Patents by Inventor Tony Tsai

Tony 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).

  • Publication number: 20050165826
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for automatically generating a web interface for an MFS-based IMS application. The apparatus, system, and method include an import module that imports MFS-based IMS source files corresponding to an MFS-based IMS application. A metadata generator stores a standardized metadata description of the Message Input Description (MID) and Message Output Description (MOD) for the MFS-based IMS application. The standardized metadata description may comprise one or more XMI files. A code generator generates a middleware application corresponding to the MFS-based IMS application from the standardized metadata descriptions. The middleware application comprises an interface between a client application and the corresponding MFS-based IMS application. The present invention may include a command-line interface that allows one or more parameter sets to be provided by a user as a single input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Shyh-Mei Ho, Tony Tsai
  • Patent number: 6915352
    Abstract: An infrared transmission system with automatic character identification is disclosed. In the process of identifying a selected type of internal code contained in information sent from a sender device, check whether the value of each character contained in the sent information is within a default range of a specific internal code, discard all internal codes having values other than the default range, perform an conversion and an analysis on the qualified information based on the value of internal code thereof, select those less frequently appeared and qualified types of internal codes as the types of internal codes, and convert the received information into one having the type of internal code compatible to the recipient device. This can prevent random codes from occurring, show the correct information at the recipient device, carry out an errorless information communication and exchange between various electronic devices supporting software of different languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: David Ho, Tony Tsai, Wei Han
  • Publication number: 20050136974
    Abstract: A method for automatically removing strobe in a digital image capturer of a mobile communication apparatus and a mobile communication apparatus thereof are provided. The method comprises: providing a local area data by the mobile communication apparatus, the local area data indicating an area the mobile communication apparatus is located; generating a power frequency data corresponding to the local area data; and setting the digital image capturer based on the power frequency data to remove the strobe. The method may further includes the mobile communication apparatus detecting/communicating a telecommunication service network, the telecommunication service network providing a mobile communication service; and the telecommunication service network sending the local area data to the mobile communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: David Ho, Tony Tsai, Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 6910176
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a method for communicating data between a digital camera and a portable electronic communication device comprising the processes of transmitting an instruction packet created by the electronic communication device to the digital camera for storage by means of a defined image data protocol; converting image data stored in the digital camera into at least one reply packet based on the instruction packet by performing the image data protocol by the digital camera and transmitting the reply packet back to the electronic communication device; and performing an error checking on at least one check field of the reply packet by the electronic communication device by means of the image data protocol so as to ensure that no erroneous image data being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Tony Tsai, Wei Han
  • Patent number: 6877622
    Abstract: A collapsible closet frame includes pillars, posts, first linking rod sets, second linking rod sets, third linking rod sets. The pillars are located at four corners of the closet. The posts are connected to the pillars in a sliding manner. The first linking rod sets and the second linking rod sets are connected with the pillars while the third linking rod sets are connected with the first linking rod sets. The second linking rod sets comprise cross bars which are hooked to the third linking rod set. The closet frame is easy to collapse for carrying and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: Tony Tsai
  • Publication number: 20050066284
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for defining a web services interface for an MFS-based IMS application. The apparatus, system, and method include a parser that parses an MFS-based IMS source file into one or more Message Input Descriptions (MIDs) and one or more Message Output Descriptions (MODs). A prompt module prompts a user for a device type and device feature combination supported by the MIDs and MODs. A display module displays a MID list and a MOD list and automatically selects one or more MODs associated with a user-selected MID. An assembly module assembles the user-selected MID, the associated MODs, and the user-selected device type and device feature combination into a web services interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Shyh-Mei Ho, Tony Tsai
  • Publication number: 20050056606
    Abstract: A collapsible closet frame includes pillars, posts, first linking rod sets, second linking rod sets, third linking rod sets. The pillars are located at four corners of the closet. The posts are connected to the pillars in a sliding manner. The first linking rod sets and the second linking rod sets are connected with the pillars while the third linking rod sets are connected with the first linking rod sets. The second linking rod sets comprise cross bars which are hooked to the third linking rod set. The closet frame is easy to collapse for carrying and storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventor: Tony Tsai
  • Patent number: 6857907
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes first conductive terminals disposed on a bottom wall of a dielectric housing, each of which has a first contacting end portion opposite to a first coupling end portion that extends outwardly of one of a front open side and a rear side of the housing and projecting into a first card receiving space confined by the bottom wall, a partition wall and lower wall portions of opposite lateral walls of the housing, and second conductive terminals disposed on the partition wall, each of which has a second contacting end portion opposite to a second coupling end portion that extends outwardly of the rear side of the housing and projecting into a second card receiving space confined by the partition wall, upper wall portions of the lateral walls, and a cover plate mounted on the lateral walls and disposed above the partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignees: Data Fab Systems, Inc., ProConn Technology, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-Ming Hung, Darren Yu, Tony Tsai
  • Patent number: 6848461
    Abstract: A tent structure includes four posts, four scissor-like linking rod sets, four retractable rod sets and a connector. The four posts are placed on four corners of the tent to form a square structure. Each post comprises a fixture at the top portion with a sleeve thereon at an upper portion and a sliding seat thereon at a lower portion. The sliding seat comprises a supporting rod. The four scissor-like linking rod sets are secured between the posts, respectively. One end of each retractable rod set is inserted through the sleeve of each post and the other end of the retractable rod set is pivoted to the connector, thus when the posts are expanded outwardly, the scissor-like linking rod sets are also expanded to form an arcuate tent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventor: Tony Tsai
  • Patent number: 6823049
    Abstract: An apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call includes a phone call data bank, a user's interface device, a register module, and a filtering module of incoming phone call. The phone call data bank stores at least one phone call data, and the phone call data includes an identification type. The user interface device receives a filtering flag set by the user to the phone call data, having the similar identification type. The register module stores a phone number of the incoming phone call when a request for signal connection is received. The filtering module of incoming phone call compares the phone number of the incoming phone call with the filtering flag of the phone call data bank, so as to judge whether or not the phone number of the incoming call needs to be screened. The present invention also provides a method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Tony Tsai, Li Yu
  • Publication number: 20040204118
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically converting a telephone number for dialing in a different country, which comprises the steps of establishing a destination reference table including essential data, setting a roaming place table, establishing a telephone book in the cellular phone, selecting a telephone number from the telephone book, searching the essential data from the destination reference table for making a call in a roaming place selected from the roaming place table based on the selected roaming place by a CPU of the cellular phone, modifying the searched telephone number based on a predetermined rule, and dialing the modified telephone number from the cellular phone in the roaming place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Tony Tsai, Zhu-Min Di
  • Patent number: 6792880
    Abstract: A foldable table includes four legs, two first slide carriages, two second slide carriages, two first linkages, two second linkages, two supports and two tabletops. Four fixation holders, the first and the second slide carriages are inserted to the legs while the first and the second linkages are respectively pivoted to where between the fixation holders and the first, and the second slide carriages. The two supports are pivoted to the front and the rear of the legs; and the tabletops are pivoted to the second slide carriages to achieve easy and fast folding of the table when its use is not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Inventor: Tony Tsai
  • Publication number: 20040144412
    Abstract: A tent structure includes four posts, four scissor-like linking rod sets, four retractable rod sets and a connector. The four posts are placed on four corners of the tent to form a square structure. Each post comprises a fixture at the top portion with a sleeve thereon at an upper portion and a sliding seat thereon at a lower portion. The sliding seat comprises a supporting rod. The four scissor-like linking rod sets are secured between the posts, respectively. One end of each retractable rod set is inserted through the sleeve of each post and the other end of the retractable rod set is pivoted to the connector, thus when the posts are expanded outwardly, the scissor-like linking rod sets are also expanded to form an arcuate tent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Tony Tsai
  • Publication number: 20040116104
    Abstract: A recovery method for mobile phone data is provided. The present invention sets and saves a start password in the first mobile phone, and makes the control module of the first mobile phone start. When the user needs the data of the first mobile phone (e.g. loses the first mobile phone), the user can send a news-letter including the start password and a data type in the second mobile phone to the first mobile phone. After the first mobile phone receives the news-letter, the recovery module of the first mobile phone sends the returned pass news-letter including the data of the data type. Thus, the present invention can use the way of the news-letter, and obtain the data saved in the user mobile phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Li Li, David Ho, Tony Tsai
  • Patent number: 6751726
    Abstract: A method and system for efficiently loading fonts at the boot time of a computer uses a cache file to store font-loading information for the installed fonts. The font-loading information is extracted from the font files by associated font drivers and stored in the font-loading information cache when the fonts were installed. During the boot time of the computer, for each installed font, an associated font driver determines whether the font-loading information for that font has been stored in the font-loading information cache. If the font-loading information is in the cache, the font driver retrieves the font-loading information from the cache, without having to open the font file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bodin Dresevic, Hock San Lee, Yung-Jen Tony Tsai
  • Publication number: 20040081303
    Abstract: An apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call includes a phone call data bank, a user's interface device, a register module, and a filtering module of incoming phone call. The phone call data bank stores at least one phone call data, and the phone call data includes an identification type. The user interface device receives a filtering flag set by the user to the phone call data, having the similar identification type. The register module stores a phone number of the incoming phone call when a request for signal connection is received. The filtering module of incoming phone call compares the phone number of the incoming phone call with the filtering flag of the phone call data bank, so as to judge whether or not the phone number of the incoming call needs to be screened. The present invention also provides a method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Tony Tsai, Li Yu
  • Publication number: 20040065237
    Abstract: A foldable table includes four legs, two first slide carriages, two second slide carriages, two first linkages, two second linkages, two supports and two tabletops. Four fixation holders, the first and the second slide carriages are inserted to the legs while the first and the second linkages are respectively pivoted to where between the fixation holders and the first, and the second slide carriages. The two supports are pivoted to the front and the rear of the legs; and the tabletops are pivoted to the second slide carriages to achieve easy and fast folding of the table when its use is not required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Tony Tsai
  • Publication number: 20040063470
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapid dialing of a mobile terminal. A database is set in a memory unit of the mobile terminal, including mobile service provider data and at least one corresponding Internet phone prefix code. A mobile service provider is selected from the database to obtain the corresponding Internet phone prefix code. A destination number is entered by an input device to combine with the Internet phone prefix code resulting in a final complete character string, which is then dialed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Zhi Yun Zhang, Tony Tsai
  • Publication number: 20040052360
    Abstract: An equipment for automatically screening and filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call includes a screening data bank, a register device, a comparing module, and an output device. The screening data bank is used to store a screen data, and the register device is used to store the phone number information of the incoming phone call, when the phone transmitting device calls to the phone receiving device requesting for signal connection. Then, the comparing module automatically makes a comparison between the screening data and the phone number information of the incoming phone call. When the comparison results in a match, the output device issues a signal indicating that the line is busy to the phone transmitting device for rejecting the signal connection. When the comparison does not result in a match, the output device issues a signal for receiving the phone call, so as to inform the user to receive the phone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Tony Tsai, Ling Chang
  • Publication number: 20030223755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for communicating multimedia data between electronic devices by means of IR ray, which comprises the steps of converting data to be transmitted into a document by a document processing program installed in an electronic device for transmission, appending a filename extension thereto for classifying the document, transmitting the document through an IR transceiving control signal by an IR transceiver of the said electronic device, receiving the control signal as an indicative of the transmitted document by another electronic device for receiving, and identifying and processing the received document based on the filename extension thereof so as to create an identifiable data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Tony Tsai, Wei Han