Patents by Inventor Cheng-Min Lin
Cheng-Min Lin 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: 20220321376Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for presenting an overview of participant reactions to a virtual conference. The program and method provide for a virtual conference between plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of reaction buttons which are selectable by the participant to indicate different reactions to the virtual conference; receive indication of selections of the reaction buttons by one or more of the plural participants; store an indication of the selections over time in association with recording the virtual conference; generate a graphical overview of reactions to the virtual conference based on the stored indication of the selections; and provide, for a first participant of the plural participants, display of the graphical overview.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
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Publication number: 20220321375Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for mixing participant audio from multiple rooms within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a first room for virtual conferencing, display of a user interface for mixing participant audio from one or more second rooms into an audio channel for the first room; receive indication of user input via the user interface, the user input corresponding to settings for mixing the participant audio from the one or more second rooms; and provide, based on the settings and in association with virtual conferencing within the first room, for mixing the participant audio from one or more second rooms with respect to the audio channel for the first room.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
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Publication number: 20220321617Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing automatically navigating between rooms within a virtual space for virtual conferencing. The program and method provide for virtual conferencing between plural participants within a first room of plural rooms included within the virtual space; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a user-selectable button for requesting that the participant follow another participant with respect to navigating between the plural rooms; receive a first indication of a user selection, by a first participant, of the user-selectable button corresponding to a second participant; receive a second indication that the second participant authorizes following the first participant when navigating between the plural rooms; and provide for the second participant to follow the first participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Maxwell Gale, Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
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Patent number: 11405005Abstract: A radio frequency amplifier circuit is provided. A matching circuit is configured on a radio frequency path of an input end or an output end of an amplifier. An inductance-capacitance resonance circuit and the matching circuit share an inductor included in the matching circuit to generate a corresponding resonance frequency. The matching circuit provides an input impedance or an output impedance matching two fundamental tones in a radio frequency signal at a first frequency and a second frequency. The inductance-capacitance resonance circuit provides a filtering path for filtering a signal component outside a frequency band formed by the first frequency and the second frequency in the radio frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.Inventor: Cheng-Min Lin
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Patent number: 11381411Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for presenting participant reactions to a virtual conference. The program and method provide for a virtual conference between plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of a reaction button which is selectable by the participant to indicate a reaction to the virtual conference; receive indication of selections of the reaction button by one or more of the plural participants; and in response to receiving the indication, provide, for each of the plural participants, display of reaction icons and audio output based on the selections, determine that a rate at which the selections were received meets a threshold rate, and provide, in response to the determining, for modified audio output associated with the selections.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Maxwell Gale, Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
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Patent number: 11362848Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for administrator-based navigating of a participant between rooms. The program and method provide, to a first of plural participants, a first user interface for navigating a virtual space comprising plural rooms, the first user interface allowing the first participant to move the plural participants among the plural rooms; provide, to a second participant, a second user interface for navigating the virtual space, the second user interface allowing the second participant to move among the plural rooms while disallowing to move other participants among the plural rooms; receive an indication of user input via the first user interface, to move the second participant from a first room to a second room; and provide, in response to receiving the indication, for switching the second participant from the first to second room.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
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Publication number: 20220103860Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe a video compression system. The described systems and methods acceses a sequence of image frames from a first computing device, the sequence of image frames comprising a first image frame and a second image frame, detects a first set of keypoints for the first image frame, transmits the first image frame and the first set of keypoints to a second computing device, detects a second set of keypoints for the second image frame, transmits the second set of keypoints to the second computing device, causes an animated image to be displayed on the second computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Sergey Demyanov, Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin, Aleksei Podkin, Aleksei Stoliar, Sergey Tulyakov
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Patent number: 10992268Abstract: A radio frequency signal amplification device includes an amplification circuit, an impedance matching circuit, a frequency detection circuit, and a control circuit. The amplification circuit has an input terminal and an output terminal. The amplification circuit amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal received from the input terminal, and generates an amplified radio frequency signal to the output terminal. The impedance matching circuit is coupled to the input terminal or the output terminal of the amplification circuit. The impedance matching circuit receives the radio frequency signal and provides an impedance matching the radio frequency signal, or receives the amplified radio frequency signal and provides an impedance matching the amplified radio frequency signal. The frequency detection circuit determines a frequency band to which the radio frequency signal belongs. The control circuit adjusts the impedance of the impedance matching circuit according to the frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.Inventors: Shyh-Chyi Wong, Cheng-Min Lin
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Publication number: 20210050824Abstract: A radio frequency amplifier circuit is provided. A matching circuit is configured on a radio frequency path of an input end or an output end of an amplifier. An inductance-capacitance resonance circuit and the matching circuit share an inductor included in the matching circuit to generate a corresponding resonance frequency. The matching circuit provides an input impedance or an output impedance matching two fundamental tones in a radio frequency signal at a first frequency and a second frequency. The inductance-capacitance resonance circuit provides a filtering path for filtering a signal component outside a frequency band formed by the first frequency and the second frequency in the radio frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: RichWave Technology Corp.Inventor: Cheng-Min Lin
