Patents by Inventor Chun-Min Chen

Chun-Min Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 11885996
    Abstract: A light-guide optical element is provided, including a transparent light-guide body having a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface disposed therein. The transparent light-guide body includes a side surface facing a first direction, and a first surface and a second surface which are adjacent to the side surface and face each other. The first inclined surface extends from the first surface to the second surface. The second inclined surface is located at the other side of the first inclined surface facing the side surface. The second inclined surface extends from the first surface to the second surface. When an input light enters the transparent light-guide body, the input light is partially reflected by the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface to form an output light output from the transparent light-guide body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Shinyoptics Corp.
    Inventors: Jinn-Chou Yoo, Chun-Min Chen, Cheng-Shun Liao
  • Publication number: 20230400685
    Abstract: A head up display device includes a pancake lens and a picture generation unit. The pancake lens includes a half mirror and a reflective polarizer. The half mirror has a light incident surface and a reflective surface. The reflective polarizer is disposed on the reflective surface and combined with the half mirror for forming a reflective space. The picture generation unit is disposed in the direction of the pancake lens opposite to the user's eyes. The picture generation unit generates image light and the image light enters the reflective space from the light incident surface. After the reflection, the image light is directed towards the user's eyes to form a virtual image. The optical path of the virtual image and the image light has a un-axis angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jinn-Chou Yoo, Chun-Min Chen, Cheng-Shun Liao
  • Publication number: 20210223456
    Abstract: A light-guide optical element is provided, including a transparent light-guide body having a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface disposed therein. The transparent light-guide body includes a side surface facing a first direction, and a first surface and a second surface which are adjacent to the side surface and face each other. The first inclined surface extends from the first surface to the second surface. The second inclined surface is located at the other side of the first inclined surface facing the side surface. The second inclined surface extends from the first surface to the second surface. When an input light enters the transparent light-guide body, the input light is partially reflected by the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface to form an output light output from the transparent light-guide body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jinn-Chou Yoo, Chun-Min Chen, Cheng-Shun Liao
  • Publication number: 20160327793
    Abstract: An autofocus head mounted display device is provided, including an imager and an eyeball tracker. The imager includes a display element, an optical element and a controller. An image light is projected to one of the eyeballs of the user by the display element. The convergence or divergence of the image light is adjusted by the optical element through the controller. The image is presented at an imaging position in front of the eyeballs of the user. The eyeball tracker is disposed at the position in front of the user's eyes. Both left eye and right eye rotational angles are detected simultaneously, so as to determine a focus position of the user's eyes. The eyeball tracker is connected to the controller. The optical element is adjusted by comparing the imaging position and the focus position, and the imaging position of the image is moved to the focus position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: YEN-CHEN CHEN, JINN-CHOU YOO, CHUN-MIN CHEN, CHENG-SHUN LIAO, SUNG-NAN CHEN
  • Patent number: 9106730
    Abstract: An ornament holder for a cellphone has a securing member, a connecting member, a cover, an insertion member and a plurality of loops. The cover and the connecting member each has a connector comprising a column, a positioning portion and an engaging portion, and connecting member and the securing member each comprise a concave portion configured to engage with a connector on another of the cover and the connecting member, each concave portion comprising a positioning slot and an engaging slot; the plurality of the loops are used for connecting the securing member, the connecting member and the cover to the insertion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: MYWISH INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng Wei Tsai, Chun Min Chen
  • Patent number: 8764198
    Abstract: A projection system including an illumination unit, a polarization conversion unit, a light valve, a projection lens, and a polarizing beam split (PBS) element is provided. The polarization conversion unit includes a V-shaped PBS element, a wave plate, and two reflective surfaces. The V-shaped PBS element includes a first PBS portion and a second PBS portion. The first PBS portion is adapted to be passed through by a first partial beam with a first polarization direction and reflect a second partial beam with a second polarization direction. The second PBS portion is adapted to be passed through by a third partial beam with the first polarization direction and reflect a fourth partial beam with the second polarization direction. The wave plate is disposed in the transmission paths of the first partial beam and the third partial beam. The reflective surfaces are located at opposite sides of the V-shaped PBS element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Himax Display, Inc., Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Chun-Min Chen, Ho-Chi Huang, Teng-Kuei Wu
