Patents by Inventor Yung-Chih Liu

Yung-Chih Liu 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: 20130301298
    Abstract: A thin backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source module, and an adhesive layer. The light guide plate has a light-entering end and a bottom, wherein a plurality of troughs spaced at intervals are formed on a portion of the bottom connected to the light-entering end. The light source module is disposed corresponding to the light-entering end and includes a substrate and a plurality of light sources. The light sources are disposed on the substrate and distributed along the light-entering end, wherein each of the light sources corresponds to an interval between the adjacent troughs. The adhesive layer is attached to the substrate, faces the bottom of the light guide plate, and extends into the troughs to be attached to the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung Chih Liu, Chih-Shun Fan, Yu-Sen Jang
  • Patent number: 8500292
    Abstract: A panel display module and a manufacture method thereof are disclosed. The panel display includes a backlight module, a display panel, a clear cover, and reinforced glue. The backlight module has a light source module and a frame that positions the light source module and other elements to provide structural protection. The display panel is disposed on the light exiting side of the light source module. The clear cover is disposed on one side of the display panel opposite to the light source module. The reinforced glue is distributed encircling the frame and adheres respectively to the frame and to the portion of the clear cover protruding over the display panel. The reinforced glue has a first side adhering onto the frame and a second side adhering onto the clear cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Su Lo, Ching-Chieh Pai, Yung-Chih Liu, Ren-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 8488584
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus, system, method and computer readable medium therefor for transmission between a parent node and a child node are provided. The child node transmits a first packet to the parent node via point-to-point transmission. When the parent node tries to transmit a second packet to the child node, a synchronization signal is transmitted first and then the second packet is transmitted to the child node via broadcast transmission after a certain period. If the child node fails to receive the second packet during the certain period, the child node sends a signal to the parent node. The parent node re-transmits the second packet to the child node via point-to-point transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventor: Yung-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20130132731
    Abstract: An access control system and an access control method thereof are provided. The access control system comprises a handheld device, an access control server and a terminal recording device. The handheld device has a user identification. The access control server is configured to store a user identification set, connect to the handheld device within a first time interval, determine that the user identification is included in the user identification set, generate a one-time password (OTP) seed set, and transmit the OTP seed set to the handheld device. The terminal recording device connects to the handhold device within a second time interval, and performs a two-way identification certification with the handheld device according to the OTP seed set so that the handheld device performs a data access to the terminal recording device after achieving the two-way identification certification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: He-Ming Ruan, Chin-Laung Lei, Yung-Chih Liu
  • Patent number: 8400359
    Abstract: A method and a system for indoor positioning are provided. In the present method, a default positioning weight is defined at first. Then, a plurality of neighboring ranging devices near a target device is obtained from all wireless ranging devices deployed in an indoor space, and a current positioning weight of each of the neighboring ranging devices is calculated. Next, the current positioning weight of each of the neighboring ranging devices is respectively compared with the default positioning weight, so as to obtain a plurality of reference ranging devices from the neighboring ranging devices. After calculating at least one candidate coordinate according to a deploy coordinate of each of the reference ranging devices, a positioned coordinate represents the current location of the target device is estimated according to the at least one candidate coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Liu, Chi-Wen Teng, Wei-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 8379589
    Abstract: A node apparatus and an adjusting method of a quantity of nodes for a sensor network and a tangible machine-readable medium thereof are provided. The sensor network comprises a plurality of groups, wherein each group has a plurality of nodes. For each group, one of the nodes is set to be a gate node, and each node within the group transmits at least one data of itself to the corresponded gate node. Each gate node calculates a data aggregation time based on a data length per unit time of received data and a predetermined packet length, so that each gate node is able to adjust the quantity of nodes within the group thereof accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chih-Yu Lin, Yung-Chih Liu, Che-Hsi Chuang, Yu-Chee Tseng
  • Patent number: 8254384
