Patents by Inventor Cheng-Nan Tsai

Cheng-Nan Tsai 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: 9818245
    Abstract: A control system including a detection device and a control host is provided. The detection device is configured to detect a biometric characteristic to accordingly identify a user ID, and output an ID signal according to the user ID. The control host is configured to receive the ID signal to accordingly perform an individualized control associated with the user ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Chuang, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Yen-Min Chang
  • Publication number: 20170076521
    Abstract: A control system including a detection device and a control host is provided. The detection device is configured to detect a biometric characteristic to accordingly identify a user ID, and output an ID signal according to the user ID. The control host is configured to receive the ID signal to accordingly perform an individualized control associated with the user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan CHUANG, Cheng-Nan TSAI, Yen-Min CHANG
  • Patent number: 9582118
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical touch system configured to determine an object region according to a brightness information acquired by a brightness sensing unit and to identify a block information of objects within the object region according to an image information acquired by an image sensing unit. The present invention further provides an objection detection method for an optical touch system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Tzung-Min Su, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20170052647
    Abstract: An image processing method includes obtaining a background picture including a first and second pixel, wherein the first pixel has a first intensity value in response to that a first sensing element is operated by a fixed exposure time, and the second pixel has a second intensity value in response to that a second image sensing element is operated by the fixed exposure time; extracting the first and second intensity value from the first and second pixel, respectively; performing a computing operation including computing a first exposure time and a second exposure time; and operating the first image sensing element by the first exposure time and the second image sensing element by the second exposure time after the computing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tzung Min SU, Ren Hau GU, Chih Hsin LIN, Cheng Nan TSAI
  • Publication number: 20160282187
    Abstract: A wearable device includes a case and a far infrared temperature sensing device. The case has a first opening. The far infrared temperature sensing device is disposed inside the case of the wearable device. The far infrared temperature sensing device includes an assembly structure, a sensor chip, a filter structure, and a metal shielding structure. The assembly structure has an accommodating space and a top opening. The sensor chip is disposed in the accommodating space of the assembly structure. The filter structure is disposed above the sensor chip. The metal shielding structure is disposed above the sensor chip, and has a second opening to expose the filter structure. The first and second openings are communicated to cooperatively define a through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: CHIH-MING SUN, MING-HAN TSAI, CHENG-NAN TSAI
  • Publication number: 20160220130
    Abstract: A physiological detection system including an array sensor and a processing unit is provided. The array sensor is configured to output array PPG signals. The processing unit is configured to construct a 3D energy distribution according to the array PPG signals to accordingly identify different microcirculation states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: WEI-RU HAN, CHIH-YUAN CHUANG, CHENG-NAN TSAI, REN-HAU GU
  • Publication number: 20160150960
    Abstract: An optical detecting module with waterproofing function can be installed on a housing of a wearable device and includes an optical detecting component, a light source and a packaging structure. The light source is disposed by the optical detecting component, and the packaging structure provides the waterproofing function to the optical detecting component and the light source. The packaging structure includes a main body, a light emitting unit, alight incoming unit and a waterproofing component. The main body covers the optical detecting component and the light source. The light emitting unit and the light incoming unit are disposed on the main body and respectively face the light source and the optical detecting component. The waterproofing component is filled into a gap formed between the main body and the housing, to prevent moisture from leaking into the gap to rust terminals of the optical detecting component and the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Hung-Ching Lai, Chih-Yuan Chuang, Hung-Yu Lai, Yung-Chang Lin, Yi-Min Liu, Ren-Hau Gu
  • Patent number: 9354749
    Abstract: There is provided an optical touch system including a touch surface, a plurality of image sensors and a plurality or compensation light sources, wherein each of the image sensors is adjacent to one of the compensation light sources. When one of the image sensors is capturing an image frame, the compensation light source not adjacent to and within a field of view of the image sensor which is capturing the image frame irradiates so as to compensate a brightness distribution of the image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Tzung-Min Su, Chih-Hsin Lin, Yaun-Yu Peng, Yu-Chia Lin, Chuan-Ching Lin, Teng Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160132186
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical touch system configured to determine an object region according to a brightness information acquired by a brightness sensing unit and to identify a block information of objects within the object region according to an image information acquired by an image sensing unit. The present invention further provides an objection detection method for an optical touch system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Tzung-Min SU, Chih-Hsin LIN
  • Publication number: 20160092032
    Abstract: An optical touch screen system includes a sensing device and a processing unit. The sensing device includes first and second sensors, each generating an image. The images include the image information of a plurality of objects. The processing unit generates a plurality of candidate coordinates according to the image information and selects a portion of the candidate coordinates as output coordinates according to an optical feature of the image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Tzung Min SU, Cheng Nan TSAI, Chih Hsin LIN
  • Patent number: 9292130
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical touch system configured to determine an object region according to a brightness information acquired by a brightness sensing unit and to identify a block information of objects within the object region according to an image information acquired by an image sensing unit. The present invention further provides an objection detection method for an optical touch system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Nan Tsai, Tzung Min Su, Chih Hsin Lin, Yuan Yu Peng, Teng Wei Hsu, Yu Chia Lin
  • Publication number: 20160007929
