Patents by Inventor Tom-Chin Chang
Tom-Chin Chang 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).
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Patent number: 8427723Abstract: An image data sequencing method for a memory unit inside an optical scanning device. The image data sequencing method is particularly suitable for scanning a line of pixels with each pixel comprising a plurality of primary colors. The image data sequencing method involves scanning a line of pixels to obtain the data for a primary or secondary color. The pixels within the scan line are subdivided into groups. A storage space is reserved both before and after the address space inside the memory unit for holding the scanned primary or secondary color data so that all the primary or secondary color data constituting a pixel are in a fixed sequence next to each other inside the memory unit. When all the primary or secondary color data of pixels within a group are secured, the group of data is released from the memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Transpacific Systems, LLCInventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang
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Publication number: 20110090539Abstract: An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spots on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: Transpacific Systems, LLCInventor: Tom-Chin Chang
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Patent number: 7881557Abstract: An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spots on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Inventor: Tom-Chin Chang
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Publication number: 20100214631Abstract: An image data sequencing method for a memory unit inside an optical scanning device. The image data sequencing method is particularly suitable for scanning a line of pixels with each pixel comprising a plurality of primary colors. The image data sequencing method involves scanning a line of pixels to obtain the data for a primary or secondary color. The pixels within the scan line are subdivided into groups. A storage space is reserved both before and after the address space inside the memory unit for holding the scanned primary or secondary color data so that all the primary or secondary color data constituting a pixel are in a fixed sequence next to each other inside the memory unit. When all the primary or secondary color data of pixels within a group are secured, the group of data is released from the memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang
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Publication number: 20100189378Abstract: An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spots on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Transpacific Systems, LLCInventor: Tom-Chin Chang
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Patent number: 7751103Abstract: An image data sequencing method for a memory unit inside an optical scanning device. The image data sequencing method is particularly suitable for scanning a line of pixels with each pixel comprising a plurality of primary colors. The image data sequencing method involves scanning a line of pixels to obtain the data for a primary or secondary color. The pixels within the scan line are subdivided into groups. A storage space is reserved both before and after the address space inside the memory unit for holding the scanned primary or secondary color data so that all the primary or secondary color data constituting a pixel are in a fixed sequence next to each other inside the memory unit. When all the primary or secondary color data of pixels within a group are secured, the group of data is released from the memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang
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Patent number: 7742654Abstract: An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spot on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Inventor: Tom-Chin Chang
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Publication number: 20090180710Abstract: An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spot on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: Transpacific IP, Ltd.Inventor: Tom-Chin CHANG
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Patent number: 7511863Abstract: A method of reducing memory requirement in the compensation memory unit of a scanner. The method includes providing an even compensation data value and an odd compensation data value and averaging the two to produce an odd-even compensation data value. Only half as much memory space is required to hold the averaged odd-even compensation data values.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang, Rong-Ji Liu
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Patent number: 7421145Abstract: An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spot on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Transpacific IP Ltd.Inventor: Tom-Chin Chang
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Publication number: 20070115514Abstract: An image data sequencing method for a memory unit inside an optical scanning device. The image data sequencing method is particularly suitable for scanning a line of pixels with each pixel comprising a plurality of primary colors. The image data sequencing method involves scanning a line of pixels to obtain the data for a primary or secondary color. The pixels within the scan line are subdivided into groups. A storage space is reserved both before and after the address space inside the memory unit for holding the scanned primary or secondary color data so that all the primary or secondary color data constituting a pixel are in a fixed sequence next to each other inside the memory unit. When all the primary or secondary color data of pixels within a group are secured, the group of data is released from the memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang
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Patent number: 7218428Abstract: An image data sequencing method for a memory unit inside an optical scanning device. The image data sequencing method is particularly suitable for scanning a line of pixels with each pixel comprising a plurality of primary colors. The image data sequencing method involves scanning a line of pixels to obtain the data for a primary or secondary color. The pixels within the scan line are subdivided into groups. A storage space is reserved both before and after the address space inside the memory unit for holding the scanned primary or secondary color data so that all the primary or secondary color data constituting a pixel are in a fixed sequence next to each other inside the memory unit. When all the primary or secondary color data of pixels within a group are secured, the group of data is released from the memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2002Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang
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Patent number: 7206093Abstract: A method of reducing memory requirement in the compensation memory unit of a scanner. The method includes providing an even compensation data value and an odd compensation data value and averaging the two to produce an odd-even compensation data value. Only half as much memory space is required to hold the averaged odd-even compensation data values.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2001Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang, Rong-Ji Liu
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Publication number: 20060268370Abstract: A method of reducing memory requirement in the compensation memory unit of a scanner. The method includes providing an even compensation data value and an odd compensation data value and averaging the two to produce an odd-even compensation data value. Only half as much memory space is required to hold the averaged odd-even compensation data values.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: Transpacific IP, Ltd.Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang, Rong-Ji Liu
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Publication number: 20040022450Abstract: An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spot on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventor: Tom-Chin Chang
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Patent number: 6608301Abstract: A single step multi-section exposure scanning method for a scanner. The scanner includes a photo-sensor and a stepper motor. The photo-sensor has N rows of sensor cells that correspond to each primary color. The scanning device is driven forward an exposure distance for each revolution of the stepper motor. The single step multi-section exposure scanning method includes the following steps. First, the photo-sensor moves forward one exposure distance. One row of sensor cells is exposed after moving every 1/Nth of the exposure distance. Thereafter, analogue voltages obtained through the exposed row of sensor cells are transmitted to an analogue/digital converter. The above process is repeated until the entire document is scanned.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Umax Data Systems, Inc.Inventors: Rong-Ji Liu, Kuo-Jeng Wang, Tom-Chin Chang
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Publication number: 20030147106Abstract: An image data sequencing method for a memory unit inside an optical scanning device. The image data sequencing method is particularly suitable for scanning a line of pixels with each pixel comprising a plurality of primary colors. The image data sequencing method involves scanning a line of pixels to obtain the data for a primary or secondary color. The pixels within the scan line are subdivided into groups. A storage space is reserved both before and after the address space inside the memory unit for holding the scanned primary or secondary color data so that all the primary or secondary color data constituting a pixel are in a fixed sequence next to each other inside the memory unit. When all the primary or secondary color data of pixels within a group are secured, the group of data is released from the memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventors: Tom-Chin Chang, Kuo-Jeng Wang
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Publication number: 20030035152Abstract: A scanning method with two exposure steps. A scanning system is driven with a motor. While the motor is stopped after rotating a predetermined distance, the scanning process is started. In the first scanning step, an odd (even) number of pixel video data is obtained. The odd (even) number of pixel video data is compensated as required. In a second scanning step, an even (odd) number of pixel video data is compensated as required. The video data is then output.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2001Publication date: February 20, 2003Inventors: Kuo-Jeng Wang, Tom-Chin Chang, Rong-Ji Liu
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Patent number: RE42033Abstract: A single step multi-section exposure scanning method for a scanner. The scanner includes a photo-sensor and a stepper motor. The photo-sensor has N rows of sensor cells that correspond to each primary color. The scanning device is driven forward an exposure distance for each revolution of the stepper motor. The single step multi-section exposure scanning method includes the following steps. First, the photo-sensor moves forward one exposure distance. One row of sensor cells is exposed after moving every 1/Nth of the exposure distance. Thereafter, analogue voltages obtained through the exposed row of sensor cells are transmitted to an analogue/digital converter. The above process is repeated until the entire document is scanned.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Inventors: Rong-Ji Liu, Kuo-Jeng Wang, Tom-Chin Chang
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Patent number: RE42774Abstract: A single step multi-section exposure scanning method for a scanner. The scanner includes a photo-sensor and a stepper motor. The photo-sensor has N rows of sensor cells that correspond to each primary color. The scanning device is driven forward an exposure distance for each revolution of the stepper motor. The single step multi-section exposure scanning method includes the following steps. First, the photo-sensor moves forward one exposure distance. One row of sensor cells is exposed after moving every 1/Nth of the exposure distance. Thereafter, analogue voltages obtained through the exposed row of sensor cells are transmitted to an analogue/digital converter. The above process is repeated until the entire document is scanned.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Transpacific Systems, LLCInventors: Rong-Ji Liu, Kuo-Jeng Wang, Tom-Chin Chang