Patents by Inventor Chou

Chou 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: 20240114207
    Abstract: A media docking device includes an input module, an output module and a processing module. The input module is electrically connected to a media source device for receiving media data. The output module is electrically connected to a media play device. The processing module determines if an instruction is received from the media source device or a remote device. If the instruction is not received, the processing module transfers the media data to the output module to transmit to the media play device. If the instruction is received, the processing module limits a transmission of the media data according to the instruction, such that the media data will not be completely played by the media play device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Wei CHEN, Tsung-Han LI, You-Wen CHIOU, Kuan-Chi CHOU, Bo Yu LAI
  • Publication number: 20240112848
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes an electronic component and a connection element. The electronic component includes a conductive wire and a magnetic layer encapsulating the conductive wire. The connection element penetrates and contacts the magnetic layer and the conductive wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu Chou HSU, Hung Yi CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20240113155
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a galvanic isolation component having a lower isolation element over a substrate with lower bond pads connected to the lower isolation element, a dielectric plateau over the lower isolation element that does not extend to the lower bond pads, and an upper isolation element and upper bond pads over the dielectric plateau. The upper bond pads are laterally separated from the lower bond pads by an isolation distance. The microelectronic device includes high voltage wire bonds on the upper bond pads that extend upward, within 10 degrees of vertical, for a vertical distance greater than the isolation distance. The microelectronic device further includes low voltage wire bonds on the lower bond pads that have a loop height directly over a perimeter of the substrate that is less than 5 times a wire diameter of the low voltage wire bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan West, Hung-Yu Chou, Byron Lovell Williams, Thomas Dyer Bonifield
  • Publication number: 20240112612
    Abstract: A display driver and a driving method thereof is disclosed. The display driver includes at least one first latch, at least one second latch, an output buffer, and a comparator. The first latch receives input data. The input terminal of the second latch is coupled to the output terminal of the first latch. The output buffer, including at least one variable current source, is coupled to the second latch. The comparator is coupled to the first latch, the second latch, and the variable current source. The comparator generates at least one control signal of the variable current source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: JHIH-SIOU CHENG, YEN-RU KUO, CHIH-HSIEN CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240111139
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes a lens barrel, a catadioptric lens assembly, an imaging lens assembly, a first fixing element and a second fixing element. The lens barrel has a first relying surface and a second relying surface, which face towards an object side of the imaging lens assembly module. The catadioptric lens assembly relies on the first relying surface. The imaging lens assembly is disposed on an image side of the catadioptric lens assembly, and relies on the second relying surface. The first fixing element is for fixing the catadioptric lens assembly to the lens barrel. The second fixing element is for fixing the imaging lens assembly to the lens barrel. The catadioptric lens assembly is for processing at least twice internal reflections of an image light in the imaging lens assembly module, and for providing optical refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Lin-An CHANG, Chung Hao CHEN, Wen-Yu TSAI, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240111749
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: receiving domain name system (DNS) record changes; identifying errors from the DNS record changes; discarding the DNS record changes responsive to the errors identified; scheduling the DNS record changes responsive to a lack of errors identified; translating the DNS record changes into protocol specific formats; and provisioning the protocol specific formats of the translated DNS record changes. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lakshminarashimhan Naidu, Eric Ashby, Stephen Chou
  • Publication number: 20240111133
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes a lens carrier, a rotatable component, an imaging surface and a holder portion. At least one lens element of the imaging lens assembly module is disposed on the lens carrier, and the lens carrier includes an assembling structure. The rotatable component includes a blade set and a rotating element. The blade set includes rotatable blades surrounding an optical axis to form a through hole. The rotating element is connected to the blade set. The imaging surface is located on an image side of the lens carrier. The holder portion is configured to keep a fixed distance between the lens carrier and the imaging surface. The blade set and the rotating element are disposed on the assembling structure, and the blade set and the rotating element rotate relatively to the assembling structure, so that the dimension of the through hole is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Tzu CHANG, Hsiu-Yi HSIAO, Ming-Ta CHOU, Te-Sheng TSENG
