Patents by Inventor Ming Kao
Ming Kao 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).
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Patent number: 12375111Abstract: A method for calibrating compensation values utilized by a compensation device in a transmitter includes: obtaining a plurality of output signals sequentially generated by the transmitter by processing a pair of input signals based on a plurality of pairs of compensation values as a plurality of feedback signals, where each feedback signal corresponds to one of the plurality of pairs of compensation values; obtaining a signal component of the feedback signals at a predetermined frequency as a portion of the feedback signals; determining a pair of equivalent impairment parameters in a calibration operation according to the plurality of pairs of compensation values and the portion of the feedback signals; and determining a pair of calibrated compensation values according to the pair of equivalent impairment parameters and providing the pair of calibrated compensation values to the compensation device.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20250007626Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a signal transmission apparatus having mismatch calibration mechanism. An input circuit performs input signal processing on a first and a second baseband signals orthogonal to each other and forming a complex number baseband signal to generate an input baseband signal. A frequency up-conversion circuit performs frequency up-conversion on the input baseband signal through two signal processing paths having identical configurations and adds processed results to generate an output RF signal. A feedback circuit performs feedback signal processing on the output RF signal to generate a feedback signal. A calibration calculation circuit sets a compensation parameter to be parameter values and retrieves corresponding feedback values from the feedback signal, so as to solve a mismatch parameter between the two signal processing paths of a function of the feedback signal according to the parameter values and the feedback values.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventor: TZU-MING KAO
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Patent number: 12028471Abstract: A supporting stand comprises a bearing unit, a first rod, a second rod, a sleeve assembly, a regulating assembly, an elastic element, a first steel cable, and a second steel cable. The first rod pivotally connects with the bearing unit, the second rod pivotally connects with the first rod, and the sleeve assembly pivotally connects with the second rod. The regulating assembly is disposed in the sleeve assembly, the elastic element is disposed in the second rod, the first steel cable is connected to the elastic element and the first rod respectively, and the second steel cable is connected to the elastic element and the regulating assembly respectively. The sleeve assembly is operated to drive the regulating assembly to move, so that the second steel cable, the elastic element, and the first steel cable move simultaneously to adjust the tension compensation for the bearing unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: SYNCMOLD ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventors: Ching-Hui Yen, Yu-Ming Kao, Po-Chun Chiu
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Patent number: 12016110Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a PCB and a cooling system adapted to pull heat away from a first side of the PCB and dissipate the heat through a back surface of the electronic device. The cooling system includes a heat pipe that wraps around PCB. The cooling system further includes an active heat transfer device positioned adjacent to a second portion of the heat pipe, the active heat transfer device being adapted to absorb heat through a first surface and release the heat through a second surface of the active heat transfer device. The cooling system further includes a first passive heat transfer element that forms the back surface of the electronic device and that conducts the heat received from the active heat transfer device out of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kang-Ming Chuang, Yi-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20240022272Abstract: A method for calibrating compensation values utilized by a compensation device in a transmitter includes: obtaining a plurality of output signals sequentially generated by the transmitter by processing a pair of input signals based on a plurality of pairs of compensation values as a plurality of feedback signals, where each feedback signal corresponds to one of the plurality of pairs of compensation values; obtaining a signal component of the feedback signals at a predetermined frequency as a portion of the feedback signals; determining a pair of equivalent impairment parameters in a calibration operation according to the plurality of pairs of compensation values and the portion of the feedback signals; and determining a pair of calibrated compensation values according to the pair of equivalent impairment parameters and providing the pair of calibrated compensation values to the compensation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20230313942Abstract: A supporting stand comprises a bearing unit, a first rod, a second rod, a sleeve assembly, a regulating assembly, an elastic element, a first steel cable, and a second steel cable. The first rod pivotally connects with the bearing unit, the second rod pivotally connects with the first rod, and the sleeve assembly pivotally connects with the second rod. The regulating assembly is disposed in the sleeve assembly, the elastic element is disposed in the second rod, the first steel cable is connected to the elastic element and the first rod respectively, and the second steel cable is connected to the elastic element and the regulating assembly respectively. The sleeve assembly is operated to drive the regulating assembly to move, so that the second steel cable, the elastic element, and the first steel cable move simultaneously to adjust the tension compensation for the bearing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Ching-Hui YEN, Yu-Ming KAO, Po-Chun CHIU
