Patents by Inventor Wen-Tai Hsieh

Wen-Tai 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: 9860201
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a register module, a determining module, and a transfer module. The register module is configured to store event data corresponding to a specific QR code. The determining module is configured to obtain the event data, and to communicate with a mobile device, so as to determine whether application programs on the mobile device includes a first application program which is corresponding to any one of the event data. If yes, the determining module transmits launch information to make the mobile device lunch the first application program. If not, the determining module transmits install information to make the mobile device install the first application program. The transmitting module is configured to transmit a message corresponding to the first application program to the mobile device, so that the first application program launched by the mobile device displays the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Chiu, Jing-Ming Chiu, Ren-Dar Yang, Hsiao-Chen Chang, Yeh-Kuang Wu, Wen-Tai Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9607031
    Abstract: A social data filtering system is provided. The social data filter system comprises a database, a retrieving module, a filtering module and a determining module. The database stores personal data and corresponding identification information. The retrieving module retrieves the personal data and the identification information corresponding to a designated person and generates search information accordingly to retrieve user information and corresponding social interaction information from a plurality of social data sources accordingly to the search information The filtering module performs filtering on the user information and the social interaction information according to the personal data to retrieve filtered information. The determining module determines at least one key word corresponding to the designated person according to the filtered information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Lu, Yi-Hsung Li, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Tai-Hung Chen, Yu-Chi Chang
  • Patent number: 9503130
    Abstract: A signal transmitter with adjustable signal power includes a housing, a first adjustable metal shielding layer and a circuit board. The first adjustable metal shielding layer is disposed within the housing. The area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer consists of a first shielding area and a first un-shielding area. The first shielding area and the first un-shielding area are adjustable. The circuit board is disposed within the housing, and is located below the first adjustable metal shielding layer. The circuit board is electrically connected with the first adjustable metal shielding layer, and includes a signal emission chip. The signal emission chip is configured for adjusting signal emission power to emit a signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer. A message generating system and a signal power adjusting method are disclosed herein as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Yeh-Kuang Wu, Liang-Chun Chang, Hui-Chun Wang, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Hsiao-Chen Chang
  • Publication number: 20160148225
    Abstract: A product sales forecasting system and a product sales forecasting method are provided herein. The product sales forecasting method includes: querying for a first relevant product corresponding to a first product in a relevant product database according to the first product, in which the relevant product database stores products and relevant products corresponding to the products respectively; searching for trading record data and comment data corresponding to the first relevant product in an e-commerce platform according to the first relevant product and a price range corresponding to the first relevant product; generating a forecasted consumer volume corresponding to the first product according to the trading record data and the comment data; and generating a forecasted sales volume corresponding to the first product according to the forecasted consumer volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Tsun KU, Cheng-Hung TSAI, Wen-Tai HSIEH, Ren-Dar YANG, Hsiao-Chen CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160142351
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a register module, a determining module, and a transfer module. The register module is configured to store event data corresponding to a specific QR code. The determining module is configured to obtain the event data, and to communicate with a mobile device, so as to determine whether application programs on the mobile device includes a first application program which is corresponding to any one of the event data. If yes, the determining module transmits launch information to make the mobile device lunch the first application program. If not, the determining module transmits install information to make the mobile device install the first application program. The transmitting module is configured to transmit a message corresponding to the first application program to the mobile device, so that the first application program launched by the mobile device displays the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Chung CHIU, Jing-Ming CHIU, Ren-Dar YANG, Hsiao-Chen CHANG, Yeh-Kuang WU, Wen-Tai HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20160140634
    Abstract: An e-commerce reputation analysis system includes a comment data capturing module, a keyword retrieving module, a sentiment analysis module and a reputation analysis module. The comment data capturing module captures comment data from an e-commerce platform according to an analysis item. The keyword retrieving module retrieves keywords from the comment data. The sentiment analysis module compares each keyword with sentiment groups. When a first feature phrase of feature phrases of the sentiment groups matches with a first keyword of the keywords, the sentiment analysis module determines that the sentiment group having the first feature phase is corresponding to the first keyword, and increases a rating of the sentiment group corresponding to the first keyword. The reputation analysis module selects first sentiment groups corresponding to the analysis item from the sentiment groups,and statistically sums the ratings of the first sentiment groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Ping-Che YANG, Hsiang-Lun LIN, Wen-Tai HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20160112076
