Patents by Inventor Chien-Chun Lu

Chien-Chun Lu 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).

  • Publication number: 20130141067
    Abstract: A maximum power point tracking controller, suitable for controlling an output voltage of a power converter is provided, including a slope detection unit and a control unit. The slope detection unit calculates whether the output voltage is in a positive trend or in a negative trend according to a detection signal corresponding to the output voltage in order to output a trend signal, in which the voltage level of the trend signal is a first voltage level or second voltage level when the output voltage is in the positive trend or negative trend. The control unit has first and second operation modes to respectively increase and decrease a duty cycle of a PWM signal, in which the control unit switches current operation mode to perform a maximum power point tracking procedure when the trend signal is changed from the first voltage level to the second voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESSEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chao-Jen Huang, Chien-Chun Lu
  • Patent number: 8368099
    Abstract: A light emitting device and a fabricating method thereof are described. The light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting chip, a tubular structure, and a fluorescent conversion layer. The tubular structure is formed on a surface of the substrate. The light emitting chip is disposed on the surface of the substrate and is surrounded by the tubular structure. The fluorescent conversion layer is disposed in the tubular structure and covers the light emitting chip. A ratio of a maximal vertical thickness and a maximal horizontal thickness of the fluorescent conversion layer at the light emitting chip is between 0.1 and 10. A distance for the light ray to pass through the fluorescent conversion layer is controlled by using the tubular structure, so as to solve a problem of the conventional art that fluorescent powder coating package technique results in non-uniform color temperature of the emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Lu, Chia-Tai Kuo, Chen-Peng Hsu, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chien-Jen Sun
  • Patent number: 8102861
    Abstract: A data messaging system includes a first Internet Protocol (IP) switch that includes a processor. The data messaging system also includes a first gateserver coupled to the first IP switch and coupled to a second IP switch. The data messaging system includes a second gateserver that is coupled to the first IP switch and to the second IP switch. The data messaging system further includes a first gatekeeper coupled to the first IP switch. The first gatekeeper is adapted to detect a failure of the first gateserver and to route data to the second gateserver in response to detecting the failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, L.P.
    Inventors: Philip C. Cunetto, Thomas L. Adams, John Lemay, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy P. Schroeder, Marco Schneider, Melody Ho
  • Patent number: 7701947
    Abstract: A network node sets up a virtual connection in a network based on a virtual connection request initiated from an access port different from a first location previously associated with an account of a user. The network node includes a receiver for receiving a signaling message from the access port requesting the virtual connection. The signaling message has at least one field modified to include an address of the access port. The network node further includes a profile database and a registration server. The profile database stores a service policy associated with the user account. The registration server stores an address of the first location associated with the user account as a default registration, determines whether the user is authorized to establish the virtual connection based on the service policy, and replaces the first location address with the access port address when the user is authorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Cunetto, James M. Doherty, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy Paul Schroeder
  • Patent number: 7577321
    Abstract: A hybrid electro-optical circuit board including a plate, a light guiding hole and a light-guide device. The light guiding hole is formed in the plate to be connected to an upper surface and a lower surface of the plate. The light-guide device is formed on the lower surface and covers and contacts the light guiding hole. An optical signal is transmitted between the light-guide device and the upper surface of the plate via the light guiding hole. A metal layer is further formed on an inner wall of the light guiding hole, to reduce the roughness of the inner wall and reflects the optical signal by the reflection characteristics of metal. Further, the light guiding hole is filled with a transparent substance to transmit the optical signal and to stop foreign material from entering the light guiding hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Lu, Shin-Ge Lee, Chun-Hsing Lee, Shun-Tien Lee, Ying-Chih Chen
  • Publication number: 20090115313
    Abstract: A light emitting device and a fabricating method thereof are described. The light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting chip, a tubular structure, and a fluorescent conversion layer. The tubular structure is formed on a surface of the substrate. The light emitting chip is disposed on the surface of the substrate and is surrounded by the tubular structure. The fluorescent conversion layer is disposed in the tubular structure and covers the light emitting chip. A ratio of a maximal vertical thickness and a maximal horizontal thickness of the fluorescent conversion layer at the light emitting chip is between 0.1 and 10. A distance for the light ray to pass through the fluorescent conversion layer is controlled by using the tubular structure, so as to solve a problem of the conventional art that fluorescent powder coating package technique results in non-uniform color temperature of the emitted light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Chun LU, Chia-Tai Kuo, Chen-Peng Hsu, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chien-Jen Sun
  • Publication number: 20090059784
    Abstract: A data messaging system includes a first Internet Protocol (IP) switch that includes a processor. The data messaging system also includes a first gateserver coupled to the first IP switch and coupled to a second IP switch. The data messaging system includes a second gateserver that is coupled to the first IP switch and to the second IP switch. The data messaging system further includes a first gatekeeper coupled to the first IP switch. The first gatekeeper is adapted to detect a failure of the first gateserver and to route data to the second gateserver in response to detecting the failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: PHILIP C. CUNETTO, THOMAS L. ADAMS, JOHN LEMAY, CHIEN-CHUN LU, TIMOTHY P. SCHROEDER, MARCO SCHNEIDER, MELODY HO
  • Patent number: 7447739
    Abstract: A messaging system is disclosed that includes an Internet Protocol switching network, an Internet access subsystem coupled to the Internet Protocol switching network via a first communication link, a voice access subsystem coupled to the Internet Protocol switching network via a second communication link, a mail subsystem coupled to the Internet Protocol switching network via a third communication link, and a storage subsystem coupled to the Internet Protocol switching network. The first and second communication links transfer data according to different data protocol formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Philip C. Cunetto, Thomas L. Adams, John Lemay, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy P. Schroeder, Marco Schneider, Melody Ho
  • Publication number: 20080138006
    Abstract: A hybrid electro-optical circuit board and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The hybrid electro-optical circuit board includes a plate, and a light guiding hole is formed in the plate for connecting an upper surface and a lower surface of the plate. A light-guide device is formed on the lower surface and covers the light guiding hole for transmitting an optical signal between the light-guide device and the upper surface of the plate via the light guiding hole. A metal layer is formed on an inner wall of the light guiding hole to reduce the roughness of the inner wall and reflects optical signal by the reflection characteristics of metal. Thus, the decay of the intensity of optical signal is reduced. A transparent substance is filled into the light guiding hole for transmitting the optical signal and stopping invaders from entering the light guiding hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Lu, Shin-Ge Lee, Chun-Hsing Lee, Shun-Tien Lee, Ying-Chih Chen
  • Publication number: 20080089345
    Abstract: A method for controlling circuit switched communications using switched virtual circuit (SVC) signaling includes receiving, at a service controller over a signaling channel from an originating end system, a connection setup signal requesting a switched virtual circuit connection. A proxy setup signal enabling setup of the switched virtual circuit connection in response to the connection setup signal is sent over a proxy signaling channel separate from the signaling channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Philip CUNETTO, James DOHERTY, Chien-Chun LU, Timothy SCHROEDER
  • Patent number: 7307993
    Abstract: A system allows switch signaling to be processed in a controller adjunct to a switch, and for the controller to effect the connection by signaling to the switch. This is accomplished by an end unit communicating service information to a controller and the controller instructing the switch to carry out the service transaction. The service information from the end unit is routed through the switch being controlled by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Cunetto, James M. Doherty, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy Paul Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20070121643
    Abstract: A network node sets up a virtual connection in a network based on a virtual connection request initiated from an access port different from a first location previously associated with an account of a user. The network node includes a receiver for receiving a signaling message from the access port requesting the virtual connection. The signaling message has at least one field modified to include an address of the access port. The network node further includes a profile database and a registration server. The profile database stores a service policy associated with the user account. The registration server stores an address of the first location associated with the user account as a default registration, determines whether the user is authorized to establish the virtual connection based on the service policy, and replaces the first location address with the access port address when the user is authorized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: AT&T LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Philip Cunetto, James Doherty, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy Schroeder
  • Patent number: 7187678
    Abstract: A method and system for associating a switched virtual circuit (SVC) connection request from an access port in an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network to a subscriber and optionally registering an address of the access port in relation to the subscriber. The method and system include receiving a signaling protocol message requesting the SVC connection from the access port, determining whether the signaling protocol message contains subscriber authentication data and, when authenticated, establishing the SVC connection. Furthermore, the SVC connection may be established only if service policies corresponding to the subscriber retrieved from a database indicate that the subscriber is entitled to make SVC connections. The method and system further include registering an address of the access port in the ATM network by substituting the address of the access port for an original subscriber address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Cunetto, James M. Doherty, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy Paul Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20030031184
    Abstract: A method and system for associating a switched virtual circuit (SVC) connection request from an access port in an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network to a subscriber and optionally registering an address of the access port in relation to the subscriber. The method and system include receiving a signaling protocol message requesting the SVC connection from the access port, determining whether the signaling protocol message contains subscriber authentication data and, when authenticated, establishing the SVC connection. Furthermore, the SVC connection may be established only if service policies corresponding to the subscriber retrieved from a database indicate that the subscriber is entitled to make SVC connections. The method and system further include registering an address of the access port in the ATM network by substituting the address of the access port for an original subscriber address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Cunetto, James M. Doherty, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy Paul Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20020024954
    Abstract: A system allows switch signaling to be processed in a controller adjunct to a switch, and for the controller to effect the connection by signaling to the switch. This is accomplished by an end unit communicating service information to a controller and the controller instructing the switch to carry out the service transaction. The service information from the end unit is routed through the switch being controlled by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Philip Cunetto, James Doherty, Chien-Chun Lu, Timothy Paul Schroeder