Patents by Inventor Kuei-Lin Chu

Kuei-Lin Chu 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: 9628687
    Abstract: A method for controlling flash includes obtaining a color temperature of a current environment from a sensor of an electronic device. Once a first flash of a flash is turned on, a color temperature of the first flash is controlled to be equal to the color temperature of the current environment by adjusting a ratio between current of a high color temperature light-emitting diode (LED) of the electronic device and current of a low color temperature LED of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuei-Lin Chu
  • Publication number: 20170054886
    Abstract: A method for controlling flash includes obtaining a color temperature of a current environment from a sensor of an electronic device. Once a first flash of a flash is turned on, a color temperature of the first flash is controlled to be equal to the color temperature of the current environment by adjusting a ratio between current of a high color temperature light-emitting diode (LED) of the electronic device and current of a low color temperature LED of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: KUEI-LIN CHU
  • Patent number: 9521308
    Abstract: A method for controlling a flash of an electronic device by detecting an illumination intensity and a color temperature of a current environment from a RGB sensor. When the illumination intensity is lower than a first predetermined value, a pre-flash of the flash is turned on. Control a color temperature of the pre-flash to be equal to the color temperature when the color temperature is lower than a second predetermined value. A distance between a target object and the camera is obtained, adjusting the current of the high color temperature LED and the current of the low color temperature LED simultaneously according to the obtained distance after turning on a main-flash of the flash to capture an image of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuei-Lin Chu
  • Publication number: 20150229820
    Abstract: A method for controlling a flash of an electronic device by detecting an illumination intensity and a color temperature of a current environment from a RGB sensor. When the illumination intensity is lower than a first predetermined value, a pre-flash of the flash is turned on. Control a color temperature of the pre-flash to be equal to the color temperature when the color temperature is lower than a second predetermined value. A distance between a target object and the camera is obtained, adjusting the current of the high color temperature LED and the current of the low color temperature LED simultaneously according to the obtained distance after turning on a main-flash of the flash to capture an image of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: KUEI-LIN CHU
  • Patent number: 8111355
    Abstract: A method for designing a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The method includes mixing liquid crystal (LC) molecules and polymer monomers to obtain a mixture. The method further includes injecting the mixture into an LC layer of a transflective LCD in a vacuum. And then polymer dispersed LC can be generated. The generated polymer dispersed LC and the transflective LCD can form a PDLC transflective LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuei-Lin Chu
  • Patent number: 8089591
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates with at least one liquid crystal cell therebetween, filled with a mixture of an alignment solution and liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are exposed to UV rays and a first voltage is applied to the pair of substrates to form a polymer network in each of the liquid crystal cells. Thus, the liquid crystal molecules achieve a bend state without transiting from a splay state. Further, a method of aligning the liquid crystal molecules is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuei-Lin Chu
  • Patent number: 7812922
    Abstract: A liquid crystal aligning device (10) includes a UV light source (11), a plurality of liquid crystal cells (13), a mask (12), and a drive circuit (14) is described. The mask (12) is positioned between the liquid crystal cells, containing a mixture of a UV polyimide solution and liquid crystal molecules (131), and the UV light source. The drive circuit applies a voltage to the liquid crystal cells. The liquid crystal cells include a reflective area (13a) and a transmissive area (13b), and after exposing the liquid crystal cells to the UV light source and the voltage from the drive circuit, a pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules in the reflective area is larger than that in the transmissive area. Further, an alignment method for liquid crystal cells is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuei-Lin Chu
  • Publication number: 20100118234
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates with at least one liquid crystal cell therebetween, filled with a mixture of an alignment solution and liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are exposed to UV rays and a first voltage is applied to the pair of substrates to form a polymer network in each of the liquid crystal cells. Thus, the liquid crystal molecules achieve a bend state without transiting from a splay state. Further, a method of aligning the liquid crystal molecules is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: KUEI-LIN CHU
  • Publication number: 20090219474
    Abstract: A method for designing a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The method includes mixing liquid crystal (LC) molecules and polymer monomers to obtain a mixture. The method further includes injecting the mixture into an LC layer of a transflective LCD in a vacuum. And then polymer dispersed LC can be generated. The generated polymer dispersed LC and the transflective LCD can form a PDLC transflective LCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: KUEI-LIN CHU
  • Publication number: 20090195746
    Abstract: A liquid crystal aligning device (10) includes a UV light source (11), a plurality of liquid crystal cells (13), a mask (12), and a drive circuit (14) is described. The mask (12) is positioned between the liquid crystal cells, containing a mixture of a UV polyimide solution and liquid crystal molecules (131), and the UV light source. The drive circuit applies a voltage to the liquid crystal cells. The liquid crystal cells include a reflective area (13a) and a transmissive area (13b), and after exposing the liquid crystal cells to the UV light source and the voltage from the drive circuit, a pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules in the reflective area is larger than that in the transmissive area. Further, an alignment method for liquid crystal cells is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Kuei-Lin Chu