Patents by Inventor Hok-Sum H Luke
Hok-Sum H Luke 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: 8886252Abstract: A method and system for automatically changing the operating mode of a mobile device in response to changes in positioning or the use of the device includes multiple sensors that provide information relating to the mobile device and its environment. The sensors determine positioning information, incident light intensity, and object proximity and detect the presence of a pointer device. The system monitors the sensors and applications executed by the operating system. Based on the monitoring, the system changes the operating mode of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Hok-Sum H. Luke, Yu-Chuan Chen, Yuan-Mao Tsuei, Wen-Chi Chang, Yih-Feng Kao
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Patent number: 8780090Abstract: An application executing method is provided. The application executing method is applied to a handheld electronic device having a body and a touch element. The touch element is disposed at the body. The application executing method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a communication mode is entered. Next, whether the touch element is moved is detected. If the touch element is moved, then an application is activated.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Hok-sum H Luke
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Publication number: 20140179365Abstract: A handheld electronic device and a method and a computer-readable medium for controlling the same are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a controller configured to determine a tiling state of the handheld electronic device, and control the handheld electronic device to perform a function in response to a determination that the handheld electronic device is in a first state, thereafter changes to a second tiling state, wherein the tiling state is in the first tiling state only when the tiling angle of the handheld electronic device is within a first predetermined tiling angle range with respect to a reference point, the tilting state is in the second tiling state only when the tiling angle of the handheld electronic device is within a second predetermined tiling angle range with respect to the reference point, and the first and second predetermined tiling angle ranges do not overlap with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Hua WANG, Yuan-Mao TSUEI, Hok-Sum H. LUKE, Ying-Huang WU, Yi-Lin CHEN, Hsiang-Yuan PENG, Cheng-Hao CHIN
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Publication number: 20130271432Abstract: An application executing method is provided. The application executing method is applied to a handheld electronic device having a body and a touch element. The touch element is disposed at the body. The application executing method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a communication mode is entered. Next, whether the touch element is moved is detected. If the touch element is moved, then an application is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Hok-sum H. Luke
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Patent number: 8532719Abstract: Methods and systems for application procedure management are provided. First, an event is received, wherein the event defines a normal procedure and a specific procedure. In response to the event, a sensor is activated to detect a presence of at least one object. If the presence of the object is not detected, the normal procedure for the event is performed. If the presence of the object is detected, the specific procedure for the event is performed. In some embodiments, the executed specific procedure includes inactivating a display unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Hui-Wen Wang, Yih-Feng Kao, Fu-Chiang Chou, Hok-sum H Luke
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Patent number: 8471833Abstract: An application executing method is provided. The application executing method is applied to a handheld electronic device having a body and a touch element. The touch element is disposed at the body. The application executing method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a communication mode is entered. Next, whether the touch element is moved is detected. If the touch element is moved, then an application is activated.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Hok-sum H Luke
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Publication number: 20120268361Abstract: An operation method, applicable to a hand-held electronic device having a display unit and a social networking share hardware button, includes: detecting whether the social networking share hardware button is triggered; and in response that the social networking share hardware button is triggered, posting a user share content on a social networking based on a content displayed on the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: Micah Shotel, Matthew Joseph Cielak, Hok-Sum H. Luke, Yi-Shan Lin, Hsu-Jung Chen
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Patent number: 8089755Abstract: Electronic devices with surface features are disclosed. The electronic devices includes a processor and a display operatively coupled to the processor for presenting outputs to a user. The electronic devices also includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion to form an enclosure containing the processor and the display. The second portion includes a plurality of edges proximate to the first portion, an end surface spaced apart from the edges, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the edges and the end surface. At least one of the side surfaces is canted relative to the end surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Hok-Sum H. Luke, Allen M. Han, Thomas Chien, Claude Zellweger
