Patents by Inventor Wen Chi

Wen Chi 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: 20160134523
    Abstract: A network routing system and a network packet routing method thereof are provided. The network routing system includes a control server and a network switch. The control server creates a first routing configuration based on topology of the network routing system. The first routing configuration includes a first routing information match field and a first routing setup field. The control server transmits the first routing configuration to the network switch. The network switch receives a first network packet from a first network node, and determines that a piece of first routing information of the first network packet matches the first routing information match field. The network switch creates a second routing configuration according to the first routing setup field. The second routing configuration includes a second routing information match field and a second routing setup field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Po-Wen CHI, Jing-Wei GUO
  • Patent number: 9330862
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a keyboard device. The keyboard device includes a sheet, a membrane switch, an actuating component, and a protrusion keycap structure. The membrane switch is disposed on a side of the sheet. The actuating component is disposed on a side of the membrane switch far away from the sheet and is for pressing the membrane switch to actuate the membrane switch. The protrusion keycap structure is disposed on a side of the actuating component far away from the membrane switch and is for driving the actuating component to actuate the membrane switch upon being pressed. The protrusion keycap structure includes a mylar film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Hsu, Cheng-Wen Shen
  • Publication number: 20160119277
    Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp with a burnable function includes at least a light emitting diode and a light emitting diode driving apparatus with the burnable function. The light emitting diode driving apparatus is electrically connected to the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a positive contact and a negative contact. The light emitting diode driving apparatus receives a burn start signal sent through the positive contact and a burn address data sent through the positive contact. The light emitting diode driving apparatus is configured to burn the burn address data into the light emitting diode driving apparatus after the light emitting diode driving apparatus receives the burn start signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Wen-Chi PENG
  • Patent number: 9320096
    Abstract: A light emitting diode system includes a first light emitting diode apparatus and a second light emitting diode apparatus. The first light emitting diode apparatus includes an alternating-current-to-direct-current and light-controlling unit, a plurality of first light emitting diode modules and a first connector. The second light emitting diode apparatus includes a second connector, a signal-converting unit and a plurality of second light emitting diode modules. The first light emitting diode apparatus outputs a drive direct current power and a light-controlling signal to the signal-converting unit through the first connector and the second connector. Therefore, the signal-converting unit is configured to control colors and intensities of the second light emitting diode modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SEMISILICON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Wen-Chi Peng
  • Patent number: 9311863
    Abstract: A dimming method and dimming device for a backlight module are provided. The dimming method includes the following steps. Light distribution information of a plurality of light sources of the backlight module corresponding to a display panel is provided. According to the light distribution information of each of the light sources, a plurality of light contribution ratios of the light sources corresponding to a plurality of different positions of the display panel are obtained respectively. According to the light contribution ratios corresponding to the different positions, the needed intensity of each of the light sources is determined respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsing-Chuan Chen, Wen-Chi Lin
  • Publication number: 20160099503
    Abstract: An outdoor unit includes a dish antenna and a low noise block converter positioned at a focus point of the dish antenna. The low noise block converter comprises a housing, a feed cap disposed on top of the housing, and an air permeable membrane disposed on a bottom portion of the housing. The housing includes a base portion, at least one feed horn protruding from the base portion, and a bottom cover attached to a bottom of the base portion so as to form a housing cavity, wherein the bottom cover has a vent hole forming a flow path between the housing cavity and an external environment. The feed cap is disposed on a feed portion of the at least one feed horn and the air permeable membrane is disposed over the vent hole and coupled to the bottom cover via an adhesive, wherein the membrane is configured to permit egress of a gas from the housing cavity therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: RUEI YUEN CHEN, HSIANG HAO SUNG, WEN CHI FU
  • Publication number: 20160081279
    Abstract: An automatic liquid supply planting device has a base, a planting holder mounted on the base, a liquid supply module, and a bottle. The liquid supply module is mounted on the base and has a liquid supply base mounted on the base and having a liquid guiding hole. The liquid supply bottle cap is detachably mounted on the liquid supply base and has a cap body detachably inserted into the liquid supply base, a base wall annularly formed on an inner side of the cap body and located at an end of the cap body, and a liquid outlet hole formed through the base wall and communicating with the liquid guiding hole. The bottle is detachably combined with the cap body and has an inner space communicating with the liquid outlet hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Wen-Chi Lai
