Patents by Inventor Chi-Ming Lu
Chi-Ming Lu 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: 8438380Abstract: A method for controlling a remote wireless device with a user device includes the user device sending a request message packet to the remote wireless device, where the remote wireless device verifies the request message packet and sends a reply message packet to the user device if the request message packet passes verification. The user device verifies the reply message packet and sends a control message packet to the remote wireless device if the reply message packet passes verification. The remote wireless device verifies the control message packet and sends an acknowledgment message packet to the user device if the control message packet passes verification.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignees: Ambit Microsystems (Shanghai) Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Ming Lu, Dong-Ming Li
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Patent number: 8412455Abstract: In a voice-controlled navigation device and method, a voice command is received, and divided into voice segments Vi (i=1˜n) by comparing with one or more keywords. A voice segment Vi (i=1˜n) is obtained in sequence to be compared with tree nodes in a search tree of place names. A weight value of each tree node is computed according to a comparison, to select one or more tree nodes whose weight values are greater than a predetermined value. Routes formed by all the selected tree nodes are obtained to select a route whose total weight value is the greatest. A navigation to a destination is given by indicating the selected route on an electronic map according to place names represented by the tree nodes of the selected route.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignees: Ambit Microsystems (Shanghai) Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Hua Gong, Guo-Zhi Ding, Chi-Ming Lu
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Patent number: 8340007Abstract: A wireless device triggers pairing or un-pairing between the wireless device and another wireless device. The wireless device further exchanges media access control (MAC) addresses, pairing magic numbers (PMNs), and pairing indices with the another wireless device so as to establish the pairing with the another wireless device upon the condition that the wireless device triggers the pairing. The wireless device further exchanges the MAC addresses, the PMNs, and the pairing indices with the another wireless device so as to establish the unpairing with the another wireless device upon the condition that the wireless device triggers the unpairing. The pairing magic numbers are operable to identify the pairing between the wireless device and the another wireless device. The pairing indices are operable to launch the MAC addresses, the PMNs, and the pairing indices.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Ming Lu, Guo-Zhi Ding
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Patent number: 8294664Abstract: An electrophoretic display and a driving method thereof are provided. The electrophoretic display includes a display panel and a source driver. The display panel includes at least one pixel unit. The pixel unit is coupled to a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The source driver is coupled to the display panel. When the source driver provides a first driving voltage to the pixel electrode having a second driving voltage, the source driver provides a ground voltage to the pixel electrode, and then the source driver provides first driving voltage to the pixel electrode. The ground voltage is between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage. Thereby, damage property of elements may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Ming Lu, Hung-Hsiang Chen, Jhen-Shen Liao
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Publication number: 20120245886Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body; at least one proximity sensor arranged in the main body to detect a motion of a user in a predetermined range from the main body. A memory arranged in the main body store a relationship table defining a relationship between an operation event and an executable function. The operation event includes: the times of the proximity of a user to the main body, the duration of a stationary state of the user relative to the main body, and the distance of the movement of a user with respect to the main body. In addition, includes a processor receiving data from the at least one sensor determining an operation event and executing an executable function according to the relationship table.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD.Inventors: JUN ZHANG, CHI-MING LU
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Publication number: 20120143494Abstract: A tracking detection and alarm method which is applied to a navigation device use a number of positioning data points retrieved from a navigation module of the navigation device. A number of deflections and a number of average speeds that correspond to the position data points are calculated and generated. A number of maximum deflections are calculated and generated according to the average speeds. When a deflection of a positioning data point is greater than a maximum safe deflection thereof, one is added to a frequency of unsafe driving instances. When the frequency of unsafe driving instances is greater than a preset threshold value, an unsafe driving alarm is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD.Inventors: DONG-MING LI, WEI TENG, CHI-MING LU
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Publication number: 20120041766Abstract: In a voice-controlled navigation device and method, a voice command is received, and divided into voice segments Vi (i=1˜n) by comparing with one or more keywords. A voice segment Vi (i=1˜n) is obtained in sequence to be compared with tree nodes in a search tree of place names. A weight value of each tree node is computed according to a comparison, to select one or more tree nodes whose weight values are greater than a predetermined value. Routes formed by all the selected tree nodes are obtained to select a route whose total weight value is the greatest. A navigation to a destination is given by indicating the selected route on an electronic map according to place names represented by the tree nodes of the selected route.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD.Inventors: YI-HUA GONG, GUO-ZHI DING, CHI-MING LU
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Publication number: 20120041760Abstract: In a voice recording equipment and method, voice data from a speaker is received using a microphone. Threshold values T1 and T2 of surrounding environment of the voice recording equipment are determined. If an intensity of the voice data is less than or equal to the threshold value T2, the voice recording is stopped and the speaker is informed that the voice data is not useful. If the intensity of the voice data is greater than the threshold values, the voice data is stored into a storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD.Inventors: HONG KANG, GUO-ZHI DING, CHI-MING LU
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Patent number: 8060036Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a detector, a transceiver, an analyzer, an execution module, and a connection module. The detector generates a probing request signal. The transceiver receives signals sent from a plurality of access points (AP). The analyzer retrieves a plurality of Received signal strength Indications (RSSI) of the plurality of APs and workload of the plurality of APs by analyzing the signals. The execution module generates a plurality of indices of the plurality of APs based on an analysis results, and selects one of the plurality of indices as a best comprehensive index. The connection module establishes a connection between an AP corresponding to the best comprehensive index and the mobile terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Ming Lu, Dong-Ming Li
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Publication number: 20110254820Abstract: An electrophoretic display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The electrophoretic display device includes a plurality of pixels, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a driving voltage generating unit, and an electrophoretic layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The driving voltage generating unit is capable of providing a plurality of various driving voltages to drive charged particles in the electrophoretic layer, so as to increase the number of gray levels displayed by the electrophoretic display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Chi-ming Lu, Hung-hsiang Chen, Yi-nan Chu
