Patents by Inventor Sheng-Hsien Yen

Sheng-Hsien Yen 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: 11775041
    Abstract: A multi-port power supply device and an operation method thereof are provided. The multi-port power supply device includes a power converter, a power switch, a current detection circuit, a voltage detection circuit, a control circuit, and multiple USB ports. The power converter supplies power to a USB port via a current path. The control circuit determines whether the USB port is connected to a USB device according to an actual voltage of the current path. When the USB port is not connected to the USB device, the control circuit turns off the current path. When the USB port is connected to the USB device, after a part of a power of other USB ports is dynamically transferred to the USB port, the control circuit determines whether to turn on the current path according to an actual current of the current path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Tze-Shiang Wang, Sheng-Hsien Yen, Hui-Neng Chang
  • Patent number: 11755087
    Abstract: A multi-port power supply device and an operation method thereof are provided. The multi-port power supply device includes multiple USB ports, multiple power converters, and a common control circuit. When an adjustment trend of an agreement power of a first USB port will make the agreement power greater than a rated minimum charging power of a USB device connected to the first USB port, the common control circuit dynamically changes the agreement power according to an actual output power of the first USB port. When the adjustment trend of the agreement power will make the agreement power less than the rated minimum charging power, the common control circuit does not change the agreement power, and the common control circuit dynamically transfers a power difference between the agreement power and the actual output power to other USB ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Tze-Shiang Wang, Sheng-Hsien Yen, Hui-Neng Chang
  • Publication number: 20220404891
    Abstract: A power management device and a consumer electronic product are provided. The power management device is for the consumer electronic product. The power management device includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a power information of a load of the consumer electronic product. An input end of the first voltage regulator is coupled to a power pin of an upstream USB connector, and an output end of the first voltage regulator is coupled to a power end of the load. When USB device is connected to a downstream USB connector of the consumer electronic product, the controller obtains a power demand from the USB device, the controller determines whether to change a power mode of the upstream USB connector according to the power information and the power demand, and the controller controls the second voltage regulator according to the power mode to supply power to the USB device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Tze-Shiang Wang, Hui-Neng Chang, Nai-Chuan Hung, Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Publication number: 20220137690
    Abstract: A multi-port power supply device and an operation method thereof are provided. The multi-port power supply device includes a power converter, a power switch, a current detection circuit, a voltage detection circuit, a control circuit, and multiple USB ports. The power converter supplies power to a USB port via a current path. The control circuit determines whether the USB port is connected to a USB device according to an actual voltage of the current path. When the USB port is not connected to the USB device, the control circuit turns off the current path. When the USB port is connected to the USB device, after a part of a power of other USB ports is dynamically transferred to the USB port, the control circuit determines whether to turn on the current path according to an actual current of the current path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Tze-Shiang Wang, Sheng-Hsien Yen, Hui-Neng Chang
  • Publication number: 20220137688
    Abstract: A multi-port power supply device and an operation method thereof are provided. The multi-port power supply device includes multiple USB ports, multiple power converters, and a common control circuit. When an adjustment trend of an agreement power of a first USB port will make the agreement power greater than a rated minimum charging power of a USB device connected to the first USB port, the common control circuit dynamically changes the agreement power according to an actual output power of the first USB port. When the adjustment trend of the agreement power will make the agreement power less than the rated minimum charging power, the common control circuit does not change the agreement power, and the common control circuit dynamically transfers a power difference between the agreement power and the actual output power to other USB ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Tze-Shiang Wang, Sheng-Hsien Yen, Hui-Neng Chang
  • Patent number: 10819111
    Abstract: A multi-port power supply apparatus and a power supplying method thereof are provided. The multi-port power supply apparatus includes a power supply circuit, a plurality of connecting ports, a plurality of power converters, and a common control circuit. The power supply circuit is configured to provide a source electric energy to the power converters. Any one of the power converters converts the source electric energy into an output electric energy and outputs the output electric energy to the corresponding connecting port. The common control circuit dynamically adjusts the source electric energy by controlling the power supply circuit according to a plurality of voltage demands and a plurality of power demands of the connecting ports, so as to enhance voltage conversion efficiency of the multi-port power supply apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Tze-Shiang Wang, Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Publication number: 20200091811
