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20110083882 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a conductive structure. The conductive structure includes a first conductive layer, a conductive unit, a circuit board and a conductive material. The conductive unit is disposed on the first conductive layer. The circuit board having a first through hole is disposed on the first conductive layer. The conductive unit is exposed to the first through hole. The first through hole is filled with a conductive material, such that the conductive material is electrically connected to the conductive unit. | 04-14-2011 |
20110228453 | CONNECTING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A connecting mechanism for connecting a first housing and a second housing together is provided. The second housing defines a slot. The connecting mechanism includes a fixing member fixed on the first housing, two connecting elements, and a movable member. The two connecting elements are connected to the fixing member, and each connecting element comprises a main body, a pin protruding from the main body, and an enlarged head on the pin. The movable member comprises two sliding grooves. The heads are received in the two sliding grooves, and the main bodies are located outside the sliding grooves, respectively. To connect the first housing and the second housing together, the second housing is moved to cause the movable member to totally pass through the slot, the movable member is rotated from a vertical orientation to a substantially horizontal orientation and rests on the second housing. | 09-22-2011 |
20110242741 | CONNECTING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A connecting mechanism for connecting a first housing and a second housing together is provided. The second housing defines a slot and two holes at opposite ends of the slot and communicating with the slot. The connecting mechanism includes two fixing elements fixed on the first housing, two rings and a movable element connected to the two fixing elements through the two rings and is capable of moving between a substantially horizontal orientation and a substantially vertical orientation. To connect the first housing and the second housing together, the second housing is moved to cause the movable element to pass through the slot until part of each of the two rings is received in the hole. The movable element is moved relative to the two rings to prevent the two rings from disengaging from the second housing. | 10-06-2011 |
20110291930 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION AND TOUCH INPUT METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device includes a touch input unit, a memory and a processing unit. The memory stores a table recording relationships between different time ranges and different functions executed by the electronic device. In the table, each time range corresponds to a function. The processing unit records the duration of receiving touch signals from a touch point of the touch input unit, searches the table to determine which time range the determined duration falls within, determines the function the determined duration corresponds to if the determined duration falls within one time range, and executes the determined function. The present disclosure also provides a related touch input method. | 12-01-2011 |
20110304959 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a first part, a second part, and a connecting mechanism configured to connect the first part with the second part. The connecting mechanism includes a connecting element installed on the first part, a movable element installed on the second part, and a drive element installed on the first part. The drive element is capable of moving the movable element from a first position of the second part to a second position of the second part. When the movable element is located in the first position, the movable element is latched by the connecting element. When the movable element is located in the second position, the movable element is unlatched by the connecting element. | 12-15-2011 |
20120008260 | LATCHING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, and at least one latching assembly. The second casing defines a through hole. Each latching assembly includes an operating member, a latching block, and at least one positioning member. The operating member includes a first plate and a second plate secured to the first plate. The first plate extends through the through hole, the second plate is external to the through hole. The latching block protrudes from the first casing. When the second plate is driven to move from the first position to the second position, the first plate engages the latching block and the positioning member to secure the second casing to the first casing. When the second casing is driven to move from the second position to the first position, the first plate disengages from the latching block and the positioning member. | 01-12-2012 |
20120184256 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INCOMING CALLS - A communication device includes a receiving unit, a number obtaining unit, and a reminder unit. The incoming receiving unit receives an incoming call request from a caller. The number obtaining unit obtains a phone number of the caller from the incoming call request. The reminder unit includes a reminder state, and a non-reminder state which is default. The reminder unit generates a prompt to remind a callee to accept the incoming call when in the reminder state, and does not generate a prompt for the incoming call when in the non-reminder state. The reminder unit changes into the reminder state from the non-reminder state when the phone number of the caller is not listed in a phonebook of the communication device and request duration of the incoming call reaches a predetermined value. | 07-19-2012 |
20120254035 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SPENDING DETECTING FUNCTION AND SPENDING DETECTING METHOD - A portable electronic device with a spending detecting function is provided. The portable electronic device stores a predetermined expense value. The portable electronic device detects a current expense of the portable electronic device periodically or in a predetermined condition. The portable electronic device determines whether the current expense of the portable electronic device is greater than the predetermined expense value stored in the data storage, and is prevented from paying the current expense if the current expense of the portable electronic device is greater than the predetermined expense value stored in the data storage. | 10-04-2012 |
20120309313 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND PAIRING METHOD THEREOF - A communication terminal includes a request unit, an illuminating unit, a detecting unit, a capturing unit, an analyzing unit, and a pairing unit. The request unit is used for generating a pairing signal when communication pairing function is enabled. The illuminating unit is used for generating predetermined light when communication pairing function is enabled. The detecting unit detects whether the pairing signal from another terminal has been received, and if it has, generates a signal to the capturing unit. The capturing unit is used for capturing an image of the light generated by the illuminating unit of the other terminal The analyzing unit is used for analyzing the captured image. The pairing unit is used for completing the communication pairing with the other terminal when the captured image of the light includes a predetermined characteristic. | 12-06-2012 |
20120322471 | MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SHORT MESSAGE - The disclosure provides a mobile phone for processing short message and a short message processing method adapted for the mobile phone. The method includes steps: receiving a short message, the short message includes a sender and content, evaluating whether a sender of the received short message is a contact from the phone book. If a sender of the received short message is a name from the phone book or a name in the phone book is searched from the content of the short message when a sender of the received short message is not a name from the phone book. Evaluating whether the content of the short message includes contact information, if yes, evaluating whether the contact information has been recorded in a contact represented by the name in the phone book; and if no, recording the contact information as the contact. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330608 | STEP COUNTING SYSTEM AND STEP COUNTER - A step counting system includes a portable terminal and a step counter. The portable terminal includes a processor and a first communication interface. The step counter includes a motion sensor, a step detector, a controller, and a second communication interface. The second communication interface communicates with the first communication interface. The motion sensor senses motion of a user carrying the step counter. The detector detects whether a step motion is sensed by the motion sensor. The controller transmits an increment by one signal to the processor each time a step is detected by the detector. The processor updates its display of the number of steps by increasing the number of steps by one each time the processor receives the increment by one signal from the controller. | 12-27-2012 |
20130005300 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECHARGING SIM CARD - A method for recharging a first SIM card through a mobile phone using a second SIM card is described. The method includes: receiving identifying information; generating a first short message containing the identifying information; receiving recharging information containing a phone number associated with the second SIM card and charge amount; generating a second short message containing the recharging information; and sending the first short message and the second short message to a mobile service provider, such that the mobile service device can accordingly recharge the first SIM card. | 01-03-2013 |
20130016074 | ELECTRONIC DEVICEAANM WANG; PENGAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP WANG; PENG Shenzhen City CN - An electronic device with a plurality of applications available includes a display screen, a sliding portion, a detecting unit, an executing unit. The sliding portion is assembled on the electronic device and is slidable on the surface of the display screen. The detecting unit detects the position of the sliding portion on the surface of the display screen. The executing unit executes different applications according to the different positions to which the sliding portion can be moved. | 01-17-2013 |
20130095802 | HOST MOBILE TERMINAL, LOCKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING LOCKING MECHANISM - An unlocking method enabling a locking mechanism to be unlocked, includes the following step of: detecting whether an authentication instruction from a host mobile terminal is received. First, transmitting a location search instruction to a caller mobile terminal when the authentication instruction is received. Next, receiving a location of the caller mobile terminal generated in response to the location search instruction from the caller mobile terminal. Then, determining whether the caller mobile terminal is within a predetermined distance based on the location. Finally, unlocking the locking mechanism when the caller mobile terminal is within the predetermined distance. | 04-18-2013 |
