Patents by Inventor Min Lin

Min Lin 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: 20220321832
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing side conversations within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with a virtual conference among plural participants, a first audio channel for sharing among the plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a user-selectable button to initiate a side conversation with the participant; receive indication of a user selection, by a first participant, of the user-selectable button for initiating a side conversation with a second participant of the plural participants; and provide a second audio channel from a first device associated with the first participant to a second device associated with the second participant, in conjunction with providing the first audio channel to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Publication number: 20220321373
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing breakout sessions based on tagging users within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a virtual space for virtual conferencing between plural participants, display of a first user interface for assigning tags to the plural participants; receive indication of first user input, via the first user interface, assigning a tag to a subset of the plural participants; provide display of a second user interface for configuring a breakout session; receive indication of second user input, via the second user interface, setting properties for the breakout session including the tag and an identification of a room to associate with the tag; and provide for the breakout session in the room, the breakout session including at least the subset of the plural participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Publication number: 20220321375
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for mixing participant audio from multiple rooms within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a first room for virtual conferencing, display of a user interface for mixing participant audio from one or more second rooms into an audio channel for the first room; receive indication of user input via the user interface, the user input corresponding to settings for mixing the participant audio from the one or more second rooms; and provide, based on the settings and in association with virtual conferencing within the first room, for mixing the participant audio from one or more second rooms with respect to the audio channel for the first room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Publication number: 20220312605
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a fastened object, a fastener, and a base member. The housing includes a housing body and a bracket. The bracket is integrally formed on the housing body. The bracket includes a bracket stage, a bracket hole and a bracket recess. The bracket hole is formed on the bracket stage. The fastened object corresponds to the bracket stage. At least a portion of the base member is moveably inserted into the bracket recess. The base member includes a member fastening hole. The fastener passes through the fastened object and the bracket hole to connect to the member fastening hole of the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Chun-Wei WANG, Che-Min LIN
  • Patent number: 11446851
    Abstract: A molding apparatus is configured for molding a semiconductor device and includes a lower mold and an upper mold. The lower mold is configured to carry the semiconductor device. The upper mold is disposed above the lower mold for receiving the semiconductor device and includes a mold part and a dynamic part. The mold part is configured to cover the upper surface of the semiconductor device. The dynamic part is disposed around a device receiving region of the upper mold and configured to move relatively to the mold part. A molding method and a molded semiconductor device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Feng Weng, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chung-Shi Liu, Chih-Wei Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Chiu, Yao-Tong Lai, Chia-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 11436998
    Abstract: Techniques for generating an indication of ambient light intensity are provided. The techniques include obtaining a set of one or more low light level measurements during a low light level display panel period of a display; obtaining a set of one or more high light level measurements during a high light level display panel period of the display; and generating an ambient light level result based on analysis of the set of one or more low light level measurements, the set of one or more high light level measurements, and calibration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Koon Wing Tsang, Jia Yang Koo, Yuh-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 11426741
    Abstract: A shower apparatus includes a pivotable member and a main body having a receiving space, an inlet communicating with the receiving space, and a first outlet. A first communicating hole is located at a connection site between the receiving space and the inlet in the main body. The pivotable member is pivotally connected to the main body and is manipulated to pivot relative to the main body and includes a pivotal axle disposed in the receiving space and a second outlet. When the pivotable member is pivoted relative to the main body, the pivotal axle is simultaneously pivoted in the same direction in the receiving space. The pivotal axle has a tube body, an isolating member, a second communicating hole, and a third communicating hole. The isolating member is fixed in the tube body to divide an inner space of the tube body separately into a first flow channel and a second flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: PURITY (XIAMEN) SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: James Wu, Alex Wu, Ce-Wen Yang, Ching-Yin Wu, Che-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 11424190
