Patents by Inventor Yuan Chi

Yuan Chi 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: 8402634
    Abstract: A method of continuously mounting clips to first and second rods, which are abutted and crossed with each other, includes the steps of a) providing a clip dispensing gun; b) providing clips each having a first rod clipping portion fittable with the first rod and a second rod clipping portion fittable with the second rod; c) loading clips into a clip guiding portion of the clip dispensing gun; d) pushing one of the clips by a clip feeding member of the clip dispensing gun to advance one clip to a ready-to-be-fired position, and e) ejecting the clip in the ready-to-be-fired position out of the clip dispensing gun by using a striker of the clip dispensing gun for enabling first and second rod clipping portions of the ejected clip to be fitted with the first and second rods respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventors: An-Chi Liu, Yuan-Chi Chiang
  • Patent number: 8401993
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for building and executing analytics solutions. Such a solution may provide a comprehensive analytics solution (e.g., a risk assessment, fraud detection solution, dynamic operational risk evaluations, regulatory compliance assessments, etc.). The analytics solution may perform an analytics task using operational data distributed across a variety of independently created and governed data repositories in different departments of an organization. A framework is disclosed which allows a user (e.g., a risk analyst) to compose analytical tools that can access data from a variety of sources (both internal and external to an enterprise) and perform a variety of analytic functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar, Yuan Chi Chang, Chung-Sheng Li
  • Publication number: 20130054507
    Abstract: A management system for a computer system is disclosed. The computer system operates or includes various products (e.g., software products) that can be managed in a management system or collectively by a group of management systems. Typically, the management system operates on a computer separate from the computer system being managed. The management system can make use of a knowledge base of causing symptoms for previously observed problems at other sites or computer systems. In other words, the knowledge base can built from and shared by different users across different products to leverage knowledge that is otherwise disparate. The knowledge base typically grows over time. The management system can use its ability to request information from the computer system being managed together with the knowledge base to infer a problem root cause in the computer system being managed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Saumitra Das, Stepan Sokolov, Bill "Yuan-Chi" Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130017474
    Abstract: A method of forming assist feature patterns includes providing an original layout pattern having at least a first region defined therein, the first region having a first light transmission rate larger than 0%; performing a search step to the original layout pattern to define at least a second region having a second light transmission rate equal to 0% in the original layout pattern; forming a plurality of assist features in the second region to increase the second light transmission rate to larger than 0%; and outputting the original layout pattern and the assist features to a reticle blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Yi-Chih Chiang, Yuan-Chi Pai, Sho-Shen Lee, Yi-Ting Chen, Tuan-Yen Yu
  • Patent number: 8356045
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer program product and data processing system, for identifying common structures shared across a plurality of formatted text documents. The common structure is presented as a sequence of landmarks, each of which has a starting and ending marker to describe the borders of text. The common structure is identified by counting the occurrences of repeating text segments across documents. Frequently co-occurred adjacent segments become candidates for markers of landmarks. In addition, styling information of textual content within a landmark is extracted and mapped to rules. The rules are used to merge and summarize content from multiple documents, which gives an advantage over current practice of content concatenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-chi Chang, Debdoot Mukherjee, Vibha Singhal Sinha, Biplav Srivastava
  • Publication number: 20120329280
    Abstract: A method for forming photoresist patterns includes providing a substrate, forming a bi-layered photoresist on the substrate, and performing a photolithography process to pattern the bi-layered photoresist. The bi-layered photoresist includes a first photoresist layer and a second photoresist layer positioned between the first photoresist layer and the substrate. The first photoresist layer has a first refraction index and the second photoresist layer has a second refraction index, and the second refraction index is larger than the first refraction index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Yong-Fa Huang, Cheng-Han Wu, Yuan-Chi Pai, Chun-Chi Yu, Hung-Yi Wu
  • Publication number: 20120330996
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for multi-granularity hierarchical aggregate selection based on update, storage and response constraints. For example, for a temporal hierarchy of aggregation statistics associated with a plurality of database records, wherein the temporal hierarchy comprises two or more aggregation statistics levels and each level has a different temporal granularity associated therewith, a method comprises iteratively modifying the temporal hierarchy to at least one of: (a) minimize a storage usage cost while satisfying a temporal hierarchy update constraint and a query response time constraint; (b) reduce a temporal hierarchy update time and a query response time while satisfying a storage usage constraint; and (c) minimize a query response time for frequently applied queries that do not shift in time while satisfying the storage usage constraint, wherein the resulting temporal hierarchy that achieves at least one of (a), (b) and (c) is identified as an optimal temporal hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chi Chang, Lawrence Koved, Christian A. Lang, Igor Sominsky
