Patents by Inventor Wan-Hsieh Liu

Wan-Hsieh Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240077696
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device and an external adjustment module are provided. The head-mounted display device includes a body and the external adjustment module. The body has a first lens and a second lens corresponding to both eyes, and also has a driven mechanism. The first lens and the second lens are respectively coupled to the driven mechanism. The external adjustment module includes a driving element and a transmission element. The transmission element is assembled to the driving element and used for coupling to the driven mechanism. The driving element is used for driving the driven mechanism through the transmission element to adjust a distance between the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Chieh Huang, Wan-Hsieh Liu, Jian-Zhi Tseng, Chang-Hsueh Liu
  • Patent number: 11620966
    Abstract: A driving method, suitable for a multimedia system including a head-mounted device (HMD), includes the following operations: retrieving human factor data from a storage device, a radio signal, or an image; and according to the human factor data, automatically adjusting software for driving the HMD or hardware components of the multimedia system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jian-Zhi Tseng, Wan-Hsieh Liu, Yun-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 11307671
    Abstract: A method for recognizing finger gesture, operating by receiving a signal of finger movement from a controller, wherein the controller includes a plurality of finger sensors, and the signal of finger movement is generated by at least one of the finger sensors sensing that at least one of fingers of a user touches or approaches the controller, defining a range of the controller that is touched by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement, and suspending operation of the finger sensors outside of the range, and determining a finger gesture constituted by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement to generate a signal of finger gesture corresponding to the finger gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Chou-Wei Wu, Wei-Gang Tsai, Chih-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20220068244
    Abstract: A driving method suitable for a multimedia system including a head-mounted device (HMD) is provided. The driving method includes the following operations: retrieving human factor data from a storage device, a radio signal, or an image; and according to the human factor data, automatically adjusting software for driving the HMD or hardware components of the multimedia system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jian-Zhi TSENG, Wan-Hsieh LIU, Yun-Ting CHEN
  • Patent number: 11088420
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a battery structure is provided. A packing is provided, wherein the packing pre-forms an accommodating space. A first battery unit is disposed into the accommodating space, wherein the first battery unit includes at least one anode and at least one cathode alternately stacked with each other and a dielectric layer located between the anode and the cathode. A separation membrane is disposed into the accommodating space and located on the first battery unit. A second battery unit is stacked onto the separation membrane, located in the accommodating space and includes at least one anode and at least one cathode alternately stacked with each other and a dielectric layer located between the anode and the cathode. A dimension of the first battery unit is smaller than a dimension of the second battery unit. Electrolytes is injected into the accommodating space. The packing is sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Shu-Feng Lin, Chih-Kai Hu, Yung-Ling Chou
  • Publication number: 20210141461
    Abstract: A method for recognizing finger gesture, operating by receiving a signal of finger movement from a controller, wherein the controller includes a plurality of finger sensors, and the signal of finger movement is generated by at least one of the finger sensors sensing that at least one of fingers of a user touches or approaches the controller, defining a range of the controller that is touched by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement, and suspending operation of the finger sensors outside of the range, and determining a finger gesture constituted by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement to generate a signal of finger gesture corresponding to the finger gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh LIU, Chou-Wei WU, Wei-Gang TSAI, Chih-Ting CHEN
  • Patent number: 10996765
    Abstract: A controller for finger gesture recognition, including a griping body, a manipulating component and a sensing component, is provided. The griping body includes a head portion and a griping portion which is opposite to the head portion and includes a plurality of finger contact areas. The manipulating component is disposed on the head portion, and the sensing component includes a plurality of finger sensors which are disposed in the finger contact areas, respectively. A method for recognizing finger gesture is also provided, including steps of: receiving a signal of finger movement from the controller, wherein the signal of finger movement is generated by at least one of the finger sensors sensing that at least one of user's fingers contacts or approaches the controller; determining a finger gesture constituted by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement; and generating a signal of finger gesture corresponding to the finger gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Chou-Wei Wu, Wei-Gang Tsai, Chih-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20200142500
