Patents by Inventor Yu-Hsiang Chen

Yu-Hsiang 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: 10620753
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for sensing an input in an augmented reality construct. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a processing device and a sensor. The processing device may be configured to determine a virtual boundary within an augmented reality construct, define a first portion of the virtual boundary within the augmented reality construct, and define a second portion of the virtual boundary within the augmented reality construct. The sensor may be sense a first input from an end-effector within the first portion of the virtual boundary and sense a second input from the end-effector within the second portion of the virtual boundary, where the processing device may further generate a device input that corresponds to the first input and the second input and send the device input to another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Atheer, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20190391665
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Patent number: 10515852
    Abstract: Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a conductive feature in the first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure further includes a resistive element electrically connected to the conductive feature. A first portion of the resistive element is over the dielectric layer, and a second portion of the resistive element extends towards the conductive feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Sheh Huang, Hsiu-Wen Hsueh, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Chii-Ping Chen
  • Publication number: 20190369716
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for moving or scrolling a virtual object in a virtual or augmented reality environment. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: detecting, by a first sensor, a first gesture associated with selecting a first virtual object in an augmented reality environment displayed by a head-mounted display; displaying, by the head-mounted display, a first indicator indicating a selection of the first virtual object by a user; detecting, using the first sensor or a second sensor, a first movement of the head-mounted display associated with a first movement command; and in response to detecting the first movement of the head-mounted display, executing the first movement command, where the first movement command is a scrolling function to scroll text or a graphical object of the first virtual object or a movement function to move the text or the graphical object of the first virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Soulaiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20190369741
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for detecting pinch gestures in an augmented reality environment. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a wearable display, a sensor, and a processing device. The wearable display may be configured to attach to a head of a user and display an augmented reality environment to the user. The sensor may be configured to detect a position of a first digit of a hand of the user and detect a position of a second digit of the hand of the user. The processing device may be configured to: identify a first fingertip of the first digit; identify a second fingertip of the second digit; determine that the first fingertip and the second fingertip are in an open pinch position at a first point in time; and display a cursor at a midpoint between the first fingertip and the second fingertip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Chen, Neeraj Kulkami
  • Publication number: 20190272041
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device that may include a sensor configured to obtain position information of at least a portion of a hand in a space relative to a first axis and a second axis. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a processing device configured to: determine that fingers and a thumb of the hand are located within the defined area based on the position information; determine a first position of the fingers and a second position of the thumb based on the position information; in response to the fingers being in a clenched position, generate hand position information that only includes position information of the thumb; and in response to the position information of the thumb indicated the thumb is extended and oriented in a first direction along a first axis or a second axis, execute a first instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ganesh Salvi, Neeraj Kulkarni, Yu-Hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10401966
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Atheer, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20190167764
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device that may include a display configured to display a virtual object and a sensor configured to detect a viewer input. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a processing device configured to: associate a first cursor with a first form of a user input; associate a second cursor with a second form of the user input; determine the first form of the user input is associated with a type of the virtual object; display the virtual object with the first cursor to the viewer; detect the viewer input from the viewer of the display; determine whether the form of the viewer input detected by the sensor is the first form, the second form, or an unknown form; and in response to the form of the viewer input being the first form, execute an executable instruction associated with the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Sleiman Itani, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Mohamed Nabil Hajj Chehade, Allen Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 10303255
    Abstract: A single pose is used in multiple postures to deliver at least a minimal core set of free space gestures for navigating within an interface, so as to be intuitive to users, easily remembered, straightforward for developers, and clearly defined for processing. A “thumb-extended” pose with fingers together and clenched and thumb extended and raised is oriented in four cardinal directions so as to manifest four distinct postures: right, left, up, and down. Thumb-right and thumb left invoke scrolling forward and scrolling back, respectively, and thumb-up and thumb-down invoke yes and no respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Atheer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ganesh Salvi, Neeraj Kulkarni, Yu-Hsiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190139754
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a first resistive element and a second resistive element over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first conductive feature electrically connected to the first resistive element and a second conductive feature electrically connected to the second resistive element. The semiconductor device structure further includes a dielectric layer surrounding the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Wen HSUEH, Yu-Hsiang CHEN, Wen-Sheh HUANG, Chii-Ping CHEN, Wan-Te CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190139826
    Abstract: Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a conductive feature in the first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure further includes a resistive element electrically connected to the conductive feature. A first portion of the resistive element is over the dielectric layer, and a second portion of the resistive element extends towards the conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Sheh HUANG, Hsiu-Wen HSUEH, Yu-Hsiang CHEN, Chii-Ping CHEN
  • Patent number: 10248284
    Abstract: To prompt input and provide feedback on input to a user with an interface, inputs and graphical cursors associated with those inputs are defined. Each input may have several forms such as base, hover, engaged, completed, and error. User input is anticipated. The base form of the anticipated input cursor is displayed to prompt the user for the anticipated input. If user hover is detected that matches anticipated input, the hover form is displayed to confirm the match to the user. If user input is detected that matches anticipated input, the engaged form is displayed as confirmation. If user input is completed that matches anticipated input, the completed form is displayed as confirmation. If user hover or input does not match anticipated input, the error form is displayed to indicate mismatch. Not all cursors must have all forms, and some cursors may have multiples of some forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Atheer, Inc.
