Patents Assigned to Wistron Corp.
  • Patent number: 10170059
    Abstract: A color sequential image method for displaying images using two color fields includes analyzing and sorting percentages of a plurality of colors constituting an input color image, in which a first color possesses a most percentage, a second color possesses a middle percentage, and a third color possesses a third percentage. The method further includes forming a first color field image according to the first color and the third color, and a second color field image according to the second color and the third color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: WISTRON CORP., NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Chi-Wen Chang, Fang-Cheng Lin, Han-Ping Shieh, Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Szu-Fen Chen
  • Patent number: 10164372
    Abstract: An electrical connecting assembly is provided, including a male connector and a female connector corresponding to the male connector. The male connector has a first insulating body and a conductive member protruding from the insulating body. The female connector has a second insulating body, a hollow conductive seat, a resilient element, and sliding unit. The second insulating body has an opening portion and a chamber for receiving the conductive member. The conductive seat is disposed in the chamber, the sliding unit is movably disposed in the conductive seat, and the resilient element connects the sliding unit to the conductive seat. Specifically, the internal diameter of the opening portion is shorter than the internal diameter of the conductive seat, and the resilient element forces the sliding unit to move to the opening portion, so that the sliding unit forms a seal with the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Ping-Feng Liao, Po-Yuan Hsu, Chia-Cheng Su
  • Patent number: 10165378
    Abstract: A display device having a speaker module includes a display, an ultrasonic speaker and an adjustment module. The speaker module includes at least one first speaker module and at least one second speaker module. The first speaker module is disposed at the display and adapted to emit a first ultrasonic wave. The second speaker module is disposed at the display and adapted to emit a second ultrasonic wave. The first ultrasonic wave and the second ultrasonic wave are intersected to form an audible region. The adjustment module is adapted to control the first speaker module and the second speaker module to rotate relative to the display, so as to drive the audible region to target a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Chen-Yi Liang, Che-Wen Liu, Jia-Hung Lee
  • Patent number: 10165219
    Abstract: A positioner is provided for positioning a major optical sensing unit and an auxiliary optical sensing unit on a first screen. The positioner includes a body, and a first mounting hole and a first auxiliary mounting hole are formed on the body, and the first mounting hole and the first auxiliary mounting hole are aligned on a horizontal line, and the first mounting hole has a first pointing direction, the first auxiliary mounting hole has a first auxiliary pointing direction, and the first pointing direction is symmetrical to the first auxiliary pointing direction relative to a vertical line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: You-Xin Liu, Chia-Chang Hou, Po-Liang Huang, Chia-Jui Liu
  • Patent number: 10162648
    Abstract: The invention introduces a method for dynamically selecting a booting OS (Operating System), executed by a micro-controller of an apparatus, which contains at least the following steps. The micro-controller detects a selection signal output from a selection unit, and determines which one of two ROMs (Read-Only Memories) is to be activated accordingly. After a CS (Chip Select) signal of the determined ROM is asserted, a firmware stored in the determined ROM is loaded and executed, and an OS corresponding to the firmware, which is stored in a storage device, is loaded and executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventor: Shu-Lin Chao
  • Patent number: 10154205
    Abstract: An example of the invention provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a camera module, a control unit and a computing unit. The control unit controls the camera module to acquire a first image and a second image. The computing unit receives the first image and the second image to generate a third image, wherein the resolution of the third image is greater than the resolution of the first image and the resolution of the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Yang Hung, Yao-Tsung Chang, Chu-Chia Tsai, Ping-Hung Chen, Ching-Fu Hsu
  • Patent number: 10141925
    Abstract: A circuit for strengthening load transient response compensation is provided, including a comparator, a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET. The comparator compares a system voltage of an electronic device with a reference voltage. The first MOSFET is coupled to the comparator and a first power supply. The second MOSFET is coupled to the comparator and a second power supply of the electronic device. When an external device is connected to the electronic device such that the system voltage is lower than the reference voltage, the comparator outputs a low-level signal and the first MOSFET becomes conductive, so that the external device is powered by the first power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Chengwei Huang, Sin-Fang Wang, Yen-Hsiang Wang, Jiun-Lin Tseng, Po-Yen Huang
  • Patent number: 10137422
