Patents Assigned to I/O Interconnect, Ltd.
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Patent number: 10657075Abstract: A KVM switch is disclosed. The KVM switch, for connecting between computers and at least one peripheral device, the KVM switch includes a first interface, second interfaces, a controller and device emulators. The controller is configured to receive a peripheral signal and generate a first serial signal and a second serial signal. Each of the device emulators is configured to receive the first serial signal with the a target address and the second serial signal with a second target address, and each of the device emulators is guided by unique address to one of the computers, respectively, wherein, when the device emulators receive the first serial signal and the second serial signal, the device emulators are configured to determine whether to process the first serial signal and the second serial signal by comparing the first target address and the second target address with the unique address.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Tsung-Min Chen
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Patent number: 10635626Abstract: A connecting method includes the following operations: storing a plurality of MAC addresses by a memory of a docking station; determining a first MAC address of the plurality of MAC addresses by a processor of a docking station, wherein the first MAC address is corresponding to a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic device; establishing a BLUETOOTH connection between the first electronic device and the docking station by the processor; establishing a USB connection or Bluetooth connection between the docking station and a computer by the processor; and pairing the computer and the first electronic device through the docking station.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Gary Kung, Ping-Shun Zeung
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Patent number: 10616728Abstract: A wireless connecting method is disclosed. The wireless connecting method includes the following operations: executing an application of an electronic device by the electronic device; establishing a BLUETOOTH connection between the electronic device and a backup device by the backup device; and keeping the application alive at a background of the electronic device through the BLUETOOTH connection by the backup device.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Gary Kung, Ping-Shun Zeung
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Patent number: 10467169Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a HID switch with security function that permits sharing of peripherals between multiple computers in a multi-network computer system. The HID switch is configured to connect at least one user input peripheral device and at least two host computers. The HID switch incudes a first directing module and a second directing module, wherein the two directing modules are physically isolated. The passages directed to the two directing modules are controlled by a physical peripheral selector. The physical peripheral selector is configured to selectively enable the first passage and the second passage, wherein only one of the first and second passages is enabled at a time. When one of the first or the second passages is enabled, there is only one host computer is electrically connected to the user input peripheral device via one of the directing modules.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Chih-Hsiung Chang, Kun-Yuan Lin
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Patent number: 10366037Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a method for managing a docking device and the docking device thereof. The docking device is configured with a processor and at least two coupling ports. The method comprises following steps: electrically coupling a computer and/or at least one peripheral device to the at least two coupling ports respectively; retrieving a plurality of characteristic profiles by the processor, wherein each of the characteristic profiles is retrieved from each of the at least two coupling ports; receiving, by the processor, an input signal from the computer or the at least one peripheral device; and changing the characteristic profiles based on the input signal by the processor.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Johnny Hsiang-Yu Chen, Chih-Hsiung Chang, Tsung-Min Chen, Hsiang-Ling Wang
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Patent number: 9959024Abstract: A method for launching software applications of a smartphone through a personal computer connected thereto is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to the personal computer; b) the personal computer acquiring information of used times of applications of the handheld computer; c) converting tops of the most frequently used applications into items in a subwindow of the personal computer; and d) launching one of the applications by clicking an item in the subwindow, wherein the clicked item corresponds to the launched application.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Gary Kung, Johnny Chen
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Patent number: 9906893Abstract: A method for making a PC act as an accessory device in BLUETOOTH piconet is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a BLUETOOTH adapter; b) connecting the BLUETOOTH adapter to the personal computer (PC) with a software program running in an application level; c) installing a custom BLUETOOTH adapter bus driver to be accessed and operated solely by the software program; d) implementing all necessary BLUETOOTH software stack above and including a BLUETOOTH Host to Controller Interface (HCI) profile; and e) the PC serving as a slave device.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventor: Ping-Shun Zeung
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Publication number: 20180018295Abstract: The invention is used for a dock between a battery-operated device and a power adapter. The method includes: a) providing a USB dock with a first USB type-C connector and a second USB type-C connector, wherein the two USB type-C connectors are electrically connected through a switch module; b) connecting a first USB device to the first USB type-C connector; c) verifying whether the first USB device sends out a USB host command or not; d) setting the first USB type-C connector and the second USB type-C connector to serve as a host port and a device port, respectively, if yes in step c); and e) setting the first USB type-C connector and the second USB type-C connector to serve as a device port and a host port, respectively, if no in step c).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Johnny Chen, Chih-Hsiung Chang, Tsung-Min Chen
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Publication number: 20170366923Abstract: A method for making a PC act as an accessory device in BLUETOOTH piconet is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a BLUETOOTH adapter; b) connecting the BLUETOOTH adapter to the personal computer (PC) with a software program running in an application level; c) installing a custom BLUETOOTH adapter bus driver to be accessed and operated solely by the software program; d) implementing all necessary BLUETOOTH software stack above and including a BLUETOOTH Host to Controller Interface (HCI) profile; and e) the PC serving as a slave device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventor: Ping-Shun Zeung
