Patents by Inventor Chih-Wei Tang
Chih-Wei Tang 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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Patent number: 11962411Abstract: A data retransmission method includes configuring the quantity of code block groups in a transport block and configuring a plurality of physical resource groups; configuring the quantity of physical resources included in each of the physical resource groups according to the different quantities of code block groups; selecting the physical resources included in the physical resource group that corresponds to the initial transmission to send the transport block; determining the quantity of code block groups that were erroneously sent in the transport block according to the response; selecting one of the physical resources in one of the physical resource groups that corresponds to the retransmission to send at least one code block group that was erroneously sent according to the quantity of code block groups that were erroneously sent; and completing the retransmission only after all of the code block groups in the transport block have been successfully sent.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Hsin Tang, Chih Wei Su
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Patent number: 11880899Abstract: Various approaches allow for shared transportation reservations and related actions to be made based on a user's proximity to a shared transportation station. Data is received concerning the user's computing device, such as a vehicle, a mobile device, an internet-connected device, or a cellular network-connected device. Approaches can use a variety of data formats, including image data, location coordinates, or wirelessly-transmitted data. Based on such data and a criterion such as a threshold proximity to the station, the user's account status is determined and access to same authorized. Via the account, numerous actions may be taken, including automatically triggering a transport mode reservation or return, prompting the user to reserve or return the shared transportation, or debiting the user per a fee associated with the transportation reservation. Further, neural network techniques may be applied to train a model for generating related recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jamel Seagraves, Chih-Wei Tang, Sudipto Aich, Beaudry Kock
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Patent number: 11615710Abstract: An intelligent bicycle sharing system, or other vehicle sharing system, is able to provide helpful bicycle availability indications based on historical data and user proximity. Historical data can be collected over time as users use the bicycle sharing system. For example, the historical data may include how many bicycles are checked at out a given time and how many remain at a given location. In some embodiments, an indication may be provided to the user as the user approaches the vehicle sharing system. The indication may provide information regarding the availability of bicycles.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Jamel Seagraves, Chih-Wei Tang, Sudipto Aich, Beaudry Kock
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Patent number: 11345423Abstract: An activity tracker includes a device that includes a sensor component, a radio, a housing, and a removable portion. The sensor component is configured to obtain bicycle route information based on one or more sensors. The radio is configured to wirelessly communicate the bicycle route information to a remote computing device. The housing includes at least a portion of the sensor component and the radio. The removable portion includes a battery. The removable portion and the housing, when coupled, create a watertight seal to protect electronic components of the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Zachary David Nelson, Sudipto Aich, Chih-Wei Tang
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Patent number: 11338876Abstract: An activity tracker includes a device that includes a sensor component, a radio, and a mounting member. The sensor component is configured to obtain bicycle route information based on information from one or more sensors. The sensor component detects pedal proximity and calculates a pedal rotation speed based on data provided by an integrated pedal cadence sensor. The radio is configured to wirelessly communicate the bicycle route information to a remote computing device. The mounting members are for mounting the device to a bicycle frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Zachary David Nelson, Darioush Xirakis Aghaiyazdi, Sudipto Aich, Chih-Wei Tang
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Patent number: 11120722Abstract: A data transmission method applied in a display, which includes a display panel, is provided. The data transmission method includes the following steps of: providing a host controller and n display drivers, n is a natural number greater than 1; providing a communication link under mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), connecting the host controller to the n display drivers; determining n virtual channel values Vc1-Vcn corresponding to the respective n display drivers; employing the host controller for providing a command with a virtual channel parameter through the communication link under MIPI; when the virtual channel parameter corresponds to an ith virtual channel values Vci, an ith display driver executing corresponding operations in response to the command, while the rest n?1 display drivers ignoring the command, wherein i is a natural number smaller than or equal to n.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Chuan Chang-Chian, Chun-Yi Chou, Wing-Kai Tang, Ching-Chun Lin, Chih-Wei Tang
