Patents by Inventor Chung-Chiu Lai

Chung-Chiu Lai 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: 9894693
    Abstract: A method and system for binding mobile devices with intelligent apparatus are described. The method and system employ a mobile device to log in the server for acquiring user identification (UID) number. The mobile device fetches the information of an access point (AP), which can be identified by the first intelligent apparatus, and provides the UID number to the identified AP. The present invention characterizes in that the first intelligent apparatus disconnects itself from the mobile device, the first intelligent apparatus logs in the server by way of the identified AP, and the first intelligent apparatus uploads a first device identification code and the UID number to the server by way of the identified AP for generating the binding relationship between the first intelligent apparatus and the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Chung-Chiu Lai, Chia-Meng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160337058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission method and system for groupcast message and a storage medium accessible by electronic devices applicable to a first electronic device transmitting a groupcast message to a plurality of remote second electronic devices. The method comprises steps of: acquiring a piece of communication quality information for each said second electronic device and each said piece of communication quality information representing the connection quality between each said second electronic device and nearby devices; the first electronic device selecting one of the plurality of second electronic devices as a broadcast transmitter according to the plurality pieces of communication quality information; the first electronic device transmitting the groupcast message to the broadcast transmitter; and the broadcast transmitter transmitting a broadcast message to the plurality of second electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: CHUNG-CHIU LAI, CHIA-MENG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160337422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for transmitting remotely a groupcast message and a storage medium accessible by electronic devices applicable to a first electronic device transmitting a groupcast message to at least a remote second electronic device. The method comprises steps of: setting a plurality of second electronic devices to at least a group; setting one of the plurality of second electronic devices in the group as a remote transceiver; the first electronic device transmitting the groupcast message to the remote transceiver; and the remote transceiver transmitting a broadcast message to the plurality of second electronic devices in the group. Thereby, transmission of a groupcast message to the second electronic devices can be ensured without adding extra transmission cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: CHUNG-CHIU LAI, CHIA-MENG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160224330
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronously updating programs of intelligent apparatuses are described. A host unit activates rapid update device mechanism. A plurality of first intelligent apparatuses search the host unit wherein each first intelligent apparatus returns its device information to host unit. The host unit transmits connection configuration information to at least one first intelligent apparatus for establishing the communication connection between the at least one first intelligent apparatus and server. The host unit sends updating instructions to first intelligent apparatus to notify the at least one first intelligent apparatus of the program updated procedure. The at least one first intelligent apparatus downloads the updating programs from the server based on the updating instructions of the host unit. The present invention is capable of rapidly and synchronously updating the programs of intelligent apparatuses to simplify the program updated and/or configured procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: CHUNG-CHIU LAI
  • Publication number: 20150282223
    Abstract: A method and system for binding mobile devices with intelligent apparatus are described. The method and system employ a mobile device to log in the server for acquiring user identification (UID) number. The mobile device fetches the information of an access point (AP), which can be identified by the first intelligent apparatus, and provides the UID number to the identified AP. The present invention characterizes in that the first intelligent apparatus disconnects itself from the mobile device, the first intelligent apparatus logs in the server by way of the identified AP, and the first intelligent apparatus uploads a first device identification code and the UID number to the server by way of the identified AP for generating the binding relationship between the first intelligent apparatus and the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Wei WANG, Chung-Chiu Lai, Chia-Meng Chen
  • Patent number: 8406197
    Abstract: A wireless network system and a wireless access point (AP) device and a wireless terminal device thereof are provided. The wireless network system includes at least a wireless AP device and at least a wireless terminal device. Each wireless AP device broadcasts a beacon including a load state content of the wireless AP device. Each wireless terminal device receives beacons of all wireless AP devices, and ranks load states of all wireless AP devices in a load list according to at least CPU utilization rates in the load state contents of all wireless AP devices respectively. When a wireless terminal device intends to establish a connection with one of the wireless AP devices, the wireless terminal devices searches through the load list to select a wireless AP device being in a low load state, and transmits a connection request message to the selected wireless AP device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Gemtek Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Patent number: 8406196
    Abstract: A wireless network system and a wireless access point (AP) device thereof are provided. The wireless network system includes at least a wireless AP device and a plurality of wireless terminal devices. Each wireless AP device maintains a load list including load states of all wireless AP devices in the same area, and ranks load states of all wireless AP devices in the load list at least according to central processing unit utilization rates of the wireless AP devices. When a wireless terminal device transmits a connection request to one wireless AP device, the wireless AP determines whether it being in a low load state, and decides, depending upon whether it being in the low load state, to accept the connection request or to notify one or a plurality of wireless AP devices being in the low load states in the same area to accept the connection request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Gemtek Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Patent number: 8218558
    Abstract: A data transfer system enabling access to multiple subnets and method thereof is disclosed. The data transfer method includes the following steps: executing a virtual private network (VPN) client installed on an electronic system; connecting the VPN client to a VPN router; the VPN client assigning a virtual IP address to a virtual interface; and the VPN client accessing a subnet corresponding to the virtual IP address through the virtual IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Gemtek Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Der-Hwa Tan, Chia-Meng Chen, Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Publication number: 20120122501
    Abstract: A wireless communication system and a wireless communication device thereof are proposed. The system is adapted for synchronizing wireless setting of at least a wireless communication device in the system. The at least a wireless communication device synchronizes a first wireless setting thereof or synchronizes a second wireless setting of another wireless communication device in the system by just wireless network signal. Moreover, the at least a wireless communication device determines whether the first wireless setting thereof is the latest by checking a sequence number in the wireless network signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Publication number: 20120092186
    Abstract: A wireless communication device adapted for transmitting and receiving information in a wireless access in vehicular environment (WAVE) is proposed. The wireless communication device includes a WAVE module. The WAVE module broadcasts a WAVE announcement frame as a beacon, where the beacon includes a WAVE service information element (WSIE), and the WSIE includes at least record information such as a vehicle number of a vehicle, in which the wireless communication device is located. Another wireless communication device is proposed, which exchanges respective record information with the neighboring vehicle(s) via a connection established between the wireless communication device and the neighboring vehicle(s) after at least a WAVE announcement frame of the neighboring vehicle(s) is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Publication number: 20120054360
    Abstract: A communication device and a communication system are provided. The communication device is adapted for transmitting and receiving IP packets over a physical signal link with a network medium, and includes an electronic device and a transceiver device. The electronic device transmits a first IP packet and receives a second IP packet, and includes a first physical data interface for transmitting first physical data converted from the first IP packet and receiving second physical data to be converted to the second IP packet. The transceiver device is coupled to the electronic device through the first physical data interface, and transmits the first physical data to the physical signal link and receiving the second physical data from the physical signal link, where the transceiver device establishes the physical signal link with the receiver without dialing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Publication number: 20120023325
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) system and a network device thereof are provided. The VPN system includes a first network device, a second network device, and an authentication server. The first network device provides an encrypted connection setup request message containing an authentication information to the second network device. The second network device receives the encrypted connection setup request message and forwards the authentication information to the authentication server to perform a first authentication process, so as to determine whether the first network device is authorized. If the first network device is authorized, the first network device and the second network device directly exchange a set of VPN arguments and perform a second authentication process through the exchange of the VPN arguments, so as to establish an IPSec VPN connection between the first network device and the second network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Publication number: 20120020339
    Abstract: A wireless network system and a wireless access point (AP) device and a wireless terminal device thereof are provided. The wireless network system includes at least a wireless AP device and at least a wireless terminal device. Each wireless AP device broadcasts a beacon including a load state content of the wireless AP device. Each wireless terminal device receives beacons of all wireless AP devices, and ranks load states of all wireless AP devices in a load list according to at least CPU utilization rates in the load state contents of all wireless AP devices respectively. When a wireless terminal device intends to establish a connection with one of the wireless AP devices, the wireless terminal devices searches through the load list to select a wireless AP device being in a low load state, and transmits a connection request message to the selected wireless AP device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Publication number: 20120020215
    Abstract: A wireless network system and a wireless access point (AP) device thereof are provided. The wireless network system includes at least a wireless AP device and a plurality of wireless terminal devices. Each wireless AP device maintains a load list including load states of all wireless AP devices in the same area, and ranks load states of all wireless AP devices in the load list at least according to central processing unit utilization rates of the wireless AP devices. When a wireless terminal device transmits a connection request to one wireless AP device, the wireless AP determines whether it being in a low load state, and decides, depending upon whether it being in the low load state, to accept the connection request or to notify one or a plurality of wireless AP devices being in the low load states in the same area to accept the connection request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Chiu Lai
  • Publication number: 20110252439
    Abstract: A wireless packet relay apparatus is disclosed including: an RF module for receiving a streaming service request from a wireless set-top box; a network interface; and a processing circuit for performing a predetermined network connection authentication with the wireless set-top box via the RF module; wherein the processing circuit transmits the streaming service request to a multimedia streaming server via the network interface if the streaming service request is received by the RF module within a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Chung-Chiu LAI, Ling-Chun Chen, Wei-Tsan Wang
  • Publication number: 20110238854
    Abstract: A streaming data relay apparatus is disclosed including: an RF module for receiving streaming data transmitted in unicast format from a wireless gateway apparatus; an Ethernet connection module; and a control unit for transmitting the streaming data in unicast format to multiple client devices corresponding to a same multicast group via the Ethernet connection module; wherein when a first client device out of the multiple client devices requests to leave the multicast group, the control unit transmits the physical address of the first client device to the wireless gateway apparatus through wireless transmission via the RF module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Tsan-Sen FANG, Tsung-Yi SHIEN, Chung-Chiu LAI
  • Publication number: 20110216697
    Abstract: A wireless routing circuit is disclosed including: a first RF circuit having a first physical address for communicating with a first set of one or more wireless networking devices each has a gateway address configured as the first physical address; a second RF circuit having a second physical address for communicating with a second set of one or more wireless networking devices each has a gateway address configured as the second physical address; a processing circuit coupled with the first and second RF circuits for processing packets received or to be transmitted by the first and second RF circuits; and a network interface coupled with the processing circuit for communicating with one or more network areas under the control of the processing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Chung-Chiu LAI, Ling-Chun CHEN, Wei-Tsan WANG
  • Publication number: 20110206052
    Abstract: A data transfer system enabling access to multiple subnets and method thereof is disclosed. The data transfer method includes the following steps: executing a virtual private network (VPN) client installed on an electronic system; connecting the VPN client to a VPN router; the VPN client assigning a virtual IP address to a virtual interface; and the VPN client accessing a subnet corresponding to the virtual IP address through the virtual IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: DER-HWA TAN, CHIA-MENG CHEN, CHUNG-CHIU LAI