Patents by Inventor Kun-Yuan Lin

Kun-Yuan Lin 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: 11990493
    Abstract: An image sensor device is provided. The image sensor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a front surface, a back surface opposite to the front surface, and a light-sensing region close to the front surface. The image sensor device includes an insulating layer covering the back surface and extending into the semiconductor substrate. The protection layer has a first refractive index, and the first refractive index is less than a second refractive index of the semiconductor substrate and greater than a third refractive index of the insulating layer, and the protection layer conformally and continuously covers the back surface and extends into the semiconductor substrate. The image sensor device includes a reflective structure surrounded by insulating layer in the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Fang, Ming-Chi Wu, Ji-Heng Jiang, Chi-Yuan Wen, Chien-Nan Tu, Yu-Lung Yeh, Shih-Shiung Chen, Kun-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 11982866
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, a driving assembly and a stopping assembly. The fixed assembly has a main axis. The movable assembly is configured to connect an optical element, and the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The stopping assembly is configured to limit the movement of the movable assembly relative to the fixed assembly within a range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Liang-Ting Ho, Chen-Er Hsu, Yi-Liang Chan, Fu-Lai Tseng, Fu-Yuan Wu, Chen-Chi Kuo, Ying-Jen Wang, Wei-Han Hsia, Yi-Hsin Tseng, Wen-Chang Lin, Chun-Chia Liao, Shou-Jen Liu, Chao-Chun Chang, Yi-Chieh Lin, Shang-Yu Hsu, Yu-Huai Liao, Shih-Wei Hung, Sin-Hong Lin, Kun-Shih Lin, Yu-Cheng Lin, Wen-Yen Huang, Wei-Jhe Shen, Chih-Shiang Wu, Sin-Jhong Song, Che-Hsiang Chiu, Sheng-Chang Lin
  • Publication number: 20230376131
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication system including a first host computer, a communication dongle, a second host computer and an input device. The communication dongle is connected to the first host computer via a USB interface, connected to the second host computer via a Bluetooth interface, and connected to the input device via a RF interface. The first host computer has first application software for intercepting the operating signal(s) of the input device and transferring, via the communication dongle, to the second host computer to be executed thereby. The first application software also controls the first host computer to ignore the operating signal(s) during the operating signal(s) is being transferred to the second host computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ping-Shun ZEUNG, Chung-Han HSIEH, Pao-Wei CHEN, Kun-Yuan LIN
  • Patent number: 10657075
    Abstract: A KVM switch is disclosed. The KVM switch, for connecting between computers and at least one peripheral device, the KVM switch includes a first interface, second interfaces, a controller and device emulators. The controller is configured to receive a peripheral signal and generate a first serial signal and a second serial signal. Each of the device emulators is configured to receive the first serial signal with the a target address and the second serial signal with a second target address, and each of the device emulators is guided by unique address to one of the computers, respectively, wherein, when the device emulators receive the first serial signal and the second serial signal, the device emulators are configured to determine whether to process the first serial signal and the second serial signal by comparing the first target address and the second target address with the unique address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Tsung-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 10467169
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a HID switch with security function that permits sharing of peripherals between multiple computers in a multi-network computer system. The HID switch is configured to connect at least one user input peripheral device and at least two host computers. The HID switch incudes a first directing module and a second directing module, wherein the two directing modules are physically isolated. The passages directed to the two directing modules are controlled by a physical peripheral selector. The physical peripheral selector is configured to selectively enable the first passage and the second passage, wherein only one of the first and second passages is enabled at a time. When one of the first or the second passages is enabled, there is only one host computer is electrically connected to the user input peripheral device via one of the directing modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiung Chang, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20190278724
    Abstract: A KVM switch is disclosed. The KVM switch, for connecting between a plurality of computers and an input/output device, the KVM switch includes a secure controller, a plurality of peripheral emulators and a peripheral interface. The secure controller is configured to determine whether to send the video signal to the input/output device through a video channel. Each of the peripheral emulators is configured to receive a peripheral signal from the secure controller and send the peripheral signal to the computers. The peripheral interface is configured to send the peripheral signal to the secure controller, wherein, the secure controller configured to determine whether the input/output device is connected or not, if the input/output device is not connected, the secure controller is disabling the video channel to stop the video signal sending.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan LIN, Tsung-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20180189197
    Abstract: A KVM switch is disclosed. The KVM switch, for connecting between computers and at least one peripheral device, the KVM switch includes a first interface, second interfaces, a controller and device emulators. The controller is configured to receive a peripheral signal and generate a first serial signal and a second serial signal. Each of the device emulators is configured to receive the first serial signal with the a target address and the second serial signal with a second target address, and each of the device emulators is guided by unique address to one of the computers, respectively, wherein, when the device emulators receive the first serial signal and the second serial signal, the device emulators are configured to determine whether to process the first serial signal and the second serial signal by comparing the first target address and the second target address with the unique address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Tsung-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20180101496
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a HID switch with security function that permits sharing of peripherals between multiple computers in a multi-network computer system. The HID switch is configured to connect at least one user input peripheral device and at least two host computers. The HID switch incudes a first directing module and a second directing module, wherein the two directing modules are physically isolated. The passages directed to the two directing modules are controlled by a physical peripheral selector. The physical peripheral selector is configured to selectively enable the first passage and the second passage, wherein only one of the first and second passages is to enabled at a time. When one of the first or the second passages is enabled, there is only one host computer is electrically connected to the user input peripheral device via one of the directing modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiung CHANG, Kun-Yuan LIN
  • Patent number: 9696825
    Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) connecting a handheld touchscreen computer with a first display to a personal computer with a second display and mouse, wherein a screen picture of the handheld touchscreen computer is projected on the second display as a subwindow, and a cursor is shown on the second display; b) directly moving the cursor by the mouse when no item in the subwindow is clicked; c) calculating a displacement quantity of the cursor against a virtual origin of the subwindow when an item in the subwindow is being clicked; and d) generating a mouse event to an item of the handheld touchscreen computer at a position corresponding to the displacement quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Chung-Han Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20170083344