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Patent number: 11764815Abstract: A method for calibrating one or more compensation values utilized by a compensation device of a transmitter includes: obtaining a plurality of output signals which were sequentially generated by the transmitter by processing a pair of input signals according to multiple pairs of compensation values as a plurality of feedback signals, where each feedback signal corresponds to one of the multiple pairs of compensation values, determining a plurality of coefficients of a cost function according to the multiple pairs of compensation values and the feedback signals in an operation of calibration; and determining a pair of calibrated compensation values according to the coefficients and providing the pair of calibrated compensation values to the compensation device.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20230253994Abstract: A method for calibrating one or more compensation values utilized by a compensation device of a transmitter includes: obtaining a plurality of output signals which were sequentially generated by the transmitter by processing a pair of input signals according to multiple pairs of compensation values as a plurality of feedback signals, where each feedback signal corresponds to one of the multiple pairs of compensation values, determining a plurality of coefficients of a cost function according to the multiple pairs of compensation values and the feedback signals in an operation of calibration; and determining a pair of calibrated compensation values according to the coefficients and providing the pair of calibrated compensation values to the compensation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20230247755Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a PCB and a cooling system adapted to pull heat away from a first side of the PCB and dissipate the heat through a back surface of the electronic device. The cooling system includes a heat pipe that wraps around PCB. The cooling system further includes an active heat transfer device positioned adjacent to a second portion of the heat pipe, the active heat transfer device being adapted to absorb heat through a first surface and release the heat through a second surface of the active heat transfer device. The cooling system further includes a first passive heat transfer element that forms the back surface of the electronic device and that conducts the heat received from the active heat transfer device out of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Kang-Ming CHUANG, Yi-Ming KAO
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Publication number: 20230238991Abstract: A communications device and a method for compensating frequency response distortion of the communication device are provided. The communications device includes a transmitting path circuitry, a receiving path circuitry, a memory pre-distortion circuit, a pre-equalizer circuit and a pre-equalization calculation circuit. The transmitting path circuitry and the receiving path circuitry are configured to generate a feedback signal according to a pre-distortion test signal, where a set of pre-distortion coefficients of the memory pre-distortion circuit are calibrated according to the feedback signal. After calibration of the set of pre-distortion coefficients is finished, the pre-equalization calculating circuit performs calculation on the set of pre-distortion coefficients to generate a calculation result for calibrating the pre-equalizer circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Wu-Chi Wang, Tzu-Ming Kao, Yuan-Shuo Chang
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Patent number: 11671131Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The at least one transmitting signal processing device sequentially generates multiple output signals according to multiple input signals. The compensation device sequentially generates the input signals according to multiple initial compensation values. The compensation value calibration device receives the output signals as multiple feedback signals and performs a calibration operation according to the feedback signals. The compensation value calibration device includes a digital signal processor coupled to the compensation device.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11664906Abstract: The present application provides a method for calibrating a transmitter. The transmitter includes an oscillator, a first signal path, and a second signal path. The first signal path and the second signal path include a first calibration unit preceding a first low pass filter and a second low pass filter, and a second calibration unit succeeding the first low pass filter and the second low pass filter. The calibration method includes: by configuring the first calibration unit and the second calibration unit and sending a transmission signal, and performing frequency analysis upon the transmission signal to obtain a frequency analysis result, to generate an optimized first compensation value for the first calibration unit and an optimized second compensation value for the second calibration unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11636050Abstract: A computer system, remote control monitoring system, and remote control monitoring method are provided to instantly provide the local display screen of the local computer to the remote computer for remote real-time display. The remote control monitoring system is arranged in the local computer and has a signal receiver and a remote controller. The signal receiver receives the video signal from the processor, executes the signal transforming process to generate the video signal in different standards. The remote controller executes a network compressing process on the transformed video signal to generate the network transportable video data, and transmits the data to the remote computer for displaying the corresponding remote display screen on the remote computer. The present disclosure enables the implementing of the out-of-band remote displaying.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: NEXCOM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsung-Hsi Huang, Shih-Fan Kao, Chih-Ming Kao, Shin-Wei Lee, Yi-Tung Chiu
