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: 20110276106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a menstruation pain relieve device, which comprises a female brief, an electrothermal sheet and a power supply. The most important advantage is that this invention jointed on the female brief can particularly ease off the dysmenorrheal occurred to females during menstrual periods. The electrothermal sheet is fitted on the brief where corresponds to the female's abdomen. A lead wire with a joint is connected to the electrothermal sheet at one end thereof and the power supply is connected to the joint of the lead wire by means of a connection end, so that power can be supplied to the electrothermal sheet to generate proper amount of heat and then further transmit the same to the female's abdomen for achievement of easing off dysmenorrhea occurred during menstrual periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventor: CHIEN-CHOU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110267439
    Abstract: A display system displays multiple full-screen images and includes a first video source for outputting a first video signal, a second video source for outputting a second video signal, a display module for displaying an image frame, a system control module for receiving the first video signal and the second video signal, and generating an image signal comprising alternating full-screen image frames of the first and second video signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Wen-Kang Wei
  • Publication number: 20110248912
    Abstract: A display device includes a connection interface and a light source. The light source illuminates the connection interface and indicates I/O ports of the connection interface. The light source can illuminate all I/O ports of the connection interface or the I/O port of the connection interface corresponding to the input signal source selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20110193947
    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: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20110093685
    Abstract: A data processing circuit is disclosed in the present invention. The data processing circuit includes a decoder and a number of N-stage circuits. The circuits receive input data from at least a memory and separate the input data into N stages. The circuit process and store the N input data simultaneously to decrease the time of data processing in the data processing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Chien-Chou CHEN, Ming-Sung Huang, Wen Min Lu
  • Publication number: 20110046703
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heating device for low voltage thermal therapy in which a heating layer is provided on the protector body and a lead wire is extended from the heating layer, a terminal being provided on the lead wire which is connected with the terminal of a thermostat. With this structure, low voltage direct current is supplied to the heating layer for generating heat required and temperature is regulated by the thermostat such that restoration effect on the injury condition of affected part is further enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20110044027
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20110037897
    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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Wen-Kang Wei
  • Patent number: 7861045
    Abstract: The invention discloses a memory control system and a method to read data from memory. The memory control system comprises a control unit, a storage device, and a microprocessor. The memory control system and the method to read data from memory according to the invention utilize an unbalanced microprocessor clock signal with different duration length to control the microprocessor so as to increase the speed of reading memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Bin Feng Hung, Chi-Chang Lu
  • Patent number: 7856614
    Abstract: A programmable system-on-chip (SOC) apparatus is disclosed. After connecting with a computer host, the apparatus temporarily stored boot loader codes into a volatile memory originally installed in the apparatus. Further, during the whole updating firmware procedure, no burner is required. Accordingly, the invention not only saves the hardware cost of both a non-volatile memory and the burner, but also simplifies the operation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Lu, Pei-Ting Tsai, Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20100210984
    Abstract: An electro-thermal protecting device includes a protecting body, a heating layer, and a control; the protecting body has a holding part; the control is held in the holding part of the protecting body; the control includes a socket, and several controlling keys used to turn on or turn off the heating layer and set the temperature of the heating layer; the heating layer is joined on an inward side of the protecting body, and includes several high-impedance filaments; a cord is connected to the high-impedance filaments as well as a plug, which can be connected to the socket of the control; the heating layer includes a covering cloth layer wrapped around the high-impedance filaments and the cord thereof; the protecting device is worn on a person's body part so as to protect and warm the body part, and to improve blood circulation and help recovery of the injured body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 7757054
    Abstract: The invention discloses a memory control system and a method to read data from memory. The memory control system comprises a microprocessor, a serial storage device, a first buffer, a second buffer, a memory control unit, and a multiplexer. The memory control system and the method to read data from memory according to the invention utilize the characteristics that the microprocessor reads data from continuous addresses of a serial memory during most of the time. By reading in advance and temporarily storing the data that the microprocessor requests to read, increasing the reading memory speed can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Chi-Chang Lu
  • Publication number: 20100123902
    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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Cheng-Fu Chen, Chien-Chou Chen, Yu-Fong Tseng
  • Publication number: 20100116814
    Abstract: A heating apparatus includes a portable battery, a controller connected to the portable battery, and a heating module connected to the controller. The controller is provided with a software program that previously detects the voltage variation of the portable battery to change the on/off percentage of the duty cycle of the portable battery and to regulate the output current of the portable battery according to the preset temperature and the detected voltage variation of the portable battery, so that the input current of the heating module is kept at a constant value, and the temperature of the heating module of the heating apparatus is kept at a constant value of the preset temperature at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20100064076
    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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Yu-Jen Chen
  • Publication number: 20100045861
    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: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20100039716
    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: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20100027616
    Abstract: A symbol-sharing differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) encoder is disclosed. Since the bit widths of DPCM encoded data are truncated in hardware to avoid overflow and symbols are shared in software, the DPCM encoded data have the same number of symbols as original input data do, which effectively reduces symbol lengths and average code length of the output data generated by a Huffman encoder at a rear stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: WEN MIN LU, MING-SUNG HUANG, CHIEN-CHOU CHEN
  • Patent number: D598554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: D598556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen