Patents Assigned to ZyXEL communications Corp.
  • Patent number: 11293810
    Abstract: The present invention provides a linear control circuit for controlling an external device. The linear control circuit includes a temperature sensor and a controller. The temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature. The controller is electrically coupled to the external device and the temperature sensor, and configured to provide a linear control signal associated with a control parameter value according to a sensing result in response to the temperature and linearly control the rotational speed of the external device by the linear control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
    Inventor: Chung-Hsien Huang
  • Publication number: 20200173864
    Abstract: The present invention provides a linear control circuit for controlling an external device. The linear control circuit includes a temperature sensor and a controller. The temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature. The controller is electrically coupled to the external device and the temperature sensor, and configured to provide a linear control signal associated with a control parameter value according to a sensing result in response to the temperature and linearly control the rotational speed of the external device by the linear control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
    Inventor: Chung-Hsien Huang
  • Publication number: 20200091778
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system and a method thereof for power and data transmission are provided. The wireless transmission system includes a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes a power supply, a wireless charging transmitter and a first communication transceiver. The wireless charging transmitter is coupled to the power supply and transmits the power. The first communication transceiver is coupled to the power supply. The second apparatus includes a wireless charging receiver and a second communication transceiver. The wireless charging receiver receives the power. The second communication transceiver is turned on by the power and performs a data transmission with the first communication transceiver. Accordingly, electric power and data can be transmitted wirelessly, so that the wall of house would not need to be drilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
    Inventors: Chin-Po Liao, Ching-Liang Lee
  • Patent number: 10574051
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an overvoltage protection structure thereof are provided. The overvoltage protection structure includes a first signal transmission end and a second signal transmission end. The first signal transmission end has at least one first side, and couples to a protected component through a conductive wire. The second signal transmission end has at least one second side, wherein the at least one second side corresponds to the at least one first side and is adjacent to the at least one first side. Therein, there is at least one gap between the at least one second side and the at least one first side, and the gap is positively related to a threshold voltage of the overvoltage protection structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Huang, Chih-Chien Tseng
  • Publication number: 20180278051
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an overvoltage protection structure thereof are provided. The overvoltage protection structure includes a first signal transmission end and a second signal transmission end. The first signal transmission end has at least one first side, and couples to a protected component through a conductive wire. The second signal transmission end has at least one second side, wherein the at least one second side corresponds to the at least one first side and is adjacent to the at least one first side. Therein, there is at least one gap between the at least one second side and the at least one first side, and the gap is positively related to a threshold voltage of the overvoltage protection structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Huang, Chih-Chien Tseng
  • Patent number: 9866262
    Abstract: A wireless transceiving device is proposed. The wireless transceiving device includes a transmitting circuit, a receiving circuit and an auxiliary receiving circuit. The transmitting circuit includes a signal transceiving circuit. The receiving circuit includes the signal transceiving circuit. The auxiliary receiving circuit is coupled to the receiving circuit and includes an auxiliary antenna. When the receiving circuit receives a signal via the signal transceiving circuit, the auxiliary receiving circuit assists the receiving circuit to receive the signal via the auxiliary antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventor: Lu-Wei Chiang
  • Patent number: 9761931
    Abstract: A wireless network device including a substrate, a plurality of antennas, a central antenna and a radio frequency (RF) transceiving module is provided. The antennas are disposed near an edge of the substrate. The central antenna is disposed near a central point of the substrate. The RF transceiving module is coupled to the antennas and the central antenna. In a first mode of the wireless network device, the RF transceiving module receives and transmits signals through the antennas. In a second mode of the wireless network device, the RF transceiving module receives and transmits the signals through a part of the antennas and the central antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Huang, Chih-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 9755694
