Patents by Inventor Wei-Chen Chen

Wei-Chen Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 11968160
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for sidebar communication threads forked from, or related to, a principal thread. Messages in the sidebar communication thread may include a history of the principal thread, including one or more messages from the principal thread, and may include a proposed principal thread message that is the subject of the sidebar thread discussion. The sidebar thread may also include sidebar thread messages that carries the conversation of the sidebar thread participants. Once a termination condition is reached for the sidebar thread, the sidebar thread terminates and either the proposed principal thread message (as potentially modified by participants of the sidebar thread) becomes an accepted principal thread message and it is posted to the principal thread as if it was sent by the sidebar initiator or no message is posted (e.g., the proposed principal thread message is rejected).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 11968833
    Abstract: A memory device includes a source element, a drain element, channel layers, control electrode layers, and a memory layer. The channel layers are individually electrically connected between the source element and the drain element. Memory cells are defined in the memory layer between the control electrode layers and the channel layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Chen, Hang-Ting Lue
  • Patent number: 11943190
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for sidebar communication threads forked from, or related to, a principal thread. Messages in the sidebar communication thread may include a history of the principal thread, including one or more messages from the principal thread, and may include a proposed principal thread message that is the subject of the sidebar thread discussion. The sidebar thread may also include sidebar thread messages that carries the conversation of the sidebar thread participants. Once a termination condition is reached for the sidebar thread, the sidebar thread terminates and either the proposed principal thread message (as potentially modified by participants of the sidebar thread) becomes an accepted principal thread message and it is posted to the principal thread as if it was sent by the sidebar initiator or no message is posted (e.g., the proposed principal thread message is rejected).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20240093416
    Abstract: A sewing machine includes a main body and a quick release needle plate module. The main body includes a base seat having an inner frame, and an outer case that is mounted to the inner frame and that defines an accommodating compartment. The quick release needle plate module includes a catch member, and a needle plate that covers the accommodating compartment, that is detachably pivoted to a rear section of the inner frame, and that engages the catch member. The quick release needle plate module further includes a press member inserted through the outer case and the inner frame, and operable to push the catch member to disengage the catch member. The needle plate has a plate body that covers the accommodating compartment, and a resilient member mounted between the inner frame and the plate body for driving pivot action of the plate body away from the inner frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: ZENG HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-Lung HSU, Ming-Ta LEE, Wei-Chen CHEN, Po-Hsien TSENG
  • Publication number: 20240008249
    Abstract: A memory structure includes a substrate, a first gate structure, a second gate structure, a third gate structure, and channel bodies separated from each other and passing through the first gate structure, the second gate structure and the third gate structure along a first direction. The first gate structure, the second gate structure and the third gate structure are disposed on the substrate, and are separated from each other along the first direction and extend respectively along a second direction and a third direction. The first gate includes first, second and third island structures respectively extending along the third direction and separated from each other along the second direction. The third gate structure includes fourth, fifth and sixth island structures respectively extending along the third direction and separated from each other along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Wei-Chen CHEN, Hang-Ting LUE
  • Publication number: 20230421521
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for sidebar communication threads forked from, or related to, a principal thread. Messages in the sidebar communication thread may include a history of the principal thread, including one or more messages from the principal thread, and may include a proposed principal thread message that is the subject of the sidebar thread discussion. The sidebar thread may also include sidebar thread messages that carries the conversation of the sidebar thread participants. Once a termination condition is reached for the sidebar thread, the sidebar thread terminates and either the proposed principal thread message (as potentially modified by participants of the sidebar thread) becomes an accepted principal thread message and it is posted to the principal thread as if it was sent by the sidebar initiator or no message is posted (e.g., the proposed principal thread message is rejected).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230413085
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for determining UE appropriate states by traffic type detection. In one novel aspect, a UE traffic type is determined based on a plurality of UE metrics. One or more UE settings for transmission and/or reception are adjusted based on the determined UE traffic type. The UE traffic type determination procedure and UE configuration adjustment procedure are iterated to balance performance and power saving. In one embodiment, the UE collects a plurality of UE metrics for a UE traffic profile matrix, wherein the UE traffic profile matrix is used to determine a plurality of UE traffic types based on the plurality of UE metrics. The UE determines a real-time UE traffic type based on the collected UE metrics using the UE traffic profile matrix and adjusts a set of UE configurations based on the UE traffic type when one or more predefined conditions are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Zhen Zou, Jianwei Zhang, Nien-En Wu, Po-Chung Hsiao, Chih-Wei Chen Chen, Jun Hu, Cheng-Yu Tsai, HSIEN-WEN HU
