Patents by Inventor Shang-Hui Pi

Shang-Hui Pi 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: 20140067537
    Abstract: A bus stop board for advertising includes a communicating unit, a storage unit, an input unit, a control unit, a display unit, and a short message service control unit. The control unit obtains available advertisements stored in the storage unit in response to a passenger's first signal into the input unit, and receives a selection of advertisements made by a passenger in response to a second signal. The display unit displays the selected advertisements and a user interface for the passenger's telephone number. The short message service control unit generates a data package for each selected advertisement and transmits the data package to a user terminal with the input telephone number. A related system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140067143
    Abstract: A smart switch applied to a smart home system is connected to a power supply and at least one electronic device. The smart switch includes a screen, a power detecting unit configured to detect real-time electrical information of the electronic device, a processor unit including a calculating module configured to calculate total electricity consumption of the electronic device and a control module configured to control the screen to display instantaneous electrical information and the total electricity consumption, and a communication unit configured to connect the smart switch to a gateway of the smart home system in wired or wireless manner, and send the electrical information and the total electricity consumption to the gateway. A smart home system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD .
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140066062
    Abstract: A smart home network system includes a number of home devices, a smart gateway, and at least one register controller. The register controller generates and sends a registration request to the smart gateway. After receive the registration request, the smart gateway assigns a register region and a region code in a mapping list stored in the smart gateway. The register controller further generates and sends a registration code to the home devices in the area where the register controller is placed, in order to control the home devices to register their configuration information in the mapping list stored in the smart gateway. Therefore, the smart gateway is able to control each individual home device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140062731
    Abstract: A bus stop sign capable of providing detailed bus schedules includes a storage unit, a detecting unit, a communicating unit, and a control unit. The storage unit pre-stores a table recording identifications of a plurality of mobile terminals, identifications of a plurality of bus terminals, and stop information of the bus stop sign along bus routes of the bus terminals. If the identifications of the mobile terminals obtained by the detecting unit match one or more identifications recorded in the table, the control unit obtains identifications of bus terminals recorded in the table corresponding to the obtained identifications, and controls the communicating unit to transmit the obtained identifications to the server. The server determines the current location of the nearest bus terminal travelling toward the bus stop sign and feeds back the current location of the nearest bus terminal to the mobile terminal. A related sever is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140067144
    Abstract: A smart switch applied to a smart home system is connected to a power supply and at least one electronic device. The smart switch includes a storage, a power detecting unit configured to detect real-time power consumption of the electronic device connected to the smart switch and a processor unit. A table including identification code of the electronic device, a pre-determined power value relating to each electronic device and the relationship therebetween is stored in the storage. The processor unit includes a determining module configured to determine whether the real-time power of an electronic device is lower than a corresponding pre-determined power value, and a control module configured to cut off the power supply of the electronic device when the determining module determines that the real-time power of the electronic device is lower than the pre-determined power value. A smart home system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140058933
    Abstract: A street lamp includes a lighting unit, an input unit configured to receive bill information, a communication unit configured to communicate with a server, a display unit, a cash receiving unit configured to receive payment and a controlling unit. The controlling unit controls the communication unit to send the bill information received by the input unit to the server. The communication unit receives a payment amount sent back by the server. The controlling unit controls the display unit to display the payment amount and controls the communication unit to send a finish signal to the server after the cash receiving unit receives full payment. The street lamp has payment function that enable user to pay various bills without any manual intervention of the branch officer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140049409
    Abstract: A bus stop includes a storage unit, a communicating unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The communicating unit communicates with a server which is in communication with a plurality of buses, a plurality of stops which the buses will pass, and current locations of the buses. The display unit displays at least one route consisting of a plurality of bus stops including the bus stop. The control unit generates a request signal carrying the location of the bus stop to the server. The server determines current locations of the buses on a route which includes the bus stop, compares the real-time locations with the location of the bus stop to select a nearest bus travelling towards the bus stop. The display unit display a mark marking the bus stop. A related system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140052365
    Abstract: A bus stop includes a storage unit, a communicating unit, an input unit, a control unit, and a display unit. The communicating unit communicates with a server storing relationships among bus terminals, stop information of bus stops and current locations of the bus terminals. The server determines which one or ones travel toward the bus stop according to the current locations of the bus terminals and the location of the bus stop. The display unit displays the current locations of the bus terminals determined by the server. A related system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140043173
    Abstract: A streetlight includes a storage unit pre-storing a location of the streetlight, a communicating unit communicating with a server, an input unit mounted facing toward an outside of the streetlight, a display unit, and a control unit. The input unit generates a first request signal in response to a user operation thereon. The control unit obtains the location of the streetlight stored in the storage unit in response to the first request signal, generates a second request signal carrying the obtained location, and controls the communicating unit to transmit the second request signal to the server. The server schedules one or more taxis which are currently vacant and whose current locations are near the obtained location. The display unit displays the one or more current locations and one or more identifications of the one or more taxi scheduled. A related server and system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140046774
    Abstract: A server includes a communicating unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communicating unit communicates with a plurality of clients and a plurality of streetlights, receives advertisements from the plurality of clients, and information of a user's personal consumption preference sent by and from each of the streetlights. The storage unit stores the advertisements provided by the plurality of clients. The control unit obtains the advertisements from the storage unit according to the information of the user's personal consumption preference transmitted by and from a streetlight, and controls the communicating unit to transmit the obtained advertisements to the streetlight. A related system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140028219
