Patents by Inventor Kai-Hsiang Chou
Kai-Hsiang Chou 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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Publication number: 20240121373Abstract: Disclosed are an image display method and a 3d display system. The method is adapted to the 3d display system including a 3d display device and includes the following steps. A first image and a second image are obtained by splitting an input image according to a 3d image format. Whether the input image is a 3D format image complying with the 3D image format is determined through a stereo matching processing performed on the first image and the second image. An image interweaving process is enabled to be performed on the input image to generate an interweaving image in response to determining that the input image is the 3D format image complying with the 3D image format, and the interweaving image is displayed via the 3D display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Kai-Hsiang Lin, Hung-Chun Chou, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Shih-Hao Lin, Chih-Haw Tan
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Publication number: 20230261411Abstract: An electronic device and a waterproof member of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a device body, a cable, and a waterproof member. The device body includes a socket. The cable includes a plug unit and a cable body. The plug unit is disposed at one end of the cable body and is adapted to be connected to the socket. The waterproof member is sleeved over at least a portion of the plug unit and includes an elastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Te-Wei CHEN, Kai-Hsiang CHOU
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Publication number: 20230211473Abstract: A carrying device is provided. The carrying device includes a stand, an upper clamp connected to the stand, a lower clamp assembled to the stand, a manipulation mechanism assembled to the stand and interlinked with the lower clamp, and a supporting column assembled to the lower clamp. The manipulation mechanism can drive the lower clamp to move relative to the upper clamp, and the upper clamp and the lower clamp jointly define a receiving space therebetween. The supporting column is movable relative to the lower clamp, so that the carrying device can be adjusted in a first clamping mode or a second clamping mode. When the carrying device is in the first clamping mode, the supporting column is located in the receiving space and faces toward the upper clamp, so that the supporting column and the upper clamp can jointly clamp a plate part of a first structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Kai-Hsiang CHOU, Jen-Yung CHANG, Bau-Yi HUANG, Feng-Ming CHANG
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Publication number: 20230199422Abstract: An audio system is proposed, dynamically playing optimized audio signals based on user position. A sensor circuits dynamically senses a target space to generate field context information. First speaker and second speaker are arranged for audio playback. A host device recognizes a user from the field context information, determines the user position corresponding to the target space, and adaptively assigns the user position as a target listening spot. A sensor circuit contains a camera capturing an ambient image out of the target space. A recognizer circuit analyzes the ambient image to obtain from the target space, the location, size and acoustic attribute information of an ambient object, allowing the control circuit to accordingly perform an object-based compensation operation on the target listening spot to generate optimized first channel audio signal and second channel audio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Kai-Hsiang CHOU
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Publication number: 20230188923Abstract: An audio system is proposed, dynamically playing optimized audio signals based on user position. A sensor circuits dynamically senses a target space to generate field context information. First speaker and second speaker are arranged for audio playback. A host device recognizes a user from the field context information, determines the user position corresponding to the target space, and adaptively assigns the user position as a target listening spot. A sensor circuit contains a camera capturing an ambient image out of the target space. A recognizer circuit analyzes the ambient image to obtain from the target space, the location, size, and acoustic attribute information of an ambient object, allowing the control circuit to accordingly perform a channel-based compensation operation on the target listening spot to generate optimized first channel audio signal and second channel audio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Kai-Hsiang CHOU
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Publication number: 20230188921Abstract: An audio system is proposed, dynamically playing optimized audio signals based on user position. A sensor circuits dynamically senses a target space to generate field context information. First speaker and second speaker are arranged for audio playback. A host device recognizes a user from the field context information, determines the user position corresponding to the target space, and adaptively assigns the user position as a target listening spot. A sensor circuit contains a camera capturing an ambient image out of the target space. A control circuit utilizes a user interface circuit to perform a configuration procedure which determines location, size and acoustic attribute information of an ambient object, and the control circuit accordingly performs a channel-based compensation operation on the target listening spot to generate optimized first channel audio signal and second channel audio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Kai-Hsiang CHOU
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Publication number: 20230188922Abstract: An audio system is proposed, dynamically playing optimized audio signals based on user position. A sensor circuits dynamically senses a target space to generate field context information. First speaker and second speaker are arranged for audio playback. A host device recognizes a user from the field context information, determines the user position corresponding to the target space, and adaptively assigns the user position as a target listening spot. A sensor circuit contains a camera capturing an ambient image out of the target space. A control circuit utilizes a user interface circuit to perform a configuration procedure which determines location, size and acoustic attribute information of an ambient object, allowing the control circuit to accordingly perform an object-based compensation operation on the target listening spot to generate optimized first channel audio signal and second channel audio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Kai-Hsiang CHOU
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Patent number: 11455179Abstract: A processing system and a processing method for a user interface are provided. The processing method includes a learning phase and an application phase. After a specific model is established in the learning phase, the user interface with specific meanings such as closing and rejection can be automatically found in the application phase for performing an emphasis process.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventor: Kai-Hsiang Chou
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Patent number: 11455034Abstract: A method for setting a display mode of a device according to facial features and an electronic device for the same are provided. The electronic device uses a camera unit to capture a facial image of a user for identifying facial organs. Then, a relative angle of the user's eyes viewing the image can be determined. After that, a turning signal can be provided according to an angle of the user's eyes viewing the image, and the state of the device. A display unit is driven to display a landscape mode image or a portrait mode image in response to the turning signal. Alternatively, a driving mechanism of the electronic device can be controlled and the electronic device is turned to a specific angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventor: Kai-Hsiang Chou
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Publication number: 20220283824Abstract: A processing system and a processing method for a user interface are provided. The processing method includes a learning phase and an application phase. After a specific model is established in the learning phase, the user interface with specific meanings such as closing and rejection can be automatically found in the application phase for performing an emphasis process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: KAI-HSIANG CHOU
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Patent number: 11418639Abstract: Disclosed is a network data playback system including a network circuit, a master device, and a slave device. The network circuit is configured to provide network resources for the master device and slave device and can be included in or independent of the master device. The master device is configured to select a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and actively/passively inform the slave device of the URL. The slave device is configured to execute the following steps: if an estimated distance between the slave device and the network circuit is shorter than a threshold, obtaining data (e.g., multimedia data) related to the URL through the network circuit and then processing the data; and if the estimated distance is longer than the threshold, searching for and/or choosing another network circuit to try to continue processing the data related to the URL through the another network circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kai-Hsiang Chou, Po-Hsin Luo
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Patent number: 11381942Abstract: Disclosed is a playback system including a master device and slave devices. The master device executes the following steps: selecting data for playback; obtaining the position information of the slave devices through a wireless positioning technique; ascertaining a distribution pattern according to the position information; comparing the distribution pattern with at least a part of the patterns of multiple predetermined modes and thereby selecting one from the predetermined modes as a playback mode; and determining the playback parameters of the slave devices according to the position information and the playback mode, or notifying the slave devices of their playback roles based on the playback mode and the position information to let the slave devices determine their own playback parameters. Each slave device includes a wireless communication circuit available to the wireless positioning technique, and the slave devices play synchronously according to the master device's control.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kai-Hsiang Chou, Po-Hsin Luo
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Publication number: 20210286428Abstract: A method for setting a display mode of a device according to facial features and an electronic device for the same are provided. The electronic device uses a camera unit to capture a facial image of a user for identifying facial organs. Then, a relative angle of the user's eyes viewing the image can be determined. After that, a turning signal can be provided according to an angle of the user's eyes viewing the image, and the state of the device. A display unit is driven to display a landscape mode image or a portrait mode image in response to the turning signal. Alternatively, a driving mechanism of the electronic device can be controlled and the electronic device is turned to a specific angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventor: KAI-HSIANG CHOU
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Publication number: 20210105592Abstract: Disclosed is a playback system including a master device and slave devices. The master device executes the following steps: selecting data for playback; obtaining the position information of the slave devices through a wireless positioning technique; ascertaining a distribution pattern according to the position information; comparing the distribution pattern with at least a part of the patterns of multiple predetermined modes and thereby selecting one from the predetermined modes as a playback mode; and determining the playback parameters of the slave devices according to the position information and the playback mode, or notifying the slave devices of their playback roles based on the playback mode and the position information to let the slave devices determine their own playback parameters. Each slave device includes a wireless communication circuit available to the wireless positioning technique, and the slave devices play synchronously according to the master device's control.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: KAI-HSIANG CHOU, PO-HSIN LUO
