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).
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Patent number: 6697058Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: 6661411Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 22, 2000Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Chiao-Yen Tai
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Publication number: 20030189562Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: 6577301Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 4, 2000Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Kent Yin
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Patent number: 6295053Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 7, 1999Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Shih-Che Hsin
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Patent number: RE40325Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2005Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Te-Hsiu Tsai, Chiao-Yen Tai
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Patent number: RE40422Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: RE40574Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: RE41966Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: RE44388Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: RE45305Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: RE45860Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai
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Patent number: RE47206Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Te-Hsiu Tsai