Patents by Inventor Yi-Feng WEI

Yi-Feng WEI 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: 11947634
    Abstract: An image object classification method and system are disclosed. The method is executed by a processor coupled to a memory. The method includes: providing an image file including at least one image object, performing a process of extracting multiple binary-classified characteristics on the image object to obtain a plurality of first results independent of each other in categories, combining the plurality of first results in a manner of dimensionality reduction based on concatenation, performing a process of characteristics abstraction on the combined first results to obtain a second result, and performing a process of characteristics integration on the plurality of first results and the second result in a manner of dot product of matrices to obtain a classification result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Footprintku Inc.
    Inventors: Yan-Jhih Wang, Kuan-Hsiang Tseng, Jun-Qiang Wei, Shih-Feng Huang, Tzung-Pei Hong, Yi-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 11622199
    Abstract: A hybrid diaphragm structure is provided. The hybrid diaphragm structure includes a substrate, a first diaphragm disposed in a central region of the substrate, a first coil structure disposed over the first diaphragm, a first groove separating the first diaphragm and the first coil structure from the substrate, and a first bridge structure coupling the first diaphragm to the substrate. The first diaphragm and the substrate include a same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GLASS ACOUSTIC INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng Chou, Kwun Kit Chan, Yi Feng Wei, Hsiao-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20230053470
    Abstract: An active sounding device integrated into a flat panel display includes a glass diaphragm having a first surface on which a light emitting array and a touch panel are formed, a plurality of planar voice coils arranged on the second surface of the glass diaphragm opposite to the first surface, and a magnet assembly arranged below the plurality of planar voice coils, wherein the plurality of planar voice coils are electromagnetically coupled to the magnet assembly for converting received electrical signals into vibration signals of the glass diaphragm and making the flat panel display emitting sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng Chou, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Yi-Feng Wei
  • Publication number: 20230054536
    Abstract: A passive sounding device integrated into a flat panel display includes a glass diaphragm having a first surface for forming a light-emitting array of the flat-panel display thereon, a suspension edge, and a frame, wherein the glass diaphragm is tightly sealed with the frame through the suspension edge to form an airtight space in the frame, and the glass diaphragm vibrates and emits sound in response to the pressure of the sound waves generated by an active sounding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yao-Sheng Chou, Hsiao-Yi Lin, Yi-Feng Wei
  • Publication number: 20220360876
    Abstract: A sound wave transducer is provided. The sound wave transducer includes a first board, a spacer layer and a second board over the first board and the spacer layer. The first board includes a carrier, a first substrate layer and a first metal layer. The carrier has a first opening formed in a central region. The first substrate layer is disposed on the carrier and over the first opening. The first metal layer is disposed on the first substrate layer. The spacer layer is disposed on the first board and surrounds the central region. The second board includes a second substrate layer, a second metal layer disposed on the spacer layer, and a plurality of second openings penetrating through the second substrate layer and the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: HSIAO-YI LIN, KWUN KIT CHAN, YI FENG WEI, YAO-SHENG CHOU
  • Publication number: 20220150636
    Abstract: A hybrid diaphragm structure is provided. The hybrid diaphragm structure includes a substrate, a first diaphragm disposed in a central region of the substrate, a first coil structure disposed over the first diaphragm, a first groove separating the first diaphragm and the first coil structure from the substrate, and a first bridge structure coupling the first diaphragm to the substrate. The first diaphragm and the substrate include a same material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: YAO-SHENG CHOU, KWUN KIT CHAN, YI FENG WEI, HSIAO-YI LIN
  • Patent number: 10804897
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive keypad control device for use with a controlled device is provided. The touch-sensitive keypad control device includes: a housing, a touch control device disposed in the housing, and a keypad device uncovered from the housing and disposed above the touch control device. The touch control device generates a first command for controlling the controlled device in response to a gesture of a user relative to the keypad device, and the keypad device generates a second command for controlling the controlled device in response to a level change of the keypad device relative to the housing in response to a pressing operation of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Patent number: 10481742
    Abstract: A touch-sensing electronic device includes a housing having first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces; a substrate extensively disposed under the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces; sensing electrodes formed on the same substrate, and having capacitance changes in response to touch operations or gestures respectively performed on or over the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces, wherein the sensing electrodes are grouped into three sensing electrode arrays corresponding to the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces, respectively; and a controller for generating respective control signals corresponding to the touch operations performed on or over the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces. At least two of the three sensing electrode arrays have different configurations for performing different sensing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Patent number: 10409485
    Abstract: A user input device for use with a controlled device. The user input device includes a substrate; a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed separately on or in the substrate for sensing an object; and a controller electrically coupled to the sensing electrodes and stored therein at least one virtual key allocation table, wherein the controller executes a converting operation to generate a sensed object information according to a capacitance data realized from the sensing electrodes, and generates an input command associated with a specified key in the virtual key allocation table, which corresponds to the sensed object information, for controlling the controlled device. The same sensed object information can be designed to correspond to keys of different definition under different virtual key allocation tables, and/or derive different input commands in different operational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang, Chao-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 10042499
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive module is provided. The touch-sensitive module includes at least one first sub-unit. The first sub-unit includes a first sensor pad, a second sensor pad and a wrapper. The second sensor pad has a first portion and a second portion separated from each other. The first sensor pad passes through a gap between the first portion and the second portion of the second sensor pad. Two ends of a wire are electrically connected to the first portion and the second portion of the second sensor pad, respectively. The wrapper covers the first sensor pad and the second sensor pad. A first lead and a second lead connected to the first sensor pad protrude from the wrapper. A third lead and a fourth lead connected to the second sensor pad protrude from the wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Patent number: 9983623
