Patents by Inventor Shung-Yung Tsai

Shung-Yung Tsai 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).

  • Automatic ultrasonic and computer-vision navigation device and method using the same
    Patent number: 8116928
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic ultrasonic and computer-vision navigation device and a method using the same. In the method of the present invention, the user guides an automatic navigation device to learn and plan a navigation path; next, the automatic navigation device navigates independently and uses ultrasonic signals and computer vision to detect the environment; then, the automatic navigation device compares the detected environment data with the navigation path to amend the physical movement track. The present invention enables ordinary persons to interact with the automatic navigation device without operating the computer. As the present invention adopts computer vision and ultrasonic signals to realize the functions thereof, the manufacturers can save the hardware cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Chih-Jen Wu, Shung-Yung Tsai, Wen-Hsiang Tsai
  • AUTOMATIC ULTRASONIC AND COMPUTER-VISION NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100042319
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic ultrasonic and computer-vision navigation device and a method using the same. In the method of the present invention, the user guides an automatic navigation device to learn and plan a navigation path; next, the automatic navigation device navigates independently and uses ultrasonic signals and computer vision to detect the environment; then, the automatic navigation device compares the detected environment data with the navigation path to amend the physical movement track. The present invention enables ordinary persons to interact with the automatic navigation device without operating the computer. As the present invention adopts computer vision and ultrasonic signals to realize the functions thereof, the manufacturers can save the hardware cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Chih-Jen WU, Shung-Yung TSAI, Wen-Hsiang TSAI