Patents by Inventor An Tsai

An Tsai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150325166
    Abstract: A self-refresh control method for a display system includes receiving a frame from a video source of the display system; storing the frame in a storage module of the display system according to a writing timing sequence signal; accessing data stored in the storage module as a self-refresh frame according to a reading timing sequence, for outputting the self-refresh frame to a display device of the display system; and adjusting the reading timing sequence signal according to the writing timing sequence signal and the reading timing sequence signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Lee, Yu-Hsuan Huang, Chueh-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 9050269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a viral particle. The viral particle has a radius of less than about 1 ?m, and at least one peptide comprising at least a biologically active portion of CD47. The present invention also includes a method of increasing the life of a particle in vivo in a mammal. The method includes the steps of expressing at least one peptide comprising at least a biologically active portion of CD47 in a viral particle, and administering the viral particle having CD47 expressed to a mammal, wherein the administered viral particle has a longer half life in the mammal than an otherwise identical viral particle that does not have CD47 expressed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Dennis E. Discher, Richard Kuo-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 8929485
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for broadcast pre-coding in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system. In one example, the method includes modulating a broadcast signal to create a stream of modulated symbols. Pre-coding is performed on each of the modulated symbols to break each modulated symbol into at least two pre-coded portions, and the two pre-coded portions of each modulated symbol are transmitted via at least two antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Farooq Khan, Jiann-An Tsai, Cornelius Van Rensberg
  • Patent number: 8898975
    Abstract: A dry-hang wall panel includes a thin stone slab having a thickness of about 3-10 mm. A reinforcing sheet has an area corresponding to the thin stone slab and is fixed to a rear side of the thin stone slab. A rear frame made of a rigid material is fixed to a peripheral edge of the reinforcing sheet. The rear frame has a hollow area in a central portion thereof. Hooks can be mounted to the rear frame for mounting the dry-hang wall panel to a wall face. The dry-hang wall panel allows easy construction and provides a leveling effect while providing a sense of quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Che-An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140325927
    Abstract: A dry-hang wall panel includes a thin stone slab having a thickness of about 3-10 mm. A reinforcing sheet has an area corresponding to the thin stone slab and is fixed to a rear side of the thin stone slab. A rear frame made of a rigid material is fixed to a peripheral edge of the reinforcing sheet. The rear frame has a hollow area in a central portion thereof. Hooks can be mounted to the rear frame for mounting the dry-hang wall panel to a wall face. The dry-hang wall panel allows easy construction and provides a leveling effect while providing a sense of quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: Che-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 8879532
    Abstract: A method and base station apparatus for transmitting pilot data in a wireless communication system, and a method and mobile station apparatus for receiving pilot data in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for transmitting pilot data in a wireless communication system includes determining a pilot pattern in at least one resource block for each of one or more pilot streams, and transmitting the one or more pilot streams based on the determined respective pilot pattern in the at least one resource block, wherein the at least one resource block comprises a plurality of subcarriers and a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiann-An Tsai, Zhouyue Pi, Kaushik Josiam, Farooq Khan, Sudhir Ramakrishna
  • Patent number: 8782986
    Abstract: A slab module includes a stone slab having a thickness of 3-10 mm. A reinforcing plate includes a first side fixed to a rear side of the stone slab. The reinforcing plate has an area corresponding to an area of the stone slab. A base is made of a rigid material and includes a coupling face on a top side thereof. The coupling face is fixed to a second side of the reinforcing plate. A plurality of posts is provided below the coupling face, with a compartment formed between the posts for receiving a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Che-An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140159523
    Abstract: A work output device is revealed. The work output device includes two motor rotors respectively arrange at two ends of a horizontal main rotating shaft. An outer transmission shaft of each motor rotor starts rotating after the power is turned on. The rotating outer transmission shaft drives the main rotating shaft to rotate in one direction through a speed change gear mechanism. The motor rotors are synchronously driven to rotate around the main rotating shaft and move from a lower position to a higher position. At the moment, the power is turned off and the motor rotors turn back from the higher position to the lower position with the help of gravity. Thus a cycle of repetitive up-and-down half circle rotation is completed. Moreover, the main rotating shaft drives a work output shaft to rotate by a torque controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Jui-An TSAI
  • Patent number: 8658781
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for rapidly detecting a pathogen in fish comprising conducting loop-mediated isothermal amplification with a specific primer set and a nucleic acid in a test sample. If at least one amplification is carried out, the test sample comprises the pathogen in fish. The invention also provides a primer set, probe and kit for detecting a pathogen in fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Gwo-Bin Lee, Shih-Chu Chen, Tzong-Yueh Chen, Wen-Hsin Chang, Chih-Hung Wang, Ming-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 8634432
    Abstract: A base station for use in an OFDM network capable of communicating with a plurality of subscriber stations in a coverage area of the OFDM network. The base station transmits to a first subscriber station in a first subband of subcarriers from a first transmit antenna and transmits to the first subscriber station in a second subband of subcarriers from a second transmit antenna. The first and second subbands comprise different subcarriers. The base station also transmits to a second subscriber station in the first subband of subcarriers from the second transmit antenna and transmits to the second subscriber station in the second subband of subcarriers from the first transmit antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Farooq Khan, Cornelius van Rensburg, Jiann-An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140017033
    Abstract: A self-tapping screw includes a head, a shank provided on the head and threads provided on the shank, wherein the threads include a first contact surface and a second contact surface forming a thread angle of 40 degrees therebetween. A vertical line from a vertex of the thread angle is drawn perpendicular to the shank, and the first contact surface forms a first inclination angle with the vertical line, and the second contact surface forms a second inclination angle with the vertical line, wherein the first inclination angle is different from the second inclination angle. The present invention can be used to replace mechanical screws as it has a smaller assembly torque suitable for fastening onto lighter objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: HAMA NAKA MOTOGAWA METAL PRODUCT (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-An TSAI
