Patents Assigned to Giga-Byte Technology
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Patent number: 7597366Abstract: A clamp mechanism clamping an electronic device and connecting an object to the electronic device is provided. The mechanism includes a first clamping element, a second clamping element slidably joined to the first clamping element in a joint position to adjust the second clamping element apart from the first clamping element to a clamp distance, a latching element inserted into the joint position to maintain the first clamping element apart from the second clamping element at the clamp distance, and a connecting element joined to the second clamping element and connected to the object.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Rong Yang
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Patent number: 7600110Abstract: A method for simulating IPMI using BIOS. A memory space is defined in a memory storing BIOS for storing a BMC module. The BIOS provides a setup menu comprising an enabling option for enabling or disabling a BMC function. It is determined whether the BMC function is enabled. If so, the BIOS detects and regards an error as an error message. The error message is stored in the memory space storing the BMC module and generating a system event log.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hsin-Teng Fu
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Patent number: 7559791Abstract: A connector for connection to a printed circuit board includes a body, a plurality of contact pins on both side of the body, and an identification layer joined to one side of the body. In particular, the identification layer defines a plurality of holes for insertion of the contact pins. Further, the identification includes at least one character thereon for identifying function or use of the connector and a background in a color different from that of the character.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yung-Shun Kao, Ya-Han Chang
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Patent number: 7548416Abstract: A computer housing includes a shell having a side opening, a first side wall and a second side wall, and a support bracket rotatably mounted on the shell and having a head portion, a tail portion, and a support portion. Thus, when the support bracket is rotatable to a closed position, the tail portion of the support bracket is rested on the second side wall of the shell, and the support portion of the support bracket is received in an inside of the shell, and when the support bracket is rotatable to an open position, the tail portion of the support bracket is detached from the second side wall of the shell, and the support portion of the support bracket is detached from the inside of the shell.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2006Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Hao Lin, Wei-Jen Lee
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Patent number: 7548209Abstract: A portable wireless communication apparatus includes a body and a pen/antenna device. The body includes a circuit board disposed therein, a recess defined therein, a conductive resilient element disposed in the recess and connected to the circuit board and a touch panel provided on the body. The pen/antenna device includes a pen for use on the touch pane to control the portable wireless communication apparatus and a telescopic antenna connected to the pen. The telescopic antenna is connected to the circuit board through the conductive resilient element when a portion of the telescopic antenna is disposed in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignees: Giga-Byte Communications Inc., Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia Hua Cheng, Chin Hsing Yen, Kun Ho Yang
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Patent number: 7533216Abstract: A device and a method for simulating a hard disk are disclosed. The device has a core logic chip, a main memory module and a setting module. The setting module is used to set the main memory module to have a memory access area and a hard disk access area. The core logic chip has a memory controller and a conversion interface controller for controlling data reading of the memory access area and the hard disk access area, respectively. When the core logic chip receives a read/write signal sent to the main memory module from a computer system, it determines whether this read/write signal is a memory read/write signal or a hard disk read/write signal. If the read/write signal is for memory, it is sent to the memory controller; if the read/write signal is for hard disk, it is sent to the conversion interface controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: An-Sheng Chang
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Patent number: 7529922Abstract: A method for recording the use time of a computer system is disclosed. The method includes storing the last power-on time of the computer system before shipping (the base use time) and a time variable in the basic input/output system (BIOS). Moreover, the time variable is increased every time a periodic interrupt takes place. The total use time of the computer system is then calculated according to the time variable and the periods of the periodic interrupt. Thus, the base use time and the total use time can be shown on the BIOS setup menu. Therefore, the method is able to achieve the purpose of recording the time and date when the computer system is turned on for the last time just before shipping and the total operating time of the computer system after shipping.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hsin-Hui Hung
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Patent number: 7505252Abstract: A notebook computer. The notebook computer includes a body, a keyboard, an infrared module, a wireless bluetooth module, and a control circuit. The keyboard is detachably disposed on the body. The infrared module and the wireless Bluetooth module are disposed on the body, and transfer a signal between the body and the keyboard. The control circuit detects a distance between the body and the detached keyboard. When the distance is less than a predetermined distance, the infrared module is used. When the distance is greater than the predetermined distance, the wireless bluetooth module is used.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mou-Ming Ma
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Patent number: 7474541Abstract: In a printed circuit board and its heat dissipating metal surface layout, a layer of copper foil is coated onto the printed circuit board for dissipating heat, and the surface of the copper foil is covered by an insulating coating, and a bare copper is formed on the surface of copper foil which is not covered by the insulating coating, and the bare copper is arranged in a cross shape, or in the shape of “#”, so that when the printed circuit board goes through a soldering furnace, the cohesion of solder is even instead of aggregating at a same position or the center, so as to obtain a larger protruding area and facilitate dissipating heat and transmitting current.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tse-Hsine Laio, Ting-Kuo Kao
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Patent number: 7471933Abstract: A computer host including a casing, an antenna and an antenna holder is provided. More specifically, the antenna holder has an opening perpendicular to one side of the host and is located in the back side of the host and close to the intersection of a top, a side and the back side of the host so that an antenna fixed into the antenna holder can rotate and swing on a higher place relative to the casing of the host. This means that the antenna can be adjusted to any direction to receive the best signals while the host is either straightened up or lay down.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wen-Hao Lin
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Patent number: 7446702Abstract: A position data exchange system comprises first and second mobile communication devices. The first communication device retrieves current coordinates of itself from a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and transmits the coordinates through a wireless communication channel from which the second communication device receives the coordinates. The second communication device displays data concerning the current location of the first communication device according to the coordinates and further provides navigation.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignees: Giga-Byte Communications Inc., Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Cheng-Wen Huang, Chuan-Yi Chang, Hung-Chih Yu
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Patent number: 7378605Abstract: In the present invention, an input component is provided. The input component includes a first area performing a first function while pressed with an external force, and a second area disposed around the first area and performing a second function while the first and the second areas simultaneously pressed with the external force.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignees: Giga-Byte Communications Inc., Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kuo-Jung Lo
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Patent number: 7337311Abstract: A method for controlling upgrade of firmware of an electronic device comprising process of forming a hardware ID code; forming a firmware ID code; and checking said firmware ID code and hardware ID code and upgrading said firmware. A coding method is applied for management of software and hardware versions of the device. According to the codes, the entireness and correctness of a firmware is checked before recording the firmware, so that any unintentional mistake or intentional change to the firmware file can be prevented. The compatibility of the firmware file to the hardware and the system resource capacity of the hardware are confirmed in order to prevent from failure during updating.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2003Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunti Chen, Tien-So Huang, Chung-Hsuan Kuo
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Patent number: 7323027Abstract: A fan fixture includes a base having a chamber to receive a fan, the chamber of the base having two adjacent side faces formed with a slot and an air inlet respectively, a cover detachably mounted on the base to fix the fan in the chamber of the base and having a plurality of air outlets, and a filter net inserted through the slot into the chamber of the base to cover the air inlet of the base. Thus, the filter net of the fan fixture covers the air inlet of the base to provide a dustproof effect so as to prevent the dust or insects from entering the fan to protect the fan and the electronic parts contained in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tung-Cheng Fu
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Patent number: 7315298Abstract: A flashing apparatus controlled by an audio signal on a motherboard and a method for the same is proposed. The flashing apparatus has at least one cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), a motherboard and a controller. The CCFL is connected to a high voltage cable and receives a high voltage power to emit light of at least one color. The motherboard executes a sound effect software to send a lighting pulse signal to the controller. The controller is electrically connected to the high voltage power for the CCFL. The controller receives the lighting pulse signal and converts it into the high voltage power to make the CCFL flash.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chun-Wei Lee
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Patent number: 7302596Abstract: A circuit capable of updating the power supply specification of microprocessor and a method thereof are proposed. The circuit is disposed on a computer motherboard, and makes use of downloaded program data of the power supply specification of a new microprocessor a microprocessor is updated. The circuit uses a programmable memory IC to execute the program data of the power supply specification for automatically updating and modifying the required power supply specification of the microprocessor. Through a PWM control unit, a drive unit and a power switch, the required power supply specification of a new microprocessor can be provided for the microprocessor to perform boot actions.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wen-Chi Hung
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Patent number: 7300315Abstract: A structure of an interface card connector includes a connector body and a plurality of terminals provided on the connector body. The bottom surface of the connector body is divided into a terminal zone and a space zone along the transverse direction. The distal ends of the terminals project from the terminal zone toward the bottom surface of the connector body. The space zone is recessed toward the connector body to form a notch portion, so that the bottom surface formed by the space zone is higher than that formed by the terminal zone. The space zone is used to provide a space for arranging the electronic components on the main board, so that more space on the main board is spared for the circuit layout. With this arrangement, the problem of the insufficient space and area of the main board can be solved.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co. Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Hou-Yuan Lin, Yung-Shun Kao, Tse-Hsine Laio
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Patent number: 7297017Abstract: A method is used for safely removing a first device from a second device, e.g., removing a first connector from a matching second connector or removing an interface converter from a mother board of a computer. Thus, the loop of the soft strap mounted on the first device allows passage of a user's one finger, so that the user's one finger directly exerts a straight outward force on the loop of the soft strap to easily remove the first device from the second device in a straight manner without producing deflection, thereby removing the first device from the second device easily and safely without damaging the first device or the second device during the pulling process.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Ru Chien
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Patent number: 7290914Abstract: A light source device including a light-guiding pillar, an opaque layer, and a light source is provided. The light-guiding pillar has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, and the light incident surface is adjacent to the light emitting surface. In addition, the opaque layer is disposed on the surfaces of the light-guiding pillar outside the light incident surface and the light emitting surface. The light source is disposed near the light incident surface. The light emitted from the light source propagates into the light-guiding pillar through the light incident surface, and then emits from the light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Rong Yang
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Patent number: D560217Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2006Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nobuhiro Adachi