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Publication number: 20210105355Abstract: Disclosed is a network data playback system including a network circuit, a master device, and a slave device. The network circuit is configured to provide network resources for the master device and slave device and can be included in or independent of the master device. The master device is configured to select a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and actively/passively inform the slave device of the URL. The slave device is configured to execute the following steps: if an estimated distance between the slave device and the network circuit is shorter than a threshold, obtaining data (e.g., multimedia data) related to the URL through the network circuit and then processing the data; and if the estimated distance is longer than the threshold, searching for and/or choosing another network circuit to try to continue processing the data related to the URL through the another network circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: KAI-HSIANG CHOU, PO-HSIN LUO
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Publication number: 20160111828Abstract: A USB device having a circuit board, a control board, an inner housing, a outer housing and a front cover and a rear cover is provided. The circuit board has a first connector and a second connector disposed opposite to the first connector. The control board is disposed on the circuit board. The inner housing is used for receiving the circuit board and the control board. The outer housing has a front side and a rear side, and the outer housing is used for covering the inner housing. The front cover and the rear cover are disposed on the front side of the outer housing and the rear side of the outer housing respectively. By combining the control board and the inner housing, the circuit board is slidably disposed within the inner housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventor: Kai-Hsiang CHOU
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Patent number: 9214190Abstract: An audio signal processing method includes the steps of: dividing an audio signal data stream into a plurality of selection segments; determining a target segment in the audio signal data stream, the target segment including a splice point for splicing a splice segment thereto; selecting one of the selection segments as the splice segment according to at least one parameter of the target segment; and processing the target segment and the splice segment to splice the splice segment to the target segment, and outputting a processed segment.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Wen-Haw Wang, Kai-Hsiang Chou
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Patent number: 9215474Abstract: A motion estimation method for determining a resultant motion vector. The motion estimation method includes: performing a first searching operation starting from an initial motion vector to determine an intermediate motion vector, wherein the first searching operation is performed according to a first searching principle; and performing a second searching operation starting from the intermediate motion vector, to determine the resultant motion vector, wherein the second searching operation is performed according to a second searching principle. The first searching operation is a rough search, while the second searching operation is a fine search.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventors: Sam Shang-hsuan Tsai, Chao-Chih Huang, Kai-Hsiang Chou
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Patent number: 9087221Abstract: A device for preventing logging of client input data in a computer system, characterized in that it includes a first transmission interface used to connect the smart electronic device, a second transmission interface used to connect the computer system, and a data encryption chip for encryption of the input data. The data encryption chip is set between the first and second transmission interfaces and is used to encrypt data input from the first transmission interface, and then transmit the encrypted data to the computer system via the second transmission interface. The device allows for the use of a smart electronic device as a real keyboard, and the computer system permits the data encryption chip to encrypt the data input by the smart electronic device, which are then sent to the computer system, helping to prevent logging of keying data with higher efficacy and applicability.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: OTHE TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chi-Pei Wang, Chen Chang, Kai-Hsiang Chou
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Publication number: 20140215204Abstract: A device for preventing logging of client input data in a computer system, characterized in that it includes a first transmission interface used to connect the smart electronic device, a second transmission interface used to connect the computer system, and a data encryption chip for encryption of the input data. The data encryption chip is set between the first and second transmission interfaces and is used to encrypt data input from the first transmission interface, and then transmit the encrypted data to the computer system via the second transmission interface. The device allows for the use of a smart electronic device as a real keyboard, and the computer system permits the data encryption chip to encrypt the data input by the smart electronic device, which are then sent to the computer system, helping to prevent logging of keying data with higher efficacy and applicability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: OTHE TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chi-Pei WANG, Chen Chang, Kai-Hsiang Chou