Patents by Inventor Wei-Lin Chang

Wei-Lin Chang 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: 20210218380
    Abstract: A method for inducing brain waves by sound has the following steps: receiving a first channel input signal and a second channel input signal; adjusting a volume gain of the first channel input signal to form a first channel output signal, wherein a format of the volume gain of the first channel output signal is a first wave format; adjusting a volume gain of the second channel input signal to form a second channel output signal, wherein a format of the volume gain of the second channel output signal is a second wave format, wherein there is a phase difference between the first wave format and the second wave format, wherein the formats of the first wave format and the second wave format are the same; outputting the first channel output signal to a first speaker; and outputting the second channel output signal to a second speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kuan-Li CHAO, Kuo-Wei KAO, I-Ting LEE, Wei-Lin CHANG, Wei-Ren LAN, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Patent number: 10917061
    Abstract: An electronic device and an equalizer adjustment method thereof for adjusting gain settings of an equalizer according to the volume of the output signal are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: setting a volume gain value table including a plurality of volume values through a gain value setting module, which are a first volume value to an Nth volume value with volume incrementally increasing, each of the plurality of volume values including a set of correction parameters which including a plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to a plurality of target frequencies, respectively; storing the volume gain value table in a storage module; obtaining a volume of the output signal; loading the volume gain value table according to the volume of the output signal to obtain the corresponding set of correction parameters; and adjusting gain value settings of an equalizer for different frequencies of sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Po-Jui Wu, Kuo-Ping Yang, Kuan-Li Chao, Jian-Ying Li, Wei-Lin Chang, Kai-Yuan Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10915294
    Abstract: A sound adjustment method includes the following steps: obtaining a sound signal including frequency bands with a corresponding original sound pressure level value; converting the original sound pressure level value of each frequency band into a corresponding loudness level value; adjusting each loudness level value by a preset loudness level value to obtain an adjusted loudness level value of each frequency band; converting each adjusted loudness level value into a corresponding adjusted sound pressure level value; calculating a target sound pressure level value of each frequency band according to the original sound pressure level of each frequency band and each adjusted sound pressure level value; adjusting the original sound pressure level value of each frequency band by each target sound pressure level value to obtain an adjusted sound signal; outputting the adjusted sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Po-Jui Wu, Kuo-Ping Yang, Kuan-Li Chao, Jian-Ying Li, Wei-Lin Chang, Kai-Yuan Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20210021947
    Abstract: A sound adjustment method is disclosed. The sound adjustment method includes the following the steps: receiving a sound adjustment command; receiving a right channel sound signal and a left channel sound signal; selecting a corresponding adjustment mode according to the sound adjustment command and processing the right channel sound signal and the left channel sound signal based on the adjustment mode to generate a right channel first sound signal and a left channel first sound signal, wherein different adjustment modes have different intensity adjustment levels; shifting the frequency of the right channel first sound signal by X Hz to generate a right channel second sound signal and shifting the frequency of the left channel first sound signal by Y Hz to generate a left channel second sound signal, wherein 0.5?|X?Y|?100; outputting the right channel second sound signal and the left channel second sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei KAO, Po-Jui WU, Yu-Chieh HUANG, Wei-Lin CHANG, Kai-Yuan HSIAO, Cheng-Te WANG, I-Ting LEE, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Publication number: 20200403591
    Abstract: An electronic device and an equalizer adjustment method thereof for adjusting gain settings of an equalizer according to the volume of the output signal are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: setting a volume gain value table including a plurality of volume values through a gain value setting module, which are a first volume value to an Nth volume value with volume incrementally increasing, each of the plurality of volume values including a set of correction parameters which including a plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to a plurality of target frequencies, respectively; storing the volume gain value table in a storage module; obtaining a volume of the output signal; loading the volume gain value table according to the volume of the output signal to obtain the corresponding set of correction parameters; and adjusting gain value settings of an equalizer for different frequencies of sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Po-Jui WU, Kuo-Ping YANG, Kuan-Li CHAO, Jian-Ying LI, Wei-Lin CHANG, Kai-Yuan HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20200371743
