Patents by Inventor Kuo-Yang Wu

Kuo-Yang Wu 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: 9788737
    Abstract: A vital signs measurement system includes a plurality of light sources emitting into a subject's skin. A plurality of photo sensors receives lights reflected from the subject's skin and converts the lights to a plurality of signals. A processing module receives the plurality of signals and transforms the plurality of signals to a PPG signal by analyzing a correlation coefficient between every two ones of the plurality of signals. The vital signs measurement system improves the measurement accuracy of the physiological information of the participant by the correlation coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Wen-Bing Hsu, Hsiang-Ling Chung
  • Patent number: 9675259
    Abstract: A physiological function detecting earphone includes an earphone body, an earplug mounted at one side of the earphone body and defining a window, a light processing module including a light sensing module towards the window, and a signal processing module. A detecting method using the earphone by a participant includes the steps of: the participant inserts the earplug in the ear canal thereof; the light sensing module senses the changes of light emitted through the window and then reflected by the wall of the ear canal; the light processing module processes the reflected light changes to get photoplethysmography (PPG) signals; and the signal processing module receives and processes the PPG signals to get physiological information of the participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: James Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Bor Kuan Lu, Wen Shung Hu
  • Publication number: 20160331249
    Abstract: A vital sign measurement system includes an excitation signal source, a vital sign sensor, an environmental sensor, an analog front-end sensor electrically connected with the vital sign sensor, and a processor module electrically connected with the excitation signal source, the environmental sensor and the analog front-end sensor. The excitation signal source generates excitation signals. The excitation signals are transmitted to a human body, and then the excitation signals are reflected to generate sensing signals. The vital sign sensor receives the sensing signals, and the sensing signals are converted into a plurality of analog synthetic signals. The environmental sensor receives environmental light. The analog front-end sensor receives and amplifies the analog synthetic signals. The processor module calculates an intensity of the environmental light. And the processor module sends an adjustment instruction to the analog front-end sensor to adjust a sampling frequency of the analog front-end sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: James Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Wen Bing Hsu, Hsiang Ling Chung
  • Publication number: 20160317092
    Abstract: An adhesive wearable device includes a cover assembly, a sensor assembly and an electronic module. The cover assembly includes a top cover. The top cover defines an accommodating chamber and a plurality of exhaust holes. The sensor assembly includes a sensor board, and an adhesive pad mounted under the sensor board. The sensor board defines a plurality of through-holes. A bottom surface of the sensor board is equipped with a plurality of sensor units. The adhesive pad defines an opening corresponding to the sensor units, a plurality of perforations and guiding channels extending radially from the opening to the perforations. The electronic module is disposed on and is electrically connected with the sensor board. The cover assembly covers up the sensor assembly and the electronic module. The exhaust holes are communicated with the opening by virtue of the accommodating chamber, the through-holes, the perforations and the guiding channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: James Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Wen Bing Hsu, Chen Mo Chiang
  • Patent number: 9420383
    Abstract: The smart hearing amplifier device is placed in an ear of a user to receive voices of speakers. The smart hearing amplifier device includes a Bluetooth chipset, a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, a gravity-sensor (G sensor) and a microcontroller unit (MCU). The PPG sensor emits lights onto the skin of the ear and captures reflected lights from the skin and then outputs PPG signals. The G sensor senses a triaxial gravitational variation of the user and then outputs sensed signals. The MCU is connected with the PPG sensor, the G sensor and the Bluetooth chipset. The MCU processes PPG signals from the PPG sensor and the sensed signals from the G sensor and eliminates noise signals of the PPG signals and the sensed signals, and then calculates bio-data of the user. The Bluetooth chipset receives the bio-data from the MCU and transmits the bio-data to a smart device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: James Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Sheng Chieh Lo, Wen Bing Hsu, Hsiang Ling Chung, Hsin Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20160199001
    Abstract: A heart rate detection earphone is worn on an auricle which has a cavitas conchae. The heart rate detection earphone includes an earphone body matched with and buckled in the auricle, a light guiding module disposed to the earphone body, and an optical sensor. The light guiding module defines a sensing surface exposed out of the earphone body, and the sensing surface abuts against the cavitas conchae. The optical sensor includes a light emitter and a light receiver respectively coupled with the light guiding module. Light beams emitted by the light emitter are guided by the light guiding module to irradiate the cavitas conchae. The light beams emitted by the light emitter are reflected by the cavitas conchae, and then the reflected light beams reflected by the cavitas conchae are returned to and are received by the light receiver through the light guiding module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: CHENG LEE, KUO YANG WU, WEN-BING HSU, HSIANG-LING CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20160198964
    Abstract: A vital signs measurement system includes a plurality of light sources emitting into a subject's skin. A plurality of photo sensors receives lights reflected from the subject's skin and converts the lights to a plurality of signals. A processing module receives the plurality of signals and transforms the plurality of signals to a PPG signal by analyzing a correlation coefficient between every two ones of the plurality of signals. The vital signs measurement system improves the measurement accuracy of the physiological information of the participant by the correlation coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: CHENG LEE, KUO YANG WU, WEN-BING HSU, HSIANG-LING CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20150257662
    Abstract: A physiological function detecting earphone includes an earphone body, an earplug mounted at one side of the earphone body and defining a window, a light processing module including a light sensing module towards the window, and a signal processing module. A detecting method includes steps: the participant inserts the earplug in the ear canal thereof; the light sensing module senses the changes of light emitted through the window and then reflected by the wall of the ear canal; the light processing module processes the reflected light of changes to get PPG signals; the signal processing module receives and processes the PPG signals to get physiological information of the participant. The window opened in the earplug can gather the light in a narrow area of the ear canal so that reduces effect of manufacturing material on transmittance of light and improves accuracy of the PPG signals and the physiological information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: James Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Bor Kuan Lu, Wen Shung Hu
  • Publication number: 20020144159
    Abstract: A HomePNA device with the function of transmitting power over a network wire, which connects to another HomePNA device via the network wire and transmits power using a non-data signal line in the communications protocol. The HomePNA device contains a first and second network wire connection ports for network wire terminals to plug in so as to receive and transmit data signals according to the communications protocol and to receive or transmit power provided via the non-data signal line; a power input port, which receives the external power provided through the power terminal and has a switch; and a plurality of sets of phone line connection ports for connecting data transmitting phone lines to the computer host. When the power input terminal is plugged with a power terminal, the switch is inactive and connects the non-data signal line of the first network connection port to the non-data signal line of the second network connection port and an internal control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Kuo-Yang Wu, Nien-Tzu Chang