公开(公告)号：US10860425B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15971118

申请日：2018-05-04

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shun-Chieh Yang

IPC: G06F9/4401 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F8/654

Abstract: A method for recovering a basic input/output system (BIOS) image file of a computer system is provided. The method includes steps of: controlling a switch unit of the computer system to switch from a first state to a second state when the BIOS image file is to be updated; reading a current BIOS image file so as to store the same as a backup; controlling the switch unit to switch back to the first state; determining whether a command is received within a first predetermined time period when the BIOS image file is successfully updated to a new version of the BIOS image file; and when negative, controlling the switch unit to switch to the second state and writing the backup of the current version of the BIOS image file.

公开(公告)号：US20200241884A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16747252

申请日：2020-01-20

Applicant: Mitac Computing Technology Corporation

Inventor： Jyun-Hong LI ,  Chi-Hao KUAN

IPC: G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F3/0489

Abstract: A method is implemented by a control terminal communicable with a computer, and includes: receiving a modification request, obtaining a configuration path that contains a target option name of a target option to be modified and a target page name of a target page; obtaining a current page name of a current page presented in a current setup screen of BIOS of the computer; transmitting a control instruction to the computer so as to enable the computer to switch contents presented in the current setup screen from the current page to the target page, and to change option selection from a current option to the target option; and transmitting a modification instruction to the computer so as to enable the computer to modify the target option to have a target configuration value.

公开(公告)号：US20200233826A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16740853

申请日：2020-01-13

Applicant: Mitac Computing Technology Corporation

Inventor： Thanh-Tu THAI ,  Hung-Tar LIN ,  Ching-Wen HSU

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/16

Abstract: A method includes: by an application executed by a first node, determining whether a non-transparent bridge between the first node and a second node is in a disconnected state; sending a re-initialization request from the application to a driver executed by the first node when the NTB is in the disconnected state; re-initializing a memory of the first node upon the driver receiving the re-initialization request; transmitting a result message related to the re-initialization of the memory to the second node; and implementing a memory-sharing procedure upon completing the re-initialization of the memory and receiving, from the second node, another result message related to re-initialization of a memory of the second node.

公开(公告)号：US10705827B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US15653260

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chien-Huai Su ,  Yi-Tung Huang ,  Chia-An Huang ,  Yen-Ting Yueh

IPC: G06F8/654 ,  G06F1/30 ,  G06F1/3206

Abstract: A method for updating system information of a computer device is provided. The computer device includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a non-volatile memory. The method includes steps of: a) upon activation of the BMC, determining whether the BMC is in a power on reset (PoR) state, and obtaining current system information that is associated with the computer device; b) when it is determined that the BMC is in the PoR state, determining whether system information stored in the non-volatile memory conforms with the current system information; and c) when the determination made in step b) is negative, storing the current system information in the non-volatile memory.

公开(公告)号：US20200064402A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16260965

申请日：2019-01-29

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yi-Hua WU ,  I-Hsin CHEN ,  Chung-Hsien LIU

IPC: G01R31/317 ,  G06F11/07

Abstract: This application provides a server and a debugging method therefor. The debugging method for a server includes receiving, by a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a control signal generated by a switching member, and generating a switching signal; and switching, by a bus switch, a communication connection of a communications port to a debug port or a Serial Over Lan port of a baseboard management controller (BMC) based on the switching signal. In this way, debugging work is completed or industrial control application information is received at the communications port.

公开(公告)号：US10430358B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15474516

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Kuo-Hua Chan

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/364 ,  G06F13/42

Abstract: An HDMI apparatus and a method for controlling the same are provided. The HDMI apparatus includes an HDMI connection port, a control circuit, a master circuit, a slave circuit, and a switch circuit. The master circuit and the slave circuit are respectively configured to generate a master HDMI output signal and a slave HDMI output signal. The switch circuit is selectively conducted in a first conductive state and a second conductive state according to a control signal generated by the control circuit. In the first conductive state, the switch circuit is electrically connected to the master circuit, so that the master HDMI output signal is output through the HDMI connection port. In the second conductive state, the switch circuit is electrically connected to the slave circuit, so that the slave HDMI output signal is output through the HDMI connection port.

公开(公告)号：US20190114179A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16026935

申请日：2018-07-03

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chia-An HUANG

IPC: G06F9/4401 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F11/30

Abstract: A server for automatically determining whether to enable a remote control function and a method for automatically enabling the remote control function are provided. The method for automatically enabling the remote control function includes: executing, by a board management controller (BMC), a firmware program to determine a logic level of a general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pin of the BMC; enabling, by the BMC, a remote control function according to a first logic level of the GPIO pin; and skipping enabling, by the BMC, the remote control function according to a second logic level of the GPIO pin.

公开(公告)号：US10083084B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US15299675

申请日：2016-10-21

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Ming-Hao Chang

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F21/57

CPC classification number: G06F11/142 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/2247 ,  G06F21/575 ,  G06F2201/805 ,  G06F2201/82

Abstract: A method of error detection during a booting process of a computer system includes: for each of setting variables of a BIOS program, determining whether or not a respective one of stored values corresponding to the setting variable is in a respective one of value ranges corresponding to the setting variable according to a variable range comparison table; and when it is determined that for at least one of the setting variables, the stored value corresponding thereto is not in the respective one of the value ranges, updating, according to a variable definition file, the at least one of the setting variables using one of preset default values corresponding to the at least one of the setting variables.

公开(公告)号：US10001987B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15496170

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yi-Lan Lin ,  Jen-Chih Lee ,  Kwang-Chao Chen ,  Hung-Tar Lin ,  Li-Tien Chang ,  Heng-Chia Hsu

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65

Abstract: A method is for updating an original firmware file of an I/O module which communicates with multiple host-end devices and stores the original firmware file. The method includes: receiving a current-received data packet from one host-end device; when it is determined that the current-received data packet is a first data packet constituting an update file, and that the original firmware file is not undergoing an update process, setting a status flag to indicate that the original firmware file is undergoing an update process, storing the current-received data packet; and repeating the previous steps when it is determined that the current-received data packet is not a last one data packet constituting the update file.

公开(公告)号：US09805298B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US14873850

申请日：2015-10-02

Applicant: MITAC COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Min-Chih Chen

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/077 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: G06K19/0723 ,  G06K19/07762 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A wrist worn RFID device with security protection includes a wrist worn body, a control circuit, a sensing circuit, a safety circuit, a RFID module and a processing circuit. When the control circuit detects that two connecting ends of the control circuit are electrically conducted due to two combined portions of the wrist worn body are fastened together, an enable signal is generated. The processing circuit controls the sensing circuit and the safety circuit according to the enable signal. When detecting the physiological signal, the sensing circuit generates a first validation signal. When the inputted user information is accepted by the identity verification program, the safety circuit generates a second validation signal. The processing circuit generates a control signal according to the first validation signal and the second validation signal, so that the RFID module implements a wireless transmission based on the control signal.