Patents by Inventor Wen-Hsiang YU

Wen-Hsiang YU 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: 10529084
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: obtaining, a first image by a camera, and a first lens position by a position sensor at a first timestamp; obtaining, by an inertial measurement unit sensor, an IMU signal indicating a movement of the camera between the first timestamp and a second timestamp; obtaining, a second image by the camera, and a second lens position by the position sensor at the second timestamp; calculating, by a processing circuit, a relative geometry value of the first image and the second image according to the first lens position, the second lens position, and the IMU signal; and performing, by the processing circuit, a depth calculation to the first image and the second image based on the relative geometry value on the condition that the relative geometry value meets a geometry threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiang Yu
  • Publication number: 20190244377
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: obtaining, a first image by a camera, and a first lens position by a position sensor at a first timestamp; obtaining, by an inertial measurement unit sensor, an IMU signal indicating a movement of the camera between the first timestamp and a second timestamp; obtaining, a second image by the camera, and a second lens position by the position sensor at the second timestamp; calculating, by a processing circuit, a relative geometry value of the first image and the second image according to the first lens position, the second lens position, and the IMU signal; and performing, by the processing circuit, a depth calculation to the first image and the second image based on the relative geometry value on the condition that the relative geometry value meets a geometry threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiang YU
  • Patent number: 10313654
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: obtaining, by a first position sensor, a first lens position of a first camera; obtaining, by a second position sensor, a second lens position of a second camera; calculating, by a processing circuit, a relative optical geometry of the first camera and the second camera according to the first lens position and the second lens position; and performing, by the processing circuit, an image switch, an image fusion, or a depth calculation based on the relative optical geometry on the condition that an optical image stabilization is enabled to at least one of the first camera and the second camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiang Yu
  • Patent number: 10218909
    Abstract: A method includes acquiring an angular velocity signal, calculating an angular displacement according to the angular velocity signal, generating a compensation value according to a frequency corresponding to the angular velocity signal and the angular displacement, and controlling an optical image stabilization (OIS) system to align an optical axis of a camera of the camera device according to the compensation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiang Yu
  • Patent number: 10218906
    Abstract: A method applied to a camera device includes receiving one or all of an angular velocity signal and an acceleration signal, selecting one of predetermined motion modes according to the one or all of the angular velocity signal and the acceleration signal, configuring one or more of an exposure time of a camera, an auto focus (AF) configuration of the camera, an auto white balance (AWB) configuration of the camera, and an auto exposure (AE) configuration of the camera according to the selected motion mode, and capturing an image or recording a video according to the one or more of the exposure time of the camera, the AF configuration of the camera, the AWB configuration of the camera, and the AE configuration of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Hsiang Yu, Chun-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20180352154
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: capturing a first image by a camera at a first timestamp; shifting, by an actuator connected to the camera, a lens of the camera; capturing a second image by the camera at a second timestamp after the first timestamp; performing, by a processing circuit, an image fusion to the first image and the second image to de-noise fixed pattern noises; and generating an output image based on a shift amount of the lens of the camera between the first timestamp and the second timestamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiang YU
  • Patent number: 10133026
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a first camera unit, a laser focusing module and a control module. The laser focusing module is configured for radiating a laser signal and receiving a feedback signal induced by a reflection of the laser signal when the first camera unit is activated. The control module is coupled with the camera unit and the laser focusing module. The control module is configured for monitoring a strength level of the feedback signal or a response time between the laser signal and the feedback signal, and selectively generating a command to trigger the first camera unit according to the strength level or the response time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Hsiang Yu, Yu-Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20180278821
    Abstract: A method applied to a camera device includes receiving one or all of an angular velocity signal and an acceleration signal, selecting one of predetermined motion modes according to the one or all of the angular velocity signal and the acceleration signal, configuring one or more of an exposure time of a camera, an auto focus (AF) configuration of the camera, an auto white balance (AWB) configuration of the camera, and an auto exposure (AE) configuration of the camera according to the selected motion mode, and capturing an image or recording a video according to the one or more of the exposure time of the camera, the AF configuration of the camera, the AWB configuration of the camera, and the AE configuration of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Wen-Hsiang YU, Chun-Wei CHANG
  • Publication number: 20170336598
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a first camera unit, a laser focusing module and a control module. The laser focusing module is configured for radiating a laser signal and receiving a feedback signal induced by a reflection of the laser signal when the first camera unit is activated. The control module is coupled with the camera unit and the laser focusing module. The control module is configured for monitoring a strength level of the feedback signal or a response time between the laser signal and the feedback signal, and selectively generating a command to trigger the first camera unit according to the strength level or the response time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Wen-Hsiang YU, Yu-Feng LIN
  • Publication number: 20170331998
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a sensing signal corresponding to an excursion of a camera; acquiring an ideal compensation value according to the sensing signal; controlling an optical image stabilization (OIS) component to execute an OIS stabilization operation to compensate for a first portion of the excursion of the camera, in which the OIS stabilization operation corresponds to an actual compensation value; and controlling an electronic image stabilization (EIS) component to execute an EIS stabilization operation according to the ideal compensation value and the actual compensation value to compensate for a second portion of the excursion of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiang YU
  • Publication number: 20170201683
    Abstract: A method includes acquiring an angular velocity signal, calculating an angular displacement according to the angular velocity signal, generating a compensation value according to a frequency corresponding to the angular velocity signal and the angular displacement, and controlling an optical image stabilization (OIS) system to align an optical axis of a camera of the camera device according to the compensation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Wen-Hsiang YU