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20100031053 | BIOMETRIC DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD - A data transmission device for secure biometric transmission includes first and second input-output units, and a biometric identification apparatus. The input-output units electrically connect to one of the two electronic devices, respectively. The biometric identification unit is configured for electrically interconnecting the first and second input-output units, receiving a biometric input, outputting biometric data in response to the biometric input, and encrypting the biometric data to be transmitted to one of the electronic device having a storage unit. | 02-04-2010 |
20100177924 | EARPHONE CAPABLE OF ADAPTING TO DIFFERENT AUDIO OUTPUT SOCKETS - An earphone is configured to be coupled to a first audio output socket or a second audio output socket. The earphone includes a main body and a plug module. The main body includes a sleeve adapter, an earpiece, and a cable electrically connecting the sleeve adapter and the earpiece. The plug module includes a first end and a second end which are electrically connected to each other. The first end and the second end are of different diameters. In a first mode, the first end is plugged into the sleeve adapter, and the second end is capable of being coupled to the second audio output socket. In a second mode, the second end is plugged into the sleeve adapter, and the first end is capable of being coupled to the first audio output socket. | 07-15-2010 |
20100239116 | EARPHONE WITH ADJUSTIBLE PLUG - An earphone comprises two headphones, a plug assembly and a wire electronically connected to the headphones and the plug assembly. The plug assembly comprises a main pole, a first plug set in one end of the main pole and electronically connected to the wire, a sleeve placed over the first plug, and an adjusting wheel screwed on the main pole. The adjusting wheel is configured for driving the main pole to move when receiving an exterior force, thereby driving the first tube body to extend out of the sleeve or receive into the sleeve. | 09-23-2010 |
20110026198 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LATCHING ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover, and a latching assembly. The first cover includes a first surface and a second surface including a baffle. The latching assembly includes a sliding member mounted on the first surface, a hook member mounted on the second surface and secured to the sliding member, a bracket secured to the hook member, an elastic member resisting the bracket and the baffle, and a latching member protruding from the second cover. The latching member defines a latching hole. The latching member resists the latching block to cause the bracket to move towards the baffle and the elastic member to be contracted. When the bracket moves until the latching block aligns with the latching hole, the elastic member rebounds to push the latching block to be received in the latching hole, thus the second cover is secured to the first cover. | 02-03-2011 |
20110048815 | MULTI-LEGGED WALKING DEVICE - A multi-legged walking device includes a crankshaft, a plurality of linkage bar mechanisms, a support member, and a driving device. The crankshaft includes a plurality of main journals and crankpin journals. The plurality of linkage bar mechanisms is spaced from and substantially parallel to each other. The linkage bar mechanisms include a plurality of frames. Each frame is rotatably connected to one of the plurality of main journals. Each linkage bar mechanism includes a connecting bar, a first rocker, a second rocker, and a leg. Two ends of the connecting bar are rotatably connected to one of the crankpin journals and the leg. Two ends of the first rocker are rotatably connected to one of the plurality of frames and the leg. Two ends of the second rocker are rotatably connected to one of the plurality of frames and the connecting bar. The support member is fixed to the frames. | 03-03-2011 |
20110052344 | NUT WITH LOCKING ASSEMBLY, AND DEVICE USING SAME - A nut capable of being used to engage with a bolt includes a hollow body and a plurality of fastening structures rotatably fixed to the hollow body. Each fastening structure includes a fastening member including a connecting part, an internally threaded part, and a pressable part. The connecting part is received in the hollow body and rotatably fixed to the hollow body. The internally threaded part is connected to one end of the connecting part. The pressable part is connected to the other end of the connecting part. When the pressable part of the fastening member is pressed, the connecting part is rotated relative to the hollow body accordingly, so as to cause the internally threaded part of the fastening member to engage with the bolt. | 03-03-2011 |
20120103053 | APPARATUS FOR BENDING RESILIENT TAB - An apparatus for bending a resilient tab, includes a chassis to support the tab, a securing element to hold the tab and a sliding element for pressing the tab. The securing element has a clamping portion pressing against a base of the tab and a blocking portion extending towards the sliding element. The sliding element includes a base, a pressing element and a bending element slidably connected to the base. The pressing element is pivotably connected to the bending element. The sliding element can move towards the securing element. As the sliding element moves towards the securing element, the pressing element is pressed by the blocking portion to move relative to the bending element. The bending element is driven by the pressing element to raise and presses the free distal end of the tab at a required angle. | 05-03-2012 |
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20110115347 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE USING SAME - An enclosure includes a base, a cover mounted on the base, and two locking members assembled on the cover. A plurality of supporting recesses and two supporting portions are defined in the base. A plurality of barbs are formed on the cover to match with the supporting recesses. The locking members each include a securing portion movably assembled on a bottom of the cover, an operating portion mounted on a top of the cover and extending through the cover and connected to the securing portion, and a flexible member abutting against both the securing portion and the cover. The securing portion is engaged with a corresponding supporting portion to secure the cover on the base. The securing portion can be operated to disengage from the supporting portion to remove the cover from the base. | 05-19-2011 |
20110115348 | LOCKING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE USING SAME - A locking enclosure includes a base, a cover mounted on the base, and two locking members assembled on the cover. A plurality of supporting recesses and two supporting portions are defined in the base. A plurality of barbs are formed on the cover to match with the supporting recesses, and two elastic arms are assembled on the cover to engage with the supporting portions, whereby the cover is restricted to move relative to the base, and is secured on the base. The locking members each comprise a resisting portion abutting a corresponding elastic arm. The resisting portion can be operated to make the elastic arm disengage from the supporting portion, to remove the cover from the base. | 05-19-2011 |
20110147034 | LOCKING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE USING THE SAME - An electronic enclosure includes a base, a cover mounted on the base, a first locking module engaged on the cover, a second locking module, and a locking structure. The base defines a number of supporting recesses defined therein. The cover includes a number of barbs for matching with the supporting recesses of the base. The second locking module includes at least one locking member. The at least one locking member includes a pivot portion pivotably engaging with the base, a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The locking structure abuts the first end of the at least one locking member to rotate the second end to engage with the first locking module, whereby the cover is fixed on the base. | 06-23-2011 |
20120039666 | CATCH AND MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - An assembly to mount a catch having a number of claws to an object includes a fixing member extending through the catch to mount the catch to the object, and a limiting member mounted to the fixing member. The limiting member includes a head and a post mounted to the fixing member. The diameter of the head is greater than the distance between every two opposite claws. The head is above the claws, the fixing member, and the post are surrounded by the claws. | 02-16-2012 |
20120043190 | BUTTON STRUCTURE - A button structure includes an installation assembly, a slidable member, a pressable member, and a first resilient member and a second resilient member. The slidable member is slidably attached to the installation assembly. A pressable portion is formed on the slidable member. The pressable member is pivotably mounted to the installation assembly. A pressable cantilever extends from the pressable member. A guide portion protrudes from the pressable cantilever and abuts against the pressable portion. When the slidable member is pushed to deform the first resilient member, the pressable portion presses the guide portion to urge the pressable member to pivot. Thus the second resilient member is deformed, and the pressable cantilever pushes the button to power on or off the electronic device. When the slidable member is released, the first and second resilient members are restored to respectively force the slidable member and the pressable member to return. | 02-23-2012 |
20120146472 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE WITH ROTATABLE DOOR - An electronic device enclosure includes a cabinet, a door, a connection element, a spacing element, and a torsion spring. The cabinet includes a front panel and a standing table. The front panel defines an opening for receiving the standing table. A pair of first engagement portions extends from the standing table. The standing table defines a spacing hole. The door includes a pair of second engagement portions and a pair of third engagement portions. The connection element includes a pair of first shafts and second shafts respectively engaged with the first engagement portions and the second engagement portions. The spacing element includes a sliding portion and two arms, the sliding portion is received in the spacing hole, and a pair of third shafts extends outward from the arms and is engaged with the third engagement portions. The torsion spring is fixed between the door and the connection element. | 06-14-2012 |
20130063875 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH QUICK-RELEASE SUPPORTING APPARATUS - An electronic device includes a main body, a base, a connecting member, a securing pole, a locking member, a sliding block. The main body includes a securing groove having a securing region, and a securing hole is defined on the bottom of the securing region. The connecting member is mounted between the main body and the base, and the connecting member comprising a channel. The securing pole is slidably received in the channel of the connecting member. The locking member is slidably received between the connecting member and the base, and forces the securing pole to disengage from the securing hole when the locking member is pushed. The locking member includes a second bevel abutting to a first bevel of the sliding block. When the locking member is pushed, the sliding block is actuated to pull the securing pole away from the main body. | 03-14-2013 |
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20110088876 | PLATE-TYPE HEAT PIPE - A plate-type heat pipe includes a condensing plate, an evaporating plate and a first wick member. The evaporating plate cooperates with the condensing plate to define a hermetic container. Working fluid is contained in the container. The first wick member is formed on an inner surface of the condensing plate. The first wick member defines a plurality of through holes therein. | 04-21-2011 |
20110108243 | PLATE-TYPE HEAT PIPE - An exemplary plate-type heat pipe includes a hermetic container, working fluid contained in the container, a first wick portion and two second wick portions formed on inner surfaces of the container. The container includes an evaporating plate and a condensing plate facing each other. The evaporating plate includes a heat absorbing portion, two transition portions extending outwardly and upwardly from opposite ends of the heat absorbing portion, respectively, and two extending portions extending outwardly from outer ends of the transition portions, respectively. The first wick portion is formed on an inner surface of the heat absorbing portion. The second wick portions are formed on inner surfaces of the transition portions, respectively. The third wick portions are formed on inner surfaces of the extending portions, respectively. The third wick portions define capillary pores and a plurality of holes therein. | 05-12-2011 |
20110232874 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS WITH HEAT PIPE - A heat dissipation apparatus includes an evaporator receiving heat from a heat source, a condenser releasing the heat of the heat source, and a pipeline inter connecting the evaporator and the condenser. The condenser defines a flat rectangular chamber therein. A working fluid is contained in the evaporator. The working fluid vaporizes upon receiving the heat of the heat source. The pipeline conducts the vaporized working fluid from the evaporator to the condenser. The vaporized working fluid condenses upon releasing the heat in the chamber. | 09-29-2011 |
20120043059 | LOOP HEAT PIPE - A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor line and a liquid line each connecting the evaporator with the condenser to form a closed loop. A predetermined quantity of bi-phase working medium is contained in the closed loop. A separator connects the liquid line. A cross section of the separator is larger than a cross section of the liquid line. The separator separates the liquid state working medium from the vapor state working medium when the working medium flows therethrough. | 02-23-2012 |
20120043060 | LOOP HEAT PIPE - An exemplary loop heat pipe includes an evaporator, a condenser, a vapor line and a liquid line each connecting the evaporator with the condenser to form a closed loop. A working medium is contained in the closed loop. A wick structure is received in the evaporator, and includes a bottom wall contacting the bottom plate, a support wall extending up from the bottom wall and contacting the cover plate, and guide walls extending out laterally from the support wall. The support wall separates an interior of the evaporator into a liquid chamber adjacent to the liquid line and a vapor chamber adjacent to the vapor line. The guide walls are located in the vapor chamber. Guide channels are defined between the guide walls for guiding the working medium in a vapor state to flow from the vapor chamber through the vapor line to the condenser. | 02-23-2012 |
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20090317239 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a fan and a fan guard mounted on the fan to protect the fan from contamination and damage during operation. The fan includes a plurality of ears extending outwardly from a circumference thereof. The fan guard includes a frame and a hood made of net and mounted over the frame in a stretched manner. The frame includes a plurality of concentrically arranged annular ribs and a plurality of supporters connecting the annular ribs together. The annular ribs are spaced apart with predetermined spacing along an axial direction. A lowest one of the ribs of the frame is bent to form a plurality of fastening feet for extension of screws to threadedly engage with the ears of the fan. The hood has an outwardly convex periphery due to the configuration of the annular ribs. | 12-24-2009 |
20090324408 | COOLING FAN - A cooling fan includes a frame, a stator, a rotor and a display panel. The frame includes a base. The stator is mounted on a bottom surface of the base. The rotor is rotatably installed on the stator and received in the frame. The display panel is attached to a top surface of the base and electrically connected to the stator. The display panel can show a lot of useful information such as a logo of the cooling fan, a rotating speed of the cooling fan and an environment temperature. | 12-31-2009 |
20100008042 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink and a second heat sink, a bridge sandwiched between the first and second heat sinks, a plurality of fasteners extending onto the first and second heat sinks and the bridge to combine the two heat sinks and the bridge, a clip mounted on the bridge and positioned between the two heat sinks, and a fan located on the first and second heat sinks. Each of the heat sinks includes a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base. A plurality of grooves is defined in the bridge and the base of each of the heat sinks to accommodate the fasteners. | 01-14-2010 |
20100008045 | HEAT SINK - A heat sink used to dissipate a heat source includes a heat-dissipating portion and a heat-conducting portion secured into the heat-dissipating portion. The heat-dissipating portion includes a base and fins extending from the base. The base defines a threaded hole in a bottom thereof. The heat-conducting portion includes a substrate for contacting with the heat source and a threaded portion extending from the substrate. The threaded portion of the heat-conducting portion is positioned in the base of the heat-dissipating portion and secured in the base of the heat-dissipating portion by the threaded portion engaging in the threaded hole of the base of the heat-dissipating portion. | 01-14-2010 |
20100008049 | BACK PLATE ASSEMBLY - A back plate assembly is compatible with mainboards having different specification. The back plate assembly includes a back plate and a plurality of fasteners engaging with the back plate. The back plate defines a plurality of sets of mounting holes. Each set of mounting holes is used to align with through holes in mainboard with a corresponding specification. The mounting holes are spaced from each other and each includes a first receiving hole and a second receiving hole located at a lower portion of the first receiving hole. The fasteners are interferentially fitted in a corresponding set of the mounting holes of the back plate. Each fastener includes a baffling portion received in the first receiving hole of the mounting hole, and a connecting portion extending downwardly from the baffling portion of the fastener and received in the second receiving hole of the mounting hole. | 01-14-2010 |
