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Chao-Chuan Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100110700LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device is provided, which includes a handle, a lamp, and a swing arm. The swing arm is provided with a straight shaft and a horizontal shaft perpendicular to each other at two ends thereof. The horizontal shaft is disposed at a top end of the handle. The straight shaft is disposed on a rear surface of the lamp. The lamp is provided with a light source therein. The swing arm is capable of swinging back and forth relative to the handle and the lamp is capable of rotating back and forth relative to the swing arm, such that a swing angle and a rotation angle of the lamp is adjusted steplessly, which enables a user to adjust an illumination angle of light rays conveniently.05-06-2010

Chao-Heng Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080252435Tire Identification System, Tire Pressure Monitoring System Using The Same and Method For Tire Identification - A tire identification system for use in a vehicle, a tire pressure monitoring system using the same and a method for tire identification are disclosed. The vehicle comprises a plurality of tires and a receiver. Each of the tires comprises a tire identification code. The receiver is used to receive signals. The tire identification system comprises a plurality of memory cards and a remote control device, wherein each of the memory cards comprises a memory card identification code that corresponds to each tire identification code, respectively. Moreover, each of the memory cards can be detachably connected to the remote control device in response to each of the tires. The remote control device comprises a signal transmitter to send a signal with each of the memory card identification codes to the vehicle.10-16-2008

Che-Min Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090313691IDENTITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF THE SAME - An identity verification system applicable to a virtual private network architecture and method of the same are provided. The system is provided and connected to a virtual private network gateway. The virtual private network gateway is connected to a verification server via a network access server. The method comprises receiving an access request from a network via the virtual private network gateway, performing a process of identify verification and dynamic password verification on the access request by the verification server and via the network access server, rejecting the access request if the access request does not pass the identity verification, and authorizing the access request to access a corresponding virtual private network if the access request passes the identity verification, thereby enhancing security in accessing the virtual private network.12-17-2009

Chien-Chung Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100134969PORTABLE COMPUTER AND HINGE MECHANISM THEREOF - A portable computer and a hinge mechanism thereof are provided. The portable computer includes a display monitor, a host and a hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism for rotating the display monitor and the host relatively includes a bottom board, a pivot, a power adapter, a locking bracket, a slanting board and a parallel board. The pivot is disposed on the bottom board. Two ends of the pivot are connected with the host and the display monitor respectively. The power adapter is disposed on the bottom board. The locking bracket having a locking hole is disposed on the bottom board. The slanting board disposed on the bottom board slants to the pivot. The slanting board has a first opening which exposes the power adapter. The parallel board disposed on the bottom board is parallel to the pivot. The parallel board has a second opening which exposes the locking hole.06-03-2010
20100134970PORTABLE COMPUTER AND HINGE MECHANISM THEREOF - A portable computer and a hinge mechanism thereof are provided. The portable computer includes a display screen, a host and a hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism is connected with the display screen and the host. The hinge mechanism is used for rotating the display screen around the host. The hinge mechanism includes a bottom board, a pivot, a network connecter and a slanting board. The pivot is disposed on the bottom board, wherein one end of the pivot is connected with the host and the other end of the pivot is connected with the display screen. The network connecter is disposed on the bottom board. The slanting board is disposed on the bottom board and slants to the pivot. The slanting board has an opening which exposes the network connecter.06-03-2010
20100136398PORTABLE COMPUTER AND LOCKING MECHANISM THEREOF - A portable computer and a locking mechanism thereof are provided. The portable computer includes a battery, a host and a locking mechanism. The battery has a locking hole. The battery includes a restraining protrusion. The host has a receiving through. The locking mechanism is disposed in the receiving through. The locking mechanism includes a main body and a locking protrusion. The main body has a first restraining concave and a second restraining concave. The locking protrusion is connected to the main body. When the restraining protrusion is placed in the first restraining concave, the locking protrusion is locked in the locking hole, so that the battery is locked in the receiving through. When the restraining protrusion is placed in the second restraining concave, the locking protrusion leaves the locking hole, so that the battery is dismounted from the receiving through.06-03-2010

Chien-Pang Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090184925SOLAR POWERED MOUSE - The present invention relates to a solar powered mouse. The solar powered mouse includes a mouse body, an optical sensor, an internal light source, a secondary battery, a lens and a power management device. The lens is arranged on the mouse body for focusing the external light beams on a solar energy module of the power management device. The light energy of these light beams can be converted into electricity required for charging the secondary battery of the solar powered mouse.07-23-2009
20090316427INPUT DEVICE HAVING MULTI-STAGE INDICATING LAMP - The present invention relates to an input device having a multi-stage indicating lamp. The input device includes a case and an electronic lighting module. The electronic lighting module includes a printed circuit board, a first electronic lighting element, a second electronic lighting element, a light guide post member, a light-shielding member, a lamp cover and a button. By means of the light guide post member and the light-shielding member, the possibility of scattering the light beams is reduced.12-24-2009
20090316428INPUT DEVICE HAVING INDICATING LAMP - The present invention relates to an input device having an indicating lamp. The input device includes a case and an electronic lighting module. The electronic lighting module includes a printed circuit board, an electronic lighting element and a light guide post. The light guide post has a crooked shape. Due to the crooked shape, the light beams emitted by the electronic lighting element are no longer focused as a spot on the surface of the case.12-24-2009
20110265021TOUCHPAD CONTROLLING METHOD AND TOUCH DEVICE USING SUCH METHOD - A touchpad controlling method and a touch device using such a method are provided. The touch device is applied to an electronic appliance. The touch device includes a touchpad and a coordinate transformation program. The touchpad is used for detecting a number of touching points in response to the touching gesture on the touchpad and the position of each touching point. If the number of touching points is equal to 1, the electronic appliance is operated in a relative coordinate mode. Whereas, if the number of touching points is greater than 1, the electronic appliance is operated in an absolute coordinate mode.10-27-2011

