Patents Assigned to Lite-On IT. Corp.
  • Patent number: 8427914
    Abstract: A lens pull-in method is used in a near-field optical accessing system. When a lens is in a far-field range, the lens is driven to approach a surface of an optical disc in an open loop control state. If the lens enters a near-field range, a first GES level is inputted as a set value and the lens is driven in a close loop control state. When the gap error signal decreases to the first GES level, the set value is changed to a second GES level, which is higher than the first GES level. When the gap error signal increases to the first GES level, the set value is changed to a target GES level, so that the gap error signal is maintained at the target gap error signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventor: Tung-Hsu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8416270
    Abstract: The present invention provides a labeling method for a blu-ray disc, which includes following steps: an initial radius is selected on a blank area of the blu-ray disc, and a pattern is determined; an initial physical sector number is calculated using the initial radius, and the pattern is transformed into a description data; according to the initial physical sector number and a size of the description data, a sequential recorded region of the blu-ray disc is divided into at least two sequential recorded regions, and information of the at least two sequential recorded regions are updated in a table of content, wherein an initial position of one of the sequential recorded regions is the initial physical sector number, and a length of the one of the sequential recorded regions is the size of the description data; the description data is written from the initial physical sector number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventor: Johannes Franciscus Petrus Claas
  • Patent number: 8381237
    Abstract: A traverse for an optical disc drive comprising a base, a main shaft motor, a pick-up motor and a pick-up head module is provided. The base includes a bottom plate and a plurality of raised mesas. The bottom plate has an opening and the raised mesas connect with the bottom plate. The main shaft motor is disposed on the raised mesas. The pick-up motor is disposed on the bottom plate and the pick-up head module connects with the pick-up motor. The pick-up motor enables the pick-up head module to move inside the opening. Additionally, the present invention also provides an optical disc drive with the said traverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Tsao, Chun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 8351288
    Abstract: A flash storage device comprises: a memory module, for storing data; a control unit, electrically connected to the memory module, for accessing the data in the memory module; and a detecting unit, electrically connected to the control unit, for passing a temperature detecting result to the control unit, and the control unit determining whether a data protection operation is activated according to the temperature detecting result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventors: Song-Feng Tsai, Wen-Tsung Yang, Jen-Yu Hsu
  • Patent number: 8302117
    Abstract: A casing assembling structure of an optical disc drive is provided to comprise a bottom cover; a top cover combined with the bottom cover to form a space, wherein the top cover has a first side wall and a fixing portion, which is extended from the first side wall and is positioned under the bottom cover; and a first screw screwed on the fixing portion, wherein the top cover, the first side wall and the fixing portion are formed as a integral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Lite-On IT Corp.
    Inventors: Jung-Fu Chen, Yuan-Syun Luo, Wei-Chieh Hu, In-Shuen Lee
  • Patent number: 8248366
    Abstract: An image display device for displaying digital images includes a display screen, a controller and a proximity sensor in communication with the controller. When an external object such as the user's hand is detected by the proximity sensor, the proximity sensor issues a sensing signal to the controller. The controller controls the display of the digital images in response to the sensing signal. Hence, the display of the digital images can be controlled or operated without touching the image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventor: Lu-Kang Mao
  • Patent number: 8218415
    Abstract: A laser power control system and method used in an optical disc writer. According to a write power value, the laser power control system drives a laser to output a write power through a first channel. According to a proportional value, the laser power control system drives the laser to output an overdrive power through a second channel. By using a close loop control of the laser power control system, the write power and the overwrite power are independent of the temperature changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventor: Chi-Yuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20120087223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of writing data to a disc (OD). The method comprised: a) performing a plurality of writing actions in which a plurality of data portions are written to the disc, b) performing a plurality of verification actions in which written data portions are at least partly verified and at least part of the data portions are replaced if needed. The method further comprises a2) performing a decision action for each writing action in which a decision whether or not to perform the verification action for a specific written data portion is taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventors: Marc Angeline Jozef Cas, Johannes Franciscus Petrus Claas, Stefan Geusens
  • Patent number: 8135219
    Abstract: A method of detecting and compensating fail pixels in a holographic storage system. The method includes steps of: providing a plurality of image frames to show on a data plane for all pixels on the data plane being capable of outputting a light state or a dark state; sequentially recording the image frames into a storage medium; detecting the image frames by using a detecting apparatus for all pixels on the detecting apparatus being capable of outputting sensing signals corresponding to the light state and the dark state; defining a sensing difference value, which is a difference of the sensing signal outputting the light state and the dark state generated by one pixel; comparing the sensing difference value with a threshold value; and defining the corresponding pixel is a fail pixel if the sensing difference value is smaller than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Yen Chang, Hsin-Ping Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120054414
    Abstract: A solid state drive includes a flash memory and a controlling unit. The flash memory includes plural blocks. Each block includes plural pages. The controlling unit is in communication with the flash memory. When data of a specified block are erased or data are written into the specified block, the controlling unit provides a time parameter to the specified block. The controlling unit performs a data loss prevention, a wear leveling operation or a garbage collection according to the time parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventors: Song-Feng Tsai, Jen-Yu Hsu, Ling-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20120023511
    Abstract: A slot-in disc drive is provided to comprise an ejecting lever rotated about a rotating axis; a first sensor and a second sensor, disposed on the rotating path of the ejecting lever; and a firmware, built in the disc drive for selecting a first setting or a second setting according to the size of a loaded disc, wherein the first and the second settings are respectively related to the first and the second sensors, and the firmware controls the ejecting lever to stop rotating based on the selected setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventors: Ta-Hsiang WANG, Chien-Wei HUANG, Yung-Han WU, Sheng-Hsiung CHOU
