Patents by Inventor Wen-Shan (Vincent) Wang

Wen-Shan (Vincent) Wang 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).

  • Method and device for controlling channel-switching and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing the method
    Patent number: 9270920
    Abstract: In a method for controlling channel-switching, a current channel is displayed through a display unit. A channel-switching correlation table is looked up to obtain at least one candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel. The current channel is switched to the at least one candidate channel when a channel-switching signal is received, such that the display unit displays the at least one candidate channel. The present invention also discloses a device for controlling channel-switching and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing the method for controlling channel-switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-Shan Liou, Hsin-I Lai
  • Method of detecting regions in an edge-based representation
    Patent number: 9269031
    Abstract: A method receives an intermediate graphical representation (IGR) of a document, the IGR including a plurality of non-intersecting edges and determines a plurality of vertices using the IGR. The vertices include endpoints of the edges and a split point, being determined by splitting a first edge into two or more portions using an endpoint of at least one second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge are from the plurality of non-intersecting edges, associates vertices from the plurality of vertices with at least one edge from the IGR using endpoints of the one edge, wherein the associating includes selecting, from the determined plurality of vertices, a plurality of neighbouring vertices to said one edge to define a region with the endpoints of the one edge. The method processes the region using at least the endpoints of said one edge and the associated neighbouring vertices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Wen Shan Chang, David Karlov
  • BALL GRID ARRAY FORMED ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
    Publication number: 20160021745
    Abstract: A Ball Grid Array (BGA) formed on printed circuit board is provided. The BGA comprises a first solder ball module and a second solder ball module. The first solder ball module comprises a plurality of first solder balls, wherein one of the first solder balls is grounded for shielding two other first solder balls, and one of the first solder balls is floating. The second solder ball module comprises a plurality of second solder balls, wherein two of the second solder balls are grounded and one of the two grounded second solder balls penetrates the printed circuit board through a plated through hole formed on the printed circuit board for shielding two first solder balls among the first solder balls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: TING-YING WU, CHENG-LIN WU, CHIN-YUAN LO, WEN-SHAN WANG
  • Integrated circuit having electromagnetic shielding capability and manufacturing method thereof
    Publication number: 20150364429
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an integrated circuit having electromagnetic shielding capability and the manufacturing method thereof. An embodiment of the said integrated circuit comprises: a semiconductor circuit structure including a first surface which covers an electromagnetic radiation area; an electromagnetic shielding layer covering the first surface and including at least one contact; and at least one conducting path operable to electrically connect the at least one contact with a steady voltage and thereby shield off the electromagnetic wave from the electromagnetic radiation area, wherein the current running through the electromagnetic shielding layer is zero or less than the maximum current running through the electromagnetic radiation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: CHAO-CHENG LEE, WEN-SHAN WANG
  • PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING PROBABILISTIC MODEL BASED ON MEDICAL BIG DATA
    Publication number: 20150356272
    Abstract: A prescription analysis system and method are introduced. The prescription analysis system includes a knowledge database, an access module, a storage module, and a judgment module. The judgment module judges whether a new prescription is appropriate according to three prescription appropriateness criteria. The prescription analysis method is integrated in the prescription analysis system. Therefore, the prescription analysis system and method enhance the accuracy of prescriptions, reduce likelihood of medication errors, cut medical expenditure, and save patients' lives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: YU-CHUAN LI, WEN-SHAN JIAN, PHUNG ANH NGUYEN, SHABBIR SYED-ABDUL
  • Receiving and transmitting device for wireless transceiver
    Patent number: 9118117
    Abstract: A receiving and transmitting device for wireless transceivers is revealed. The device has been developed from a high isolation MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) antenna used for 2.45 GHz WLAN operation. The antenna is a dual-fed coupled monopole MIMO antenna that includes a dielectric substrate and a MIMO antenna. A grounding portion with two signal ends for feeding signals is disposed on the dielectric substrate. A T-shaped metal plate is extended from the grounding portion and located between two signal ends. A C-shaped parasitic element is arranged at the metal plate and there is a certain distance therebetween so as to adjust the isolation. The antenna is symmetrical for improving isolation and is suitable for USB dongles or small-sized wireless mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Wen-Shan Chen, Yuan-Chih Lin, Ke-Ming Lin