Chih-Feng Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110265021TOUCHPAD CONTROLLING METHOD AND TOUCH DEVICE USING SUCH METHOD - A touchpad controlling method and a touch device using such a method are provided. The touch device is applied to an electronic appliance. The touch device includes a touchpad and a coordinate transformation program. The touchpad is used for detecting a number of touching points in response to the touching gesture on the touchpad and the position of each touching point. If the number of touching points is equal to 1, the electronic appliance is operated in a relative coordinate mode. Whereas, if the number of touching points is greater than 1, the electronic appliance is operated in an absolute coordinate mode.10-27-2011

Chih-Heng Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110318944Probe Connector - A probe connector has a base. The base has a plurality of through inserting holes at a front surface thereof. A rear surface of the base has a plurality of fixing slots, each of which extends at a side of the inserting hole and communicates with the corresponding inserting hole. A probe pin assembly has a barrel received in the inserting hole, an elastic element, and a plunger. An outer peripheral surface of the barrel is formed with a fixing recess. A conduct element has a base plate attached to a bottom surface of the base and a locking plate extended from the base plate and attached to the rear surface. The locking plate has at least one locking opening, corresponding to the inserting hole, and two opposite sides extended forwards to form two fixing slices received in the fixing slots, with free ends thereof buckled in the fixing recess.12-29-2011

Chih-Hsiang Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110085292ARRANGEMENT OF COMPUTER HOST - An arrangement of a computer host with high compatibility is disclosed. The computer host has a housing. A motherboard is disposed in right half of the housing. The motherboard is provided with an indention for accommodating a heat dissipation unit. A hard disk drive is disposed in left half of the housing. The hard disk drive substantially aligns with the heat dissipation unit. This arrangement can be applied in various computer hosts.04-14-2011
20110240450INTEGRAL KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY - An integral keyboard assembly is provided. The integral keyboard assembly includes a top casing, a keyboard module, and a support plate. The first surface of the top casing is defined a keyboard bonding area where a plurality of openings is arranged as a keyboard structure distribution. The keyboard module includes multiple keys with interspaces formed therebetween. Each of the keys is inserted into a corresponding one of the openings. The support plate is coupled to the top casing so that the keyboard module is sandwiched between the top casing and the support plate. By implementing the present invention, the keyboard assembly has better integrity and space impression. Furthermore, the keyboard module is provided with improved support by utilizing the support plate.10-06-2011
20120075793CONNECTION STRUCTURE HAVING GUIDING MECHANISM - A connection structure having guiding mechanism includes a female connector, a sensing unit and a status-indicating unit arranged on an electronic device, and a male connector, a trigger element and a status-indicating unit arranged a docking station. While the electronic device is close to the docking station, the sensing unit will sense the trigger element and activate the status-indicating unit. Once the status-indicating unit is aligned to the position-marking unit by a user, the female connector will be aligned to the male connector.03-29-2012

Chih-Sheng Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090019384Display method and management module for image before entering operating system - A display method and a management module for an image before entering an operating system are disclosed and can be applied to a computer device. The display method includes the following steps. First, an original information image is provided. Then, a background image is provided. Finally, the original information image and the background image are mixed according to a transparency value to obtain a new information image.01-15-2009
20090063841MOTHERBOARD, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MULTI-MONITORING METHOD THEREOF - A computer system includes a center processor, a monitoring unit, a water-cooling system and a basic input output system (BIOS) unit. The monitoring unit is coupled to the central processor, and it is used for monitoring a plurality of processor working states of the central processor and generating a plurality of signals. The water-cooling system is coupled to the monitoring unit, and then the monitoring unit is allowed to monitor a plurality of system working states of the water-cooling, system, wherein each of the system working states is respectively corresponding to one of the processor working states. The BIOS unit is coupled to the monitoring unit, and it is used for outputting a plurality of control commands to adjust the operation of the central processor and the water-cooling system according to the signals and the setting value of a user.03-05-2009
20090106545BOOTING METHOD FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - A booting method for a computer system with a keyboard and a central processing unit (CPU). In the present method, the keyboard is initialized first. After that, the CPU is initialized in turn. Finally, other hardware devices of the computer system are initialized. The method modifies the order of the hardware initializations so as to determine whether to use system default values or BIOS setup values set by a user to do the initializations based on an input signal received by the keyboard before initializing the CPU. As a result, the situation of using the incorrect BIOS setup values for initializations, which leads to failure in booting the computer system, can be avoided.04-23-2009
20090219297BOOTING METHOD OF COMPUTER SYSTEM AND BOOT LOGO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A boot logo processing method includes the following steps. Palette data and a boot graphic including plurality colors are provided, and the colors include corresponding color values respectively in color gamut of the boot graphic. A boot graphic is provided, and it may be composed of plurality colors. When the number of the colors composing the boot graphic is greater than a default value of the number of the colors provided by the palette data, color value of every color is operated with color values of other colors to obtain plurality operating values. Thereby, in the processing method of the invention, part of the colors in the color gamut of the boot graphic are merged into a single color according to the operating values to decrease the number of the colors composing the boot graphic, and produce the boot logo at least according to the latest boot graphic.09-03-2009