    Inventors: Sleiman Itani, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Mohamed Nabil Hajj Chehade, Allen Yang Yang
  • Publication number: 20190050112
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for sensing an input in an augmented reality construct. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a processing device and a sensor. The processing device may be configured to determine a virtual boundary within an augmented reality construct, define a first portion of the virtual boundary within the augmented reality construct, and define a second portion of the virtual boundary within the augmented reality construct. The sensor may be sense a first input from an end-effector within the first portion of the virtual boundary and sense a second input from the end-effector within the second portion of the virtual boundary, where the processing device may further generate a device input that corresponds to the first input and the second input and send the device input to another device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Patent number: 10126881
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Atheer, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20180289919
    Abstract: A brainwave regulation device adapted to transmit signals to or receive signals from a control device. The brainwave regulation device includes a head-wearable element, a control module, at least one brainwave sensor and at least one ear bone oscillator. The control module is disposed on the head-wearable element and adapted to transmits signals to or receive signals from the control device. The at least one brainwave sensor is connected to the head-wearable element and adapted to transmit signals to or receive signals from the control module and transmit the sensed brainwave signal to the control device through the control module. The at least one ear bone oscillator is connected to the head-wearable element, and adapted to transmit signals to or receive signals from the control module and receive control signals from the control device through the control module to generate oscillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: CHENG-CHANG CHEN, YU-HSIANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180256452
    Abstract: A foldable bottle includes a bottle body, which has a first annular wall extending in a top-bottom direction, a top connection wall extending upwardly from the first annular wall, a second annular wall extending downwardly from the first annular wall, a third annular wall extending downwardly and foldably from the second annular wall, and a bottom wall connected to the third annular wall. The bottle body is changeable between an unfolded state, where the second annular wall and the third annular wall are unfolded to extend outwardly and downwardly from the first annular wall, and a folded state, where the second annular wall and the third annular wall are folded and inserted into the first annular wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Yu-Hsiang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180101278
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadi, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20170344122
    Abstract: A single pose is used in multiple postures to deliver at least a minimal core set of free space gestures for navigating within an interface, so as to be intuitive to users, easily remembered, straightforward for developers, and clearly defined for processing. A “thumb-extended” pose with fingers together and clenched and thumb extended and raised is oriented in four cardinal directions so as to manifest four distinct postures: right, left, up, and down. Thumb-right and thumb left invoke scrolling forward and scrolling back, respectively, and thumb-up and thumb-down invoke yes and no respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ganesh Salvi, Neeraj Kulkarni, Yu-Hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 9710110
    Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ATHEER, INC.
    Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
  • Publication number: 20170139568
    Abstract: To prompt input and provide feedback on input to a user with an interface, inputs and graphical cursors associated with those inputs are defined. Each input may have several forms such as base, hover, engaged, completed, and error. User input is anticipated. The base form of the anticipated input cursor is displayed to prompt the user for the anticipated input. If user hover is detected that matches anticipated input, the hover form is displayed to confirm the match to the user. If user input is detected that matches anticipated input, the engaged form is displayed as confirmation. If user input is completed that matches anticipated input, the completed form is displayed as confirmation. If user hover or input does not match anticipated input, the error form is displayed to indicate mismatch. Not all cursors must have all forms, and some cursors may have multiples of some forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Steiman Itani, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Mohamed Nabil Hajj Chehade, Allen Yang Yang