  • Patent number: 8332422
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for enabling parametric searches on source data using text search engine. The invention is generally divided into a build-time process and a run-time process. During the build-time process, a crawler extracts data units from source data. A data translator then translates data units into keyword parametric entries that are submitted to the text search engine. During the run-time process, a query translator translates parametric search queries into keyword search entries. A metatag refiner then filters intermediate search results from the search engine based on the parametric search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chi Chang, Howard C. Chin, Chung-Sheng Li, Carsten E. Mytroen
  • Publication number: 20120308794
    Abstract: An optical composite substrate is disclosed and includes a substrate, a first coating layer, and a second coating layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first coating layer is formed on the first surface; the second coating layer is formed on the second surface. Therein, the stiffness of the first coating layer is substantially equal to the stiffness of the second coating layer. When a thermal deformation of the optical composite substrate is induced by a change in temperature, the whole deformation of the optical composite substrate is reduced by the constraint effect on the substrate by the first coating layer and the second coating layer. Therefore, the optical composite substrate can keep its flatness within a certain range, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that an optical film sheet easily warps when heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Cheng-Chuan Lai, Jen-Yuan Chi
  • Patent number: 8301580
    Abstract: A management system for a computer system is disclosed. The computer system operates or includes various products (e.g., software products) that can be managed in a management system or collectively by a group of management systems. Typically, the management system operates on a computer separate from the computer system being managed. The management system can make use of a knowledge base of causing symptoms for previously observed problems at other sites or computer systems. In other words, the knowledge base can built from and shared by different users across different products to leverage knowledge that is otherwise disparate. The knowledge base typically grows over time. The management system can use its ability to request information from the computer system being managed together with the knowledge base to infer a problem root cause in the computer system being managed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
    Inventors: Saumitra Das, Stepan Sokolov, Bill “Yuan-Chi” Chiu
  • Patent number: 8300670
    Abstract: A method for deriving precise control over laser power of an optical pickup unit (OPU) includes: providing an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) within an automatic power calibration (APC) circuit to derive a path gain and/or a path offset from the APC circuit; and selectively performing compensation according to the gain and/or the path offset, in order to maintain precision of a relationship between the laser power and a target command utilized for controlling the laser power. An associated APC circuit comprising an ADC and at least one compensation module is further provided. The ADC is utilized for deriving a path gain and/or a path offset from the APC circuit. The compensation module is utilized for selectively performing compensation according to the path gain and/or the path offset, in order to control the laser power by a target command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Yuan Chi, Chih-Ching Chen, Chia-Wei Liao
  • Patent number: 8188377
    Abstract: A circuit board having an electrically connecting structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. A circuit board body having inner-layer circuits is provided. A circuit layer is formed on at least an outermost surface of circuit board body, and including electrically connecting pads and circuits. The electrically connecting pads are partially electrically connected to the circuits, and are partially electrically connected to the inner-layer circuits via conductive vias. An insulating protective layer is disposed on the circuit board body and is formed with openings therein for exposing the electrically connecting pads. Conductive posts are formed on the electrically connecting pads. Standalone metal pads are formed on the insulating protective layer but are not used for electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Hung Hu, Wen-Yuan Chi
  • Publication number: 20120130704
    Abstract: A real-time translation method for a mobile device is disclosed. In this method, a location of the mobile device is provided by a global positioning system (GPS). Then, an image is captured, and characters shown in the image are recognized in accordance with a language used in the location of the mobile device. Thereafter, the characters recognized are translated in accordance with a translation database. Then, a translation result of the characters recognized is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Po-Tsang LEE, Yuan-Chi TSAI, Meng-Chen TSAI, Ching-Hsuan HUANG, Ching-Yi CHEN, Ching-Fu HUANG
