Patents by Inventor Wen Fan
Wen Fan 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).
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Publication number: 20240184497Abstract: Methods and systems for preventing motion sickness via postural analysis are provided. In response to a determination that the portable electronic device is in motion, that the portable electronic device is being used for visual activities, and that the user of the portable electronic device has an unhealthy posture, a time to implement an intervention is determined. The intervention is subsequently performed at the determined time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Szu Wen FAN, Yuan DENG, Juntao YE
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Publication number: 20240176093Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Chao-Chang HU, Chih-Wei WENG, Chia-Che WU, Chien-Yu KAO, Hsiao-Hsin HU, He-Ling CHANG, Chao-Hsi WANG, Chen-Hsien FAN, Che-Wei CHANG, Mao-Gen JIAN, Sung-Mao TSAI, Wei-Jhe SHEN, Yung-Ping YANG, Sin-Hong LIN, Tzu-Yu CHANG, Sin-Jhong SONG, Shang-Yu HSU, Meng-Ting LIN, Shih-Wei HUNG, Yu-Huai LIAO, Mao-Kuo HSU, Hsueh-Ju LU, Ching-Chieh HUANG, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Yu-Chiao LO, Ying-Jen WANG, Shu-Shan CHEN, Che-Hsiang CHIU
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Publication number: 20240173819Abstract: A wafer grinding parameter optimization method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes the following. A natural frequency of a grinding wheel spindle of wafer processing equipment is obtained, and a grinding stability lobe diagram is generated accordingly. A grinding speed is selected based on a speed range of the grinding wheel spindle. Multiple grinding parameter combinations are determined based on the grinding speed. Multiple grinding simulation result combinations corresponding to the grinding parameter combinations are generated. A specific grinding parameter combination is selected based on each of the grinding simulation result combinations, and the wafer processing equipment is set accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Chun Cheng, Wen-Nan Cheng, Meng-Bi Lin, Chi-Feng Li, Tzu-Fan Chiang, Wei-Jen Chen, Chien Hung Chen, Hsiu Chi Liang, Ying-Ru Shih
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Patent number: 11997284Abstract: A method for deriving motion vector is provided, this method includes: obtaining a space domain motion vector prediction and a time domain motion vector prediction of adjacent blocks of a coding unit in a predetermined direction; performing a filtering operation on the space domain motion vector and the time domain motion vector prediction to obtain the space domain motion vector prediction and the time domain motion vector prediction of the filtered adjacent blocks; determining, according to a predetermined inter-frame prediction mode, reference motion vectors of a current block in four side directions by using the space domain motion vector prediction and the time domain motion vector prediction of the filtered adjacent blocks and a coordinate position of the current block in the coding unit; and deriving motion vectors of the current block according to the reference motion vectors and the coordinate position of the current block in the coding unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN GRADUATE SCHOOLInventors: Ronggang Wang, Xi Xie, Kui Fan, Wen Gao
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Patent number: 11991252Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, device, and system for configuring parameters, a computer device, a medium, and a product. A configuration device for configuring parameter sampling with respect to an edge device includes: one information acquiring unit, configured to acquire information related to the purpose and use environment of the edge device; one transmitting unit, configured to transmit the information to a cloud platform; and one configuration information determining unit, configured to receive configuration information for parameter sampling with respect to the edge device from the cloud platform, where the configuration information is configuration information determined as matching the information by the cloud platform utilizing a configuration model stored thereby.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Bo Wen, Shun Jie Fan, Peng Zhang
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Publication number: 20240162316Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes at least one memory cell and the memory cell includes a substrate, a select gate, a control gate, a floating gate, and an erase gate. The select gate is disposed on the substrate, and the control gate is disposed on the substrate and laterally spaced apart from the select gate. The control gate comprises a non-vertical surface. The floating gate includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The vertical portion disposed between the select gate and the control gate and includes a first top tip laterally spaced apart from the control gate. The horizontal portion is disposed between the substrate and the control gate, where the horizontal portion includes a lateral tip laterally and vertically spaced apart from the control gate. The erase gate covers the non-vertical surface of the control gate and the lateral tip of the horizontal portion of the floating gate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Der-Tsyr Fan, I-Hsin Huang, Tzung-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ming Cheng
