Patents by Inventor Lun-Chia Kuo

Lun-Chia Kuo 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).

  • Publication number: 20120158773
    Abstract: An object association system for activating associated information is provided. The system includes an environment recognition and monitor module, a feature analyzer and builder module, a feature repository, a feature matching module, and an actuator module. The environment recognition and monitor module is configured for detecting an object that is opened and extracting digital environment information and physical environment sensor information corresponding to the object. The feature analyzer and builder module is configured for generating a digital environment feature and a physical environment feature corresponding to the object, building an environment feature association model according to the digital environment feature, the physical environment feature and a text feature corresponding to the object and storing the environment feature association model in the feature repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chun-Ta Chen, Yu-Hung Hsueh, Sheng-An Chang, Yi-Hsiung Huang, Lun-Chia Kuo
  • Patent number: 8200227
    Abstract: A method for resuming data transmission in a data transmission system including multiple information processing units and at least one mobile device, the multiple information processing units and the mobile device each including a wireless communication component, the method includes: transmitting data, by a first one of the multiple information processing units, to the mobile device; recording a transmission status of the mobile device, the transmission status including information regarding an unfinished data transmission by the first information processing unit to the mobile device; and resuming transmitting data relating to the unfinished data transmission, by a second one of the multiple information processing units, to the mobile device based on the recorded transmission status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Liu, Lun-Chia Kuo, Hui-Chun Lin
  • Publication number: 20120123733
    Abstract: A method for human movement recognition comprises the steps of: retrieving successive measuring data for human movement recognition from an inertial measurement unit; dividing the successive measuring data to generate at least a human movement pattern waveform if the successive measuring data conforms to a specific human movement pattern; quantifying the at least a human movement pattern waveform to generate at least a human movement sequence; and determining a human movement corresponding to the inertial measurement unit by comparing the at least a human movement sequence and a plurality of reference human movement sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi Chung LO, Tsung Heng Wu, Chao Yu Chen, Lun Chia Kuo, Yu Chee Tseng
  • Publication number: 20120054282
    Abstract: Architecture and method of hybrid P2P/client-server for data transmission involve using a P2P grouping method to determine the data transmission mode being a P2P mode or a client-server mode by an original source, for a plurality of peers connected to the original source. The original source further divides the plurality of peers into a P2P group and a client-server group, and dynamically determines the respective number of peers and the upstream bandwidth for the two groups. Thereby, during a data transmission procedure, it may achieve a performance balance among the propagation delay, restriction of upstream bandwidth for data sources, network throughput and system loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chung-Wei Lin, Lun-Chia Kuo, Jen-Hsiao Wen, Yu-Jung Yeh
  • Publication number: 20120016608
    Abstract: This present disclosure provides a method and the system thereof for monitoring residential appliances, which includes: measuring electrical data in a residence and transmitting the electrical data to a local data-processing unit, the electrical data at least containing a voltage, a real power, and a reactive power; normalizing the electrical data according to the voltage; calculating a variation of the normalized electrical data when the electrical data change; and comparing the variation of the normalized electrical data to an electrical feature which is contained in appliance information of the local data-processing unit, so as to determine the appliance which causes the variation of the electrical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: LEE-CHUN KO, CHIH-YUAN LIU, LUN-CHIA KUO, JUI-HUA TAN
  • Patent number: 8089912
    Abstract: A multicast communication method for relaying a multicast packet from a first member node to a plurality of second member nodes in a wireless network is provided, wherein the first member node and the second member nodes belong to a same group and can communicate with each other via a plurality of non-member nodes. In the multicast communication method, a number and distances of the second member nodes are recorded. The multicast packet is received from the first member node, and a waiting time is determined according to the number and the distances of the second member nodes. Whether the multicast packet is broadcasted by any other relay node is monitored during the waiting time. If the multicast packet is already broadcasted to all the second member nodes by other relay node, the multicast packet is not broadcasted; otherwise, the multicast packet is broadcasted after the waiting time elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Tsai, Chao-Yu Chen, Yi-Cheng Lu, Yu-Chee Tseng, Lun-Chia Kuo
  • Patent number: 8004396
