Patents by Inventor Te-Hsiu Tsai

Te-Hsiu Tsai 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: 6697058
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: 6661411
    Abstract: A device and a method for updating the function of a monitor according to the invention. By using the USB signal lines directly for data transmission and recording the data of a monitor controller to the erasable programmable read only memory, data update can be achieved. Moreover, the erasable programmable read only memory can be updated by separating the recording path and the normal visual path using a recording path separator of the monitor controller. Compared to the prior art, the device and the method of the invention are more convenient and time saving for function update of the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Chiao-Yen Tai
  • Publication number: 20030189562
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: 6577301
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for rewriting functions and fonts of a monitor. When an erasable programmable read only memory for controlling the functions or fonts of a monitor is to be refreshed, using the VGA signal, the programming data or font data of a monitor controller is directly written into the erasable programmable read only memory to perform the refresh operation. Using the apparatus for rewriting the functions and fonts of a monitor, the normal vision path can be isolated to achieve the refresh of the erasable programmable read only memory. Compared to a conventional procedure to refresh erasable programmable read only memory that requires to open the enclosure of the monitor and to switch the monitor, the labor consumption is reduced and the operation is more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Kent Yin
  • Patent number: 6295053
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Shih-Che Hsin
  • Patent number: RE40325
    Abstract: A device and a method for updating the function of a monitor according to the invention. By using the USB signal lines directly for data transmission and recording the data of a monitor controller to the erasable programmable read only memory, data update can be achieved. Moreover, the erasable programmable read only memory can be updated by separating the recording path and the normal visual path using a recording path separator of the monitor controller. Compared to the prior art, the device and the method of the invention are more convenient and time saving for function update of the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Chiao-Yen Tai
  • Patent number: RE40422
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: RE40574
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: RE41966
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: RE44388
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: RE45305
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: RE45860
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
  • Patent number: RE47206
    Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai