Patents by Inventor Po-Han Lin
Po-Han 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: 20220165865Abstract: A method includes forming a first active fin structure and a second active fin structure on a substrate. A dummy fin structure is formed on the substrate, the dummy fin structure being interposed between the first active fin structure and the second active fin structure. The dummy fin structure is removed to expose a first portion of the substrate, the first portion of the substrate being disposed directly below the dummy fin structure. A plurality of protruding features is formed on the first portion of the substrate. A shallow trench isolation (STI) region is formed over the first portion of the substrate, the STI region covering the plurality of protruding features, at least a portion of the first active fin structure and at least a portion of the second active fin structure extending above a topmost surface of the STI region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Che-Cheng Chang, Po-Chi Wu, Chih-Han Lin, Horng-Huei Tseng
-
Publication number: 20220146115Abstract: There is provided an auto detection system including a thermal detection device and a host. The host controls an indication device to indicate a prompt message or detection results according to a slope variation of voltage values or 2D distribution of temperature values detected by the thermal detection device, wherein the voltage values include the detected voltage of a single pixel or the sum of detected voltages of multiple pixels of a thermal sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: CHIH-MING SUN, MING-HAN TSAI, CHIUNG-WEN LIN, PO-WEI YU, WEI-MING WANG, SEN-HUANG HUANG
-
Publication number: 20220150520Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. The method determines a block unit from an image frame received from the bitstream. To reconstruct the block unit, the method receives, from a candidate list, first motion information having a first list flag for selecting a first reference frame and second motion information having a second list flag for selecting a second reference frame. The method then stores a predefined one of the first and second motion information for a sub-block determined in the block unit when the first list flag is identical to the second list flag.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: CHIH-YU TENG, YU-CHIAO YANG, PO-HAN LIN
-
Patent number: 11314410Abstract: The disclosure provides a mobile device. The mobile device includes a housing, at least one motion sensor disposed on the housing, a touchscreen disposed in the housing, and a processor electrically connected to the motion sensor and the touchscreen. The processor establishes first connection setting information between at least one virtual button in an application displayed on the touchscreen and the motion sensor, and performs a function of the virtual button in response to sensing of the motion sensor according to the first connection setting information. Therefore, the mobile device provides a better experience for a user.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Po-Han Lin
-
Patent number: 11310497Abstract: An example device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store the video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine a first distance index associated with a first geometric partition mode (GEO) angle for a first prediction unit (PU) of the video data to be 4. The one or more processors are configured to determine a first displacement value based on the first distance index, the first displacement value being indicative of a distance from a center of the first PU to a GEO split. The one or more processors are configured to decode the first PU based on the first GEO angle and the first displacement value. The first displacement value is half of a displacement value associated with a distance index of 2.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Kevin Pascal Andre Reuze, Han Huang, Chun-Chi Chen, Po-Han Lin, Wei-Jung Chien, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
-
Patent number: 11272199Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. A block unit is determined from an image frame received from the bitstream. First motion information having a first list flag for selecting a first reference frame and second motion information having a second list flag for selecting a second reference frame are received from a candidate list to reconstruct the block unit. A predefined one of the first and the second motion information is stored for a sub-block determined in the block unit without checking whether the first and second reference frames are included in a reference list indicated by a flag value different from the two list flags when the first list flag is identical to the second list flag. A following block is reconstructed based on the stored motion information when the following block is reconstructed based on the sub-block.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: FG Innovation Company LimitedInventors: Chih-Yu Teng, Yu-Chiao Yang, Po-Han Lin
-
Publication number: 20210351905Abstract: A signal processing circuit, which includes: a first clock source, configured to generate a first clock signal; a phase adjusting circuit, configured to receive the first clock signal, and to generate a second clock signal and a third clock signal, wherein the second clock signal and the third clock signal have different phases; an error compensating circuit, configured to compensate an input signal according to an error signal, to generate an compensated input signal; an error calculating circuit, configured to generate the error signal according to the first clock signal, the third clock signal and the compensated input signal; and a receiving end ADC (Analog to Digital Converter), configured to sample the compensated input signal according to the second clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yun-Tse Chen, Liang-Wei Huang, Chi-Hsi Su, Po-Han Lin
-
Patent number: 11171767Abstract: A signal processing circuit, which includes: a first clock source, configured to generate a first clock signal; a phase adjusting circuit, configured to receive the first clock signal, and to generate a second clock signal and a third clock signal, wherein the second clock signal and the third clock signal have different phases; an error compensating circuit, configured to compensate an input signal according to an error signal, to generate an compensated input signal; an error calculating circuit, configured to generate the error signal according to the first clock signal, the third clock signal and the compensated input signal; and a receiving end ADC (Analog to Digital Converter), configured to sample the compensated input signal according to the second clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Yun-Tse Chen, Liang-Wei Huang, Chi-Hsi Su, Po-Han Lin
-
Publication number: 20210336748Abstract: A server system, a data transmission system and a data transmission method thereof are disclosed. The data transmission method includes the following steps: dividing a piece of data into a plurality of packets by the server system; transmitting an nth packet to a device end by the server system, wherein n is greater than or equal to 1; transmitting an (n+1)th packet after the nth packet is transmitted by the server system; and receiving an nth acknowledgement generated by the device end based on receiving the nth packet from the server system, wherein it is earlier to transmit the (n+1)th packet than to receive the nth acknowledgement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Wei-Ling CHEN, Po-Han LIN, Jui-Ho CHEN
-
Patent number: 11076167Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. An image frame is received from the bitstream. A block unit is determined from the received image frame. A plurality of model parameters is derived based on motion information of a plurality of neighboring blocks neighboring the block unit. An intermediate block is derived for a sub-block in the block unit based on the plurality of model parameters. A vector formula is determined based on the plurality of model parameters, and at least one vector value is calculated based on the vector formula for at least one sampling position in the sub-block. The at least one vector value is compared with a threshold to determine whether the intermediate block is adjusted based on the vector formula to generate a predicted block. The sub-block is reconstructed based on the predicted block.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: FG Innovation Company LimitedInventors: Yu-Chiao Yang, Po-Han Lin
-
Publication number: 20210152825Abstract: An example device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store the video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine a first distance index associated with a first geometric partition mode (GEO) angle for a first prediction unit (PU) of the video data to be 4. The one or more processors are configured to determine a first displacement value based on the first distance index, the first displacement value being indicative of a distance from a center of the first PU to a GEO split. The one or more processors are configured to decode the first PU based on the first GEO angle and the first displacement value. The first displacement value is half of a displacement value associated with a distance index of 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Kevin Pascal Andre Reuze, Han Huang, Chun-Chi Chen, Po-Han Lin, Wei-Jung Chien, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
-
Patent number: 10977026Abstract: A data updating system, an embedded electronic device and a data updating method are provided. The data updating system includes the embedded electronic device and an auxiliary updating device. The embedded electronic device has a serial transmission port. The auxiliary updating device is coupled to the serial transmission port of the embedded electronic device. The embedded electronic device in a normal mode transmits a periodic signal to the auxiliary updating device through the serial transmission port, and the auxiliary updating device transmits status information to the embedded electronic device according to the periodic signal. If the status information is mode switching information, the embedded electronic device enters a special mode, and the embedded electronic device in the special mode receives update data from the auxiliary updating device through the serial transmission port to update internal data of the embedded electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Ling Chen, Po-Han Lin
-
Publication number: 20200404304Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. A block unit is determined from an image frame received from the bitstream. First motion information having a first list flag for selecting a first reference frame and second motion information having a second list flag for selecting a second reference frame are received from a candidate list to reconstruct the block unit. A predefined one of the first and the second motion information is stored for a sub-block determined in the block unit without checking whether the first and second reference frames are included in a reference list indicated by a flag value different from the two list flags when the first list flag is identical to the second list flag. A following block is reconstructed based on the stored motion information when the following block is reconstructed based on the sub-block.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Chih-Yu Teng, Yu-Chiao Yang, Po-Han Lin
-
Publication number: 20200404313Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. An image frame is received from the bitstream. A block unit is determined from the received image frame. A plurality of model parameters is derived based on motion information of a plurality of neighboring blocks neighboring the block unit. An intermediate block is derived for a sub-block in the block unit based on the plurality of model parameters. A vector formula is determined based on the plurality of model parameters, and at least one vector value is calculated based on the vector formula for at least one sampling position in the sub-block. The at least one vector value is compared with a threshold to determine whether the intermediate block is adjusted based on the vector formula to generate a predicted block. The sub-block is reconstructed based on the predicted block.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: YU-CHIAO YANG, PO-HAN LIN
-
Publication number: 20200296363Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. An image frame is received from the bitstream. A block unit is determined from the image frame. An intra prediction mode index corresponding to one of a plurality of wide-angle candidate modes each having an angle parameter is determined for the block unit based on the bitstream. A plurality of reference samples neighboring the block unit is determined. The electronic device determines whether the intra prediction mode index is different from predefined indices each corresponding to one of predefined wide-angle modes in the wide-angle candidate modes. A plurality of filtered samples is generated by an interpolation filter based on the reference samples when the intra prediction mode index is different from the predefined indices. The block unit is reconstructed based on the filtered samples along a mode direction of the intra prediction mode index.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: YU-CHIAO YANG, PO-HAN LIN
-
Patent number: 10739821Abstract: An expansion apparatus applied to a handheld electronic device is disclosed. The expansion apparatus includes a first part and a second part. The first part includes a fixing base and a connector. The fixing base includes an accommodation space to accommodate the handheld electronic device. The connector is disposed on a side surface of the accommodation space for electrically connecting the handheld electronic device. The second part is pivotally connected to the first part to cover the accommodation space. The second part includes a screen and a vibration device. The screen faces the fixing base. The screen and the vibration device are electrically connected to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Po-Han Lin
-
Publication number: 20200204960Abstract: A control method for an electronic device is provided. Firstly, a host device establishes a group and sets an effect with respective to the group. Then, the host device determines that whether a client device joins in the group or not. When the client device joins in the group, the host device transmits a synchronization signal at a predetermined time interval to the client device to synchronize timing of the effect of the host device and the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Po-Han LIN, Shang-Yu HUNG, Meng-Heng HO
-
Publication number: 20200159519Abstract: A data updating system, an embedded electronic device and a data updating method are provided. The data updating system includes the embedded electronic device and an auxiliary updating device. The embedded electronic device has a serial transmission port. The auxiliary updating device is coupled to the serial transmission port of the embedded electronic device. The embedded electronic device in a normal mode transmits a periodic signal to the auxiliary updating device through the serial transmission port, and the auxiliary updating device transmits status information to the embedded electronic device according to the periodic signal. If the status information is mode switching information, the embedded electronic device enters a special mode, and the embedded electronic device in the special mode receives update data from the auxiliary updating device through the serial transmission port to update internal data of the embedded electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Ling Chen, Po-Han Lin
-
Patent number: D896180Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Po-Han Lin
-
Patent number: D918884Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Po-Han Lin, Sih-Ci Li, Cheng-Hsuan Chen