Patents Assigned to Askey Computer Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130002436
    Abstract: A system and a method for managing solder paste are disclosed. The storage information of solder paste cans stored in a storage room is established, production information is accessed from a production managing system for analyzing an amount of solder paste cans in need, the solder paste cans to be used are inquired and obtained from the storage room, and the solder paste cans are delivered to the warm up room for warm up treatment. The solder paste is thus systematically managed, such that the efficacy of management is improved and labor cost is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicants: Askey Computer Corporation, Askey Technology (Jiangsu) Ltd.
    Inventors: Shao-Chun CHANG, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120291266
    Abstract: A carrier and a pressing device for attaching a panel to a casing are disclosed. The carrier includes a carrier main body; a carrier plate; a plurality elastic components; and a supporting component. The carrier plate is configured to carry the panel. The supporting component is connected to the carrier main body and the carrier plate to be a pivot for the carrier plate to rotate around the carrier main body. Each of the elastic components is connected to the carrier plate and the carrier main body, such that the carrier plate may restore upon having force applied thereon and tilt, so as to be adapted to the different sizes of the panel and the casing. Therefore, the panel is completely attached to the casing, and the attachment of the panel and the casing is thus effectively improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Chian-Jung CHEN, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120291265
    Abstract: A pressing device for attaching a touch panel to a casing is disclosed. The pressing device includes a main body, a pressing mechanism, a mounting base for mounting and positioning the casing, a plurality of guiding poles, and a carrier for carrying the touch panel. The guiding poles pass through the pressing mechanism for guiding the pressing mechanism to move in a perpendicular direction corresponding to the mounting base. The pressing mechanism has a protruding portion for pressing the casing, and the protruding portion is formed corresponding to the outline of the casing, such that the pressing force applied on the casing is even and the casing would not sway. The main body has a plurality of tracks, so as to have a carrier with a large area moving thereon. Thus, the carrier has sufficient area for carrying a touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Chian-Jung CHEN, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120286815
    Abstract: An inspection device applying probe contact for signal transmission includes an inspection panel board; a probe base disposed on the inspection panel board and having a plurality of probes; a receiving moldboard disposed on the inspection panel board and including a fillister for receiving inspected portable electronic apparatus, and an open slot allocated facing the plurality of probes of the probe base, thereby enabling the plurality of probes to contact with corresponding signal terminals of the portable electronic apparatus; and a clamp unit disposed on the inspection panel board and consisting of an adjustable rod and a clamp block allocated at one end of the adjustable rod, the adjustable rod adjusting position of the clamp block, thereby clamping and properly positioning the portable electronic apparatus in the receiving moldboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Chian-Jung CHEN, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8306540
    Abstract: A system and a method for connecting macro cellular base stations into mini type base stations are applicable to a mobile communication apparatus having a covering range provided by macro cell base stations upon entering into a range provided by mini type base stations for automatic switching. The method includes establishing a database stored with information related to a geographic distribution for mini type base stations and a listing of authorized admission for allowing mobile communication apparatus to enter; acquiring the geographic area of the mobile communication equipment in order to search the database for at least one mini type base station based on International Mobile Subscriber Identity of the mobile communication apparatus for allowing the mobile communication apparatus to enter into the searched mini type base station from the macro cell base stations for communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Feng Hsieh, Weilin Wu
  • Patent number: 8307126
    Abstract: A control device having an output pin expansion function and an output pin expansion method thereof are provided. The method includes: connecting at least a shift register unit having a plurality of data transmission pins to a control unit such that the shift register unit can receive strobe signals, a multi-bit data stream, clock signals and enable signals generated by the control unit; sending an enable signal by the control unit so as to allow the shift register unit to shift and store each bit of a multi-bit data stream according to a clock signal generated by the control unit; and sending a strobe signal by the control unit so as to allow the shift register unit to output the multi-bit data in parallel format as opposed to the received serial format through the plurality of data transmission pins, thereby allowing a processing device to interface with more devices (such as LED state indicators) than its fixed number of dedicated output pins would conveniently allow, thus saving costs and board space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chang Hsu, Chen-Kuo Huang, Ching-Feng Hsieh, Jen-Huan Yu
  • Patent number: 8307311
