Patents Assigned to HTC Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240036317
    Abstract: A head mounted display, a display device and an image display method thereof are provided. The display device includes a first display and a second display. The first display is configured to provide a first display image to a peripheral area of a target zone. The second display is configured to provide a second display image to a central area of the target zone. A resolution of the second display image is higher than a resolution of the first display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Sen Yang, Ling-Yi Ding
  • Publication number: 20240036656
    Abstract: A tracking system is provided. The tracking system includes a three degree-of-freedom (3DoF) device, a camera, and a processor. The 3DoF device is adapted to be mounted on a control device worn or hold on a body portion of a user. The 3DoF device is configured to obtain sensor data from a 3DoF sensor of the 3DoF device. The camera is configured to obtain camera data. The camera data comprises an image of the body portion of the user or the control device as a tracking target. The processor is configured to: track the tracking target to generate a tracking result based on the sensor data and the camera data; determine the tracking target being static or not based on the tracking result; determine a target pose of the tracking target based on the tracking result; and calibrate an accumulative error of the 3DoF sensor in background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Min Wu, YuHui Hsu
  • Publication number: 20240040333
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a tracking system and a motion data collecting method. The tracking system includes a wearable device. The wearable device detachably docks with a tracker, wherein in a first duration where the wearable device is not docked with the tracker, the wearable device collects a plurality of first motion data associated with a first motion mode. In a second duration where the wearable device is docked with the tracker, the wearable device provides the plurality of first motion data to a host via the tracker, wherein the wearable device is tracked by the host via the tracker during the second duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Chen-Si Dai
  • Publication number: 20240029066
    Abstract: A wearable authentication system is provided. The wearable authentication system includes a head-mounted device and a ring device. The head-mounted device includes a first network module and a camera. The first network module sends an authentication request. The camera is configured to provide an image of a hand of a user. The ring device includes an inertial measurement unit, a second network module and a biometric sensor. The inertial measurement unit provides an inertial measurement value of the ring device. The second network module receives the authentication request. The biometric sensor gathers biometric information from the user based on the authentication request. The wearable authentication system tracks a position of the ring device based on at least one of the image and the inertial measurement value. The second network module sends authentication information based on the biometric information and the inertial measurement value to the first network module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chi Tsai, Cheng-Han Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240028137
    Abstract: A system and a method for remotely controlling extended reality by a virtual mouse are provided. The system includes a head mounted display and a first remote controller for being worn on a hand. The head mounted display includes an image capture device. The first remote controller communicatively connects to the head mounted display, wherein the head mounted display is configured to: capture an image through the image capture device; detect the image to obtain first data of the hand in the image and second data of a plane in the image; and enable the virtual mouse according to the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Hsiang Lai, Cheng-Han Hsieh, Tzu-Yin Chang
  • Publication number: 20240019927
    Abstract: An object detection method is suitable for a virtual reality system. The object detection method includes a plurality of first cameras of a head-mounted display (HMD) to capture a plurality of first frames. A plurality of second frames are captured through a plurality of second cameras in a tracker, wherein, the object detector searches for the object position in the first frames and the second frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jyun-Jhong LIN, Chun-Kai HUANG, Heng-Li HSIEH, Yun-Jung CHANG
  • Patent number: 11874969
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for determining a two-handed gesture, a host, and a computer readable medium. The method includes: providing a visual content of a reality system; tracking a first hand gesture and a second hand gesture perform by two hands; in response to determining that the first hand gesture and the second hand gesture form a two-handed gesture, activating a system function of the reality system, wherein the system function of the reality system is independent to the visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Li Wang, Caesar Tan, Yi-Cheng Lai
  • Patent number: 11874964
    Abstract: A glove includes a body, a hand-back base, a fingertip base, an elastic element, a control wire, a shape memory alloy element, a braking element and a processor. The body is used for wearing on a hand of a user. The hand-back base is disposed on a hand-back part of the body. The fingertip base is disposed on a fingertip part of the body. The elastic element is connected between the hand-back base and the control wire. The control wire is connected between the fingertip base and the elastic element. The processor is disposed on the body and is used for electronically controlling the shape memory alloy element to actuate the braking element to brake the control wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Hsun Chang, Kuan-Ying Ou
  • Publication number: 20240008601
