Patents by Inventor Min-Liang Wang

Min-Liang Wang 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: 10603133
    Abstract: This present invention discloses an image guided augmented reality method, comprising the following steps of: obtaining a first conversion matrix of a camera and a marked point; obtaining a second conversion matrix of the eye and the camera; linking the first conversion matrix and the second conversion matrix to obtain a correct position corresponding matrix of the eye to the marked point; and linking the correct position corresponding matrix to a position feature of the marked point to obtain the correct position of the eye to the marked point. The present invention also discloses a surgical navigation method of wearable glasses, used for obtaining the correct position of the operator's eye to the marked point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Main Orthopaedic Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Liang Wang, Pei-Yuan Lee, Ming-Hsien Hu
  • Patent number: 10383692
    Abstract: Using the surgical instrument guidance system of the present invention, a doctor can instantly obtain a real field of view of a surgical site of a patient, a three-dimensional medical image that coincides with a surgical site of the patient, and a real-time positional relationship between the surgical instrument and the surgical site of the patient. The surgical instrument guidance system provides an entrance guiding interface, an angle guiding interface and a depth guiding interface to help the surgeon monitor whether the position relationship between the surgical instrument and the patient's surgical site conforms to the preoperative planning and specifically increases the accuracy of position, angle and depth of the surgical instrument on the surgical site of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN MAIN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min-Liang Wang
  • Publication number: 20190216572
    Abstract: This present invention discloses an image guided augmented reality method, comprising the following steps of: obtaining a first conversion matrix of a camera and a marked point; obtaining a second conversion matrix of the eye and the camera; linking the first conversion matrix and the second conversion matrix to obtain a correct position corresponding matrix of the eye to the marked point; and linking the correct position corresponding matrix to a position feature of the marked point to obtain the correct position of the eye to the marked point. The present invention also discloses a surgical navigation method of wearable glasses, used for obtaining the correct position of the operator's eye to the marked point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: TAIWAN MAIN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Liang Wang, Pei-Yuan Lee, Ming-Hsien Hu
  • Publication number: 20170035268
    Abstract: A stereo display system using shape from shading algorithm is an image conversion device connected between a monoscopic endoscope and a 3D monitor. The system applies the algorithm which generates a depth map for a 2D image of video frames. The algorithm first calculates a direction of a light source for the 2D image and based upon the information of light distribution and shading for the 2D image to generate the depth map. The depth map is used to calculate another view of the original 2D image by depth image based rendering algorithm in generation of stereoscopic images. After the new view is rendered, the stereo display system also needs to convert the display format of the stereoscopic images for different kinds of 3D displays. Base on this method, it is necessary to replace the whole monoscopic endoscope with a stereo-endoscope system and no modification is required for the monoscopic endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: MING SHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atul Kumar, Yen-Yu WANG, Kai-Che LIU, Min-Liang WANG, Ching-Jen WU
  • Patent number: 8977051
    Abstract: An image enhancement method for improving color perception of colorblind viewers has an image input step, an image difference area analyzing step, an image color distribution adjusting step, and an image output step. In such method, a normal image and a colorblindness-simulative image are input and calculated to produce a colorblindness-optimized image. Color vision obtained by a colorblind person from the colorblindness-optimized image is substantially identical to that obtained by a person with normal color perception from the normal image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
    Inventors: Min-Liang Wang, Huei-Yung Lin, Li-Qi Chen, Shih-Chun Chao, Lih-Ching Lai
  • Publication number: 20140270516
    Abstract: An image enhancement method for improving color perception of colorblind viewers has an image input step, an image difference area analyzing step, an image color distribution adjusting step, and an image output step. In such method, a normal image and a colorblindness-simulative image are input and calculated to produce a colorblindness-optimized image. Color vision obtained by a colorblind person from the colorblindness-optimized image is substantially identical to that obtained by a person with normal color perception from the normal image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Min-Liang Wang, Huei-Yung Lin, Li-Qi Chen, Shih-Chun Chao, Lih-Ching Lai
  • Publication number: 20140187912
    Abstract: A positioning device, an image projecting system and a method for overlapping images are provided. The positioning device is applied to a Computed Tomography process and a Magnetic Resonance Imaging process. The positioning device includes a patch and a positioning mark. The positioning mark is adapted to be mounted on the patch, and includes a Computed Tomography mark and a Magnetic Resonance Imaging mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: WEI-CHING WANG, BING-FENG HUANG, WEI-TE CHEN, PEI-YUAN LEE, KAI-CHE LIU, MIN-LIANG WANG
  • Publication number: 20140119510
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging system for generating space transfer functions has an X-ray machine, a check board and a host. The X-ray machine has an X-ray camera and an image camera to respectively take an X-ray image and a reference image for a calibration pattern on the check board. The host has a controller electrically connected to the X-ray camera and the image camera to receive the X-ray image and the reference image. The controller generates parameters and space transfer functions according to the X-ray image and the reference image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
    Inventors: Min-Liang WANG, Pei-Yuan Lee, Kai-Che Liu
  • Patent number: 8260037
    Abstract: A 3D model reconstruction acquisition includes the steps of preparing a transparent container and at least one image capture device, wherein an object is placed in the transparent container and a liquid is received in the transparent container; keeping the liquid level rising or lowering to allow the liquid level to pass through a surface of the object and then keeping capturing a series of the images; computing a liquid-level equation for each of the images by using curves of the images between the object and the incremental or decremental liquid level confined by the transparent container; computing 3D coordinates of the curves in accordance with the liquid-level equation of each image; and collecting 3D coordinates of all of the curves to create a 3D model of the object. In addition, the acquisition can be done in the environment having water and thus be applied to various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: National Chung Cheng University
    Inventors: Huei-Yung Lin, Min-Liang Wang, Sung-Chun Liang
  • Publication number: 20100008566
    Abstract: A 3D model reconstruction acquisition includes the steps of preparing a transparent container and at least one image capture device, wherein an object is placed in the transparent container and a liquid is received in the transparent container; keeping the liquid level rising or lowering to allow the liquid level to pass through a surface of the object and then keeping capturing a series of the images; computing a liquid-level equation for each of the images by using curves of the images between the object and the incremental or decremental liquid level confined by the transparent container; computing 3D coordinates of the curves in accordance with the liquid-level equation of each image; and collecting 3D coordinates of all of the curves to create a 3D model of the object. In addition, the acquisition can be done in the environment having water and thus be applied to various environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Huei-Yung Lin, Min-Liang Wang, Sung-Chun Liang