Chih-Ta Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080303805Digital picture frame and method of displaying digital image data on a display unit of the digital picture frame - A digital picture frame includes a display unit connected movably to a base unit, and a driving unit operable so as to drive the display unit to move relative to the base unit between a lengthwise position and a widthwise position. A controller determines whether digital image data acquired from a memory unit is that of a portrait or a landscape, determines whether the display unit is currently at the lengthwise position or the widthwise position, controls the driving unit such that the display unit is moved to the lengthwise position when the digital image data is that of a portrait and to the widthwise position when the digital image data is that of a landscape, and subsequently controls the display unit to display the digital image data thereon. A method of displaying the image data on the display unit is also disclosed.12-11-2008
20120087021MOVING DEVICE - A moving device is disclosed. The moving device includes a first lens barrel, a second lens barrel, a shutter module, a pushing lever, a flexible element, and a third lens barrel. The first lens barrel includes an upper edge and a groove which is at the upper edge. The second lens barrel is sleeved within the first lens barrel. The shutter module is disposed on the second lens barrel. The pushing lever includes a first end and a second end which is fixed within the groove of the first lens barrel. The flexible element is disposed besides the pushing lever for pushing the pushing lever. The third lens barrel is sleeved outside the first lens barrel. The third lens barrel includes a convex block. When the first lens barrel, the second lens barrel, and the third lens barrel are extending, the flexible element pushes the pushing lever for enclosing the pushing lever within the groove of the first lens barrel; when the first lens barrel, the second lens barrel, and the third lens barrel are stowing, the convex block pushes the pushing lever out of the groove of the first lens barrel.04-12-2012

Ching-Chuan Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090313782WINDSHIELD WIPER - A windshield wiper has a rubber blade, an inner frame being mounted on the rubber blade, an beam being mounted on the inner frame, multiple clips being mounted respectively through the beam, multiple spoilers being mounted on the beam, two end caps being mounted respectively around the ends of the inner frame, the beam and the spoiler and a connector assembly being mounted securely on the beam and between two adjacent spoilers. The inner frame holds the rubber blade firmly. The clips hold the beam stably on the inner frame. Therefore, the rubber blade is connected firmly with other components of the windshield wiper, will not deform or deteriorate easily and has improved lifespan.12-24-2009
20100005608Windshield wiper - A windscreen wiper has a rubber blade, an beam being mounted on the rubber blade, multiple clips being mounted respectively through the beam, multiple spoilers being mounted on the beam, two end caps being mounted respectively on the spoiler and around the ends of the beam and the rubber blade and a connector assembly being mounted securely on the beam and between two adjacent spoilers. The beam that is held firmly on the rubber blade, and the clips hold the beam stably on the rubber blade. Therefore, the rubber blade is connected firmly to other components of the windscreen wiper, will not deform or deteriorate easily and has improved life span.01-14-2010

Chun-Ching Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110105306Method of Fabricating Cu-Zn-Al Catalyst for Producing Methanol and Dimethyl Ether - A Cu—Zn—Al catalyst is fabricated for producing methanol and dimethyl ether (DME). A sol-gel method is used to obtain an organic phase with gel clusters rapidly transferred in. The catalyst thus fabricated can be adjusted in crystal grain size, crystal type, surface structure and active sites distribution. Thus, performance of the catalyst is improved.05-05-2011

Hsiao-Chien Chien, Taipei TW

Hsiung-Fei Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100129432MICROORGANISM-KILLING COMBINATION - The invention is directed to a microorganism-killing combination comprising a photosensitizer in an amount effective to kill microorganisms in a photodynamic process and a chitosan in an amount effective to enhance the microorganism-killing effect of the photosensitizer in the photodynamic process. The invention also provides the methods of administering the synergistic bacteria-killing combination to kill bacteria or treat infection.05-27-2010

Huang-Chan Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051461OUTPUT POWER DETECTING SYSTEM WITH A DIRECTIONAL COUPLER - A output power detecting system with a directional coupler has a directional coupler at the output terminal of the output power detecting system. The directional coupler includes a main line, a first sub line, and a second sub line. The output of the power amplifying unit is fully coupled to a power detecting unit via the coupling between the main line and the first sub line, and the external noise is coupled to the ground via the coupling between the first sub line and the second sub line. Therefore, the power detecting unit accurately detects the output power of the output power detecting system.02-26-2009
20090096517Filtering apparatus and method for dual-band sensing circuit - A filtering apparatus and method for dual-band sensing circuit are disclosed. The invention features a dual-band sensing unit disposed in a filtering device that receives the signals from a sub-system with variable frequency spectrum. The signals are split up into several bands. After that, one or more frequency detecting units are used to detect the power of high-band and low-band signals, and convert the power into a voltage signal. Users can externally adjust the gain of a tunable gain amplifier for the voltage signal. Further, a comparison operation is processed by a comparator, and a signal resulted from the comparison operation is used to control the switch timing for an RF switching unit. Consequently, this like adaptive notch filter is achieved to determine the intensity of noise and thereby to turn on the high-band or low-band notch filters, so as to reduce the in-band loss.04-16-2009
20090111405Signal matching module for single or multiple systems - A signal matching module for single or multiple systems is disclosed, thereby enhancing the flexibility in using a communication module, and the performance of each subsystem. Further, a fine-tuning function is introduced into a selective matching circuit for the case that the inner matching components in the communication module cannot reach a required matching. Still further, a multi-stage matching circuit is used to reach a required Q-value (quality factor) for the matching circuit, thereby tuning the bandwidth. One of the preferred embodiments is to provide a unit cell which is used to connect with one or multiple subsystems, and a feeding point disposed outside the matching circuit to generate a better impedance matching and bandwidth.04-30-2009

Huan-Jun Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090045130CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEDGE FILTRATION MEDIA LAMINATED BY WEDGE FILTER PLATE - An improved construction of filtration media of a wedge filter provides a performance on both surface and inner filtration mechanisms with offering many times recycled use by washable functions. Particularly a wedge filter plate is used to construct a hollow cylindrical type media of wedge filter.02-19-2009
20090047125FLOW CHANNEL OF A REGENERATIVE PUMP - The present invention provides an improvement in a new structure of a regenerative pump, including a cross section structure of the flow channel of a pump casing and closed type impeller, whereby to improve a better flow model for pump performance to solve problems of noise, and to increase the outflow capacity and higher efficiency.02-19-2009

Hui-Jan Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110033109IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR DERIVING TEXT CHARACTERISTIC IMAGE FROM INPUT IMAGE AND RELATED APPARATUS - An image processing method for deriving text characteristic images from an input image includes: performing a plurality of edge detecting processes upon the input image to generate a plurality of edge images, respectively, and deriving a first text characteristic image according to the edge images. The image detecting processes include: performing a first edge detecting process upon the input image to derive a first edge image according to a first upper threshold and a first lower threshold, and performing a second edge detecting process upon the input image to derive a second edge image according to a second upper threshold and a second lower threshold.02-10-2011
20110116141IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing method, for receiving an input image and separating pixels having text characteristics and pixels having figure characteristics, includes: applying a first filtering processing for the input image to derive a first image processing result; applying a second filtering processing for the first image processing result to derive a second image processing result, wherein a distribution of filtering parameters of the first filtering processing is different from a distribution of filtering parameters of the second filtering processing; deriving a set of first reference values according to the first image processing result and the second image processing result; and determining whether each pixel within the input image is a text pixel or a figure pixel according to at least the set of the first reference values and a predetermined threshold.05-19-2011

Hung-Chi Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110243733SUSPENSION TYPE SWING MECHANISM - The present invention provides a suspension type swing mechanism, which comprises: a fastening base, the circumference thereof is radially pivoted with a supporter, and the bottom thereof is installed with an axial hole; a swing member, the bottom thereof is connected to the top of a hung article, and the swing member is installed with an axially-extended axial tube which passes through the axial hole and penetrates into the fastening base; a transmission device, a motor thereof is fixed at the periphery of the axial hole, an output shaft of the motor is connected to the inner end of a crank set, the outer end of the crank set is provide with a sleeve member sleeved on the axial tube for forming a synchronous motion; and an axial rotation device, which further includes a first rolling mechanism installed between the hung article and the fastening base and a second rolling mechanism installed between the fastening base and the swing member; with the output of the motor, the sleeve member at the output end of the crank set drives the axial tube and the hung article to to-and-fro swing at a pre-determined angle.10-06-2011

Hung-Pin Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120026677Dual operation centrifugal fan apparatus and methods of using same - Dual operation centrifugal fan apparatus and methods of operating same that may be used, for example, to cool the internal heat-generating components of an information handling system or other device. The dual operation centrifugal fan apparatus may be implemented in one embodiment as a self-cleaning blower apparatus that is operated in a first normal cooling direction to dissipate heat from internal components of an information handling system, and operated in second cleaning direction to reverse airflow and expel accumulated dust from the interior of the information handling system.02-02-2012

I-Lung Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120083621METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING MULTIPLE ESTERS - Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for manufacturing at least two esters. The method includes steps of: (a) reacting an acid and an alcohol mixture in a reactive distillation (RD) column to generate an alcohol-ester-water azeotrope, wherein the alcohol mixture includes at least two alcohols; (b) separating the alcohol-ester-water azeotrope as the organic mixture and water in a decanter; (c) purifying the organic mixture to generate the ester mixture in a stripper; and (d) performing the ester-ester separation on the ester mixture to generate at least two esters in a distillation column, wherein the number of at least two esters is the same with that of at least two alcohols. The unpurified ester mixture carrying heat can be refluxed into stripper for saving energy and enhancing the efficiency of purification.04-05-2012
20120083622METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING AN ESTER - A method for preparing an ester is provided. The method includes steps of mixing an acid and an alcohol in a reactive distillation column to generate a first gas mixture; transporting the first gas mixture out of the reactive distillation column; cooling down the first gas mixture for a phase separation to obtain a first liquid mixture in an upper phase; transporting the first liquid mixture back to the reactive distillation column; obtaining a second liquid mixture at a middle section of the reactive distillation column; transporting the second liquid mixture to a separative distillation column; and obtaining the ester at a bottom section of the separative distillation column.04-05-2012

Lee-Feng Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110081083GESTURE-BASED SELECTIVE TEXT RECOGNITION - An image is displayed on a touch screen. A user's underline gesture on the displayed image is detected. The area of the image touched by the underline gesture and a surrounding region approximate to the touched area are identified. Skew for text in the surrounding region is determined and compensated. A text region including the text is identified in the surrounding region and cropped from the image. The cropped image is transmitted to an optical character recognition (OCR) engine, which processes the cropped image and returns OCR'ed text. The OCR'ed text is outputted.04-07-2011
20110123115On-Screen Guideline-Based Selective Text Recognition - A live video stream captured by an on-device camera is displayed on a screen with an overlaid guideline. Video frames of the live video stream are analyzed for a video frame with acceptable quality. A text region is identified in the video frame approximate to the on-screen guideline and cropped from the video frame. The cropped image is transmitted to an optical character recognition (OCR) engine, which processes the cropped image and generates text in an editable symbolic form (the OCR'ed text). A confidence score is determined for the OCR'ed text and compared with a threshold value. If the confidence score exceeds the threshold value, the OCR'ed text is outputted.05-26-2011

