Patents by Inventor Fu-Cheng Fan

Fu-Cheng Fan 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: 11914764
    Abstract: A head mounted display device, including a frame, a mask, at least one infrared (IR) transmitter, and at least one image capture device, is provided. The mask has a first light reflection layer on a first side. The IR transmitter is disposed in the frame and is used to emit an emitting light beam toward the first light reflection layer. The first light reflection layer reflects the emitting light beam to send a reflective light beam toward a target area. The image capture device is disposed in the frame and is used to capture a target area reflective image of the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Siye Wang
  • Patent number: 11630504
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a handheld input device and an electronic system. The handheld input device includes a pen-shaped body, a flexible displacement sensor, and a processor. The flexible displacement sensor is disposed on the pen-shaped body, wherein the flexible displacement sensor deforms in response to a pressing force applied onto the flexible displacement sensor. The processor is coupled to the flexible pressure sensor and disposed in the pen-shaped body, wherein the processor is configured to perform: obtaining a specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor; determining a stroke size of a representative object in a virtual environment based on the specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor, wherein the representative object corresponds to the handheld device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11609429
    Abstract: A display device includes a display, an image beam shifter, and a light guiding component. The display generates an image beam. The image beam shifter receives the image beam and generates a projected image beam. The light guiding component receives the projected image beam to transport the projected image beam to different positions of a target zone in sequence. The image beam shifter projects the projected image beam to different positions of the light guiding component with time division.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Bao-Jen Shih, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11531205
    Abstract: A head mounted display device includes a display, a light waveguide element, and a light shutter. The display periodically provides a display image. The light waveguide element receives the display image, generates a projection image according to the display image, projects the projection image from a second surface, and projects the projection image to a target zone from a first surface. The light shutter is adjacent to the second surface of the light waveguide element and is coupled to the light waveguide element. The light shutter is periodically disabled and enabled in an alternating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Publication number: 20220308662
    Abstract: A head mounted display device, including a frame, a mask, at least one infrared (IR) transmitter, and at least one image capture device, is provided. The mask has a first light reflection layer on a first side. The IR transmitter is disposed in the frame and is used to emit an emitting light beam toward the first light reflection layer. The first light reflection layer reflects the emitting light beam to send a reflective light beam toward a target area. The image capture device is disposed in the frame and is used to capture a target area reflective image of the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Siye Wang
  • Publication number: 20220300065
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a handheld input device and an electronic system. The handheld input device includes a pen-shaped body, a flexible displacement sensor, and a processor. The flexible displacement sensor is disposed on the pen-shaped body, wherein the flexible displacement sensor deforms in response to a pressing force applied onto the flexible displacement sensor. The processor is coupled to the flexible pressure sensor and disposed in the pen-shaped body, wherein the processor is configured to perform: obtaining a specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor; determining a stroke size of a representative object in a virtual environment based on the specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor, wherein the representative object corresponds to the handheld device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11415806
    Abstract: A head mounted display apparatus includes a display, a focus adjuster and a controller. The display generates a display image. The focus adjuster is disposed between a target zone and the display, and is configured to adjust a position of a focus plan of the display image according to a control signal. The controller generates the control signal according to vision depth information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Publication number: 20220252883
    Abstract: A head mounted display apparatus includes a display, a focus adjuster and a controller. The display generates a display image. The focus adjuster is disposed between a target zone and the display, and is configured to adjust a position of a focus plan of the display image according to a control signal. The controller generates the control signal according to vision depth information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Publication number: 20220229302
    Abstract: A head mounted display device includes a display, a light waveguide element, and a light shutter. The display periodically provides a display image. The light waveguide element receives the display image, generates a projection image according to the display image, projects the projection image from a second surface, and projects the projection image to a target zone from a first surface. The light shutter is adjacent to the second surface of the light waveguide element and is coupled to the light waveguide element. The light shutter is periodically disabled and enabled in an alternating manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11372478
    Abstract: A head mounted display, including at least one display, an image capture device, a light beam generator, and an optical compensation element, is provided. The display has an open area and generates at least one image light beam. The image capture device is disposed by overlapping with the display corresponding to the open area. The image capture device is configured to capture a target area image through the open area. The light beam generator is configured to project at least one light beam to a target area. The target area reflects the light beam to generate at least one reflection light beam. The optical compensation element is configured to convert a transmission direction of the image light beam and enable the reflection light beam to be directly transmitted to the image capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11360311
