Patents Assigned to Compal Electronics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7475348
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying real-time messages by a mouse cursor are disclosed. A setting unit sets a trigger condition for an event, and a monitoring unit monitors the event according to the trigger condition and thus generates a monitor result. A determining unit determines whether the event is triggered according to the conditions and the monitor result. When the event is triggered, a displaying unit displays a message on or near a mouse cursor to remind a user of the triggered event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Sih Lin, Yi-Hung Shen
  • Patent number: 7439910
    Abstract: A three-dimensional antenna structure suitable for being built in an electronic device includes a vertical patch, an annular patch and a ground patch. The vertical patch is suitable for generating a vertical current. One end of the annular patch is connected to the vertical patch, and the annular patch surrounds one side of the vertical patch for generating an annular current. An omni-directional radiation field is generated by the annular current and the vertical current. The annular patch has a feed point for electrically connecting to a signal source. One end of the ground patch is connected to the vertical patch. A distance exists between the end of the annular patch and the end of the ground patch. The other end of the ground patch has a shorting point next to the feed point and is suitable for electrically connecting to a ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Gwo-Yun Lee
  • Patent number: 7435916
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first housing, a second housing, a signal cable, an insulating layer and an antenna is provided. The second housing is connected to the first housing and has a housing shielding layer on its inner surface. The signal cable extends from inside the first housing into the second housing and has a cable shielding layer on its outer surface. The insulating layer is disposed between the housing shielding layer and the cable shielding layer so as to electrically insulate the housing shielding layer from the cable shielding layer. The antenna is disposed inside the second housing. The insulating layer prevents the housing shielding layer from contacting the cable shielding layer so that the influence of the system noise on the sensitivity of the antenna can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Huan Yu
  • Patent number: 7426851
    Abstract: A gas sensor unit includes a conductive polymer and an absorbent for absorbing gas molecules. The conductive polymer is polyaniline (PAN) and the absorbent is polyurethane (PU). The content of the conductive polymer is 25-55 wt % and the content of the absorbent is 45-75 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bar-Long Denq, Chien-Chun Wu
  • Patent number: 7426112
    Abstract: A heat dissipating module includes a releasing member, a heat pipe, which has a first end connected to the releasing member and a second end attached to the top surface of a thermal chip on a circuit board, and a fastening member, which has a protruded arch portion that defines an arch chamber that accommodates the second end of the heat pipe, two press portions respectively extended from two opposite lateral sides of the protruded arch portion and pressed on the top surface of the thermal chip, and a plurality of hook portions respectively extended from the press portions and hooked on the bottom edge of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc
    Inventors: Tien Chi-Wei, Cheng Chau-Wen
  • Patent number: 7424806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for auto-regulating the fan speed. The method includes detecting the temperature of a thermal source. When the temperature of the thermal source exceeds a target value, the fan speed of the fan is regulated according to a relation between the temperature of the thermal source and the fan speed of the fan. Thereafter, the voltage applied to the fan is micro-adjusted through a feedback control mechanism so that the fan speed of the fan reaches a specified speed in steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Wei Tien, Jenq-Haur Pan
  • Patent number: 7418609
    Abstract: A method for instant on multimedia playing is provided, which enables a computer to selectively enter an operation mode of an IOMP (Instant On Multimedia Player) program when it enters a power conservation mode. First, a computer system stays in the power conservation mode, until an IOMP activating signal has been received. Next, the computer system saves the hardware information of the computer into a memory. And then a processor of the computer reads an IOMP program from another memory and executes the IOMP program to produce and display a human-computer interface menu, which is provided for users to select files for playing. Next, the processor executes the IOMP program to play the files selected previously. Finally, upon the receipt of a recovery instruction, the computer system saves the hardware information back into the computer to recover the computer to the power conservation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Chang Chen, Chih-Chien Liu
  • Patent number: 7411123
    Abstract: The invention is a method for transforming image into music, more particularly, is a method for transforming image into sound at first and then editing the sound into music. In the method, the dynamic image or static image is captured by using the image capture apparatus. An image datum is obtained from the dynamic image or the static image and the image datum is compared with a plurality of standards stored in the memory to obtain a first music, wherein the image datum may be a brightness value or a pixel value. Then, the first music is transferred into a plurality of the third music with various styles by performing a function transferring process and a randomly selecting music notes process. The third music is broadcasted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chia-Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 7397667
    Abstract: A cooler module mounted on a CPU on a circuit board inside a computer is disclosed to include a mounting base frame, which is made of a thermal conductive material and has a heat-transfer zone disposed in contact with the CPU and two arms respectively extended from two sides of the heat-transfer zone and affixed to the circuit board and two eyelet lugs vertically extended from two sides of the distal end of one of the two arms, a heat pipe, which has one end supported on the heat-transfer zone of the mounting base frame, an elongated retaining member, which has two lugs disposed at one end thereof and respectively fastened to the eyelet lugs of the mounting base frame, and a buffer member fastened to the heat-transfer zone to hold down heat pipe on the heat-transfer zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Lin, Tsung-Hui Wu, Wei-Chung Hsiao, Hsuan-Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 7391328
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system has a reader, a first antenna, a second antenna and a transponder. The first antenna is electrically connected to the reader, and the reader is used to generate a control signal and transmit the control signal through the first antenna. The second antenna is used to receive the control signal. The transponder is integrated into an electronic element of a portable electronic device and is electrically connected to the second antenna. The transponder is arranged to select a data signal according to the control signal and transmit the data signal to the reader through the second and first antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Li-Te Hung
  • Patent number: 7382225
