Patents by Inventor Kuan-Wei Li
Kuan-Wei Li 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: 20240111849Abstract: A media docking device includes an input circuit, an output circuit and a processing circuit. The input circuit is electrically connected to a media source device for receiving media data. The output circuit is electrically connected to a media play device. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the input circuit and the output circuit. The processing circuit determines if a verification procedure is passed. If the verification procedure is passed, the processing circuit transfers the media data to the media play device. If the verification procedure is not passed, the processing circuit limits a transmission of the media data, such that the media data will not be completely played by the media play device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Chien-Wei CHEN, Tsung-Han LI, You-Wen CHIOU, Kuan-Chi CHOU, Bo Yu LAI
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Publication number: 20240114207Abstract: A media docking device includes an input module, an output module and a processing module. The input module is electrically connected to a media source device for receiving media data. The output module is electrically connected to a media play device. The processing module determines if an instruction is received from the media source device or a remote device. If the instruction is not received, the processing module transfers the media data to the output module to transmit to the media play device. If the instruction is received, the processing module limits a transmission of the media data according to the instruction, such that the media data will not be completely played by the media play device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Chien-Wei CHEN, Tsung-Han LI, You-Wen CHIOU, Kuan-Chi CHOU, Bo Yu LAI
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Publication number: 20240107087Abstract: The subject application relates to a server, terminal and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The server for handling streaming data for a live streaming, comprising one or a plurality of processors, wherein the one or plurality of processors execute a machine-readable instruction to perform: recording the streaming data for the live streaming; storing the streaming data as archive contents with first identifier; receiving interaction information during the live streaming; storing the interaction information as contexts with second identifier, transmitting the archive contents with first identifier to a first user terminal; and transmitting the contexts to the first user terminal according to the first identifier and the second identifier. According to the subject application, the archive contents may be more immersive and the user experience may be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Yu-Chuan CHANG, Kun-Ze LI, Che-Wei LIU, Chieh-Min CHEN, Kuan-Hung LIU
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Patent number: 11927752Abstract: A control method for an immersive system includes following steps. A communication is established between a mobile device and a head-mounted display device. Pose data of the mobile device is captured. A touch event is detected by a touch screen on the mobile device. An interface layout is defined on the touch screen, and the interface layout includes a plurality of functional regions. A target function is selected from candidate functions by mapping a position of the touch event with one of the functional regions in the interface layout. The target function is executed and an immersive content displayed by the head-mounted display device is rendered according to the target function and the pose data.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Yi-Hsin Chang, Kuan-Wei Li
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Patent number: 11783449Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for adjusting a displayed content, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a visual content, wherein the visual content comprises a first virtual object and a second virtual object; and in response to determining that a synchronization mode associated with the first virtual object is activated, automatically adjusting a first posture of the first virtual object at least based on a host posture of the host and maintaining a second posture of the second virtual object.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Po-Hung Chen, Yi-Hsin Chang, Kuan-Wei Li
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Publication number: 20230258934Abstract: A control method for an immersive system includes following steps. A communication is established between a mobile device and a head-mounted display device. Pose data of the mobile device is captured. A touch event is detected by a touch screen on the mobile device. An interface layout is defined on the touch screen, and the interface layout includes a plurality of functional regions. A target function is selected from candidate functions by mapping a position of the touch event with one of the functional regions in the interface layout. The target function is executed and an immersive content displayed by the head-mounted display device is rendered according to the target function and the pose data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Yi-Hsin CHANG, Kuan-Wei LI
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Patent number: 11682136Abstract: A display method for displaying a virtual object, comprising: by at least one processor, recognizing characteristics of a main object from a video; by the at least one processor, recognizing a first fixed object from the video; by the at least one processor, determining a first target point in the video according to the characteristics of the main object; by the at least one processor, calculating a first position relationship between the first fixed object and the first target point; by the at least one processor, determining an anchor point in a virtual environment; and by the at least one processor, controlling a display device to display the virtual object at a second target point in the virtual environment by setting a second position relationship corresponding to the first position relationship between the anchor point and the second target point.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Kuan-Wei Li
