Patents by Inventor Chen Ning

Chen Ning 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: 7706593
    Abstract: A method for verifying areas within an image corresponding to monetary banknotes includes: dividing the image into a plurality of verification sections; generating a banknote boundary map having border sections corresponding to boundaries of valid monetary banknotes; generating a texture decision map from the image having texture sections each having texture values within a valid range according to a valid monetary banknote, determining objects in the texture decision map by removing texture sections in the texture decision map corresponding to border sections in the banknote boundary map; calculating a texture property value for objects according to texture feature values for each verification section; calculating shape property values for each object; and further removing texture sections from the texture decision map corresponding to objects that do not have the texture property value within a first predetermined range and the shape property value within a second predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu-Hua Liu, Byung-Tae Oh, Young-Min Kwak, Chung-Chieh Kuo, Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20100053662
    Abstract: A document transmission system includes a document provider, a document receiver, and a network transmission system. The document provider is utilized for providing a document. The document receiver is utilized to receive a paper with data to provide a document. The network transmission system is utilized for respectively providing network addresses to the document provider and the document receiver, and for transmitting the document from the document provider to the document receiver according to the network addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20100053693
    Abstract: A document transmission system includes a document provider, a document receiver, a storage device, an identifying device, and a transmission system. The document provider is utilized for providing a document having a symbol. The document receiver is utilized for receiving the document, wherein the symbol indicates an address of the document receiver. The storage device is utilized for storing the address. The identifying device is utilized for identifying the symbol to obtain the address from the storage device. The transmission system is utilized for transmitting the document from the document provider to the document receiver according to the address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20100046016
    Abstract: A method of capturing an image of a document is provided. First, a notebook computer having a base is provided, wherein an image pickup device is disposed on the notebook computer, and a symbol mark is formed on the base of the notebook computer. Next, a document fixer having a fixer middle mark is provided. The document is fixed by the document fixer, wherein a centerline of a long edge of the document is aligned with the fixer middle mark. Next, the document fixer is moved according to a size of the document until the fixer middle mark is aligned with the symbol mark. After the image of the document is captured, an image processing procedure is performed. By aligning the fixer middle mark with the symbol mark of the notebook computer, the document is precisely positioned and thus a sharp image with no tilted distortion is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Chung Wang, Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20100020343
    Abstract: A document fixer includes a supporting plate and a fixer body. The supporting plate includes a business card fixing recess and a clamping part. The fixer body includes a first supporting plate receiving part, an ordinary document fixing recess and a second supporting plate receiving part. When the supporting plate is received in the first supporting plate receiving part, the document fixer is adapted to fix a business card. Whereas, when the supporting plate is received in the second supporting plate receiving part, the document fixer is adapted to fix an ordinary document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Chung Wang, Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20090298356
    Abstract: A line spring jack and an assembling method are disclosed. The line spring jack comprises a jack body, a jack cap, a line spring wire and a positioning plug. Said jack body further comprises a plug hole; said line spring wire is located in said plug hole; said jack cap is connected to one end of said jack body; said jack cap further comprises a through hole connected to said plug hole; one end of line spring wire is clipped in a space formed between said jack cap and said jack body; wherein said plug hole further comprises a groove in the bottom; the caliber of the groove is smaller than the caliber of said plug hole; said positioning plug includes a part in the groove and a part in the plug hole, the part in the groove is tightly matched to said groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Zhan Li, Yuan Ye, Chen Ning
  • Patent number: 7609177
    Abstract: An electronic map display method is disclosed. The method includes: providing an electronic map file having a plurality of objects where each object has an attribute; and comparing a plurality of attributes corresponding to a plurality of target objects included within a display range to control a display order with respect to the target objects for displaying the target objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Patent number: 7442330
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus of manufacturing a reflector which productivity is excellent, the photosensitive resin layer is not changed during the period from a transferring step to an ultraviolet ray irradiating step, and post-process such as a fine hole forming step is easily preformed are provided. The method of manufacturing the reflector comprising the steps of forming a photosensitive resin layer on a sheet base body; transferring a shape of prominence and depression onto the photosensitive resin layer, while forwarding the sheet base body in one direction, by rotating a transfer roller having substantially cylindrical shape while pressing the transfer roller against the photosensitive resin layer, wherein the transfer roller has a transfer surface having a prominence and depression pattern at the periphery thereof; and preliminarily irradiating ultraviolet ray onto the photosensitive resin layer immediately after the transferring step is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen Ning
  • Publication number: 20080253675
    Abstract: An image processing method includes (a) performing edge detection to an image to obtain a plurality of the edge pixels of the image; (b) performing partial PSF estimation to each of the edge pixels to generate a plurality of partial PSF estimation results; and (c) generating a PSF estimation result according to the partial PSF estimation results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Chao-Chin Chou, Chia-Chun Hsu, Chung-Chieh KUO, Wen-Lung Chou, Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20080167006
