Patents by Inventor TAI-AN TSAO

TAI-AN TSAO 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: 11102297
    Abstract: Traditionally, wireless device, such as cell phone or personal data assistant device (PDA), has relatively smaller storage capacity. Therefore, it is quite often that a user of the wireless device has difficulty to find more storage space for storing ever increased personal data, such as storing message, and multiple Gig bytes of multimedia data including digital video, music, or photo picture etc. Instant application disclosed a system and method for a storage system providing storage service to the wireless device for the wireless device remotely storing personal data into an external storage space allocated exclusively to a user of the wireless device by the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 9602600
    Abstract: A distributed virtual SAN infrastructure provides a scalable dynamically expandable virtual storage service pool to a plurality of host systems. The storage service pool is created via execution of a virtual storage automatic construct protocol and provides storage volume (space) to each of the host systems in on-demand base. The distributed virtual SAN infrastructure includes one or more SAN units including IP SAN unit and Fiber Channel SAN unit, at least one management console, one distributing control system across a network infrastructure, where the network infrastructure provides the communication links between all systems in the distributed virtual SAN infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 9507387
    Abstract: A pivot mechanism rotatably coupes a cover to a base of a foldable electronic device. The pivot mechanism includes a connector, a first rotation assembly, and a second rotation assembly. The first rotation assembly is rotatably coupled to the base and fixedly attached to the connector. The second rotation assembly is fixedly coupled to the cover and rotatably coupled to the connector. The first rotation assembly rotates relative to the base and the second rotation assembly remains fixed relative to the connector as the cover is rotated open to a first angle. The second rotation assembly rotates relative to the connector as the cover is rotated further to a second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-An Tsao, Ting-Yu Wang, Lei Han, Hsieh-Chih Chiang, Hung-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 9449009
    Abstract: Support of end-user to view and operate computing resources through logically organized and graphically represented multi-layered item list (“hierarchical list”) has been fully realized on native window based computer user work environment with modern operating system such as Windows Explore of Microsoft. The present invention has implemented the hierarchical list to represent structured resources, such as for a central controlled distributed scalable virtual machine (CCDSVM), and to be displayable and operable via a browser on an end-user device for user to access and manage the actual structured resources. The implementation of the hierarchical list is accomplished by creating the hierarchical list in memory to mirror the actual structure resource, where the mirrored hierarchical list is sent to the end-user device, where the end-user device executes the browser to display the hierarchical list to allow the user to access the actual structured resources via the displayed hierarchical list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sheng Tai (Ted) Tsao
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 9448697
    Abstract: Exchange information through the World Wide Web is a way of life in modern society. The innovated dynamic workspace technology of this invention that implemented through operations of posting and un-posting, for various resources of message, files, and folder, networks and storages distributed among devices, has greatly improved the efficiency and flexibility for users in different environments to exchange information across a global network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 9288266
    Abstract: A distributed virtual SAN infrastructure provides a scalable dynamically expandable virtual storage service pool to a plurality of host systems. The storage service pool is created via execution of a virtual storage automatic construct protocol and provides storage volume (space) to each of the host systems in on-demand base. The distributed virtual SAN infrastructure includes one or more SAN units including IP SAN unit and Fiber Channel SAN unit, at least one management console, one distributing control system across a network infrastructure, where the network infrastructure provides the communication links between all systems in the distributed virtual SAN infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Sheng Tai (Ted) Tsao
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 9280547
    Abstract: Support of end-user to view and operate computing resources through logically organized and graphically represented multi-layered item list (“hierarchical list”) has been fully realized on native window based computer user work environment with modern operating system such as Windows Explore of Microsoft. The present invention has implemented such a hierarchical list to represent structured resources, such as for a central controlled distributed scalable virtual machine (CCDSVM), and to be displayable and operable via a browser on an end-user device for user to access and manage the actual structured resources. The implementation of the hierarchical list is accomplished by creating the hierarchical list in memory to mirror the actual structure resource, where the mirrored hierarchical list is sent to the end-user device, where the end-user device executes the browser to display the hierarchical list to allow the user to access the actual structured resources via the displayed hierarchical list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 9239597
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a main body, a plurality of I/O interfaces, and an ejecting apparatus. The ejecting apparatus is mounted on the main body and comprises an enclosure, a supporting member received in the enclosure, a carrier secured on the supporting member to support the I/O interfaces, a first driving unit, and a second driving unit. The first driving unit drives the carrier to slide along a first direction, and the second driving unit drives the carrier to slide along a second direction opposite to the first direction. When the I/O interfaces are exposed out of the enclosure, the first force is larger than the second force. When the carrier is operated to slide to a position where the second force is larger than the first force, the I/O interfaces are driven to be received in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-An Tsao, Hung-Ming Chen, Hsieh-Chih Chiang, Xiao-Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20140368996
    Abstract: A pivot mechanism rotatably coupes a cover to a base of a foldable electronic device. The pivot mechanism includes a connector, a first rotation assembly, and a second rotation assembly. The first rotation assembly is rotatably coupled to the base and fixedly attached to the connector. The second rotation assembly is fixedly coupled to the cover and rotatably coupled to the connector. The first rotation assembly rotates relative to the base and the second rotation assembly remains fixed relative to the connector as the cover is rotated open to a first angle,. The second rotation assembly rotates relative to the connector as the cover is rotated further to a second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: TAI-AN TSAO, TING-YU WANG, LEI HAN, HSIEH-CHIH CHIANG, HUNG-MING CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140313656
    Abstract: A keyboard applied to an electronic device, includes a main body, a connecting panel, and at least one fixing member. The connecting panel and the main body are fastened together by the at least one fixing member. An electronic device using the keyboard is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-AN TSAO, TING-YU WANG, CHIH-HUNG TSAI, HSIEH-CHIH CHIANG, BO-DUO YUAN
  • Patent number: 8856195
    Abstract: To meet the needs for storing larger volume personal information for user of wireless device, it is desire to provide extra storage space to the wireless device such as for cell phone or personal assistant device (PDA) etc due to the limited storage space that the wireless device has. Instant application disclosed a system and method for the wireless device to efficiently and effectively use remotely located storage space provided by a server for storing message or multimedia data such as videos, digital music, digital photo/picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Publication number: 20140293524
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a main body, a plurality of I/O interfaces, and an ejecting apparatus. The ejecting apparatus is mounted on the main body and comprises an enclosure, a supporting member received in the enclosure, a carrier secured on the supporting member to support the I/O interfaces, a first driving unit, and a second driving unit. The first driving unit drives the carrier to slide along a first direction, and the second driving unit drives the carrier to slide along a second direction opposite to the first direction. When the I/O interfaces are exposed out of the enclosure, the first force is larger than the second force. When the carrier is operated to slide to a position where the second force is larger than the first force, the I/O interfaces are driven to be received in the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-AN TSAO, HUNG-MING CHEN, HSIEH-CHIH CHIANG, XIAO-YU LIU
  • Publication number: 20140240636
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cover and a display secured to the cover. The display includes a display screen and a display panel secured to the display screen. A plurality of engaging elements of the display panel are fixed to the display screen and form to an integrated display. The integrated display is secured to the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAI-AN TSAO, TING-YU WANG, XIAO-YU LIU, BO-DUO YUAN, LEI HAN
  • Patent number: 8688772
    Abstract: The distributed virtual SAN infrastructure provides a plurality of host systems with a scalable dynamically expandable distributed virtual storage pool, which includes a virtual storage automatic construct protocol. The distributed virtual SAN infrastructure includes one or more IP SAN units, the management console, the distributing control management station and the network infrastructure, wherein the network infrastructure provides the communication links between all systems in this distributed virtual SAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventor: Sheng (Ted) Tai Tsao
  • Publication number: 20140040752
    Abstract: Exchange information through the World Wide Web is a way of life in modern society. The innovated dynamic workspace technology of present invention allows people much efficiently and flexibly to exchange information across a global environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Publication number: 20140040778
    Abstract: Support of end-user to view and operate computing resources through logically organized and graphically represented multi-layered item list (“hierarchical list”) has been fully realized on native window based computer user work environment with modern operating system such as Windows Explore of Microsoft. The present invention has implemented the hierarchical list to represent structured resources, such as for a central controlled distributed scalable virtual machine (CCDSVM), and to be displayable and operable via a browser on an end-user device for user to access and manage the actual structured resources. The implementation of the hierarchical list is accomplished by creating the hierarchical list in memory to mirror the actual structure resource, where the mirrored hierarchical list is sent to the end-user device, where the end-user device executes the browser to display the hierarchical list to allow the user to access the actual structured resources via the displayed hierarchical list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventor: Sheng Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 8639788
    Abstract: Rapid demanding for storage capacity at internet era requires a much flexible and powerful storage infrastructure. Present invention disclosed a type of storage system based a model of centrally controlled distributed scalable virtual machine. In this model, one or more service pools including virtual storage service pool and application service pools can be automatically created to meet the demands for more storage capacity from various applications. Specially this model provide a solid foundation for distributing storage volumes for supporting storage on-demand and sharing with exceptional management capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Inventor: Sheng (Ted) Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 8606880
    Abstract: Adapting web-based external storage, wireless device can posses huge amount of storage that current any wireless device's internal storage can not provide. To effectively let the storage server providing external storage (file system) for wireless device, the storage of a storage server need to be partitioned into multiple small storage volume and need to be exported to each specific wireless device. The console support software coupled with web-server software of a server provides both users of wireless device and console through web-browser to perform tasks of creating and utilizing external storage (file system). To support larger number of wireless devices with external storage, a central controlled distributed scalable virtual machine infrastructure can be deployed. The larger number of storage server controlled by a central control system can satisfy unlimited wireless devices external storage needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventor: Sheng (Ted) Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 8091504
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a spin coater apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a spin coater apparatus having a coater cup comprising a basin with sidewalls, a rotatable platform situated inside the cup adapted for holding and rotating a wafer to be coated, and a solvent dispensing means mounted under the rotatable platform; placing the substrate on the rotatable platform; rotating the rotatable platform; continuously dispensing a cleaning solvent from the solvent dispensing means to rinse the backside of the wafer with the cleaning solvent and to pre-wet an interior surface of the sidewalls; and dispensing a coating material upon the wafer, the substrate mounted on the rotatable platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Jen Hsieh, Chi-Kang Peng, Wen-Hao Yang, Hung-Tai Tsao
  • Patent number: 7945652
    Abstract: This invention takes the course of evolution and creating a web based computer user work environment for a control management station and its associated systems on the network crossing Intranet, Internet or LAN. Therefore, users can access and manage the control management station and all its associated system through web browser on any other systems or devices. To establish a web based computer user work environment, the resources information on control management station and on associated systems on network need to be collected and convert them to standard structured format for web based communication and further displaying them in web browser. These information need to be collected by control management station at its and the associated systems' boot up time or at the time when a user logins and requests to access and manage these resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng (Ted) Tai Tsao, Ying (Sarah) Zou