Ming-Fu Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110269342POWER PLUG STRUCTURE - A power plug structure is provided. The present invention includes a loop inductor, a top cover, a bottom cover, a terminal holder, a metal shell and a cable. The top cover and the bottom cover are vertically engaged with each other to form a space to accommodate the loop inductor. The terminal holder has a plate and a group of press-fit holes penetrating the plate. An upper press-fit hook of the top cover and a lower press-fit hook of the bottom cover are inserted into the press-fit holes from the rear side of the terminal holder to press-fit with the plate. The metal shell shelters the top cover and bottom cover. The cable has a plurality of wires respectively electrical connecting with wire grippers of the top cover. The abovementioned power plug structure is easy to assemble and has a wave-filtering function and a reliable structure.11-03-2011

Shao-Lun Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090195474DUAL-FEED PLANAR ANTENNA - The invention provides a dual-feed planar antenna including a first resonant portion, a second resonant portion, and a grounding portion. The first resonant portion provides a first radiation path and includes a first feed-in portion and a grounding end receiving a grounding level. The first feed-in portion receives a first antenna signal to transmit the first antenna signal to the first radiation path. The second resonant portion provides a second radiation path and a third radiation path and includes a second feed-in portion respectively receiving a second antenna signal and a third antenna signal to correspondingly transmit the second antenna signal and the third antenna signal to the second radiation path and the third radiation path. The grounding portion receives the grounding level and is disposed between the first and second resonant portions. The dual-feed planar antenna covers the communication bands for GSM850, GSM900, GPS, DCS, PCS, and UMTS.08-06-2009

Shih-Po Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090135554KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a first housing having a plurality of first magnetic elements, a keystroke module having a key portion disposed on the first housing, a second housing combining with the first housing and has an opening, and an actuating assembly. The keystroke module is disposed corresponding to the opening. The actuating assembly is disposed movably on the second housing and has a plurality of second magnetic elements. The keystroke module is not protruded from the opening and is at a packing position. When the actuating assembly is moved along an actuating direction, at least one first magnetic element and at least one second magnetic element attract to each other to shorten the distance, which brings the second housing to move relatively to the first housing so that the key portion of the keystroke module passes though the opening and is at a using position.05-28-2009

Shun-Ta Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080264699CONDUCTOR PATTERN STRUCTURE OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. First-axis conductor assemblies and second-axis conductor assemblies are formed on a surface of a substrate. Each first-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by first-axis conduction lines. An insulation layer is formed on a surface of each first-axis conduction line. Each second-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by second-axis conduction lines. Each second-axis conduction line extends across the insulation layer of the associated first-axis conduction line.10-30-2008

Szu-Chia Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100329967FABRICATION METHOD FOR CHALCOPYRITE POWDER - The invention provides a fabrication method for a chalcopyrite powder. The fabrication method includes: (a) mixing a Group IB compound and a Group IIIA compound in a solvent; (b) drying or precipitating the solution of step (a) to obtain a precursor containing Group IB and Group IIIA elements; (c) mixing a solution or powder containing a Group VIA compound with the precursor; and (d) heating the mixture of step (c) to obtain the chalcopyrite powder.12-30-2010

Ta-Wen Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110234531AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND RECOVERY TOUCH SYSTEM AND RESET APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a reset apparatus adaptable to an automatic detection and recovery touch system, which primarily includes an environment sensor and a reset control circuit. The environment sensor detects touch environment surrounding a touch device, and generates an environment change signal corresponding to a change of the touch environment. The reset control circuit directs the touch device to reset according to the environment change signal.09-29-2011

Tien-Yuan Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100271203FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS IN A BILL PASSAGEWAY - A foreign object detecting apparatus in bill passageway includes a laser light source, a first light detector and a second light detector. The laser light source is arranged in a first lateral side to emit a coherent laser beam toward a second lateral side. The first light detector is arranged in the second lateral side to receive the coherent laser beam and to measure the intensity of the coherent laser beam. The second light detector is arranged in one of a top side and a bottom side, wherein when a foreign object is presence in the bill passageway, the intensity of the coherent laser beam received by the first light detector is decreased by the blocking of the foreign object, and at least a portion of the coherent laser beam which is reflected, refracted, diffracted or scattered by the foreign object is received by the second light detector.10-28-2010

Patent applications by Tien-Yuan Chien, Taipei TW

Ting-Chou Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090072945Automatic Lighting Control System And Method - Disclosed is directed to an automatic lighting control system and method. The system includes at least a lighting device, at least a sensor, and a decision module. Each lighting device is adjustable and has a remote control function. A wireless sensor network is configured by the one or more sensors. Each sensor may sense a corresponding luminance and returns the luminance to the decision module in a wireless manner. The decision module may dynamically adjust one or more lighting devices to a suitable luminance by referring to system information, the returned luminance and user's demands.03-19-2009

