Patents by Inventor Sen-Hao Lan

Sen-Hao Lan 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: 7558606
    Abstract: A mobile phone with an indicating function and method of operating the mobile phone to provide an indicating function is disclosed. The mobile phone includes a body, an external antenna, an indicating device and an indication enabling device, wherein the indicating device further includes a light emitting unit configured in the external antenna and a control circuit configured on the body. The indication enabling device is configured on the body and electrically connected to the control circuit so that the control circuit can control the light source unit to illuminate through operating the indication enabling device. Therefore, the user is able to manipulate the user interface shown by the display of the mobile phone to enter a password through the keypad of the body for starting the indicating function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: AsusTek Corporation, Inc.
    Inventor: Sen-Hao Lan
  • Publication number: 20060287012
    Abstract: A mobile phone with an indicating function and method of operating the mobile phone to provide an indicating function is disclosed. The mobile phone includes a body, an external antenna, an indicating device and an indication enabling device, wherein the indicating device further includes a light emitting unit configured in the external antenna and a control circuit configured on the body. The indication enabling device is configured on the body and electrically connected to the control circuit so that the control circuit can control the light source unit to illuminate through operating the indication enabling device. Therefore, the user is able to manipulate the user interface shown by the display of the mobile phone to enter a password through the keypad of the body for starting the indicating function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
    Inventor: Sen-Hao Lan
  • Publication number: 20050251745
    Abstract: A method of input switching in an electronic device. If a first key is pushed, an input mode is switched. Each input mode comprises various inputs. If a second key is pushed, the input within the input mode is switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Sen-Hao Lan, Horng-Yi Chang