Patents by Inventor Yuan-Mao Tsui
Yuan-Mao Tsui 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).
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Patent number: 11750781Abstract: A projection apparatus and a projection method are provided. The projection apparatus includes a projection device, a capturing image device, and a processing device. The capturing image device is configured to obtain an environmental image. The processing device is coupled to the projection device and the capturing image device. The processing device is configured to analyze the environmental image to provide at least one effective projection region. The processing device selects one of the at least one effective projection regions as a target projection region. The projection device is configured to project a projection image to the target projection region.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Optoma CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Yu-Cheng Lee
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Publication number: 20230171247Abstract: A display system and an operation method thereof are provided. The display system includes a display device and a remote control device. The display device includes a control unit and a biometric characteristic management unit. The control unit is coupled to the biometric characteristic management unit. The remote control device includes a biometric characteristic sensor and is connected to the display device via wireless communication. The biometric characteristic sensor of the remote control device obtains biometric characteristic data. The remote control device transmits the biometric characteristic data to the display device, so that the biometric characteristic management unit of the display device compares the biometric characteristic data with a biometric characteristic registration database to determine whether the control unit automatically executes an application program.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Optoma CorporationInventor: Yuan-Mao Tsui
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Patent number: 11528457Abstract: A projection apparatus and a direct setting method of a projection image are provided. The projection apparatus includes a projection device, an input interface, and a processing device. The input interface is configured to provide a plurality of setting items. The processing device is coupled to the projection device. When the projection device projects a projection image, the processing device is configured to directly set an image format of the projection image according to a setting signal provided by the input interface in response to selection of one of the setting items. The disclosure provides a fast image format setting function for the projection image.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Optoma CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Yu-Cheng Lee
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Publication number: 20220038668Abstract: A projection apparatus and a projection method are provided. The projection apparatus includes a projection device, a capturing image device, and a processing device. The capturing image device is configured to obtain an environmental image. The processing device is coupled to the projection device and the capturing image device. The processing device is configured to analyze the environmental image to provide at least one effective projection region. The processing device selects one of the at least one effective projection regions as a target projection region. The projection device is configured to project a projection image to the target projection region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Optoma CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Yu-Cheng Lee
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Publication number: 20220038665Abstract: A projection apparatus and a direct setting method of a projection image are provided. The projection apparatus includes a projection device, an input interface, and a processing device. The input interface is configured to provide a plurality of setting items. The processing device is coupled to the projection device. When the projection device projects a projection image, the processing device is configured to directly set an image format of the projection image according to a setting signal provided by the input interface in response to selection of one of the setting items. The disclosure provides a fast image format setting function for the projection image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Optoma CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Yu-Cheng Lee
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Patent number: 10931919Abstract: A video conference system, a video conference apparatus and a video conference method are provided. The video conference system includes a video conference apparatus and a display apparatus. The video conference apparatus includes an image detection device, a sound source detection device, and a processor. The image detection device obtains a conference image of a conference space. When the sound source detection device detects a sound generated by a sound source in the conference space, the sound source detection device outputs a positioning signal. The processor receives the positioning signal, and determines whether a real face image exists in a sub-image block of the conference image corresponding to the sound source according to the positioning signal to output the image signal. The display apparatus displays a close-up conference image including the real face image according to the image signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Optoma CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Shou-Hsiu Hsu, Yu-Cheng Lee
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Publication number: 20200358982Abstract: A video conference system, a video conference apparatus and a video conference method are provided. The video conference system includes a video conference apparatus and a display apparatus. The video conference apparatus includes an image detection device, a sound source detection device, and a processor. The image detection device obtains a conference image of a conference space. When the sound source detection device detects a sound generated by a sound source in the conference space, the sound source detection device outputs a positioning signal. The processor receives the positioning signal, and determines whether a real face image exists in a sub-image block of the conference image corresponding to the sound source according to the positioning signal to output the image signal. The display apparatus displays a close-up conference image including the real face image according to the image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Optoma CorporationInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Shou-Hsiu Hsu, Yu-Cheng Lee
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Publication number: 20200234617Abstract: A display apparatus and method for optimizing a display mode are provided. The display apparatus and method for optimizing a display mode include a display, a memory and a processor. The memory includes a sampling module, a neural network module and a mode selection module. The display displays an image data stream and has display modes. The sampling module samples the image data stream in a first time interval to generate sampling data in response to a trigger signal. The neural network module classifies the sampling data through the neural network to generate a classification outcome corresponding to the display modes. The mode selection module selects one of the display modes according to the classification outcome to display the image data stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicants: Coretronic Corporation, Optoma CorporationInventors: Hsin-Yueh Chang, Li-Ming Chen, Yuan-Mao Tsui
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Patent number: 10356312Abstract: A camera device, a video auto-tagging method and a non-transitory computer readable medium thereof are provided. The camera device comprises a processor, a camera and a sensor module. The camera is configured to capture a video. The sensor module is configured to generate distinctive sensing information after sensing a distinctive motion event of an user. The processor is configured to create a timing tag for the video according to the distinctive sensing information.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Yuan-Kang Wang, Wen-Chien Liu
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Patent number: 10228847Abstract: An electronic device and a method for displaying content on a touch screen of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen configured to selectively display a keypad and a search list area, wherein a search list present in the search list area is generated according to data entered via the keypad; and a processor coupled to the touch screen. The processor is configured to, in response to an input signal generated in the search list area and received by the touch screen, control the touch screen to hide the keypad that is currently displayed on the touch screen and enlarge the search list area.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Yuan-Mao Tsui
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Patent number: 10083694Abstract: A method for offering suggestion during conversation, an electronic device using the same, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The method includes listening to a conversation on a first electronic device and a second electronic device, and determining whether the conversation satisfies a recommendation criterion. The method also includes determining whether at least one suggestion information exists in a database if the conversation satisfies the recommendation criterion. The method further includes displaying at least one suggestion option related to the at least one suggestion information on the first electronic device if the at least one suggestion information exists in the database.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Yu-Cheng Lee, Yuan-Mao Tsui, Gabriel Jesse Webster
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Publication number: 20170256265Abstract: A method for offering suggestion during conversation, an electronic device using the same, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The method includes listening to a conversation on a first electronic device and a second electronic device, and determining whether the conversation satisfies a recommendation criterion. The method also includes determining whether at least one suggestion information exists in a database if the conversation satisfies the recommendation criterion. The method further includes displaying at least one suggestion option related to the at least one suggestion information on the first electronic device if the at least one suggestion information exists in the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Yu-Cheng Lee, Yuan-Mao Tsui, Gabriel Jesse Webster
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Patent number: 9685160Abstract: A method for offering suggestion during conversation, an electronic device using the same, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The method includes listening to a conversation on a first electronic device and a second electronic device, and determining whether the conversation satisfies a recommendation criterion. The method also includes determining whether at least one suggestion information exists in a database if the conversation satisfies the recommendation criterion. The method further includes displaying at least one suggestion option related to the at least one suggestion information on the first electronic device if the at least one suggestion information exists in the database.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Yu-Cheng Lee, Yuan-Mao Tsui, Gabriel Jesse Webster
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Patent number: 9549054Abstract: An information displaying method, a mobile phone, and a storage device are provided. The information displaying method comprises the following steps. Whether a communication process is started is determined. If the communication process is started, then telephone number information is received. Event information is obtained according to the telephone number information. The event information is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Ying-Ju Chen, Chi-Min Lee
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Publication number: 20150281567Abstract: A camera device, a video auto-tagging method and a non-transitory computer readable medium thereof are provided. The camera device comprises a processor, a camera and a sensor module. The camera is configured to capture a video. The sensor module is configured to generate distinctive sensing information after sensing a distinctive motion event of an user. The processor is configured to create a timing tag for the video according to the distinctive sensing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Mao TSUI, Yuan-Kang WANG, Wen-Chien LIU
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Patent number: 9137344Abstract: An information displaying method, a mobile phone, and a storage device are provided. The information displaying method comprises the following steps. Whether a communication process is started is determined. If the communication process is started, then telephone number information is received. Event information is obtained according to the telephone number information. The event information is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventor: Yuan-Mao Tsui
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Patent number: 8976948Abstract: A method, a communication device and a computer program product for displaying caller information are provided. In the present method, when the communication device is in a communication mode, a user interface of the communication mode is displayed, wherein the user interface comprises at least one on-screen button having caller information displaying function. Then, a selecting operation performed on one of the on-screen buttons by a user of the communication device is received, the caller information associated with a caller is retrieved according to the selected on-screen button, and the retrieved caller information is displayed. Thereby, in the present application, the user of the communication device can obtain information about the caller at the same time when the user is communicating with the caller, and accordingly communication is made more convenient.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Yuan-Mao Tsui
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Patent number: 8964959Abstract: An incoming call answering and rejecting method, an electronic device, and a digital data storage media are provided. The method is applied to an electronic device having a touch screen and has the following steps. A request of an incoming call is received. A dragging signal is generated on the touch screen. When the dragging signal is an answering signal, the incoming call is answered. When the dragging signal is a rejecting signal, the incoming call is rejected.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Yuan-Mao Tsui
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Publication number: 20140298201Abstract: A method for performing merging control of feeds on at least one social network and associated apparatus and computer program product are provided, where the method includes: collecting all feeds of at least one account of a user on the at least one social network, the feeds generated during a predetermined time period, comparing the collected feeds to find related feeds corresponding to at least one same topic within the collected feeds, and merging the related feeds corresponding to the at least one same topic into at least one merged feed; and listing the at least one merged feed and remaining feeds within the collected feeds, rather than listing all of the related feeds corresponding to the at least one same topic, to generate a feed list to be viewed, wherein in the feed list, the at least one merged feed is ranked to be viewed by the user first.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Mao Tsui, Yi-Shan Lin
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Patent number: 8787890Abstract: A method for saving number applied to a handheld electronic device is provided. The method has the following steps. An entered number is shown on a screen of the handheld electronic device. Whether the entered number is one of saved numbers is determined. If the entered number is not corresponding to one of the saved numbers, a save button is shown on the screen, and the entered number is saved after the save button is triggered.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Yuan-Mao Tsui