Patents by Inventor Chih-Yuan Yang

Chih-Yuan Yang 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: 20140115691
    Abstract: An unlocking system and an unlocking method of an electronic device are provided. When the electronic device in a lock state is moved during an unlock operation, the electronic device analyzes the movement of the electronic device based on its acceleration and direction and calculates a movement vector along each axis and draws an unlocking graphic. The electronic device determines whether the unlocking graphic is the same as a preset unlocking graphic. If the unlocking graphic is the same as a preset unlocking graphic, the electronic device is changed from the lock state to an unlock state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: CHIH-YUAN YANG
  • Patent number: 8665287
    Abstract: A color information interpolation method is disclosed. The color information interpolation method comprises steps of receiving a luminance information corresponding to a pixel matrix, wherein the luminance information is arranged in a Bayer pattern and records a specific color information of each pixel of the pixel matrix, and the specific color information is one of a red color information, a green color information and a blue color information, calculating a horizontal variance and a vertical variance of a pixel according to the luminance information, and interpolating the pixel of the luminance information with one of a horizontal color estimate, a vertical color estimate and a directionless color estimate according to the horizontal variance and the vertical variance, to derive color information of the pixel other than the specific color information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chih-Yuan Yang
  • Publication number: 20140059549
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an application recognition system and an application recognition method for an electronic device. The method includes determining whether or not there is one or more hidden running applications, where the hidden applications are associated with an inactive window under an active window associated with the current running application on a screen of the electronic device. If there is one or more hidden running applications, the system acquires a sound control instruction associated with each of the hidden running applications and controls the sound output unit to output the preset sound every preset time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: LING LI, SUO-BING SU, CHIH-YUAN YANG
  • Publication number: 20140057665
    Abstract: A method for sensing distance between a mobile communication terminal and a target object and speed value of the mobile communication terminal relative to the target object is provided. The method includes receiving an activating signal generated by an input unit, controlling a switching unit to connect an encoding/decoding unit to a wave guide pipe; sending the activating signal to the encoding/decoding unit; generating an encoded electromagnetic wave signal having a specific frequency band according to the activating signal by the encoding/decoding unit; transmitting the encoded electromagnetic wave signals to a target object and receiving the electromagnetic wave signal reflected by the target object by the wave guide pipe; calculating distance value between the mobile communication terminal and the target object and speed value of the mobile communication terminal relative to the target object; and outputting a result of the calculating. The mobile communication terminal is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: CHIH-YUAN YANG
  • Publication number: 20140053980
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) chamber is disclosed. The CMP chamber includes a chamber body, a door mounted on the chamber body and a chamber substructure being one selected from a group consisting of a moisture separator separating a moisture generated in the CMP chamber, a supplementary exhaust port, a transparent window mounted on the door, a sampling port mounted on the door, a sealing material including a metal frame, an o-ring for sealing the door and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-I Peng, Hsiang-Pi Chang, Cary Chia-Chiung Lo, Teng-Chun Tsai, Kuo-Yin Lin, Chih-Yuan Yang
  • Publication number: 20140031020
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a home phone system, a home phone, and a communication method for the home phone. The system includes a home phone connected with a wired telephone communication system. The method includes: establishing a wireless network associated with a predefined privilege coverage area, setting at least one ID code in the coverage area, and endowing each ID card with one ID code; detecting an incoming call of a calling party via the wired telephone communication system and converting analog signals of the incoming call into digital signals; sending the digital signals to each mobile phone inserted into the ID card; and converting audio signals received from the mobile phone into analog signals, and transmitting the analog signals to the wired telephone communication system and establishing a call link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHIH-YUAN YANG
  • Publication number: 20140033231