20100054920 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a fan and a fan guard positioned on the fan to protect the fan from contamination and damage during operation. The fan includes a plurality of upper corners extending outwardly therefrom. The fan guard includes a frame and a cover covering and fastened to the frame. The frame includes a plurality of protrusions extending downwardly therefrom and a plurality of fastening feet extending upwardly therefrom. The protrusions engage the upper corners of the fan, securing the frame to the fan. The cover comprises a spring component surrounding a bottom thereof, resiliently engaging the fastening feet of the frame. A plurality of pores are defined in the cover, allowing airflow produced by the fan therethrough, wherein the fan guard protects the fan from contamination and damage during operation. | 03-04-2010 |
20100258271 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING A FAN DUCT THEREON - A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a fan placed on a top of the heat sink for providing an airflow through the heat sink and a fan duct located at a side of the heat sink. The heat sink includes a plurality of upwardly extending first fins and a plurality of laterally extending second fins located below the first fins. A plurality of first airflow channels are defined in the adjacent first fins and a plurality of second airflow channels are defined in the adjacent second fins. The fan duct guides a significant part of the airflow produced by the fan to the second airflow channels from a lateral side of the heat sink to have a sufficient contact with the second fins of the heat sink. | 10-14-2010 |
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20090255659 | PROTECTIVE CAP FOR THERMAL GREASE OF HEAT SINK - A protective cap for use with a heat sink, includes a cover plate for enclosing thermal grease on the heat sink, and a plurality of strengthening ribs positioned on the cover plate. The strengthening ribs resist the heat sink to prevent the thermal grease from being pressed against the cover plate. | 10-15-2009 |
20090262502 | HEAT SINK - A heat sink includes a plurality of fins parallel to each other. The fins include a top portion having a flange. The opposite ends of each flange are rounded. Two rounded corners are located below the plane defined by the flange. | 10-22-2009 |
20100319886 | HEAT DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY - A heat dissipating assembly includes a heat exchanger and an air duct. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins aligned in a row, and the fins cooperatively define a plurality of heat dissipating channels. A guiding slot is defined in the heat exchanger. The air duct defines a passage. A positioning hook extends from the air duct and engages in the guiding slot to so that the air duct passage and are aligned with the heat dissipating channels so that an air flow is capable of passing through the air duct passage via the heat dissipating channels. | 12-23-2010 |
20110073287 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE - A heat dissipating device includes a heat sink and a heat sink cover. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base. Each of the plurality of fins includes a corner projection. The heat sink cover covers the corner projections of the heat sink. | 03-31-2011 |
20110085298 | COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH AIRFLOW GUIDING DUCT - A computer system includes a chassis and an airflow guiding duct. The chassis includes a chassis bottom wall, a chassis front wall and a chassis rear wall. The chassis front wall defines a first ventilation hole, and the chassis rear wall defines a second ventilation hole. A motherboard is secured to the chassis bottom wall between the chassis front wall and the chassis rear wall. A memory card is secured to the motherboard. The airflow guiding duct is secured in the chassis and includes an entrance portion. The entrance portion covers a portion of the memory card, so as to guide airflow. Airflow flows in the chassis via the first ventilation hole, over the memory card, and then out of the chassis via the second ventilation hole. | 04-14-2011 |
20110090636 | HEAT DISSIPATING SYSTEM - A heat dissipating system includes an enclosure, a first fan module, a second fan module of a computer power source. The enclosure has a front panel, a rear panel parallel to the front panel, a side panel, and a top panel. The rear panel defines an output vent therein. A disk drive module is disposed on the front panel and near the top panel. A motherboard with a CPU is disposed on the side panel. The first fan module is configured to dissipate heat generated by the CPU. The second fan module is placed on the rear panel and is aligned with the output vent of the rear panel. The top panel defines a plurality of airflow holes corresponding to the disk drive module. The plurality of the airflow holes is capable of allowing air to flow to the disk drive module for heat dissipating. | 04-21-2011 |
20110090641 | COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH AIRFLOW GUIDING DUCT - A computer system includes a chassis, a motherboard, a heat sink and an airflow guiding duct. The chassis includes a chassis bottom wall, a first chassis sidewall, and a second chassis sidewall. The first chassis sidewall defines a first ventilation hole. The second chassis sidewall defines a second ventilation hole. The motherboard with a chip is secured to the chassis bottom wall. The heat sink is secured to the motherboard for cooling the chip. The airflow guiding duct is configured to guide airflow flowing from the second ventilation to the first ventilation hole. A fan is received inside the airflow guiding duct. | 04-21-2011 |
20110149514 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE - A heat dissipating device includes a heat sink and a fan. The heat sink includes a base configured to contact a heat generating element, and a plurality of fins extending from the base. The base defines an axis. Each fin includes an end portion extending about the axis of the base in one of a clockwise direction and an anti-clockwise direction. The fan is placed on the heat sink. The fan defines a first opening and a second opening adjacent to the base. The fan is operating and pivoted about the axis of the base in the other one of a clockwise direction and an anti-clockwise direction. | 06-23-2011 |
20120080167 | HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS - A heat dissipating apparatus includes a base and a heat pipe. A plurality of fins partially overlaps the base; the heat pipe comprising a first body, a second body and a third body, the second body connected between the first body and the third body; the first body is secured between the plurality of fins and the base, the third body is secured to the plurality of fins, and the second body is located in a first corner between the base and the plurality of fins. | 04-05-2012 |
20120087790 | FAN MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A fan mounting assembly includes a mounting tray and a fan. The mounting tray includes a base plate and at least one mating block protruding from the base plate. The fan includes a housing and a blade accommodated in the housing. The blade is configured to blow air from a first side of the fan to a second side of the fan. The fan having a mating surface located at the second side and mated with the at least one mating block. | 04-12-2012 |
20120099270 | HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS - A heat dissipating apparatus includes a first fan and a second fan. A clipping portion with a block is located on the first fan. A receiving hole is defined in the second fan, and two first retaining panels and a second retaining panel extend from the second fan. The two first retaining panels are substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to the second retaining panel. The clipping portion is located between the two retaining panels and abuts the first retaining panel, and the block is engaged in the receiving hole. | 04-26-2012 |
20120104910 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a chassis and a bracket. An opening is defined in the chassis. The opening has a first side edge and a second side edge located at opposite sides thereof. A length of the second side edge is greater than that of the first side edge. The bracket is mounted in the opening. The bracket includes a pair of first hooks and a pair of second hooks at opposite sides thereof. A distance between the pair of first hooks corresponds to the length of the first side edge. A distance between the pair of second hooks corresponds to the length of the second side edge. The pair of first hooks is engaged into the opening along the first side edge. The pair of second hooks is engaged into the opening along the second side edge. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106080 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE - A mounting assembly includes a circuit board, a securing member and a heat dissipating device. A retainer is located on the circuit board. The securing member includes a positioning portion and a claw connected to the positioning portion. The heat dissipating device includes a base attached to the circuit board and a number of fins perpendicularly located on the base. The number of fins defines a number of first air paths and a number of second air paths substantially perpendicular to the number of first air paths. The positioning portion is received in at least one of the number of first air paths and at least one of the number of second air paths, and the claw is engaged with the retainer. | 05-03-2012 |
20120112678 | FAN SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT - A fan speed control circuit includes a first fan, a second fan, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, a PWM regulator, and a driving module. The first temperature sensor senses a temperature of the first component to generate a first temperature signal. The second temperature sensor senses a temperature of a second component to generate a second temperature signal. The PWM regulator is connected to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor. The PWM regulator generates a first PWM signal according to the first temperature signal and generates a second PWM signal according to the second temperature signal. The driving module is connected to the PWM regulator. The driving module generates a first driving voltage provided to the first fan according to the first PWM signal. The driving module also generates a second driving voltage provided to the second fan according to the second PWM signal. | 05-10-2012 |
20120140405 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A heat dissipation system includes a computer case has a base plate and a back plate, a heat sink, a second heat source, and an air partition panel. The back plate defines a plurality of first air outlet holes aligned with the heat sink, and a plurality of second air outlet holes aligned with the second heat source. The heat sink is positioned on the base plate in contact with a first heat source. The second heat source is positioned on the base plate adjacent to the base plate. The air partition panel is positioned on the base plate between the motherboard and the second heat source. A first air path is defined between the air partition panel and the plurality of first air outlet holes. A second air path is defined between the air partition panel and the plurality of second air outlet holes. | 06-07-2012 |
20120155012 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device, includes a drive bracket and a slider mounted on the data storage device. The drive bracket includes a side piece in which a sliding groove is located. The sliding groove includes a first end and a second end. The second end is adjacent to an edge of the side piece. The first end is located on the side piece. A guiding surface is located at the first end. The guiding surface inclines from an inner surface of the side piece to an outer surface of the side piece. The slider slides in the sliding groove from the second end to the first end. The slider abuts the guiding surface. The guiding surface retains the slider at the first end. | 06-21-2012 |
20120161595 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a plate, a securing member, a fan module, and a security apparatus. The plate defines an air vent area and a first through hole. The first through hole is located above the air vent area. The securing member is mounted on an inner side of the plate. The securing member is located above the air vent area. The securing member defines an engaging hole and a second through hole, which is in alignment with the first through hole. The fan module includes a clasp. The fan module is aligned to the air vent area. The clasp engages in the engaging hole to mount the fan module on the securing hole. The security apparatus includes a locking piece and a cord. The locking piece is mounted in the first through hole and the second through hole, and the cord is configured to fasten to an unmovable object. | 06-28-2012 |
20120171012 | FAN MODULE - A fan module includes a fan, a temperature sensor, and a shield. The temperature sensor includes a cable. The shield is mounted on the fan. The shield includes a clip. The clip includes two elastic pieces. A restricting slot and a receiving space are located between the two elastic pieces. The cable has an outer diameter which is wider than the restricting slot but narrower than the receiving space. The two elastic pieces can be elastically deformed to expand the restricting slot so that the cable can be placed in the receiving channel via the restricting slot. | 07-05-2012 |
20120181000 | HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY - A heat dissipation assembly includes a heat sink and a fan. The heat sink includes a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins is parallel with each other. Each of the plurality of fins includes two side faces. Each side face is waved. An air channel is located between two adjacent side faces of two adjacent fins. The air channel includes a plurality of wide portions and a plurality of narrow portions interlaced with the plurality of wide portions. The fan is located on a side of the air channel. The fan is adapted to drive air flowing fast in the plurality of narrow portions of the air channel and flowing slow in the plurality of wide portions of the air channel. | 07-19-2012 |
20120188716 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A heat dissipation system includes a base plate, a side plate perpendicularly to the base plate, a motherboard attached on the base plate, a first fan, and a second fan fixed on the side plate facing to the heat sink. The motherboard has a first heat source and a second heat source mounted thereon, a heat sink positioned on the first heat source, and a fan bracket mounted on the heat sink. The first fan is positioned on the fan bracket. A rotating axis of the first fan is perpendicular to that of the second fan. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188722 | HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - A heat sink includes a contact portion, a first support rib, a second support rib, a third support rib and a fourth support rib radially extended from the contact portion, and a plurality of parallel fins radially extended from the first support rib, the second support rib, the third support rib and the fourth support rib between two adjacent support ribs. The contact portion contacts with a first heat source. A distance from the contact portion to an edge of the plurality of parallel fins between the first support rib and the second support rib is a first distance. A distance from the contact portion to an edge of the plurality of parallel fins between the third support rib and the fourth support rib is a second distance. The first distance is less than the second distance. | 07-26-2012 |
20120215956 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH INDEPENDENT DUAL CPUS - A computing device includes a first motherboard and a second motherboard perpendicularly attached to the first motherboard. The first motherboard includes a first CPU module and a plurality of first peripheral component interconnect (PCI) sockets. The second motherboard includes a second CPU module and a plurality of second PCI sockets. The plurality of first PCI sockets is located perpendicularly to both motherboards. The plurality of second PCI sockets includes at least one PCI socket that is obliquely oriented relative to the first motherboard. | 08-23-2012 |
20120222841 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A heat dissipation system includes an enclosure, a first heat sink, a second heat sink, and a fan. The enclosure includes a bottom plate, a first side plate, and a second side plate. A first air vent area is located on the first side plate. A second air vent area is located on the second side plate. A first heat generation apparatus and a second heat generation apparatus is mounted on the bottom plate and located between the first air vent area and the second air vent area. A first heat sink is mounted on the bottom plate and contacts the first heat generation apparatus. A second heat sink is mounted on the bottom plate and contacts the second heat generation apparatus. A plurality of second fins is located on the second heat sink. Each second fin is wavy. A fan is located between the first air vent area and the second air vent area. The fan is adapted to drive air to flow through the first air vent area, the first heat sink, the plurality of second fins, and the second air vent area. | 09-06-2012 |
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20120075824 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An exemplary electronic apparatus includes a housing, a wireless communication device disposed on the housing, and a motherboard received in the housing. The wireless communication device includes a circuit board and a wireless communication module disposed on the circuit board. The circuit board is connected the motherboard by electrical wires. The wireless communication module is located at an outside of the housing. | 03-29-2012 |
20120097671 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE DISPLAY MODULE - An exemplary display device includes a rear housing, a front frame, a display module, a connecting assembly pivotally connecting the front frame to the rear housing, a latching member, and a clamping member. The clamping member can be triggered to latch or release with the latching member for securing or releasing the front frame relative to the rear housing. The display module can be detached from or secured into the front frame when the display device is at an open position. | 04-26-2012 |
20120132661 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE DISPLAY MODULE - An exemplary display device includes a rear housing, a front frame, a display module, a connecting assembly pivotally connecting the front frame to the rear housing, a latching member, a slidable key, and a clamping member. The clamping member forms a latching block latched to the latching member for securing the front frame to the rear housing. The display module can be detached from the front frame and the rear housing by operating the slidable key. Correspondingly, the latching of the latching block and the latching member can be released. | 05-31-2012 |
20120148893 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH BATTERY HOLDING STRUCTURE - A computer enclosure includes a frame portion and a battery holding structure. The frame portion defines a battery receiving groove for receiving a battery, a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove communicating with the battery receiving groove. The battery holding structure includes a first locking member movably received in the first sliding groove, a second locking member movably received in the second sliding groove, and a spring. The first locking member includes a first latching block. The second locking member includes a second latching block. The spring is compressed between the second locking member and an inner surface of the second sliding groove and configured to provide a force to push the second latching block into the battery receiving groove. The first and second latching members can be pushed into the battery receiving groove to cooperatively latch the battery in the battery receiving groove. | 06-14-2012 |
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20120080633 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a hollow valve body, a valve plug and a block mechanism. The valve body defines a valve chamber, an inlet hole, two outlet holes and two connecting holes. The inlet hole, the two outlet holes and the two connecting holes communicate with the valve chamber, respectively. The valve plug is slidably assembled within the valve chamber of the valve body, and operating in one of three different working states of the control valve. The valve plug defines a first lock slot, an intermediate slot and a second lock slot. The block mechanism is adjustably assembled to the valve body and selectively received and engaged in one of the first lock slot, the intermediate slot or the second lock slot, in which each position of the valve plug establishes one of the three working states of the control valve. | 04-05-2012 |
20120103181 | PNEUMATIC CYLINDER - A pneumatic cylinder includes a cylinder block, two piston rods, and two pairs of pistons. The cylinder block defines two receiving portions parallel to each other. Each receiving portion defines a first air chamber and a second air chamber; the second air chamber is in series with the first air chamber Each piston rod is partially received in one receiving portion. Each pair of pistons is sleeved on one piston rod, with two pistons received in the first air chamber and the second air chamber, respectively. | 05-03-2012 |
20120104302 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a valve body, a valve plug, two adjusting elements and two operating members. The valve body has a valve hole defined through the valve body and further defines an inlet hole and two outlet holes respectively communicating with the valve hole. The valve plug is movably assembled within the valve body. Two ends of the valve plug are respectively exposed to the outside of the valve body. The two adjusting elements are respectively mounted to two ends of the valve body and respectively adjustably resist against two ends of the valve plug. The two operating members are respectively fixed to the two adjusting elements for driving the two adjusting elements to move the valve plug within the valve hole of the valve body, and thereby controlling the control valve to switch between an open state and a closed state. | 05-03-2012 |
20120139194 | SCREWDRIVER HEAD MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A screwdriver head mounting structure includes a mounting base, a screwdriver head, a latching member and an elastic member. The mounting base defines a mounting hole and an eccentric latching hole communicating with and positioned eccentric to the mounting hole. The screwdriver head is detachably assembled to the mounting base. The screwdriver head has a latching end inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting base. The latching member is releasably and adjustably assembled to the mounting base together with the elastic member. The latching member passes through the eccentric latching hole and latches with the latching end of the screwdriver head. | 06-07-2012 |
20120235337 | CLAMPING MECHANISM WITH DETACHABLE POSITION MEMBER - A clamp mechanism includes a support plate, a frame, a positioning member, a resisting member, an operating assembly. The support plate defines an assembly hole. The frame is fixed to the support plate, and defines a positioning groove and a sliding groove. The positioning member extends through the assembly hole of the support plate, and received in the positioning groove. The operating assembly is connected to the resisting member. The resisting member is movably received in the sliding groove and opposite to the positioning member. The sliding groove has a first end adjacent to the positioning member and a second end away from the positioning member, such that the operating assembly drives the resisting member to move in the sliding groove from the second end to the first end, thereby clamping the positioning member in the positioning groove of the frame. | 09-20-2012 |
20120242025 | CLAMPING MECHANISM WITH DETACHABLE POSITIONING MEMBER - A clamping mechanism includes a positioning member, a support plate, a frame, a fastening assembly, and an operating assembly. The support plate defines a through hole. The fastening assembly is fixed to the frame. The fastening assembly includes a fastening member and an elastic member. The positioning member extends through the through hole of the support plate, and is fastened by the fastening member under an elastic force of the elastic member. The operating assembly resists the fastening member, thereby driving the fastening member away from the positioning member. | 09-27-2012 |
20130146165 | PNEUMATIC CONTROL VALVE AND PNEUMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A pneumatic control valve includes a first valve body, a pushing block, a rotating block, a second valve body, an end cover, and a piston. The first valve body defines a first gas inlet and a receiving hole. The first valve body forms a plurality of guiding ribs evenly positioned on the inner surface of the receiving hole away from the first gas inlet, and each of the guiding ribs forms an inclined surface at a distal end thereof. The pushing block and the rotating block are slidably received in the receiving hole. The second valve body is connected to an end of the first valve body adjacent to the receiving hole of the first valve body. The end cover is fastened on an end of the second valve body away from the first valve body. A pneumatic control system using the pneumatic control valve is also provided. | 06-13-2013 |
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20100163689 | MANIPULATOR - A manipulator includes a mechanical arm, a cable positioned in the mechanical arm, at least one cable protection device, and a plurality of fasteners. The at least one cable protection device is fixed to the mechanical arm by the fasteners. The mechanical arm defines a receiving slot, in which the cable is partially received. The at least one cable protection device includes a fixing member and a resilient arm. The fixing member is connected to the mechanical arm, opposite to the receiving slot. The resilient arm is capable of swinging relative to the fixing member. | 07-01-2010 |
20100224021 | ROTARY JOINT AND MANIPULATOR USING THE SAME - A rotary joint for connecting a mechanical arm and a connecting member, includes a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring fixed on the second bearing ring to connect to the mechanical arm, a connecting flange sleeved on the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring to connect to the connecting member, and a plurality of rolling bearings disposed between the connecting flange and the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring. | 09-09-2010 |
20100224023 | SUPPORT ARM AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT USING THE SAME - A support arm used in an industrial robot includes a first joint portion, a second joint portion, and a connecting portion between the first and second joint portions. The connecting portion includes a plurality of connecting walls. The plurality of connecting walls and the first and second joint portions cooperatively define a cavity. One of the connecting walls defines an opening communicating with the cavity and forms a plurality of reinforced ribs extending from the periphery of the opening towards the cavity of the support arm. | 09-09-2010 |
20100272552 | PALLETIZING ROBOT - A palletizing robot includes at least one rotatable pallet; a crane comprising a rotary base, a lifting frame fixed on the rotary base, and an extensible mechanical hand slidably engaged to the lifting frame to grasp a good; and a controller. The controller controls the crane and the at least one rotatable pallet to cooperatively stack the goods on the rotatable pallet, and control the at least one rotatable pallet to rotate itself to package the stacked goods. | 10-28-2010 |
