Patents Assigned to High Tech Computer, Corp.
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Patent number: 7278032Abstract: A circuit and operating method for an integrated interface of a PDA and a wireless communication system are disclosed. The circuit includes a PDA-turn-on-wireless-communication-system signal line, a PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal line, a PDA-state signal line, a wireless-communication-system-state/wake-up-PDA signal line and two serial ports, wherein the serial ports are electrically connected between the PDA and the wireless communication system, and one of the two ports is used to transmit control signal and status data, another one of the two ports is used to transmit digital data signals. Moreover, the PDA-turn-on-wireless-communication-system signal line and the PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal line makes the PDA able to turn on and reset the wireless communication system, respectively. The PDA-state signal line and the wireless-communication-system-state/wake-up-PDA signal line transmit the status of the PDA and wireless communication system to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventors: Hsun-Hsin Chuang, Hsi-Cheng Yeh, Chih-Chao Hsieh, Shi-Je Lin, Wen-Hsing Lin
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Patent number: 7263387Abstract: A speaker module (200) having a speaker unit (210) and a speaker box (220) is provided. The speaker module is mounted in a casing (22) of a hand-held electronic device (20). The speaker box (220) has a wall defining an aperture (222a) receiving the speaker unit therein. The speaker box has a neck section (224) formed by narrowing a peripheral wall of the speaker box. The neck section connects front and rear speaker chambers (222, 226) each of which has a cross-sectional dimension larger than that of the neck section. The speaker module is mounted on a printed circuit board (24) by fitting the neck section in a hole (24a) of the printed circuit board. The speaker unit is mounted in a front wall of the front chamber (222). An antenna module (26) is mounted in the casing behind the speaker module.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2003Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventors: San-Chi Ho, Kar-Chai Luk, Teerada Sirirattanasit
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Patent number: 7253787Abstract: A method for manufacturing a helix antenna. A ceramic cylinder including a central through hole, a first annular surface, and a second annular surface is provided. The first annular surface is opposite the second annular surface. The central through hole is between the first and second annular surfaces. A flexible printed circuit board with a metal feeding strip extending outside the flexible printed circuit board is provided. The flexible printed circuit board is swirled and attached to the circumferential surface of the ceramic cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Liu, Chin-Hon Fan, Kun-Ting Lin, Ren-Peng Chen
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Patent number: 7248707Abstract: A plug detection circuit. The detected circuit is disposed in an electronics device with an earphone jack, accepting plugs with a plurality of conductive rings. The detection circuit has a plurality of pins, wherein a first pin detects, and outputs a first logic potential, and a second pin detects the potentials at the conductive rings and outputs a second logic potential. The detection circuit determines the type of earphone connected to the earphone jack.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Yu-Chun Peng, Ching-Sung Ho, Su-Hong Tseng, Hsi-Cheng Yeh
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Publication number: 20070159459Abstract: An omni-directional image navigator is described. The omni-directional image navigator includes a first touch area and a direction control area constituted by a second touch area adjacent to the first touch area. The direction control area is utilized to move an image on a display of an electronic device. The direction control area is formed on a touch pad. Preferably, the first touch area is also formed on the touch pad. The omni-directional image navigator further includes a mechanical switch thereunder to improve the tactile feedback thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventor: John C. WANG
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Patent number: 7237127Abstract: A power control method for a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device comprises a power supply unit and a volatile memory for storing data when the power supply unit supplies power thereto. First, the portable electronic device is set to enter a deep sleep mode. Then, data accessed from the volatile memory is transferred to a non-volatile memory. Finally, except for maintaining sufficient power to restore the device, the power supply unit is turned off.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventors: Chun-Sheng Chao, Ching-Tsung Lai, Chung-An Chien
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Publication number: 20070121303Abstract: A multi-configuration portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a dual-axis hinge and at least a guiding module is provided. The dual-axis hinge has a first axis pivotally coupled to the first body and a second axis pivotally coupled to the second body. The guiding module prevents the first axis and the second axis from acting simultaneously. The guiding module includes a track disposed in the first body and a slide connected with the second body. The slide has an interaction force with the track so that the slide can move from the second body to couple with the track.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: John Wang, Ching-Shih Chen, Chin-Chung Shih, Yun-Long Tun, Yi-Shen Wang, Ming-San Huang
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Publication number: 20070103266Abstract: An auto-aligning and connecting structure used to connect and align an electronic device and an accessory, wherein a plurality of first magnetic bodies are disposed on a first surface of the electrical device and a plurality of second magnetic bodies are disposed on a second surface of the accessory. The magnetic pole of the first magnetic bodies and the second magnetic bodies are appropriately arranged so the first magnetic bodies and the second magnetic bodies can attract each other when the first surface and the second surface approach each other. Then, the electronic device and the accessories are connected to each other when the first surface and the second surface connect.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Yi-Shen Wang, John Wang
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Patent number: 7199765Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a global positioning system (GPS) antenna. The GPS antenna is made of a metal sheet, and vertically inserted into the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Chien-Pang Chou, Yun-Ta Chen
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Patent number: 7162562Abstract: A portable electronic device equipped with multi-function high speed bus and the relevant method is provided in the invention. The portable electronic device includes a main electronic apparatus for connecting to an expansion device through an expansion pack. The central processing unit (CPU) of the main electronic apparatus is connected to the host controller by a first system bus. The host controller is connected to the expansion pack by a multi-function high speed bus. The first system bus is electrically connected to the CPU and includes P signal lines; the multi-function high speed bus includes Q signal lines, where Q<P. The host controller bridges the signals from P signal lines of the first system bus and the signals from the Q signal lines of the multi-function high speed bus. The host controller receives the signals from the first system bus in M clock cycles and outputs the signals to the multi-function high speed bus in N clock cycles, where N>M.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Ren-Peng Chen, Wan-Hsieh Liu, Shih-Ming Hsu, Tsung-Pao Kuan, Chi-Feng Lee
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Patent number: 7159107Abstract: A booting method capable of executing a warm boot or a cold boot when a CPU crash occurs in a computer system having a CPU and a memory. First, when the CPU is in a crash state, it is detected that a user wants to execute a hardware reset function or a software reset function. Next, a hardware reset operation is executed to reboot the CPU. Then, when the user chooses to execute the hardware reset function, data and predefined values of the memory are deleted to make the computer system return to a default state. Thereafter, when the user chooses to execute the software reset function, the hardware reset operation is regarded as an operation to replace a software reset operation, and the computer system holds the data and predefined values to make the computer system return to a setting state before the computer system is crashed.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Jen-De Chen, Ying-Chieh Kuo
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Patent number: 7154486Abstract: A stylus-accommodating structure for a wireless communication apparatus includes a printed-circuit board (3), a receiving block (31) and a planar antenna (33). The receiving block further includes an outer surface (300) and a tunnel (310) for receiving a stylus (5). By providing the planar antenna (33) to be formed on the outer surface of the receiving block and further the receiving block to be built at the printed-circuit board, the wireless communication apparatus equipped with the stylus-accommodating structure can then be presented more compact.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2003Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Shih-Chieh Wang, Chien-Lung Huang, Yen-Te Chiang, James Tseng, Chu-Yang Hsu, Hsi-Hsing Hsu
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Patent number: 7155619Abstract: A resetting device, of a separable extensive accessory, connected between a portable device and an IC arranged in a separable extensive accessory. By using a simple logic circuit, the resetting device will complete the resetting action of the IC arranged on the extensive accessory when the connecting relationship between the separable extensive accessory and the portable device is changed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Raymond Tsai, Tyrancy Wan, Jiunn Yau Huang
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Patent number: 7136682Abstract: A portable electronic system equipped with a spare battery device. The portable electronic system includes a spare battery device and a portable device. The spare battery device includes a first fixer unit, a power storage unit and a sensory control unit. The sensory control unit further includes a constant voltage source, a resistor, a resilient object, output contact pads, and a control unit. The portable device includes a second fixer unit, a covering, and input contact pads. By adjusting the coupling relationship between the first fixer unit and the second fixer unit, each output contact pad can be coupled to the associated input contact pads; and the control unit is for controlling output power of the spare battery device.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventor: Chien-Min Lin
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Patent number: 7133918Abstract: A method for an HTML document to access local system resources, which receives an HTTP request and judges whether the HTTP request includes a predetermined keyword. A system-resource-accessing portion of the HTTP request is processed when the HTTP request includes the predetermined keyword. Then, the HTTP request is checked whether it contains a Referer field. If the header of the HTTP request includes the Referer field, the HTTP request will be treated as an external request, and the local system resource accessing will be denied even when the HTTP request includes the predetermined keyword.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventor: Chien-Chou Lai
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Patent number: 7129654Abstract: The present invention describes a flashing light apparatus and method for operating the same. A pulse signal generated by a pulse signal generator and the states of the general purpose Input/Output pins of a CPU are used to control the lights to flash.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.Inventors: Jung-Yuan Tsai, Kuo-Feng Chen, Chung-An Chien, Wei-Shao Chen
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Patent number: 7127277Abstract: A handheld electronic device comprises a shiftable pivot structure (230) interconnecting a flip cover (210) to a base (220) of the device. The base has a pivotal accommodation groove (224) and the flip cover has a pivot sleeve (212). The shiftable pivot structure comprises a sliding axle (240) slideably fitted in the pivotal accommodation groove. The shiftable pivot structure is hinged to the pivot sleeve. When the flip cover is closed, the pivot sleeve of the flip cover can be moved to be hidden within the pivotal accommodation groove to get protection and to keep the appearance of the device neat. For communication, the flip cover needs to be opened, which is accomplished by firstly shifting the pivot sleeve and the sliding axle outwardly to a position in which the pivot sleeve protrudes from the pivotal accommodation groove, and then pivoting the flip cover relative to the base to an open position.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventors: Jih-Jong Shiue, Chien-Li Tsai
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Patent number: 7116554Abstract: A handheld electronic device cradle (300) with heat-dissipating capability is provided. The cradle is used for charging a build-in battery in a handheld electronic device (380) and connecting the handheld electronic device to a host computer so that the handheld electronic device can exchange information with the host computer. The cradle comprises a casing (310), a fan-mounting seat (350) set up in the casing, an electrical fan (351) secured to the seat and a cable (314) for connecting the cradle with the host computer. An insertion slot (311) is provided in the casing. When the handheld electronic device is inserted into the insertion slot, the cradle charges the battery in the handheld electronic device and connects the handheld electronic device with the host computer. Furthermore, the handheld electronic device can communicate with other devices through a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2004Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventors: Jensen Lee, Yili Chen, Chil-Wei Tsai
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Patent number: 7104817Abstract: A dust-proof structure (200) for an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a case (208) having a slot (208a) aligned with a card connector (204) in the electronic device. The dust-proof structure includes a frame (212) formed on the case and around the slot, and a dust-proof gate (210) made of resilient material. The dust-proof gate is attached to the case at a position surrounded by the frame and covering the slot. The dust-proof gate has a slit (210a) positioned communicating with the slot, wherein the slit extends along a direction parallel to a longitudinal length of the slot. To insert an electronic card (202) into the electrical device to electrically connect with the card connector, the card is moved first through the slot of the case and then the slit of the dust-proof gate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventors: Jih-Jeng Shiue, Jih-Chen Yeh
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Patent number: D535612Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: High Tech Computer, Corp.Inventor: Chih-Ling Chien