  • Patent number: 8625693
    Abstract: Methods for a transmitter station and a receiver station to perform beamforming in a wireless communication system, and a transmitter station and a receiver station to perform the corresponding method, are provided. The method for the transmitter station to perform beamforming in the wireless communication system includes estimating and tracking a long-term averaged and normalized channel correlation matrix between the transmitter station and a receiver station, determining beamforming coefficients based on the tracked long-term averaged and normalized channel correlation matrix, and communicating with the receiver station using the determined beamforming coefficients, wherein the receiver station also estimates and tracks the long term averaged and normalized channel correlation matrix, and determines beamforming coefficients based on the tracked long-term averaged and normalized channel correlation matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiann-An Tsai, Zhouyue Pi, Sudhir Ramakrishna
  • Publication number: 20130315715
    Abstract: An energy saving device rotating a half circle and turning back with the help of gravity is revealed. In the first half cycle of a circle movement, a transmission shaft of a motor rotor is controlled to rotate and further drive a first rotating shaft rotating in one direction by a first speed change gear mechanism. The transmission shaft synchronously drives the motor rotor to rotate a half circle, from a lowest position to a highest position on a circumference of the circle. In the other half cycle, the transmission shaft of the motor rotor stops rotating and the motor rotor returns from the highest position to the lowest position with the help of gravity. Thus the half circle rotation of the motor rotor is completed and the first rotating shaft is driven to rotate in one direction continuously so as to achieve energy saving effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Jui-An TSAI
  • Patent number: 8593324
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting circuit includes a reference circuit and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The reference circuit provides a base voltage, which has one end grounded. The ADC receives an analog input signal and a base voltage signal. The ADC includes a first DC buffer and an ADC core unit. The first DC buffer internally receives an offset voltage signal and a data voltage signal to be digitized, and outputs two converting control signals. The ADC core unit receives the two converting control signals from the first DC buffer and an ADC input range voltage signal, and outputs a digital code. All of the offset voltage signal and the data voltage signal and the ADC input range voltage signal have been added with the base voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-An Tsai, Chi-Chun Liao
  • Patent number: 8582535
    Abstract: A base station for use in wireless network that communicating with subscriber stations according to a multicarrier protocol. The base station receives uplink signals transmitted by the subscriber stations and measures the channel quality of each uplink acknowledgment signal channel. The base station transmits to a first subscriber station a control message that assigns the first subscriber station to transmit a first acknowledgment signal in a first selected uplink acknowledgment signal channel. The base station selects the first selected uplink acknowledgment signal channel based on a first measured channel quality associated with the first selected uplink acknowledgment signal channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Farooq Khan, Jiann-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 8537760
    Abstract: A method of dynamic hybrid multiple access in a wireless network that comprises a plurality of subscriber stations is provided. The method includes selecting a sub-carrier status for each of the subscriber stations based on at least one predetermined condition for the subscriber station. The sub-carrier status is either hopping or scheduled. The predetermined condition is monitored for each subscriber station to determine whether to switch the sub-carrier status for the subscriber station based on a change in the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Lai King Tee, Cornelius van Rensburg, Jiann-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 8503560
    Abstract: A base station capable of performing precoding in a wireless communication system is provided. The base station includes a plurality of codebooks and a codebook selector. Each codebook comprises a plurality of composite precoding matrices that are generated based on a corresponding diversity precoding matrix. The codebook selector is operable to select one of the codebooks for use in a communication session with a subscriber station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Farooq Khan, Jiann-An Tsai, Cornelius van Rensburg, Yinong Ding
  • Publication number: 20130181855
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting circuit includes a reference circuit and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The reference circuit provides a base voltage, which has one end grounded. The ADC receives an analog input signal and a base voltage signal. The ADC includes a first DC buffer and an ADC core unit. The first DC buffer internally receives an offset voltage signal and a data voltage signal to be digitized, and outputs two converting control signals. The ADC core unit receives the two converting control signals from the first DC buffer and an ADC input range voltage signal, and outputs a digital code. All of the offset voltage signal and the data voltage signal and the ADC input range voltage signal have been added with the base voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-An Tsai, Chi-Chun Liao
  • Publication number: 20130174487
    Abstract: A lockless metal fireproof door is pivotably mounted to an outer frame and includes two metal sheets, with a fireproof mechanism mounted in each metal sheet. A hinge is mounted to a bottom of the lockless metal fireproof door for automatically returning the lockless metal fireproof door, with a gap provided between each metal sheet and the outer frame. The lockless metal fireproof door can be moved to a position and retained in the position by the ground hinge. The lockless metal fireproof door is positioned by a weight thereof after the lockless metal fireproof door reaches the position. The lockless metal fireproof door expands in a lateral direction to tightly press against the outer frame if a side of the lockless metal fireproof door is subjected to heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Che-An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130144602
    Abstract: A method for quantitatively analyzing data is applied to a computer system for determining whether a document under test is sensitive. The method obtains sample message from the computer system, partitions content of the sample message to derive at least one original paragraph. The method then partitions the original paragraph to derive original sentences and to derive a plurality of original sentence characteristics from the original sentences. After that, the method produces the feature vector according to the derived sentence characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng YEU, Chien-Tsung LIU, Yi-An TSAI