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).
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Publication number: 20240147401Abstract: An association management method includes: after coordination association between a client and a plurality of member APs in a multi-access point (MAP) system is successfully completed, generating a request frame to manage association between the client and a member AP in the MAP system. For example, the request frame may be initiated by the client. For another example, the request frame may be initiated by the member AP.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Chien-Fang Hsu, Chih-Chun Kuo
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Patent number: 11966628Abstract: A memory device, includes a memory array for storing a plurality of vector data each of which has an MSB vector and a LSB vector. The memory array includes a plurality of memory units each of which has a first bit and a second bit. The first bit is used to store the MSB vector of each vector data, the second bit is used to store the LSB vector of each vector data. A bit line corresponding to each vector data executes one time of bit-line-setup, and reads the MSB vector and the LSB vector of each vector data according to the bit line. The threshold voltage distribution of each memory unit is divided into N states, where N is a positive integer and N is less than 2 to the power of 2, and the effective bit number stored by each memory unit is less than 2.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei-Chen Wang, Han-Wen Hu, Yung-Chun Li, Huai-Mu Wang, Chien-Chung Ho, Yuan-Hao Chang, Tei-Wei Kuo
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Publication number: 20240071950Abstract: Integrated circuit packages and methods of forming the same are discussed. In an embodiment, a device includes: a package substrate; a semiconductor device attached to the package substrate; an underfill between the semiconductor device and the package substrate; and a package stiffener attached to the package substrate, the package stiffener includes: a main body extending around the semiconductor device and the underfill in a top-down view, the main body having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; and pillars in the main body, each of the pillars extending from a top surface of the main body to a bottom surface of the main body, each of the pillars physically contacting the main body, the pillars having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, the second coefficient of thermal expansion being less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Wen-Yi Lin, Kuang-Chun Lee, Chien-Chen Li, Chien-Li Kuo, Kuo-Chio Liu
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Publication number: 20240071854Abstract: Some implementations described herein a provide a multi-die package and methods of formation. The multi-die package includes a dynamic random access memory integrated circuit die over a system-on-chip integrated circuit die, and a heat transfer component between the system-on-chip integrated circuit die and the dynamic random access memory integrated circuit die. The heat transfer component, which may correspond to a dome-shaped structure, may be on a surface of the system-on-chip integrated circuit die and enveloped by an underfill material between the system-on-chip integrated circuit die and the dynamic random access memory integrated circuit die. The heat transfer component, in combination with the underfill material, may be a portion of a thermal circuit having one or more thermal conductivity properties to quickly spread and transfer heat within the multi-die package so that a temperature of the system-on-chip integrated circuit die satisfies a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Wen-Yi LIN, Kuang-Chun LEE, Chien-Chen LI, Chien-Li KUO, Kuo-Chio LIU
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Patent number: 11549805Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kai-Shiang Gan, Po-Lung Chen, Chun-Yuan Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo
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Publication number: 20210172732Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Kai-Shiang GAN, Po-Lung CHEN, Chun-Yuan CHEN, Chien-Chun KUO
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Patent number: 9063567Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wen-Hung Ting, Chia-Chang Li, Chieh-Fu Tsai, Chien-Chun Kuo, Po-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 9036920Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignees: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CYWEE GROUP LTD.Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
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Patent number: 8983195Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Wen-Hung Ting, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang
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Patent number: 8615136Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Cywee Group Ltd.Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
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Patent number: 8578299Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20130088428Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wen-Hung Ting, Chia-Chang Li, Chieh-Fu Tsai, Chien-Chun Kuo, Po-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 8396300Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ko-Shyang Wang, Po-Lung Chen, Jia-Chang Li, Chien-Chun Kuo
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Patent number: 8204274Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Ko-Shyang Wang
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Publication number: 20120087540Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: PO-LUNG CHEN, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
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Publication number: 20120089949Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
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Publication number: 20120087539Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: PO-LUNG CHEN, Chien-Chun Kuo, Wen-Yang Wang, Duan-Li Liao
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Patent number: 8010464Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Shih-Pin Chao, Chien-Chun Kuo, Chen-Lan Yen
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Publication number: 20100142831Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ko-Shyang Wang, Po-Lung Chen, Jia-Chang Li, Chien-Chun Kuo
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Publication number: 20100014710Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Po-Lung Chen, Chien-Chun Kuo, Ko-Shyang Wang