Patents by Inventor Neng Liu
Neng Liu 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: 10748053Abstract: A ticket authentication method and a ticket authentication device are provided. The ticket authentication method includes the following steps. A first electronic device outputs an e-ticket. A second electronic device acquires the e-ticket. The second electronic device outputs a visible light verification code. The first electronic device acquires the visible light verification code and generates a composite code according to a certification data and the verification code. The second electronic device acquires the visible light composite code, and determines whether the composite code matches the certification data and the verification code. When the composite code matches the certification data and the verification code, the second electronic determines that the authentication of the e-ticket is successful.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yi-Yuan Chen, Xin-Lan Liao, Kun-Hsien Lin, Lih-Guong Jang, Chi-Neng Liu, Nien-Chu Wu, Po-Yu Huang
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Publication number: 20200141184Abstract: The invention discloses a foot-assisted movable engineering ladder, comprising a herringbone ladder body, which comprises left and right ladder bodies hinged with each other at the top; the left body has a plurality of left steps in parallel from top to bottom, and the right body has right steps corresponding to the left steps; the bottom of left and the right bodies have guiding wheels. Advantageous: a power assist component is added, enabling that the direction and position of the ladder can be moved in construction, reducing the worker's movements to carry the ladder, which is labor and time consuming. The invention is mainly used for construction, water and electricity installation, decoration, oil painting, painting, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventor: Neng Liu
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Patent number: 10572647Abstract: A touchscreen unlocking method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes receiving an unlocking instruction triggered by a user by sliding a control on a touchscreen; reading a corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file according to the unlocking instruction; and performing an unlocking operation on the touchscreen according to the corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file. In the present disclosure, when a user triggers unlocking, an unlocking operation is performed on a touchscreen according to a user-defined screen locking configuration file; and an unlocking control on the touchscreen can be self-defined and randomly set by the user, and different effects such as animation, sound, and vibration may be displayed in different states, thereby greatly improving unlocking convenience and fun, and meeting the requirement that the user hopes to self-define an unlocking manner according to the preference of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Jing Zhang, Neng Liu
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Publication number: 20200013699Abstract: An electronic-photonic integrated-circuit assembly comprises a carrier substrate (310) and one or more integrated-circuit dies (330, 340) bonded to one another so as to form a die stack with exterior surfaces corresponding to an outer surface of a first one of the integrated-circuit dies and to an outer surface of a second one of the integrated-circuit dies, where at least one of the integrated-circuit dies includes one or more integrated photonic devices. One or more channels or passages (320) are formed into the outer surface of the first one of the integrated-circuit dies, and a first surface of the carrier substrate (310) is bonded to the outer surface of the first one of the integrated-circuit dies, thereby enclosing the one or more channels or passages (320), The integrated-circuit dies are electrically connected to each other via electrically conductive through-wafer interconnects or electrically conductive through-wafer vias.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Neng Liu, Robert Brunner, Stephane Lessard
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Patent number: 10510377Abstract: A system and method for combining light codes and a video are provided. The system includes an editing device and a storage device. The editing device identifies the content of a video to obtain a playback period of a plurality of frames having at least one candidate object in the video. The storage device stores at least one candidate object code and at least one light code symbol, and the light code symbol has a correspondence with the candidate object code. The editing device matches playback period of the frames having the at least one candidate object with the light code symbol, so as to provide a light code output table corresponding to the video.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Po-Yu Huang, Xin-Lan Liao, Lih-Guong Jang, Kun-Hsien Lin, Chi-Neng Liu
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Patent number: 10473467Abstract: A method for determining which level a vehicle is at when the vehicle is on a multi-level road system is to be implemented by a vehicle auxiliary system that includes a vehicle equipment unit and a server unit. The method includes the steps of: obtaining visual media data of surroundings of the vehicle generated by an image capturing module of the vehicle equipment unit; receiving reference data associated with surroundings of a vehicle in the multi-level road system from the server unit; and generating a recognition result indicating at which level the vehicle is by performing an image-matching technique on the visual media data and the reference data.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Mitac International Corp.Inventor: Neng Liu
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Publication number: 20190080720Abstract: A system and method for combining light codes and a video are provided. The system includes an editing device and a storage device. The editing device identifies the content of a video to obtain a playback period of a plurality of frames having at least one candidate object in the video. The storage device stores at least one candidate object code and at least one light code symbol, and the light code symbol has a correspondence with the candidate object code. The editing device matches playback period of the frames having the at least one candidate object with the light code symbol, so as to provide a light code output table corresponding to the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Po-Yu Huang, Xin-Lan Liao, Lih-Guong Jang, Kun-Hsien Lin, Chi-Neng Liu
