Patents by Inventor Umi Huang

Umi Huang 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).

  • Patent number: 7177238
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus for data accessing of an optical disk drive. The optical disk drive has a motor for rotating an optical disk and a pickup head. The pickup head is capable of writing data onto the optical disk according to a write-in clock. The method includes: when the pick-up head is seeking to a target position and a rotation speed of the motor is still being adjusted and unstable, making the pickup head slide back and forth within a predefined range, and making the pickup head slide toward the target position when the rotation speed of the motor becomes stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: VIA Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Umi Huang
  • Patent number: 6917171
    Abstract: A control device and a method of stopping the spindle motor or an optical disc system. The control device primarily includes an optical disc control chip, a motor driving circuit and a spindle motor. The optical disc control chip generates and delivers a spindle motor control signal to the motor driving circuit for driving the spindle motor into rotation. During a first period, the spindle motor control signal level is controlled to produce the largest reversing torque permitted by the spindle motor for braking purpose. During a second period, the spindle motor control signal level decreases gradually to approach to a lock level that is smaller than that for actuating the spindle motor, so that the reversing torque is also decreasing gradually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsai-Hsin Tsai, Umi Huang, Yu-I Chen
  • Publication number: 20040109394
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus for data accessing of an optical disk drive. The optical disk drive has a motor for rotating an optical disk and a pickup head. The pickup head is capable of writing data onto the optical disk according to a write-in clock. The method includes: when the pick-up head is seeking to a target position and a rotation speed of the motor is still being adjusted and unstable, making the pickup head slide back and forth within a predefined range, and making the pickup head slide toward the target position when the rotation speed of the motor becomes stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Umi Huang
  • Publication number: 20040100215
    Abstract: A control device and a method of stopping the spindle motor or an optical disc system. The control device primarily includes an optical disc control chip, a motor driving circuit and a spindle motor. The optical disc control chip generates and delivers a spindle motor control signal to the motor driving circuit for driving the spindle motor into rotation. During a first period, the spindle motor control signal level is controlled to produce the largest reversing torque permitted by the spindle motor for braking purpose. During a second period, the spindle motor control signal level decreases gradually to approach to a lock level that is smaller than that for actuating the spindle motor, so that the reversing torque is also decreasing gradually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Tsai-Hsin Tsai, Umi Huang, Yu-I Chen