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a main body and a band body. The opposite sides of the main body are provided with a tail portion and a hook portion, respectively. An open groove is provided between the hook portion and other parts of the main body. One end of the band body is connected to the tail portion. The band body enters the open groove from an open side of the open groove and is folded back around the hook portion. The other end of the band body is fixed to a part of the band body, so that the band body is coupled to the hook portion, and the band body is adapted to fix the main body to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Hsun Chang, Yu-Hsun Chung, Chen-Fu Chang
  • Publication number: 20240008602
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a main body and a coupling member. The main body has a tail portion and a hook portion at two opposite sides respectively. One end of the coupling member is connected to the tail portion. A buckle hole of another end of the coupling member is for sleeving onto the hook portion to fix the main body to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Hsun Chang, Yu-Hsun Chung, Chen-Fu Chang
  • Publication number: 20240012253
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a main body and a supporter. The main body has a connection portion. The supporter is pivotally connected to the connection portion by taking an axis as a rotation axis. There is a first gap between the supporter and the connection portion on one side away from a user's head. A width of the first gap remains constant during rotation of the supporter relative to the connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Hsun Chang, Kuan-Ying Ou, Chen-Fu Chang
  • Publication number: 20240013353
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a graphic processing unit, a display driver, and a display panel. The graphic processing unit is configured to provide a first image. The display driver is configured to correct an optical aberration of the first image to generate a second image. The display panel is configured to display the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Yan Lin, Chung-Yi Wang, Li-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 11869167
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for transmitting reduced depth information and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining a first depth map of an image frame, wherein the first depth map includes a plurality of first depth pixels corresponding to multiple image pixels in the image frame; downscaling the first depth map as a second depth map, wherein the second depth map includes multiple second depth pixels, and each second depth pixel has a depth value; adjusting the second depth map as a third depth map by scaling up the depth value of each second depth pixel based on a specific ratio; dividing the third depth map into multiple fourth depth maps; appending the fourth depth maps to the image frame; encoding the image frame appended with the fourth depth maps; and transmitting the encoded image frame to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-You Wen
  • Publication number: 20240007604
    Abstract: An image sensing device, including multiple lens groups, a connector, at least one antenna element, and multiple image sensing elements, is provided. Each lens group includes multiple lens elements arranged along an optical axis from a first side. The connector includes multiple first parts and multiple second parts. The second parts are connected between the first parts. The antenna elements are respectively disposed on the first parts and are configured to provide multiple sensing beams to a target area toward the first side. The image sensing elements are respectively disposed on a side of the lens groups facing a second side and are configured to sense a reflected light beam of the target area. The direction of the second side is opposite to the direction of the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ta-Chun Pu, Chun-Yih Wu, Yen-Liang Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240005553
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for pose correction and a host. The method includes: obtaining a first image; in response to determining that a first reference object of at least one reference object exists in the first image, determining a first relative position between the host and the first reference object; obtaining a first reference pose based on the first relative position; and correcting a pose of the host based on the first reference pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yun-Ting Wang, Sheng-Hui Tao
  • Publication number: 20230418017
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a display, a lens group and an actuator. The display is used for generating an image light beam. The lens group is disposed between the display and a target area and is adapted to focus the image light beam to form a display image in the target area. The actuator is coupled to the display or the lens group to periodically move the display or the lens group on a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jeo-Yi Lee, Yueh-Ting Chung
  • Patent number: 11856378
    Abstract: A system with sound adjustment capability is provided. The system includes a head-mounted device, a first loudspeaker and a processor. The first loudspeaker is detachable from the head-mounted device. The processor is configured to detect a plurality of positions and a plurality of orientations of the head-mounted device and the first loudspeaker to determine whether the first loudspeaker is detached from the head-mounted device. The processor is further configured to modify a first audio signal by at least one first filter or at least one second filter to generate a filtered first audio signal. The at least one first filter is used when the first loudspeaker is coupled to the head-mounted device, and the at least one second filter is used when the first loudspeaker is detached from the head-mounted device. The filtered first audio signal is configured to drive the first loudspeaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Min Liao, Tsung-Yu Tsai, Chi-Tang Ho
  • Patent number: D1010648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Ting Hsiao, Zhi-Qing Wu, Tse-Hsun Pang, Yien-Chun Kuo, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: D1011426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pei-Pin Huang, Chang-Hua Wei, Chung-Wei Li, Yu-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: D1012931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Ting Hsiao, Yien-Chun Kuo, Meng-Sheng Chiang