Patents by Inventor Li-Yen Yang

Li-Yen Yang 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).

  • System and method for operation mode control in a computer system
    Patent number: 7412467
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for operation mode control. The system includes a mode controller generating a combination of electric potentials and an additional microprocessor having a storage module having a mode list, a detection module and a control module. The detection module detects the combination of the electric potentials and determines a shift direction of the mode controller according thereto. The control module selects a target operation mode adjacent to the current operation mode in the mode list according to the shift direction, and checks the disparity of the current operation mode and the target operation mode to generate a control signal to direct the computer system to reboot or execute an application specific to the second operation mode, and subsequently enables the computer system to operate in the second operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Li-Yen Yang
  • Application management system and method
    Patent number: 7383469
    Abstract: An application management system and method is proposed. The application management system includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor executes an application in a computer system. The second processor includes a monitor module to monitor the execution status of the application. If the execution status of the application is abnormal, the monitor module enables the computer system to reboot, and uses the first processor to re-execute the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Li-Yen Yang
  • System and method for operation mode control in a computer system
    Publication number: 20050005201
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for operation mode control. The system includes a mode controller generating a combination of electric potentials and an additional microprocessor having a storage module having a mode list, a detection module and a control module. The detection module detects the combination of the electric potentials and determines a shift direction of the mode controller according thereto. The control module selects a target operation mode adjacent to the current operation mode in the mode list according to the shift direction, and checks the disparity of the current operation mode and the target operation mode to generate a control signal to direct the computer system to reboot or execute an application specific to the second operation mode, and subsequently enables the computer system to operate in the second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Li-Yen Yang
  • Application management system and method
    Publication number: 20040261075
    Abstract: An application management system and method is proposed. The application management system includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor executes an application in a computer system. The second processor includes a monitor module to monitor the execution status of the application. If the execution status of the application is abnormal, the monitor module enables the computer system to reboot, and uses the first processor to re-execute the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: Li-Yen Yang