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: 20150024678
    Abstract: A communicative connection method among multiple devices is disclosed herein. The communicative connection method includes steps of: sensing a motion pattern on each of the devices; broadcasting the motion pattern on each of the devices; comparing the motion patterns from the devices; and, forming a first wireless communicative connection among a group of at least two devices sharing one common motion pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Edward CHANG, Tung-Peng WU, Chung-Huan MEI, Te-Chuan LIU, Feng-Yi CHU
  • Publication number: 20140330901
    Abstract: A method for sharing a digital object over a mesh network is provided in the present invention. The mesh network includes a group owner and a plurality of target devices, and the method is executed by the group owner. The method includes the following steps. First, a table including metadata information is constructed, wherein the metadata information includes an original source of the digital object in the mesh network. Next, the table is distributed to each of the target devices, wherein each of the target devices may downloads the digital object according to the metadata information. The table is updated according to a change of a status of the target devices. Then, the updated table is distributed to each of the target devices. An electronic device is further provided in the present invention so as to embody the aforementioned method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Chang, Te-Chuan Liu, Zih-Ci Lin, Yi-Yu Chung
  • Publication number: 20140206287
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device and a connection establishment method between the mobile electronic devices are provided. The connection establishment method includes the following steps. When a first mobile electronic device detects a control gesture applied to the first mobile electronic device, whether a second mobile electronic device is searched by the first mobile electronic device is determined, in which the second mobile electronic device detects the same control gesture applied to the second mobile electronic device. If the second mobile electronic device is searched by the first mobile electronic device, a first proximal wireless network connection between the first mobile electronic device and the second mobile electronic device is then established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward Chang, Chi-Pang Chiang, Te-Chuan Liu, Chung-Huan Mei, Zih-Ci Lin, Yi-Yu Chung
  • Publication number: 20140141719
    Abstract: A method for presenting digital items is provided. The method is executed by a first PCD and includes the following steps. Detect the existence of one or more second PCDs by the first PCD. Update the state of each said second PCD according to the detection. Rank the order of the one or more second PCDs according to the state, wherein the order of the second PCDs whose state is present is higher than the order of the second PCDs whose state is absent. Present one or more digital items according to the order of the one or more second PCDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jen-Chiun Lin, Tai-Ling Lu, Cheng-Shiun Jan, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20130298055
    Abstract: A method for operating a user interface and a recording medium for storing a program applying the same are provided. The method includes following steps. First, a touch generated by touching a touch display using an input tool is detected. Then, whether or not the touch is generated on a specific area of the touch display is determined. Next, whether the position of the touch is changed is determined if the touch is generated on the specific area. The user interface is activated or switched if the position of the touch is changed. Accordingly, a more convenient and intuitive method for operating the user interface is provided and the convenience in using the electronic device is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20130265264
    Abstract: An electronic device with switchable user interface and an electronic device with accessible touch operation are provided. The electronic device with switchable user interface includes a display, a touch sensing means, a position detecting module and a processing module. The touch sensing means is used for sensing a touch of an input tool. The position detecting module is used for determining whether or not the touch is generated on a specific area of the touch sensing means. If the touch is generated on the specific area, the position detecting module determines whether the position of the touch is varied. The processing module coupled to the position detecting module is used for activating a user interface on the display if there is a position variation of the touch. Consequently, the convenience of operating the electronic device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 8487883
    Abstract: A method for operating a user interface and a recording medium for storing a program applying the same are provided. The method includes following steps. First, a touch generated by touching a touch display using an input tool is detected. Then, whether or not the touch is generated on a specific area of the touch display is determined. Next, whether the position of the touch is changed is determined if the touch is generated on the specific area. The user interface is activated or switched if the position of the touch is changed. Accordingly, a more convenient and intuitive method for operating the user interface is provided and the convenience in using the electronic device is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 8456442
    Abstract: An electronic device with switchable user interface and an electronic device with accessible touch operation are provided. The electronic device with switchable user interface includes a display, a touch sensing means, a position detecting module and a processing module. The touch sensing means is used for sensing a touch of an input tool. The position detecting module is used for determining whether or not the touch is generated on a specific area of the touch sensing means. If the touch is generated on the specific area, the position detecting module determines whether the position of the touch is varied. The processing module coupled to the position detecting module is used for activating a user interface on the display if there is a position variation of the touch. Consequently, the convenience of operating the electronic device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20130012121
    Abstract: A virtual group contact list of a first mobile electronic device is generated using a wireless service under the purpose of finding contact information of users not stored in a contact list of the first mobile electronic device, by confirming whether there are other surrounding mobile electronic devices utilizing the wireless communication service and responding to a polling signal from the first mobile electronic device. A user of the first mobile electronic device is able to contact a wanted user whose contact information stored in contact lists of confirmed or identified mobile electronic devices giving responses to the first mobile electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Li-Hui Chen, Te-Chuan Liu, Jen-Chiun Lin, Cheng-Shiun Jan
  • Publication number: 20130013438
    Abstract: When a customer who encounters a specific type of merchandise he/she wants by accident, he/she is able to use his/her wireless mobile device to ask for agreements from mobile electronic devices of neighboring people who want the same type of merchandise and to group his/her mobile electronic device with mobile electronic devices of people who respond with agreements, where the mobile electronic devices are grouped by using a wireless communication protocol. With the aid of grouping those people who want the specific type of merchandise, a group-buying action can be initiated, and a discount of the specific type of merchandise can be retrieved by the grouped people.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Li-Hui Chen, Te-Chuan Liu, Cheng-Shiun Jan
