Patents by Inventor Ren-Shiang Tsai

Ren-Shiang Tsai 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: 7963794
    Abstract: A detecting device is used to detect the connection of an electronic device. The detecting device includes a circuit board and a connector module. The circuit board includes a power terminal and a signal processing unit. The connector module includes a body and a detecting member. The body has a connecting port and a connecting sidewall. The detecting member is disposed on the connecting sidewall and electrically connected to the power terminal and the signal processing unit, and it has a potential. When a plug of the electronic device is connected to the connecting port, the plug contacts the detecting member to change the potential. The change of the potential is detected by the signal processing unit such that the connection between the electronic device and the connector module is confirmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Ta Chin, Yuan-Te Chang, Ching-Chung Chen, Ren-Shiang Tsai, Chia Ching Lin
  • Publication number: 20100267275
    Abstract: A detecting device is used to detect the connection of an electronic device. The detecting device includes a circuit board and a connector module. The circuit board includes a power terminal and a signal processing unit. The connector module includes a body and a detecting member. The body has a connecting port and a connecting sidewall. The detecting member is disposed on the connecting sidewall and electrically connected to the power terminal and the signal processing unit, and it has a potential. When a plug of the electronic device is connected to the connecting port, the plug contacts the detecting member to change the potential. The change of the potential is detected by the signal processing unit such that the connection between the electronic device and the connector module is confirmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Ta Chin, Yuan-Te Chang, Ching-Chung Chen, Ren-Shiang Tsai, Chia Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 7794269
    Abstract: A detecting device is used to detect the connection of an electronic device. The detecting device includes a circuit board and a connector module. The circuit board includes a power terminal and a signal processing unit. The connector module includes a body and a detecting member. The body has a connecting port and a connecting sidewall. The detecting member is disposed on the connecting sidewall and electrically connected to the power terminal and the signal processing unit, and it has a potential. When a plug of the electronic device is connected to the connecting port, the plug contacts the detecting member to change the potential. The change of the potential is detected by the signal processing unit such that the connection between the electronic device and the connector module is confirmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Ta Chin, Yuan-Te Chang, Ching-Chung Chen, Ren-Shiang Tsai, Chia Ching Lin
  • Publication number: 20090271660
    Abstract: A motherboard, a method for recovering a BIOS thereof, and a method for booting a computer are provided. In the method for booting the computer, a first boot block of a first BIOS unit is executed first, and then a second boot block of a second BIOS unit is executed. Afterwards, BIOS main program codes of the second BIOS unit are executed. When the second BIOS unit is down, a recovery mechanism of the first boot block is used to overwrite data in the second BIOS unit with a backup file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Ta Chin, Shu-Jen Lin, Pei-Hua Sun, Ren-Shiang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090186519
    Abstract: A detecting device is used to detect the connection of an electronic device. The detecting device includes a circuit board and a connector module. The circuit board includes a power terminal and a signal processing unit. The connector module includes a body and a detecting member. The body has a connecting port and a connecting sidewall. The detecting member is disposed on the connecting sidewall and electrically connected to the power terminal and the signal processing unit, and it has a potential. When a plug of the electronic device is connected to the connecting port, the plug contacts the detecting member to change the potential. The change of the potential is detected by the signal processing unit such that the connection between the electronic device and the connector module is confirmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Ta Chin, Yuan-Te Chang, Ching-Chung Chen, Ren-Shiang Tsai, Chia Ching Lin
  • Patent number: D696703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Ren-Shiang Tsai
  • Patent number: D718105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Ren-Shiang Tsai