Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080198006 | Security system having intelligent voice responses and voice response method thereof - A security system having corresponding intelligent voice response and a voice response method thereof aims to output a corresponding intelligent voice response message according to the identification (ID) of visitors. The security system includes a trigger unit to detect action conditions of a visitor and generates a trigger signal, an ID system which has a safe person list, a database containing at least one voice message and an ID unit linking to the database to get the ID information of the visitors and compare with the safe person list to generate an ID signal, and a control unit to get the trigger signal and ID signal, and the voice message from the database to make voice response to the visitor through an output unit. | 08-21-2008 |
20080273318 | Luminous keyboard - A luminous keyboard includes a cap which has a bottom lid with a first light directing zone formed thereon. The cap also has a first light blocking surface on an outer surface corresponding to the first light directing zone. At least one luminous unit is provided to provide light to the first light directing zone so that the light projects to the first light directing zone is diffused and blocked by the first light blocking surface, and finally projected to a keyboard portion to illuminate keycaps. The bottom lid replaces the light directing layer used in the conventional luminous keyboards. Thus the interior space of the keyboard can be shrunk to make fabrication and assembly of the keyboard simpler. The keyboard thus formed is thinner and lighter and suitable for mass production. | 11-06-2008 |
20080291157 | Multi-direction input device - A multi-direction input device for computers includes a directional wheel, a sliding member and a plurality of electrodes. The directional wheel has a rotational degree-of-freedom and two moving degree-of-freedom to be moved downwards, perform forward rolling, backward rolling and sideward moving thereby to connect corresponding electrodes to generate corresponding signals. In regular conditions the sliding member can be in cooperation with a movable contact to support the directional wheel. When the directional wheel is moved downwards the sliding member drives a corresponding electrode to generate a click signal. | 11-27-2008 |
20080308397 | Keyboard - A keyboard includes a key module and a base. The key module includes at least a second anchor portion. The base has a first anchor portion corresponding to the second anchor portion that is engageable with each other to couple the key module with the base. The base further has a signal transmission module to form electric connection with the key module. The keyboard thus formed is thinner. Assembly is simpler and production cost is lower. | 12-18-2008 |
20090015551 | Integrated structure for directional wheel support and signal trigerring - The present invention includes a directional wheel which has a roller movable under a force. The roller has two sides forming a first and a second leaning portions that are held by a first and a second support structures. The first support structure and the second support structure have respectively a first moving end and a second moving end movable by the first leaning portion and the second leaning portion. A first contact and a second contact are provided respectively in the moving range of the first and second moving ends to connect the first and second moving ends to generate signals. The first and second leaning portions keep two sides of the direction wheel in a balanced manner in regular conditions. The directional wheel is movable under a force to synchronously move the first and second support structures in the direction of the force to generate a corresponding signal. | 01-15-2009 |
20090026051 | Input device for rapid triggering of rolling signals - The present invention includes a wheel mounted onto an electronic device through a holding rack and turnable freely under an external force. The wheel has a click portion to generate signals that consists of concave and convex portions formed radially and equally spaced from one another. A signal generation means is provided including at least two legs and a conductive element located between the two legs having an elastic return force. The conductive element is moved to connect the two legs due to rotation of the click portion to generate instruction signals. A friction force is generated when the conductive element is connected to the click portion. A rotation resistant force is generated when the conductive element and the rotating click portion are connected. A composite force is formed by the force to generate rotation and the rotation resistant force. The composite force forms an inverse relationship with the weight of the wheel. | 01-29-2009 |
20090073699 | Circuit structure for a lamp set - A circuit structure for a lamp set which includes a socket, a lamp assembly mounted onto the socket and an electrode portion. The lamp assembly surrounds a housing space inside to hold a power distribution dock connecting to the socket. The power distribution dock has a holding space to hold a power conversion element which is electrically connected to the electrode portion to receive external electric power and transform to starting power to drive the lamp assembly to generate light. The power distribution dock and the power conversion element are located in the housing space. Thus the total height of the socket is reduced and the lamp set can be shrunk to a smaller size. | 03-19-2009 |
20090107818 | Light directing structure for instruction switches - A light directing structure for instruction switches includes an instruction switch, a control element coupled on the perimeter of the instruction switch that is made from a light directing material and has an installation opening to hold the instruction switch, and a circuit board which is electrically connected to the instruction switch and has at least one lighting element to emit light to the control element to enable the control element to generate uniform illumination. | 04-30-2009 |
20090107825 | Annular multi-instruction switch - The preset invention includes a circuit board wired to connect at least one common terminal and a plurality of signal terminals to form multiple instruction switches and an annular click member. Each of the instruction switches has an elastic contact element built with a return force. The circuit board has a plurality of displacement portions. The annular click member has actuating portions corresponding to and engageable with the displacement portions such that the annular click member is movable up and down relative to the circuit board to form a normal position and an instruction generating position. When the annular click member receives a force and is moved to the instruction generating position, a contact depresses the elastic contact element to store the return force When the force is released from the annular click member it is pushed by the return force of the elastic contact element to the normal position. | 04-30-2009 |
20090189852 | INDEX WHEEL HAVING NOTATIONS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An index wheel having notations adopted on an electronic device to be freely rotated to generate signal command output includes at least an inner axis layer and an operation layer encasing the inner axis layer in a coaxial manner and movable together at the same time. The operation layer is made from a ceramic material and formed integrally by molding and sintering. The operation layer also has a graphic notation zone on the surface that contains desired graphics or texts. Thus the profile of the index wheel is more versatile and provides a greater appeal to users. | 07-30-2009 |
20090295725 | SCROLL WHEEL MODULE - The present invention discloses a scroll wheel module, which comprises: a scroll wheel; a displacement seat accommodating the scroll wheel; and a carry seat arranged outside the displacement seat. The displacement seat has a receiving member, which receives the scroll wheel and implements the displacement seat to move in the same direction as the scroll wheel moves. The displacement seat has at least one actuation member, and the carry seat has at least one instruction switch corresponding to the actuation member. At least one support member is arranged in between the displacement seat and the carry seat. The support member implements the displacement seat to move horizontally inside the carry seat, which makes the actuation member trigger the instruction switch to generate and output an instruction signal. Thereby, the assembling process of the scroll wheel module is simplified, and the volume of the scroll wheel module is reduced. | 12-03-2009 |
20100026528 | SLIM SELF-LUMINOUS KEYBOARD STRUCTURE - A slim self-luminous keyboard structure comprises a keyboard unit and luminous units. The keyboard unit has a press plane containing a plurality of press members, and a baseplate is arranged below the press plane and supporting the press members. The luminous units generate light, and the light is conducted to a luminous space defined by the press plane and the baseplate to make the luminous space have brightness sufficient to enable users to recognize the press members. The slim self-luminous keyboard structure does not use a backlight plate. Therefore, the present invention can reduce the thickness of a self-luminous keyboard and facilitate fabricating a slim self-luminous keyboard. | 02-04-2010 |
20100039297 | KEYBOARD WITH ILLUMINATING ARCHITECTURE - A keyboard with illuminating architecture includes a keyboard portion and a substrate carrying the keyboard portion, wherein the keyboard portion includes a plurality of pressing elements for receiving a pressing force from the user and inter-dependent mechanisms respectively under a force receiving surface of each pressing element for providing a moving stroke of the pressing element following the force direction, and the substrate has an assembling portion for assembling with the other end of the inter-dependent mechanism. Moreover, the surface of the substrate has at least one light guiding groove, which forms a light channel for transmitting light, and at least one inner sidewall of the light guiding groove is a light reflecting surface, so that the light in the light guiding groove is reflected by the light reflecting surface to the keyboard portion, thereby providing the pressing elements the brightness, and reducing whole keyboard thickness and thinning. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039386 | SLIM BACKLIGHTED KEYBOARD - The present invention discloses a slim backlighted keyboard comprising a plurality of press members; and a support plate arranged below the press members. The support plate includes a first plane and a second plane interconnecting to each other optically. The first plane has at least one elastic support element corresponding to the press members. The second plane is on the opposite side of the first plane and has at least one light conduction groove. The light propagating inside the light conduction grooves penetrates the support plate and reaches the first plane to illuminate the press members. Thereby, the present invention can reduce the thickness of a backlighted keyboard and facilitate fabricating a slim backlighted keyboard. | 02-18-2010 |
20100061789 | SELF-LUMINOUS KEYBOARD WITH BRIGHTNESS-ENHANCED KEYCAPS - A self-luminous keyboard with brightness-enhanced keycaps of the present invention comprises a baseplate, a substrate arranged above the baseplate, a plurality of keycaps coupled to the substrate and able to move up and down, a circuit board triggered by the contact of the keycap to output a signal, and a light emitting element. The substrate has a plurality of via-holes each corresponding to one keycap. There is a light transmission path from the light emitting element through the via-hole to the keycap. In each light transmission path, there is a light concentration member, and the light emitted by the light emitting element is concentrated by the light concentration member and then transmitted to the keycap. Thereby, the brightness of the keycaps is enhanced to be higher than the brightness of the gap between the adjacent keycaps, and the recognizability thereof is promoted. | 03-11-2010 |
20100068325 | PELLET ARTICLE FORMING APPARATUS - A pellet article forming apparatus includes a bottom mold and a top mold. The bottom mold has at least one forming cavity to hold polymer powder. The forming cavity has a first arched surface at the bottom that has an edge extended to form a first compression surface and an opening to hold a thrust member. The top mold is located above the bottom mold and has a second arched surface opposing the first arched surface. The second arched surface has another edge formed a second compression surface corresponding to the first compression surface. The top mold and the bottom mold are movable against each other to provide a compression force to the polymer powder held in the forming cavity to form a desired pellet article. The pellet article thus formed has a desired genuine spherical surface. Damage of the molds that might otherwise occur due to compression can be prevented. | 03-18-2010 |
20100224279 | DISPENSING METHOD FOR ICE MAKERS - A dispensing method for ice makers to determine dispensing of different materials through varying fetched locations of a container includes steps: defining a fetched zone for holding one container; generating a judgment signal varying according to different fetched locations of the container positioned in the fetched zone; and determining to dispense the materials from a cluster of multiple dispensing units or one of them to the container according to the judgment signal. Thus multiple materials can be obtained in one fetched space through different positioning locations of the container. Material dispensing process is simplified and users can get diversified materials quickly and easily in a limited space. | 09-09-2010 |
20110226815 | DISPENSING CONTROL DEVICE FOR ICEMAKER - A dispensing control device for an icemaker includes a dispensing structure and a control structure assembled with the dispensing structure. The dispensing structure includes at least a first dispensing portion and a second dispensing portion for dispensing at least two kinds of materials, wherein the first and the second dispensing portion and the dispensing structure form a dispensing area in which a first position and a second position are defined respectively. The control structure includes a first trigger unit and a second trigger unit, for respectively triggering the corresponding first and second dispensing portion to dispense materials respectively thereof, wherein the first and the second trigger units respectively include a first and a second actuating element mounted at the first position and the second position in the dispensing area, and a first and a second trigger components which are respectively triggered by the first and the second actuating elements to control the material dispensing of the first and second dispensing portion. Therefore, the user can obtain different desired materials by operating at different positions in the dispensing area. | 09-22-2011 |