    Abstract: A system and method for assisting printed circuit board design are characterized by a circuit pre-configuration interface capable of synchronously performing circuit design and performing pre-configuration layout of electronic parts in the circuitry to thereby solve a known problem, wherein engineers spend considerable time arranging electronic parts at a late stage due to layout engineers' unfamiliarity with a circuit's characteristics. The circuit pre-configuration interface also directly adjusts and modifies electronic parts in the finalized circuitry, thereby providing a data exchange platform for the circuit design software and circuit layout software to increase the circuit layout efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Ting-Lin Chang, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120276783
    Abstract: A connector for connecting to a printed circuit board, including a connector body and a plurality of lead pins extending from the connector body and soldered onto the printed circuit board. The lead pins extend from a region including a bottom surface of the connector body and a side surface adjacent to the bottom surface, thereby overcoming the drawbacks as encountered in prior techniques including missing and poor soldering during SMT soldering process or the connector falling off from the soldering point in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Shao-Chun Chang, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120267363
    Abstract: An insulation box includes: a case body with a receiving space and an opening, and a door board for covering the opening; wherein the door board includes stacked inner and outer boards, and springs are disposed therebetween to provide buffering and tightening effects. When the opening is covered by the door board for a signal test, the inner board can be properly adjusted to completely seal up the opening of the insulation box, thereby preventing signals from being lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Chian-Jung CHEN, Ching-Feng HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20120257861
    Abstract: An optical fiber communication device is applicable to positioning an optical fiber cable having a first optical fiber connector. The optical fiber communication device includes a main body and a positioning slot. The main body has a case and a second optical fiber connector for the first optical fiber connector to be inserted therein. The positioning slot is disposed continuously around the periphery of the case of the main body in an outwardly open manner, thereby providing a space for the optical fiber cable to be received therein, and positioning the optical fiber cable. The optical fiber communication device winds up the optical fiber cable around the main body through the positioning slot, without assembling/disassembling a coiling drum, thereby efficiently simplifying the process of positioning the optical fiber cable in the optical fiber communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Ya-Chi Kang, Hsueh-Hui Chiu, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120225681
    Abstract: A method of providing services to a vehicle and a micro base station applicable to a vehicle. The micro base station is disposed on the vehicle and is connected to the core network and the mobile communication device, either with different or the same wireless communication techniques. The mobile communication device is then enabled to communicate with the core network according to a connection relation between the first wireless communication technique and the core network. With the micro base station and the method of providing services to the vehicle, chances of performing a handshaking process between the communication device installed on the vehicle and the core network base station are greatly reduced, and the stability of signals received by the mobile communication device is highly improved. Therefore, the communication quality between the mobile communication device and the core network is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Hung, Cheng-Kuei Lin, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120201183
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a femtocell base station and an initiative message-broadcasting method thereof. When a mobile communication apparatus enters into the range of communications provided by the femtocell base station and establishes a stream of multimedia data communications of video call or video/audio packet-switch data, the detected multimedia data and the pre-stored broadcasting message are synthesized to be a sort of synthesized media data carrying the broadcasting message, or the broadcasting message can be used to intercept the multimedia data, and the synthesized media data or the broadcasting message are transmitted to the mobile communication apparatus and/or a core network apparatus, thereby resolving the problem that the messages cannot be broadcast instantly as encountered in prior techniques due to a central disposition and management of broadcasting messages provided by the telecommunications industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Huang-Chin Chang, Yi-Ling Yeh, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8219098
    Abstract: A femtocell base station and method of switching communication services of femtocell base stations. The method establishes an authorization list by which the mobile communication apparatus can be authorized to access the other femtocell base stations within the communication coverage, sets up a communication warning value and a signal capturing duration, performs a timing process when detecting that the signal intensity of itself is less than the communication warning value, and selects another femtocell base station having the highest priority in the priority list as an object for performing a switching process when the timing process counts to the signal capturing duration and the signal intensity of itself is less than the signal intensity of the other femtocell base station having the highest priority in the priority list, so as to interconnect the mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Feng Hsieh, Kuo-Wei Hung
  • Patent number: 8213960