    Abstract: A head mounted display device includes a display, a light waveguide element, and a light shutter. The display periodically provides a display image. The light waveguide element receives the display image, generates a projection image according to the display image, projects the projection image from a second surface, and projects the projection image to a target zone from a first surface. The light shutter is adjacent to the second surface of the light waveguide element and is coupled to the light waveguide element. The light shutter is periodically disabled and enabled in an alternating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11314327
    Abstract: A head mounted display and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes the following. An eye-tracking operation is activated to obtain a gazing direction of a user. At least one setting position is set on a display frame, and the at least one setting position serves to set at least one static object. Whether to display or hide the static object is determined according to the setting position and the gazing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Chung-Jung Chen
  • Publication number: 20210341999
    Abstract: A head mounted display, including at least one display, an image capture device, a light beam generator, and an optical compensation element, is provided. The display has an open area and generates at least one image light beam. The image capture device is disposed by overlapping with the display corresponding to the open area. The image capture device is configured to capture a target area image through the open area. The light beam generator is configured to project at least one light beam to a target area. The target area reflects the light beam to generate at least one reflection light beam. The optical compensation element is configured to convert a transmission direction of the image light beam and enable the reflection light beam to be directly transmitted to the image capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Publication number: 20210333871
    Abstract: A head mounted display and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes the following. An eye-tracking operation is activated to obtain a gazing direction of a user. At least one setting position is set on a display frame, and the at least one setting position serves to set at least one static object. Whether to display or hide the static object is determined according to the setting position and the gazing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Chung-Jung Chen
  • Publication number: 20210302726
    Abstract: A head mounted display includes a tube, a first light beam generator, a second light beam generator, an image capturer and a controller. The first light beam generator is disposed outside the tube and projects a plurality of first light beams to a first range of a target area. The second light beam generator is disposed inside the tube and projects a second light beam to a second range of the target area. The image capturer captures an image on the target area to generate image information. The controller receives the image information and performs an eye-tracking operation according to the image information. The second range is a center range of the target area, and the first range is a surrounding range of the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Bao-Jen Shih, Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11073722
    Abstract: A display device and a direct-type backlight thereof are provided. The direct-type backlight includes a central area and a peripheral area. The central area is configured with a plurality of central area light-emitting elements to provide light to a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The density of these central area light-emitting elements in the central area is a first density. The peripheral area is configured with a plurality of peripheral area light-emitting elements to provide light to the LCD panel. The density of the peripheral area light-emitting elements in the peripheral area is a second density. Wherein, the second density is less than the first density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Chung-Jung Chen
  • Publication number: 20210208401
    Abstract: A head mounted display device includes a display, a light waveguide element, and a light shutter. The display periodically provides a display image. The light waveguide element receives the display image, generates a projection image according to the display image, projects the projection image from a second surface, and projects the projection image to a target zone from a first surface. The light shutter is adjacent to the second surface of the light waveguide element and is coupled to the light waveguide element. The light shutter is periodically disabled and enabled in an alternating manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 10969865
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for transmission of eye tracking information, a head mounted display and a computer device. The method includes: receiving visual content; receiving object information associated with each content object; displaying the visual content, and performing an eye tracking operation on a wearer of the head mounted display; determining, according to the object information of each content object, whether a gaze location corresponds to one of the content objects; and in response to determining that the gaze location corresponds to a first content object of the content objects, transmitting a first indicator associated with the first content object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 10935793
    Abstract: A head mounted display comprises a light sensor, a first light source, a second light source, a transflective mirror, a lens, a display and a filter. The first light source is used for generating a first light beam. The second light source is used for generating a second light beam. The transflective mirror is provided on the light paths of the first light beam and the second light beam. The first light source is provided at the periphery of the lens or the light sensor. The first light beam is reflected by a first object, and enters the light sensor via the lens and the transflective mirror in sequence. The second light source is provided at the periphery of the filter. After leaving the second light source, the second light beam is reflected by a second object outside the head mounted display first, and then enters the light sensor via the filter and the transflective mirror in sequence. A using method of the head mounted display is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Publication number: 20210055556
    Abstract: A display device includes a display, an image beam shifter, and a light guiding component. The display generates an image beam. The image beam shifter receives the image beam and generates a projected image beam. The light guiding component receives the projected image beam to transport the projected image beam to different positions of a target zone in sequence. The image beam shifter projects the projected image beam to different positions of the light guiding component with time division.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Bao-Jen Shih, Fu-Cheng Fan