  • Publication number: 20240113187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a substrate having one or more interior surfaces forming a recess within an upper surface of the substrate. Source/drain regions are disposed within the substrate on opposing sides of the recess. A first gate dielectric is arranged along the one or more interior surfaces forming the recess, and a second gate dielectric is arranged on the first gate dielectric and within the recess. A gate electrode is disposed on the second gate dielectric. The second gate dielectric includes one or more protrusions that extend outward from a recessed upper surface of the second gate dielectric and that are arranged along opposing sides of the second gate dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jhu-Min Song, Ying-Chou Chen, Yi-Kai Ciou, Chien-Chih Chou, Fei-Yun Chen, Yu-Chang Jong, Chi-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20240109163
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing system includes a platen to support a polishing pad having a polishing surface, a conduit having an inlet to be coupled to a gas source, and a dispenser coupled to the conduit and having a convergent-divergent nozzle suspended over the platen to direct gas from the gas source onto the polishing surface of the polishing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Haosheng Wu, Shou-Sung Chang, Chih Chung Chou, Jianshe Tang, Hui Chen, Hari Soundararajan, Brian J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20240111849
    Abstract: A media docking device includes an input circuit, an output circuit and a processing circuit. The input circuit is electrically connected to a media source device for receiving media data. The output circuit is electrically connected to a media play device. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the input circuit and the output circuit. The processing circuit determines if a verification procedure is passed. If the verification procedure is passed, the processing circuit transfers the media data to the media play device. If the verification procedure is not passed, the processing circuit limits a transmission of the media data, such that the media data will not be completely played by the media play device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Wei CHEN, Tsung-Han LI, You-Wen CHIOU, Kuan-Chi CHOU, Bo Yu LAI
  • Publication number: 20240111205
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first body; a shaft assembly disposed at the first body and including a shaft body; a second body connected to the first body through the shaft assembly and configured to rotate relative to the first body; and a camera movably disposed inside the shaft body. An axis of a lens of the camera and an axis shaft body satisfy a perpendicular condition. The camera is configured to move relative to the shaft body to switch between: a first configuration in which the camera is retracted in the shaft body, and a second configuration in which the camera extends from an axial end of the shaft body and the lens is located outside the shaft body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chiehyen CHOU, Shoujin WU
  • Publication number: 20240112143
    Abstract: A method of implementing administrative services for managing group feedback is disclosed. A selection of a feedback visibility setting for a feedback message from a plurality of predefined feedback visibility settings is received via a give feedback tab of a user interface. The feedback message and a selection of one or more recipients are received via the give feedback tab. The feedback message is sent to the selected one or more recipients based on the selected feedback visibility setting. A request for feedback and a selection of one or more feedback providers are received via a request feedback tab of the user interface. The request for feedback is sent to the selected one or more feedback providers. Received feedback responses linked to a user profile of the feedback requestor are stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Koslow, Amy Ming Luo, Byron Sha Yang, Joan Roig, Victor Kmita, Johannes Ma, Elliot Dahl, Adnan Chowdhury, Ricky Rizal Zein, William Michael Dybas, Jack Hanford, Ryan Hinshaw, Jared Erondu, Aleksandr Mistratov, Rahul Rangnekar, Carrie Jo Noonan, Jerry Xie, Nathalie Corinne Bize, Hari Vignesh Ganesan, Audrey Chou, Elise Fung, Jay Ashish Mahabal
  • Publication number: 20240114531
    Abstract: A base station can implement a method for managing transmission of multicast and/or broadcast services (MBS) using semi-persistent scheduling (SPS). The method includes: transmitting (1702), to a user equipment (UE), a configuration for receiving MBS data on SPS radio resources; providing (1704), to the UE, an indication to activate receiving the MBS data in accordance with the configuration; and transmitting (1706), to the UE, the MBS data in accordance with the configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Wu, Kao-Peng Chou
  • Publication number: 20240111323
    Abstract: In some aspects of the present disclosure, a bandgap reference circuit includes a first current mirror and a first resistor coupled to the first current mirror to provide a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) voltage. The circuit includes a second current mirror and a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) device coupled to the second current mirror to provide a complementary to the absolute temperature (CTAT) voltage. The circuit includes an output node to provide a bandgap voltage that is a weighted sum of the PTAT voltage and the CTAT voltage. The circuit includes a second resistor coupled between the output node and a first node, wherein the first node is coupled between the first resistor and the first current mirror. The circuit includes a third resistor coupled between the output node and a second node, wherein the second node is coupled between the BJT device and the second current mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Shin Wu, Shao-Yu Chou
  • Publication number: 20240111339
