Patents Assigned to The HTC Corporation
  • Patent number: 11762464
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for inputting characters with eye gazes, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: providing a character inputting interface, wherein the character inputting interface comprises a first character set, and the first character set comprises a plurality of first characters; obtaining a first eye gaze position on the character inputting interface; and in response to determining that the first eye gaze position triggers a first specific character among the first characters, inputting the first specific character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Si-Huai Kuo
  • Patent number: 11765537
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a host for adjusting audio of speakers, and a computer readable medium. The method includes: controlling a far-field speaker to play a first audio signal; controlling an audio receiver to receive the first audio signal from the far-field speaker and accordingly positioning a speaker location of the far-field speaker; establishing a first hearing transfer function related to the far-filed speaker based on the speaker location of the far-filed speaker; controlling the far-field speaker to play a second audio signal based on a second hearing transfer function; controlling the audio receiver to receive the second audio signal and accordingly estimating a first reference hearing volume; obtaining a second reference hearing volume corresponding to a first near-field speaker; and adjusting a first volume of the far-field speaker based on the first reference hearing volume and the second reference hearing volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Chieh Wang, Li-Hsun Chang, Sung Jen Wang, Chien-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 11762465
    Abstract: A wireless position tracking device, a display system, and a wearable device are provided. The wireless position tracking device includes a rigid body, point light sources, a motion sensor, and a wireless transmission module. The rigid body has an inner concave surface, a head, a connecting portion, and a tail. The connecting portion connects the head and tail. The point light sources are fixed to positions outside the inner concave surface. The motion sensor locates in the rigid body for sensing a motion thereof and generating motion information. The wireless transmission module locates in the rigid body and electrically connects the motion sensor for wirelessly transmitting the motion information to the head-mounted device. An image capturing module of the head-mounted device captures a pattern formed by the point light sources. The head-mounted device calculates a relative position of the wireless position tracking device according to the pattern and motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Lung Wu, Hsien Ju Hsieh, Wei Te Tu, Chih Chien Chen, Fang Yu Cheng, Li-Hsun Chang, Yu-Hsun Chung
  • Patent number: 11762460
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for dynamically adjusting user interface, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a user interface, wherein the user interface partially displays a first block, and the first block includes at least one layer; monitoring a first moving direction of a first specific object; in response to determining that the first specific object moves toward the first block, moving at least one of the at least one layer in the first block toward a reference point in the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Lung Wu, Ya-Chih Hsiao, Ching-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 11754854
    Abstract: A head mounted display including a first display, a second display, a third display, and an optical element is provided. The first display projects a first image to a first target area. The second display projects a second image to a second target area. The third display projects a third image. The optical element is disposed among the first target area, the second target area, the first display, the second display, and the third display. The optical element transmits the first image to the first target area and the second image to the second target area, and reflects the third image toward the first target area and the second target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Che Tsai, Kuei-Chun Liu
  • Publication number: 20230279989
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a host, a first belt, a second belt, a circuit board, a cable, and an adjustment mechanism. The first belt, one end of which is connected to a first side of the host, has a cable holding part. One end of the second belt is connected to a second side of the host. The circuit board is disposed at an overlap of the first belt and the second belt. A first end and a second end opposite to each other of the cable are connected to the circuit board and the first side respectively, and a holding section of the cable is fixed to the cable holding part. The adjusting mechanism is disposed at an overlap of the first belt and the second belt to adjust an overlapping length of the first belt and the second belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Kung, Chung-Ju Wu, Tsung Hua Yang, Chih-Yao Chang, Wei Te Tu
  • Publication number: 20230280020
    Abstract: A wearable device and a head strap module are provided. The wearable device includes a host and a head strap module. Two opposite sides of the host are provided with a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket has a first end. The second bracket has a second end. The head strap module includes a first belt, a second belt, and an adjustment mechanism. The first belt has a third end. The second belt has a fourth end. The third end and the fourth end are detachably assembled to the first end and the second end respectively. The adjustment mechanism is arranged at the overlapping position of the first belt and the second belt for adjusting the overlapping length of the first belt and the second belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Kung, Chung-Ju Wu, Tsung Hua Yang, Chih-Yao Chang, Wei Te Tu
  • Publication number: 20230282957
    Abstract: An antenna assembly with a lighting function includes a Vivaldi antenna, a plurality of first LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), and a plurality of second LEDs. The Vivaldi antenna includes a first radiation element and a second radiation element. A notch region is defined by the first radiation element and the second radiation element. The first LEDs are disposed inside the notch region. The first LEDs are used as matching elements of the Vivaldi antenna. The second LEDs are disposed outside the notch region. The second LEDs are used as directors of the Vivaldi antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Ling LI, Chia Te CHIEN, Cheng Hung LIN
  • Patent number: 11748965
    Abstract: A virtual image display system and a virtual image display method are provided. The virtual image display method includes: displaying, by a handheld electronic device, an identification pattern, where the identification pattern corresponds to an object image; photographing, by a virtual image display, the identification pattern and displaying the object image according to the identification pattern; and capturing, by the virtual image display, inertial measurement information of the handheld electronic device when the identification pattern disappears and adjusting at least one of a position and a direction of the object image according to the inertial measurement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Chu Ho, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 11747629
