Patents by Inventor Chi-Hao Tang

Chi-Hao Tang 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: 9483152
    Abstract: A method and device for dual-differential sensing is disclosed. The sensing information can be generated from signals provided by a sensing device with a plurality of sensors. Each value of the sensing information corresponds to signals of three sensors, respectively. The sensing device is flexible and configured on a display. The noise effect of the display on the signal of each sensor corresponds to the distance between the display and the sensor. Besides, the noise effect of the display on each value of the sensing information corresponds to the distances between the display and the three sensors, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Publication number: 20160239144
    Abstract: A touchscreen device using a touch trajectory sensing method that determines the moving trajectory of each object being moved into contact with the touch sensing panel and the trajectory sensing area around each touch point according to the movement speed of the respective touch point, where the trajectory sensing area exhibits a positive correlation with the movement speed so that when multiple objects simultaneously contact with the touch sensing panel and then stayed at the respective touch points, or steered on the touch sensing panel, each touch point has a relatively smaller trajectory sensing area at the turning point or retarded point on the touch sensing panel, preventing adjacent touch points at different moving trajectories from falling to the respective opponent second trajectory sensing areas to further eliminate the control unit from making a wrong moving trajectory determination and the touch sensing panel from performing an unexpected touch control operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Chi-Hao TANG
  • Publication number: 20160170534
    Abstract: A controller for position detection is disclosed. At least one first 1-D position corresponding to at least one external object is determined based on signals of a plurality of first sensors by self-capacitance detection. Then, at least one second 1-D position corresponding to the at least one first 1-D position is determined based on signals of a plurality of second sensors by mutual-capacitance detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: CHIN-FU CHANG, CHENG-HAN LEE, CHI-HAO TANG, SHUN-LUNG HO
  • Patent number: 9304633
    Abstract: The invention discloses a full screen driven detection. A driving signal is simultaneously provided to all first conductive strips arranged in parallel in a first direction in a touch screen, and mutual capacitive signals are detected from all second conductive strips arranged in parallel in a second direction. The mutual capacitive signals can be used for determining whether an external conductive object coupled to the ground is touching or approaching the touch screen or not even if water or other conductive object not coupled to ground is on the touch screen. When the driving signal is simultaneously provided to all conductive strips arranged in the first direction, the driven signal is also simultaneously provided to a plurality of guarding conductive strips. The guarding conductive strips, the first conductive strips and the second conductive strips are exposed and separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: EGALAX—EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Chi-Hao Tang
  • Patent number: 9285940
    Abstract: A method and device for position detection are disclosed. A self-capacitance detection can be performed by a sensing device. According to the result of the self-capacitance detection, a first mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more first 1-D positions. According to the result of the first mutual-capacitance detection, a second mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: EGALAX—EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 9268448
    Abstract: A method for parallel-scanning differential touch detection is disclosed herein. The method includes generating a plurality of first outputs by a differential unit according to a plurality of first inputs provided by a plurality of sensors of a touch panel in each scan of total i scans, herein, the kth first output in the jth scan of the total i scans is the (i*(k?1)+j)th output in the continuous first outputs, i?2, j?1, k?1, and i, j, k are natural numbers. Wherein, the differential unit has a plurality of subtractors and the inputs of the subtractors are connected in series. By doing so, the noises between a touch panel and a display can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: EGALAX—EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Publication number: 20150355741
    Abstract: A method and device for dual-differential sensing is disclosed. The sensing information can be generated from signals provided by a sensing device with a plurality of sensors. Each value of the sensing information corresponds to signals of three sensors, respectively. The sensing device is flexible and configured on a display. The noise effect of the display on the signal of each sensor corresponds to the distance between the display and the sensor. Besides, the noise effect of the display on each value of the sensing information corresponds to the distances between the display and the three sensors, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: CHIN-FU CHANG, CHENG-HAN LEE, CHI-HAO TANG, SHUN-LUNG HO
  • Publication number: 20150277665
    Abstract: The method and processor for analyzing two-dimension information are disclosed. A 2-D information generated from a touch panel/screen is obtained, wherein the 2-D information comprises a plurality of values distributed over a plurality of reduced 2-D coordinates. Then, an approaching/touching range on the touch panel/screen approached or touched by an approaching/touching object is detected, wherein a minimum of the plurality of values distributed over a boundary of the approaching/touching range is greater than a maximum of the plurality of values inside the approaching/touching range except the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: CHIN-FU CHANG, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 9141216
    Abstract: A method and device for dual-differential sensing is disclosed. The sensing information can be generated from signals provided by a sensing device with a plurality of sensors. Each value of the sensing information corresponds to signals of three sensors, respectively. The sensing device is flexible and configured on a display. The noise effect of the display on the signal of each sensor corresponds to the distance between the display and the sensor. Besides, the noise effect of the display on each value of the sensing information corresponds to the distances between the display and the three sensors, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: EGALAX—EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 9081441
