Patents by Inventor Zhi-Long Wu

Zhi-Long Wu 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).

  • Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad and touchpad with a scroll bar control function
    Patent number: 9594497
    Abstract: A touchpad includes a controller connected to a touch sensor. The controller detects the fingers touching on the touch sensor to determine to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touch sensor is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chiu, Yung-Lieh Chien, Zhi-Long Wu
  • METHOD FOR SCROLL BAR CONTROL ON A TOUCHPAD AND TOUCHPAD WITH A SCROLL BAR CONTROL FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20140108999
    Abstract: A touchpad includes a controller connected to a touch sensor. The controller detects the fingers touching on the touch sensor to determine to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touch sensor is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Chang CHIU, Yung-Lieh CHIEN, Zhi-Long WU
  • Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad and touchpad with scroll bar control function
    Patent number: 8643606
    Abstract: A touchpad includes a controller connected to a touch sensor. The controller detects the fingers touching on the touch sensor to determine to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touch sensor is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Elan Microelectronics Corporation, Elan Tech Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chiu, Yung-Lieh Chien, Zhi-Long Wu
  • Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad
    Patent number: 8378973
    Abstract: In a method for scroll bar control on a touchpad, the fingers touching on the touchpad are detected to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touchpad is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Elan Microelectronics Corporation, Elan Tech Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chiu, Yung-Lieh Chien, Zhi-Long Wu
  • Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad
    Patent number: 8378976
    Abstract: In a method for scroll bar control on a touchpad, the fingers touching on the touchpad are detected to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touchpad is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Elan Microelectronics Corporation, Elan Tech Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chiu, Yung-Lieh Chien, Zhi-Long Wu
  • Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad and touchpad with scroll bar control function
    Publication number: 20090009366
    Abstract: A touchpad includes a controller connected to a touch sensor. The controller detects the fingers touching on the touch sensor to determine to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touch sensor is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Yen -Chang Chiu, Yung-Lieh Chien, Zhi-Long Wu
  • Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad
    Publication number: 20080106524
    Abstract: In a method for scroll bar control on a touchpad, the fingers touching on the touchpad are detected to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touchpad is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chiu, Yung-Lieh Chien, Zhi-Long Wu
  • Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad
    Publication number: 20060001652
    Abstract: In a method for scroll bar control on a touchpad, the fingers touching on the touchpad are detected to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touchpad is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chiu, Yung-Lieh Chien, Zhi-Long Wu