Patents by Inventor Yuan-Chang Chien

Yuan-Chang Chien 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: 9613387
    Abstract: A universal serial bus device includes at least two input interfaces, an input interface control unit, and an image input interface. Each input interface of the at least two input interfaces is coupled to an image sensor for receiving images generated by the image sensor and an identification bit corresponding to the image sensor. The input interface control unit is coupled to the at least two input interfaces for controlling the at least two input interfaces to receive images generated by the at least two image sensors and identification bits corresponding to the at least two image sensors in turn when the images generated by the at least two image sensors are used for synthesizing three-dimensional images. The image input interface is used for receiving and transmitting the images generated by the at least two image sensors and the identification bits corresponding to the at least two image sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: eEver Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Wu, Chih-Kao Chen, Yuan-Chang Chien, Hong-Yeh Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20150302564
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a skin tone luminance of a human body in an image including a first receiving unit receiving Y values of the image and a second receiving unit receiving Cb values and Cr values of the image; a filter module generating two different luminance values corresponding to each pixel of the image according to the Y values of the image; a skin tone probability unit generating a probability value of each pixel of the image corresponding to a skin tone of the human body according to the Cb values and the Cr values of the image; and a first mixing unit generating a skin tone luminance adjustment value corresponding to each pixel of the image according to two different luminance values corresponding to each pixel of the image and a probability value of each pixel of the image corresponding to the skin tone of the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ming-Che Ho, Shin-Shiuan Cheng, Yao-Nan Lee, Yuan-Chang Chien, Tian-Shiue Yen
  • Patent number: 8854497
    Abstract: A webcam capable of generating special sound effects includes an image device, a sound device, a multiplexer, a microprocessor, and a universal serial bus device. The image device is used for capturing and processing an image to generate a processed image. The sound device is used for capturing and processing sound to generate processed sound. The multiplexer is coupled to the image device and the sound device for receiving the processed image and the processed sound. The microprocessor is used for controlling the image device and the sound device. The universal serial bus device is used for controlling the multiplexer to read the processed image from the image device and read the processed sound from the sound device according to a command of a host, and transmitting the processed image and the processed sound to the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Etron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong-Yeh Hsieh, Ching-Hung Kuo, Chun-Hsien Hsieh, Yuan-Chang Chien, Chih-Kao Chen
  • Publication number: 20120268551
    Abstract: Before a large amount of information or messages is to be transmitted between image interaction devices, the information or messages are encoded into digital images to generate corresponding digital encoded images. When the digital encoded images are transmitted between the image interaction devices, the information or messages are transmitted along with the digital encoded images without introducing additional data transmission; and as a result, delay between the image interaction devices can be avoided, and real-time operations between the image interaction devices can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Ben Wu, Ming-Che Ho, Yuan-Chang Chien
  • Publication number: 20120176472
    Abstract: A universal serial bus device includes at least two input interfaces, an input interface control unit, and an image input interface. Each input interface of the at least two input interfaces is coupled to an image sensor for receiving images generated by the image sensor and an identification bit corresponding to the image sensor. The input interface control unit is coupled to the at least two input interfaces for controlling the at least two input interfaces to receive images generated by the at least two image sensors and identification bits corresponding to the at least two image sensors in turn when the images generated by the at least two image sensors are used for synthesizing three-dimensional images. The image input interface is used for receiving and transmitting the images generated by the at least two image sensors and the identification bits corresponding to the at least two image sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Ben Wu, Chih-Kao Chen, Yuan-Chang Chien, Hong-Yeh Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120176511
    Abstract: A webcam capable of generating special sound effects includes an image device, a sound device, a multiplexer, a microprocessor, and a universal serial bus device. The image device is used for capturing and processing an image to generate a processed image. The sound device is used for capturing and processing sound to generate processed sound. The multiplexer is coupled to the image device and the sound device for receiving the processed image and the processed sound. The microprocessor is used for controlling the image device and the sound device. The universal serial bus device is used for controlling the multiplexer to read the processed image from the image device and read the processed sound from the sound device according to a command of a host, and transmitting the processed image and the processed sound to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Hong-Yeh Hsieh, Ching-Hung Kuo, Chun-Hsien Hsieh, Yuan-Chang Chien, Chih-Kao Chen