Patents by Inventor Chia Yen Michael LIN

Chia Yen Michael 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).

  • Patent number: 10013739
    Abstract: An embodiment of an image enhancement method is introduced for use in an electronic device. An image composed of a plurality of pixel values is first received, and each pixel therein is separated into two channels. The image is further divided into a plurality of blocks. A distribution of a selected channel is determined for each block, which is selected from the two channels. For each pixel, the pixel value of the selected channel is adjusted according to at least one distribution corresponding to at least one neighboring block. For each pixel, the pixel value of the other channel is adjusted according to the adjusted pixel value of the selected channel. As a result, the adjusted image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia Yen Michael Lin, Chia-Ho Pan, Jing-Lung Wu, Hsin-Ti Chueh
  • Publication number: 20160364843
    Abstract: An embodiment of an image enhancement method is introduced for use in an electronic device. An image composed of a plurality of pixel values is first received, and each pixel therein is separated into two channels. The image is further divided into a plurality of blocks. A distribution of a selected channel is determined for each block, which is selected from the two channels. For each pixel, the pixel value of the selected channel is adjusted according to at least one distribution corresponding to at least one neighboring block. For each pixel, the pixel value of the other channel is adjusted according to the adjusted pixel value of the selected channel. As a result, the adjusted image is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia Yen Michael LIN, Chia-Ho PAN, Jing-Lung WU, Hsin-Ti CHUEH
  • Patent number: 9479705
    Abstract: An exposure value adjustment apparatus, method, and non-transitory tangible machine-readable medium thereof are provided. The exposure value adjustment apparatus includes a camera module and a processor. The camera module captures a reference image by a base exposure value. The processor generates a histogram of the reference image, divides the histogram into a low partial histogram, a middle partial histogram, and a high partial histogram by a first threshold and a second threshold, decides a high exposure value according to the low partial histogram and the middle partial histogram, decides a low exposure value according to the high partial histogram and the middle partial histogram, and decides a middle exposure value according to the high exposure value and the low exposure value. The low exposure value is lower than the high exposure value, and the middle exposure value is between the high exposure value and the low exposure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia Yen Michael Lin, Jing-Lung Wu, Hsin-Ti Chueh, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Hung-Chih Yang, Li-Chun Hsu
  • Patent number: 9460497
    Abstract: An embodiment of an image enhancement method is introduced for use in an electronic device. An image composed of a plurality of pixel values is first received, and each pixel therein is separated into two channels. The image is further divided into a plurality of blocks. A distribution of a selected channel is determined for each block, which is selected from the two channels. For each pixel, the pixel value of the selected channel is adjusted according to at least one distribution corresponding to at least one neighboring block. For each pixel, the pixel value of the other channel is adjusted according to the adjusted pixel value of the selected channel. As a result, the adjusted image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia Yen Michael Lin, Chia-Ho Pan, Jing-Lung Wu, Hsin-Ti Chueh
  • Patent number: 9310908
    Abstract: A color sampling method includes detecting a touch input on a touch screen, determining a first region corresponding to the touch input, performing a temporal analysis on the first region of a plurality of image frames to determine representative color values of pixels within the first region, determining a second region within the first region, and performing a spatial analysis on the second region to determine candidate color value corresponding to the touch input according to the representative color values of pixels within the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chia Yen Michael Lin, Jing-Lung Wu, Hsin-Ti Chueh
  • Patent number: 9202133
    Abstract: Methods and systems for scene recognition are provided. At least one dark region from an image is searched, and color for pixels of the at least one dark region is calculated. It is determined whether a proportion of low colorfulness pixels to the pixels of the at least one dark region is greater than a predefined threshold, wherein when the color information of the respective pixel is less than a specific level, the respective pixel is determined as low colorfulness. When the proportion of low colorfulness pixels to the pixels of the at least one dark region is greater than the predefined threshold, a scene corresponding to the image is not determined as a backlight scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Hsu, Chia-Yen Michael Lin, Jing-Lung Wu
  • Publication number: 20150116227
    Abstract: A color sampling method includes detecting a touch input on a touch screen, determining a first region corresponding to the touch input, performing a temporal analysis on the first region of a plurality of image frames to determine representative color values of pixels within the first region, determining a second region within the first region, and performing a spatial analysis on the second region to determine candidate color value corresponding to the touch input according to the representative color values of pixels within the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chia Yen Michael Lin, Jing-Lung Wu, Hsin-Ti Chueh
  • Publication number: 20150110467
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device for generating a multiple point of view (MPOV) video and the method thereof. The present disclosure involves the electronic device to obtain a plurality of media contents. The electronic device would identify a first media content relating to a second media content in time and location according to time information, audio information, and location information including a geographic tag and a surrounding signal information. Then, the first media content and the second media content are provided as relevant media contents for generating the MPOV video of the event having the relevant media content captured from different point of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Wen-Ping Ying, Yuan-Kang Wang, Hira Singh Verick, Jing-Lung Wu, Wen-Chuan Lee, Chia-Wei Chen, Kenneth Todd Culos, Wei-Chih Kuo, Chia-Yen Michael Lin, Ming-Han Tsai, Hsin-Ti Chueh, Tai Ito
  • Publication number: 20150078614
    Abstract: Methods and systems for scene recognition are provided. At least one dark region from an image is searched, and color information for pixels of the at least one dark region is calculated. It is determined whether a proportion of low colorfulness pixels to the pixels of the at lest one dark region is greater than a predefined threshold, wherein when the color information of the respective pixel is less than a specific level, the respective pixel is determined as low colorfulness. when the proportion of low colorfulness pixels to the pixels of the at lest one dark region is greater than the predefined threshold, a scene corresponding to the image is not determined as a backlight scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng HSU, Chia-Yen Michael LIN, Jing-Lung WU
  • Publication number: 20140086507
    Abstract: An embodiment of an image enhancement method is introduced for use in an electronic device. An image composed of a plurality of pixel values is first received, and each pixel therein is separated into two channels. The image is further divided into a plurality of blocks. A distribution of a selected channel is determined for each block, which is selected from the two channels. For each pixel, the pixel value of the selected channel is adjusted according to at least one distribution corresponding to at least one neighboring block. For each pixel, the pixel value of the other channel is adjusted according to the adjusted pixel value of the selected channel. As a result, the adjusted image is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chia Yen Michael LIN, Chia-Ho PAN, Jing-Lung WU, Hsin-Ti CHUEH