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Publication number: 20110078446Abstract: A system and method of deploying a master key for a first communication device and second communication device. The first communication device receives a request message from the second communication device through a wireless communication network, and creates a master key algorithm based on configuration parameters of the request message. The first communication device further generates a master key according to the master key algorithm, verifies whether the master key created by the first communication device is correct, and installs the master key in the first and second communication devices when the master key is correct.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicants: AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CONG HE, CHI-MING LU, GUO-ZHI DING
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Publication number: 20110064223Abstract: A method for controlling a remote wireless device with a user device includes the user device sending a request message packet to the remote wireless device, where the remote wireless device verifies the request message packet and sends a reply message packet to the user device if the request message packet passes verification. The user device verifies the reply message packet and sends a control message packet to the remote wireless device if the reply message packet passes verification. The remote wireless device verifies the control message packet and sends an acknowledgment message packet to the user device if the control message packet passes verification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicants: AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-MING LU, DONG-MING LI
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Publication number: 20110057912Abstract: An electrophoretic display and a driving method thereof are provided. The electrophoretic display includes a display panel and a source driver. The display panel includes at least one pixel unit. The pixel unit is coupled to a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The source driver is coupled to the display panel. When the source driver provides a first driving voltage to the pixel electrode having a second driving voltage, the source driver provides a ground voltage to the pixel electrode, and then the source driver provides first driving voltage to the pixel electrode. The ground voltage is between the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage. Thereby, damage property of elements may be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Chi-Ming Lu, Hung-Hsiang Chen, Jhen-Shen Liao
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Patent number: 7664065Abstract: A multicast system is provided. The multicast system includes a multicast processing module and a multicast service module. The multicast processing module is for subscribing to the multicast service module. The multicast service module is for sending a subscribe response to the multicast processing module, and for transmitting data to the multicast processing module via a unicast frame. The multicast processing module is also for identifying a data initiator according to the subscribe response, and for receiving the data from the multicast service module in a multicast mode. A multicast method utilized in the multicast system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chi-Ming Lu
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Publication number: 20100029205Abstract: A wireless device triggers pairing or un-pairing between the wireless device and another wireless device. The wireless device further exchanges media access control (MAC) addresses, pairing magic numbers (PMNs), and pairing indices with the another wireless device so as to establish the pairing with the another wireless device upon the condition that the wireless device triggers the pairing. The wireless device further exchanges the MAC addresses, the PMNs, and the pairing indices with the another wireless device so as to establish the unpairing with the another wireless device upon the condition that the wireless device triggers the unpairing. The pairing magic numbers are operable to identify the pairing between the wireless device and the another wireless device. The pairing indices are operable to launch the MAC addresses, the PMNs, and the pairing indices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO, LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-MING LU, GUO-ZHI DING
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Publication number: 20090154416Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a detector, a transceiver, an analyzer, an execution module, and a connection module. The detector generates a probing request signal. The transceiver receives signals sent from a plurality of access points (AP). The analyzer retrieves a plurality of Received signal strength Indications (RSSI) of the plurality of APs and workload of the plurality of APs by analyzing the signals. The execution module generates a plurality of indices of the plurality of APs based on an analysis results, and selects one of the plurality of indices as a best comprehensive index. The connection module establishes a connection between an AP corresponding to the best comprehensive index and the mobile terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD., HON HAI PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-MING LU, DONG-MING LI
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Publication number: 20080219452Abstract: A wireless device (100) for exchanging keys with another wireless device (200) includes a key request module (121), a key generation module (122), and a key transfer module (123). The key request module requests to exchange a key by transmitting a request-key-change frame to the another wireless device. The key generation module generates a new key when the key exchange request is successful. The key transfer module encrypts the new key with a public key of the another wireless device, and transmits a new-key-send frame with the encrypted new key to the another wireless device. A key exchange method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-MING LU, GUO-ZHI DING
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Publication number: 20080117880Abstract: An access point (AP) (20A) for automatically switching channels includes a transceiving module (201), a channel quality evaluation module (207) and a channel switching module (209). The transceiving module is provided for communicating with another AP (20B). The channel quality evaluation module is provided for evaluating quality of the communication channels between the APs, generating an evaluation result comprising communication channels with different transmission qualities, and selecting a channel with best quality as communication channel between the APs. The channel switching module is provided for selecting a channel with best quality and switching the current communication channel to the channel with best quality. A method for automatically switching channels applied between two APs is also provided in the present invention to avoid interferences appearing in the signal transmission process without manual operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Ming Lu, Chin-Lung Ho
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Publication number: 20070195771Abstract: A multicast system is provided. The multicast system includes a multicast processing module and a multicast service module. The multicast processing module is for subscribing to the multicast service module. The multicast service module is for sending a subscribe response to the multicast processing module, and for transmitting data to the multicast processing module via a unicast frame. The multicast processing module is also for identifying a data initiator according to the subscribe response, and for receiving the data from the multicast service module in a multicast mode. A multicast method utilized in the multicast system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: CHI-MING LU