Patents by Inventor Wen-Chieh Kuo

Wen-Chieh Kuo 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: 11994970
    Abstract: A diagnostic system applied to an electronic equipment with a plurality of hardware devices is provided. The hardware devices include a display and a processor, the diagnostic system is executed by the processor to diagnose the hardware devices. The diagnostic system includes a diagnostic test interface, which is displayed on the display and includes a plurality of hardware items corresponding to the hardware devices. Each of the hardware items links to the hardware devices. When at least one of the hardware items is triggered, the processor executes the diagnostic item of the hardware device corresponding to the triggered hardware item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Kun-Hsin Chiang, Hsin-Hui Huang, Wei-Hsian Chang, Wen-Yen Hsieh, Ming-Yi Huang, Yu-Chieh Chang, Tang-Hui Liao, Chih-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 11982866
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, a driving assembly and a stopping assembly. The fixed assembly has a main axis. The movable assembly is configured to connect an optical element, and the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The stopping assembly is configured to limit the movement of the movable assembly relative to the fixed assembly within a range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Liang-Ting Ho, Chen-Er Hsu, Yi-Liang Chan, Fu-Lai Tseng, Fu-Yuan Wu, Chen-Chi Kuo, Ying-Jen Wang, Wei-Han Hsia, Yi-Hsin Tseng, Wen-Chang Lin, Chun-Chia Liao, Shou-Jen Liu, Chao-Chun Chang, Yi-Chieh Lin, Shang-Yu Hsu, Yu-Huai Liao, Shih-Wei Hung, Sin-Hong Lin, Kun-Shih Lin, Yu-Cheng Lin, Wen-Yen Huang, Wei-Jhe Shen, Chih-Shiang Wu, Sin-Jhong Song, Che-Hsiang Chiu, Sheng-Chang Lin
  • Publication number: 20240141922
    Abstract: A heat dissipation system of an electronic device including a body, a plurality of heat sources disposed in the body, and at least one centrifugal heat dissipation fan disposed in the body is provided. The centrifugal heat dissipation fan includes a housing and an impeller disposed in the housing on an axis. The housing has at least one inlet on the axis and has a plurality of outlets in different radial directions, and the plurality of outlets respectively correspond to the plurality of heat sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsung-Ting Chen, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh, Yu-Ming Lin, Wei-Chin Chen, Chun-Chieh Wang, Shu-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240073378
    Abstract: A projection apparatus including a light source module, an eccentric-collimating lens, a prism lens group, a light valve and a projection lens is provided. The light source module is configured to provide an illumination light beam. The eccentric-collimating lens is disposed between the light sources and the light valve on a transmission path of the illumination light beam. The light valve is configured to convert the illumination light beam into an image light beam. The projection lens is configured to project the image light beam out of the projection apparatus. A first included angle between a first transmission direction of the illumination light beam incident on the eccentric-collimating lens and a central axis of the eccentric-collimating lens is greater than 0. The first transmission direction and a second transmission direction of the image beam exiting from the light valve are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Hsin Lu, Jen-Wei Kuo, Wen-Chieh Chung
  • Publication number: 20240069425
    Abstract: An illumination system including two light source modules, two light guiding modules, a first reflector, and a light homogenization element is provided. The two light guiding modules are respectively disposed on transmission paths of light beams generated by the two light source modules to generate two guiding light beams. One of the guiding light beams is reflected to the light homogenization element by the first reflector. The other of the guiding light beams is directly transmitted to the light homogenization element. The guiding light beams are emitted from the light homogenization element and form an illumination light beam. A projection apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Hsin Lu, Jen-Wei Kuo, Wen-Chieh Chung
  • Patent number: 11913472
    Abstract: A centrifugal heat dissipation fan including a housing and an impeller disposed in the housing on an axis is provided. The housing has at least one inlet on the axis and has a plurality of outlets in different radial directions. A heat dissipation system of an electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsung-Ting Chen, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh, Yu-Ming Lin, Wei-Chin Chen, Chun-Chieh Wang, Shu-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 11119001