    Abstract: A two-dimension (2D) sensing information is analyzed for determining touch related sensing information. The touch related sensing information may include touch related sensing information with inner low values within outer high values and with inner higher values within outer low values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: EGALAX—EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 9069410
    Abstract: A two-dimension (2D) sensing information is analyzed for determining touch related sensing information. The touch related sensing information may include touch related sensing information with inner low values within outer high values and with inner higher values within outer low values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: EGALAX—EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 9069429
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and a device for image segmentation. After obtaining an image constructed of a plurality of 1D sensing information, each line piece in each 1D sensing information, which corresponds to touch or proximity of one or more external conductive objects, is determined. Next, the line pieces corresponding to touch or proximity of different external conductive objects are segmented based on overlapping relationships between the adjacent line pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: EGALAX—EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Chi-Hao Tang
  • Publication number: 20150138154
    Abstract: A method and device for position detection are disclosed. A self-capacitance detection can be performed by a sensing device. According to the result of the self-capacitance detection, a first mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more first 1-D positions. According to the result of the first mutual-capacitance detection, a second mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Publication number: 20150109250
    Abstract: The invention discloses a touch controller, a touch system, and a method for detecting a touch screen. At first, a full screen driven detection is performed on a touch screen to determine whether at least one external object touches or approaches the touch screen. Then, if the full screen driven detection represents that no external object touches or approaches the touch screen, an updating determination is performed to determine whether a plurality of reference values are updated during a predetermined updating period of time. If the updating determination represents that the reference values are not updated during the predetermined updating period of time, the reference values will be updated based on a first 2D sensing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: CHIN-FU CHANG, CHI-HAO TANG
  • Patent number: 8970552
    Abstract: A method and device for position detection are disclosed. A self-capacitance detection can be performed by a sensing device. According to the result of the self-capacitance detection, a first mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more first 1-D positions. According to the result of the first mutual-capacitance detection, a second mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position. One or more 2-D positions can be provided according to the one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position. Besides, during the self-capacitance detection, the first mutual-capacitance detection, and the second mutual-capacitance detection, a touch related sensing information corresponding to a touch that covers a wide area can be neglected for palm rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Egalax—Empia Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 8970551
    Abstract: A method and device for position detection are disclosed. A self-capacitance detection can be performed by a sensing device. According to the result of the self-capacitance detection, a first mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more first 1-D positions. According to the result of the first mutual-capacitance detection, a second mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position. One or more 2-D positions can be provided according to the one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position. Besides, during the self-capacitance detection, the first mutual-capacitance detection, and the second mutual-capacitance detection, a touch related sensing information corresponding to a touch that covers a wide area can be neglected for palm rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Egalax—Empia Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 8952928
    Abstract: The invention discloses a full screen driven detection. A driving signal is simultaneously provided to all first conductive strips arranged in parallel in a first direction in a touch screen, and mutual capacitive signals are detected from all second conductive strips arranged in parallel in a second direction. The mutual capacitive signals can be used for determining whether an external conductive object coupled to the ground is touching or approaching the touch screen or not even if water or other conductive object not coupled to ground is on the touch screen. Thus, the baseline of the mutual capacitive signals can be updated if the touch screen is not touched or approached by any external conductive object coupled to ground over a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Egalax—Empia Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Chi-Hao Tang
  • Publication number: 20150029127
    Abstract: A method and device for dual-differential sensing is disclosed. The sensing information can be generated from signals provided by a sensing device with a plurality of sensors. Each value of the sensing information corresponds to signals of three sensors, respectively. The sensing device is flexible and configured on a display. The noise effect of the display on the signal of each sensor corresponds to the distance between the display and the sensor. Besides, the noise effect of the display on each value of the sensing information corresponds to the distances between the display and the three sensors, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: CHIN-FU CHANG, CHENG-HAN LEE, CHI-HAO TANG, SHUN-LUNG HO
  • Patent number: 8941597
    Abstract: A two-dimension (2-D) sensing information is analyzed for determining touch related sensing information. The touch related sensing information may include touch related sensing information with inner lower values within outer high values and with inner higher values within outer low values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Egalax—Empia Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 8896548
    Abstract: The method and device for converting sensing information are disclosed. Each first touch related sensing information of a first sensing information is detected. At least one of the first touch related sensing information is converted. Each converted first touch related sensing information is replaced by a corresponding second touch related sensing information, whereby the first sensing information is converted into a second sensing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Egalax—Empia Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Cheng-Han Lee, Chi-Hao Tang, Shun-Lung Ho