    Abstract: A multi-port power supply apparatus and a power supplying method thereof are provided. The multi-port power supply apparatus includes a power supply circuit, a plurality of connecting ports, a plurality of power converters, and a common control circuit. The power supply circuit is configured to provide a source electric energy to the power converters. Any one of the power converters converts the source electric energy into an output electric energy and outputs the output electric energy to the corresponding connecting port. The common control circuit dynamically adjusts the source electric energy by controlling the power supply circuit according to a plurality of voltage demands and a plurality of power demands of the connecting ports, so as to enhance voltage conversion efficiency of the multi-port power supply apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: VIA LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Tze-Shiang Wang, Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Patent number: 9110143
    Abstract: A calibration method for an initial discharging curve of a battery is provided. The method includes: measuring a first open circuit voltage at a first time point, a corresponding first discharge capacity, a second open circuit voltage at a second time point, and a corresponding second discharge capacity according to an initial discharging curve; calculating an ideal discharge capacity according to the first discharge capacity and the second discharge capacity; measuring an real discharge capacity between the first time point and the second time point; determining a total discharge capacity difference according to the ideal discharge capacity and the real discharge capacity to calibrate the initial discharging curve to generate a current discharging curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Patent number: 9112370
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery module including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, a charging transistor, a balancing circuit and a control chip. The charging transistor is operative to convey a charging current to charge the battery cells. Based on voltage levels of the battery cells, the control chip disables the charging transistor and controls the balancing circuit to perform a first stage battery balance process. After finishing the first stage battery balance process, the control chip enables the charging transistor to charge the battery cells again. After being switched to a constant voltage charging mode, the control chip controls the balancing circuit based on the voltage levels of the battery cells to perform a second stage battery balance process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Patent number: 9018908
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a rechargeable battery module including a battery bank having serial connected battery units, a charging transistor providing a charging current to the battery bank, a balancing circuit for detecting and balancing voltage values of battery units and battery bank and a control chip. When a first voltage value of a first battery unit reaches a charge-off voltage, the control chip estimates a first unbalanced voltage difference between the first voltage and the minimal voltage among battery units. The control chip disables the charging transistor and estimates a second unbalanced voltage difference between voltages of the first battery unit and the battery unit having a minimal voltage. The control chip enables the balancing circuit to balance the first battery unit. When the voltage of the first battery is dropped by a calibration target, the charging transistor is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Patent number: 7660219
    Abstract: A write adjustment method adjusts recording power, recording time, and recording position of a recorder. The recorder includes a light detecting chip to receive a reflected light signal and generate a recording detection signal to a high pass filter. The high pass filter receives the recording detection signal and outputs a filtering signal. The write adjustment method includes writing first short period data to a disk, acquiring a reference voltage of the high pass filter according to a maximum value and a minimum value of the filtering signal, writing first mixing period data to the disk according to a plurality of predetermined recording times, acquiring a first maximum value and a first minimum value according to the filtering signal and adjusting and determining a first recording power of the recorder when a target value is achieved according to the first maximum value, the first minimum value and the reference voltage of the high pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Via Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Patent number: 7602684
    Abstract: A discriminating method of ascertaining the format of the loaded optical disc for an optical disc device is disclosed. When the optical disc device operates under a close-loop control, related central error signal is amplified and measured, while the peak-to-peak value of the amplified central error signal is then compared with a threshold. The loaded optical disc will be discriminated as a R-type medium if the peak-to-peak value of the amplified central error signal is larger than the threshold. On the contrary, the loaded optical disc is identified as a ROM-type medium if the peak-to-peak value of the amplified central error signal is smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventors: Chun-Ta Chen, Sheng-Hsien Yen
  • Publication number: 20080056082
    Abstract: A write adjustment method adjusts recording power, recording time, and recording position of a recorder. The recorder includes a light detecting chip to receive a reflected light signal and generate a recording detection signal to a high pass filter. The high pass filter receives the recording detection signal and outputs a filtering signal. The write adjustment method includes writing first short period data to a disk, acquiring a reference voltage of the high pass filter according to a maximum value and a minimum value of the filtering signal, writing first mixing period data to the disk according to a plurality of predetermined recording times, acquiring a first maximum value and a first minimum value according to the filtering signal and adjusting and determining a first recording power of the recorder when a target value is achieved according to the first maximum value, the first minimum value and the reference voltage of the high pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsien Yen