Robert H Lin

US Patent:

8259221, Sep 4, 2012

Filed:

Apr 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/424488

Inventors:

Jonathan Kaplan - San Francisco CA, US
John Louis Warpakowski Furlan - Belmont CA, US
Paul Raymond Schaefer - Mountain View CA, US
Edward Vernon Bacho - Sunnyvale CA, US
Joseph Yao Hua Chu - San Jose CA, US
Robert Lin - Los Gatos CA, US
Richard Tobais Inman - San Francisco CA, US
William Orner - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/225
H02J 7/00

US Classification:

348372, 320114, 3482071

Abstract:

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a digital camera configured to be powered by rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. The digital camera includes one or more rechargeable NiMH batteries, and first internal circuitry configured to receive power from a universal serial bus (USB) port associated with an external power source and to charge the rechargeable NiMH batteries without removing the rechargeable NiMH batteries from the digital camera.

US Patent:

20080209096, Aug 28, 2008

Filed:

May 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/113469

Inventors:

ROBERT H.C. LIN - Raleigh NC, US
Prasenjit Roy - Durham NC, US
William B. Schwartz - Apex NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

710301

Abstract:

A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for at designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design is disclosed for initializing expansion adapters installed in a computer system having similar expansion adapters that include detecting an expansion adapter installed in a computer system having a plurality of expansion adapters, the detected expansion adapter having an option ROM containing initialization code, identifying similar expansion adapters installed in the computer system that correspond to the detected expansion adapter, each of the identified similar expansion adapters having an option ROM containing initialization code, disabling the option ROM of each of the identified similar expansion adapters, and initializing the plurality of expansion adapters installed in the computer system without executing the initialization code of the identified similar expansion adapters.

US Patent:

20120226940, Sep 6, 2012

Filed:

Jan 7, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/345692

Inventors:

Robert Lin - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/36
G06F 15/18

US Classification:

714 26, 714E11207

Abstract:

A method for automatically testing an apparatus controlled by software based on pilot test case file comprising user input sequence data recorded manually and the time stamp of the input. In the process of automated testing, these pre-recorded user inputs are replay with same input sequence but with either the same time interval between two subsequent inputs recorded prior; or with a random time interval autonomously generated in a range set by the test configuration. During the process of replaying user input, a separate plural numbers of background tasks are executed in parallel with random execution delays to generate varying system load and execution timing to simulate the apparatus' unpredictable real operation scenarios. The user input and new random time interval between each user input are recorded at replay as a new expanded test record file for later test result trace and failure analysis.

US Patent:

20150178796, Jun 25, 2015

Filed:

Dec 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/138067

Inventors:

Robert Lin - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A novel profile-based rating method and system are disclosed; where a plurality of profiles and their ratings are employed to indirectly represent the quality of products and services (objects), and to differentiate “good” versus “bad” products and services. A user establishes his association of favoritism with certain profiles through his rating feedback via a rating calculator in the system and uses his favorite profiles' ratings on objects as guidance for future selection. The advantages of the proposed profile-based rating method over the existing methods lies in its ability to mitigate the effects of unfair rating; and its ability to satisfy a variety of quality standards and tastes from a wide audience.

US Patent:

20140182065, Jul 3, 2014

Filed:

Dec 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/728974

Inventors:

Robert Lin - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

D06F 33/02

US Classification:

8137, 68 1201

Abstract:

A washing apparatus relies on oscillation motion that are controlled by a computer and a singular or a plural number of vibrators to cause a spring-supported sealed container containing the washing object and its surrounding liquid to oscillate in resonance motion. The purpose of fast and efficient cleaning is achieved through relative movements, frictions and air bubbles among the washing objects, container wall and liquid together at the result of this resonant motion. A plural number of motion sensors provide input signals to the computer to calculate and monitor the system resonant frequency variation and drifting of the washing apparatus and to control the vibrators' drive frequency in real-time to maintain this resonant motion for washing apparatus throughout the washing cycle under different washed object types and load conditions.

US Patent:

20140095398, Apr 3, 2014

Filed:

Oct 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/633873

Inventors:

Robert Y. Lin - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705318

Abstract:

An anti-counterfeit method and system using the identity codes and marks of both products and merchants for authenticating goods are disclosed, where a client apparatus acquires identity codes via their marks of both a merchant and its plurality of products and sends codes to an authentication server. The server compares the codes in the client request with the codes in its database. The match result together with the detail merchant description and status is sent back to the client apparatus as the indication of authenticity of the products and the merchant at the point of sale.