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).
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Patent number: 11914764Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Siye Wang
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Patent number: 11630504Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 11609429Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Bao-Jen Shih, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 11531205Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Publication number: 20220308662Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Siye Wang
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Publication number: 20220300065Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 11415806Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Publication number: 20220252883Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Publication number: 20220229302Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 11372478Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 11360311Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 11314327Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Chung-Jung Chen
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Publication number: 20210341999Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Publication number: 20210333871Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Chung-Jung Chen
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Publication number: 20210302726Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Bao-Jen Shih, Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 11073722Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Fu-Cheng Fan, Chung-Jung Chen
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Publication number: 20210208401Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 10969865Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Patent number: 10935793Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
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Publication number: 20210055556Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Jen Chang, Bao-Jen Shih, Fu-Cheng Fan