Patents by Inventor Ying-Tung Hsiao

Ying-Tung Hsiao 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: 8164522
    Abstract: A positioning method for a sensor node is provided, and the method includes steps of: providing a first antenna having a first omnidirectional radiation pattern on a first plane; rotating the first antenna about an axis substantially parallel to the first plane; transmitting a wireless signal while the first antenna rotates about the axis for every a predetermined central angle; receiving the wireless signal at the sensor node; obtaining Received Signal Strength Indications (RSSIs) of the respective wireless signals; and determining a location of the sensor node according to the RSSIs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Joe-Air Jiang, Ta-Te Lin, En-Cheng Yang, Chwan-Lu Tseng, Fu-Ming Lu, Kuo-Chi Liao, Jyh-Cherng Shieh, Ying-Tung Hsiao, Ping-Lin Fan, Cheng-Long Chuang, Tzu-Shiang Lin, Chia-Pang Chen
  • Publication number: 20110102265
    Abstract: A positioning method for a sensor node is provided, and the method includes steps of: providing a first antenna having a first omnidirectional radiation pattern on a first plane; rotating the first antenna about an axis substantially parallel to the first plane; transmitting a wireless signal while the first antenna rotates about the axis for every a predetermined central angle; receiving the wireless signal at the sensor node; obtaining Received Signal Strength Indications (RSSIs) of the respective wireless signals; and determining a location of the sensor node according to the RSSIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Joe-Air Jiang, Ta-Te Lin, En-Cheng Yang, Chwan-Lu Tseng, Fu-Ming Lu, Kuo-Chi Liao, Jyh-Cherng Shieh, Ying-Tung Hsiao, Ping-Lin Fan, Cheng-Long Chuang, Tzu-Shiang Lin, Chia-Pang Chen