    Abstract: A packet transmission system, a packet transmission method, a packet update method, a host apparatus, and a computer program product thereof for the packet transmission system are provided. The packet transmission method comprises the following steps: transmitting a first positioning packet that has a first message serial number; receiving the first positioning packet; generating a temporary packet that has a second message serial number; determining that the first message serial number is smaller than the second message serial number; transmitting the temporary packet; receiving the temporary packet and updating the first message serial as the second message serial number; and transmitting a second positioning packet that has the second message serial number. Thereby, the system not only prevents repeat transmission, but also enhances positioning reliability by using two-way transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventor: Yung-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20120070607
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a polarizing sheet, a transparent adhesive layer and a transparent protective layer. The polarizing sheet is attached onto a surface of the display panel and has a cut corner. The transparent adhesive layer covers a surface of the polarizing sheet distal from the display panel. The transparent protective layer is attached to the polarizing sheet through the transparent adhesive layer and completely covers the polarizing sheet. Area of the polarizing sheet is smaller than that of the transparent protective plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chiao-Kuen YU, Yung-Chih LIU, Su LO
  • Patent number: 8134964
    Abstract: A network address assigning and allocating method and a routing method for a long-thin wireless network are provided. First, a plurality of nodes in the long-thin wireless network is classified into a plurality of clusters, in which nodes ranging from a child node of a bridge node to a next bridge node are classified as the same cluster. Then, a network address is assigned to each of the nodes, in which the network address includes a cluster ID and a node ID, the cluster ID is used for identifying the clusters and for routing a packet between the clusters, and the node ID is used for identifying the nodes in each of the clusters and for routing a packet in the cluster. Thereby, the routing and network transmitting efficiency of the long-thin wireless network can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Meng-Shiuan Pan, Hua-Wei Fang, Yung-Chih Liu, Yu-Chee Tseng
  • Patent number: 8109667
    Abstract: A backlight module and a method for manufacturing a base thereof are provided. The backlight module base includes a back plate and a frame. The back plate has a plate body and at least one sidewall, which includes a wall body and a folding structure bending from the top of the wall body. The folding structure, the plate body, and the wall body together enclose a groove. The frame is formed on the plate body and adjacent to an inner surface of the sidewall. A part of the frame is embedded into the groove. The engagement between the frame and the groove increases the contact area between the frame and the back plate to improve the connection strength. In addition, the folding design of the sidewall increases the rigidity of the whole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Fu Wang, Wei-Chih Chen, Yung-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20110235364
    Abstract: A panel display module and a manufacture method thereof are disclosed. The panel display includes a backlight module, a display panel, a clear cover, and reinforced glue. The backlight module has a light source module and a frame that positions the light source module and other elements to provide structural protection. The display panel is disposed on the light exiting side of the light source module. The clear cover is disposed on one side of the display panel opposite to the light source module. The reinforced glue is distributed encircling the frame and adheres respectively to the frame and to the portion of the clear cover protruding over the display panel. The reinforced glue has a first side adhering onto the frame and a second side adhering onto the clear cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Su Lo, Ching-Chieh Pai, Yung-Chih Liu, Ren-Wei Huang
  • Publication number: 20110235636
    Abstract: A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) and a method for establishing a routing thereof are provided. The MANET includes a plurality of nodes. Each node determines a corresponding parent node according to a request packet resource of a request packet and a node resource of each node, so as to establish transmission routes between the nodes. Furthermore, needless transmission route is eliminated by the node belonging to a multicast group according to a group table of each node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Pi-Cheng Hsiu, Tei-Wei Kuo, Ai-Chun Pang, Yung-Chih Liu, Chun-Wei Chou
  • Publication number: 20110228078
    Abstract: A real-time augmented reality device, a real-time augmented reality method and a computer storage medium are provided. The real-time augmented reality device may work with a navigation device and an image capture device. The navigation device is configured to generate navigation information according to the current location of the navigation device. The image capture device is configured to capture the real-time image which comprises an object. The real-time augmented reality device is configured to generate the navigation image according to the real time image and the navigation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Yu-Chang CHEN, Yung-Chih LIU, Shih-Yuan LIN
  • Patent number: 7969951
