Patents by Inventor Mien-Wen Hsu

Mien-Wen Hsu 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).

  • Display device for indicating connection statuses of a communication channel provided between two systems and method thereof
    Patent number: 8082368
    Abstract: A display device for indicating connection statuses of a communication channel between two systems is disclosed, the communication channel having a plurality of communication links. The display device comprises a detecting circuit coupled to the communication channel for detecting a plurality of link statuses of the communication links; an indicator controller coupled to the detecting circuit for determining the connection statuses of the communication channel according to the link statuses; and an LED indicator coupled to the indicator controller for displaying in a plurality of statuses according to the connection statuses from the indicator controller; wherein the connection statuses comprise a first connection status indicating that all the link statuses are “ON”, a second connection status indicating that all the link statuses are “OFF”, and a third connection status indicating that at least one of the link statuses is “ON” and at least one of the link statuses is “OFF”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Infortrend Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mien-Wen Hsu, Chen-Cheng Lin, Ying-Wen Lin
  • Display device for indicating connection statuses of a communication channel provided between two systems and method thereof
    Publication number: 20070260734
    Abstract: A display device for indicating connection statuses of a communication channel between two systems is disclosed, the communication channel having a plurality of communication links. The display device comprises a detecting circuit coupled to the communication channel for detecting a plurality of link statuses of the communication links; an indicator controller coupled to the detecting circuit for determining the connection statuses of the communication channel according to the link statuses; and an LED indicator coupled to the indicator controller for displaying in a plurality of statuses according to the connection statuses from the indicator controller; wherein the connection statuses comprise a first connection status indicating that all the link statuses are “ON”, a second connection status indicating that all the link statuses are “OFF”, and a third connection status indicating that at least one of the link statuses is “ON” and at least one of the link statuses is “OFF”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Mien-Wen Hsu, Chen-Cheng Lin, Ying-Wen Lin