Patents by Inventor Chih-Hua Lin

Chih-Hua 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).

  • Publication number: 20160029109
    Abstract: A ventilation fan includes a fan unit, a cover, a speaker and an outer cap. The fan unit has an air inlet and an air outlet. The cover is disposed on the air inlet and has an opening disposed corresponding to the air inlet. The speaker is detachably disposed on the cover. The outer cap is disposed on the air inlet. The cover is located between the fan unit and the outer cap, and the outer cap has a plurality of through holes configured as both of ventilation channels and sound output channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yuan-Chuan LIU, Chih-Hua LIN
  • Patent number: 9196161
    Abstract: A method of guiding a parking space for an electronic device on a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes obtaining location information of the parking space; calculating a destination position according to the location information; determining a movement of the vehicle via at least one sensor of the electronic device to generate a determination result; and generating a guiding indication for guiding the vehicle to the destination position according to the determination result and the destination position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Chia Lai, Chih-Hua Lin, Sheng-Hung Hsieh, Chin-En Lai
  • Publication number: 20150159910
    Abstract: A ventilation fan comprises a fan, a cover module and a filter. The fan includes an inlet and an outlet. The cover module is disposed at the inlet and includes a main body and a cover. The main body includes an opening and fixing portions. The opening is disposed corresponding to the inlet. The periphery of the opening is configured with two opposite slideways. The fixing portions are disposed on the main body. The cover and the main body are disposed separately to form a gap and the cover includes connecting portions correspondingly connected to the fixing portions. The filter detachably slides on the slideways to be disposed at the opening. The size of the cover is larger than that of the opening. The air flows to the filter and inlet through the gap and flows out of the outlet through the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang HUANG, Kuan-Chung CHENG, Chih-Hua LIN
  • Patent number: 9055628
    Abstract: An illumination system and an operation method thereof are provided. The illumination system includes a first controller and a first lighting device. The first controller is capable of emitting a wireless control signal. The first lighting device is capable of receiving the wireless control signal, adjusting a light emitting state thereof according to the wireless control signal, and accordingly emitting a wireless feedback signal. When the first controller does not receive the wireless feedback signal within a predetermined time or receives a wrong wireless feedback signal after the first controller emitted the wireless control signal to the first lighting device, the first controller emits the wireless control signal again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Wu, Chih-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: 8988001
    Abstract: A lamp and an illumination system and a driving method thereof are provided. The lamp includes a lighting unit, a conversion unit, and a driver. The conversion unit is capable of receiving an input pulse width modulation (PWM) signal and converting the input PWM signal into an output PWM signal, wherein a frequency of the input PWM signal and a frequency of the output PWM signal are different. The driver is coupled between the lighting unit and the conversion unit. The driver is capable of receiving the output PWM signal and generating a driving signal to drive the lighting unit according to the output PWM signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Lin, Yu-Chin Lan
  • Patent number: 8749185
    Abstract: A ventilation apparatus with a two-section feedback compensation control and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The ventilation apparatus includes a power conversion unit, a driven circuit, a DC motor, a current-sensing unit, a voltage compensation unit, and a control unit. The power conversion unit receives and converts an AC power voltage into a DC power voltage. The driven circuit receives the DC power voltage and outputs a driven voltage. The DC motor is driven through the driven voltage. The current-sensing unit senses an output current of the DC motor. The control unit receives the output current to compare to a threshold current value, thus controlling the voltage compensation unit. Accordingly, the DC power voltage is adjusted to adjust the speed of the DC motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Hua Lee, Yueh-Shan Lin, Yan-Lin Chen, Chih-Hua Lin, Te-Chung Liu
  • Patent number: 8711081
    Abstract: A driving apparatus and a driving method of a backlight module are provided. The backlight module includes multiple LEDs. The driving apparatus includes at least one thermal sensor, an optical sensor, and a processor. The thermal sensor is for detecting a working temperature of the LEDs. The optical sensor is for detecting brightness and color of the backlight module after a calibration function is enabled, to obtain difference values of the detected brightness and color with respect to predetermined brightness and color. The processor is for providing at least one initial thermal compensation table, to determine working currents of the LEDs associated with the working temperature. The processor further is for calibrating a content of the initial thermal compensation table corresponding with a current working temperature of the LEDs and storing the calibrated thermal compensation table as the initial thermal compensation table after the calibration function is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chiao-Chih Yang, Chih-Hua Lin, Wei-Jen Chou, Chien-Chung Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20140077973
