Patents by Inventor Chung-Won Shu

Chung-Won Shu 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: 8489833
    Abstract: A data backup method for a flash memory module is provided. The flash memory module includes a plurality of flash memory units. In the data backup method, a controller is first provided to receive a backup function enabling signal. The controller then configures the flash memory units according to the backup function enabling signal such that at least one of the flash memory units is configured as a backup storage area and the flash memory units that are not in the backup storage area are configured as a main storage area. The controller then checks and receives an updated status of important data in the main storage area and backs up the important data into the backup storage area according to the updated status. Accessing to the backup storage area and accessing to the main storage area by the controller are independent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Heng Chen, Chyi-Kwei Yau, Tsang-Yi Chen, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8373573
    Abstract: A display system utilizes a tilting sensor in a viewing device to transmit a wireless signal containing tilting information to a display device when a person who puts on the viewing device has tilting movements about an axis that connects between the viewing device and the display device. The display device adjusts a multimedia content displayed on a panel according to the tilting information by physically rotating the panel about the same axis or rotating the multimedia content about the same axis before the content is displayed on the panel to synchronize with the tilting angle of the viewing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsu-Chi Chou, Li-Jen Chao, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8351178
    Abstract: A first electronic device includes an electromagnetic component embedded in its connecting port and controlled to be activated during data transmission between the first electronic device and a second electronic device to which the first electronic device is connecting, or during memory accessing of the first electronic device. As the electromagnetic component is activated, an attraction force exists between the two connecting ports of the first and the second electronic devices such that a user of the first electronic device will feel a resistance when he/she tries to disconnect the first electronic device from the second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Ting Chen, Yu-Chang Tseng, Wen-Jeng Fang, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8311839
    Abstract: An image display device includes a display unit, a storage unit, a voice receiving unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of image data, a plurality of voice data and a plurality of image files, wherein each of the image data is corresponding to one of the voice data respectively. The voice receiving unit receives a current voice. The processing unit judges whether the current voice is similar to one of the voice data, so as to determine one image data corresponding to the current voice. When the current voice is similar to one of the voice data, the processing unit determines whether each of the image files contains the image data corresponding to the current voice and then displays the image file(s), which contain the image data corresponding to the current voice, on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Jen Chen, Li-Jen Chao, Din-Ji Tzou, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8225175
    Abstract: In order to correct errors of a first page on one plane in a two-plane NAND flash memory, use data of a second page on another plane to mix the encoding and leverage the error correction code of the first page. Each of the error correction codes of the first page and the second page is divided into an inner correction code and a cross correction code. The inner correction codes are used to correct errors of their own pages and the cross correction codes are used to correct errors of two distinct groups, grouped from the even and odd bytes of the two pages respectively. The second page, with fewer errors, is therefore used to enhance the correcting ability of the first page, without lengthening the error correction code of the first page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Heng Chen, Tsang-Yi Chen, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8206162
    Abstract: A connector module is disclosed in the present invention. The connector module includes a housing, a substrate whereon a first set and a second set of metal contacts are formed, and at least one conductive resilient piece piercing through the housing. The substrate is disposed inside the housing with the first set of metal contacts exposed outwardly. A first end of the conductive resilient piece is fixed on an outer surface of the housing, and the conductive resilient piece is resiliently deformed and electrically contacts the second set of metal contacts when the conductive resilient piece is pressed by a conductive component of an connector receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Yu Hsieh, Wen-Jeng Fang, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8189404
    Abstract: A storage device includes a control unit, a first voltage supply unit for supplying a first working voltage to the control unit, N memory units, a second voltage supply unit for supplying a second working voltage to each memory unit, a logic gate, a first voltage detecting unit and a second voltage detecting unit. Once the first voltage detecting unit detects that the first working voltage of the control unit is abnormal, the logic gate outputs a first write protect signal to notify the control unit and control the memory units to enter a write protect mode. Once the second voltage detecting unit detects that the second working voltage of one or more memory units is abnormal, the logic gate outputs a second write protect signal to notify the control unit and control the one or more memory units to enter the write protect mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Yin Huang, Chung-Jwu Chen, Tsang-Yi Chen, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8158893
    Abstract: An EMI/ESD protection module is disposed between a first metal connecting member and a second metal connecting member. The EMI/ESD protection module includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member and a resilient member. The first conductive member is electrically connected to the first metal connecting member. The second conductive member is movably connected to the first conductive member and electrically connected to the second metal connecting member. The resilient member is disposed between the first and second conductive members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Won Shu, Chih-Heng Chiu, Din-Ji Tzou, Chung-Wen Huang
  • Publication number: 20120089765
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device is configured to perform automatic boundary alignment between logical access units of a file system and physical access units of the non-volatile memory device. The file system of the non-volatile memory device is configured to include a partition having a system data area and a user data area which comprises a plurality of logical access units. The boundaries of the logical access units in the partition are aligned with the boundaries of physical access units of the non-volatile memory device. Unnecessary data access may be reduced without introducing an additional mapping table or re-formatting storage space in the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Shih-Chia Huang, Yung-Tai Yang, Li-Jen Chao, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20120079404
    Abstract: In a computer system, a folder is created so as to include at least one non-textual image description, such as image or audio, a textual description, or any combination thereof. A target folder may also be searched according to at least one non-textual image feature, such as image or audio, a textual feature, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Yen-Ting Chen, Wen-Jeng Fang, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20120063052
    Abstract: A first electronic device includes an electromagnetic component embedded in its connecting port and controlled to be activated during data transmission between the first electronic device and a second electronic device to which the first electronic device is connecting, or during memory accessing of the first electronic device. As the electromagnetic component is activated, an attraction force exists between the two connecting ports of the first and the second electronic devices such that a user of the first electronic device will feel a resistance when he/she tries to disconnect the first electronic device from the second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Yen-Ting Chen, Yu-Chang Tseng, Wen-Jeng Fang, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20120047314