20130159470 | DOWNLOAD SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAME - A download system includes a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device includes a first account with a first residual allowance data to access a network storage device. The second communication device includes a second account with a second residual allowance data to access the network storage device. The download system further includes a download module for sharing the first residual allowance data and the second residual allowance data to download a target data from the network storage device. | 06-20-2013 |
20130163810 | INFORMATION INQUIRY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING POSITIONS - An information inquiry system includes an information acquisition unit, to acquire information of a bus route. An image capture unit captures an image of an object on the bus route. An information processing unit compares the object in the image with the information of the bus route to locate the object and access information of the located object. A storage unit stores the information of the object. An output unit displays the information of the bus route as a map and highlights the located object in the map. An information inquiring method is also provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167060 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FILE MANIPULATION METHOD - An exemplary file manipulation method determines whether the user manipulation on the file or file folder is a moving manipulation. The method then reads a directory structure of each drive from a storage unit when detecting that the user manipulation on the file or file folder is the moving manipulation, determines a maximum folder depth of the directory structure of the one or more drives, and further controls to display a user interface showing the directory structure with the maximum folder depth. Next, the method detects the user manipulation in the user interface, and determines a position where the icon is dragged to is a target position when detecting that the user manipulation is dragging the icon to the position in the ring portion of the sector. The method then moves the manipulated file or file folder to a target drive or file folder corresponding to the target position. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING PROGRAM - A system capable of installing programs includes a plurality of personal computers (PCs) communicating with a network server. Each of the PCs includes a setup transmitting module, a host identification code replacing module, and a program installing module. The setup transmitting module downloads an installation package of a program from the network server to the PC. The installation package includes a linking relationship between an identification code of the program and a host identification code of a first PC which firstly installs the program thereinto, the linking relationship is used for determining if a PC is authorized to install the program thereinto. The host identification code replacing module obtain an identification code of the PC, and replaces the identification code of the PC with the identification code of the first PC, so as to enable the PC is authorized to install the program thereinto. A related method is also provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130171968 | APPARATUS FOR DELETING PERSONAL DATA STORED IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for deleting personal data stored in a portable electronic device includes a global position system (GPS) unit, a storage unit, a signal receiving unit, and a control unit. The GPS unit determines a real time location of the portable electronic device. The storage unit stores personal data and the real time location determined by the GPS unit. The signal receiving unit receives a signal sent from a remote control terminal. The remote control terminal sends the signal if a distance between the remote control terminal and the portable electronic device is within a predetermined range. The control unit erases the personal data stored in the storage unit of the portable electronic device in response to the signal received by the signal receiving unit. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173661 | DATA SOURCE SEARCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure provides a data source searching system and a method adapted for the system. The system includes a number of cloud servers which store data. The system acquires creation time of the data in each cloud server in response to a command for searching data source of the data. A time zone of each cloud server is acquired. The system compares all creation time of the data in all cloud servers based on the time zones to determine which creation time of the data is in fact the earliest among all compared cloud servers and regards the cloud server which stores the data whose creation time is the earliest as the data source of the data. | 07-04-2013 |
20130263109 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIBED DATA PLAN OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for managing subscribed data plan of a communication device, the data plan includes a predetermined amount of Internet traffic for connecting the Internet. An end date of the subscribed data plan is set, and a time for querying residual data of the subscribed data plan is determined according to the end date. The residual data of the subscribed data plan is queried when the determined time is reached. Applications, of the communication device, which are to be updated are detected, and one or more of the detected applications are updated using the residual data of the subscribed data plan of the communication device. | 10-03-2013 |
20130271393 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND UNLOCKING METHOD - An electronic device with a touch screen comprises a storage unit, a touch detecting module, a determining module and a control module. The storage unit is configured to store a predefined length and a predefined time period. The touch detecting module is configured to detect the screen unlock pattern applied on the touch screen and the trace length of the screen unlock pattern within the predefined time period. The determining module is configured to determine whether the detected length is equal to the predefined length value. The control module is configured to unlock the touch screen when the detected length is equal to the predefined length value. An unlocking method for the electronic device is also provided. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283387 | METHOD FOR DATA SECURITY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DATA SECURITY FUNCTION - In a computerized icon management method for data security of an electronic device, target data of the electronic device is defined, and an activation message corresponding to the target data is set. The target data is hidden by changing a visible state of an icon of the target data on a display of the electronic device from visible to invisible. An input interface is displayed for receiving the activation message input by a user. The visible state of the icon of the target data is changed from invisible to visible, when the activation message corresponding to the target data is input by the user through the input interface. | 10-24-2013 |
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20100121181 | Method and System for Guidewire Tracking in Fluoroscopic Image Sequences - A method and system for tracking a guidewire in a fluoroscopic image sequence is disclosed. In order to track a guidewire in a fluoroscopic image sequence, guidewire segments are detected in each frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence. The guidewire in each frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence is then detected by rigidly tracking the guidewire from a previous frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence based on the detected guidewire segments in the current frame. The guidewire is then non-rigidly deformed in each frame based on the guidewire position in the previous frame. | 05-13-2010 |
20110033102 | System and Method for Coronary Digital Subtraction Angiography - A method and system for extracting coronary vessels fluoroscopic image sequences using coronary digital subtraction angiography (DSA) are disclosed. A set of mask images of a coronary region is received, and a sequence of contrast images for the coronary region is received. For each contrast image, a motion estimate is calculated between each of the mask images and a background region of the contrast image and a covariance is calculated for each motion estimate. Multiple background layer predictions are generated by generating a background layer prediction for each mask image based on the calculated motion estimate and covariance. The multiple background layer estimates are combined using statistical fusion to generate a final estimated background layer. The final estimated background layer is subtracted from the contrast image to extract a coronary vessel layer for the contrast image. | 02-10-2011 |
20110064189 | Method and System for Needle Tracking in Fluoroscopic Image Sequences - A method and system for tracking a needle in a fluoroscopic image sequence is disclosed. In order to track a needle in a fluoroscopic image sequence, the needle is initialized in a first frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence. Needle segments are detected in each subsequent frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence, and the needle is detected in each frame of the fluoroscopic image by tracking the needle from a previous frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence based on the detected needle segments in the current frame. | 03-17-2011 |
20110221754 | Method and System for Graph Based Interactive Detection of Curve Structures in 2D Fluoroscopy - A method and system for detecting a curve structure in a 2D fluoroscopic image is disclosed. A plurality of curve segments are detected in the image. A graph is generated based on the detected curve segments. A curve structure is detected in the image by determining a path between a source node and a destination node in the graph. A hyper-graph can be constructed from the graph in order to impose geometric constraints on segments of the detected the curve structure, and the curve structure can be detected by finding a shortest path in the hyper-graph. | 09-15-2011 |
20110228992 | Method and System for Guiding Catheter Detection in Fluoroscopic Images - A method and system for detecting a guiding catheter in a 2D fluoroscopic image is disclosed. A plurality of guiding catheter centerline segment candidates are detected in the fluoroscopic image. A guiding catheter centerline connecting an input guiding catheter centerline ending point in the fluoroscopic image with an image margin of the fluoroscopic image is detected based on the plurality of guiding catheter centerline segment candidates. | 09-22-2011 |
20110288404 | Shape Modeling and Detection of Catheter - A method and system for detecting and modeling a catheter in a fluoroscopic image is disclosed. Catheter tip candidates and catheter body candidates are detected in the fluoroscopic image. One of a plurality of trained shape models is fitted to the catheter tip candidates and the catheter body candidates in order to model a shape of the catheter in the fluoroscopic image. | 11-24-2011 |
20120004533 | OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE CANDIDATES IN MEDICAL DEVICE OR FEATURE TRACKING - Multiple candidates are optimized in medical device or feature tracking. Possible locations of medical devices or features for each of a plurality of different times are received. The possible locations of devices are modeled using a probability function. An iterative solution to obtain the maximum of the probability function determines the possible locations to be used as the locations of the medical devices or features for each time. Where two or more medical devices or features are provided with a geometric relationship, such as being connected by a detected guide wire, the probability function may account for the geometric relationship, such as a geodesic distance between the possible locations for the two medical devices. | 01-05-2012 |
20120059253 | Method and System for Image Based Device Tracking for Co-registration of Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound Images - A method and system for co-registration of angiography data and intra vascular ultrasound (IVUS) data is disclosed. A vessel branch is detected in an angiogram image. A sequence of IVUS images is received from an IVUS transducer while the IVUS transducer is being pulled back through the vessel branch. A fluoroscopic image sequence is received while the IVUS transducer is being pulled back through the vessel branch. The IVUS transducer and a guiding catheter tip are detected in each frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence. The IVUS transducer detected in each frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence is mapped to a respective location in the detected vessel branch of the angiogram image. Each of the IVUS images is registered to a respective location in the detected vessel branch of the angiogram image based on the mapped location of the IVUS transducer detected in a corresponding frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence. | 03-08-2012 |
20120070046 | Method and System for Detection and Tracking of Coronary Sinus Catheter Electrodes in Fluoroscopic Images - A method and system for detecting and tracking coronary sinus (CS) catheter electrodes in a fluoroscopic image sequence is disclosed. An electrode model is initialized in a first frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence based on input locations of CS sinus catheter electrodes in the first frame. The electrode model is tracked in subsequent frames of the fluoroscopic image sequence by detecting electrode position candidates in the subsequent frames of the fluoroscopic image sequence using at least one trained electrode detector, generating electrode model candidates in the subsequent frames based on the detected electrode position candidates, calculating a probability score for each of the electrode model candidates, and selecting an electrode model candidate based on the probability score. | 03-22-2012 |
20120093397 | Method and System for Learning Based Object Detection in Medical Images - Methods and Systems for training a learning based classifier and object detection in medical images is disclosed. In order to train a learning based classifier, positive training samples and negative training samples are generated based on annotated training images. Features for the positive training samples and the negative training samples are extracted. The features include an extended Haar feature set including tip features and corner features. A discriminative classifier is trained based on the extracted features. | 04-19-2012 |
20120238866 | Method and System for Catheter Tracking in Fluoroscopic Images Using Adaptive Discriminant Learning and Measurement Fusion - A method and system for adaptive discriminant learning and measurement fusion for image based catheter tracking is disclosed. An adaptive discriminant model is trained online based on a tracked object, such as a pigtail catheter tip, in at least one previous frame of a fluoroscopic image sequence. The object is tracked in the current frame of the fluoroscopic image sequence based at least on the adaptive discriminant model trained online. The object may be tracked in the current frame based on a fusion of three types of measurement models including the adaptive discriminant model trained online, an object detection model trained offline, and an online appearance model. | 09-20-2012 |
20130011030 | Method and System for Device Detection in 2D Medical Images - A method and system for device detection in a 2D medical image is disclosed. In order to account for shape variation of a 3D object in a 2D imaging plane, a hierarchical tree-structured array of trained classifiers is used to detect a 3D object, such as a pigtail catheter in a 2D medical image, such as a fluoroscopic image. The hierarchical tree-structured array of trained classifiers increases a dimensionality of the search space with each hierarchical level, and as the search space is increased, the classification is split into object sub-classes using trained classifiers independently trained for each sub-class. | 01-10-2013 |
20140187942 | Needle Enhancement in Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging - A needle is enhanced in a medical diagnostic ultrasound image. The image intensities associated with a needle in an image are adaptively increased and/or enhanced by compounding from a plurality of ultrasound images. Filtering methods and probabilistic methods are used to locate possible needle locations. In one approach, possible needles are found in component frames that are acquired at the same time but at different beam orientations. The possible needles are associated with each other across the component frames and false detections are removed based on the associations. In one embodiment of needle detection in an ultrasound component frame, lines are found first. The lines are then searched to find possible needle segments. In another embodiment, data from different times may be used to find needle motion and differences from a reference, providing the features in additional to features from a single component frame for needle detection. | 07-03-2014 |
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20150087972 | DYNAMIC OVERLAY OF ANATOMY FROM ANGIOGRAPHY TO FLUOROSCOPY - An overlay of anatomy is created for a fluoroscopy image. Anatomy detected in angiographic images is used to locate anatomy in the fluoroscopy image. For each cardiac phase, the anatomy is detected multiple times from different cardiac cycles using angiographic images. The fluoroscopic overlay for each cardiac phase is formed from a combination of angiographic candidates fit from the different cardiac cycles to the fluoroscopic image. To further enhance the combination, prediction of the anatomy position from one phase to the next phase is used. | 03-26-2015 |
20150313563 | REGRESSION FOR PERIODIC PHASE-DEPENDENT MODELING IN ANGIOGRAPHY - A periodic time-varying model of a guide wire, other device, or vessel is created from higher contrast CINE acquisition. A multivariate curve regression is used for periodic, phase dependent motion modeling. This model is then used to locate or track the guide wire, other device or vessel in lower contrast fluoroscopy images during intervention. | 11-05-2015 |
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20090263123 | FIBER NETWORK MONITORING - This specification describes technologies relating to optical fiber network monitoring. A monitoring system is provided. The monitoring system includes a fiber network including a plurality of branch fibers and a main station coupled to a main fiber of the fiber network to broadcast communications signals to a plurality of branch stations. The monitoring system includes a monitoring device configured to transmit a monitoring signal and detect reflected portions of the monitoring signal such that the received portions specifically identify a condition of specific branch fibers of the plurality of branch fibers and a plurality of filtering devices coupled to each respective branch fiber, each filtering device including a transmission window configured to pass a plurality of communication wavelengths and a distinct wavelength of the monitoring signal, where the distinct wavelength is not within the transmission window, and block the remaining wavelengths, where the distinct wavelength identifies the respective branch fiber. | 10-22-2009 |
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20080260124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING CARD CALL SERVICE - A method and an apparatus for implementing a card call service are disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: obtaining card information of a user terminal when determining that a call initiated by the user terminal is a card call; providing a card call service for the user terminal when determining, according to the card information, that the card call is supported. It can be seen that NGN may provide a user terminal with a card call service when the user terminal initiating a card call has the card information which may support a card call, so that the satisfaction of users is remarkably improved. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266268 | TOUCHPAD COVER APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a base, a touchpad and a touchpad cover apparatus for covering an operating surface of the touchpad. The touchpad is fastened to a bottom plate of the base. An opening is defined in the shell for revealing the operating surface of the touchpad. The touchpad cover apparatus includes a rail guide extending from a bottom surface of the shell and a touchpad cover. A pair of parallel guiding channels is defined in the rail guide. The touchpad cover is slidably inserted between the pair of parallel guiding channels, being slidable between a first position such that the operating surface of the touchpad is revealed through the opening of the shell, and a second position such that an operating surface of the touchpad is covered by the touchpad cover. | 10-30-2008 |
20100002849 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING A MULTIMEDIA CALL - A method for realizing a multimedia call includes the following steps. A call request initiated by a calling terminal is received. An indication of the multimedia negotiation capability of the calling terminal is acquired, in which the indication of the multimedia negotiation capability identifies whether the terminal has the capability of supporting multiple multimedia negotiations or not. It is determined, according to the indication of the multimedia negotiation capability, whether the calling terminal has the capability of supporting multiple multimedia negotiations or not. A multimedia call connection is performed according to the multimedia negotiation capability of the calling terminal. It is determined, according to the factor whether the calling terminal has the capability of supporting multiple multimedia negotiations or not, how to perform the multimedia call connection, so as to flexibly realize the multimedia call connection accordingly. | 01-07-2010 |
20100121976 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR NOTIFYING REAL-TIME STREAMING PROTOCOL EVENTS - A method for notifying a Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) event includes: monitoring an event state; and sending a notification indicative of a change of the event state to an event state receiving entity if detecting the change of the event state. A computer program and a computer-readable storage medium are provided to enable a computer to perform the steps of the method for notifying an RTSP event. An apparatus for notifying an RTSP event includes: an event state monitoring unit, adapted to monitor an event state; and a message sending unit, adapted to send a notification indicative of a change of the event state when the event state monitoring unit detects the change of the event state. A system for notifying an RTSP event includes the RTSP event notifying apparatus. Through the technical solution herein, the event state is notified to the corresponding network entity when the event state changes. | 05-13-2010 |
20100122281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICE RESOURCES - A method for controlling authorization of service resources includes: by a Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) entity, receiving a message that carries a list of resources allowed to be used from an SCF entity; and obtaining the list of resources allowed to be used from the message, and controlling authorization of resources requested by a User Equipment (UE) according to the list of resources allowed to be used. A system and device for controlling authorization of service resources are also disclosed. With the present invention, the services accessible to the user are authorized at a single attempt. Therefore, the service switching speed is increased without any impact on the flexibility of the user in selecting the list of accessible services; and the service availability and the user experience are enhanced significantly. | 05-13-2010 |
20100182997 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING USER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION IN A MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus and system for transmitting UE information in a multimedia subsystem. The method includes: a call session control function entity obtains capability information of UE, and transmits the capability information of the UE to an AS; the AS obtaining the capability information of the UE sent from the call session control function entity. The solution of the present disclosure ensures that the AS in the IMS can obtain the capability information of the UE. Therefore, services based on the capability information of the UE can be implemented on the AS successfully. | 07-22-2010 |
20120284274 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SERVICE MANAGEMENT - A method and a device for service management are provided. The method includes: receiving a management instruction corresponding to a virtual linkage group, where the virtual linkage group is grouped according to a service requirement; determining an object of the virtual linkage group, where the object of the virtual linkage group is a group of processes, a group of components, a group of boards, or a group of frames satisfying the service requirement; and performing unified management on the object of the virtual linkage group according to the management instruction. By grouping a virtual linkage group according to a service requirement, when a management instruction corresponding to the virtual linkage group is received, effective service management is performed on the basis of satisfying the service requirement, and the flexibility of the service management is improved. | 11-08-2012 |
20130035127 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MACHINE TO MACHINE/MAN SERVICE - The disclosure discloses a device, a method and a system for processing Machine to Machine/Man (M2M) service information to simplify processing courses of the M2M service and to improve processing efficiency of the M2M service. The device comprises: a receiving unit ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130173697 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILE RECEIVING AND SENDING - A file receiving and sending method, comprising steps of: reading an object file to be sent; cutting the object file into a number of sub-files and sequencing the sub-files with a given order; sending the sequenced sub-files in order via a network; receiving the sequenced sub-files via the network; combining the received sub-files one by one according to their given order; displaying the combined file as the first, and as each further sub-file, is received; determining whether to continue receiving remaining sub-files according to user's input. Users are able to preview part content of the object file and determine whether to continue or to stop receiving the whole file as they like. | 07-04-2013 |
20130262855 | DOCUMENT ENCRYPTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAME - A document encrypting system in an electronic apparatus includes a communicating module, an encoding module, a decoding module, and a deleting module. The communicating module builds a communication with the network storage device, downloads the encryption algorithm from the network storage device, and stores the encryption algorithm in the local storage device. The encoding module employs the encryption algorithm to encode the document. The decoding module employs the encryption algorithm to decode the document. The deleting module deletes the encryption algorithm stored in the local storage device. | 10-03-2013 |
20130278519 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DRAWING FUNCTION AND DRAWING METHOD THEREOF - In a drawing method of an electronic device, a touch device detects contact positions on the touch device corresponding to user operations, converts pressures applied to the points of contact into corresponding piezoelectric signals, and calculates coordinates of the contact positions. A plurality of colors are available and selectable by a user. The objects are drawn based on the coordinates of the contact positions from the touch device and the set color. The color shading of each point of the drawing depends upon the contact pressures as signified by the piezoelectric signals. | 10-24-2013 |
20130312100 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH VIRUS PREVENTION FUNCTION AND VIRUS PREVENTION METHOD THEREOF - In a virus prevention method of an electronic device, executable files that are being installed in the electronic device are compared with the virus characteristics in virus database of the electronic device. The electronic device communicates with a server through a network, and a virus database and a suspected virus database of the server are accessed when one or more suspected files are determined. The one or more suspected files are compared with virus characteristics of virus samples in the virus database and non-viral characteristic of non-virus samples in the suspected virus database of the server, so as to determine whether the one or more suspected files are virus files. The determined one or more virus files intruded in the executed files are deleted. | 11-21-2013 |
20140115048 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR NOTIFYING REAL-TIME STREAMING PROTOCOL EVENTS - A method for notifying a Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) event includes: monitoring an event state; and sending a notification indicative of a change of the event state to an event state receiving device if detecting the change of the event state. A computer program and a computer-readable storage medium are provided to enable a computer to perform the steps of the method for notifying an RTSP event. An apparatus for notifying an RTSP event includes: an event state monitoring unit, adapted to monitor an event state; and a message sending unit, adapted to send a notification indicative of a change of the event state when the event state monitoring unit detects the change of the event state. A system for notifying an RTSP event includes the RTSP event notifying apparatus. | 04-24-2014 |
20140189697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING APPLICATION PROGRAM - A method for managing application programs is provided. The method includes acquiring whether a daemonic application program is running in an operating system, collecting a memory occupancy of the daemonic application program periodically within a time period upon finding a daemonic application program; determining whether the daemonic application program is in a long-term standby status according to the memory occupancy of the daemonic application program, and closing the daemonic application program when the daemonic application program is in a long-term standby status. An application program management system is also provided. | 07-03-2014 |
20140204287 | TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY ELECTRODE OF THE TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN, DISPLAY ELECTRODE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch display screen, a method for manufacturing a display electrode of the touch display screen, a display electrode and an electronic device are described. In the touch display screen, the electrode in the first direction and the electrode in the second direction are connected to the touch detecting unit, and the touch detecting unit and the display control unit operate in a time-sharing manner. Thus, a part of the display electrode can be multiplexed, and it is unnecessary to provide an additional touch-sensitive layer to detect the touch on the touch display screen, so the structure of the touch display screen is simplified; because the touch-sensitive layer is omitted, the touch display screen has better transmittance; and because the touch detecting unit and the display control unit operate in a time-sharing manner, the detection on the touch and the control on the display will not affect mutually. | 07-24-2014 |
20140204288 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY SCREEN WITH TOUCH-CONTROL FUNCTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a liquid-crystal display screen with touch-control function and a manufacturing method thereof and an electronic apparatus. The liquid-crystal display screen includes a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode, which are included in a common electrode in display electrodes of the liquid-crystal display screen, and are connected to a touch detection unit. Furthermore, the touch detection unit and a display control unit operate in a timesharing manner. In this way, in the touch-control display screen, the common electrode may also be used as an electrode for detecting a touch on the touch-control display screen, and the structure of the display screen is simplified. Moreover, the touch-control display screen has a better light transmittance and the detecting for the touch and the control for the display may not interact with each other. | 07-24-2014 |
20140285464 | TOUCH-CONTROL METHOD FOR LIQUID DISPLAY DEVICE AND TOUCH-CONTROLLABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch-control method for a liquid crystal display device, includes: switching from a display mode to a touch-control mode; determining whether there is a touch made by an object or whether there is an input made by an active pen; in the case where there is the input made by the active pen, starting an active pen detecting sub-mode in which an X-axis direction common electrode of the liquid crystal display device is defined as an X-axis direction receiving electrode, and a Y-axis direction common electrode or a signal electrode is defined as a Y-axis direction receiving electrode; and determining a position or an action of the active pen according to amplitudes of signals of the X-axis direction receiving electrode and the Y-axis direction receiving electrode. A touch-controllable liquid crystal display device is further provided. | 09-25-2014 |
