Patents by Inventor Sheng Cherng Lin

Sheng Cherng 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).

  • Patent number: 11942680
    Abstract: An antenna structure capable of transmitting a WiGig band for a head-mounted wireless transmission display device including a display screen and an overhead device is disclosed. The antenna structure includes at least two body portions, each of the body portions having at least a signal transceiving end, the body portions are respectively arranged at left and right sides of the display screen, and signal transceiving ends of the body portions are extended outward from the left and right sides of the display screen respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng Cherng Lin, Hsiao-Ling Chan, Chen-Hao Chang, Chien-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 11682136
    Abstract: A display method for displaying a virtual object, comprising: by at least one processor, recognizing characteristics of a main object from a video; by the at least one processor, recognizing a first fixed object from the video; by the at least one processor, determining a first target point in the video according to the characteristics of the main object; by the at least one processor, calculating a first position relationship between the first fixed object and the first target point; by the at least one processor, determining an anchor point in a virtual environment; and by the at least one processor, controlling a display device to display the virtual object at a second target point in the virtual environment by setting a second position relationship corresponding to the first position relationship between the anchor point and the second target point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Kuan-Wei Li
  • Patent number: 11574447
    Abstract: A method for capturing real-world information into a virtual environment is provided. The method is suitable for a head-mounted device (HMD) located in a physical environment, and includes the following operations: providing the virtual environment, wherein a real-world content within the virtual environment is captured from a part of the physical environment corresponding to a perspective of the HMD; tracking a feature point which located within the physical environment and moved by a user, so as to define a selected plane of the real-world content by projecting a moving track of the feature point onto the real-world content; capturing image information corresponding to the selected plane; and generating a virtual object having an appearance rendered according to the image information, in which the virtual object is adjustable in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chien-Hsin Liu, Shih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20220215575
    Abstract: A display method for displaying a virtual object, comprising: by at least one processor, recognizing characteristics of a main object from a video; by the at least one processor, recognizing a first fixed object from the video; by the at least one processor, determining a first target point in the video according to the characteristics of the main object; by the at least one processor, calculating a first position relationship between the first fixed object and the first target point; by the at least one processor, determining an anchor point in a virtual environment; and by the at least one processor, controlling a display device to display the virtual object at a second target point in the virtual environment by setting a second position relationship corresponding to the first position relationship between the anchor point and the second target point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng LIN, Kuan-Wei LI
  • Publication number: 20220058148
    Abstract: A management method for multiple communication devices, wherein the multiple communication devices include a host device and a first peripheral device configured to electrically connect to a device platform, and the management method includes: by the host device, detecting a connection of the first peripheral device through the device platform; by the host device, receiving a first device identifier provided by the first peripheral device through the device platform; by the host device, storing the first device identifier in the host device; and by the host device, wirelessly pairing the host device with the first peripheral device, according to the first device identifier stored in the host device, to enable a first wireless communication between the host device and the first peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chang-Hua WEI, Sheng-Cherng LIN, Pei-Pin HUANG
  • Publication number: 20220058876
    Abstract: A method for capturing real-world information into a virtual environment is provided. The method is suitable for a head-mounted device (HMD) located in a physical environment, and includes the following operations: providing the virtual environment, wherein a real-world content within the virtual environment is captured from a part of the physical environment corresponding to a perspective of the HMD; tracking a feature point which located within the physical environment and moved by a user, so as to define a selected plane of the real-world content by projecting a moving track of the feature point onto the real-world content; capturing image information corresponding to the selected plane; and generating a virtual object having an appearance rendered according to the image information, in which the virtual object is adjustable in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng LIN, Chien-Hsin LIU, Shih-Lung LIN
  • Patent number: 11249314
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for switching input devices, a head-mounted display (HMD) and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: providing a visual content, wherein a first physical input device is visible in the visual content; determining whether a first specific distance between a specific object and the first physical input device is smaller than a first threshold; enabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is smaller than the first threshold; disabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is not smaller than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chien-Hsin Liu, Shih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20220043264
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for switching input devices, a head-mounted display (HMD) and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: providing a visual content, wherein a first physical input device is visible in the visual content; determining whether a first specific distance between a specific object and the first physical input device is smaller than a first threshold; enabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is smaller than the first threshold; disabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is not smaller than the first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chien-Hsin Liu, Shih-Lung Lin
  • Patent number: 11163333
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a wearing portion, a display body, a first strap, a second strap, an adjustment assembly, and a switching assembly. The display body is connected to the wearing portion. The first strap and the second strap are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the wearing portion. The first strap, the second strap, and the wearing portion define a wearing space, and the first portion of the first strap and the second portion of the second strap are overlapped with each other. The adjustment assembly is adapted to be coupled to the first strap and the second strap and is configured to adjust the degree of overlap of the first portion and the second portion to thereby change the wearing space. The switching assembly is disposed at the adjustment assembly to switch the adjustment assembly to a coupled state or a decoupled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11119329
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a wearing part, a display body, a strap, a follower, and a buckle assembly. The display body is disposed on the wearing part. The strap includes a first end, a second end, and a handle portion. The wearing part is located at a front side of a wearing space surrounded by the strap. The first end and the second end are overlapped at the front side. The handle portion is located at the first end or the second end. The follower is disposed on the wearing part and coupled to the first end and the second end. The buckle assembly is disposed between the wearing part and the first end, and is adapted to lock a relative position between the wearing part and the first end in a buckled state and remove the interference between the wearing part and the first end in a released state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11048093
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a front piece and an annular piece. The front piece is adapted for placing a display device. The annular piece includes a pair of compression portions and a pair of rotating portions. The pair of rotating portions are respectively located at two opposite ends of each of the pair of compression portions. The annular piece is connected to the front piece via the pair of compression portions. When the pair of compression portions are compressed toward the front piece, the pair of rotating portions are adapted to be rotated relative to the pair of compression portions by the pair of compression portions being compressed, and rotation directions of the pair of rotating portions are opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jen-Yang Chang, Chang-Hua Wei, Wei-Hsin Chang, Hung-Chuan Wen, Jui-Hsiang Lin, Sheng-Cherng Lin
  • Patent number: 11048298
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a display portion and a face-fitting frame. The face-fitting frame has flexibility and is partially connected to the display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin, Li-Hsun Chang, Kuan-Ying Ou
  • Patent number: 10996749
    Abstract: An immersive headset system includes a headset device and a displaying device. The headset device includes a pupillary sensor for determining an interpupillary distance value. The displaying device is communicated with the headset device. The displaying device includes a display panel for displaying an immersive content. The immersive content includes a right visual window and a left visual window. The right visual window and the left visual window are displayed synchronously at different positions on the display panel. When the displaying device receives the interpupillary distance value from the headset device, the right visual window and the left visual window of the immersive content are allocated by the displaying device according to the interpupillary distance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chang-Hua Wei
  • Publication number: 20210057797
    Abstract: An antenna structure capable of transmitting a WiGig band for a head-mounted wireless transmission display device including a display screen and an overhead device is disclosed. The antenna structure includes at least two body portions, each of the body portions having at least a signal transceiving end, the body portions are respectively arranged at left and right sides of the display screen, and signal transceiving ends of the body portions are extended outward from the left and right sides of the display screen respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng Cherng LIN, Hsiao-Ling CHAN, Chen-Hao CHANG, Chien-Chih CHEN
  • Patent number: 10868352
    Abstract: A method for folding and extending an antenna structure capable of transmitting a WiGig band is provided. The method has the following steps: (1) mounting a WiGig module within a base; (2) pivotally arranging the antenna structure on the base; and (3) folding or extending the antenna structure relative to the base to correspondingly reduce or increase the antenna structure for transmitting and receiving a valid range of a wireless signal. The antenna structure has two body portions, and each of the two body portions has a pivoting end and a signal receiving end opposite to the pivoting end. Each of the pivoting ends is pivotally disposed on the base at a first specific angle with respect to a horizontal plane, and each of the signal receiving ends is inclined downward by a second specific angle with respect to the body portion and disposed away from the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng Cherng Lin, Hsiao-Ling Chan, Chen-Hao Chang, Chien-Chih Chen
  • Publication number: 20200371363
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a wearing part, a display body, a strap, a follower, and a buckle assembly. The display body is disposed on the wearing part. The strap includes a first end, a second end, and a handle portion. The wearing part is located at a front side of a wearing space surrounded by the strap. The first end and the second end are overlapped at the front side. The handle portion is located at the first end or the second end. The follower is disposed on the wearing part and coupled to the first end and the second end. The buckle assembly is disposed between the wearing part and the first end, and is adapted to lock a relative position between the wearing part and the first end in a buckled state and remove the interference between the wearing part and the first end in a released state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin
  • Publication number: 20200310488
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a wearing portion, a display body, a first strap, a second strap, an adjustment assembly, and a switching assembly. The display body is connected to the wearing portion. The first strap and the second strap are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the wearing portion. The first strap, the second strap, and the wearing portion define a wearing space, and the first portion of the first strap and the second portion of the second strap are overlapped with each other. The adjustment assembly is adapted to be coupled to the first strap and the second strap and is configured to adjust the degree of overlap of the first portion and the second portion to thereby change the wearing space. The switching assembly is disposed at the adjustment assembly to switch the adjustment assembly to a coupled state or a decoupled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 10571073
    Abstract: An adjustable strap and a head mounted display device are provided. The adjustable strap includes a body, a sliding member, a limiting member, and an engaging member. The body has a slot section and a control section. The slot section has a slot and an engaging portion. The control section has a through hole. The slot section and the control section overlap. The sliding member and the limiting member pass through the slot and the through hole for connection. The engaging member and the control section pass through the slot for fixed connection. The sliding member and the limiting member are configured to slide between a first end and a second end of the through hole. When the sliding member and the limiting member are at the first end, the limiting member restricts an engaging end of the engaging member to be away from the engaging portion, such that the slot section and the control section are relatively slidable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin
  • Publication number: 20200057496
    Abstract: An immersive headset system includes a headset device and a displaying device. The headset device includes a pupillary sensor for determining an interpupillary distance value. The displaying device is communicated with the headset device. The displaying device includes a display panel for displaying an immersive content. The immersive content includes a right visual window and a left visual window. The right visual window and the left visual window are displayed synchronously at different positions on the display panel. When the displaying device receives the interpupillary distance value from the headset device, the right visual window and the left visual window of the immersive content are allocated by the displaying device according to the interpupillary distance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng LIN, Chang-Hua WEI
  • Publication number: 20200050236
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a display portion and a face-fitting frame. The face-fitting frame has flexibility and is partially connected to the display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Jui-Hsiang Lin, Li-Hsun Chang, Kuan-Ying Ou