    Abstract: A cabling structure of a foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a hinge module connecting the first body and the second body, a sliding member movably disposed in the second body, a flexible electrical connecting member connected to the first body, the second body, and the sliding member and being driven when the first body and the second body are rotated relatively, and a restoring module disposed in the second body and providing a force to the sliding member. The first body and the second body are rotated relatively to each other through the hinge module. When being rotated relatively to each other, the first body and the second body drive the flexible electrical connecting member and the sliding member. The restoring module restores the sliding member and the flexible electrical connecting member via the force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hui-Ping Sun, Jui-Yi Yu, Chun-Hung Wen, Yen-Chou Chueh, Chun-Hsien Chen
  • Publication number: 20240114688
    Abstract: A memory structure including a substrate, a first doped region, a second doped region, a first gate, a second gate, a first charge storage structure, and a second charge storage structure is provided. The first gate is located on the first doped region. The second gate is located on the second doped region. The first charge storage structure is located between the first gate and the first doped region. The first charge storage structure includes a first tunneling dielectric layer, a first dielectric layer, and a first charge storage layer. The second charge storage structure is located between the second gate and the second doped region. The second charge storage structure includes a second tunneling dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a second charge storage layer. The thickness of the second tunneling dielectric layer is greater than the thickness of the first tunneling dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Wen Wang, Chien-Hung Chen, Chia-Hui Huang, Ling Hsiu Chou, Jen Yang Hsueh, Chih-Yang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20240111330
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided, including a first body, a second body, a supporting member, a first hinge connecting the first body and the supporting member, a second hinge connecting the supporting member and the second body, and a gravity-type latch movably disposed in the supporting member. The first body and the supporting member are rotated relatively to be folded or unfolded via the first hinge, and the second body and the supporting member are rotated relatively to be folded or unfolded via the second hinge. In a transforming process of the first body folding to the supporting member and together unfolding relative to the second body, the gravity-type latch is latched onto the first body once the unfolding angle is less than a predetermined value, and the gravity-type latch is de-latched from the first body once the unfolding angle is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jui-Yi Yu, Chun-Hsien Chen, Hui-Ping Sun, Chun-Hung Wen, Yen-Chou Chueh
  • Publication number: 20240113910
    Abstract: A distributed system of home device controllers can control a set of home devices. A home device controller of the system can determine a set of configurations for a set of home devices being repeatedly configured by a user. The controller can automatically display a selectable feature indicating a suggested scene corresponding to the set of configurations for the set of home devices. The system can receive one or more inputs to select the suggested scene, and based at least in part on the one or more inputs, associate the suggest scene with a set of triggers. In response to detecting the set of triggers, the controller can automatically transmit a set of commands that correspond to the suggested scene to the set of home devices to execute the suggested scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Aaron T. Emigh, Steven Stanek, Jeremy Hiatt, Ashley Chou
  • Publication number: 20240112628
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a lenticular display. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film formed over an array of pixels. A plurality of lenticular lenses may extend across the length of the display. The lenticular lenses may be configured to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display such that a viewer perceives three-dimensional images. The display may have a number of independently controllable viewing zones. The viewer may be particularly susceptible to artifacts caused by crosstalk at the edge viewing zones within the primary field of view of the display. Certain types of content may also be more vulnerable to crosstalk than other types of content. Therefore, to mitigate crosstalk artifacts, the pixel value for each pixel may be adjusted based on the viewing zone of the respective pixel and content information (such as texture information or brightness information) associated with the respective pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yunhui Hou, Yi-Pai Huang, Fu-Chung Huang, Sheng Zhang, Chaohao Wang, Ping-Yen Chou, Yi Huang, Juan He, Alfred B. Huergo Wagner, Seung Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 11945448
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to using vehicle telematics data to assess parameters associated with vehicle operation. In some instances, a driving assessment system may include a first computing device associated with a user in a vehicle and a second computing located remotely from the first computing device. The first computing device may collect, by way of one or more of an accelerometer and global positioning system (GPS), vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information associated with the vehicle and corresponding to a trip of the vehicle and may transmit such information to the second computing device. The second computing device may identify actionable and second order actionable trip data from the vehicle operational data and vehicle locational information and may calculate a behavior score for the trip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Dana Ferguson, Jared S. Snyder, Anna Yum-Wai-Shan Chou, Craig Chang, Aaron D. Daly, William F. Polisson, Jr.