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Patent number: 10210363Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical communication system, an optical communication method, and a transmitting device and a receiving device for the same. The optical communication system includes: a transmitting device for generating a control signal according to at least one encoding information to drive a light emitting device to actuate; and a receiving device for capturing a plurality of images via an image capturing module during actuation of the light emitting device, and decoding the plurality of images to obtain the encoding information.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Lih-Goung Jang, Tai-Shen Ho, Chi-Neng Liu, Xin-Lan Liao, Po-Yu Huang, Yi-Yuan Chen, Kun-Hsien Lin
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Publication number: 20190042813Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical communication system, an optical communication method, and a transmitting device and a receiving device for the same. The optical communication system includes: a transmitting device for generating a control signal according to at least one encoding information to drive a light emitting device to actuate; and a receiving device for capturing a plurality of images via an image capturing module during actuation of the light emitting device, and decoding the plurality of images to obtain the encoding information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Lih-Goung Jang, Tai-Shen Ho, Chi-Neng Liu, Xin-Lan Liao, Po-Yu Huang, Yi-Yuan Chen, Kun-Hsien Lin
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Publication number: 20180144233Abstract: A ticket authentication method and a ticket authentication device are provided. The ticket authentication method includes the following steps. A first electronic device outputs an e-ticket. A second electronic device acquires the e-ticket. The second electronic device outputs a visible light verification code. The first electronic device acquires the visible light verification code and generates a composite code according to a certification data and the verification code. The second electronic device acquires the visible light composite code, and determines whether the composite code matches the certification data and the verification code. When the composite code matches the certification data and the verification code, the second electronic determines that the authentication of the e-ticket is successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yi-Yuan CHEN, Xin-Lan LIAO, Kun-Hsien LIN, Lih-Guong JANG, Chi-Neng LIU, Nien-Chu WU, Po-Yu HUANG
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Publication number: 20170357796Abstract: A touchscreen unlocking method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes receiving an unlocking instruction triggered by a user by sliding a control on a touchscreen; reading a corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file according to the unlocking instruction; and performing an unlocking operation on the touchscreen according to the corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file. In the present disclosure, when a user triggers unlocking, an unlocking operation is performed on a touchscreen according to a user-defined screen locking configuration file; and an unlocking control on the touchscreen can be self-defined and randomly set by the user, and different effects such as animation, sound, and vibration may be displayed in different states, thereby greatly improving unlocking convenience and fun, and meeting the requirement that the user hopes to self-define an unlocking manner according to the preference of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: JING ZHANG, NENG LIU
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Publication number: 20170336209Abstract: A method for determining which level a vehicle is at when the vehicle is on a multi-level road system is to be implemented by a vehicle auxiliary system that includes a vehicle equipment unit and a server unit. The method includes the steps of: obtaining visual media data of surroundings of the vehicle generated by an image capturing module of the vehicle equipment unit; receiving reference data associated with surroundings of a vehicle in the multi-level road system from the server unit; and generating a recognition result indicating at which level the vehicle is by performing an image-matching technique on the visual media data and the reference data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Mitac International Corp.Inventor: Neng Liu
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Patent number: 9779228Abstract: A touchscreen unlocking method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes receiving an unlocking instruction triggered by a user by sliding a control on a touchscreen; reading a corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file according to the unlocking instruction; and performing an unlocking operation on the touchscreen according to the corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file. In the present disclosure, when a user triggers unlocking, an unlocking operation is performed on a touchscreen according to a user-defined screen locking configuration file; and an unlocking control on the touchscreen can be self-defined and randomly set by the user, and different effects such as animation, sound, and vibration may be displayed in different states, thereby greatly improving unlocking convenience and fun, and meeting the requirement that the user hopes to self-define an unlocking manner according to the preference of the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Jing Zhang, Neng Liu
