Patents by Inventor Kun-Huei Chen

Kun-Huei Chen 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: 7099476
    Abstract: A network system includes a server, an access point connected to the server for transmitting wireless data or receiving wireless data for the server, and a station for receiving wireless data from the access point and transmitting wireless data to the access point. The station has a first key. A ciphering key updating method includes: authenticating the station with the first key; if authentication succeeds, the station transmitting identification data to the access point; and if the identification data matches registration data stored in the server, transmitting a second key to replace or update the first key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Ju-Nan Chang, Wen-Biao Lee
  • Publication number: 20040203975
    Abstract: A method is used for remotely controlling operations of a cellular phone with a control device, which can be detachably connected to the cellular phone. The cellular phone operates according to a control signal emitted by the control device, and transmits a corresponding response signal back to the control device. The method includes providing the control device with a control panel, utilizing the control panel to generate the control signal, transmitting the control signal to the cellular phone, receiving the corresponding response signal from the cellular phone with the control device, and providing the control device with a speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Hsin-Chin Liao
  • Patent number: 6782278
    Abstract: A method for dynamically simplifying an international call in a cellular phone utilizes a conversion table for storing system codes of a plurality of network companies worldwide and their international access codes, and a phone record for storing a plurality of telephone numbers having international access codes respectively of different called parties in the database thereof. The cellular phone is able to determine the current location area while calling in international roaming and find the correct international access code from the conversion table in accordance with a system code received from a proximate network company, for replacing the international access code in the telephone number searched from the phone record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Chin-Tai Chuang
  • Patent number: 6751481
    Abstract: A dialing method for effecting international call in intelligent cellular phone utilizes a conversion table for storing system codes of a plurality of network companies worldwide and their international access codes and a phone book for storing a plurality of telephone numbers having international access codes respectively of different called parties in the database thereof to let the cellular phone be able to determine current location area while calling in international roaming and find the correct international access code from conversion table in accordance with system code received from an approximate network company for replacing international access code in telephone number searched from phone book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Yung-Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20040100876
    Abstract: A method for accessing an optical disk with an optical disc drive. The optical disc contains at least a session including a lead-in area and a program data area. The method for accessing the optical disk with the optical disc drive includes providing the optical disc drive an optical pickup for accessing the data on the optical disc, using the optical pickup to record a table of contents (TOC) in the lead-in area of the session of the optical disc, using the pick-up head to record descriptive data corresponding to the TOC in the lead-in area of the session, and using the optical pickup to record program data corresponding to the TOC in the program data area of the session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsuan Luo, Kun-Huei Chen
  • Publication number: 20040090392
    Abstract: An image transmission system includes a computer for generating image signals and an image-projecting device having a receiver and an image-projecting module. The computer includes a transmitter for wirelessly outputting the image signals. The receiver is used for receiving the image signals outputted by the computer. The image-projecting module includes an image-generating module and a lens set. The image-generating module is used for transforming the image signals received by the receiver to corresponding images. The lens set is used for projecting the corresponding images generated by the image-generating module onto a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Kuo-Hsuan Luo
  • Publication number: 20030231772
    Abstract: A network system includes a server, an access point connected to the server for transmitting wireless data or receiving wireless data for the server, and a station for receiving wireless data from the access point and transmitting wireless data to the access point. The station has a first key. A ciphering key updating method includes: authenticating the station with the first key; if authentication succeeds, the station transmitting identification data to the access point; and if the identification data matches registration data stored in the server, transmitting a second key to replace or update the first key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Ju-Nan Chang, Wen-Biao Lee
  • Publication number: 20030221098
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating a ciphering key used in a network system. The network system has a server, an access point connected to the server, a station, and a counting module. The access point is used to transmit data received from the server via wireless transmission, and receive data transmitted via wireless transmission. The access point uses a first ciphering key to encrypt transmission data. The method includes: detonating the counting module to start counting the time; randomly generating a second ciphering key if the time counted by the counting module conforms to a predetermined time; the access point transmitting the second ciphering key to the station so as to update the first ciphering key stored in the station with the second ciphering key; and using the second ciphering key to encrypt data transmitted between the access point and the station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Ju-Nan Chang, Wen-Biao Lee
  • Patent number: 6616358
    Abstract: A changeable keyboard arrangement includes a database established in the memory of an electronic device, with a minimum of one or more keyboard layout code-page tables stored in the database such that the user can change to a different keyboard layout on the electronic device, and after selecting the key configuration of the keyboard to be changed from a keyboard layout set-up menu, the CPU of the electronic device reads numbers from the key code-page table stored beforehand in the memory; as such, when the user changes a keyboard layout and presses various keys, the CPU searches for the corresponding numbers in the code-page tables based on the first signal issued by the contacts of the keys within a unit interval and then executes the relevant processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Shun-Ping Wang
  • Publication number: 20030040321
