Patents by Inventor Cheng-Ming Chen
Cheng-Ming Chen 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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Patent number: 12316798Abstract: A smart dialing recommendation method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and a mobile device are disclosed. The smart dialing recommendation method includes: establishing a database according to a correspondence between a plurality of different time intervals in a past time range and a plurality of communication numbers by using a machine learning algorithm; obtaining a time stamp; and determining whether the time stamp has expired. When it is determined that the time stamp has not expired, according to the correspondence in the database and a current time point, a recommended number corresponding to the current time point is retrieved from the plurality of communication numbers. When it is determined that the time stamp has expired, the machine learning algorithm is performed again to update the plurality of communication numbers.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Po-Yuan Shih, Cheng-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20240104134Abstract: A wallpaper image generation method and an electronic device are provided in this disclosure. The wallpaper image generation method includes: collecting personalized information from the electronic device; generating feature description information according to the personalized information, wherein the feature description information includes description information belonging to at least one information category; selecting, automatically, a target image file from an image file database according to the feature description information; and generating a wallpaper image according to the target image file.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20230198821Abstract: A technique for wireless communication of a punctured null data packet with a long training field sequence is disclosed. The long training field (LTF) sequence is generated for the null data packet (NDP) for transmission over a channel having a bandwidth that is an integer multiple of 80 MHz. The LTF sequence is modulated onto a plurality of tones of the channel excluding tones within a punctured subchannel of a plurality of subchannels of the channel. The modulation may be based on a size and location of the punctured subchannel and a symbol duration associated with transmitting the LTF sequence. The NDP is transmitted including the LTF sequence to a second wireless communication device via the channel. A partial bandwidth feedback may be received in response to the LTF in the punctured NDP.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Jialing Li CHEN, Bin TIAN, Youhan KIM, Cheng-Ming CHEN
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Publication number: 20230137400Abstract: A smart dialing recommendation method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and a mobile device are disclosed. The smart dialing recommendation method includes: establishing a database according to a correspondence between a plurality of different time intervals in a past time range and a plurality of communication numbers by using a machine learning algorithm; obtaining a time stamp; and determining whether the time stamp has expired. When it is determined that the time stamp has not expired, according to the correspondence in the database and a current time point, a recommended number corresponding to the current time point is retrieved from the plurality of communication numbers. When it is determined that the time stamp has expired, the machine learning algorithm is performed again to update the plurality of communication numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Po-Yuan Shih, Cheng-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 11627027Abstract: A technique for wireless communication of a punctured null data packet with a long training field sequence is disclosed. The long training field (LTF) sequence is generated for the null data packet (NDP) for transmission over a channel having a bandwidth that is an integer multiple of 80 MHz. The LTF sequence is modulated onto a plurality of tones of the channel excluding tones within a punctured subchannel of a plurality of subchannels of the channel. The modulation may be based on a size and location of the punctured subchannel and a symbol duration associated with transmitting the LTF sequence. The NDP is transmitted including the LTF sequence to a second wireless communication device via the channel. A partial bandwidth feedback may be received in response to the LTF in the punctured NDP.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Jialing Li Chen, Bin Tian, Youhan Kim, Cheng-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20210409249Abstract: A technique for wireless communication of a punctured null data packet with a long training field sequence is disclosed. The long training field (LTF) sequence is generated for the null data packet (NDP) for transmission over a channel having a bandwidth that is an integer multiple of 80 MHz. The LTF sequence is modulated onto a plurality of tones of the channel excluding tones within a punctured subchannel of a plurality of subchannels of the channel. The modulation may be based on a size and location of the punctured subchannel and a symbol duration associated with transmitting the LTF sequence. The NDP is transmitted including the LTF sequence to a second wireless communication device via the channel. A partial bandwidth feedback may be received in response to the LTF in the punctured NDP.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Jialing Li CHEN, Bin TIAN, Youhan KIM, Cheng-Ming CHEN
