Patents by Inventor Chieh-Chih Tsai

Chieh-Chih 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: 9092116
    Abstract: A handheld communication device having a logic to transfer information from a first application to a second application by using a user interface which displays a screen shot of the information gathered at the first application, and the interface also displays a list of icons indicative of other applications that is capable of receiving such information and using such information. The logic is configured to transfer the information to the second application by a drag-and-drop motion on the interface page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140109011
    Abstract: A handheld communication device having a logic to transfer information from a first application to a second application by using a user interface which displays a screen shot of the information gathered at the first application, and the interface also displays a list of icons indicative of other applications that is capable of receiving such information and using such information. The logic is configured to transfer the information to the second application by a drag-and-drop motion on the interface page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih TSAI
  • Patent number: 8686949
    Abstract: A handheld communication device having a logic to transfer information from a first application to a second application by using a user interface which displays a screen shot of the information gathered at the first application, and the interface also displays a list of icons indicative of other applications that is capable of receiving such information and using such information. The logic is configured to transfer the information to the second application by a drag-and-drop motion on the interface page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih Tsai
  • Patent number: 8421766
    Abstract: A handheld communication device having a logic to transfer information from a first application to a second application by using a user interface which displays a screen shot of the information gathered at the first application, and the interface also displays a list of icons indicative of other applications that is capable of receiving such information and using such information. The logic is configured to transfer the information to the second application by a drag-and-drop motion on the interface page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih Tsai
  • Patent number: 8378980
    Abstract: An input method using a touchscreen of an electronic device includes enabling the touchscreen to display thereon a writing track and to open a window that also shows the writing track when the touchscreen detects the writing track thereon, and enabling the touchscreen to close the window when the touchscreen does not detect another writing track thereon within a predetermined time period. An electronic device for performing the input method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110304636
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wallpaper image generation method and a portable electric device thereof. The portable electric device comprises an image capture module, an image analysis module, a data processing module and a display module. The image capture module is operable to capture a digital image. The image analysis module is operable to analyze the digital image to obtain a first color data. The data processing module is operable to execute an operating system and generate a wallpaper image for an operation interface of the operating system. The display module is operable to display the operation interface and the wallpaper image. In embodiment, the image analysis module randomly selects a pixel of which color is set as the first color data, and the data processing module generates the wallpaper image according to the first color data, other similar color and a predefined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CHIEH-CHIH TSAI, YU-MAO FENG
  • Publication number: 20110307778
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a mobile electronic apparatus and a method of switching application programs thereof, the method is applied for the mobile electronic apparatus which has a screen, a storing unit and a processing unit, and the method comprises the following steps of: executing a plurality of application programs by the processing unit; capturing a plurality of frames displayed on the screen of the application programs then storing the frames in the storing unit; displaying the frames in a list on the screen with a sequence of the frames according to the starting time of each application program; executing the application program when the corresponding frame displayed in the list being selected by a user; wherein at least one of the application programs is closed before displaying the list on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chieh-Chih Tsai, Yu-Mao Feng
  • Patent number: 8060768
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power saving method of a portable Internet device, the portable Internet device and its instant messaging system. If a screen of the portable Internet device is in non-view state, for example, both backlight module and LCD panel are turned off, it means that a user is not viewing the screen, and thus the message update frequency of the instant messaging program is lowered to prevent unnecessary transmission and receiving of wireless signals, so as to reduce power comsumption of the portable Internet device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chieh-Chih Tsai, Yung-Sen Lin, Chuan-Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110271182
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic apparatus and a control method thereof. The electronic apparatus comprises a touch-controlled panel and a control module, and the control method comprises the steps of: touching and dragging at least one icon shown on the touch-controlled panel to a page-indexing row, the page-indexing row comprising a plurality of number indexes, and each number index representing a page; determining whether the icon is dragged to the site of one of the number index shown in the page-indexing row by the control module; focusing the number index when the icon is dragged to the site of one of the number index; determining whether the icon is touched at the site of the focused number index by the control module; moving the icon to a page represented by the focused number index when the icon is not touched at the site of the focused number index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CHIEH-CHIH TSAI, YU-MAO FENG
  • Publication number: 20110267367
