Patents by Inventor Sung-Hung Li
Sung-Hung Li 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: 8179477Abstract: An AV player chip includes a TV encoder, a timing controller, a multiplexer and a plurality of digital-to-analog converters. The TV encoder is used for transforming a first image signal into a TV video signal. The timing controller is used for generating an output signal. The multiplexer includes a first set of input ends coupled to the TV encoder, a second set of input ends coupled to the timing controller, a control end and a set of output ends. The multiplexer outputs the TV video signal or the output signal to the set of output ends according to a control signal received by the control end. The plurality of digital-to-analog converters are coupled to the set of output ends of the multiplexer for transforming the TV video signal into a first playing signal and for transforming the output signal into a second playing signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Princeton Technology CorporationInventors: Sung-Hung Li, Wei-Chih Huang
-
Patent number: 7729222Abstract: A wobble signal generating apparatus of an optical-electronic system. A first operation unit for generating a reference signal in response to a first input signal and a second input signal that are derived from a plurality of light signals reflected from an optical storage medium is provided. The plurality of reflected light signals is used for generating the reference signal even when the optical-electronic system is recording data onto the optical storage medium. A processing unit processes the reference signal to generate the wobble signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Inventors: Ting-Wen Su, Sung-Hung Li
-
Patent number: 7688690Abstract: A method of determining whether an optical pick-up of an optical device passes through a data track of a storage device during track-seeking based on a radio frequency (RF) signal, a radio frequency zero cross (RFZC) signal radio and a track-seeking signal of the optical device. When the optical pick-up of the optical device passes through a data track of the storage device during track-seeking, a trigger signal is sent to a data phase locked loop of the optical device for frequency and phase adjustment. The method can activate the data phase locked loop of the optical device while the optical device is performing track-seeking.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Princeton Technology CorporationInventors: Sung-Hung Li, Te-Ju Wang
-
Patent number: 7554895Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an operation of recording data employed in an optical storage system is disclosed. The apparatus has a sampling-and-holding circuit, an operational amplifier, a plurality of gain amplifiers, and a plurality of switches. The apparatus operates under a short-term open mode, a long-term open mode, and a closed-loop mode sequentially in response to control signals and close/open statuses of the switches. A write-control signal is initialized by using a virtual ground effect within the short-term mode. In the long-term mode, the write-control signal is charged to a voltage level suitable for recording data onto a compact disk, while the charged write-control signal is employed to record data on the compact disk within the closed-loop mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Inventors: Ting-Wen Su, Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai
-
Publication number: 20080088742Abstract: An AV player chip includes a TV encoder, a timing controller, a multiplexer and a plurality of digital-to-analog converters. The TV encoder is used for transforming a first image signal into a TV video signal. The timing controller is used for generating an output signal. The multiplexer includes a first set of input ends coupled to the TV encoder, a second set of input ends coupled to the timing controller, a control end and a set of output ends. The multiplexer outputs the TV video signal or the output signal to the set of output ends according to a control signal received by the control end. The plurality of digital-to-analog converters are coupled to the set of output ends of the multiplexer for transforming the TV video signal into a first playing signal and for transforming the output signal into a second playing signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Wei-Chih Huang
-
Publication number: 20070091744Abstract: A method of determining whether an optical pick-up of an optical device passes through a data track of a storage device during track-seeking based on a radio frequency (RF) signal, a radio frequency zero cross (RFZC) signal radio and a track-seeking signal of the optical device. When the optical pick-up of the optical device passes through a data track of the storage device during track-seeking, a trigger signal is sent to a data phase locked loop of the optical device for frequency and phase adjustment. The method can activate the data phase locked loop of the optical device while the optical device is performing track-seeking.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Te-Ju Wang
-
Patent number: 7035187Abstract: An apparatus and related operating method for generating slice levels adapted to an optical system is disclosed. The apparatus basically encompasses a multiplexer, a low-pass filter, a digital signal processor (DSP), a digital-to-analog converter, and a comparator. In the beginning of the track-crossing operation, the optical system will enter the first DAC mode that a pre-stored slice level derived from a calibration process is accessed and converted by the digital-to-analog converter before being referred as the slice level in the first DAC mode. When the low-pass filter can follow the RFRP signal variations, the low-pass filter is used to receive the RFRP signal and derive the slice level in the low-pass-filter mode. When a track-on command is given, the optical system will enter the second DAC mode and find an average value of the last peak-hold and bottom-hold values derived at the end of the low-pass-filter mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2002Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai
-
Patent number: 6947365Abstract: A method for protecting a phase lock loop (PLL) in an optical system is disclosed. The disclosed method will determine whether the currently reading data is erroneous and then maintain the frequency currently locked by the PLL circuit when the waveform lengths of the EFM signal in a detecting window contain at least one waveform length longer than 11T and at least one waveform length shorter than 3T. Otherwise, the PLL circuit will adjust the locked frequency according to the waveform length of the detected EFM signal so that the system clock frequency can be adjusted based on the locked one. In addition, when the optical system seeks tracks for reading required data under a constant angular velocity (CAV) modulation mode, the PLL circuit will increase the locked frequency gradually as the pick-up head moves towards the outer tracks of the optical disc, and decrease the locked frequency gradually as the pick-up head moves towards the inner tracks of the optical disc.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Lin Lai, Sung-Hung Li
-
Patent number: 6879550Abstract: The disclosed invention provides a tracking method of an optical storage. When proceeding with tracking, the optical pickup head can be moved constantly and the TE signal can be detected. Then differentiation of the TE signal is obtained. If the differentiation is less than 0, then the TE signal is masked; otherwise, the TE signal is not masked. Therefore, the TE Hysteresis signal can be determined by the TE signal and its differentiation. The TE Hysteresis signal of 0 represents that the laser beam is in the Pit, and then the tracking procedure is finished. Otherwise, the aforementioned steps are repeated until the end of the tracking procedure.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Via Optical Solution, Inc.Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai
-
Patent number: 6859027Abstract: A device and method for measuring the jitters of phase locked loop signals. A phase lead or phase lag relationship between an input signal and an output signal of a phase locked loop is found. According to the phase relationship and using multiplexers, a first phase difference signal and a second phase difference signal are re-routed to a subtraction unit and produces a jitter-level output signal. The jitter-level output signal represents the absolute value of the difference of pulse width between the first phase difference signal and the second phase difference signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2002Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: VIA Optical Solution, Inc.Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Steven Su, Hsin-Chieh Lin
-
Publication number: 20040184380Abstract: A wobble signal generating apparatus of an optical-electronic system. A first operation unit for generating a reference signal in responsive to a first input signal and a second input signal that are derived from a plurality of light signals reflected from an optical storage medium is provided. The plurality of reflected light signals is used for generating the reference signal even when the optical-electronic system is recording data onto the optical storage medium. A processing unit processes the reference signal to generate the wobble signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Ting-Wen Su, Sung-Hung Li
-
Publication number: 20040160878Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an operation of recording data employed in an optical storage system is disclosed. The apparatus has a sampling-and-holding circuit, an operational amplifier, a plurality of gain amplifiers, and a plurality of switches. The apparatus operates under a short-term open mode, a long-term open mode, and a closed-loop mode sequentially in response to control signals and close/open statuses of the switches. A write-control signal is initialized by using a virtual ground effect within the short-term mode. In the long-term mode, the write-control signal is charged to a voltage level suitable for recording data onto a compact disk, while the charged write-control signal is employed to record data on the compact disk within the closed-loop mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: VIA Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ting-Wen Su, Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai
-
Publication number: 20040114489Abstract: An apparatus and related operating method for generating slice levels adapted to an optical system is disclosed. The apparatus basically encompasses a multiplexer, a low-pass filter, a digital signal processor (DSP), a digital-to-analog converter, and a comparator. In the beginning of the track-crossing operation, the optical system will enter the first DAC mode that a pre-stored slice level derived from a calibration process is accessed and converted by the digital-to-analog converter before being referred as the slice level in the first DAC mode. When the low-pass filter can follow the RFRP signal variations, the low-pass filter is used to receive the RFRP signal and derive the slice level in the low-pass-filter mode. When a track-on command is given, the optical system will enter the second DAC mode and find an average value of the last peak-hold and bottom-hold values derived at the end of the low-pass-filter mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2002Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai
-
Patent number: 6747923Abstract: The invention provides a method of adjusting a tracking location in an optical storage device. The method is illustrated as follows. Firstly, the optical pickup head reaches the first tracking location according to a tracking error (TE) signal. Secondly, the optical pickup head is finely moved to an adjusted tracking location where the value of the amplitude of RFRP signal is maximum. The method can avoid wrong tracking location by simply based on the TE signal, then enable the optical pickup head to reach the correct track center and improve the quality of data reading.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai
-
Publication number: 20030184278Abstract: A device and method for measuring the jitters of phase locked loop signals. A phase lead or phase lag relationship between an input signal and an output signal of a phase locked loop is found. According to the phase relationship and using multiplexers, a first phase difference signal and a second phase difference signal are re-routed to a subtraction unit and produces a jitter-level output signal. The jitter-level output signal represents the absolute value of the difference of pulse width between the first phase difference signal and the second phase difference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2002Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Steven Su, Hsin-Chieh Lin
-
Publication number: 20030091350Abstract: A method for protecting a phase lock loop (PLL) in an optical system is disclosed. The disclosed method will determine whether the currently reading data is erroneous and then maintain the frequency currently locked by the PLL circuit when the waveform lengths of the EFM signal in a detecting window contain at least one waveform length longer than 11T and at least one waveform length shorter than 3T. Otherwise, the PLL circuit will adjust the locked frequency according to the waveform length of the detected EFM signal so that the system clock frequency can be adjusted based on the locked one. In addition, when the optical system seeks tracks for reading required data under a constant angular velocity (CAV) modulation mode, the PLL circuit will increase the locked frequency gradually as the pick-up head moves towards the outer tracks of the optical disc, and decrease the locked frequency gradually as the pick-up head moves towards the inner tracks of the optical disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Inventors: Yi-Lin Lai, Sung-Hung Li
-
Publication number: 20030043709Abstract: The disclosed invention provides a tracking method of an optical storage. When proceeding with tracking, the optical pickup head can be moved constantly and the TE signal can be detected. Then differentiation of the TE signal is obtained. If the differentiation is less than 0, then the TE signal is masked; otherwise, the TE signal is not masked. Therefore, the TE Hysteresis signal can be determined by the TE signal and its differentiation. The TE Hysteresis signal of 0 represents that the laser beam is in the Pit, and then the tracking procedure is finished. Otherwise, the aforementioned steps are repeated until the end of the tracking procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai
-
Publication number: 20030035351Abstract: The invention provides a method of adjusting a tracking location in an optical storage device. The method is illustrated as follows. Firstly, the optical pickup head reaches the first tracking location according to a tracking error (TE) signal. Secondly, the optical pickup head is finely moved to an adjusted tracking location where the value of the amplitude of RFRP signal is maximum. The method can avoid wrong tracking location by simply based on the TE signal, then enable the optical pickup head to reach the correct track center and improve the quality of data reading.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2002Publication date: February 20, 2003Inventors: Sung-Hung Li, Yi-Lin Lai