    Abstract: An information integration system for integrating information includes: a local information receiving unit configured to receive information from a plurality of sensors; an information collecting unit configured to collect information from a plurality of remote information sources; and an information processing unit coupled to the local information receiving unit and the information collecting unit, the information processing unit being configured to process the information received by the local information receiving unit and the information collected by the information collecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Liu, Lun-Chia Kuo, Chung-Yi Wu
  • Publication number: 20110092222
    Abstract: A system and a method for vectoring service initiation, such service initiation can be data transfer, game initiation, media download, media streaming initiation, house application and the like, based on sensor assisted positioning are provided, which employ location sensors built in hand-held devices with positioning technology to provide an instinctive 2-D or 3-D user-machine interface, by that the user is able to transfer a file from a source device to a target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: LUN-CHIA KUO, Yi-Hsiung Huang, Sheng-An Chang, Yu-Hung Hsueh, Chun-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20110072143
    Abstract: A scheduling method for peer-to-peer data transmission suitable for a peer-to-peer system is described. The peer-to-peer system comprises a plurality of nodes, and the nodes comprise an ith and jth nodes, wherein the jth node uploads a plurality of upload files to the nodes connected thereto, and the upload files comprise an upload file Fij. The scheduling method determines a distributed upload bandwidth Uij of the upload file Fij according to at least one of a plurality of file sizes of the upload files and at least one of the time differences between a plurality of playback deadlines of the upload files and a current transmission time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Lun-Chia Kuo, Chung-Wei Lin, Tzu-Ming Weng
  • Publication number: 20110055280
    Abstract: A wireless sensing system and a method thereof are provided. The wireless sensing system includes: a data processing center; and a first sensor module for processing a first source data into a first dynamic counting sketch data structure. The first dynamic counting sketch data structure has a bit length determined based on the first source data. The data processing center estimates the first source data based on the first dynamic counting sketch data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yao-Chung Fan, Arbee L.P. Chen, Guan-Rong Lin, Lun-Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20110032152
    Abstract: A method for positioning a mobile device includes following steps. Based on a prior location point of the mobile device, many sample particles are generated according to a prior probability distribution associated with the prior location point. A current moving track or a current behavior mode of the mobile device is obtained, and the sample particles are moved according to at least one of the current moving track and the current behavior mode. A current supposed status is obtained based on a radio frequency signal received by the mobile device. A current probability distribution of the sample particles corresponding to the radio frequency signal or the current supposed status is generated to obtain corresponding weights of the moved sample particles. A current location point of the mobile device is obtained according to the weights and distribution of the sample particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Lo, Sheng-Po Kuo, Jui-Hao Chu, Yu-Chee Tseng, Lun-Chia Kuo, Chao-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7868784
    Abstract: A system configured for parking management in a parking facility, the system comprising a plurality of parking spaces, and a plurality of sensor units corresponding to the plurality of parking spaces, each of the plurality of sensor units being configured to detect a parking status of a corresponding one of the plurality of parking spaces and transmit a first message including the parking status of the corresponding one parking space in a wireless communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Lun-Chia Kuo, Chung-Yi Wu, Chung-Chou Shen, Shih-I Huang
  • Patent number: 7768529
    Abstract: A method and a system for image editing are provided. The method includes the following steps: firstly, search for characteristic curves of an image; next, approximate the characteristic curves with spline functions; then, when editing the image, manipulate the characteristic curves through control points of the corresponding spline functions; and then, reconstruct the image according to the manipulated characteristic curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Lun-Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100150048
    Abstract: A multicast communication method for relaying a multicast packet from a first member node to a plurality of second member nodes in a wireless network is provided, wherein the first member node and the second member nodes belong to a same group and can communicate with each other via a plurality of non-member nodes. In the multicast communication method, a number and distances of the second member nodes are recorded. The multicast packet is received from the first member node, and a waiting time is determined according to the number and the distances of the second member nodes. Whether the multicast packet is broadcasted by any other relay node is monitored during the waiting time. If the multicast packet is already broadcasted to all the second member nodes by other relay node, the multicast packet is not broadcasted; otherwise, the multicast packet is broadcasted after the waiting time elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Tsai, Chao-Yu Chen, Yi-Cheng Lu, Yu-Chee Tseng, Lun-Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20100146280