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Publication number: 20230186431Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for adjusting a displayed content, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a visual content, wherein the visual content comprises a first virtual object and a second virtual object; and in response to determining that a synchronization mode associated with the first virtual object is activated, automatically adjusting a first posture of the first virtual object at least based on a host posture of the host and maintaining a second posture of the second virtual object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Po-Hung Chen, Yi-Hsin Chang, Kuan-Wei Li
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Publication number: 20220215575Abstract: A display method for displaying a virtual object, comprising: by at least one processor, recognizing characteristics of a main object from a video; by the at least one processor, recognizing a first fixed object from the video; by the at least one processor, determining a first target point in the video according to the characteristics of the main object; by the at least one processor, calculating a first position relationship between the first fixed object and the first target point; by the at least one processor, determining an anchor point in a virtual environment; and by the at least one processor, controlling a display device to display the virtual object at a second target point in the virtual environment by setting a second position relationship corresponding to the first position relationship between the anchor point and the second target point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Sheng-Cherng LIN, Kuan-Wei LI
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Patent number: 11086412Abstract: A method for determining display orientation is provided. The method includes the following steps. Sense a plurality of touch points by at least one hold sensor, and determine a holding gesture of the electronic apparatus according to the plurality of touch points. The at least one hold sensor is disposed on at least one side of the electronic apparatus. Determine a holding direction of the electronic apparatus according to the holding gesture. Determine a display orientation of a frame generated by the electronic apparatus according to the holding direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventor: Kuan-Wei Li
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Patent number: 11039116Abstract: A subtitle-embedding method for a virtual-reality (VR) video is provided. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a VR video; in response to execution of a display operation of the VR video, analyzing a current stereoscopic image of the VR video to obtain at least one object and an object parallax corresponding to the object in the current stereoscopic image; adjusting a subtitle parallax of a subtitle to be superimposed onto the current stereoscopic image according to the object parallax, wherein the subtitle parallax is greater than the object parallax; and superimposing the subtitle onto the current stereoscopic image using the calculated subtitle parallax.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Kuan-Wei Li
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Publication number: 20210127105Abstract: A subtitle-embedding method for a virtual-reality (VR) video is provided. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a VR video; in response to execution of a display operation of the VR video, analyzing a current stereoscopic image of the VR video to obtain at least one object and an object parallax corresponding to the object in the current stereoscopic image; adjusting a subtitle parallax of a subtitle to be superimposed onto the current stereoscopic image according to the object parallax, wherein the subtitle parallax is greater than the object parallax; and superimposing the subtitle onto the current stereoscopic image using the calculated subtitle parallax.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: HTC CorporationInventor: Kuan-Wei LI
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Patent number: 10976809Abstract: A control method is utilized for switching virtual reality scenes in a virtual reality system. The virtual reality system includes a head-mount display device for displaying virtual reality visions. The control method includes operations of: providing a first virtual reality scene as the virtual reality visions to be displayed on the head-mount display device; obtaining a motion displacement of the head-mount display device; comparing the motion displacement with a threshold displacement; in response to the motion displacement being shorter than the threshold displacement, providing the first virtual reality scene in a first portion of the virtual reality visions and providing a second virtual reality scene in a second portion of the virtual reality visions according to the motion displacement; and, in response to the motion displacement exceeding the threshold displacement, providing the second virtual reality scene as the virtual reality visions to be displayed on the head-mount display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Kuan-Wei Li