    Abstract: A remote intelligent monitoring system includes a server and a plurality of LED street lamps. Each of the plurality of LED street lamps includes a plurality of LED light sources connected in parallel, a detecting module and a sensing module. The detecting module detects the functioning of each LED light source, and the sensing module detects atmospheric information of the area where the LED street lamp is located. If the detected functioning is not consistent with specified electrical standards corresponding to the detected atmospheric information, either the server or the LED street lamp itself can adjust the electrical functioning of the LED light sources to accord with the specified standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: TE-SHENG CHEN, XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI, SHUANG RUI
  • Publication number: 20140006920
    Abstract: An electronic device used for writing memos includes a storage unit, a display unit, a touch input unit, and a processor. The storage unit is used for storing an electronic calendar and a memo file written by a user. The touch input unit senses touch input of handwritten content on the displayed electronic calendar by the user and generating signals associated with the user's touch input, and recognizes handwritten content of the user according to the generating signals. The processor includes an identification module and a memo adding module. The identification module determines a date associated to the created handwritten content according to the generated signals. The memo adding module automatically adds the recognized handwritten content to the memo file stored in the storage unit of the determined date. A method for writing memos is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140002384
    Abstract: A method for inserting images includes the following steps. Sense a touch trace of a user forming a closed loop having an enclosed region and generating a trigger signal if the touch trace forms a closed loop having an enclosed region. Sense handwritten touch input by the user within the enclosed region and generating signals associated with the user's handwritten touch input. Display the closed loop and the sensed handwritten touch input of the user. Determine whether the sensed handwritten touch input associates with an image inserting command in response to the trigger signal. Retrieve an image selected by the user from a storage unit, if the sensed handwritten touch input associates with an image inserting command. And display the selected image within the an enclosed region of the closed loop. An electronic device using the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140003675
    Abstract: A method for verifying signatures includes the following steps. Generate corresponding input signals in response to user's operation for inputting a signature on an electronic device. Then detect coordinates of the handwriting of the user's signature. Extract the feature of the user's signature according to the detected coordinates. Generate a user identifier according to the extracted feature of the user's signature, and transmit the extracted feature of the user's signature and the generated user identifier to a server. Retrieve the feature of signature corresponding to the user identifier recording in the storage unit. And finally, compare the retrieved feature of signature with the received feature of the user's signature transmitted from the electronic device, to verify whether they are the same; and transmit the verified result to the electronic device. An electronic device and a signature verifying system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140006940
    Abstract: An office device includes a storage unit, a touch input unit, and a processor. The touch input unit displays a handwriting input screen for allowing a user perform a touch input of a handwritten note thereon and generates signals in response to user's touch input. The processor includes a page flipping module, a storage module, an image processing module, a format conversion module, and a control module. The page flipping module detects a page flipping gesture. The storage module stores content of the handwritten note in the storage unit if the page flipping gesture is detected. The image processing module detects and recognizes touch input of a handwritten signature. The format conversion module combines the handwritten note and the handwritten signature into a file and converts the file into a predetermined format. The control module controls transmitting the converted file to an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140007001
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage unit, a touch input unit, a display unit, and a processor. The storage unit is used for storing decryption passwords. The touch input unit is configured to select a file for encryption/decryption, and to generate corresponding handwriting input signals in response to the handwritten signature of a user on the touch input unit. The processor includes a detecting module, a feature extracting module, and an encryption and decryption module. The detecting module detects the coordinates of the handwriting of the user's signature. The feature extracting module extracts the feature of the user's signature according to the detected coordinates, and stores the extracted feature of the user's signature. The encryption and decryption module uses the features of the user's signature as a password to encrypt or decrypt the selected file. An encryption method and a decryption method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, JUN-FENG CHEN, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140002835
    Abstract: A method for printing and faxing is used for an electronic device storing a relationship table. The relationship table records a mapping relationship between touch input and a plurality of commands. The method comprises the following steps. Display an electronic file selected by a user. Then generate signals in response to user's touch input on the displayed electronic file. Determine whether a command associated with the touch input of the user is a printing command or a fax command according to the generated signals and the relationship table. Retrieve circled content of the displayed electronic file circled by the user when the command associated with the touch input of the user is the printing command or the fax command; and send the circled content to a printer or send the circled content to a fax machine selected by the user. An electronic device using the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140002380
    Abstract: A touch control method used for an electronic device storing a relationship table recording a mapping relationship between handwritten touch input and a number of commands includes the following steps. Display an electronic file. Sense a touch trace of a user on the displayed electronic file and generating a trigger signal if the touch trace forms a closed loop having an enclosed region. Sense handwritten touch input by the user within the enclosed region and generate associated signals. Recognize a circled path having an enclosed region as input by the user according to the generated signals. Determine a command associated with the sensed handwritten touch input according to the relationship table in response to the trigger signal. Retrieve content of the displayed electronic file displayed within the enclosed region. And execute the retrieved command to the retrieved content. An electronic device using the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Publication number: 20140002381
    Abstract: A method for writing memos includes the following steps. Recognize touch input of handwritten content on a touch sensing device by a user. Automatically add a memo containing the recognized handwritten content to a memo file associated with a memo date in a calendar, if the recognized handwritten content of the user comprises a memo date. And store the memo file in a storage unit. An electronic device using the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: XIAO-GUANG LI, KUAN-HONG HSIEH, YUN XIAO, SHANG-HUI PI
  • Patent number: 8380755
    Abstract: An electronic reader includes a storage unit configured for storing files and a processor. The processor includes a file display control module, a first file creating module and a second file creating module. The file display control module is configured for obtaining and displaying the files opened by user input. The first file creating module is configured for creating temporary files recording the comments and the amended sections of the opened files in response to user input. Each of the temporary files corresponds to one of the opened files. The second file creating module is configured for combining contents of the temporary files into a file. The contents of the temporary files are arranged in the file according to a predetermined rule if the formats of the temporary files are the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai-Sheng Li, Shang-Hui Pi, Jie Guo, Yue Zhang, Chih-San Chiang