Patents by Inventor Chih-Lung Hou

Chih-Lung Hou 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: 20210155158
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: generating a rear facing camera image representing a field of view of the rear facing camera including a current roadway on which the user vehicle is traveling; generating a distortion adjustment rear facing image based on the rear facing camera image; identifying lane pixels based on correlation of image pixels of the distortion adjustment rear facing image to lane markings of the current roadway; generating a road lane model including a lane delineation estimation based on the lane pixels; and calculating a lane position for the user vehicle according to the lane delineation estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Tabrez Shafiq Shaikh, Md Ahsan Habib, Chih-Lung Hou
  • Patent number: 8390436
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus, method, and/or system support a service request made by a computer user in an Internet café or similar electronic service environment. A user may operate a café-provided user terminal in a multi-terminal network controlled by a café service console. The user may operate a switch on the terminal to transmit a service request to the service console. A visible and/or audible indication may be provided to the user, via a suitable indicator on the terminal, regarding the status of the user's service request. The user's service request may cause service-related information to be displayed on a second display of the user terminal for selection by the user. The user may speak with a service administrator using a voice over Internet protocol module built into the terminal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao Ping Yang, Chih-Lung Hou, Xiao Feng Sheng
  • Publication number: 20120007726
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus, method, and/or system support a service request made by a computer user in an Internet café or similar electronic service environment. A user may operate a café-provided user terminal in a multi-terminal network controlled by a café service console. The user may operate a switch on the terminal to transmit a service request to the service console. A visible and/or audible indication may be provided to the user, via a suitable indicator on the terminal, regarding the status of the user's service request. The user's service request may cause service-related information to be displayed on a second display of the user terminal for selection by the user. The user may speak with a service administrator using a voice over Internet protocol module built into the terminal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Xiao Ping Yang, Chih-Lung Hou, Xiao Feng Sheng
  • Patent number: 7978054
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus, method, and/or system support a service request made by a computer user in an Internet café or similar electronic service environment. A user may operate a café-provided user terminal in a multi-terminal network controlled by a café service console. The user may operate a switch on the terminal to transmit a service request to the service console. A visible and/or audible indication may be provided to the user, via a suitable indicator on the terminal, regarding the status of the user's service request. The user's service request may cause service-related information to be displayed on a second display of the user terminal for selection by the user. The user may speak with a service administrator using a voice over Internet protocol module built into the terminal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao Ping Yang, Chih-Lung Hou, Xiao Feng Sheng
  • Patent number: 7831821
    Abstract: A system performs system initialization for a computing device, comprising a module to back up one or more files of the computing device in response to a backup request and to restore one or more files of the computing device in response to a recovery request; and a point managing module to set up a backup point that comprises information based on the backup request and locate one or more backup points for the restoration operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hanying Chen, Chih-Lung Hou
  • Publication number: 20090158020
    Abstract: A system performs system initialization for a computing device, comprising a module to back up one or more files of the computing device in response to a backup request and to restore one or more files of the computing device in response to a recovery request; and a point managing module to set up a backup point that comprises information based on the backup request and locate one or more backup points for the restoration operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Hanying Chen, Chih-Lung Hou
  • Publication number: 20090049195
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus, method, and/or system support a service request made by a computer user in an Internet café or similar electronic service environment. A user may operate a café-provided user terminal in a multi-terminal network controlled by a café service console. The user may operate a switch on the terminal to transmit a service request to the service console. A visible and/or audible indication may be provided to the user, via a suitable indicator on the terminal, regarding the status of the user's service request. The user's service request may cause service-related information to be displayed on a second display of the user terminal for selection by the user. The user may speak with a service administrator using a voice over Internet protocol module built into the terminal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Xiao Ping Yang, Chih-Lung Hou, Xiao Feng Sheng
  • Publication number: 20080300887
    Abstract: It is disclosed a method that may monitor and control loan instalment or other fee payment for an asset. The method may comprise checking validity status of a first license that comprises allowable usage information of a user device; and disabling use of the user device based on the validity status to control payment for the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Hanying Chen, Xiaofeng Sheng, Teck Joo Goh, Chih-Lung Hou