Patents by Inventor Chien-Tzu Hou
Chien-Tzu Hou 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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Patent number: 7925938Abstract: A structure and method for repairing SDRAM by generating a Slicing Table of Fault Distribution and using the size of SDRAM page as the partition basic block. The Slicing Table of Fault Distribution is generated at each booting or memory-testing, and the elemental range of the number of detected defects is formed. When the number of detected defects exceeds the elemental range, the limits of another partition block with a lower rate of defects are used to cure the defect. The repair bit is also encoded according to the Slicing Table of Fault Distribution, pointing to the remapping bit so that the access operation occurs at the remapping bit. As such, the cost of producing, testing and repairing SDRAM is greatly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2001Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Geneticware Co. Ltd.Inventors: Chien-Tzu Hou, Hsiu-Ying Hsu
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Patent number: 7814033Abstract: The invention is related to a control method to make IC's operation mode to be provided with uncertainty, wherein a Genetic Random Number is produced with the first use of IC, and a Run-Time Random Number is produced with every use of IC, both numbers are produced from the Random Number pool in IC, and then produce a long serial number through hash function, which include a plurality of control bits to serve as the function control of data shuffle for IC data access, path and direction for data flow, etc. The said long serial number varies with the random number during each time of execution, thus the control method of the long serial number is various and the IC's operation mode is provided with uncertainty. As IC is applied to e-commerce, data security or encryption/decryption process, due to the uncertainty of IC's behavior, a hacker cannot catch the fixed IC's operation mode to break through it just through analysis to a single IC, therefore the data security can be protected.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2001Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6826689Abstract: A method and system for emulating a secret code between a first hardware module to a second hardware module. First, the secret code that is initially stored in the first hardware module is transformed into a transformed secret code according to a transformation pattern randomly selected from a set of possible transformation patterns. Then the transformed secret code is transferred to the second hardware module. Next, the second hardware module can repeatedly guess a hypothetical secret code from the transformed secret code by using a transformation pattern selected from the possible transformation patterns and reversing the effect of the selected transformation pattern on the transformed secret code. In addition, the hypothetical secret code is used to encode a test sample, and the encoded test sample is sent back to the first hardware module. Accordingly, the first hardware module can verify the validity of the current hypothetical secret code by checking the encoded test sample.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1999Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Geneticware Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6792528Abstract: This invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for securing data contents stored in a non-volatile memory. More specifically, data contents to be stored a flash memory are first partitioned into block based data and rotated such that the addresses are scrambled. During a read operation, a random sequence generated through a random number generator causes contents of the retrieved data to also include original and extra (dummy) data. Through filtering and reverse rotation, original data contents are recovered. Accordingly, data contents in the flash memory are protected against unauthorized access, revision, or modification.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2000Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6781942Abstract: A lower inertial compact disk driving device is disclosed. The disk and laser head are static and optical unit device are used as a medium of the laser optical path. Furthermore, the focusing is realized. An optical unit device is used as a medium of the laser beam and a displacing device is used to change the position of the optical unit device. The focusing device has two rigid sliding tracks, one focus coil, and two permanent magnets. The rigid sliding tracks are used as a linkage. The focusing error from the laser beam passing through the optical unit device is converted into a focusing driving voltage which is applied to the focus coil so that a magnetic field is generated. This field is interacted with permanent magnets so that the focus coil moves up and down. Thereby, the rigid sliding tracks move up and down to drive the optical unit device to move.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6779099Abstract: An operation method for controlling memorized page access attribute of the memory and its structure, particularly a control method for a low-level driver or system chipset to perform the control of read and write to partial areas of the memory, mainly by means of making use of buffer memory to configure procedures to perform operation area configuration of memory, and by means of practical operation procedures to confirm the operation mode of the said area, to further control said region in such modes as read only, write only, write once, read once, etc., to prevent programs which have been loaded into the memory and will be executed and passwords which have been verified from being intruded by illegal hacker, virus, etc, to provide a common protective design to the system safety.