Patents by Inventor JIA REN

JIA REN 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).

  • Publication number: 20210248992
    Abstract: A method for eliminating a specific object voice and an ear-wearing audio device using the same are provided. The ear-wearing audio device includes a plurality of voice receiving units, a voice direction tracking unit, a direction enhancement unit, a window cutting unit, a voiceprint recognition unit, a voice cancellation unit and two speakers. The voice receiving units are arranged in an array to obtain a sound signal. The voice direction tracking unit is configured to track a plurality of sound sources to obtain a plurality of sound source directions. The voiceprint recognition unit determines whether the sound signal contains a specific object voice in each of the sound source directions. If the sound signal contains the specific object voice in one of the sound source directions, the voice cancellation adjusts a field pattern using a beamforming technique to eliminate the specific object voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen TU, Jia-Ren CHANG, Kai-Meng TZENG, Kuei-Ting TAI, Chih-Ta LIN
  • Publication number: 20210204083
    Abstract: A specific sound source automatic adjusting method and an electronic device using the same are provided. The electronic device includes a first audio recognition unit, a first multi-sound source determination unit, a directivity analysis unit, a directional separation unit, a second audio recognition unit, a second multi-sound source determination unit and an audio adjustment unit. If the number of sound sources of the original sound signal is larger than or equal to 2, the directivity analysis unit performs a directionality analysis procedure on the original sound signal. The directional separation unit separates out at least one specific directional sub-signal from the original sound signal according to the result of directional analysis procedure. If the number of sound sources of the specific directional sub-signal is equal to 1, the audio adjustment unit performs a sound source adjustment procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen TU, Jia-Ren CHANG, Kai-Meng TZENG
  • Patent number: 11026022
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an audio signal processing circuit and an audio signal processing method, adapted for processing the input signal of a speaker configured with a rated power. The audio signal processing circuit includes, but not limited to, an audio signal generator and a power adjuster. The audio signal generator provides an audio signal including a high-frequency signal and a middle and low-frequency signal. The power adjuster is electronically coupled to the audio signal generator, and adjusts the power of the high-frequency signal according to an enhanced power larger than the rated power without adjusting the power of the middle and low-frequency signal. The output signal of the power adjuster can be inputted into the speaker. Accordingly, the transmission range for the high-frequency signal can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 11019439
    Abstract: An adjusting system and an adjusting method for equalization processing are provided. Frequency band energies of sound receiving signals are obtained. The frequency band energies correspond to different frequency bands, respectively. Target gains corresponding to frequency bands are determined according to the frequency band energies. Frequency responses of filtering processing with respect to a plurality of center frequencies are obtained. Equalization gains corresponding to the frequency bands and having the least gain error are determined. The gain error is related to a difference between the amplitude obtained after the equalization gains are reflected on the frequency responses corresponding to the filtering processing and the target gains. The equalization gains are inputted into the filtering processing according to the corresponding frequency bands. Accordingly, the impact of the filtering processing can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20210152934
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an audio signal processing circuit and an audio signal processing method, adapted for processing the input signal of a speaker configured with a rated power. The audio signal processing circuit includes, but not limited to, an audio signal generator and a power adjuster. The audio signal generator provides an audio signal including a high-frequency signal and a middle and low-frequency signal. The power adjuster is electronically coupled to the audio signal generator, and adjusts the power of the high-frequency signal according to an enhanced power larger than the rated power without adjusting the power of the middle and low-frequency signal. The output signal of the power adjuster can be inputted into the speaker. Accordingly, the transmission range for the high-frequency signal can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 11012800
    Abstract: A correction system and a correction method of signal measurement are provided. In the method, a transmitted signal and a received signal are divided into a plurality of transmitted signal groups and a plurality of received signal groups according to a time length, respectively. The received signal is related to a signal received after the transmitted signal is transmitted, and the transmitted signal is a periodic signal. A plurality of to-be-evaluated groups are selected from the received signal groups according to a correlation between the transmitted signal groups and the received signal groups. The correlation corresponds to a delay between the transmitted signal and the received signal. The signal energy of the received signal is determined according to the signal energy of the to-be-evaluated groups. Accordingly, the accuracy of signal measurement can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20210092539
