Patents Assigned to The HTC Corporation
  • Patent number: 11805615
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a casing of an electronic device including the following steps is provided. A metallic housing is provided, wherein the metallic housing has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface and includes a back region and at least one side region. At least one gap, a plurality of apertures and a non-conductive layer are formed on the inner surface of the metallic housing, wherein the apertures is formed on a surface of the at least one gap, part of the non-conductive layer is formed in the at least one gap and extended from the back region to the at least one side region, and part of the non-conductive layer is extended into the apertures. Part of the metallic housing is removed for exposing part of the non-conductive layer, thereby forming a plurality of non-conductive spacers located in the at least one gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Chung-Ting Wu, Cheng-Chieh Chuang, Chi-Jen Lu, Chun-Lung Chu, Chien-Hung Lin
  • Publication number: 20230341990
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a visual content generating method, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a first eye image rendered by a 2D editor application, wherein the first eye image shows a virtual environment of a reality service; obtaining a screen view image of the 2D editor application, wherein the screen view image shows an editing interface of the 2D editor application editing the virtual environment; generating a visual content via overlaying the screen view image onto the first eye image, wherein the visual content includes a first content area and a second content area respectively corresponding to the first eye image and the screen view image, and the first content area is synchronized with the second content area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Si-Huai Kuo
  • Patent number: 11797130
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a finger touch detecting method and a handheld device. The method includes: detecting a finger distribution area touched by a plurality of fingers on a touch detection area, wherein the touch detection area comprises a plurality of touch sensors, and the finger distribution area includes a plurality of specific sensors of the touch sensors; distributing a predetermined data size over the specific sensors, wherein each specific sensor is distributed with a corresponding bit size; obtaining a raw data detected by each of the specific sensors; quantizing the raw data of each of the specific sensors based on the corresponding bit size; and providing the quantized raw data of each of the specific sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Si Dai, Wei-Chih Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230326045
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for managing tracking devices, a device manager, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving a local map corresponding to each of a plurality of tracking devices and accordingly generating a shared map; obtaining a pose ambiguity status corresponding to each of the tracking devices; determining at least one first specific device among the tracking devices based on the pose ambiguity status corresponding to each of the tracking devices; and disabling at least one function of the at least one first specific device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Kun Huang, Jia-Yau Shiau
  • Publication number: 20230324699
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device assembly and an external adjustment module are provided. The head-mounted display device assembly includes a head-mounted display device and the external adjustment module. The head-mounted display device has a first lens and a second lens corresponding to both eyes, and also has a driven mechanism. The first lens and the second lens are respectively coupled to the driven mechanism. The external adjustment module is used for assembling and electrically connecting to the head-mounted display device, and includes a driving element and a transmission element. In a coupling state, the transmission element is coupled to the driving element and the driven mechanism, and the driving element drives the driven mechanism via the transmission element to adjust a distance between the first lens and the second lens. In a separation state, at least one of the driving element and the driven mechanism is separated from the transmission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Chang, Ying-Chieh Huang, Pei-Yu Su, Yen-Te Chiang, Chun-Kai Yang, Wei-Ting Hsiao, Yien-Chun Kuo
  • Publication number: 20230324987
    Abstract: An eye tracking device and an eye tracking method are provided. The eye tracking device includes a sensor and multiple signal transmitting units. The sensor is disposed on an eyeball of a user. The sensor has multiple signal receiving units. The signal transmitting units are disposed around the sensor and surround the sensor. The signal transmitting units respectively transmit multiple transmitting signals. The signal receiving units receive the transmitting signals to respectively generate multiple sensing signals. The eye tracking device calculates a position of the eyeball according to the sensing signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Lun-Kang Lin, I-Han Tai
  • Patent number: 11783449
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for adjusting a displayed content, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a visual content, wherein the visual content comprises a first virtual object and a second virtual object; and in response to determining that a synchronization mode associated with the first virtual object is activated, automatically adjusting a first posture of the first virtual object at least based on a host posture of the host and maintaining a second posture of the second virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Hung Chen, Yi-Hsin Chang, Kuan-Wei Li
  • Publication number: 20230319418
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device and a control method for an eye-tracking operation are provided. The head-mounted display device includes a frame, a track, a sensor and a controller. The track is disposed on a peripheral region of the frame. The sensor is disposed on the track, and is configured to capture a target image of a target area. The controller is coupled to the sensor, is configured to generate a control signal according to the target image, and adjust a position of the sensor on the peripheral region by moving the sensor according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yan-Min Kuo, Jun-Lin Guo, Wei-Chen Chen, Chih-Lin Chang, Wei-Cheng Hsu, Cheng-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20230318204
    Abstract: A communication device includes a nonconductive track, an antenna element, a first turning wheel, and a second turning wheel. The antenna element is disposed on the nonconductive track. The first turning wheel and the second turning wheel drive the nonconductive track according to a control signal, so as to adjust the position of the antenna element. The communication device provides an almost omnidirectional radiation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung LIN, Szu-Po WANG, Chia-Te CHIEN, Chun-Chieh WANG, Kang-Ling LI, Chun-Hsien LEE, Yu-Chieh CHIU
  • Publication number: 20230319425