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2001Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6751183Abstract: A lower inertial compact disk driving device is disclosed. The disk and laser head are static and optical unit device are used as a medium of the laser optical path. Furthermore, a rough tracing unit device is used to change the optical path projected by optical unit device on the compact disk, a precise tracing unit device is used to control the optical spot to emit to the desired compact disk track precisely; the precise tracing unit device includes two fixed shelves, two permanent magnets, a tracing movable block and a balance movable block, the tracing movable block and balance movable block are wound around focus coils, respectively, and are hung between two fixed shelves by elastic wire, the central thereof is installed with the steel wire whose end connects to the optical unit device. The focusing error from the laser beam passing through the optical unit device is converted into a focusing driving voltage which is applied to the focus coil so that a magnetic field is generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Pro-Techtor InternationalInventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Publication number: 20030189888Abstract: A data read/write method for the laser head of the lower inertial compact disk driving device, which includes a rotary needle, an compact composition, and a tracking device, wherein the compact composition, constructed on the rotary needle, transmits the laser beam towards and backwards between the disk and the laser head by the revolution of the rotary needle as well as the back and forth straight movements of the tracking device. The compact composition is composed of a movable reflector and a fixed reflector to form a read/write compact path. The laser beam is firstly reflected to the horizontal beam via the fixed reflector, then reflected to the perpendicular beam via the movable reflector to one track on the disk; and the beam, reflected back along the original path from the reflection layer of the compact disk, is received by the laser head.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2002Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Publication number: 20030154434Abstract: A self testing-and-repairing data buffer and method for operating the same are disclosed. The data buffer comprises a plurality of flip flops, a multiplexer, a test platform, a repair unit, and a buffer rearrange manager. The test platform generates test signals for checking each flip flop. If any damage is found, the repair unit is used to replace the damage flip flops for storing data. The buffer rearrange manager rearranges the address of the damage flip flops to the repair unit so that the data buffer can be operated normally. By the circuit layout and the precise calculation about time delay, the gated clock signal not used currently is used to form the working frequency of the flip flops of the data buffer so as to reduce the power as the IC is inoperative. Furthermore, the area of the data buffer and number of gates are reduced greatly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2002Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Publication number: 20030152016Abstract: A lower inertial compact disk driving device is disclosed. The disk and laser head are static and optical unit device are used as a medium of the laser optical path. Furthermore, a rough tracing unit device is used to change the optical path projected by optical unit device on the compact disk, a precise tracing unit device is used to control the optical spot to emit to the desired compact disk track precisely; the precise tracing unit device includes two fixed shelves, two permanent magnets, a tracing movable block and a balance movable block, the tracing movable block and balance movable block are wound around focus coils, respectively, and are hung between two fixed shelves by elastic wire, the central thereof is installed with the steel wire whose end connects to the optical unit device. The focusing error from the laser beam passing through the optical unit device is converted into a focusing driving voltage which is applied to the focus coil so that a magnetic field is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2002Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Publication number: 20030142612Abstract: A lower inertial compact disk driving device is disclosed. The disk and laser head are static and optical unit device are used as a medium of the laser optical path. Furthermore, the focusing is realized. An optical unit device is used as a medium of the laser beam and a displacing device is used to change the position of the optical unit device. The focusing device has two rigid sliding tracks, one focus coil, and two permanent magnets. The rigid sliding tracks are used as a linkage. The focusing error from the laser beam passing through the optical unit device is converted into a focusing driving voltage which is applied to the focus coil so that a magnetic field is generated. This field is interacted with permanent magnets so that the focus coil moves up and down. Thereby, the rigid sliding tracks move up and down to drive the optical unit device to move.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6581127Abstract: A framework and a respective method for inter-element channel transmission are introduced mainly by constructing a plurality of connecting channels between elements. Each channel further includes a plurality of signal lines. Implicit meaning (data, address or control signal) in the signal line is realized by judging the variation of duty cycle in a clock signal, or an A/C line is used to define the transmission of a start signature, an end signature, address signals and control signals. By providing the transmission models of the present invention, each channel can operate independently, perform unidirectional transmission of address and data signals, and adjust the channel arrangement in accordance with practical requirements. Thereby, the signal transmission between elements can be highly mobile, the idle transmission time between elements can be greatly reduced, and the optimal transmission efficiency can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2000Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: Geneticware Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chien Tzu Hou, Hsiu Ying Hsu
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Publication number: 20030095495Abstract: A lower inertial compact disc drive includes a rotary needle, a rotary driving device and a straight movement device. The rotary needle is installed below a read and written surface of the disc, and a center of the rotary needle is installed with a fixed reflector. The selected positions at two sides thereof are installed with a movable reflector and a balance block; and a straight movement device for controlling the reflector and the balance block to move oppositely along a straight path on the rotary needle so as to control the alternation of the reading optic path. The rotary driving device has a small inertia, and thus a small power motor may serve the object. Similarly, the movable reflector, convex lens, and balance block are light and a small power servomotor can be used. Consequently, the power is saved greatly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2001Publication date: May 22, 2003Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6563783Abstract: A lower inertial compact disc drive includes a rotary needle, a rotary driving device and a straight movement device. The rotary needle is installed below a read and written surface of the disc, and a center of the rotary needle is installed with a fixed reflector. The selected positions at two sides thereof are installed with a movable reflector and a balance block; and a straight movement device for controlling the reflector and the balance block to move oppositely along a straight path on the rotary needle so as to control the alternation of the reading optic path. The rotary driving device has a small inertia, and thus a small power motor may serve the object. Similarly, the movable reflector, convex lens, and balance block are light and a small power servomotor can be used. Consequently, the power is saved greatly.