Patents by Inventor Fan Ho
Fan Ho has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9420412Abstract: A vehicle position calibration method and apparatus thereof are disclosed. The vehicle position calibration method is applicable to a vehicle having a mobile calibration positioning device and at least a vehicle having a positioning device to be calibrated. The method starts with the mobile calibration positioning device transmitting a message of positioning precision level to the positioning device to be calibrated. Then, the positioning device to be calibrated sends a calibration request to the mobile calibration positioning device according to the message of positioning precision level; then the mobile calibration positioning device detects a relative position between the mobile calibration positioning device and the positioning device to be calibrated according to the calibration request.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventor: Ping-Fan Ho
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Patent number: 9378849Abstract: A controller includes an internal memory to store an address and a memory control unit operatively coupled with the internal memory. The memory control unit includes logic to identify a malfunctioning address of primary data storage elements within an external memory device, the external memory device being another semiconductor device separate from the controller, store the malfunctioning address in the internal memory, and transmit, to the external memory device, a command to initiate a repair of the malfunctioning address using redundant data storage elements and an indication of an address associated with the malfunctioning address.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Adrian E. Ong, Fan Ho
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Patent number: 9269460Abstract: A controller includes a memory test logic circuit to detect a malfunctioning row of primary data storage elements within an external memory device, an internal memory to store an address corresponding to the malfunctioning row of the external memory device, and a memory setup logic circuit to initiate a repair mode in the external memory device and to end the repair mode in the external memory device. The controller further includes a port to couple to an address line to transmit the address corresponding to the malfunctioning row of the external memory device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Adrian E. Ong, Fan Ho
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Publication number: 20160042812Abstract: A controller includes an internal memory to store an address and a memory control unit operatively coupled with the internal memory. The memory control unit includes logic to identify a malfunctioning address of primary data storage elements within an external memory device, the external memory device being another semiconductor device separate from the controller, store the malfunctioning address in the internal memory, and transmit, to the external memory device, a command to initiate a repair of the malfunctioning address using redundant data storage elements and an indication of an address associated with the malfunctioning address.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Adrian E. Ong, Fan Ho
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Patent number: 9229088Abstract: The present disclosure provides an identifying device, an identifying system and a method for identification between a transmitting wireless apparatus and a receiving wireless apparatus, wherein the transmitting wireless apparatus senses a plurality of wireless apparatuses to provide sense information, calculate relative location information between the transmitting wireless apparatus and the wireless apparatuses based on the sense information and convert the relative location information into an identification datum. The transmitting wireless apparatus transmits a broadcast message having the identification datum. When the receiving wireless apparatus receives the broadcast message from the transmitting wireless apparatus, the identification information of the broadcast message is compared with sense information sensed by the receiving wireless apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Hsuan Cheng, Ping-Fan Ho, Yin-Chih Lu, Ming-Fong Tsai
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Publication number: 20150371722Abstract: A controller includes a memory test logic circuit to detect a malfunctioning row of primary data storage elements within an external memory device, an internal memory to store an address corresponding to the malfunctioning row of the external memory device, and a memory setup logic circuit to initiate a repair mode in the external memory device and to end the repair mode in the external memory device. The controller further includes a port to couple to an address line to transmit the address corresponding to the malfunctioning row of the external memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Adrian E. Ong, Fan Ho
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Publication number: 20150370145Abstract: A lighting control device is mounted in a photoflash and comprises a fixing seat and a honeycomb grid installed in said fixing seat. The terminal of an extension of one end of the honeycomb grid has a first installation member, and the other end of the honeycomb grid has a honeycomb member. An annular region of the outer surface of the honeycomb member, which is adjacent to the first installation member, has a second installation member. In application, the first or second installation member is sleeved by the fixing seat to make the photoflash generate a desired lighted area according to requirement. Thereby, the present invention can change the distance between the honeycomb member and the photoflash and adjust the area lighted by the photoflash via varying the installation way of the honeycomb grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventor: Te-Fan HO
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Publication number: 20150336727Abstract: An accessory storage device comprises a plurality of transparent casings each having a through hole and at least one slot; and a fixing pivot passing through the through hole of each transparent casing to cascade the transparent casings, wherein the slot interconnects with an opening, and wherein an accessory is inserted through the opening into the slot for storage. The transparent casings of the accessory storage device can be spread fanwise to reveal the accessories stored inside the transparent casings or the labels on the transparent casings. Thereby, the user can fast find out the required accessories stored in the accessory storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventor: Te-Fan Ho
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Publication number: 20150332746Abstract: A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Ian Shaeffer, Lawrence Lai, Fan Ho, David A. Secker, Wayne S. Richardson, Akash Bansal, Brian S. Leibowitz, Kyung Suk Oh
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Patent number: 9129712Abstract: A controller including a non-volatile memory to store a repair address, and a memory control unit operatively coupled with the non-volatile memory. The memory control unit comprising a memory test function configured to detect a malfunctioning address of primary data storage elements within a memory device. The memory device being another semiconductor device separate from the controller. The memory test function configured to store the repair address in the non-volatile memory, the repair address indicating the malfunctioning address of the primary data storage element.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Adrian E. Ong, Fan Ho
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Patent number: 9117496Abstract: A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: RAMBUS INC.Inventors: Ian Shaeffer, Lawrence Lai, Fan Ho, David A. Secker, Wayne S. Richardson, Akash Bansal, Brian S. Leibowitz, Kyung Suk Oh
