Patents by Inventor Ming-Hou Dai

Ming-Hou Dai 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: 7551228
    Abstract: An audio-video (AV) signal transceiving processing device which includes a AV decoder, a bridge, and a bus interface, wherein the bus interface is a PCMCIA, CardBus, or Express Card bus interface. The AV decoder is used to receive an analog video signals and a corresponding analog audio signal, and output a first digital video signal and a corresponding first digital audio signal. The bridge is used to receive the first digital video signal and the first digital audio signal, and output a second digital video signal and a second digital audio signal, which are compliant to a bus interface standard, to a computer through a bus interface that is compliant to the bus interface standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Avermedia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Da Lin, Ming-Hou Dai
  • Patent number: 7209179
    Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus and a computer system integrated with the video signal processing apparatus are disclosed. The video signal processing apparatus has a tuner, a video processor, a non-interlaced signal processing unit, a microprocessor, and a computer signal converter. In the video signal processing apparatus, the display can be instantly turned on and the video signal can be recorded in the storage media of a computer, and the video signal recorded in the storage media can be displayed on the display. While watching the video signal on the display, a user can execute applications in the computer simultaneously. The video signal processing apparatus further provides picture-in-picture feature by adding another set of tuner and video processor. The video signal processing apparatus can be integrated with a display or a computer, and can also be used as an external-enclosure video signal processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Avermedia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Hou Dai, Wen-Chien Chang, Jui-Hsiang Yang
  • Publication number: 20060215060
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus is described. The video processing apparatus includes a video decoder, a deinterlacer, a PIP (picture-in-picture) module and a PIP characteristic controller. The video decoder receives a video signal and decodes the video signal into a digital video signal. The deinterlacer receives the digital video signal and generates a non-interlacing signal. The PIP module overlaps the non-interlacing signal, in response to a PIP characteristic signal, with a screen signal and generates a PIP video that can be played by a display. The PIP characteristic controller generates the PIP characteristic signal in response to a PIP command. The PIP command comes from a computer. The deinterlacer and the PIP module are realized by hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Ming-Hou Dai, Wen-Chien Chang, Jui-Hsiang Yang
  • Publication number: 20050183014
    Abstract: An audio-video (AV) signal transceiving processing device which includes a AV decoder, a bridge, and a bus interface, wherein the bus interface is a PCMCIA, CardBus, or Express Card bus interface. The AV decoder is used to receive an analog video signals and a corresponding analog audio signal, and output a first digital video signal and a corresponding first digital audio signal. The bridge is used to receive the first digital video signal and the first digital audio signal, and output a second digital video signal and a second digital audio signal, which are compliant to a bus interface standard, to a computer through a bus interface that is compliant to the bus interface standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Yung-Da Lin, Ming-Hou Dai
  • Publication number: 20050108762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless audio-video transmission apparatus. This apparatus can convert the required audio-video signal from the cable line into wireless signal for broadcast. The receivers located within broadcast range can receive the required wireless signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Yung-Sung Chao, Kao-Yi Shen, Jui-Hsiang Yang, Ming-Hou Dai
  • Publication number: 20050089311
    Abstract: A computer system having a direct media access mode is described. The computer system has at least a media access mode, a computer, a display, an MPEG decoder, a bus switch, and a controller. The computer system has a computer mode and a direct media access mode. In the computer mode, the computer is turned on and the bus switch switches the bus data from the media access device to the computer for general use. In the direct media access mode, the computer is turned off and the bus switch switches the bus data from the media access device to the MPEG decoder. The MPEG decoder performs decoding and outputs a video stream to be displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Ming-Hou Dai, Jui-Hsiang Yang, Yung-Sung Chao, I-Te Chou
  • Publication number: 20050046745
    Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus and a computer system integrated with the video signal processing apparatus are disclosed. The video signal processing apparatus has a tuner, a video processor, a non-interlaced signal processing unit, a microprocessor, and a computer signal converter. In the video signal processing apparatus, the display can be instantly turned on and the video signal can be recorded in the storage media of a computer, and the video signal recorded in the storage media can be displayed on the display. While watching the video signal on the display, a user can execute applications in the computer simultaneously. The video signal processing apparatus further provides picture-in-picture feature by adding another set of tuner and video processor. The video signal processing apparatus can be integrated with a display or a computer, and can also be used as an external-enclosure video signal processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Ming-Hou Dai, Wen-Chien Chang, Jui-Hsiang Yang
  • Patent number: 6657548
    Abstract: A system status light indicator device embedded in a connecting port is made up of an error message processor and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED), suitable for use with a Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) program. When the BIOS examines a plurality of the peripheral devices on the computer, as soon as an error is found, the warning signals can be sent to the error message processor, and then the corresponding error message data is retrieved. Next, it outputs the error message data to the system status indicator devices embedded in a connecting port. Thus, the operators can know exactly where the problems are located via the indicated boot-up warning signals sent out that indicate system status, and the messages corresponding to the light indicators recorded in the user's manual. The above-described error message data uses the light indicators to display the various causes of breakdown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Ming-Hou Dai
  • Patent number: 6612850
    Abstract: A slot pinhole dual layout is made of multi-rows of pinholes to perform selective electro-connection between two different interfaces, including a first pinhole layout and a second pinhole layout. The first pinhole layout is formed by four rows of pinholes, including first and second pinhole rows. The second pinhole layout is formed by another four rows of pinholes, including third and fourth pinhole rows. While the third and the fourth pinhole rows are shifted a proper distance, the first and the second pinhole rows would be interlaced, which enables the present invention to increase the compatibility between diverse extension slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Ming-Hou Dai
  • Publication number: 20020032885
    Abstract: A system status light indicator device embedded in a connecting port is made up of an error message processor and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED), suitable for use with a Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) program. When the BIOS examines a plurality of the peripheral devices on the computer, as soon as the error is found, the warning signals can be sent to the error message processor, then retrieved the corresponding error message data. Next, it outputs to the system status indicator devices embedded in a connecting port. Thus, the operators can know exactly where the problems are located via the indicated boot-up warning signals sent out that indicate system status, and the messages corresponding to the light indicators recorded in the user's manual. The above-described error message data uses the light indicators to display the various causes of breakdown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventor: Ming-Hou Dai
  • Publication number: 20020016089
    Abstract: A slot pinhole dual layout is made of multi-rows of pinholes to perform selective electro-connection between two different interfaces, including the first pinhole layout and the second pinhole layout, where the first pinhole layout is constructed by four rows of pinholes including the first and the second pinhole rows; the second pinhole layout is constructed by the other four pinholes including the third and the fourth pinhole rows. While the third and the fourth pinhole rows move in a proper distance, the first and the second pinhole rows would be interlaced, which enable the present invention to increase the compatibility between diverse extension slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Ming-Hou Dai