Patents Assigned to Moxa, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20100185734
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a method for processing response messages, comprising a transmitter, first communication gateway, second communication gateway and a receiver, wherein the transmitter is connected with the first communication gateway, while the receiver is linked with the second communication gateway. When a message is transmitted by the transmitter via a mobile communication network to a remote receiver, the second communication gateway will transmit a response message to the transmitter after the transmitter receives the message. The first communication gateway will determine that the receiver does not receive the message successfully if it does not receive the response message within a given time period, and then transmit the message again or inform the administrator. In this way, it can help reduce the loss of property and life to enterprises and their employees caused by loss of messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: MOXA INC.
    Inventor: Chung-Yung Shen
  • Patent number: 7752280
    Abstract: A method of detecting response time-out based on master-slave protocol architecture, which calculates the time required for a slave device to respond to a Modbus request sent by a detection device based on Modbus communication protocol. The method is to send a Modbus request to the slave device through a detection device, and to record the Modbus request sent time, and then to have the slave device provide to the detection device a response. The detection device calculates the response time-out based on the request sent time and the response received time By means of calculating the precise response time-out from the response time-outs which are gotten from the slave device respond to a predetermined number of Modbus requests, the user or manager can determine the response time-out required for the slave device precisely so as to give EXECUTE instruction or command at the accurate time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: MOXA Inc.
    Inventor: Bo-Er Wei
  • Patent number: 7749020
    Abstract: A positioning and grounding structure for ring connectors. A cutting part is formed by cutting one side of the ring connector. The connecting base has a grounding part. Using the relative position between the grounding part and the electrical connecting part as well as the cutting part for double positioning, the ring connector can be quickly fixed on a circuit board. The grounding part can quickly connect noises or electrostatics to the ground. The structure solves the problem of connectors in the prior art that lacks positioning and grounding designs. The provided ring connector can quickly position and ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Moxa Inc.
    Inventor: Chialu Chang
  • Publication number: 20100169689
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an auto-restore method for a power device by using a computer device to build a detecting/responding packet in an Ethernet exchanger, and the Ethernet exchange can mutually transmit the packet with the power device. If the Ethernet exchanger fails to receive a responding packet from the power device in the predetermined time and the predetermined value, the Ethernet exchanger will terminate power supply by the Ethernet and reset the power device, and the power device will be restored automatically accordingly. If the power device still cannot function normally after few times of reset, the Ethernet exchanger will shutdown the power supplied by the Ethernet and transmits an alarm signal to the computer device. Thus not only the consumption of the system and safety risk are reduced, but also promptly maintained, to increase the reliability, and save the supervision time of the operator and the cost of onsite maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: MOXA INC.
    Inventor: CHI-CHUAN LIU
  • Publication number: 20100165992
    Abstract: This specification discloses a transmission system, device and method that prevent data loss. The invention uses a first channel and a second channel to send same packet encapsulating same target data to a receiving end. After confirming the reception of the packet, the receiving end drops the duplicated packet. The receiving end only processes yet processed packet. This technique can reduce the chances of losing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa Inc.
    Inventors: Jer Hong Suen, Liang Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100169956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a far-end control method with a security mechanism including a host transmitting an identification code through the PSTN (Public switched telephone network) to the I/O control device of the far-end. The I/O control device has a CPU to receive the identification code and judge whether the identification code matches with the predetermined value stored therein; if the identification code matches with the predetermined value, the mobile internet connection between the host and the I/O control device is activated to enable the host to mutually transmit information or signals with a far-end control device from the I/O control device through the mobile internet, and the connection will be disabled after the information or signal transmission is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: MOXA INC.
    Inventor: HSU-CHENG WANG
  • Publication number: 20100155205
    Abstract: A connector structure of waterproof and explosion-proof button is provided. A waterproof element completely covers the connecting part of the connecting element. By pressing a first button bar of the waterproof element, a second button bar is driven to depress the button therein. A companion part inside the connecting element is connected and fixed with an explosion-proof element. The connector structure thus achieves the waterproof and explosion-proof effects and has the button function at the same time. The structure solves the problem of having too many elements and too complicated assembly process for achieving the waterproof effect in the prior art. According to the structure, the assembly of the connector structure is simple and both waterproof and explosion-proof effects are simultaneously achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa Inc.
    Inventor: Chih Hsiung Liu
  • Publication number: 20100161703
    Abstract: An active monitoring system and method thereof are provided to solve the problems of no real-time monitoring and bandwidth usage in the prior art. A triggering end detects a monitoring device to generate a device tag. The device tag is packed and actively sent to the server end via a network. The server end automatically generates an OPC tag for an integrating server to use. The mechanism can increase monitoring efficiency and bandwidth usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung Chi Huang, Chi Jen Lin, Kuan Wei Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100156693
    Abstract: A programmable remote control system and the method thereof are provided to solve the problem of learning a controlling language at a huge time cost in the prior art. A control command group is remotely set and stored in the triggering end for positive and negative logic determination and control. The mechanism facilitates the provision of the control command group for actively transmitting messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa Inc.
    Inventors: Chih Feng Ho, Chi Jen Lin, Tsung Chi Huang, Yi Ming Pao
  • Publication number: 20100159727
    Abstract: A positioning and grounding structure for ring connectors. A cutting part is formed by cutting one side of the ring connector. The connecting base has a grounding part. Using the relative position between the grounding part and the electrical connecting part as well as the cutting part for double positioning, the ring connector can be quickly fixed on a circuit board. The grounding part can quickly connect noises or electrostatics to the ground. The structure solves the problem of connectors in the prior art that lacks positioning and grounding designs. The provided ring connector can quickly position and ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa Inc.
    Inventor: Chialu Chang
  • Patent number: 7743192
    Abstract: A method of determining request transmission priority subject to request content and transmitting request subject to such request transmission priority in application of Fieldbus communication framework in which the communication device determines whether the received requests have the priority subject to the respective content, and also determines whether there is any logical operation condition established, and then the communication device transmits the received external requests to the connected slave device as an ordinary request or priority request, preventing the slave device from receiving an important external request sent by the main control end or manager at a late time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Moxa Inc.
    Inventors: Bo-Er Wei, You-Shih Chen
  • Patent number: 7724752
    Abstract: This specification discloses a communication system across networks and the method thereof for processing remote controls of devices in a private network from a public network. By providing a server end that contains correspondence relations between client ends and mobile ends in a public network, packets in the public network are automatically transmitted to devices in a private network according to the correspondence table in the server end for remote controls. The invention increases the convenience in managing devices in a private network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Moxa Inc.
    Inventors: Chung Yung Shen, Jer Hong Suen
  • Patent number: 7725635
    Abstract: A method of determining request transmission priority subject to request channel and transmitting request subject to such request transmission priority in application of Fieldbus communication framework in which the communication device determines whether the request channel from which the received requests came have the priority right and whether there is any logical operation condition established, and then the communication device transmits the received external requests to the connected slave device as an ordinary request or priority request, preventing the slave device from receiving an important external request sent by the main control end or manager at a late time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Moxa Inc.
    Inventors: Bo-Er Wei, You-Shih Chen
  • Publication number: 20100115004
    Abstract: This specification provides a backup system that stores a boot data file of an embedded system in a different storage section and a method thereof By generating several file systems and after defining one of them as the backup file system, the backup boot data file is stored in the backup file system. When normally used boot data file cannot be used for booting, the backup boot data file is used. This solves the problem that the backup boot data file is stored in a file system that the user can freely access and thus may be damaged by the user. This achieves the technical feature that a specific embedded system can have several different file systems to store multiple boot data files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa Inc.
    Inventor: Ben Ru Liao
  • Publication number: 20100097769
    Abstract: A heat-dissipating structure for the expansion board architecture is provided. A fixing element disposed on the heat-absorbing substrate fixes the motherboard and the first expansion board. The heat-generating elements on the motherboard or the first expansion board are directly in touch with the heat-absorbing surface of the heat-absorbing substrate to absorb their heat. The heat-dissipating board extended from the side of the heat-absorbing substrate then dissipates the heat absorbed by the heat-absorbing substrate. The structure thus solves the problems that existing heat-dissipating structures occupy larger space and therefore cannot be effectively used in an expansion board architecture to dissipate heat produced by the heat-generating elements between the motherboard and the expansion board and that it is likely to have assembly tolerance. Using the structure can reduce the space and the assembly tolerance, but effectively enhance heat dissipation in the expansion board architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa Inc.
    Inventor: Tzu Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20100099304
    Abstract: A hook structure of the compact flash card has a supporting part and an extension part. The hook part extended from the extension part holds the compact flash card. The supporting part supports the compact flash card. It enables one to quickly and conveniently insert or withdraw the compact flash card on an industry computer. This solves the problems in the prior art that the compact flash card cannot be conveniently inserted into or removed from an industry computer and that the compact flash card easily gets loose, resulting in the industry computer system crash. The hook structure enables convenient replacement of compact flash cards and ensures the stable operation of the industry computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Moxa, Inc.
    Inventor: Jing- Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 7674129
    Abstract: A clamping device for a DIN rail is provided, in which a positioning blade spring is fixed on a base, a first positioning component and a second positioning component are disposed on a sliding element, and the sliding element moves relative to the base, so that the positioning blade spring is enabled to move from the second positioning component to the first positioning component for being fixed and positioned, so as to solve the problems of the prior art that the clamping device cannot be easily detached from the DIN rail and is easily damaged, thereby achieving the technique efficacies of simplifying the process of detaching the clamping device from the DIN rail and facilitating detaching the clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Moxa Inc.
    Inventor: Chih Hsiung Liu
  • Publication number: 20090287852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for disconnecting a transceiver from a bus in multipoint/multidrop architecture. A central processing unit (CPU) and a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) in a system are connected to a controller used for storing and transmitting data, and the controller is further connected with a bus through a transceiver that monitors/records data and a relay that connects or disconnects the transceiver from the bus. The controller comprises a signal comparator used to compare similarities and differences of data and a failure detection controller used to achieve connection or disconnection of the bus with the transceiver. In case of the transceiver's failure, the controller disconnects the transceiver from the bus to ensure that the bus does not fail to work due to breakdown of the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: MOXA INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsien Ho, Chun-Te Yu
  • Patent number: 7611383
    Abstract: An RJ45 connector device having a key structure for changing pin definitions is provided. The RJ45 connector device includes a conversion processor, a key, an information processor, and output pins. When the key is pressed to trigger a conversion signal, the conversion processor first converts a part of input information into relay information. Then, according to the conversion signal, the information processor converts the input information and the relay information into output information through designated processing and then output the output information through the output pins, so as to solve the problem that various connector devices occupy a lot of the available space of an electronic device when being used, thereby saving the available space of the electronic device and enabling a single connector device to achieve technical effects of a multi-functional connector device in terms of switching pin definitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Moxa, Inc.
    Inventor: Wen Chin Huang