Patents Assigned to Compal Communications, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140249673
    Abstract: A robot includes a storage unit, a receiving unit, a central control unit, and an implementation unit. The storage unit is used for storing a body motion script database. The receiving unit is used for receiving a sound signal. The central control unit is used for outputting a motion arrangement description file according to the messages of the sound signal, reading a corresponding body motion script from the body motion script database according to the motion arrangement description file, and generating a motion arrangement command according to the body motion script. The implementation unit includes a control circuit and a driving device. The control circuit is used for generating a control signal in response to the motion arrangement command. According to the control signal, the driving device is controlled to drive at least one moving part of the robot to generate a corresponding body motion according to the sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Compal Communication, Inc.
    Inventor: Shu-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 8666549
    Abstract: An automatic machine includes N output units, a storage unit and a control unit. The control unit is electrically connected to the output units and the storage unit. The storage unit stores a first reaction pattern corresponding to a first command. The first reaction pattern includes a header and N reaction modes and each of the reaction modes is corresponding to one of the output units. Each of the reaction modes includes M reaction frames. The header records a number of the reaction frames of each reaction mode. The control unit receives the first command, looks the first reaction pattern up in the storage unit according to the first command, and selectively controls at least one of the output units to perform the reaction frames correspondingly according to the header and the reaction modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Fu-Kuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 8660691
    Abstract: An automatic machine includes an output unit, a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores a motion pattern corresponding to a command and recording N predetermined motion information and N time tags. The control unit receives the command, reads a current motion information of the output unit, looks the motion pattern up in the storage unit according to the command and the current motion information, determines that the current motion information is between the i-th predetermined motion information and the (i+1)-th predetermined motion information, calculating a time adjusting information by the (i+1)-th predetermined motion information, the (i+1)-th time tag and the current motion information, and controls the output unit to execute the (i+1)-th predetermined motion information according to the current motion information, the first time tag through the i-th time tag, and the time adjusting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Fu-Kuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 8203542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pointing device including a touch plane for an object moving thereon to generate a sound, a microphone for converting the sound into a sound wave signal, and a control unit. The control unit receives the sound wave signal and determines a moving direction of the object, so as to generate a direction signal. Accordingly, the moving direction of the object can be determined according to the sound wave signal received by the microphone, such that the volume and the cost of the pointing device of the invention can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Jye-Ming Le
  • Patent number: 8200431
    Abstract: A navigation system includes a plurality of navigation devices and a server. The plurality of navigation devices is used for generating a plurality of position data respectively. Each navigation device generates at least one path data according to the plurality of position data and at least one corresponding electronic map and transmits the path data to the server. Then, the server calculates at least one optimum path data and updates the plurality of navigation devices according to the optimum path data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 8064830
    Abstract: A wireless access system includes an electronic device and a portable wireless access device. The electronic device includes a user interface and a first wireless transceiver. The portable wireless access device is wirelessly connected to the electronic device through a wireless broadband interface. The portable wireless access device includes a touch panel, a second wireless transceiver, and a controller. The second wireless transceiver receives an image datum corresponding to the user interface transmitted from the first wireless transceiver and transmits a location datum corresponding to a function item of the user interface to the first wireless transceiver. The controller controls the touch panel to display the user interface according to the image datum and generates the location datum after selecting the function item on the touch panel. After the first wireless transceiver receives the location datum, the electronic device executes a function according to the location datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Yen-Hung Lai
  • Patent number: 7804492
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable communications device with an image projecting capability includes: controlling an image projecting unit to project an output screen of an application program, and controlling a touch control display unit to display an operation interface set up according to characteristics of the application program; and in response to actuation of the operation interface, controlling the image projecting unit such that the output screen projected thereby is a result of interaction between the operation interface and the application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuan-Pin Chang
  • Patent number: 7800648
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing unit and an image-capturing device. The image-capturing device includes a support unit mounted rotatably on the housing unit so as to be rotatable relative thereto about a first axis, a casing unit coupled to the support unit in such a manner so as to be co-rotatable therewith about the first axis while being rotatable relative thereto about a second axis transverse to the first axis, and a lens unit mounted on the casing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Ju Lu, Hsi-Yung Liu
  • Patent number: 7801524
