Patents by Inventor Hsin-Hao Lee

Hsin-Hao Lee 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: 11120573
    Abstract: A control method, suitable for head-mounted devices located in a physical environment, includes following operations. Images of the physical environment are captured over time by the head-mounted devices. Candidate objects and object features of the candidate objects are extracted from the images. Local determinations are generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not. The object features and the local determinations are shared between the head-mounted devices. An updated determination is generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not according to the local determinations shared between the head-mounted devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Chia-Chu Ho, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 11089446
    Abstract: A portable electronic device and an operating method for the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body, a sensor disposed on a body, and a processor disposed in the body. The operating method includes the following steps. Determining, by the processor, whether a squeezing event is occurring based on a squeezing action sensed by the sensor, where the squeezing action is performed by a hand which is grabbing the portable electronic device, and a position of the hand when grabbing is on the sensor. And, performing, by the processor, one of a plurality of talking procedures with one or more other electronic devices according to the squeezing event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hao Lee, Hsin-Hao Lee, Pei-Ling Wu, Neng-Tsung Tsai, Darren Sng
  • Patent number: 10878616
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for providing a simulated environment to multiple users and a method thereof. The system comprises a first wearable device operated in a first space, a second wearable device operated in a second space, and a computing unit. The first wearable device is configured to output a first scenario based on a first coordinate corresponding to the first wearable device in the simulated environment. The second wearable device is configured to output a second scenario based on a second coordinate corresponding to the second wearable device in the simulated environment. The computing unit is configured to retrieve a first spatial constraint of the first space and a second spatial constraint of the second space, and to assign the first coordinate and the second coordinate according to the first spatial constraint and the second spatial constraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 10713848
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for providing a simulated environment and a method thereof. The system comprises a first wearable device and a computing unit. The first wearable device is configured to output a first scenario of the simulated environment. The computing unit is configured to provide an indication corresponding to a mobile object in the first scenario when the mobile object is detectable in a predetermined distance distanced from the first wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Publication number: 20200184679
    Abstract: A control method, suitable for head-mounted devices located in a physical environment, includes following operations. Images of the physical environment are captured over time by the head-mounted devices. Candidate objects and object features of the candidate objects are extracted from the images. Local determinations are generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not. The object features and the local determinations are shared between the head-mounted devices. An updated determination is generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not according to the local determinations shared between the head-mounted devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao LEE, Chia-Chu HO, Ching-Hao LEE
  • Patent number: 10609025
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for providing a simulated environment and a method thereof. The system comprises a wearable device and a computing unit. The wearable device is configured to output a scenario of the simulated environment and to obtain a biometric characteristic. The computing unit is configured to determine a permission level according to the biometric characteristic, and to determine whether to conceal at least one portion of a virtual object which is being displayed in the scenario according to the permission level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 10600205
    Abstract: A control method, suitable for head-mounted devices located in a physical environment, includes following operations. Images of the physical environment are captured over time by the head-mounted devices. Candidate objects and object features of the candidate objects are extracted from the images. Local determinations are generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not. The object features and the local determinations are shared between the head-mounted devices. An updated determination is generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not according to the local determinations shared between the head-mounted devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Chia-Chu Ho, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 10523256
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to a cover (e.g., for a handheld electronic device). The cover may include a cover body configured for securement to a handheld electronic device and comprising an accessory attachment area, wherein the accessory attachment area includes a plurality of receivers, and wherein the accessory attachment area is configured for coupling with an accessory in at least one of a plurality of orientations. In some aspects, each receiver further includes a space recessed into the cover body that is bounded, at least partially, by a recess wall, wherein each receiver includes an engagement surface configured for abutting engagement with a projection associated with an accessory when the projection is disposed in a secured configuration within a respective space. An electrical device cover and various attachment devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Cheng-Lin Wang, Ernest Euan Tien, Yin-Chou Chen, Tsung-Peng Lin, Cheng-Yen Lee, Yu-Hui Lin, Chang-Hua Wei, Jen-Yang Chang, Shih-Hsiu Lee, Jui Hsiang Lin, Hung Chuan Wen, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yen-Yi Lee, Ting-An Chien, Hsin-Hui Huang, Sheng Cherng Lin, Yung-Lung Chang
