Patents by Inventor Yen-Yi Chen
Yen-Yi Chen 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).
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Publication number: 20250053210Abstract: A laptop computer including a host, a movable door, a display, an input module, and a fan is provided. The host has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The movable door is disposed on the second surface. The display is pivoted to the host to be folding on the first surface or unfolding from the first surface. The input module is disposed on the first surface. The fan is disposed in the host, and the movable door covers the fan. When the movable door is removed from the fan, an impeller of the fan is exposed from the host via the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Chun-Hung Wen, Hui-Ping Sun, Chun-Hsien Chen, Jui-Yi Yu, Yen-Chou Chueh
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Publication number: 20250022879Abstract: A method includes forming a first semiconductor channel region and a second semiconductor channel region, with the second semiconductor channel region overlapping the first semiconductor channel region, forming a first gate dielectric on the first semiconductor channel region, and forming a second gate dielectric on the second semiconductor channel region. A dipole dopant is incorporated into a first one of the first gate dielectric and the second gate dielectric to a higher atomic percentage, and a second one of the first gate dielectric and the second gate dielectric has a lower atomic percentage of the dipole dopant. A gate electrode is formed on both of the first gate dielectric and the second gate dielectric. The gate electrode and the first gate dielectric form parts of a first transistor, and the gate electrode and the second gate dielectric form parts of a second transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Yen-Jui Chiu, Te-Yang Lai, An Lee, Jyun-Yi Wu, Shu-Han Chen, Da-Yuan Lee, Chi On Chui
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Publication number: 20230373769Abstract: An automated moving vehicle and a control method thereof. The control method includes: obtaining a static point cloud and a current point cloud on a work space through a sensor, wherein the current point cloud includes a current scan point; calculating a shortest distance between the current scan point and the static point cloud; in response to the shortest distance being greater than or equal to a first threshold, calculating a first distance between the current scan point and the automated moving vehicle; and in response to the first distance being less than a second threshold, controlling a driving device of the automated moving vehicle to stop a movement of the automated moving vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Coretronic Intelligent Robotics CorporationInventors: Yen-Yi Chen, Jyun-Siang Fan, Pei-Chi Hsiao, Huai-En Wu
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Patent number: 11791743Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. The transistor is controlled by a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. During a first time interval after the voltage difference drops to a first preset threshold voltage, the gate voltage control circuit determines whether the voltage difference is less than a second preset threshold voltage, and decides whether to provide the gate voltage to turn on the transistor. When the transistor is turned on, the voltage difference substantially equals to a first reference voltage. And during a second time interval, the gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference substantially to a second reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
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Patent number: 11665328Abstract: A method and an electronic apparatus for stitching a three-dimensional spherical panorama are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first image and a second image; projecting the first and seconds image onto a virtual spherical plane to form a first equirectangular panorama and a second equirectangular panorama; duplicating the first equirectangular panorama to generate a third equirectangular panorama, and duplicating the second equirectangular panorama to generate a fourth equirectangular panorama; performing image enhancement on the third and fourth equirectangular panoramas to generate a first enhanced equirectangular panorama and a second enhanced equirectangular panorama; calculating an optical flow for the first and second enhanced equirectangular panoramas; generating the three-dimensional spherical panorama according to the first and second equirectangular panoramas and the optical flow.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yen-Yi Chen, Huai-En Wu
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Publication number: 20230131715Abstract: A method and a system for spatial static map construction are provided. In the method, a three-dimensional space is scanned by using a LiDAR sensor to generate a LiDAR frame including multiple points in the three-dimensional space in a time sequence. As for each point in the LiDAR frame, a corresponding point closest to the point is found from a static map built according to the three-dimensional space, and a distance from the corresponding point is calculated. The point is labelled as a dynamic point if the distance is greater than a threshold, and otherwise labelled as a static point. Each labelled dynamic point is compared with points in N LiDAR frames generated before the time sequence, and corrected as a static point if included in the N LiDAR frames. The dynamic points in the LiDAR frame are removed, and each static point is updated to the static map.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Coretronic Intelligent Robotics CorporationInventors: Yen-Yi Chen, Pei-Chi Hsiao, Chih-Chien Chen, Huang-Cheng Chiang
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Patent number: 11532090Abstract: An electronic device having a neural network framework for estimating optical flow is provided. The electronic device is connected to an image acquiring unit, which acquires images to be analyzed. The electronic device includes a storage unit, a feature extraction unit, an optical flow estimation unit and a refining unit. The storage unit stores a feature extraction module. The feature extraction unit is connected to the image acquiring unit and the storage unit. The optical flow estimation unit is connected to the feature extraction unit to generate an estimated optical flow. The refining unit is connected to the optical flow estimation unit to input the estimated optical flow to a refining module to obtain an estimated optical flow result. A method for estimating optical flow is also provided to reduce the number of training parameters required for estimating optical flow, thereby reducing a training time and improving training stability.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yen-Yi Chen, Huai-En Wu
