Patents by Inventor Yu-Jhang LU

Yu-Jhang LU 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: 9152316
    Abstract: An electronic device, a controlling method thereof, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The method includes displaying a first user interface of a first mode in a first area of a touch screen of the electronic device and one or more snapshots of a second user interface of a second mode in a second area of the touch screen while the electronic device is in the first mode. The method also includes detecting a first sliding gesture on or near the touch screen. The method further includes switching the electronic device from the first mode into the second mode if the first sliding gesture complies with a predetermined switching condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Kai-Feng Chiu, Yu-Jhang Lu, Shih-Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 9122457
    Abstract: A handheld device and an unlocking method thereof are provided. The handheld device comprises a touch panel, a motion sensor and a processor. The touch panel senses a touch to generate a touch signal. The motion sensor senses a motion of the handheld device to generate a motion signal. The processor, which is electrically connected to the touch panel and the motion sensor, receives the touch signal and the motion signal and unlocks the handheld device according to the touch signal and the motion signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Jhang Lu
  • Patent number: 8988379
    Abstract: A display method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The display method includes following steps. A picture having a first transparency is displayed on a touch screen of the electronic device. A touch operation on the touch screen is detected. A second transparency of the picture is determined according to a position of the touch operation, where the second transparency is higher than the first transparency. The picture having the second transparency and a screen image covered by the picture are simultaneously displayed on the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Kai-Feng Chiu, Yu-Jhang Lu, Shih-Yun Yang
  • Publication number: 20140253476
    Abstract: A display method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The display method includes following steps. A picture having a first transparency is displayed on a touch screen of the electronic device. A touch operation on the touch screen is detected. A second transparency of the picture is determined according to a position of the touch operation, where the second transparency is higher than the first transparency. The picture having the second transparency and a screen image covered by the picture are simultaneously displayed on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Kai-Feng Chiu, Yu-Jhang Lu, Shih-Yun Yang
  • Publication number: 20140240244
    Abstract: An electronic device, a controlling method thereof, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The method includes displaying a first user interface of a first mode in a first area of a touch screen of the electronic device and one or more snapshots of a second user interface of a second mode in a second area of the touch screen while the electronic device is in the first mode. The method also includes detecting a first sliding gesture on or near the touch screen. The method further includes switching the electronic device from the first mode into the second mode if the first sliding gesture complies with a predetermined switching condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai-Feng Chiu, Yu-Jhang Lu, Shih-Yun Yang
  • Publication number: 20130300673
    Abstract: A handheld device and an unlocking method thereof are provided. The handheld device comprises a touch panel, a motion sensor and a processor. The touch panel senses a touch to generate a touch signal. The motion sensor senses a motion of the handheld device to generate a motion signal. The processor, which is electrically connected to the touch panel and the motion sensor, receives the touch signal and the motion signal and unlocks the handheld device according to the touch signal and the motion signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Jhang LU