    Abstract: A method for alerting running application includes steps of producing the input signals in response to user operation, detecting whether the electronic device is at the standby state, determining which applications are running, determining audio files corresponding to the determined applications according to the relationship table stored in a storage unit, and playing the determined audio files and controlling the audio output unit to output audio signals corresponding to the audio files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: LING LI, CHIH-YUAN YANG, SUO-BING SU
  • Publication number: 20130223735
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for eliminating chromatic aberration are provided. The method includes: calculating out a position weight of a pixel according to the position of the pixel in an image, calculating out an edge response of the pixel and converting a chrominance of the image pixel into a hue; using the edge response of the pixel to calculate out a hue range; and finally correcting the hue of the image pixel by using the position weight, the edge response and/or the hue range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Yang, Yi-Wen Yuen, Meng-Ting Lin
  • Publication number: 20130050235
    Abstract: A color information interpolation method is disclosed. The color information interpolation method comprises steps of receiving a luminance information corresponding to a pixel matrix, wherein the luminance information is arranged in a Bayer pattern and records a specific color information of each pixel of the pixel matrix, and the specific color information is one of a red color information, a green color information and a blue color information, calculating a horizontal variance and a vertical variance of a pixel according to the luminance information, and interpolating the pixel of the luminance information with one of a horizontal color estimate, a vertical color estimate and a directionless color estimate according to the horizontal variance and the vertical variance, to derive color information of the pixel other than the specific color information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Chih-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 8378896
    Abstract: A wide band antenna includes a radiation element, a ground surface, a dielectric element, a connector; a first microstrip feeder and a second microstrip feeder. The radiation element is a rectangle shaped and includes a first side and a second side. The lengths of the first side and the second side are not equal. The dielectric element is positioned between the radiation element and the ground surface. One end of the first microstrip feeder is connected to the first side of the radiation element. One end of the second microstrip feeder is connected to the second side of the radiation element, the other ends of the first and second microstrip feeder are connected to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Yang, Shih-Yen Peng, Chien-Tang Lin, Hung-Chang Ko
  • Patent number: 8294373
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a power supply unit, a switch unit, a bulb, a wireless unit, and a control unit. The power supply unit is for supplying power. The switch unit is for opening or closing a circuit between the power source unit and the bulb. The wireless unit is for receiving wireless signals from an external control device, and generating a first control signal when receiving the wireless signals. The control unit is for generating a close signal according to the first control signal. The switch unit closes the circuit between the power source unit and the bulb according to the close signal to enable the bulb to keep emitting light; and opens the circuit between the power source unit and the bulb if no receiving the close signal, thereby keeping the bulb extinguishing. A related control device for controlling the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Ko, Suo-Bing Su, Po-Wei Kuo, Chih-Yuan Yang, Wen-Chun Chen, Li-Cheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 8189012
    Abstract: A digital image composition method is adapted to eliminate a ghost image produced by a digital image-capturing apparatus due to handshakes in shooting. The method includes the steps. In a pre-shooting process, a base image and a comparison image are respectively captured. A base pixel is selected from the base image, and a core window is set with the base pixel at the center. A comparison pixel is selected from the comparison image, and a search window is set with the comparison pixel at the center. Each area of the search window is compared through the core window, and an absolute error sum value between the base image and the comparison image is calculated. It is determined how to change the brightness of the base pixel according to the normalized region difference value. The above steps are repeated to adjust each pixel in the base image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Yang, Yu-Chen Huang, Hong-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 8104694
    Abstract: An air spray gun is used to blow dry a painted surface of cold baked coating, wherein an air-taking ring in a shape of an annular air chamber is formed after screwing a front tube with a rear tube in the air spray gun, and a gap size of the air-taking ring can be changed by rotating the front tube, to control air blow rate as required. Through a position-limiting slot formed at the front tube, and a position-limiting element assembled at the rear tube, when the gap size of the air-taking ring is adjusted, the rotation of the front tube is properly restricted. In addition, by screwing the front tube with the rear tube, functions of disassembling and cleaning can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Chih-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 8081221