  • Patent number: 8082560
    Abstract: A disc drive has a loader, a traverse, a circuit board and a supporting frame. The loader has a first side wall, a second side wall and a third side wall that is perpendicular to the first side wall and the second side wall. The circuit board has a first side, a second side and a third side that is perpendicular to the first side and the second side. The supporting frame extends from the second side wall of the loader and has a supporting surface. The third side of the circuit board is shorter than the third side wall of the loader, and the second side of the circuit board is disposed on the supporting surface of the supporting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lite-On IT Corp
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Cheng Hua Chen, Yu-Nien Chen, Jeng-Wen Huang
  • Publication number: 20110261662
    Abstract: A lens pull-in method is used in a near-field optical accessing system. When a lens is in a far-field range, the lens is driven to approach a surface of an optical disc in an open loop control state. If the lens enters a near-field range, a first GES level is inputted as a set value and the lens is driven in a close loop control state. When the gap error signal decreases to the first GES level, the set value is changed to a second GES level, which is higher than the first GES level. When the gap error signal increases to the first GES level, the set value is changed to a target GES level, so that the gap error signal is maintained at the target gap error signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventor: Tung-Hsu Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20110258651
    Abstract: An optical disc drive for marking a label side of a lightscribe disc is provided. The optical disc drive includes a spoke detecting device, a spindle motor PCB and an insulating pad. The spoke detecting device is used for detecting spoke patterns on the lightscribe disc. The spindle motor PCB is communicated with the spoke detecting device through a flexible cable. The insulating pad is coupled with the spindle motor PCB for supporting the spoke detecting device such that the spoke detecting device is separated from the lightscribe disc by a specified gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Hu, Shih-Ming Hsu, Ying-Shun Li, Hao-Wen Chang, Jung-Fu Chen, Chun-Jen Tseng, Chih-Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20110254910
    Abstract: An optical disc drive for marking a label side of a lightscribe disc is provided. The optical disc drive includes a metallic plate, a spoke detecting device and a spindle motor PCB. The spoke detecting device is used for detecting spoke patterns on the lightscribe disc. The spindle motor PCB is supported on the metallic plate and having a notch such that a receptacle is defined by sidewalls of the notch and a surface of the metallic plate. The spoke detecting device is received in the receptacle such that the spoke detecting device is separated from the lightscribe disc by a specified gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chieh Hu, Shih-Ming Hsu, Ying-Shun Li, Hao-Wen Chang, Jung-Fu Chen, Chun-Jen Tseng, Chih-Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20110238892
    Abstract: A method of wear leveling applied to a non-volatile memory is provided. The method comprises steps of: categorizing all blocks within the non-volatile memory to a first group with erased blocks having higher history numbers, a second group with erased blocks having lower history numbers, or a third group with blocks not either assigned to the first group or the second group; selecting a first block which contains a clod data from the third group; selecting a second block from the first group; copying the cold data from the first block into the second block and updating the history number of the second block; and erasing the first block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventors: Song-Feng Tsai, Wen-Tsung Yang, Jen-Yu Hsu
  • Patent number: 8018806
    Abstract: A disc discriminating method for use in an optical disc drive includes the following steps. Firstly, an optical pickup head of the optical disc drive is controlled to move in a first direction when the optical pickup head is in a track-unlocked state. Then, a tracking error signal and a radio frequency signal are generated. According to the tracking error signal, a tracking error zero crossing signal is obtained. According to the radio frequency signal, a radio frequency zero crossing signal is obtained. According to a phase relation between the tracking error zero crossing signal and the radio frequency zero crossing signal, the disc is discriminated as an on-groove recording disc or an in-groove recording disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventor: Johannes Franciscus Peterus Claas
  • Patent number: 8005302
    Abstract: The disclosure is a data modulation/encryption method used in a holographic storage system. The data modulation method includes steps of: receiving an original data sequence; arraying the original data sequence to a first matrix with n×n dimensions; multiplying the first matrix by a sparse matrix to generate a second matrix with n×n dimensions; executing a modulating and mapping procedure for generating a third matrix with (n+1)×n or n×(n+1) dimensions, wherein the third matrix is composed of a modulation part and an extra part; and, storing the third matrix; wherein the sparse matrix is a binary matrix, a total number of elements in each row of the sparse matrix is odd, all rows of the sparse matrix have a same even number of bit 1, all columns of the sparse matrix have a same even number of bit 1, and the sparse matrix has an inverse matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventor: Chia-Han Yen
  • Publication number: 20110185224
    Abstract: A flash storage device comprises: a memory module, for storing data; a control unit, electrically connected to the memory module, for accessing the data in the memory module; and a detecting unit, electrically connected to the control unit, for passing a temperature detecting result to the control unit, and the control unit determining whether a data protection operation is activated according to the temperature detecting result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventors: Song-Feng Tsai, Wen-Tsung Yang, Jen-Yu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110155002
    Abstract: The present invention provides a labeling method for a blu-ray disc, which includes following steps: an initial radius is selected on a blank area of the blu-ray disc, and a pattern is determined; an initial physical sector number is calculated using the initial radius, and the pattern is transformed into a description data; according to the initial physical sector number and a size of the description data, a sequential recorded region of the blu-ray disc is divided into at least two sequential recorded regions, and information of the at least two sequential recorded regions are updated in a table of content, wherein an initial position of one of the sequential recorded regions is the initial physical sector number, and a length of the one of the sequential recorded regions is the size of the description data; the description data is written from the initial physical sector number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORP.
    Inventor: Johannes Franciscus Petrus Claas