Patents by Inventor Shu-Chun Liao

Shu-Chun Liao 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: 20240031720
    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes determining, by a processor, an output volume based on a source gain and a volume setting. In some examples, the method includes, in response to determining that the output volume satisfies a volume threshold, determining, by the processor, a weight based on the output volume. In some examples, the method includes accumulating, by the processor, a weighted time value based on the weight. In some examples, the method includes controlling, by the processor, the output volume in response to determining that the weighted time value satisfies a time threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shu-Chun Liao, Chang Chun Hsiung, Shih-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 11812185
    Abstract: A video conferencing system and a method of removing an interruption thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A video conference is activated and a video stream is obtained through an image capturing device. A deep learning model is used to detect at least one first image object in a first video frame of the video stream. Whether the at least one first image object is an interruption object is determined. The at least one first image object is removed from the first video frame in response to the at least one first image object being determined to be the interruption object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Shan Ruan, Ling-Fan Tsao, Shu-Chun Liao, Sheng-Hsin Fan, Yu-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 11663470
    Abstract: An accelerating boot time system includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to pre-store a boot process to be performed on the first boot. The processor is configured to directly read the boot process from the memory and execute the boot process when the first boot is performed. Also, the processor executes a monitoring process to monitor a plurality of hardware usage rates of the plurality of devices each time the device is powered up, and inserts the hardware usage rates into a machine learning algorithm to determine whether a particular process supported by the devices is abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mei-Chun Wu, Ling-Fan Tsao, Shu-Chun Liao
  • Publication number: 20230131662
    Abstract: An inspection method and an inspection platform applicable for inspecting a light source used to expose a substrate. The light source is adapted to form an illuminated area on a surface of the substrate. The inspection method includes the following steps: placing at least one inspection component on the surface of the substrate; causing the at least one inspection component and the illuminated area to have a relative movement and a relative speed in a specific direction so as to make the illuminated area move across the at least one inspection component, wherein in the specific direction, the illuminated area is smaller in size than the at least one inspection component; inspecting photon energy of incident light in the illuminated area by the at least one inspection component during the relative movement; and determining optical values of the light source according to the photon energy and the relative speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien CHEN, Shu-Chun LIAO, Shau-Wei HSU, Wei-En FU, Tsung-Ying CHUNG, Yi-Chen CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20220141396
    Abstract: A video conferencing system and a method of removing an interruption thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A video conference is activated and a video stream is obtained through an image capturing device. A deep learning model is used to detect at least one first image object in a first video frame of the video stream. Whether the at least one first image object is an interruption object is determined. The at least one first image object is removed from the first video frame in response to the at least one first image object being determined to be the interruption object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Shan Ruan, Ling-Fan Tsao, Shu-Chun Liao, Sheng-Hsin Fan, Yu-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20200372346
    Abstract: An accelerating boot time system includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to pre-store a boot process to be performed on the first boot. The processor is configured to directly read the boot process from the memory and execute the boot process when the first boot is performed. Also, the processor executes a monitoring process to monitor a plurality of hardware usage rates of the plurality of devices each time the device is powered up, and inserts the hardware usage rates into a machine learning algorithm to determine whether a particular process supported by the devices is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Mei-Chun WU, Ling-Fan TSAO, Shu-Chun LIAO
  • Patent number: 10440125
    Abstract: A method for maintaining transmission control protocol (TCP) connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a network card and a processor, wherein the processor executes an operating system. In the method, a first TCP connection with a remote server is first established via the network card. Then, after the operating system enters a power saving mode, a wake-up packet transmitted by the remote server through the first TCP connection is received to wake the operating system. The operating system resets the retransmission time of the remote server transmitting the wake-up packet when resuming a normal operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai, Siang-Sheng Jheng
  • Patent number: 10187351
    Abstract: A maintenance method for network connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a timer. The timer is configured to regularly wake up the computer system to check whether a network connection is working normally. In the method, the computer system is waked up at intervals of a first time interval within a predetermined period and a current IP address of the computer system is extracted. The predetermined period is divided into a plurality of periods by the first time interval. Whether a change occurs on the IP address is determined withing each of the periods, and accordingly the computer system is waked up to check the network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Siang-Sheng Jheng, Ching-Ho Tsai, Shu-Chun Liao, Chao-Shih Huang, Yu-Ren Yang
  • Patent number: 9954755
    Abstract: A maintenance method for network connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a real-time clock. The real-time clock is configured to regularly wake up the computer system to check whether a network connection is working normally. In the method, a wake up operation to wake up the computer system is received from a user. It is determined whether a connection time of maintaining the network connection so far from a last time of entering a power saving mode is greater than a counting time for the real-time clock to wake up the computer system. It is tested whether the network connection is working normally when the connection time is greater than the counting time. The counting time of the real-time clock is updated to the connection time when the network connection is working normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180020061
