Patents by Inventor Cheng Ann Tan

Cheng Ann Tan 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).

  • Patent number: 7908392
    Abstract: A data transportation protocol (13, 21) for transferring data within a wireless network (6), the protocol (13, 21) comprising: a block I/O interface layer (40) to provide a single level of translation between block I/O storage protocol commands and network packets; and a wireless transport layer (41) to transport the network packets between a client (6A) and server (6B) within the network (6); wherein the block I/O interface layer (40) performs operations directly on a storage device driver (23) and a network device driver (14, 20) of the client (6A) and server (6B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Bin Meng, Sie Yong Law, Khai Leong Yong, Tiong King Ng, See Kok Koh, Cheng Ann Tan
  • Publication number: 20100007768
    Abstract: There is provided a storage device including: a wireless communication link to communicate between the storage device and a digital imaging device; a storage medium for storing a digital image from the digital imaging device; where the digital image is wirelessly transferred between digital imaging device and the storage medium in real-time. The storage device enables the real-time storage of a digital image captured from a digital imaging device using a wireless interface. The storage device provides standalone operation without the need for a personal computer. The digital images stored in the storage device can be transmitted to peripheral components either by a wire connection or wireless transmission to such peripheral devices as a printer or directly to a web site for image loading and sharing. There is also provided a method of storing a digital image in a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Khai Leong Yong, Cheng Ann Tan, Bing Han
  • Publication number: 20090216898
    Abstract: A data transportation protocol (13, 21) for transferring data within a wireless network (6), the protocol (13, 21) comprising: a block I/O interface layer (40) to provide a single level of translation between block I/O storage protocol commands and network packets; and a wireless transport layer (41) to transport the network packets between a client (6A) and server (6B) within the network (6); wherein the block I/O interface layer (40) performs operations directly on a storage device driver (23) and a network device driver (14, 20) of the client (6A) and server (6B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Bin Meng, Sie Yong Law, Khai Leong Yong, Tiong King Ng, See Kok Koh, Cheng Ann Tan