Patents by Inventor Tz-Ling Hsu

Tz-Ling Hsu 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: 8204187
    Abstract: A phone dialing method is carried out on a communication device when browsing photos so as to make a phone call. First, a browser is activated to load a picture. Face features of all the existing human faces are detected. The face features of all contacts in a directory are compared to find out the contact matching the characters of human face. Then, the phone number of the contact is dialed. Further, after the picture is loaded, a user may set an identification area to narrow down the scope of identifying human faces. After that, the characters of human face of the selected human face are analyzed, and a search is made in the directory to find the contact matching the characters of human face. Finally, call contact by the number of directory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Foxconn Communication Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Tz-Ling Hsu, Kai-Feng Chiu
  • Publication number: 20090268888
    Abstract: A phone dialing method is carried out on a communication device when browsing photos so as to make a phone call. First, a browser is activated to load a picture. Face features of all the existing human faces are detected. The face features of all contacts in a directory are compared to find out the contact matching the characters of human face. Then, the phone number of the contact is dialed. Further, after the picture is loaded, a user may set an identification area to narrow down the scope of identifying human faces. After that, the characters of human face of the selected human face are analyzed, and a search is made in the directory to find the contact matching the characters of human face. Finally, call contact by the number of directory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: MOBINNOVA CORP
    Inventors: Tz-Ling Hsu, Kai-Feng Chiu