Patents by Inventor Charlie Chou

Charlie Chou 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).

  • Patent number: 8334472
    Abstract: In a feeder assembly, an automatic document feeder is electrically connected to a scan-sorting unit. The scan-sorting unit scans, one by one, front sides of originals fed by the automatic document feeder to obtain a plurality of original image signals, and sorts, one by one, the original image signals to output a plurality of sorting signals. The automatic document feeder includes a sheet input tray, a sheet output module and a sheet-feeding mechanism. The sheet-feeding mechanism feeds the originals from the sheet input tray to the sheet output module. The sheet output module is configured to sort the originals into a plurality of original groups placed in the sheet output module according to the sorting signals. The scan-sorting unit sorts the original image signals into signal groups corresponding to the original groups according to the sorting signals, and stores the original image signals according to the signal groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Avision Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Sheng, Charlie Chou
  • Publication number: 20100067694
    Abstract: A file-transmitting method and a scanning device are provided. A document is scanned and an image file of the document is generated. The image file is stored to a remote storage device. File-access data for accessing the image file is generated. The file-access data is transmitted to a receiving destination. The scanning device includes a scanning head assembly, a processing unit and a transmitting unit. The scanning head assembly scans a document and generates an image file of the document. The processing unit, electrically coupled to the scanning head assembly, processes the image file and generates file-access data for accessing the image file. The transmitting unit, electrically coupled to the processing unit, transmits and stores the image file to a remote storage device, and transmits the file-access data to a receiving destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: AVISION INC.
    Inventor: Charlie Chou
  • Publication number: 20060233577
    Abstract: An automatic document feeder capable of sorting originals is electrically connected to a scan-sorting unit. The scan-sorting unit scans, one by one, front sides of the originals fed by the automatic document feeder to obtain a plurality of original image signals, and sorts, one by one, the original image signals to output a plurality of sorting signals. The automatic document feeder includes a sheet input tray, a sheet output module and a sheet-feeding mechanism. The sheet-feeding mechanism feeds the originals from the sheet input tray to the sheet output module. The sheet output module is configured to sort the originals into a plurality of original groups placed in the sheet output module according to the sorting signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Sheng, Charlie Chou
  • Publication number: 20050024608
    Abstract: A scan projector apparatus capable of repeatedly projecting multi-page images includes a scanner, a host computer and a projector. The scanner scans a plurality of documents one by one. The host computer receives and processes original image signals from the scanner one by one, and stores a plurality of processed final image signals into the host computer one by one. The projector receives the final image signals one by one and projects the final image signals onto a screen. The host computer may receive a selection signal caused by a user, and then output one of the final image signals corresponding to the selection signal to the projector for projection and display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventor: Charlie Chou