Patents by Inventor Shu-Zhi Hou

Shu-Zhi Hou 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).

  • Host modules, electronic devices, electronic systems and data transmission method thereof
    Patent number: 8078785
    Abstract: A host module is disclosed, in which an interface is used to couple to at least an electronic device through a serial bus and comprises at least first and second ports. A detection unit reports that one of the first and second ports is enabled and the other is not enabled to a serial bus host driver and enables the interface to perform data transmission with the electronic device connected to the first and second ports through two parallel transmission channels of the serial bus, when the first and second ports are both connected to the same electronic device through the serial bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Zhi Hou, Xin-Xi Li, Di Dai, Zhiqiang Hui
  • HOST MODULES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090228626
    Abstract: A host module is disclosed, in which an interface is used to couple to at least an electronic device through a serial bus and comprises at least first and second ports. A detection unit reports that one of the first and second ports is enabled and the other is not enabled to a serial bus host driver and enables the interface to perform data transmission with the electronic device connected to the first and second ports through two parallel transmission channels of the serial bus, when the first and second ports are both connected to the same electronic device through the serial bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shu-Zhi Hou, Xin-Xi Li, Di Dai, Zhiqiang Hui