Patents by Inventor Tsun-Hou Chou

Tsun-Hou 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).

  • Publication number: 20220270535
    Abstract: A display method and a display device using the same is disclosed. In the display method, an image is received. The image has an indicative object and a display background that surrounds the indicative object. Then, the original color of the indicative object is changed into a first color and the image that has the indicative object with the first color is displayed based on the average hue of a part of the display background. The part of the display background surrounds the indicative object. The average hue corresponds to a second color. The first color and the second color are complementary colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: HSIN-TSO CHIANG, TSUN-HOU CHOU, PO-HSIANG HUANG
  • Patent number: 11410592
    Abstract: A display method and a display device using the same is disclosed. In the display method, an image is received. The image has an indicative object and a display background that surrounds the indicative object. Then, the original color of the indicative object is changed into a first color and the image that has the indicative object with the first color is displayed based on the average hue of a part of the display background. The part of the display background surrounds the indicative object. The average hue corresponds to a second color. The first color and the second color are complementary colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp
    Inventors: Hsin-Tso Chiang, Tsun-Hou Chou, Po-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 7843500
    Abstract: An image capturing device includes a capturing module, a numerical transform module, a brightness measuring module, and a processing module. The capturing module includes a lens unit and an image sensor. The lens unit forms an optical image onto the image sensor. The image sensor includes an effective pixel region and an optical black pixel region. The effective pixel region is configured for generating electrical image signals roughly corresponding to the optical image. The optical black pixel region is configured for generating dark currents corresponding to the electrical image signals. The numerical transform module is configured for transforming the dark currents into a first brightness value matrix. The brightness measuring module is configured for measuring a brightness component of the electrical image signals as a second brightness value matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsun-Hou Chou
  • Patent number: 7817189
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an initialization module, an optical black detection module, a calculation module, an image capturing module, a gain-value acquiring module, a gain adjusting module, and a pixel value adjusting module. The calculation module is configured for calculating the gain-coefficient. The image capturing module is configured for capturing an image of an object and acquiring the pixel value of each pixel of the image. The gain-value acquiring module is configured for acquiring a gain value according to the pixel values of the image. The gain adjusting module is configured for multiplying the gain value by the gain-coefficient to obtain an adjusted-gain value. The pixel value adjusting module is configured for multiplying the pixel values by the adjusted-gain value to adjust the pixel values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsun-Hou Chou
  • Publication number: 20090256923
    Abstract: An image capturing device includes a capturing module, a numerical transform module, a brightness measuring module, and a processing module. The capturing module includes a lens unit and an image sensor. The lens unit forms an optical image onto the image sensor. The image sensor includes an effective pixel region and an optical black pixel region. The effective pixel region is configured for generating electrical image signals roughly corresponding to the optical image. The optical black pixel region is configured for generating dark currents corresponding to the electrical image signals. The numerical transform module is configured for transforming the dark currents into a first brightness value matrix. The brightness measuring module is configured for measuring a brightness component of the electrical image signals as a second brightness value matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TSUN-HOU CHOU
  • Publication number: 20090190010
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an initialization module, an optical black detection module, a calculation module, an image capturing module, a gain-value acquiring module, a gain adjusting module, and a pixel value adjusting module. The calculation module is configured for calculating the gain-coefficient. The image capturing module is configured for capturing an image of an object and acquiring the pixel value of each pixel of the image. The gain-value acquiring module is configured for acquiring a gain value according to the pixel values of the image. The gain adjusting module is configured for multiplying the gain value by the gain-coefficient to obtain an adjusted-gain value. The pixel value adjusting module is configured for multiplying the pixel values by the adjusted-gain value to adjust the pixel values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TSUN-HOU CHOU
  • Publication number: 20080056702
    Abstract: A method of real-time auto focus includes: (a) judging whether a focus environment is changed by a focus environment judgment unit of a real-time auto focus system; (b) if the focus environment has been changed, figuring out a contrast value by a frame that is captured via a sensor of the real-time auto focus system; (c) judging whether the contrast value is larger than last contrast value by comparing the contrast value with last contrast value; (d) if the contrast value is larger than last contrast value, letting a lens move along one direction, and then if the contrast value is not larger than last contrast value, letting a lens move along the other direction; and (e) repeating the cycle of the step (b)-(d) until the total number of the cycle time reaches the predetermined total cycle time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Tsun-Hou Chou, Shen-Fu Tsai