Patents by Inventor Ya-Hui Li

Ya-Hui Li 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 apparatus for monitoring and controlling a household appliance standby state
    Patent number: 8570141
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and controlling a household appliance is provided. The method has the steps of: monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a first standby power range; monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a set of first real-time power data; calculating a first standby confidence level based on the number of times that the first real-time power data fall within the first standby power range; and determining that the household appliance is in a standby state if the first standby confidence level is greater than or equal to a standby confidence level threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Lin Chiang, Shun-Chieh Lin, Ya-Hui Li, Huan-Wen Tsai
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STANDBY STATE
    Publication number: 20120161922
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and controlling a household appliance is provided. The method has the steps of: monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a first standby power range; monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a set of first real-time power data; calculating a first standby confidence level based on the number of times that the first real-time power data fall within the first standby power range; and determining that the household appliance is in a standby state if the first standby confidence level is greater than or equal to a standby confidence level threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yi-Lin Chiang, Shun-Chieh Lin, Ya-Hui Li, Huan-Wen Tsai