Patents by Inventor Ming-Hui Kuo

Ming-Hui 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).

  • Patent number: 8659550
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. Computer input devices with coherent light sources are popular. However, coherent light sources may cause serious and unrecoverable injuries to human eyes. Accordingly, there are several safety specifications defined by manufacturers and governments. Therefore, an improved device is disclosed that includes a calibration circuit and a fault detection circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be within the safety specifications range, and to monitor for fault conditions. Furthermore, a computer input apparatus with coherent light source can be operated without the traditional optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Patent number: 8519959
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. Computer input devices with coherent light sources are popular. However, coherent light sources may cause serious and unrecoverable injuries to human eyes. Accordingly, there are several safety specifications defined by manufacturers and governments. Therefore, an improved device is disclosed that includes a calibration circuit and a fault detection circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be within the safety specifications range, and to monitor for fault conditions. Furthermore, a computer input apparatus with coherent light source can be operated without the traditional optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20120229387
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. Computer input devices with coherent light sources are popular. However, coherent light sources may cause serious and unrecoverable injuries to human eyes. Accordingly, there are several safety specifications defined by manufacturers and governments. Therefore, an improved device is disclosed that includes a calibration circuit and a fault detection circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be within the safety specifications range, and to monitor for fault conditions. Furthermore, a computer input apparatus with coherent light source can be operated without the traditional optical lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20120223887
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. Computer input devices with coherent light sources are popular. However, coherent light sources may cause serious and unrecoverable injuries to human eyes. Accordingly, there are several safety specifications defined by manufacturers and governments. Therefore, an improved device is disclosed that includes a calibration circuit and a fault detection circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be within the safety specifications range, and to monitor for fault conditions. Furthermore, a computer input apparatus with coherent light source can be operated without the traditional optical lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Patent number: 8212775
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. Computer input devices with coherent light sources are popular. However, coherent light sources may cause serious and unrecoverable injuries to human eyes. Accordingly, there are several safety specifications defined by manufacturers and governments. Therefore, an improved device is disclosed that includes a calibration circuit and a fault detection circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be within the safety specifications range, and to monitor for fault conditions. Furthermore, a computer input apparatus with coherent light source can be operated without the traditional optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Incorporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Patent number: 7633486
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. The computer input apparatus includes a calibration circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be above a minimum threshold required for normal operations, but below an upper threshold for safety reason. The computer input apparatus includes a fault detection circuit to monitor fault conditions. When this computer input apparatus employs a coherent light source, it does not require any optical lens to diminish optical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Incorporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080194330
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an interactive game system with alarm function, comprising: at least one remote pointing device; and a set-up box which detects the location of the remote pointing device and generating game information according to movement of the remote pointing device, wherein the remote pointing device includes a distance detection device for detecting a distance between the remote pointing device and a nearby object, and when the detected distance is smaller than a predetermined safety threshold, the interactive game system triggers a safety mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Cho-Yi Lin, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20060279545
    Abstract: A sensor chip for a laser optical module has a plurality of sensor units and a processor. The sensor units sense speckles formed on a working plane and generate image data. A distance between each of the sensors and a closest sensor is not larger than 30 micrometers. The processor processes the image data and generates a display signal, which corresponds to the movement of the laser optical mouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Jeng-Feng Lan, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20060202962
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. The computer input apparatus includes a calibration circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be above a minimum threshold required for normal operations, but below an upper threshold for safety reason. The computer input apparatus includes a fault detection circuit to monitor fault conditions. When this computer input apparatus employs a coherent light source, it does not require any optical lens to diminish optical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20060187209
    Abstract: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. Computer input devices with coherent light sources are popular. However, coherent light sources may cause serious and unrecoverable injuries to human eyes. Accordingly, there are several safety specifications defined by manufacturers and governments. Therefore, an improved device is disclosed that includes a calibration circuit and a fault detection circuit to control the operation current of a coherent light source to be within the safety specifications range, and to monitor for fault conditions. Furthermore, a computer input apparatus with coherent light source can be operated without the traditional optical lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Sheng-Yeh Lai, Ming-Hui Kuo