    Abstract: A method of guiding a parking space for an electronic device on a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes obtaining location information of the parking space; calculating a destination position according to the location information; determining a movement of the vehicle via at least one sensor of the electronic device to generate a determination result; and generating a guiding indication for guiding the vehicle to the destination position according to the determination result and the destination position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Cheng-Chia Lai, Chih-Hua Lin, Sheng-Hung Hsieh, Chin-En Lai
  • Patent number: 8653763
    Abstract: A ventilator includes a base, a drive device disposed on the base, an impeller coupled to the drive device and driven by the drive device, and a cover assembled with the base to define a closed area between the cover and the base for receiving a first circuit board therein, wherein when an AC power source is input to the first circuit board to be converted, a DC power source is output to drive the drive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Lin, Yan-Lin Chen, Te-Chung Liu, Shih-Tzung Hsu, Pei-Chang Kuo
  • Patent number: 8643309
    Abstract: A lighting device and a method for adjusting the sensing region thereof are provided. The lighting device includes a sensing device and an illumination unit. The sensing device is configure to detect whether an object is located at a first manipulating region or a second manipulating region so as to correspondingly emit a control signal, in which the first manipulating region and the second manipulating region are not overlapped by each other and are disposed in the sensing region along a sensing direction of the sensing device. The sensing device adjusts a shortest distance between the sensing region and the sensing device and a sensing range of the sensing region according to a first adjustment signal and a second adjustment signal. The illumination unit is coupled to the sensing device and adjusts the optical characteristic according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Wu, Chih-Hua Lin
  • Publication number: 20130151995
    Abstract: A display system includes a receiver and a display. The receiver is used for receiving a control signal from a remote controller. The display is used for displaying a list of webpage options with numbers associating with the, and displaying a webpage associated with a webpage option after receiving the control signal indicating a number corresponding to the webpage option. The number is entered through pressing a numerical keypad of the remote controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Sheue-Ling Hwang, Chih-Hua Lin, Ju-Ling Chen, Ko-Chen Cheng, Wan-Min Hsin, Jung-Hua Shen
  • Patent number: 8456512
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method enable capturing a 360° panoramic image by a digital camera having a fixed angle lens. A number of frames is set for capturing the 360° panoramic image of the digital camera unit. The electronic device receives an initial azimuth of the digital camera unit from an electronic compass and determines rotation points of the digital camera unit. A current azimuth from an electronic compass of the electronic device is received and the rotated angle of the digital camera unit is calculated. The electronic device captures at least one image if the digital camera unit rotates to one of the rotation points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Chih-Hua Lin
  • Publication number: 20130099672
    Abstract: The invention discloses an illumination system and a control method of illumination system. The illumination system includes a portable electronic apparatus, a lamp-controlling module and at least one lamp. The control method of an illumination system includes following steps: generating a wireless control signal according to a color distribution of a selected pattern; generating a lamp-controlling signal according to the wireless control signal; respectively adjusting a light-emitting state of the lamp according to the lamp-controlling signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Lin, Wen-Chi Wu
  • Publication number: 20120299525
    Abstract: A ventilation apparatus with a two-section feedback compensation control and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The ventilation apparatus includes a power conversion trait (10), a driven circuit (20), a DC motor (30), a current-sensing unit (40), a voltage compensation unit (60), and a control unit (50). The power conversion unit (10) receives and converts an AC power voltage (Vac) into a DC power voltage (Vo). The driven circuit (20) receives the DC power voltage (Vo) and outputs a driven voltage. The DC motor (30) is driven through the driven voltage. The current-sensing unit (40) senses an output current of the DC motor (30). The control unit (50) receives the output current to compare to a threshold current value, thus controlling the voltage compensation unit (60). Accordingly, the DC power voltage (Vo) is adjusted to adjust the speed of the DC motor (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Hua LEE, Yueh-Shan LIN, Yan-Lin CHEN, Chih-Hua LIN, Te-Chung LIU
