Patents by Inventor Kuan-Hong Hsieh

Kuan-Hong Hsieh 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: 20130223065
    Abstract: A street lamp includes a lamp post and a lamp housing mounted on a distal end of the lamp post. An alternating current cable is received in the lamp post. A light source is received in the lamp housing. A power supplying device is electrically connected to the light source via a connecting cable. A connection device includes an Edison screw socket and an Edison male screw plug being detachably and threadedly engaged in the Edison screw socket. The Edison screw socket is electrically coupled to the alternating current cable, and the Edison male screw plug is electrically and mechanically coupled to the power supplying device. The power supplying device is configured for converting an alternating current into direct current and supplying the direct current to the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, TE-SHENG CHEN, WEN-HSIANG LU, BO-YONG YANG, ZHEN-RONG PENG, YU ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20130221853
    Abstract: A lamp includes a lamp body, an LED light source, a storage unit, a switch apparatus, and a microprocessor. The storage unit stores a function table recording a relationship between a plurality of types of touches and a plurality of control functions. The switch apparatus includes a touch panel, a touch controller, and an indicator located under the first touch region. The touch panel generates signals in response to touches applied on thereon. The touch panel includes a first touch region and a second touch region. The touch controller receives the signals and determines the type of the touch intended. The microprocessor refers to the function table, and controls the LED light source to execute the control function and to give visual feedback when the touch panel is touched. A switch apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: LING CHANG, QUAN-QUAN LIU, LI-ZHANG HUANG, HAN-CHE WANG, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, XIAO-GUANG LI
  • Patent number: 8482548
    Abstract: A configuration method includes the following steps: Controlling the display unit to display visual information, determining whether the visual information includes one or more touch icons, and determining if the display areas are displaying the touch icons, if yes, determining which infrared lines correspond to the display areas. Then determining which infrared emitters and which infrared receivers form the infrared lines, and turning on the determined infrared emitters and infrared receivers, finally, turning off the other infrared emitters and infrared receivers. The invention also provides an electronic device with an infrared touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Zhao, Zu-Pei He, Han-Che Wang, Xiao-Guang Li, Ruey-Shyang You, Kuan-Hong Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8482210
    Abstract: A luminance adjusting circuit includes an LED module, a switch module and a processing unit. A table equating luminance levels and average current values is pre-stored. The processing unit includes a judging and executing module and a signal generating module. The judging and executing module achieves a desired luminance level according to trigger signals generated by a button. The signal generating module produces timing signals to turn on and turn off the switch module periodically, thereby achieving an average current value to adjust the luminance level of the LED module to the desired level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zu-Pei He, Ruey-Shyang You, Han-Che Wang, Kuan-Hong Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130170182
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a socket and a shallow dish-shaped body detachably connected to the socket. The body includes a rear cover, a front cover, a fixing member, a lamp board, a number of LED light sources and a driving circuit board. The fixing member includes a ring-shaped fixing element. The lamp board is mounted on an external circumferential surface of the fixing element, the LED light sources are mounted on the lamp board facing an inside of the rear cover. The driving circuit board is configured to drive the LED light sources to emit light beams towards the rear cover. The rear cover is configured for allowing a portion of the light beams from the LED light sources to pass therethrough and reflecting remaining portion of the light beams to the front cover, and the front cover is configured for allowing the reflected light to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, TE-SHENG CHEN, WEN-HSIANG LU, BO-YONG YANG, LIANG YI, YU ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20130170183
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a socket and a shallow dish-shaped body detachably connected to the socket. The socket is electrically connected to an external power source. The body includes a rear cover, a transparent front cover, a lamp board, a number of LED light sources, a driving circuit board and a fixing member. The LED light sources are mounted on the lamp board facing the front cover, wherein the LED light sources are visible from an outside of the transparent front cover when they are lit. The driving circuit board is electrically connected to the socket and the lamp board, and is configured for driving the LED light sources to emit light beams. The fixing member is configured for fixing the rear cover, the driving circuit board and the lamp board together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, TE-SHENG CHEN, WEN-HSIANG LU, BO-YONG YANG, LIANG YI, YU ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20130170181
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a socket and a shallow dish-shaped body detachably connected to the socket. The body includes a rear cover, a transparent front cover, a lamp board, a number of LED light sources, a driving circuit board, and a fixing member. The front cover has a honeycombed pattern including a plurality of cells. The LED light sources are mounted on the lamp board facing an inside of the front cover, and each LED light source is configured to emit a light beam toward the front cover so as to create a light spot in a corresponding cell on the front cover. The driving circuit board is electrically connected to the socket and the lamp board, and is configured for driving the LED light sources to emit light beams. The fixing member is configured for fixing the rear cover, the driving circuit board and the lamp board together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, TSANG-CHIANG YANG, CHIANG-KUO TANG, YU-HOU CHYAN
  • Publication number: 20130168444
    Abstract: An electronic tag includes a screen, a barcode input interface configured for receiving a barcode, a wireless communication unit configured for sending the barcode to a host and receiving an updated content associated with the barcode code sent by and from the host, a driving unit configured for driving the screen to display the updated content. The electronic tag can rapidly and accurately get the article data that corresponds to the barcode of the article and display the content of the article data on the screen to update the original display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, HAN-CHE WANG, HSIN-NAN HU, JUN-XIN CHAI
  • Publication number: 20130156434
    Abstract: A remote control system for remotely controlling a plurality of remote controllable appliances includes a mobile terminal and a remote control apparatus. The remote control apparatus includes a plurality of infrared transmitting modules corresponding to a remote controllable appliances. The mobile terminal generates a wireless signal carrying an identification including information of a selected appliance and a selected function. The remote control apparatus determines an infrared remote control code associated with the selected function, and generates an infrared remote control signal carrying the determined infrared remote control code to be transmitted to the selected appliance by the corresponding infrared transmitting module to execute the selected function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, HAN-CHE WANG, HSIN-NAN HU, HAI-JIN LI
  • Publication number: 20130156435
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus for controlling a plurality of remote controllable appliances includes a housing, an infrared signal receiving window and an infrared signal transmitting window defined in the housing. The remote apparatus determines the selected appliance and the selected function based upon a wireless signal carrying an identification transmitted by the mobile terminal, determines an infrared remote control code, and emits an infrared signal carrying the infrared remote control code. A light directing element received in the housing directs the infrared signal emitting by the infrared transmitting unit and the infrared remote control signal from the attached remote control to exit the housing through the infrared signal transmitting window, thereby controlling the selected appliance to execute the selected function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, HAN-CHE WANG, HSIN-NAN HU, HAI-JIN LI
  • Publication number: 20130141084
    Abstract: An electromagnetic input device includes a handheld magnetized stylus, an electromagnetic input panel including an induction layer, a controller, and a storage device. The induction layer includes a plurality of closed-loop inductor coils which output an induced current when experiencing the magnetic flux of the stylus. The storage device stores a pre-determined table recording mapping relationship between location coordinates of the stylus on the electromagnetic input panel in each of the inductor coils, and intensities of the corresponding induced current generated therein. The controller determines which inductor coil generates the induced current, and the intensity of the induced current, and further determines the location of the stylus on the electromagnetic input panel based upon determined inductor coil which generates the induced current and the intensity of the induced current generated therein, and the pre-determined table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, CHIU-HSIUNG LIN, WEI-GUO XIAO, YI-YING CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130132245
    Abstract: A charging management system applied in a public facility includes a communicating unit communicating with a server with an online payment system, a charge interface, a power converting unit, a billing unit, and a control unit. The power converting unit converts power provided by a power supply to charge an electronic device connected to the charge interface. The control unit generates an electronic bill according to a charging cost computed by the billing unit, sends the electronic bill to the server, and communicates with the online payment system of the server to pay for the electronic bills. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Hong HSIEH, Chih-San CHIANG, Han-Che WANG, Hua-Dong CHENG, Li-Zhang HUANG
  • Patent number: 8446534
    Abstract: A multidimensional display apparatus includes a main display screen divided into at least three display areas including a first centre display area and at least two surrounded display areas, at least two reflective elements, and at least three display surfaces. The reflective elements are arranged above and inclined with respect to the second display areas, and a reflection surface of each of the reflective elements faces the corresponding second display area. One of the display surfaces is above the first display area, and the other two are corresponding to the second display areas, facing the reflection surfaces of the reflective elements. The contents displayed on the first display area is viewable on the display surface above, and the contents displayed on the second display areas are reflected by the corresponding reflection surfaces of the reflective elements and viewable on the other two display surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuan-Hong Hsieh, Han-Che Wang, Bo-Ching Lin, Hui Yin
