Patents Assigned to Giga-Byte Technology
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Patent number: 8439619Abstract: A casing includes a metallic sheet and a screw. The metallic sheet is formed with an extruded tapped hole surrounded by an arcuate portion in the metallic sheet and a sleeve integrally with and depending from the arcuate portion. The sleeve has internal threads. On the other hand, the screw is configured to seal the extruded tapped hole of the metallic sheet. The screw has a threaded section configured to be mated with the internal threads of the sleeve of the metallic sheet, and a flat head capable of abutting against the arcuate portion and sitting flush with the metallic sheet when the screw is placed in the extruded tapped hole of the metallic sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tung-Ke Lu
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Patent number: 8443180Abstract: A method for operation system startup includes steps of switching on hardware startup; determining whether there is a trigger signal; reading an initial parameter from a storage device, and loading the initial parameter into a startup program when there is no trigger signal, executing the startup program; and entering operational system.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2009Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hou-Yuan Lin, Chen-Shun Chen
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Patent number: 8432681Abstract: A vibration-resistant tray for carrying an electronic device includes a bracket, two arms and a plurality of fastening devices. The bracket includes a pair of parallel side plates. Each side plate has two first connecting sheets at opposite ends thereof. The two arms are provided to be attached onto opposite sides of the electronic device. Each of the arms has two second connecting sheets at opposite ends thereof and corresponding to the first connecting sheets. Each of the fastening devices includes a connecting member and a shock-proof washer. The shock-proof washer is mounted around the connecting member. Each of the first connecting sheets is engaged with the respective connecting member. Each of the second connecting sheets is engaged with the respective shock-proof washer. Additionally, each of the side plates of the bracket is spaced apart from the adjacent one of the arms.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Lu Tung-Ke
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Patent number: 8433307Abstract: A method for controlling a PDA (personal digital assistant) phone is provided. A first interface configuration file and a second interface configuration file are provided. An interface selection command is received, designating the first or second interface configuration file. A first boot procedure is performed. The first or second interface configuration file is loaded and displayed as an operation interface of the PDA phone.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignees: Giga-Byte Communications Inc., Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei-Ting Chen
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Patent number: 8371870Abstract: A mouse device with a separable transmission cable includes a mouse body, a transmission cable and a buckling means. The mouse body further has a buckling jack and a body connection port located close to the buckling jack. The transmission cable further includes a first terminal and a second terminal, in which the first terminal has a first connection port for engaging the body connection port and the second terminal has a second connection port for engaging a computer. The buckling means for buckling the first terminal inside the buckling jack of the mouse body is located at the first connection port.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mou-Ming Ma, Shu-I Cheh
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Patent number: 8358270Abstract: A mouse with a wire arrangement structure is provided. The mouse includes a housing, a base, a connection unit and a wire. The housing includes an opening and an opening edge. The base corresponds to the housing, wherein the base is moved between a first position and a second position, and when the base is in the first position, the base abuts the opening edge to cover the opening, and when the base is in the second position, the base is separated from the opening edge. The connection unit is connected to the housing and the base, allowing the base to move relative to the housing. The wire includes a joint, wherein when the wire is in a receiving state, the wire is wound up around the connection unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mou-Ming Ma, Yen-Bo Lai, Po-Jen Shih, Shu-I Chen
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Patent number: 8356907Abstract: A host computer includes a host machine and a projector. The host machine has a keyboard. The projector is positioned about the keyboard and includes a projection lens. A using position of the projection lens is higher than a received position of the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pao-Hsian Chan, Hsin-Yi Hsu, Muh-Jin Uang
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Patent number: 8298016Abstract: A connector to be disposed within a housing of an electronic device includes a main body and a conduction member. The conduction member includes a connecting portion and a resilient portion. The resilient portion is formed on the connecting portion and configured to abut against the housing. An EMI shield being formed on the housing, which includes at least one spring arm in the lengthwise direction and at least one spring arm in the crosswise direction on the EMI shield are sited to fixate the connection between the connector and the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Shun Kao
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Patent number: 8289002Abstract: A mother board adapted to rapidly charge a handheld multimedia device including a controller, a rapid charging initiation unit, a connection port coupled to the handheld multimedia device, and a switching unit. The rapid charging initiation unit provides a first voltage ranging from 3.2 V to 11 V and a second voltage ranging from 2.7 V to 0.6 V. A voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage ranges from 0.5 V to 0.8 V. The switching unit is coupled to the controller, the rapid charging initiation unit, and the connection port for determining whether the connection port is coupled to the controller or the rapid charging initiation unit. When the connection port is coupled to the rapid charging initiation unit, the first and the second voltage are sent to the handheld multimedia device through the connection port for activating a rapid charging function.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hou-Yuan Lin, Chen-Shun Chen, Tse-Hsine Liao, Kuei-Min Chen
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Patent number: 8284161Abstract: A wireless mouse for inputting commands to a host computer includes a casing, a control circuit, a wireless receiver, an electronic switch circuit and a resilient member. The control circuit includes a wireless module to transmit a wireless signal to the wireless receiver. The wireless receiver can be either received in the port of the casing or attached to a connector of the host computer. The electronic switch circuit includes a control terminal, a power input terminal connected to an external power source, and a power output terminal connected to the control circuit. The input and output power terminals are electrically connected or disconnected according to electrical potential at the control terminal. The resilient member is disposed on an inner side of the port. The resilient member is electrically connected with the control terminal by insertion of the wireless receiver in order to disconnect the input and output power terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yin-Yu Lin, Yang-Ning Lin, Sue-Yi Chen
