Patents by Inventor Yen Min CHANG

Yen Min CHANG 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: 11647351
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication locator station to be disposed at specific location includes: detecting rotation angle information of client-based portable device, carried or worn by user, according to specific wireless communication standard between wireless communication locator station and client-based portable device when client-based portable device is within signal range of wireless communication locator station; generating head pose direction estimation according to calculated rotation angle information; and when head pose direction estimation indicates that a user turns face towards wireless communication locator station, sending packet signal from wireless communication locator station to server-based portable device, successfully paired with and security-connected with client-based portable device, so that server-based portable device can transfer packet signal to client-based portable device after receiving packet signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Feng Chen, Yen-Min Chang
  • Publication number: 20230119883
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an optical encoder which is configured to provide precise coding reference data by feature recognition technology. To apply the present disclosure, it is not necessary to provide particular dense patterns on a working surface. The precise coding reference data can be generated by detecting surface features of the working surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: WAI-LIAN TEO, YEN-MIN CHANG
  • Patent number: 11615642
    Abstract: There is provided a recognition system adaptable to a portable device or a wearable device. The recognition system senses a body heat using a thermal sensor, and performs functions such as the living body recognition, image denoising and body temperature prompting according to detected results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Nien-Tse Chen, Yi-Hsien Ko, Yen-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 11580802
    Abstract: A portable electronic device to be used as a keyless device of a vehicle includes a controlling circuit which includes a physiological feature detection module and a processing circuit. The physiological feature detection module is used for detecting a physiological feature of a person. The processing circuit is coupled to the physiological feature detection module and used for determining whether the person is an authorized user of the vehicle according to the detected physiological feature of the person, and for opening a car door of the vehicle or starting the vehicle when the person is identified by the processing circuit as the authorized user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Min Chang, Yi-Hsien Ko, Nien-Tse Chen
  • Patent number: 11557113
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an optical encoder which is configured to provide precise coding reference data by feature recognition technology. To apply the present disclosure, it is not necessary to provide particular dense patterns on a working surface. The precise coding reference data can be generated by detecting surface features of the working surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Wai-Lian Teo, Yen-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 11393332
    Abstract: A detection device and an indoor navigation system are provided. The detection device includes two detection modules each including a sound receiver for receiving sound from a peripheral object and a signal converting circuit that is electrically coupled to the sound receiver and that is configured to convert input signal from the sound receiver into a target spectrogram. The two spectrograms from the signal converting circuits have a time/phase difference, and at least one wireless earphone includes a storage unit and a judging circuit that is electrically coupled to the storage unit and the two signal converting circuits. The judging circuit is configured to compare any target spectrogram with basic spectrograms of the storage unit so as to determine which kind of objects the peripheral object is, and is configured to obtain an instant position of the peripheral object by the time/phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Feng Chen, Yen-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 11369316
    Abstract: There is provided a system architecture including a PPG hardware module and a MEMS hardware module. The PPG hardware module processes PPG raw data, which is generally composed of analog signals or digital signals. The PPG hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to, for example, find out frequency signals with higher peak values. The PPG hardware module then outputs the selected frequency signals to an MCU for heart rate calculation. The MEMS hardware module receives MEMS raw data from a motion detector made of MEMS elements. The MEMS raw data represents motion status of a user that could possibly affect the heart rate determination result. The MEMS hardware module filters the raw data for later digital calculation to find out frequency signals with higher peak values caused by motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Hau Gu, Yen-Min Chang, Ming-Chang Li, Chih-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20220179500
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motion detecting system, which includes a light source module, a plurality of image sensors and a control unit. The light source module illuminates at least one object. The image sensors respectively detect the object under the light emitted by the light source module to generate a plurality of detection results. The control unit is coupled to the image sensors, and generates a control command according to the detection results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: TING-YANG CHANG, YEN-MIN CHANG, NIEN-TSE CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220161748
    Abstract: A multiple detection system is applied to a vehicle and includes a contact-type detection module adapted to generate a contact-type detection datum, a contactless-type detection module adapted to generate a contactless-type detection datum, and an operation processor electrically connected with the contact-type detection module and the contactless-type detection module in a wire manner or in a wireless manner. The operation processor sets at least one of the contact-type detection datum and the contactless-type detection datum according to an environmental status of the vehicle to be a main detection result of the multiple detection system, and further sets the other detection datum to be an auxiliary detection result of the multiple detection system, for acquiring a passenger feature inside the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Han-Lin Chiang, Shih-Feng Chen, Yen-Min Chang, Ning Shyu, Chih-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11334066