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Patent number: 10924710Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for managing a virtual meeting, a head-mounted display, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method includes: detecting whether an external participant exists in an image capturing range of a front camera of the head-mounted display while the head-mounted display is participating the virtual meeting; in response to determining that the external participant existing in the image capturing range of the front camera of the head-mounted display, adding a specific avatar representing the external participant into the virtual meeting; identifying an appearance characteristic of the external participant; mapping the appearance characteristic of the external participant to an appearance of the specific avatar.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Kuan-Wei Li
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Handheld apparatus, control method thereof of presenting mode and computer-readable recording medium
Patent number: 10877573Abstract: A handheld apparatus, a control method thereof of a presenting mode and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The handheld apparatus includes at least one first sensor, a second sensor, a screen and a processor. The first sensor is disposed on the handheld apparatus. The second sensor detects orientation. The handheld apparatus has an auto-rotate screen function of automatically adjusting a presenting mode of the screen to a portrait mode or a landscape mode according to the orientation. The processor determines whether the handheld apparatus is in a hold state according to sensing data of the first sensor. In response to determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state, the processor locks the presenting mode according to the presenting mode currently performed by the handheld apparatus without adjusting the presenting mode according to the auto-rotate screen function. Accordingly, a convenient operation of the presenting mode is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Shuo-Fang Jeng, Yu-Cheng Hung, Shih-Lung Lin, Kuan-Wei Li, Pei-Chun Tsai, Yu-Chu Lin, Ching-Yung Wu -
Method for operating handheld device, handheld device and computer-readable recording medium thereof
Patent number: 10768717Abstract: A method for operating a handheld device, a handheld device, and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The handheld device at least includes, but not limited to, a body, one or more sensors, a display, and a processor. The one or more sensors are disposed on at least one side of the body, respectively. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors and the display and configured to receive an operation through the one or more sensors, determine a position of the operation on at least one side of the body according to sensing data generated by the sensors, and display a user interface corresponding to the position by the display. Accordingly, a convenient function for one hand operation is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Yu-Cheng Hung, Shuo-Fang Jeng, Shih-Lung Lin, Pei-Chun Tsai, Kuan-Wei Li, Sheng-Chieh Lin -
Publication number: 20200257378Abstract: A method for determining display orientation is provided. The method includes the following steps. Sense a plurality of touch points by at least one hold sensor, and determine a holding gesture of the electronic apparatus according to the plurality of touch points. The at least one hold sensor is disposed on at least one side of the electronic apparatus. Determine a holding direction of the electronic apparatus according to the holding gesture. Determine a display orientation of a frame generated by the electronic apparatus according to the holding direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: HTC CorporationInventor: Kuan-Wei LI
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Patent number: 10733706Abstract: An image processing method, suitable for a mobile device including a camera unit and a display unit, includes separating a foreground portion and a background portion of a first image sensed by the camera unit, calculating a dimension of the foreground portion, generating an adjustment level in positively correlated with the dimension, applying an image effect at the adjustment level to the foreground or the background portion of the first image to generate a second image, and displaying the second image on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Pei-Chun Tsai, Kuan-Wei Li, Ching-Wen Fu
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Patent number: 10664092Abstract: A portable electronic device, an operating method for the same, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The portable electronic device includes a body, a touch display screen and an edge sensor. The touch display screen is disposed on the body. The edge sensor is disposed adjacent to an edge of the body. The operating method includes the following step. When an event is generated according to a first action sensed by the edge sensor, a touch function of a region of the touch display screen or the whole touch display screen is disabled.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Chia-Yao Lin, Yen-Hung Lin, Shih-Lung Lin, Chia-Chu Ho, Hsuan-Yi Lee, Kuan-Wei Li, Jian-Shuen Chen, Yu-Hung Chen, Chun-Hung Hsieh, Pin-Yu Huang
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METHOD FOR OPERATING HANDHELD DEVICE, HANDHELD DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF
Publication number: 20190361557Abstract: A method for operating a handheld device, a handheld device, and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The handheld device at least includes, but not limited to, a body, one or more sensors, a display, and a processor. The one or more sensors are disposed on at least one side of the body, respectively. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors and the display and configured to receive an operation through the one or more sensors, determine a position of the operation on at least one side of the body according to sensing data generated by the sensors, and display a user interface corresponding to the position by the display. Accordingly, a convenient function for one hand operation is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Yu-Cheng Hung, Shuo-Fang Jeng, Shih-Lung Lin, Pei-Chun Tsai, Kuan-Wei Li, Sheng-Chieh Lin