    Abstract: The invention provides a communication apparatus which includes a look-up table, a receiving/transmitting module, and a processing module. The processing module is electrically connected to the look-up table and the receiving/transmitting module respectively. The look-up table stores a plurality of controlling messages and first phone numbers. Each controlling message corresponds to one of the first phone numbers. The receiving/transmitting module receives an incoming call including a second phone number. The processing module determines if the second phone number matches one of the first phone numbers, and if yes, the processing module generates information on the basis of the controlling message corresponding to the matched first phone number, and according to the second phone number, transmits the information through the receiving/transmitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Hung-Chi Huang
  • Patent number: 7738417
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communication system which includes a mobile communication apparatus, a modem, a gateway server, and a program processing apparatus. In addition, the communication system according to the present invention integrates mobile communication and instant messaging. More particularly, the communication system of the present invention is capable of providing an instant messaging user and a mobile communication user to perform instant video communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun-Hua Li
  • Patent number: 7703925
    Abstract: A miniature projector module includes: a light source unit capable of emitting source light with first and second polarizations; a polarization beam splitter capable of reflecting the source light with the first polarization, and permitting transmission of the source light with the second polarization therethrough; a first image modulator capable of converting the source light with the first polarization reflected by the beam splitter into image light with the second polarization, and directing the image light with the second polarization toward the beam splitter for further transmission therethrough; a second image modulator capable of converting the source light with the second polarization transmitted through the beam splitter into image light with the first polarization, and directing the image light with the first polarization toward the beam splitter for further reflection thereby; and a projector lens for receiving and projecting the image light from the beam splitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-Bin Ko, Liang-Shu Wang
  • Patent number: 7654675
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a heat-dissipating device, a light-emitting device, and a reflector. The heat-dissipating device defines an accommodating space. The light-emitting device is disposed in the accommodating space. The reflector serves to reflect light emitted by the light-emitting device, extends into the accommodating space, and surrounds the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Shin-Bin Ko
  • Patent number: 7438573
    Abstract: The invention discloses a hinge connector installed in a foldable electronic apparatus. In particularly, the hinge connector according to the invention includes a hollow shaft device and a cable connecting connectors, and the cable passes through the shaft device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Chia Wei Jao, Hsi-Yung Liu
  • Publication number: 20080143872
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an image capturing device disposed on a housing and including a casing that is disposed partly in an inner receiving space in the housing and that is pivotable relative to the housing, an imaging lens mounted on the casing for generating an optical image of an object, an image sensing module disposed in the inner receiving space in the housing and adjacent to the casing for sensing the optical image generated by the imaging lens, and a reflector disposed in the case so as to reflect the optical image from the imaging lens toward the image sensing module such that the optical image is received by the image sensing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Ju Lu, Hsi-Yung Liu, Chung-Nan Liu
  • Patent number: 7385285
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a fin-type heatsink and a light module. The fin-type heatsink has a contact surface. The light module includes a thermally conductive cup-shaped chip seat and a light-emitting chip. The thermally conductive cup-shaped chip seat is attached to the contact surface of the fin-type heatsink, and defines a mounting recess. The light-emitting chip is mounted in the mounting recess in the thermally conductive cup-shaped chip seat. A method for making the light assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Liang-Shu Wang
  • Publication number: 20080012944
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing unit and an image-capturing device. The image-capturing device includes a support unit mounted rotatably on the housing unit so as to be rotatable relative thereto about a first axis, a casing unit coupled to the support unit in such a manner so as to be co-rotatable therewith about the first axis while being rotatable relative thereto about a second axis transverse to the first axis, and a lens unit mounted on the casing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Ju Lu, Hsi-Yung Liu
  • Patent number: 7295379
    Abstract: An LED light converging system includes an LED light source, and first and second lens units aligned in sequence along an optical axis. The LED light source provides source light. The first lens unit has a first focal length, and is disposed forwardly of and is spaced apart from the LED light source by a first distance less than the first focal length such that a virtual image of the source light provided by the LED light source is formed rearwardly of the LED light source. The second lens unit has a second focal length, is disposed forwardly of the first lens unit, and is spaced apart from the virtual image of the source light by a second distance larger than the second focal length such that a real image of the source light provided by the LED light source is formed forwardly of the second lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Shang-An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070211219
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a heat-dissipating device, a light-emitting device, and a reflector. The heat-dissipating device defines an accommodating space. The light-emitting device is disposed in the accommodating space. The reflector serves to reflect light emitted by the light-emitting device, extends into the accommodating space, and surrounds the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Compal Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Shin-Bin Ko