Patents by Inventor Chung-Hou WU

Chung-Hou WU 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: 20240103520
    Abstract: A method of controlling movement of an autonomous mobile apparatus including a driving module, a processor, and a positioning module includes steps of: the processor moving the autonomous mobile apparatus at a default speed from a first location toward a second location along a straight path; the positioning module obtaining data related to a current location; when the processor determines that a distance between the current location and the second location is greater than a predetermined distance, the processor obtaining a deviating direction and a minimum distance of the current location relative to the straight path; the processor setting a movement speed and an angular velocity based on the deviating direction, a tolerant distance, the minimum distance, and the default speed; and the processor controlling the driving apparatus to move the autonomous mobile apparatus at the movement speed and turning the autonomous mobile apparatus at the angular velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chien-Tung CHEN, Chung-Hou WU, Chao-Cheng CHEN, Wen-Wei CHIANG
  • Publication number: 20240045442
    Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of mobile robots is to be implemented by a server that communicates with the plurality of mobile robots and a communication device. The server stores a predetermined working route related to a target area. The method includes steps of: receiving a working instruction from the communication device, the working instruction including area information related to the target area and an input quantity of mobile robots; in response to receipt of the working instruction, dividing the predetermined working route into a plurality of sub-routes, wherein a quantity of the sub-routes equals the input quantity of mobile robots; and sending the sub-routes respectively to a plurality of selected robots that are selected from among the plurality of mobile robots to make the selected robots cooperatively implement a task on the target area by moving along the sub-routes, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: URSrobot AI Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Tung CHEN, Chung-Hou WU, Chao-Cheng CHEN, Wen-Wei CHIANG, Yi-Jin LIN
  • Publication number: 20240045443
    Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of autonomous robots for performing environment maintenance operations includes: generating a setup command that indicates a selected location, a plurality of selected robots, an available time slot, and a distribution mode signal that indicates whether the selected robots are to be controlled based on the available time slot or an inputted priority section; and generating a plurality of sub-routes based on different parameters, depending on the distribution mode signal. The sub-routes are generated to be connected into an unbroken trail. Then, the sub-routes are transmitted to the selected robots, respectively, so as to control each of the selected robots to move along the respective one of the sub-routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: URSrobot AI Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Tung Chen, Chung-Hou Wu, Chao-Cheng Chen, Wen-Wei Chiang, Yi-Jin Lin
  • Patent number: 11859980
    Abstract: A method of movement tracking includes: performing, when it is determined that a strength of an external signal is greater than a threshold, positioning based on the signal to generate a first record; performing, when it is determined that the strength is not greater than the threshold, measurement of a movement variation to generate a second record; performing, when it is determined that the strength increases from being not greater than the threshold to being greater than the threshold, positioning based on the signal to obtain coordinates of an exact position; and computing corrected data based on the second record and the coordinates, and generating a movement path record based on the first record and the corrected data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: URSROBOT INC.
    Inventors: Yaun-Ren Yang, Chung-Hou Wu, Chao-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20230359219
    Abstract: A robot system is used to trace and record boundaries of multiple sites, and data of the recorded boundaries are transmitted to a server for storage therein. The server computes moving paths for the sites based on the data of the recorded boundaries. Upon receipt of a setting signal from a mobile device that indicates a selected robot and a target site, the server transmits a maintenance instruction that includes the boundary and the moving path for the target site to the selected robot, so that the selected robot performs maintenances on the target site based on the maintenance instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Chien-Tung CHEN, Chung-Hou WU, Chao-Cheng CHEN, Wen-Wei CHIANG, Yi-Jin LIN
  • Publication number: 20230280752
    Abstract: A method for preventing a robot from colliding with another robot that is provided with an identifying image includes steps of: controlling the robot to move along a predetermined path; stopping the robot when it is determined that a first image captured by the robot while the robot is moving contains the identifying image; and controlling the robot to resume moving along the predetermined path when it is determined that a second image captured by the robot while the robot is not moving does not contain the identifying image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Chien-Tung CHEN, Chung-Hou WU, Chao-Cheng CHEN, Yi-Jin LIN, Dien-Lin TSAI
  • Publication number: 20230210049
    Abstract: A controlling method of a robot lawn mower includes a mowing procedure, an interruption determining procedure and an interrupting procedure. The interruption determining procedure includes steps of receiving sensing data indicating a current sensing result related to at least one of surrounding environment or an operation status of the robot lawn mower, and determining whether an interruption condition related to at least one of an environment factor or an operation factor of the robot lawn mower is met. When it is determined that the interruption condition is met, the interrupting procedure is executed, and the robot lawn mower moves to a preset standby location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: URSrobot Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Tung Chen, Chung-Hou Wu, Chao-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20210123742
    Abstract: A method of movement tracking includes: performing, when it is determined that a strength of an external signal is greater than a threshold, positioning based on the signal to generate a first record; performing, when it is determined that the strength is not greater than the threshold, measurement of a movement variation to generate a second record; performing, when it is determined that the strength increases from being not greater than the threshold to being greater than the threshold, positioning based on the signal to obtain coordinates of an exact position; and computing corrected data based on the second record and the coordinates, and generating a movement path record based on the first record and the corrected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: URSrobot Inc.
    Inventors: Yaun-Ren YANG, Chung-Hou WU, Chao-Cheng CHEN