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Publication number: 20240162315Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes at least one memory cell, and the memory cell includes a substrate, an assist gate structure, a tunneling dielectric layer, a floating gate, and an upper gate structure. The assist gate structure is disposed on the substrate. The floating gate includes two opposite first top edges arranged along a first direction, two opposite first sidewalls arranged along the first direction, and two opposite second sidewalls arranged along a second direction different from the first direction. The upper gate structure covers the assist gate structure and the floating gate, where at least one of the first top edges of the floating gate is embedded in the upper gate structure. Portions of the upper gate structure extend beyond the second sidewalls of the floating gate in the second direction, and the portions of the upper gate structure are disposed above the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: IOTMEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Der-Tsyr Fan, I-Hsin Huang, Tzung-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ming Cheng
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Publication number: 20240162317Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell including a substrate, a select gate, a control gate, a planar floating gate, a coupling dielectric layer, an erase gate dielectric layer, and an erase gate. The select gate and the control gate are disposed on the substrate and laterally spaced apart from each other, and the control gate includes a non-vertical surface. The planar floating gate includes a lateral tip laterally spaced apart from the control gate. The coupling dielectric layer includes a first thickness (T1). The erase gate dielectric layer covers the non-vertical surface of the control gate and the lateral tip of the planar floating gate, and includes a second thickness (T2). The erase gate covers the erase gate dielectric layer and the lateral tip of the planar floating gate. The first thickness and the second thickness satisfy the following relation: (T2)<(T1)<2(T2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Der-Tsyr Fan, I-Hsin Huang, Tzung-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ming Cheng, Chen-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: 11981056Abstract: A composite release film may be configured to separate a current cured layer from a photocuring surface during a photocuring three-dimensional (3D) printing process. The composite release film may include a plastic layer and an elastic layer. An upper surface of the plastic layer may be the photocuring surface, and a lower surface of the plastic layer may fit with an upper surface of the elastic layer. The elastic layer may include an elastic medium of the elastic layer and a reinforcing scaffold. The elastic medium of the elastic layer may be filled in pores of the reinforcing scaffold. The reinforcing scaffold in the elastic layer may include a plurality of protrusions on a lower surface of the elastic layer. In addition, a device and a method using the composite release film to prepare a 3D object through a photocuring 3D printing technique in the field of additive manufacturing are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: LUXCREO (BEIJING) INC.Inventors: Guang Zhu, Wen Fan, Zhengwei Wan, Yutong Wu
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Publication number: 20240145990Abstract: A connector includes a base, a latch, and a first axle element. The latch is disposed on the base. The latch includes a main portion, a front-left arm, a front-right arm, a back-left arm, and a back-right arm, wherein each of the front end of the front-left arm and the front end of the front-right arm has a hook-shaped structure, and each of the back-left arm and the back-right arm has a hole. The first axle element is pivoted to the hole of the back-left arm and the base. The back-left arm of the latch is located along the lengthwise direction of the front-left arm, and the back-left arm and the front-left arm are connected by a connecting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Yi-Hsing CHUNG, Shi-Jung CHEN, Chih-Wen FAN
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Publication number: 20240142749Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a first movable assembly and a first driving assembly. The first movable assembly is configured to connect a first optical element, and the first movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly in a first dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Chao-Chang HU, Chen-Hsien FAN, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Chien-Yu KAO
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Patent number: 11974071Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of a processor, wherein the control method comprises the steps of: transmitting image data of a first frame to an integrated circuit, wherein the first frame corresponds to a first frame rate; determining a second frame rate of a second frame next to the first frame; determining if a difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to a large scale frame rate adjustment or a small scale frame rate adjustment; if the difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to the large scale frame rate adjustment, using a first mode to transmit image data of the second frame; and if the difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to the small scale frame rate adjustment, using a second mode to transmit image data of the second frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Kang-Yi Fan, Chin-Wen Liang, Chang-Chu Liu, Sheng-Hsiang Chang, You-Min Yeh
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Patent number: 11966133Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of color filters disposed on the substrate, an optical film disposed on the plurality of color filter, and a defect disposed between the substrate and the optical film. The optical film has a first base, a protective layer on the first base, and a second base between the first base and the protective layer and having a first processed area. In a top view of the electronic device, the first processed area corresponds to the defect and at least partially overlaps at least two color filters.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Tai-Chi Pan, Chin-Lung Ting, I-Chang Liang, Chih-Chiang Chang Chien, Po-Wen Lin, Kuang-Ming Fan, Sheng-Nan Chen
