Patents by Inventor Ata Chen

Ata Chen 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).

  • Method for ensuring correct sub-system bios for specified system
    Patent number: 7475236
    Abstract: A method for ensuring a correct sub-system BIOS for a specified system checks whether first identifying information associated with a system BIOS of the specified system is consistent with second identifying information associated with the sub-system BIOS upon initialization of the specified system. While a normal boot-up sequence is performed when the first identifying information is consistent with the second identifying information, a simplified boot-up sequence is performed to inform of incorrect sub-system BIOS when the first identifying information is inconsistent with the second identifying information. Following the second boot-up sequence, a warning message is given and then the specified system is halted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ata Chen, Macalas Yen, Simon Pu
  • Method for automatically getting control data from BIOS
    Patent number: 7093117
    Abstract: A method for a drive device to get control data from a basic input/output system (BIOS) includes the following steps. Firstly, an index zone is automatically provided according to a specified version of the BIOS for storing an index of control data associated with the specified version of the BIOS. Then, the drive device gets the control data associated with the specified version of the BIOS from the BIOS according to the index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ata Chen, Macalas Yen, Simon Pu
  • Method for ensuring correct sub-system bios for specified system
    Publication number: 20050283596
    Abstract: A method for ensuring a correct sub-system BIOS for a specified system checks whether first identifying information associated with a system BIOS of the specified system is consistent with second identifying information associated with the sub-system BIOS upon initialization of the specified system. While a normal boot-up sequence is performed when the first identifying information is consistent with the second identifying information, a simplified boot-up sequence is performed to inform of incorrect sub-system BIOS when the first identifying information is inconsistent with the second identifying information. Following the second boot-up sequence, a warning message is given and then the specified system is halted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ata Chen, Macalas Yen, Simon Pu
  • Method for automatically getting control data from BIOS
    Publication number: 20040015685
    Abstract: A method for a drive device to get control data from a basic input/output system (BIOS) includes the following steps. Firstly, an index zone is automatically provided according to a specified version of the BIOS for storing an index of control data associated with the specified version of the BIOS. Then, the drive device gets the control data associated with the specified version of the BIOS from the BIOS according to the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Ata Chen, Macalas Yen, Simon Pu
  • Method for determining compatibility between BIOS and specified system
    Publication number: 20030217253
    Abstract: A method for determining the compatibility between a basic input/output system (BIOS) and a specified system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of reading a first identifying information from the BIOS and a second identifying information from the specified system, and comparing the first identifying information with the second identifying information, and outputting a warning information when the first and second identifying information do not match with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ata Chen, Macalas Yen, Simon Pu