    Abstract: An adjusting system and an adjusting method for equalization processing are provided. Frequency band energies of sound receiving signals are obtained. The frequency band energies correspond to different frequency bands, respectively. Target gains corresponding to frequency bands are determined according to the frequency band energies. Frequency responses of filtering processing with respect to a plurality of center frequencies are obtained. Equalization gains corresponding to the frequency bands and having the least gain error are determined. The gain error is related to a difference between the amplitude obtained after the equalization gains are reflected on the frequency responses corresponding to the filtering processing and the target gains. The equalization gains are inputted into the filtering processing according to the corresponding frequency bands. Accordingly, the impact of the filtering processing can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20210084428
    Abstract: A correction system and a correction method of signal measurement are provided. In the method, a transmitted signal and a received signal are divided into a plurality of transmitted signal groups and a plurality of received signal groups according to a time length, respectively. The received signal is related to a signal received after the transmitted signal is transmitted, and the transmitted signal is a periodic signal. A plurality of to-be-evaluated groups are selected from the received signal groups according to a correlation between the transmitted signal groups and the received signal groups. The correlation corresponds to a delay between the transmitted signal and the received signal. The signal energy of the received signal is determined according to the signal energy of the to-be-evaluated groups. Accordingly, the accuracy of signal measurement can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10924879
    Abstract: A sound effect controlling method and a sound outputting device with dynamic gain adjustment are disclosed. The sound effect controlling method includes the following steps. An original left sound signal and an original right sound signal are transformed to a virtual center sound signal, a virtual left sound signal, a virtual left surrounding sound signal, a virtual right surrounding sound signal and a virtual right sound signal according to a center gain, a left gain, a left surrounding gain, a right surrounding gain and a right gain, which are calculated according to a rotation angle and a dual sound relationship. An updated left sound signal and an updated right sound signal are obtained according to the virtual center sound signal, the virtual left sound signal, the virtual left surrounding sound signal, the virtual right surrounding sound signal and the virtual right sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10911864
    Abstract: A head-mounted display apparatus and an acoustic device disposed in the head-mounted display apparatus are provided. The acoustic device includes a speaker, a resonance box, and a waveguide. The resonance box is connected to the speaker. The waveguide is connected to the resonance box. The volume of the waveguide is greater than twice the volume of the speaker, and the length of the waveguide is greater than 5 times the thickness of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: ACER INCORPORATED, STARVR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuei-Ting Tai, Jia-Ren Chang, Chun-Hung Wen
  • Patent number: 10904691
    Abstract: A speaker adjustment method for adjusting a plurality of speakers is provided. The speaker adjustment method includes the following steps: respectively obtaining a plurality of frequency responses of the plurality of speakers by using one microphone; obtaining distance information between the microphone and the plurality of speakers; and adjusting outputs of the plurality of speakers according to the plurality of frequency responses and the distance information. In addition, an electronic device using the speaker adjustment method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20200404418
    Abstract: A Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filter is configured to minimize delay and maximize passband power by adjusting the filter coefficients applied to the sampled values. The FIR filter obtains an input signal and samples the input signal to generate a set of sampled input values. The FIR filter generates a set of filter coefficients, with each filter coefficient based on a corresponding sampled input value in the set of sample input values. The FIR filter selects a subset of sampled input values that have been most recently sampled from the input signal, and selects a subset of filter coefficients corresponding to sampled input values that are not the most recently sampled. The subset of sampled input values is combined with the subset of filter coefficients to generate an output value for the FIR filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Po-Jen TU, Jia-Ren CHANG, Kai-Meng TZENG
  • Publication number: 20200359153
    Abstract: A speaker adjustment method for adjusting a plurality of speakers is provided. The speaker adjustment method includes the following steps: respectively obtaining a plurality of frequency responses of the plurality of speakers by using one microphone; obtaining distance information between the microphone and the plurality of speakers; and adjusting outputs of the plurality of speakers according to the plurality of frequency responses and the distance information. In addition, an electronic device using the speaker adjustment method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10802126
    Abstract: An electronic device including a sound receiver and a processor is provided. The sound receiver receives a sound signal provided by a sound generator. When the processor determines that an obstacle is blocked between the electronic device and the fixed device, the processor estimates a virtual position of the electronic device at a current time according to previous movement information and a previous position of the electronic device. The virtual position has a shortest path between a boundary position of the obstacle and the sound generator. The processor obtains a first relative distance between the electronic device and the boundary position according to the sound signal received by the sound receiver and the boundary position. The processor calculates a relative velocity and a relative acceleration of the electronic device relative to the fixed device at the current time according to the sound signal and the first relative distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Hsing-Chu Wu