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Patent number: 11496066Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate voltage control circuit detects a first time point when the voltage difference is less than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage during a first time interval after the first time point to turn on the transistor, and sets the voltage difference to a first reference voltage. The gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference to a second reference voltage during a second time interval after the first time interval. The first time interval is independent of a cycle of the input voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
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Publication number: 20220236075Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention propose a map construction device and method thereof. According to the method, a three-dimensional map is obtained, the three-dimensional map is converted to an initial two-dimensional map, the occupancy probabilities of the grids on the initial two-dimensional map is determined by the training model, and a final two-dimensional map is generated according to the occupancy probabilities of the grid. The three-dimensional map is constructed based on the depth data generated the architectural space scanning. The initial two-dimensional map is divided into multiple grids. The occupancy probability of each grid is related to whether there is an object occupying thereon. The final two-dimensional map is divided according to the grids, and the grids on the final two-dimensional map are determined whether there are objects occupying thereon. Therefore, according to the map construction device and method of the disclosure, a high-precision two-dimensional map can be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Pin-Hsuan Ho, Yen-Yi Chen, Pei-Chi Hsiao
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Publication number: 20220123665Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. The transistor is controlled by a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. During a first time interval after the voltage difference drops to a first preset threshold voltage, the gate voltage control circuit determines whether the voltage difference is less than a second preset threshold voltage, and decides whether to provide the gate voltage to turn on the transistor. When the transistor is turned on, the voltage difference substantially equals to a first reference voltage. And during a second time interval, the gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference substantially to a second reference voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
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Publication number: 20220124298Abstract: A method and an electronic apparatus for stitching a three-dimensional spherical panorama are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first image and a second image; projecting the first and seconds image onto a virtual spherical plane to form a first equirectangular panorama and a second equirectangular panorama; duplicating the first equirectangular panorama to generate a third equirectangular panorama, and duplicating the second equirectangular panorama to generate a fourth equirectangular panorama; performing image enhancement on the third and fourth equirectangular panoramas to generate a first enhanced equirectangular panorama and a second enhanced equirectangular panorama; calculating an optical flow for the first and second enhanced equirectangular panoramas; generating the three-dimensional spherical panorama according to the first and second equirectangular panoramas and the optical flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yen-Yi Chen, Huai-En Wu
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Publication number: 20220123649Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate voltage control circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate voltage control circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate voltage control circuit detects a first time point when the voltage difference is less than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage during a first time interval after the first time point to turn on the transistor, and sets the voltage difference to a first reference voltage. The gate voltage control circuit regulates the gate voltage to set the voltage difference to a second reference voltage during a second time interval after the first time interval. The first time interval is independent of a cycle of the input voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
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Patent number: 11168881Abstract: A lamp structure includes top case, a bottom case coupled to the top case, a lamp shade coupled to the bottom case, and an LED base board provided between the lamp shade and bottom case. The top case includes a hollow member formed on a top surface, a projecting member inside the hollow member such that a first tank is defined between the hollow member and the first projecting member, a first elastic ring inside the first projecting member, and a first latch member inserted in the first projecting member and configured to press the first elastic ring. The bottom case includes a second projecting member configured to cooperate with an interior surface of the bottom case to define a second tank, a second elastic ring inside the second projecting member, and a second latch member inserted in the second projecting member and configured to press the second elastic ring.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Nan Ya Photonics IncorporationInventors: Jung-Huang Lo, Tung-Hsing Chou, Yen-Yi Chen, Tsung-Kun Yang, Yi-Chih Yin