  • Publication number: 20120235599
    Abstract: A lighting device and a method for adjusting the sensing region thereof are provided. The lighting device includes a sensing device and an illumination unit. The sensing device is configure to detect whether an object is located at a first manipulating region or a second manipulating region so as to correspondingly emit a control signal, in which the first manipulating region and the second manipulating region are not overlapped by each other and are disposed in the sensing region along a sensing direction of the sensing device. The sensing device adjusts a shortest distance between the sensing region and the sensing device and a sensing range of the sensing region according to a first adjustment signal and a second adjustment signal. The illumination unit is coupled to the sensing device and adjusts the optical characteristic according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Wu, Chih-Hua Lin
  • Publication number: 20120235573
    Abstract: An illumination system and an operation method thereof are provided. The illumination system includes a first controller and a first lighting device. The first controller is capable of emitting a wireless control signal. The first lighting device is capable of receiving the wireless control signal, adjusting a light emitting state thereof according to the wireless control signal, and accordingly emitting a wireless feedback signal. When the first controller does not receive the wireless feedback signal within a predetermined time or receives a wrong wireless feedback signal after the first controller emitted the wireless control signal to the first lighting device, the first controller emits the wireless control signal again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Wu, Chih-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: 8198826
    Abstract: An illumination system including a master control unit, a device unit, a driving circuit unit, and an illumination unit is provided. The master control unit receives an input signal and outputs a control signal by performing a program operation processing to the input signal. The device unit analyzes the control signal so as to obtain a color temperature setting value and a brightness setting value, and generates two output signals according to the brightness setting value and two color temperature adjusting signals determined by the color temperature setting value. The illumination unit has at least two lamps with different color temperatures. The driving circuit unit receives and converts the two output signals so as to proportionally output two driving signals to respectively drive the two lamps. One of the two output signals is enabled after the other of the two output signals is disabled for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Lin, Jung-Min Hwang, Yu-Chin Lan
  • Publication number: 20120074862
    Abstract: A lamp and an illumination system and a driving method thereof are provided. The lamp includes a lighting unit, a conversion unit, and a driver. The conversion unit is capable of receiving an input pulse width modulation (PWM) signal and converting the input PWM signal into an output PWM signal, wherein a frequency of the input PWM signal and a frequency of the output PWM signal are different. The driver is coupled between the lighting unit and the conversion unit. The driver is capable of receiving the output PWM signal and generating a driving signal to drive the lighting unit according to the output PWM signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Lin, Yu-Chin Lan
  • Publication number: 20110149015
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method enable capturing a 360° panoramic image by a digital camera having a fixed angle lens. A number of frames is set for capturing the 360° panoramic image of the digital camera unit. The electronic device receives an initial azimuth of the digital camera unit from an electronic compass and determines rotation points of the digital camera unit. A current azimuth from an electronic compass of the electronic device is received and the rotated angle of the digital camera unit is calculated. The electronic device captures at least one image if the digital camera unit rotates to one of the rotation points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Foxconn Communication Technology Corp.
    Inventor: CHIH-HUA LIN
  • Publication number: 20110050108
    Abstract: An illumination system including a master control unit, a device unit, a driving circuit unit, and an illumination unit is provided. The master control unit receives an input signal and outputs a control signal by performing a program operation processing to the input signal. The device unit analyzes the control signal so as to obtain a color temperature setting value and a brightness setting value, and generates two output signals according to the brightness setting value and two color temperature adjusting signals determined by the color temperature setting value. The illumination unit has at least two lamps with different color temperatures. The driving circuit unit receives and converts the two output signals so as to proportionally output two driving signals to respectively drive the two lamps. One of the two output signals is enabled after the other of the two output signals is disabled for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Lin, Jung-Min Hwang, Yu-Chin Lan