Patents by Inventor Wan-Hsi Hsieh

Wan-Hsi Hsieh 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: 9420306
    Abstract: An estimation method of a predicted motion vector for an image block having one or more pixels, which includes calculating a pixel difference value corresponding to a current frame and a reference frame for each pixel of the image block, determining a pixel difference area according to the pixel difference values corresponding to the plurality of pixels, and determining a predicted motion vector according to the pixel difference area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsui-Chin Chen, Yu-Shu Liu, Wan-Hsi Hsieh, Yu-Tsung Hu
  • Patent number: 8897561
    Abstract: Method for detecting disappearance of a pattern is used to detect whether a fixed-still pattern in dynamic displayed images disappears. Method includes analyzing a pattern characteristic parameter which represents the fixed-still pattern from each of images continuously displayed in a time sequence, It is checked whether the pattern characteristic parameter fast decreases from at least greater than a high level to at least less than a low level, as a first state transition. Sum of absolute difference (SAD) values for all of the pixels between a previous image and a current image is calculated. It is checked whether the sum of the SAD values fast increases from at least less than a low level to at least greater than a high level, as a second state transition. When the first state transition and the second state transition occur simultaneously, it is determined that the fixed-still pattern disappears in the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Shu Liu, Chun-Wei Chen, Chun Wang, Wan-Hsi Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8611612
    Abstract: A block matching method for estimating a motion vector of an estimation block of an image frame is provided, which includes comparing the estimation block with at least one reference block corresponding to a first object to obtain a plurality of pixel difference values, determining a mask area corresponding to the first object and a calculation area corresponding to a second object in the estimation block, and performing blocking matching operations on the calculation area to determine a motion vector of the second object as the motion vector of the estimation block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsui-Chin Chen, Yu-Shu Liu, Wan-Hsi Hsieh, Yu-Tsung Hu
  • Publication number: 20130051473
    Abstract: An estimation method of a predicted motion vector for an image block having one or more pixels, which includes calculating a pixel difference value corresponding to a current frame and a reference frame for each pixel of the image block, determining a pixel difference area according to the pixel difference values corresponding to the plurality of pixels, and determining a predicted motion vector according to the pixel difference area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Tsui-Chin Chen, Yu-Shu Liu, Wan-Hsi Hsieh, Yu-Tsung Hu
  • Publication number: 20120224749
    Abstract: A block matching method for estimating a motion vector of an estimation block of an image frame is provided, which includes comparing the estimation block with at least one reference block corresponding to a first object to obtain a plurality of pixel difference values, determining a mask area corresponding to the first object and a calculation area corresponding to a second object in the estimation block, and performing blocking matching operations on the calculation area to determine a motion vector of the second object as the motion vector of the estimation block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Tsui-Chin Chen, Yu-Shu Liu, Wan-Hsi Hsieh, Yu-Tsung Hu