  • Publication number: 20130234001
    Abstract: An ornament holder for a cellphone has a securing member, a connecting member, a cover, an insertion member and a plurality of loops. The cover and the connecting member each has a connector comprising a column, a positioning portion and an engaging portion, and connecting member and the securing member each comprise a concave portion configured to engage with a connector on another of the cover and the connecting member, each concave portion comprising a positioning slot and an engaging slot; the plurality of the loops are used for connecting the securing member, the connecting member and the cover to the insertion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: MYWISH INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng Wei Tsai, Chun Min Chen
  • Patent number: 8139086
    Abstract: The invention provides an image processing method. An image is provided, and the image is divided into a first subimage, a second subimage, a third subimage, and a fourth subimage according to a decomposing method. Next, the first, second, third, and fourth subimages are processed to generate a first subframe, a second subframe, a third subframe, and a fourth subframe. Finally, the first, second, third, and fourth subframes are combined as a frame according to a composing method corresponding to the decomposing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chieh-Sheng Tu, Chung-Hsin Chen, Nai-Wen Cheng, Chun-Min Chen, Chi-Chuang Hsu
  • Patent number: 7800125
    Abstract: An LED package including a carrier, a LED chip, and a lens is provided. The LED chip is disposed on the carrier. The lens is disposed on the carrier and above the LED chip. A gap is formed between the LED chip and the lens. The lens has a first surface, a second surface, a protrusion, and at least one protruding ring. The first surface faces the LED chip. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The protrusion is located at the first surface. The protruding ring is located at the first surface and surrounds the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Himax Display, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20100195056
    Abstract: A hybrid PBS architecture includes a first prism, a second prism, and a beam splitting coating layer. The first prism is made of a first material, and the second prism is made of a second material being different from the first material. The beam splitting coating layer is sandwiched between the first prism and the second prism. The first material is a glass material and the second material is a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Jinn-Chou Yoo, Chun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20100006877
    Abstract: An LED package including a carrier, a LED chip, and a lens is provided. The LED chip is disposed on the carrier. The lens is disposed on the carrier and above the LED chip. A gap is formed between the LED chip and the lens. The lens has a first surface, a second surface, a protrusion, and at least one protruding ring. The first surface faces the LED chip. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The protrusion is located at the first surface. The protruding ring is located at the first surface and surrounds the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: HIMAX DISPLAY, INC.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 7616381
    Abstract: An optical system, adapted for providing an image beam, including a light source, a beam splitting/combining device, and a light valve is provided. The light source provides an illumination beam. The beam splitting/combining device includes a first polarizing beam splitter (PBS), a second PBS, a quarter wave plate (QWP), and a reflector. The first PBS reflects a first illumination beam of the illumination beam from the light source and the second illumination beam from the light source passes through the first PBS. The second illumination beam from the first PBS passes through the second PBS and the QWP, reflected by the reflector, passes through the QWP, and reflected by the second PBS. The light valve converts the first illumination beam from the first PBS and the second illumination beam reflected by the second PBS into the image beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Himax Display Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Shen, Chia-Yu Hu, Chun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20090268165
    Abstract: An optical engine including a light source, a polarizing beam splitter (PBS), a multi-focus lens, and a light valve is provided. The light source is capable of emitting an illumination beam. The PBS is disposed on the light path of the illumination beam. The multi-focus lens is disposed on the light path of the illumination beam between the light source and the PBS, and has a plurality of refractive portions. The refractive portions have different effective focal lengths from one another. The PBS allows at least a part of the illumination beam with a first polarization direction to travel to the light valve. The light valve is capable of reflecting the part of the illumination beam and converting the part of the illumination beam into an image beam with a second polarization direction. The image beam from the light valve travels to the PBS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: HIMAX DISPLAY, INC.