    Abstract: A signal transmitter with adjustable signal power includes a housing, a first adjustable metal shielding layer and a circuit board. The first adjustable metal shielding layer is disposed within the housing. The area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer consists of a first shielding area and a first un-shielding area. The first shielding area and the first un-shielding area are adjustable. The circuit board is disposed within the housing, and is located below the first adjustable metal shielding layer. The circuit board is electrically connected with the first adjustable metal shielding layer, and includes a signal emission chip. The signal emission chip is configured for adjusting signal emission power to emit a signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer. A message generating system and a signal power adjusting method are disclosed herein as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yeh-Kuang WU, Liang-Chun CHANG, Hui-Chun WANG, Wen-Tai HSIEH, Hsiao-Chen CHANG
  • Patent number: 9288650
    Abstract: A method for searching target clients, applied to a mobile device coupled to a network, is provided. A target position and a target time are generated by a positioning unit and a time generating unit of the mobile device, respectively. A target clients search message is generated according to keywords input into the mobile device, the target position and the target time and then transmitted to a server coupled to the network through the network. Then a search result transmitted by the server through the network is received. The search result comprises at least one of a target clients amount, a target clients density and a target clients occurrence probability, which are retrieved from at least one social networks data and corresponding to the keywords, the target location and the target time. A map combined with the search result is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Ping-Che Yang, Tsun Ku, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Hung-Sheng Chiu, Ren-Dar Yang
  • Publication number: 20150150093
    Abstract: A method for processing social network messages includes the following steps. Receive a specified web page request signal through a network from a client device. Acquire identification information of a first user account. Embed the identification information into an address of the specified web page to generate a first sharing linking address corresponding to the first user account. Post a sharing message on the personal-message-posting web page. Record operating information and corresponding operating time for at least one second user account when linking to the first sharing linking address. When the operation is sharing operation, embed identification information corresponding to the at least one second user account into the first sharing linking address, generate a second sharing linking address corresponding to the at least one second user account, and post the sharing message on the personal-message-posting web page of the at least one second user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Wen-Tai Hsieh, Ping-Che Yang, Chien-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20140372459
    Abstract: A social data filtering system is provided. The social data filter system comprises a database, a retrieving module, a filtering module and a determining module. The database stores personal data and corresponding identification information. The retrieving module retrieves the personal data and the identification information corresponding to a designated person and generates search information accordingly to retrieve user information and corresponding social interaction information from a plurality of social data sources accordingly to the search information The filtering module performs filtering on the user information and the social interaction information according to the personal data to retrieve filtered information. The determining module determines at least one key word corresponding to the designated person according to the filtered information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Chun-Hung LU, Yi-Hsung LI, Wen-Tai HSIEH, Tai-Hung CHEN, Yu-Chi CHANG
  • Patent number: 8763905
    Abstract: A data processing system applying optical identification devices includes a printed matter having a plurality of encoded data printed thereon; an optical identification device for reading at least one encoded data from the printed matter; and a data processing device coupled to the optical identification device and storing a plurality of content data for reading the at least one encoded data through the optical identification device, obtaining at least one first data corresponding to an operation and one second data corresponding to one of the content data from the read encoded data and performing the corresponding operation of the first data on the one of the content data that the second data corresponds to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Wei-Shen Lin, Chia-Ching Lu, Tsun Ku, Wen-Tai Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140156769
    Abstract: A method of posting a message on a social network website through an image is provided. A database is provided for storing a plurality of comparison images and candidate information, wherein each of the candidate information corresponds to one of the comparison images and comprises at least one of a text and a picture corresponding to the corresponded comparison image. An image is received. The image is compared with the comparison images to select one comparison image as a selected image corresponding to the received image. The candidate information corresponding to the selected image is retrieved from the database. A message which can be posted on social network website corresponding to a user is generated according to the retrieved candidate information. The generated message is then transmitted to and posted on the social network website corresponding to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Chun-Jhih WAN, Ping-Che YANG, Tsun KU, Wen-Tai HSIEH, Hung-Sheng CHIU
  • Publication number: 20140132725
    Abstract: An electronic device for determining a depth of a 3D object image in a 3D environment image is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor obtains a sensor measuring value. The processor receives the sensor measuring value and obtains a 3D object image with a depth information and a 3D environment image with a depth information, wherein the 3D environment image is separated into a plurality of environment image groups according to the depth information of the 3D environment image and there is a sequence among the plurality of environment image groups, selects one of the environment image groups and determines a corresponding depth of the selected the environment image group as a depth of the 3D object image in the 3D environment image according to the sequence and the sensor measuring value to integrate the 3D object image into the 3D environment image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Wen-Tai HSIEH, Yeh-Kuang WU