  • Publication number: 20120127093
    Abstract: A touch pad disposed in an electronic display device is provided. The touch pad includes a sliding region, a first virtual-key region and a second virtual-key region both adjacent to the sliding region, a first vibrator and a second vibrator. The sliding region are capable of sensing a dragging action, the first virtual-key region and the second virtual-key region are capable of sensing a pressing action, and the second virtual-key region corresponds to one side of the first virtual-key region. The first vibrator and the second vibrator are respectively disposed underneath the first virtual-key region and the second virtual-key region. When the first virtual-key region senses the pressing action, the first vibrator generates vibration. When the second virtual-key region senses the pressing action, the second vibrator generates vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Hsuan HUANG, Po-Tsang LEE, Meng-Chen TSAI, Ching-Fu HUANG, Ching-Yi CHEN, Yuan-Chi TSAI
  • Publication number: 20120109992
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for rewriting queries during a database query processing operation to include auxiliary attributes not included in the original query, thus improving processing efficiency. For example, a technique for rewriting a query in a query processing operation includes the following steps. The query is processed in accordance with at least a portion of a data set, producing query results. Data attributes from the query results are analyzed. At least one new predicate from at least one auxiliary data attribute is appended on the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chi Chang, Matthew L. Hill
  • Patent number: 8171226
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for enabling execution of a process employing a cache Method steps can include obtaining a first probability of accessing a given artifact in a state Si, obtaining a second probability of using a predicate from a current state Sc in the state Si, determining a benefit of prefetching the given artifact using the predicate based on at least the first probability and the second probability, and whether and/or when a cache replacement should be conducted, based at least on the benefit determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chi Chang, Christian A. Lang, John R. Smith, Ioana R. Stanoi
  • Patent number: 8122046
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for rewriting queries during a database query processing operation to include auxiliary attributes not included in the original query, thus improving processing efficiency. For example, in one aspect of the invention, a technique for rewriting a query in a query processing operation includes the following steps. First, the query is processed in accordance with at least a portion of a data set, producing query results. Second, data attributes from the query results are analyzed. Finally, at least one new predicate from at least one auxiliary data attribute is appended on the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chi Chang, Matthew L. Hill
  • Publication number: 20110315738
    Abstract: A fastener feeding device for repeatedly feeding fasteners into a striking path of a driving tool includes an uplifting unit having a pivotable member which is pivotable about a torsion axis parallel to the striking path and movable in a feeding direction, a claw member which is biased by a torsion spring to hold a second fastener during an upward movement of the fasteners when the pivotable member is displaced from a lower position to an upper position, and a lifting member which extends transversely. A force transmitting unit is disposed to couple a contact arm of the driving tool to the lifting member to effect the upward movement of the fasteners in response to a rearward displacement of the contact arm when the contact arm is pressed by a targeted object to be fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
    Inventors: Angi Liu, Yuan-Chi Chiang, Fu-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20110310729
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes configuring a first network device for operation in a first logical group with a second network device, receiving information from other network devices configured for operation in a second logical group, the information uniquely identifying each of the other network devices within the second logical group, and assigning a priority to each link connecting the first network device to the second logical group network devices. A portion of the links are selected as active links based on the link priorities and the link priorities are assigned such that a balance of active links is maintained across the second logical group network devices. An apparatus for maintaining a balance of active links across the network devices is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Pirabhu Raman, Sanjay Sane, Kalyan Ghosh, Yuan-Chi Ma, Man-Yee Hau
  • Patent number: 8066113
    Abstract: An apparatus for segregating electronic components that engages and stops each of a plurality of electronic packages passing down a singulation tube is disclosed. In addition, the segregating apparatus is cable of segregating the electronic packages even though some of them had been linked together during the sealing process. The segregating apparatus includes a first swing arm to clip a electronic component, a second swing arm to clip another electronic component, and a third swing arm to depart the two electronic components, where all of components of the segregating apparatus are driven by a single driving force, reducing the size of the apparatus and the time needed for the segregating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chi Lin, Chih-Hung Hsieh, Bob Huang