Patents by Inventor Chien-Chou Chen

Chien-Chou Chen 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).

  • Publication number: 20130166091
    Abstract: A container system including cabinets, a main control unit connected to the cabinets and a heat dissipation zone is mentioned. The cabinet includes a plurality of serving zones each of which further includes a master server and at least one slave server. The heat dissipation zone is disposed at a side of the serving zone and coupled to the main control unit. Each slave server is coupled to the master server. The slave server includes at least one temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is used for outputting temperature information to the master server when receiving the temperature demand. The master server collects the temperature information transmitted by each slave server. The master server forwards the temperature information to the main control unit. The main control unit drives the heat dissipation zone to dissipate heat of the serving zone according to the temperature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Hsing-Yi Chen
  • Publication number: 20130159762
    Abstract: A container system and a monitoring method for the container system are provided. The container system includes a plurality of servers and a master server node. The servers are arranged in N areas. The master server node is coupled to the servers. The master server node selects one of a plurality of servers in an ith area to be a main node of the ith area. The main node collects temperature information of the servers in the ith area to transmit highest temperature information to the master server node. When the master server node cannot connect to the main node, the master server node selects one of other servers connected to the master server node in the ith area to be a replacing node, and adjusts the replacing node to be the main node of the ith area to collect the temperature information in the ith area continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Hsing-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 8467001
    Abstract: A video system suitable for being set in one of several scene modes and controlling one of several ambient light sources is disclosed. The video system includes a storage unit, a signal transceiver, and a control module. The storage unit stores several brightness setting values, in which the brightness setting values correspond to the scene modes and/or several specification data respectively, and the specification data is contained in the several ambient light sources respectively. The signal transceiver is used for receiving the specification data of one of the ambient light sources. The control module is electrically coupled to the signal transceiver, and controls the signal transceiver to transmit a corresponding brightness setting value in the storage unit to the ambient light source according to the set scene mode and the received specification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Wen-Kang Wei
  • Patent number: 8452029
    Abstract: An audio system including an inverter, a first amplifier, a first mixer, a main speaker, and a first audio output port is provided. The inverter receives a first audio signal and inverts the first audio signal into an inverted audio signal. The first amplifier receives the inverted audio signal from the inverter and multiplies the inverted audio signal by a first gain to generate a first compensating audio signal. The first mixer receives a second audio signal and mixes the first compensating audio signal with the second audio signal to generate a first low-interference audio signal. The main speaker receives and plays the first audio signal. The first audio output port receives the first low-interference audio signal from the first mixer and transmits the first low-interference audio signal to a first external speaker. An electronic device and a car audio system capable of generating the low-interference audio signal are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: AmTRAN TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Wen-Kang Wei
  • Patent number: 8436894
    Abstract: When an image frame is generated, a plurality of backlight blocks are driven according to percentage of the image frame being generated, and a left shutter and a right shutter of a pair of shutter glasses are switched according to the time the image frame is generated. In this way, ghost shadows resulting from right eye images or left eye images can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AmTran Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 8421793
    Abstract: This present invention discloses a pixel array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of active elements, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of first patterned floating lines, and a plurality of first patterned connecting wires. A plurality of pixel fields are formed by the cross scan lines and data lines, and each active element is electrically connected with the corresponding scan line, data line and pixel electrode. Each first patterned floating line is overlapped with some data lines. Each first patterned connecting wire is disposed across some scan lines, and disposed overlapped the first patterned floating lines disposed on the two sides of the scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Chun-Chang Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130021527
    Abstract: A video system suitable for being set in one of several scene modes and controlling one of several ambient light sources is disclosed. The video system includes a storage unit, a signal transceiver, and a control module. The storage unit stores several brightness setting values, in which the brightness setting values correspond to the scene modes and/or several specification data respectively, and the specification data is contained in the several ambient light sources respectively. The signal transceiver is used for receiving the specification data of one of the ambient light sources. The control module is electrically coupled to the signal transceiver, and controls the signal transceiver to transmit a corresponding brightness setting value in the storage unit to the ambient light source according to the set scene mode and the received specification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Chien-Chou CHEN, Wen-Kang WEI
  • Publication number: 20120320238
    Abstract: An image processing system, a camera system and an image capture and synthesis method thereof are provided. Illumination areas of a light source are controlled according to a predetermined sequence, and a target object is photographed during the illumination period corresponding to each of the illumination areas, so as to obtain a plurality of reference images. An image processing operation is performed on the reference images to obtain a synthetic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20120293561
    Abstract: A display device capable of controlling an external light and a control method are provided. Image display of the display device and the external light are synchronously controlled through a synchronization signal generated by a control module in the display device. The control module generates a first and a second light source control signal during first cycles and second cycles of the synchronization signal. The first and the second light source control signal are used to control the external light to operate at a first operation state and at a second operation state respectively. Through the techniques of controlling the external light by the display device, i.e. turning off or reducing illumination intensity of the external light every other specific period, both influence of the external light on contrast ratio and light reflection from the display device are reduced. Power of the external light is also saved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Chien-Chou CHEN
  • Patent number: 8235541
