Chow, CN
Alix Lik Hang Chow, Beijing CN
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20130332527 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING A GROUP EVENT - An approach is provided for organizing a group event. An input from a device specifying a group event is received. A location associated with the group event is determined. One or more other devices within a proximity of the location are determined. A notification of the group event to the one or more other devices is generated. | 12-12-2013 |
Andy Lok-Fung Chow, Fanling CN
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20150376795 | FORMALDEHYDE FREE ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The copper electroless baths are formaldehyde free and are environmentally friendly. The electroless copper baths include one or more sulfinate compounds as reducing agents to replace formaldehyde. The electroless baths are stable and deposit a bright copper on substrates. | 12-31-2015 |
Chi-Kwong Chow, Taiwan CN
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20080261022 | Polyurethane Composite, Its Preparation and Use - A polyurethane composite is disclosed comprising rigid polyurethane and foamed thereupon a flexible integral skin (surface pore closed) polyurethane foam, wherein the rigid polyurethane having a density range of 600 kg/m | 10-23-2008 |
Chi Wai Chow, Hsinchu CN
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20100111543 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical transmitter is of the reflective modulation type and has a means of generating reflection, a mixer for mixing a data stream and a sub-carrier, and an optical modulator for modulating an optical carrier with the output from the mixer in order to avoid optical beat-interference noise arising from, for example, Rayleigh backscattering. The modulator is in one embodiment of the interferometric type such as a Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM) operated to suppress the optical carrier at the transmitter output in order to reduce optical beat interference noise. The modulator preferably implements CSS-AMPSK modulation, which suppresses optical beat noise and achieves strong dispersion tolerance, enabling, for example, 10 Gb/s data transmission over 100 km distance without dispersion compensation. The transmitter may have a duobinary encoder, which encodes the data prior to mixing with the sub-carrier. | 05-06-2010 |
Fred Chow, Shenzhen CN
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20140325190 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING EXECUTION PERFORMANCE OF MULTIPLY-ADD INSTRUCTION DURING COMPILING - The present invention relates to a method for improving execution performance of multiply-add instructions during compiling, comprising the following steps of: compiling a source code by a compiler to acquire internal representation; optimizing; generating a machine code on the basis of a target processor, and allocating a physical register to a pseudo-register in the machine code; and improving results of register allocation to multiply-accumulate instructions. The method for improving execution performance of multiply-add instructions during compiling provided by the present invention has the following advantages: the compiler is allowed to realize procedure optimization by acquiring the optimal MAC (multiply-accumulate) instruction use gain. | 10-30-2014 |
Hua Kuen Chow, Qui Chang Zhen CN
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20080296246 | Bottle with peripheral chamber - The present invention relates to a bottle with a peripheral chamber. The bottle comprises a bottle body, a wall of the bottle body curving inwards thus creating a chamber therein, and a cover of the chamber. The cover can be opened or closed by using a concave depression on the bottle body. The bottle further comprises a container of the chamber so that the chamber can hold a second object in addition to a first object in the bottle body. The bottle is capable of carrying different objects simultaneously. Since the chamber is formed directly from the bottle body, the present invention is simple in structure, easy to manufacture, and low in cost. | 12-04-2008 |
Hung Chow, Zhongshan CN
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20100043155 | CLEANING RAKER - The present invention provides a cleaning raker, which includes a raker holder, a cleaning brush disposed on the raker holder, a dedusting driver for driving the brush and a vibration device provided at a bottom of the raker holder. The vibration device comprises a vibrating plate and a vibrating driver for driving the vibrating plate. The vibrating plate is connected to the vibrating driver. In use, dusts with static charge around the raker holder are stirred along with vibration of the vibrating plate under the drive of the vibrating driver. These dusts then are cleaned with the brush easily, thus the cleaning efficiency is significantly increased. Further, as cleaning some large bulk of dusts, under the function of the vibrating plate, the vibration easily breaks down these large bulks of dusts. | 02-25-2010 |
20100043258 | STEAM IRON - The present invention provides a steam iron, which includes an iron base with a receiving cavity and a soleplate soleplate cover matched and connected to the soleplate. The soleplate cover is provided with a water inlet communicated with a water tank. The soleplate is provided with at least a heating element and a steam chamber. The water inlet is communicated with the steam chamber. The soleplate further defines at least a steam lower outlet communicated with the steam chamber. A unilateral connecting device is arranged at a water influent passage communicated with the water inlet or at the water inlet. This ensures that steam is neither drained away nor backflows into the water tank owing to the effective obstruction of the unilateral connecting device, when the steam is discharged through the steam outlet, thus solving the problem of traditional steam iron. | 02-25-2010 |
20100064557 | STEAM IRON - The present invention discloses a steam iron which includes an iron body, a steam generation device disposed in the iron body, and an operation sensing device electrically connected to steam generation device. Compared with the existing technologies, in the present invention, an additional operation sensing device is electrically connected to the steam generation device. When the user operates the steam iron, the operation sensing device can transmits operating signals to the steam generation device which thus starts to work. When the iron is not operated, the steam generation device doesn't work because no operating signal is transmitted to the operation sensing device, thereby reducing energy and enhancing safety. | 03-18-2010 |
John W. Chow, Taipei CN
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20140359318 | POWER ADAPTERS - Power adapters are disclosed. An example power adapter includes a housing. The example power adapter also includes a power converter to convert an input power to an output power. The example power adapter also includes a communication pod carried by the housing, the port to receive data from a first device. The example power adapter also includes a terminal to transfer power from the power converter to the second device, and to transmit the data received from the first device to the second device. The example power adapter also includes a communication line to communicate the data from the communication port to the terminal. | 12-04-2014 |
Kam Pui Chow, Hksar CN
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20090192990 | Method and apparatus for realtime or near realtime video image retrieval - A distributed absorbing surveillance apparatus comprising a plurality of surveillance branches at which data of a video image frame is characterised, indexed and stored locally in real-time upon capturing means browsing and searching can be conducted locally at a relatively low computational overhead upon receipt of searching instructions from a central query processor. Such a distributed surveillance apparatus also facilitates enhanced target searching speed and efficiency. | 07-30-2009 |
Kwong Lam Thomas Chow, Gaoyao City CN
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20130245144 | POLYURETHANE FOAM TOYS WITH NO RESTRICTION ON PLAYING ENVIRONMENT AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing polyurethane (PU) foam toys with no restriction on playing environment comprises steps as follows: (1) Placing the prefabricated flexible cover into the foaming mold, and then vacuuming to firmly attach the cover to the inner wall of the mold; (2) Spraying adhesives at the periphery and the interior of the flexible cover while maintaining the continuous vacuum pressure; (3) Injecting the mixed polyurethane into the foaming mold; (4) Closing the mold and performing condensation reaction; (5) Opening the mold to get the product. The present invention is about the production of polyurethane form toys by formulating polyurethanes and binding the interior polyurethane body and flexible cover with adhesives. Because of its resilient and sturdy characteristics, the thermoplastic flexible cover provides protection to the interior polyurethane foam body, effectively eliminating problems like mildew growth, difficulties of cleaning and preventing damage. | 09-19-2013 |
Leslie Ho Leung Chow, Shilouzhen CN
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20110073019 | SAFE ANCHORING DEVICE - A safe anchoring device for anchoring a safe to a floor. In addition to anchoring the safe, the safe anchoring device simultaneously provides a watertight and airtight seal for the interior of the safe. A tunnel connects the interior housing to the exterior housing. Insulation is between the interior housing and the exterior housing. A removable top cover covers the tunnel on the inside of the safe at the interior housing. When the anchoring device is used to anchor the safe to the floor, a removable threaded locking bolt extends through the tunnel and is threaded onto a threaded tube section of a bottom cover while the bottom cover is securely attached to the floor. In a preferred embodiment, when the safe is anchored to the floor the watertight and airtight seal is provided by a gasket under the top cover and an O-ring under the bolt head of the threaded locking bolt. When the safe is not anchored to the floor, the threaded locking bolt is removed and the bottom cover covers the tunnel at the exterior housing. In a preferred embodiment, when the safe is not anchored to the floor the watertight and airtight seal is provided by gaskets under the top cover and the bottom cover. | 03-31-2011 |
Leslie Ho Leung Chow, Shilouzhen Panyu District CN
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20120085272 | SAFE WITH CONCEALED HINGE - A safe with a concealed hinge assembly. A safe body has a pocket with a hinge pin attached to the pocket. A safe door has a hinge lug rigidly attached to the safe door. A hinge assembly is formed when the hinge pin is inserted through the hinge lug allowing for the safe door to be pivotally attached to the safe body. The hinge assembly is contained within the pocket so that the hinge assembly is concealed and protected from tampering. In a preferred embodiment the safe body includes two pockets within a rigidly attached door frame. Two hinge assemblies are contained within the pockets so that they are concealed and protected from tampering. | 04-12-2012 |
20150322695 | SAFE WITH NITINOL WIRE LOCKING MECHANISM - A safe. A safe lid is connected to a safe box via a hinge attachment. The safe is locked shut by utilization of a latch assembly. A Nitinol wire is connected to a latch assembly opening device. The latch assembly opening device is connected to the latch assembly. A user can open the safe by inputting the correct pass code into a keypad. An electrical signal is then transferred to the Nitinol wire causing the Nitinol wire to shorten. The shortening of the Nitinol wire causes the latch assembly opening device to open the latch assembly. In a preferred embodiment a key lock is also configured to control the latch assembly opening device and the key lock may be used as another method to open the safe. | 11-12-2015 |
20150354262 | Safe with Latch and Key Lock - A safe. A safe lid is connected to a safe box via a hinge. A fascia assembly is connected to the safe lid and a latch assembly is connected to the safe box. The fascia assembly includes a keypad and a fascia assembly locking groove. The latch assembly includes a latch having a fascia assembly locking tab and a lock latch locking tab. The latch assembly also has a lock lever pivotally connected to the latch and the latch assembly. A motor in the latch assembly receives electrical inputs from the keypad. The latch assembly also has a key lock. A lock latch is connected to and controlled by the motor and the key lock. A lock latch reset spring is connected to the lock latch. The safe is locked when the fascia assembly locking tab is inserted into the fascia assembly locking groove and also when the lock latch locking tab is secured behind the lock latch. The safe is unlocked by entering a pass code into the key pad. This caused an electrical signal to be transmitted to the motor. The motor then operates to move the lock latch so that it releases the lock latch locking tab. The safe can also be opened by turning the key lock to move the lock latch so that it releases the lock latch locking tab. | 12-10-2015 |
Likhang Chow, Beijing CN
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20150207916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MECHANISM TO CONTROL UNATTENDED NOTIFICATIONS AT A DEVICE - An approach is provided for providing mechanisms to control unattended notifications at a device. The approach includes determining that at least one notification presented at a device is an unattended notification. The approach also includes causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more mechanisms for controlling the unattended notification at the device, one or more other devices, or a combination thereof. | 07-23-2015 |
20150215409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS - A method, apparatus, computer program product and system are provided for providing mobile services via a scalable location-based publication/subscription comprising a subscription system. In this regard, a method is provided that includes receiving at least one subscription comprising a subscription area and at least one publication comprising a publication location. The method further includes determining a geohash representation of the subscription area and determining whether the at least one publication matches the at least one subscription based at least on the publication location and the geohash representation of the representation of the subscription area. The method further includes causing content associated with the at least one publication to be transmitted in an instance in which the at least one publication matches the at least one subscription. | 07-30-2015 |
Lik Hang Chow, Beijing CN
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20140081915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING PUBLICATIONS AND SUBCRIPTIONS BASED IN PART ON CONTEXTUAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBSCRIPTIONS OR PUBLICATIONS - An apparatus may include a registrar configured to register one or more subscription parameters for each of a plurality of subscriptions and one or more publication parameters for each of a plurality of publications. Further, the apparatus may include a matcher configured to match the publications to the subscriptions based on the subscription parameters and the publication parameters. Additionally, the apparatus may include a parameter updater configured to update the subscription parameters or the publication parameters based on one or more contextual characteristics associated with the subscriptions or the publications. Also, a potential match determiner may form a potential match list including one or more pairs of the subscriptions and the publications based on the subscription parameters and the publication parameters. Accordingly, the potential match list may reduce the computational resources needed to match the publications to the subscriptions by only determining matches for those pairs of subscriptions and publications in the potential match list. | 03-20-2014 |
20150058128 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED RINGTONE ADVERTISEMENTS - An approach is provided for sending a neighborhood-based ringtone advertisement. The approach involves receiving a ringtone request from a mobile communication device, wherein contextual information of the mobile communication device is determined and processed. The approach also involves determining the neighboring mobile communication devices, and then determining and processing the contextual information associated with the neighboring mobile communication devices. The approach further involves determining a ringtone that has the best influence on the users of the request sending mobile communication device, and the users of the neighboring mobile communication devices. Then, a neighborhood-based ringtone advertisement is selected. | 02-26-2015 |
20150195692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DEVICE RINGTONE COORDINATION - An approach is provided for providing device ringtone coordination. The approach involves determining a request for a playback of at least one ringtone at at least one device, wherein the playback is for a notification of at least one event. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a coordination of the playback of the at least one ringtone among the at least one device, one or more other devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a determination of whether the one or more other devices are to be notified of the at least one event. | 07-09-2015 |
Maxwell Chow, Hong Kong Sar CN
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20120158249 | VEHICLE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for vehicle safety enhancement is disclosed. The system comprises a sudden slowdown detection subsystem, a slight bump detection subsystem, an airbag activation and brake malfunction detection subsystem, and a rollover detection subsystem. A controlling unit is connected to each subsystem for determining a severity level of a collision involving a vehicle, and the controlling unit is in turn connected to a communication unit for sending an alert signal based on the severity level. A method for vehicle safety enhancement is also disclosed. | 06-21-2012 |
Nelson Chow, Shanghai CN
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20100149115 | FINGER GESTURE RECOGNITION FOR TOUCH SENSING SURFACE - Touch sensor methods, devices and systems are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a method comprising monitoring a finger movement along a touch sensing surface based on position data of a finger touching the touch sensing surface, where the position data is obtained by locating a position of a force applied by the finger in a coordinate of the touch sensing surface. In addition, the method comprises generating direction data associated with the finger movement if the finger movement travels for more than a threshold distance. Furthermore, the method comprises determining a finger gesture which corresponds to the finger movement using a lookup table having multiple preconfigured finger gestures based on the direction data. | 06-17-2010 |
Oscar Chow, Zhongshan CN
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20120110757 | EASY DISASSEMBLE SWEEPER - An easy disassemble sweeper includes a sweeping device, a machine body and a trash box connected to the machine body, and further includes a magnet device for assembling or separating the trash box and the machine body. As compared with the prior art, t he machine body and the trash box of the present invention are securely assembled by a magnetic force and the present invention has a simple structure, which allows the user to quickly and conveniently assemble or separate the machine body and the trash box for the ease of cleaning the trash box. | 05-10-2012 |
Oscar Chow, Zhong Shan City CN
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20110286728 | HEATER AND ELECTRIC INSTANT WATER HEATER - The present invention provides a heater and an electric instant water heater with the heater. The electric instant water heater includes a water tank having an outlet, a heater communicated with the outlet of the water tank and a control circuit. The heater includes an electric heating pipe and a thermal conductor having a curved water channel. The electric heating pipe is embedded in the thermal conductor. The spiral electric heating pipe is embedded in the thermal conductor to thereby increase the heat transferring area, and the spiral water channel is formed in the thermal conductor. The inner wall of the metal pipe is provided with screw threads to increase the heated area and have a self-cleaning function. Thus, the cold water is instantly heated. | 11-24-2011 |
Oscar Chow, Shenzhen CN
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20120151703 | STEAM MOP - The present invention provides a steam mop including a mop body, a towel cleaning cushion; and a connection member connecting the towel cleaning cushion to the mop body. Wherein the connection member is a hooks & loops fastener or Velcro tape, and the hooks & loops fastener or Velcro tape has a hook portion directly connected with the towel cleaning cushion. The connection member used in the steam mop in the present invention is a special Velcro tape which is very easy to directly adhere to the towel cleaning cushion. Thus, a loop strip attached to the towel cleaning cushion is not needed, thereby avoiding the alignment of the hook portion with the loop strip. Secondly, because no loop strip is attached to the towel cleaning cushion, steam jetted by the steam mop can be fully released in the whole towel cleaning cushion, and the ejection of steam can not be stopped by the loop strip to thus improve the utilization ratio of the steam, thereby influencing the cleaning effect. Finally, a relatively simplified manufacturing process is produced, raw materials are saved, and it is helpful to save cost. | 06-21-2012 |
Oscar Chow, Zhongshan City CN
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20120216365 | STEAM CLEANER - A steam cleaner capable of automatically absorbing dust includes a main body; a handle arranged at an upper end of the main body; and a cleaning towel arranged at a bottom of the main body. The main body is provided with a shell, an inner cavity of the shell is provided with a steam generating device, and the inner cavity of the shell is further provided with a dust absorbing device, and wherein the dust absorbing device includes a telescopic dust absorbing head, and the shell or the handle is provided with a switch for controlling the dust absorbing head to be telescopic and absorb the dust. The shell of the steam cleaner is internally provided with the dust absorbing device with the telescopic dust absorbing head; and the switch controls the dust absorbing head to be telescopic and absorb the dust. A user only needs to press or rotate the switch, so that the dust absorbing head can be automatically outwards extended to absorb the dust on the ground; and after cleaning, the user only needs to press or rotate the switch, so that the dust absorbing head can be inwards retracted, and the steam cleaning function is recovered, therefore, the steam cleaner is very convenient to be used. | 08-30-2012 |
20120216366 | STEAM CLEANER - A steam cleaner capable of automatically sweeping includes a main body; a handle arranged at an upper end of the main body; and a cleaning towel arranged at a bottom of the main body. The main body is provided with a shell, an inner cavity of the shell is provided with a steam generating device, and the inner cavity of the shell is further provided with a telescopic sweeping device, and wherein the shell or the handle is provided with a switch for controlling the sweeping device to be telescopic and sweep the floor. The switch controls the sweeping device to be telescopic and sweep the floor. A user only needs to press or rotate the switch, so that the sweeping device can be automatically outwardly extended to sweep the floor; and after cleaning, the user only needs to press or rotate the switch so that the sweeping device can be inwardly retracted, and the steam cleaning function is recovered, therefore, the steam cleaner is very convenient to be used. | 08-30-2012 |
20120216758 | STEAM GENERATOR - The present invention relates to steam generation equipments, and more particularly, to a steam generator. The steam generator includes a first container having a first chamber, and a heating device. The steam generator further includes a second sealed container disposed in the first chamber. The heating device is disposed in the second container, and a kind of low-melting-point (LMP) metal is filled between the heating device and an inner wall of the second container. As compared to the prior art, the heating device of the present invention make no direct contact with water, so it is less liable to damage and safe in use. | 08-30-2012 |
20120289872 | BEAUTY MACHINE - A beauty machine includes a water pump, a steam generator connecting with an outlet of the water pump, and a container. The container includes a waste recycling storage area connecting with the steam generator, a cleaning liquid storage area and at least two cosmetic liquid storage areas. The cleaning liquid storage area and the cosmetic liquid storage areas connect with an inlet of the water pump. After the cosmetic liquid is forced by the water pump and vaporized quickly to steam by the steam generator, the water pump begins to draw the cleaning liquid to clean the residue in the pipeline, the water pump, the steam generator and so on, to thereby recycle the residual liquid into the waste recycling storage area. Discomfort and damage to the human body are not caused due to mixing the residue into the cosmetic liquid, and the quality of the cosmetic liquid can not be effected when using the beauty machine next time. | 11-15-2012 |
20130134230 | QUICK WATER HEATER - A quick water heater includes a housing, a water tank, a heating device having an inlet and an outlet, a water pump, a water outlet, a NTC thermistor, and a control circuit board. The water pump is connected between the water tank and the inlet by two water pipes. The water outlet is connected with the outlet. The control circuit board is electrically connected with the heating device and the water pump. The control circuit board includes a first SCR cooperating with the NTC thermistor to control the water pump on or off and a second SCR cooperating with the NTC thermistor to control power of the heating device. When the water temperature of the water outlet reaches to a predetermined temperature, the NTC thermistor sends out a feedback signal to the control circuit board, and then the control circuit board cuts off a power supply of the heating device. | 05-30-2013 |
Pui Keong Chow, Yuen Long CN
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20130150580 | PALLADIUM COMPLEXES FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES - Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a series of palladium based materials, their preparation method and their applications in an organic light-emitting diode (OLED). | 06-13-2013 |
Wingyip Kenny Chow, Shenzhen CN
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20140327870 | LENS STRUCTURE AND DUAL-PURPOSE EYEGLASSES WITH SUNGLASSES AND 3D GLASSES FUNCTIONS - A lens structure including a quarter wave plate layer and a linear polarizing plate layer is provided. When the linear polarizing plate layer is located at an outer side of the lens away from a viewer's eye, the polarizing axis of the linear polarizing plate layer is in a vertical direction. The lens structure can be used to make dual-purpose eyeglasses with sunglasses and 3D glasses functions. Any one of the quarter wave plate layer and the linear polarizing plate layer can be disposed at the outer side away from the user's eyes by adjusting the orientation of the lens of the present invention. When the linear polarizing plate layer is located at the outer side away from the user's eyes, the optical axis of the linear polarizing plate layer is in the vertical direction. Thus, the dual-purpose eyeglasses with both sunglasses and 3D glasses functions can be achieved. | 11-06-2014 |
Yeung Ming Chow, New Territories CN
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20080239325 | Optical sensing methods and apparatus - A method of sensing movement or proximity of objects by optical reflection is provided. The method includes the steps of transmitting a train of optical pulses towards a destination, sensing optical pulses reflected from the destination, and sensing and evaluating movement or proximity characteristics of objects at the destination with reference to variation in pulse width between transmitted and reflected optical pulses. | 10-02-2008 |