    Abstract: A safety monitoring apparatus and method thereof for human-driven vehicle are provided. The safety monitoring apparatus includes a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a warning unit. The sensing unit and the warning unit are electrically connected to the processing unit, respectively. The sensing unit is arranged on a steering member of the human-driven vehicle and is used for sensing whether the steering member is in contact with a hand of a driver and generating a sensing signal accordingly. The processing unit determines whether the hand of the driver is placed on the steering member. The warning unit is used for generating a safety warning message. When the processing unit determines that the hand of the driver has not been placed on the steering member according to the sensing signal, the processing unit drives the warning unit to generate the safety warning message to warn the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Min Chang, Chih-Yuan Chuang
  • Patent number: 11328152
    Abstract: There is provided a recognition system adaptable to a portable device or a wearable device. The recognition system senses a body heat using a thermal sensor, and performs functions such as the living body recognition, image denoising and body temperature prompting according to detected results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Nien-Tse Chen, Yi-Hsien Ko, Yen-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 11330206
    Abstract: An image sensing circuit includes floating node, switch circuit, capacitor(s), and counting circuit. The floating node receives image electric charge from a photosensitive pixel. The switch circuit is coupled between floating node and capacitor(s) to dynamically connect and disconnect floating node and capacitor(s). The capacitor(s) include(s) first terminal(s) connected to switch circuit and second terminal(s) connected to ground. The counting circuit counts the number of charging and discharging behavior of capacitor(s) according to dynamic switches of switch circuit wherein the switch circuit dynamically switches to make capacitor(s) be charged and discharged dynamically in response to one exposure time period to receive energy of image electric charge which is determined by the number of charging and discharging behavior of the capacitor(s) and the capacitor(s)' potential value measured finally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Min Chang, Ren-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: 11287897
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motion detecting system, which includes a light source module, a plurality of image sensors and a control unit. The light source module illuminates at least one object. The image sensors respectively detect the object under the light emitted by the light source module to generate a plurality of detection results. The control unit is coupled to the image sensors, and generates a control command according to the detection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ting-Yang Chang, Yen-Min Chang, Nien-Tse Chen
  • Publication number: 20220078584
    Abstract: A voice communication method between two or more wearable electronic devices via Bluetooth communication includes: providing the two or more wearable electronic devices paired with a mobile phone device; determining whether a distance between the two or more wearable electronic devices is larger than a distance threshold; controlling a wearable electronic device to enter a walkie-talkie mode to start a walkie-talkie conversation with one or more other wearable electronic devices when the distance is larger than the distance threshold; and during the walkie-talkie mode using the such wearable electronic device to send voice data from the wearable electronic device to one or more other wearable electronic devices to make the other wearable electronic device(s) to receive and play the voice data in the walkie-talkie mode for different user(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Feng Chen, Yen-Min Chang
  • Publication number: 20220075857
    Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system including a VR box, a system server and a wearable accessary is provided. The VR box detects a biometric characteristic to identify a user ID according to the biometric characteristic, and outputs an ID signal associated with the identified user ID. The system server receives the ID signal from the VR box, and transmits video stream to the VR box to be shown thereon. The wearable accessary detects movement of the wearable accessary after receiving the ID signal from the VR box, and sends a control signal to the system server to change image content in the video stream according to the detected movement of the wearable accessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: YEN-MIN CHANG
  • Patent number: 11262263
    Abstract: A sensing device is provided in the present invention. The sensing device includes a first conductive element, a second conductive element, a processing unit, a cover and a base. The processing electrically connects to the first conductive element and the second conductive element. The cover has an opening. The base forms a space with the cover, and the first conductive element and the second conductive element are set on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Min Chang, Cheng-En Lu, Yen-Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20210406517
    Abstract: There is provided a recognition system adaptable to a portable device or a wearable device. The recognition system senses a body heat using a thermal sensor, and performs functions such as the living body recognition, image denoising and body temperature prompting according to detected results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nien-Tse Chen, Yi-Hsien Ko, Yen-Min Chang
  • Publication number: 20210406518
    Abstract: There is provided a recognition system adaptable to a portable device or a wearable device. The recognition system senses a body heat using a thermal sensor, and performs functions such as the living body recognition, image denoising and body temperature prompting according to detected results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: NIEN-TSE CHEN, YI-HSIEN KO, YEN-MIN CHANG
  • Publication number: 20210406519
    Abstract: There is provided a recognition system adaptable to a portable device or a wearable device. The recognition system senses a body heat using a thermal sensor, and performs functions such as the living body recognition, image denoising and body temperature prompting according to detected results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: NIEN-TSE CHEN, YI-HSIEN KO, YEN-MIN CHANG
  • Patent number: 11210381
    Abstract: A control system including a detection device and a control host is provided. The detection device is configured to detect a biometric characteristic to accordingly identify a user ID, and output an ID signal according to the user ID. The control host is configured to receive the ID signal to accordingly perform an individualized control associated with the user ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventor: Yen-Min Chang