ACER INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150161803 | Automatic Method of Setting a Desktop Background Color and Electronic Device for Using the Same - An automatic method of setting a desktop background color is disclosed. The method is used for setting a desktop background color of an electronic device such that the desktop background color corresponds to a color of a protective cover, wherein a cover body of the protective cover for covering a touch screen of the electronic device has a conducting area and a non-conducting area. The method includes the following steps: receiving protective cover information generated by the touch screen touching the conducting area; determining whether the protective cover information is in accordance with one of a plurality of preset protective cover information stored in the electronic device; if the protective cover information is in accordance with one of the plurality of preset protective cover information, setting the desktop background color displayed by the touch screen according to color information corresponding to the preset protective cover information. | 06-11-2015 |
20150135135 | Method for Image Controlling and Portable Electronic Apparatus Using the Same - A method for image controlling is disclosed. The method is applied in a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a touch display module. The method comprises: defining a signal input area on the touch display module; detecting input signal on the signal input area; and displaying a first control interface on the touch display module, wherein the displayed ratio of the first control interface varies according to changes in a sliding distance of a track formed by the input signal. | 05-14-2015 |
20150124400 | Portable Electronic Apparatus - A portable electronic apparatus includes a base, two linkage assemblies disposed on two sides of the base, and a first component and a second component pivoted respectively on the base. Each linkage assembly includes a lever and a dual axis rotating module combined between a first end and a second end of the lever, and each dual axis rotating module disposes on the side of the base. The lever rotates along the side of the base and along a first plane being substantially perpendicular to the side relative to the base by the dual axis rotating module. During the first component rotates relative to the base from an open state to a close state, the first end of each lever is pushed to rotate along the first plane, and the second component is clipped by the second end of each lever. | 05-07-2015 |
20150074607 | Method and System for Prompting an Adjustable Direction of a Cursor - A prompting method of an adjustable direction of a cursor for a portable electronic apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises the follow steps: detecting a location of a cursor in a display, wherein the cursor indicates an indicated direction; determining whether any set direction corresponding to the location of the cursor is different from the indicated direction; if any set direction corresponding to the location of the cursor is different from the indicated direction, displaying a directional adjustment prompting information for prompting at least one adjustable direction of the cursor corresponding to the location of the cursor. | 03-12-2015 |
20150067577 | Covered Image Projecting Method and Portable Electronic Apparatus Using the Same - A covered image projecting method for a portable electronic apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises the follow steps: displaying an input area in a display field; determining whether a position of an input cursor in the display field is covered by the input area; if the position of the input cursor in the display field is covered by the input area, capturing a local area image around the position of the input cursor; and projecting the local area image in the display field. | 03-05-2015 |
20150055817 | Sound Box Structure - A sound box structure is disclosed. The sound box structure includes a sound box, a speaker, and a gas absorption element. The sound box includes a sound box space. A first hole is formed on one plane of the sound box, and a second hole is formed on another plane of the sound box. The speaker is mounted on the first hole. The gas absorption element is mounted on the second hole. | 02-26-2015 |
20150052071 | Method of Integrating Events and System Thereof - An event integrating and displaying method for an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The method includes the follow steps: collecting a plurality of events established by different sources; calculating an event similarity between any two target events of the plurality of events to determine whether the event similarity exceeds a defined value, wherein the event similarity is obtained from calculating a time similarity, a location similarity, and an attendance similarity between the two target events; if the event similarity exceeds the defined value, integrating the two target events into an identical event. | 02-19-2015 |
20140334094 | Heat-Dissipation Structure and Electronic Apparatus Using the Same - A heat-dissipation structure is disclosed. The heat-dissipation structure is used on an electronic apparatus including a heating element and a vent structure. The heat-dissipation structure includes a heat pipe, a fin group, a fan, a heat-dissipation gate and a shape memory element. One end of the shape memory element is connected with the heat pipe and another end is connected with the heat-dissipation gate. Heat deformation of the shape memory element causes the heat-dissipation gate to move so as to open or close the vent structure. | 11-13-2014 |
20140321070 | Portable Electronic Device Assembly - A portable electronic device assembly includes a portable electronic device and a peripheral device. The portable electronic device includes a first electronic connection element and a first magnetic element. The peripheral device includes a second electronic connection element and a second magnetic element. When the portable electronic device is placed on the peripheral device, the magnetic force between the second magnetic element and the first magnetic element moves the second electronic connection element such that the first electronic connection element and the second electronic connection element are electrically connected. | 10-30-2014 |
20140254409 | Method of Maintaining a Connection and Electronic Apparatus Using the Same - A method of maintaining a network connection is used between an electronic apparatus and a server. The method includes the following steps: (a) sending an Nth test packet to the server, and the Nth test packet requests that the server reply to the electronic apparatus after waiting for an Nth time interval; (b) determining whether a reply for the Nth test package is received; (c) repeating step (a) if the reply for the Nth test packet is received; and calculating a period from the (N−1)th test packet being sent to the reply from the server being received if the reply for the Nth test packet is not received; and (d) sending a keep-alive packet periodically to the server according to the period for maintaining a connection between the electronic apparatus and the server when the electronic apparatus is switched to a standby/sleep mode. | 09-11-2014 |
20140188792 | Video Replication and Placement Method - A video replication and placement method for a cloud-based center with a plurality of storage units is disclosed. The cloud-based center receives a plurality of video data according to users' demands and calculates the demand bandwidth of each video. Each video is divided into at least one standard replication conforming to a bandwidth-space ratio of the storage unit and/or a surplus replication under the ratio. The standard replications of all the videos are allocated prior to the storage units, and a remaining bandwidth-space ratio of each storage unit is calculated to allocate the surplus replications of all the videos. The amount of the used storage units can be reduced and the resource usage rate of each used storage unit can be increased. | 07-03-2014 |
20140159970 | Portable Electronic Apparatus and Complex Touch Module Thereof - A touchpad device includes a capacitive touch pad and a near field communication antenna. The capacitive touch pad includes a plurality of input circuits and a plurality of output circuits. Each input circuit and each output circuit intersect and are arranged substantially perpendicular to each other, thereby forming a chessboard-like circuit. The near field communication antenna includes an antenna structure crosses at least part of the plurality of input circuits and at least part of the plurality of output circuits. The antenna structure is substantially not parallel to any one of the input circuits crossed by the antenna structure, and the near field communication antenna being substantially not parallel to any one of the output circuits crossed by the antenna structure. | 06-12-2014 |
20090042411 | CONNECTOR HAVING USB AND eSATA INTERFACES - A connector having USB and eSATA interfaces is used in an electronic device for connecting with an external storage device. The electronic device includes a SATA socket on a circuit board thereof. The connector includes one or more USB ports and an eSATA port. The eSATA port is stacked with the USB ports and includes a first connecting terminal and a second connecting terminal. The first connecting terminal is electrically connected to the external storage device. The second connecting terminal is electrically connected to the SATA socket through a transmission line, so that high-speed data transmission between the external storage device and the circuit board of the electronic device is rendered. | 02-12-2009 |