    Inventors: Wei Shen, Chia-Yu Hu, Chun-Min Chen, Chun-Hao Su
  • Publication number: 20090268166
    Abstract: A projection system including an illumination unit, a polarization conversion unit, a light valve, a projection lens, and a polarizing beam split (PBS) element is provided. The polarization conversion unit includes a V-shaped PBS element, a wave plate, and two reflective surfaces. The V-shaped PBS element includes a first PBS portion and a second PBS portion. The first PBS portion is adapted to be passed through by a first partial beam with a first polarization direction and reflect a second partial beam with a second polarization direction. The second PBS portion is adapted to be passed through by a third partial beam with the first polarization direction and reflect a fourth partial beam with the second polarization direction. The wave plate is disposed in the transmission paths of the first partial beam and the third partial beam. The reflective surfaces are located at opposite sides of the V-shaped PBS element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicants: HIMAX DISPLAY, INC., HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chun-Min Chen, Ho-Chi Huang, Teng-Kuei Wu
  • Publication number: 20090213448
    Abstract: An optical system, adapted for providing an image beam, including a light source, a beam splitting/combining device, and a light valve is provided. The light source provides an illumination beam. The beam splitting/combining device includes a first polarizing beam splitter (PBS), a second PBS, a quarter wave plate (QWP), and a reflector. The first PBS reflects a first illumination beam of the illumination beam from the light source and the second illumination beam from the light source passes through the first PBS. The second illumination beam from the first PBS passes through the second PBS and the QWP, reflected by the reflector, passes through the QWP, and reflected by the second PBS. The light valve converts the first illumination beam from the first PBS and the second illumination beam reflected by the second PBS into the image beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: HIMAX DISPLAY, INC.
    Inventors: Wei Shen, Chia-Yu Hu, Chun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20090079760
    Abstract: The invention provides an image processing method. An image is provided, and the image is divided into a first subimage, a second subimage, a third subimage, and a fourth subimage according to a decomposing method. Next, the first, second, third, and fourth subimages are processed to generate a first subframe, a second subframe, a third subframe, and a fourth subframe. Finally, the first, second, third, and fourth subframes are combined as a frame according to a composing method corresponding to the decomposing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Chieh-Sheng TU, Chung-Hsin CHEN, Nai-Wen CHENG, Chun-Min CHEN, Chi-Chuang HSU
  • Publication number: 20090040463
    Abstract: An illumination device and a projection system using the same are provided. The illumination device comprises a first light source module, a second light source module and a dichroic element. The first light source module comprises a first carrying board and a plurality of first light-emitting units disposed thereon for providing a first light beam. The second light source module comprises a second carrying board and a plurality of second and third light-emitting units disposed thereon for providing a second light beam. The dichroic element has a first side, a second side and a light output side. The first and the second light source modules are respectively optically aligned with the first side and the second side of the dichroic element, wherein the dichroic element provides a third light beam to the light output side by chromatically combining the first light beam and the second light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Himax Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Min Chen, Kuan-Hsu Fan-Chiang, Yen-Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20080287191
    Abstract: A method and system for processing online/offline multimedia data are disclosed. The system comprises a remote mainframe, a local host and a portable apparatus. When the portable apparatus is electrically connected with the remote mainframe and the local host, the portable apparatus can immediately exchange multimedia data exchange with the remote mainframe and the local host. When the portable apparatus is not electrically connected with the remote mainframe and the local host, the portable apparatus can independently process the multimedia data previously received from the remote mainframe and the local host; also the portable apparatus can update the multimedia data with the remote mainframe and the local host when the portable apparatus is electrically reconnected with the remote mainframe and the local host. With the system configuration, the present invention features online/offline multimedia-data processing capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: VICOTEL, INC.
    Inventors: CHUN-FENG HSIAO, YI-JEN YU, CHUN-MIN CHEN, TZU-JEN CHIU, TAI-XING YU, CHIN-CHENG HUANG
  • Patent number: 7135798
    Abstract: A magnetic suspension bearing located between the spindle and stator of a rotational device includes stator magnetic units mounted on the top side and bottom side of the stator and spindle magnetic units, which are mounted on two ends of the spindle. One end of the spindle has a loading section to support the spindle. The stator magnetic units and the spindle magnetic units generate a repulsive magnetic force to separate the spindle and stator from one another at a selected distance to avoid vibration and noise caused by obliquity and to increase the service life of products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Reserach Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Chang Wang, Wei-Cheng Chen, Chau-Shin Jang, Chun-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20050190772
    Abstract: A triggering method for IP multimedia service control. The triggering method comprises monitoring a session state or user state according to a set of specific filter criteria, recording a corresponding SIP request message, and triggering an application server designated by the criteria if a trigger point thereof matches the session state or user state. Furthermore, the SIP-server performs additional action effectively manage the session or services according to the Action defined in the user profile. The scheme is suited to application services triggered according to session state or user state, and is compatible with the iFC scheme defined in 3GPP. The present invention improves the efficiency of communication and enhances the flexibility of the SIP server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Shang-Chih Tsai, Wei-Kuo Chiang, Chun-Min Chen