    Abstract: A digital image processing method for correcting a shaking blur corrects a blurred image caused by a shake when a user shoots an image with a digital camera, which includes the following steps obtaining a safe shutter time of the digital camera; performing an exposure adjustment procedure, for adjusting an aperture and a ISO speed of the digital camera respectively, and obtaining a shutter time of the digital camera after being adjusted; performing a shooting procedure; shooting a plurality of digital images, if the shutter time of the digital camera is greater than the safe shutter time; and then performing an image compensation procedure according to the digital images, to align the same image object in the digital images and then to overlay each pixel of the digital images one by one, thereby outputting an output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Long Chou, Chih-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 8026856
    Abstract: An antenna includes a metallic sheet defining a first slot, a second slot, a third slot parallel to the first slot, a fourth slot parallel to the second slot, and a fifth slot parallel to the third slot. The second slot perpendicularly connects the first slot to the third slot and has a length smaller than that of the fourth slot. The third slot has a length greater than that of the first slot. The fourth slot extends perpendicularly from a side of the third slot away from the second slot. The fifth slot extends perpendicularly from an end of the fourth slot away from the third slot. The metallic sheet includes a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side opposite to the first longitudinal side. A feeding point is formed on the first longitudinal side and a grounding point is formed on the second longitudinal side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Yang, Po-Wei Kuo, Suo-Bing Su
  • Publication number: 20110210190
    Abstract: An air spray gun is used to blow dry a painted surface of cold baked coating, wherein an air-taking ring in a shape of an annular air chamber is formed after screwing a front tube with a rear tube in the air spray gun, and a gap size of the air-taking ring can be changed by rotating the front tube, to control air blow rate as required. Through a position-limiting slot formed at the front tube, and a position-limiting element assembled at the rear tube, when the gap size of the air-taking ring is adjusted, the rotation of the front tube is properly restricted. In addition, by screwing the front tube with the rear tube, functions of disassembling and cleaning can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Chih-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 8009106
    Abstract: A dual frequency antenna includes a first scythe-shaped arm and a second scythe-shaped arm. The first scythe-shaped arm is configured for operating in a first band. The second scythe-shaped arm is configured for operating in a second band and includes an inverted-T-shaped strip with a foot of the inverted-T-shaped strip connected to the second scythe-shaped arm. The first scythe-shaped arm is attached to the second scythe-shaped arm at an apex. A head of the inverted-T-shaped strip is closer to the apex than the foot. A communication system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Yang, Po-Wei Kuo, Suo-Bing Su, Hung-Chang Ko, Wen-Chun Chen
  • Publication number: 20110156961
    Abstract: A wide band antenna includes a radiation element, a ground surface, a dielectric element, a connector; a first microstrip feeder and a second microstrip feeder. The radiation element is a rectangle shaped and includes a first side and a second side. The lengths of the first side and the second side are not equal. The dielectric element is positioned between the radiation element and the ground surface. One end of the first microstrip feeder is connected to the first side of the radiation element. One end of the second microstrip feeder is connected to the second side of the radiation element, the other ends of the first and second microstrip feeder are connected to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-YUAN YANG, SHIH-YEN PENG, CHIEN-TANG LIN, HUNG-CHANG KO
  • Publication number: 20110156971
    Abstract: A wide band antenna includes a radiation element, a ground surface, a dielectric element, and a RF connector. The radiation element is connected to the ground element and includes a first radiation part and a second radiation part. The first radiation part includes at least one slit for obtaining low frequency-bands. The second radiation part is for obtaining high frequency-bands. The dielectric element supports and spaces the radiation element and the ground element. The RF connector is connected to the second part of the antenna and the ground element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-YUAN YANG, MING-LIANG YANG, WEN-CHIN OU
  • Publication number: 20110148735
    Abstract: A dual-band antenna includes a RF connector, a radiation element, and a ground surface. The RF connector is connected to a RF receiver. The radiation element includes a first radiation element and a second radiation element. The first radiation element and the second radiation element are both connected to the RF connector. The RF connector is connected to the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-YUAN YANG, CHIEN-TANG LIN, MING-LIANG YANG