    Abstract: A machine tool health monitoring method which is to use a predetermined plurality of vibration sensors on a plurality of components of a machine tool and to drive motors of the machine tool to excite the machine tool using an electronic device while the health status of the machine tool is good, and then to perform a diagnostic process to obtain a characteristic cluster consisting of a plurality of modals, and then to define the characteristic cluster as a sample health characteristic cluster. The diagnostic process includes the procedures of vibration transmissibility obtaining, singular value decomposition, curve fitting and modal establishing. In addition, excite the machine tool and proceed the diagnosis process to obtain a current health characteristic cluster. Finally, the current health characteristic cluster is compared with the sample health characteristic cluster to judge whether the machine tool is healthy or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY, TONGTAI MACHINE & TOOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chun Cheng, Yu-Sheng Chiu, Wen-Nan Cheng, Ping-Chun Tsai, Yu-Hsin Kuo, Wei-Jen Chen, De-Shin Liu, Chen-Wei Chuang, Chih-Ta Wu, Wen-Peng Tseng, Wen-Chieh Kuo
  • Publication number: 20210123830
    Abstract: A machine tool health monitoring method which is to use a predetermined plurality of vibration sensors on a plurality of components of a machine tool and to drive motors of the machine tool to excite the machine tool using an electronic device while the health status of the machine tool is good, and then to perform a diagnostic process to obtain a characteristic cluster consisting of a plurality of modals, and then to define the characteristic cluster as a sample health characteristic cluster. The diagnostic process includes the procedures of vibration transmissibility obtaining, singular value decomposition, curve fitting and modal establishing. In addition, excite the machine tool and proceed the diagnosis process to obtain a current health characteristic cluster. Finally, the current health characteristic cluster is compared with the sample health characteristic cluster to judge whether the machine tool is healthy or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: CHIH-CHUN CHENG, YU-SHENG CHIU, WEN-NAN CHENG, PING-CHUN TSAI, YU-HSIN KUO, WEI-JEN CHEN, DE-SHIN LIU, CHEN-WEI CHUANG, CHIH-TA WU, WEN-PENG TSENG, WEN-CHIEH KUO
  • Publication number: 20180052672
    Abstract: A portable storage device can install an operating system into and for a bare computer, set multiple disks in the bare computer as a RAID system, and adjust disk partition sizes. The portable storage device includes a storage chip and a control chip. The storage chip is configured to store an operating system program. The control chip includes a detection unit, a setting unit to set at least one hard disk to be a system disk, a writing unit configured to write the operating system program to the system disk, and a switching unit configured to switch the startup option of the bare computer to be the system disk from the portable storage device after the writing unit writes the operating system program to the system disk. An operating system installation method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: WEN-CHIEH KUO
  • Patent number: 8521791
    Abstract: In a file management method of an electronic device, multi-touch operations on a touch screen of the electronic device is detected in real-time. File attributes of operating objects of the electronic device that are selected by a multi-touch operation are acquired, and a file type is determined for each of the operating objects according to the file attributes of each of the operating objects, wherein the file type is a file or a folder. The operating objects are managed according to the file type of each of the operating objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Chen, Wen-Chieh Kuo
  • Publication number: 20130151667
    Abstract: A method for automatic installation and setting of a server is disclosed. When a blank server is installed to one of a slot of a server rack and connects to a switch, a boot server retrieves media access controls address of network connection interface in the blank server from the switch, and matches the MAC address and internet protocol address of the blank server. Next, the boot server performing the corresponding installation and setting operation in the blank server based on the IP address of the blank server. Thus, the blank server is able to perform the predetermined role and utilized by the server system immediately after the installation is accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Chieh KUO, Jui-Tsung HUNG
  • Publication number: 20120287063
    Abstract: In a method for selecting objects of an electronic device, touch operations performed on a touch screen of the electronic device are detected in real-time. A selection region on the touch screen is determined according to a touch operation that is detected from the touch screen. Objects displayed on the touch screen are selected according to the determined selection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: YU-CHUN CHEN, WEN-CHIEH KUO
  • Publication number: 20120233226
    Abstract: In a file management method of an electronic device, multi-touch operations on a touch screen of the electronic device is detected in real-time. File attributes of operating objects of the electronic device that are selected by a multi-touch operation are acquired, and a file type is determined for each of the operating objects according to the file attributes of each of the operating objects, wherein the file type is a file or a folder. The operating objects are managed according to the file type of each of the operating objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: YU-CHUN CHEN, WEN-CHIEH KUO
