Patents by Inventor Min-Hong Chien

Min-Hong Chien 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).

  • Electronic apparatus of recording data using non-volatile memory
    Patent number: 8341341
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus for recording data using a non-volatile memory is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a non-volatile memory and a controller. The non-volatile memory stores a plurality of sets of playing information of the electronic apparatus. The controller is coupled to the non-volatile memory for receiving an input data and transforming a data structure of the input data into a bitmapping data structure. The controller includes a bitmapping module that is capable of transforming the input data into data having at least one bit but less than one byte in a bitmapping manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Hong Chien, Chieh-Chien Huang, Yu-Chi Chen
  • Method for recording data using non-volatile memory
    Patent number: 8099542
    Abstract: A method for recording data using a non-volatile memory and an electronic apparatus thereof are provided. In the present method, a set of input data is provided. Then, a data structure of the input data is transformed into a bitmapping data structure. Afterwards, the input data is written sequentially into the non-volatile memory using at least one bit as a basic unit of modification. A total number of bits being modified is then calculated, so as to obtain information needed by the system. Therefore, a minimal memory space is used to record most information, so as to reduce the times for erasing the non-volatile memory and increase the life time of the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Hong Chien, Chieh-Chien Huang, Yu-Chi Chen
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS OF RECORDING DATA USING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
    Publication number: 20110153920
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus for recording data using a non-volatile memory is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a non-volatile memory and a controller. The non-volatile memory stores a plurality of sets of playing information of the electronic apparatus. The controller is coupled to the non-volatile memory for receiving an input data and transforming a data structure of the input data into a bitmapping data structure. The controller includes a bitmapping module that is capable of transforming the input data into data having at least one bit but less than one byte in a bitmapping manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Hong Chien, Chieh-Chien Huang, Yu-Chi Chen
  • METHOD FOR RECORDING DATA USING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090141582
    Abstract: A method for recording data using a non-volatile memory and an electronic apparatus thereof are provided. In the present method, a set of input data is provided. Then, a data structure of the input data is transformed into a bitmapping data structure. Afterwards, the input data is written sequentially into the non-volatile memory using at least one bit as a basic unit of modification. A total number of bits being modified is then calculated, so as to obtain information needed by the system. Therefore, a minimal memory space is used to record most information, so as to reduce the times for erasing the non-volatile memory and increase the life time of the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Hong Chien, Chieh-Chien Huang, Yu-Chi Chen