Patents by Inventor Erh-Tai Tsai

Erh-Tai Tsai 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: 11526203
    Abstract: A method for switching a power mode of a computer device is adapted to a computer accessory. The method comprises setting a power management mode of the computer device to be awakened when connected to the external power; connecting the computer accessory to a host connector of the computer device to establish a power connection and a communication connection through a host signal pin set of the host connector; through the power connection and the communication connection, detecting and determining the power mode of the computer device; and executing one of following steps upon receiving the switch signal: when the power mode is the normal operation state, transmitting a communication signal; when the power mode is the Suspend-To-RAM state, transmitting a wake up signal; and when the power mode is the Suspend-To-Disk state or the shutdown state, temporarily cutting off the external power and then restoring the external power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: LUXSHARE-ICT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sean P. O'Neal, Erh-Tai Tsai, Quan-Fei Ning, Chih-Hsiung Chang, Ya-Ling Huang
  • Publication number: 20220236784
    Abstract: A method for switching a power mode of a computer device is adapted to a computer accessory. The method comprises setting a power management mode of the computer device to be awakened when connected to the external power; connecting the computer accessory to a host connector of the computer device to establish a power connection and a communication connection through a host signal pin set of the host connector; through the power connection and the communication connection, detecting and determining the power mode of the computer device; and executing one of following steps upon receiving the switch signal: when the power mode is the normal operation state, transmitting a communication signal; when the power mode is the Suspend-To-RAM state, transmitting a wake up signal; and when the power mode is the Suspend-To-Disk state or the shutdown state, temporarily cutting off the external power and then restoring the external power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: LUXSHARE-ICT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sean P. O'Neal, Erh-Tai Tsai, Quan-Fei Ning, Chih-Hsiung Chang, Ya-Ling Huang
  • Publication number: 20210149471
    Abstract: A method for waking up a notebook computer is adapted to a computer accessory. The notebook computer includes a host connector including a power receiving. The method includes setting a power management mode of the notebook computer to be awakened when connected to the external power, to switch a power state of the notebook computer from a waiting to be awakened state to a normal operation state; connecting the computer accessory to the host connector to establish a power connection through the power receiving pin and deliver an external power to the notebook computer; temporarily cutting off the external power by the computer accessory and then restoring the external power; when the power state of the notebook computer is the waiting to be awakened state, performing a wake-up operation with the notebook computer to switch to the power state to be the normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: LUXSHARE-ICT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sean P. O'Neal, Erh-Tai Tsai, Quan-Fei Ning, Chih-Hsiung Chang, Ya-Ling Huang