Patents by Inventor Chen-Kang Su
Chen-Kang Su 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: 20240013750Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a color correction method and a color correction device. The method includes: obtaining native gamma information and native color point information of a display; obtaining target gamma information and target color point information of a target color space; obtaining a gamma correction parameter associated with the display based on the native gamma information and the target gamma information; determining a first pseudo gamma parameter based on the target gamma information; determining a second pseudo gamma parameter based on an inverse gamma operation of the target gamma information; determining a pseudo color space conversion matrix based on the native color point information and the target color point information; and updating a 3D lookup table of the display based on the first pseudo gamma parameter, the pseudo color space conversion matrix, and the second pseudo gamma parameter in sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chen-Kang Su
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Patent number: 10803566Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for dynamically adjusting image clarity and an image processing device using the same method. The method includes: retrieving an image frame and searching for a predetermined object therein; evaluating a first sharpness of the predetermined object; if the first sharpness of the predetermined object is lower than a sharpness threshold, calculating a difference value between the first sharpness and the sharpness threshold; dividing the image frame into blocks and evaluating a risk value and an effect value of increasing a second sharpness of each block; inputting the difference value, the risk value, and the effect value to a classifying model to generate a clarity setting value; and adjusting a clarity of a display on showing the image frame based on the clarity setting value.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chen-Kang Su
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Publication number: 20200090312Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for dynamically adjusting image clarity and an image processing device using the same method. The method includes: retrieving an image frame and searching for a predetermined object therein; evaluating a first sharpness of the predetermined object; if the first sharpness of the predetermined object is lower than a sharpness threshold, calculating a difference value between the first sharpness and the sharpness threshold; dividing the image frame into blocks and evaluating a risk value and an effect value of increasing a second sharpness of each block; inputting the difference value, the risk value, and the effect value to a classifying model to generate a clarity setting value; and adjusting a clarity of a display on showing the image frame based on the clarity setting value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chen-Kang Su
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Patent number: 9818332Abstract: An image display method, adapted to an electronic device having a screen, an image capturing unit, and a light sensor, includes the following steps. A preview image captured by the image capturing unit is received and processed so as to generate a plurality of pixel luminance values of the preview image. A light illumination of an ambient light detected by the light sensor is received. An output Gamma lookup table among a plurality of Gamma lookup table is selected according to the pixel luminance values and the light illumination of the ambient light. An adjusted pixel luminance value corresponding to each of the pixel luminance values is generated based on the output Gamma lookup table so as to accordingly display the preview image on the screen with sunlight readability. An electronic device is further provided in the invention to implement the above method.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventor: Chen-Kang Su
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Publication number: 20160093243Abstract: An image display method, adapted to an electronic device having a screen, an image capturing unit, and a light sensor, includes the following steps. A preview image captured by the image capturing unit is received and processed so as to generate a plurality of pixel luminance values of the preview image. A light illumination of an ambient light detected by the light sensor is received. An output Gamma lookup table among a plurality of Gamma lookup table is selected according to the pixel luminance values and the light illumination of the ambient light. An adjusted pixel luminance value corresponding to each of the pixel luminance values is generated based on the output Gamma lookup table so as to accordingly display the preview image on the screen with sunlight readability. An electronic device is further provided in the invention to implement the above method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventor: Chen-Kang Su
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Patent number: 9215442Abstract: A 3-D image processing device for processing a 3-D image data, wherein the 3-D image data has a base frame and a dependent frame, including: an image detection unit, detecting the 3-D image data to obtain the base frame and the dependent frame; an image compensation unit, generating a compensation dependent frame by performing image compensation for the dependent frame based on the base frame; and a display device, displaying a 3-D compensation image data according to the base frame and the compensation dependent frame, wherein the base frame and the dependent frame constitute a visual 3-D image, and the base frame has more image details than the dependent frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Chen-Kang Su, Hsin-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 8960924Abstract: An illumination system including a light source, a filtering module, a wavelength conversion unit, and a reflection unit is provided. The light source emits an illumination beam. The filtering module is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam and includes a plurality of filtering units having different colors. The filtering units move into the transmission path of the illumination beam in turn. Each filtering unit reflects a part of the illumination beam and allows another part of the illumination beam to pass through. The wavelength conversion unit is disposed on a transmission path of the part of the illumination beam reflected by at least one of the filtering units to convert the part of the illumination beam reflected by the at least one of the filtering units into a converted beam. The wavelength conversion unit is disposed on the reflection unit. A projection apparatus is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Chen-Kang Su, Chao-Shih Huang
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Patent number: 8672483Abstract: A method for adjusting color, suitable for a three dimension (3D) projector, is provided. In the present invention, a plurality of segment ranges of a color wheel is covered one by one, and it is measured a color temperature corresponding to the color wheel after each of the segment ranges is covered. Then, each of the color temperatures is compared with a standard color temperature for choosing one of the color temperatures closest to the standard color temperature. And the segment range corresponding to the color temperatures closest to the standard color temperature is regarded as a correctional covering segment.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Chen-Kang Su, Hsin-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20130088692Abstract: An illumination system including a light source, a filtering module, a wavelength conversion unit, and a reflection unit is provided. The light source emits an illumination beam. The filtering module is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam and includes a plurality of filtering units having different colors. The filtering units move into the transmission path of the illumination beam in turn. Each filtering unit reflects a part of the illumination beam and allows another part of the illumination beam to pass through. The wavelength conversion unit is disposed on a transmission path of the part of the illumination beam reflected by at least one of the filtering units to convert the part of the illumination beam reflected by the at least one of the filtering units into a converted beam. The wavelength conversion unit is disposed on the reflection unit. A projection apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Chen-Kang Su, Chao-Shih Huang
