Patents by Inventor Ting-Chen Ko

Ting-Chen Ko 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).

  • Multi-node system-fan-control switch
    Patent number: 10806057
    Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure provide a multi-node fan control switch and systems and methods for controlling one or more cooling fans of a node using a fan control switch and a specific controller (e.g., BMC or a specific processor) of the node. The node also includes a watch dog circuit. The watch dog circuit can monitor health of the specific controller and, in response to determining that the specific controller has failed, enable the fan control switch to an external mode to allow a controller of a neighboring node in the rack system to control the one or more cooling fans of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Shuen-Hung Wang, Ting-Chen Ko
  • MULTI-NODE SYSTEM-FAN-CONTROL SWITCH
    Publication number: 20190053405
    Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure provide a multi-node fan control switch and systems and methods for controlling one or more cooling fans of a node using a fan control switch and a specific controller (e.g., BMC or a specific processor) of the node. The node also includes a watch dog circuit. The watch dog circuit can monitor health of the specific controller and, in response to determining that the specific controller has failed, enable the fan control switch to an external mode to allow a controller of a neighboring node in the rack system to control the one or more cooling fans of the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Shuen-Hung WANG, Ting-Chen KO
  • Rack server
    Patent number: 9425904
    Abstract: Provided herein is a rack server including a rack, a plurality of system boards and a fan plate. The system boards are disposed within the rack, and each system board has a first wireless transceiver. The fan plate is also disposed within the rack, and the fan plate has a plurality of second transceivers, and the second transceivers are wirelessly connected to the first transceivers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Wei-Yi Chu, Ting-Chen Ko, Chia-Ming Liang
  • Server rack system and power management method applicable thereto
    Patent number: 9304562
    Abstract: A server rack system including a plurality of power supply units, a monitoring circuit, a rack management controller (RMC), and a plurality of server nodes is provided. The monitoring circuit is for monitoring the power supply units. The RMC is for monitoring the power supply units. When the monitoring circuit and/or the RMC finds that at least one of the power supply units failed to output a normal voltage, an operation status of the server nodes is lowered or at least one of the server nodes is forcibly shut down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Wei-Yi Chu, Ting-Chen Ko, Li-Ching Chi, Wei-Kai Chao
  • RACK SERVER
    Publication number: 20150071646
    Abstract: Provided herein is a rack server including a rack, a plurality of system boards and a fan plate. The system boards are disposed within the rack, and each system board has a first wireless transceiver. The fan plate is also disposed within the rack, and the fan plate has a plurality of second transceivers, and the second transceivers are wirelessly connected to the first transceivers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Maw-Zan JAU, Wei-Yi CHU, Ting-Chen KO, Chia-Ming LIANG
  • SERVER RACK SYSTEM AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD APPLICABLE THERETO
    Publication number: 20130179718
    Abstract: A server rack system including a plurality of power supply units, a monitoring circuit, a rack management controller (RMC), and a plurality of server nodes is provided. The monitoring circuit is for monitoring the power supply units. The RMC is for monitoring the power supply units. When the monitoring circuit and/or the RMC finds that at least one of the power supply units failed to output a normal voltage, an operation status of the server nodes is lowered or at least one of the server nodes is forcibly shut down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Wei-Yi Chu, Ting-Chen Ko, Li-Ching Chi, Wei-Kai Chao