Patents by Inventor Ying-Fung Lau

Ying-Fung Lau 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: 20080177709
    Abstract: A data updating method for an Internet map service platform and a system thereof are applied to an electronic device. The electronic device is linked to an Internet map service platform by a wire or wireless network, and the Internet map server platform has a plurality of map data. The method includes the following steps: logining the map service platform; getting a piece of map data of a present location from the map service platform; recording a piece of route data including GPS locus of the present location; comparing the gotten map data with the route data to find whether they have a difference; and uploading the route data having the difference to the map service platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Yang-Po Chiu, Ying-Fung Lau, Yi-Hsiu Lee, Hung-Hsiung Chen, Ming-Kai Shiau, Yu-Liu Hsu, Chih-Wen Hsieh, Hsin-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 7391465
    Abstract: An electronic device with a rotatable image capture device. The electronic device includes a body and an image capture module. The body includes a first surface, a second surface and a sleeve. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The image capture module is disposed in the body, and includes a rotary shaft and a charge-coupled device. The image capture module rotates among a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position. The rotary shaft is disposed in the sleeve in a manner such that it can move between a fifth position and a sixth position. When the rotary shaft moves between the fifth position and the sixth position, the image capture module can rotate through the first position, the second position, the third position, and the fourth position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Yang-Po Chiu, An-Chung Hsieh, Deng-Zhou Zheng, Yu-Hsin Chen, Ming-Chin Yang, Ying-Fung Lau
  • Publication number: 20050185087
    Abstract: An electronic device with a rotatable image capture device. The electronic device includes a body and an image capture module. The body includes a first surface, a second surface and a sleeve. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The image capture module is disposed in the body, and includes a rotary shaft and a charge-coupled device. The image capture module rotates among a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position. The rotary shaft is disposed in the sleeve in a manner such that it can move between a fifth position and a sixth position. When the rotary shaft moves between the fifth position and the sixth position, the image capture module can rotate through the first position, the second position, the third position, and the fourth position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Yang-Po Chiu, An-Chung Hsieh, Deng-Zhou Zheng, Yu-Hsin Chen, Ming-Chin Yang, Ying-Fung Lau
  • Patent number: D557695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Xiang Cheng, Hua-Yu Huang, Ying-Fung Lau, Yun-Ju Chen