Patents by Inventor Chao Ming Chang

Chao Ming Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096388
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a read word line extending in a first direction, a write transistor, and a read transistor coupled to the write transistor. The read transistor includes a ferroelectric layer, a drain terminal of the read transistor directly connected to the read word line, and a source terminal of the read transistor coupled to a first node. The write transistor is configured to adjust a polarization state of the read transistor, the polarization state corresponding to a stored data value of the memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Bo-Feng YOUNG, Sai-Hooi YEONG, Chao-I WU, Chih-Yu CHANG, Yu-Ming LIN
  • Patent number: 10573014
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a dual lens module and a processor. The dual lens module captures a pair of images. The processor generates a depth map of the pair of images. The processor generates a pixel depth distribution histogram according to the depth map. The processor calculates a pixel depth mean and a pixel depth variance according to the pixel depth distribution histogram. The processor determines whether the pixel depth mean is within a distance range and determines whether the pixel depth variance is smaller than a first threshold or larger than a second threshold, so as to determine that the dual lens module is situated in a normal state or an abnormal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 10528822
    Abstract: A visitor grouping method determines whether different visitors belong to an identical group according to a distance between the visitors and an initial position of the visitors in an image sequence, so as to analyze a proportion of number of individual visitors to number of grouped visitors. Furthermore, the visitor grouping method may further determine whether two groups belong to an identical group according to a distance between the groups and an initial position of the groups in the image sequence. Moreover, the visitor grouping method may determine whether a child group exists and then merge the child group with other groups. Accordingly, a specific site may design the display content and manner with respect to the properties of the visitors, so as to enhance service quality and operating efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 10097737
    Abstract: An image capture system includes a first image capture device, a second image capture device and a processing device, and the processing device is electrically connected to the first image capture device and the second image capture device. The first image capture device is configured to capture a first image, and the second image capture device is configured to capture a second image. The processing device is configured to receive first information transmitted from the first image capture device and second information transmitted from the second image capture device, and determines whether the first image and the second image have a same object based on the first information and the second information. If the processing device determines that the first image and the second image have the same object, the processing device synchronizes timestamps of the first image and the second image according to an event of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chao-Ming Chang, Wei-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20180285655
    Abstract: A visitor grouping method determines whether different visitors belong to an identical group according to a distance between the visitors and an initial position of the visitors in an image sequence, so as to analyze a proportion of number of individual visitors to number of grouped visitors. Furthermore, the visitor grouping method may further determine whether two groups belong to an identical group according to a distance between the groups and an initial position of the groups in the image sequence. Moreover, the visitor grouping method may determine whether a child group exists and then merge the child group with other groups. Accordingly, a specific site may design the display content and manner with respect to the properties of the visitors, so as to enhance service quality and operating efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20180286064
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a dual lens module and a processor. The dual lens module captures a pair of images. The processor generates a depth map of the pair of images. The processor generates a pixel depth distribution histogram according to the depth map. The processor calculates a pixel depth mean and a pixel depth variance according to the pixel depth distribution histogram. The processor determines whether the pixel depth mean is within a distance range and determines whether the pixel depth variance is smaller than a first threshold or larger than a second threshold, so as to determine that the dual lens module is situated in a normal state or an abnormal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 9901938
    Abstract: A water spray nozzle comprises a switching rod that has a direction switching piece disposed at the end of a water outlet compartment and a preset quantity of slant protruded portions disposed around the direction switching piece. The nozzle also has a switching disk disposed on a bottom of the water outlet compartment around the switching rod between a guiding piece and the direction switching piece. Switching ribs having a preset quantity of slant switching protruded portions is disposed outside a switching hole near the direction switching piece for meshing with the slant protruded portions, and a plurality of switching water holes is disposed around a circumference of the switching disk. Switching water holes are disposed in a same radial direction so that they are selectively superimposed with specific water outlet holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Cheng Yao Hardware Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20170295301
    Abstract: An image capture system includes a first image capture device, a second image capture device and a processing device, and the processing device is electrically connected to the first image capture device and the second image capture device. The first image capture device is configured to capture a first image, and the second image capture device is configured to capture a second image. The processing device is configured to receive first information transmitted from the first image capture device and second information transmitted from the second image capture device, and determines whether the first image and the second image have a same object based on the first information and the second information. If the processing device determines that the first image and the second image have the same object, the processing device synchronizes timestamps of the first image and the second image according to an event of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh LIU, Chao-Ming CHANG, Wei-Ming LIU
  • Patent number: 9507604
    Abstract: A boot method for a platform system including a Universal Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is provided. The UEFI BIOS includes partitions storing an initial boot program code, a factory setting boot program code, a first customized boot program code, a second customized boot program code and boot information respectively. The provided method comprises steps of: loading the initial boot program code stored in one of the partitions of the UEFI BIOS into a memory, and executing the initial boot program code stored in the memory by a CPU to perform a first phase of boot; and loading one of the factory setting boot program code, the first customized boot program code and the second customized boot program code stored in the partitions of the UEFI BIOS into the memory according to data in the boot information, and executing the program code loaded in the memory to perform a second phase of boot by the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: INSYDE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi Fang Huang, Chao Ming Chang, Yu Chieh Tsai
  • Patent number: 9062845
    Abstract: An LED vehicle light assembly providing a ring of diffuse light for taillight functions surrounding an area of non-diffuse light for stop and turn functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: LUCIDITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsi-Hsien Tsai, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20150074386
    Abstract: A boot method for a platform system including a Universal Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is provided. The UEFI BIOS includes partitions storing an initial boot program code, a factory setting boot program code, a first customized boot program code, a second customized boot program code and boot information respectively. The provided method comprises steps of: loading the initial boot program code stored in one of the partitions of the UEFI BIOS into a memory, and executing the initial boot program code stored in the memory by a CPU to perform a first phase of boot; and loading one of the factory setting boot program code, the first customized boot program code and the second customized boot program code stored in the partitions of the UEFI BIOS into the memory according to data in the boot information, and executing the program code loaded in the memory to perform a second phase of boot by the CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yi Fang HUANG, Chao Ming CHANG, Yu Chieh TSAI
  • Patent number: 8107443
    Abstract: Performing cell search in a wireless communications system includes receiving a preamble signal, match filtering the preamble signal with a pseudo noise sequence to form a filtered preamble signal of a plurality of filtered preamble signals, choosing a largest filtered preamble signal from the plurality of filtered preamble signals, and determining an estimated pseudo noise sequence index and an estimated integer part frequency offset according to the largest filtered preamble signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Chao-Ming Chang, Kuang-Jen Wang, Mao-Ching Chiu
  • Patent number: 8019157
    Abstract: Vehicle segmentation and counting method based on the property of color variation and headlight information combining change detection in nighttime traffic environment (one-way road with coming direction) is provided. The goal is to reduce the effect of ground-illumination that decreases the accuracy of vehicle segmentation. Besides, the amount of traffic flow is calculated and it can be used in other post-applications, such as traffic-flow reporting or controlling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Huper Laboratories Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao-Ho Chen, Jun-Liang Chen, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D709221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Lucidity Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Hsien Tsai, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D711565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Lucidity Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Hsien Tsai, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D715469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Lucidity Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsuan Chou, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D735910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: LUCIDITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D745720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: OPTRONICS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D763491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: LUCIDITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsi-Hsien Tsai, Chao-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: D805602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Cheng Yao Hardware Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Chang