Patents by Inventor Wen-Kao Hsieh

Wen-Kao Hsieh 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: 7769857
    Abstract: A smart client-server power control apparatus is disclosed, which comprises: a micro process unit, for signal and operation control; a communication unit, capable of receiving commands from a user for enabling the user to direct electric products connected to a server jack or/and client jacks of the smart client-server power control apparatus to enter/exit a stand-by mode; a detection unit, capable of detecting the power consumption of a first electric product connected to the server jack while informing the micro process unit to perform a stand-by process as soon as the detected power consumption is lower than a specific rated value; and a control unit, for executing the activating/deactivating of the server jack and client jacks according to signals received from the micro process unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Chang, Ching-Piao Chen, Wen-Kao Hsieh, Wu-Chi Ho
  • Publication number: 20090150509
    Abstract: A smart client-server socket is disclosed, which comprises: a micro process unit, for signal and operation control; a communication unit, capable of receiving commands from a user for enabling the user to direct electric products connected to a server jack or/and client jacks of the smart client-server socket to enter/exit a stand-by mode; a detection unit, capable of detecting the power consumption of electric product connected to the server jack while informing the micro process unit to perform a stand-by process as soon as the detected power consumption is lower than a specific rated value; and a control unit, for executing the activating/deactivating of the server jack and client jacks according to signals received from the micro process unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: CHIA-MING CHANG, CHING-PIAO CHEN, WEN-KAO HSIEH, WU-CHI HO