Patents by Inventor Ching-Fu Hsu

Ching-Fu Hsu 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: 20240391263
    Abstract: A printing device and the ribbon mounting mechanism thereof are disclosed. The ribbon mounting mechanism is used for mounting a first ribbon comprising a first core and a second ribbon comprising a second core having a diameter smaller than that of the first core. The ribbon mounting mechanism includes a first shaft supporting the first core of the first ribbon; a second shaft supporting the second core of the second ribbon, wherein the second shaft and the first shaft are concentrically disposed; a torque generator comprising a third shaft; a first gear set connecting the first shaft and the third shaft, and torque generated by the torque generator is transmitted to the first shaft through the first gear set; and a second gear set connecting the second shaft and the third shaft, and torque generated by the torque generator is transmitted to the second shaft through the second gear set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: FENG-YI TAI, CHING-YANG CHOU, CHE-FU HSU, CHUN-CHANG TU
  • Publication number: 20240371049
    Abstract: A method for generating an image suitable for generating an artificial intelligence image by a computer device comprises receiving at least one input image, generating a keyword character set based on the at least one input image, performing at least one string editing operation on the keyword character set based on an editing instruction set corresponding to an editing request after receiving the editing request from any one of at least one editing button, generating an editing character set, and generating the artificial intelligence image based on the editing character set. Thus, the method is suitable for generating an artificial intelligence image and solves the issue that it is necessary for a user to first input a corresponding instruction set before a user-desired image can be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: YI-LI HSU, TZI-HUEI LAI, CHING-FU WANG
  • Publication number: 20240371699
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer located on the substrate, a plurality of gate structures located in the dielectric layer on the substrate, a plurality of first metal layers located on a part of the gate structures, and the first metal layers are respectively electrically connected with the corresponding gate structures, at least one second metal layer, the second metal layer is bridged over at least two of the gate structures, wherein the depth of the first metal layer is greater than that of the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Ling Lin, Wen-An Liang, Chia-Fu Hsu, Huang-Ren Wei
  • Patent number: 12073039
    Abstract: A touchpad device is provided in the disclosure. The touchpad device includes a touch circuit board, at least two pressure detecting elements, a touch control unit, and a pressure control unit. The touch circuit board includes a touchable zone. The at least two pressure detecting elements are located below the touch circuit board and correspond to at least one pressure sensitive input region in the touchable zone. The touch control unit is electrically connected to the touch circuit board and is configured to receive and process a touch signal from the touch circuit board to generate touch coordinate information. The pressure control unit is electrically connected to the pressure detecting elements and is configured to receive and process a pressure signal detected by the pressure detecting elements in the pressure sensitive input region to generate touch pressure information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Wei-Ting Wong, Yi-Ou Wang
  • Patent number: 12044844
    Abstract: An calibration kit includes a base, a combination of calibration parts, and a manipulation part. The combination of calibration parts is disposed on the base and includes a first calibration part and a second calibration part. The first calibration part has a first calibration surface. The second calibration part has a second calibration surface. The first calibration part and the second calibration part are relatively movable in a movement direction and are movable relative to the base. The manipulation part is movably or rotatably disposed on the base. The manipulation part is configured to be operable to drive the first calibration part and the second calibration part to move in the movement direction relative to the base, so that the combination of calibration parts forms a three-dimensional calibration surface configuration through the first calibration surface and the second calibration surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Huan Hsu, Po-Fu Wu, Yuan-Yu Hsiao, Ching-Huey Wang, Chih-Kang Peng, Chun-Ming Shen, Chih-Ming Hu, Yi-Ling Lo
  • Publication number: 20240220049
    Abstract: A seamless touchpad device includes at least two adjacent touchpad units, a first touchpad unit and a second touchpad unit. The first touchpad unit includes a plurality of first horizontal signal lines, a plurality of first vertical signal lines and a first control unit connected thereto. The second touchpad unit includes second horizontal signal lines, second vertical signal lines and a second control unit connected, and the second control unit is electrically connected to the first control unit. Each first horizontal signal line is correspondingly connected to one of the second horizontal signal lines, and part of the first vertical signal lines close to the second touchpad unit among the first vertical signal lines is individually connected to part of the second vertical signal lines close to the first touchpad unit among the second vertical signal lines, so as to form an overlapping scanning area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chin-Wen LIN, Hung-Yi LIN, Wei-Ting WONG, Ching-Fu HSU