  • Patent number: 8144262
    Abstract: A projection apparatus comprises a receiver, a processor, and a frame projector. A sensor detects a horizontal position of a user in front of a screen and transmits a horizontal position signal. The receiver receives the horizontal position signal. The processor generates an on screen display (OSD), and superimposes the OSD onto a projection frame. The frame projector projects the superimposed frame onto the screen. During projection, the OSD covers the face of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Su, Wen-Chieh Kuo
  • Publication number: 20120032897
    Abstract: In a method of detecting input for a portable electronic device, when a virtual keyboard is displayed on a display of a touch panel, an accelerometer detects orientation of the portable electronic device to adjust a contact area of each key of the virtual keyboard. The adjusted display of each key provides a suitable contact area on the virtual keyboard according to the detected orientation of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: KUN-YI CHEN, WEN-CHIEH KUO, YU-CHUN CHEN, REN-HONG WANG
  • Publication number: 20110140961
    Abstract: A method of providing Global Positioning System (GPS) signals received by a cradle to a portable electronic device installed in the cradle includes mounting the portable electronic device in the cradle for establishing electrical connection between a first connector of the cradle and a second connector of the portable electronic device, receiving GPS signals through a GPS receiver of the cradle, converting the received GPS signals into GPS data signals, transmitting the GPS data signals from the cradle to the portable electronic device via the first and second connectors, and the portable electronic device using the GPS data signals for aiding the portable electronic device in determining current position coordinates of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Chen-Chen Yeh, Chun-Nan Yeh, Hsien-Yao Chang, Wen-Chieh Kuo, Tzu-Tun Tai, Bo-Han Hsieh, Chih-Yeh Lin
  • Publication number: 20090265663
    Abstract: A computing system for communication between user interfaces of test programs is provided. The system includes a first user interface, a communication interface, a second user interface, and a processor. The communication interface receives a test command issued from the first user interface. The second user interface polls the communication interface and stops polling upon detection of successful reception of the test command by the communication interface. The second user interface retrieves the test command from the communication interface and executes the test command. The processor executes the first user interface, the communication interface and the second user interface. A computer-implemented method for communication between user interfaces of test programs is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: WEN-CHIEH KUO
  • Publication number: 20090220097
    Abstract: A sound testing device (100) includes a processor (10), a mouth simulator (30), an ear simulator (40) and a soundproof container (50). The processor includes a first testing module (131) for test sound components which transform sound signals into electronic signals, a second testing module (132) for test sound components which transform electronic signals into sound signals, and a controlling module (12) connected to the first testing module and the second testing module. The mouth simulator is connected to the processor and sends sound signals input into test sound components. The ear simulator is connected to the processor and receives sound signals output from test sound components. The soundproof container receives the mouth simulator and the ear simulator therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: WEN-CHIEH KUO, CHIANG-FU PAN
  • Publication number: 20080151128
    Abstract: A projection apparatus comprises a receiver, a processor, and a frame projector. A sensor detects a horizontal position of a user in front of a screen and transmits a horizontal position signal. The receiver receives the horizontal position signal. The processor generates an on screen display (OSD), and superimposes the OSD onto a projection frame. The frame projector projects the superimposed frame onto the screen. During projection, the OSD covers the face of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jimmy Su, Wen-Chieh Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080046749
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for disabling an original password of an electronic device are provided. The apparatus comprises a message generator, an interface, and a processing unit. The message generator is configured to generate a message code. The interface is configured to receive an input password and communicate with the electronic device. The processing unit is configured to determine whether the input password corresponds to the message code and if so, to disable the original password. The method comprises the steps executed by the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jimmy Su, Yu-Min Hsiao, Wen-Chieh Kuo