Patents by Inventor Tom Chen

Tom Chen 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: 11388344
    Abstract: System and method for enabling capturing of multiple images from a display device in which one or more image capturing devices disposed, at least partially, in the display device are controllably oriented to capture one or more views of a subject for combining (e.g., via optical tiling of captured image data) into a composite view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tom Chen, Vincent Hung
  • Publication number: 20210144310
    Abstract: System and method for enabling capturing of multiple images from a display device in which one or more image capturing devices disposed, at least partially, in the display device are controllably oriented to capture one or more views of a subject for combining (e.g., via optical tiling of captured image data) into a composite view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tom Chen, Vincent Hung
  • Patent number: 10917578
    Abstract: System and method for enabling capturing of multiple images from a display device in which multiple image capturing devices disposed, at least partially, in the display device are controllably oriented to capture opposing offset views of a subject for combining (e.g., via optical tiling of captured image data) into a composite view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tom Chen, Vincent Hung
  • Publication number: 20190273872
    Abstract: System and method for enabling capturing of multiple images from a display device in which multiple image capturing devices disposed, at least partially, in the display device are controllably oriented to capture opposing offset views of a subject for combining (e.g., via optical tiling of captured image data) into a composite view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tom Chen, Vincent Hung
  • Patent number: 9704766
    Abstract: An interposer of a package system includes a first probe pad disposed adjacent to a first surface of the interposer. A second probe pad is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the interposer. A first bump of a first dimension is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the interposer. The first bump is electrically coupled with the first probe pad. A second bump of the first dimension is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the interposer. The second bump is electrically coupled with the second probe pad. The second bump is electrically coupled with the first bump through a redistribution layer (RDL) of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar Goel, Mill-Jer Wang, Chung-Sheng Yuan, Tom Chen, Chao-Yang Yeh, Chin-Chou Liu, Yun-Han Lee
  • Patent number: 8444642
    Abstract: A laparoscopic nephrectomy device is disclosed. The device has an upper jaw and a lower jaw designed to clamp a portion of an organ, such as a kidney, so as to cut off blood flow locally to a portion of that organ. The upper jaw includes a mid-jaw piece and a top jaw piece, with each piece separately articulated. The mid-jaw piece is pivotably connected to the lower jaw. A top jaw piece is pivotably connected to the mid-jaw piece. The mid-jaw and top jaw pieces include a mechanism to fix the angular orientation of the mid-jaw and top jaw pieces with respect to one another, including a retractable slide piece that is carried by the mid-jaw piece and received in a slot in the top jaw piece. The jaws have insulated troughs that carry electrode structure for applying coagulative therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Device Evolutions, LLC
    Inventors: Francisco Contijoch, Michelle Harran, Carolyn Purington, Tom Chen, Smita Mohan, Aubri Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20120273782
    Abstract: An interposer of a package system includes a first probe pad disposed adjacent to a first surface of the interposer. A second probe pad is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the interposer. A first bump of a first dimension is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the interposer. The first bump is electrically coupled with the first probe pad. A second bump of the first dimension is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the interposer. The second bump is electrically coupled with the second probe pad. The second bump is electrically coupled with the first bump through a redistribution layer (RDL) of the interposer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar GOEL, Mill-Jer WANG, Chung-Sheng YUAN, Tom CHEN, Chao-Yang YEH, Chin-Chou LIU, Yun-Han LEE
  • Patent number: 8117432
    Abstract: A method for controlling a boot sequence of a server includes the following steps. A boot image is created, and a first proxy server program is placed into the boot image. The first proxy server program communicates with a management server. The boot image is restored on a rewritable removable storage device, so as to enable the rewritable removable storage device to boot a managed target server. A second proxy server program is installed and executed in the management server. A basic input/output system (BIOS) of the target server is set to enable the rewritable removable storage device to act as a first boot device. Boot files in the rewritable removable storage device are modified through the first proxy server program or the second proxy server program according to a boot instruction received from the management server, thereby controlling a boot sequence of the target server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corp.
    Inventors: Long Chen, Tom Chen
  • Patent number: 8116466
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for testing a sound card are applicable for detecting whether a sound leakage problem occurs to a sounding interface of the sound card. The testing apparatus includes a switching circuit and a switching unit. The switching circuit is electrically connected to the sounding interface and a sound-receiving interface of the sound card respectively, and has a plurality of transfer paths. The switching circuit is used to receive a first and a second sound channel, and to connect the first and the second sound channel to corresponding transfer paths, so as to transmit the audio signal back to the sound-receiving interface. The switching unit is electrically connected to the sounding interface and the switching circuit, for receiving the first and the second sound channel. The switching unit alters the transfer paths in the switching circuit according to a first and/or a second switching audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corp.
    Inventors: Hong-Liang Zhou, Ding-Hao Zhang, Ding-Zhuo Wang, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Patent number: 8076901
    Abstract: A charging system and method for an electronic device controlled by audio output are used for controlling an external charging power supply to charge the electronic device. An electric quantity detection software runs on the electronic device, for detecting an electric quantity of the electronic device and generating audio signals indicating a message of performing a charging operation or a message of stopping the charging operation. An audio output interface is disposed on the electronic device for outputting the audio signals. A decoding device is connected to the audio output interface for receiving the audio signal and controlling the external charging power supply to perform the charging operation or to stop the charging operation on the electronic device. The charging system and method for the electronic device can effectively control the electric quantity of the electronic device, without requiring any charging control circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Juen Liou, Wei Shih, Tien-Yung Shih, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Patent number: 8074037
    Abstract: A storage service device with a dual controller and a backup method thereof are applicable to provide the same view service to an event-login log and a configuration file of a server. The storage service device includes a first control module, a second control module, a battery unit, a basic input/output system (BIOS), and a backup procedure. Once a power failure occurs to the server, the following backup procedure is performed a hardware interrupt signal is sent to the battery unit, so as to provide an operation power to a first memory module and a second memory module; an index page of the first memory module is synchronized with that of the second memory module; and the updated index pages are recorded into a first flash memory and a second flash memory respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Xu-Ming Zhang, Tom Chen
  • Patent number: 8060706
    Abstract: A method of allocating a physical memory in a specified address range under a Linux system platform is applied in a testing process of a physical memory under a Linux operating system. In this method, according to a specified address range and a size of a memory to be allocated, a large amount of physical memories in the system are allocated in a specified address range, and then the information about the allocated memories is transmitted, so as to map, inspect, and release the memories, thereby effectively supporting the test for physical memories under the Linux operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Bo Wu, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Patent number: 8055869
    Abstract: A data manipulation method of a logical volume manager is applicable to data management of dependent snapshot volumes (SVs) of a logical volume manager. The data management method includes the following steps generating a plurality of SVs, defining the SV generated at first as a first SV, defining the SV generated at last as a last SV, and defining the rest SVs as middle SVs; selecting a middle SV; combining content stored in the selected middle SV into a neighboring SV; according to the combined SV, combining meta-data of the selected middle SV into meta-data of the middle SV; deleting the selected middle SV. The logical volume manager does not need copy the data again, thereby saving access time in data management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Hai-Ting Yao, Tom Chen
  • Patent number: 8051419
    Abstract: A method of dynamically adjusting the number of task requests is provided, which is applicable to an Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol. When a target receives a task request transmitted by an initiator or the target completes the task request, the number of transmissible tasks is calculated according to an average access data volume, an current access data volume, and an allowable access data volume in the target, and returned to the initiator, such that the number of the task requests transmitted simultaneously by the initiator does not exceed the number of transmissible tasks, thereby achieving flow control. The allowable access data volume is obtained through interactive and dynamic adjustment between the target and the initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Liang Liu, Ho Zhang, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Patent number: 7908522
