Patents by Inventor Sau-Kwo Chiu

Sau-Kwo Chiu 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: 9509921
    Abstract: A video processing circuit includes a video generating unit for generating a video output stream, a data generating unit (e.g. graphic generating unit) for providing a data stream (e.g. graphical stream), and a communication interface circuit. The communication interface circuit has a mode provided for merging the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a first merged signal through a channel. In the mode, the communication interface circuit merges the video output stream and the data stream by increasing a working frequency of the communication interface circuit to increase bandwidths of the channel, using positions for transmitting a portion of video control signals in the video output stream to transmit the data stream, and compressing the video output stream. The communication interface circuit may have another mode provided for mixing the video output stream and the data stream to transmit a mixed video output stream through the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yang-Hung Shih, Hung-Der Lin, Tang-Hung Po, Sau-Kwo Chiu
  • Publication number: 20150334312
    Abstract: A video processing circuit includes a video generating unit for generating a video output stream, a data generating unit (e.g. graphic generating unit) for providing a data stream (e.g. graphical stream), and a communication interface circuit. The communication interface circuit has a mode provided for merging the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a first merged signal through a channel. In the mode, the communication interface circuit merges the video output stream and the data stream by increasing a working frequency of the communication interface circuit to increase bandwidths of the channel, using positions for transmitting a portion of video control signals in the video output stream to transmit the data stream, and compressing the video output stream. The communication interface circuit may have another mode provided for mixing the video output stream and the data stream to transmit a mixed video output stream through the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Yang-Hung Shih, Hung-Der Lin, Tang-Hung Po, Sau-Kwo Chiu
  • Patent number: 9137458
    Abstract: A video processing circuit includes a video generating unit for generating a video output stream, a graphic generating unit for providing a graphical stream, and a communication interface circuit. The communication interface circuit has a first mode provided for mixing the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a mixed video output stream through a channel and a second mode provided for merging the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a first merged signal through the channel. In the second mode, the communication interface circuit merges the video output stream and the graphical stream by increasing a working frequency of the communication interface circuit to increase bandwidths of the channel, using positions for transmitting a portion of video control signals in the video output stream to transmit the graphical stream, and compressing the video output stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yang-Hung Shih, Hung-Der Lin, Tang-Hung Po, Sau-Kwo Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130265489
    Abstract: A video processing circuit includes a video generating unit for generating a video output stream, a graphic generating unit for providing a graphical stream, and a communication interface circuit. The communication interface circuit has a first mode provided for mixing the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a mixed video output stream through a channel and a second mode provided for merging the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a first merged signal through the channel. In the second mode, the communication interface circuit merges the video output stream and the graphical stream by increasing a working frequency of the communication interface circuit to increase bandwidths of the channel, using positions for transmitting a portion of video control signals in the video output stream to transmit the graphical stream, and compressing the video output stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Yang-Hung Shih, Hung-Der Lin, Tang-Hung Po, Sau-Kwo Chiu
  • Publication number: 20120256957
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: deriving a plurality of first data portions from an original data of a first input image, wherein the first data portions correspond to a plurality of partial image areas within the first input image respectively; performing a plurality of scaling operations upon the first data portions respectively, and accordingly generating a plurality of first processed data portions; and outputting a plurality of display data portions through a plurality of channels respectively, wherein the display data portions are derived from at least the first processed data portions respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Sau-Kwo Chiu, Te-Hao Chang, Chia-Lei Yu
  • Publication number: 20100128802
    Abstract: A video processing circuit includes a video generating unit for generating a video output stream, a graphic generating unit for providing a graphical stream, and a communication interface circuit coupled to the video generating unit and the graphic generating unit. The communication interface circuit has a first mode provided for mixing the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a mixed video output stream through a channel and a second mode provided for merging the video output stream and the graphical stream to transmit a first merged signal through the channel. In the second mode, the communication interface circuit merges the video output stream and the graphical stream by increasing a working frequency of the communication interface circuit to increase bandwidths of the channel, using positions for transmitting a portion of video control signals in the video output stream to transmit the graphical stream, and compressing the video output stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Yang-Hung Shih, Hung-Der Lin, Tang-Hung Po, Sau-Kwo Chiu
  • Patent number: 7065689
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a diagonal testing method for flash memories. The testing method regards the flash memory as several squares, and executes in the direction from top to bottom and from left to right. Each square is provided with a first diagonal in ?45 degrees from the upper left to the lower right, and a second diagonal in +45 degrees from the lower left to the upper right. The present invention is to program the cells in the first diagonal or the second diagonal, and then read the cells except the first diagonal or the second diagonal; or, program the cells except the first diagonal or the second diagonal, and then read the cells in the first diagonal or the second diagonal so as to detect the disturb fault in the flash memories and normal memory fault models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignees: Spirox Corporation/National, Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sau-Kwo Chiu, Jen-Chieh Yeh, Kuo-Liang Cheng, Chih-Tsun Huang, Cheng-Wen Wu
  • Publication number: 20040015756
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a diagonal testing method for flash memories. The testing method regards the flash memory as several squares, and executes in the direction from top to bottom and from left to right. Each square is provided with a first diagonal in −45 degrees from the upper left to the lower right, and a second diagonal in +45 degrees from the lower left to the upper right. The present invention is to program the cells in the first diagonal or the second diagonal, and then read the cells except the first diagonal or the second diagonal; or, program the cells except the first diagonal or the second diagonal, and then read the cells in the first diagonal or the second diagonal so as to detect the disturb fault in the flash memories and normal memory fault models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Sau-Kwo Chiu, Jen-Chieh Yeh, Kuo-Liang Cheng, Chih-Tsun Huang, Cheng-Wen Wu