Patents by Inventor Tomy Liu

Tomy 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).

  • Input system and related method for an electronic device
    Patent number: 8890816
    Abstract: An input system for an electronic device including a main body includes an input device installed outside of the main body, comprising a plurality of input units denoted by a plurality of corresponding input symbols, a control device installed outside of the main body for pressing at least one of the plurality of input units for generating an indication signal, a camera for taking an image of the control device pressing the input unit, the image including the indication signal, and an image processing unit installed in the main body and coupled to the camera, for recognizing the pressed input unit according to a location of the indication signal in the image and generating input data corresponding to an input symbol denoting the pressed input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Ji, Wei-Dong Shi, Tomy Liu, Hou-Cheng Chen
  • INPUT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100182240
    Abstract: An input system for an electronic device including a main body includes an input device installed outside of the main body, comprising a plurality of input units denoted by a plurality of corresponding input symbols, a control device installed outside of the main body for pressing at least one of the plurality of input units for generating an indication signal, a camera for taking an image of the control device pressing the input unit, the image including the indication signal, and an image processing unit installed in the main body and coupled to the camera, for recognizing the pressed input unit according to a location of the indication signal in the image and generating input data corresponding to an input symbol denoting the pressed input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Ji, Wei-Dong Shi, Tomy Liu, Hou-Cheng Chen