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) security system includes an RFID tag and a portable electronic device. The RFID tag has a user ID code. The portable electronic device has a reader, an identification memory and an identification controller. The reader is used to communicate with the RFID tag and to receive the user ID code. The identification memory is used to store a user password. The identification controller is electrically connected to the reader and the identification memory and is used to compare the user ID code and the user password. When the user ID code is the same as the user password, the identification controller is arranged to transmit an enable signal to grant the access of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shao-Tsu Kung, Yi-Hung Shen
  • Patent number: 7382261
    Abstract: A predetermined ID code is set in a server, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is configured on an electronic device. A tag ID code of the RFID tag is received by a reader and then is transmitted to the server. The server is used to compare the tag ID code and the predetermined ID code. When the tag ID code is the same as the predetermined ID code, the server is arranged to transmit an enable signal to grant the access of the electronic device. When the tag ID code is different from the predetermined ID code, the server is arranged to send a disable signal to deny the access of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chang Lin, Yi-Hung Shen
  • Patent number: 7372703
    Abstract: A heat dissipation structure configured to couple with an interface card is provided. The heat dissipation structure comprises a first heat conduction portion arranged above a first surface of a wired board of the interface card, a second heat conduction portion arranged above a second surface of the wired board opposite the first surface thereof, and a heat convection portion connecting the first and the second heat conduction portions. Both the first and the second heat conduction portions comprise a plurality of contact leads used to contact the heat-generating electronic components disposed on the two surfaces of the wired board. The heat convection portion has a plurality of first bending strips and a plurality of second bending strips that are alternatively arranged, and a plurality of heat convection slots are formed between the first bending strips and the second bending strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Liang Cheng, Chi-Wei Tien, Jenq-Haur Pan
  • Patent number: 7358695
    Abstract: A method for controlling a fan is provided for adjusting the rotational speed of a fan. The method includes adjusting the rotational speed of the fan from a first mode value to a range of rotational speed variation, wherein the upper bound of the range of rotational speed variation is a second mode value plus a first variation value, and the lower bound of the range of rotational speed variation is the second mode value minus a second variation value; and adjusting the rotational speed of the fan in the range of rotational speed variation during a time period. Thus, a user will not consider the sound from the fan as a noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Wei Tien
  • Patent number: 7354080
    Abstract: A lock mechanism configured to be disposed in an electronic device is provided, including a first lock element, a recovering element, a balancing element, and a second lock element. The first lock element has a lock portion and is disposed in a first body of the electronic device along a moving axis in a sliding manner. The recovering element is disposed between the first lock element and the first body and supplies a recovering force along the moving axis. One side of the balancing element is lodged into the first body, and the other side is lodged into the first lock element. The second lock element is disposed on the second body of the electronic device, and lodged into the lock portion. The balancing element ensures that the first lock element moves smoothly along the moving axis without deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Shih-Liang Lee
  • Patent number: 7352364
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for toggling between operation modes of a touch control device, being applied in an electronic data processing device with a touch control device and providing an electronic data processing device capable of toggling its operation between a first coordinate operation mode and a second coordinate operation mode to use the input of the touch control device, which comprises the steps of: setting a predetermined area of a touch control device as a switching mode area by a controller; determining a received position signal by the controller whether or not to act as an instruction for toggling its operation between the first coordinate operation mode and the second coordinate operation; and setting the current operation mode to another operation mode by the controller if the determination is true.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Jen Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 7350064
    Abstract: A computer system includes an identification device and a host. The identification device includes a first wireless module for receiving a radio identification signal and then emitting a radio user signal with an identification code. The host includes a processing module for controlling operation of the host, a second wireless module for emitting the radio identified signal and receiving the user signal, a power supply for supplying power to the processing module while receiving a power control signal, and a control module electrically connected to the power supply. Before the power supply supplies power to the processing module, the control module checks whether the identification code within the user signal matches a predetermined identification code as the second wireless module receives the user signal. If the identification code within the user signal matches the predetermined identification code, the control module can transmit the power control signal to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chuan Cheng, Chung-Chi Chien, Wen-Sung Tsai
  • Patent number: 7345874
    Abstract: A heat dissipating device comprises a dust-collecting mechanism installed at the air vent passage of a fan, and thus the dust or particles mixed in the airflow of the fan shall be collected on the top of the dust-collecting mechanism; the dust-collecting mechanism can be taken out frequently to remove and clean the collected dust or particles, so that the airflow of the fan can be kept normal and the dust deposited on the surface of the metal fins of a heat sink can be decreased greatly as to normally maximize the heat dissipating efficiency for the heat dissipating device for a long period of time and maintain the heat generating source to operate normally at a permissible temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Cheng, Chi-Wei Tien, Hui-Lian Chang
  • Patent number: 7336489
    Abstract: A waterproof thermal management module for a portable electronic device that including a housing and a heat source is disclosed. The waterproof thermal management module includes a separated chamber, a heat absorber, a radiator, a heat pipe and a fan. The separated chamber is set inside the housing and has a first air channel and a second air channel, wherein the first and second air channels communicate with the outside of the housing. The heat absorber is set inside the housing for contacting the heat source. The radiator is set inside the separated chamber. The heat pipe extends from inside the housing through the wall of the separated chamber into the separated chamber and connects the heat absorber and the radiator. The cooling fan is set in the separated chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Hui Chen, Po-An Lin
  • Patent number: D580433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Chiang, Yun-Tung Pai, Ya-Hwei Tseng, Chien-Chu Chen, Chen-Bang Chuang