Patents by Inventor Chia-Li Chen
Chia-Li 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).
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Publication number: 20160120759Abstract: An assistance device for medication compliance is provided. The assistance device includes an image acquisition module, a process module, and an alarming module. The image acquisition module is configured to acquire a barcode image of a medicine information carrier. The process module receives, and identifies the barcode image acquired by the image acquisition module. The alarm module electrically connects with the process module, receives control information produced by the process module, and generates sounds or vibration to notify a user to take medicines.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: i Home Smart Technology CompanyInventors: Chia Li CHEN, Der Feng HUANG
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Publication number: 20110169271Abstract: A micro power generating device configured to be disposed on a medium structure always in a vibrating environment to provide low-power electric energy includes a case, a body, elastic members, at least a magnetic member, a coil, and a circuit board. The body is combined in the case and has a chamber. One elastic member is respectively disposed on a top side and a bottom side of the chamber. The magnetic member is slidably accommodated in the chamber and is moved back and forth in the chamber by elastic forces provided by the elastic members. The coil is wound around the body. When the magnetic member is moved back and forth in the chamber under the effects of vibrations and the elastic forces provided by the elastic members, the coil generates an induced current accordingly. The circuit board is electrically connected to the coil, and used for processing the induced current generated by the coil into a power supply for external use.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventor: Chia-Li CHEN
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Patent number: 7850348Abstract: An LED fixture having two illuminating ranges includes a lamp holder and a lamp cover. The lamp holder is arranged an illuminating module of LED lamp. The LED lamp is substantially installed downwardly with respect to the whole illuminating module, making the LED lamp project light in a downward direction. In the meantime, one side of the lamp cover is connected to the lamp holder, while another side is extended downwardly under the LED lamp. The inner face of the lamp cover is arranged as a reflecting face. One part of the light irradiated from the LED lamp is reflected by the reflecting face to form an illuminating range to project light in a forward direction of the lamp cover, while another part of light irradiated from the LED lamp without being reflected by the reflecting cover can project out of the lamp cover directly, thus that another illuminating range to project light in a downward and down-forward directions of the lamp cover is formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: DOSUN Solar Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jui-Huang Tseng, Chia-Li Chen
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Patent number: 7809866Abstract: A double interface SD flash memory card includes a SD flash memory card and a USB adaptor. The SD flash memory card has a standard SD card interface and a circuit board, which has a microprocessor and flash memories. The USB adapter has at least a SD interface socket and a USB plug. The SD interface socket can be inserted with a SD flash memory card and the USB plug can be connected to other information devices. The double interface SD flash memory card includes a SD bus interface circuit for the SD flash card, a USB bus interface circuit for a system end, and an interface detection and switching circuit detect if there is an initialized signal from the system interface and switch to the SD bus interface circuit or the USB bus interface circuit based on result of the detection. The microprocessor can detect, identify, and support connecting signal of SD interface or USB interface automatically.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Carry Computer Engineering Company, LimitedInventors: Wen-Tsung Liu, Chia-Li Chen
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Patent number: 7768367Abstract: A circular magnetic switch comprises a circuit device and a ring. The circuit device is provided with a plurality of magnetic induction elements and the ring is provided with a plurality of circularly arranged magnets, so that the magnetic induction elements are able to sense the relatively positional changes of the magnets when the ring is turned. The circular magnetic switch is characterized in that: at least an anti-interference magnet is further provided between at least two magnets of the plurality of magnets and the polarity of two magnets is opposite to that of the anti-inference magnets that is provided between the two magnets.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: DOSUN Solar Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Li Chen, Jui-Huang Tseng
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Patent number: 7757036Abstract: A storage control apparatus capable of analyzing volume information and a control method thereof is provided. The present storage device controller comprises a volume information analysis module, volume information memory, a display device interface and a power regulation circuit to display the volume information on the display device through the display device interface so that a user can independently read the storage medium and analyze the volume information, regardless of whether it is connected or disconnected.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Carry Computer Eng. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiang-An Hsieh, Chia-Li Chen
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Publication number: 20090212892Abstract: A circular magnetic switch comprises a circuit device and a ring. The circuit device is provided with a plurality of magnetic induction elements and the ring is provided with a plurality of circularly arranged magnets, so that the magnetic induction elements are able to sense the relatively positional changes of the magnets when the ring is turned. The circular magnetic switch is characterized in that: at least an anti-interference magnet is further provided between at least two magnets of the plurality of magnets and the polarity of two magnets is opposite to that of the anti-inference magnets that is provided between the two magnets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2008Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventors: Chia-Li Chen, Jui-Huang Tseng
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Publication number: 20090097257Abstract: An LED fixture having two illuminating ranges includes a lamp holder and a lamp cover. The lamp holder is arranged an illuminating module of LED lamp. The LED lamp is substantially installed downwardly with respect to the whole illuminating module, making the LED lamp project light in a downward direction. In the meantime, one side of the lamp cover is connected to the lamp holder, while another side is extended downwardly under the LED lamp. The inner face of the lamp cover is arranged as a reflecting face. One part of the light irradiated from the LED lamp is reflected by the reflecting face to form an illuminating range to project light in a forward direction of the lamp cover, while another part of light irradiated from the LED lamp without being reflected by the reflecting cover can project out of the lamp cover directly, thus that another illuminating range to project light in a downward and down-forward directions of the lamp cover is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Jui-Huang TSENG, Chia-Li CHEN
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Publication number: 20090097258Abstract: An LED fixture capable of performing light-beam adjustment includes a lamp holder and a lamp cover. One side of the lamp holder is arranged an illuminating module having an LED lamp that is arranged on the illuminating module with an angle. The lamp cover is connected to the lamp holder, while the illuminating module is accommodated in the lamp cover. A reflecting face with a specific curvature is arranged on an inner face of the lamp cover in a way, such that the illuminating direction of the LED lamp is toward the reflecting face, making a light irradiated from the LED light source able to be reflected outwardly by the reflecting face. Since the lamp holder and the lamp cover are movably combined through a mobile manner, when the lamp holder or the lamp cover is rotated, the relative position between the LED light source and the reflecting face is changed, thus that a variation of illuminating ranges is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Jui-Huang TSENG, Chia-Li CHEN
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Publication number: 20090097247Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a lamp casing and an illuminating device. The lamp casing includes a containing space and two asymmetric first and second reflecting portions in the lamp casing. The first and second reflecting portions are reflecting surfaces with a specific curvature. The illuminating device is installed in the containing space and includes a first LED light source and a second LED light source facing the reflecting surfaces of the first and second reflecting portions respectively, such that lights projected by the first and second LED light sources are reflected by their corresponding reflecting surfaces to define an illuminating range covering angles of two different light beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Jui-Huang Tseng, Chia-Li Chen
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Patent number: 7337977Abstract: A universal micro memory card has a unique common transmission interface designed according to USB specifications, USB pins and data transmission pins. The universal micro card detects what type a system interface connected to it is and the initialization signals are sent from the system end via the USB pins (D+ and D?). Further, the universal micro card is switched to the corresponding working mode. In this way, the universal micro memory card enables signal transmission from/to different memory card systems via the common transmission interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2003Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Carry Computer Eng. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Li Chen, Hsiang-An Hsieh
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Publication number: 20070266219Abstract: A storage control apparatus capable of analyzing volume information and a control method thereof is provided. The present storage device controller comprises a volume information analysis module, volume information memory, a display device interface and a power regulation circuit to display the volume information on the display device through the display device interface so that a user can independently read the storage medium and analyze the volume information, regardless of whether it is connected or disconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2007Publication date: November 15, 2007Inventors: Hsiang-An Hsieh, Chia-Li Chen
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Patent number: 7137564Abstract: A communication protocol for multi-functional mini-memory cards is disclosed. Data is transferred through semi-duplex process and four bitstreams of data being transferred in parallel. A CLK signal is used as a base clock in data transfer. Each clock has four bits of data being transferred in parallel. In each bitstream, data is transferred as data packages. Endpoints are used as the data source and data sink in a transmitting end and a receiving end, respectively. A data package includes start bits, package identification codes, communication endpoints; data length, payloads, package status codes, data formats; and end bits.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2002Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Carry Computer Eng. Co., LtdInventors: Chia Li Chen, Hsiang An Hsien
