Patents by Inventor Peter Chou

Peter Chou 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: 20230030657
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a first processing system, that first data is unavailable within a first storage device of the first processing system, resulting in a first determination, determining, based on the first determination, that the first data is available within a second storage device of a second processing system, resulting in a second determination, wherein the first processing system and the second processing system are included in a first tier of a processing system hierarchy, and wherein the processing system hierarchy includes a second tier, the second tier including a third processing system, obtaining, based on the second determination, the first data from the second storage device of the second processing system, and transmitting, based on the obtaining of the first data from the second storage device of the second processing system, the first data to a communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thai Lam, Peni-Taito Payne, Peter Chou, Jeffrey Han
  • Patent number: 11470154
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a first processing system, that first data is unavailable within a first storage device of the first processing system, resulting in a first determination, determining, based on the first determination, that the first data is available within a second storage device of a second processing system, resulting in a second determination, wherein the first processing system and the second processing system are included in a first tier of a processing system hierarchy, and wherein the processing system hierarchy includes a second tier, the second tier including a third processing system, obtaining, based on the second determination, the first data from the second storage device of the second processing system, and transmitting, based on the obtaining of the first data from the second storage device of the second processing system, the first data to a communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thai Lam, Peni-Taito Payne, Peter Chou, Jeffrey Han
  • Patent number: 11127181
    Abstract: An avatar facial expression generating system and a method of avatar facial expression generation are provided. In the method, multiple user data are obtained and related to the sensing result of a user from multiple data sources. Multiple first emotion decisions are determined, respectively, based on each user data. Whether an emotion collision occurs among the first emotion decisions is determined. The emotion collision is related that the corresponding emotion groups of the first emotion decisions are not matched with each other. A second emotion decision is determined from one or more emotion groups according to the determining result of the emotion collision. The first or second emotion decision is related to one emotion group. A facial expression of an avatar is generated based on the second emotion decision. Accordingly, a proper facial expression of the avatar could be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: XRSPACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng-Seng Chu, Peter Chou
  • Patent number: 10817047
    Abstract: A tracking system is disclosed. The tracking system comprises a head-mounted display (HMD) worn on a head of a user and configured to virtualize a body movement of the user in a virtual environment; and a plurality of sensors worn on feet of the user configured to determine body information of the user according to the body movement of the user, and transmit the determined body information to the HMD; wherein the HMD virtualizes the body movement of the user according to the determined body information; wherein the body information is related to a plurality of mutual relationships between the plurality of sensors and the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: XRSpace CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Chun-Wei Lin, Yi-Kang Hsieh, Chia-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 10732725
    Abstract: A method of interactive display based on gesture recognition includes determining a plurality of gestures corresponding to a plurality of images, interpreting a predetermined combination of gestures among the plurality of gestures as a command, and displaying a scene in response to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: XRSpace CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Yen-Hung Lin, Shih-Hao Ke, Jui-Chieh Chen
  • Publication number: 20200193667
    Abstract: An avatar facial expression generating system and a method of avatar facial expression generation are provided. In the method, multiple user data are obtained and related to the sensing result of a user from multiple data sources. Multiple first emotion decisions are determined, respectively, based on each user data. Whether an emotion collision occurs among the first emotion decisions is determined. The emotion collision is related that the corresponding emotion groups of the first emotion decisions are not matched with each other. A second emotion decision is determined from one or more emotion groups according to the determining result of the emotion collision. The first or second emotion decision is related to one emotion group. A facial expression of an avatar is generated based on the second emotion decision. Accordingly, a proper facial expression of the avatar could be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: XRSPACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng-Seng Chu, Peter Chou
  • Publication number: 20200186478
    Abstract: A task dispatching method, applied in an edge computing system comprising an edge computing device and a mobile device, is disclosed. The method comprises sending, by the mobile device, a resource inquiry message to the edge computing device through a connection, wherein the connection comprises a wireless connection, a one-way transmission latency of the connection is less than 10 milliseconds, and the resource inquiry message comprises an inquiry of which resource type the edge computing device is equipped with; sending, by the edge computing device, a resource response message corresponding to the resource inquiry message; and determining, by the mobile device, to dispatch the second type of computing task to the second computing device when the resource response message indicates that the edge computing device comprises the second computing device equipped with the second type of processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu
  • Publication number: 20200184675
    Abstract: A positioning method, applied in a reality presenting device, includes collecting a plurality of first images of a real environment and constructing a virtual environment corresponding to the real environment according to the plurality of first images; obtaining, by a reality presenting device, a second image of the real environment; computing an initial virtual position in the virtual environment corresponding to the second image according to the plurality of first images and the second image; and displaying, by the reality presenting device, the virtual environment in a perspective from the initial virtual position at a time which a specific application of the reality presenting device is initiated; wherein the initial virtual position is corresponding to an initial real location in the real environment at which the reality presenting device captures the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Shang-Chin Su, Meng-Hau Wu, Feng-Seng Chu
  • Patent number: 10678342
    Abstract: A method of virtual user interface interaction based on gesture recognition comprises detecting two hands in a plurality of images, recognizing each hand's gesture, projecting a virtual user interface on an open gesture hand when one hand is recognized with a point gesture and the other hand is recognized with an open gesture, tracking an index fingertip of the point gesture hand, determining whether the index fingertip of the point gesture hand is close to the open gesture hand within a predefined rule, interpreting a movement of the index fingertip of the point gesture hand as a click command when the index fingertip of the point gesture hand is close to the open gesture hand within the predefined rule, and in response to the click command, generating image data with a character object of the virtual user interface object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: XRSpace CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Yen-Hung Lin, Shih-Hao Ke, Jui-Chieh Chen
  • Publication number: 20200125176
    Abstract: A method of virtual user interface interaction based on gesture recognition comprises detecting two hands in a plurality of images, recognizing each hand's gesture, projecting a virtual user interface on an open gesture hand when one hand is recognized with a point gesture and the other hand is recognized with an open gesture, tracking an index fingertip of the point gesture hand, determining whether the index fingertip of the point gesture hand is close to the open gesture hand within a predefined rule, interpreting a movement of the index fingertip of the point gesture hand as a click command when the index fingertip of the point gesture hand is close to the open gesture hand within the predefined rule, and in response to the click command, generating image data with a character object of the virtual user interface object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Yen-Hung Lin, Shih-Hao Ke, Jui-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 10606345
    Abstract: A reality interactive responding system, comprising a first server configured to receive first input data from a user and to determine whether the first input data conform to any one of a plurality of variation conditions or not; and a second server coupled to the first server and configured to receive second input data from the first server when the first input data conform to any one of the plurality of variation conditions and to determine a plurality of interactions in response to the first input data from the user; wherein the first input data from the user are related to an action, a facial expression, a gaze, a text, a speech, a gesture, an emotion or a movement generated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: XRSpace CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Cheng-Wei Lee, Yu-Chen Lai, Chuan-Chang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200097671
    Abstract: An interactive platform for managing an ownership of a virtual object, comprises a processing unit; and a storage unit, for storing a program code to instruct the processing unit to perform the following steps using a blockchain method to encrypt the virtual object after a first owner provides the virtual object in the interactive platform; and using the blockchain method to encrypt the virtual object when the ownership of the virtual object is changed in the interactive platform; wherein a blockchain corresponding to the virtual object is formed by at least one user who have possessed the virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Chih-Heng Che
  • Publication number: 20200099634
    Abstract: An interactive responding method comprises receiving an input data from a user; generating an output data according to the input data retrieving a plurality of attributes from the output data; determining a plurality of interactions corresponding to the plurality of attributes of the output data; and displaying the plurality of interactions via a non-player character; wherein the input data and the output data are related to a text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Cheng-Wei Lee
  • Publication number: 20200097091
    Abstract: A method of interactive display based on gesture recognition includes determining a plurality of gestures corresponding to a plurality of images, interpreting a predetermined combination of gestures among the plurality of gestures as a command, and displaying a scene in response to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Yen-Hung Lin, Shih-Hao Ke, Jui-Chieh Chen
  • Publication number: 20200097067
    Abstract: A reality interactive responding system, comprising a first server configured to receive first input data from a user and to determine whether the first input data conform to any one of a plurality of variation conditions or not; and a second server coupled to the first server and configured to receive second input data from the first server when the first input data conform to any one of the plurality of variation conditions and to determine a plurality of interactions in response to the first input data from the user; wherein the first input data from the user are related to an action, a facial expression, a gaze, a text, a speech, a gesture, an emotion or a movement generated by the user
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Cheng-Wei Lee, Yu-Chen Lai, Chuan-Chang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200097707
    Abstract: A camera module, for a head-mounted display (HMD), includes a first optical module for tracking a hand motion of a user; a second optical module for reconstructing a hand gesture or a step of the user and a space; a third optical module for establishing a three-dimensional (3D) virtual object; and a control unit for integrating with the first optical module, the second optical module and the third optical module to virtualize a body behavior of the user; wherein the camera module is rotatable to maximize a tracking range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Chun-Wei Lin, Yi-Kang Hsieh, Chia-Wei Wu, Chuan-Chang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200098155
    Abstract: An avatar establishing method applied in an avatar establishing device is provided. The avatar establishing method comprises receiving a picture including a face; obtaining a plurality of initial avatar parameters corresponding to the picture; receiving a plurality of adjustments inputted by a user; obtaining a plurality of adjusted avatar parameters according to the plurality of initial avatar parameters and the plurality of adjustments; and generating an adjusted avatar according to the plurality of adjusted avatar parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Feng-Seng Chu, Ting-Chieh Lin, Chuan-Chang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200097066
    Abstract: A method of tracking an ankle of a user in an interactive system comprises obtaining a first ankle information and a head information of the user; determining a second ankle information according to the first ankle information; and calibrating the second ankle information according to the first ankle information and the head information; wherein the first ankle information is a 3 Dof (degrees of freedom) information; the second ankle information is a 6 Dof information; the head information is the 6 DoF information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Yi-Kang Hsieh, Chun-Wei Lin, Chia-Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20200098012
    Abstract: A recommendation method applied in a reality presenting device is disclosed. The reality presenting device includes a first sensing module, a second sensing module and a processing unit. The recommendation method includes: the first sensing module sensing a user-related information corresponding to a user who wears the reality presenting device; the second sensing module sensing an environment-related information corresponding to an environment which the user experiences; and the processing unit generating and presenting a recommended object to the user according to the user-related information or the environment-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Chih-Heng Che, Chia-Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20200089311
    Abstract: A tracking system is disclosed. The tracking system comprises a head-mounted display (HMD) worn on a head of a user and configured to virtualize a body movement of the user in a virtual environment; and a plurality of sensors worn on feet of the user configured to determine body information of the user according to the body movement of the user, and transmit the determined body information to the HMD; wherein the HMD virtualizes the body movement of the user according to the determined body information; wherein the body information is related to a plurality of mutual relationships between the plurality of sensors and the HMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Chou, Chun-Wei Lin, Yi-Kang Hsieh, Chia-Wei Wu