Patents by Inventor Pa-I Chuang

Pa-I Chuang 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: 10824561
    Abstract: A computer device and a data protection method therefor are provided. The computer device includes an embedded controller, a data storage, and a power module. The embedded controller includes a general-purpose input-output port. The data storage is coupled to the embedded controller through the general-purpose input-output port. The power module is coupled to the embedded controller. The embedded controller detects whether an abnormal shutdown event occurs. When the abnormal shutdown event occurs, the embedded controller informs the data storage to perform a buffered data storage operation through the general-purpose input-output port, so as to transfer buffered data in the data storage to a non-volatile storage area in the data storage, and the embedded controller controls the power module to maintain power supply to the data storage in a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hsiu-En Hsu, Chung-Chieh Lee, Jeng-Nan Lin, Chan-Ju Lin, Pa-I Chuang, Yu-Ting Chou
  • Patent number: 10452311
    Abstract: A hard disk monitoring method and a hard disk monitoring system are provided. The hard disk monitoring method includes: determining whether a speaker outputs a sound source by using a host system; if the speaker outputs the sound source, determining whether a performance of the hard disk is lower than a threshold by using the host system; if the performance of the hard disk is lower than the threshold, adjusting the sound source signal of the sound source by using the host system. Therefore, the hard disk monitoring method and the hard disk monitoring system inspect the performance of the hard disk when the speaker outputs the sound source. If the performance of the hard disk drops, the volume outputted by the speaker is dynamically turned down to stop the performance drop of the hard disk caused by the vibration generated by the speaker outputting the sound source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Pa-I Chuang, Chung-Chieh Lee
  • Publication number: 20180300239
    Abstract: A computer device and a data protection method therefore are provided. The computer device includes an embedded controller, a data storage, and a power module. The embedded controller includes a general-purpose input-output port. The data storage is coupled to the embedded controller through the general-purpose input-output port. The power module is coupled to the embedded controller. The embedded controller detects whether an abnormal shutdown event occurs. When the abnormal shutdown event occurs, the embedded controller informs the data storage to perform a buffered data storage operation through the general-purpose input-output port, so as to transfer buffered data in the data storage to a non-volatile storage area in the data storage, and the embedded controller controls the power module to maintain power supply to the data storage in a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hsiu-En Hsu, Chung-Chieh Lee, Jeng-Nan Lin, Chan-Ju Lin, Pa-I Chuang, Yu-Ting Chou
  • Publication number: 20170269872
    Abstract: A hard disk monitoring method and a hard disk monitoring system are provided. The hard disk monitoring method includes: determining whether a speaker outputs a sound source by using a host system; if the speaker outputs the sound source, determining whether a performance of the hard disk is lower than a threshold by using the host system; if the performance of the hard disk is lower than the threshold, adjusting the sound source signal of the sound source by using the host system. Therefore, the hard disk monitoring method and the hard disk monitoring system inspect the performance of the hard disk when the speaker outputs the sound source. If the performance of the hard disk drops, the volume outputted by the speaker is dynamically turned down to stop the performance drop of the hard disk caused by the vibration generated by the speaker outputting the sound source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Pa-I Chuang, Chung-Chieh Lee