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a main body, a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is disposed on a first setting area of the main body. The second sensor is disposed on a second setting area of the main body. The first setting area and the second setting area respectively have a first central point and a second central point, where the first central point and the second central point are disposed on a horizontal axis. There is a first angle between a connection line of the first central point and the first sensor with the horizontal axis, and there is a second angle between a connection line of the second central point and the second sensor with the horizontal axis, where the first angle is different from the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yan-Min Kuo, Jun-Lin Guo, Wei-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 11777212
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a first signal source, a second signal source, a first radiator, a second radiator, a third radiator, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The first signal source is used to generate a first wireless signal, and the second signal source is used to generate a second wireless signal. The first radiator is coupled to the first signal source to receive the first wireless signal, and the second radiator is coupled to the second signal source to receive the second wireless signal. The first circuit has a first end coupled to the third radiator and a second end coupled to the first radiator or the first signal source. The second circuit has a first end coupled to the third radiator and a second end coupled to the second radiator or the second signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Lin, Szu-Po Wang, Chia-Te Chien, Chun-Chieh Wang, Kang-Ling Li, Chun-Hsien Lee, Yu-Chieh Chiu
  • Patent number: 11775077
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for activating a system function, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: tracking a hand gesture and accordingly rendering a hand object in a visual content, wherein the hand object comprises one or more finger object; in response to determining that the hand gesture satisfies a predetermined condition, showing at least one icon on the one or more finger object on the hand object, wherein the at least one icon respectively corresponds to at least one system function; and in response to determining that a first icon among the at least one icon is triggered, activating a first system function corresponding to the first icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Yi-Hsin Chang
  • Patent number: 11778580
    Abstract: A communication device for handling an interworking procedure comprises at least one processing circuit configured to execute instructions of registering to a fifth generation (5G) system (5GS) network and establishing at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session of a PDU session type to a Data Network (DN) identified by a first Data Network Name (DNN) and connected to the 5GS network; selecting a cell of an Evolved Packet System (EPS) network, after establishing the at least one PDU session; determining whether the at least one PDU session is supported in the EPS network; determining whether the cell supports an attach without any packet data network (PDN) connection; and initiating an attach procedure on the cell, when determining that none of the at least one PDU session is supported in the cell and the cell does not support the attach without any PDN connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Kundan Tiwari
  • Patent number: 11778784
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device with a function of communication includes a conductive substrate, a first conductive sidewall, a second conductive sidewall, a plurality of heat sink elements, and a feeding element. The heat sink elements have different lengths, and they are positioned between the first conductive sidewall and the second conductive sidewall. The first conductive sidewall, the heat sink elements, and the second conductive sidewall are respectively coupled to the conductive substrate. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. An antenna structure is formed by the feeding element, the conductive substrate, and the heat sink elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ta-Chun Pu, Chun-Yih Wu
  • Publication number: 20230305296
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a body, an eye tracking module and a face gasket. The body has a first lens and a second lens corresponding to both eyes, and also has a first positioning portion. The eye tracking module is assembled to and electrically connected to the body and includes an outer frame, a first camera, a second camera, a first lens frame and a second lens frame. The outer frame has a second positioning portion. The second positioning portion is used for connecting with the first positioning portion, so that the outer frame is positioned on the body. The first lens frame and the second lens frame are movably arranged on the outer frame. The first lens frame is used for connecting the first lens. The second lens frame is used for connecting the second lens. The first camera is arranged on the first lens frame. The second camera is arranged on the second lens frame. The first camera and the second camera are used to shoot both eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Hsu, Cheng-Yu Chen, Syuan-He Shih, Chih-Lin Chang
  • Publication number: 20230305624
    Abstract: A wearable tracking system is provided. The wearable tracking system includes a wearable device, an external camera, and a processor. The wearable device is adapted to be worn on a body part of a user. The wearable device is configured to detect a body movement of the body part based on a tracking sensor. The external camera is configured to obtain a body image of the body part. The processor is configured to obtain a first moving track of a body moving track of the body part based on the body movement, obtain a second moving track of the body moving track of the body part based on the body image, and determine a body pose of the body part based on the first moving track and the second moving track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jia-Yau Shiau, Kuan-Hsun Wang
  • Publication number: 20230300310
    Abstract: A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes a processor. The processor is configured to: receive a user instruction, wherein the user instruction comprises a first virtual point and a second virtual point in a virtual world; obtain a first real point and a second real point in a real world respectively based on the first virtual point and the second virtual point according to an environment map around the wearable device; and determine a real distance between the first real point and the second real point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Yun-Ting Wang
  • Publication number: 20230297165
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for determining a two-eye gaze point and a host. The method includes: obtaining a first gaze point of a first eye on a reference plane and obtaining a second gaze point of a second eye on the reference plane; and determining a two-eye gaze point via combining the first gaze point and the second gaze point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yan-Min Kuo, Jun-Lin Guo
  • Patent number: D999765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu-Kuen Chang, Natalia Amijo, Ian James McGillivray, Chin-Wei Chou, Yi-Shen Wang, Chih-Sung Fang, Hung-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: D1000437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Ting Hsiao, Zhi-Qing Wu, Tse-Hsun Pang, Yien-Chun Kuo, Meng-Sheng Chiang