Ting-Hsu Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100277203Edge-Missing Detector Structure - An edge-missing detector structure includes a first detector, a first delay unit, a first logic gate, a second detector, a second delay unit, and a second logic gate. After being input separately into the edge-missing detector structure, a first reference signal and a first clock signal are detected by the first and second detectors and then subjected to cycle suppression by the first and second logic gates, respectively, so as to generate a second reference signal and a second clock signal which present a phase difference less than 2π. Moreover, the edge-missing detector structure generates a compensative current corresponding to the number of occurrences of cycle suppression. Thus, a phase-locked loop (PLL) using the edge-missing detector structure can avoid cycle slip problems and achieve fast acquisition of phase lock.11-04-2010
20100315131Programmable Frequency Divider with Full Dividing Range - A programmable frequency divider with a full dividing range includes a plurality of cascaded 2/1 frequency dividers. Each of the 2/1 frequency dividers has a first input node, a first output node, a second input node, a second output node and a third input node. The first input node receives a first clock signal divided by the 2/1 frequency divider and outputted as a second clock signal through the first output node. A second logical signal is generated according to the second clock signal, the first clock signal and a first logical signal received from the second input node. The 2/1 frequency divider selectively switches to perform a divide-by-two or divide-by-one operation according to the second logical signal and a first divisor signal received from the third input nodes. The programmable frequency divider provides the full dividing range as the result of utilizing various divisor of the 2/1 frequency divider.12-16-2010

Tseng-Lu Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090135380LED Night Light has projection or image feature - The current invention for LED night light for night time or dark area use including plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current (DC) operated night light with projection or image features to project or present the image, message, data, logo, time on ceiling, walls, floor, desired surface, optics means surface. The said LED night light incorporated with optics means may selected from group combination from optics-lens, slide, convex lens, concave lens, openings, cut-outs, film, grating means, hologram means (same as inventor's U.S. Pat. No. 5,667,736) to create the preferred image on the desired location to let viewer to see. The said night light has adjustable angle, distance between light source and optics-means, adjustable position, location, orientation features too.05-28-2009
20100277952LED NIGHT LIGHT HAS PROJECTION OR IMAGE FEATURE - An LED night light for night time or dark area use, such as a plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current (DC) operated night light, includes projection or image features to project or present an image, message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface, or an optics element surface. The optics means may include an optics-lens, slide, convex lens, concave lens, openings, cut-outs, film, grating, or holographic element to create an image at a desired location. The night light may have an adjustable angle or distance between light source and optics-means, as well as other adjustable position, location, or orientation features.11-04-2010

Wei Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100022848PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS MONITORING/POSITIONING SYSTEM - A physiological status monitoring/positioning system is disclosed, which comprises: a physiological status sensing device, being configured with at least a sensing unit and a signal transmitting unit to be used for detecting and transmitting a physiological attribute of a living entity; a positioning device, being configured with a second signal transceiving unit to be used for transmitting a second signal to a positioning system where the location of the living entity is identified; a calculation device, being configured with a first signal transceiving unit for receiving the physiological attribute while converting the same into a bio index to be transmitted; a signal transceiver, for transmitting/receiving the bio index; and a display device, for displaying the identified location of the living entity as well as the bio index. With the aforesaid system, the physiological status of the living entity as well as its location can be monitored at the same time so that as soon as an abnormal physiological status of the living entity is detected, an immediate action can be taken in response to the emergency.01-28-2010

Wei-Chih Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100277967GRADED METAL OXIDE RESISTANCE BASED SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Memory devices are described along with methods for manufacturing and methods for operating. A memory device as described herein includes a plurality of memory cells located between word lines and bit lines. Memory cells in the plurality of memory cells comprise a diode and a metal-oxide memory element programmable to a plurality of resistance states including a first and a second resistance state, the diode of the memory element arranged in electrical series along a current path between a corresponding word line and a corresponding bit line. The device further includes bias circuitry to apply bias arrangements across the series arrangement of the diode and the memory element of a selected memory cell in the plurality of memory cells.11-04-2010

Wei-Chun Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100046151PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a casing, a key, a loudspeaker, a soft insulating material, and an actuating unit. The key is disposed at the casing. The loudspeaker is embedded into the casing flatly. The soft insulating material covers the casing and the loudspeaker. The actuating unit is coupled to the key and the loudspeaker, and it actuates the loudspeaker to protrude from the casing in response to an actuation of the key.02-25-2010
20100046162CASING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A casing includes a main body and a covering layer. The main body has a first transparent area and a second transparent area disposed as mirror images. Light passes through the first transparent area and the second transparent area. The covering layer covers the second transparent area and has a transmittance gradient. A method for manufacturing the casing and an electronic device having the casing are also disclosed.02-25-2010
20100046163PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a casing, a covering layer, and a key. The casing has an opening. The covering layer covers at least one portion of the casing and covers the opening. The key is disposed at the opening and at least one portion of the key is embedded into the opening of the casing to allow one portion of the covering layer to be sandwiched between the key and the casing.02-25-2010
20100051430PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BUTTON ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A button assembly is applied to a portable electronic device having a casing. The casing has an opening. The button assembly includes a button and a circuit board. The button is disposed at the opening and has a button body and a cloth-material layer. The cloth-material layer covers at least one portion of the button body and is exposed to a surface of the casing. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The circuit board has a switch corresponding to the button body. A portable electronic device having the button assembly is also disclosed.03-04-2010
20100063758ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH POWER INDICATION FUNCTION - An electronic apparatus with a power indication function is connected to an adapter. The electronic apparatus includes a host, a power jack, a rechargeable battery, a power indication element and a controller. The power jack is disposed on the host for connecting with the adapter. The rechargeable battery is disposed in the host and is electrically connected to the power jack. The power indication element has a switch disposed adjacent to the power jack and a power indicator disposed in the host. The controller is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery, the switch and the power indicator. When the switch turns on, the controller detects the remained power in the rechargeable battery and the remained power is indicated by the power indicator.03-11-2010
20100067201FLIP ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A flip electronic device includes a cover, a display module, a casing, a circuit board, and an electrical connection element. The casing is pivotally connected with the cover. The cover has a light-transparent portion. The display module is disposed at the cover. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The electrical connection element is electrically connected with the display module and the circuit board. At least one portion of the electrical connection element is viewable through the light-transparent portion.03-18-2010