    Abstract: A sound adjustment method includes the following steps: obtaining a sound signal including frequency bands with a corresponding original sound pressure level value; converting the original sound pressure level value of each frequency band into a corresponding loudness level value; adjusting each loudness level value by a preset loudness level value to obtain an adjusted loudness level value of each frequency band; converting each adjusted loudness level value into a corresponding adjusted sound pressure level value; calculating a target sound pressure level value of each frequency band according to the original sound pressure level of each frequency band and each adjusted sound pressure level value; adjusting the original sound pressure level value of each frequency band by each target sound pressure level value to obtain an adjusted sound signal; outputting the adjusted sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Po-Jui WU, Kuo-Ping YANG, Kuan-Li CHAO, Jian-Ying LI, Wei-Lin CHANG, Kai-Yuan HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20200127000
    Abstract: A wafer having a first region and a second region is provided. A first topography variation exists between the first region and the second region. A first layer is formed over the first region and over the second region of the wafer. The first layer is patterned. A patterned first layer causes a second topography variation to exist between the first region and the second region. The second topography variation is smoother than the first topography variation. A second layer is formed over the first region and the second region. At least a portion of the second layer is formed over the patterned first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Chun-Chang Wu, Chihy-Yuan Cheng, Sz-Fan Chen, Shun-Shing Yang, Wei-Lin Chang, Ching-Sen Kuo, Feng-Jia Shiu, Chun-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 10607591
    Abstract: A sound playback device and a method for masking interference sound through a noise masking signal thereof are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: playing an audio signal as a noise masking signal; receiving an ambient sound; analyzing whether the ambient sound has an interference sound in N different frequency bands; if so, finding at least one interference sound frequency band and a time period, and the interference sound conforms to the condition that an instant sound entropy value is greater than a dynamic sound average entropy value, wherein the instant sound entropy value is the calculated sound entropy value in a current sampling time; the dynamic sound average entropy value is an average entropy value of the sum of the previous instant sound entropy values; and increasing an energy of the noise masking signal in the interference sound frequency band and the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: UNLIMITER MFA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Kao, Cheng-Te Wang, Yu-Chieh Huang, Wei-Lin Chang, I-Ting Lee, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Patent number: 10522557
    Abstract: A wafer having a first region and a second region is provided. A first topography variation exists between the first region and the second region. A first layer is formed over the first region and over the second region of the wafer. The first layer is patterned. A patterned first layer causes a second topography variation to exist between the first region and the second region. The second topography variation is smoother than the first topography variation. A second layer is formed over the first region and the second region. At least a portion of the second layer is formed over the patterned first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Chang Wu, Chihy-Yuan Cheng, Sz-Fan Chen, Shun-Shing Yang, Wei-Lin Chang, Ching-Sen Kuo, Feng-Jia Shiu, Chun-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190131313
    Abstract: A wafer having a first region and a second region is provided. A first topography variation exists between the first region and the second region. A first layer is formed over the first region and over the second region of the wafer. The first layer is patterned. A patterned first layer causes a second topography variation to exist between the first region and the second region. The second topography variation is smoother than the first topography variation. A second layer is formed over the first region and the second region. At least a portion of the second layer is formed over the patterned first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Chun-Chang Wu, Chihy-Yuan Cheng, Sz-Fan Chen, Shun-Shing Yang, Wei-Lin Chang, Ching-Sen Kuo, Feng-Jia Shiu, Chun-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20180192193
    Abstract: A sound adjustment device for hearing protection and a sound adjustment method thereof are disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a sound signal, wherein the sound signal includes a plurality of frequency bands, each frequency band corresponds to a volume; analyzing whether the volume exceeds a setting condition; reducing a gain value of the frequency band which is exceeded the setting condition for reducing the volume of the frequency band and generating an adjusted sound signal; and outputting the adjusted sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kuan-Li CHAO, Kuo-Ping YANG, Neo Bob Chih-Yung YOUNG, Chih-Long CHANG, Hsiang-Chun KO, Jian-Ying LI, Wei-Lin CHANG
  • Patent number: 9979368