  • Publication number: 20160067672
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides including slurry forming, solidification, drying and hardening, granulation, and washing steps: blending a dihydrogen phosphate, a powdered inorganic adsorbent raw material and a setting time regulator in water to form a slurry; adding sintered magnesia into the slurry, and blending the mixture to form a solidified slurry; setting the solidified slurry on a disk member, and naturally drying to hardening in a specific temperature range to form a hardened solid material; smashing the hardened solid material and performing vibration sieving by using a screen to obtain a granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides containing residual reagents; washing the granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides containing residual reagents with water, to remove the residual reagents to complete preparation, where the adsorption capacity of the granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides thus prepared is in the range of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: LI-CHING CHUANG, CHI-HUNG LIAO, JEN-CHIEH CHUNG, KOU-MIN LIN, SHENG-WEI CHIANG, KUANG-LI CHIEN, ZHE-CHENG HU, WEN-CHI TSAI
  • Publication number: 20160043350
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a quarter wavelength phase retarder, and a linear polarizer. The first substrate has a light emitting element disposed on the first substrate. The opposite panel is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The quarter wavelength phase retarder is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The linear polarize is disposed at a side of the second substrate opposite to the quarter wavelength phase retarder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Te CHO, Huan-Hsun HSIEH, Cheng-Pei HUANG, Wen-Lung LU, Wen-Chi LIN
  • Patent number: 9257362
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module configured on a substrate having a heat producing element thereon includes a holder configured on the substrate and a heat sink having a base opposite to the heat producing element and pivotally connected to the holder and capable of joining to the substrate with the heat producing element covered by the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen Chi Hung, Tung Lin Tsai, Wen Ke Huang, Bo Han Huang, Tzu Chun Su
  • Patent number: 9252019
    Abstract: A system and method for forming and using a liner is provided. An embodiment comprises forming an opening in an inter-layer dielectric over a substrate and forming the liner along the sidewalls of the opening. A portion of the liner is removed from a bottom of the opening, and a cleaning process may be performed through the liner. By using the liner, damage to the sidewalls of the opening from the cleaning process may be reduced or eliminated. Additionally, the liner may be used to help implantation of ions within the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Tsai, Chia-Han Lai, Yung-Chung Chen, Mei-Yun Wang, Chii-Ming Wu, Fang-Cheng Chen, Huang-Ming Chen, Ming-Ta Lei
  • Publication number: 20160021710
    Abstract: A light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a first light emitting diode driving unit and a second light emitting diode driving unit. The first light emitting diode driving unit includes a plurality of first light emitting diode driving subunits in series. The second light emitting diode driving unit includes a plurality of second light emitting diode driving subunits in series. The first light emitting diode driving unit and the second light emitting diode driving unit are electrically connected in parallel to receive a direct current power. A light signal is transmitted between the first light emitting diode driving unit and the second light emitting diode driving unit in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: Wen-Chi PENG
  • Patent number: 9239653
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch-sensing circuit, and fan-out traces. The substrate has a touch-sensing region and an adjoined peripheral region. The touch-sensing circuit is disposed on the touch-sensing region. The fan-out traces are disposed on the peripheral region and electrically connected to the touch-sensing circuit. Each fan-out trace includes a first conductive line, a first dielectric layer and a second conductive line. The first conductive line is disposed on the peripheral region. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the peripheral region to cover the first conductive line, and has at least one contact window located above the first conductive line. The second conductive line is disposed on the first dielectric layer, wherein the first and the second conductive line of the same fan-out trace have the same pattern and are electrically connected through the contact window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Chuang, Chia-Chun Yeh, Yu-Ching Huang
  • Publication number: 20160010814
    Abstract: A waterproof light emitting diode lamp includes an emitting module, a plurality of transmission cables, an injection molding layer, and a lampshade. The emitting module has an LED lamp, a plurality of conductive holders, a shield, and a driving circuit. The driving circuit is disposed inside the LED lamp. The conductive holders are electrically coupled to the driving circuit and are exposed from one side of the LED lamp. The shield is connected to the LED lamp, and the conductive holders are arranged in a line at one side of the shield. The plurality of transmission cables are electrically coupled to the conductive holders correspondingly. The injection molding layer wraps a connection area from the emitting module to the transmission cables, and the LED lamp and the transmission cables are partially exposed from the injection molding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Wen-Chi PENG
