Patents by Inventor Fang-Wen Liao

Fang-Wen Liao 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: 12189920
    Abstract: A window arrangement method includes the following steps. The method obtains the first program identifier of a foreground window. The method determines whether the first program identifier belongs to a preset identifier. In response to the first program identifier belonging to the preset identifier, the method obtains the first handle and the first window data of the foreground window and sets the application handle of a window arrangement application as the parent window handle of the first handle. The first toolbar or the first address bar of the foreground window is removed through the window arrangement application to generate a first simplified window. Moreover, the first simplified window is displayed in a window of the window arrangement application through the window arrangement application according to the first window data and the first default window position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Ping-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 11768596
    Abstract: A user interface synchronous scrolling method includes: opening a plurality of user interfaces, obtaining a scrolling parameter through the input-output interface; and judging whether the application program corresponding to each user interface belongs to a software support mode. By determining whether the application program corresponding to each user interface belongs to the software support mode, and providing corresponding control steps, the effect of synchronous scrolling for multiple user interfaces is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Yu-Ping Lin, Hsin Ting Ho, Ming Jen Chan, Li-Yu Yang
  • Publication number: 20230297210
    Abstract: A window arrangement method includes the following steps. The method obtains the first program identifier of a foreground window. The method determines whether the first program identifier belongs to a preset identifier. In response to the first program identifier belonging to the preset identifier, the method obtains the first handle and the first window data of the foreground window and sets the application handle of a window arrangement application as the parent window handle of the first handle. The first toolbar or the first address bar of the foreground window is removed through the window arrangement application to generate a first simplified window. Moreover, the first simplified window is displayed in a window of the window arrangement application through the window arrangement application according to the first window data and the first default window position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Fang-Wen LIAO, Ping-Hung CHEN
  • Patent number: 11736374
    Abstract: An equipment detection system includes a processor, a communication module, and a display module. The processor is configured to detect a connection to an external device. The processor enumerates device information about the external device, obtains user information from a local host, and generates a data structure according to the device information and the user information. The processor is included in the local host. The communication module is configured to transmit the data structure and receive status information. The status information includes a placement space corresponding to the external device or the status of the external device. The status information is associated with the data structure. Moreover, the display module is configured to display the status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Ping-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20210377142
    Abstract: An equipment detection system includes a processor, a communication module, and a display module. The processor is configured to detect a connection to an external device. The processor enumerates device information about the external device, obtains user information from a local host, and generates a data structure according to the device information and the user information. The processor is included in the local host. The communication module is configured to transmit the data structure and receive status information. The status information includes a placement space corresponding to the external device or the status of the external device. The status information is associated with the data structure. Moreover, the display module is configured to display the status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Fang-Wen LIAO, Ping-Hung CHEN
  • Patent number: 10915147
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided and includes a first display module, a second display module, a keyboard device, a sensing unit and a control unit. The second display module is pivotally connected to the first display module. The sensing unit is configured to sense a position of the keyboard device relative to the second display module to output a sensing signal. The control unit is configured to control a displaying image of the second display module according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Chen Yi Liang, Keng-Hsien Yang, Hsin Ting Ho, Cheng-Wei Chang, Fang-Wen Liao
  • Patent number: 10706497
    Abstract: A hardware boost method and a hardware boost system are provided. The hardware boost method includes: initializing a status table, wherein the status table includes multiple statuses, each of the statuses corresponds to a first action and a second action, and each of the statuses includes FPS information; and in each episode: determining that a system status belongs to a first status among the statuses; executing one of the first action and the second action according to a value corresponding to the first status and the first action and a value corresponding to the first status and the second action to enter a second status among the statuses and obtain a reward value; and refreshing the value corresponding to the first status and the one of the first action and the second action according to the reward value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Yu Yang, Fang-Wen Liao, Ping-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20200064889