    Abstract: A touch sensing device and a touch control system are provided. The touch sensing device includes a substrate, three conductive sensor pad units and a processing unit. The three conductive sensor pad units sense a touch operation and generate three corresponding sensing signals in response to the touch operation. The processing unit determines values of at least three variables according to the three sensing signals. The controlled device of the touch control system is controlled according to the values of the variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Patent number: 9958991
    Abstract: An input device and an input method for a data processing device are provided. The input device includes a touch-sensitive module, an operation prompt interface and a controller. According to the input method, the input device issues a first input signal to the data processing device when a first electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap is sensed in a first operation state. The input device is switched from the first operation state to a second operation state in response to a switching operation. The input device issues a second input signal to the data processing device when a second electrical property change resulting from a touch action is sensed in the second operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Publication number: 20180101262
    Abstract: A touch-sensing electronic device includes a housing having first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces; a substrate extensively disposed under the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces; sensing electrodes formed on the same substrate, and having capacitance changes in response to touch operations or gestures respectively performed on or over the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces, wherein the sensing electrodes are grouped into three sensing electrode arrays corresponding to the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces, respectively; and a controller for generating respective control signals corresponding to the touch operations performed on or over the first, second and third touch-sensing surfaces. At least two of the three sensing electrode arrays have different configurations for performing different sensing operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien HU, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Publication number: 20170371456
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive module is provided. The touch-sensitive module includes at least one first sub-unit. The first sub-unit includes a first sensor pad, a second sensor pad and a wrapper. The second sensor pad has a first portion and a second portion separated from each other. The first sensor pad passes through a gap between the first portion and the second portion of the first sensor pad. Two ends of a wire are electrically connected to the first portion and the second portion of the first sensor pad, respectively. The wrapper covers the first sensor pad and the second sensor pad. A first lead and a second lead connected to the first sensor pad protrude from the wrapper. A third lead and a fourth lead connected to the second sensor pad protrude from the wrapper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien HU, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Publication number: 20170364201
    Abstract: A plurality of controlled devices are allocated in a physical layout. A touch-sensing and displaying panel detects a touching operation or gesture thereon or thereover, generates a position information in response to the touching operation or gesture, and displays a prompt information according to the position information, wherein the touch-sensing and displaying panel has a default virtual prompt layout corresponding to the physical layout of the controlled devices, and consisting of a plurality of default prompts, and the prompt information includes a prompt pattern consisting of a selected portion of the default prompts, and is changeable with the position information generated in response to the touching operation or gesture. A driver issues a first driving signal to the controlled system according to the position information for triggering a selected group of the controlled devices in compliance with the prompt pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chang
  • Patent number: 9760224
    Abstract: A wireless control system, a touch-sensitive pad structure, a touch-sensitive module and a method for manufacturing the touch-sensitive module are provided. The wireless control system includes a controlled device and a remote controller which includes the touch-sensitive module. The touch-sensitive module includes a plurality of sensor pads. The controlled device is controlled by detecting changes of physical properties of the sensor pads without touching the sensor pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Publication number: 20160103609
    Abstract: A user input device for use with a controlled device. The user input device includes a substrate; a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed separately on or in the substrate for sensing an object; and a controller electrically coupled to the sensing electrodes and stored therein at least one virtual key allocation table, wherein the controller executes a converting operation to generate a sensed object information according to a capacitance data realized from the sensing electrodes, and generates an input command associated with a specified key in the virtual key allocation table, which corresponds to the sensed object information, for controlling the controlled device. The same sensed object information can be designed to correspond to keys of different definition under different virtual key allocation tables, and/or derive different input commands in different operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien HU, Yi-Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang, Chao-Fu Lin
  • Publication number: 20160048292
    Abstract: A control device includes a touch-sensing and displaying device detecting a touching operation or gesture thereon or thereover, generating a position information in response to the touching operation or gesture, and displaying a prompt information according to the position information; and a driver in communication with the touch-sensing and displaying device and the controlled system, issuing a first driving signal to the controlled system according to the position information for triggering at least one of the controlled units. A distribution of the prompt information in the touch-sensing and displaying device corresponds to a distribution of the triggered at least one of the controlled units in the controlled system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Hu, Yi- Feng Wei, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Publication number: 20150370404
    Abstract: A touch-sensing electronic device includes a housing having a first touch-sensing surface, a second touch-sensing surface and a third touch-sensing surface; a touch-sensing unit accommodated by the housing for generating at least one control signal in response to touch-sensing operations respectively performed on or over the first touch-sensing surface, the second touch-sensing surface and the third touch-sensing surface; and at least one functional circuit disposed in the housing and being in communication with the touch-sensing unit for performing specific functions in response to the control signal. The touch-sensitive electronic device supports multi-phase touch-sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien HU, Yi-Feng WEI, Yao-Chih CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20150363026
    Abstract: A control device, operation mode altering method thereof, control method thereof and battery power warning method thereof is provided. The control device comprises a housing structure, a first touch sensing apparatus and a second touch sensing apparatus. The housing structure comprises a surface. The first touch sensing apparatus is disposed in the housing structure and provides a first touch sensing surface for sensing a moving status of a first touching object. The second touch sensing apparatus is disposed in the housing structure and provides a second touch sensing surface for sensing a moving status of a second touching object. The first touch sensing surface and the second touch sensing surface are disposed at different areas of the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien HU, Yi-Feng WEI, Yao-Chih CHUANG, Hung-Wang HSU