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20090125235 | Method of updating navigation map data - A method of updating navigation map data obtains at least one corresponding coordinate position with movement of the global positioning system navigator by receiving at least one satellite positioning signal. When it is determined that a vehicle is traveling to a street intersection, at least one image of road scene is photoed, and the coordinate position of the street intersection is recorded. At the same time, a traveling route comprising the image is recorded according to all coordination positions received between intersections, and a street map, road type information, and road scene information in a map database are updated according to the traveling route, such that navigation map database is updated, navigation route accuracy is maintained, and scene navigation and other functions are implemented immediately without linking to a server. | 05-14-2009 |
20100148250 | METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A metal oxide semiconductor device comprising a substrate, at least an isolation structure, a deep N-type well, a P-type well, a gate, a plurality of N-type extension regions, an N-type drain region, an N-type source region and a P-type doped region is provided. The N-type extension regions are disposed in the substrate between the isolation structures and either side of the gate, while the N-type drain region and the N-type source region are respectively disposed in the N-type extension regions at both sides of the gate. The P-type well surrounds the N-type extension regions, and the P-type doped region is disposed in the P-type well of the substrate and is isolated from the N-type source region by the isolation structure. | 06-17-2010 |
20110089888 | Multifunctional Notebook Battery Device - A notebook computer battery pack device charges an external electrical device and powers a notebook computer. The notebook computer battery pack device includes battery cells for converting chemical energy into direct current power, a first interface connector for transferring the direct current power to a notebook computer, a second interface connector for transferring the direct current power to the external electrical device, battery management circuitry for providing circuit protection, and charging circuitry for charging the external electrical device through the second interface connector. | 04-21-2011 |
20110234167 | Method of Predicting Remaining Capacity and Run-time of a Battery Device - Estimating remaining capacity and remaining time of a battery device during discharging of the battery device includes determining initial state of charge of the battery device, determining discharge current of the battery device, utilizing a shooting end of discharge process to determine final state of charge corresponding to the discharge current, and determining the remaining capacity and the remaining time according to the final state of charge. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234173 | Method of Estimating Battery Recharge Time and Related Device - A smart battery device includes an adapter, a switch electrically connected to the adapter, a battery pack electrically connected the switch, a sense resistor electrically connected to the battery pack and the adapter, an analog preprocessing circuit electrically connected to the battery pack and the sense resistor for digitizing analog signals measured at the battery pack and the sense resistor to form digital signals, and an adaptive control circuit electrically connected to the analog preprocessing circuit for receiving the digital signals, and electrically connected to the switch for selectively turning the switch on or off according to the digital signals. | 09-29-2011 |
20130147433 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE POWER STATUS OF A BATTERY PACK AND RELATED SMART BATTERY DEVICE - In a smart battery device, a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells is provided. During charging, if the voltage of each battery cell does not exceed the maximum operational voltage associated with individual battery cell, the battery pack is charged by a first voltage. If the voltage of any battery cell is not smaller than the maximum operational voltage associated with individual battery cell, the battery pack is charged by a second voltage smaller than the first voltage. | 06-13-2013 |
20140368040 | VOLTAGE-STACKED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING STACKED VOLTAGE SOURCES BY USING MULTIPLE MONITORING CIRCUITS - A voltage-stacked system includes a first voltage source, at least one second voltage source, a master monitoring circuit and at least one slave monitoring circuit. The first voltage source and the at least one second voltage source are coupled in series. The master monitoring circuit is coupled to the first voltage source, and arranged for monitoring and controlling the first voltage source and transmitting a monitoring signal. The at least one slave monitoring circuit is respectively coupled to the at least one second voltage source and the master monitoring circuit for monitoring and controlling the at least one second voltage source, and accordingly sending a response signal to the master monitoring circuit. | 12-18-2014 |
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20110049186 | GLUE DISPENSER - A glue dispenser includes an injector, a controller, a gas conduit and a dispensing head. The injector includes a glue conduit and a heat sink assemble. The controller controls a gas volume input to the glue conduit. The gas conduit is connected with the controller and the injector. The dispensing head is connected with the glue conduit for dispensing glue. The heat sink assemble defines a through hole connecting the gas conduit and the glue conduit. The glue dispenser maintains the glue conduit at a stable temperature. | 03-03-2011 |