    Abstract: A method for maintaining transmission control protocol (TCP) connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a network card and a processor, wherein the processor executes an operating system. In the method, a first TCP connection with a remote server is first established via the network card. Then, after the operating system enters a power saving mode, a wake-up packet transmitted by the remote server through the first TCP connection is received to wake the operating system. The operating system resets the retransmission time of the remote server transmitting the wake-up packet when resuming a normal operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai, Siang-Sheng Jheng
  • Patent number: 9813507
    Abstract: A method for maintaining transmission control protocol (TCP) connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a network card and a processor, wherein the processor executes an operating system. In the method, a first TCP connection with a remote server is first established via the network card. Then, after the operating system enters a power saving mode, a wake-up packet transmitted by the remote server through the first TCP connection is received to wake the operating system. The operating system resets the retransmission time of the remote server transmitting the wake-up packet when resuming a normal operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai, Siang-Sheng Jheng
  • Publication number: 20170310568
    Abstract: A maintenance method for network connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a real-time clock. The real-time clock is configured to regularly wake up the computer system to check whether a network connection is working normally. In the method, a wake up operation to wake up the computer system is received from a user. It is determined whether a connection time of maintaining the network connection so far from a last time of entering a power saving mode is greater than a counting time for the real-time clock to wake up the computer system. It is tested whether the network connection is working normally when the connection time is greater than the counting time. The counting time of the real-time clock is updated to the connection time when the network connection is working normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170289100
    Abstract: A maintenance method for network connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a timer. The timer is configured to regularly wake up the computer system to check whether a network connection is working normally. In the method, the computer system is waked up at intervals of a first time interval within a predetermined period and a current IP address of the computer system is extracted. The predetermined period is divided into a plurality of periods by the first time interval. Whether a change occurs on the IP address is determined withing each of the periods, and accordingly the computer system is waked up to check the network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Siang-Sheng Jheng, Ching-Ho Tsai, Shu-Chun Liao, Chao-Shih Huang, Yu-Ren Yang
  • Publication number: 20170255869
    Abstract: A method of switching output interfaces for a computer system includes recording a plurality of system operation statuses of a multimedia signal corresponding to the computer system to switch from a first output interface to a second output interface and generating at least a switching condition; and switching the multimedia signal of the computer system from the first output interface to the second output interface when an operating status of the computer system matches the at least a switching condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Shu-Cheng Liu, Yin-Hsong Hsu, Ling-Fan Tsao, Shu-Chun Liao
  • Patent number: 9742653
    Abstract: A maintenance method for network connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a real-time clock. The real-time clock is configured to regularly wake up the computer system to check whether a network connection is working normally. In the method, a wake up operation to wake up the computer system is received from a user. It is determined whether a connection time of maintaining the network connection so far from a last time of entering a power saving mode is greater than a counting time for the real-time clock to wake up the computer system. It is tested whether the network connection is working normally when the connection time is greater than the counting time. The counting time of the real-time clock is updated to the connection time when the network connection is working normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai
  • Patent number: 9722969
    Abstract: A maintenance method for network connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a timer. The timer is configured to regularly wake up the computer system to check whether a network connection is working normally. In the method, the computer system is waked up at intervals of a first time interval within a predetermined period and a current IP address of the computer system is extracted. The predetermined period is divided into a plurality of periods by the first time interval. Whether a change occurs on the IP address is determined within each of the periods, and accordingly the computer system is waked up to check the network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Siang-Sheng Jheng, Ching-Ho Tsai, Shu-Chun Liao, Chao-Shih Huang, Yu-Ren Yang
  • Patent number: 9710286
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer that is in a sleep state and that is accessed remotely. The method includes receiving an indication that the computer should transition from a sleep state to a wake state, determining whether the indication was generated as a result of a remote access to the computer, and upon determining that the indication was generated as a result of a remote access to the computer, causing the computer to transition to a partial wake state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shu-Chun Liao, Yung-Shen Chen, Yu-Chuan Cheng, Tsung-Mao Chen
  • Patent number: 9582069
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having an input unit and a network card and a wake-up method thereof are provided. In the method, an input event triggered by the input unit is received. Next, whether the electronic apparatus is in a partial wake-up mode entered after being woken up by the network card is determined. Then, the electronic apparatus is woken up to a normal operation mode if the electronic apparatus is in the partial wake-up mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160234316
    Abstract: A method for maintaining transmission control protocol (TCP) connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a network card and a processor, wherein the processor executes an operating system. In the method, a first TCP connection with a remote server is first established via the network card. Then, after the operating system enters a power saving mode, a wake-up packet transmitted by the remote server through the first TCP connection is received to wake the operating system. The operating system resets the retransmission time of the remote server transmitting the wake-up packet when resuming a normal operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Shu-Chun Liao, Ching-Ho Tsai, Siang-Sheng Jheng
  • Patent number: D896614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BRAINCHILD ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shu-Chun Liao