Patents by Inventor Zechary Chang

Zechary Chang 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: 7451313
    Abstract: An encryption method for protecting application software is to first fetch a unique identification code of the application software at the user site. Then, transfer the unique identification code to a server for registration. The server operates according to the unique identification code and the current date information and generates a starting password. The starting password is transferred to the user for starting the application software. The encryption is made by applying a password from the website server based on a unique identification code and on-line verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Harry Han
  • Patent number: 7409348
    Abstract: A language listening and speaking teaching system and method that utilize a random tests function to provide full-scale and various language training subjects and enable a learner to set up the listening and speaking training process according to his/her preference and create a more well-chosen shadowing learning process. Moreover, it assists a learner by enhancing and deepening the listening and speaking training content through an instant paraphrase and definition function, following completion of the shadowing learning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Say Ling Wen, Zechary Chang, Pinky Ma
  • Patent number: 7359859
    Abstract: The specification discloses a computer-based system and method for enhancing language listening comprehension. The system and method perform analyses according to the answers entered by the learner. The analysis result determines whether to increase or lower the voice-playing speed and whether to increase or decrease the problem difficulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Sayling Wen, Zechary Chang, Leger Wu
  • Patent number: 7296260
    Abstract: A system and method for composing a multi-lingual instructional software is disclosed. The software includes interface components, lingual components and exercise banks to be linked and compiled dynamically upon user's requests of an original language and a target language, so that a plurality of combinations of lingual instructional materials can be obtained from a single software according to the user's requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Sayling Wen, Zechary Chang, Pinky Ma, Bing Bian
  • Patent number: 7212967
    Abstract: A Chinese phonetic transcription input system and method that applies the comparison functions of imperfect and fuzzy phonetic transcriptions. The disclosed invention employs classified input methods for Chinese characters, phrases or sentences to process documentary editing. Users are able to make an immediate selection in the input system for relevant Chinese characters, phrases and sentences from the database through the comparison functions of imperfect and fuzzy phonetic transcriptions after inputting a phonetic transcription message in the input edit column. Through the input system, relevant Chinese characters and phrases can be rapidly found and listed in the elected characters and phrases column, so that users are able to choose a desired character, phrase or sentence with a hotkey. Moreover, the input system also provides an automatic store function for expanding Chinese characters, phrases and sentences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventors: Say Ling Wen, Zechary Chang, Leger Wu
  • Patent number: 7153139
    Abstract: A language learning system and method with a visualized pronunciation suggestion is disclosed. A sound wave corresponding to a sample voice output is used to suggest the user to make corrections with respect to tones and stresses. Through sectional evaluations and corrections, the invention can effectively improve the speaking ability of the user. The disclosed system includes a language database, a follow-reading module, a display control module, a sectional evaluation module, a correction module, and a suggestion-editing module. The disclosed method includes the steps of: extracting a full-sentence sample, outputting a full-sentence voice message and an associated message, prompting the user to imitate and recording the voice data, comparing the voice data with the full-sentence voice message and outputting the similarity, and evaluating the voice data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Sayling Wen, Zechary Chang, Pinky Ma
  • Patent number: 7146275
    Abstract: A digital map generating system retrieves all geographical area information associated with the primary geographical information to generate and store a plurality of target area scalar maps. When the user conducts a search and inputs the search area, one predefined scalar map will be displayed. The processing and waiting time thereby is reduced, and the performance of the digital map utilization is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Iris Yang
  • Publication number: 20060271514
    Abstract: A structure of customized web services includes a document format related to web services, a description document of provided services, and definitions of operation and communication methods. The customized web services structure contains: a services searching exhibitor, which is built upon a basic program code to provide the standards for registration in the basic program code structure and searching the web services; a services provider, which uses the web services defined by the basic program code structure and shows the contents in the services searching exhibitor for searching; and a services requester, which makes use of the basic program code structure. The basic program code is one of the non-XML type Vc, Vb or C# programming codes of high compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Sam Sha, Pinky Ma
  • Publication number: 20060242107
    Abstract: A method and a system for sharing a digital database. The system has a client platform, a server platform and a network. The database of the client platform has the same data format as the database of the server platform. Via the network, database sharing between the client platform and the server platform is performed, such that the storage space occupied by the digital data is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Bing Bian, Pinky Ma
  • Publication number: 20060242357
    Abstract: A handheld mobile communication device having a plugging expansion memory includes a plugging memory module to provide a storage space to perform data access operation with the handheld mobile communication device, a storage interface module which has a first connection interface specification to provide a first transmission interface to perform data access operation, a transmission interface module which has a second connection interface specification to provide a second transmission interface to perform data access operation, a memory connection control module to integrate the storage and transmission interface modules to drive and control the plugging memory module to perform data access operation, and an internal memory module coupled with the plugging memory module through the memory connection control module to flexibly increase the data storage capacity of the internal memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Amy Zhang, Pinky Ma
  • Publication number: 20060217930
    Abstract: A website-performance testing method is applicable to test multiple websites at a time. It includes steps of: setting parameters and schedule of the testing task; starting tests according to the system clock; fetching website information from the task setting; connecting to the task website and performing the test; and recording and displaying the real-time test results. It tests multiple websites at a time with the same criteria. It meets the requirements of daily testing of website speed and providing information for the website maintenance personnel or decision-makers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Sherry Xia, Cosmos Zhou, Wayne Zhou
  • Publication number: 20060173748
    Abstract: A method and a system of processing missing orders in E-commerce are disclosed to exchange trading message among the buyers, the payment platform, and the seller and to immediately find out any missing order. The payment platform includes a back-stage procedure, which is automatically executed regularly to compare a merchandise delivery list and a payment list, thereby generating a missing order message. The missing order message is transmitted to the corresponding seller until the payment platform receives information regarding merchandise delivery sent from the seller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Iris Yang
  • Publication number: 20060165464
    Abstract: A training system and method for a user to effectively learn typing in a correct fingering manner provides the user a finger-mountable sensor device, upon a user typing a key, they will compare signals generated by the key stroked and by the sensor of the typing finger and indicates whether a right key is stroked by the right finger or in the right manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Harry Han
  • Publication number: 20060168198
    Abstract: A web page browsing timing system and method thereof are disclosed for timing the web page browsing time of the user. When user login information is received, the server starts a first timing system according to the login information. Then, an inline floating frame updates regularly the first timing system on the server, and starts a second timing system contained in the inline floating frame, which is set with a predetermined time. The system compares the current time with the time of the second timing system. If the current time reaches the predetermined time, the system calls the server to update the first timing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Iris Yang, Pinky Ma, Zechary Chang
  • Publication number: 20060149528
    Abstract: A system of automatically labeling kanji and the method thereof are disclosed. The disclosed system includes a look-up table storing kanji and the corresponding kana, a word extraction module to extract the kanji on the current web page, a conversion module to convert the kanji into the corresponding kana, and a display module to display the kana at the position corresponding to the kanji. Therefore, the system and method can automatically label the kana according to the usual reading convention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Pinky Ma, Sam Sha
  • Publication number: 20060150213
    Abstract: An executing module and method thereof for playing multimedia in a wireless communication apparatus are provided, so that the user can play various multimedia operations in the wireless communication apparatus. Firstly, obtain an animation data. Next, retrieve information data according to one of the animation messages in the animation data. Next, execute the information data. Then, such steps are repeated until all the animation messages in the animation data are executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Ken Kung, Bing Bian
  • Publication number: 20060142087
    Abstract: A system and method for network-loading game data includes a server and a client. The server includes a databank for storing game data. The client includes a game engine; a search module to search corresponding game data from the databank according to control commands generated by the game engine; and a storage module to store the searched corresponding game data for the game engine to use. Therefore, the game engine and the game data are separated, and the game data are real-time loaded from the server when the client runs the game program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Ken Kung, Bing Bian
  • Publication number: 20060141439
    Abstract: A study monitoring system and method using instant communication tools includes a sending setup module to receive a sending type confirmed by a user and store a corresponding account name; a communication linking module to establish a corresponding communication link based on the sending type; an information collecting module to collect a user's study information; a text generating module to edit sending contents and generate a sending web page based on the studying information; and an information sending module to send the sending web page to an instant communication tool and enable study monitors to know instantly the software user's actual study habits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Yeats Gu
  • Publication number: 20060141438
    Abstract: A remote instruction system and method includes an exercise editing module for instructor ends to edit exercises in an exercise database and a student learning module to access the exercises in the exercise database and display the exercises at student ends. Students learn and test based on the exercises. An error statistics module is provided to mark questioned exercises based on statistics results. A question marking module receives the questioned exercises marked by students, and a question answering module is linked to the instructor ends and student ends to implement teaching activities and enable the instructor to teach the questioned exercises and answer student's questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Pinky Ma, Sherry Xia, Linda Xu
  • Publication number: 20060141426
    Abstract: A virtual scene interactive language learning system and method adopts a server/user end architecture to simulate a real language environment to enable users to learn language in selected scenes. Current scene conditions are confirmed by data exchange between the user end and the server end. A cycle editing is performed for scene elements according to the scene conditions. The edited interfaces are presented to the user end. Voice data input at the user end are received to make corresponding responses at the user end so that users can learn the language deftly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Zechary Chang, Pinky Ma, Manfred Kuo