  • Patent number: 11687234
    Abstract: A computer system including an electronic device and an input device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a touch display area and a control unit. The input device includes a plurality of positioning structures and a grounding piece. The positioning structures are electrically connected to the grounding piece. When the input device is disposed on the touch display area of the electronic device, the control unit detects positions of the positioning structures on the touch display area, calculates a coverage area covered by the input device on the touch display area according to the positions, and determines a range of a display area of the touch display area according to the coverage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Wei-Ting Wong, Teng-Hui Huang
  • Patent number: 11435844
    Abstract: An electronic device and its force touch assembly are provided. The force touch assembly includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, an insulation layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a plurality of variable pressure sensitive materials and a third patterned conductive layer, wherein the first patterned conductive layer, the insulation layer, the second patterned conductive layer, the plurality of variable pressure sensitive materials and the third patterned conductive layer are sequentially stacked from top to bottom between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Wei-Ting Wong, Chun-Wei Li, Hung-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20220137766
    Abstract: A touchpad device is provided in the disclosure. The touchpad device includes a touch circuit board, at least two pressure detecting elements, a touch control unit, and a pressure control unit. The touch circuit board includes a touchable zone. The at least two pressure detecting elements are located below the touch circuit board and correspond to at least one pressure sensitive input region in the touchable zone. The touch control unit is electrically connected to the touch circuit board and is configured to receive and process a touch signal from the touch circuit board to generate touch coordinate information. The pressure control unit is electrically connected to the pressure detecting elements and is configured to receive and process a pressure signal detected by the pressure detecting elements in the pressure sensitive input region to generate touch pressure information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Wei-Ting Wong, Yi-Ou Wang
  • Publication number: 20220100369
    Abstract: A computer system including an electronic device and an input device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a touch display area and a control unit. The input device includes a plurality of positioning structures and a grounding piece. The positioning structures are electrically connected to the grounding piece. When the input device is disposed on the touch display area of the electronic device, the control unit detects positions of the positioning structures on the touch display area, calculates a coverage area covered by the input device on the touch display area according to the positions, and determines a range of a display area of the touch display area according to the coverage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Ching-Fu HSU, Wei-Ting WONG, Teng-Hui HUANG
  • Patent number: 11231851
    Abstract: A computer system including an electronic device and an input device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a touch display area and a control unit. The input device includes a plurality of positioning structures and a grounding piece. The positioning structures are electrically connected to the grounding piece. When the input device is disposed on the touch display area of the electronic device, the control unit detects positions of the positioning structures on the touch display area, calculates a coverage area covered by the input device on the touch display area according to the positions, and determines a range of a display area of the touch display area according to the coverage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Wei-Ting Wong, Teng-Hui Huang
  • Publication number: 20210064176
    Abstract: An electronic device and its force touch assembly are provided. The force touch assembly includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, an insulation layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a plurality of variable pressure sensitive materials and a third patterned conductive layer, wherein the first patterned conductive layer, the insulation layer, the second patterned conductive layer, the plurality of variable pressure sensitive materials and the third patterned conductive layer are sequentially stacked from top to bottom between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Wei-Ting Wong, Chun-Wei Li, Hung-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20200272327
    Abstract: A computer system including an electronic device and an input device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a touch display area and a control unit. The input device includes a plurality of positioning structures and a grounding piece. The positioning structures are electrically connected to the grounding piece. When the input device is disposed on the touch display area of the electronic device, the control unit detects positions of the positioning structures on the touch display area, calculates a coverage area covered by the input device on the touch display area according to the positions, and determines a range of a display area of the touch display area according to the coverage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ching-Fu HSU, Wei-Ting WONG, Teng-Hui HUANG