  • Publication number: 20140136196
    Abstract: A system for posting a message by an audio signal is provided. The system has: a communication unit used to connect the system to a communications network; an audio receiving unit used to receive a first audio signal; a display unit; and a processing unit, connected to the communication unit, the audio receiving unit and the display unit, used to recognize the first audio signal to generate a first string, determine a target object from a display screen displayed on the display unit according to the first string, and automatically generate a message corresponding to the target object, and post the message on a social network through the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Chen-Ming WU, Ping-Che YANG, Tsun KU, Wen-Tai HSIEH, Hung-Sheng CHIU
  • Publication number: 20140136618
    Abstract: A method for searching target clients, applied to a mobile device coupled to a network, is provided. A target position and a target time are generated by a positioning unit and a time generating unit of the mobile device, respectively. A target clients search message is generated according to keywords input into the mobile device, the target position and the target time and then transmitted to a server coupled to the network through the network. Then a search result transmitted by the server through the network is received. The search result comprises at least one of a target clients amount, a target clients density and a target clients occurrence probability, which are retrieved from at least one social networks data and corresponding to the keywords, the target location and the target time. A map combined with the search result is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Ping-Che YANG, Tsun KU, Wen-Tai HSIEH, Hung-Sheng CHIU, Ren-Dar YANG
  • Publication number: 20140032109
    Abstract: A route recommendation system is provided. The system has: a data querying apparatus configured to generate query information according to a location; and a data analyzing apparatus, connected to the data querying apparatus, having: a database configured to store at least one candidate data, wherein each candidate data has a candidate location, at least one recommended location corresponding to the candidate location, and a recommended staying time of each recommended location; a data receiving unit configured to receive the query information; and a processing unit configured to generate at least one recommended route according to the query information and the candidate data, and transmit the at least one recommended route to the data querying apparatus, wherein the recommended route comprises a path from the location to the at least one recommended location, and the recommended staying time corresponding to each recommended location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Wen-Tai HSIEH, Chun-Hung LU, Wen-Nan WANG, Yi-Hsun LEE, Jia-Min REN, Jyh-Shing JANG
  • Patent number: 8600729
    Abstract: A text conversion method and a text conversion system are provided. A term mapping table recording a term mapping relationship between a source language and a target language is provided. A tokenization process is performed on a paragraph in the source language to obtain tokenization results. The tokenization results are compared with the term mapping table to determine each source language term in the paragraph is belonging to a first type or a second type. The source language terms belonging to the first type are converted into corresponding target language terms according to the term mapping table. Regarding each source language term of the second type, one of multiple corresponding candidate target language terms is selected as the target language term according to a co-occurrence relevance of relevant terms, wherein each relevant term is constituted by one candidate target language term and words before and after that in the paragraph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Ping-Che Yang, Shih-Hung Wu, Tsun Ku, Chien-Hui Lin, Chia-Ching Lu, Wen-Tai Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130132996
    Abstract: A system and a method for displaying product information about advertisement on digital television, and a record medium thereof are provided, applicable to a server and a digital media playback device that are connected through a network. The server stores at least one piece of channel advertisement information and at least one piece of product description data corresponding to a plurality of media. The digital media playback device is used for sending an instruction of advertisement information. The instruction of advertisement information includes specific information. While acquiring the instruction of advertisement information, the server compares the specific information with the channel advertisement information to find target product description data from the product description data corresponding to the channel advertisement information and return to the digital media playback device. The digital media playback device plays the playback media and the target product description data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Chen-Ming Wu, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Kung-Ming Sung, Tsun Ku, Bo-Chin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130132361
    Abstract: An input method and a system for querying by using at least one region formed by at least one enclosed track are provided. The method mainly includes: forming at least one region on digital type information; storing at least one of text information and image information in the track into a registering memory; generating at least one of text-based information retrieval and image-based information retrieval according to the at least one of the text information and the image information; and finally, transmitting the at least one of the text-based information retrieval and the image-based information retrieval to at least one search engine for querying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Liang-Pu CHEN, Ping-Che Yang, Tsun Ku, Wen-Tai Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130117793
    Abstract: A real-time translation system for digital televisions and method thereof. It includes a real-time translation server, an operating unit, and a digital television apparatus including a digital signal receiver, a display device, an Internet-enabled device, an operation signal receiving module, and a processor. The processor is connected to the digital signal receiver, the display device, the Internet-enabled device, and the operation signal receiving module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Ping-Che YANG, Liang-Pu CHEN, Tsun KU, Wen-Tai HSIEH