Wen Pin Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100042859Computer having Power Saving State Control Function and Control Method Thereof - A computer has a plurality of sleeping modes to be switch directly. The power supply assemblies provide a plurality of power supplies to elements in the computer. The storage module is used to store executing data corresponding to each sleeping mode. The power management module is used to set the number of the power supply assemblies which need to be switched on in each sleeping mode. The control module determines the sleeping mode which is switched to according to a received trigger event and sends a first switching signal to the storage module to make the storage module store the executing data and a second switching signal to the power management module to make the power management module set the number of the power supply assemblies and switches the sleeping mode of the computer directly.02-18-2010

Ya-Leei Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120118074Ultrasonic gas flow measurement device - An ultrasonic gas flow measurement device includes a dumbbell-shaped tube, a first ultrasonic transceiver, a second ultrasonic transceiver, a first cover part, a second cover part and a control unit. The dumbbell-shaped tube includes a central tube part, a first cone part, a first tube part, a second cone part and a second tube part, wherein the first tube part has a flow inlet, the second tube part has a flow outlet, the central tube part connects to the first tube part through the first cone part, and connects to the second tube part through the second cone part. The first ultrasonic transceiver installed inside the first tube part is used for transmitting or receiving ultrasonic signals. The second ultrasonic transceiver installed inside the second tube part is used for transmitting or receiving ultrasonic signals. The control unit is used to control the first and second transceivers.05-17-2012

Yen-Liang Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090188946Dispensing Pump to Dispense the Liquid Content Out of a Container - An improved structure for dispensing pump to dispense the liquid content out of a container is composed of a main body, a L shaped discharge tube and an clean safe cap. The main body has a recessed compartment formed at the front portion thereof, and is in communication with a flow path formed in the main body. The L shaped discharge tube has an angled nozzle at one end and a coupler head at the other end, and the former is in communication with the latter with a flow path. The coupler head of the L shaped discharge tube is inserted into the compartment such that the flow path of the main body can be communicated with that of the L shaped discharge tube. Then afterwards the clean safe cap is covered over the angled nozzle. The clean safe lid has a cap attached to its lower end and the lid is provided with a cock inside.07-30-2009
20110049269Fluid Dispensing Nozzle Structure - An improved fluid dispensing nozzle structure is disclosed. The improved fluid dispensing nozzle structure of the present invention comprises a spout portion, an L-shape tubular portion and an Anti-Splashing Cap. A retaining portion is disposed at the front end of the spout portion and is in fluid communication with a path located in the spout portion. The L-shape tubular portion may be connected with the spout portion through the engagement between a first (connective) opening and the retaining portion. A second opening is disposed on the distal end of the L-shape tubular portion. The Anti-Splashing Cap may be fixedly connected with the L-shape tubular portion at the second opening.03-03-2011
20110139903FLUID DISPENSING NOZZLE STRUCTURE - A improved fluid dispensing nozzle structure is disclosed. The improved fluid dispensing nozzle structure of the present invention comprises a spout portion, an L-shape tubular portion and an anti-splashing cap. A retaining portion is disposed at the front end of the spout portion and is in fluid communication with a path located in the spout portion. A first flow reducing member is disposed on the bending portion of the path. A flow stabilizing unit is provided at the second opening. A threaded external surface is disposed on the outside of the second opening. An anti-splashing cap may be optionally provided and connected with the L-shape tubular portion at the second opening. The improved fluid dispensing nozzle structure of the present invention can reduce the flow, slow down the speed of the flow, regulate the flow and concentrate the flow to avoid splash.06-16-2011

Yen-Lung Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090009613Method for processing images and electronic device using the same - A method for processing images and an electronic device using the same are provided, and the method includes the following steps. A plurality of pictures are successively captured in a frame. A shake parameter of each of the pictures relative to the preceding picture is analyzed. Each of the pictures is adjusted in the frame according to each of the shake parameters to allow the shake parameters to be close to zero. After each of the pictures is adjusted, it has at least a blank area in the frame. Each of the pictures has a boundary pattern adjacent to the blank area. Similar patterns for connecting the boundary patterns are searched for from a plurality of reference pictures. Afterwards, each of the similar patterns fills the corresponding each of the blank areas. The filled pictures are compressed. The compressed pictures are stored.01-08-2009
20090190851BLUR IMAGE ADJUSTING METHOD - A blur image adjusting method includes the following steps. Firstly, a blur image in YCbCr color space is obtained. The Y component of the blur image is extracted so as to obtain a Y component blur image. A blur area is extracted from the Y component blur image by an edge detection technology. A horizontal shift amount and a vertical shift amount are estimated according to a horizontal shift pixel number distribution and a vertical shift pixel number distribution of the blur area. A point spread function is determined according to the horizontal shift amount and the vertical shift amount. Afterwards, the blur image is adjusted according to the point spread function.07-30-2009
20100061657METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STABILIZING IMAGE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING IMAGE USING THE SAME - A method and a device for stabilizing an image, a method for transmitting and receiving the image using the same are provided. In the method for stabilizing the image, a face detection step is performed on the image first to obtain a face area in the image. Then, the size and position of the face area are stabilized, and thus the problem that the face shakes in the image is solved.03-11-2010

