Patents by Inventor Chueh-Pin Ko

Chueh-Pin Ko 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: 20120019637
    Abstract: A method for controlling shutter glasses is utilized for viewing stereo images. A video output apparatus respectively outputs a first image and a second image during a plurality of image output periods, alternately. Each image output period includes an image driving period and an image stabilization period. The method includes controlling each of a first shutter lens and a second shutter lens to be switched between an on-state and an off-state. The first shutter lens stays in the on-state within image stabilization periods respectively corresponding to two successive first images, and is switched from the off-state to the on-state and then switched from the on-state to the off-state for at least one time during a time interval between the image stabilization periods respectively corresponding to the two successive first images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Wei-Heng Huang
  • Publication number: 20120007970
    Abstract: A method for controlling a pair of shutter glasses utilized for viewing stereo images. A video output apparatus respectively outputs a first image and a second image during a plurality of image output periods, alternately. Each image output period includes an image driving period and an image stabilization period. The method includes controlling each of a first shutter lens and a second shutter lens to be switched between an on-state and an off-state. The first shutter lens and the second shutter lens stay in the on-state within image stabilization periods respectively corresponding to a specific first image and a specific second image, and the first shutter lens and the second shutter lens simultaneously stay in the on-state only within a single continuous time period of an image driving period corresponding to the specific second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20110317081
    Abstract: A three-dimensional liquid crystal shutter glasses includes a frame and two lenses, where the frame includes two sub-frames, the two lenses can be deposed on the two sub-frames in any one of a plurality of specific angles, respectively, and the plurality of specific angles are for a user to watch a plurality of types of monitors whose images have different polarization directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Patent number: 8081170
    Abstract: An object-selecting method includes detecting presence of a touch spot on a touchpad of an electronic apparatus, determining a set of objects adjacent to a position associated with the touch spot detected in step A), and selecting one of the objects when it is determined that the position of the touch spot moves toward the selected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Jiann-Jou Chen
  • Publication number: 20110292168
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a 3D vision monitor, system, and display parameter adjusting method thereof. In one embodiment, the 3D vision monitor judges whether the image signal is a 3D image according to a synchronous clock signal of the image signal. While the 3D vision monitor confirms the image signal is a 3D image, it adjusts the brightness, the red gain value, the green gain value, or the blue gain value of the image signal. In another embodiment, a computer executes the 3D vision program and generates a trigger signal. Then, according to the trigger signal, the 3D vision monitor increases the brightness, the red gain value, the green gain value, or the blue gain value of the image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wei-Heng Huang, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20110267313
    Abstract: An optical touch display system and method thereof are disclosed. The optical touch display system comprises a displayer, a processor, a light emitting control module and a light sensing module. The displayer comprises a display panel and a backlight module capable of emitting a visual light and a non-visual light. The processor receives multiple frames and controls the displayer to show these frames. The light emitting control module, based on a timing interlace mode or a frame arrangement mode, controls the backlight module to emit the visual light or the non-visual light selectively. The light sensing module receives a non-visual signal on surface of the displayer, and the processor determines location of an object above the surface according to the non-visual signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: CHUEH-PIN KO
  • Publication number: 20110267360
    Abstract: A method of playing an original 3D content on a 3D enabled monitor, where the 3D enabled monitor does not support the original 3D format type of the original 3D content. The method includes the steps of automatically reading a portion the original 3D content to obtain an identity of the original 3D format type, this portion may or may not be a tag, and reading this portion may include playing multiple frames of the 3D content. The preferred method further includes automatically detecting a monitor and its 3D display format type. If no match is found between the original 3D format type and the display format type, then the method deconstruct the original image content and reconstruct the image content into a 3D format type supported by the 3D display format type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: JIAN-WEI LEE, CHUEH-PIN KO, HSIN-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110187679
    Abstract: An optical touch display device includes a display screen, at least one image acquisition module, and a processing module. The display screen includes a display panel and a light emitting module for emitting an invisible light. The image acquisition module acquires an invisible light image reflected by an object located in front of the display panel and irradiated by the invisible light emitted from the light emitting module. The processing module is connected to the display screen and the image acquisition module for receiving the invisible light image acquired by the image acquisition module, performing an image feature analysis on the received invisible light image, and regulating brightness of the invisible light according to a result of the performed image feature analysis. An optical touch display method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: CHUEH-PIN KO
  • Publication number: 20110187653
    Abstract: A touch input method and a device thereof are disclosed. The touch input device includes a display module for displaying an image, a backlight module for emitting a light source, at least one light-sensing unit for sensing a reflected light of the light source reflected by at least one object on the display module and generating a light intensity signal correspondingly, and a processing module for receiving the light intensity signal and determining based on the light intensity signal at least one touch point on the display module touched by the object. The touch input method is applicable to the touch input device and includes the steps of using the processing module to receive the image, using the processing module to analyze the image and obtain an image analysis result, and regulating a light intensity of an invisible light emitted from the backlight module based on the image analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CHUEH-PIN KO, CHAO-SHIH HUANG
  • Publication number: 20110175849
    Abstract: An optical touch display device includes a display screen capable of emitting an invisible light, at least one image acquisition module, and a processing module. The image acquisition module is arranged at a peripheral edge of the display screen for acquiring an invisible light image on or above a surface of the display screen. The processing module calculates a spatial position of an object according to a position of the object in the invisible light image acquired by the image acquisition module. With these arrangements, the optical touch display device can have an effectively reduced thickness and the spatial position of the object can be determined in increased accuracy. Further, the processing module can determine a user's gesture according to the acquired invisible light image. A method for implementing optical touch display is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: CHUEH-PIN KO