  • Publication number: 20130012120
    Abstract: When a response signal of a second mobile electronic device in response to a polling signal from a first mobile electronic device is received by the first mobile electronic device, an alarm is issued on the first mobile electronic device about a message previously received by the first electronic device so as to remind a user of the first mobile electronic device of the message, where the first mobile electronic device and the second mobile electronic device utilize a same wireless communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Te-Chuan Liu, Li-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20130013740
    Abstract: By merging media playlists of mobile electronic devices capable of responding to each other and sharing a same wireless communication protocol, each of the mobile electronic devices is capable of sharing media playlists and corresponding media files with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Te-Chuan Liu, Li-Hui Chen, Jen-Chiun Lin, Cheng-Shiun Jan
  • Publication number: 20130011025
    Abstract: When a host mobile electronic device and a client mobile electronic device connect to each other for at least a second time, the client mobile electronic device refers to an entry corresponding to the host mobile electronic device for retrieve required information to wirelessly connect to the host mobile electronic device and to connect to an application installed on the host mobile electronic device under authentication. Therefore, the client mobile electronic device can be relieved from the burden of requesting required information for authentication repeatedly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Te-Chuan Liu, Cheng-Shiun Jan, Jen-Chiun Lin, Li-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20130013687
    Abstract: An information sharing method for a mobile device is disclosed. The information sharing method includes registering an event in the mobile device; determining whether a software activity occurs during the event; marking information of a specific software activity with a tag corresponding to the event if the specific software activity occurs during the event; and sharing the information of the specific software activity with the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventor: Te-Chuan Liu
  • Patent number: 7840721
    Abstract: Devices with multiple functions and methods for switching functions thereof are provided. The device comprises a plurality of hardware components, a plurality of functional modules, an input device, and a processing module. Each functional module corresponds to one of the functional connecting configurations for the hardware components. The processing module executes one of the functional modules and drives the hardware components according to the functional connecting configuration corresponding to the executed functional module. The processing module determines whether to generate a switch command according to an input command received by the input device. When the switch command is generated, the processing module directly terminates the functional module being currently executed and adjusts to execute another functional module, and drives the hardware components according to the functional connecting configuration corresponding to the functional module to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Pang Chiang, Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu, Shu-Hung Li, Pei-Chun Wen
  • Publication number: 20090278805
    Abstract: An electronic device with switchable user interface and an electronic device with accessible touch operation are provided. The electronic device with switchable user interface includes a display, a touch sensing means, a position detecting module and a processing module. The touch sensing means is used for sensing a touch of an input tool. The position detecting module is used for determining whether or not the touch is generated on a specific area of the touch sensing means. If the touch is generated on the specific area, the position detecting module determines whether the position of the touch is varied. The processing module coupled to the position detecting module is used for activating a user interface on the display if there is a position variation of the touch. Consequently, the convenience of operating the electronic device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
    Inventors: Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20080284754
    Abstract: A method for operating a user interface and a recording medium for storing a program applying the same are provided. The method includes following steps. First, a touch generated by touching a touch display using an input tool is detected. Then, whether or not the touch is generated on a specific area of the touch display is determined. Next, whether the position of the touch is changed is determined if the touch is generated on the specific area. The user interface is activated or switched if the position of the touch is changed. Accordingly, a more convenient and intuitive method for operating the user interface is provided and the convenience in using the electronic device is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
    Inventors: Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20080288681
    Abstract: Devices with multiple functions and methods for switching functions thereof are provided. The device comprises a plurality of hardware components, a plurality of functional modules, an input device, and a processing module. Each functional module corresponds to one of the functional connecting configurations for the hardware components. The processing module executes one of the functional modules and drives the hardware components according to the functional connecting configuration corresponding to the executed functional module. The processing module determines whether to generate a switch command according to an input command received by the input device. When the switch command is generated, the processing module directly terminates the functional module being currently executed and adjusts to execute another functional module, and drives the hardware components according to the functional connecting configuration corresponding to the functional module to be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Chi-Pang Chiang, Yih-Feng Kao, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20080282194
    Abstract: A graphical menu interface, an implementing method thereof, and an operating method thereof are provided. In the implementing method of the graphical menu interface, m function groups are provided first, and each of the function groups has at least one function. Then, an operating frame related to each function group is obtained and used as the menu icon representing a corresponding function group in the graphical menu interface. Finally, there are n function groups displayed on the screen, and the corresponding operating frames are used as the menu icons of these n function groups in the graphical menu interface. As a result, users can infer the position of each function in the graphical menu interface more intuitively, and thus the convenience in operating the graphical menu is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
    Inventors: Chi-Pang Chiang, Te-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20080158151
    Abstract: An input method is used for an electronic device having a touch-sensitive element and a display unit. Firstly, a contact on a specific zone of the touch-sensitive element is detected. Then, it is determined whether the contact remains. When the contact remains and slides to a specific position of the touch-sensitive element, a specific number corresponding to the specific zone is selected for input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Yi-Shen Wang, Hsi-Kun Chen, Te-Chuan Liu