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Publication number: 20170346312Abstract: The method includes: a) connecting a dock between a laptop and a power adapter; b) checking whether a smartphone is connected to the dock; c) verifying whether AC power can supply power over a required value of the laptop if yes in step b); d) verifying whether a residual battery capacity of the laptop is greater than 80% if yes in step c); e) verifying whether another smartphone is connected to the dock if yes in step d); f) verifying whether to enable data transfer if yes in step e); g) activating a CDP mode if yes in step f); h) activating a DCP mode if no in step f); i) verifying whether to enable faster charging if no in step e); j) going back to step f) if yes in step i); k) activating an SDP mode if no in step i); and l) showing a warning if no in steps b), c) or d).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Chih-Hsiung Chang, Hsiang-Ling Wang
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Publication number: 20170337148Abstract: The invention provides a method for synchronizing touch control functions when a smartphone based on a first OS is connected to a tablet computer based on a second OS. The method includes the steps: a) operationally connecting the tablet computer to the smartphone to project a screen picture of the smartphone onto the tablet computer; b) pressing an active window of the tablet computer; c) intercepting a touch event of the tablet computer; d) converting the touch event into a format compatible with the first OS of the smartphone; e) sending the touch event to the smartphone; f) executing the touch event by the smartphone to generate a resultant screen picture; and g) showing the resultant screen picture on the tablet computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventor: Johnny Chen
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Publication number: 20170269896Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) acquiring a display resolution of an external monitor; b) acquiring screen pictures of application pages of a smartphone; c) determining a quantity of screen divisions of the external monitor according to information acquired in step b); d) resizing the screen pictures acquired in step b) to match one of the screen divisions according to the display resolution; e) combining the screen pictures resized in step d) into an integrated screen picture with multiple screen divisions; and f) displaying the integrated screen picture on the external monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventor: Gary Kung
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Publication number: 20170270893Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) acquiring a display resolution of an external monitor; b) acquiring screen pictures of web browser pages of a smartphone; c) determining a quantity of screen divisions of the external monitor according to information acquired in step b); d) resizing the screen pictures acquired in step b) to match one of the screen divisions according to the display resolution; e) combining the screen pictures resized in step d) into an integrated screen picture with multiple screen divisions; and f) displaying the integrated screen picture on the external monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventor: Gary Kung
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Publication number: 20170270205Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) inputting a word to be searched to a computer with a microphone; b) dividing a screen of the computer into at least two partitions; c) displaying a screen picture of a search engine results page (SERP) on a first partition of the at least two partitions; d) speaking a hyperlink in the SERP; and e) showing a web page of the hyperlink spoken in step d) on a second partition of the at least two partitions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventor: Gary Kung
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Publication number: 20170220688Abstract: A method for remotely launching web search on a smartphone is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) wirelessly connecting a remote control with a microphone to the smartphone; b) opening a searching text input box; c) enabling the searching text input box with a voice IME (input method editor); d) speaking a word to be searched to the remote control; e) sending the voiced word to the handheld computer; f) transmitting the voiced word to a search engine with a speech recognition function through internet; and g) the search engine transmitting a search result to the smartphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventor: Ping-Shun Zeung
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Patent number: 9696825Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) connecting a handheld touchscreen computer with a first display to a personal computer with a second display and mouse, wherein a screen picture of the handheld touchscreen computer is projected on the second display as a subwindow, and a cursor is shown on the second display; b) directly moving the cursor by the mouse when no item in the subwindow is clicked; c) calculating a displacement quantity of the cursor against a virtual origin of the subwindow when an item in the subwindow is being clicked; and d) generating a mouse event to an item of the handheld touchscreen computer at a position corresponding to the displacement quantity.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Chung-Han Hsieh
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Publication number: 20160216782Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) connecting a handheld touchscreen computer with a first display to a personal computer with a second display and mouse, wherein a screen picture of the handheld touchscreen computer is projected on the second display as a subwindow, and a cursor is shown on the second display; b) directly moving the cursor by the mouse when no item in the subwindow is clicked; c) calculating a displacement quantity of the cursor against a virtual origin of the subwindow when an item in the subwindow is being clicked; and d) generating a mouse event to an item of the handheld touchscreen computer at a position corresponding to the displacement quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Chung-Han Hsieh
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Publication number: 20160216829Abstract: A method for making input devices connected to a smartphone to function as touch control to the smartphone is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to a personal computer with an input device; b) presenting the input device to be a virtual touch sensitive device to the handheld computer when the input device is a non-touch sensitive device; c) converting a first touch event of the input device into a second touch event compatible to the handheld computer when the input device is a touch sensitive device and is being touched; and d) sending the second touch event to the handheld computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Kun-Yuan Lin, Chung-Han Hsieh
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Publication number: 20160216856Abstract: A method for integrating notifications of a mobile device into an Action Center of a Windows personal computer is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to the Windows personal computer; b) acquiring a list of active notifications; c) sending a notification to the Windows personal computer; and d) the Windows personal computer displaying the notification in an Action Center.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Gary Kung, Johnny Chen
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Patent number: D866462Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.Inventors: Gary Kung, Kuei-Jung Yang