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Patent number: 8018714Abstract: A portable electronic device and an operation method therefor are provided. The portable electronic device comprises a first body portion, a second body portion, a sliding module and a rotating module. After the second body portion is slid along the surface of the first portion by the sliding module, the rotating module is promptly triggered to automatically rotate the second body portion to a first angle with respect to the first body portion. The second body portion can be further rotated to a second angle when the second body portion bears a thrust force at the first angle. The portable electronic device can operate in corresponding operation modes according to the angles that the second body portion presents with respect to the first body portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Hok-Sum H Luke, Ying-Yen Cheng, Ying-Xing Lee, I-Cheng Chuang
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Publication number: 20110054650Abstract: Methods and systems for application procedure management are provided. First, an event is received, wherein the event defines a normal procedure and a specific procedure. In response to the event, a sensor is activated to detect a presence of at least one object. If the presence of the object is not detected, the normal procedure for the event is performed. If the presence of the object is detected, the specific procedure for the event is performed. In some embodiments, the executed specific procedure includes inactivating a display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Hui-Wen WANG, Yih-Feng Kao, Fu-Chiang Chou, Hok-sum H Luke
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Publication number: 20100318906Abstract: Methods for browsing image data and systems using the same are provided. First, a plurality of image data is provided. A thumbnail is created for each of the image data, wherein the respective thumbnails have the same image height. Then, a filmstrip is created according to the thumbnails, and all or a part of the filmstrip is displayed in a touch-sensitive display unit to let users browse the thumbnails corresponding to the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Hok-sum H. LUKE, Drew Bamford, Michael Gerhardt, David Folchi, Nathan Robertson, Martijn Van Tilburg
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Publication number: 20100210250Abstract: Communication management systems and methods are provided. The communication management system includes a reception unit, a telecommunication processing unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The reception unit receives data, wherein the data includes at least one communication party. The processing unit receives a selection corresponding to the communication party in the data, and in response to the selection corresponding to the communication party, automatically retrieves a phone number of the communication party from an address book in the storage unit according to identification data of the communication party. Then, the processing unit establishes a call with the communication party according to the phone number via the telecommunication processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Hok-sum H. LUKE, John C. Wang, Yu-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20100159998Abstract: A method and system for automatically changing the operating mode of a mobile device in response to changes in positioning or the use of the device includes multiple sensors that provide information relating to the mobile device and its environment. The sensors determine positioning information, incident light intensity, and object proximity and detect the presence of a pointer device. The system monitors the sensors and applications executed by the operating system. Based on the monitoring, the system changes the operating mode of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Hok-Sum H. Luke, Yu-Chuan Chen, Yuan-Mao Tsuei, Wen-Chi Chang, Yih-Feng Kao
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Publication number: 20100149733Abstract: A portable electronic device and an operation method therefor are provided. The portable electronic device comprises a first body portion, a second body portion, a sliding module and a rotating module. After the second body portion is slid along the surface of the first portion by the sliding module, the rotating module is promptly triggered to automatically rotate the second body portion to a first angle with respect to the first body portion. The second body portion can be further rotated to a second angle when the second body portion bears a thrust force at the first angle. The portable electronic device can operate in corresponding operation modes according to the angles that the second body portion presents with respect to the first body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Hok-Sum H. LUKE, Ying-Yen CHENG, Ying-Xing LEE, I-Cheng CHUANG
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Publication number: 20090273587Abstract: An application executing method is provided. The application executing method is applied to a handheld electronic device having a body and a touch element. The touch element is disposed at the body. The application executing method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a communication mode is entered. Next, whether the touch element is moved is detected. If the touch element is moved, then an application is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsuei, Hok-sum H. Luke
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Publication number: 20090116181Abstract: Electronic devices with surface features are disclosed. The electronic devices includes a processor and a display operatively coupled to the processor for presenting outputs to a user. The electronic devices also includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion to form an enclosure containing the processor and the display. The second portion includes a plurality of edges proximate to the first portion, an end surface spaced apart from the edges, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the edges and the end surface. At least one of the side surfaces is canted relative to the end surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: High Tech Computer (HTC) CorporationInventors: Hok-Sum H. Luke, Allen M. Han, Thomas Chien, Claude Zellweger