Patents by Inventor Taojin Li

Taojin 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reducing pin count for connection of a miniaturized form factor card in a mobile information device
    Patent number: 7392954
    Abstract: A reduced pin count connection system for an insertable operational systems card having a plurality of input and output signals to a host device having operational circuits responsive to the input and output signals of the card includes a master serial data link in the card for communicating at least a portion of the plurality of input and output signals of the card. A slave serial data link is operably interconnected to the master serial data link through a connector having a second plurality contacts less than the plurality of input and output signals and communicates the input and output signals to the operational circuits in the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: UTStarcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Taojin Li, Shanquan Bao, Jie Sun, Xin Liu