Patents by Inventor Bing-Fei Wu
Bing-Fei Wu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20110255740Abstract: The present invention discloses a vehicle tracking system and method, and the tracking method comprises the steps of capturing a bright object from an image by the bright object segmentation; labeling the bright object by a connected component labeling method and forming a connected component object; identifying, analyzing and combining the characteristics of the connected component object to form a lamp object by the bright object recognition; tracking the trajectory of the lamp object by a multi-vehicle tracking method; and identifying the type of a vehicle having the lamp object by the vehicle detection/recognition and counting the number of various vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Yen-Lin Chen, Hao-Yu Huang, Chung-Jui Fan
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Patent number: 7949190Abstract: The present invention relates to a real-time nighttime vehicle detection and identification system comprises an illuminant object image segmentation device 1, an illuminant object classifying device 2, a vehicle lighting object identification device 3, a vehicle position determining device 4 and a vehicle tracking device 5. Under various circumstances of road lighting during nighttime, the system can efficiently and accurately demarcate and identify the lamps of oncoming and preceding vehicles and accurately provides the driver with auxiliary information needed to analyze the traffic conditions in front of the vehicle during the conditions met on the road at that time.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Yen-Lin Chen, Yuan-Hsin Chen, Chao-Jung Chen
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Publication number: 20100324814Abstract: The present invention relates a GPS tracking system, comprising a tracking and positioning device, a server, a positioning display unit, and a database. Since the tracking and positioning device only sends an Internet protocol (IP) data and a verification data once when it is connected to the Internet, and sends a positioning data only when a position of the tracking and positioning device is to be shown on the positioning display unit, the bandwidth can be saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: BING-FEI WU, Ying-Han Chen, Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Chung Kao, Po-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20100231416Abstract: A parking assistance system (PAS) comprising an image capture device, a display device and an image analysis device is provided, wherein the image capture device captures a rear parking image of a car and the image analysis device analyses the parking image to determine an initial line, two side lines and an auxiliary line in the parking image. The image analysis device determines a first reference point according to a specific position on the car, a second reference point according to an interval of the initial line between the two side lines, a third reference point according to an interval of the auxiliary line between the two side lines and a recommended parking path according to these reference points, and transmits the parking image and the recommended parking path to the display device, such that the parking image and the recommended parking path are superimposed to be displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: BING-FEI WU, CHAO-JUNG CHEN, YING-HAN CHEN, CHIH-CHUNG KAO, CHENG-YEN YANG
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Publication number: 20100158312Abstract: The invention relates to a method for image processing, which can be used to calibrate the background quickly. When the external environment is changed due to the switch of light, the color of background is calibrated quickly, and the background can be updated together. The method not only is used to update the background, but also can be used to eliminate the convergence of background again.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Chung Kao, Meng-Liang Chung, Chung-Cheng Chiu, Min-Yu Ku, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Yen Yang
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Publication number: 20100158378Abstract: The invention relates to a method for image processing. First, establish the initial image background information. And retrieve the instant image information. Then calculate the initial image background information and color intensity information of the instant image. Furthermore, adjust the instant image information. Then calculate the moving-object information. Finally, track the moving-object information. It can improve the accuracy rate of detection without the influence of erected height.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Chung Kao, Meng-Liang Chung, Chung-Cheng Chiu, Min-Yu Ku, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Yen Yang
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Publication number: 20100063649Abstract: The invention discloses an intelligent driving assistant system applied to a handheld device. The invention can detect more than one safety mode including lane departure detection, lost-cargo detection, detecting front-object under driving condition, detecting side-object under driving condition and detecting back-object under driving condition, also the invention can mention alarm according to the detection results from different modules. Finally the invention can store the real-time image according to the detection results from different modules, and then transfer the related information to other places for real-time notice with matching the information from the GPS system and the digitized map.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Chao-Jung Chen, Hsin-Yuan Peng, Ying-Han Chen, Wen-Hsin Lin
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Publication number: 20070263901Abstract: The present invention relates to a real time night time vehicle detection and identification system comprising of an illuminant object image segmentation device 1, an illuminant object classifying device 2, a vehicle lighting object identification device 3, a vehicle position determining device 4 and a vehicle tracking device 5. Under various circumstances of road lighting during nighttime, the system can efficiently and accurately demarcate and identify the lamps of incoming and preceding vehicles and accurately provides the driver with auxiliary information needed to analyze the traffic conditions in front of the vehicle during the conditions met on the road at that time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Yen-Lin Chen, Yuan-Hsin Chen, Chao-Jung Chen
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Publication number: 20060259218Abstract: The present invention relates to an audio-video recorder for vehicles, which is capable of judging whether the vehicles are at risk or emergent situation, then, if necessary, activating the audio-video recording of the driving process, and preserving the data after encryption. If there is any traffic accident happened and some accident causes need to be judged, the data preserved by the recorder can serve as an important basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2005Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Chao-Jung Chen, Hsin-Yuan Peng
