Patents Assigned to Avermedia Technologies, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20100082738
    Abstract: A network communication method comprises the following steps: a log-in account is acquired from a client; a server list is queried to obtain on-line data of a local server according to the login account, wherein the local server and the client are in the same domain; the client is directed to the local server according to the on-line data of the local server. Moreover, a dispatch server and a server are disclosed in specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jhao-Dong Hu, Chun-Hao Chen, Heng-Zong Tsao
  • Publication number: 20100082826
    Abstract: A network authorization method is disclosed. The network authorization method includes the following steps. After a third server receives a client account from a client, the third server generates and replies a client session ID to the client. Transmit the client session ID to the client. After the client transmits a log-in session ID to a service server, receive the log-in session ID from the service server. Compare the client session ID with the log-in session ID. When the client session ID is the same with the log-in session ID, transmit an authorized signal to the service server to make the service server allow the client to log in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jhao-Dong HU, Chun-Hao CHEN, Heng-Zong TSAO
  • Publication number: 20100039348
    Abstract: An antenna device is detachably attached onto an object and includes an antenna main body and a securing module. The antenna main body has a surface. A first coupling part is formed on the surface. The securing module includes a second coupling part and a securing part. The second coupling part is connectable with the first coupling part. The securing part is flexible and deformable. A space is defined between the surface and the securing part for accommodating the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Wen Tsai, Chien-Lung Tseng, Chao-Jung Chen
  • Publication number: 20100026581
    Abstract: A digital TV antenna includes a grounding plane, a first radiation conductor, a second radiation conductor and a third radiation conductor. The grounding plane and the first radiation conductor are located in the first surface of a substrate. The second radiation conductor and the third radiation conductor are located in the second surface opposite to the first surface. Partial second radiation conductor covers the first radiation conductor to form an overlapping region. Partial third radiation conductor covers the first radiation conductor to form an overlapping region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Yu Chen, Yung-Da Lin, Kuo-Ying Su
  • Publication number: 20100001908
    Abstract: A digital television antenna built in a portable device. The portable device has a system ground board. The digital television antenna includes a parasitic arm and a signal feeding arm. The parasitic arm has a ground point and at least one bending portion. The shape of the parasitic arm is a step-like form. The ground point of the parasitic arm touches the system ground board of the portable device. The signal feeding arm has a main portion and a feeding terminal for receiving a digital television signal with a frequency from 470 MHz to 870 MHz. The shape of the main portion is approximate to a rectangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Yen-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7630187
    Abstract: A high-voltage pulse protection device includes an input connector, a separating capacitor and an output connector. A video receiving terminal of the input connector receives a video signal from a RF cable. An input terminal of the separating capacitor is electrically connected to a video transferring terminal of the input connector to receive the video signal. An output terminal of the separating capacitor induces and outputs a sub-signal response to the video signal. A video receiving terminal of the output connector receives the sub-signal, and a video transferring terminal of the output connector transfers the sub-signal to a video processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Avermedia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Da Lin, Kuo-Ying Su, Chih-Feng Cheng, Chien-Chung Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090282445
    Abstract: An audio/video streaming signal provision method and an audio/video streaming signal sharing system for use with Internet. The sharing system includes a service management server, multiple sharers and at least a user. The audio/video streaming signal provision method includes the following steps. The user communicates with the service management server through Internet. The service management server generates a sharer set comprising at least the sharer according to an identification data of the user. The user issues a request to the sharer through the service management server. The sharer transmits an audio/video streaming signal to the user through Internet in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jui-Hsiang Yang, Chiao-Yung Chang, Jiun-Kuei Jung, Jhao-Dong Hu, Hung-Shen Su, Tung-Lung Wu, Yi-Qiang Hu
  • Publication number: 20090256753
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a DTV antenna apparatus build in a portable device. The portable device includes a system ground. The DTV antenna includes a ground plane with a short circuit point, an extending metal arm with a grounding point and a radiation element. The ground plane is the system ground. The radiation element and the ground plane are arranged in parallel to each other. The extending metal arm connects with the short circuit point. The antenna receives signals with frequencies in the range from 470 MHz to 870 MHz. The radiation element includes a radiation arm and a parasitic arm. The radiation arm has a feeding terminal. The parasitic arm connects with the short circuit point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Yu Chen, Kuo-Ying Su, Yung-Da Lin
  • Publication number: 20090207309
    Abstract: A digital television signal-receiving device with signal strength showing function is disclosed. The digital television signal-receiving device includes a tuner, a microprocessor control unit, and a signal strength indicator. The signal of digital television is tuned with the tuner. The microprocessor control unit could read a signal decibel value of the signal of digital television and provide a strength signal corresponding to the signal decibel value. The signal strength indicator driven with the microprocessor control unit could receive the strength signal and show an indication of the signal strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Yeh, Chien-Chung Chiang, Neng-Chia Lee, Hong-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20090180036
    Abstract: A TV tuner card operation method is described. A TV tuner module is provided to a computer, wherein the TV tuner module is electrically connected to the computer via a PCI-E interface. A remote controller is used to turn on an operation system of the computer via a wake pin of the PCI-E interface. The remote controller is used to operate all functions of the TV tuner module to display TV programs on a screen of the computer. When the PCI-E interface is adapted to a PCI-E card, the wake pin is B11 of the PCI-E card. When the PCI-E interface is adapted to a Mini card, the wake pin is Pin 1 of the Mini card. When the PCI-E interface is adapted to a PCI Express Card, the wake pin is Pin 11 of the PCI Express Card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Yeh, Chien-Chung Chiang, Neng-Chia Lee
  • Publication number: 20090174619