    Abstract: A communication device includes a notifying unit and a mode-controlling unit. When an incoming message or call is received by the communication device, the notifying unit generates a first notification signal or a second notification signal. The mode-controlling unit continuously detects the motion or the surrounding condition of a user, and controls the notifying unit to generate one of the first notification signal and the second notification signal, wherein the first notification signal and the second notification signal have different intensity or frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20080111665
    Abstract: An electronic map display method is disclosed. The method includes: providing an electronic map file having a plurality of objects where each object has an attribute; and comparing a plurality of attributes corresponding to a plurality of target objects included within a display range to control a display order with respect to the target objects for displaying the target objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20080114979
    Abstract: A method for processing a working state of a first processing device is disclosed. The method includes: providing a configuration setting record; selectively recording a device operation state and at least an application execution state in the working state as a state data of the first processing device according to the configuration setting record; and storing the state data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20080094486
    Abstract: A method of generating a high dynamic range image corresponding to a specific scene. The method includes shooting a specific scene to generate a base image; selecting a bright area and a dark area from the base image; determining base luminance according to the base image; shooting the specific scene to generate at least a first image, wherein average luminance of a part of the first image corresponding to the bright area of the base image is less than or equal to the base luminance; shooting the specific scene to generate at least a second image, wherein average luminance of a part of the second image corresponding to the dark area of the base image is greater than or equal to the base luminance; and combining at least the first image and the second image into a high dynamic range image corresponding to the specific scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Chiou-Shann Fuh, Kun-Yi Chen, Chen-Ning Hsi, Wen-Lung Chou
  • Publication number: 20080069427
    Abstract: A method for verifying areas within an image corresponding to monetary banknotes includes: dividing the image into a plurality of verification sections; generating a banknote boundary map having border sections corresponding to boundaries of valid monetary banknotes; generating a texture decision map from the image having texture sections each having texture values within a valid range according to a valid monetary banknote, determining objects in the texture decision map by removing texture sections in the texture decision map corresponding to border sections in the banknote boundary map; calculating a texture property value for objects according to texture feature values for each verification section; calculating shape property values for each object; and further removing texture sections from the texture decision map corresponding to objects that do not have the texture property value within a first predetermined range and the shape property value within a second predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Xu-Hua Liu, Byung-Tae Oh, Young-Min Kwak, Chung-Chieh KUO, Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Patent number: 7336886
    Abstract: A method for playing data in a playback apparatus is disclosed. The method includes playing the data stored in storing media installed in the playback apparatus with a playback acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20070171189
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device having an auxiliary reading system for helping the user clearly understand what reading procedure is proceeding and make notes by themselves is provided. The auxiliary reading system of the handheld electronic device comprises a text generating program executed to perform a text decoration operation for successively generating text decorations when the user reads document files from the handheld electronic device. The text decorations are effective for guiding the user to read the document files and make notes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20070117080
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device having an auxiliary operation system is provided. The auxiliary operation system may facilitate a user to operate a handheld electronic device according to guidance of audio cues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20060236005
    Abstract: An information input/output device of a mobile apparatus includes a first input device, a second input device, a recording device, a first output device, a second output device and a control device. The first input device is used for receiving information in a first multimedia type from a user. The second input device is used for receiving the information in a second multimedia type. The recording device stores therein the information in the first multimedia type and the information in the second multimedia type. The first output device is used for outputting the information in the first multimedia type. The second output device is used for outputting the information in the second multimedia type. The control device is used for controlling the first input device, the second input device, the recording device, the first output device and the second output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20060223588
    Abstract: An instruction processing system includes a sensor, a recording device, a memory device and an instruction-executing device. The sensor is used for converting a user's contact action applied on the handheld electronic apparatus into an electronic signal. The recording device is used for converting the electronic signal into an electronic information and recording a relationship between the electronic information and a corresponding instruction. The memory device is used for storing the electronic information and the relationship between the electronic signal and the corresponding instruction. The instruction-executing device is used for executing the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Publication number: 20050094969
    Abstract: A method for playing data in a playback apparatus is disclosed. The method includes playing the data stored in storing media installed in the playback apparatus with a playback acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Chen-Ning Hsi