    Abstract: A network card testing method, used to test if the network card is capable of functioning normally in a computer having Extended Firmware Interface (EFI) system. Wherein, in a protocol assignment table is recorded the connection relations of a network protocol of Extended Firmware Interface, and a driver program corresponding to a network driver interface specification (NDIS) layer. In addition, the driver corresponding to the network card is loaded at the NDIS layer. In implementing the network card test program, though the utilization of an additionally written EFI pseudo program as a medium of transmitting data for the network card testing program, and also though the utilization of an additionally written intermediate filter driver in invoking a driver suitable for the network card, the hardware testing of network card can be realized, thus increasing the category and scope of the network card testing supported by an EFI system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi Wang, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Patent number: 7904942
    Abstract: A method of updating intrusion detection rules through a link data packet is used to dynamically update rules storages of Snort system hosts. Firstly, an update sponsor in the network transmits a link data packet with an intrusion detection rule to the Snort system host. The Snort system host acquires the intrusion detection rule from the received link data packet, and parses an operation type of the intrusion detection rule. Then, the Snort system host verifies the validity of the intrusion detection rule. Subsequently, the rules storage is updated according to the type of the valid intrusion detection rule and a rules tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Meng Sun, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Patent number: 7861033
    Abstract: A system architecture for implementing a virtual disk service (VDS) equipment is applicable for implementing an overall management on multiple service request objects in a VDS system. The system architecture includes a VDS interface, a subsystem management module, an object management module, a virtual disk management module, and a specific management module. The VDS interface receives a service request, and renders the service request to the subsystem management module for judging a type of the service request. The virtual disk management module generates a plurality of virtual interfaces for being invoked by the subsystem management module, so as to execute the service request of a public operation type. When the service request requires for supporting an asynchronous processing, the specific management module is further invoked to process the service request, and generates a feedback result to respond the service request via the VDS interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Hai-Yan Chang, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Publication number: 20100256637
    Abstract: A laparoscopic nephrectomy device is disclosed. The device has an upper jaw and a lower jaw designed to clamp a portion of an organ, such as a kidney, so as to cut off blood flow locally to a portion of that organ. The upper jaw includes a mid-jaw piece and a top jaw piece, with each piece separately articulated. The mid-jaw piece is pivotably connected to the lower jaw. A top jaw piece is pivotably connected to the mid-jaw piece. The mid-jaw and top jaw pieces include a mechanism to fix the angular orientation of the mid-jaw and top jaw pieces with respect to one another, including a retractable slide piece that is carried by the mid-jaw piece and received in a slot in the top jaw piece. The jaws have insulated troughs that carry electrode structure for applying coagulative therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: DEVICE EVOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Francisco Contijoch, Michelle Harran, Carolyn Purington, Tom Chen, Smita Mohan, Aubri Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20100246592
    Abstract: A load balancing method for network intrusion detection includes the following steps. Packets are received from a client. The data packets include a protocol type and a protocol property. An intrusion detection procedure is loaded on a receiving end. A corresponding request queue is set for each intrusion detection procedure. The request queue is used for storing the data packets. The data packets are processed a separation procedure, and are categorized into data packets of a chain type and data packets of a non-chain type according to the protocol type. The data packets of the chain type are processed by a first distribution procedure. The data packets of the non-chain type are processed by a second distribution procedure. The distribution procedures distribute the data packets to the corresponding request queues according to the protocol property. The corresponding intrusion detection procedure is performed on the data packets in each request queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao-Qian Li, Tom Chen
  • Publication number: 20100250651
    Abstract: A data access method for making an asynchronous request to a block device is adapted to access a block device in a server end and perform corresponding processing according to a plurality of data access requests. The data access method includes the steps. A current request is received from a client. A virtual device of the block device is invoked. The current request is compared with a request queue storing a plurality of requests to be processed. The requests to be processed are selected from the request queue according to an access address of the current request. A request merging program is performed on the requests to be processed with adjacent access addresses and the current request to generate a merged request. The merged request is submitted to the request queue. The requests having low access capacities is merged, so as to improve the access efficiency of the block device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hao Bi, Tom Chen