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided and includes a first display module, a second display module, a keyboard device, a sensing unit and a control unit. The second display module is pivotally connected to the first display module. The sensing unit is configured to sense a position of the keyboard device relative to the second display module to output a sensing signal. The control unit is configured to control a displaying image of the second display module according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Chen Yi LIANG, Keng-Hsien YANG, Hsin Ting HO, Cheng-Wei CHANG, Fang-Wen LIAO
  • Patent number: 10403235
    Abstract: The invention introduces a screen-sharing method, executed by a processing unit of a screen-sharing source, which contains at least the following steps. Application windows being opened on a display unit are obtained. For each application window, screen-sharing receivers, which are connected to the screen-sharing source, are detected and items are appended to a system menu instance of the application window, where each item corresponds to one screen-sharing receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Pen-Tai Miao, Ping-Hung Chen, Yu-Ping Lin, Fang-Wen Liao
  • Patent number: 10359921
    Abstract: The invention introduces a method for operating interactive whiteboards, performed by a processing unit of a control node, which contains at least the following steps. A connected-device display region, a multi-screen layout region and a whiteboard display region are provided on an interactive display device. After detecting that an icon of the connected-device display region is dragged and dropped into a block of the multi-screen layout region, a network address associated with the icon is obtained. A TCP port number associated with the block of the connected-device display region, which contains the dropped icon, is obtained. A ready notification containing the TCP port number is transmitted to the network address. Screen data with the TCP port number is received. The screen data is displayed on a block of the whiteboard display region, which is associated with the block of the connected-device display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Pen-Tai Miao, Ping-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 10327027
    Abstract: The invention introduces a screencasting method, executed by a processing unit of a screencasting source, which contains at least the following steps. After the screencasting source connects to a screencasting receiver, a first screen image displayed on a display unit of the screencasting source is captured. Then, the first screen image and display area information of a first input component of the first screen image is transmitted to the screencasting receiver, thereby enabling the screencasting receiver to render a second screen image according to the first screen image and the display area information, where the second screen image contains at least a second input component including at least an input string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Ping-Hung Chen, Pen-Tai Miao
  • Patent number: 10038750
    Abstract: A method and system of sharing data and a server apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes following steps. When a first operation command is detected, first operation information is transmitted from a server apparatus to a first client apparatus. The first operation information is received by the first client apparatus to execute a first operation, and data information related to a data object is generated and transmitted to the server apparatus. The data information is received and transmitted to other client apparatuses by the server apparatus, so as to enable a second operation related to the data object. When a second operation command is detected, second operation information is transmitted to a second client apparatus by the server apparatus. In response to the second operation information, the second client apparatus is connected to the first client apparatus to obtain the data object according to the data information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Ping-Hung Chen, Pen-Tai Miao
  • Patent number: 9894123
    Abstract: A method for sharing a control right and a host device are provided. The method of sharing the control right is adapted to the host device of an interactive whiteboard system. The method includes the following steps. A scanning process is executed to receive an online notification signal broadcast by a first client device, wherein the online notification signal includes a weight value and device information of the first client device; it is determined whether the control right of the interactive whiteboard system is released or not, and when the control right of the interactive whiteboard system is not released, it is determined whether to share the control right of the interactive whiteboard system to the first client device according to the weight value. When the control right is determined to be shared to the first client device, a control right notification signal is transmitted to the first client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Pen-Tai Miao, Ping-Hung Chen, Fang-Wen Liao
  • Patent number: 9857942
    Abstract: A method of connecting device adapted to an interactive whiteboard system and a host device thereof are provided. The host device has an interactive display device. The method includes the following steps. A scanning process is executed to receive a notification signal which is continuously broadcast by a first client device. A representative icon is obtained from an icon base, and the representative icon is set according to device information of the first client device in the notification signal, such that the representative icon is related to the first client device. The representative icon is displayed on the interactive display device, and then a broadcast termination signal is transmitted back to the first client device after the representative icon is displayed. After receiving the broadcast termination signal, the first client device stops broadcasting the notification signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Pen-Tai Miao, Ping-Hung Chen, Fang-Wen Liao
