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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2003
Applicants:

Yao-nan Lin, Keelung, TW;

Shang-chih Yang, ChangHua, TW;

Kai-yang Wang, Taipei, TW;

Chiung-yueh Chang, Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Yao-Nan Lin, Keelung, TW;

Shang-Chih Yang, ChangHua, TW;

Kai-Yang Wang, Taipei, TW;

Chiung-Yueh Chang, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

Micro-Star Intl. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a device and a method for monitoring a component arranged inside a computer. The monitoring device includes: a detection unit, an IC bus, a display panel, a processor, and a regulation unit. The detection unit is used for detecting and acquiring the information of operation statuses of components inside the computer. The IC bus coupled to the detection unit is used for transmitting the forgoing detected information. The display panel arrange at a shell of the computer is used for displaying the foregoing information. The processor will receive the information from the IC bus and thereby display the received information on the display panel. The regulation unit will issue a first control signal to the processor for requiring the processor to regulate the operation status of a component arranged inside the computer, and the processor will issue a second control signal to the detection unit through the IC bus according the first control signal so as to regulate the operation status of a component arranged inside the computer.


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