Patents by Inventor Fu-Kang WANG

Fu-Kang WANG 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: 8754772
    Abstract: A non-contact vital sign sensing system including a vital sign sensing module and at least one body movement interference cancellation module is provided. The vital sign sensing module and the at least one body movement interference cancellation module are under a self-injection locking (SIL) mode. The vital sign sensing module senses an isotropic vital sign of a body. A mutual injection locking (MIL) mode is achieved between the vital sign sensing module and the at least one body movement interference cancellation module to sense the anisotropic body movement signal and to cancel the body movement interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Fu-Kang Wang, Kang-Chun Peng
  • Patent number: 8736326
    Abstract: A frequency synthesizer and a frequency synthesis method thereof are provided. The frequency synthesizer includes a phase-locked loop unit, a voltage-controlled oscillating unit, and a frequency mixing unit. The phase-locked loop unit receives a reference signal and a feedback injection signal and generates a first oscillating signal according to the reference signal and the feedback injection signal. The voltage-controlled oscillating unit receives the feedback injection signal and generates a second oscillating signal according to the feedback injection signal. The frequency mixing unit is coupled to the phase-locked loop unit and the voltage-controlled oscillating unit, receives the first oscillating signal and the second oscillating signal, and mixes the first oscillating signal and the second oscillating signal to generate the feedback injection signal and an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: National Sun Yat-sen University
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Chung-Hung Chen, Fu-Kang Wang
  • Publication number: 20140128748
    Abstract: A motion/vibration sensor includes a transmit/receive antenna unit, an oscillation unit and a frequency-mixing unit. The transmit/receive antenna unit receives an output signal from the oscillation unit and transmits a detection signal toward at least one object. The detection signal is reflected by the object as a reflected detection signal and received by the transmit/receive antenna unit. The oscillation unit receives the reflected detection signal from the transmit/receive antenna unit for self-injection locking; and the frequency-mixing unit receives the reflected detection signal from the transmit/receive antenna unit for frequency demodulation. The frequency-mixing unit mixes and demodulates the reflected detection signal from the transmit/receive antenna unit with the output signal from the oscillation unit into a baseband output signal which represents a motion/vibration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: National Sun Yat-Sen University, Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Fu-Kang Wang, Kang-Chun Peng
  • Publication number: 20140123763
    Abstract: A motion/vibration detection system and method therefore are provided. The system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a transmit/receive antenna unit and a first oscillator. The receiver includes a receiving unit and a demodulation unit. The transmit/receive antenna unit receives an output signal from the first oscillator and transmits a detection signal. The detection signal is reflected from at least one object under detection into a reflected detection signal, which is received by the transmit/receive antenna unit. The transmit/receive antenna unit injects the reflected detection signal into the first oscillator and accordingly the first oscillator is under a self-injection locking mode. The receiving unit receives the detection signal. The demodulation unit demodulates the detection signal received by the receiving unit into a baseband output signal, to extract at least one motion/vibration information of the objection under detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Fu-Kang Wang, Kang-Chun Peng
  • Patent number: 8698636
    Abstract: A wireless detection apparatus includes an antenna, a voltage control oscillator, and a processing unit. The antenna receives a first wireless signal and generates an electrical signal according to the first wireless signal. The first wireless signal is generated by reflecting a second wireless signal from an object under test. The voltage control oscillator is coupled to the antenna to generate an oscillating signal under an interference of the electrical signal. The oscillating signal varies with variation of the electrical signal. The processing unit is coupled to the voltage control oscillator to evaluate a parameter of the object under test according to the variation of the oscillating signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-sen University
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Fu-Kang Wang, Chieh-Hsun Hsiao, Je-Kuan Jau
  • Patent number: 8648611
    Abstract: An RF sensing circuit with a voltage-controlled oscillator comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA), a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a frequency demodulating unit, a bandpass filter (BPF) and a digital signal processing unit. The VCO has an injection signal input port and a voltage input port, wherein the injection signal input port is electrically connected with an output of the LNA. The frequency demodulating unit is electrically connected with an output of the VCO and the BPF is electrically connected with an output of the frequency demodulating unit. The digital signal processing unit is electrically connected with an output of the BPF and the voltage input port of the VCO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Chien-Jung Li, Kang-Chun Peng, Fu-Kang Wang
  • Publication number: 20130338515
    Abstract: A wireless detection device is provided, comprising a voltage control oscillation unit, a transceiving unit, demodulation unit and processing unit. The voltage control oscillation unit generates different oscillation signals according to analog control voltages and corresponding injection signals. The transceiving unit outputs first wireless signals to a predetermined area according to the oscillation signals and receives second wireless signals generated by reflection of the first wireless signals to generate the injection signal. The demodulation unit demodulates the oscillation signals into first voltage signals. The processing unit subtracts the corresponding analog control voltages from the first voltage signals to generate second voltage signals, and when the variation of the second voltage signals exceeds a predetermined value on a target frequency in frequency domain, the processing unit calculates a real distance between an object and the transceiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Fu-Kang Wang, Kang-Chun Peng
  • Publication number: 20120209087
    Abstract: A non-contact vital sign sensing system including a vital sign sensing module and at least one body movement interference cancellation module is provided. The vital sign sensing module and the at least one body movement interference cancellation module are under a self-injection locking (SIL) mode. The vital sign sensing module senses an isotropic vital sign of a body. A mutual injection locking (MIL) mode is achieved between the vital sign sensing module and the at least one body movement interference cancellation module to sense the anisotropic body movement signal and to cancel the body movement interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicants: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Fu-Kang Wang, Kang-Chun Peng
  • Publication number: 20110279275
    Abstract: A wireless detection apparatus includes an antenna, a voltage control oscillator, and a processing unit. The antenna receives a first wireless signal and generates an electrical signal according to the first wireless signal. The first wireless signal is generated by reflecting a second wireless signal from an object under test. The voltage control oscillator is coupled to the antenna to generate an oscillating signal under an interference of the electrical signal. The oscillating signal varies with variation of the electrical signal. The processing unit is coupled to the voltage control oscillator to evaluate a parameter of the object under test according to the variation of the oscillating signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicants: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Fu-Kang Wang, Chieh-Hsun Hsiao, Je-Kuan Jau
  • Publication number: 20100283513
    Abstract: An RF sensing circuit with a voltage-controlled oscillator comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA), a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a frequency demodulating unit, a bandpass filter (BPF) and a digital signal processing unit. The VCO has an injection signal input port and a voltage input port, wherein the injection signal input port is electrically connected with an output of the LNA. The frequency demodulating unit is electrically connected with an output of the VCO and the BPF is electrically connected with an output of the frequency demodulating unit. The digital signal processing unit is electrically connected with an output of the BPF and the voltage input port of the VCO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tzyy-Sheng HORNG, Chien-Jung LI, Kang-Chun PENG, Fu-Kang WANG