20110048157 | MECHANICAL ARM ASSEMBLY - A mechanical arm assembly includes a first mechanical arm, a second mechanical arm and a harmonic speed reducer. The harmonic speed reducer rotatably connects the second mechanical arm to the first mechanical arm. The harmonic speed reducer includes a wave generator, a flexible wheel, and a rigid wheel. The flexible wheel is connected to the wave generator. A portion of the rigid wheel is meshed with a portion of the flexible wheel. One of the flexible wheel and the rigid wheel is fixedly connected to the first mechanical arm, and the other of the flexible wheel and the rigid wheel is fixedly connected to the second mechanical arm, thus supporting the second mechanical arm and causing rotation of the second mechanical arm. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053727 | PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION MECHANISM - A planetary gear transmission mechanism includes an input shaft, an input bevel gear connecting to the input shaft, four planetary bevel gears meshed with the input bevel gear, an output gear driven by the planetary bevel gears, a stationary bevel gear meshed with the planetary bevel gears, and four bearing modules. The output gear evenly defines four through holes along one axis. Each planetary bevel gear is received in one through hole and rotatably connected to the output gear. The rotation axis of each planetary bevel gear is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the output gear. The stationary bevel gear meshes with the planetary bevel gears. The input bevel gear and the stationary bevel gear are positioned on opposite sides of the output gear respectively. The bearing modules are received in the through holes respectively, and each bearing module rotatably supports one planetary bevel gear. | 03-03-2011 |
20110286829 | COMPONENT FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device includes a support mechanism, a movable platform, a driving mechanism mechanism, a clutching mechanism, and two or more holding mechanisms. The movable platform is movably connected to the support mechanism, and loads feed trays stacked together. The driving mechanism drives the movable platform to move relative to the support mechanism. The holding mechanisms are fixed on the support mechanism, and switch from a first position to a second position. When the holding mechanisms are positioned in the first position, the holding mechanisms grasp one feed tray adjacent to a feed tray at a top of the feed trays, and the clutching mechanism clutches the feed tray at the top of the feed trays. When the holding mechanisms are positioned in the second position, the holding mechanisms separate from the feed trays. | 11-24-2011 |
20130042710 | SPEED REDUCING MECHANISM - A speed reducing mechanism includes a speed reducer and a bearing engaged with the speed reducer. The speed reducer includes a driving member, a first transmission member and a second transmission member. The driving member is connected to the first transmission member. The first transmission member forms a plurality of first engaging teeth, and the second transmission member forms a plurality of second engaging teeth. The total number or count of the first engaging teeth is different from that of the second engaging teeth. The bearing includes a bearing cone, a bearing cup, and roller bearings mounted between the bearing cone and the bearing cup. The first transmission member is fixed to the bearing cup, and the second transmission member is fixed to the bearing cone. | 02-21-2013 |
20130042714 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An industrial robot includes a support body, a moving platform, a pivot shaft, a plurality of driving devices, a plurality of transfer branch joints, and a base. The support body includes a main body, and an installing portion opposite to the main body; the pivot shaft is rotatably connected with the main body and the moving platform; the driving devices are positioned at a bottom of the main body; each transfer branch joint is movably connected with the moving platform and one corresponding driving device; the installing base includes a bottom base, and two supporting arms extending from opposite sides of the bottom base; the bottom base and the two supporting arms cooperatively forming a receiving space; the bottom base and the two supporting arms are detachable in relation to the installing portion and the main body; the main body is received in the receiving space. | 02-21-2013 |
20130068060 | FLEXSPLINE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AND ROBOT ARM MECHANISM USING SAME - A flexspline protective structure includes a first rotation member, a second rotation member and a plurality of fixing members. The second rotation member is sleeved on the first rotation member. The plurality of fixing members fix the first rotation member and the second rotation member together and are capable of breaking off in the event of jamming or other mischance to enable the second rotation member to rotate freely relative to the first rotation member. The disclosure presents a robot arm mechanism equipped with the flexspline protective structure. | 03-21-2013 |
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20090268384 | HOUSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE HOUSING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A housing for an electronic device comprises a thin film defining concave portions thereon; a decorative pattern having a mirror-effect formed in the concave portions; and a substrate attached to the decorative pattern and the thin film. A method for manufacturing the housing and an electronic device using the housing are also disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
20090269556 | HOUSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE HOUSING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A housing for an electronic device includes a thin film defining an outer surface having a plurality of impressions, and an inner surface positioned opposite to the outer surface, a decorative coating attached to the inner surface of the thin film; and a substrate attached to the decorative coating. A method for manufacturing the housing and an electronic device using the housing are also disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
20090280281 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing includes a substrate, a decorative layer attached to the substrate, a transparent plastic film covering the decorative layer, and a metallic plastic film made of a mixture of metal powder and transparent plastic. The metallic plastic film is attached to the transparent plastic film. | 11-12-2009 |
20090280306 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing includes a substrate, a decorative layer attached to the substrate, a first transparent plastic film covering the decorative layer, a second transparent plastic film attached to the first transparent plastic film, and a flexible paint layer coated on the second transparent plastic film. | 11-12-2009 |
20090301748 | HOUSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE HOUSING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A housing includes a thin film comprising transparent plastic and color particles, a protecting film attached to the thin film; and a substrate attached to the protecting film. A method for manufacturing the housing and an electronic device using the housing are also disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
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20120068484 | CLAMP MECHANISM - A clamp mechanism includes a base defining two first sliding grooves, a sliding member slidable relative to the base and two second sliding grooves corresponding to the first sliding grooves respectively, a pair of first connecting members slidably received in the first sliding grooves respectively, a pair of second connecting members slidably received in the second sliding grooves respectively, a first clamp member connected to one first connecting member and one second connecting member, a second clamp member connected to the other first connecting member and the other second connecting member, an impelling member fixed to the sliding member; and a driver capable of driving the sliding member along with the first and second clamp members to move toward or away from each other in order to clamp or release an object, and the impelling member capable of removing the object when the object is released. | 03-22-2012 |
20120073766 | RETRACTABLE SHIELDING APPARATUS - A retractable shielding apparatus includes an adjusting base, a fixing base, two retractable shields, a shuttle, and a cable. The two retractable shields are assembled to two ends of the shuttle respectively with one corresponding end thereof. The adjusting base and the fixing base are respectively fixed to the opposite other end of the corresponding two retractable shields. The cable adjustably connects the adjusting base, the two retractable shields, the shuttle and the fixing base together. The shuttle is slidably located between the adjusting base and the fixing base and is configured to slide along the path formed by the cable, such that the two retractable shields can be extended or retracted together with the shuttle. | 03-29-2012 |
20130042710 | SPEED REDUCING MECHANISM - A speed reducing mechanism includes a speed reducer and a bearing engaged with the speed reducer. The speed reducer includes a driving member, a first transmission member and a second transmission member. The driving member is connected to the first transmission member. The first transmission member forms a plurality of first engaging teeth, and the second transmission member forms a plurality of second engaging teeth. The total number or count of the first engaging teeth is different from that of the second engaging teeth. The bearing includes a bearing cone, a bearing cup, and roller bearings mounted between the bearing cone and the bearing cup. The first transmission member is fixed to the bearing cup, and the second transmission member is fixed to the bearing cone. | 02-21-2013 |
20130118225 | HANDLING MECHANISM AND PUNCHING MACHINE USING THE SAME - A handling mechanism to convey workpieces, includes a mounting seat, a first sliding member, a first driving assembly, a second sliding member, a second driving assembly, and a clamping assembly. The first sliding member is slidably mounted on the mounting seat. The first driving assembly is mounted on the mounting seat and capable of driving the first sliding member to slide along the longitudinal direction of the mounting seat. The second sliding member is slidably mounted on the first sliding member. The second driving assembly is mounted on the first sliding member and capable of driving the second sliding member to slide along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the mounting seat. The clamping assembly is fixed to the second sliding member for clamping workpieces. The present invention further discloses a punching machine using the same. | 05-16-2013 |
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20110010114 | CONTACT PRESSURE AND POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND DETECTING METHOD FOR SAME - A contact pressure and position detecting device includes a first sensing layer, a second sensing layer located on the first sensing layer, and a processor. The first sensing layer includes a number of parallel first pipes, and the second sensing layer includes a number of parallel second pipes perpendicular to the first pipes. Each first pipe includes a first pressure sensor received therein for generating a first electrical signal according to the gas pressure therein. Each second pipe includes a second pressure sensor received therein for generating a second electrical signal according to the gas pressure therein. The processor compares the first electrical signals with a first threshold value, and the second electrical signals with a second threshold value to judge which first pipe and second pipe is pressed, and then obtains the contact position on the detecting device. | 01-13-2011 |
20110096095 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING IMAGE ON DISPLAY SCREEN OF THE SAME - A display device includes a display screen, an image capturing device, a calculating module, and an image adjusting module. The display screen is capable of displaying an image thereon, and includes a first side. The image capturing device captures an image of a viewer, and includes an image sensor with a second side parallel to the first side. The calculating module identifies a left eye image and a right eye image of the viewer from the image of the viewer, and calculates an angle formed between the first side of the display screen and an imaginary straight line passing through the actual left eye and right eye of the viewer. The image adjusting module rotates the image on the display screen to make the first side of the display screen parallel to the imaginary straight line passing through the actual left eye and right eye of the viewer. | 04-28-2011 |
20110155553 | KEYPAD - A keypad includes a circuit board, a key, and a rotating member. The circuit board includes at least one first keypad switch and at least one second keypad switch. The key includes a first protruding post configured for actuating the at least one first keypad switch, and a second protruding post for actuating the at least one second keypad switch. The rotating member is rotatably connected to the circuit board and able to retain in a first position and a second position. In the first position, the rotating member prevents the first protruding post from actuating the at least one first keypad switch and allows the second protruding post to actuate the at least one second keypad switch. In the second position, the rotating member allows the first protruding post to actuate the at least one keypad switch. | 06-30-2011 |
20110157819 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a cover, a body, and a sliding mechanism connecting the cover to the body. The sliding mechanism includes a slidable plate and at least one telescoping member. The cover is rotatably coupled to ends of the at least one telescoping member. Other ends of the at least one telescoping member are slidably coupled to the slidable plate. The slidable plate is slidably received in the body, and at least a part of the slidable plate is capable of sliding out of the body. | 06-30-2011 |
20110242784 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE KEYPAD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for controlling an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a keypad, a first conductive surface, and a second conductive surface. The keypad is rotatable and includes buttons. The first conductive surface is attached to the bottom of the keypad, rotatable with the keypad, and includes first contact portions. The second conductive surface is fixed in the housing, arranged below the first conductive surface, spaced apart from the first conductive surface, and includes second contact portions. The method includes determining which of the buttons is pressed. Determining whether an activation signal is received, wherein when the first contact portion contacts one of the second contact portions which shape is the same as the first contact portion, the activation signal is generated. Determining the pressed button is activated if the activation signal is received, and executing a function corresponding to the activated button. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247022 | OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - An optical disc drive for an electronic device is provided. The optical disc drive includes a rotating member, a spindle, a reading member and a controlling module. The rotating member includes a connecting member, and a first end fixed to a housing of the electronic device. The spindle is connected to a second end of the connecting member for rotating an optical disc arranged on the spindle. The reading member is fixed to the connecting member to read the optical disc. When a switch of the electronic device is actuated, a processing unit of the electronic device outputs a signal to the controlling module. The controlling module controls the rotating member to rotate. The connecting member moves the spindle and the reading member out of the housing, further controls the spindle to rotate the optical disc, and the reading member to read the optical disc. | 10-06-2011 |
20110279372 | INPUT DEVICE HAVING MAGNETIC BUTTON STRUCTURE - An input device includes a cover and a base. The cover includes a button and a protrusion. The protrusion protrudes from the button. The base includes a processing unit and a button controlling module. The button controlling module includes a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member, and a movement sensing unit. The adjacent ends of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member have the same polarity. The protrusion of the button contacts the first magnetic member. The movement sensing unit is for sensing the movement of the second magnetic member and for transmitting the sensed movement data of the second magnetic member to the processing unit. The processing unit determines the depressed button according to the sensed movement data of the second magnetic member. | 11-17-2011 |
20120064940 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile communication device includes a main body, a communication unit, an earpiece, a mouthpiece, a comparison unit and a first driver. The communication unit generates a starting signal when the communication device and another communication device establish a connection. The earpiece rotates with respect to the main body. The mouthpiece receives ambient sound and determines an ambient noise level according to the collected ambient sound in response to the starting signal. The comparison unit determines whether the ambient noise level is equal to a predetermined value, and generates a first driving signal when the ambient noise level is not equal to the predetermined value. The first driver drives the earpiece to rotate toward an ear of a user of the mobile communication device in response to the first driving signal. | 03-15-2012 |
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20130030753 | TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAME - A remote server in electronic communication with a data center for testing one or more different types of electronic devices and method automatically tests one or more electronic devices. The data center stores a plurality of test programs correspondingly designed to test different types of electronic device. The remote server download one or more specified test programs corresponding to the electronic devices from the data center according to an identification code of each electronic device. The remote server tests the electronic devices by running the corresponding test programs. | 01-31-2013 |