    Abstract: A shaker includes a base, a holder and a drive assembly. The holder is movably disposed on the base. The drive assembly includes a first eccentric shaft, a second eccentric shaft, a drive shaft, plural magnetic members and a power source. The first eccentric shaft includes a first part and a second part which are non-coaxial. The first part is pivoted on the holder. The second eccentric shaft includes a third part and a fourth part which are non-coaxial. The third part is pivoted on the holder. Two ends of the drive shaft respectively correspond to the second and the fourth parts. The magnetic members are respectively disposed on the second, the fourth parts and the two ends of the drive shaft. The power source is used for rotating the first eccentric shaft, and rotating the second eccentric shaft through the magnetic members and the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Chen-An Sung
  • Patent number: 10120065
    Abstract: An antenna array is provided for monitoring an object. The antenna array includes an emitting antenna module, a first receiving antenna module, a second receiving antenna module and a third receiving antenna module. The emitting antenna module emits a detecting signal, wherein the detecting signal contacts the object, and is reflected by the object as a return signal. The first receiving antenna module receives the return signal. The second receiving antenna module receives the return signal. The third receiving antenna module receives the return signal, wherein any one of the antenna modules has a phase difference of 90 degrees with the nearest neighboring antenna module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Chen Yu Chou
  • Patent number: 10082841
    Abstract: A buffer member includes a first buffer portion, a pin, a bending portion and a second buffer portion. The pin is located on the first buffer portion. The bending portion is connected with the first buffer portion. The second buffer portion is connected with the bending portion, and the first buffer portion is connected with the second buffer portion via the bending portion. A reinforcing member is located inside the pin for raising the rigidity of the pin. The pin is used for fixing a vibration source. The first buffer portion and the second buffer portion reduce the transmission of the vibration energy from the vibration source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Yun-Ping Lee, Hsiang-Ming Lu, Kuan-You Chen, Wenlong Chen, Min-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 10078352
    Abstract: A pivoting mechanism for an electronic device includes a pivot shaft, a first connecting member disposed on the pivot shaft for being connected with a support of the electronic device, a second connecting member disposed on the pivot shaft for connected with a main body of the electronic device, and a torque adjusting assembly. The torque adjusting assembly includes four sleeves and an elastic member through which the pivot shaft is disposed. Each of the sleeves includes at least one protrusion. The protrusion of one of the four sleeves is slidable relative to the protrusion of another sleeve for adjusting an amount of deformation of the elastic member. A portable electronic device including a main body, a support and the pivoting mechanism is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Chen-Yi Liang
  • Patent number: 10064307
    Abstract: A server includes a case and function modules. The case includes a frame, a first upright partition and a second upright partition. The frame has an internal space and an opening. The opening corresponds to the internal space. The first upright partition and the second upright partition jointly define a first accommodating portion, a second accommodating portion and a third accommodating portion in the internal space. Each of the function modules is a first function module, a second function module or a third function module. A width of the first function module is half of the width of the second accommodating portion. The width of the first function module, a width of the second function module and a width of the third function module have a ratio of 1:2:4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP
    Inventors: Jun-Hao Wang, Chen-Yu Li, Zhi-Ming Guo, Chong-Xing Zhu
  • Patent number: 10037060
    Abstract: A holder includes a support, a back plate and a holding member. The back plate includes a main portion connected to the support, and a positioning portion movably connected to the main portion to either at a blocking position or an unblocking position. The holding member is disposed between the positioning portion and the support. Two ends of the holding member opposite to each other are connected to the main portion. The holding member and the main portion jointly define an accommodation space. When the positioning portion is at the blocking position, the positioning portion partially protrudes from the main portion and blocks a side of the accommodation space. When the positioning portion is at the unblocking position, the positioning portion does not protrude from the main portion, and the positioning portion unblocks the side of the accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Meng-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: 10032054
    Abstract: A rotatable assembly includes a rotatable collar, a rotatable stopper and a fixed stopper. The rotatable collar has a first slide groove. The rotatable stopper includes a first slider and a second slider which are opposite to each other. The first slider slidably is installed in the first slide groove. The rotatable collar is rotatable relative to the rotatable stopper within a first rotatable angle by the first slider. The fixed stopper has a second slide groove. The second slider is slidably installed in the second slide groove. The rotatable stopper is rotatable relative to the fixed stopper within a second rotatable angle by the second slider. A sum of the first rotatable angle and the second rotatable angle is 360 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Shin-Yi Hsieh, Cheng-Tang Chang, Chih-Wei Juan, Ping-Sheng Yeh