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Publication number: 20210140622Abstract: The present invention provides a lamp structure, which uses the waterproof structure of the lamp to prevent external liquids from entering the lamp along the wire and hence avoiding risks in industrial safety caused by electrical leakage or sparks. The present invention uses the fixing member of the lamp to meet the installation requirements for different environments. In addition, by using the lens structure of the lamp, the lenses still can be fixed to the lamp after thermal expansion or shakes. Thereby, the risk of lens falloff can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: JUNG-HUANG LO, TUNG-HSING CHOU, YEN-YI CHEN, TSUNG-KUN YANG, YI-CHIH YIN
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Patent number: 11005385Abstract: The disclosure provides an alternator and a rectifier thereof. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate driving circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate driving circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate driving circuit detects an initial time point when the voltage difference is smaller than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage to turn on the transistor during a first time period after the initial time point, and sets the voltage difference to be equal to a first reference voltage. The gate driving circuit sets the voltage difference to be equal to a second reference voltage through adjusting the gate voltage during a second time period after the first time period.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
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Publication number: 20210083609Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier are provided. The rectifier includes a gate driving circuit, a logic circuit, and a comparison circuit. The gate driving circuit generates a gate voltage, and a control terminal of a transistor receives the gate voltage. The gate driving circuit receives a control signal, and adjusts the gate voltage according to the control signal, so as to control a conductivity degree of the transistor. The logic circuit generates the control signal and a switch signal according to a comparison result and selects a selected voltage according to the switch signal. The comparison result is generated by comparing a sensing voltage of a first terminal of the transistor with the selected voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Huei-Chi Wang, Yen-Yi Chen
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Patent number: 10931189Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier are provided. The rectifier includes a gate driving circuit, a logic circuit, and a comparison circuit. The gate driving circuit generates a gate voltage, and a control terminal of a transistor receives the gate voltage. The gate driving circuit receives a control signal, and adjusts the gate voltage according to the control signal, so as to control a conductivity degree of the transistor. The logic circuit generates the control signal and a switch signal according to a comparison result and selects a selected voltage according to the switch signal. The comparison result is generated by comparing a sensing voltage of a first terminal of the transistor with the selected voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Huei-Chi Wang, Yen-Yi Chen
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Patent number: 10826406Abstract: An alternator and a rectifier thereof are provided. The rectifier includes a rectifying transistor, a gate driving circuit and a voltage clamping circuit. The rectifying transistor generates a rectified voltage according to an input voltage and is controlled by a gate voltage. The gate driving circuit generates the gate voltage according to a difference between the rectified voltage and the input voltage. The gate driving circuit provides the gate voltage in a first time interval when the difference is less than the first predetermined threshold voltage, and makes the difference equal to the first reference voltage. The gate driving circuit adjusts the gate voltage in a second time interval and the difference is equal to the second reference voltage. In the second time interval, the voltage clamping circuit clamps the gate voltage by comparing the difference with the third reference voltage and the gate voltage with the fourth reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang
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Publication number: 20200273185Abstract: An electronic device having a neural network framework for estimating optical flow is provided. The electronic device is connected to an image acquiring unit, which acquires images to be analyzed. The electronic device includes a storage unit, a feature extraction unit, an optical flow estimation unit and a refining unit. The storage unit stores a feature extraction module. The feature extraction unit is connected to the image acquiring unit and the storage unit. The optical flow estimation unit is connected to the feature extraction unit to generate an estimated optical flow. The refining unit is connected to the optical flow estimation unit to input the estimated optical flow to a refining module to obtain an estimated optical flow result. A method for estimating optical flow is also provided to reduce the number of training parameters required for estimating optical flow, thereby reducing a training time and improving training stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yen-Yi Chen, Huai-En Wu
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Publication number: 20200220477Abstract: The disclosure provides an alternator and a rectifier thereof. The rectifier includes a transistor and a gate driving circuit. A control end of the transistor receives a gate voltage. The gate driving circuit generates the gate voltage according to a voltage difference between an input voltage and a rectified voltage. The gate driving circuit detects an initial time point when the voltage difference is smaller than a first preset threshold voltage, provides the gate voltage to turn on the transistor during a first time period after the initial time point, and sets the voltage difference to be equal to a first reference voltage. The gate driving circuit sets the voltage difference to be equal to a second reference voltage through adjusting the gate voltage during a second time period after the first time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: ACTRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Jing Chen, Shang-Shu Chung, Yen-Yi Chen, Huei-Chi Wang