Patents by Inventor Chien-Chun Kuo

Chien-Chun Kuo 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: 20250182327
    Abstract: A multi-lens coplanar calibration method is applicable to a three-dimensional (3D) imaging device with a plurality of lenses, and the method includes: shooting a reference surface by the 3D imaging device through the plurality of lenses to generate a plurality of 3D images, calculating a plurality of surface equations according to 3D information of the 3D images by a computing device, calculating a plurality of coordinate systems corresponding to the plurality of lenses according to the plurality of surface equations, where one of the plurality of coordinate systems is a first coordinate system, and each of the others is a second coordinate system, calculating a calibration matrix for each second coordinate system relative to the first coordinate system according to at least the plurality of coordinate systems by the computing device, and adjusting based on the calibration matrix by an actuating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Chun KUO, Kai-Shiang GAN, Chung-Li TAI, Jhe-Ruei LI
  • Patent number: 11549805
    Abstract: A projecting apparatus includes a projecting device, an image-capturing device and a processing device. The projecting device projects a reversible structured light code onto a surface. The image-capturing device captures the reversible structured light code projected onto the surface and obtains image data. The processing device is coupled to the projecting device and the image-capturing device. The processing device receives the image data, generates three-dimensional point cloud information by performing decoding on the image data, and obtains scanning shift information corresponding to the projecting device according to the three-dimensional point cloud information and three-dimensional information corresponding to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kai-Shiang Gan, Po-Lung Chen, Chun-Yuan Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo
  • Publication number: 20210172732
    Abstract: A projecting apparatus includes a projecting device, an image-capturing device and a processing device. The projecting device projects a reversible structured light code onto a surface. The image-capturing device captures the reversible structured light code projected onto the surface and obtains image data. The processing device is coupled to the projecting device and the image-capturing device. The processing device receives the image data, generates three-dimensional point cloud information by performing decoding on the image data, and obtains scanning shift information corresponding to the projecting device according to the three-dimensional point cloud information and three-dimensional information corresponding to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Kai-Shiang GAN, Po-Lung CHEN, Chun-Yuan CHEN, Chien-Chun KUO
  • Patent number: 9063567
    Abstract: A display control apparatus and a display control method are disclosed. The display control apparatus comprises a recognition circuit and a mapping circuit. The recognition circuit recognizes a head position and a control point position of an operator. The mapping circuit dynamically adjusts the operating boundary according to the head position, the control point position and a display boundary, and calculates the cursor position on a display according to the control point position, the operating boundary and the display boundary, wherein the cursor position remains on a imagine line passing through the head position and the control point position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Hung Ting, Chia-Chang Li, Chieh-Fu Tsai, Chien-Chun Kuo, Po-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 9036920
    Abstract: A method of detecting feature points of an object in a system for motion detection includes obtaining a first image of the object from a first camera and a second image of the object from a second camera, extracting a foreground image from each of the first image and the second image, based on an assumption that the foreground image is a T-pose image, segmenting the foreground image into a first set of sections, identifying a first set of feature points associated with the first set of sections, obtaining a T-pose image with a set of predetermined feature points, and determining whether the foreground image is a T-pose image by comparing the first set of feature points with the set of predetermined feature points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CYWEE GROUP LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
  • Patent number: 8983195
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a smoothing method for time data sequences is performed, which includes: smoothing original data points of a time data sequence, then from smoothed data points, determining reference points for a global trajectory and a local trajectory; according to the reference points, calculating a direction of the global trajectory and a direction of the local trajectory; and adaptively calculating new data point(s) by integrating the two directions. The trajectory of new data points maintains the properties of smoothness and real-time perception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Hung Ting, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang
  • Patent number: 8615136
    Abstract: A computing device for motion detection in a system capable of detecting feature points of an object of interest is disclosed. The computing device includes a vector forming unit to form a plurality of vectors associated with a set of the feature points and form a vector set based on the vectors, a posture identifying unit to identify a match of a posture in a database based on the vector set, a motion similarity unit to identify a set of predetermined postures in the database based on the matched posture and an immediately previous matched posture, and a motion identifying unit to identify a predetermined motion in the database based on the set of predetermined postures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Cywee Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
