Patents by Inventor Tsan Cheng Yu

Tsan Cheng Yu 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).

  • Apparatus and method for managing programs in a digital television
    Patent number: 8631429
    Abstract: The invention provides a program managing method for use in a digital television for managing programs by rating region tables (RRTs). The method includes receiving a channel switch signal; switching to a channel according to the channel switch signal; searching whether a local rating region table (RRT) of the channel is stored in the digital television; and playing programs according to the contents of the local rating region table when the local rating region table is stored in the digital television, else creating the local rating region table in the digital television and playing programs according to the contents of the local rating region table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Tsan Cheng Yu
  • Apparatus and Method for Managing Programs in a Digital Television
    Publication number: 20090210893
    Abstract: The invention provides a program managing method for use in a digital television for managing programs by region rating tables (RRTs). The method includes receiving a channel switch signal; switching to a channel according to the channel switch signal; searching whether a local region rating table (RRT) of the channel is stored in the digital television; and playing programs according to the contents of the local region rating table when the local region rating table is stored in the digital television, else creating the local region rating table in the digital television and playing programs according to the contents of the local region rating table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Tsan Cheng Yu