  • Patent number: 9995816
    Abstract: The invention introduces a method for indoor positioning, executed by a processing unit of a first reference node, which contains at least the following steps. Broadcast signals of second reference nodes are listened. Signal measurements of the broadcast signals are obtained. Identification information is obtained from broadcast messages sent by the second reference nodes. A distance associated with each identification information is obtained. A MLM (Machine Learning Model) is updated according to the signal measurements and the distances, where the MLM describes a linear function between signal measurements and distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventor: Chih-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 9997433
    Abstract: A heat dissipating device includes a heat dissipating module, a heat pipe, and an injection molded member formed by molding and solidifying. The heat pipe has a transfer segment, a heat input segment, and a heat output segment. The heat input segment and the heat output segment are respectively integrally extended from two opposite ends of the transfer segment. The heat input segment and the heat output segment each has a contact surface, and at least one of the contact surfaces contacts the heat dissipating module. The injection molded member connects to the heat dissipating module and a portion of the heat pipe, which contacts the heat dissipating module, for keeping the connection of the heat dissipating module and the contact surface of the heat pipe. The instant disclosure also provides a manufacturing method of the heat dissipating device by using connection of the injection molded member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Yung-Li Jang, Kai-Hua Wang, Ming-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 9996699
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a screen shielding method, applied to a display device of an electronic device, wherein the display device has a display region, and the electronic device is arranged to execute a plurality of applications. The screen shielding method includes determining whether a first predetermined input signal has been received when a first application of the plurality of applications has been executed in the foreground, and producing a privacy block in response to the first predetermined input signal for entering a privacy protect mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventor: Wei Chen Chang
  • Publication number: 20180159348
    Abstract: A mobile charge/discharge device for being electrically connected to a power source and a first power receiving device is disclosed. The mobile charge/discharge device includes a detection circuit detecting a first working power of the power source and a second working power of the first power receiving device; an input port having a first power supply pin for being electrically connected to the power source; a first output port having a second power supply pin for being electrically connected to the first power receiving device; and a controlling circuit controlling the power source to supply the first power receiving device with a power according to one of the first working power and the second working power and supply the mobile charge/discharge device with a power according to the difference of the first working power and the second working power at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Ronald CHANG, Charles CHANG, Heng-Chang SU
  • Patent number: 9990903
    Abstract: An electronic device having a display device for sync brightness control includes a brightness key, an embedded controller, a storage unit, a processing unit, a peripheral controlling circuit and BIOS. The storage unit stores an operating system and a brightness application. The processing unit executes the brightness control application in the operating system. The peripheral controlling circuit receives a request from the brightness key. The BIOS acquires the request from the peripheral controlling circuit and send an event to notify a brightness user interface of the operating system, so that the brightness user interface notifies a driver in the operating system and sends a brightness adjusting command to the brightness control application according to the event. The brightness control application notifies the embedded controller to adjust the brightness of the display device according to the brightness adjusting command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng-Jung Chou, Sheng-Kai Tseng
  • Patent number: 9992411
    Abstract: An electronic device with photographing function is provided. The electronic device includes a first image-capturing unit, a second image-capturing unit, a touch display screen and a processing unit. The first image-capturing unit includes a straight photosensitive unit. The second image-capturing unit includes a transverse photosensitive unit. The processing unit is coupled to the first image-capturing unit, the second image-capturing unit and the touch display screen. The processing unit determines, according to the user's operation of the electronic device, to use the straight photosensitive unit of the first image-capturing unit to capture a first image from a pickup target or to use the transverse photosensitive unit of the second image-capturing unit to capture a second image from the pickup target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Yung-Yen Chang, Haiyan Jiang