  • HIGH ISOLATION ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20150214612
    Abstract: A high isolation electromagnetic transmitter and receiver is revealed. An isolation portion, a first antenna body and a second antenna body are extended from and formed over a grounding portion. The isolation portion is extended to and formed between the first antenna body and the second antenna body. A parasitic element corresponding to the isolation portion is disposed between the first antenna body and the second antenna body. The isolation portion is T-shaped. The parasitic element is reverse T-shaped and arranged over the grounding portion. The structure is simple and able to be applied to the design of planar printed antennas. The production is easy and the cost is reduced. The volume is minimized to be used in various mini wireless mobile communication devices. No interference occurs even that the first and the second antennas are close due to good isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: WEN-SHAN CHEN, KE-MING LIN
  • METHOD OF DETECTING REGIONS IN AN EDGE-BASED REPRESENTATION
    Publication number: 20150178605
    Abstract: A method receives an intermediate graphical representation (IGR) of a document, the IGR comprising a plurality of non-intersecting edges and determines a plurality of vertices using the IGR. The vertices comprises endpoints of the edges and a split point, being determined by splitting a first edge into two or more portions using an endpoint of at least one second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge are from the plurality of non-intersecting edges, associates vertices from the plurality of vertices with at least one edge from the IGR using endpoints of the one edge, wherein the associating comprises selecting, from the determined plurality of vertices, a plurality of neighbouring vertices to said one edge to define a region with the endpoints of the one edge. The method processes the region using at least the endpoints of said one edge and the associated neighbouring vertices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Wen Shan Chang, David Karlov
  • METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECOND SCREEN INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20150172755
    Abstract: A method for providing the second screen information is disclosed. The second screen information is used to be displayed on a portable device which includes a plurality of application software. While a link between the display equipment and a server is established, an environment data is generated by one of the display equipment and the portable device according to a using information where a user is viewing the display equipment. According to the environment data, the portable device may receive network information, which is sent out by the server, to execute one of the application software of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-shan Liou, Shih-Peng Lin
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CHANNEL-SWITCHING AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20150146102
    Abstract: In a method for controlling channel-switching, a current channel is displayed through a display unit. A channel-switching correlation table is looked up to obtain at least one candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel. The current channel is switched to the at least one candidate channel when a channel-switching signal is received, such that the display unit displays the at least one candidate channel. The present invention also discloses a device for controlling channel-switching and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing the method for controlling channel-switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-Shan LIOU, Hsin-I LAI
  • INTERACTIVE ADVERTISMENT OFFERING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON A VIEWED TELEVISION ADVERTISMENT
    Publication number: 20150143411
    Abstract: In interactive advertisement offering method and system, a server wirelessly receives from a user terminal an input signal, which is associated with a target TV advertisement viewed by a user of the user terminal. Upon identifying one TV advertisement to be the target TV advertisement based on the input signal, the server determines one of pre-stored Internet advertisements as a reference advertisement based on key terms representative of the target TV advertisement, and then transmits to the user terminal a reference advertisement menu generated thereby along with pre-stored Internet advertisement content corresponding to the reference advertisement for display of the reference advertisement menu on the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Yu-Hao Chen, Wen-Shan Liou
  • Transform scheme for video coding
    Patent number: 9025658
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a method that includes receiving a number of pixels of video data. The method also includes commencing a first arithmetic operation of a matrix of the number of pixels with a transpose of a constant matrix prior to a first element of the second row being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Shan Wang, Hyung-Suk Kim
  • RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER
    Publication number: 20150109182
    Abstract: A receiving and transmitting device for wireless transceivers is revealed. The device has been developed from a high isolation MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) antenna used for 2.45 GHz WLAN operation. The antenna is a dual-fed coupled monopole MIMO antenna that includes a dielectric substrate and a MIMO antenna. A grounding portion with two signal ends for feeding signals is disposed on the dielectric substrate. A T-shaped metal plate is extended from the grounding portion and located between two signal ends. A C-shaped parasitic element is arranged at the metal plate and there is a certain distance therebetween so as to adjust the isolation. The antenna is symmetrical for improving isolation and is suitable for USB dongles or small-sized wireless mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: WEN-SHAN CHEN, YUAN-CHIH LIN, KE-MING LIN