20140310364 | INSTANT MESSAGE SYSTEM AND INSTANT MESSAGE MANAGING METHOD - An instant message managing method comprises detecting which client terminal used by a user sends messages according to basic information of the client terminal. A terminal managing module marks the client terminal used by a first user to send messages as a first access terminal, marks the client terminal used by a second user to send messages as a second access terminal, and prohibits all other client terminals of the first and second users from receiving messages. The message transmitting module transmits the messages between the first access terminal and the second access terminal. | 10-16-2014 |
20140372918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF USER INTERFACE OF APPLICATION - A system for adjusting a position of a user interface of applications running in an electronic device is provided. The system includes a first determining module, an acquiring module, a second determining module, a dividing module, and an adjusting module. The first determining module determines the applications running in the electronic device, and the priority of each determined application. The acquiring module acquires the predetermined frame of the user interface of the application. The second determining module determines a first area in a display screen of the electronic device according to the acquired predetermined frame. The dividing module determines a remaining area, and divides the remaining area into a number of sub-areas according to a predetermined division rule. The adjusting module adjusts the positions of the user interfaces of remaining applications to the different sub-areas. | 12-18-2014 |
20150022683 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VIDEO PLAYING METHOD - A video playing method for an electronic device, the electronic device includes a display and an image capturing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus captures images in real-time while a video is being displayed by the electronic device. The electronic device determines whether each of the images captured by the image capturing apparatus includes facial characteristics. If one or more images do not include the facial characteristics, the video is automatically paused. | 01-22-2015 |
20150103952 | Digital Predistortion Processing Method and Device - A digital predistortion processing method and device, the method comprises: performing digital predistortion processing on a baseband signal according to a first predistortion correction parameter, converting the baseband signal after digital predistortion processing into a radio-frequency signal, dividing the radio-frequency signal, and respectively outputting each path of radio-frequency signal to a distinct power amplifier; and, coupling and outputting the radio-frequency signal output by each power amplifier to a feedback link for combination to obtain a combined signal, and performing conversion processing on the combined signal; and generating a predistortion correction parameter according to the combined signal after conversion processing and the baseband signal before digital predistortion processing, and updating the first predistortion correction parameter to a second predistortion correction parameter. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106469 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DATA CACHE FUNCTION AND RELATED METHOD - An electronic device with a data cache function includes a memory and a processor. The processor caches video data to the memory when a webpage is opened to play a network video, divides the cached video data into a plurality of sub videos, transfers the plurality of sub-videos to an external storage equipment for storing from the memory, and joins the plurality of sub-videos from the external storage equipment and the cached video data in the memory to form a joined video. | 04-16-2015 |
20150188647 | Method and Device for Testing Radio Frequency Index and Wireless Index of Active Antenna System - A method and apparatus for testing a radio frequency index and a wireless index of an active antenna system are provided. A probe-type testing cover based on a near field coupling mode is adopted to test the radio frequency index of the tested active antenna system. The method comprises testing cover monomer calibration, testing cover environment calibration, radio frequency index test, putting the tested active antenna system into the testing cover, wherein the test environment is the same as the calibration environment, and performing radio frequency test on the tested active antenna system through a radio frequency port of a test probe after compensating the test environment according to a calibration result obtained from the calibration. Further a comprehensive testing method is provided. | 07-02-2015 |
20150261586 | Device and Method for Communicating between Cores - A device and method for communicating between cores are provided. The device comprises: a postbox component, configured to store a message sent from a message sending core to a message receiving core and notify the message receiving core to read the message; and a bus adapter component, connected between the postbox component and the message receiving core and the message sending core which communicate with each other and configured to provide read/write interfaces of the postbox component and the message receiving core and the message sending core. By means of the disclosure, the problems that the device and method for communicating between cores with high complexity, poor timeliness and poor expandability during multi-core application in the related art are solved, thereby achieving the effects of reducing the communication between cores complexity significantly, reducing communication time delay and having excellent expandability and scalability. | 09-17-2015 |
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20090052009 | NON-LINEAR OPTICAL DEVICE SENSITIVE TO GREEN LASER - A non-linear optical device comprising a polymer configured to be photorefractive upon irradiation by a green laser. The polymer comprises a repeating unit including a moiety selected from the group consisting of the structures (M-1), (M-2) and (M-3), as defined herein. | 02-26-2009 |
20090092746 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITIONS WITH NANOPARTICLES - Described herein are photorefractive compositions and devices incorporating such compositions. The photorefractive composition comprises a polymer and metal-containing nanoparticles. The polymer comprises a charge transport component and a non-linear optical component which provides non-linear optical functionality. Optionally, the composition can further comprise at least one agent which inhibits agglomeration of the nanoparticles, as well as other components such as sensitizers and plasticizers. The photorefractive compositions demonstrate very good phase stabilities and substantially no haziness, even after several months. Furthermore, the addition of the metal compound nanoparticles to the polymer increases the photorefractive response time and grating formation speed when compared to similar compositions that do not contain the nanoparticles. | 04-09-2009 |
20090197186 | OPTICAL DEVICES RESPONSIVE TO BLUE LASER AND METHOD OF MODULATING LIGHT - An optical device comprising a photorefractive composition configured to be photorefractive upon irradiation by a blue laser. The photorefractive composition comprises a polymer comprising a repeating unit including at least a moiety selected from the group consisting of the formulas (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), as defined herein. | 08-06-2009 |
20100096603 | OPTICAL DEVICES RESPONSIVE TO NEAR INFRARED LASER AND METHODS OF MODULATING LIGHT - A photorefractive composition that is photorefractive upon irradiation by a near infrared (NIR) laser. The photorefractive composition comprises a sensitizer and a polymer comprising a repeating unit including at least a moiety selected from the group consisting of the formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), as defined herein. The photorefractive composition can be used in optical devices. | 04-22-2010 |
20100099789 | METHOD FOR MODULATING LIGHT OF PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITION - A method for forming a grating in a photorefractive composition comprising the steps of: providing a photorefractive composition containing a sensitizer and a polymer, wherein the polymer includes a first repeating unit which includes a moiety selected from the group consisting of the formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic) as defined herein; and irradiating the photorefractive composition with a near infrared (NIR) laser, wherein the composition provides long grating holding time and the grating signal can be read out without external bias voltage. | 04-22-2010 |
20110262845 | METHOD FOR MODULATING LIGHT OF PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITION WITHOUT EXTERNAL BIAS VOLTAGE - A method for modulating light, comprising the steps of providing a photorefractive composition containing a sensitizer and a polymer, wherein the sensitizer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of anthraquinone, -nitro-9-fluorenone and 2,7-dinitro-9-fluorenone and irradiating the photorefractive composition with a laser. The photorefractive composition provides a grating without using an external bias voltage. | 10-27-2011 |
20120058418 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A three-dimensional holographic display device includes a holographic display medium constituted by a photorefractive organic composition, and an optical system for recording and reproducing a holographic image using the holographic display medium. The photorefractive organic composition includes a photorefractive organic polymer having a tri-alkyl amino side-chain group. | 03-08-2012 |
20120275007 | OPTICAL DEVICES FOR MODULATING LIGHT OF PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITIONS WITH THERMAL CONTROL - Described herein are optical devices comprising a photorefractive layer and at least two inert layers, such that the photorefractive layer is sandwiched between the two inert layers. The photorefractive layer may include a photorefractive composition that is photorefractive upon irradiation by a laser beam. In some embodiments, the photorefractive composition is formulated such that a grating that is irradiated into the photorefractive composition can be read out of the photorefractive composition without applying an external bias voltage. Furthermore, a grating that is written into the composition may be controlled using thermal treatment. | 11-01-2012 |
20130074927 | HIGHLY-FLUORESCENT AND PHOTO-STABLE CHROMOPHORES FOR ENHANCED SOLAR HARVESTING EFFICIENCY - The invention provides highly fluorescent materials comprising a single (n=0) or a series (n=1, 2, etc.) of benzo heterocyclic systems. The photo-stable highly luminescent chromophores are useful in various applications, including in wavelength conversion films. Wavelength conversion films have the potential to significantly enhance the solar harvesting efficiency of photovoltaic or solar cell devices. | 03-28-2013 |
20130128339 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITION RESPONSIVE TO MULTIPLE LASER WAVELENGTHS ACROSS THE VISIBLE LIGHT SPECTRUM - Described herein are compositions that are photorefractive upon irradiation by multiple laser wavelengths across the visible light spectrum. Embodiments of the photorefractive composition comprise a polymer, a chromophore, and a sensitizer, wherein the polymer comprises a repeating unit including at least a moiety selected from the group consisting of the formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), as defined herein. The photorefractive composition can be used in optical devices. | 05-23-2013 |
20130170016 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE DEVICE CONTAINING A CHROMOPHORE-DOPED POLYMER LAYER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A photorefractive device ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130284265 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION PERYLENE DIESTER CHROMOPHORES AND LUMINESCENT FILMS - This invention is related to novel perylene diester derivatives represented by the general formula (I) or general formula (II) as described herein. The derivatives are useful in various applications, such as luminescent dyes for optical light collection systems, fluorescence-based solar collectors, fluorescence-activated displays, and/or single-molecule spectroscopy. The invention also relates to a luminescent medium, such as a luminescent film, that can significantly enhance the solar harvesting efficiency of thin film CdS/CdTe or CIGS solar cells. The luminescent medium comprises an optically transparent polymer matrix and at least one luminescent dye that comprises a perylene diester derivative. Over 16% of an efficiency enhancement to a CdS/CdTe solar cell and over 12% of an efficiency enhancement to a CIGS solar cell can be achieved. | 10-31-2013 |
20130321897 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE DEVICES HAVING SOL-GEL BUFFER LAYERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING - A photorefractive device ( | 12-05-2013 |
20130341573 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING ELECTROLYTES IN A PHOTOREFRACTIVE LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - A photorefractive composition and a photorefractive device comprising the composition are disclosed. The composition is configured to be photorefractive upon irradiation by a laser having a wavelength in the visible light spectrum and comprises a polymer, a non linear optical chromophore, a plasticizer, and an electrolyte. In an embodiment, the percentage of polymer recurring units that comprise a charge transport moiety is less than 30%. In an embodiment, the electrolyte comprises one or more of ammonium salts, heterocyclic ammonium salts, and phosphonium salts. In an embodiment, the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyurea, polyurethane, poly(meth)acrylate, polyester, polyimide, and combinations thereof. Preferably, the composition has a diffraction efficiency of about 25% or greater upon irradiation with a visible light laser. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341574 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITION AND DEVICE COMPRISING THE COMPOSITION - A photorefractive composition and a photorefractive device comprising the composition are disclosed. The composition is configured to be photorefractive upon irradiation by a laser having a wavelength in the visible light spectrum and comprises a polymer, a non linear optical chromophore, and a plasticizer. In an embodiment, the percentage of polymer recurring units that comprise a charge transport moiety is less than 30%. In an embodiment, the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyurea, polyurethane, poly(meth)acrylate, polyester, polyimide, and combinations thereof. Preferably, the composition has a diffraction efficiency of about 30% or greater upon irradiation with a visible light laser. | 12-26-2013 |
20140311566 | MICROSTRUCTURED WAVELENGTH CONVERSION FILMS FOR ENHANCED SOLAR HARVESTING EFFICIENCY - Described herein are microstructured wavelength conversion films for enhanced solar harvesting efficiency of photovoltaic devices or solar cells. The microstructured wavelength conversion film comprises a luminescent medium that is provided with a microstructured surface, where the luminescent medium and the microstructured surface can be combined into a single layer or made up of two or more separate layers. A photovoltaic module which utilizes the medium to improve the performance of photovoltaic devices or solar cells is also provided, along with a method of improving a solar cell or photovoltaic device by utilizing the microstructured wavelength conversion film. | 10-23-2014 |
20150261267 | SKIN MATERIAL DESIGN TO REDUCE TOUCH TEMPERATURE - An electronic device includes a housing with a plurality of sides and electronics components in the housing. A porous and thermally conductive material is associated with the housing. The material has a thermal conductively (k), and a porosity between 10% and 70% that results in a specific heat (ρ) and density (C | 09-17-2015 |
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20090121129 | PULSE HEATING-TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRIC GAS ELEMENTS ANALYZER - A pulse heating—time of flight mass spectrometric gas elements analyzer, which involves the chemical analysis field of inorganic materials, and comprises of a pulse heating electrode furnace, a sample charging system, a purification device, a time-of-flight mass spectrometer, a signal acquisition and data processing system, and an automatic control system. Said electrode furnace and sample charging system are united as one via upper/lower electrodes and pneumatic cylinders, to form a closed hearth. Said electrode furnace, purification device and time-of-flight mass spectrometer are interconnected through the gas pipelines: the purified inert carrier gas comes into the hearth from its top, carrying out the gas components released from sample fusion, and upon re-purification, comes into the time-of-flight mass spectrometer; said signal acquisition and data processing system is connected to the detector of the said mass spectrometer via signal cables, and on the basis of computation by the data processing module of the relevant computer software, outputs the mass percentages of O, N, H and Ar in the sample. The lower limit of detection can be below 0.01 ppm to 0.1 ppm, and no less than three elements can be measured simultaneously in one analysis cycle. | 05-14-2009 |
20110261187 | Extracting and Mapping Three Dimensional Features from Geo-Referenced Images - Mobile Internet devices may be used to generate Mirror World depictions. The mobile Internet devices may use inertial navigation system sensor data, combined with camera images, to develop three dimensional models. The con of an input geometric model may be aligned with edge features of the input camera images instead of using point features of images or laser scan data. | 10-27-2011 |
20120125564 | COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE TEST - The present invention provides a coolant temperature control system for engine performance test, comprising an internal coolant circulation system, a heat exchange unit, a temperature monitoring and control unit, and an external coolant circulation system, wherein, the internal coolant circulation system and the external coolant circulation system are connected to the heat exchange unit respectively, and the internal coolant circulation system is connected to the engine; the temperature monitoring and control unit is connected to the internal coolant circulation system, the heat exchange unit, and the external coolant circulation system respectively, and the internal coolant circulation system is a closed internal circulation system. A vapor exhaust pipe connects the water channel in the engine cylinder head to an expansion water tank; a bypass pipe and a bypass valve are mounted to the water inlet and water outlet of the engine. | 05-24-2012 |
20130263200 | METHOD FOR TWO TIME-SCALES VIDEO STREAM TRANSMISSION CONTROL - A method for two time-scales video stream transmission control is proposed, which mainly includes the following three steps. Firstly, a model-based long time-scale bandwidth trend extraction step is proposed to calculate a current bandwidth through a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) throughput model, and predict a trend of network bandwidth by using an Exponential Smooth Model (ESM) according to the calculated current bandwidth. Secondly, a short time-scale bandwidth fluctuation detection step is proposed to divide a network status into three categories and according to different network statuses, additively increase or multiplicatively decrease the estimated bandwidth. Thirdly, a target bit rate adjustment step based on two asymmetrical thresholds is proposed to set an up-threshold and a down-threshold of bandwidth to avoid frequently adjusting a target bit rate of an encoder. The method can satisfy the requirements of TCP-friendliness, real-time, and smoothness for the video transmission. | 10-03-2013 |
20130276007 | Facilitating Television Based Interaction with Social Networking Tools - Video analysis may be used to determine who is watching television and their level of interest in the current programming. Lists of favorite programs may be derived for each of a plurality of viewers of programming on the same television receiver. | 10-17-2013 |
20130276029 | Using Gestures to Capture Multimedia Clips - In response to a gestural command, a video currently being watched can be identified by extracting at least one decoded frame from a television transmission. The frame can be transmitted to a separate mobile device for requesting an image search and for receiving the search results. The search results can be used to obtain more information. The user's social networking friends can also be contacted to obtain more information about the clip. | 10-17-2013 |
20130342640 | OBJECT OF INTEREST BASED IMAGE PROCESSING - An apparatus, a method and a system are provided, wherein the system includes an encoding engine to encode and/or compress one or more objects of interest within individual image frames with higher bit densities than the bit density employed to encode and/or compress their background. The system may further include a context engine to identify a region of interest including at least a part of the one or more objects of interest, and scale the region of interest within individual image frames to emphasize the objects of interest. | 12-26-2013 |
20140003662 | REDUCED IMAGE QUALITY FOR VIDEO DATA BACKGROUND REGIONS | 01-02-2014 |
20140019134 | BLENDING RECORDED SPEECH WITH TEXT-TO-SPEECH OUTPUT FOR SPECIFIC DOMAINS - A text-to-speech (TTS) engine combines recorded speech with synthesized speech from a TTS synthesizer based on text input. The TTS engine receives the text input and identifies the domain for the speech (e.g. navigation, dialing, . . . ). The identified domain is used in selecting domain specific speech recordings (e.g. pre-recorded static phrases such as “turn left”, “turn right” . . . ) from the input text. The speech recordings are obtained based on the static phrases for the domain that are identified from the input text. The TTS engine blends the static phrases with the TTS output to smooth the acoustic trajectory of the input text. The prosody of the static phrases is used to create similar prosody in the TTS output. | 01-16-2014 |
20140026157 | FACE RECOGNITION CONTROL AND SOCIAL NETWORKING - Methods, apparatuses, and articles associated with face recognition login, social network and video chat are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, an apparatus may include a networking interface, and a face recognition based controller configured to determine whether a user is watching a television, based on image frames of a video signal generated by a camera. The controller may be further configured to transmit a login request, via the network interface, to a server associated with a social network, on determination that the user is watching the television, to log the user into the social network, and enabling video chat. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 01-23-2014 |