    Abstract: A controller for finger gesture recognition, including a griping body, a manipulating component and a sensing component, is provided. The griping body includes a head portion and a griping portion which is opposite to the head portion and includes a plurality of finger contact areas. The manipulating component is disposed on the head portion, and the sensing component includes a plurality of finger sensors which are disposed in the finger contact areas, respectively. A method for recognizing finger gesture is also provided, including steps of: receiving a signal of finger movement from the controller, wherein the signal of finger movement is generated by at least one of the finger sensors sensing that at least one of user's fingers contacts or approaches the controller; determining a finger gesture constituted by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement; and generating a signal of finger gesture corresponding to the finger gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh LIU, Chou-Wei WU, Wei-Gang TSAI, Chih-Ting CHEN
  • Patent number: 10579151
    Abstract: A controller for finger gesture recognition, including a griping body, a manipulating component and a sensing component, is provided. The griping body includes a head portion and a griping portion which is opposite to the head portion and includes a plurality of finger contact areas. The manipulating component is disposed on the head portion, and the sensing component includes a plurality of finger sensors which are disposed in the finger contact areas, respectively. A method for recognizing finger gesture is also provided, including steps of: receiving a signal of finger movement from the controller, wherein the signal of finger movement is generated by at least one of the finger sensors sensing that at least one of user's fingers contacts or approaches the controller; determining a finger gesture constituted by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement; and generating a signal of finger gesture corresponding to the finger gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Chou-Wei Wu, Wei-Gang Tsai, Chih-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20200044221
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a battery structure is provided. A packing is provided, wherein the packing pre-forms an accommodating space. A first battery unit is disposed into the accommodating space, wherein the first battery unit includes at least one anode and at least one cathode alternately stacked with each other and a dielectric layer located between the anode and the cathode. A separation membrane is disposed into the accommodating space and located on the first battery unit. A second battery unit is stacked onto the separation membrane, located in the accommodating space and includes at least one anode and at least one cathode alternately stacked with each other and a dielectric layer located between the anode and the cathode. A dimension of the first battery unit is smaller than a dimension of the second battery unit. Electrolytes is injected into the accommodating space. The packing is sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Shu-Feng Lin, Chih-Kai Hu, Yung-Ling Chou
  • Patent number: 10497915
    Abstract: A battery structure including a first battery unit, a second battery unit, a separation membrane and a packing is provided. The first and the second battery units respectively include at least one anode, at least one cathode and a dielectric layer located between the at least one anode and the at least one cathode close to each other. The at least one anode and the at least one cathode are alternately stacked with each other. The second battery unit is stacked on the first battery unit. A dimension of the first battery unit is smaller than that of the second battery unit. The separation membrane is disposed between the first and the second battery units. The packing covers the first and the second battery units and the separation membrane. An electronic device including the battery structure, and a manufacturing method of the battery structure, are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Shu-Feng Lin, Chih-Kai Hu, Yung-Ling Chou
  • Patent number: 10074946
    Abstract: A receptacle connector adapted to be fixed to a casing of an electronic device and electrically connected to a circuit board for enabling the receptacle connector to be adapted to connect with a plug connector is provided. The receptacle connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulating body has a tunnel, and the tunnel extends from the outer side of the insulating body to the inner side of the insulating body, wherein a side of the tunnel is exposed at a top portion of the insulating body, and the insulating body is adapted to be fixed to the casing to cover the side of the tunnel, so that the tunnel is adapted to form a plug hole with the casing. The conductive terminals are disposed through the insulating body. A receptacle connector and an electronic device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Yen Cheng, Wan-Hsieh Liu, I-Cheng Chuang, Hsin-Chih Liu, Chih-Wei Tu, Cheng-Lung Chang, Chien-Ping Chen
  • Publication number: 20180188816
    Abstract: A controller for finger gesture recognition, including a griping body, a manipulating component and a sensing component, is provided. The griping body includes a head portion and a griping portion which is opposite to the head portion and includes a plurality of finger contact areas. The manipulating component is disposed on the head portion, and the sensing component includes a plurality of finger sensors which are disposed in the finger contact areas, respectively. A method for recognizing finger gesture is also provided, including steps of: receiving a signal of finger movement from the controller, wherein the signal of finger movement is generated by at least one of the finger sensors sensing that at least one of user's fingers contacts or approaches the controller; determining a finger gesture constituted by the fingers according to the signal of finger movement; and generating a signal of finger gesture corresponding to the finger gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Chou-Wei Wu, Wei-Gang Tsai, Chih-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20180115854
