Patents by Inventor Jian-Chi Lin

Jian-Chi Lin 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: 11793435
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for detecting the focus of attention. The method includes: obtaining the face of a person in the first image, as well as the result of facial recognition; determining whether the distance between the person and the target is within an effective attention range; determining whether the face is frontal; determining whether the effective attention period is not shorter than a period threshold; detecting the focus of attention for the person to the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kuan-Chung Hou, Bo-Ting Wu, Chian-Ying Li, Ming-Hsuan Tu, Chien-Hung Lin, Jian-Chi Lin, Fu-Heng Wu, Kai-Lun Chang, Tsung-Yao Chen
  • Publication number: 20220248997
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for detecting the focus of attention. The method includes: obtaining the face of a person in the first image, as well as the result of facial recognition; determining whether the distance between the person and the target is within an effective attention range; determining whether the face is frontal; determining whether the effective attention period is not shorter than a period threshold; detecting the focus of attention for the person to the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kuan-Chung HOU, Bo-Ting WU, Chian-Ying LI, Ming-Hsuan TU, Chien-Hung LIN, Jian-Chi LIN, Fu-Heng WU, Kai-Lun CHANG, Tsung-Yao CHEN
  • Patent number: 11176684
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a customer behavior analyzing method which includes: capturing an image of a target region by at least one camera; analyzing the image by an image recognition module to detect a customer behavior of at least one customer in the target region; and automatically generating customer behavior information according to the customer behavior. The customer behavior information reflects attention of the customer to at least one commodity. Another embodiment of the disclosure provides a customer behavior analyzing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Yang, Eugene Yi-Cheng Shen, Tsung-Yao Chen, Andy Ho, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Chian-Ying Li
  • Patent number: 11034294
    Abstract: A driving notification method and a driving notification system are provided. The driving notification system is disposed on a mobile vehicle, and the driving notification method includes following steps. A surrounding image is captured through an image capturing device. A target object detection is performed to the surrounding image to obtain a target position of an image detection object. A gaze position of a driver is detected through an eye tracking device. Whether the gaze position matches the target position is determined. An alarm device is controlled to activate an alarming operation if the gaze position does not match the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Jason Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10977340
    Abstract: A dynamic scale adjustment method for data visualization enhancement comprises calculating statistical data for a data collection section according to data collected in the data collection section, calculating a mean value according to the statistical data corresponding to the data collection section, dividing the statistical data into a plurality of levels, determining an upper threshold and a lower threshold according to the mean value, and assigning a first data of the statistical data to the highest level when the first data exceeds the upper threshold and assigning a second data of the statistical data to the lowest level when the second data is under the lower threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Jason Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20200269757
    Abstract: A driving notification method and a driving notification system are provided. The driving notification system is disposed on a mobile vehicle, and the driving notification method includes following steps. A surrounding image is captured through an image capturing device. A target object detection is performed to the surrounding image to obtain a target position of an image detection object. A gaze position of a driver is detected through an eye tracking device. Whether the gaze position matches the target position is determined. An alarm device is controlled to activate an alarming operation if the gaze position does not match the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Jason Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20200265586
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a customer behavior analyzing method which includes: capturing an image of a target region by at least one camera; analyzing the image by an image recognition module to detect a customer behavior of at least one customer in the target region; and automatically generating customer behavior information according to the customer behavior. The customer behavior information reflects attention of the customer to at least one commodity. Another embodiment of the disclosure provides a customer behavior analyzing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Yang, Eugene Yi-Cheng Shen, Tsung-Yao Chen, Andy Ho, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 10696224
    Abstract: A driving notification method and a driving notification system are provided. The driving notification system is disposed on a mobile vehicle, and the driving notification method includes following steps. A surrounding image is captured through an image capturing device. A target object detection is performed to the surrounding image to obtain a target position of an image detection object. A gaze position of a driver is detected through an eye tracking device. Whether the gaze position matches the target position is determined. An alarm device is controlled to activate an alarming operation if the gaze position does not match the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Jason Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10535284
    Abstract: A method of visual range mapping includes receiving a plurality of eye detection results from at least one eye tracking device and a display range from a display device, generating a visual range according to the plurality of eye detection results; comparing the visual range with the display range to generate a calibration value, and mapping the visual range into the display range according to the calibration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Jason Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10506284
    Abstract: A visual utility analytic method for an eye tracking system includes dividing each of a plurality of film segments into at least one display area, wherein each of the plurality of film segments corresponds to at least one display target, and the at least one display target respectively corresponds to one of the at least one display area; and comparing the display area corresponding to the at least one display target in the plurality of film segments with a watched area corresponding to each of a plurality of eye tracking detection results to determine a plurality of visual utilities of the at least one display target in the plurality of film segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Jason Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20190126821
    Abstract: A driving notification method and a driving notification system are provided. The driving notification system is disposed on a mobile vehicle, and the driving notification method includes following steps. A surrounding image is captured through an image capturing device. A target object detection is performed to the surrounding image to obtain a target position of an image detection object. A gaze position of a driver is detected through an eye tracking device. Whether the gaze position matches the target position is determined. An alarm device is controlled to activate an alarming operation if the gaze position does not match the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, Jason Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20190052933
    Abstract: A visual utility analytic method for an eye tracking system includes dividing each of a plurality of film segments into at least one display area, wherein each of the plurality of film segments corresponds to at least one display target, and the at least one display target respectively corresponds to one of the at least one display area; and comparing the display area corresponding to the at least one display target in the plurality of film segments with a watched area corresponding to each of a plurality of eye tracking detection results to determine a plurality of visual utilities of the at least one display target in the plurality of film segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, JASON HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20190051024
    Abstract: A method of processing image data for a low processing device comprises collecting data, performing a statistical operation on the collected data with the first data collection section as a first processing unit, to obtain a plurality of first statistical data for the first data collection section, and performing the statistical operation on at least two of the plurality of first statistical data with a second data collection section as a second processing unit, to obtain at least a second statistical data for the second data collection section, wherein the second data collection section is the accumulation of at least two first data collection sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, JASON HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20190051227
    Abstract: A method of visual range mapping includes receiving a plurality of eye detection results from at least one eye tracking device and a display range from a display device, generating a visual range according to the plurality of eye detection results; comparing the visual range with the display range to generate a calibration value, and mapping the visual range into the display range according to the calibration value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, JASON HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20190050374
    Abstract: A dynamic scale adjustment method for data visualization enhancement comprises calculating statistical data for a data collection section according to data collected in the data collection section, calculating a mean value according to the statistical data corresponding to the data collection section, dividing the statistical data into a plurality of levels, determining an upper threshold and a lower threshold according to the mean value, and assigning a first data of the statistical data to the highest level when the first data exceeds the upper threshold and assigning a second data of the statistical data to the lowest level when the second data is under the lower threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andy Ho, Tsung-Han Yang, Szu-Chieh Wang, Jian-Chi Lin, JASON HSIAO