Patents by Inventor Hooi Kar Loo

Hooi Kar Loo 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).

  • In band dynamic switching between two bus standards
    Publication number: 20120166691
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic system includes a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, a bus in communication with the processor, an Express Card controller coupled to the bus, the Express Card controller providing an interface to an external device, a USB3 controller coupled to the bus and in communication with the Express Card controller, and a PCIE controller coupled to the bus and in communication with the Express Card controller. The Express Card controller may be configured to determine whether the external device is a USB3 device or a PCIE device and to switch between the USB3 controller and the PCIE controller based on the state of a USB3 select pin strap. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Ting Lok Song, Su Wei Lim, Mikal Hunsaker, Hooi Kar Loo