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Publication number: 20130050203Abstract: A 3-D image processing device for processing a 3-D image data, wherein the 3-D image data has a base frame and a dependent frame, including: an image detection unit, detecting the 3-D image data to obtain the base frame and the dependent frame; an image compensation unit, generating a compensation dependent frame by performing image compensation for the dependent frame based on the base frame; and a display device, displaying a 3-D compensation image data according to the base frame and the compensation dependent frame, wherein the base frame and the dependent frame constitute a visual 3-D image, and the base frame has more image details than the dependent frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Chen-Kang SU, Hsin-Yu CHEN
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Publication number: 20120249967Abstract: A method for adjusting color, suitable for a three dimension (3D) projector, is provided. In the present invention, a plurality of segment ranges of a color wheel is covered one by one, and it is measured a color temperature corresponding to the color wheel after each of the segment ranges is covered. Then, each of the color temperatures is compared with a standard color temperature for choosing one of the color temperatures closest to the standard color temperature. And the segment range corresponding to the color temperatures closest to the standard color temperature is regarded as a correctional covering segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Chen-Kang Su, Hsin-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 8189122Abstract: In a method for automatic color wheel calibration in a projector, the color wheel includes three primary colors and a non-primary color. The method includes: enabling the projector to project the non-primary color, and measuring first optical physical amounts of the projected non-primary color; enabling the projector to project a combination color of the three primary colors having respective color level values, measuring second optical physical amounts of the projected combination color, and adjusting the respective color level values of the three primary colors according to respective values of differences between the first optical physical amounts and the second optical physical amounts; and repeating the above steps until each of the values of differences approximates zero, thereby obtaining color level values for the three primary colors to produce a combination color matching the non-primary color.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Chen-Kang Su
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Publication number: 20120038743Abstract: A method for adjusting 3D video images is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a 3D video, wherein the 3D video includes a plurality of frames, and each frame includes a plurality of image blocks; obtaining a binocular parallax value between a left eye image and a right eye image which related to each other in the 3D video; calculating displacement of each image block based on the locations of the same image block in the different frames and calculating the image complexity of the 3D video based on the displacements of the image blocks of the frames; converting the 3D video into a 2D video and displaying the 2D video when the image complexity is greater than a predetermined value, and adjusting the definition of depth of each image block in each frame of the 2D video, and displaying the 3D video when the image complexity is lower than the predetermined value, and adjusting the binocular parallax of each image block of each frame of the 3D video according the image complexity of the 3D video.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Chen-Kang Su, Hsin-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20110242503Abstract: A projection device and a projection light source control method thereof are disclosed. The project device comprises a signal detection module, a projector lamp, and a lamp driver module. The signal detection module is for determining whether an image signal is inputted, executing the normal mode upon determination of the image signal, and executing the power saving mode upon determination of no image signal. The projector lamp is used for emitting a projection light source. The lamp driver module is used for controlling an input voltage inputted to the project lamp. When the power saving mode is executed, the lamp driver module is used for controlling the input voltage to decrease the brightness of the projector lamp and controlling the brightness of the projector lamp to generate a fade-in brightness and a fade-out brightness periodically cycling between a minimum is brightness setting and a maximum brightness setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: CHEN-KANG SU, HSIN-YU CHEN
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Publication number: 20110227818Abstract: The invention discloses a monitor and a display method thereof. The monitor comprises a display panel, a backlight module and a control module, and the backlight module comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes lighting with a first period. The display method in accordance with the present invention comprises the flowing steps of: receiving a plurality of frame signals, and comparing a difference of any two adjacent frame signals with a threshold value by the control module; controlling the backlight module emitting with a second period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventor: CHEN-KANG SU
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Publication number: 20110157488Abstract: A projector of enhanced color visual output and the method of enhancing the color vividness of a projector output, wherein the projector has a program of instructions stored within its memory to perform image data analysis. The image data analysis includes RGB level detection and histogram calculation. The projector dynamically compares these data, using a waveform selection algorithm, to dynamically select an appropriate waveform from a waveform data table stored in the memory. As a result, the projector constantly changes to use a driving waveform for the light source that is appropriate for the content of the projected image. By using a dynamic waveform to vary the light source, the brightness of selected color region is enhanced to improve vividness of color on a projected image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Chen-Kang Su, Hsin-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20100053338Abstract: In a method for automatic color wheel calibration in a projector, the color wheel includes three primary colors and a non-primary color. The method includes: enabling the projector to project the non-primary color, and measuring first optical physical amounts of the projected non-primary color; enabling the projector to project a combination color of the three primary colors having respective color level values, measuring second optical physical amounts of the projected combination color, and adjusting the respective color level values of the three primary colors according to respective values of differences between the first optical physical amounts and the second optical physical amounts; and repeating the above steps until each of the values of differences approximates zero, thereby obtaining color level values for the three primary colors to produce a combination color matching the non-primary color.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Chen-Kang Su
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Publication number: 20100014000Abstract: An automatic color adjustment method and an automatic color adjustment device used for an image output device are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining an accumulated usage time of the image output device; obtaining the color intensity decline value corresponding to the accumulated usage time; and adjusting the color intensity of the image output device according to the color intensity decline value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Chen-Kang Su