Patents by Inventor Kim Liu

Kim Liu 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: 12348799
    Abstract: Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Adeia Media Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Michael F. Klar, Todd Kulick, Jonathan A. Logan
  • Publication number: 20240251117
    Abstract: Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Michael F. Klar, Todd Kulick, Jonathan A. Logan
  • Patent number: 12041730
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier is described. The method includes forming a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, and reducing an amount of solvent in a fiber-free dielectric layer, which is directly connected to a metal layer, so that the dielectric layer with reduced amount of solvent remains at least partially uncured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: AT&SAustria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
    Inventors: Seok Kim Tay, Mikael Tuominen, Kim Liu
  • Patent number: 11979621
    Abstract: Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Michael F. Klar, Todd Kulick, Jonathan A. Logan
  • Patent number: 11963310
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a laminated stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, at least partially covering a component with a transition layer having a thickness in a range from 0.5 nm to 1 ?m, and assembling the component with the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AT&S(China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay, Kim Liu, Artan Baftiri, Henry Guo
  • Publication number: 20230269409
    Abstract: Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is In fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Michael F. Klar, Todd Kulick, Jonathan A. Logan
  • Patent number: 11627350
    Abstract: Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Michael F. Klar, Todd Kulick, Jonathan A. Logan
  • Publication number: 20220078923
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier is described. The method includes forming a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, and reducing an amount of solvent in a fiber-free dielectric layer, which is directly connected to a metal layer, so that the dielectric layer with reduced amount of solvent remains at least partially uncured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Seok Kim Tay, Mikael Tuominen, Kim Liu
  • Patent number: 11116075
    Abstract: A component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and a plurality of electrically insulating layer structures and a component embedded in the stack. The plurality of electrically insulating layer structures include a first dielectric structure and a second dielectric structure differing concerning at least one physical property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Nick Xin, Howard Li, Henry Guo
  • Publication number: 20210227702
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a laminated stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, at least partially covering a component with a transition layer having a thickness in a range from 0.5 nm to 1 ?m, and assembling the component with the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay, Kim Liu, Artan Baftiri, Henry Guo
  • Publication number: 20200281071
    Abstract: A component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and a plurality of electrically insulating layer structures and a component embedded in the stack. The plurality of electrically insulating layer structures include a first dielectric structure and a second dielectric structure differing concerning at least one physical property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Nick Xin, Howard Li, Henry Guo
  • Publication number: 20200145701
    Abstract: Enhanced trick-play modes for video content that is being streamed to a client from a server are described. In an embodiment, the enhanced trick-play modes are provided with relatively low latency and high quality using trick-play optimization techniques for a streaming environment, avoiding the need to stream the entire contents of the portions through which the viewer is fast forwarding. By employing sophisticated selection criteria of which parts of the content to download at what time, the quality of the playback experience is improved versus that which would conventionally be possible when using a simple sequential frame data download. The streaming client maintains a cache of nearby significant frames, such as nearby key frames, in forward and/or reverse directions of the current playback position, without having to download the entire portions of the video stream in which the significant frames reside. The trick-play modes utilize these frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Michael F. Klar, Todd Kulick, Jonathan A. Logan
  • Patent number: 8922123
    Abstract: A light-emitting device control method is provided. The light-emitting device control method comprises the steps outlined below. A light-emitting module of a light-emitting device having light-emitting unit string each having light-emitting units connected in series is operated. One end of each light-emitting unit strings receives a same DC voltage. A voltage drop value across each current control units connected in series to at least one of the light-emitting unit strings is retrieved to further determine whether the light-emitting unit of each of the light-emitting unit strings malfunctions. When x light-emitting units of a specific string malfunction and x is larger than or equal to a malfunction threshold value p, the x malfunctioned light-emitting units are shorted and (x?p+1) light-emitting units in each of the light-emitting unit strings other than the specific string are shorted. The DC voltage received by each of the light-emitting units is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bao-Kim Liu, Ting-Lung Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20140210349
    Abstract: A light-emitting device control method is provided. The light-emitting device control method comprises the steps outlined below. A light-emitting module of a light-emitting device having light-emitting unit string each having light-emitting units connected in series is operated. One end of each light-emitting unit strings receives a same DC voltage. A voltage drop value across each current control units connected in series to at least one of the light-emitting unit strings is retrieved to further determine whether the light-emitting unit of each of the light-emitting unit strings malfunctions. When x light-emitting units of a specific string malfunction and x is larger than or equal to a malfunction threshold value p, the x malfunctioned light-emitting units are shorted and (x?p+1) light-emitting units in each of the light-emitting unit strings other than the specific string are shorted. The DC voltage received by each of the light-emitting units is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Bao-Kim LIU, Ting-Lung HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20140078160
    Abstract: A display-controlling method for controlling a display device to dynamically adjust a display configuration tag is disclosed in this invention. The display-controlling method includes steps of: determining whether a predetermined display function is enabled on the display device; selectively writing the display configuration tag complying with different display signal transmission protocols into a storage unit of the display device according to whether the predetermined display function is enabled on the display device; and, reading the display configuration tag and selectively providing a display signal complying with one of the different display signal transmission protocols. In addition, a display device is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi YANG, Bao-Kim LIU, Ying-Kuang CHENG
  • Patent number: 7345709
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus of displaying component video signals. Firstly, a component video signal is received, and a vertical synchronous signal and a horizontal synchronous signal are separated from the component video signal. Thereafter, the format of the component video signal is determined by analyzing the vertical synchronous signal and the horizontal synchronous signal, and a video processing route corresponding to the format of the component video signal is chosen to generate visual output from the component video signal. Thus the visual output is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Ken Chang, Chung-Yi Yang, Chun-Hao Lee, Bao-Kim Liu
  • Publication number: 20070146544
    Abstract: An AV apparatus for showing a volume adjustment and a method therefor are provided. When the AV apparatus enters a screen-off mode, the AV apparatus determines whether a volume is adjustable in response to a volume adjustment signal. If yes, the volume is controlled for adjustment and a first indicatory signal is generated for visually displaying the adjustment. If not, a second indicatory signal is generated for visually displaying the inability of adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Bao-Kim Liu, Jung-Yi Yang
  • Publication number: 20070091279
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus and method of preventing from inadvertently inputting command thereof are provided for preventing users from inadvertently inputting the command to shut down a discharge lamp of the projection display apparatus. The method comprises the following steps: preparing to enter a determination mode when a projection display apparatus receives a activation signal; displaying the predetermined delay time on a screen of the projection display apparatus and down counting such delay time; determining whether a confirmation signal is received during the delay time; and shutting down the discharge lamp when the project display apparatus receives the confirmation signal. If the projection display apparatus fails to receive the confirmation signal or receive other signals during the delay time, the projection display apparatus will return to the normal display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Chien-Ken Chang, Chun-Hao Lee, Jung-Yi Yang, Bao-Kim Liu
  • Patent number: 7200707
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus with non-volatile memory and writing method thereof. For a specific address of a memory block of a non-volatile address memory, it can be written only one time per hour. The writing time limit of the non-volatile memory is significantly lengthened with the writing method in the present invention when writing times to a specific memory block of the non-volatile memory is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Bao-Kim Liu
  • Patent number: D844661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, FUZZ PRODUCTIONS
    Inventors: Emily Baldi, Matt Anderson, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik, Sheryl Brothers, Kelly Martin Dubois, Staci Weixlmann, Kim Liu