Patents by Inventor Chih-Hsin Lin

Chih-Hsin Lin 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: 11369316
    Abstract: There is provided a system architecture including a PPG hardware module and a MEMS hardware module. The PPG hardware module processes PPG raw data, which is generally composed of analog signals or digital signals. The PPG hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to, for example, find out frequency signals with higher peak values. The PPG hardware module then outputs the selected frequency signals to an MCU for heart rate calculation. The MEMS hardware module receives MEMS raw data from a motion detector made of MEMS elements. The MEMS raw data represents motion status of a user that could possibly affect the heart rate determination result. The MEMS hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to find out frequency signals with higher peak values caused by motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Yen-Min Chang, Ming-Chang Li, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 11294171
    Abstract: A light sensing method, applied to a light sensing system comprising a light sensor and at least one light source. The light sensor comprises a plurality of light sensing units. The light sensing method comprises: controlling the light sensor to capture images according to the light source; generating an exposure condition according brightness that each of the light sensing units senses, to control all the light sensing units to generate a target brightness distribution according to the exposure condition; and controlling the light sensing units to sense light from the light source according to the exposure condition. The light sensing system can have a better SNR via adjusting the exposure condition for each one of the light sensing units. Such light sensing method can be applied to compute physiological parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20220061769
    Abstract: There is provided a heart rate detection device including a sensing unit for sensing emergent light from subcutaneous tissues illuminated by a single light source of multiple light colors to output multiple light detection signals associated with multiple wavelengths. The heart rate detection device further includes a processor uses the multiple light detection signals associated with the multiple wavelengths to cancel motion artifact to obtain a clean heart rate signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ren-Hau GU, Chih-Hsin LIN
  • Patent number: 11224384
    Abstract: There is provided a heart rate detection device including a sensing unit for sensing emergent light from subcutaneous tissues illuminated by a single light source of multiple light colors to output multiple light detection signals associated with multiple wavelengths. The heart rate detection device further includes a processor uses the multiple light detection signals associated with the multiple wavelengths to cancel motion artifact to obtain a clean heart rate signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 10891362
    Abstract: A wearable device including a skin sensor and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to receive an authentication data for authenticating a user when a wearing state of the wearable device is adjacent to a skin surface of the user, execute a predetermined function in response to a request when the authentication data matches a pre-stored data and the skin sensor determines that the wearable device does not leave the skin surface after the authentication data is received, and reject or ignore the request when the skin sensor determines that the wearable device leaves the skin surface before the predetermined function is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin, Tzung-Min Su, Yung-Chang Lin, Jian-Cheng Liao, Chun-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 10849560
    Abstract: There is provided a physiological detection system including a physiological detection device and a host. The physiological detection device is configured to transmit a physiological data series to the host according to a local oscillation frequency. The host is configured to calculate a physiological value according to the physiological data series and determine a correction parameter according to a receiving data parameter and a reference data parameter, wherein the correction parameter is configured to correct the physiological value, process the physiological data series or adjust the local oscillation frequency of the physiological detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin, Yung-Chang Lin, Chien-Lung Liao
  • Publication number: 20200242226
    Abstract: A wearable device including a skin sensor and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to receive an authentication data for authenticating a user when a wearing state of the wearable device is adjacent to a skin surface of the user, execute a predetermined function in response to a request when the authentication data matches a pre-stored data and the skin sensor determines that the wearable device does not leave the skin surface after the authentication data is received, and reject or ignore the request when the skin sensor determines that the wearable device leaves the skin surface before the predetermined function is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: REN-HAU GU, CHIH-HSIN LIN, TZUNG-MIN SU, YUNG-CHANG LIN, JIAN-CHENG LIAO, CHUN-CHIH CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200233210
    Abstract: A light sensing method, applied to a light sensing system comprising a light sensor and at least one light source. The light sensor comprises a plurality of light sensing units. The light sensing method comprises: controlling the light sensor to capture images according to the light source; generating an exposure condition according brightness that each of the light sensing units senses, to control all the light sensing units to generate a target brightness distribution according to the exposure condition; and controlling the light sensing units to sense light from the light source according to the exposure condition. The light sensing system can have a better SNR via adjusting the exposure condition for each one of the light sensing units. Such light sensing method can be applied to compute physiological parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 10698996
    Abstract: A wearable device including a skin sensor and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to receive an authentication data for authenticating a user when a wearing state of the wearable device is adjacent to a skin surface of the user, execute a predetermined function in response to a request when the authentication data matches a pre-stored data and the skin sensor determines that the wearable device does not leave the skin surface after the authentication data is received, and reject or ignore the request when the skin sensor determines that the wearable device leaves the skin surface before the predetermined function is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin, Tzung-Min Su, Yung-Chang Lin, Jian-Cheng Liao, Chun-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 10649206
    Abstract: A light sensing method applied to a light sensing system comprising a first light sensor and at least one light source. The first light sensor comprises a plurality of light sensing units. The light sensing method comprises: (a) respectively controlling an exposure condition for each of the light sensing units according distances between each one of the light sensing units and the light source; and (b) controlling the light sensing units to sense the light from the light source according to the exposure condition. The light sensing system can have a better SNR via adjusting the exposure condition for each one of the light sensing units. Such light sensing method can be applied to compute physiological parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20200138380
    Abstract: There is provided a heart rate detection device including a sensing unit for sensing emergent light from subcutaneous tissues illuminated by a single light source of multiple light colors to output multiple light detection signals associated with multiple wavelengths. The heart rate detection device further includes a processor uses the multiple light detection signals associated with the multiple wavelengths to cancel motion artifact to obtain a clean heart rate signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Ren-Hau GU, Chih-Hsin LIN
  • Publication number: 20200029909
    Abstract: There is provided a system architecture including a PPG hardware module and a MEMS hardware module. The PPG hardware module processes PPG raw data, which is generally composed of analog signals or digital signals. The PPG hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to, for example, find out frequency signals with higher peak values. The PPG hardware module then outputs the selected frequency signals to an MCU for heart rate calculation. The MEMS hardware module receives MEMS raw data from a motion detector made of MEMS elements. The MEMS raw data represents motion status of a user that could possibly affect the heart rate determination result. The MEMS hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to find out frequency signals with higher peak values caused by motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: REN-HAU GU, YEN-MIN CHANG, MING-CHANG LI, CHIH-HSIN LIN
  • Publication number: 20200004943
    Abstract: A wearable device including a skin sensor and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to receive an authentication data for authenticating a user when a wearing state of the wearable device is adjacent to a skin surface of the user, execute a predetermined function in response to a request when the authentication data matches a pre-stored data and the skin sensor determines that the wearable device does not leave the skin surface after the authentication data is received, and reject or ignore the request when the skin sensor determines that the wearable device leaves the skin surface before the predetermined function is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ren-Hau GU, Chih-Hsin LIN, Tzung-Min SU, Yung-Chang LIN, Jian-Cheng LIAO, Chun-Chih CHEN
  • Patent number: 10478128
    Abstract: There is provided a system architecture including a PPG hardware module and a MEMS hardware module. The PPG hardware module processes PPG raw data, which is generally composed of analog signals or digital signals. The PPG hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to, for example, find out frequency signals with higher peak values. The PPG hardware module then outputs the selected frequency signals to an MCU for heart rate calculation. The MEMS hardware module receives MEMS raw data from a motion detector made of MEMS elements. The MEMS raw data represents motion status of a user that could possibly affect the heart rate determination result. The MEMS hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to find out frequency signals with higher peak values caused by motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Yen-Min Chang, Ming-Chang Li, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20190347786
    Abstract: A method of living body detection includes: capturing a plurality of images of an object under test by using an image sensor; calculating variations of brightness values of pixel units of the plurality of images; and, determining whether the object under test is a living body according to the variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Hsin Lin, Ren-Hau Gu, Chien-Lung Liao, Yi-Fang Lee
  • Patent number: 10413249
    Abstract: A heart rate detection module including a PPG measuring device, a motion sensor and a processing unit is provided. The PPG measuring device is configured to detect a skin surface in a detection period to output a PPG signal. The motion sensor is configured to output an acceleration signal corresponding to the detection period. The processing unit is configured to respectively convert the PPG signal and the acceleration signal to first frequency domain information and second frequency domain information, determine a denoising parameter according to a maximum spectrum peak value of the second frequency domain information to denoise the first frequency domain information, and calculate a heart rate according to a maximum spectrum peak value of the denoised first frequency domain information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsin Lin, Ren-Hau Gu
  • Publication number: 20190239816
    Abstract: There is provided a physiological detection system including a physiological detection device and a host. The physiological detection device is configured to transmit a physiological data series to the host according to a local oscillation frequency. The host is configured to calculate a physiological value according to the physiological data series and determine a correction parameter according to a receiving data parameter and a reference data parameter, wherein the correction parameter is configured to correct the physiological value, process the physiological data series or adjust the local oscillation frequency of the physiological detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: REN-HAU GU, CHIH-HSIN LIN, YUNG-CHANG LIN, CHIEN-LUNG LIAO
  • Patent number: 10299730
    Abstract: There is provided a physiological detection system including a physiological detection device and a host. The physiological detection device is configured to transmit a physiological data series to the host according to a local oscillation frequency. The host is configured to calculate a physiological value according to the physiological data series and determine a correction parameter according to a receiving data parameter and a reference data parameter, wherein the correction parameter is configured to correct the physiological value, process the physiological data series or adjust the local oscillation frequency of the physiological detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Chih-Hsin Lin, Yung-Chang Lin, Chien-Lung Liao
  • Patent number: D864926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Chen, Chih-Hsin Lin, Yu-Yu Chiang
  • Patent number: D883963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Chen, Chih-Hsin Lin, Yu-Yu Chiang