Patents by Inventor Ming-Zong Wu

Ming-Zong Wu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240146091
    Abstract: A vehicle power management system and a power management method thereof are provided. The power management method includes: determining, by a microcontroller, whether or not a voltage of an ignition-off signal is less than a voltage threshold when the microcontroller receives the ignition-off signal; stopping a vehicle power supply from charging a backup battery, and using the vehicle power supply to charge a back-end load; activating a counter of the microcontroller; stopping the vehicle power supply from charging the back-end load, and using the backup battery to charge the back-end load when a counting time of the counter reaches a first time threshold; sending, by the microcontroller, the ignition-off signal to the back-end load when the counting time of the counter reaches a second time threshold; and stopping the backup battery from charging the back-end load when the counting time of the counter reaches a third time threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: MING-ZONG WU, CHUN-KAI CHANG, LI-WEI CHENG
  • Publication number: 20240125838
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply circuit monitoring system and a vehicle power supply circuit monitoring method are provided. The vehicle power supply circuit monitoring system is adapted to a vehicle power supply and a vehicle load device, and includes a power monitoring circuit and a control circuit. The power monitoring circuit is electrically connected to the vehicle power supply and the control circuit. The power monitoring circuit monitors two different input load powers at two different time points. The control circuit calculates an external power loop equivalent impedance according to the two different input load powers. When the external power loop equivalent impedance is greater than a designed impedance threshold, the control circuit executes a warning procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: MING-ZONG WU
  • Patent number: 11809247
    Abstract: An electronic device with a connector supporting multiple connection standards includes the connector, a first multiplexer circuit, a processor and a controller. The connector includes a detection pin and at least one signal pin. The first multiplexer circuit is coupled to the at least one signal pin. The processor is coupled to the first multiplexer circuit. The controller monitors the detection pin. The first multiplexer circuit electrically connects the at least one signal pin to the controller. Upon detecting a hot-plug signal occurring at the detection pin, the controller issues a confirmation command via the first multiplexer circuit and the at least one signal pin to request a reply of a device signal. Upon receiving the device signal, the controller controls the first multiplexer circuit according to the device signal to electrically connect the at least one signal pin to the processor or the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ming-Zong Wu
  • Publication number: 20230154433
    Abstract: An electronic device with a connector supporting multiple connection standards includes the connector, a processor, a controller, an EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) ROM, a first multiplexer circuit and a second multiplexer circuit. The first multiplexer circuit is coupled to at least one signal pin of the connector, the processor and the controller. The second multiplexer circuit is coupled to the EDID ROM, the first multiplexer circuit, the processor and the controller. Under an update state, the controller is electrically connected to the EDID ROM through the second multiplexer circuit, and updates EDID in the EDID ROM with update data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: MING-ZONG WU
  • Publication number: 20230148246
    Abstract: An electronic device with a connector supporting multiple connection standards includes the connector, a first multiplexer circuit, a processor and a controller. The connector includes a detection pin and at least one signal pin. The first multiplexer circuit is coupled to the at least one signal pin. The processor is coupled to the first multiplexer circuit. The controller monitors the detection pin. The first multiplexer circuit electrically connects the at least one signal pin to the controller. Upon detecting a hot-plug signal occurring at the detection pin, the controller issues a confirmation command via the first multiplexer circuit and the at least one signal pin to request a reply of a device signal. Upon receiving the device signal, the controller controls the first multiplexer circuit according to the device signal to electrically connect the at least one signal pin to the processor or the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: MING-ZONG WU
  • Patent number: 11636826
    Abstract: An electronic device with a connector supporting multiple connection standards includes the connector, a processor, a controller, an EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) ROM, a first multiplexer circuit and a second multiplexer circuit. The first multiplexer circuit is coupled to at least one signal pin of the connector, the processor and the controller. The second multiplexer circuit is coupled to the EDID ROM, the first multiplexer circuit, the processor and the controller. Under an update state, the controller is electrically connected to the EDID ROM through the second multiplexer circuit, and updates EDID in the EDID ROM with update data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ming-Zong Wu
  • Patent number: 11295737
    Abstract: A voice control method for an in-vehicle device includes receiving an audio signal by an information capturing device, transmitting the audio signal to a base of the information capturing device by the information capturing device, performing voice recognition on the audio signal by the base to generate at least one context instruction, transmitting the at least one context instruction to a host of an in-vehicle device by the base, and correspondingly controlling an operation of at least one function module of the in-vehicle device according to the at least one context instruction to perform at least one context operation by the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ming-Zong Wu
  • Publication number: 20200357393
    Abstract: A voice control method for an in-vehicle device includes receiving an audio signal by an information capturing device, transmitting the audio signal to a base of the information capturing device by the information capturing device, performing voice recognition on the audio signal by the base to generate at least one context instruction, transmitting the at least one context instruction to a host of an in-vehicle device by the base, and correspondingly controlling an operation of at least one function module of the in-vehicle device according to the at least one context instruction to perform at least one context operation by the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: MING-ZONG WU
  • Patent number: 10311001
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a case containing a universal serial bus (USB) transmission port, an embedded control unit, a central processing unit, a power supply unit and a multiplex control unit. The multiplex control unit has a first usage mode and a second usage mode. The multiplex control unit is normally in the first usage mode, and switches to the second usage mode when a switch signal is received. In the first usage mode, the multiplex control unit is powered by the power supply unit, and the multiplex control unit builds up a first transmission path between the central control unit and the USB transmission port. In the second usage mode, the multiplex control unit is powered by an external device connected to the USB transmission port, and the multiplex control unit builds up a second transmission path between the embedded control unit and the USB transmission port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ming-Zong Wu
  • Publication number: 20190115750
    Abstract: An electronic device with an output energy limiting function includes a system circuit, a thermal reactive element, a connection port, a current limiting element, and at least one diode series circuit. A first terminal of the thermal reactive element is coupled to the system circuit. The current limiting circuit is coupled between a second terminal of the thermal reactive element and the connection port. The at least one diode series circuit is coupled between the second terminal of the thermal reactive element and a ground voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Ming-Zong Wu, Min-Tai Chen
  • Publication number: 20190108153
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a case containing a universal serial bus (USB) transmission port, an embedded control unit, a central processing unit, a power supply unit and a multiplex control unit. The multiplex control unit has a first usage mode and a second usage mode. The multiplex control unit is normally in the first usage mode, and switches to the second usage mode when a switch signal is received. In the first usage mode, the multiplex control unit is powered by the power supply unit, and the multiplex control unit builds up a first transmission path between the central control unit and the USB transmission port. In the second usage mode, the multiplex control unit is powered by an external device connected to the USB transmission port, and the multiplex control unit builds up a second transmission path between the embedded control unit and the USB transmission port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Ming-Zong Wu
  • Patent number: 10049580
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle has multiple doors and an anti-crash apparatus having a handle unit, a sensing unit, an engaging unit, and a control unit. The handle unit has handles mounted on the doors. The sensing unit has sensing elements respectively mounted on doors and being adjacent to the handles. The engaging unit has multiple engaging elements respectively disposed on the doors and opposite to the handle, and each one of the engaging elements is capable of engaging the handle. The control unit has a timer and an operator connected to the timer, the sensing unit, and the engaging unit. Therefore, before users open the doors, the anti-crash apparatus enforces the users to check the approaching vehicles by delaying the opening time of the doors and improve the safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventors: Ming-Zong Wu, Sen-Tien Wu