Ying-Ren Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100054318Timing Error Detector and Method Thereof - An effective data sequence based timing error detector (EDS-TED) for baseband transmission system using Tomlinson-Harashima Precoder is disclosed. The EDS-TED extracts timing error information embedded in the received signal to build up autocorrelation between the ESD signals and minimize the mean square error between the received and desired EDS so as to improve the performance of the TED in terms of Peak-to-Peak Jitter and TED gain. Thus the quality of the received signal increases and the error rate decreases.03-04-2010

Yi-Te Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090262097FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR TOUCH SCREEN - The dimension detection system is implemented in cascaded circuit boards housed inside a frame assembly of the touch screen. After the frame assembly is assembled and powered, the dimension detection system in the circuit boards would provide horizontal and vertical feedback signals which are utilized to obtain the size of the touch screen. The size information of the touch screen could then be provided to the computer or embedded system where the touch screen is connected, preventing troublesome manual configuration. The dimension detection system and the flexible frame assembly together make the touch screen's production, storage, transportation, and usage more efficient and friendly.10-22-2009
20090262512FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR TOUCH SCREEN - The frame assembly mainly contains a number of linear edge members and a number of L-shaped corner members end-to-end joining the edge members by a number of connection pieces into a rectangular frame surrounding a touch panel. Both the edge and corner members have a C-shaped cross section with a space inside for holding circuit boards of the touch panel. The circuit boards of the corner and edge members are aligned so that their connectivity by matching connectors is easily established when putting the frame assembly together.10-22-2009
20100134441STRUCTURE OF OPTIC TOUCH CONTROL SCREEN MODULE - An optic touch control screen module includes a plurality of frame members of various sizes and joint members that are combined to form a frame. Each of the frame members and the joint members forms a receiving chamber. Every two opposite ones of the circuit boards are provided with oppositely arranged and corresponding optic transmitting elements and optic receiving elements. Each circuit board has opposite ends each forming a female connector. A plurality of male connectors is provided and each has a structure having two faces forming male terminals. To assemble, the male connector is set between and engages with the female connectors of two adjacent circuit boards. Thus, damage to the circuit boards can be avoided.06-03-2010

Yuan-Hao Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080299769SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION METHOD SUITABLE FOR MEMS - A method includes depositing a layer of a sacrificial material in a first region above a substrate. The first region of the substrate is separate from a second region of the substrate, where a corrosion resistant film is to be provided above the second region. The corrosion resistant film is deposited, so that a first portion of the corrosion resistant film is above the sacrificial material in the first region, and a second portion of the corrosion resistant film is above the second region. The first portion of the corrosion resistant film is removed by chemical mechanical polishing. The sacrificial material is removed from the first region using an etching process that selectively etches the sacrificial material, but not the corrosion resistant film.12-04-2008

Yu-Ming Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120086641MULTI-MODE FOLDABLE MOUSE - A multi-mode foldable mouse includes a main body, a cover, a sensing device and a controller. A first touch panel is disposed on the main body. A second touch panel is disposed on the cover. The sensing device is used for sensing a position of the main body relative to the cover. The controller is used for controlling the mouse to be operated in either a multi-touch mode or a keyboard mode according to the position of the main body relative to the cover. When the mouse in operated in the multi-touch mode, the first touch panel is enabled, and a multi-finger inputting operation on the first touch panel is converted into an image control instruction. When the mouse in operated in a keyboard mode, a virtual standard keyboard is shown on the first touch panel in cooperation with the second touch panel for providing a function of inputting characters.04-12-2012

Yung-Chieh Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080302875Communication terminal with contactless IC card system - A communication terminal with a contactless IC card is disclosed. The portable communication apparatus for a contactless transmission, includes a main device having a casing and a socket disposed therein for holding a contactless IC card; a pad set disposed on the casing of the main device; a connecting circuit for electrically connecting the socket to the pad set; and an antenna disposed on the casing, having a contact terminal set covering the pad set for coupling to the contactless IC card via the connecting circuit and transmitting data wirelessly while the contactless IC card is inserted into the socket.12-11-2008
20080308640Contactless stand-alone assembly - The invention presents a contactless stand-alone assembly for insertion of an integrated circuit module, including an antenna for transmitting data between the integrated circuit module and a remote card reader; and a module holder for holding the integrated circuit module, electrically connected to the antenna for performing contactless transaction with the remote card reader.12-18-2008

Yu-Wen Chien, Taipei TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090278797METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING PERSONAL COMPUTER THROUGH MOTION RECOGNITION - A method and a system for operating a personal computer through motion recognition are described to enable the personal computer to perform corresponding operations in response to finger motions of a user. The system comprises of a plurality of colored finger cots respectively worn on different fingers of the user; an image capturing unit for capturing digital images of all the finger cots; an motion recognition procedure for recognizing relative positions and moving directions of all the finger cots in the digital images; and a command control procedure for generating a corresponding command to control the personal computer to perform relative operations according to a set motion-command conversion table and a result of the motion recognition.11-12-2009