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Patent number: 11961768Abstract: A method includes forming a first transistor, which includes forming a first gate dielectric layer over a first channel region in a substrate and forming a first work-function layer over the first gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the first work-function layer includes depositing a work-function material using first process conditions to form the work-function material having a first proportion of different crystalline orientations and forming a second transistor, which includes forming a second gate dielectric layer over a second channel region in the substrate and forming a second work-function layer over the second gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the second work-function layer includes depositing the work-function material using second process conditions to form the work-function material having a second proportion of different crystalline orientations.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ya-Wen Chiu, Da-Yuan Lee, Hsien-Ming Lee, Kai-Cyuan Yang, Yu-Sheng Wang, Chih-Hsiang Fan, Kun-Wa Kuok
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Patent number: 11962945Abstract: A projection apparatus including a liquid crystal on silicon panel and a processor is provided. The liquid crystal on silicon panel is configured to display a plurality of phase images. The phase images include a first phase image and a second phase image. The processor is coupled to the liquid crystal on silicon panel. The processor is configured to generate and output the phase images to drive the liquid crystal on silicon panel to display the phase images. The processor generates the first phase image according to a first phase information, and the processor generates the second phase image according to the first phase image.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Himax Display, Inc.Inventors: Chi-Wen Lin, Kuan-Hsu Fan-Chiang
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Patent number: 11953235Abstract: A low-heat-loss operation method of a line-focusing heat collection system and the line-focusing heat collection system are provided. The method includes the following steps. Solar energy is utilized to preheat a collector tube in an empty tube state, so that the collector tube is in a preheating mode. After a set preheating temperature is reached, a heat transfer working medium is injected into the collector tube. In the injection process of the heat transfer working medium, an injection section of the collector tube is converted into a focusing mode from a preheating mode. After heat collection is finished, the circulation of the heat transfer working medium is stopped, and the focusing mode of the collector tube is kept. In the drainage process of the heat transfer working medium, an emptying section of the collector tube is converted into a light heat-tracing mode from a focusing mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Lanzhou Dacheng Technology Co., Ltd., Dunhuang Dacheng Shengneng Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Duowang Fan, Duojin Fan, Linggang Kong, Wenye Qi, Yulei Fan, Xiaoming Yao, Zhiyong Zhang, Bo Li, Fujun Zhao, Zhilin Liu, Guodong Wang, Wen Li, Chongchong Zhang
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Patent number: 11955991Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for pipelining memory operations with error correction coding are disclosed. A method for pipelining consecutive write mask operations is disclosed wherein a second read operation of a second write mask operation occurs during error correction code calculation of a first write mask operation. The method may further including writing data from the first write mask operation during the error correction code calculation of the second write mask operation. A method for pipelining consecutive operations is disclosed where a first read operation may be cancelled if the first operation is not a write mask operation. An apparatus including a memory having separate global read and write input-output lines is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventors: Wei Bing Shang, Yu Zhang, Hong Wen Li, Yu Peng Fan, Zhong Lai Liu, En Peng Gao, Liang Zhang
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Publication number: 20240111125Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a first movable assembly and a first driving assembly. The first movable assembly is configured to connect a first optical element, and the first movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly in a first dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Chao-Chang HU, Chen-Hsien FAN, Chih-Wen CHIANG, Chien-Yu KAO
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Publication number: 20240091170Abstract: Provided are catechol nanoparticles, catechol protein nanoparticles, and a preparation method and use thereof. The method includes: adding a tannin compound-containing natural herb medicine into water to obtain a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to heating reflux extraction to obtain a herb medicine extract and subjecting the herb medicine extract to fractionation to obtain the catechol nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Shihezi UniversityInventors: Bo HAN, Jingmin Fan, Hang Yu, Rui Xue, Jiawei Guan, Yu Xu, Linyun He, Ji Liu, Chengyu Jiang, Xin Lu, Xiangze Kong, Wei Yu, Wen Chen
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Patent number: 11934027Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chih-Wei Weng, Chia-Che Wu, Chien-Yu Kao, Hsiao-Hsin Hu, He-Ling Chang, Chao-Hsi Wang, Chen-Hsien Fan, Che-Wei Chang, Mao-Gen Jian, Sung-Mao Tsai, Wei-Jhe Shen, Yung-Ping Yang, Sin-Hong Lin, Tzu-Yu Chang, Sin-Jhong Song, Shang-Yu Hsu, Meng-Ting Lin, Shih-Wei Hung, Yu-Huai Liao, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Ching-Chieh Huang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Yu-Chiao Lo, Ying-Jen Wang, Shu-Shan Chen, Che-Hsiang Chiu