  • Publication number: 20110157203
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus with multiple screens and an image displaying method thereof are provided. The image displaying method is adapted to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a first display unit and a second display unit. The image displaying method includes following steps. By a processing module, a digital file is read, and a content of the digital file is displayed on the first display unit. Whether the content of the digital file includes at least one dynamic image is detected by the processing module. When the content of the digital file includes the at least one dynamic image, the at least one dynamic image is displayed on the second display unit by the processing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chuan-Ming Tsai, Tzu-Lung Chuang, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20110157329
    Abstract: A method for switching to display three-dimensional (3D) images and a digital display system are provided. In the method, a digital display is activated to receive image data comprising at least one image and to detect a triggering signal, which is generated by detecting whether a 3D glasses is being used through a software means or a hardware means. According to the triggering signal, the digital display switches between formats of two-dimensional (2D) image and 3D image, so as to display the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shih-Ting HUANG, Chueh-Pin KO
  • Publication number: 20110157214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-screens electronic apparatus and image display method thereof. The method is applicable to an electronic apparatus with a display unit and a touch-sensitive display unit, comprising the following steps: reading a digital file via a processing module and display the content of the digital file on the display unit; choosing a specific region by using a region choosing module; displaying the content of the specific region on the touch-sensitive display unit by the processing module; when a touch control command is received by the touch display, adjusting the range of content on the touch-sensitive display; and adjusting the range of the specific region in the display unit according to adjusted range of the content displayed on the touch-sensitive display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chuan-Ming TSAI, Tzu-Lung CHUANG, Chueh-Pin KO
  • Publication number: 20110156998
    Abstract: A method for switching to display three-dimensional (3D) images and a digital display system are provided. In the method, a digital display is activated to receive image data comprising at least one image and to detect a triggering signal, which is generated by detecting whether a 3D glasses is being used through a software means or a hardware means. According to the triggering signal, the digital display switches between formats of two-dimensional (2D) image and 3D image, so as to display the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shih-Ting Huang, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20110157156
    Abstract: An electric apparatus and a 3D object display method thereof are provided. The 3D object display method is suitable for a 3D monitor having interlaced first display areas and second display areas, and includes the following steps of: displaying a 3D object formed by a first display image and a second display image on the 3D monitor such that the first display image and the second display image are displayed on the first display areas and the second display areas respectively; and adjusting the location or the area size of the 3D object by moving the boundary of the 3D object at least a min moving unit formed by one first display area and one adjacent second display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: WEI-HENG HUANG, CHUEH-PIN KO
  • Publication number: 20110145724
    Abstract: A multi-screen electronic device includes a first screen, a second screen, a storage unit, and a central processing unit electrically connected to the first and second screens and the storage unit. Also, a reference material display method applied to the multi-screen electronic device includes the steps of opening an e-book file stored in the storage unit and displaying contents of the e-book file on the first screen of the multi-screen electronic device; searching for a predetermined mark that is shown on the first screen; transmitting the predetermined mark to a predetermined website; and displaying contents sent back from the predetermined website on the second screen of the multi-screen electronic device. Thus, the reference material display method allows a user to read the e-book file compactly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chuan-Ming TSAI, Tzu-Lung CHUANG, Chueh-Pin KO
  • Publication number: 20110090257
    Abstract: A touch display device, a touch display system, and a method for adjusting a touch area thereof are disclosed. The touch display system comprises a computer system and the touch display device. The touch display device provides a touch area with a touch control function. The method comprises following steps: receiving an image signal and displaying an image representing the image signal on the touch display device; detecting and obtaining a signal resolution of the image signal; detecting and obtaining a display status displayed by the touch display device, wherein the signal resolution and the display status are used to determine the boundary of the image; determining whether the touch display device simultaneously displays the image and an inactive area, wherein the inactive area is the region where the touch display device does not display the image; and if yes, adjusting the coordinates of the touch area such that the touch area and the image correspond with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Yu-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20100225578
    Abstract: A method for switching multi-functional modes and calibrating an electronic device and the electronic device using the method are disclosed. The method for switching multi-functional modes comprises: detecting at least one sensing device to identify a specific shape of a flexible panel of the electronic device; and matching the specific shape with the multi-functional modes according to a corresponding table so as to execute one specific functional mode. The corresponding table comprises a corresponding relationship between the specific shapes of the flexible panel and the specific functional modes, and a specific functional mode executed by the electronic device corresponds to the specific shape according to the corresponding relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20100171816
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device for three-dimensional (3D) images. The display device presents a first and a second frame respectively to left and right eyes of a user, whereby the user perceives a 3D image according to the first and second frames. The display device includes a digital signal processor and an image output module. The digital signal processor generates the first and second frames according to 3D image signals, and the image output module outputs the first and second frames sequentially. The first frame has a first color wavelength distribution, and the second frame has a second color wavelength distribution. The first color wavelength distribution is different from the second color wavelength distribution. At least one of the first color wavelength distribution and the second color wavelength distribution corresponds to at least two colors selected from a color group consisting of red, green, and blue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20100138014
    Abstract: A method for managing a multimedia object played on a multimedia player, comprising: (A) using an electronic device to retrieve from the multimedia player for basic information related to a playing format of the multimedia player; (B): transforming a computer file into a playing file according to the basic information, wherein the playing file is in a playing format supported by the computer monitor; (C) transmitting the converted multimedia object to the multimedia player for playing or saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Chen-Pang Li, Wei-Yuan Hsu, Chao-Wei Huang, Shih-Tang Shen