Patents by Inventor Kuo-Ming Lai
Kuo-Ming Lai 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: 20240128324Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a substrate having a transistor forming region thereon; an insulating layer on the substrate; a first graphene layer on the insulating layer within the transistor forming region; an etch stop layer on the first graphene layer within the transistor forming region; a first inter-layer dielectric layer on the etch stop layer; a gate trench recessed into the first inter-layer dielectric layer and the etch stop layer within the transistor forming region; a second graphene layer on interior surface of the gate trench; a gate dielectric layer on the second graphene layer and on the first inter-layer dielectric layer; and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer within the gate trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuo-Chih Lai, Shih-Min Chou, Nien-Ting Ho, Wei-Ming Hsiao, Li-Han Chen, Szu-Yao Yu, Chung-Yi Chiu
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Patent number: 11863916Abstract: A color correction method is applied to an image correction apparatus having an image sensor, and includes searching a color deviation area within a detection image, analyzing the detection image to estimate a correction color value of the color deviation area, and calibrating the color deviation area by the correction color value to generate a calibrated detection image without color deviation.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: ALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Chen Kuo, Po-Han Tseng, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20230239444Abstract: A color correction method is applied to an image correction apparatus having an image sensor, and includes searching a color deviation area within a detection image, analyzing the detection image to estimate a correction color value of the color deviation area, and calibrating the color deviation area by the correction color value to generate a calibrated detection image without color deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: ALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Chen Kuo, Po-Han Tseng, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 11689822Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and a privacy protection imaging method thereof are provided. The system is configured to control at least one color sensor and at least one IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images by adopting multiple exposure conditions adapted for an imaging scene, adaptively select a combination of the color image and the IR image that can reveal details of the imaging scene, detect a feature area with features of a target of interest in the color image, and fuse the color image and the IR image to generate a fusion image with the details of the imaging scene, and crop an image of the feature area of the fusion image to be replaced with an image not belonging to the IR image, so as to generate a scene image.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 11568526Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and an imaging method thereof are provided. The method includes: identifying an imaging scene; controlling a color sensor and an IR sensor to respectively capture color images and IR images by adopting capturing conditions suitable for the imaging scene; calculating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) difference between each color image and the IR images, and a luminance mean value of each color image; selecting the color image and IR image captured under capturing conditions of having the SNR difference less than an SNR threshold and the luminance mean value greater than a luminance threshold to execute a feature domain transformation to extract partial details of the imaging scene; and fusing the selected color image and IR image to adjust the partial details of the color image according to a guidance of the partial details of the IR image to obtain a scene image with full details.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 11496694Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and an imaging method thereof are provided. The dual sensor imaging system includes at least one color sensor, at least one infrared ray (IR) sensor, a storage device, and a processor. The processor is configured to load and execute a computer program stored in the storage device to: identify an imaging scene of the dual sensor imaging system; control the color sensor and the IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images by adopting multiple exposure conditions suitable for the imaging scene; adaptively select a combination of the color image and the IR image that can reveal details of the imaging scene; and fuse the selected color image and IR image to generate a scene image with details of the imaging scene.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 11496660Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and a depth map calculation method thereof are provided. The dual sensor imaging system includes at least one color sensor, at least one infrared ray (IR) sensor, a storage device, and a processor. The processor is configured to load and execute a computer program stored in the storage device to: control the color sensor and the IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images by adopting multiple exposure conditions suitable for an imaging scene, adaptively select a combination of the color image and the IR image that are comparable to each other from the color images and the IR images; and calculate a depth map of the imaging scene by using the selected color image and IR image.