Patents by Inventor Shih-Ming Wang

Shih-Ming Wang 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: 20150127888
    Abstract: A firmware loading system including a first memory device and a calculation unit. The first memory device includes a first firmware code, wherein the first firmware code has a predetermined code and a plurality of parameter tables, and the parameter tables are arranged to set up a plurality of registers of a second memory device. The calculation unit is arranged to perform a firmware insertion procedure, wherein, during the firmware insertion procedure, the calculation unit selects one of the parameter tables according to a selection signal, compiles the selected parameter table and the predetermined code into a second firmware code, and writes the second firmware code in a flash memory of the second memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Chia-Fang Chang
  • Patent number: 9016678
    Abstract: A dual-toggle-type mobile platform structure comprises a base, a motor, a ball screw, a linear slide, a first toggle link rod, a second toggle link rod, a guide rail and a work platform. The second toggle link rod has an end coupled to the first toggle link rod and the other end coupled to the work platform. A connecting position of the second toggle link rod and the first toggle link rod is designed with an optimal configuration to provide a smaller footprint than the conventional dual-toggle-type mobile platform structure, and the advantages of a larger stroke of the work platform and a smaller feed resolution difference, and the structure serves as a reference of an optimal manufacturing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Yan-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 9008816
    Abstract: A build up edge monitoring method is provided for performing online real-time detection and suppression of abnormal build up edges of cutters occurred in a CNC manufacturing process. Signal variation analysis and fast Fourier transform are used for analyzing signals and establishing an algorithm of diagnosing build up edges to improve the efficiency and reliability of the cutting abnormality diagnostics. A vibration acceleration signal is captured and filtered to a frequency exceeding 1.1 times of a blade passing frequency, and an occurrence of accumulated chips is determined according to a sudden increase of the vibration acceleration and whether the main vibration frequency of the current vibration signal determined by a fast Fourier transform analysis matches with the frequency of the build up edge characteristic, and a shutdown instruction is issued to a CNC controller to shut down a cutting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Chien-Da Ho
  • Patent number: 9008822
    Abstract: An online real-time cutter breakage monitoring method uses a plurality of signals generated in three consecutive time periods by a vibration acceleration during a cutting process conducted by a CNC machine tool, and compares a difference between a maximum value of signals in each time period and an average value of the signals and a difference between the average value of signals thereafter and an idling critical value to output a first cutter breakage signal and a second cutter breakage signal simultaneously and determine the occurrence of a cutter breakage and shut down the CNC machine tool immediately to improve the determination speed and accuracy, so as to avoid unnecessary shutdowns or hindering the manufacturing flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Chien-Da Ho
  • Patent number: 9008823
    Abstract: A cutter chatter monitoring method comprises the steps of capturing a cutting vibration acceleration signal; dividing the cutting vibration acceleration signal in each predetermined time period into a plurality of segments; determining whether the vibration acceleration signal of each segment is increased by a multiple greater than a threshold value; performing a Fast Fourier Transform of the cutting vibration acceleration signal in each predetermined time period; calculating a vibration frequency; determining whether the vibration frequency of the cutting vibration acceleration signal is a multiple of a cutter passing frequency; and increasing a main shaft rotating speed of a cutter to avoid cutter chatters if both aforementioned conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Chien-Da Ho
  • Publication number: 20150089225
    Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving a request to modify a universal integrated circuit card, generating a package comprising configuration data for modifying the universal integrated circuit card, encrypting the package with a transport key to generate an encrypted package, transmitting the encrypted package to a communication device communicatively coupled to the universal integrated circuit card to provision the universal integrated circuit card, and providing a mobile network operator trusted service manager system information relating to the configuration data to enable the mobile network operator trusted service manager system to manage content and memory allocation of the universal integrated circuit card. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Clifton Ashman Campbell, Stephen Emille Chin, David Harber, Brian Keith Rainer, David K. Smith, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8959331
    Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving a request to modify a universal integrated circuit card, generating a package comprising configuration data for modifying the universal integrated circuit card, encrypting the package with a transport key to generate an encrypted package, transmitting the encrypted package to a communication device communicatively coupled to the universal integrated circuit card to provision the universal integrated circuit card, and providing a mobile network operator trusted service manager system information relating to the configuration data to enable the mobile network operator trusted service manager system to manage content and memory allocation of the universal integrated circuit card. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Clifton Campbell, Stephen Chin, David Harber, Brian Keith Rainer, David K. Smith, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20150044995
    Abstract: A system is described that can perform a method for receiving a request to modify a universal integrated circuit card, generating a package comprising configuration data for modifying the universal integrated circuit card, instructing an over-the-air system to transmit the package encrypting the package with a transport key to generate an encrypted package, and transmitting the encrypted package to a communication device communicatively coupled to the universal integrated circuit card to provision the universal integrated circuit card. The system can also perform a method of providing a mobile network operator trusted service manager system information relating to the configuration data to enable the mobile network operator trusted service manager system to manage content and memory allocation of the universal integrated circuit card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Clifton Ashman Campbell, Stephen Emille Chin, David Harber, Brian Keith Rainer, David K. Smith, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8898769
    Abstract: A system is described that can perform a method for receiving a request to modify a universal integrated circuit card, generating a package comprising configuration data for modifying the universal integrated circuit card, instructing an over-the-air system to transmit the package encrypting the package with a transport key to generate an encrypted package, and transmitting the encrypted package to a communication device communicatively coupled to the universal integrated circuit card to provision the universal integrated circuit card. The system can also perform a method of providing a mobile network operator trusted service manager system information relating to the configuration data to enable the mobile network operator trusted service manager system to manage content and memory allocation of the universal integrated circuit card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Clifton Campbell, Stephen Chin, David Harber, Brian Keith Rainer, David K. Smith, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8872913
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for positioning micro tool of micro machine is provided in this invention, wherein the system comprises a stereo-photographing device, an image analysis system, a PC-based controller, and a micro machine. The image analysis system can analyze position of the micro tool of the micro machine and work piece by using algorithm, and the micro tool is then positioned to a pre-determined location. A method for positioning micro tool of the micro machine is also provided in this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Chia-You Chung, Chih-Chun Lin
  • Publication number: 20140143534
    Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving a request to modify a universal integrated circuit card, generating a package comprising configuration data for modifying the universal integrated circuit card, encrypting the package with a transport key to generate an encrypted package, transmitting the encrypted package to a communication device communicatively coupled to the universal integrated circuit card to provision the universal integrated circuit card, and providing a mobile network operator trusted service manager system information relating to the configuration data to enable the mobile network operator trusted service manager system to manage content and memory allocation of the universal integrated circuit card. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: AT&T MOBILITY II, LLC, AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Clifton Campbell, Stephen Chin, David Harber, Brian Keith Rainer, David K. Smith, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20140140509
    Abstract: A system is described that can perform a method for receiving a request to modify a universal integrated circuit card, generating a package comprising configuration data for modifying the universal integrated circuit card, instructing an over-the-air system to transmit the package encrypting the package with a transport key to generate an encrypted package, and transmitting the encrypted package to a communication device communicatively coupled to the universal integrated circuit card to provision the universal integrated circuit card. The system can also perform a method of providing a mobile network operator trusted service manager system information relating to the configuration data to enable the mobile network operator trusted service manager system to manage content and memory allocation of the universal integrated circuit card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: AT&T MOBILITY II, LLC, AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Clifton Campbell, Stephen Chin, David Harber, Brian Keith Rainer, David K. Smith, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8683889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oblique-driven platform structure, comprising: a base, a first rail, a screw, a first sliding block, a second sliding block, an oblique slide rod, at least one second rail, at least one third sliding block, a work platform, and a motor. There is a trigonometric relation between the oblique slide rod, the screw and the second rail, and an oblique drive angle is formed between the oblique slide rod and the screw; Therefore, with the change of the stroke position of the screw, the displacement resolution of the work platform can still kept the same value when the work platform is driven. Moreover, the displacement of the screw stroke can be proportionally transformed to the feed rate of the work platform through the trigonometric relation, such that the driven work platform can get an extremely high displacement resolution without using any high-level servo motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Yan-Hong Chen
  • Publication number: 20130333500
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oblique-driven platform structure, comprising: a base, a first rail, a screw, a first sliding block, a second sliding block, an oblique slide rod, at least one second rail, at least one third sliding block, a work platform, and a motor. There is a trigonometric relation between the oblique slide rod, the screw and the second rail, and an oblique drive angle is formed between the oblique slide rod and the screw; Therefore, with the change of the stroke position of the screw, the displacement resolution of the work platform can still kept the same value when the work platform is driven. Moreover, the displacement of the screw stroke can be proportionally transformed to the feed rate of the work platform through the trigonometric relation, such that the driven work platform can get an extremely high displacement resolution without using any high-level servo motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: CHUNG-YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Yan-Hong Chen
  • Patent number: 8611867
    Abstract: The invention discloses systems and methods for integrating Mobile Commerce applications with dynamically generated user profiles. A profiling engine collects and stores information regarding a mobile subscriber's usage of Mobile Banking, Mobile Payment, and Mobile Brokerage, and stores the information in a profile. A Dynamic Event Server Subsystem comprising a Mobile Broker analyzes patterns in the subscriber's usage of these applications. The mobile broker can thus provide intelligent feedback regarding purchases and financial transactions back to the applications and to the subscriber. This feedback is provided in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Scott Allen Swanburg, James Patrick Ryan, Sashonda Warren, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20130299406
    Abstract: A system and method for concentrating a slurry is disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a filter that is used to filter a slurry into a concentrate and a permeate. A portion of the permeate is used in a backflow operation of the filter once a pressure differential of 0.8 bar is obtained from the filter inlet to the permeate outlet of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Wen-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 8576278
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for monitoring dynamic stability of micro machine is provided in this invention, wherein an image-capturing device and an analytic device are included. The image-capturing device captures an image on a surface of a work piece milled by the micro machine. The analytic device comprises an image input interface, means for gray-scaling an image, means for analyzing abnormal gray-scaled value of the gray-scaled image, and means for analyzing numbers of veins of the gray-scaled image. This invention also provides a method for monitoring dynamic stability of micro machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Wang, Chia-You Chung, Chih-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 8523162
    Abstract: A toggle type with one axial positioning machine can increase positioning precision and decrease the impact from external impact by using the three-links design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Kuo-Ming Sun, Zheng-Wei Mai, Nai-Ming Chen, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20130211573
    Abstract: An online real-time cutter breakage monitoring method uses a plurality of signals generated in three consecutive time periods by a vibration acceleration during a cutting process conducted by a CNC machine tool, and compares a difference between a maximum value of signals in each time period and an average value of the signals and a difference between the average value of signals thereafter and an idling critical value to output a first cutter breakage signal and a second cutter breakage signal simultaneously and determine the occurrence of a cutter breakage and shut down the CNC machine tool immediately to improve the determination speed and accuracy, so as to avoid unnecessary shutdowns or hindering the manufacturing flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: SHIH-MING WANG, CHIEN-DA HO
  • Publication number: 20130211574
    Abstract: A cutter chatter monitoring method comprises the steps of capturing a cutting vibration acceleration signal; dividing the cutting vibration acceleration signal in each predetermined time period into a plurality of segments; determining whether the vibration acceleration signal of each segment is increased by a multiple greater than a threshold value; performing a Fast Fourier Transform of the cutting vibration acceleration signal in each predetermined time period; calculating a vibration frequency; determining whether the vibration frequency of the cutting vibration acceleration signal is a multiple of a cutter passing frequency; and increasing a main shaft rotating speed of a cutter to avoid cutter chatters if both aforementioned conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: SHIH-MING WANG, CHIEN-DA HO