  • Publication number: 20230413552
    Abstract: A three-dimensional flash memory device may be a AND flash memory device. The three-dimensional flash memory device includes: a substrate, a gate stack structure, a plurality of slit structures, a plurality of memory arrays, and a plurality of conductive pillars. The gate stack structure is located above the substrate. The plurality of slit structures extend through the gate stack structure and divide the gate stack structure into a plurality of blocks. The plurality of memory arrays are disposed in the gate stack structure of the plurality of blocks. The plurality of conductive pillars extends through the gate stack structure in the plurality of blocks, and disposed between the plurality of memory arrays and between the plurality of slit structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hang-Ting Lue, Teng Hao Yeh, Cheng-Yu Lee, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230410766
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are display systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for a gesture-based method for specifying a region of a display in which to show shared content. Also disclosed are pairing methods for associating the region of the display with a content source device, methods for sharing content within the region, and methods for providing input from the region back to the content source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Amer Aref HASSAN, Wei-Chen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230403249
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for sidebar communication threads forked from, or related to, a principal thread. Messages in the sidebar communication thread may include a history of the principal thread, including one or more messages from the principal thread, and may include a proposed principal thread message that is the subject of the sidebar thread discussion. The sidebar thread may also include sidebar thread messages that carries the conversation of the sidebar thread participants. Once a termination condition is reached for the sidebar thread, the sidebar thread terminates and either the proposed principal thread message (as potentially modified by participants of the sidebar thread) becomes an accepted principal thread message and it is posted to the principal thread as if it was sent by the sidebar initiator or no message is posted (e.g., the proposed principal thread message is rejected).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230403250
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for sidebar communication threads forked from, or related to, a principal thread. Messages in the sidebar communication thread may include a history of the principal thread, including one or more messages from the principal thread, and may include a proposed principal thread message that is the subject of the sidebar thread discussion. The sidebar thread may also include sidebar thread messages that carries the conversation of the sidebar thread participants. Once a termination condition is reached for the sidebar thread, the sidebar thread terminates and either the proposed principal thread message (as potentially modified by participants of the sidebar thread) becomes an accepted principal thread message and it is posted to the principal thread as if it was sent by the sidebar initiator or no message is posted (e.g., the proposed principal thread message is rejected).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Amer Aref HASSAN, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230384913
    Abstract: A system provides permission controls for group messages. A system can support user accessibility by the use of a permissions that indicates that a user has accessibility needs with respect to a voice input. When a user is known to have accessibility issue with providing a voice input, a system data structure, such as a Teams directory, can indicate when specific users have special needs. The system can grant them with rights to prevent others from providing messages to a message thread. This allows that person to become a presenter of a meeting while using a message thread to give their presentation without interruption from others. The system can unlock the thread and allow others to provide messages when the user is done with their presentation. By controlling a message thread in this manner, a system can allow users having special needs to participate as a meeting presenter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Amer Aref HASSAN, Wei-Chen CHEN
  • Patent number: 11825653
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stack formed on a substrate and memory strings penetrating the stack along a first direction. The stack includes conductive layers and insulating layers that alternately stacked. Each of the memory strings includes a channel layer, a memory structure, a first conductive pillar and a second conductive pillar. The channel layer, the first conductive pillar and the second conductive pillar extend along a first direction. The memory structure is disposed between the stack and the channel layer. The first conductive pillar and the second conductive pillar are electrically isolated from each other, and are respectively coupled to a first portion and a second portion of the channel layer. The first portion is opposite to the second portion. The first portion is surrounded by the memory structure, and the second portion is exposed from the memory structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hang-Ting Lue, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 11811716