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 11418719Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and a calibration method thereof are provided. The dual sensor imaging system includes at least one color sensor, at least one infrared ray (IR) sensor, a storage device, and a processor. The processor is configured to load and execute a computer program stored in the storage device to: control the color sensor and the IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images of an imaging scene by adopting multiple capturing conditions; calculate multiple color image parameters of the color image captured under each capturing condition and multiple IR image parameters of the IR image captured under each capturing condition to be used to calculate a difference between a brightness of the color image and a brightness of the IR image; and determine an exposure setting suitable for the color sensor and the IR sensor according to the calculated difference.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20210243344Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and a depth map calculation method thereof are provided. The dual sensor imaging system includes at least one color sensor, at least one infrared ray (IR) sensor, a storage device, and a processor. The processor is configured to load and execute a computer program stored in the storage device to: control the color sensor and the IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images by adopting multiple exposure conditions suitable for an imaging scene, adaptively select a combination of the color image and the IR image that are comparable to each other from the color images and the IR images; and calculate a depth map of the imaging scene by using the selected color image and IR image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20210217153Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and an imaging method thereof are provided. The method includes: identifying an imaging scene; controlling a color sensor and an IR sensor to respectively capture color images and IR images by adopting capturing conditions suitable for the imaging scene; calculating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) difference between each color image and the IR images, and a luminance mean value of each color image; selecting the color image and IR image captured under capturing conditions of having the SNR difference less than an SNR threshold and the luminance mean value greater than a luminance threshold to execute a feature domain transformation to extract partial details of the imaging scene; and fusing the selected color image and IR image to adjust the partial details of the color image according to a guidance of the partial details of the IR image to obtain a scene image with full details.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20210218871Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and a privacy protection imaging method thereof are provided. The system is configured to control at least one color sensor and at least one IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images by adopting multiple exposure conditions adapted for an imaging scene, adaptively select a combination of the color image and the IR image that can reveal details of the imaging scene, detect a feature area with features of a target of interest in the color image, and fuse the color image and the IR image to generate a fusion image with the details of the imaging scene, and crop an image of the feature area of the fusion image to be replaced with an image not belonging to the IR image, so as to generate a scene image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20210195087Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and an imaging method thereof are provided. The dual sensor imaging system includes at least one color sensor, at least one infrared ray (IR) sensor, a storage device, and a processor. The processor is configured to load and execute a computer program stored in the storage device to: identify an imaging scene of the dual sensor imaging system; control the color sensor and the IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images by adopting multiple exposure conditions suitable for the imaging scene; adaptively select a combination of the color image and the IR image that can reveal details of the imaging scene; and fuse the selected color image and IR image to generate a scene image with details of the imaging scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20210195082Abstract: A dual sensor imaging system and a calibration method thereof are provided. The dual sensor imaging system includes at least one color sensor, at least one infrared ray (IR) sensor, a storage device, and a processor. The processor is configured to load and execute a computer program stored in the storage device to: control the color sensor and the IR sensor to respectively capture multiple color images and multiple IR images of an imaging scene by adopting multiple capturing conditions; calculate multiple color image parameters of the color image captured under each capturing condition and multiple IR image parameters of the IR image captured under each capturing condition to be used to calculate a difference between a brightness of the color image and a brightness of the IR image; and determine an exposure setting suitable for the color sensor and the IR sensor according to the calculated difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: Altek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Shu-Chun Cheng, Hsu-Lien Huang, Yun-Chin Li, Kuo-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 10560618Abstract: An assembling method of a camera module includes the following steps. Firstly, a sensing chip is installed on a strip-like substrate. Then, the strip-like substrate is bent, so that a bent substrate in a bent state is formed. Then, the bent substrate and an optical lens are placed on a fastening table and an alignment module, respectively. Then, an installation angle of the optical lens is adjusted by the alignment module according to an active alignment. Then, the optical lens and the bent substrate are combined together. After the bent substrate is restored from the bent state to a non-bent state, the camera module is produced. The assembling method is suitable for assembling the longer camera module.