    Abstract: A “wall-embedded” power-line-communication (PLC) enabled device connecting with the home network backbone through the PLC technology is disclosed. The wall-embedded PLC enabled device includes at least a system module, a front panel, and a holder. With flexible, modular architecture, the device can easily optionally integrate required functions, such as sensors, actuators and so on, or additional heterogeneous communication interfaces, to extend the service coverage, to support the specific smart-house services, and other uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Pao Chen, Tzu-Lung Lin, Chin-Ru Lin, Chen-Ju Lai
  • Patent number: 9332418
    Abstract: A network apparatus and a method of switching a data network for a network apparatus are provided. The network apparatus includes a plurality of User Identity Modules (UIMs), a transceiver module, and a switching unit. The UIMs are used to provide a plurality of network service plans, wherein the network apparatus operates in a first network service plan corresponding to a first UIM of the UIMs. The transceiver module is arranged to receive a plurality of network packets corresponding to the network service plans. The switching unit is arranged to obtain a plurality of corresponding network connection information from the network packets, performing an information-matching operation upon the plurality of corresponding network connection information to generate a matching result by referring to a profile database, and determining if the network apparatus is required to be switched to operate in a second network service plan according to the matching result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Kuo-Long Yang, Tzu-Chiang Yen
  • Publication number: 20150155911
    Abstract: A “wall-embedded” power-line-communication (PLC) enabled device connecting with the home network backbone through the PLC technology is disclosed. The wall-embedded PLC enabled device includes at least a system module, a front panel, and a holder. With flexible, modular architecture, the device can easily optionally integrate required functions, such as sensors, actuators and so on, or additional heterogeneous communication interfaces, to extend the service coverage, to support the specific smart-house services, and other uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Pao Chen, Tzu-Lung Lin, Chin-Ru Lin, Chen-Ju Lai
  • Patent number: 8472209
    Abstract: A device having anti-demolition functions includes a housing and an electronic apparatus. The housing includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover has a first connection part disposed thereon. The electronic apparatus is disposed in the housing and is fixed on the second cover. The electronic apparatus includes a first block, a second block and a join part. The second block has a second connection part disposed thereon, wherein second connection part fastens first connection part when first cover is engaged with second cover. The join part connects first block and second block, and has at least one circuit wire passing there through, wherein when the first cover and the second cover are separated from each other, the join part is separated from at least one of the first block and the second block, such that the at least one circuit wire forms an open circuited status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Hui-Shan Chen, Chih-An Peng, Wan-Ru Yang
  • Patent number: 7940227
    Abstract: A MIMO passive wireless transmit and receive terminator system includes a base for providing a signal source and two terminators fixed substantially perpendicular to the base and parallel with each other. Each terminator includes four radiating fins spaced at approximately 90 degree intervals and has radiator plates located near the top and bottom of an outer edge of each radiating fin, a central, non-radiating portion of the outer edge separating the top and bottom radiating plates from each other and from a central metallic layer. A control circuit may be disposed within the base or the metallic layer for selectively supplying the signal source to the radiating plates of only one of the radiating fins of each terminator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventor: Jui-Yu Chou
  • Publication number: 20100185698
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for auto uploading files and a related computer-readable medium. The method of the present invention comprises: determining whether file variations occur in at least a folder of a first electronic device to generate a determining result; and executing an auto uploading operation to auto upload files resulting in the file variations occurring in the folder to a data storage space of at least a second electronic device when the determining result indicating that the file variations occur in the folder. The present invention can be utilized for auto uploading different types of files to different types of network sharing spaces such as YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. Thus, the present invention can help users to save a lot of time in uploading files to the different types of network sharing spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: ZYXEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
    Inventors: Pei Hung Lee, Yi Ling Lu
  • Patent number: 7761915
    Abstract: A computer-implemented packet detection method includes a source at a first address transmitting packets to a terminal at a second address without transmitting the packets to any intermediate address during the transmission, the terminal receiving the packets, the terminal reassembling the received packets; the terminal performing a process referring to the reassembled packets, and the terminal transmitting packets to a destination at a third address which is different from the first address without transmitting the adjusted packets to any intermediate address during the transmission. Without extra operations and packet traffic, the computer-implemented packet detection method can be applied to virus detection, malicious content detection, or some statistics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Te Wu, Te-Wei Ho, Shir-Hung Wang
  • Patent number: 7676547
    Abstract: A system for processing an e-mail is disclosed. The system includes: a host, for issuing a first request to get a mail subject of the e-mail; a first server, for sending a first information associated with the e-mail, wherein the first information includes at least the mail subject and does not include all mail contents of the requested e-mail; a second server, for analyzing a second information to determine whether or not the mail subject is delivered to the host and then outputting an analysis result; and a parser, for receiving the information, outputting the second information to the second server, and directing the mail subject to the host if the analysis result indicates the parser should deliver the mail subject to the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Chin-Li Chu, Jain-Li Lai
  • Patent number: 7609685
    Abstract: An IP telephony apparatus provides simultaneous SIP communication for multiple IP phones and a method is proposed for the same. The IP telephony apparatus comprises a network connection port connected to a network; a plurality of telephone connection ports connected to a plurality of telephone sets; a voice codec unit connected to the telephone connection ports and used for converting a voice signal to a digital voice packet and for converting a digital voice packet to a voice signal; and an IP telephony allocation unit connected to the network connection port and the plurality of telephone connection ports. The IP telephony allocation unit creates an SIP control block containing an SIP call-leg for a local SIP number, and allocates the SIP control block to a destination telephone set according to the SIP call-leg, whereby the telephone sets have bi-directional digital voice packet transmission with a remote SIP number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Zyxel Communications Corp
    Inventor: Chi-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 7596145
    Abstract: An automatic setting method for ATM network is used in an information device for automatic connecting to an ATM network of an ISP office. At first an automatic configuration table is provided and includes a plurality sets of setting parameters of virtual path identifier (VPI)/virtual channel identifier (VCI) and encapsulation capacity for a plurality of default ISP offices. A user tries connection to the ISP office by selecting one set of the setting parameters as a connecting parameter to the ISP office and receives a reply message from the ISP office. The user selects another one set of the setting parameters as a connecting parameter to the ISP office when the connection fails and tries again until the connection to the ISP office successes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Zyxel Communications Corp
    Inventors: Ming-Chuan Weng, Chi-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 7580419
    Abstract: A network system integrated with SIP call server and SIP agent client. The network system is provided between a local device and a network for connecting with at least one remote device. The network system includes: at least one local connecting port for coupling with the local device; a remote connecting port for coupling with the network; and an SIP processing module for executing at least one SIP call server program and SIP agent client program. After the local and remote devices perform SIP registry on the SIP call server program, the local and remote devices can telecommunicate with each other by voice from a private SIP telecommunication network. The network system further includes an IP phone connecting port for coupling with at least one IP phone and a voice processing module for converting the voice signal of the IP phone into digital signal and converting the digital signal of the SIP processing module into voice signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Zyxel Communications Corp
    Inventor: Hung Hsiang Hsu
  • Patent number: 7499431
    Abstract: A method for performing an efficient handoff of a wireless endpoint to an access point in a wireless network environment includes measuring a number of stations utilizing the access point, selecting a broadcast count of the wireless endpoint according to the number of stations, selecting a retry count of the access point according to the number of stations, and performing the handoff of the wireless endpoint to the access point utilizing the selected broadcast count and retry count. The broadcast count corresponding to a number of probe request frames sent by the wireless endpoint to initiate the handoff of the wireless endpoint, and the retry count corresponding to a number of probe response frames sent by the access point to acknowledge receipt of the probe request frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Li-Chun Wang, Hung-Hsi Chen, Ming-Bing Chen, Chang-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 7499275
    Abstract: A detachable filter of the electronic apparatus can be positioned to the side of the housing of the electronic apparatus in a lateral way. With the help of fixing elements such as the supporters having arches or the magnetic elements adhering to the side of the detachable filter, the detachable filter can be positioned to the side of the housing laterally and fixed to the side of the housing tightly in an easy way. The detachable filter can be removed for cleaning by directly being drawn laterally along the side of the housing without the need to shutdown the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Hsing-Wen Lai, Chin-Hung Lien, Chih-Chan Chiang