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Geneticware Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Publication number: 20030074612Abstract: This invention relates to a structure and method for repairing SDRAM by generating a Slicing Table of Fault Distribution and using the size of SDRAM page as the partition basic block. The Slicing Table of Fault Distribution is generated at each booting or memory-testing, and the elemental range of the number of detected defects is formed. When the number of detected defects exceeds the elemental range, the limits of the other partition block with lower rate of defect are used to cure the defect. The repair bit is also encoded according the Slicing Table of Fault Distribution, pointing to the remapping bit so that the access operation occurs at the remapping bit. As such, the cost of producing, testing and repairing SDRM is greatly reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2001Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventors: Chien-Tzu Hou, Hsiu-Ying Hsu
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Publication number: 20030065406Abstract: The invention is related to a control method to make IC's operation mode to be provided with uncertainty, wherein a Genetic Random Number is produced with the first use of IC, and a Run-Time Random Number is produced with every use of IC, both numbers are produced from the Random Number pool in IC, and then produce a long serial number through hash function, which include a plurality of control bits to serve as the function control of data shuffle for IC data access, path and direction for data flow, etc. The said long serial number varies with the random number during each time of execution, thus the control method of the long serial number is various and the IC's operation mode is provided with uncertainty. As IC is applied to e-commerce, data security or encryption/decryption process, due to the uncertainty of IC's behavior, a hacker cannot catch the fixed IC's operation mode to break through it just through analysis to a single IC, therefore the data security can be protected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Publication number: 20030041295Abstract: A method of defects recovery and status display of dynamic random access memory(DRAM), which mainly start time test through a monitor program, and predetermine a spare memory page which serves as temporary storage of internal data while the memory page is tested, the internal data of the memory page which will be tested are duplicated to the predetermined memory page, and then a table of look-aside buffer(TLB) is built to map the location of the tested memory page to the predetermined spare memory page, the tested memory page is re-directed to the predetermined spare memory page through TLB, which makes normal access be re-directed to the spare memory page; while any memory page with defects is detected, the monitor program will continuously block the said tested memory page, and any access operation for the said memory page will re-direct to the predetermined spare memory page according to TLB, and LCD will be driven to display the message such as testing frequency, intact report, detected fault, sum of memoType: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2001Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Chien-Tzu Hou, Hsiu-Ying Hsu
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Patent number: 6519841Abstract: A method of IC packing/unpacking for preserving and updating data stored in the IC and the structure thereof is disclosed. The method is able to encase the IC to prevent intentional piracy and allow data preservation and update. The structure has an upper plate (10) having a trough (12) defined therein; a lower plate (20) detachably connected with the upper plate (10); a PCB (30) sandwiched between the upper plate (10) and the lower plate (20) and forming an electrical connection with the upper plate (10); an interface (60) detachably inserted into the trough (12) and being able to receive data therein; and a controller (50) electrically connected with the interface (60) for coding the interface (60).Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1999Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Geneticware Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Patent number: 6516415Abstract: A device and method for safely maintaining a secret code within an integrated circuit (IC) package. The complete secret code is divided into two parts. The first part of the secret code is stored in a non-volatile memory device, such as flash memories, and provided by an internal random number generator. The second part of the secret code is stored in a volatile memory device, such as registers, and provided by external visa data issued from an authority center. Such a configuration can guarantee that no one can ferret out the complete secret code by opening the sealed IC package. Accordingly, the secret code can be safely and confidentially maintained within the IC package.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1999Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Geneticware Co., LTDInventor: Chien-Tzu Hou
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Operation method for controlling paged memory access attributes of the memory unit and its structure
Publication number: 20030018869Abstract: An operation method for controlling paged memory access attribute of the memory and its structure, particularly a control method for a low-level driver or system chipset to perform the control of read and write to partial areas of the memory, mainly by means of making use of buffer memory to configure procedures to perform operation area configuration of memory, and by means of practical operation procedures to confirm the operation mode of the said area, to further control said region in such modes as read only, write only, write once, read once, etc., to prevent programs which have been loaded into the memory and will be executed and passwords which have been verified from being intruded by illegal hacker, virus, etc, to provide a common protective design to the system safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2001Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventor: Chien-Tzu Hou