Patents by Inventor Li-Chia Chu

Li-Chia 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: 10600370
    Abstract: A local dimming system includes a mean estimation unit that estimates a mean value of an image; a PWM gain control unit that generates a PWM gain value according to the mean value; a spatial filter that performs on a plurality of the mean values in spatial domain to enhance a plurality of the PWM gain values, thereby generating enhanced PWM gain values; a scene change detection unit that detects scene change according to a histogram mean value generated by the mean estimation unit; a temporal filter that performs in temporal domain according to the enhanced PWM gain values and a result of scene change detection, thereby generating PWM values; a light shape imitation (LSI) unit that generates luminance gain according to the PWM value; and a pixel compensation unit that performs pixel compensation on the image according to the luminance gain, thereby resulting in a compensated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Yun-Sheng Lin, Li-Chia Chu, Ying-Han Yeh
  • Publication number: 20200066214
    Abstract: A local dimming system includes a mean estimation unit that estimates a mean value of an image; a PWM gain control unit that generates a PWM gain value according to the mean value; a spatial filter that performs on a plurality of the mean values in spatial domain to enhance a plurality of the PWM gain values, thereby generating enhanced PWM gain values; a scene change detection unit that detects scene change according to a histogram mean value generated by the mean estimation unit; a temporal filter that performs in temporal domain according to the enhanced PWM gain values and a result of scene change detection, thereby generating PWM values; a light shape imitation (LSI) unit that generates luminance gain according to the PWM value; and a pixel compensation unit that performs pixel compensation on the image according to the luminance gain, thereby resulting in a compensated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Yun-Sheng Lin, Li-Chia Chu, Ying-Han Yeh
  • Patent number: 9171373
    Abstract: A system of image stereo matching includes at least one stereo matching unit (SMU) each receives a first view and a second view of a view pair, according to which the SMU generates a first depth map for the first view. The system also includes a backward tracer operable to receive the first depth map, according to which a second depth map for the second view is derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignees: NCKU Research and Development Foundation, Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Der Shieh, Der-Wei Yang, Li-Chia Chu, Tzung-Ren Wang
  • Publication number: 20140177927
    Abstract: A system of image stereo matching includes at least one stereo matching unit (SMU) each receives a first view and a second view of a view pair, according to which the SMU generates a first depth map for the first view. The system also includes a backward tracer operable to receive the first depth map, according to which a second depth map for the second view is derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, NCKU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: MING-DER SHIEH, DER-WEI YANG, Li-Chia Chu, TZUNG-REN WANG