Patents by Inventor Kin-Wa Tang

Kin-Wa Tang 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 and system for managing an alarm signal, alarm clock comprising such a system
    Patent number: 9046877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system (SYS) for managing an alarm signal in a system comprising a first internal clock. The system is intended to cooperate with a portable player (PP) comprising a second internal clock and a screen (S). The method comprises the steps of: —setting the time of said first internal clock at the time of said second internal clock, —selecting a given time value being displayed on said screen, —memorizing said given time value in said system, —setting the time of said second internal clock at the time of said first internal clock, —triggering an alarm signal on said system when the time of said first internal clock reaches said given time value. According to this method, when the portable player is docked to the system, the system according to the invention does not require its own screen because the screen of the portable player is used to display the current time and the alarm time during setting it, resulting in a reduction of the costs of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: WOOX Innovations Belgium NV
    Inventors: Kin-Wa Tang, Hin Leung Norman Chan, Peter Kong, Ka Man Lui
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN ALARM SIGNAL, ALARM CLOCK COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140049388
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system (SYS) for managing an alarm signal in a system comprising a first internal clock. The system is intended to cooperate with a portable player (PP) comprising a second internal clock and a screen (S). The method comprises the steps of: —setting the time of said first internal clock at the time of said second internal clock, —selecting a given time value being displayed on said screen, —memorizing said given time value in said system, —setting the time of said second internal clock at the time of said first internal clock, —triggering an alarm signal on said system when the time of said first internal clock reaches said given time value. According to this method, when the portable player is docked to the system, the system according to the invention does not require its own screen because the screen of the portable player is used to display the current time and the alarm time during setting it, resulting in a reduction of the costs of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Kin-Wa Tang, Hin Leung Norman Chan, Peter Kong, Ka Man Lui