Patents by Inventor Te-Chuan Liu

Te-Chuan Liu 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: 20220242267
    Abstract: Electric vehicle charging management methods and systems for community users are provided. A server receives a charging request via a network from a charging station or a mobile device, wherein the charging request includes at least a user identification code and a charging station identification code. A specific household in a community is retrieved from a database according to the user identification code. The server instructs the charging station to perform a charging operation through the network, and continuously obtains charging status information from the charging station, wherein the charging status information includes at least a charging time or a charging power. When the server receives a charging end signal from the charging station, a charging fee is calculated based on the charging status information, and generates bill information for the specific household information in the community based on the charging fee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: John C. WANG, Yi-An HOU, Te-Chuan LIU
  • Patent number: 11397998
    Abstract: A method is proposed to assist a user of an electric vehicle in reserving a rechargeable battery with a charging station. A reservation assistant unit that is related to the electric vehicle computes an estimated travelling distance from a current location corresponding to the electric vehicle to a destination, and computes a remaining distance based on residual electric energy of a rechargeable battery currently used by the electric vehicle. When the estimated travelling distance is greater than the remaining distance, the reservation assistant unit provides charging station information that indicates the closest charging station that has a rechargeable battery available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Lin, Sen-Hsien Chang, Jen-Chiun Lin, Po-Yu Chuang, Yuh-Rey Chen, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11390183
    Abstract: Charging scheduling systems and methods for charging devices applied to at least one charging device and a cloud management module are provided for charging an electric vehicle. First, a power status of a battery module of the electric vehicle is detected through a battery detection unit of the charging device, and electricity rate data corresponding to the charging device including the electricity price of corresponding power company at different times is then obtained by cloud management module. Next, through cloud management module, at least one charging period with a lower electricity price is determined based on electricity rate data corresponding to charging device and power status to control the charging of the electric vehicle by the charging device to be performed during the determined charging period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NOODOE CORPORATION
    Inventors: John C. Wang, Te-Chuan Liu, Chun-Hung Kung
  • Publication number: 20220169141
    Abstract: A notification management method for reservation charging of electric vehicle charging station is provided. First, first electric vehicle is charged by an electric vehicle charging station set at a first geographic location. Then, a server is provided to record a reservation charging request for electric vehicle charging station, wherein reservation charging request is issued by a specific user corresponding to a second electric vehicle. The server receives a charging state of first electric vehicle from electric vehicle charging station via network and determines an estimated remaining charging time according to received charging state. The server receives a second geographic location of a mobile device corresponding to specific user via network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Yi-An HOU, Te-Chuan LIU, Yan-Ming CHEN, Wen-Nan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220032811
    Abstract: Charging scheduling systems and methods for charging devices applied to at least one charging device and a cloud management module are provided for charging an electric vehicle. First, a power status of a battery module of the electric vehicle is detected through a battery detection unit of the charging device, and electricity rate data corresponding to the charging device including the electricity price of corresponding power company at different times is then obtained by cloud management module. Next, through cloud management module, at least one charging period with a lower electricity price is determined based on electricity rate data corresponding to charging device and power status to control the charging of the electric vehicle by the charging device to be performed during the determined charging period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: John C. Wang, Te-Chuan Liu, Chun-Hung Kung
  • Patent number: 11155179
    Abstract: A system for battery binding includes a service end electronic device, at least one battery device and at least one carrier device. The service end electronic device is configured to send a carrier identifier corresponding to a carrier device to a battery device for storage therein in order to bind the battery device to the carrier device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Lin, Chung-Jui Hung, Yuh-Rey Chen, Po-Yu Chuang, Jen-Chiun Lin, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11094971
    Abstract: A method for battery binding that is to be implemented by a service end electronic device includes obtaining a carrier identifier corresponding to a carrier device. The method further includes sending the carrier identifier to a battery device via near-field communication for storage in the battery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang-Chi Wang, Chung-Jui Hung, Yuh-Rey Chen, Po-Yu Chuang, Jen-Chiun Lin, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11035691
    Abstract: A navigation method includes steps of: repeatedly emitting, by a wheel speed sensor, a pulse signal to a processor of a vehicle when the vehicle starts to travel from a start point of a route of a map; in response to receipt of a preset number of the pulse signals transmitting, by the processor, the preset number of the pulse signals to a portable device; calculating, by the portable device, a current position of the vehicle on the map based on a distance associated with the preset number of the pulse signals; and transmitting, by the portable device, data of the map having the current position to the processor so as to display the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping-Chen Su, Te-Chuan Liu, Chen-Sheng Lin, Yi-Yang Tsai
  • Patent number: 10985585
    Abstract: A charger management method to be implemented by a server includes steps of: with respect to each charger, in response to receipt from the charger in a non-charging state of a notification including a charger identifier (ID) of the charger, updating the state flag of one of charger information sets stored in the server and including the charger ID to a second value; and in response to receipt of a query including a target location from a user end electronic device, selecting, based on the charger information sets and the target location, at least one candidate charging station information set from multiple charging station information sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ping-Jui Hsieh, Chia-Cheng Tu, Te-Chuan Liu, Jen-Chiun Lin, Yuh-Rey Chen, Po-Yu Chuang
  • Patent number: 10896615
    Abstract: A navigation method is implemented by a group of portable devices which are associated with a map-and-information system and each of which is communicatively coupled to an instrument cluster device of a respective vehicle. The group of the portable devices includes a leader device and at least one follower device. The map-and-information system computes, for the follower device, a dynamic navigation path from the follower device to the leader device. The instrument cluster device of the vehicle that corresponds to the follower device perceivably outputs the dynamic navigation path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Chuan Liu, Li-Hui Chen, Chen-Sheng Lin, Yi-Yang Tsai
