Inventec Corp.

Tong S Chen

Kuang Shin Lin

Kuang-Shin Lin

Yi Bo Liu

Ming Lu

Peng Li

Xue-Ning Ren

Jun Liu

Jian Wu

Lin Wang

Yuan Bin

Dong Min

Yong Jun Shi

Chiang Lo

Xiao Gang Liou

Zhen Yu Hou

Gang Fan

Bill Fan

Yun Song Wang

A method of obtaining the BIOS version date in the windows operating system using dynamic virtual device drivers (VxDs). First, input and output parameter buffers are defined and the initial address and area size of search memory are obtained. The physical address is mapped to a linear address. After initializing the address shift, the system makes sure the shift is smaller than the memory size minus 8. The system then checks that the address pointed by the initial address plus the shift contains a number. The address of the number is taken as the base address. The values in the zeroth through the ninth bytes of the base address are preserved and returned to the application routine, giving the BIOS version date.

Method of obtaining the BIOS version date in the windows operating system

A method for testing a USB port and the device for the same. The VCC and GND power lines of the USB port and the twisted paired signal lines of D&plus; and D&minus; are connected with the corresponding terminals on a parallel port so as to test the connection between the USB port and the USB host controller. The invention also discloses the corresponding device.

Method for testing a USB port and the device for the same

This specification discloses a method for automatic testing PCMCIA cards. The method first loads in the main library of the control panel, then checks and displays the PCMCIA module using the application interface of the control panel library. A SetwindowsHook then loads in dynamic link library (DLL) and checks the TextOut function address from the ModuleList in PCMCIA module for interception and data storage. The peripheral description values are stored in a list and compared with the data intercepted and stored in the ModuleList to complete a test report on correctness or error.

Method for automatic testing PCMCIA cards

A method for managing and using a test system is proposed, which is applied to the test system comprising a test server and a test workstation, and allows a user to perform a test and obtain a test report according to the user's right for accessing the test server and an actual operating state of the test workstation. The users are assigned to different test groups set up in the test server. The test workstation activates a start-up window for the user to input data thereto and transmits the data to the test server. The test server then processes the transmitted data and produces the corresponding test report according to the right of the user and the right of the test group which the user belongs to for accessing the test server.

Method for managing and using test system

A disk-cloning method and system is provided for cloning computer data from a source disk to a target disk. This disk-cloning method and system can be utilized, for example, in the computer assembly line to clone a preselected set of software programs to the main hard disk of each computer unit, or as a backup to a hard disk. This disk-cloning method and system is characterized in that the source data are read from the source disk and written onto the target disk in a sector-by-sector manner rather than in a file-by-file manner as the prior art. This feature allows the cloning procedure to be more efficiently carried out than the prior art. Moreover, it allows the disk-cloning procedure to be performed without having to make modifications to the existing FDT (File Directory Table) and FAT (File Allocation Table) on the target disk, thus ensuring the system security of the target disk. This disk-cloning method and system is therefore more reliable and efficient to use than the prior art.

Disk-Cloning method and system for cloning computer data from source disk to target disk

This specification discloses a method and device for computer testing, which method can perform automatic testing for a plurality of computer on the product line. By describing, recording, and summarizing contents and results of each test item using a script, the defects such as lower efficiency, more errors and longer testing time occurred in human operations can be conquered. The method comprises the steps of: building a structured query language (SQL) server; forming electrical communication between the SQL server and a plurality of computers to be tested; retrieving a command macro from the SQL server according to the-command request sent out from the computer to be tested; controlling the computer to be tested to execute corresponding test commands according to the content of the command macro; receiving and analyzing the execution result of the test command; and displaying the testing result.

Method and device for automatic computer testing on a plurality of computers through a local area network

A method for downloading and managing a test tool of a test system is proposed, which is applied to the test system having a test service server and a tested machine. A test tool required for performing a test for the tested machine is available as being downloaded from the test service server through a network, which connects the tested machine and the test service server, so as to examine if the tested machine works properly. As such, the test service server acts as a reservoir for the test tools and is used to activate start-up for the test, allowing the tested machine to be initiated with test conditions and user conditions for using the test tool being inputted to the test tool.

Method for downloading and managing test tool of test system

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for testing the WAIT signal line of a communication interface socket to detect whether the WAIT signal line of the socket, such as a PCMCIA socket, can work properly. The present invention utilizes an electrical switch and several status signal lines, such as IOWR and IN signal lines, to identify the status of the WAIT signal line and detect whether the WAIT signal line works properly according to the status signal lines being in a HIGH state or a LOW state.

Apparatus and method for testing the wait signal line of a communication interface socket

The present invention provides a method and tool for restoring a crashed operation system of a computer, for example, by operating under DOS environment to restore a crashed Windows system without requiring a long time setup and reinstallation. According to the present invention, a matching table for short file names to long file names is established for all files (containing directory names) on a disk. Then the long file names can be retrieved from short file names in accordance with the matching table. Since the long file names are stored in Unicode, they are workable for operation systems of any language.

Method and tool for restoring crashed operation system of computer

An apparatus and method for user-mediated control of CPU temperature in a notebook computer, wherein the notebook computer has a fan controller module and a fan, comprises: (1) a setting module that sets a warning temperature value; (2) a monitoring module that monitors current CPU temperature and actuates a temperature adjustment module when temperature adjustment is necessary; and (3) a temperature adjustment module that actuates the notebook computer's fan controller module to calculate a fan speed required for temperature adjustment, and switches the fan to that speed.

Apparatus and method for user-mediated control of CPU temperature in notebook computers

The invention is related to method(s) and system for ensuring lifetime of recharged battery built-in portable electronic device. The method comprises: receive a predetermined range of electricity power; perform an electricity power testing process to measure an actual account of electricity power of a recharged battery that built-in a portable electronic device; and perform an electricity power adjusting process to let the actual account is modified into the predetermined range whenever the actual account is out the predetermined range. The system comprises receiving means for receiving a predetermined range and a predetermined period; measuring means for measuring an actual account of electricity power of the recharged battery set; determining means for comparing the actual account with the predetermined range and determining whether adjusting the actual account or not; charging means for charging the recharged battery set and to let the actual account is modified into the predetermined range whenever the actual account is lower than the predetermined range; and discharging means for discharging the recharged battery set and to let the actual account is modified into the predetermined range whenever the actual account is higher than the predetermined range.

Method and system for ensuring life-time of recharged battery inside portable electronic device

The present invention is related to a text identification method for opening a specific file which is edited by double-byte characters for the double-byte language systems, such as Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean etc., in a DOS operating environment. The present invention search and identify the specific file by skipping the API provided by DOS to correctly open the specific file edited by double-byte characters for the double-byte language systems.

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Tong S Chen