    Abstract: A multi-chip package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The multi-chip package includes: an interposer including a dielectric body, a plurality of semiconductor bodies separated by the dielectric body, a through via penetrating through the dielectric body, and a wiring structure located in each of the plurality of semiconductor bodies; a plurality of semiconductor chips located side by side on a first surface of the interposer and electrically connected to the wiring structure; an encapsulant located on the first surface of the interposer and encapsulating at least a portion of the plurality of semiconductor chips; and a redistribution circuit structure located on a second surface of the interposer opposite to the first surface of the interposer and electrically connected to the plurality of semiconductor chips through the through via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yu-Min Lin, Sheng-Tsai Wu, Shin-Yi Huang, Ang-Ying Lin, Tzu-Hsuan Ni, Yuan-Yin Lo
  • Publication number: 20220253585
    Abstract: An excitation source planning method for an electrical stimulation is proposed to plan an excitation source. A layout importing step is performed to drive a processing unit to import a PCB layout to an electromagnetic simulation software module. A port establishing step is performed to set the excitation source to be vertically disposed between a signal layer and a main ground layer. A model generating step is performed to perform the electrical simulation according to the excitation source to generate a three-dimensional simulation model corresponding to the PCB layout. When the signal layer is not electrically connected to the main ground layer, the electromagnetic simulation software module executes an extending step. The extending step is performed to provide a first metal unit to be connected to the signal layer, and reset the excitation source to be vertically disposed between the first metal unit and the main ground layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Wei-Yuan LIN, Ji-Min LIN
  • Publication number: 20220253393
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first memory controller, a second memory controller, and a memory access controller. The first memory controller stores setting information of a predetermined memory, wherein the predetermined memory is defined as an execute-only-memory. The second memory controller provides and sets an enabling register according to the setting information of the predetermined memory, and generates an enabling signal. The memory access controller accesses the first memory controller and the second memory controller to move the data of the predetermined memory to a predetermined memory space corresponding to the enabling register according to the enabling signal and the setting information of the predetermined memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Zong-Min LIN
  • Publication number: 20220243362
    Abstract: This invention relates to an elastic functional textile fabric and dyeing and finishing method thereof. The fabric provided mainly comprises at least one elastic yarn. An ironing machine is used to process the fabric to maintain warp-wise smoothness and flatness. After ironing, a sanforizing machine is used to sanforize the fabric, and then the fabric undergoes a scutching procedure. Then, a setting machine is used to preset the scutched fabric, the fabric undergoes a dyeing procedure to form an elastic fabric. Then, the elastic fabric undergoes a second scutching procedure and a second setting procedure to form the finished product as the elastic functional textile fabric according to this invention. Through the production method disclosed above, problematic situations like insufficient weft weight, unsmooth fabric surface, pitting surface, uneven dyeing, side shading, poor fastness, chromatic aberration, dyelot chromatism, insufficient elasticity, as well as spray burns, etc can be dramatically reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: I-MIN LIN
  • Publication number: 20220242813
    Abstract: A method for preparing a low migration plasticizer of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate is provided. The method includes a step of adding at least one short chain alcohol component and at least one long chain alcohol component in an esterification reaction between terephthalic acid and 2-ethylhexanol, so as to graft modify a resulting di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate. The esterification reaction is carried out under a temperature from 30° C. to 225° C. and a pressure from 80 mbar to 1033 mbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Te-Chao LIAO, Jung-Jen CHUANG, Chung-Yu CHEN, Hsun-Min LIN
  • Publication number: 20220242314
    Abstract: A rearview safety warning device of a vehicle has a rearview mirror assembly, a display unit, a wireless transmission unit, and a processing unit. The rearview mirror assembly has a mirror having a mirror-surface area and a display area. The display unit displays a warning information through the display area of the mirror. The wireless transmission unit communicates with a mobile device via a wireless communication technique. The processing unit is signally connected to the display unit and the wireless transmission unit. The processing unit receives a traffic data from the mobile device via the wireless transmission unit and activates the display unit to display the warning information according to the traffic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: AEON MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tong-Min LIN
  • Publication number: 20220246030
    Abstract: A collaborative control system for a vehicle has a cloud server, a collaboration device, and an edge computing device. The cloud server stores road coordinates and traffic data corresponding to the road coordinates. The collaboration device is for being mounted in the vehicle. The edge computing device communicates with the cloud server and the collaboration device and is for being mounted in the vehicle. The edge computing device downloads one of the traffic data from the cloud server as an instant traffic datum according to a vehicle positioning coordinate corresponding to one of the road coordinates, and transmits the instant traffic datum to the collaboration device. The collaboration device displays the instant traffic datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: AEON MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tong-Min LIN
  • Publication number: 20220245040
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a debug port, a first access port, a second access port, a first processing unit, a second processing unit, and an embedded emulator unit. The first access port is coupled to the debug port. The second access port is coupled to the debug port. The first processing unit is coupled to the first access port. The second processing unit is coupled to the second access port. The embedded emulator unit is coupled to the debug port, the first processing unit and the second processing unit. The first processing unit generates a debug instruction to access the embedded emulator unit, so that the embedded emulator unit generates a debug signal. The debug signal is output to the second processing unit through the debug port and the second access port, so as to perform a debug operation on the second processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Zong-Min LIN
  • Patent number: 11399668
    Abstract: A handheld shower includes a shower body and a liquid storage tank. The shower body has an inlet channel and an outlet portion, and the inlet channel communicates with the outlet portion. The liquid storage tank has a receiving space and a liquid outlet, and the receiving space is adapted to receive a cleaning solution. The liquid outlet communicates with the receiving space and is adapted to output the liquid solution inside the receiving space. The liquid storage tank is detachably engaged with the shower body, and the handheld shower is light and easy to carry. Thereby, users no need to carry many bottles of cleaning solution when traveling or on business trips, and have their own handheld shower when they are going out, enhancing the convenience of the journey and the comfort of bathing outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PURITY (XIAMEN) SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: James Wu, Alex Wu, Ce-Wen Yang, Ching-Yin Wu, Che-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 11405005
    Abstract: A radio frequency amplifier circuit is provided. A matching circuit is configured on a radio frequency path of an input end or an output end of an amplifier. An inductance-capacitance resonance circuit and the matching circuit share an inductor included in the matching circuit to generate a corresponding resonance frequency. The matching circuit provides an input impedance or an output impedance matching two fundamental tones in a radio frequency signal at a first frequency and a second frequency. The inductance-capacitance resonance circuit provides a filtering path for filtering a signal component outside a frequency band formed by the first frequency and the second frequency in the radio frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 11401624
    Abstract: A plating apparatus for electroplating a wafer includes a housing defining a plating chamber for housing a plating solution. A voltage source of the apparatus has a first terminal having a first polarity and a second terminal having a second polarity different than the first polarity. The first terminal is electrically coupled to the wafer. An anode is within the plating chamber, and the second terminal is electrically coupled to the anode. A membrane support is within the plating chamber and over the anode. The membrane support defines apertures, wherein in a first zone of the membrane support a first aperture-area to surface-area ratio is a first ratio, and in a second zone of the membrane support a second aperture-area to surface-area ratio is a second ratio, different than the first ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Che-Min Lin, Hung-San Lu, Chao-Lung Chen, Chao Yuan Chang, Chun-An Kung, Chin-Hsin Hsiao, Wen-Chun Hou, Szu-Hung Yang, Ping-Ching Jiang
  • Publication number: 20220238407
    Abstract: Three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) structures and methods of forming the same are provided. A 3DIC structure includes a semiconductor package, a first package substrate, a molded underfill layer and a thermal interface material. The semiconductor package is disposed over and electrically connected to the first package substrate through a plurality of first bumps. The semiconductor package includes at least one semiconductor die and an encapsulation layer aside the semiconductor die. The molded underfill layer surrounds the plurality of first bumps and a sidewall of the semiconductor package, and has a substantially planar top surface. The CTE of the molded underfill layer is different from the CTE of the encapsulation layer of the semiconductor package. The thermal interface material is disposed over the semiconductor package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Min Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chih-Wei Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Chiu, Sheng-Feng Weng, Yao-Tong Lai
  • Publication number: 20220229583
    Abstract: The application provides an AI algorithm operation accelerator and method, a computing system, and a non-transitory computer readable media. The AI algorithm operation accelerating method includes steps of: A. reading an input data and a descriptor from a memory unit, wherein the descriptor includes a weight data; B. performing a first part of the input data and a first part of the weight data by a first operator for generating a first operation result; C. registering the first operation result; D. when the first operation result reaches a predetermined data amount, triggering a second operator to perform the first operation result and a second part of the weight data by the second operator for generating a second operation result; and E. writing the second operation result into the memory unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Wen-Hsiang LIN, Shih-Yao CHENG, Jin-Min LIN