Patents by Inventor Ronny C. Chan

Ronny C. Chan 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: 11954482
    Abstract: According to certain aspects, a computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be provided. With the customer's permission, an identity of a vehicle operator may be identified and a vehicle operator profile may be retrieved. Operating data regarding autonomous operation features operating the vehicle may be received from vehicle-mounted sensors. When a request to disable an autonomous feature is received, a risk level for the autonomous feature is determined and compared with a driver behavior setting for the autonomous feature stored in the vehicle operator profile. Based upon the risk level comparison, the autonomous vehicle retains control of vehicle or the autonomous feature is disengaged depending upon which is the safer driver—the autonomous vehicle or the vehicle human occupant. As a result, unsafe disengagement of self-driving functionality for autonomous vehicles may be alleviated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Brian Mark Fields, Chien Che Huang, Mohamed A. Wazeer, Shawn C. Bennett, Steven Cielocha, Ronny S. Bryant, Stephen Kohaus, Terry Quakenbush, Richard A. Novak, Aaron Scott Chan, Craig M. Main, Weixin Wu, Torri Wollenschlager, Carol Marie Csanda, Stacey Gorsuch, Todd Binion
  • Patent number: 8801281
    Abstract: A temperature detection circuit on an integrated circuit has a temperature sensitive oscillator, at least one temperature insensitive oscillator, a reference clock, process detection circuitry coupled to an output of the temperature insensitive oscillator and the output of the reference clock, the process detection circuitry to compare the outputs and produce a process signal, and temperature reference circuitry coupled to an output of the temperature sensitive oscillator, the output of the reference clock, and the process signal, the temperature detection circuitry to produce a temperature for the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Pixelworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronny C. Chan, Jenkin Wong, Kirk Lau
  • Patent number: 7236040
    Abstract: A multiphase clock generating circuit includes a multiphase clock generator that produces a plurality of multiphase output signals at a first frequency and a multiphase divider with delayed reset control. The multiphase divider with delayed reset control is operatively coupled to receive the plurality of multiphase output signals at the first frequency and further operative to produce a plurality of multiphase output signals at a second frequency based on reset control information. As a result, an interface can be supplied with and switch between multiphase clock at different frequencies within a short amount of time with reduced power consumption and circuit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: ATI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ronny C. Chan, Mikhail Rodionov, Karen Wan, Richard W. Fung, Paul Edelshteyn, Ramesh Senthinathan