Patents by Inventor Kuo-Shu Chiu
Kuo-Shu Chiu 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).
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Publication number: 20240130055Abstract: This disclosure relates to a combined power module that includes a base structure, a terminal structure, a second terminal, and a cover. The terminal structure includes a mount assembly and a plurality of first terminals. The mount assembly is assembled on the base structure. The first terminals are disposed on the mount assembly. The second terminal is disposed on the base structure. The cover is disposed on the base structure and covers at least part of the first terminals and at least part of the second terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yuan-Cheng HUANG, I-Hung CHIANG, Ji-Yuan SYU, Hsin-Han LIN, Po-Kai CHIU, Kuo-Shu KAO
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Patent number: 9710334Abstract: A server system is disclosed herein, which comprises a first BIOS (Basic Input/Output System chip, a second BIOS chip, a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a platform controller. In a preset mode, the platform controller is conductively connected with the first BIOS chip through the BMC and the multiplexer so that the server system is activated by the first BIOS chip. Upon detecting a failure of a POST (Power-on self-test) initialization of the first BIOS chip, the BMC transmits a control command to the multiplexer so as to make the platform controller conductively connecting with the second BIOS chip through the BMC and the multiplexer so that the server system is activated by the second BIOS chip.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Zhong-ying Qu, Tianwen Zhao, Peng Hu, Fangjie Chu
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Patent number: 9600370Abstract: A server system is disclosed herein, which includes a first BIOS chip, a second BIOS chip, a platform controller, and a baseboard management controller. The platform controller and the baseboard management controller are electrically connected to a first multi-way selector and a second multi-way selector, respectively. The first multi-way selector and the second multi-way selector are individually electrically connected to both the first BIOS chip and the second BIOS chip. The disclosure can accomplish an aspect that when either of the first BIOS chip and the second BIOS chip fails in activating the server system, the server system can be automatically activated by the other BIOS chip. Further, by the baseboard management controller, a firmware of the fail-to-activate BIOS chip can be simultaneously updated, thereby improving security and reliability of the server system.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Zhong-Ying Qu, Tianwen Zhao, Peng Hu, Fangjie Chu
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Publication number: 20160147540Abstract: A server system is disclosed herein, which includes a first BIOS chip, a second BIOS chip, a platform controller, and a baseboard management controller. The platform controller and the baseboard management controller are electrically connected to a first multi-way selector and a second multi-way selector, respectively. The first multi-way selector and the second multi-way selector are individually electrically connected to both the first BIOS chip and the second BIOS chip. The disclosure can accomplish an aspect that when either of the first BIOS chip and the second BIOS chip fails in activating the server system, the server system can be automatically activated by the other BIOS chip. Further, by the baseboard management controller, a firmware of the fail-to-activate BIOS chip can be simultaneously updated, thereby improving security and reliability of the server system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Kuo-Shu CHIU, Zhong-ying Qu, Tianwen Zhao, Peng Hu, Fangjie Chu
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Publication number: 20160147604Abstract: A server system is disclosed herein, which comprises a first BIOS (Basic Input/Output System chip, a second BIOS chip, a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a platform controller. In a preset mode, the platform controller is conductively connected with the first BIOS chip through the BMC and the multiplexer so that the server system is activated by the first BIOS chip. Upon detecting a failure of a POST (Power-on self-test) initialization of the first BIOS chip, the BMC transmits a control command to the multiplexer so as to make the platform controller conductively connecting with the second BIOS chip through the BMC and the multiplexer so that the server system is activated by the second BIOS chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Zhong-ying Qu, Tianwen Zhao, Peng Hu, Fangjie Chu
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Patent number: 9110843Abstract: A rack including a rack management controller and a plurality of server nodes, is disclosed. The rack management controller receives a firmware updating file, and generates an updating message according to the firmware updating file. Each of the plurality of server nodes includes a memory and a baseboard management controller. The memory stores firmware of a basic input output system. The baseboard management controller is coupled to the rack management controller and the memory. The baseboard management controller receives the updating message to download the firmware updating file from the rack management controller and to stores it to a storage space. The baseboard management controller controls the memory to enter a recovery mode after downloading the firmware updating file, and writes the firmware updating file into the memory to update the firmware of the basic input output system.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chao-Wei Chang, Jo-Yu Chang
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Patent number: 9014870Abstract: A container system including cabinets, a main control unit connected to the cabinets and a heat dissipation zone is mentioned. The cabinet includes a plurality of serving zones each of which further includes a master server and at least one slave server. The heat dissipation zone is disposed at a side of the serving zone and coupled to the main control unit. Each slave server is coupled to the master server. The slave server includes at least one temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is used for outputting temperature information to the master server when receiving the temperature demand. The master server collects the temperature information transmitted by each slave server. The master server forwards the temperature information to the main control unit. The main control unit drives the heat dissipation zone to dissipate heat of the serving zone according to the temperature information.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Hsing-Yi Chen
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Patent number: 8978025Abstract: The disclosure provides a server including a baseboard management controller (BMC), a programmable logic device (PLD) and a blocking unit. The BMC receives an update instruction, and according to the update instruction, generates a firmware update data. The BMC generates an update signal according to on a reception state of the update instruction. The PLD is coupled to the BMC, receives the firmware update data to update a firmware. When the firmware is updated, the PLD generates a restart signal. The blocking unit is coupled to the BMC and the PLD, receives the update signal and the restart signal, and according to the update signal, determines whether to block the restart signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Jo-Yu Chang
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Patent number: 8788874Abstract: A container system and a monitoring method for the container system are provided. The container system includes a plurality of servers and a master server node. The servers are arranged in N areas. The master server node is coupled to the servers. The master server node selects one of a plurality of servers in an ith area to be a main node of the ith area. The main node collects temperature information of the servers in the ith area to transmit highest temperature information to the master server node. When the master server node cannot connect to the main node, the master server node selects one of other servers connected to the master server node in the ith area to be a replacing node, and adjusts the replacing node to be the main node of the ith area to collect the temperature information in the ith area continuously.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Hsing-Yi Chen
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Publication number: 20140137095Abstract: The disclosure provides a server including a baseboard management controller (BMC), a programmable logic device (PLD) and a blocking unit. The BMC receives an update instruction, and according to the update instruction, generates a firmware update data. The BMC generates an update signal according to on a reception state of the update instruction. The PLD is coupled to the BMC, receives the firmware update data to update a firmware. When the firmware is updated, the PLD generates a restart signal. The blocking unit is coupled to the BMC and the PLD, receives the update signal and the restart signal, and according to the update signal, determines whether to block the restart signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicants: INVENTEC CORPORATION, INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Jo-Yu Chang
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Patent number: 8725863Abstract: A method for obtaining an external IP address and its network protocol system are provided. A rack system of the network protocol system comprises a rack management controller (RMC), a power distribution unit and at least one node server. When a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service is lost in the rack system, a jumper of the rack management controller is detected to obtain an identification code. Then, a first temporary IP address of the rack management controller is obtained based on the identification code and a first table, and a first command package is sent to the power distribution unit by the rack management controller. After the first command package is received by the power distribution unit, an IP assign service is activated to set a second temporary IP address of the node server so that the node server can still communicate with the system management terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Yu-Fang Chiu
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Publication number: 20140122910Abstract: An operation method of a rack server system includes receiving power information for each of a plurality of nodes, calculating a maximum power consumption value of the rack server system and a total power consumption value of the nodes upon the power information, determining whether a ratio value between the maximum power consumption value and the total power consumption value exceeds a predetermined ratio value and adjusting operation statuses of the nodes, for making the rack server system enter a power saving mode when the ratio value does not exceed the predetermined ratio value. Further, a rack server system includes multiple nodes and a rack management controller. The nodes include a power supply, a base board management controller coupled to the power supply and a connection interface coupled to the baseboard management controller. The rack management controller is coupled to the baseboard management controller through the connection interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: INVENTEC CORPORATION, INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Jo-Yu Chang, Yu-Hui Wang
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Publication number: 20140122753Abstract: An electronic device, a management method thereof, and a rack serving system are presented. A management interface packet is transferred to a second connection port of a storage interface through a first connection port of a baseboard management controller (BMC). Also, a hard disk drive (HDD) controller of the storage interface converts the management interface packet into an internal control command that conforms to the storage interface, so as to read the system environment information according to the internal control command. Additionally, the HDD controller encapsulates the system environment information into a response packet, and transfers the response packet to the first connection port of the BMC through the second connection port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: INVENTEC CORPORATION, INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu CHIU, Chien-Chou CHEN, Yu-Hui WANG, Jo-Yu CHANG
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Publication number: 20140122799Abstract: A storage device includes a plurality of hard disk device sets, a plurality of voltage adjustment units, an information collection unit and a control unit. The hard disk device sets access data respectively to generate corresponding access messages. Each of the hard disk device sets includes at least two hard disk devices. The voltage adjustment units determine whether to provide a plurality of duty voltages to the hard disk device sets, according to a plurality of control signals. The information collection unit receives the access messages generated by the hard disk device sets, and outputs the access messages according to a read command. The control unit generates the read command to receive the access messages, acquires the usage states of the hard disk device sets according to an algorithm and the access messages, and generates the control signals according to the usage states of the hard disk device sets.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: INVENTEC CORPORATION, INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Jo-Yu Chang, Szu-Hsien Lee
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Publication number: 20140123121Abstract: A rack including a rack management controller and a plurality of server nodes, is disclosed. The rack management controller receives a firmware updating file, and generates an updating message according to the firmware updating file. Each of the plurality of server nodes includes a memory and a baseboard management controller. The memory stores firmware of a basic input output system. The baseboard management controller is coupled to the rack management controller and the memory. The baseboard management controller receives the updating message to download the firmware updating file from the rack management controller and to stores it to a storage space. The baseboard management controller controls the memory to enter a recovery mode after downloading the firmware updating file, and writes the firmware updating file into the memory to update the firmware of the basic input output system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: INVENTEC CORPORATION, Inventec (Pudong) Technology CorporationInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chao-Wei Chang, Jo-Yu Chang
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Publication number: 20130166091Abstract: A container system including cabinets, a main control unit connected to the cabinets and a heat dissipation zone is mentioned. The cabinet includes a plurality of serving zones each of which further includes a master server and at least one slave server. The heat dissipation zone is disposed at a side of the serving zone and coupled to the main control unit. Each slave server is coupled to the master server. The slave server includes at least one temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is used for outputting temperature information to the master server when receiving the temperature demand. The master server collects the temperature information transmitted by each slave server. The master server forwards the temperature information to the main control unit. The main control unit drives the heat dissipation zone to dissipate heat of the serving zone according to the temperature information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Hsing-Yi Chen
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Publication number: 20130166713Abstract: A method for obtaining an external IP address and its network protocol system are provided. A rack system of the network protocol system comprises a rack management controller (RMC), a power distribution unit and at least one node server. When a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service is lost in the rack system, a jumper of the rack management controller is detected to obtain an identification code. Then, a first temporary IP address of the rack management controller is obtained based on the identification code and a first table, and a first command package is sent to the power distribution unit by the rack management controller. After the first command package is received by the power distribution unit, an IP assign service is activated to set a second temporary IP address of the node server so that the node server can still communicate with the system management terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Yu-Fang Chiu
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Publication number: 20130159762Abstract: A container system and a monitoring method for the container system are provided. The container system includes a plurality of servers and a master server node. The servers are arranged in N areas. The master server node is coupled to the servers. The master server node selects one of a plurality of servers in an ith area to be a main node of the ith area. The main node collects temperature information of the servers in the ith area to transmit highest temperature information to the master server node. When the master server node cannot connect to the main node, the master server node selects one of other servers connected to the master server node in the ith area to be a replacing node, and adjusts the replacing node to be the main node of the ith area to collect the temperature information in the ith area continuously.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: Inventec CorporationInventors: Kuo-Shu Chiu, Chien-Chou Chen, Szu-Hsien Lee, Hsing-Yi Chen