Patents by Inventor Lien-Fu Cheng

Lien-Fu Cheng 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: 10379675
    Abstract: An interactive projection apparatus and a touch position determining method thereof are provided. The invention adopts such a scheme of defining the effective touch area according to the coordinate information of the positioning pattern and judging whether or not the light spot is located in the effective touch area. If the light spot is located in the effective touch area, the position of the light spot is taken as the touch position of an input tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Shen Lee, Lien-Fu Cheng, Chih-Neng Tseng
  • Publication number: 20150261383
    Abstract: An interactive projection apparatus and a touch position determining method thereof are provided. The invention adopts such a scheme of defining the effective touch area according to the coordinate information of the positioning pattern and judging whether or not the light spot is located in the effective touch area. If the light spot is located in the effective touch area, the position of the light spot is taken as the touch position of an input tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Shen Lee, Lien-Fu Cheng, Chih-Neng Tseng
  • Patent number: 9135222
    Abstract: A method for viewing a document file and a projection apparatus using the method are provided. The method is suitable for a projection apparatus which has a built-in file viewer. In the method, multi-lingual word banks supported by the projection apparatus are grouped to obtain a plurality of language groups. Each of the language groups shares at least one of the word banks. One of the language groups is linked in response to an input condition, and the linked language group is provided to the file viewer for performing a loading operation, so as to allow the file viewer to view the document file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Lien-Fu Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130024182
    Abstract: A method for viewing a document file and a projection apparatus using the method are provided. The method is suitable for a projection apparatus which has a built-in file viewer. In the method, multi-lingual word banks supported by the projection apparatus are grouped to obtain a plurality of language groups. Each of the language groups shares at least one of the word banks. One of the language groups is linked in response to an input condition, and the linked language group is provided to the file viewer for performing a loading operation, so as to allow the file viewer to view the document file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Lien-Fu Cheng
  • Patent number: 8176548
    Abstract: A protection system for a display apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The protection system includes an electronic key and a protection module. The protection system performs security identification with a plurality of passwords and updates the passwords every time after the security identification is completed to improve the security of the display apparatus. The display apparatus is allowed to be turned on when one of the passwords is correct, and the passwords are separately updated after the security identification is completed. The protection system is highly secure and provides greater convenience to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Wang Wu, Lien-Fu Cheng
  • Patent number: 8174304
    Abstract: A key module includes a key, a light emitting component, and a drive circuit. The key is operable between on and off states. The light emitting component is disposed adjacent to the key, and is capable of providing indicating light for the key. The drive circuit is electrically connected to the key and the light emitting component. The drive circuit is triggered upon switching of the key from the off state to the on state to provide a drive signal for driving the light emitting component to provide the indicating light. The drive signal has an intensity that gradually decreases over time once the key switches from the on state to the off state such that the indicating light provided by the light emitting component has a luminance that gradually decreases over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Lien-Fu Cheng, Wei-Chih Su, Jyh-Yu Chuang
  • Patent number: 7883215
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention discloses projector circuit boards comprising an image receiving terminal, a central processing unit, a motor driving module, a DMD and a DMD control module. The image receiving terminal receives an image signal and transmits the received image signal to the central processing unit. The central processing unit processes the received image signal. The motor driving module drives a motor on the basis of the processed image signal to rotate a color wheel to generate a colored beam. The DMD, comprising a plurality of micro-mirrors, is used in reflecting the colored beam, transforming the colored beam into an image beam, and transmitting the image beam to a projection lens to project an image. The rotation angles of the micro-mirrors are controlled by the DMD control module coupled between the central processing unit and the DMD. The projector circuit board is perpendicular to a light path of the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Tsao Chang, Lien-Fu Cheng, I-Hsien Liu
  • Publication number: 20090046256
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention discloses projector circuit boards comprising an image receiving terminal, a central processing unit, a motor driving module, a DMD and a DMD control module. The image receiving terminal receives an image signal and transmits the received image signal to the central processing unit. The central processing unit processes the received image signal. The motor driving module drives a motor on the basis of the processed image signal to rotate a color wheel to generate a colored beam. The DMD, comprising a plurality of micro-mirrors, is used in reflecting the colored beam, transforming the colored beam into an image beam, and transmitting the image beam to a projection lens to project an image. The rotation angles of the micro-mirrors are controlled by the DMD control module coupled between the central processing unit and the DMD. The projector circuit board is perpendicular to a light path of the projection lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Tsao Chang, Lien-Fu Cheng, I-Hsien Liu
  • Publication number: 20080224638
    Abstract: A key module includes a key, a light emitting component, and a drive circuit. The key is operable between on and off states. The light emitting component is disposed adjacent to the key, and is capable of providing indicating light for the key. The drive circuit is electrically connected to the key and the light emitting component. The drive circuit is triggered upon switching of the key from the off state to the on state to provide a drive signal with an intensity that gradually decreases over time for driving the light emitting component such that the light emitting component provides the indicating light with a luminance that gradually decreases over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lien-Fu CHENG, Wei-Chih SU, Jyh-Yu CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20080104717
    Abstract: A protection system for a display apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The protection system includes an electronic key and a protection module. The protection system performs security identification with a plurality of passwords and updates the passwords every time after the security identification is completed to improve the security of the display apparatus. The display apparatus is allowed to be turned on when one of the passwords is correct, and the passwords are separately updated after the security identification is completed. The protection system is highly secure and provides greater convenience to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Wang Wu, Lien-Fu Cheng