Patents by Inventor Hsieh-Yi Lu

Hsieh-Yi Lu 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).

  • Easy access port structure and access method
    Patent number: 7185139
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easy access ports structure. In accordance with the present invention, each port has a register bank. Each register bank has the same address. A global register is used in the present invention to store the status values. When operating, the CPU accesses one port in accordance with the application program. The status values of the other ports are mapped to the global register. Therefore, the CPU also can understand the other ports status through the global register when accessing one port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bar-Chung Hwang, Hsieh-Yi Lu
  • Easy access port structure and access method
    Publication number: 20050027925
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easy access ports structure. In accordance with the present invention, each port has a register bank. Each register bank has the same address. A global register is used in the present invention to store the status values. When operating, the CPU accesses one port in accordance with the application program. The status values of the other ports are mapped to the global register. Therefore, the CPU also can understand the other ports status through the global register when accessing one port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Bar-Chung Hwang, Hsieh-Yi Lu