    Abstract: A remote assisting method is applied in a remote assisting system, which includes a server, a help-asking device and a helping device. The remote assisting method includes the following steps. First, ticket information is encrypted into encrypted ticket information, which is provided to the server, in response to a help-asking event and according to a first key. Next, the encrypted ticket information provided by the help-asking device is decoded into the ticket information according to a second key. Then, the ticket information, generated by decoding, is provided to the helping device such that the helping device can log in the help-asking device and perform a remote assisting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Po-Yuan Teng, Lun-Chia Kuo, Yi-Hsiung Huang, Lee-Chun Ko
  • Publication number: 20100141423
    Abstract: A wireless sensor network and data sensing method thereof are provided. A prediction model is established according to sensed data. When statistical value of the sensed data is within a user allowable range, the average value of the sensed data is returned to a user based on the prediction model. Alternatively, when the statistical value of the sensed data is beyond the user allowable range, actually sensed data is returned to the user based on the prediction model. In addition, the prediction model may further be dynamically updated according to subsequently received sensed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Guan-Rong Lin, Lun-Chia Kuo, Arbee L.P. Chen, Yao-Chung Fan, En-Tzu Wang
  • Publication number: 20100122091
    Abstract: Disclosed relates to an access control system and method based on hierarchical keys. The system comprises an access control server (ACS), a home gateway, and a plurality of sensor devices disposed on a home network. The ACS sets up user's access limits of authority and authorization verifier, and saves the related data of user's password and the user's access limits of authority. The gateway records the authority limits' level and the authority limits' key which are constructed based on a hierarchical key structure. When a user logs in the ACS to request access, an one-time communication key between the user and the home gateway is established by exchanging the ticket and the token that are issued by the ACS. This allows the user to access the information of the sensor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Yi-Hsiung Huang, Lun-Chia Kuo, Wen-Guey Tzeng, Huan-Chung Lin, Chya-Hung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090156216
    Abstract: A method for resuming data transmission in a data transmission system including multiple information processing units and at least one mobile device, the multiple information processing units and the mobile device each including a wireless communication component, the method includes: transmitting data, by a first one of the multiple information processing units, to the mobile device; recording a transmission status of the mobile device, the transmission status including information regarding an unfinished data transmission by the first information processing unit to the mobile device; and resuming transmitting data relating to the unfinished data transmission, by a second one of the multiple information processing units, to the mobile device based on the recorded transmission status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Liu, Lun-Chia Kuo, Hui-Chun Lin
  • Publication number: 20090141899
    Abstract: A dual-mode wireless sensor network system including a local wireless sensor, a local event processing device, and a remote event processing device is provided. The local wireless senor detects and announces an abnormal event. The local event processing device and the remote event processing device receive the abnormal event announcement. When the local wireless senor detects the abnormal event, the local wireless sensor encrypts an abnormal event message related to the abnormal event with a regular mode key and transmits the encrypted abnormal event message to the local event processing device. When the local wireless sensor does not receive a response message from the local event processing device, the local wireless sensor encrypts the abnormal event message with a special mode key and transmits the encrypted abnormal event message to the remote event processing device. Thereby, the abnormal event can be successfully announced even with highly protected privacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yi-Hsiung Huang, Lun-Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090002189
    Abstract: An information integration system for integrating information includes: a local information receiving unit configured to receive information from a plurality of sensors; an information collecting unit configured to collect information from a plurality of remote information sources; and an information processing unit coupled to the local information receiving unit and the information collecting unit, the information processing unit being configured to process the information received by the local information receiving unit and the information collected by the information collecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Liu, Lun-Chia Kuo, Chung-Yi Wu