Patents by Inventor WEN-CHIEH PAN

WEN-CHIEH PAN 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: 9489125
    Abstract: A touch processing method and system using a GUI image, the method including the steps of: reading a sensed data array from a touch panel; performing a conversion procedure on a GUI to generate a GUI image; and performing a touch processing procedure according to the sensed data array and the GUI image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Han-Chang Chen, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Patent number: 9307132
    Abstract: A control system for integrating multiple sets of sensing plane data, including: a plurality of driving units, used for driving a plurality of sensor arrays to receive multiple sets of sensing plane data; and at least one control unit, used for integrating the multiple sets of sensing plane data into a set of image data and outputting the set of image data to a central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is used for executing an application software program to convert the set of image data into multiple sets of array data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Patent number: 9292121
    Abstract: An adaptive sensing apparatus, including: a sensor array, having N sensing points, wherein N is a positive integer; a driver unit, coupled with the sensor array; and a control unit, coupled with the driver unit; wherein the control unit has at least one adaptive sampling modes for controlling the driver unit to drive the sensor array and derive M sensed data, wherein M is a positive integer and M<N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Han-Chang Chen, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Patent number: 9164617
    Abstract: An intelligent GUI touch control method and system, the method includes the steps of: generating at least one masking plane according to a GUI, wherein the GUI includes at least one option object, the masking plane has at least one masking block corresponding to the at least one option object, the masking block has a plurality of sub-blocks, and each of the sub-blocks has a weighting coefficient; reading a sensed data array from a touch panel; and performing a weighting operation according to the at least one masking plane and the sensed data array, so as to make each of the at least one option object correspond to at least one weighted value, and determine at least one target object among the at least one option object according to the at least one weighted value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Han-Chang Chen, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Patent number: 8892393
    Abstract: A method and system for object location detection in a space, the method including the steps of: configuring the resolution of a multi dimensional sensing apparatus to divide a multi dimensional space into M first sub spaces; scanning the multi dimensional space to generate M first sensed data and at least one first locked space; configuring the resolution of the multi dimensional sensing apparatus to divide each of the at least one first locked space into N second sub spaces; scanning the at least one first locked space to generate at least one group of second sensed data and at least one second locked space; and combining at least one of the M first sensed data that corresponds to the at least one first locked space, with the at least one group of second sensed data to form a set of output sensed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Han-Chang Chen, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Patent number: 8587557
    Abstract: A touch position detection apparatus and method using multistage scan, the apparatus including: a scan lines connection circuit, used to control the connection configuration between a first group of scan lines and a second group of scan lines, to form an equivalent resolution distribution of a sensor device, wherein the second group of scan lines are coupled with the sensor device; a touch scan unit, used to select a portion of the first group of scan lines to detect an interim touch coordinate; and a touch coordinate decision unit, having a plurality of operation stages, used to control the scan lines connection circuit and the touch scan unit according to the operation stages, and sum up a plurality of the interim coordinates detected in the operation stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventors: Ar-Jann Lin, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Patent number: 8497849
    Abstract: A touch module outputting sensed data array, the touch module including a sensor array, and a sensed data array generator, the sensed data array generator including: a multiplexer, used to select one line from a plurality of scan output lines of the sensor array for delivering an analog sensed output signal, wherein the analog sensed output signal carries sensed array information of the sensor array; an analog to digital converter, used for converting the analog sensed output signal to a first digital signal, to provide a first sensed data array corresponding to the sensed array information; a memory, used for storing the first sensed data array; and an output control unit, used for transforming the first sensed data array to a second sensed data array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Inventors: Wen-Chieh Pan, Ar-Jann Lin
  • Publication number: 20130138387
    Abstract: A method and system for object location detection in a space, the method including the steps of: configuring the resolution of a multi dimensional sensing apparatus to divide a multi dimensional space into M first sub spaces; scanning the multi dimensional space to generate M first sensed data and at least one first locked space; configuring the resolution of the multi dimensional sensing apparatus to divide each of the at least one first locked space into N second sub spaces; scanning the at least one first locked space to generate at least one group of second sensed data and at least one second locked space; and combining at least one of the M first sensed data that corresponds to the at least one first locked space, with the at least one group of second sensed data to form a set of output sensed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Han-Chang Chen, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Publication number: 20130100076
    Abstract: A control system for integrating multiple sets of sensing plane data, including: a plurality of driving units, used for driving a plurality of sensor arrays to receive multiple sets of sensing plane data; and at least one control unit, used for integrating the multiple sets of sensing plane data into a set of image data and outputting the set of image data to a central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is used for executing an application software program to convert the set of image data into multiple sets of array data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Publication number: 20130091449
    Abstract: A touch processing method and system using a GUI image, the method including the steps of: reading a sensed data array from a touch panel; performing a conversion procedure on a GUI to generate a GUI image; and performing a touch processing procedure according to the sensed data array and the GUI image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Han-Chang Chen, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Publication number: 20130088457
    Abstract: An intelligent GUI touch control method and system, the method includes the steps of: generating at least one masking plane according to a GUI, wherein the GUI includes at least one option object, the masking plane has at least one masking block corresponding to the at least one option object, the masking block has a plurality of sub-blocks, and each of the sub-blocks has a weighting coefficient; reading a sensed data array from a touch panel; and performing a weighting operation according to the at least one masking plane and the sensed data array, so as to make each of the at least one option object correspond to at least one weighted value, and determine at least one target object among the at least one option object according to the at least one weighted value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Han-Chang Chen, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Publication number: 20130050151
    Abstract: A dynamic control method for a touch panel, including the steps of: providing a dynamic resolution control circuit for configuring a touch panel to possess a first resolution and a second resolution; and providing an induced signal gain control circuit for configuring the touch panel to have a first gain corresponding to the first resolution, and a second gain corresponding to the second resolution, wherein, the resolution of the touch panel will change from the first resolution to the second resolution when an object is within a distance from the panel. In addition, the present invention further presents a touch panel system and a dynamic control method for adjusting the sensitivity of a touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung Tu, Chung-Lin Chia, Wen-Chieh Pan
  • Publication number: 20130050081
    Abstract: A 3D sensing method and system using a touch panel, for sensing a 3D coordinate of an object above a touch panel, the method including the steps of: configuring the touch panel to form a touch resolution; setting a sensed value active region according to the touch resolution, wherein the sensed value active region has a high threshold and a low threshold; and comparing a sensed value with the high threshold and the low threshold, so as to generate a 3D coordinate when the sensed value is between the high threshold and the low threshold, and reconfigure the touch panel to change the touch resolution of the touch panel when the sensed value is higher than the high threshold or lower than the low threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Rich IP Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hung TU, Chung-Lin CHIA, Wen-Chieh PAN
  • Publication number: 20120327015
    Abstract: A touch module outputting sensed data array, the touch module including a sensor array, and a sensed data array generator, the sensed data array generator including: a multiplexer, used to select one line from a plurality of scan output lines of the sensor array for delivering an analog sensed output signal, wherein the analog sensed output signal carries sensed array information of the sensor array; an analog to digital converter, used for converting the analog sensed output signal to a first digital signal, to provide a first sensed data array corresponding to the sensed array information; a memory, used for storing the first sensed data array; and an output control unit, used for transforming the first sensed data array to a second sensed data array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: WEN-CHIEH PAN, Ar-Jann Lin