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Publication number: 20210270019Abstract: An electronic showerhead device for automatically controlling water flow includes a body configured to be connected to a main water channel via a main water valve, a presence detector located within the body, and a first water channel providing a primary water stream exiting the body. The primary water stream remains off when the main water valve is turned on. Subsequent interruption of the presence interrogation beam area by a person or an object turns on the first water channel. The presence detector includes an infra-red (IR) proximity sensor and a visible light sensor (VLS).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: OASENSEInventors: KUAN-TEH LI, CHIH-WEI TANG, EVAN SCHNEIDER, RAVI BILLA, NATALIE ROWAN
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Publication number: 20210221462Abstract: An activity tracker includes a device that includes a sensor component, a radio, a housing, and a removable portion. The sensor component is configured to obtain bicycle route information based on one or more sensors. The radio is configured to wirelessly communicate the bicycle route information to a remote computing device. The housing includes at least a portion of the sensor component and the radio. The removable portion includes a battery. The removable portion and the housing, when coupled, create a watertight seal to protect electronic components of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Zachary David NELSON, Sudipto AICH, Chih-Wei TANG
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Publication number: 20210221461Abstract: An activity tracker includes a device that includes a sensor component, a radio, and a mounting member. The sensor component is configured to obtain bicycle route information based on information from one or more sensors. The sensor component detects pedal proximity and calculates a pedal rotation speed based on data provided by an integrated pedal cadence sensor. The radio is configured to wirelessly communicate the bicycle route information to a remote computing device. The mounting members are for mounting the device to a bicycle frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Zachary David NELSON, Darioush Xirakis AGHAIYAZDI, Sudipto AICH, Chih-Wei TANG
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Patent number: 10913473Abstract: A dolly includes an actuated platform and obstruction sensor as well as a camera and a depth sensor. The eye height of a user is determined according to outputs of the camera and depth sensor. The platform is then moved to an elbow height determined based on the eye height and the depth sensor is moved to a position above the platform. In response to detecting obstruction of the obstruction sensor, the platform is lowered. Upon completion of loading, the platform is lowered to a lowest position. A stand may be retracted upon lowering of the platform to its lowest position.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jamel Seagraves, Chih-Wei Tang, Sudipto Aich
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Patent number: 10913084Abstract: An electronic showerhead device for automatically controlling water flow includes a showerhead body, a presence detector located within the showerhead body, a first water channel providing a primary water stream exiting the showerhead body, and a second water channel providing a secondary water stream exiting the showerhead body. Turning on a main water valve turns on the second water channel, while the first water channel remains off. Interruption of the presence interrogation beam area by a person or an object turns on the first water channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: OASENSEInventors: Chih-Wei Tang, Kuan-Teh Li, Natalie Rowan, Evan Schneider
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Publication number: 20210014678Abstract: Various approaches allow for shared transportation reservations and related actions to be made based on a user's proximity to a shared transportation station. Data is received concerning the user's computing device, such as a vehicle, a mobile device, an internet-connected device, or a cellular network-connected device. Approaches can use a variety of data formats, including image data, location coordinates, or wirelessly-transmitted data. Based on such data and a criterion such as a threshold proximity to the station, the user's account status is determined and access to same authorized. Via the account, numerous actions may be taken, including automatically triggering a transport mode reservation or return, prompting the user to reserve or return the shared transportation, or debiting the user per a fee associated with the transportation reservation. Further, neural network techniques may be applied to train a model for generating related recommendations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Jamel SEAGRAVES, Chih-Wei TANG, Sudipto AICH, Beaudry KOCK
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Publication number: 20210005089Abstract: An intelligent bicycle sharing system, or other vehicle sharing system, is able to provide helpful bicycle availability indications based on historical data and user proximity. Historical data can be collected over time as users use the bicycle sharing system. For example, the historical data may include how many bicycles are checked at out a given time and how many remain at a given location. In some embodiments, an indication may be provided to the user as the user approaches the vehicle sharing system. The indication may provide information regarding the availability of bicycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Jamel SEAGRAVES, Chih-Wei TANG, Sudipto AICH, Beaudry KOCK
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Publication number: 20200410375Abstract: An intelligent bicycle sharing system, or other vehicle sharing system, is able to provide helpful bicycle availability predictions based on historical data, including various utilization statistics. Historical data can be collected over time as users use the bicycle sharing system. For example, the historical data may include the number of available bicycles at various locations and times, as well as contextual data associated with the locations and times. Contextual data may include data regarding the weather, local events, season, day of the week or year, news events, among other environmental factors that may or may not influence bicycle utilization. In some embodiments, a model, such as a machine learning model (e.g., neural network) may be trained using the historical data as training data such that the model can predict bicycle availability for a certain future time and location.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Jamel SEAGRAVES, Chih-wei TANG, Sudipto AICH, Beaudry KOCK
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Patent number: 10821862Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a cushion and a trim layer. A permeable heater is disposed between the cushion and the trim layer. An air mover is in fluid communication with the permeable heater. The permeable heater and the air mover are operable to respectively heat or cool a seating surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Russman, Daniel Boccuccia, Chih-Wei Tang
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Publication number: 20200180479Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a cushion and a trim layer. A permeable heater is disposed between the cushion and the trim layer. An air mover is in fluid communication with the permeable heater. The permeable heater and the air mover are operable to respectively heat or cool a seating surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Russman, Daniel Boccuccia, Chih-Wei Tang
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Publication number: 20200058244Abstract: A data transmission method applied in a display, which includes a display panel, is provided. The data transmission method includes the following steps of: providing a host controller and n display drivers, n is a natural number greater than 1; providing a communication link under mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), connecting the host controller to the n display drivers; determining n virtual channel values Vc1-Vcn corresponding to the respective n display drivers; employing the host controller for providing a command with a virtual channel parameter through the communication link under MIPI; when the virtual channel parameter corresponds to an ith virtual channel values Vci, an ith display driver executing corresponding operations in response to the command, while the rest n?1 display drivers ignoring the command, wherein i is a natural number smaller than or equal to n.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Chuan Chang-Chian, Chun-Yi Chou, Wing-Kai Tang, Ching-Chun Lin, Chih-Wei Tang
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Publication number: 20200039551Abstract: A dolly includes an actuated platform and obstruction sensor as well as a camera and a depth sensor. The eye height of a user is determined according to outputs of the camera and depth sensor. The platform is then moved to an elbow height determined based on the eye height and the depth sensor is moved to a position above the platform. In response to detecting obstruction of the obstruction sensor, the platform is lowered. Upon completion of loading, the platform is lowered to a lowest position. A stand may be retracted upon lowering of the platform to its lowest position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Jamel SEAGRAVES, Chih-Wei TANG, Sudipto AICH
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Patent number: 10515576Abstract: A data transmission method applied in a display, which includes a display panel, is provided. The data transmission method includes the following steps of: providing a host controller and n display drivers, n is a natural number greater than 1; providing a communication link under mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), connecting the host controller to the n display drivers; determining n virtual channel values Vc1-Vcn corresponding to the respective n display drivers; employing the host controller for providing a command with a virtual channel parameter through the communication link under MIPI; when the virtual channel parameter corresponds to an ith virtual channel values Vci, an ith display driver executing corresponding operations in response to the command, while the rest n?1 display drivers ignoring the command, wherein i is a natural number smaller than or equal to n.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Po-Chuan Chang-Chian, Chun-Yi Chou, Wing-Kai Tang, Ching-Chun Lin, Chih-Wei Tang
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Patent number: 10501143Abstract: A bicycle includes a frame, a charging circuit carried by the frame and configured to capture energy associated with movement of the bicycle, a power module carried by the frame, and a switch disposed electrically between the charging circuit and power module. The power module, in response to an indication that the bicycle is travelling downhill, closes the switch to enable energy transfer between the charging circuit and power module.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jamel Seagraves, Chih-Wei Tang, Sudipto Aich, Justin Carrus, David Gomez