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Publication number: 20150278503Abstract: A touchscreen unlocking method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes receiving an unlocking instruction triggered by a user by sliding a control on a touchscreen; reading a corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file according to the unlocking instruction; and performing an unlocking operation on the touchscreen according to the corresponding user-defined screen locking configuration file. In the present disclosure, when a user triggers unlocking, an unlocking operation is performed on a touchscreen according to a user-defined screen locking configuration file; and an unlocking control on the touchscreen can be self-defined and randomly set by the user, and different effects such as animation, sound, and vibration may be displayed in different states, thereby greatly improving unlocking convenience and fun, and meeting the requirement that the user hopes to self-define an unlocking manner according to the preference of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: JING ZHANG, NENG LIU
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Publication number: 20150212691Abstract: Disclosed are a desktop management method and device, which belong to the technical field of terminals. The method comprises: monitoring a gesture operation event of a current screen; when a first designated event is monitored, displaying a desktop management menu, the desktop management menu comprising all the screen thumbnails of the desktop; and when a second designated event is monitored, according to the second designated event, processing an operation object of the first designated event and a screen corresponding to a target thumbnail of the second designated event in the desktop management menu. The present invention can achieve the purpose of quickly locating a screen, thereby making an operation performed on a desktop be simple and quick, and the efficiency of the operation be high.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company LimitedInventors: Donglei Wang, Haodan Pan, Fang Li, Houcong Zhu, Neng Liu, Shixiang Wu, Jun Ma, Song Fang, Zhonghui Zhang
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Patent number: 8928490Abstract: A meter apparatus, a metering network, and a metering method thereof are provided. The meter apparatus includes a pulse generator, an optical sensor, a spinning disc, and a magnetic sensor. The pulse generator is configured to generate a number of pulses proportional to an amount of a consumed resource. The optical sensor is configured to detect the number of pulses to generate a first signal, and transmit the first signal to a meter reader. The spinning disc is configured to produce an amount of rotation proportional to the amount of the consumed resource. The magnetic sensor is configured to detect the amount of the rotation to generate a second signal, and transmit the second signal to the meter reader.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp.Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Peng, Wan-Neng Liu
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Publication number: 20130181846Abstract: A meter apparatus, a metering network, and a metering method thereof are provided. The meter apparatus includes a pulse generator, an optical sensor, a spinning disc, and a magnetic sensor. The pulse generator is configured to generate a number of pulses proportional to an amount of a consumed resource. The optical sensor is configured to detect the number of pulses to generate a first signal, and transmit the first signal to a meter reader. The spinning disc is configured to produce an amount of rotation proportional to the amount of the consumed resource. The magnetic sensor is configured to detect the amount of the rotation to generate a second signal, and transmit the second signal to the meter reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.Inventors: Chih-Hsiang PENG, Wan-Neng LIU
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Publication number: 20130013381Abstract: A dispatch system includes a plurality of vehicle-end devices, a client-end device, and a dispatch server. The vehicle-end devices are disposed at respective hire vehicles. The client-end device is operable to send out passenger information. The dispatch server receives the passenger information, and stores a map database. The dispatch server is operable to find a matching one of the hire vehicles, to transmit to the client-end device information of the matching one of the hire vehicles so as to allow the client-end device to display with an indicator that indicates the current position of the matching one of the hire vehicles, and to dispatch the matching one of the hire vehicles to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Mitac International Corp.Inventor: Neng LIU
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Patent number: 7966124Abstract: A navigation method applied to a navigation device is used to display navigation information according to a traveling direction of the navigation device. The navigation information frame displayed is dynamically adjusted according to the traveling direction of the device, and in particular, the display position of the current position and the display scale of a corresponding displayed section of the navigation map are dynamically adjusted, so as to provide much more navigating route information and the points of interest in the identical size display area of a navigation information.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Mitac International Corp.Inventor: Neng Liu
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Publication number: 20110112757Abstract: A navigation system includes a storage module, a positioning module, a time module, and an integration module. The integration module is electrically connected to the storage module, the positioning module and the time module, and compares a navigation keyword with a plurality of landmark names of a map data stored in the storage module. When at least one of the landmark names is found to be partially or completely the same as the navigation keyword and is currently in opening hours, the integration module selects one of these landmark names and creates a navigation path directed to the selected landmark name based on the orientation data of the selected landmark name, positioning information output by the positioning module, and time information output by the time module. A navigation method implemented based on the above navigation system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP.Inventor: Neng Liu