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Patent number: 8284079Abstract: A keyboard structure including a first cover, a second cover, a circuit board and a dirt-proof structure is provided. The circuit board is disposed between the first cover and the second cover, and the dirt-proof structure disposed between the circuit board and the first cover is assembled with the circuit board and the second cover.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Po-Jen Shih, Shu-I Chen
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Patent number: 8284078Abstract: An exemplary control method includes the following steps. Judging if a hot key is pressed. Updating a data in a data field when the hot key is pressed. Judging if a first function key is pressed. When the first function key is pressed, outputting a first key code according to the data in the data field and the first function key. Executing a first service process according to the first key code. A control system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Hao Lin
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Patent number: 8277235Abstract: A socket for selectively mounting on a board includes a housing and a latch. The housing includes a first side plate and a second side plate parallel to the first side plate. The first and second side plates define an elongated slot therebetween for reception of the board. The latch includes an axle, a body and a fastening portion. The axle is pivotably coupled to the housing at one end of the slot. The body has one end joined to the axle and the other end to the fastening portion. The fastening portion is constructed for engagement with the board. In addition, the lateral width of the body of the latch in the direction along the width of the first side plate is smaller than that of the axle in the same direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tung-Ke Lu
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Patent number: 8257005Abstract: A casing includes a metallic sheet and a screw. The metallic sheet is formed with an extruded tapped hole surrounded by an arcuate portion in the metallic sheet and a sleeve integrally with and depending from the arcuate portion. The sleeve has internal threads. On the other hand, the screw is configured to seal the extruded tapped hole of the metallic sheet. The screw has a threaded section configured to be mated with the internal threads of the sleeve of the metallic sheet, and a flat head capable of abutting against the arcuate portion and sitting flush with the metallic sheet when the screw is placed in the extruded tapped hole of the metallic sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tung-Ke Lu
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Patent number: 8259425Abstract: A protection circuit is coupled between a chipset and an I/O port. The protection circuit comprises at least two protection devices and a control device. The protection devices are coupled in parallel with each other, and coupled between the I/O port and the chipset. The protection devices receive an input signal from the I/O port. When the I/O port has a surge current thereon, the protection devices perform a discharge operation for the surge current. The control device selects one of the protection devices to transmit the input signal t the chipset.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hui-Mou Wu, Kuo-Lun Tsen
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Patent number: 8253277Abstract: An electronic assembly with two battery units includes a system module provided with a preset threshold value and a parallel circuit. The parallel circuit is coupled electrically to the system module, and includes first and second power diverter circuits. Each of first and second power diverter circuit consists of a diode member coupled electrically to a respective battery unit and the system module and an operation switch that is coupled electrically to the diode member in parallel manner and that is coupled electrically to the respective battery unit and the system module in such a manner that a normal bias voltage is existed between the respective battery unit and the system module.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yih-Neng Lin, Rain-Ted Hwang
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Patent number: 8255498Abstract: A method for avoiding the IP address conflict includes the following steps. First, once the router obtains an IP address as its WAN IP address, the network bits of the WAN IP address and the network bits of an IP pool of the router are retrieved. Then, it follows to determine whether the network bits of the WAN IP address is identical to that of the IP pool, and if yes, modify the network bits of the IP pool together with a LAN IP address of the router to be different from that of the WAN IP address. After that, an instruction is transmitted to the client terminals associated with the router. Upon reception of the instruction, the client terminals replace the old IP addresses with the new IP addresses assigned from the router in accordance with Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Ti Chen, Feng-Che Liu, Chi-Chung Chen, Tien-So Huang
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Patent number: 8248368Abstract: A computer mouse includes a casing, a skidding pad and a cushion member. The casing has a bottom surface and a side surface adjacent to a peripheral of the bottom surface. The skidding pad is applied on the bottom surface of the casing for sliding upon a working surface. The cushion member is formed at a corner defined between the bottom surface and the side surface of the casing. Additionally, when the computer mouse is stand still on the working surface, only the skidding pad is in contact with the working surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., LtdInventors: Yin-Yu Lin, Yen-Bo Lai, Ming-Yuan Chen, Shu-I Chen
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Patent number: 8248037Abstract: A mother board including a controller, a rapid charging initiation unit, a connection port, and a switching unit is provided. The rapid charging initiation unit provides a first voltage ranging from 3.2 V to 11 V and a second voltage ranging from 2.7 V to 0.6 V. A voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage ranges from 0.5 V to 0.8 V. The connection port is coupled to a smartphone. The switching unit is coupled to the controller, the rapid charging initiation unit, and the connection port for determining whether the connection port is coupled to the controller or the rapid charging initiation unit according to a switching signal. When the connection port is coupled to the rapid charging initiation unit, the first voltage and the second voltage are sent to the smartphone through the connection port for activating the rapid charging function of the smartphone.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hou-Yuan Lin, Chen-Shun Chen, Tse-Hsine Liao
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Patent number: 8244284Abstract: A device and its operating method for mobile communication, the mobile communication device includes a micro processor, a memory which has an instruction database and an image database, a touch panel, a message module and a communication module. After a user inputs a symbol, the micro processor will retrieve and execute an operating instruction which corresponds to the symbol from the image database and the instruction database, or look for the contact and perform the communication action which corresponds to the symbol. When the operating instruction or the communication action which corresponds to the symbol fails, the micro processor will enter a setting interface to set up an operating instruction or communication action which corresponds to the symbol.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignees: Giga-Byte Communications, Inc., Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kuo-Tai Hsu