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Publication number: 20200127615Abstract: A radio frequency signal amplification device includes an amplification circuit, an impedance matching circuit, a frequency detection circuit, and a control circuit. The amplification circuit has an input terminal and an output terminal. The amplification circuit amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal received from the input terminal, and generates an amplified radio frequency signal to the output terminal. The impedance matching circuit is coupled to the input terminal or the output terminal of the amplification circuit. The impedance matching circuit receives the radio frequency signal and provides an impedance matching the radio frequency signal, or receives the amplified radio frequency signal and provides an impedance matching the amplified radio frequency signal. The frequency detection circuit determines a frequency band to which the radio frequency signal belongs. The control circuit adjusts the impedance of the impedance matching circuit according to the frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Shyh-Chyi Wong, Cheng-Min Lin
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Patent number: 9946306Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a transparent adhesive layer, a transparent cover, a display module and a frame. The transparent adhesive layer has a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface opposite to the first adhesive surface, the second adhesive surface having a central region and a peripheral region around the central region. The transparent cover is adhered to the first adhesive surface of the transparent adhesive layer. The display module is adhered to the central region of the transparent adhesive layer. The frame has a border carrying part which is adhered to the peripheral region of the transparent adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Chu-Chun Lo, Cheng-Min Lin, Chun Tseng
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Publication number: 20160231774Abstract: A display module including a display panel, an optical film, a cover plate and an optical clear adhesive (OCA) layer is provided. The display panel has a display surface. The optical film is disposed on the display surface, wherein the optical film has a first surface back to the display panel, and the first surface has a plurality of edges and a plurality of corners formed by any adjacent two of the edges crossing each other. The cover plate is disposed on the first surface of the optical film and covers the first surface. The OCA layer is disposed between the cover plate and the optical film and connected with the cover plate and the optical film, wherein the OCA layer covers the edges of the first surface and exposes the corners and a part of regions adjacent to the corners.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Chu-Chun Lo, Cheng-Min Lin, Chih-Lin Chang, Jen-Cheng Lai
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Publication number: 20150192963Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a transparent adhesive layer, a transparent cover, a display module and a frame. The transparent adhesive layer has a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface opposite to the first adhesive surface, the second adhesive surface having a central region and a peripheral region around the central region. The transparent cover is adhered to the first adhesive surface of the transparent adhesive layer. The display module is adhered to the central region of the transparent adhesive layer. The frame has a border carrying part which is adhered to the peripheral region of the transparent adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Chu-Chun Lo, Cheng-Min Lin, Chun Tseng
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Patent number: 8806341Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating a media program is disclosed. Viewing data for segments of the media program are monitored and used to compile statistics that are presented to the user in a histogram, so that popular portions of the media program can be identified and navigated to. One embodiment includes a searchable transcript of the media program that is synchronized with the histogram.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Hulu, LLCInventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Varun Narang, Zhibing Wang, Yuming Liang, Xin Jin, Ting-Hao Yang, Eric Feng, Andrew Cheng-Min Lin
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Patent number: 8806340Abstract: A method and apparatus for embedding a media program with a randomly user selected thumbnail is disclosed. The user can scan a media program to identify one of a plurality of media program frames, select the frame of interest, then designate it as the thumbnail to use in connection with the embedded media program.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Hulu, LLCInventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Eric Buehl, Tienan Ren, Xin Jin, Eric I. Feng
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Patent number: 8706898Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a searchable transcript of the dialog of the media program is disclosed. In one embodiment, a textural transcript of the dialog is generated, wherein the textural transcript comprising a plurality of portions wherein each portion is associated with a segment of the media program, a command is accepted to display the transcript and in response to that command, user interface data is transmitted to the client computer for presentation in a user interface, wherein the user interface comprising a concurrently presented media program player and the textural transcript.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Hulu, LLCInventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Varun Narang, Zhibing Wang, Yuming Liang, Xin Jin, Ting-hao Yang, Eric Feng, Andrew Cheng-min Lin
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Patent number: 8332530Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a searchable transcript of the dialog of the media program is disclosed. In one embodiment, a textural transcript of the dialog is generated, wherein the textural transcript comprising a plurality of portions wherein each portion is associated with a segment of the media program, a command is accepted to display the transcript and in response to that command, user interface data is transmitted to the client computer for presentation in a user interface, wherein the user interface comprising a concurrently presented media program player and the textural transcript.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Hulu LLCInventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Varun Narang, Zhibing Wang, Yuming Liang, Xin Jin, Ting-hao Yang, Eric Feng, Andrew Cheng-min Lin
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Publication number: 20120297279Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing supplemental video content for third party websites is disclosed. In one embodiment, coded instructions are transmitted from a content enhancement server to a host server, for incorporation into the webpage source code. The host server is controlled by a first entity and the content enhancement server is controlled by a second entity commercially distinct from the first entity. Keywords are obtained by executing of the coded instructions in the webpage received in the client computer from the host server to send the address of the requested webpage to the content enhancement server, which generates supplemental substantive video content information for transmission to the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Andrew Cheng-Min Lin, Bradley J. Suter
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Patent number: 8301596Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing supplemental video content for third party websites is disclosed. In one embodiment, coded instructions are transmitted from a content enhancement server to a host server, for incorporation into the webpage source code. The host server is controlled by a first entity and the content enhancement server is controlled by a second entity commercially distinct from the first entity. Keywords are obtained by executing of the coded instructions in the webpage received in the client computer from the host server to send the address of the requested webpage to the content enhancement server, which generates supplemental substantive video content information for transmission to the client.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Hulu LLCInventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Bradley J. Suter
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Patent number: 8244707Abstract: A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing supplemental video content for third party websites is disclosed. In one embodiment, coded instructions are transmitted from a content enhancement server to a host server, for incorporation into the webpage source code. The host server is controlled by a first entity and the content enhancement server is controlled by a second entity commercially distinct from the first entity. Keywords are generated by execution of the coded instructions in the webpage received in the client computer from the host server, and the keywords are sent to a content enhancement server, which generates supplemental substantive video content information for transmission to the client.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Hulu LLCInventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Bradley J. Suter