    Abstract: A method for automatically lowering the playing volume is disclosed. The method includes the following steps of: obtaining a first value according to a first playing volume and a first accumulated playing time of a sound player; determining whether the first value reaches a first threshold value; if yes, then lowering the first playing volume of the sound player to a second playing volume; obtaining a second value according to the second playing volume and a second accumulated playing time of the sound player; determining whether the second value reaches a second threshold value; if yes, then lowering the second playing volume of the sound player again, wherein the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: UNLIMITER MFA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kuo-Ping Yang, Neo Bob Chih-Yung Young, Kuan-Li Chao, Chih-Long Chang, Wei-Lin Chang, Hsiang-Chun Ko
  • Patent number: 8362659
    Abstract: A linear motor mover with heat dissipation unit includes: a base seat; a mover having several coils sequentially upright arranged with first ends of the coils disposed in the base seat; a heat dissipation unit having a hollow and substantially slat-shaped cooling section, one face of the cooling section being immediately adjacent to second ends of the coils opposite to the base seat, whereby the heat generated by the coils during operation of the mover can be conducted from the coils to the cooling section, the cooling section containing a cooling fluid therein, the cooling fluid flowing within an interior of the cooling section to carry away the heat absorbed by the cooling section; and an insulation section disposed between the heat dissipation unit and the coils. With the heat dissipation unit, the linear motor has better heat dissipation efficiency and driving efficiency and is assembled at lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hiwin Mikrosystem Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chang, Bo-Sheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20120224797
    Abstract: A pre-stressed air bearing includes: a seat member having a seat body and an adjustment section outward extending from a connection end face of the seat body along a geometrical central axis thereof by a predetermined length, an extension end of the adjustment section being slidably connected with a platform, at least one air passage being formed in the seat body, the air passage having at least one air outlet formed on a working end face of the seat body opposite to the connection end face; at least one reception section formed on the working end face in the form of a recess; at least one magnetic member received in the reception section; and a resilient section slidably disposed on the adjustment section between the seat body and the platform for providing a resilient force to keep the seat body spaced from the platform by a buffering gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chang, Chang-Cheng Ho
  • Publication number: 20120194007
    Abstract: A linear motor mover with heat dissipation unit includes: a base seat; a mover having several coils sequentially upright arranged with first ends of the coils disposed in the base seat; a heat dissipation unit having a hollow and substantially slat-shaped cooling section, one face of the cooling section being immediately adjacent to second ends of the coils opposite to the base seat, whereby the heat generated by the coils during operation of the mover can be conducted from the coils to the cooling section, the cooling section containing a cooling fluid therein, the cooling fluid flowing within an interior of the cooling section to carry away the heat absorbed by the cooling section; and an insulation section disposed between the heat dissipation unit and the coils. With the heat dissipation unit, the linear motor has better heat dissipation efficiency and driving efficiency and is assembled at lower cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chang, Bo-Sheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20110198478
    Abstract: A multistage adjustable support assembly includes a connecting sleeve axially formed with an axial hole, which is formed with at least one internal threaded portion, an adjustable threaded post received in the axial hole, peripherally formed with at least one first threaded portion for being screwedly coupled with the internal threaded portion, and axially formed with a through hole that is provided therein with at least one second threaded portion, and a support axially extended upward with a rotatable threaded post that is peripherally formed with at least one external threaded portion for being screwedly coupled with and movable along the through hole. The first threaded portion has a thread pitch greater than a thread pitch of the second threaded portion. The multistage adjustable support assembly allows both fine and coarse altitude adjustments an external article it supports with respect to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chang, Sung-Ying Lin
  • Publication number: 20110024959
    Abstract: A double-acting buffer module includes a sliding member having a front end slidably receiving a pressing shaft and a rear end slidably received in an installing member. Therein, a first elastic member is provided between the pressing shaft and the sliding member while a second elastic member is provided between the sliding member and the installing member so that the pressing shaft and the sliding member perform a two-stage buffer movement in the installing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chang, Chi-Pin Chou