Patents by Inventor Ting-Feng Chou

Ting-Feng Chou 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).

  • Patent number: 9565654
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for interacting with a notification are provided. The method is adapted for an end apparatus to interact with a notification provided by a communication apparatus, in which the end apparatus and the communication apparatus are connected with each other. In the method, the notification provided by the communication apparatus is received and displayed. Next, a selection operation for the notification is received, and whether a content of the notification contains an executable intent is determined. If the intent is contained, the communication apparatus is triggered to execute the intent, and whether a screen activity of the communication apparatus is triggered by the execution of the intent is determined. If the execution of the intent triggers the screen activity, a result of executing the intent is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Pei-Lin Chen, Yi-Wen Liu, Ting-Feng Chou
  • Publication number: 20160353409
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for interacting with a notification are provided. The method is adapted for an end apparatus to interact with a notification provided by a communication apparatus, in which the end apparatus and the communication apparatus are connected with each other. In the method, the notification provided by the communication apparatus is received and displayed. Next, a selection operation for the notification is received, and whether a content of the notification contains an executable intent is determined. If the intent is contained, the communication apparatus is triggered to execute the intent, and whether a screen activity of the communication apparatus is triggered by the execution of the intent is determined. If the execution of the intent triggers the screen activity, a result of executing the intent is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Pei-Lin Chen, Yi-Wen Liu, Ting-Feng Chou
  • Publication number: 20150040042
    Abstract: An electronic device for digital notebook includes a display unit, a touching unit, a processing unit and a storage unit. The display unit displays a digital notebook which includes an edited area in a predetermined area. The touching unit receives a touch signal. The processing unit increases the size of the edited area based on a proportion from an original size to a first size according to the touch signal, and compresses the size of the edited area from the first size to the original size, that is, a first resolution corresponding to the first size will be decreased to a second resolution corresponding to the original size. The storage unit stores the digital notebook according to a storing signal. The display unit displays the note content of the digital notebook corresponding to the original size after storing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wei-Ying Huang, Ting-Feng Chou
  • Publication number: 20150007110
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The method includes: accepting an input item on the display module when a display module of an electronic apparatus is locked; accepting an instruction of selecting an input item; and executing an application corresponding to the input item. A corresponding electronic apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Acer Inc.
    Inventors: Pei-Lin Chen, Ting-Feng Chou
  • Publication number: 20140380153
    Abstract: A method for dividing pages and an electronic display device are provided. The method for dividing pages includes the following steps. An edit page is started on the display screen, and a length of an editable area is increased in the edit page when the edit page is pulled down. The edit page receives a paging operation to generate at least one page break in at least one position of the edit page. When the at least one page break is generated, the edit page is divided into at least two separate pages according to the at least one page break, and the separate pages are respectively saved as different files. The method for dividing pages is more convenient and user-friendly for the user operating a data editing operation of the electronic display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jhao-Dong Chiu, Ting-Feng Chou