  • Patent number: 9432615
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display unit; a memory unit; and a processing unit electrically connected to the display unit and the memory unit, the processing unit capturing (N+M) frames displayed by the display unit, N and M being positive integers, the N frames having a first resolution, the M frames having a second resolution, the first resolution being larger than the second resolution, the processing unit converting a color space of the (N+M) frames and encoding the (N+M) frames, the processing unit magnifying a size of each of the M frames to be equal to a size of each of the N frames, the processing unit encapsulating and outputting the (N+M) frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Pen-Tai Miao, Ping-Hung Chen, Fang-Wen Liao, Li-Yu Yang
  • Publication number: 20160188170
    Abstract: A method of connecting device adapted to an interactive whiteboard system and a host device thereof are provided. The host device has an interactive display device. The method includes the following steps. A scanning process is executed to receive a notification signal which is continuously broadcast by a first client device. A representative icon is obtained from an icon base, and the representative icon is set according to device information of the first client device in the notification signal, such that the representative icon is related to the first client device. The representative icon is displayed on the interactive display device, and then a broadcast termination signal is transmitted back to the first client device after the representative icon is displayed. After receiving the broadcast termination signal, the first client device stops broadcasting the notification signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Pen-Tai Miao, Ping-Hung Chen, Fang-Wen Liao
  • Publication number: 20160182634
    Abstract: A method and system of sharing data and a server apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes following steps. When a first operation command is detected, first operation information is transmitted from a server apparatus to a first client apparatus. The first operation information is received by the first client apparatus to execute a first operation, and data information related to a data object is generated and transmitted to the server apparatus. The data information is received and transmitted to other client apparatuses by the server apparatus, so as to enable a second operation related to the data object. When a second operation command is detected, second operation information is transmitted to a second client apparatus by the server apparatus. In response to the second operation information, the second client apparatus is connected to the first client apparatus to obtain the data object according to the data information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Ping-Hung Chen, Pen-Tai Miao
  • Publication number: 20160173545
    Abstract: A method for sharing a control right and a host device are provided. The method of sharing the control right is adapted to the host device of an interactive whiteboard system. The method includes the following steps. A scanning process is executed to receive an online notification signal broadcast by a first client device, wherein the online notification signal includes a weight value and device information of the first client device; it is determined whether the control right of the interactive whiteboard system is released or not, and when the control right of the interactive whiteboard system is not released, it is determined whether to share the control right of the interactive whiteboard system to the first client device according to the weight value. When the control right is determined to be shared to the first client device, a control right notification signal is transmitted to the first client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Pen-Tai Miao, Ping-Hung Chen, Fang-Wen Liao
  • Publication number: 20160098181
    Abstract: The invention introduces a method for operating interactive whiteboards, performed by a processing unit of a control node, which contains at least the following steps. A connected-device display region, a multi-screen layout region and a whiteboard display region are provided on an interactive display device. After detecting that an icon of the connected-device display region is dragged and dropped into a block of the multi-screen layout region, a network address associated with the icon is obtained. A TCP port number associated with the block of the connected-device display region, which contains the dropped icon, is obtained. A ready notification containing the TCP port number is transmitted to the network address. Screen data with the TCP port number is received. The screen data is displayed on a block of the whiteboard display region, which is associated with the block of the connected-device display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Fang-Wen LIAO, Pen-Tai MIAO, Ping-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160094603
    Abstract: An audio and video sharing method and system is provided. The audio and video sharing method includes initializing a plurality of audio capturing modules in response to a plurality of applications, capturing the first audio data from the first application and the second audio data from the second application, generating the first audio and video stream based on the first audio data, and transmitting the first audio and video stream in response to the first audio and video sharing request. Accordingly, the system separately captures the audio stream from the different applications, and after appropriately coding, transmits the corresponding audio stream to the corresponding user, thereby sharing the corresponding audio stream individually in response to the request of each user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Fang-Wen Liao, Ping-Hung Chen, Pen-Tai Miao