    Abstract: A sound-reproducing method used in a virtual reality environment that includes the steps outlined below is provided. Positioning information is generated by receiving laser-positioning signals from a signal source by at least two sensors located at a head of a user. A head circumference of the user is calculated according to the positioning information by a processing module disposed in a head-mounted device. At least one spatial parameter of an audio data is adjusted according to the head circumference of the user by the processing module. A sound signal is reproduced according to the adjusted audio data by a sound-reproducing module disposed in the head-mounted device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jen-Ta HSU, Wan-Hsieh LIU
  • Publication number: 20150064528
    Abstract: A battery structure including a first battery unit, a second battery unit, a separation membrane and a packing is provided. The first and the second battery units respectively include at least one anode, at least one cathode and a dielectric layer located between the at least one anode and the at least one cathode close to each other. The at least one anode and the at least one cathode are alternately stacked with each other. The second battery unit is stacked on the first battery unit. A dimension of the first battery unit is smaller than that of the second battery unit. The separation membrane is disposed between the first and the second battery units. The packing covers the first and the second battery units and the separation membrane. An electronic device including the battery structure, and a manufacturing method of the battery structure, are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Wan-Hsieh Liu, Shu-Feng Lin, Chih-Kai Hu, Yung-Ling Chou
  • Publication number: 20140293555
    Abstract: A receptacle connector adapted to be fixed to a casing of an electronic device and electrically connected to a circuit board for enabling the receptacle connector to be adapted to connect with a plug connector is provided. The receptacle connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulating body has a tunnel, and the tunnel extends from the outer side of the insulating body to the inner side of the insulating body, wherein a side of the tunnel is exposed at a top portion of the insulating body, and the insulating body is adapted to be fixed to the casing to cover the side of the tunnel, so that the tunnel is adapted to form a plug hole with the casing. The conductive terminals are disposed through the insulating body. A receptacle connector and an electronic device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Ying-Yen Cheng, Wan-Hsieh Liu, I-Cheng Chuang, Hsin-Chih Liu, Chih-Wei Tu, Cheng-Lung Chang, Chien-Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 7738932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile electronic device, and in particular, to a mobile electronic device with a camera ring serving as an antenna. A mobile electronic device comprises an RF module, a camera lens, and a camera ring. The RF module disposed inside of the mobile electronic device is utilized to process an RF signal. The camera ring disposed on a peripheral of the camera lens and connected with the RF module is utilized to transmit or receive the RF signal to the RF module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yun-Ta Chen, Wan-Hsieh Liu, Ching-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 7508412
    Abstract: A portable electronic device and a video conference system integrated with the portable electronic device are described. The video conference system has a portable electronic device, a computer, and a display. The portable electronic device generates first video data. The computer receives second video data and second voice data from a remote electronic device. The computer receives the first video data through a transmission interface. The computer has an audio-receiving device for receiving an audio signal and generating first audio data. The display receives and displays the second video data. The computer displays the second audio data and sends the first video data and the first audio data to the remote electronic device through a network transmission medium, so that a video conference is conducted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Wan-Hsieh Liu
  • Patent number: 7162562
    Abstract: A portable electronic device equipped with multi-function high speed bus and the relevant method is provided in the invention. The portable electronic device includes a main electronic apparatus for connecting to an expansion device through an expansion pack. The central processing unit (CPU) of the main electronic apparatus is connected to the host controller by a first system bus. The host controller is connected to the expansion pack by a multi-function high speed bus. The first system bus is electrically connected to the CPU and includes P signal lines; the multi-function high speed bus includes Q signal lines, where Q<P. The host controller bridges the signals from P signal lines of the first system bus and the signals from the Q signal lines of the multi-function high speed bus. The host controller receives the signals from the first system bus in M clock cycles and outputs the signals to the multi-function high speed bus in N clock cycles, where N>M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Ren-Peng Chen, Wan-Hsieh Liu, Shih-Ming Hsu, Tsung-Pao Kuan, Chi-Feng Lee
  • Publication number: 20060256186
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile electronic device, and in particular, to a mobile electronic device with a camera ring serving as an antenna. A mobile electronic device comprises an RF module, a camera lens, and a camera ring. The RF module disposed inside of the mobile electronic device is utilized to process an RF signal. The camera ring disposed on a peripheral of the camera lens and connected with the RF module is utilized to transmit or receive the RF signal to the RF module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Yun-Ta Chen, Wan-Hsieh Liu, Ching-Cheng Hsu