    Abstract: A power-saving wireless network, a packet transmitting method for use in the wireless network, and computer readable medium therefor are provided. The wireless network comprises a PAN coordinator, a receiving node and a transferring node. When the transmitting node has a packet planed to be transmitted to the receiving node which is in a sleep mode, the packet is alternatively transmitted to the PAN coordinator. As soon as the receiving node wakes from the sleep mode, all packets are transmitted to the receiving node from the PAN coordinator. After the packets are all successfully transmitted, the receiving node turns back to the sleep mode subsequently. Thereby, the performance of the wireless network would not be restricted to the sleep period and memory capacity. Thus, the nodes in the wireless network would greatly facilitate saving power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Liu, Shih-Hung Liu, Ming-Jer Tsai
  • Patent number: 7953067
    Abstract: A method, a network apparatus, and a tangible machine-medium thereof for detecting a looping network packet are provided. A receiving module receives a network packet. A memory stores a routing table comprising an address related variable, a sequence number related variable and a radius related variable. A determining module determines whether the network packet is a looping network packet by comparing the parameters of the routing table with those of the network packet. With these arrangements, the routing loop caused by transmission of the network packets can be detected using current network structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Liu, Bing-Huan Shie
  • Publication number: 20110090124
    Abstract: A method and a system for indoor positioning are provided. In the present method, a default positioning weight is defined at first. Then, a plurality of neighboring ranging devices near a target device is obtained from all wireless ranging devices deployed in an indoor space, and a current positioning weight of each of the neighboring ranging devices is calculated. Next, the current positioning weight of each of the neighboring ranging devices is respectively compared with the default positioning weight, so as to obtain a plurality of reference ranging devices from the neighboring ranging devices. After calculating at least one candidate coordinate according to a deploy coordinate of each of the reference ranging devices, a positioned coordinate represents the current location of the target device is estimated according to the at least one candidate coordinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Liu, Chi-Wen Teng, Wei-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 7869384
    Abstract: A network address assignment method and a routing method for a long thin ZigBee network are provided. The routing method includes the following steps. A network address is assigned to each node of the ZigBee network, wherein each network address includes a cluster ID and a node ID. The cluster ID is used for identifying a plurality of clusters of the ZigBee network. The Node ID is used for identifying a plurality of nodes of each cluster. When a packet is transmitted, check whether the current node holding the packet and the destination node are in the same cluster. If they are in the same cluster, the packet is routed within the cluster according to the node ID of the destination node and a predetermined algorithm. If they are not in the same cluster, the packet is routed among the clusters according to the cluster ID of the destination node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventors: Hua-Wei Fang, Yung-Chih Liu
  • Publication number: 20100315996
    Abstract: A host apparatus, a transmission method and a tangible machine-readable medium storing a program of the transmission method for use in the host apparatus are provided. The host apparatus is for use in a wireless network which comprises a plurality of access points and a mobile node. The access points are wirelessly connected to the host apparatus. The host apparatus stores a statistics table relating to the mobile node. The host apparatus may be aware of the possible moving paths about the mobile node and proceed the data transmission with the mobile node via the access points in the possible moving paths, so as to save the resource of the wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Yung-Chih LIU, Yu-Kai HUANG, Ai-Chun PANG, Kuan-Chang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20100195515
    Abstract: A node apparatus and an adjusting method of a quantity of nodes for a sensor network and a tangible machine-readable medium thereof are provided. The sensor network comprises a plurality of groups, wherein each group has a plurality of nodes. For each group, one of the nodes is set to be a gate node, and each node within the group transmits at least one data of itself to the corresponded gate node. Each gate node calculates a data aggregation time based on a data length per unit time of received data and a predetermined packet length, so that each gate node is able to adjust the quantity of nodes within the group thereof accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chih-Yu LIN, Yung-Chih LIU, Che-Hsi Chuang, Yu-Chee Tseng
  • Patent number: 7688722
    Abstract: A communication apparatus originally transmits data packets via a first channel based on a first beacon interval. A memory thereof records the first beacon interval. A receiving interface thereof receives information of a second channel. A processor thereof determines whether the second channel has been used according to the information. If not, a transmission interface thereof switches the communication channel to the second channel, and transmits data based on the first beacon interval via the second channel in order to solve the problem that packets are delay for transmission or even abandoned due to overload of the beacon network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Li-Chun Ko, Chi-Wen Teng, Yung-Chih Liu, Yu-Chee Tseng