    Abstract: A method for transferring an input device of a computer to a mobile device is provided herein. The computer has a first port actuated by a first driver for coupling to the input device. The method includes steps of: (a) detecting whether the mobile device is connected to the computer through a second port, to proceed to step (b) if they are connected, or to repeat step (a) if they are not connected; (b) installing a second driver to substitute for the first driver to control the second port; (C) sending a command to the mobile device to make the computer as an accessory device; (d) transferring the control right of the input device to the mobile device; and (e) getting an input signal through the first port, converting the input signal through the second driver, and sending the converted input signal to the mobile device through the second port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ping-Shun ZEUNG, Kun-Yuan LIN
  • Publication number: 20160216952
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for directly using input devices of a personal computer to operate a mobile device connected thereto. The method includes: a) designating a specific USB port in the personal computer; b) detecting whether the mobile device is connected to the specific USB port; c) checking whether the mobile device has been installed with a first driver; d) installing the first driver to the mobile device; e) sending a command to the mobile device to make it serve as a GOOGLE accessory device; f) installing a second driver in the personal computer for the mobile device as a GOOGLE accessory device; g) transferring a control right of an input device of the personal computer to the mobile device; h) converting signals of the input device into a format compatible with the mobile device; and i) sending the converted signals to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Shun Zeung, Hou-Hao Hsun, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20160216861
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for changing a touch control function when a smartphone is connected to a computer with a touchscreen. The method includes the steps: a) operationally connecting the desktop computer to the handheld touchscreen computer to project a screen picture of the handheld touchscreen computer on the touchscreen, wherein the screen picture contains a first item, and a second item corresponding to the first item is shown on the touchscreen; b) pressing and holding the second item for more than one second; c) sending a touch event about the operation to the second item from the desktop computer to the handheld touchscreen computer; and d) performing a pressing-and-holding operation to the first item by the handheld touchscreen computer according to the touch event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Hao-Hsun Hou, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20160216829
    Abstract: A method for making input devices connected to a smartphone to function as touch control to the smartphone is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to a personal computer with an input device; b) presenting the input device to be a virtual touch sensitive device to the handheld computer when the input device is a non-touch sensitive device; c) converting a first touch event of the input device into a second touch event compatible to the handheld computer when the input device is a touch sensitive device and is being touched; and d) sending the second touch event to the handheld computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Chung-Han Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20160216782
    Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) connecting a handheld touchscreen computer with a first display to a personal computer with a second display and mouse, wherein a screen picture of the handheld touchscreen computer is projected on the second display as a subwindow, and a cursor is shown on the second display; b) directly moving the cursor by the mouse when no item in the subwindow is clicked; c) calculating a displacement quantity of the cursor against a virtual origin of the subwindow when an item in the subwindow is being clicked; and d) generating a mouse event to an item of the handheld touchscreen computer at a position corresponding to the displacement quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Chung-Han Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20150301620
    Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) wiredly connecting a mouse to a docking station; b) connecting the docking station to a handheld computer; c) showing a cursor on the handheld computer; d) manually selecting a parameter; e) determining a numeral value by a formula with the parameter; and f) moving the cursor according to the numeral value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Johnny Chen, Hung-Jen Wu, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20150301622
    Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) wiredly connecting a mouse to the docking station; b) connecting the docking station to a handheld computer; c) showing a cursor on the handheld computer; d) the handheld computer obtaining a model name of the mouse; e) searching internet for specification of the model name of the mouse; f) selecting a parameter from the internet according to the model name; g) determining a numeral value by a formula with the parameter; and h) moving the cursor according to the numeral value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Johnny Chen, Hung-Jen Wu, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20150301621
    Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) creating a mouse database in a docking station; b) wiredly connecting a mouse to the docking station; c) connecting the docking station to a handheld computer; d) showing a cursor on the handheld computer; e) the docking station obtaining a model name of the mouse; f) automatically selecting a parameter from the mouse database according to the model name; g) determining a numeral value by a formula with the parameter; and h) moving the cursor according to the numeral value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Johnny Chen, Hung-Jen Wu, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20090017719
    Abstract: A hula hoop comprised of multiple curved bodies which combine with a plurality of curved inner lids, and whereon multiple built-in hollows are installed at the curved inner lids and a plurality of soft protrusions are provide on the surface of the curved inner lids. The soft protrusions correspond to hollows of the curved inner lids such that the protrusions are drawn into the hollows when the protrusions make contact with the user's body, avoiding injury. In addition, the curved body comprises an inserting piece and an inserting aperture at two ends such that each curved body combines with the curved inner lid and can be connected to one another, forming a circular hula hoop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Kun Yuan Lin
  • Patent number: 5193984
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fan which has a conical guide in an upper protection cover of the fan for guiding air flow to disperse in 360 degrees, a lamp hood on the guide, a lighting element and a set of batteries in the guide, and a push-button switch in the center of the upper protection cover to turn on and off the lighting element. Moreover, the lamp hood is formed with a plurality of slots so that a plurality of openings are formed after assembly of the guide and the lamp hood, and an appropriate quantity of cotton or other liquid-absorptive material is placed in the guide so that perfume can be poured through the openings and then absorbed by the cotton or other liquid-absorptive material to provide an aromatic smell during operation of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Deng-Huei Huang
    Inventor: Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Patent number: D399969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventor: Kun-Yuan Lin