    Abstract: An antenna device for use with a wireless signal processing interface includes a main body; an antenna module received by the main body and having a first signal-receiving bar and a second signal-receiving bar pivotally protruding from a first surface and a second surface of the main body, respectively; and a securing member having a first portion coupled to the main body and a second portion to be detachably coupled to a supporting object. The securing member is made of an elastic material and distorted when coupled to the supporting object so as to provide a securing force to fix the antenna device onto the supporting object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ying Su, Yung-Da Lin
  • Patent number: 7551228
    Abstract: An audio-video (AV) signal transceiving processing device which includes a AV decoder, a bridge, and a bus interface, wherein the bus interface is a PCMCIA, CardBus, or Express Card bus interface. The AV decoder is used to receive an analog video signals and a corresponding analog audio signal, and output a first digital video signal and a corresponding first digital audio signal. The bridge is used to receive the first digital video signal and the first digital audio signal, and output a second digital video signal and a second digital audio signal, which are compliant to a bus interface standard, to a computer through a bus interface that is compliant to the bus interface standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Avermedia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Da Lin, Ming-Hou Dai
  • Publication number: 20090150967
    Abstract: A method and a device for receiving wireless broadcast signals are provided. The device includes a positioning module, a memory storing therein a first information table and a second information table, a signal-receiving and processing module, a processor and a client terminal. The method includes steps of: receiving a first wireless broadcast signal at a first frequency contained in the first information table and presenting contents represented by the first wireless broadcast signal when the device is positioned in a first broadcast area; automatically searching for a second frequency in the second information table when the device is positioned in a second broadcast area wherein the second frequency corresponds to the information associated with the first frequency in the first information table; and receiving a second wireless broadcast signal at the second frequency and presenting contents represented by the second wireless broadcast signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Jen Chen, Hung-Shen Su
  • Publication number: 20090147136
    Abstract: A TV card with power-switching function is provided. The TV card comprises a TV card chip module, a power-switching module and a connecting interface. The power switching module is connected to the TV card chip module to transfer or block a power to the TV card chip module; the connecting interface is connected to the power-switching module and a host, wherein the host provides the power to the power-switching module through the connecting interface; the connecting interface further comprises a reserved pin to receive and transfer a switching signal to the power-switching module through the connecting interface to enable the power-switching module to transfer or block the power to the TV card chip module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chia Chiang, Chien-Chung Chiang, Chien-Ming Yeh, Yuichiro Kuga
  • Publication number: 20090136198
    Abstract: A video reproducing/recording and playing system and a method thereof for setting and playing video sections are provided. The system includes a host computer with a data buffer and a database, a video module, and a monitor. While continuously receiving video signals, the video module sets a first section index when a scene difference between a first frame and a second frame represented by a portion of the video signals is greater than a predetermined scene difference wherein the first section index points to a start time of the second frame. Then, the video module stores the first section index and stores the video signals corresponding to the second frame into the data buffer. After retrieving the first section index, the monitor presents the video signals from the second frame points by the first section index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Jen Chen, Meng-Tze Liu, Hung-Shen Su
  • Patent number: 7539094
    Abstract: A system for processing multimedia data outputs multiple digital data streams of different compressed ratios or types to adapt to multiple limitations of storage spaces and transmission bandwidths, and thus reduce the repetition for processing the digital data streams to save the central processing unit (CPU) resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Avermedia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chang, Chi-Hsien Shih
  • Publication number: 20090116667
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for adjusting volume are provided. A determining module receives a sound input signal, wherein the sound input signal is connected to a plurality of sound input sources and corresponds to one of the said sound input sources, the determining module further determines the corresponding sound input source of the sound input signal is different; a storing module stores a plurality of sound output records; a first calculating module calculates a sound output signal according to the sound input signal and the sound output records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Da Lin, Wei-Che Chang
  • Publication number: 20090102785
    Abstract: The six-direction button includes a base, a rotation detector having a rotation pin disposed on the base, a button cover coupled with the rotation pin, and four pressure detectors disposed on the base under the button cover. The button cover and the rotation pin may be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. The pressure detectors are arranged according to an up side, a down side, a left side, and a right side of the button. The cover button cover may touch one of the four pressure detectors when the button cover is pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shi-Mu Sun, Christopher Yen
  • Publication number: 20090077612
    Abstract: The TV box with digital photo display function includes a signal receiver for receiving a television signal, a video decoder connected with the signal receiver, a memory slot for receiving a removable memory, a photo decoder connected with memory slot, a processor, and a transmitting interface. The television signal received by the signal receiver is transmitted to the video decoder and is decoded. An image data stored in the removable memory is transmitted to the photo decoder through the memory slot. The processor may process the decoded television signal or the decoded image data, and the television signal or the image data can be transmitted to an external display through the transmitting interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kao-Yi Shen, Yung-Da Lin, Ming-Yao Lu
  • Publication number: 20090007204
    Abstract: A method and a system for proving a broadcasting video program with the internet are provided. The broadcasting video program provision system includes a first data server, a second data server and a portal site. By the first data server, first broadcasting video program signals broadcast in a first area are received and converted into first stream data. By the second data server, second broadcasting video program signals broadcast in a second area are received and converted into second stream data, wherein the first area and the second area are covered by different broadcasting services. In response to an instruction issued from the user's host through the internet, the portal site transmits the first stream data or the second stream data to the user's host through the internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jui-Hsiang Yang, Jiun-Kuei Jung, Hung-Shen Su, Chiao-Yung Chang, Tung-Lung Wu, Yi-Qiang Hu