20120006507 | MULTI-MODULAR DATA CENTER - A multi-modular data center includes at least one modular computing module and at least one modular power supply module. The modular computing module includes a transportable container, a plurality of computing systems, a cooling system, a surveillance system, and a network interface. The modular power supply module includes a transportable container and a plurality of power supply systems. The transportable containers are configured for transport via a transport infrastructure. The plurality of computing systems is mounted within the transportable container. The cooling system is disposed in the transportable container. The surveillance system is configured to monitor the transportable container. The network interface is configured to interface between an Internet access connection and the computing systems. The plurality of power supply systems is mounted within the transportable container. | 01-12-2012 |
20120031633 | FIRE SUPPRESSION APPARATUS AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING SAME - A fire suppression apparatus includes a fire detector, a controller, a flame retardant gas source, a nozzle, and a valve. The fire detector detects fires in a container data center. An input of the controller is connected to the fire detector. An output of the controller is connected to a control terminal of the valve. An input of the valve is connected to the flame retardant gas source. An output of the valve is connected to the nozzle. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035772 | OXYGEN CONTENT ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME - An oxygen content adjustment apparatus includes an oxygen content detector, a number of keys, a controller, an oxygen source, a first nozzle, a first valve, a flame retardant gas source, a second nozzle, and a second valve. The controller is connected to the oxygen content detector and the keys. A first terminal of the first valve is connected to the controller. A second terminal of the first valve is connected to the oxygen source. A third terminal of the first valve is connected to the first nozzle. A first terminal of the second valve is connected to the controller. A second terminal of the second valve is connected to the flame retardant gas source. A third terminal of the second valve is connected to the second nozzle. | 02-09-2012 |
20120109405 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER AND HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM THEREOF - A data center includes a container with a raised floor defining a number of openings, and a server system received in the container. The server system includes a rack and a number of servers received in the rack at different heights. Cooling air is released by a cooling device. A number of pressurizing fans are arranged under the raised floor aligned with the openings to drive the cooling air to flow upwards through the openings. A number of temperature sensors are mounted to the rack to sense temperatures of air flowing out of the servers. The temperatures sensed by the temperature sensors are transmitted to a computing unit. According to the temperatures, the computing unit adjusts the speeds of the pressurizing fans to make the cooling air within the container be better distributed for evenly cooling the servers. | 05-03-2012 |
20120266207 | SET TOP BOX AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A set top box (STB) constructs a relation table for storing a plurality of playback modes of the STB each corresponding to a certain frequency of the processor, and stores the relation table in a storage medium. The STB starts to time a predetermined time period after the STB is powered on. The STB determines if the STB receives any control signal during the predetermined time period. The STB detects a current playback mode of the STB, obtains a frequency corresponding to the current playback mode of the STB by looking up the relation table, and adjusts the operating frequency of the processor to the required frequency when the STB does not receive any control signal during the predetermined time period. | 10-18-2012 |
20130025827 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling system for cooling an electronic device includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first refrigerant pipe, a second refrigerant pipe, and a pump. The first and second refrigerant pipes receive refrigerants, which can circulate in the first and second heat exchangers. The first heat exchanger is arranged in the electronic device for cooling the electronic device. The second heat exchanger is used for cooling the refrigerants by gasifying liquefied gas. The pump is used for circulating the refrigerants. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031924 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling system for cooling an electronic device includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first refrigerant pipe, a second refrigerant pipe, and a pump. The first and second refrigerant pipes receive refrigerants, which can circulate in the first and second heat exchangers. The first heat exchanger is arranged in the electronic device for cooling the electronic device. The second heat exchanger cools the refrigerants by gasifying liquefied gas. The pump circulates the refrigerants. The third heat exchanger heats the liquefied gas with sea water before the liquefied gas enters the second heat exchanger. | 02-07-2013 |
20130043008 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling system for cooling an electronic device includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a first refrigerant pipe, a second refrigerant pipe, and a pump. The first and second refrigerant pipes receive refrigerants, which can circulate in the first and second heat exchangers. The first heat exchanger is arranged in the electronic device for cooling the electronic device. The pump circulates the refrigerants. The third heat exchanger heats liquefied gas with sea water before the sea water enters the second heat exchanger. The second heat exchanger cools the refrigerants by the cooled sea water from the third heat exchanger. | 02-21-2013 |