  • Publication number: 20160004244
    Abstract: A transport system is provided. The transport system includes a stocker configured to store an assigned wafer carrier and having a gate port. The transport system also includes a semiconductor apparatus configured to transmit a request signal comprising a processed time according to a processing wafer carrier loaded on the semiconductor apparatus. The transport system further includes a vehicle configured to transport the assigned wafer carrier from the gate port to the semiconductor apparatus and a control system configured to control the vehicle. When the control system receives the request signal, the control system controls the stocker to transport the assigned wafer carrier inside of the stocker to the gate port at a start time, which is earlier than the processed time, and the control system controls the vehicle to transport the assigned wafer carrier from the gate port to the semiconductor apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Wei-Pin HUANG, Wen-Chi CHIEN, Yuh-Dean TSAI, Bing-Yuan CHENG
  • Patent number: 9229572
    Abstract: A touch device includes a touch panel that includes driving lines, sensing lines, a virtual key, a self-sensing line, and a shielding line. The touch panel has a display region and a non-display region. The driving lines extend along a first direction in the display region and further extend into the non-display region. The sensing lines extend along a second direction in the display region and extend into the non-display region. The first direction is different from the second direction. The virtual key is located in the non-display region and between the driving lines and the sensing lines to shield the driving lines from the sensing lines. Each of the self-sensing line and the shielding line is located in the non-display region, connected to the virtual key, and located between the driving lines and the sensing lines to shield the driving lines from the sensing lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Chen, Wen-Chi Chuang, Yi-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20150378589
    Abstract: One aspect is a method for utilizing key points in a progress bar to browse through content. The method includes displaying one or more hill-shaped flags at each of one or more key points on the progress bar such that a hill top of each of the one or more hill-shaped flags corresponds to a respective key point of the one or more key points. The progress bar has a slider configured to slide along the progress bar. The method further includes sliding the slider through a first hill-shaped flag, of the one or more hill-shaped flags, on the progress bar automatically, responsive to browsing content. The method further includes decreasing, by a computer processor, a content browsing speed from a first speed to a second speed, responsive to the slider sliding through the first hill-shaped flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Run Hua Chi, Zhen Hong Ding, Fang Liang Dong, Chang Lei, Zhao Yang, Wei Jun Zheng
  • Patent number: 9223447
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a light shielding layer, a touch sensing device layer, a protective layer, and at least one light transmission protrusion is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface is divided into a visual region and a non-visual region. The light shielding layer is disposed in the non-visual region. The touch sensing device layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The protective layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate covers the light shielding layer and the touch sensing device layer. The light transmission protrusion is disposed on the protective layer, and at least part of the light transmission protrusion is in the non-visual region. A light enters the light transmission protrusion from the second surface. A touch display device and an assembling method thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Chuang, Chia-Chun Yeh, Pei-Jung Wu, Cheng-Ta Ho
  • Patent number: 9201483
    Abstract: An image processing unit including an always on circuit block and a non-always on circuit block is provided. When operating under a first operation mode, the non-always on circuit block receives a bias voltage from a power supply unit, so as to perform an image processing operation on an image input signal. When operating under a second operation mode, the non-always on circuit block stops receiving the bias voltage from the power supply unit, so as to stop the image processing operation, and at least a microcontroller of the non-always on circuit block is powered down. One of the always on circuit block and the non-always on circuit block controls the power supply unit to stop supplying the bias voltage to the non-always on circuit block according an event trigger signal, such that the non-always on circuit block enters the second operation mode from the first operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Lin, Kuo-Chi Chen, Sih-Ting Wang, Wen-Hsuan Lin, Chung-Wen Wu
  • Publication number: 20150341218
    Abstract: A server includes a first module that receives information from a plurality of systems. Each system of the plurality of systems includes functional units that are dynamically configurable during operation of the system. The information from each system of the plurality of systems includes performance data collected while executing a program when the functional units are configured according to a configuration setting respective to the system. The server also includes a second module that analyzes the received information to select a best-performing configuration setting of the configuration settings received from the plurality of systems. The server also includes a third module that provides a new configuration setting to the plurality of systems. The new configuration setting is a modification of the best-performing configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: WEN-CHI CHEN, RODNEY E. HOOKER