Patents by Inventor Zen-Chung Shih

Zen-Chung Shih 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: 10742961
    Abstract: A depth sensing apparatus with self-calibration and a self-calibration method thereof are provided. The depth sensing apparatus includes a projection apparatus, an image capturing apparatus and a calibration module. The projection apparatus projects a calibration pattern and a depth computation pattern to a reference plane based on a predefined calibration pattern and a predefined depth computation pattern. The image capturing apparatus captures an image including the calibration pattern and the depth computation pattern. The calibration module coupled to the image capturing apparatus adjusts apparatus parameters of the depth sensing apparatus to calibrate a depth computation deviation according to the calibration pattern of the image, the predefined calibration pattern and a predefined lookup table corresponding to the predefined calibration pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Te-Mei Wang, Zen-Chung Shih
  • Patent number: 9998719
    Abstract: A non-planar surface projecting system, an auto-calibration method thereof and an auto-calibration device thereof are provided. In an embodiment of the non-planar surface auto-calibration method, a depth map of a projection surface is measured, a corresponding area corresponding to a projecting area and a depth sensing area is calibrated; and in the corresponding area, an interactive content is adjusted according to the depth map of the projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Te-Mei Wang, Zen-Chung Shih
  • Publication number: 20170347079
    Abstract: A non-planar surface projecting system, an auto-calibration method thereof and an auto-calibration device thereof are provided. In an embodiment of the non-planar surface auto-calibration method, a depth map of a projection surface is measured, a corresponding area corresponding to a projecting area and a depth sensing area is calibrated; and in the corresponding area, an interactive content is adjusted according to the depth map of the projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Te-Mei WANG, Zen-Chung SHIH
  • Publication number: 20170064288
    Abstract: A depth sensing apparatus with self-calibration and a self-calibration method thereof are provided. The depth sensing apparatus includes a projection apparatus, an image capturing apparatus and a calibration module. The projection apparatus projects a calibration pattern and a depth computation pattern to a reference plane based on a predefined calibration pattern and a predefined depth computation pattern. The image capturing apparatus captures an image including the calibration pattern and the depth computation pattern. The calibration module coupled to the image capturing apparatus adjusts apparatus parameters of the depth sensing apparatus to calibrate a depth computation deviation according to the calibration pattern of the image, the predefined calibration pattern and a predefined lookup table corresponding to the predefined calibration pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Te-Mei Wang, Zen-Chung Shih
  • Patent number: 8115771
    Abstract: A system for multilevel simulation of an animation cloth is provided. The system includes a multilevel area generation module, a curvature calculation module, a curvature comparison module, and a dynamic simulation module. The multilevel area generation module divides a plurality of grid units of the animation cloth into a plurality of level sub-areas based on a multilevel technique, wherein each of the level sub-areas is generated by dividing an upper level sub-area. The curvature calculation module calculates the curvatures of the level sub-areas according to the plane vectors of the grid units in a frame. The curvature comparison module compares the curvatures of the level sub-areas with a flatness threshold. The dynamic simulation module calculates the plane vector of each grid unit in a next frame through different method according to the comparison result of the curvature comparison module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chia-Ying Chi, Chi Chu, Zen-Chung Shih, Wei-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20090141030
    Abstract: A system for multilevel simulation of an animation cloth is provided. The system includes a multilevel area generation module, a curvature calculation module, a curvature comparison module, and a dynamic simulation module. The multilevel area generation module divides a plurality of grid units of the animation cloth into a plurality of level sub-areas based on a multilevel technique, wherein each of the level sub-areas is generated by dividing an upper level sub-area. The curvature calculation module calculates the curvatures of the level sub-areas according to the plane vectors of the grid units in a frame. The curvature comparison module compares the curvatures of the level sub-areas with a flatness threshold. The dynamic simulation module calculates the plane vector of each grid unit in a next frame through different method according to the comparison result of the curvature comparison module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Chia-Ying Chi, Chi Chu, Zen-Chung Shih, Wei-Te Lin