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Publication number: 20150185590Abstract: A foldable subdued-lighting device is provided, comprising a base pedestal, and on an upper surface of the base pedestal is an assembly part. The assembly part is covered with a soft subdued-lighting mask, and there are a plurality of light-guiding refraction protrusions which surround and are disposed on an inner surface of the soft subdued-lighting mask. When the proposed device is applied to a lamp, the light emitted from the lamp passes through the light-guiding refraction protrusions, such that the original light is spread and diffused to become a subdued light. The proposed device is advantageous of generating a subdued light by using the light-guiding refraction protrusions to refract the light emitted from the lamp, and also generating light with high intensity by folding the soft subdued-lighting mask itself such that the transparency of the soft subdued-lighting mask is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventor: Te-Fan Ho
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Publication number: 20150177595Abstract: In a light-controlling device with replaceable optical filter, a slot seat has a slot, and the middle of the slot has a light-transmitting area. An optical filter is inserted into the slot and has a light-filtering member exposed to the light-transmitting area. The present invention directly extracts the optical filter in the slot whereby different color filters corresponding to external light are rapidly replaced without repeatedly disassembling the light-controlling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventor: Te-Fan HO
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Publication number: 20150177003Abstract: A vehicle position calibration method and apparatus thereof are disclosed. The vehicle position calibration method is applicable to a vehicle having a mobile calibration positioning device and at least a vehicle having a positioning device to be calibrated. The method starts with the mobile calibration positioning device transmitting a message of positioning precision level to the positioning device to be calibrated. Then, the positioning device to be calibrated sends a calibration request to the mobile calibration positioning device according to the message of positioning precision level; then the mobile calibration positioning device detects a relative position between the mobile calibration positioning device and the positioning device to be calibrated according to the calibration request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventor: Ping-Fan HO
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Patent number: 9031772Abstract: An assistance system and a generation method of dynamic driving information, which acquire object information of an ambient object near by a main vehicle to establish an ambient object relation list of the main vehicle, receive an ambient object relation list of an ambient vehicle, and determine object information of the ambient object relation list of the ambient vehicle before being added in the ambient object relation list of the main vehicle, so as to establish a dynamic driving information graph.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Hsuan Cheng, Yin-Chih Lu, Ping-Fan Ho, Ming-Fong Tsai
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Patent number: 8978495Abstract: A synchronous movement-aid device for slide module includes at least one aid device. The aid device includes a first arm, a second arm connected with the first arm and a rotational wheel connected with the second arm and rotatable with the movement of the second arm. The first arm has a pivoted end mounted on a rail. When an external force is applied to the first arm, the pivoted end can freely move along the rail relative to the second arm. The second arm has a fixed end connected to the rotational wheel. When the first arm moves along the rail, the rotational wheel is driven to rotate so as to achieve better synchronous movement effect than the conventional slide mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: First Dome CorporationInventors: An Szu Hsu, Way Han Dai, Hsiu Fan Ho
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Patent number: 8964381Abstract: An electronic device locking/unlocking mechanism assembled with an electronic device. The locking/unlocking mechanism includes a connection arm movable between a first position and a second position. The connection arm has a first end and a second end. An elastic unit is disposed at the first end of the connection arm to normally apply an elastic force to the connection arm for keeping the connection arm positioned in the first position. A locking section is disposed at the second end of the connection arm. The locking section is held in a dent formed on the electronic device. When the connection arm is moved to the second position, the locking section is released from the held state, whereby a pivot pin is unstressed to automatically bound open the electronic device. This eliminates the problem existing in the conventional mechanism that the electronic device is uneasy to open.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: First Dome CorporationInventors: Chien Cheng Mai, Hsiu Fan Ho
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Patent number: 8947867Abstract: A sliding-type electronic apparatus with a strengthening force structure includes a body served as a system terminal and an upper cover disposed on the body and having a surface configured with a touch screen. A sliding and cover-lifting member constituted by a sliding rail, a sliding member and a pivot shaft device is at least disposed between the body and the upper cover. In a normal state, a supporting device, together with the sliding and cover-lifting member, is horizontally and supportively placed in a preset concave chamber space of the body. The auxiliary supporting devices can be formed as an inclined auxiliary support structure on the rear surface of the upper cover when the upper cover is lifted, thereby effectively increasing the screen touch resistance to inhibit screen wobble in an operation process and to promote the support effect and operation stability of the screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: First Dome CorporationInventors: An Szu Hsu, Way-Han Dai, Hsiu-Fan Ho
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Patent number: 8931360Abstract: A synchronization structure applicable to a slide cover to ensure synchronous movement and avoid deflection includes a slide member, a relative slide member and two extensible/retractable linkage assemblies. Second ends of the extensible/retractable assemblies are respectively pivotally connected to corresponding sections of two sides of the slide member. First ends of the extensible/retractable assemblies are connected with each other and restricted by a middle slide guide section between the slide member and the relative slide member. Two fixed support sections are respectively oppositely disposed on lateral sides of the middle slide guide section. The extensible/retractable assemblies are formed with slide guide sections in which the fixed support sections are fitted.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: First Dome CorporationInventors: An Szu Hsu, Way Han Dai, Hsiu Fan Ho
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Patent number: 8933792Abstract: A moving carrier signal transmission method and a signal transmission device using the same are provided. A main moving carrier acquires an identification code of an ambient moving carrier. The main moving carrier adds an identification code of the main moving carrier and the identification code of the ambient moving carrier in a data request and then sends out the data request to the ambient moving carrier according to the identification code of the ambient moving carrier. When the ambient moving carrier obtains the data request, the ambient moving carrier adds the identification code of the main moving carrier in a moving carrier list and transmits the moving carrier list to the main moving carrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ping-Fan Ho, Ming-Fong Tsai, Ming-Hsuan Cheng, Jyh-Cheng Chen