20140033239 | NEXT GENERATION TELEVISION WITH CONTENT SHIFTING AND INTERACTIVE SELECTABILITY - Systems and methods for providing next generation television with content shifting and interactive selectability are described. In some examples, image content may be transferred from a television to smaller mobile computing device, and an example-based. visual search may be conducted on a selected portion of the content. Search results may then be provided to the mobile computing, device. In addition, avatar simulation may be undertaken. | 01-30-2014 |
20140043329 | METHOD OF AUGMENTED MAKEOVER WITH 3D FACE MODELING AND LANDMARK ALIGNMENT - Generation of a personalized 3D morphable model of a user's face may be performed first by capturing a 2D image of a scene by a camera. Next, the user's face may be detected in the 2D image and 2D landmark points of the user's face may be detected in the 2D image. Each of the detected 2D landmark points may be registered to a generic 3D face model. Personalized facial components may be generated in real time to represent the user's face mapped to the generic 3D face model to form the personalized 3D morphable model. The personalized 3D morphable model may be displayed to the user. This process may be repeated in real time for a live video sequence of 2D images from the camera. | 02-13-2014 |
20140044349 | CONTEXTUAL DOMINANT COLOR NAME EXTRACTION - Dominant color names may be extracted from an image by analyzing spatial-context of pixels contained in the image. A dominant color region may be defined by taking a double-threshold approach that addresses ambiguous color regions and a degree of confidence that each pixel belongs in the dominant color region. Affiliation maps and binary maps may be used to generate the dominant color region. Images may be converted to a saliency map, from which a region of interest may be assigned a dominant color name. Image search results may be filtered by the dominant color name associated with the image. | 02-13-2014 |
20140115450 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF EVIDENCE PRESERVATION FOR DIGITAL DOCUMENTS - This application provides a method and system of evidence preservation for digital documents. The method comprises: converting, by a client, the digital document to a document code, which is uniquely corresponding to the digital document; uploading, from the client, the document code and first attribute information of the client to a server, wherein the first attribute information includes user information and geographical position information of the client; and incorporating, by the server, second attribute information into the document code and the first attribute information to form a code file, and preserving the code file in a code file database of the server, wherein the second attribute information includes time information indicating when the document code is received by the server; wherein when contents of the digital document are changed, contents of the document code are changed accordingly. | 04-24-2014 |
20140137255 | Method, System, and Apparatus for Detecting Malicious Code - A method, a system, and an apparatus for detecting malicious code to solve the problem that detection efficiency is low and that more resources are occupied. The method includes: monitoring execution of an instruction in a virtual machine supervisor of a host computer, where the instruction is generated in escape mode when a read-write request generated during execution of program code in a virtual machine of the host computer is delivered to the virtual machine supervisor; obtaining execution characteristics of the program code according to execution of the instruction; and comparing the obtained execution characteristics with pre-stored execution characteristics of known malicious code, and determining that the program code is malicious code when the obtained execution characteristics and the pre-stored execution characteristics are the same. This improves the detection efficiency, and saves the storage resources and the processing resources in the host computer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140214424 | VEHICLE BASED DETERMINATION OF OCCUPANT AUDIO AND VISUAL INPUT - Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations to receive audio data and visual data from one or more occupants of a vehicle. A determination may be made regarding which of the one or more occupants of the vehicle to associate with the received audio data based at least in part on the received visual data. | 07-31-2014 |
20140254922 | Salient Object Detection in Images via Saliency - An input image, which may include a salient object, is received by a salient object detection and localization system. The system may be trained to detect whether the input image includes a salient object. If the system fails to detect a salient object in the input image, the system may provide the sender of the input with a null result or an indication that the input image does not contain a salient object. If the system detects a salient object in the input image, the system may localize the salient object within the input image. The system may generate an output image based at least in part on the localization of the salient object. The system may provide the sender of the input image with information pertaining to the detected salient object. | 09-11-2014 |
20140310271 | PERSONALIZED PROGRAM SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for selecting a program to present to a consumer includes detecting facial regions in an image, detecting hand gestures in an image, identifying one or more consumer characteristics (mood, gender, age, hand gesture, etc.) of said consumer in the image, identifying one or more programs to present to the consumer based on a comparison of the consumer characteristics with a program database including a plurality of program profiles, and presenting a selected one of the identified program to the consumer on a media device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140372503 | Virtual Desktop Implementation Method, Apparatus, and System - A virtual desktop implementation method, apparatus, and system are provided. A monitor program intercepts a file access request of an application program, and obtains file operation information of the file access request, where the file operation information includes a storage location and an operation type of a to-be-accessed file; the monitor program determines a file type of the to-be-accessed file according to the storage location of the to-be-accessed file, where the file type includes a system file and a program file; sends the file access request to a to-be-accessed file in a local virtual operating system folder when the file type is a system file; and sends the file access request to a to-be-accessed file in a program folder in a local or remote device when the file type is a program file. Accordingly running speeds of a virtual desktop and an application on the virtual desktop are improved. | 12-18-2014 |
20150054786 | Capacitive Touchscreen and Terminal - The capacitive touchscreen includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface; a first pattern and a first outgoing wire that are formed on the first surface of the substrate, where the first pattern covers a partial area of the first surface of the substrate, and the first outgoing wire is formed in a remaining area, except the first pattern, of the first surface of the substrate; and a second pattern and a second outgoing wire that are formed on the second surface of the substrate, where the second pattern covers a partial area of the second surface of the substrate, and the second outgoing wire is formed in a remaining area, except the second pattern, of the second surface of the substrate. The first surface and the second surface are two opposite surfaces of the substrate. | 02-26-2015 |
20150227044 | SUPPORT STAGE - A support stage comprises a body; at least one pin hole disposed in the body; a lift pin which is received in the pin hole and movable upwards or downwards; at least one groove disposed on a hole wall of the pin hole; and balls which are accommodated in the groove and capable of freely rolling in the groove, wherein the groove is disposed around the lift pin, and is shaped and sized such that each ball is capable of rolling in the groove and a part of each ball projects beyond the hole wall of the pin hole even when the each ball is pressed by the lift pin. With the support stage according to the embodiment of the present invention, the balls are disposed in the groove of the pin hole. In this way, generation of the particles can be alleviated. | 08-13-2015 |
20150261893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PIPELINE FLOW STATUS PARAMETER OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE NETWORK - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining pipeline-flow status parameters of natural-gas-pipeline network, the method includes: dividing natural-gas-pipeline network into multiple areas according to its topology structure; for each area, establishing first control equation representing operating status in pipelines of the area, of which unknown parameters are pipeline-flow status parameters in the pipelines of the area, known parameters include structural parameters of pipelines, operating parameters of components and physical-property parameters of natural gas; for each area, establishing second control equation representing operating status at boundary nodes of the area; solving the first and second control equation to determine the pipeline-flow status parameters in the pipelines and at the boundary nodes of each area. In the present invention, algebraic equation set with fewer equations is solved, thereby achieving high efficient and rapid calculation of the pipeline-flow status parameters of the natural-gas-pipeline network, which is easy to operate. | 09-17-2015 |
20150303900 | ISOLATION CIRCUIT - An isolation circuit includes a first multiplexer, a D flip-flop, a second multiplexer, an OR gate, and an AND gate. The first multiplexer selects a data signal or a scan-in signal as a first element output signal according to a scan enable signal. The D flip-flop generates a second element output signal according to the first element output signal. The second element output signal is fed back to the first multiplexer and is used as the data signal. The second multiplexer selects an isolation signal or the second element output signal as a third element output signal according to a test enable signal. The OR gate generates a fourth element output signal according to the scan enable signal and the third element output signal. The AND gate generates a second power domain signal according to a first power domain signal and the fourth element output signal. | 10-22-2015 |
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20160062524 | INTEGRATION SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TOUCH SCREEN USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the disclosure disclose an integration sheet, a method for manufacturing the same and a method for manufacturing a touch screen using the same. The integration sheet comprises a polarizing sheet and an optically clear adhesive attaching with each other, a release film provided on a side of the optically clear adhesive away from the polarizing sheet and another release film provided on a side of the polarizing sheet away from the optically clear adhesive. | 03-03-2016 |