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Patent number: 10958897Abstract: Various examples with respect to visual depth sensing with accurate and full-range depth fusion and sensing are described. A control circuit of an apparatus receives a plurality of sensor signals that are heterogeneous in type from a plurality of sensors. The control circuit generates first depth-related information of a scene and second depth-related information of the scene based on the plurality of sensor signals. The control circuit then fuses the first depth-related information and the second depth-related information to generate a fused depth map of the scene.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventors: Chao-Chung Cheng, Chen-Hao Wei, Cheng-Ming Chen, Yu-Ying Wang, Liang-Chun Lin
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Patent number: 10917628Abstract: Various examples with respect to infrared (IR) patter characteristics for stereo matching are described. A control circuit of an apparatus controls an IR projector to project a patterned IR light. In response, the control circuit receives first data of a left image of a scene from a first camera and second data of a right image of the scene from a second camera. The control circuit then performs stereo matching of the left image and the right image to generate a depth map of the scene. The patterned IR light satisfies one or more characteristic requirements.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Inventors: Chao-Chung Cheng, Yu-Ying Wang, Chen-Hao Wei, Cheng-Ming Chen, Liang-Chun Lin
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Publication number: 20190306489Abstract: Various examples with respect to visual depth sensing with accurate and full-range depth fusion and sensing are described. A control circuit of an apparatus receives a plurality of sensor signals that are heterogeneous in type from a plurality of sensors. The control circuit generates first depth-related information of a scene and second depth-related information of the scene based on the plurality of sensor signals. The control circuit then fuses the first depth-related information and the second depth-related information to generate a fused depth map of the scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Chao-Chung Cheng, Chen-Hao Wei, Cheng-Ming Chen, Yu-Ying Wang, Liang-Chun Lin
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Publication number: 20190303704Abstract: Various examples with respect to infrared (IR) patter characteristics for stereo matching are described. A control circuit of an apparatus controls an IR projector to project a patterned IR light. In response, the control circuit receives first data of a left image of a scene from a first camera and second data of a right image of the scene from a second camera. The control circuit then performs stereo matching of the left image and the right image to generate a depth map of the scene. The patterned IR light satisfies one or more characteristic requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Chao-Chung Cheng, Yu-Ying Wang, Chen-Hao Wei, Cheng-Ming Chen, Liang-Chun Lin
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Publication number: 20180070010Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and an image zooming method thereof are provided. In the method, a wide image and a tele image are captured by utilizing a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens respectively. An object of interest in the wide image or the tele image is recognized. Then, a zoom factor is received to zoom the wide image or the tele image, and a capture range of a window of interest (WOI) for capturing each of the wide image and the tele image is adjusted in a zooming process such that a center of the wide image captured by the window of interest moves toward the object of interest. Also, when the zoom factor reaches a magnification of the telephoto lens, the object of interest is as the same position in the wide image and the tele image captured from the window of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Yu-Chih Wang, Shou-Te Wei, Yao-Sheng Wang, Chi-Ying Huang, Cheng-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 9011260Abstract: A device and a method for automatic swing control are disclosed. The device and method are used for the automatic swing control of an overhang. The device for automatic swing control comprises an actuator and a movable block. The movable block comprises a hanger and an angle sensing device. The hanger is pivotably mounted on the lower end of the movable block and is used to suspend the overhang. The angle sensing device is electrically connected to the actuator, and used to sense the movement parameters of the hanger, and starts the selective rotation of the actuator when the swing angle is less than a preset value, so that when the hanger is at its predicted highest swing position, the movable block moves toward the direction where the hanger is about to move after the hanger passes its actual highest swing position to drag the overhang to swing.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20140073443Abstract: A device and a method for automatic swing control are disclosed. The device and method are used for the automatic swing control of an overhang. The device for automatic swing control comprises an actuator and a movable block. The movable block comprises a hanger and an angle sensing device. The hanger is pivotably mounted on the lower end of the movable block and is used to suspend the overhang. The angle sensing device is electrically connected to the actuator, and used to sense the movement parameters of the hanger, and starts the selective rotation of the actuator when the swing angle is less than a preset value, so that when the hanger is at its predicted highest swing position, the movable block moves toward the direction where the hanger is about to move after the hanger passes its actual highest swing position to drag the overhang to swing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2011Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 8638876Abstract: A method for a user terminal to generate a preamble signal in a wireless communication system, the method including: generating an orthogonal sequence as a first sequence; performing cyclic shift on an antipodal version of the orthogonal sequence to generate a second sequence; and combining the first sequence and the second sequence to generate the preamble signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chao-Wang Huang, Cheng-Ming Chen, Pang-An Ting, Jen-Yuan Hsu, Yu-Tao Hsieh