    Abstract: A biometric detection module including a light source module, a detection region and a control module is provided. The light source module is configured to emit green light, red light and IR light in a time division manner to illuminate a skin surface. The detection region is configured to detect penetration light emitted from the light source module for illuminating the skin surface and passing through body tissues to correspondingly generate a green light signal, a red light signal and an IR light signal. The control module is configured to determine a filtering parameter according to the green light signal to accordingly filter the red light signal and the IR light signal, and calculate a biometric characteristic according to at least one of the green light signal, a filtered red light signal and a filtered IR light signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: CHIH-YUAN CHUANG, CHENG-NAN TSAI, MING-TSAN KAO, YEN-MIN CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160012656
    Abstract: A control system including a detection device and a control host is provided. The detection device is configured to detect a biometric characteristic to accordingly identify a user ID, and output an ID signal according to the user ID. The control host is configured to receive the ID signal to accordingly perform an individualized control associated with the user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: CHIH-YUAN CHUANG, CHENG-NAN TSAI, MING-TSAN KAO, YEN-MIN CHANG
  • Patent number: 9170682
    Abstract: An image processing method for an optical touch system includes the steps of obtaining an image and generating a light distribution curve pattern from the image, selecting a target signal of the light distribution curve pattern in accordance with light intensity information of the light distribution curve pattern, determining at least one rising slope and at least one falling slope of the target signal, and selecting the target signal as an object signal when the absolute values of the at least one rising slope and at least one falling slope are greater than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung Min Su, Yu Chia Lin, Teng Wei Hsu, Chih Hsin Lin, Cheng Nan Tsai
  • Patent number: 9151599
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image sensing module including an image sensing device and a calculation device. The image sensing device includes a plurality of pixels for acquiring an operation image containing an object image. The calculation device stores a look-up table regarding a temperature related parameter and a position deviation of the object image at each pixel associated with the temperature related parameter, and selects a deformation error from the look-up table according to the temperature related parameter corresponding to the operation image so as to correct a current position of the object image in the operation image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Nan Tsai, Chun Yi Lu, Hui Hsuan Chen, Hung Ching Lai, Yuan Yu Peng, Tsung Min Su, Chih Hsin Lin, Yu Chia Lin, Teng Wei Hsu, Chuan Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 9052780
    Abstract: An optical touch screen system includes a touch screen, an image-sensing device, and a processing device. The image-sensing device generates a plurality of light-shielding information of an object at a plurality of time points. The processing device coupled to the image-sensing device includes a computing unit calculating a projected size difference value according to the plurality of light-shielding information, wherein the projected size difference value is a difference value between the projected sizes of the object on the touch screen at two different time points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chih Hung Lu, Tzung Min Su, Chih Hsin Lin, Hsin Chia Chen, Cheng Nan Tsai
  • Patent number: 9046960
    Abstract: A light path adjusting assembly includes a supporting component and a light path adjusting component. The supporting component includes a mounting portion, a light transmission portion and a connecting portion. The light transmission portion faces to the mounting portion. The connecting portion is located between and is connected to the mounting portion and the light transmission portion, thereby forming a receiving space between the mounting portion and the light transmission portion. The light path adjusting component is disposed in the receiving space. An optical touch device using the light path adjusting assembly is also provided. The light path adjusting assembly and the optical touch device have a simple manufacturing process and a high production yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Ching Lai, Cheng-Nan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8860695
    Abstract: An optical touch system includes a touch surface having a first touch region and a second touch region, a reflective member for generating a reflection of an object on the touch surface, an image sensor for providing an image of the object and an image of the reflection, and a processing unit. The image sensor is represented by either first reference coordinate data or second reference coordinate data. The processing unit is configured to compute the coordinate data of the object using the first reference coordinate data, the image of the object, and the image of the reflection when the object is in the first touch region, and configured to compute the coordinate data of the object using the second reference coordinate data, the image of the object, and the image of the reflection when the object is in the second touch region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung Min Su, Cheng Nan Tsai, Sen Huang Huang, Chih Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20140111481
    Abstract: There is provided an optical touch system including a touch surface, a plurality of image sensors and a plurality or compensation light sources, wherein each of the image sensors is adjacent to one of the compensation light sources. When one of the image sensors is capturing an image frame, the compensation light source not adjacent to and within a field of view of the image sensor which is capturing the image frame irradiates so as to compensate a brightness distribution of the image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Tzung-Min SU, Chih-Hsin LIN, Yaun-Yu PENG, Yu-Chia LIN, Chuan-Ching LIN, Teng Wei HSU
  • Patent number: 8629856
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for acquiring object image of a pointer are provided. The apparatus is suitable for an optical touch system and is used for acquiring an object image of a pointer when the pointer interacts with a touch surface of the optical touch system. The apparatus includes an image sensor and a processing circuit. The image sensor is used for acquiring an image of the touch surface. When the pointer approaches the touch surface, the processing circuit compares at least a part of the information of a sensed image with a threshold value, so as to determine a comparison range. Then, the processing circuit determines another threshold value according to the image information in the comparison range. Afterwards, the processing circuit compares the image information in the comparison range with the aforementioned another threshold value, so as to acquire an object image of the pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Tzung-Min Su, Chih-Hsin Lin