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Publication number: 20060075182Abstract: A storage control apparatus capable of analyzing volume information and a control method thereof is provided. The present storage device controller comprises a volume information analysis module, volume information memory, a display device interface and a power regulation circuit to display the volume information on the display device through the display device interface so that a user can independently read the storage medium and analyze the volume information, regardless of whether it is connected or disconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Hsiang-An Hsieh, Chia-Li Chen
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Publication number: 20050262290Abstract: A system for displaying the volume label text of a storage apparatus and a method thereof is provided. The present system connects electrically the system interface to the storage apparatus and executes the transform program. The present method comprises starting up a storage apparatus, detecting whether a graph volume label information is loaded or not, checking the sort of the graph volume label information, checking whether the display text is based on a volume label format or not, checking whether the text code of the volume label matches or not, and displaying the graph information of the volume label. The present invention can utilize the fonts and the code of the fonts that are included in the application system, transforming them to the format that is compatible with the display unit of the storage apparatus, and saving it to a specified location in the storage apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventors: Hsiang-An Hsieh, Chia-Li Chen
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Publication number: 20050185772Abstract: A digital audio recording apparatus having call logging function is provided. The digital audio recording apparatus is connected to a telephone set as well as an external line for automatic detecting/capturing call log information and recording audio signals therewith. Furthermore, digitized audio signals are saved in a portable storage media, e.g. a memory card, via the digital audio recording apparatus. Larger capacity and higher flexibility of data storage are thus provided, and the filing of call logs is properly managed as dialogue time is clocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Chia-Li Chen, Johnson Lee, Hsiang-An Hsieh
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Publication number: 20050185523Abstract: The present invention describes a storage apparatus with a function for displaying volume information with at least one built-in storage medium or connecting to at least one outside storage medium, which has a reference block to save the distribution of volume resource. The storage apparatus has an analysis control module, a display unit and a display driving interface. The analysis control module is used to read the reference block and scan the storage medium data to analyze the usage situation, and obtaining latest storage volume information and transmit a display start signal to the display driving interface. Then the display driving interface triggers the display unit, which can display the storage volume information. Therefore, the storage apparatus possesses processing function about volume information and reduces the load of the application system end. The display unit is a bistable display unit that can display on-line, off-line or power off.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Chia-Li Chen, Hsiang-An Hsieh
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Patent number: 6915956Abstract: This invention provides a universal flash memory card bank structure that can host various memory cards, comprising of an adaptor bank, a chassis, a top plate, and a bottom plate. The adaptors in the adaptor bank have sockets to host different memory cards. The adaptor bank is fixed on the chassis, and the sockets of it face against corresponding holes in the front of the chassis. The chassis with the adaptor bank is enclosed under the top plate and the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2002Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Carry Computer Eng. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Tsung Liu, Chia-Li Chen
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Patent number: 6857038Abstract: The present invention relates to a common connector for memory cards and a switching arbitration method for the shared Pins of the connector, i.e., a common connector which allows many different types of memory cards to be inserted in and fixed at different times. A multiple of rows/sets of different types of Pins are devised on one side of a baseboard of the common connector. And particularly, a set of shared Pins enables identification of interface signals from SD/MMC cards or SM cards. Under the control of corresponding memory card detection switches and switching arbitration circuits, the shared Pins can be connected to interface signals from a SD/MMC card or a SM card. Therefore, such a structure not only reduces the size of the common connector but also supports a multiple of types of memory cards.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Inventors: Wen-Tsung Liu, Chia-Li Chen
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Patent number: 6830474Abstract: The present invention relates to a common connector structure, which is a die-molded close receptacle with a socket to hold and fix different types of memory cards at different times. Said receptacle comprises of a set of leaf springs at both sides of the socket to detect and control the memory card inserted in the socket. A multiple of guiding and halt-protection elements are mounted at both sides of the socket to avoid miss-insertion of the memory card. Wherein, a multiple of rows/sets of Pins of different types are embedded on the baseboard in sequence, and the Pins extrude a little bit from the receptacle at one end to contact the corresponding interface jacks of the memory card; while they rises from the baseboard vertically to at the other end.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Carry Computer Eng Co. Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Tsung Liu, Chia-Li Chen