  • Patent number: 10523257
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to a cover (e.g., for a handheld electronic device). The cover may include a cover body configured for securement to a handheld electronic device and comprising an accessory attachment area, wherein the accessory attachment area includes a plurality of receivers, and wherein the accessory attachment area is configured for coupling with an accessory in at least one of a plurality of orientations. In some aspects, each receiver further includes a space recessed into the cover body that is bounded, at least partially, by a recess wall, wherein each receiver includes an engagement surface configured for abutting engagement with a projection associated with an accessory when the projection is disposed in a secured configuration within a respective space. An electrical device cover and various attachment devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Cheng-Lin Wang, Ernest Euan Tien, Yin-Chou Chen, Tsung-Peng Lin, Cheng-Yen Lee, Yu-Hui Lin, Chang-Hua Wei, Jen-Yang Chang, Shih-Hsiu Lee, Jui Hsiang Lin, Hung Chuan Wen, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yen-Yi Lee, Ting-An Chien, Hsin-Hui Huang, Sheng Cherng Lin, Yung-Lung Chang
  • Patent number: 10401957
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for providing a simulated environment and a method thereof. The system comprises a first wearable device and a computing unit. The first wearable device is configured to output a first scenario of the simulated environment, wherein a virtual object is being displayed in the first scenario. The first wearable device is further configured to track a first direction of a first object and provide a first indicator in the first scenario according to the first direction. The computing unit is configured to determine which portion of the virtual object is pointed by the first indicator, to store first information corresponding to the portion of the virtual object being pointed, and to perform an operation according to the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Ching-Hao Lee
  • Publication number: 20190215663
    Abstract: A portable electronic device and an operating method for the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body, a sensor disposed on a body, and a processor disposed in the body. The operating method includes the following steps. Determining, by the processor, whether a squeezing event is occurring based on a squeezing action sensed by the sensor, where the squeezing action is performed by a hand which is grabbing the portable electronic device, and a position of the hand when grabbing is on the sensor. And, performing, by the processor, one of a plurality of talking procedures with one or more other electronic devices according to the squeezing event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hao Lee, Hsin-Hao Lee, Pei-Ling Wu, Neng-Tsung Tsai, Darren Sng
  • Publication number: 20190213754
    Abstract: A control method, suitable for head-mounted devices located in a physical environment, includes following operations. Images of the physical environment are captured over time by the head-mounted devices. Candidate objects and object features of the candidate objects are extracted from the images. Local determinations are generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not. The object features and the local determinations are shared between the head-mounted devices. An updated determination is generated about whether each of the candidate objects is fixed or not according to the local determinations shared between the head-mounted devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao LEE, Chia-Chu HO, Ching-Hao LEE
  • Publication number: 20190132895
    Abstract: The multi-connection method includes following steps: simultaneously establishing a first connection with a right channel unit of a headphone and a second connection with a left channel unit of the headphone during a connection time by a Bluetooth module; processing a first electrical signal transmitted via the first connection or a second electrical signal transmitted via the second connection by a processor; wherein the processor is coupled to the Bluetooth module; wherein the processor adjusts the first electrical signal to generate the second electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao LEE, Ching-Hao LEE, Hsiu-Po YANG
  • Publication number: 20190052297
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to a cover (e.g., for a handheld electronic device). The cover may include a cover body configured for securement to a handheld electronic device and comprising an accessory attachment area, wherein the accessory attachment area includes a plurality of receivers, and wherein the accessory attachment area is configured for coupling with an accessory in at least one of a plurality of orientations. In some aspects, each receiver further includes a space recessed into the cover body that is bounded, at least partially, by a recess wall, wherein each receiver includes an engagement surface configured for abutting engagement with a projection associated with an accessory when the projection is disposed in a secured configuration within a respective space. An electrical device cover and various attachment devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Cheng-Lin Wang, Ernest Euan Tien, Yin-Chou Chen, Tsung-Peng Lin, Cheng-Yen Lee, Yu-Hui Lin, Chang-Hua Wei, Jen-Yang Chang, Shih-Hsiu Lee, Jui Hsiang Lin, Hung Chuan Wen, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yen-Yi Lee, Ting-An Chien, Hsin-Hui Huang, Sheng Cherng Lin, Yung-Lung Chang
  • Publication number: 20190052299
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to a cover (e.g., for a handheld electronic device). The cover may include a cover body configured for securement to a handheld electronic device and comprising an accessory attachment area, wherein the accessory attachment area includes a plurality of receivers, and wherein the accessory attachment area is configured for coupling with an accessory in at least one of a plurality of orientations. In some aspects, each receiver further includes a space recessed into the cover body that is bounded, at least partially, by a recess wall, wherein each receiver includes an engagement surface configured for abutting engagement with a projection associated with an accessory when the projection is disposed in a secured configuration within a respective space. An electrical device cover and various attachment devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Cheng-Lin Wang, Ernest Euan Tien, Yin-Chou Chen, Tsung-Peng Lin, Cheng-Yen Lee, Yu-Hui Lin, Chang-Hua Wei, Jen-Yang Chang, Shih-Hsiu Lee, Jui Hsiang Lin, Hung Chuan Wen, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yen-Yi Lee, Ting-An Chien, Hsin-Hui Huang, Sheng Cherng Lin, Yung-Lung Chang
  • Publication number: 20190052298
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to a cover (e.g., for a handheld electronic device). The cover may include a cover body configured for securement to a handheld electronic device and comprising an accessory attachment area, wherein the accessory attachment area includes a plurality of receivers, and wherein the accessory attachment area is configured for coupling with an accessory in at least one of a plurality of orientations. In some aspects, each receiver further includes a space recessed into the cover body that is bounded, at least partially, by a recess wall, wherein each receiver includes an engagement surface configured for abutting engagement with a projection associated with an accessory when the projection is disposed in a secured configuration within a respective space. An electrical device cover and various attachment devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Cheng-Lin Wang, Ernest Euan Tien, Yin-Chou Chen, Tsung-Peng Lin, Cheng-Yen Lee, Yu-Hui Lin, Chang-Hua Wei, Jen-Yang Chang, Shih-Hsiu Lee, Jui Hsiang Lin, Hung Chuan Wen, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yen-Yi Lee, Ting-An Chien, Hsin-Hui Huang, Sheng Cherng Lin, Yung-Lung Chang
  • Patent number: 10148306
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to a cover (e.g., for a handheld electronic device). The cover may include a cover body configured for securement to a handheld electronic device and comprising an accessory attachment area, wherein the accessory attachment area includes a plurality of receivers, and wherein the accessory attachment area is configured for coupling with an accessory in at least one of a plurality of orientations. In some aspects, each receiver further includes a space recessed into the cover body that is bounded, at least partially, by a recess wall, wherein each receiver includes an engagement surface configured for abutting engagement with a projection associated with an accessory when the projection is disposed in a secured configuration within a respective space. An electrical device cover and various attachment devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Lee, Cheng-Lin Wang, Ernest Euan Tien, Yin-Chou Chen, Tsung-Peng Lin, Cheng-Yen Lee, Yu-Hui Lin, Chang-Hua Wei, Jen-Yang Chang, Shih-Hsiu Lee, Jui Hsiang Lin, Hung Chuan Wen, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yen-Yi Lee, Ting-An Chien, Hsin-Hui Huang, Sheng Cherng Lin, Yung-Lung Chang
  • Patent number: 10111504
    Abstract: A wearable device, which comprises a wristband, an electronic module and a connector. The wristband comprises a housing and a band. The housing has a first end, a second end, and an accommodating space. The band has a first end extending from the first end of the housing, and a free second end opposite to the first end of the band. The electronic module disposes within the accommodating space. The connector disposes either at the second end of the housing, or at a first end of the electronic module that is closer to the second end of the housing than the first end of the housing, wherein the free second end of the band is insertable through or into the connector. Wherein there is free of any band between the second end of the housing and the connector and between the first end of the electronic module and the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Hundt, Nichole Suzanne Rouillac, Kristina Nicole Marrero, Robin Nicholas Hubbard, Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Che Ho Keogan Lo, Stuart Kyle, Hsin-Hao Lee, Han-Wen Yeh
  • Publication number: 20180292899
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for providing a simulated environment and a method thereof. The system comprises a first wearable device and a computing unit. The first wearable device is configured to output a first scenario of the simulated environment, wherein a virtual object is being displayed in the first scenario. The first wearable device is further configured to track a first direction of a first object and provide a first indicator in the first scenario according to the first direction. The computing unit is configured to determine which portion of the virtual object is pointed by the first indicator, to store first information corresponding to the portion of the virtual object being pointed, and to perform an operation according to the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao LEE, Ching-Hao LEE
  • Publication number: 20180295130
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a system for providing a simulated environment and a method thereof. The system comprises a wearable device and a computing unit. The wearable device is configured to output a scenario of the simulated environment and to obtain a biometric characteristic. The computing unit is configured to determine a permission level according to the biometric characteristic, and to determine whether to conceal at least one portion of a virtual object which is being displayed in the scenario according to the permission level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao LEE, Ching-Hao LEE