Patents by Inventor Chia-Yi Liang

Chia-Yi Liang 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).

  • Workflow defining system and workflow managing system
    Patent number: 7412688
    Abstract: A workflow defining system comprises a state setting module, an instruction generating module, and a path generating module. The state setting module sets at least a first terminal state, a second terminal state, and a third terminal state. The instruction generating module generates a first instruction, a second instruction, and a third instruction respectively corresponding to the first, second, and third terminal states. The path generating module generates a first path, a second path, and a third path respectively according to the first, second, and third instructions. The first path according to the first instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states. The second path according to the second instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states. The third path according to the third instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: VIA Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Yi Liang, Andy Chen
  • Workflow defining system and workflow managing system
    Publication number: 20050172257
    Abstract: A workflow defining system comprises a state setting module, an instruction generating module, and a path generating module. The state setting module sets at least a first terminal state, a second terminal state, and a third terminal state. The instruction generating module generates a first instruction, a second instruction, and a third instruction respectively corresponding to the first, second, and third terminal states. The path generating module generates a first path, a second path, and a third path respectively according to the first, second, and third instructions. The first path according to the first instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states. The second path according to the second instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states. The third path according to the third instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Yi Liang, Andy Chen
  • Workflow managing method and recording medium
    Publication number: 20050120280
    Abstract: A workflow managing method comprises the following steps. Setting at least a first terminal state, a second terminal state, and a third terminal state. Generating a first instruction, a second instruction, and a third instruction respectively corresponding to the first, second, and third terminal states. Generating a first path, a second path, and a third path respectively according to the first, second, and third instructions. The first path from the first instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states. The second path from the second instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states. The third path from the third instruction points to one of the first, second, and third terminal states. Furthermore, a recording medium, having a computer executable program for performing the workflow managing method, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Yi Liang, Andy Chen