20130165074 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote monitoring system includes a network server for communicating with a portable terminal, which sends a request or a remote operation command in response to an user's input. The network server includes a display device, an analyzing unit, a control unit, and a streaming media unit. The analyzing unit receives and analyzes the request to determine a request event. The streaming media unit captures an images of the real time screen of the display device in response to a command generated by the control unit, encodes the captured image, and sends the encoded image to the portable terminal The portable terminal decodes the captured image and displays the decoded image thereon. A related method is also provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166714 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA STORAGE - A storage system includes a plurality of storage servers connected in a hierarchical fashion to form a tree structured network accessible by a client computer via a network. The storage servers includes a root node storage server at a highest level in the hierarchy, a plurality of second level node storage severs at a second level connected to the root node storage server, and a plurality of third level node storage severs at a third level connected to the corresponding second level node storage servers. The root node storage server receives and stores data from the client computer. Each of the second level node storage severs obtains the data from the root node storage server and stores the data thereon. Each of the third level node storage severs obtains the data from the corresponding second node storage server and stores the data thereon. A related method is also provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130185156 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MESSAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD - In a message management method of a communication device, a plurality of keywords relating to different commercial activities are preset and stored into a keyword database. Whether a received message of the communication device is an advertisement of a commercial activity is determined by comparing content of the message with each keyword of the keyword database. A starting time of the commercial activity is extracted from the message if the message is an advertisement. An pre-activity alarm time is determined according to the extracted starting time, and an alarm is given to a user when the alarm time is reached. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185569 | DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON CLOUD STORAGE - A data protection system implemented by a data protection device divides original data of a user into a plurality of data packets, and allots a sequential number to each second data. The system encrypts each of the data packets in sequence according to the allotted number of each of the data packets. After each of the data packets has been encrypted, the system moves each encrypted data packet from the data protection device to a cloud storage device in communication with the data protection device through a network. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185808 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING DATA STORED IN DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A computerized method protects data stored in a data storage device. One or more safe destinations are set and correlated with predetermined data of the data storage device. When target data correlated with the safe destinations is needed to be transmitted to a target destination, whether the target destination matches with one of the safe destinations is determined. A data transmission program of the data storage device is executed, and the target data is transmitted to the target destination using the data transmission program, when the target destination matches with one of the safe destinations. If the target destination does not match with any of the safe destinations, a user is notified to input a password and the target data is transmitted to the target destination when the user has input a valid password within a predetermined time period. | 07-18-2013 |
20130210381 | APPARATUS AND ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT METHOD OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A computerized method manages prepaid fees of a communication device having a first prepaid account. The first prepaid account is bound with one or more second prepaid accounts of one or more third-party terminals. Residual prepaid fees of the first prepaid account, and whether the prepaid fees of the first prepaid account are less than a predetermined value is determined. When the residual prepaid fees of the first prepaid account are less than the predetermined value, one of the second prepaid accounts is determined as a fee transferring account. A request message is sent to a communication server to request transferring a predetermined amount of prepaid fees from the fee transferring account to the first prepaid account of the communication device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130232408 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXT EDITING - A method for text editing is provided. The method includes steps: displaying a text file on a touch display screen; displaying a clipboard alongside of the displayed text file; determining selected text in response to a text selection touch operation; generating parameters representative of the selected text in response to the text selection touch operation; copying the parameters to the clipboard and displaying the parameters on the displayed clipboard in response to a use's first loading operation; finding the text in the text file according to the selected parameters displayed on the displayed clipboard in response to a user's parameter selection operation; and copying the found text from the text file to an intended location in response to a user's second loading operation. A related text editing system is also provided. | 09-05-2013 |
20130239043 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DISPLAY OF WIDGET - A method for managing display of a widget, the widget is displayed in a form of a predetermined textbox on a user interface before the widget has got focus. When the widget has got focus, corresponding functions of the widget are executed, and preset original data of the widget is displayed through the widget. When the widget has lost focus, the display of the widget is reverted to the predetermined textbox, and inputted or selected information by the user through the widget is displayed in the predetermined textbox. | 09-12-2013 |
20130254874 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON SCREEN FROM BEING VIEWED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING ANTI-VIEWING FUNCTION - A computerized method prevents information displayed on a screen of a display device from being viewed by unauthorized persons. Images in front of the screen are captured at regular intervals using an image capturing device of the display device. Faces are recognized from each of the captured images using facial recognition technologies. Whether or not the screen is in a state of being viewed by one or more unauthorized persons is determined according to the faces recognized as such in each of the captured images. A predetermined anti-viewing display is displayed on the screen to prevent the information being displayed on the screen from being viewed by any unauthorized person, when the screen is determined to be in the state of being viewed by any unauthorized person. | 09-26-2013 |
20130262861 | DATA PROTECTION METHOD FOR E-MAIL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DATA PROTECTION FUNCTION - A computerized data protection method prevents data of an electronic device from being compromised through e-mail. A digital certificate is installed in the electronic device, and one or more safe e-mail addresses are configured and stored in the digital certificate. Predetermined data stored in the electronic device are correlated with the one or more safe e-mail addresses. When the predetermined data need to be sent to a target e-mail address, whether the target e-mail address matches with one of the safe e-mail addresses is verified. If the target e-mail address matches with one of the safe e-mail addresses, the predetermined data is sent to the target e-mail address. | 10-03-2013 |
20130283186 | FILE UPLOADING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FAST FILE LOCATION - A computerized file uploading method uploads files from an electronic device to a target device. When a target file stored in the electronic device is needed to be uploaded to the target device, a user is notified to input attribute information of the target file. Files that match with the attribute information inputted by the user are searched from a storage of electronic device, and are displayed through a display device of the electronic device for the user to select the target file to be uploaded. When the target file is selected, the target file is uploaded to the target device through a connection between the electronic device and the target device. | 10-24-2013 |
20140025723 | CLOUD STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA STORAGE AND SHARING METHOD BASED ON THE SYSTEM - A cloud storage system comprises at least one server, and an intermediate device that communicates with the at least one server and a plurality of client devices that are presented on a network. The client devices comprise various data for sharing, and attribute information of the sharing data are stored in the at least one server through the intermediate device. The intermediate device establishes peer to peer connections between the client devices, and controls data transmission between the client devices through the peer to peer connections, so that the client devices can share their data through the peer to peer connections. | 01-23-2014 |