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Patent number: 11626897Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The compensation device generates a first compensated input signal and a second compensated input signal by respectively processing input signals according to a first compensation value and a second compensation value. The transmitting signal processing device generates a first output signal and a second output signal by processing the first compensated input signal and the second compensated input signal. The compensation value calibration device receives the first output signal and the second output signal as a first feedback signal and a second feedback signal, respectively, and includes a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor determines a calibrated compensation value according to power of the first feedback signal and the second feedback signal at a predetermined frequency and the first compensation value and the second compensation value.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20230102930Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel methods for hydrolyzing eggshell membrane (ESM). In one embodiment, the method includes cultivating thermophilic bacteria in a solution containing 1-10% (wt %) ESM to decompose the ESM into the ESM hydrolysate; wherein, the thermophilic bacteria grow on the ESM as their sole source of nutrient. In another embodiment, the method includes treating ESM with a keratinase in the presence of a reducing agent at a condition sufficient to produce the ESM hydrolysate, in which the keratinase, the reducing agent, and the ESM are present in a weight ratio of 1:120:600. The thus produced ESM hydrolysate is enriched in essential amino acids, collagen, peptides and glycosaminoglycans.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicants: Academia Sinica, I-MEI FOODS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shih-Hsiung WU, Ya-Chu LIEN, Chi-Ming KAO, Ken-Pei WONG
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Publication number: 20220358057Abstract: A computer system, remote control monitoring system, and remote control monitoring method are provided to instantly provide the local display screen of the local computer to the remote computer for remote real-time display. The remote control monitoring system is arranged in the local computer and has a signal receiver and a remote controller. The signal receiver receives the video signal from the processor, executes the signal transforming process to generate the video signal in different standards. The remote controller executes a network compressing process on the transformed video signal to generate the network transportable video data, and transmits the data to the remote computer for displaying the corresponding remote display screen on the remote computer. The present disclosure enables the implementing of the out-of-band remote displaying.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Tsung-Hsi HUANG, Shih-Fan KAO, Chih-Ming KAO, Shin-Wei LEE, Yi-Tung CHIU
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Publication number: 20220345164Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The at least one transmitting signal processing device sequentially generates multiple output signals according to multiple input signals. The compensation device sequentially generates the input signals according to multiple initial compensation values. The compensation value calibration device receives the output signals as multiple feedback signals and performs a calibration operation according to the feedback signals. The compensation value calibration device includes a digital signal processor coupled to the compensation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Publication number: 20220345166Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitting signal processing device, a compensation device and a compensation value calibration device. The compensation device generates a first compensated input signal and a second compensated input signal by respectively processing input signals according to a first compensation value and a second compensation value. The transmitting signal processing device generates a first output signal and a second output signal by processing the first compensated input signal and the second compensated input signal. The compensation value calibration device receives the first output signal and the second output signal as a first feedback signal and a second feedback signal, respectively, and includes a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor determines a calibrated compensation value according to power of the first feedback signal and the second feedback signal at a predetermined frequency and the first compensation value and the second compensation value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11415830Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a light-shielding layer, and a color filter layer. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the second substrate and includes an opening area and a light-shielding area. The color filter layer is disposed on the second substrate and includes a first color filter unit. The first color filter unit includes a first portion and a second portion. In addition, the first portion is at least partially overlapped with the opening area, the second portion is overlapped with the light-shielding area, and there is a first gap between the first portion and the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Chen-Kuan Kao, Ta-Ching Chen, Wei-Ming Kao, Chih-Chang Hou
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Publication number: 20220158746Abstract: The present application provides a method for calibrating a transmitter. The transmitter includes an oscillator, a first signal path, and a second signal path. The first signal path and the second signal path include a first calibration unit preceding a first low pass filter and a second low pass filter, and a second calibration unit succeeding the first low pass filter and the second low pass filter. The calibration method inlcudes: by configuring the first calibration unit and the second calibration unit and sending a transmission signal, and performing frequency analysis upon the transmission signal to obtain a frequency analysis result, to generate an optimized first compensation value for the first calibration unit and an optimized second compensation value for the second calibration unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: YUAN-SHUO CHANG, TZU MING KAO