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Publication number: 20060123473Abstract: A two-way communication device capable of communicating through a firewall includes a network module capable of exchanging signals through a network line, and a control module capable of receiving a terminal connecting condition of a client through a public switched telephone network (PSTN) line for controlling the network module to exchange signals with the client through the network line according to the terminal connecting condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Cheng-Su Huang, Bing-Fei Wu
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Publication number: 20050088523Abstract: A burglarproof security system is disclosed, wherein a video for a target object is recorded and transmitted to a mobile device at the far end at the first time via a wireless communication. The mobile device has a display device for displaying the video, so that a user can monitor and assure the safety of the target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Applicant: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Chao-Jung Chen, Hsin-Yuan Peng
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Patent number: 6871305Abstract: A device for prolonging the lifetime of a nonvolatile memory is applied to the connection between a host electronic machine and a nonvolatile memory device. The device includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) buffer zone, a counter, and two sets of inverters, wherein the RAM buffer zone is employed to store a unit data train temporarily; the counter is used to count the total bits of logic “0”; the inverters are used to lessen the times for readying/writing a nonvolatile memory device by inverting the unit data train based on the count (for example, when the number of logic “1“s exceeds the number of logic “0“s, and the state flag keeps track of whether an inversion has occurred or is needed.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Chih Chien, Bing-Fei Wu, Jou-Wei Fu, Wen-Chung Chang
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Patent number: 6754756Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS) card reader comprises a bus connection interface, a GPS module, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) coupled with the GPS module and a complex programmable logic circuit comprising a complex programmable logic device. The complex programmable logic circuit connects with the bus connection interface and comprises at least: a card information structural (CIS) memory, am address decoder, a power control register, and a storage card coupling for connecting a storage card.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Feiya Technology Corp.Inventors: Cheng-Chih Chien, Bing-Fei Wu, Jou-Wei Fu, Lung-Yi Kuo, Chung-Chi Tien
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Publication number: 20030033462Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS) card reader comprises a bus connection interface, a GPS module, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) coupled with the GPS module and a complex programmable logic circuit comprising a complex programmable logic device. The complex programmable logic circuit connects with the bus connection interface and comprises at least: a card information structural (CIS) memory, am address decoder, a power control register, and a storage card coupling for connecting a storage card.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Cheng-Chih Chien, Bing-Fei Wu, Jou-Wei Fu, Lung-Yi Kuo, Chung-Chi Tien
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Publication number: 20020194556Abstract: A device for prolonging lifetime of nonvolatile memory applied to connect a host electronic machine with a nonvolatile memory device comprises a RAM (Random Access Memory) buffer zone, a counter, and two sets of inverters, wherein the RAM buffer zone is employed to store a unit data train temporarily; the counter will count the total bits of logic “0”; and the interpolated inverters are elaborated to lessen the times for reading/writing a nonvolatile memory device by checking a state flag to decide whether a logic inversion of the unit data train is needed or not so as to write lesser bits of logic “0” and thereby prolong the lifetime of the nonvolatile memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2001Publication date: December 19, 2002Inventors: Cheng-Chih Chien, Bing-Fei Wu, Jou-Wei Fu, Wen-Chung Chang
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Patent number: 6484290Abstract: The present invention involves an IC Package Similar IDE Interface Solid State Disk Module & Optimized Pin Design, in which the solid state disk module consists of a solid state disk module control, several flash memories, a power regulator; a low power detector and a short circuit preventing circuit; through link between signal position and data lines of the solid state disk and the IDE data storage a interface, data which are expected to be stored in the system is able to be written in the solid state disk module or read out by the solid state disk module; the link has a type of dual-in-line package which can be soldered directly on a PCB of the system so that the mechanical structure for conventional hard disk will be get rid of, resulting in high vibration resistance, small dimensions, therefore, it is very suitable to light type portable computer systems or industrial computer systems where requirements on data storage and vibration resistance are needed.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1999Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Feiya Technology Corp.Inventors: Cheng-Chih Chien, Bing-Fei Wu, Khein-Seng Pua, Aw Yong-Chee Kong
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Patent number: 5867456Abstract: An intelligent optical disk drive control method for rapidly and accurately controlling the movement of an optical pick-up head of an optical disk drive, including the steps of: (a) defining a movement mode for the optical pick-up head; (b) providing a reference message according to the movement mode defined by step (a); (c) moving the optical pick-up head according to the reference message provided by step (b), and providing a feedback message subject to the actual movement of the optical pick-up head when the optical pick-up head is moved; and (d) comparing the feedback message with the reference message, then using a fuzzy control and a proportional integration control to adjust the movement mode of the optical pick-up head subject to the comparison result, so as to let the actual movement mode of the optical pick-up head follow the predetermined movement mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1997Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Fang-Juh Tsai, Bing Fei Wu, Shih-Tung Cheng