    Abstract: A method for positioning a femtocell base station through a SUPL platform includes the steps of: initiating a SUPL program in the femtocell base station to establish communication between the femtocell base station and the SUPL platform so as to obtain assistant positioning information and approximate location information of the femtocell base station through the SUPL platform; the femtocell base station capturing related satellite signals according to the assistant positioning information, and if the captured related satellite signals are sufficient for positioning calculation, performing the positioning calculation to obtain precise location information of the femtocell base station and replacing the approximate location information with the precise location information. The location information obtained by positioning will be provided by the femtocell base station to a core network for registration or broadcast by the femtocell base station within its coverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Sen Lin
  • Patent number: 8205505
    Abstract: A pressure testing device includes: a vacuum pump having positive and negative pressure terminals; a first solenoid valve having a first intake terminal and a first exhaust terminal connected to the negative pressure terminal; a second solenoid valve having a second exhaust terminal and a second intake terminal connected to the positive pressure terminal; a pressure sensor having one end connected to the first intake terminal and the second exhaust terminal and the other end connected to a pressure testing terminal of an object; an operation module for displaying an operation interface to input pressure testing parameters; and a control unit for performing an air-extracting process through the vacuum pump and first solenoid valve or an air-exhausting process through the vacuum pump and second solenoid valve to the object according to the inputted parameters and displaying the state of the object sensed by the pressure sensor through the operation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chou, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120132702
    Abstract: A test assist device includes: a network function module having a network port that is connectible to a network device; a control module connected to the network function module and having a processing unit and a transmission port electrically connectible to an input unit for receiving from the input unit at least one of basic test data and test result messages of an object, the processing unit transmitting the received at least one of the basic test data and the test result messages via the network function module to the network device; and an output module connected to the control module and having a basic status prompt unit and a test result prompt unit, the basic status prompt unit having a plurality of LEDs for displaying corresponding information corresponding to the basic test data, the test result prompt unit displaying corresponding information corresponding to the test result messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Qiao Yuan, Coast Zhou, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120126615
    Abstract: A production line includes a carrier board having a power socket that has a plurality of power lines and a plurality of conductive elements connected to the power lines, respectively; a track having a track body and a pair of track sidewalls; a plurality of electricity-collecting tracks provided on the track body for supplying different power signals; and a plurality of guarding units, each of which has a supporting frame perpendicularly provided on the track body and a covering sheet connected to the supporting frame for covering the electricity-collecting tracks, a plurality of crevices formed between each of the covering sheets; wherein each of the conductive elements has a contact end penetrating and extending into each of the crevices and flexibly contacting each of the corresponding electricity-collecting tracks so as to receive the different power signals and transmit the different power signals to the power lines of the power socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Run-Hua Hang, Yan-Yu Sun, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120126718
    Abstract: An inspection fixture for inspecting an LED array of a circuit board under test through a power supply unit, includes: an inspection base having a testing platform with a plurality of pairs of anode and cathode probes corresponding to anode and cathode pins of the LEDs of the LED array, each pair being electrically connected to the power supply unit to constitute a power supply circuit; a carrier board used for carrying the circuit board under test and having through holes corresponding to the anode and cathode probes; and a pressing member for pressing the circuit board and driving the carrier board to move so as to enable the anode and cathode probes to pass through the through holes and come into contact with the anode and cathode pins of the LEDs, thereby supplying power to each of the LEDs to emit light through the power supply circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Shi-Liang Shan, Xiao-Bo Zhu, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20120126784
    Abstract: A device for measuring current is connected to a data processing apparatus loaded with a current value comparison program for performing a quality test on a portable electronic apparatus with a battery. The portable electronic apparatus has a battery compartment for receiving the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Guo Liu, Ching-Feng Hsieh
  • Patent number: RE43706
    Abstract: The invention herein is fallback function communications device comprised of a microprocessor, utilized to perform a predetermined operation and processing of a predetermined input signal and then output a corresponding signal, as well as a minimum of one relay circuit having an amplifier circuit and a relay. The terminal at the first side of the relay is connected to the telephone line tip/ring terminal, while the terminal at the second side of the relay is connected to the Public Services Telephone Network (PSTN) tip/ring terminal of the microprocessor. An off-hook detection circuit is connected to the PSTN tip/ring terminal and also connected to the ring detection terminal of the said microprocessor. A dummy load circuit is connected to the tip terminal and the ring terminal of the PSTN. As such, in the event of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) system failure, the present invention is capable of automatically switching to the PSTN and thereby maintain telephone system operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Su-Yi Chen, Benson Chen