Patents by Inventor Wen Shih Kang

Wen Shih Kang 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).

  • Power saving method for optical disk drive of rugged electronic device
    Patent number: 8102737
    Abstract: A power saving method for an optical disk drive of a rugged electronic device is described. In the method, whether a watertight lid outside the optical disk drive is in open/closed state is detected by a sensor. When the watertight lid is in the closed state, whether an optical disk exists in the optical disk drive is detected by a read/write head of the optical disk drive. When no optical disk exists, a controller in the rugged electronic device begins to time. When a predetermined time is reached and no optical disk drive start command is received, the controller turns off an electrical connection between a power supply and the optical disk drive. When an optical disk drive start command is received, the controller enables the electrical connection between the power supply and the optical disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: MITAC Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Wen Shih Kang
  • POWER SAVING METHOD FOR OPTICAL DISK DRIVE OF RUGGED ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100054095
    Abstract: A power saving method for an optical disk drive of a rugged electronic device is described. In the method, whether a watertight lid outside the optical disk drive is in open/closed state is detected by a sensor. When the watertight lid is in the closed state, whether an optical disk exists in the optical disk drive is detected by a read/write head of the optical disk drive. When no optical disk exists, a controller in the rugged electronic device begins to time. When a predetermined time is reached and no optical disk drive start command is received, the controller turns off an electrical connection between a power supply and the optical disk drive. When an optical disk drive start command is received, the controller enables the electrical connection between the power supply and the optical disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: MITAC TECHONOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Wen Shih Kang