Patents Assigned to Ralink Technology Corp.
  • Publication number: 20150248345
    Abstract: A swap method, for an electronic system, includes generating an accessing signal by a calculating module of the electronic system; generating a swap signal for instructing a swap mode of the accessing signal by the calculating module; accessing data from a storage module of the electronic system according to the accessing signal by an accessing module of the electronic system; and swapping the data according to the swap signal by a swap module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Cheok Yan Goh, Ching-Hwa Yu
  • Publication number: 20150237505
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coexistence operation method for a wireless system, wherein the wireless system is capable of establishing a first wireless link and a plurality of second wireless link. The coexistence operation method comprises applying different time slots to the first wireless link and a first link of the second wireless links; and applying a different frequency band to a second link of the second wireless links when is the different time slots are applied to the first wireless link and the first link of the second wireless links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: I-Feng Su, Yu-Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20150071259
    Abstract: A scheduling method for an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a first wireless module and a second wireless module for transmitting and receiving wireless signals of a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system respectively. The scheduling method comprises determining an arrival timing of specific frame periodically transmitted by a base station of the first wireless communication system; determining an interval covering the arrival timings of the specific frame; disabling the second wireless module during the interval for facilitating the first wireless module to hunt the specific frame; and enabling the second wireless module when the interval expires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Lee, I-Feng Su, Hsu-Chu Huang
  • Publication number: 20140300527
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an antenna for a wireless communication device, including a radiator including a first fixing segment, and a first connecting unit including a first fixture unit and a second fixture unit for holding the first fixing segment such that the radiator is electrically connect to a circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Shao-Chin Lo, Cheng-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140269298
    Abstract: A network processor for processing packet switching in a network switching system is disclosed. The network processor includes a first memory for storing a first packet among a plurality of packets; a second memory for storing a second packet among the plurality of packets; and a memory selecting unit for selecting the first memory or the second memory for storing each of the plurality of packets according to whether a traffic of the network switching system is congested; wherein attributes of the first memory and the second memory are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Kuo-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20140244872
    Abstract: A method of handling transmission for a host in a data transmission system includes establishing a connection with a device of the data transmission system via a first frequency; receiving a negotiating information from the device; and re-establishing the connection with the device via a second frequency when the negotiating information reveals that the second frequency is available for the host to communicate with the device; wherein the second frequency is different than the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Cheok Yan Goh, Yu-Hsun Chen, Mao-Lin Wu, Chih-Chieh Chou, Ching-Hwa Yu
  • Publication number: 20140244852
    Abstract: A method of reducing mutual interference between Universal Serial Bus (USB) data transmission and wireless communication for an electronic device is disclosed. The method comprises establishing a plurality of physical layer links for the USB data transmission in a plurality of supported USB modes; dynamically selecting one of the supported USB modes according to the wireless communication; and performing the USB data transmission in the selected USB mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Cheok Yan Goh, Yu-Hsun Chen, Chih-Chieh Chou, Horng-Bin Wang, Ching-Hwa Yu
  • Publication number: 20140204917
    Abstract: A method of managing packet transmission for a first wireless system wherein the first wireless system coexists with at least one second wireless system includes receiving a first type of packet of the first wireless system; determining whether the step of receiving the first type of packet is interfered by a second type of packet of one of the at least one second wireless system; and modifying a priority of the first type of packet when the first type of packet is interfered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Lee, Po-Hsun Huang, Sheng-Da Chiang, You-Duan Chen, Shih-Chin Jung, Ching-Hwa Yu, Chia-Hsiang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140184614
    Abstract: A method for capturing an image in a transmitter of a wireless communications system, the method comprising controlling a graphic processing unit (GPU) of a graphic card to move frames corresponding to the image from a graphic card frame buffer to a buffer which is accessible by a central processing unit (CPU) of the transmitter when a specified condition is detected; controlling the GPU to release a control for the frames to the CPU; encoding the frames in the buffer which is accessible by the CPU; and transmitting the encoded frames to a receiver of the wireless communications system; wherein the graphic card is connected to the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Chih Lung, Wei-Kai Liao
  • Patent number: 8769322
    Abstract: A method for adjusting clock frequency of a processing unit of a computer system includes calculating a busyness ratio of the processing unit according to a status signal provided by the processing unit, determining whether the busyness ratio is in a busyness ratio range, when the busyness ratio is not in the busyness ratio range, determining whether a calculation result generated according to a clock frequency of the processing unit and a frequency difference is in a frequency range, and when the calculation result is in the frequency range, adjusting the clock frequency of the processing unit according to the calculation result and outputting the adjusted clock frequency to a clock generator, wherein the busyness ratio range, the frequency range and the frequency difference are decided according to an operation state of a peripheral unit of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kuo-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20140162691
    Abstract: A positioning method is disclosed. The positioning method includes providing a reference information comprising a plurality of predetermined RSSI values corresponding to a plurality of directional antennas receiving signals from a plurality of areas, utilizing the plurality of directional antennas to scan and detect a wireless communication device, calculating a plurality of RSSI values corresponding to the wireless communication device for the plurality of directional antennas, and determining a location position of the wireless communication device according to the reference information and the plurality of RSSI values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Min-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 8717984
    Abstract: A method for determining a channel status between a first station and a second station in a wireless local area network system includes the first station receiving a beacon from an access point. The first station broadcasts a packet carrying the beacon. The packet provides a basis for the second station to determine the channel status between the first station and the second station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Sung-Chien Tang
  • Patent number: 8711054
    Abstract: An electronic device with an embedded three-dimensional antenna is disclosed. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and an embedded three-dimensional antenna. The embedded three-dimensional antenna includes a radiation element and a connection element. The connection element includes a first connection part and a second connection part. The first and second connection parts are coupled to the PCB, and utilized for transferring signals of the embedded three-dimensional antenna to the PCB. The first and second connection parts further clamp the PCB to attach the embedded three-dimensional antenna on the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Min-Chung Wu, Shao-Chin Lo
  • Patent number: 8693356
    Abstract: A method, for determining a first amount of a plurality of high-throughput long training fields within a packet in a wireless communication system, includes determining a second amount of a plurality of space time streams needed by the wireless communication system transmitting the packet, and setting the first amount to be greater than or equal to 8 when the second amount is greater than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsuan Wu, Yen-Chin Liao, Yung-Szu Tu
  • Patent number: 8693414
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-user (MU) transmission method for a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission system comprising a first station and a plurality of second stations. The MU transmission method includes the step of the first station performing simultaneous transmission to a first group of stations of the plurality of second stations in a first transmission interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsuan Wu, Yen-Chin Liao, Yung-Szu Tu
  • Patent number: 8683094
    Abstract: A method for enhancing data transmission efficiency in a data transmission system having a host, a subsystem and a transmission interface, utilized for the host to transmit and receive a data from a memory of the subsystem via the transmission interface includes steps of the host outputting a query command to the subsystem via the transmission interface for querying available memory utilization of the subsystem; the subsystem outputting a return message to the host via the transmission interface for indicating the available memory utilization according to the query command; and controlling data transmission from the host to the subsystem according to the return message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology, Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Hwa Yu, Chen-Hai Yu
  • Patent number: 8674878
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a smart antenna system for a portable device. The smart antenna system includes a plurality of directional antennas, disposed at a plurality of positions of the portable device, having a plurality of directional radiation patterns corresponding to a plurality of areas; wherein all of the plurality of directional radiation patterns substantially form an omni directional radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Min-Chung Wu, Shao-Chin Lo
  • Patent number: 8666450
    Abstract: A antenna for transmitting radio signals of a lower frequency and a higher frequency includes a driven element comprising two first radiating units for a lower frequency band and two radiating units for a higher frequency band, and a reflector element comprising a first reflecting unit for the lower frequency band and a second reflecting unit for the higher frequency band. The second radiating units are disposed at a side of the first radiating units and respectively coupled to a corresponding first radiating unit. The first reflecting unit is disposed at the other side of the first radiating units, and the second reflecting unit is disposed between the first radiating units and the first reflecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Ting Huang, Shao-Chin Lo
  • Patent number: 8659500
    Abstract: A multi-antenna for a multi-input multi-output wireless communication system includes a substrate, a first planar antenna formed on the substrate along a first direction, a second planar antenna formed on the substrate along a second direction, and a vertical antenna including a conductor formed on the substrate and between the first planar antenna and the second planar antenna, and a radiator perpendicular to the substrate and coupled to the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Min-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 8656063
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for determining an addressing mode of a storage device. The method comprises issuing a first address and a second address in a first addressing mode; converting the first address and the second address as a first device address and a second device address, respectively, according to the addressing mode of the storage device; acquiring a first data according to the first device address; acquiring a second data according to the second device address; and determining whether the addressing mode of the storage device is the first addressing mode or a second addressing mode according to whether the first data and the second data are the same; wherein the first addressing mode comprises more bytes than the second addressing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chan-Shih Lin