Patents by Inventor Chien-Kuan Lee

Chien-Kuan Lee 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: 7853763
    Abstract: A storage apparatus and an accessing method for the storage apparatus are provided. The storage apparatus comprises a plurality of data blocks, a plurality of spare blocks, and a calculation apparatus. The calculation apparatus is configured to (1) confirm whether a written block has to be updated, (2) select one of the spare blocks as the first moving block, (3) select one of the data blocks as second moving block, (4) store the first data of the second moving block into the first moving block, and (5) store the second data related to the written block into the second moving block. By updating a written block, data stored in other blocks are moved between each other. Blocks are charged and discharged so that data in the blocks are more accurate. The lifetime of the storage apparatus can be increased as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi Hsiao, Chun-Kun Lee, Chien-Kuan Lee
  • Publication number: 20080177927
    Abstract: A storage apparatus and an accessing method for the storage apparatus are provided. The storage apparatus comprises a plurality of data blocks, a plurality of spare blocks, and a calculation apparatus. The calculation apparatus is configured to (1) confirm whether a written block has to be updated, (2) select one of the spare blocks as the first moving block, (3) select one of the data blocks as second moving block, (4) store the first data of the second moving block into the first moving block, and (5) store the second data related to the written block into the second moving block. By updating a written block, data stored in other blocks are moved between each other. Blocks are charged and discharged so that data in the blocks are more accurate. The lifetime of the storage apparatus can be increased as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Yi Hsiao, Chun-Kun Lee, Chien-Kuan Lee