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for sidebar communication threads forked from, or related to, a principal thread. Messages in the sidebar communication thread may include a history of the principal thread, including one or more messages from the principal thread, and may include a proposed principal thread message that is the subject of the sidebar thread discussion. The sidebar thread may also include sidebar thread messages that carries the conversation of the sidebar thread participants. Once a termination condition is reached for the sidebar thread, the sidebar thread terminates and either the proposed principal thread message (as potentially modified by participants of the sidebar thread) becomes an accepted principal thread message and it is posted to the principal thread as if it was sent by the sidebar initiator or no message is posted (e.g., the proposed principal thread message is rejected).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 11800697
    Abstract: A memory structure is provided. The memory structure includes a first channel body, a first source region, a first drain region, a first gate structure and a second gate structure. The first source region has a first conductivity and connects to a first end of the first channel body. The first drain region has a second conductivity and connects to a second end of the first channel body separated from the first end. The first gate structure is disposed adjacent to the first channel body and between the first end and the second end. The second gate structure disposed adjacent to the first channel body and between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Chen, Hang-Ting Lue
  • Publication number: 20230319418
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device and a control method for an eye-tracking operation are provided. The head-mounted display device includes a frame, a track, a sensor and a controller. The track is disposed on a peripheral region of the frame. The sensor is disposed on the track, and is configured to capture a target image of a target area. The controller is coupled to the sensor, is configured to generate a control signal according to the target image, and adjust a position of the sensor on the peripheral region by moving the sensor according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yan-Min Kuo, Jun-Lin Guo, Wei-Chen Chen, Chih-Lin Chang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Cheng-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20230319425
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a main body, a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is disposed on a first setting area of the main body. The second sensor is disposed on a second setting area of the main body. The first setting area and the second setting area respectively have a first central point and a second central point, where the first central point and the second central point are disposed on a horizontal axis. There is a first angle between a connection line of the first central point and the first sensor with the horizontal axis, and there is a second angle between a connection line of the second central point and the second sensor with the horizontal axis, where the first angle is different from the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yan-Min Kuo, Jun-Lin Guo, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 11765901
    Abstract: Disclosed is 3D flash memory comprises a gate stack structure, an annular channel pillar, a first source/drain pillar, a second source/drain pillar and a charge storage structure. The gate stack structure is disposed on a dielectric base, and comprising a plurality of gate layers electrically insulated from each other. The annular channel pillar is disposed on the dielectric base and penetrating through the gate stack structure. The first source/drain pillar and the second source/drain pillar, disposed on the dielectric base, located within the annular channel pillar and penetrating through the gate stack structure, wherein the first source/drain pillar and the second source/drain pillar are separated from each other and are each connected to the annular channel pillar. The charge storage structure is disposed between each of the plurality of gate layers and the annular channel pillar. The first source/drain pillar and the second source/drain pillar are P-type doped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hang-Ting Lue, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230269944
    Abstract: Provided are a 3D flash memory and an array layout thereof. The 3D flash memory includes a gate stack structure, a annular channel pillar, a first source/drain pillar, a second source/drain pillar and a charge storage structure. The gate stack structure is disposed on a dielectric base and includes a plurality of gate layers electrically insulated from each other. The annular channel pillar is disposed on the dielectric base and penetrates through the gate stack structure. The first source/drain pillar and the second source/drain pillar are disposed on the dielectric base, are located within the channel pillar and penetrate through the gate stack structure. The first source/drain pillar and the second source/drain pillar are separated from each other and are each connected to the channel pillar. The charge storage structure is disposed between each of the plurality of gate layers and the channel pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hang-Ting Lue, Wei-Chen Chen, Teng-Hao Yeh, Guan-Ru Lee
  • Patent number: 11715444
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are display systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for a gesture-based method for specifying a region of a display in which to show shared content. Also disclosed are pairing methods for associating the region of the display with a content source device, methods for sharing content within the region, and methods for providing input from the region back to the content source device. Also disclosed in some examples are display systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for notification handling for user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Wei-Chen Chen