Patents by Inventor Shih-Min Lan
Shih-Min 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).
-
Publication number: 20150032918Abstract: The present invention is a multiple-format multimedia interface module, comprising a first port, a circuit module, a first transmission line, a second port, and a second transmission line. The multiple-format multimedia interface module connects a mobile device with a display device conveniently, and may bidirectionally transmit signals between a transmitter end with multiple signal formats of MHL, MyDP, and USB and a receiver end with a single signal format of HDMI or bidirectionally transmit signals between a transmitter end with a single signal format and a receiver end with multiple signal formats.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Dalee ZHANG, Sheng-Chieh CHAN, Shih-Min LAN
-
Publication number: 20140099237Abstract: The present invention provides a biomedical monitoring system combining a mobile device. Signals can be transmitted between the sensing device and the mobile device via the audio interface by modulating and demodulating the audio signals or encoding and decoding the digital signals. Thereby, it can be applied extensively to mobile devices having audio jacks and thus bringing more convenience. In addition, because the mobile devices inherently have the functions of operational processes, transmission, storage, interface operations, result displaying, network connection, image extraction, and power supply, the required components in sensing devices can be simplified substantially and hence reducing the volume and the manufacturing cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: ALCOR MICRO CORP.Inventors: Chi Tung CHANG, Shih Min LAN, Hao Yu CHENG
-
Publication number: 20100096446Abstract: An electronic storage card reader applied to a computer system includes a system port, a control chip, a first card insertion part, and a second card insertion part. The system port is connected to a computer system. The control chip is connected to the system port for converting and transmitting data with the computer system. Each of the first card insertion part and the second card insertion part includes a plurality of card insertion slots connected with the control chip and provided for inserting a memory card. The control chip independently accesses the memory cards inserted into the card insertion slots of the first card insertion part, integrates the memory cards inserted into the card insertion slots of the second card insertion part to form a merged storage space, and accesses the merged storage space. The invention allows the electronic storage card reader to have a single larger storage capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: CHI-TUNG CHANG, Shih-Min Lan, I-Chieh Lin
-
Publication number: 20100088454Abstract: A bridging device with power-saving function includes first and second interfaces, first and second physical layer processing devices, and a controller. The first interface is utilized for coupling a first external device complying with the first interface. The first external device receives a device request signal, and accordingly sends back a device response signal through the first physical layer processing device. The second interface is utilized for coupling a second external device complying with the second interface. The controller is coupled between the first and the second physical layer processing device for transmitting the device request signal with the predetermined frequency to the first physical layer processing device in order to receive the device response signal. When the controller does not receive the device response signal, the controller turns the second physical layer processing device off.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Shih-Min Lan, I-Chieh Lin
-
Publication number: 20090296723Abstract: A multi-computer switch with a function of transmitting data between computers includes a multiple of hub units, at least one data transmission control unit and a switching interface control unit. Each hub unit includes an upstream port and a multiple of downstream ports. The upstream port is connected to a computer system, and each downstream port further includes at least one first downstream port and at least one second downstream port. The data transmission control unit is bridged to a first downstream port of any two hub units for transmitting data between computer systems connected to the two hub units according to a data exchange signal. The switching interface control unit switches and connects at least one first common peripheral to the second downstream port of one of the hub units to achieve the effect of timely transmitting data in different computers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Chien-Han Huang, Shih-Min Lan
-
Publication number: 20090289118Abstract: A card reader integrated with touch button control, which is applicable in an application system, the said card reader comprises: a touch sensing interface, at least a memory card interface, an interface connection unit and a control chip memory. Herein the touch sensing interface consists of plural touch buttons, and the memory card interface is used to connect a memory card. Furthermore, the interface connection unit is connected to a system connection unit of the application system; the control chip module is connected to the touch sensing interface and the memory card interface, and, in terms of the touch sensing interface and the memory card interface, respectively uses different specification of device class to build the connection with the application system in order to perform signal transmission. The card reader is thereby enabled to achieve the objectives of providing features of controlling touch buttons and accessing memory cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Shih-Min Lan, I-Chieh Lin
-
Publication number: 20090268743Abstract: A data transmission bridge device for transmitting data that adheres to USB specification for transmitting data and includes: a first connecting interface, a second connecting interface, and a control chip. The first connecting interface is used for connecting a first host device, and the second connecting interface is used for connecting a second host device or a slave device. The control chip connects the first connecting interface and the second connecting interface, and further includes two transmission paths. The control chip detects which device is connecting to the second connecting interface, and switch to select one of the two transmission paths for transmitting data between the first connecting interface and the second connecting interface. Therefore, the present invention can achieve the purpose that the host device can bridge and transmit data with any other device conveniently.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Shih-Min Lan, Jia-Lung Wang
-
Publication number: 20090210608Abstract: A KVM switch and an operation method thereof can share at least one USB device to a plurality of computers, and the computers can directly communicate with the USB device through a switch module. The KVM switch further comprises a microprocessor and a USB controller. When switching in the KVM switch, by using the set information command in USB specification, the microprocessor can control the USB controller to interfere in setting the USB device to become receiving a signal sent by the computer which recognition data is representative. Then, the computers need not execute the enumeration process to recognize the USB device in every switching time. Hence, the KVM switch can improve the compatibility problem and increase switching efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2008Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Jia-Lung Wang, Shih-Min Lan
-
Publication number: 20090014521Abstract: A card reader that can enhance the efficiency of the application system is embedded in the application system. The application system has an external memory drive. The card reader includes at least one memory card connector, a flash memory, and a control unit. The memory card connector is used for being plugged with a memory card. The flash memory is driven and integrated by the external memory drive. The control unit is electrically connected with the memory card connector and the flash memory and is used for transmitting data between the memory card and the flash memory and the application system via the control unit. Thereby, the flash memory can be used as an extended memory of the application system. The total memory of the application system increases, and the efficiency of the application system is enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: ALCOR MICRO CORP.Inventors: CHI-TUNG CHANG, SHIH-MIN LAN, I-CHIEH LIN
-
Publication number: 20080126656Abstract: A silicon storage apparatus is adapted to a processor base system and comprises a plurality of storage media interfaces and a controller. The storage media interfaces are separately used to contain and connect a storage medium and the controller is electrically connected with the storage media interfaces for providing a data transmission channel to the storage media according to a detecting signal, and outputting an indicating message to the processor base system when another detecting signal produced. Whereby, the sizes of the silicon storage apparatus and the controller can be reduced substantially.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Shih-Min Lan, Hungchou Tsai
-
Publication number: 20080126657Abstract: A USB peripheral device with dynamic modification class is connected to a basic system of processor through a USB transmission interface. The USB peripheral device contains a card connection unit and a USB microprocessor. By judging whether the card connection unit is inserted with a card device, the USB microprocessor is determined to transmit the data or not with the basic system of processor. If one card device is inserted into the card connection unit, the USB microprocessor outputs the corresponding class code according to the device class of the card device for the basic system of processor distinguishing and confirming said class code. Therefore, dynamically changing the device class in accordance with various card devices is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Shih-Min Lan, Chao-Yu Chen
-
Publication number: 20080120454Abstract: An integrated hub control chip is applied to a motherboard of an application system. The integrated hub control chip contains an upstream port transceiver, an upstream port controller, a relaying circuit unit, a keyboard control module, a digital camera control module, a storage medium control module, and a relaying circuit controller. The keyboard control module, the digital camera control module, and the storage medium control module are directly connected to the relaying circuit controller. The relaying circuit controller switches the transmission path of the relaying circuit unit according to the transmission speed of these control modules. The upstream port controller controls the transmission direction of the upstream port transceiver to accomplish the data communication with the motherboard. The objects of saving the circuit space of motherboard, reducing the hardware cost, and increasing the purposes and expansibility of the integrated hub control chip can therefore be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Shih-Min Lan, I-Chieh Lin
-
Patent number: 7285023Abstract: An ExpressCard device is applied to a computer system, and comprises a USB connector, an ExpressCard interface connector, and a control unit. The USB connector is used to connect with a USB interface provided by the computer system, the ExpressCard interface connector is used to connect with an ExpressCard interface provided by the computer system, and the control unit is used to transmit data to the computer system via either the ExpressCard interface connector or the USB connector at the same time. The ExpressCard interface connector is based on the USB standard so that the ExpressCard interface connector or the USB connector is connected with the control unit via a same USB signal pin. Thereby, the present invention allows a single ExpressCard device without an adapter to be applied to the computer system with different connection interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Alcor Micro, Corp.Inventors: Chi-Tung Chang, Chi-Lei Kao, Shih-Min Lan