Patents by Inventor Yu-Yao Chang

Yu-Yao 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).

  • Publication number: 20080022846
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of and system for browsing of music. In an embodiment, a method of browsing recorded music comprises steps of: selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user's enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portions and the indication for the song portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Ramin Samadani, Yu-Yao Chang, Tong Zhang, Ullas Gargi
  • Publication number: 20050212953
    Abstract: A piezoelectric focusing apparatus and method for the same are proposed to quickly adjust a distance between a lens unit and an electronic imaging device. An expanding table associated with increased voltage and a shrinkage table associated with decreased voltage for the piezoelectric material is constructed. A bi-directional deformation table is then established by associating voltages on the expanding table and the shrinkage table corresponding to the same deformation. A voltage is supplied to the piezoelectric material according to the bi-directional deformation table for generating a desired deformation and controlling a focusing distance between the lens unit and the electronic imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Alex Kuo, Franklin Lin, Yu-Yao Chang, Der-Jung Chen
  • Publication number: 20050146633
    Abstract: A focus control apparatus controls a step motor and a piezoelectric material into order to control a focal distance between an electronic imaging device and a lens unit. The focus control apparatus has an image calculating unit for processing an image signal taken by the electronic imaging device into a resolution value, a displacement controlling unit receiving the resolution value in order to determine an optimal focal distance between the electronic imaging device and the lens unit and output a displacement controlling signal, a step motor controller and a piezoelectric material controller. The displacement controlling signal is supplied to the step motor controller or the piezoelectric material controller to control optimally the distance between an electronic imaging device and a lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Alex Kuo, Franklin Lin, Yu-Yao Chang, Der-Jung Chen