Patents by Inventor Kun-Hong Hou

Kun-Hong Hou 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: 8725278
    Abstract: A sound playing system is disclosed. The sound playing system is used for playing sound from a portable media carrier and a personal computer, including a controlling unit and a switching unit. The controlling unit includes an audio signal receiving terminal, a data transmission terminal and a signal switch terminal. The audio signal receiving terminal receives audio signals from the portable media carrier, the data transmission terminal receives data from the personal computer, and the signal switch terminal outputs a switch signal. The switching unit determines a data transmission path according to the switch signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Hong Hou, Cheng-Lin Chen, Te-Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 8006012
    Abstract: A data storage system is provided. The data storage system includes a first storage module for storing a first data, a second storage module for storing a second data, a control module and a processing module. The control module generates a first control signal and a second control signal, and accesses the first data and the second data according to the first control signal and the second control signal. The processing module is coupled to the first storage module, the second storage module and the control module, and controls the first storage module and the second storage module to transmit the first data and the second data to the control module according to the first control signal and the second control signal respectively, wherein the processing module bypasses the second storage module when receiving the first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Hong Hou, Hsiao-Ying Chen
  • Publication number: 20100010652
    Abstract: A music playing device is disclosed. The music playing device includes a main body, a receiving space, an audio signal decoder and an audio signal output terminal. The receiving space is disposed in the main body for receiving a memory. The audio signal decoder is disposed in the main body and coupled to the receiving space for decoding audio data stored in the memory, and the audio signal output terminal is disposed in the main body and coupled to the audio signal decoder for receiving the audio data decoded by the audio signal decoder and outputting the decoded audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Kun-Hong HOU
  • Publication number: 20090279728
    Abstract: A game controller with speaker is disclosed. The game controller is applied in a personal computer or a TV game machine and includes a control command receiving unit, a control unit, a connector terminal and a speaker. The control command receiving unit is used for receiving a game control command and outputting a control command signal. The control unit is coupled to the control command receiving unit used for receiving the control command signal. The connector terminal is coupled to the control unit and the personal computer or the TV game machine for receiving the control command signal and a first audio signal. The speaker is used for receiving and broadcasting the first audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventor: Kun-Hong HOU
  • Publication number: 20090280900
    Abstract: A game controller with an audio signal output device is disclosed. The game controller is applied in a personal computer and includes a control command receiving unit, a control unit, a connector terminal, and an audio signal output terminal. The connector terminal is coupled to the personal computer for receiving a control command signal and an audio signal. The control unit is coupled to the connector terminal used for receiving the control command signal and the audio signal. The control command receiving unit is used for receiving a game control command and outputting the control command signal. The audio signal output terminal is used for receiving and outputting the audio signal, wherein the control unit is used for receiving the audio signal and outputting the audio signal to the personal computer, and receiving the control command signal and outputting the command signal to the connector terminal at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventor: Kun-Hong Hou
  • Publication number: 20090161891
    Abstract: An audio signal hybrid controlling device is provided. The audio signal hybrid controlling device is used for selecting an audio signal from a plurality of audio signals for an audio output device. The audio signal hybrid controlling device comprises: a USB input terminal for receiving a first audio signal; a portable music carrier receiving terminal for receiving a second audio signal; an audio signal output terminal for outputting an audio signal to the audio output device; and a switching unit for selecting one signal from the first and the second audio signals for the audio signal output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Kun-Hong HOU, Cheng-Lin CHEN, Te-Hao LIU
  • Publication number: 20090099673
    Abstract: A sound playing system is disclosed. The sound playing system is used for playing sound from a portable media carrier and a personal computer, including a controlling unit and a switching unit. The controlling unit includes an audio signal receiving terminal, a data transmission terminal and a signal switch terminal. The audio signal receiving terminal receives audio signals from the portable media carrier, the data transmission terminal receives data from the personal computer, and the signal switch terminal outputs a switch signal. The switching unit determines a data transmission path according to the switch signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Kun-Hong HOU, Cheng-Lin Chen, Te-Hao Liu
  • Publication number: 20080320239
    Abstract: A data storage system is provided. The data storage system includes a first storage module for storing a first data, a second storage module for storing a second data, a control module and a processing module. The control module generates a first control signal and a second control signal, and accesses the first data and the second data according to the first control signal and the second control signal. The processing module is coupled to the first storage module, the second storage module and the control module, and controls the first storage module and the second storage module to transmit the first data and the second data to the control module according to the first control signal and the second control signal respectively, wherein the processing module bypasses the second storage module when receiving the first control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Kun-Hong Hou, Hsiao-Ying Chen