Patents by Inventor Tony Lou

Tony Lou 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: 8140734
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Aten Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
  • Publication number: 20090125654
    Abstract: A KVM switch which allows a far end console and a near end console to share a single bus is provided. The KVM switch includes a host port, a far end port, a near end port, a video processing module, a far end video processing module, a video switching module, an operation processing module, a far end operation signal module. In order to share the single bus, an additional far end video processing module transmits display signals from the host port to the far end console via the far end port, or displays display signals on a monitor via the video processing module. At the same time, an additional far end operation signal module receives an operation signal from the far end console via the far end port, or transmits the operation signal from an operation device to the host computer via the operation processing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Tony Lou
  • Publication number: 20090106477
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tony LOU, Kevin CHEN, Yang Sampson
  • Publication number: 20090043928
    Abstract: The present invention centralizes the processing the combined horizontal and vertical sync signals in a master device and thereby keeps the interface devices as simple as possible so as to reduce the cost of the interface devices. The interface device mainly only converts the separate horizontal sync signal and vertical sync signal, or the combined horizontal and vertical sync signal to a default polarity. On the other hand, the separation of the combined horizontal and vertical sync signal into individual horizontal and vertical sync signals are all carried out by the master device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventor: Tony LOU
  • Patent number: 7472217
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: ATEN International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
  • Publication number: 20080183940
    Abstract: A computer switch having integrated direct connection and scan interface structures is mainly developed for improving upon the features under the framework of a CAT5 KVM switch, and in particular adopting under the structure of a switch of scan switch UART type. The switch can still be electrically-connected to control terminals and computing device terminals, respectively. In addition, the switch can include the switch portion of traditional scan-switch-typed switch with UART structure (namely having several control terminal UARTs and computing device terminal UARTs, a multi-channel switch array device, a controller), but also includes additional multi-channel switch device and background scan UART. The multi-channel switch device and background scan UART transmit the system status of the computing device terminals and the signals of the requested control terminal to the controller via the multi-channel switch device. Thus those uncontrolled computing device terminals can still be monitored in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Tony Lou
  • Publication number: 20080184320
    Abstract: A processing device and computer KVM switch for providing true video on demand, and which is mainly to provide true video information for many computing devices is proposed. The processing device is connected with the video display electrically through the video display interface, and is connected with the computing devices electrically through the computing device interface. The acquisition module in the microprocessor acquires the video information from the video display through the video display interface and then stores the information inside the video information database. When these computing devices are booted, they can acquire the true video information, which is not predetermined at random, corresponding to the video display from the video information database. At the same time, when the video display is being switched, it is not necessary that these computing devices to be rebooted so as to be informed of the video formats to be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Tony Lou
  • Patent number: 7340556
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: ATEN International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
  • Publication number: 20070174535
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
  • Publication number: 20050283563
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
  • Patent number: 6957287
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: ATEN International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
  • Publication number: 20030093599
    Abstract: A signal switch for sharing a video monitor, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and one or more than one peripheral device in any of a plurality of computer systems, is provided comprising a CPU with a first memory for storing a management program for managing the signal switch; a hub switch module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with any of the plurality of computer systems, and the one or more than one peripheral device; a device control module for emulating according to the industry standard the plurality of console devices, connected to the CPU and the hub switch module; a host control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with the plurality of console devices; and a video control module connected to the CPU and configured to communicate with a video monitor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: ATEN Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
  • Patent number: D327879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Lou
  • Patent number: D327880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Lou
  • Patent number: D328595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Lou
  • Patent number: D331395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Lou