Patents Assigned to Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM APPLIED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150117770
    Abstract: An image processing method comprises: receiving a first image; setting at least one first region on the first image, where the first image comprises at least one line; calculating a first average value of the first region; performing computation on the first image with a first parameter set to generate a second image; setting a second region of the second image according to the first region, and calculating a second average value of the second region; calculating a difference between the first average value and the second average value; and determining whether to replace the first image with the second image according to the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Wen LIAO, Yi-Jian Lee
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 8988559
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a flash unit, an image sensor and a computing unit. The image sensor captures at least one first image and a second image, and captures a third image with the flash unit. The computing unit mixes the first images and the second image to form a mixed image. Besides, the computing unit integrates the mixed image and the third image to form an integrated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiung Chao, Chin-Nan Chen
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150077616
    Abstract: An electronic device and an image displaying method are disclosed. The electronic device mainly comprises a sensing module, a signal processor and a display. The sensing module catches a plurality of first images with a first frequency or a first period or catches a plurality of second images with a second frequency or a second period. The signal processor receives the second images and outputs a plurality of third images correspondingly. The display presents the first images or the third images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping-Yuan HSIEH, Hong-Tze CHEN
  • Control module and electronic device having the same
    Patent number: 8921725
    Abstract: A control module and an electronic device having the same are disclosed. The control module includes a control panel, a return component, and a conductive element. The control panel includes a conductive port. The return component is disposed on the control panel. The return component includes a first end and a second end, and the return component is electrically contacted with the conductive port. The conductive element includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The conductive element is electrically contacted with the first end or the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsien-Chang Lee, Ming-Shun Lee
  • IMAGE-CATCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CATCHING IMAGE AND EXPORTING IMAGE STREAM
    Publication number: 20140375840
    Abstract: An image-catching device is provided. The image-catching device includes a sensor exporting a first image data or a second image data, and a control module. The control module asks the image-catching device to send the first image data to an external device when the image-catching device and the external device are connected. The control module asks the sensor to output the second image data when the image-catching device and the external device are disconnected. The first and the second image data respectively include a plurality of frames. Each frame of the first image data has A pixels, while each frame of the second image data has B pixels, and A is greater than B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ping-Yuan HSIEH
  • ELECTRICAL MODULE AND DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140355223
    Abstract: An electrical module and a device using the same are provided. The electrical module comprises a base, a composite component and a pressing sheet. The composite component is disposed on the base and comprises a pad and a conductive sheet. The conductive sheet is embedded in the pad, and the pressing sheet presses on the pad. The pad comprises a main body and a protrusion. The main body has a surface. The protrusion is disposed on the surface of the main body and is compressed between the surface of the main body and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng HUANG, Yi-Tong WANG, Chen-Kang MA
  • Flash module and image capturing system
    Patent number: 8886028
    Abstract: A flash module including a main body, a fixing base, a rotating structure, a switch and a linking structure is disclosed. The rotating structure is movably connected between the main body and the fixing base. The switch has a moving part. The linking structure is connected between the rotating structure and the moving part. The linking structure moves the moving part to an open position from a close position and rotates the rotating structure, so that the main body is moved relative to the fixing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsien-Chang Lee
  • Flash module and image-capturing apparatus
    Patent number: 8878985
    Abstract: Embodiments of this invention provide a flash module and an image-capturing apparatus having the flash module. The flash module includes a flash, a base, a solenoid, a linkage bar, a hook, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. When necessary, the elements of the flash module perform a process to automatically move the flash to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Pong Lin, Yi-Jie Liao, Ting-Cheng Lin
  • IMAGE SENSOR, ELECTRIC DEVICE USING THE SAME AND FOCUSING METHOD OF THE ELECTRIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140320729
    Abstract: An image sensor, an electric device using the same and a focusing method of the electric device are provided. The image sensor comprises a plurality of image capturing units and a detecting unit. Each image capturing unit includes an image capturing pixel and a first micro lens. The first micro lens is disposed in front of the image capturing pixel. The detecting unit has a focus detecting pixel and a second micro lens. The second micro lens is disposed in front of the image detecting pixel. A length of the second micro lens is different from a length of the first micro lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong-Tae Lee
  • Method of producing a still image
    Patent number: 8866929
    Abstract: A method of producing an image is disclosed. A reference track is received. The reference track is, optionally, displayed on a preview image with at least one light spot. Subsequently, a position of an incident light projected on an image sensor of an image capturing device is varied during an exposure period to trace the reference track. Accordingly, the image with a light track that traces the reference track is captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-De Chen
  • Image catching lens and electronic device using the same
    Patent number: 8842373
    Abstract: The image catching lens comprises a forwarding barrel and a guider. The forwarding barrel has an outer surface and an inner surface, and comprises a forwarding groove group, wherein the forwarding groove group comprises a first forwarding groove formed on the outer surface of the forwarding barrel and a second forwarding groove formed along the first forwarding groove and toward the inner surface. The guider comprises a guiding group, wherein the guiding group comprises a protrusion disposed corresponding to the second forwarding groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mu-Yuan Wu
  • Image detecting module and lens module
    Patent number: 8830389
    Abstract: An image detecting module includes a socket, a circuit board, an image sensor, an elastic element, a filter and a holder. The socket comprises an inner circumference wall along a main axis for defining an inner space and a platform that extended from the inner circumference wall. Pluralities of mounting holes are provided on the holder and pluralities of protrusions are provided on the socket; thus the elastic element and the filter could be fixed between the platform and the holder by fitting the protrusions into the mounting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsin Lu, Zheng-Yu Wu
  • ZOOM LENS
    Publication number: 20140247505
    Abstract: An embodiment of this invention provides a zoom lens, which comprises a plurality of lens groups in order from an object side to an image-forming side with positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive power respectively. The lens groups comprise a plurality of aspheric lenses and/or free form lenses and a plurality of plastic lenses. The zoom lens satisfies the following equation: DG/fw<3.5 and TTL/fw<15.5, wherein DG denotes the total summation of the thickness of each lens group, fw denotes the focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end, and TTL denotes a total thickness of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huai-Yi HUANG
  • Zoom lens
    Patent number: 8792183
    Abstract: An embodiment of this invention provides a zoom lens that primarily comprises, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having positive refractive power. The second lens group comprises several lenses, in which the focal length of the first lens from the object side is efl3, the focal length of the second lens from the object side is efl4, and efl3 and efl4 satisfy: 0<efl3/efl4<0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Ho Chou
  • Light sensitivity calibration method and an imaging device
    Patent number: 8780261
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a light sensitivity calibration method and an imaging device. An exposure step is performed to obtain a light sensitivity according to a predetermined time. A time adjustment step is performed to adjust the predetermined time according to the light sensitivity, thereby obtaining an adjusted time. The predetermined time is replaced with the adjusted time and the exposure and time adjustment steps are repeatedly performed, until the adjusted time converges within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tai-Hung Chen, Yi-Wen Tsai, Yijian Lee
  • OPERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140190805
    Abstract: An operating device and an electronic device using the same are provided. The operating device comprises a base, an electronic circuit board, a lever and a slider. The base comprises a bearer. The electronic circuit board is disposed on the base. The lever is disposed on the electronic circuit board. The slider is movably disposed on the sliding portion for triggering the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Wen CHOU, Chien-Wei CHIANG, Wei-Chun LIN
  • Zoom lens
    Patent number: 8730585
    Abstract: An embodiment of this invention provides a zoom lens, which primarily includes, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having positive refractive power; a fifth lens group having negative refractive power; and a sixth lens group having positive refractive power; wherein the first lens group comprises a prism, and the second lens group, the fourth lens group, and the fifth lens group are moved toward the third lens group along an optical axial for zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Ho Chou
  • Signal transmission module
    Patent number: 8721346
    Abstract: A signal transmission module is provided. The signal transmission module includes an electrical connector, a linked unit, a data connector, a sliding block, a link and a lock block. The data connector rotates and expands according to a first shaft and a first elastomer of the linked unit, and electrically connects to the electrical connector. During retraction of the data connector, the data connector pushes the sliding block. Then the sliding block moves against the lock block so that the lock block rotates. The lock block rotates to lock and secure the data connector by the lock piece, while a cam of the link moves to a secure location along an incline plane of a track of the sliding block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Fang Lin, Hsien-Ming Lee, Hao-Chung Lien
  • STORAGE STRUCTURE AND DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140113170
    Abstract: A storage structure including a housing, a locker, a cover and a connector is provided. The housing has a receiving slot. The locker is disposed in the receiving slot, and includes a locking portion. The cover includes a protrusion. The protrusion and the locking portion are engaged with each other. The connector is pivotally connected between the cover and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wan-Chin WU, Shu-Hung LIU, Chun-Ho HSIAO
  • Method of producing an image
    Patent number: 8687914
    Abstract: A method of producing an image is disclosed. At least one symbol is received. A first image with at least one light spot is, optionally, captured by an image capturing apparatus. The performing order of receiving the symbol and capturing the first image may be reversed. The first image is duplicated to provide a plurality of duplicated first images, and the duplicated first images are shifted according to the symbol to obtain a plurality of shifted first images. The brightness values of corresponding pixels of the shifted first images are computed to produce a second image with a light track that traces the symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-De Chen