  • Patent number: 8436797
    Abstract: A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power source, a power management unit, a display panel, a backlight unit, a touch sensing unit and a processing unit. The display panel includes a reflective structure. The power management unit is used to manage the power supply from the power source to the DPF. The touch sensing unit is used to produce a touch signal when detecting the DPF is touched by a user. The processing unit receives the touch signal, and controls the management unit to discontinue the power from the power source to the backlight unit, therefore display panel reflects images via the reflective structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Tsai, Cheng-Hao Chou, Kuan-Hong Hsieh, Xiao-Guang Li
  • Publication number: 20130106302
    Abstract: A luminance adjusting circuit includes an LED module, a switch module and a processing unit. A table equating luminance levels and average current values is pre-stored. The processing unit includes a judging and executing module and a signal generating module. The judging and executing module achieves a desired luminance level according to trigger signals generated by a button. The signal generating module produces timing signals to turn on and turn off the switch module periodically, thereby achieving an average current value to adjust the luminance level of the LED module to the desired level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZU-PEI HE, RUEY-SHYANG YOU, HAN-CHE WANG, KUAN-HONG HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20130070157
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power management unit, a touch panel including a first touch area and a second touch area, a first indicator, a second indicator, and a processing unit. The first touch area and the second touch area are respectively located on two sides of the touch panel, and is used to produce touch signals in response to a user's touch. The position of the first indicator and a second indicator are respectively corresponding to the first touch area and the second touch area. The processing unit controls the power management unit to provide power to the first indicator only when determining the first touch area is touched by the user according to the touch signals received by it, and control the power management unit to provide power to the second indicator only when determining the second touch area is touched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, HAN-CHE WANG, LI-ZHANG HUANG, WEN-HSIANG LU, JI-BAO FU
  • Publication number: 20130070158
    Abstract: A touch input device is provided. The touch input device includes a touch panel and a touch control. The touch panel includes a number of touch sensor groups, each touch sensor group includes a line of touch sensors, each touch sensor produces a touch signal in response to a user's touch, the touch sensor groups are arranged on the touch panel one by one along a predetermined path, the quantity of touch sensors of each touch sensor group is increased or decreased gradually, and the arrangement direction of the touch sensors of each touch sensor group is perpendicular to the direction of the predetermined path. The touch control is connected to the touch panel and is used to receive the touch signals produced by the touch sensor, and determine a touch path according to the changes of the quantity of the received touch signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: KUAN-HONG HSIEH, HAN-CHE WANG, LI-ZHANG HUANG, WEN-HSIANG LU, JI-BAO FU
  • Patent number: 8384662
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes an input unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The input unit it for generating input signals in response to user input. The display unit is for displaying interfaces with a plurality of icons. The storage unit is for storing a movement track and a speed of each icon. The processing unit is for selecting an icon in response to an input signal from the input unit, acquiring a movement track and a speed of the icon from the storage unit, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and the display unit to display a movement of the icon, and performing a function associated with the icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Guang Li, Xin Zhao, Te-Yuan Kung, Kuan-Hong Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130042185
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, a display unit, and a processing unit. The communication unit receives messages. The storage unit stores the messages, a label table, and a preference table. The processing unit reads the messages, parses data structure of the messages to obtain content type label of the messages in the message, identifies the content type according to the label table, determines whether there is a desired message according to the preference table and displays the message if the message is a desired message. A communication management method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HAN-CHE WANG, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, XIAO-GUANG LI
  • Patent number: 8375091
    Abstract: A method for setting account of an electronic device is provided. The method includes steps of: receiving emails; reading a received email; detecting whether parameters of the read email are consistent with a predetermined rules; setting the origination email account, which sends the read email, as an available email account of the electronic device if the parameters of the read email are consistent with the predetermined rules. The electronic device with email function is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuan-Hong Wang, Hsiao-Chung Chou, Li-Zhang Huang, Kuan-Hong Hsieh, Xiao-Guang Li