Patents by Inventor Shen-Fu Lai

Shen-Fu Lai 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).

  • Publication number: 20080253588
    Abstract: A digital volume controller and a control method thereof are provided. The digital volume controller includes an adjuster, a D flip-flop and a processor. The adjuster outputs a first signal and a second signal according to a rolling direction of the adjuster. There is a phase difference between the first signal and the second signal. The D flip-flop includes a clock terminal coupled to the first signal, a D terminal coupled to the second terminal and a Q terminal coupled to a third signal. When the first signal generates an enabling trigger, the processor generates a volume control signal according to a logic level of the third signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yao-Kun Tsai, Shen-Fu Lai, Jia-Shiung Guo