Patents by Inventor Chen-Yi Chu

Chen-Yi Chu 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).

  • Electronic device and method for switching modes of thunderbolt connector thereof
    Patent number: 9081909
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for switching mode of a Thunderbolt connector thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a core unit, a PCIe device, a Thunderbolt control unit, a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit. The Thunderbolt control unit has a host mode and an end-point device mode. A common terminal of the first switch circuit is coupled to a PCIe port of the PCIe device. A first selection terminal of the first switch circuit is coupled to a first PCIe port of the core unit. A common terminal of the second switch circuit is coupled to a PCIe port of the Thunderbolt control unit. A first selection terminal of the second switch circuit is coupled to a second PCIe port of the core unit. A second selection terminal of the first switch circuit is coupled to a second selection terminal of the second switch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chen-Yi Chu, Chih-Pang Hsu, Ching-Hang Chen
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING MODES OF THUNDERBOLT CONNECTOR THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130145071
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for switching mode of a thunderbolt connector thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a core unit, a PCIE device, a thunderbolt control unit, a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit. The thunderbolt control unit has a host mode and an end-point device mode. A common terminal of the first switch circuit is coupled to a PCIE port of the PCIE device. A first selection terminal of the first switch circuit is coupled to a first PCIE port of the core unit. A common terminal of the second switch circuit is coupled to a PCIE port of the thunderbolt control unit. A first selection terminal of the second switch circuit is coupled to a second PCIE port of the core unit. A second selection terminal of the first switch circuit is coupled to a second selection terminal of the second switch circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Chen-Yi Chu, Chih-Pang Hsu, Ching-Hang Chen