    Abstract: A handheld electric apparatus and graphic interface operation method thereof are disclosed. In embodiment, the handheld electric apparatus comprises a display unit, a button unit, a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit stores an application and a widget. The processor is operable to execute the application and display the execution image of the application on the display unit in full screen. When the button unit is triggered, the processor is operable to execute the widget and overlaying the execution image of the widget on the execution image of the application. The processor keeps the execution of the application while the widget is executed. Therefore, the operation convenience of handheld electric apparatus can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CHIEH-CHIH TSAI, YU-MAO FENG
  • Publication number: 20110271181
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic apparatus and a screen unlocking method thereof, the electronic apparatus comprises a touch-controlled screen and a control module, and the screen unlocking method comprises the steps of displaying a first frame having a movable icon which shows a part of a second frame over the second frame on the touch-controlled screen; touching the icon and dragging the icon with a random direction and a random dragging path, and the part of the second frame shown by the icon being enlarged or reduced according to the direction and the dragging path; determining if a dragging-condition of the icon is matched with any one of the unlocking-conditions; and displaying the whole second frame when the dragging-condition of the dragged icon is matched with one of the unlocking-conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CHIEH-CHIH TSAI, YU-MAO FENG, PO-YUAN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20110199313
    Abstract: A handheld communication device having a logic to transfer information from a first application to a second application by using a user interface which displays a screen shot of the information gathered at the first application, and the interface also displays a list of icons indicative of other applications that is capable of receiving such information and using such information. The logic is configured to transfer the information to the second application by a drag-and-drop motion on the interface page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih TSAI
  • Publication number: 20100094940
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for sharing community network service information, characterized in that users can send their community network service information and their friend lists for real-time communication to a data server, and share the community network service information with the friends in the friend lists who have logged onto the data server. Thus, the users can share the community information from different community network service platforms with their friends. Additionally, the data server can periodically confirm whether the users and their friends update the community network service information or not and send the updated information to the users and their friends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chieh-Chih TSAI, Yung-Sen LIN, Chuan-Ming TSAI
  • Publication number: 20100075650
    Abstract: This invention provides a software status configuration method and a mobile communication device using the same. The mobile communication device has a real-time operation mode and a real-time usage status, respectively representing the status of the user and the usage of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device further includes a network communication software for performing real-time communication with other contacts online. The network communication software has a user status for indicating whether the user is available for real-time communication. The software status configuration method of the present invention will configure the user status based on combinations of the current real-time operation mode and the real-time usage status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Chieh-Chih TSAI, Hui-Yen Wang, Yun-Chun Hsu, Hsiao-Chun Lai
  • Publication number: 20100049787
    Abstract: In a method of an internet service, a user inputs a request at a wireless communication terminal device, so as to receive via a data server web contents and data contents provided by a community server over the Internet. The data server selectively re-arranges the layout of the web contents and at least one resolution, compression ratio or the number of color of the multimedia data according to a level of closeness between the user, object owners and the data contents contained in the web contents or the data contents. The re-layout web contents and the re-arranged multimedia data are sent to the wireless communication terminal device for the user to efficiently watch information in connection with his or her friends when browsing the community website or the web page on the wireless communication terminal device. An internet service system and a data server for implementing the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chieh-Chih Tsai, Yung-sen Lin, Chuan-Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20100042856
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power saving method of a portable Internet device, the portable Internet device and its instant messaging system. If a screen of the portable Internet device is in non-view state, for example, both backlight module and LCD panel are turned off, it means that a user is not viewing the screen, and thus the message update frequency of the instant messaging program is lowered to prevent unnecessary transmission and receiving of wireless signals, so as to reduce power comsumption of the portable Internet device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chieh-Chih Tsai, Yung-Sen Lin, Chuan-Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20100007617
    Abstract: An input method using a touchscreen of an electronic device includes enabling the touchscreen to display thereon a writing track and to open a window that also shows the writing track when the touchscreen detects the writing track thereon, and enabling the touchscreen to close the window when the touchscreen does not detect another writing track thereon within a predetermined time period. An electronic device for performing the input method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih Tsai
  • Publication number: 20050227724
    Abstract: A wireless network includes a first wireless device, a second wireless device measuring the signal strength of a signal received at the second wireless device from the first wireless device, a third wireless device measuring the signal strength of a signal received at the third wireless device from the first wireless device, and a fourth wireless device measuring the signal strength of a signal received at the fourth wireless device from the first wireless device. The fourth wireless device selects a nearest wireless device being either the second wireless device or the third wireless device according to the measured signal strengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventor: Chieh-Chih Tsai