  • Patent number: 10667044
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a cone body including an apex portion, a bottom portion, and a side edge portion. The apex portion forms a partial spherical surface, and the side edge portion is aspherical and is connected between the apex portion and the bottom portion. The apex portion satisfies: 2R/3?r?R, where r is a radius of curvature of the apex portion, and R is a radius of curvature of a spherical diaphragm of a tweeter speaker. A loudspeaker including a tweeter speaker and a diffuser is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Ping Pan, Ta-Yuan Tai, Jian-Zong Lee, I-Chun Wu, Ching-Fu Hsu, Cheng-Hsing Liu
  • Patent number: 10642421
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a case, a supporting structure, a touch display module, and an elastic switch. The case has an opening. The supporting structure is connected to and disposed in the case and covers the opening of the case. The touch display module includes a protecting layer and a display element connected to the protecting layer. The protecting layer is connected to a side of the supporting structure adjacent to the opening of the case. The display element is located between the protecting layer and the supporting structure and separated from the supporting structure. The elastic switch is located at a side of the supporting structure opposite to the opening of the case. When the supporting structure moves partially away from the opening of the case, the elastic switch is pressed toward the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Ou Wang, Wei-Ting Wong, Ching-Fu Hsu
  • Patent number: 10613646
    Abstract: A stylus pen includes a body, a conductive element, and a cap. The conductive element is disposed at one end of the body and has at least one through hole. The cap embedded in the through hole covers a portion of the conductive element away from the body. The stylus pen simulates the writing experience of a general pen. In addition, the abrasion of the stylus pen caused by long time writing can also be reduced. Moreover, the conductive portion inside the active stylus pen can be located closer to the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Ting Wong, Ching-Fu Hsu
  • Patent number: 10564760
    Abstract: A touch system, a stylus, a touch apparatus, and a control method of the touch apparatus are provided. The control method includes following steps. At least one characteristic data of at least one input tool is obtained. An identifier of the input tool is generated according to the characteristic data. If a touch operation on the touch panel is performed with the input tool, a specific function of the touch apparatus is determined according to the identifier of the input tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Tsung Chang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Ming-Chih Chen, Kuo-Hsing Wang, Jui-Ta Hsieh, Chih-Chung Chiang, Wen-Hua Chang
  • Publication number: 20200053454
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a cone body including an apex portion, a bottom portion, and a side edge portion. The apex portion forms a partial spherical surface, and the side edge portion is aspherical and is connected between the apex portion and the bottom portion. The apex portion satisfies: 2R/3?r?R, where r is a radius of curvature of the apex portion, and R is a radius of curvature of a spherical diaphragm of a tweeter speaker. A loudspeaker including a tweeter speaker and a diffuser is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Ping Pan, Ta-Yuan Tai, Jian-Zong Lee, I-Chun Wu, Ching-Fu Hsu, Cheng-Hsing Liu
  • Publication number: 20200019259
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a case, a supporting structure, a touch display module, and an elastic switch. The case has an opening. The supporting structure is connected to and disposed in the case and covers the opening of the case. The touch display module includes a protecting layer and a display element connected to the protecting layer. The protecting layer is connected to a side of the supporting structure adjacent to the opening of the case. The display element is located between the protecting layer and the supporting structure and separated from the supporting structure. The elastic switch is located at a side of the supporting structure opposite to the opening of the case. When the supporting structure moves partially away from the opening of the case, the elastic switch is pressed toward the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yi-Ou WANG, Wei-Ting WONG, Ching-Fu HSU
  • Patent number: RE47419
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a support frame having a bottom wall, and a main surrounding wall extending upwardly from and formed integrally as one piece with the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space. The bottom wall includes a first support disposed in the receiving space. The main surrounding wall includes a second support disposed in the receiving space and spacedly above the first support. A backlight module is supported on the first support. A liquid crystal display panel is supported on the second support so that the liquid crystal display panel is positioned above the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Tzu-Wei Lin, Lien-Te Kao, Chi-Yeh Lu, Ming-Hung Pan, Ming-Chen Lin, Min-Wei Lin, Ting-Feng Chen, Wan-Bing Xia, Kai-Cheng Yen, Meng Zhang