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.Inventor: Kuo-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20190342475Abstract: An assembling method of a camera module includes the following steps. Firstly, a sensing chip is installed on a strip-like substrate. Then, the strip-like substrate is bent, so that a bent substrate in a bent state is formed. Then, the bent substrate and an optical lens are placed on a fastening table and an alignment module, respectively. Then, an installation angle of the optical lens is adjusted by the alignment module according to an active alignment. Then, the optical lens and the bent substrate are combined together. After the bent substrate is restored from the bent state to a non-bent state, the camera module is produced. The assembling method is suitable for assembling the longer camera module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventor: Kuo-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 9333653Abstract: A pill grasping method comprises rotating a grasping arm with a nozzle to a predetermined initial position driven by a driving mechanism, rotating a number of pill storage cases to position one of the pill storage cases with a set number of pills to a predetermined grasping pill position driven by an actuating mechanism, rotating the grasping arm to enter into the corresponding pill storage case, starting a pump to generate a vacuum in the nozzle for sucking a pill, and determining if an actual pressure value in a pipe connecting the nozzle to the pump is less than a predetermined pressure value. The grasping arm is rotated to the predetermined initial position when the actual pressure value is less than the predetermined pressure value.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Szu-Hai Huang, Kuo-Ming Lai, Pei-Yi Chan, Jeng-Che Chen, Tui-Chien Wu, Pao-Heng Shen, Chao-Wen Shih, King-Lung Huang, Lap-Shun Hui
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Patent number: 9284111Abstract: An automatic pill grasping apparatus includes an enclosure, a control chip, a pill grasping mechanism, and a pill storage mechanism. The enclosure includes a base. The pill grasping mechanism includes a grasping arm, a nozzle, and a driving mechanism. The nozzle being is engaged with the grasping arm, and the driving mechanism is attached to the base. The pill storage mechanism includes a plurality of pill storage cases for storing pills and an actuating mechanism attached to the base. The control chip is configured to control the actuating mechanism to rotate the plurality of pill storage cases in a first plane substantially parallel to the base and control the driving mechanism to rotate the grasping arm in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, for rotating the nozzle to stretch into the one of the plurality of pill storage cases to pick a pill.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Szu-Hai Huang, Kuo-Ming Lai, Pei-Yi Chan, Jeng-Che Chen, Tui-Chien Wu, Pao-Heng Shen, Chao-Wen Shih, King-Lung Huang, Lap-Shun Hui
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Publication number: 20150028048Abstract: An automatic pill grasping apparatus includes an enclosure, a control chip, a pill grasping mechanism, and a pill storage mechanism. The enclosure includes a base. The pill grasping mechanism includes a grasping arm, a nozzle, and a driving mechanism. The nozzle being is engaged with the grasping arm, and the driving mechanism is attached to the base. The pill storage mechanism includes a plurality of pill storage cases for storing pills and an actuating mechanism attached to the base. The control chip is configured to control the actuating mechanism to rotate the plurality of pill storage cases in a first plane substantially parallel to the base and control the driving mechanism to rotate the grasping arm in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, for rotating the nozzle to stretch into the one of the plurality of pill storage cases to pick a pill.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: SZU-HAI HUANG, KUO-MING LAI, PEI-YI CHAN, JENG-CHE CHEN, TUI-CHIEN WU, PAO-HENG SHEN, CHAO-WEN SHIH, KING-LUNG HUANG, LAP-SHUN HUI
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Publication number: 20150028050Abstract: A pill grasping method comprises rotating a grasping arm with a nozzle to a predetermined initial position driven by a driving mechanism, rotating a number of pill storage cases to position one of the pill storage cases with a set number of pills to a predetermined grasping pill position driven by an actuating mechanism, rotating the grasping arm to enter into the corresponding pill storage case, starting a pump to generate a vacuum in the nozzle for sucking a pill, and determining if an actual pressure value in a pipe connecting the nozzle to the pump is less than a predetermined pressure value. The grasping arm is rotated to the predetermined initial position when the actual pressure value is less than the predetermined pressure value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: SZU-HAI HUANG, KUO-MING LAI, PEI-YI CHAN, JENG-CHE CHEN, TUI-CHIEN WU, PAO-HENG SHEN, CHAO-WEN SHIH, KING-LUNG HUANG, LAP-SHUN HUI
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Publication number: 20150026232Abstract: A monitoring system includes a cloud server, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The first, second and third terminal are connected to the cloud server. The cloud server includes an updating module and a storing module. The first terminal includes an obtaining module. The second terminal includes an analyzing module. The third terminal includes a downloading module. The obtaining module is used obtain a Body Mass Index to the cloud server, and the analyzing module is used to receive an updated dosage of reagents according to the Body Mass Index to the cloud server. The updating module is used to update an original dosage of reagents in the storing module according the updated dosage of reagents, and the downloading module is used to download the updated dosage of reagents, for allowing the third terminal to dispense pills. The disclosure further provides a monitoring method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: JENG-CHE CHEN, KUO-MING LAI, PEI-YI CHAN, PAO-HENG SHEN, SZU-HAI HUANG, TUI-CHIEN WU, CHAO-WEN SHIH, KING-LUNG HUANG, LAP-SHUN HUI