Patents by Inventor Kiang-Leong Lau

Kiang-Leong Lau 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).

  • Method for switching operation mode, memory controller and memory storage apparatus
    Patent number: 9158476
    Abstract: An operation mode switching method for a memory storage apparatus, a memory controller and a memory storage apparatus using the method are provided. The operation mode switching method includes receiving at least one access command from a host system and determining whether the access command conforms to a predetermined pattern. If the access command conforms to the predetermined pattern, an operation mode of the memory storage apparatus is switched from a first mode to a second mode. The access command includes a first write command including a write string, and the memory storage apparatus executes an operation corresponding to the write string. Accordingly, the method switches the operation mode of the storage memory apparatus by determining the pattern of the access command, so as to simplify the procedure of switching the operation mode and effectively decrease the probability of switching the operation mode incorrectly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Fu Lai, Kiang-Leong Lau, Yung-Chuan Chen
  • METHOD FOR SWITCHING OPERATION MODE, MEMORY CONTROLLER AND MEMORY STORAGE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140164680
    Abstract: An operation mode switching method for a memory storage apparatus, a memory controller and a memory storage apparatus using the method are provided. The operation mode switching method includes receiving at least one access command from a host system and determining whether the access command conforms to a predetermined pattern. If the access command conforms to the predetermined pattern, an operation mode of the memory storage apparatus is switched from a first mode to a second mode. The access command includes a first write command including a write string, and the memory storage apparatus executes an operation corresponding to the write string. Accordingly, the method switches the operation mode of the storage memory apparatus by determining the pattern of the access command, so as to simplify the procedure of switching the operation mode and effectively decrease the probability of switching the operation mode incorrectly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Fu Lai, Kiang-Leong Lau, Yung-Chuan Chen