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).
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Patent number: 8140734Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Aten Technology Inc.Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
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Publication number: 20090125654Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventor: Tony Lou
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Publication number: 20090106477Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tony LOU, Kevin CHEN, Yang Sampson
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Publication number: 20090043928Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventor: Tony LOU
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Patent number: 7472217Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 26, 2007Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: ATEN International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
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Publication number: 20080183940Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventor: Tony Lou
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Publication number: 20080184320Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventor: Tony Lou
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Patent number: 7340556Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: ATEN International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
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Publication number: 20070174535Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTDInventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
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Publication number: 20050283563Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTDInventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
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Patent number: 6957287Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: ATEN International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
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Publication number: 20030093599Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: ATEN Technology, Inc.Inventors: Tony Lou, Kevin Chen, Sampson Yang
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Patent number: D327879Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1990Date of Patent: July 14, 1992Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tony Lou
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Patent number: D327880Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1990Date of Patent: July 14, 1992Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tony Lou
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Patent number: D328595Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1990Date of Patent: August 11, 1992Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tony Lou
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Patent number: D331395Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1990Date of Patent: December 1, 1992Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tony Lou