  • Patent number: 8578299
    Abstract: A computing device in a system for motion detection comprises an image processing device to determine a motion of an object of interest, and a graphical user interface (GUI) module to drive a virtual role based on the motion determined by the image processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Cywee Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao, Zhou Ye, Sheng-Wen Jeng
  • Publication number: 20130088428
    Abstract: A display control apparatus and a display control method are disclosed. The display control apparatus comprises a recognition circuit and a mapping circuit. The recognition circuit recognizes a head position and a control point position of an operator. The mapping circuit dynamically adjusts the operating boundary according to the head position, the control point position and a display boundary, and calculates the cursor position on a display according to the control point position, the operating boundary and the display boundary, wherein the cursor position remains on a imagine line passing through the head position and the control point position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Hung Ting, Chia-Chang Li, Chieh-Fu Tsai, Chien-Chun Kuo, Po-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 8396300
    Abstract: An object-end positioning method is provided for positioning lower ends of two limbs of an object. In the method, a foreground processing is performed on an original image to obtain a foreground image. A number of turning points are obtained according to the foreground image, wherein connection of the turning points forms a polygonal curve. Each turning point is classified to be a convex or concave point according to an included angle between lines connecting the turning point to two adjacent turning points. A number of selected convex points and selected concave points are selected. Two of the selected convex points are selected as two temporary ends. Connection of the two temporary ends and a selected concave point located between the two temporary ends forms a triangle. Two positioning ends for positioning the lower ends of the two limbs of the object are determined according to the two temporary ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ko-Shyang Wang, Po-Lung Chen, Jia-Chang Li, Chien-Chun Kuo
  • Patent number: 8204274
    Abstract: A method for tracking positions of human extremities is disclosed. A left image of a first extremity portion is retrieved using a first picturing device and an outline candidate position of the first extremity portion is obtained according to feature information of the left image. A right image of the first extremity portion is retrieved using a second picturing device and a depth candidate position of the first extremity portion is obtained according to depth information of the right image. Geometry relations between the outline candidate position and the depth candidate position and a second extremity portion of a second extremity position are calculated to determine whether a current extremity position of the first extremity portion is required to be updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Ko-Shyang Wang
  • Publication number: 20120089949
    Abstract: A computing device in a system for motion detection comprises an image processing device to determine a motion of an object of interest, and a graphical user interface (GUI) module to drive a virtual role based on the motion determined by the image processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
  • Publication number: 20120087540
    Abstract: A computing device for motion detection in a system capable of detecting feature points of an object of interest is disclosed. The computing device includes a vector forming unit to form a plurality of vectors associated with a set of the feature points and form a vector set based on the vectors, a posture identifying unit to identify a match of a posture in a database based on the vector set, a motion similarity unit to identify a set of predetermined postures in the database based on the matched posture and an immediately previous matched posture, and a motion identifying unit to identify a predetermined motion in the database based on the set of predetermined postures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: PO-LUNG CHEN, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
  • Publication number: 20120087539
    Abstract: A method of detecting feature points of an object in a system for motion detection includes obtaining a first image of the object from a first camera and a second image of the object from a second camera, extracting a foreground image from each of the first image and the second image, based on an assumption that the foreground image is a T-pose image, segmenting the foreground image into a first set of sections, identifying a first set of feature points associated with the first set of sections, obtaining a T-pose image with a set of predetermined feature points, and determining whether the foreground image is a T-pose image by comparing the first set of feature points with the set of predetermined feature points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: PO-LUNG CHEN, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
  • Patent number: 8010464