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20140038001 | POWER BATTERY SAFETY COVER - The invention pertains to the technical field of a power battery, in particular to a power battery safety cover, comprising a cover plate, and a first terminal, a second terminal, a pressure release valve, a filling hole and a safety turning valve which are arranged on the cover plate, wherein the safety turning valve is electrically connected to the cover plate, on the cover plate is provided with a conducting plate for short-circuit protection which is electrically connected to the second terminal; the conducting plate for short-circuit protection, positioned above the safety turning valve, comprises a conducting plate main body and a first groove arranged on the conducting plate main body, and thickness of bottom of the first groove is less than that of the safety turning valve. | 02-06-2014 |
20140113183 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY WITH SAFETY PROTECTION BRACKET - A lithium-ion battery includes a safety protection bracket. The battery includes an electrode assembly and an aluminum housing for receiving the electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a cathode, an anode, and a separator film, a cathode tab is positioned on the cathode, an anode tab is positioned on the anode, a safety bracket is positioned on the top of the electrode assembly, and the safety bracket is located between the aluminum housing and the electrode assembly, and an aluminum top cover fixedly connected to the aluminum housing is positioned on the aluminum housing. The battery provides a safety protection unit deployed on the bracket can fix the electrode assembly, and in addition, when the battery is punctured or crushed or otherwise misused, release energy of a faulty cell through an outer short-circuit to avoid greater accidents and ensure safety performance of the battery. | 04-24-2014 |
20140154534 | POWER BATTERY SAFETY HEAD COVER - The invention pertains to the field of power battery technology, in particular to a power battery safety head cover, comprising a cover plate, a positive pole, a negative pole, a pressure release valve and a filling hole, wherein the positive pole, the negative pole, the pressure release valve and the filling hole are arranged on the cover plate, the positive pole is electrically connected with the cover plate, the negative pole is assembled with the cover plate in an insulating way, and the negative pole is connected with a negative temperature coefficient thermistor. | 06-05-2014 |
20140154540 | POWER BATTERY COVER PLATE EQUIPPED WITH A CURRENT INTERRUPTION DEVICE - The invention pertains to the field of battery technology, in particular to a power battery cover plate equipped with a current interruption device, comprising a cover plate, a positive Terminal, a vent and a negative teminal, wherein, the positive Terminal, the vent and the negative teminal are installed on the cover plate; the negative teminal comprises an upper part of the negative teminal and a lower part of the negative teminal, in which, the lower part of the negative teminal is assembled with the upper part of the negative teminal in an insulated and sealed way, the upper part of the negative teminal is connected with the lower part of the negative teminal via an elastic connector, the lower part of the negative teminal is provided with a notch to which the elastic connector is corresponding to. | 06-05-2014 |
20140170445 | POWER BATTERY COVER - A power battery cover, which comprises a cover plate, a burst vent, a first terminal, a second terminal and a conducting strip; wherein, the burst vent, the first terminal and the second terminal are arranged on the cover plate, the second terminal is electrically connected to the cover plate, and the first terminal is subject to an insulated assembly with the cover plate and is electrically connected to the conducting strip; the power battery cover also comprises a tensile shrapnel which is welded to the cover plate; the tensile shrapnel is arranged under and close to the conducting strip; under the condition of overcharge of a battery, air pressure in the battery cell rises due to decomposition of the electrolyte. | 06-19-2014 |
20150104672 | SAFETY DEVICE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - This invention belongs to the lithium-ion battery field, and in particular, to a safety device of a lithium-ion battery. The safety device of a lithium-ion battery comprises a top cover plate, a first electrode post, a second electrode post, an explosion-proof valve, and a conductive plate, wherein the first electrode post, the second electrode post, and the explosion-proof valve are respectively positioned on the top cover plate; the first electrode post is electrically connected to the top cover plate; the second electrode post is assembled in an insulated way to the top cover plate; and the second electrode post is electrically connected to the conductive plate; where an air-pressured flip plate is further positioned on the top cover plate, and a cut is positioned on the air-pressured flip plate. The device may be used to avoid a safety problem caused by overcharging when an accident occurs on a cell, and release energy of the faulty cell through an outer short-circuit, thereby avoiding a more serious safety accident and ensuring safety performance of the battery. | 04-16-2015 |
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20140205872 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING DESIRABLE SAFETY PERFORMANCE - The present application provides a rechargeable battery including a battery case and a battery cap coupled to the battery case. The battery cap includes a conductive cap plate; a first electrode electrically connected to the cap plate; a second electrode insulatively connected to the cap plate, the second electrode being in electrical connection with one end of a conductive plate for securing the second electrode to the conductive cap plate; and a conductive turnover component in electrical connection with the conductive cap plate, the turnover component being initially separated from the conductive plate and capable deforming to contact other end of the conductive plate due to high pressure in the battery case, so as to short-circuit the first electrode and the second electrode. | 07-24-2014 |
20140255766 | ANTI-ROTATION MECHANISM FOR ELECTRODE TERMINAL POST OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - The present disclosure provides an anti-rotation mechanism for an electrode terminal post of a lithium-ion battery, the anti-rotation mechanism for the electrode terminal post of the lithium-ion battery is an insulative piece, the insulative piece is provided on an electrode terminal post base which is fixedly connected to the electrode terminal post, and the insulative piece is also fixedly connected to an inner wall of a battery case of the lithium-ion battery. The rotation of the electrode terminal post of the lithium-ion battery can be effectively prevented through the insulative piece which is provided on the electrode terminal post base and is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the battery case of the lithium-ion battery. | 09-11-2014 |
20140315050 | VENT AND CAP ASSEMBLY OF POWER BATTERY - The present disclosure provides a vent and a cap assembly of a power battery. The vent comprises a vent body and a vent body protective sheath having a wall portion and a hollow portion, the vent body is fixedly connected to a lower portion of the wall portion and sealing the hollow portion from below, an upper portion of the wall portion is fixedly connected to a cap plate for sealing a vent hole. The cap assembly of the power battery comprises a cap plate provided with a vent hole and an electrolyte-injection hole; a first electrode post connected to the cap plate; a second electrode post connected to the cap plate; and a vent fixedly provided to the vent hole; wherein the vent is the above vent. | 10-23-2014 |
20150132619 | SAFETY CAP ASSEMBLY OF POWER BATTERY - A safety cap assembly of power battery comprises a cap plate and a first terminal unit, a second terminal unit, a vent, an electrolyte-injection hole and a safety reverse valve provided to the cap plate; the first terminal unit is electrically connected to the cap plate; the second terminal unit is insulated from and assembled to the cap plate; the safety reverse valve is electrically connected to the cap plate; a short circuit protection conducting plate is provided above the cap plate, is electrically connected to the second terminal unit, and is positioned above the safety reverse valve; the first terminal unit comprises a first terminal body, and a metal gasket and a resistance plate around the first terminal body, the resistance plate is provided below the metal gasket and comprises a substrate and a coating on a surface of the substrate. | 05-14-2015 |
20150188119 | Safety Device Of Lithium-Ion Battery - A safety device of lithium-ion battery is provided which comprises a cap plate, a first electrode post, a second electrode post, a vent, a deformable plate, an insulating plate and a conductive plate, the first electrode post, the second electrode post and the vent are provided on the cap plate, the first electrode post and the cap plate are electrically connected, the first electrode post and the conductive plate are assembled in an insulating manner, the deformable plate is provided between the first electrode post and the conductive plate, the deformable plate are electrically connected to the first electrode post and the conductive plate, the deformable plate comprises a recessing portion, connecting portions and welding portions, the recessing portion is integrally connected to the welding portion by the connecting portion, the conductive plate is provided with a gas-guide hole, an opening of the gas-guide hole corresponds to the connecting portion. | 07-02-2015 |
20150311481 | Cap Assembly Of Power Battery - The present disclosure provides a cap assembly of a power battery, which comprises: a cap plate provided with a vent hole and an electrolyte-injection hole; a first electrode post provided on and electrically connected to the cap plate; a second electrode post insulated from and assembled to the cap plate | 10-29-2015 |
20150372264 | Through Connecting Piece, Power Battery And Cap Assembly Thereof - The present disclosure provides a through connecting piece, a power battery and a cap assembly thereof. The through connecting piece comprises: a base having at least an opening; a conductor, the number of the conductor is the same as the number of the opening, the each conductor is provided through the corresponding one opening and a part of the each conductor received in the corresponding one opening has a shape of a racetrack or a rectangle with rounded corners in a top view; and a heat-resistant insulative material, the number of the heat-resistant insulative material is the same as the number of the opening, the each heat-resistant insulative material is filled in the opening between the corresponding one base and the corresponding one conductor. The cap assembly of power battery comprises the above through connecting piece. The power battery comprises the above cap assembly of the power battery. | 12-24-2015 |