    Abstract: A communication device includes a frame element, a first wireless transceiver, a reflector, and a contact lens element. The first wireless transceiver is disposed on the frame element. The first wireless transceiver is configured to transmit a wireless signal. The reflector is disposed on the frame element. The reflector is configured to reflect the wireless signal. The contact lens element includes a second wireless transceiver. The second wireless transceiver is configured to receive the wireless signal from the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Ta-Chun Pu, Yen-Liang Kuo
  • Patent number: 11750967
    Abstract: A microphone includes a base, at least one sound receiving element, and a flexible circuit board. The base has a plurality of supporting portions, a plurality of damping portions, and a bearing portion. The plurality of supporting portions are spaced apart from each other. Each of the plurality of damping portions is disposed on an inner surface of the corresponding supporting portion. The bearing portion is connected to the plurality of damping portions and is suspended between the plurality of supporting portions. The at least one sound receiving element is disposed on the base. The flexible circuit board is disposed on the base and has a first transmission segment. The first transmission segment is electrically coupled to the at least one sound receiving element, and the first transmission segment has a plurality of bending sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Hsun Chang, Chen-Fu Chang, I-Chung Wu, Pei-Wen Wang
  • Publication number: 20230274509
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for destination selection of virtual scenes are provided. The method includes: displaying a portal in a first virtual scene of a virtual reality environment with a plurality of elements, wherein the plurality of elements comprise an element corresponding to a second virtual scene; and in response to receiving a first command corresponding to the element, switching the virtual reality environment from the first virtual scene to the second virtual scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Jing Wang, Fang-Ju Lin, Yun-Jung Lee, Yu-Chien Huang, Kuan-Yi Lien
  • Publication number: 20230273675
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for interacting with a virtual reality (VR) environment are provided. The method includes: displaying a first portal in a first virtual scene of the virtual reality environment, wherein the first portal is for a virtual scene switching, and the first portal comprises a frame; determining whether the frame is dragged toward a center of the first portal; and in response to determining the frame is dragged toward the center of the first portal, removing the first portal from the virtual reality environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Jing Wang, Fang-Ju Lin, Yun-Jung Lee, Yu-Chien Huang, Kuan-Yi Lien
  • Patent number: 11740322
    Abstract: A head mounted display device and a positioning device thereof are provided. The positioning device includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, a first hinge sensor, and a controller. The first sensor and the second sensor have a fixed relative location. The third sensor is disposed on a first flexible member of the head mounted display device. The first hinge sensor is disposed on a first connecting portion configured to connect a main body portion and the first flexible member, wherein the first hinge sensor is configured to sense a first movement state of the first flexible member. The controller is configured to calculate a first relative location information of the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor, and to calibrate the first relative location information according to the first movement state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Chu Ho, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Publication number: 20230267692
    Abstract: A mixed reality processing method includes the following steps. A virtual scene is displayed by a head-mounted display. The virtual world coordinates of a physical object are obtained using a first SLAM map. A tracker uses a second SLAM map to obtain the real world coordinates of the physical object. The virtual world coordinates and the real world coordinates are merged. The virtual scene and the physical object are combined by a processor to generate a mixed reality image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Shi-Hao DONG, Yi-Chen LIN
  • Publication number: 20230267693
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for determining physical characteristics of objects, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: detecting a first physical object in an environment; obtaining a first motion behavior of a reference object, wherein the first motion behavior corresponds to an interact event of the reference object interacting with the first physical object; and determining a first physical characteristic of the first physical object based on the first motion behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
  • Publication number: 20230267641
    Abstract: A device position correction method applicable to a wearable device is provided. The device position correction method includes the following steps. A wearable device image is received. An object detector detects the wearable device position, which is the position in the wearable device image. A limb detection model detects a plurality of skeleton points and a limb position, which is the position of a limb in the wearable device image, in order to determine which body part corresponds to the limb. According to the skeleton points and the limb position, correction information related to the wearable device position is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ting-Wei LIN, Min-Chia WEI
  • Patent number: 11737218
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a front assembly, a wearable assembly, and a cushion module. The wearable assembly is connected to the front assembly and is suitable for wearing the front assembly onto a face of a user. The cushion module includes a hard member, a soft member, and a fan. The hard member is connected to the wearable assembly. The soft member is connected to the hard member to contact skin of the user, and has a rear channel. The fan communicates with the rear channel. The soft member is connected to the hard member to contact the skin of the user, and the fan drives airflow to flow through the rear channel of the soft member to provide a heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Hsun Chang, Tian-Jia Hsieh, Chih-Hsiang Hsieh, Chen-Fu Chang
  • Publication number: 20230259201
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for zooming a visual content, a host, and a computer readable medium. The method includes: detecting a first wink movement of a first eye of a user and detecting a second wink movement of a second eye of the user; in response to determining that the first wink movement matches a first predetermined wink movement but the second wink movement fails to match a second predetermined wink movement, zooming in the visual content; and in response to determining that the second wink movement matches a second predetermined wink movement but the first wink movement fails to match the first predetermined wink movement, zooming out the visual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Huan-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: D997225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chang-Hua Wei, Chung-Wei Li