Patents by Inventor Sheng-Yang Pan
Sheng-Yang Pan 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: 11923433Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first dielectric layer over a semiconductor fin. The method includes forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. The method includes exposing a portion of the first dielectric layer. The method includes oxidizing a surface of the second dielectric layer while limiting oxidation on the exposed portion of the first dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Liang Pan, Yungtzu Chen, Chung-Chieh Lee, Yung-Chang Hsu, Chia-Yang Hung, Po-Chuan Wang, Guan-Xuan Chen, Huan-Just Lin
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Publication number: 20240071722Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to plasma processes. A plasma process includes generating a plasma containing negatively charged oxygen ions. A substrate is exposed to the plasma. The substrate is disposed on a pedestal while being exposed to the plasma. While exposing the substrate to the plasma, a negative direct current (DC) bias voltage is applied to the pedestal to repel the negatively charged oxygen ions from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Sheng-Liang Pan, Bing-Hung Chen, Chia-Yang Hung, Jyu-Horng Shieh, Shu-Huei Suen, Syun-Ming Jang, Jack Kuo-Ping Kuo
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Publication number: 20230267693Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for determining physical characteristics of objects, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: detecting a first physical object in an environment; obtaining a first motion behavior of a reference object, wherein the first motion behavior corresponds to an interact event of the reference object interacting with the first physical object; and determining a first physical characteristic of the first physical object based on the first motion behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Publication number: 20230140030Abstract: A method, a system and a recording medium for accessory pairing are provided. The method comprises: determining a type of the accessory based on the identifying information of an accessory; recognizing a type of a user body part according to an image; in response to the accessory is applicable to the user body part according to the type of accessory and the type of the user body part, obtaining a first position of the accessory within an environment and obtaining a second position of the user body part within the environment; and configuring the accessory to pair the user body part according to the first position of the accessory and the second position of the user body part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Patent number: 11068058Abstract: An immersive system includes a processing device. The processing device is communicated with an interface device and an electronic display in a head mounted display device. The interface device includes a haptic feedback circuit. The haptic feedback circuit is configured to induce a haptic feedback. The interface device includes a haptic feedback circuit. The haptic feedback circuit is configured to induce a haptic feedback. The processing device is configured to provide an immersive content to the electronic display. The processing device is configured to identify a simulated object corresponding to the interface device in the immersive content, and identify an interaction event occurring to the simulated object in the immersive content. The processing device is configured to determine a vibration pattern according to the interaction event and the simulated object, and control the haptic feedback circuit to induce the haptic feedback according to the vibration pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Patent number: 10979617Abstract: A control method suitable for a mobile device comprising a camera includes operations as follows: obtaining a description of a first wireless device adjacent to the mobile device through a wireless communication packet; capturing a first image of a physical environment by the camera; recognizing a first candidate object within the first image; matching the first candidate object with the description of the first wireless device; and in response to that the first candidate object matches with the description of the first wireless device and a first predetermined instruction is received, generating a first command according to the description of the first wireless device, wherein the first command is to be transmitted to the first wireless device over a wireless communication for manipulating the first wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Patent number: 10877562Abstract: A motion detection system, a motion detection method and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The motion detection system includes one or more haptic feedback devices and a motion sensor. The haptic feedback devices are equipped with one or more haptic feedback elements. The haptic feedback elements are configured to perform a haptic feedback. The haptic feedback elements are triggered to perform a haptic feedback according to a haptic feedback command. A detection value from the motion sensor is modified in response to the haptic feedback elements being triggered by the haptic feedback command. Accordingly, the precision for positioning the haptic feedback devices can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Publication number: 20200177792Abstract: A control method suitable for a mobile device comprising a camera includes operations as follows: obtaining a description of a first wireless device adjacent to the mobile device through a wireless communication packet; capturing a first image of a physical environment by the camera; recognizing a first candidate object within the first image; matching the first candidate object with the description of the first wireless device; and in response to that the first candidate object matches with the description of the first wireless device and a first predetermined instruction is received, generating a first command according to the description of the first wireless device, wherein the first command is to be transmitted to the first wireless device over a wireless communication for manipulating the first wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventor: Sheng-Yang PAN
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Patent number: 10602046Abstract: A control method suitable for a mobile device comprising a camera includes operations as follows: obtaining a description of a first wireless device adjacent to the mobile device over a first wireless communication; capturing a first image of a physical environment by the camera; recognizing a first candidate object within the first image; matching the first candidate object with the description of the first wireless device; and in response to that the first candidate object matches with the description of the first wireless device and a first predetermined instruction is received by the camera, generating a first command according to the description of the first wireless device, wherein the first command is to be transmitted to the first wireless device over a second wireless communication for manipulating the first wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Patent number: 10591987Abstract: A method, a virtual reality (VR) apparatus and a recording medium for fast moving in a virtual reality are provided. The method is applicable to a VR apparatus including a head-mounted display (HMD), a locator and a calculation device. In the method, the calculation device executes an application of the VR to display frames of the application on the HMD. Then, the calculation device detects a moving direction of a user wearing the HMD in a three-dimensional space by using the locator. Afterwards, the calculation device fast moves a field of view of the frames from a current location toward the moving direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Publication number: 20190272034Abstract: A motion detection system, a motion detection method and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The motion detection system includes one or more haptic feedback devices and a motion sensor. The haptic feedback devices are equipped with one or more haptic feedback elements. The haptic feedback elements are configured to perform a haptic feedback. The haptic feedback elements are triggered to perform a haptic feedback according to a haptic feedback command. A detection value from the motion sensor is modified in response to the haptic feedback elements being triggered by the haptic feedback command. Accordingly, the precision for positioning the haptic feedback devices can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Patent number: 10217186Abstract: A method, a virtual reality apparatus and a recording medium for displaying fast moving frames of virtual reality are provided. The method is adapted to a virtual reality apparatus including a head-mounted display (HMD), a locator and a computing device. In the method, the computing device executes an application of virtual reality, and displays frames of the application on the HMD. When fast moving of the frames of the application is about to be occurred, the computing device prompts the fast moving to guide a user wearing the HMD to turn a line of sight to a direction of gravity, and then fast moves a field of view of the frames to the direction of gravity.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Sheng-Yang Pan, Ssu-Po Chin
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Publication number: 20190020809Abstract: A control method suitable for a mobile device comprising a camera includes operations as follows: obtaining a description of a first wireless device adjacent to the mobile device over a first wireless communication; capturing a first image of a physical environment by the camera; recognizing a first candidate object within the first image; matching the first candidate object with the description of the first wireless device; and in response to that the first candidate object matches with the description of the first wireless device and a first predetermined instruction is received by the camera, generating a first command according to the description of the first wireless device, wherein the first command is to be transmitted to the first wireless device over a second wireless communication for manipulating the first wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventor: Sheng-Yang PAN
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Publication number: 20190018489Abstract: An immersive system includes a processing device. The processing device is communicated with an interface device and an electronic display in a head mounted display device. The interface device includes a haptic feedback circuit. The haptic feedback circuit is configured to induce a haptic feedback. The interface device includes a haptic feedback circuit. The haptic feedback circuit is configured to induce a haptic feedback. The processing device is configured to provide an immersive content to the electronic display. The processing device is configured to identify a simulated object corresponding to the interface device in the immersive content, and identify an interaction event occurring to the simulated object in the immersive content. The processing device is configured to determine a vibration pattern according to the interaction event and the simulated object, and control the haptic feedback circuit to induce the haptic feedback according to the vibration pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventor: Sheng-Yang PAN
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Publication number: 20180260022Abstract: A method suitable for a head mounted device. The method includes: sensing a rotational data of the head mounted device; generating a tangling prediction according to a continuous degree of the rotational data; determining a cable tangling parameter according to the tangling prediction; determining that whether a cable is going to tangle according to the cable tangling parameter; and adjusting a virtual reality content when the cable is going to tangle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Sheng-Yang PAN
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Publication number: 20180232852Abstract: A method, a virtual reality apparatus and a recording medium for displaying fast moving frames of virtual reality are provided. The method is adapted to a virtual reality apparatus including a head-mounted display (HMD), a locator and a computing device. In the method, the computing device executes an application of virtual reality, and displays frames of the application on the HMD. When fast moving of the frames of the application is about to be occurred, the computing device prompts the fast moving to guide a user wearing the HMD to turn a line of sight to a direction of gravity, and then fast moves a field of view of the frames to the direction of gravity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Sheng-Yang Pan, Ssu-Po Chin
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Patent number: 9977521Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device and an associated apparatus are provided, where the electronic device includes a proximity sensor for performing proximity detection, and the method includes the steps of: determining whether a first condition is satisfied according to an application status; performing a proximity sensor threshold adjustment operation corresponding to the first condition when the first condition is satisfied, to obtain an adjusted proximity sensor threshold for the proximity sensor; and performing proximity detection by utilizing the proximity sensor according to the adjusted proximity sensor threshold. The step of determining whether the first condition is satisfied according to the application status may further include: when a specific application is running in the foreground or launched, determining that the first condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Ssu-Po Chin, Abhishek Saxena, Sheng-Yang Pan
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Publication number: 20180129277Abstract: A method, a virtual reality (VR) apparatus and a recording medium for fast moving in a virtual reality are provided. The method is applicable to a VR apparatus including a head-mounted display (HMD), a locator and a calculation device. In the method, the calculation device executes an application of the VR to display frames of the application on the HMD. Then, the calculation device detects a moving direction of a user wearing the HMD in a three-dimensional space by using the locator. Afterwards, the calculation device fast moves a field of view of the frames from a current location toward the moving direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: HTC CorporationInventor: Sheng-Yang Pan
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Patent number: 9898063Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprising an environment sensing device, a display, a touch sensing device, and a processing module comprising a main controller and a sub-controller is disclosed. The main controller performs a predetermined function based a touch input. The sub-controller computes a tilt angle of the electronic apparatus, and activates the touch sensing device without turning on the display if the tilt angle falls in a predetermined angle range, while the main controller is in the sleep mode. The processing module performs following steps when the display is off: determining the touch input is valid or invalid; keeping the display off if the touch input is invalid. The sub-controller wakes and activates the main controller to turn on the display and to control the electronic apparatus to perform the predetermined function according to a gesture formed by the touch input if the touch input is valid.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Hsin-Ti Chueh, Chia-Wei Chen, Ssu-Po Chin, Abhishek Saxena, Sheng-Yang Pan, Chien-Lung Chou, Chun-Hao Fan
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Publication number: 20170228009Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprising an environment sensing device, a display, a touch sensing device, and a processing module comprising a main controller and a sub-controller is disclosed. The main controller performs a predetermined function based a touch input. The sub-controller computes a tilt angle of the electronic apparatus, and activates the touch sensing device without turning on the display if the tilt angle falls in a predetermined angle range, while the main controller is in the sleep mode. The processing module performs following steps when the display is off: determining the touch input is valid or invalid; keeping the display off if the touch input is invalid. The sub-controller wakes and activates the main controller to turn on the display and to control the electronic apparatus to perform the predetermined function according to a gesture formed by the touch input if the touch input is valid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Hsin-Ti Chueh, Chia-Wei Chen, Ssu-Po Chin, Abhishek Saxena, Sheng-Yang Pan, Chien-Lung Chou, Chun-Hao Fan