    Abstract: A computerized data equidistant-mapping method and a computer system using the same are provided. The computerized data equidistant-mapping method is used for mapping M sets of K-dimensional original data into a D-dimensional space in a manner of equidistance. The computerized data equidistant-mapping method includes the following steps. M sets of D-dimensional mapping data each corresponding to each original data respectively and sequentially are generated. An initial mapping data and an initial original data are chosen arbitrarily, wherein the initial mapping data corresponds to the initial original data. The mapping distance between each mapping data and the initial mapping data is computed. The original distance between each original data and the initial original data is computed. Each mapping data is amended according to each mapping distance and each original distance for enabling each mapping data and each original data to have equidistant-mapping relationship gradually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shih-Pin Chao, Chien-Chun Kuo, Chen-Lan Yen
  • Publication number: 20100142831
    Abstract: An object-end positioning method is provided for positioning lower ends of two limbs of an object. In the method, a foreground processing is performed on an original image to obtain a foreground image. A number of turning points are obtained according to the foreground image, wherein connection of the turning points forms a polygonal curve. Each turning point is classified to be a convex or concave point according to an included angle between lines connecting the turning point to two adjacent turning points. A number of selected convex points and selected concave points are selected. Two of the selected convex points are selected as two temporary ends. Connection of the two temporary ends and a selected concave point located between the two temporary ends forms a triangle. Two positioning ends for positioning the lower ends of the two limbs of the object are determined according to the two temporary ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ko-Shyang Wang, Po-Lung Chen, Jia-Chang Li, Chien-Chun Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100014710
    Abstract: A method for tracking positions of human extremities is disclosed. A left image of a first extremity portion is retrieved using a first picturing device and an outline candidate position of the first extremity portion is obtained according to feature information of the left image. A right image of the first extremity portion is retrieved using a second picturing device and a depth candidate position of the first extremity portion is obtained according to depth information of the right image. Geometry relations between the outline candidate position and the depth candidate position and a second extremity portion of a second extremity position are calculated to determine whether a current extremity position of the first extremity portion is required to be updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Ko-Shyang Wang
  • Publication number: 20090119030
    Abstract: A force feedback and interactive system is provided in the present invention, wherein the force feedback and interactive system utilizes a mechanism for detecting weight or center of gravity and reacted force from an operator on a multi-axis motion platform, and a main controller which is a kernel of data processing and motion simulating of the multi-axis motion platform. Besides having complete mathematical simulation model for calculating reaction force variation according to the received operating command, force status and weight of the operator and having algorithm for simulating the motion of multi-axis motion platform so as to calculate the motion and instantaneous position of the multi-axis motion platform in space, the system can also provide function of force feedback for enhancing the virtual reality while being applied in various Human-Machine Interaction simulating field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Chung Fang, Chung-Hung Lin, Ming-Wheng Lin, Chien-Chun Kuo, Yu-Shu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090006281
    Abstract: A computerized data equidistant-mapping method and a computer system using the same are provided. The computerized data equidistant-mapping method is used for mapping M sets of K-dimensional original data into a D-dimensional space in a manner of equidistance. The computerized data equidistant-mapping method includes the following steps. M sets of D-dimensional mapping data each corresponding to each original data respectively and sequentially are generated. An initial mapping data and an initial original data are chosen arbitrarily, wherein the initial mapping data corresponds to the initial original data. The mapping distance between each mapping data and the initial mapping data is computed. The original distance between each original data and the initial original data is computed. Each mapping data is amended according to each mapping distance and each original distance for enabling each mapping data and each original data to have equidistant-mapping relationship gradually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Pin Chao, Chien-Chun Kuo, Chen-Lan Yen
  • Publication number: 20080119236
    Abstract: A method and a system of using mobile communication apparatus to translate image text are provided, which are applicable to a translation service of transmitting an image text captured by a front-end mobile communication device via a wireless communication network to a back-end server for identification and translation, and feeding back the result to the mobile communication device. The method includes obtaining a digital image containing texts from a mobile communication device; transmitting the digital image to a back-end server via a wireless communication network to be identified as a corresponding text; translating the corresponding text into a description content in the same or different languages; and feeding back the description content to the mobile communication device to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Pei-Chun Chen, Ko-Shyang Wang, Chien-Chun Kuo