  • Patent number: 10884470
    Abstract: A system for managing power supply devices includes a server including a database and a server end processing module. The server end processing module is configured to receive an alteration request from a user end electronic device and an alteration-confirmation signal from a service end electronic device, and send a confirmation response to the service end electronic device based on the received alteration request and alteration-confirmation signal in order for the service end electronic device to enable a target power supply device to update data stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Lin, Chia-Cheng Tu, Jen-Chiun Lin, Po-Yu Chuang, Yuh-Rey Chen, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20200391607
    Abstract: A charging management method is provided for managing the charging of electric vehicles by first and second charging devices connected to the same power supply equipment. The method is executed by the first charging device, wherein the method includes: obtaining power supply information corresponding to the power supply equipment; obtaining a first charging request, which requires the first charging device to output power for charging a first electric vehicle; obtaining a second charging request, which requires the second charging device to output power for charging a second electric vehicle; scheduling and controlling the charging of the first electric vehicle by the first charging device and the charging of the second electric vehicle by the second charging device according to vehicle-usage scheduling information specified by the first and second charging requests and the power supply information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: John C. Wang, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20200391608
    Abstract: A charging management method is provided for managing the charging of electric vehicles by first and second charging devices connected to a same power supply equipment. The method includes: obtaining power supply information corresponding to the power supply equipment; obtaining a first charging request, which requires the first charging device to output power for charging a first electric vehicle; obtaining a second charging request, which requires the second charging device to output power for charging a second electric vehicle; scheduling and controlling the charging of the first electric vehicle by the first charging device and the charging of the second electric vehicle by the second charging device according to vehicle-usage scheduling information specified by the first and second charging requests and the power supply information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: John C. Wang, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 10640064
    Abstract: A power management method for a vehicle is provided, and includes: upon a power switch of the vehicle being switched from a conductive state to a non-conductive state, controlling an electrical system of the vehicle to temporarily supply a wireless communication module of the vehicle with electric power and activating a timer; determining whether an elapsed time has reached a predetermined duration according to the timer; when the determination is affirmative, controlling the electrical system to stop supplying electric power; and when the determination is negative, controlling the timer to stop timing upon the power switch being switched from the non-conductive state to the activated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Lin, Yi-Yang Tsai, Chi-Hui Hsu, Nai-Kun Yeh, Te-Chuan Liu, Li-Hui Chen, Ping-Chen Su
  • Patent number: 10608703
    Abstract: A system for managing power supply devices includes an electronic device and plural power supply devices including a first power supply device and a second power supply device. The electronic device is configured to enable the first power supply device to delete a part of battery information stored therein, and enable the second power supply device to store therein a portion of the battery information that was originally stored in the power supply device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Lin, Sen-Hsien Chang, Po-Yu Chuang, Jen-Chiun Lin, Yuh-Rey Chen, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20200001739
    Abstract: A method of information provision is implemented by an electric carrier system which includes an electric carrier device storing a carrier identifier and carrier information, a power supply device providing electrical energy to the electric carrier device, and storing reference carrier identifiers and battery information, and an electronic device communicable with the electric carrier device and a server. The method includes: by the electric carrier device when in communication with the electric device, transmitting to the electronic device, integrated information including the carrier and battery information; and by the electronic device which is in communication with the server, transmitting the integrated information to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Chun-Ting LU, Chia-Cheng TU, Te-Chuan LIU, Jen-Chiun LIN, Yuh-Rey CHEN, Po-Yu CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20190283621
    Abstract: A system for battery binding includes a service end electronic device, at least one battery device and at least one carrier device. The service end electronic device is configured to send a carrier identifier corresponding to a carrier device to a battery device for storage therein in order to bind the battery device to the carrier device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng LIN, Chung-Jui HUNG, Yuh-Rey CHEN, Po-Yu CHUANG, Jen-Chiun LIN, Te-Chuan LIU
  • Publication number: 20190280503
    Abstract: A method for notifying a user of a charging progress related to a rechargeable battery that corresponds to the user and that is being charged at a service end is proposed. The service end transmits a user identifier corresponding to the user and a battery identifier corresponding to the rechargeable battery to a cloud server. The service end periodically transmits the charging progress to an electronic device of the user via the cloud server when the rechargeable battery is being charged by a charger of the service end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ping-Jui Hsieh, Chung-Jui Hung, Yuh-Rey Chen, Po-Yu Chuang, Jen-Chiun Lin, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20190280343
    Abstract: A verification method for battery power supply is to be implemented by a carrier device corresponding to a unique carrier identifier and communicable with a power supply device that stores a reference carrier identifier which corresponds to a carrier device. The verification method is characterized by: by a carrier microcontroller of the carrier device, determining whether or not verification of the power supply device succeeded based on a verification result associated with the unique carrier identifier of the carrier device and the reference carrier identifier stored in the power supply device; and by the carrier microcontroller, controlling the carrier device to utilize electrical energy provided by the power supply device to operate when it is determined that the verification of the power supply device succeeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Liang-Chi WANG, Jen-Chieh CHENG, Jen-Chiun LIN, Po-Yu CHUANG, Yuh-Rey CHEN, Te-Chuan LIU
  • Publication number: 20190279285
    Abstract: A method for battery rental is proposed to include steps of: acquiring a contract identifier that indicates a type of a rental contract for a battery device to be used in a vehicle, and transmitting the contract identifier to the battery device for storage therein; transmitting a vehicle identifier corresponding to the vehicle to the battery device for storage therein; and transmitting the contract identifier and the vehicle identifier to a cloud server for storage therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Lin, Sen-Hsien Chang, Po-Yu Chuang, Jen-Chiun Lin, Yuh-Rey Chen, Te-Chuan Liu