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Patent number: 8526516Abstract: In a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless communication system, there is provided a method for error correction. The method includes receiving an original signal in an initial MIMO format, detecting an error in the original signal, and notifying a transmitter of the error detected in the original signal. The method also includes receiving a new retransmitted signal in a first retransmitted MIMO format, different from the initial MIMO format, the new retransmitted signal including at least a fraction of encoded bits of the original signal. The method also includes correcting the original signal by applying the new retransmitted signal to the original signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Cheng-Ming Chen, Jen-Yuan Hsu, Pang-An Ting, Chih-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20130201907Abstract: A wireless data distributor, a network system and a method for receiving A/V streaming data and Internet website data are provided. The method includes steps of receiving A/V streaming signals from a A/V streaming data source; transforming the A/V streaming signals into first wireless network packets; receiving second wireless network packets from the Internet via a network router; and selecting and sending the first or second wireless network packets to a client-end device preferentially according to priority ranks of the first and second wireless network packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Chung-Jen CHEN, Cheng-Ming CHEN, Wei-Hua CHEN
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Publication number: 20130175836Abstract: This invention discloses an adjustable hanging chair, which comprises a seat, comprising a cushion frame and a backrest frame; a suspension bracket, which is correspondingly disposed and fixed to the cushion frame; a front rest frame, one of the upper ends of the front rest frame being correspondingly and pivotally coupled to a front end of the cushion frame, and at least a connection rod, a first end of the connection rod being correspondingly and pivotally connected to the front rest frame, and a second end of the connection rod being correspondingly and pivotally connected to the backrest frame, so that the pivoting action of the front rest frame corresponding to the cushion frame has an interacting relationship with the pivoting action of the backrest frame corresponding to the cushion frame. The present invention can increase the comfortability of sitting and reduce the volume for easy storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 8391408Abstract: A spatial mapping matrix searching apparatus may include a plurality of antennae configured to receive a plurality of transmission signals, a post-coding module configured to generate a post-coding information according to the received plurality of transmission signals and generate a received signal from the received plurality of transmission signals, and a pre-coding module configured to generate a pre-coding information according to the post-coding information.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Cheng-Ming Chen, Chien-Yu Kao, Pang-An Ting, Shang-Ho Tsai
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Patent number: 8275060Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure propose multiple codebook searching methods for a receiver in a communication system, wherein the communication system uses a codebook having L pre-coding matrices. First, L matrices are calculated according to the L pre-coding matrices, and the L matrices are inversed mean square error matrices of the L pre-encoding matrices. Then, diagonal cofactors or determinants of at least S matrices of the L matrices are calculated, and a pre-coding matrix used by the receiver is found according to the maximum cofactors of the diagonal of the at least S matrices or ratios between the maximum cofactors of the diagonals and the determinants of the at least S matrices.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Cheng-Ming Chen, Yen-Liang Chen, Pang-An Ting, An-Yu Wu
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Patent number: 8160182Abstract: A symbol detector with a sphere decoding method implemented therein. A baseband signal is received to determine a maximum likelihood solution using the sphere decoding algorithm. A QR decomposer performs a QR decomposition process on a channel response matrix to generate a Q matrix and an R matrix. A matrix transformer generates an inner product matrix of the Q matrix and the received signal. A scheduler reorganizes a search tree, and takes a search mission apart into a plurality of independent branch missions, wherein the search tree defines a full search depth Nfull. A plurality of Euclidean distance calculators are controlled by the scheduler to operate in parallel, wherein each has a plurality of calculation units cascaded in a pipeline structure to search for the maximum likelihood solution based on the R matrix and the inner product matrix.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chin-Hung Chen, Pang-An Ting, Cheng-Ming Chen, Chih-Yu Chen