20130170134 | SERVER SYSTEM WITH FAN SPEED CONTROL AND SERVERS THEREOF - A server system includes a server cabinet, several servers, several fan groups coupled to a rear side of the server cabinet, and several fan control boards each connected to a group of the servers and a corresponding one of the fan groups. Each server includes several electronic components, a detecting module to detect performance characteristics of the electronic components, a comparison module to obtain a rotation speed according to the performance characteristics, and an executing module to convert the rotation speed into a fan speed control signal. Each fan group corresponds to a group of the servers. When the fan control board receives fan speed control signals from the servers, the fan control board converts the fan speed controls into an electrical signal to the fan group, thereby controlling the fan group to rotate at a corresponding speed to satisfy heat dissipation needs of the servers. | 07-04-2013 |
20130222679 | LENS MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a lens holder, a lens barrel, and an image sensor. The lens barrel is received in the lens holder and includes a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. At least three positioning poles extend downward from the bottom surface. Each of the positioning poles includes an end surface facing away the bottom surface, and center points of the at least three positioning poles form a positioning circle. A center of the positioning circle is coaxial to an optical axis of the lens barrel. The image sensor module supports the lens holder, and the center of the positioning circle is located in an optical axis of the image sensor module. | 08-29-2013 |
20130288588 | SERVER SYSTEM AND FAN CONTROL METHOD AND A FAN CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A server system includes a server cabinet, several fan control boards, several servers connected to one fan control board, an uninterruptible power supply, a network switch, and several fan groups coupled to the server cabinet. The fan control board includes a determining module to determine whether the fan control board has received a control signal, and a controlling module. The server includes a first detecting module to detect performance characteristics, a first obtaining module to obtain a control signal, and a first transmitting module to transmit the control signal. Each fan group includes several fans to cool the servers, the uninterruptible power supply, or the network switch. When determining that the fan control board received a control signal, the controlling module of the fan control board controls the fan group to rotate at a corresponding speed; otherwise controlling the fan group to rotate at a constant speed. | 10-31-2013 |
20130308047 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING CAMERA MODULE - The present disclosure relates to a camera module, which includes a holder, a lens module and an image sensor module. The holder has a receiving space defined through the holder. The lens module is placed in an upper section of the receiving space. The image sensor module has an image sensor, which is placed at a bottom section of the receiving space. The lens module has at least one lens with an alignment structure facing the image sensor. The alignment structure is positioned in a non-optical area of the image sensor module. The alignment structure has an alignment center aligned with an optical axis of the lens module and the alignment center is further aligned with an image sensing center of the image sensor. The present disclosure further provides a method for assembling the camera module. | 11-21-2013 |
20140035837 | USING A DISPLAY DEVICE TO CAPTURE INFORMATION CONCERNING OBJECTIVES IN A SCREEN OF ANOTHER DISPLAY DEVICE - Information in a screen of another display device such as a television or a computer monitor can be captured by a display device including a display unit, an image sensing unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays images corresponding to a screen of another display device. The image sensing unit produces snapshot images corresponding to the screen. The input unit produces selection parameters in response to a selection operation corresponding to the images. The control unit determines objective(s) in the screen according to the snapshot images and the selection parameters. The control unit may transmit objective data corresponding to the objective(s) to the display unit, thereby enabling the display unit to display objective-related information corresponding to the objective according to the objective data. | 02-06-2014 |
20140058727 | MULTIMEDIA RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A multimedia recording system is provided. The multimedia recording system includes a storage module, a recognition module, and a tagging module. The storage module stores a multimedia file corresponding to multimedia data with audio content, wherein the multimedia data is received through a computer network. The recognition module converts the audio content of the multimedia data into text. The tagging module produces tag information according to the text, wherein the tag information corresponds to portion(s) of the multimedia file. The disclosure further provides a multimedia recording method. | 02-27-2014 |
20140085219 | CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DISPLAY PORTIONS THROUGH TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A display device with a plurality of display portions; each display portion being a television or areas of a screen of a television. The display device can be controlled by a control device such as a portable device which includes a touch-sensitive display unit and a control unit. The touch-sensitive display unit displays a graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to the display device. The control unit produces operation parameter(s) according to touch operation(s) on the touch-sensitive display unit and transmits the operation parameter(s) to the display device, thereby enabling the display device to modify image(s) actually displayed, by changing the position or the size of the image(s) actually displayed, according to the operation parameter(s). | 03-27-2014 |