    Abstract: A backlight module including a circuit board, at least one first light emitting diode (LED) device, at least one second LED device, and a reflection device is provided. The first and second LED devices are disposed on a carrying surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board. The brightness of the first LED device is greater than that of the second LED device. The reflection device is disposed on the circuit board and exposes the first and second LED devices. The reflection device has at least one first reflection region disposed around the first LED device and at least one second reflection region disposed around the second LED device. The reflection ratio of the first reflection region opposite to the light-emitting energy of the first LED device is smaller than that of the second reflection region opposite to the light-emitting energy of the second LED device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20120092780
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first inner end surface, a first outer end surface and slots. The slots formed on the first inner end surface extends toward the first outer end surface, and each slot includes a trough and an inner engaging side portion. The second lens includes a second inner end surface, a second outer end surface and engaging blocks. The engaging blocks formed on the second inner end surface extends toward the first inner end surface of the first lens, and each engaging block includes a crest portion disposed next to the first inner end surface of the first lens and an inner engaging protrusion. A slit is defined by the inner engaging side portion and the trough portion of the slot and the inner engaging protrusion and the crest portion of the engaging block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: Chien-Chou CHEN
  • Patent number: 8157570
    Abstract: This invention relates to a power connection socket unit sewed on fabric, which is mainly sewed onto clothing or fabric object in need of connecting to power source. The socket unit has a holder for wrapping over the power connection socket and a combination sheet extending outwardly from the periphery of the holder for sewing together with the fabric, and a power cord of the socket extends out from the back of the combination sheet. In this way, when fabric or clothing is combined with electrical parts such as electric heating piece, power supply function is achieved by means of the power connection socket unit sewed on fabric or clothing. Further, the power cord is not exposed to outside so as to obtain good looking effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 8156267
    Abstract: The present invention provides a switching apparatus, which includes at least one first USB hub, one second USB hub and a controller. The first USB hub includes at least one first USB port for connecting N image input apparatus respectively; N is a positive integer. The second USB hub includes at least one second USB port for connecting M peripheral apparatus respectively; M is a positive integer. The controller is connected to the first USB hub and the second USB hub, for selecting at least one target image input apparatus from the N image input apparatus, and controlling the at least one target image input apparatus to communicate with at least one of the peripheral apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Yu-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 8111404
    Abstract: A method for measuring a saturated photorefractive index and a recording time constant to correct the precision includes measuring the diffraction efficiency as a function of time for both phase matching and phase mismatching. The saturated photorefractive index and the recording time constant are verified by substitution into a theoretical formula derived from the Coupled Wave Theory. Thus, the method allows a precise determination of the dynamic range of volume holographic memories and thus their storage capacities. The same procedure can also apply to photopolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-Fu Chen, Chien-Chou Chen, Yu-Fong Tseng
  • Patent number: 8102610
    Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first inner end surface, a first outer end surface and slots. The slots formed on the first inner end surface extends toward the first outer end surface, and each slot includes a trough and an inner engaging side portion. The second lens includes a second inner end surface, a second outer end surface and engaging blocks. The engaging blocks formed on the second inner end surface extends toward the first inner end surface of the first lens, and each engaging block includes a crest portion disposed next to the first inner end surface of the first lens and an inner engaging protrusion. A slit is defined by the inner engaging side portion and the trough portion of the slot and the inner engaging protrusion and the crest portion of the engaging block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 8094235
    Abstract: An image signal processing method is disclosed for maintaining high image display quality by avoiding signal-mode misjudgment. The image signal processing method includes generating a first threshold based on a plurality of motion values generated prior to a first time when an image input signal is detected to be of a film mode, generating a second threshold based on the first threshold and a first offset, generating a third threshold based on the first threshold and a second offset, and determining whether the image input signal between the first time and a second time is the film mode or a video mode based on the second and third thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: AmTran Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20110320205
    Abstract: An electronic book reader includes a display, an audio output device, a text obtaining module, a storing module, a text displaying module, a text analyzing module, a text highlighting module, a speech synthesis module, a player module, and a synchronization control module. The text obtaining module obtains a text from a text source. The storing module stores the text. The text displaying module displays the text on the display. The text analyzing module divides the text into a plurality of segments according to punctuations of the text, and read a selected segment. The speech synthesis module converts the selected segment into speech. The synchronization control module sends a command to the text analyzing module for reading the segment, and sends the segment to the text highlighting module and speech synthesis module synchronously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHOU CHEN, CHIH-HUNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110320206
    Abstract: An electronic book reader includes a text obtaining module, a text highlighting module, a speech synthesis module, a player module, and a synchronization control module. The text obtaining module obtains a selected segment of a text. The text highlighting module highlights the selected segment. The speech synthesis module converts the selected segment into a speech. The player module plays the speech. The synchronization control module sends the selected segment to the text highlighting module and speech synthesis module synchronously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-HUNG CHEN, CHIA-HUNG CHIEN, CHIEN-CHOU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110306218
    Abstract: This invention relates to a power connection socket unit sewed on fabric, which is mainly sewed onto clothing or fabric object in need of connecting to power source. The socket unit has a holder for wrapping over the power connection socket and a combination sheet extending outwardly from the periphery of the holder for sewing together with the fabric, and a power cord of the socket extends out from the back of the combination sheet. In this way, when fabric or clothing is combined with electrical parts such as electric heating piece, power supply function is achieved by means of the power connection socket unit sewed on fabric or clothing. Further, the power cord is not exposed to outside so as to obtain good looking effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: CHIEN-CHOU CHEN
  • Patent number: D681840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen