Patents by Inventor Tsu-Ming Liu

Tsu-Ming 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: 20170148488
    Abstract: A video data processing system and an associated method for generating a summarized video of a recorded video are provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving video data and recording-related information generated during recording video data from at least one source; analyzing the recording-related information and extracting required information from the recording-related information to generate metadata information for the received video data; cropping the received video data to generate cropped video data based on the metadata information; and generating a summarized video of the recorded video data based on the cropped video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Ying LI, Shen-Kai CHANG, Yu-Hao HUANG, Tsu-Ming LIU
  • Publication number: 20170118475
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of compression for non-stitched pictures captured by multiple cameras of a panoramic video capture device are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system uses a RIBC (Remapped Intra Block Copy) mode, where the block vector (BV) or BV predictor is remapped using calibration data to reduce the search range. The mapped BV or BVP is also more efficient for coding. A color scaling process can be used with the RIBC mode to compensate the color/brightness discrepancy between images from different cameras. A projection-based Inter prediction method is also disclosed. The projection-based Inter prediction method takes into account different perspectives between two images captured from different cameras. Transform matrix is applied to a block candidate to project the block candidate to a position of a target block. The projected block candidate is used as a predictor for the target block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Tsui-Shan CHANG, Yu-Hao HUANG, Chih-Kai CHANG, Tsu-Ming LIU, Chi-Cheng JU, Kai-Min YANG
  • Patent number: 9633624
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a de-compressor and an input interface. The de-compressor de-compresses a compressed display data in an input bitstream. The input interface receives the input bitstream from another data processing apparatus via a display interface, parses indication information included in the input bitstream, and configures the de-compressor to employ a de-compression algorithm according to the indication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20170078567
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a camera sensor, a camera buffer, a compressor, and an output interface. The camera sensor generates an input multimedia data. The camera buffer stores a first data derived from the input multimedia data. The compressor generates a compressed multimedia data by compressing a second data derived from the input multimedia data. The output interface packs the compressed multimedia data into a bitstream, and outputs the bitstream via a camera interface. The camera interface is coupled between the data processing apparatus and another data processing apparatus that are located at different chips, and the camera interface is a chip-to-chip interface that provides direct pin connections between the different chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20170054463
    Abstract: A portable device is utilized to execute a vibration detecting method. The portable device includes a vibration detecting module and a computing unit. The vibration detecting module is adapted to detect a vibration signal. The computing unit is electrically connected to the vibration detecting module and adapted to analyze the vibration signal to acquire a related vibration parameter, so as to actuate an application program of the portable device accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shuo-Li Shih, Chun-Chia Chen, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 9568985
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor receives an input multimedia data, and generates an output multimedia data according to the input multimedia data. The output interface packs the output multimedia data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a camera interface. The compressor adaptively adjusts a compression algorithm applied to the input multimedia data according to visibility of compression artifacts. By way of example, the camera interface may be a camera serial interface (CSI) standardized by a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20170034517
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes: an output interface, arranged for packing a compressed multimedia data into an output bitstream and outputting the output bitstream via a camera interface; and a camera controller, arranged for referring to at least a compression characteristic of the compressed multimedia data to configure a transmission setting of the output interface over the camera interface. The transmission setting of the output interface includes a number of data lines enabled over the camera interface or includes a behavior of the output interface during a blanking period between adjacent data transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20170032491
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a first compressor, a second compressor, a first output interface, and a second output interface. The first compressor performs compression upon a first portion of an input display data of a frame to generate a first compressed display data, wherein the compression performed upon the first portion of the input display data has a first compression configuration. The second compressor performs compression upon a second portion of the input display data of the frame to generate a second compressed display data, wherein the compression performed upon the second portion of the input display data has a second compression configuration. The first output interface transmits the first compressed display data over a first display port of a display interface. The second output interface transmits the second compressed display data over a second display port of the display inter face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20170032761
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a first compressor, a second compressor, a first output interface, and a second output interface. The first compressor generates first compressed display data by performing compression upon display data of a first partial region of a frame according to a first compression order. The second compressor generates second compressed display data by performing compression upon display data of a second partial region of the frame according to a second compression order. There is a boundary between the first partial region and the second partial region. In a horizontal direction, the first compression order on one side of the first boundary is opposite to the second compression order on another side of the first boundary. The first and second output interfaces output the first and second compressed display data via a first display port and a second display port of a display interface, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20170032559
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses pertaining to a simulated transparent device may involve capturing a first image of a surrounding of the display with a first camera, as well as capturing a second image of the user with a second camera. The methods and apparatuses may further involve constructing a see-through window of the first image, wherein, when presented on the display, the see-through window substantially matches the surrounding and creates a visual effect with which at least a portion of the display is substantially transparent to the user. The methods and apparatuses may further involve presenting the see-through window on the display. The constructing of the see-through window may involve computing a set of cropping parameters, a set of deforming parameters, or a combination of both, based on a spatial relationship among the surrounding, the display, and the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ping Chao, Chih-Kai Chang, Tsu-Ming Liu, Chih-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20170025093
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compression circuit and an output interface. The compression circuit has a pre-processor and a compressor. The pre-processor receives a first input display data in a first color domain, and performs a color format conversion upon the first input display data to generate a second input display data in a second color domain, wherein the second color domain is different from the first color domain. The compressor performs compression in the second color domain, wherein the compressor is arranged to compress the second input display data into a compressed display data in the second color domain. The output interface packs an output display data derived from the compressed display data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 9535489
    Abstract: A data processing system has a first data processing apparatus and a second data processing apparatus. The first data processing apparatus has at least a camera sensor, a compressor and an output interface. The camera sensor generates first input multimedia data. The compressor compresses the first input multimedia data into compressed multimedia data. The output interface packs compressed multimedia data into a bitstream. The second data processing apparatus has at least an input interface, a data access circuit, and a de-compressor. The input interface un-packs the bitstream into second input multimedia data. The data access circuit stores second input multimedia data into a multimedia buffer and reads buffered multimedia data from the multimedia buffer. The de-compressor de-compresses buffered multimedia data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 9514705
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor receives an input display data, and generates an output display data according to the input display data. The output interface packs the output display data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface. The compressor adaptively adjusts a compression algorithm applied to the input display data according to visibility of compression artifacts. By way of example, the display interface may be a display serial interface (DSI) standardized by a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) or an embedded display port (eDP) standardized by a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20160345022
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor performs compression upon an input display data to generate a compressed display data, wherein an error-resilient coding tool is involved in the compression. The output interface packs an output display data derived from the compressed display data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface, wherein the display interface is one of a display serial interface (DSI) standardized by a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) and an embedded display port (eDP) standardized by a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 9466258
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor receives an input display data, and generates an output display data according to the input display data. The output interface packs the output display data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface. The compressor adaptively adjusts a compression algorithm applied to the input display data according to at least one sensor input signal. For example, the at least one sensor input signal is generated from at least one of an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, a thermal sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a receiver of a global navigation satellite system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20160253979
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a de-compressor and an input interface. The de-compressor de-compresses a compressed display data in an input bitstream. The input interface receives the input bitstream from another data processing apparatus via a display interface, parses indication information included in the input bitstream, and configures the de-compressor to employ a de-compression algorithm according to the indication information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20160253980
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a compressor and an output interface. The compressor generates a compressed display data by compressing a display data according to a compression algorithm. The output interface appends first indication information in a first output bitstream, appends second indication information in a second output bitstream, and outputs the first output bitstream and the second output bitstream via a display interface. The first output bitstream is derived from the compressed display data. The first indication information is set in response to the compression algorithm employed by the compressor. The first indication information is different from the second indication information. The display interface is arranged for coupling to a driver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu
  • Publication number: 20160239087
    Abstract: A haptic system and an associated control method are provided. The haptic system includes: a processor, and control circuitry. The processor is configured to receive an input signal and perform haptic conversion on the input signal according to content of the input signal to generate a first control signal. The control circuitry is configured to generate a driving signal according to the first control signal so as to provide haptic feedback through a haptic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Shuo-Li SHIH, Kui-Chang TSENG, Yu-Hao HUANG, Tsu-Ming LIU
  • Publication number: 20160239134
    Abstract: An electronic device for sensing touch force is provided. The electronic device includes a display screen, a pressure sensor, a processor and a memory. The pressure sensor senses at least one touch force in a direction that is perpendicular to a plane of the display screen and generates at least one sensing signal responsive to the at least one touch force. The processor is coupled to the pressure sensor and the display screen. The memory is operatively coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to execute program code stored in the memory by: generating a control signal corresponding to the at least one sensing signal; and performing an operation according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kui-Chang TSENG, Tsu-Ming LIU
  • Publication number: 20160238527
    Abstract: An electronic device for sensing air quality is provided. The electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a processor and a memory. The proximity sensor at least includes a light source and a light sensor. The light source emits light toward particulate matter in air, wherein the light is reflected by a surface of the particulate matter to form reflected light. The light sensor senses the reflected light. The processor is coupled to the proximity sensor, and the memory is operatively coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to execute program code stored in the memory by: obtaining an air quality value corresponding to an intensity value of the reflected light according to an air quality table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kui-Chang TSENG, Tsu-Ming LIU