    Abstract: The invention is a method for communication apparatus in utilizing global positioning system to proceed time switch, wherein a global positioning system and a communication apparatus are integrated as a whole, and in one memory of said communication apparatus preset with a database of various time zone worldwide including a comparison table of the time differences between each said time zone and the longitude and latitude coordinates covered by each said time zone, and said communication apparatus utilizes said global positioning system to judge the longitude and latitude coordinates of residence and location, and utilize said comparison table according to the longitude and latitude coordinates of residence and location for searching the corresponding time differences therebetween, and renew the preset time to local time according to said time differences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Yung-Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20030022679
    Abstract: In a cellular phone having a memory with a data base for storing a time conversion table regarding time of one place in the world belonging to a first telephone system and corresponding time of the other place in the world belonging to a second telephone system different from the first one, a method for automatically adjusting a time difference between the cellular phone and a connected base station during an international roaming comprises the steps of when a CPU of the cellular phone determines that an associated telephone system is different from that of the connected base station, the telephone system accessing the data base and looking up the conversion table for retrieving a corresponding time of the connected base station with respect to the cellular phone; and showing the corresponding time as a local time on a display of the cellular phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Yung-Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20030022697
    Abstract: A dialing method for effecting international call in intelligent cellular phone utilizes a conversion table for storing system codes of a plurality of network companies worldwide and their international access codes and a phone book for storing a plurality of telephone numbers having international access codes respectively of different called parties in the database thereof to let the cellular phone be able to determine current location area while calling in international roaming and find the correct international access code from conversion table in accordance with system code received from an approximate network company for replacing international access code in telephone number searched from phone book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Yung-Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20030022698
    Abstract: A method for dynamically simplifying an international call in a cellular phone utilizes a conversion table for storing system codes of a plurality of network companies worldwide and their international access codes and a phone record for storing a plurality of telephone numbers having international access codes respectively of different called parties in the database thereof to let the cellular phone be able to determine current location area while calling in international roaming and find the correct international access code from conversion table in accordance with system code received from an approximate network company for replacing the international access code in the telephone number searched from phone record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Chin-Tai Chuang
  • Publication number: 20020154632
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for switching between multiple SIM cards within a telephone. The method comprises the steps of storing a plurality of internal ID codes, each of which identifies a direct service provider of one of the SIM cards, receiving an ID code identifying one of the service providers, comparing the received ID code to each of the internal ID codes, and switching to one of the SIM cards when the service provider identified by the received ID code is recognized as the direct one of the SIM card switched to, identified by the corresponding internal ID code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Feng Wang, Kun-Huei Chen
  • Publication number: 20020155859
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a voice broadcasting method on cellular phone's buttons. The method is applied to let users listen and learn the corresponding message of each button on the cellular phone through the way of voice broadcasting in the meantime while they operate the keypad on the cellular phone. When users dial numbers or set any function of the cellular phone, according to the steps' order of the buttons being operated the present invention informs users the steps' names by voice broadcasting at the right moment so that users are able to assure themselves whether the steps are correct or not. Due to the present invention capable of providing synchronous voice broadcasting of cellular phone's buttons, especially, when the light is dim in the operating surroundings or the cellular phones do not have any spontaneous light source, users are still able to confirm the accuracy of dialing numbers or setting functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Kun- Huei Chen, Hsin-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: 6252506
    Abstract: A device for finding a position of a human comprises a micro controller, a pyro-electrical infrared sensing unit, a first motor, a rotating speed feed back unit, an ultrasonic sensing unit and a second motor. The infrared sensing unit is fitted to an edge of a disc coupled to the shaft of the first motor. The rotating speed feed back unit has a rotating disc which is also coupled to the shaft of the first motor. The ultrasonic sensing unit is fitted to an edge of a second disc coupled to the shaft of the second motor such that it can move with rotating of the second disc. The micro controller activates the first motor and the infrared sensing unit to search for a human, and figures out the direction of that human by means of the rotating speed feed back unit. At the same time, the controller activates the second motor for the ultrasonic unit to be directed to the found human; thus, the distance from that human to the device is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Inventors: Yuan-Tai Hsieh, Kun-Huei Chen, Chien-Min Cheng
  • Patent number: 5923886
    Abstract: An automatic memory space switching method including the step of enabling a CPU of an electronic apparatus to run a BIOS of a ROM when started, the step of enabling the ROM to provide a control signal to the CPU, causing it to detect an updated version of software program in memory ICs, the step of enabling the CPU to control a switch controller and a common selector in switching a CSROM thereof to the memory IC which is stored with the updated version of software program when the CPU detects the existence of an updated version of software program in one memory IC, the step of enabling the CPU to run the detected updated version of software program and then to continuously run a posterior software program stored in the ROM, and the step of enabling the CPU to run the software program stored in the ROM without making a switching operation when the CPU detects no updated version of software program in the memory ICs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Huei Chen, Po-Cheng Yen