    Abstract: A data backup method for a flash memory module is provided. The flash memory module includes a plurality of flash memory units. In the data backup method, a controller is first provided to receive a backup function enabling signal. The controller then configures the flash memory units according to the backup function enabling signal such that at least one of the flash memory units is configured as a backup storage area and the flash memory units that are not in the backup storage area are configured as a main storage area. The controller then checks and receives an updated status of important data in the main storage area and backs up the important data into the backup storage area according to the updated status. Accessing to the backup storage area and accessing to the main storage area by the controller are independent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: TRANSCEND INFORMATION , INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Heng Chen, Chyi-Kwei Yau, Tsang-Yi Chen, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20120038823
    Abstract: A display system uses a broadcast device that can receive a plurality of media signals from a plurality of media sources and interlace two or more media signals frame-by-frame to form a display signal with multiplied frequency for being displayed on its panel. A plurality of goggles and corresponding synchronizing devices, selectors, and audio playback components are used in the display system to select and view/listen to each dedicated media signals. Each goggle used by each user is synchronized to turn on by following the timing of its selected media signals so that two or more users who wear dedicated goggles can see different programs on a single broadcast device at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Jui-Liang Chien, Chia-Lin Fong, Li-Jen Chao, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20120030765
    Abstract: An operation method of an anti-virus storage device having a storage disk and a read-only memory includes connecting the storage device to a host and displaying a single disk name on an interface of an operating system of the host, executing an anti-virus application program corresponding to the operating system, wherein the anti-virus application program is stored in the read-only memory, generating a hidden partition in the storage disk, wherein the hidden partition comprises an anti-virus engine and a virus pattern, and starting up the anti-virus engine, enabling a main storage partition and only displaying a disk name of the main storage partition on the interface of the operating system. If the anti-virus application program has no an execution file corresponding to the operating system, a user using the anti-virus storage device decides whether enables and displays the main storage partition without executing the anti-virus application program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Shian-Luen Cheng, Li-Min Lien, Tsang-Yi Chen, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20120026796
    Abstract: A storage device includes a control unit, a first voltage supply unit for supplying a first working voltage to the control unit, N memory units, a second voltage supply unit for supplying a second working voltage to each memory unit, a logic gate, a first voltage detecting unit and a second voltage detecting unit. Once the first voltage detecting unit detects that the first working voltage of the control unit is abnormal, the logic gate outputs a first write protect signal to notify the control unit and control the memory units to enter a write protect mode. Once the second voltage detecting unit detects that the second working voltage of one or more memory units is abnormal, the logic gate outputs a second write protect signal to notify the control unit and control the one or more memory units to enter the write protect mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Fu-Yin Huang, Chung-Jwu Chen, Tsang-Yi Chen, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20110304472
    Abstract: A display system utilizes a tilting sensor in a viewing device to transmit a wireless signal containing tilting information to a display device when a person who puts on the viewing device has tilting movements about an axis that connects between the viewing device and the display device. The display device adjusts a multimedia content displayed on a panel according to the tilting information by physically rotating the panel about the same axis or rotating the multimedia content about the same axis before the content is displayed on the panel to synchronize with the tilting angle of the viewing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Hsu-Chi Chou, Li-Jen Chao, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20110302317
    Abstract: A multimedia system, a media player, and a method for generating a personalized streaming content are provided. The method includes following steps. A play habit of a user operation is recorded into a feature log in the media player. A download request is issued to at least one server through the Internet according to the feature log and a server list. A personalized streaming content corresponding to the play habit is downloaded from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Transcend Information , Inc.
    Inventors: YEN-TING CHEN, Hsi-Lin Kuo, Yung-Tai Yang, Din-Ji Tzou, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20110246204
    Abstract: An image display device includes a display unit, a storage unit, a voice receiving unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of image data, a plurality of voice data and a plurality of image files, wherein each of the image data is corresponding to one of the voice data respectively. The voice receiving unit receives a current voice. The processing unit judges whether the current voice is similar to one of the voice data, so as to determine one image data corresponding to the current voice. When the current voice is similar to one of the voice data, the processing unit determines whether each of the image files contains the image data corresponding to the current voice and then displays the image file(s), which contain the image data corresponding to the current voice, on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Kuan-Jen Chen, Li-Jen Chao, Din-Ji Tzou, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20110191358
    Abstract: A file format conversion system includes a web server, a service providing server and an electronic device. The web server provides a first URL associated with a first file. The electronic device sends a request of the first URL to the service providing server. The service providing server analyzes the first URL based on the request and generates a first list, which records file formats stored at the first URL. The electronic device separates the first list into a second list, which records file formats supported by the electronic device, and a third list, which records file formats not supported by the electronic device. After receiving the second and third list, the service providing server updates two databases inside. The service providing server converts the first file into a second file based on the second and third lists and generates a second URL associated with the second file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Kuan-Lin Kuo, Li-Jen Chao, Din-Ji Tzou, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Publication number: 20110191651
    Abstract: In order to correct errors of a first page on one plane in a two-plane NAND flash memory, use data of a second page on another plane to mix the encoding and leverage the error correction code of the first page. Each of the error correction codes of the first page and the second page is divided into an inner correction code and a cross correction code. The inner correction codes are used to correct errors of their own pages and the cross correction codes are used to correct errors of two distinct groups, grouped from the even and odd bytes of the two pages respectively. The second page, with fewer errors, is therefore used to enhance the correcting ability of the first page, without lengthening the error correction code of the first page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Tsung-Heng Chen, Tsang-Yi Chen, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu