Patents by Inventor Yi-Ming Pai

Yi-Ming Pai 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).

  • Devices, systems and methods for controlling TV
    Patent number: 8885108
    Abstract: A TV control device, for an external TV device includes a storage unit storing a user identification code and user setting data corresponding to the user identification code, and a wireless communication unit transmitting a control signal to the external TV device according to the user identification code and the user setting data, wherein the external TV device determines a TV setting of the external TV device according to the user identification code and the user setting data when the external TV device receives the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Pai, Chin-Sheng Lee, Yu-Tsung Hsu
  • ENERGY SAVING SWITCH DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130015721
    Abstract: An energy saving switch device for an electronic apparatus, including: a power control unit, determining whether to provide an external power to the electronic apparatus according to an external control signal; a switch unit, coupled to the power control unit and the external power, and when receiving a power off signal, electrically disconnecting the external power from the electronic apparatus; and a detection unit, detecting whether a user is inside a predetermined range when the power control unit is not providing the external power to the electronic apparatus, and generating the power off signal when the user is not inside the predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng LEE, Yi-Ming PAI, Yu-Tsung HSU
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TV
    Publication number: 20120327308
    Abstract: A TV control device, for an external TV device includes a storage unit storing a user identification code and user setting data corresponding to the user identification code, and a wireless communication unit transmitting a control signal to the external TV device according to the user identification code and the user setting data, wherein the external TV device determines a TV setting of the external TV device according to the user identification code and the user setting data when the external TV device receives the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Pai, Chin-Sheng Lee, Yu-Tsung Hsu