  • Patent number: 10805755
    Abstract: A speaker adjustment method applicable to an electronic device including two microphones and two speakers is provided. The speaker adjustment method includes the following steps: obtaining two first frequency responses corresponding the two speakers by using one microphone, and obtaining two second frequency responses corresponding the two speakers by using another microphone; calculating a sensitivity difference between the two microphones according to the two first frequency responses and the two second frequency responses, where a distance ratio of distances from the two microphones to one speaker equals to a distance ratio of distances from the two microphones to another speaker; and adjusting outputs of the two speakers according to the sensitivity difference, at least one of the first frequency responses and at least one of the second frequency responses. In addition, an electronic device using the speaker adjustment method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10802217
    Abstract: An optical waveguide structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The optical waveguide structure includes: a substrate; a first-type semiconductor conductive layer disposed on the substrate; a first confining layer disposed on the first-type semiconductor conductive layer; a waveguide layer disposed on the first confining layer and including a luminescent material; a polymer filling layer disposed on the first confining layer and adjacent to the waveguide layer, wherein the viscosity of the polymer filling layer is less than 52 mm2/s; a second confining layer disposed on the waveguide layer and the polymer filling layer; a cladding layer disposed on the second confining layer; and a second-type semiconductor conductive layer disposed on the cladding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jia-Ren Zou, Yi-Jen Chiu, Rih-You Chen, Cong-Long Chen
  • Publication number: 20200284982
    Abstract: An optical waveguide structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The optical waveguide structure includes: a substrate; a first-type semiconductor conductive layer disposed on the substrate; a first confining layer disposed on the first-type semiconductor conductive layer; a waveguide layer disposed on the first confining layer and including a luminescent material; a polymer filling layer disposed on the first confining layer and adjacent to the waveguide layer, wherein the viscosity of the polymer filling layer is less than 52 mm2/s; a second confining layer disposed on the waveguide layer and the polymer filling layer; a cladding layer disposed on the second confining layer; and a second-type semiconductor conductive layer disposed on the cladding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Jia-Ren ZOU, Yi-Jen CHIU, Rih-You CHEN, Cong-Long CHEN
  • Patent number: 10735883
    Abstract: A sound effect controlling method and a sound outputting device with orthogonal base correction are provided. The sound effect controlling method includes the following steps. Firstly, 6 or 8 initial sound signals are generated according to an original left sound signal and an original right sound signal. Next, a first gain is calculated according to a rotation angle and a first axial angle, and a second gain is calculated according to the rotation angle and a second axial angle, wherein the first axial angle and the second axial angle are orthogonal. Lastly, a modified left sound signal and a modified right sound signal are obtained according to the first gain and the second gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20200192984
    Abstract: A system and method for interactive table top ordering in multiple languages and restaurant management provides a table top food and drink ordering device that mounts to table top of a restaurant. The ordering device electronically displays a menu to a customer in a language selected by the customer. The ordering device allows the customer to navigate through the menu to select menu options. The ordering device allows the customer to submit inquiries in a selected language through voice or text for communicating with restaurant employees. The inquiry is translated through a rules based machine translation, or a statistical machine translation, or both, or additional unknown translation methods on a backend network, such as a cloud, and the translation methods can also be expended into others in the future. A translation module comprises a software having Artificial Intelligence processing, and a database to translate the menu order and customer's inquiry to the selected language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Junzhou Chen, Jia Ren, Yun Zhang, Yuxiang Zhong
  • Patent number: 10659905
    Abstract: A method and a system for correcting energy distributions of audio signal are proposed. The method is applicable to a head-mounted device having a motion sensor, a left speaker, and a right speaker and includes the following steps. A rotation angle of the head-mounted device is detected by the motion sensor. Dual-channel audio signals corresponding to the left and right speakers are obtained. The dual-channel audio signals are converted to multi-channel audio signals with the number of channels greater than or equal to 5. Four acoustic source positions of the left and right speakers are defined to convert the multi-channel audio signals to four-channel audio signals of the left and right speakers. Energy distributions of the four-channel audio signals of the left and right speakers are corrected according to the rotation angle and the four acoustic source positions to respectively generate a left output signal and a right output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng