Patents by Inventor Ruey-Jer Chang
Ruey-Jer Chang 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: 10070048Abstract: A panorama photographing method, a panorama displaying method and an image capturing method are used in an electronic device. The photographing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a plurality of predefined target positions required to produce a panoramic image are determined. Then, a navigator comprising a plurality of indications representing the plurality of predefined target positions is shown. A plurality of target photographs corresponding to the plurality of predefined target positions are captured and appearance of the plurality of indications according to a capturing status of the plurality of target photographs is changed. Afterwards, the panoramic image is generated according to the plurality of target photographs.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Ruey-Jer Chang, Scott Chien-Hung Liao, Chih-Wei Cheng, Horng-Lin Chen, Tsai-Hsin Liu, Tung-Peng Wu
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Patent number: 9838615Abstract: An image editing method and an electronic device including a display unit are provided. In the method, a first image is captured and displayed on the display unit. A first object is extracted from the first image, and a second object in the first image is detected. A second image is captured and the second object in the second image is detected. A movement of the second object is obtained according to the first image and the second image, and the first object on the display unit is moved along with the movement of the second object. Accordingly, an object in a photo can be moved by using images.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Ruey-Jer Chang, Zih-Ci Lin, Wei-Chung Yang, Chun-Hsiang Huang
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Publication number: 20160353012Abstract: A zooming control method is disclosed to perform following operations. A graphical user interface is displayed, and the graphical user interface includes a preview image corresponding to the zooming scale of the camera. A user input is received to assign the zooming scale for zooming in or zooming out the camera. The camera is natively capable of adopting the zooming scale within a scalable range between a wide bound and a telephoto bound. In response to a determination that the zooming scale assigned by the user input is wider than the wide bound of the scalable range, a panorama view mode is launched on the graphical user interface. The preview image during the panorama view mode is generated by the camera adopting the zooming scale at the wide bound, displayed within a central part on the graphical user interface and surrounded by a blank area on the graphical user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Yih-Feng KAO, Ruey-Jer CHANG, Lun-Cheng CHU, Wei-Chung YANG
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Patent number: 9450932Abstract: A mobile device and an information protection method are presented. The mobile device includes a sensor, a storage and a processor that is electrically connected with the sensor and the storage. The sensor is configured to sense at least one electronic device. The processor is configured to determine an authority of the at least one electronic device and define a protection state for at least one part of the information stored in the storage according to the authority. The information protection method is applied to the mobile device to implement the aforesaid operations.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Chung Yang, Zih-Ci Lin, Ruey-Jer Chang
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Patent number: 9437047Abstract: The invention discloses a method, an electronic apparatus, and a computer readable medium for retrieving a map. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a picture of a printed map is obtained. A block area surrounded by a road outline in the picture is defined. A map service is queried to find an electronic map having a map area corresponding to the block area according to contents of the printed map. A plurality of 3-D models of a plurality of buildings located in the map area is retrieved. The 3-D models are mapped on the picture.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Yung-Lung Chang, Ruey-Jer Chang
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Patent number: 9324136Abstract: A method, an electronic apparatus, and a computer readable medium for processing reflection in an image are proposed. In the method, a first image and a second image are obtained. A plurality of objects in the first image and the second image are recognized and a plurality of lighting regions having a brightness higher than a first threshold in the first image and the second image are detected. Then, a plurality of displacements between corresponding objects and corresponding lighting regions in the first image and the second image are calculated. It is determined whether a ratio of the displacement of the object nearby one of the lighting regions to the displacement of the lighting region is over a second threshold. Finally, the lighting region is determined as a reflection if the ratio is over the second threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Ruey-Jer Chang, Lun-Cheng Chu, Wei-Chung Yang
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Publication number: 20150363920Abstract: A method, an electronic apparatus, and a computer readable medium for processing reflection in an image are proposed. In the method, a first image and a second image are obtained. A plurality of objects in the first image and the second image are recognized and a plurality of lighting regions having a brightness higher than a first threshold in the first image and the second image are detected. Then, a plurality of displacements between corresponding objects and corresponding lighting regions in the first image and the second image are calculated. It is determined whether a ratio of the displacement of the object nearby one of the lighting regions to the displacement of the lighting region is over a second threshold. Finally, the lighting region is determined as a reflection if the ratio is over the second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Ruey-Jer Chang, Lun-Cheng Chu, Wei-Chung Yang
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Publication number: 20150341564Abstract: An image editing method and an electronic device including a display unit are provided. In the method, a first image is captured and displayed on the display unit. A first object is extracted from the first image, and a second object in the first image is detected. A second image is captured and the second object in the second image is detected. A movement of the second object is obtained according to the first image and the second image, and the first object on the display unit is moved along with the movement of the second object. Accordingly, an object in a photo can be moved by using images.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Ruey-Jer Chang, Zih-Ci Lin, Wei-Chung Yang, Chun-Hsiang Huang
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Publication number: 20150215602Abstract: A method for adjusting a stereo image and an image processing device using the same are provided. The stereo image is displayed on a screen. The method includes following steps. A plurality of depth values of the stereo image are obtained, where a plurality of first depth values correspond to a boundary region of the screen. It is determined whether one of the first depth values is negative parallax. If one of the first depth values is negative parallax, the depth values are adjusted such that the first depth values are not negative parallax. In this way, stereoscopic window violation is avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Ruey-Jer Chang, Lun-Cheng Chu, Zih-Ci Lin, Wei-Chung Yang
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Publication number: 20150199852Abstract: The invention discloses a method, an electronic apparatus, and a computer readable medium for retrieving a map. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a picture of a printed map is obtained. A block area surrounded by a road outline in the picture is defined. A map service is queried to find an electronic map having a map area corresponding to the block area according to contents of the printed map. A plurality of 3-D models of a plurality of buildings located in the map area is retrieved. The 3-D models are mapped on the picture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Yung-Lung Chang, Ruey-Jer Chang
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Publication number: 20150074762Abstract: A mobile device and an information protection method are presented. The mobile device includes a sensor, a storage and a processor that is electrically connected with the sensor and the storage. The sensor is configured to sense at least one electronic device. The processor is configured to determine an authority of the at least one electronic device and define a protection state for at least one part of the information stored in the storage according to the authority. The information protection method is applied to the mobile device to implement the aforesaid operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Chung YANG, Zih-Ci LIN, Ruey-Jer CHANG
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Publication number: 20150010236Abstract: An automatic image adjusting method for use in an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a processor and a display screen. The automatic image adjusting method has the following steps of: analyzing an image to determine multiple target objects in the image; estimating corresponding depth distances of the target objects; and displaying the image on the display screen by switching focus between the target objects according to the corresponding depth distances in a display order.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Ruey-Jer CHANG, Lun-Cheng CHU, Chi-Pang CHIANG, Wei-Chung YANG
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Publication number: 20140333718Abstract: A panorama photographing method, a panorama displaying method and an image capturing method are used in an electronic device. The photographing method includes the following steps. Firstly, a plurality of predefined target positions required to produce a panoramic image are determined. Then, a navigator comprising a plurality of indications representing the plurality of predefined target positions is shown. A plurality of target photographs corresponding to the plurality of predefined target positions are captured and appearance of the plurality of indications according to a capturing status of the plurality of target photographs is changed. Afterwards, the panoramic image is generated according to the plurality of target photographs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Ruey-Jer CHANG, Scott Chien-Hung LIAO, Chih-Wei CHENG, Horng-Lin CHEN, Tsai-Hsin LIU, Tung-Peng WU
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Publication number: 20140317428Abstract: A pre-processing operation method for an electronic device with a touch panel, includes detecting a hovering event according a pre-processing condition of an application service; and entering into a standby mode of the application service and performing a pre-processing process after the hovering event conformed to the pre-processing condition is detectedType: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Zih-Ci Lin, Ruey-Jer Chang, Wei-Chung Yang
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Publication number: 20140258358Abstract: A method for combining network data for a mobile device includes connecting to a plurality of networks; receiving a plurality of data from the plurality of networks; obtaining a plurality of parameters from each of the plurality of data; comparing the plurality of parameters of each of the plurality of data, to obtain a plurality of similar data; combining the plurality of similar data into at least one combined data; and displaying the at least one combined data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Zih-Ci Lin, Ruey-Jer Chang, Wei-Chung Yang
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Publication number: 20130024018Abstract: A multimedia control method is provided, which includes the following steps. Communicate a mobile device with at least one audio device. Determine at least one relative location between the mobile device and at least one of the audio device. Control the at least one audio device according to the at least one relative location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Ruey-Jer Chang, Zih-Ci Lin, Wei-Chung Yang