  • Reference data buffer for intra-prediction of digital video
    Patent number: 8989279
    Abstract: Encoding or decoding digital video frames in intra-prediction mode by selecting column reference data locations for blocks adjacent a current block from a column reference data buffer storing column reference data samples for no more than two macro blocks of the frame. In some cases, the column reference data buffer may include a storage size for samples of a first column of data of blocks of one macro block of luminance samples. Encoding and decoding may also include selecting row reference data locations for blocks adjacent a current block from a row reference data buffer storing row reference data samples for at least one row of macro blocks of the frame. In some cases, the row reference data buffer may include storage for samples of a first row of data of fourteen successive blocks spanning two rows. The concept can be applied to various video processing components and standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Shan Wang
  • CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTING PARAMETER SETTING OF PCI-E DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150081929
    Abstract: A control circuit for a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) device includes a power detecting unit and a parameter adjustment unit. The power detecting unit is coupled to a wireless communication transmitter, and arranged to detect a spectrum intensity value of an output spectrum of the wireless communication transmitter. The parameter adjustment unit is coupled to the power detecting unit, and arranged to produce at least one control signal according to the spectrum intensity value and adaptively adjust a parameter setting of the PCI-E device in accordance with the at least one control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Shan Wang, Shih-Hung Wang
  • Chair with pre-stressing structure
    Patent number: 8979199
    Abstract: A chair with a pre-pressing structure includes a chair body and a pre-pressing structure enabling the chair body to be provided with elastic restoring force. The chair is characterized in that the pre-pressing structure includes a pre-pressing member's fixed seat, a pre-pressing member, a pivoting seat, a pre-pressing positioning member and a pre-pressing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Wen-Shan Ko
  • Use of Indolyl and Indolinyl Hydroxamates for Treating Heart Failure of Neuronal Injury
    Publication number: 20150065552
    Abstract: Novel use of small molecules, particularly indolyl and indolinyl hydroxamates is disclosed herein. The indolyl and indolinyl hydroxamates are useful as lead compounds for manufacturing a medicament or a pharmaceutical composition for treating a patient suffering from heart failure or neuronal injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Taipei Medical University
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Chen, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Yu-Hsun Kao, Jing-Ping Liou, Pei-Wen Shan
  • Lithocholic acid analogues that inhibit sialyltransferase
    Patent number: 8940719
    Abstract: Certain chemical entities chosen from compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, and mixtures thereof are described. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one chemical entity chosen from compounds of Formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle are described. Also described are methods for inhibiting ?-2,3-sialyltransferase activity in cells, and methods for treating a patient having a disease responsive to inhibition of ?-2,3-sialyltransferase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Wen-Shan Li, Yi-Ching Wang, Hsueh-Fen Juan
  • Device and method for compensating impedance and gain of transmisson interface
    Patent number: 8922292
    Abstract: A device for compensating impedance and gain of a transmission interface is provided. The device includes a correcting and compensating unit, a clock data recovering unit, a decoder, a calculating unit, and an adaptive control unit. The correcting and compensating unit is used to receive a channel signal, and compensate the channel signal according to a control signal to generate a compensation signal. The clock data recovering unit is used to receive the compensation signal and generate a data signal. The decoder is used to decode the data signal and perform detection to generate error information and correct information. The calculating unit is used to count times of generating the error information and times of generating the correct information to accordingly generate reference data. The adaptive control unit is used to receive the reference data and perform calculation to generate the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventor: Wen-Shan Wang
  • INDOLYL OR INDOLINYL HYDROXAMATE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20140364477
    Abstract: Indolyl or indolinyl compounds of formula (I): wherein bond, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating cancer with these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicants: Ohio State University, National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Ching-Shih Chen, Jing-Ping Liou, Hsing-Jin Liu, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Pei-Wen Shan, Wen-Ta Chiu, Che-Ming Teng