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20140018977 | AUTOMOBILE CONTROL METHOD - In an automobile control method, verification means are set to control access to the automobile, and criterions of the verification means are stored. A network connection between the automobile and an electronic device is established to send a verification message to the electronic device according to the verification means and to receive verification information from the electronic device. The received verification information is compared with the criterions of the verification means. When the received verification information matches the criterions of the verification means, the automobile can be controlled by the electronic device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140159992 | ADJUSTING A DISPLAY WALL THROUGH A PORTABLE DEVICE - A display wall can be adjusted by using a portable device including an image sensing unit, a wireless communication unit communicating with the display wall through a wireless communication network, and a control unit. The image sensing unit produces image(s) of the display devices within the display wall. The control unit analyzes the image(s) to obtain a display parameter, for example, the actual brightness of each of the display devices, and produces control information according to the display parameters of the display devices. The portable device transmits the control information to the display wall, such that the display parameter of the display wall can be adjusted overall according to the control information, by synchronizing the display parameters of the individual display devices. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160101 | DISPLAY WALL ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAY PARAMETERS OF DISPLAY SCREENS OF DISPLAY WALL - A display wall adjusting apparatus and a method for adjusting display parameters of display screens of a display wall. The display wall adjusting apparatus includes an image sensing unit and a control unit. The image sensing unit captures image(s) of the display screens. The control unit analyzes the image(s) to obtain an actual display parameter of each of the display screens, and produces control information according to the actual display parameters of the display screens. The display wall adjusting device transmits the control information to the display wall, such that the display parameters of the display wall can be adjusted according to the control information, and the display parameters of the individual display screens are synchronized. | 06-12-2014 |
20140176434 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A control device generates first control information when a user moves the control device. The control device sends the first control information to a display device to generate the dividing line on a screen of the display device according to the first control information. The control device generates second control information in the control device, and sends the second control information to the display device to adjust a position of the dividing line on the screen of the display device | 06-26-2014 |
20140181738 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A control device obtains language configuration and language tags of a webpage in a browser. The control device generates first control information when a user touches on the control device. The control device sends the first control information to the display device for generating the dividing line on the screen according to the first control information. The control device generates the second control information in the control device, and sends the second control information to the display device for adjusting a position of the dividing line on the screen of the display device | 06-26-2014 |
20140184487 | MANIPULATING VIRTUAL OBJECTS DISPLAYED BY A DISPLAY DEVICE THROUGH A PORTABLE DEVICE - A virtual object in a virtual scene displayed on a display device disposed in a structure is capable of being manipulated by a portable device including a wireless communication unit, an image sensing unit, a display unit, and an input unit. The image sensing unit produces snapshot information corresponding to the virtual scene. The display unit displays snapshot image(s) according to the snapshot information, and displays manipulation option(s) according to manipulation item information of the virtual object provided by the display device. The input unit produces selection parameter(s) in response to a selection operation corresponding to the snapshot image(s), and produces manipulation parameter(s) in response to user input with respect to the manipulation option(s). The wireless communication unit transmits the manipulation parameter(s) to the display device to enable the display device to manipulate the virtual object according to the manipulation parameter(s). | 07-03-2014 |
20140324830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RELATED INFORMATION OF MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS - A method for a first electronic device and a second electronic device to manage related information of a multimedia program. The method obtains decoded data of ultrasound signals when the first electronic device receives the ultrasound signals from the second electronic device. The method further receives a query keyword input from the first electronic device. When the received query keyword matches the decoded data, the related information of the multimedia program is displayed on the first electronic device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140344305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RELATED INFORMATION OF AUDIO CONTENT - A method for a first electronic device and a second electronic device to manage related information of audio content. The method obtains decoded data of ultrasound signals when receiving the ultrasound signals of the audio content. The method further receives a query keyword input from the first electronic device. When the received query keyword matches the decoded data, the related information of the audio content in the decoded data is output. | 11-20-2014 |