Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090260044 | INTEGRATION SYSTEM OF DIGITAL CONTENT AND SERVICES - An integration system of the digital content and services includes a home server and a digital media player terminal. The home server is configured to provide media content. The home server includes a favorite content recording engine for collecting favorite content. The home server is capable of receiving updated content from a remote digital content push engine. The digital media player terminal is connected to the home server. The digital media player is configured for playing the updated content. | 10-15-2009 |
20100100593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT SERVICE - A system is used for providing content service to a plurality of clients through a wide area network. The system includes a central content server, a plurality of clusters and a connection management server. The central content server has a storage space for storing content. The content clusters are connected to a back-end network. The content clusters are located in the network between the central content server and the wide area network. The content clusters are capable of caching the content transmitted from the central content server, and sending the content to the clients. The connection management server is connected to the back-end network for managing a content connection between the content clusters and the wide area network. | 04-22-2010 |
20100169074 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING USER PREFERENCES ON ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of configuring user preferences on an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes detecting a geographic location of the electronic device through a network. A local language setting is obtained according to the geographic location, and the local language setting is established as a default language setting of the electronic device. | 07-01-2010 |
20100254631 | PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A peer-to-peer file sharing system includes a first digital photo frame connected to a network, a second digital photo frame connected to the network, and a server connected to the network. A plurality of files is stored in the first digital photo frame. An address information of the second digital photo frame is stored in the server. The first digital photo frame is capable of acquiring the address information of the second digital photo frame from the server, and transmitting the files to the second digital photo frame directly based on the address information. | 10-07-2010 |
20100269045 | DIGITAL DISPLAY TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE THEREON - A digital display terminal is connected to a first content server and a second content server. The digital display terminal includes a display and a user interface module. The user interface module is capable of displaying first digital content and a second shortcut on a first page of an interactive user interface shown on the display. The second shortcut links to second digital content. The first digital content is stored in a first content server, and the second digital content is stored in a second content server. | 10-21-2010 |
20100315564 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An embedded electronic device includes a display, a foreground application module, and a plurality of standalone background function modules. The foreground application module is operable to display a plurality of accessible foreground applications on the display. The background function modules include a process handler module and a source manager library module. The process handler module is operable to switch between the plurality of accessible foreground applications. The process handler module is operable to destroy a running foreground application to launch a new foreground application. The source manager library module is operable to retrieve different kinds of multimedia resources to provide to the foreground application module. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318594 | COMPUTING SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING COMPUTING SERVICE - A method is used for employing computing services via a network. The method includes the following steps. A client searches the network and finds out at least two computing services which can be used by the remote connecting module. The at least two computing services includes a first computing service and a second computing service. The client evaluates capabilities of the first computing service and the second computing service respectively. The client checks if the first computing service and the second computing service can finish a task cooperatively. The client composes a task distribution flow according to the capability of the first computing service and the capability of the second computing service. The client distributes the task to the first computing service and the second computing service according to the task distribution flow. The client receives a finished task from the first computing service and the second computing service. | 12-16-2010 |
20100319007 | EMBEDDED DEVICE AND METHOD OF STARTING NEW APPLICATION MODULE THEREIN - An embedded device includes an original application module, a new application module, and a process handling module. The original application module is capable of running in the embedded device. The new application module is capable of sending a starting request to the original application module. The process handling module is capable of receiving a command from the original application module to start up the new application module and shut down the original application module to start the new application module. | 12-16-2010 |
20100325566 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERNET SERVICE THERETO - An embedded electronic device includes a display, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) application module, a control module, and a content acquisition module. The GUI application module is capable of displaying a GUI on the display. The Internet service management module is capable of controlling Internet service data. The content acquisition module is capable of downloading the Internet service data. The Internet service management module sends a download command to the content acquisition module after the Internet service management module receives a request from the GUI application module. The content acquisition module downloads the Internet service data from an Internet service terminal and transfers the Internet service data to the GUI application module. | 12-23-2010 |
20100332517 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE CORRESPONDING TO PLAYING AUDIO FILE THEREIN - An electronic device includes an audio playing module, an audio file analyzing module, an image fetching module and a display. The audio playing module is used for playing an audio file. The audio file analyzing module is capable of analyzing a tag corresponding to the audio file to obtain a keyword associated with the audio file. The image fetching module is capable of acquiring an image corresponding to the audio file according to the keyword. The display is capable of displaying the image when the audio file is being played by the audio playing module. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333118 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE THEREIN - A method for managing multimedia resources in an embedded electronic device is disclosed. The method includes at least one graphical user interface (GUI) application module sending a multimedia resource request to an application programming interface (API) module. The API module provides a unified interface for the at least one GUI application module to retrieve the multimedia resources. The API module requests a source management module to connect to a plurality of multimedia resources. A plurality of multimedia sub-modules of the source management module retrieves the corresponding multimedia resources to the at least one GUI application module through the API module and displaying on a display. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333179 | FILE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A file sharing system includes a web server, a first electronic device, and a second electronic device. The web server includes an authorizing module and a server storage module. The server storage module is capable of storing files uploaded from a first electronic device. The authorizing module is capable of recording an authorizing setting from the first electronic device to authorize a second electronic device to access the files in the server storage module. | 12-30-2010 |
20110035670 | AUDIO PLAYBACK METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for audio playback in an embedded electronic device includes an audio file list with a plurality of audio files displayed on, a playlist created in a storage module by selection of at least one audio file from the audio file list. An audio file is played in the playlist by a playback module. An operating state of the active audio file is fed back to the storage module. The operating state is acquired and displayed by a user interface. | 02-10-2011 |
20110075054 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An embedded electronic device includes a foreground application module, a plurality of system function modules, and a system monitor module. The system monitor module is configured to monitor the working statuses of the plurality of system function modules and to send the working statuses to the foreground application module. The foreground application module is configured to control the plurality of the system function modules via the system monitor module. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078768 | METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN SERVER AND CLIENT - A method is used for data transmission between a server and a client. The method includes the following steps. The server receives a request from the client through a network. The server determines if the client has access authorization. The server creates a background process when acquiring the access authorization. The server receives a data block and a status checking request from the client. The background process sends a data report to the client for each data block received. The server submits a status report in response to the status checking request. | 03-31-2011 |
20110292408 | PRINTER AND METHOD THEREOF - A standalone printer includes a configuration module, a screen, a process module, and a print module. The configuration module can arrange two digital images in a print layout. The screen is configured to display a preview of the print layout with the two digital images. The process module is configured to decode the print layout of the two digital images into a raster image along a decoding orientation. The print module is configured to print the raster image along the decoding orientation. The process module is configured to stream partial raster image to the print module when decoding the print layout. The printer module is configured to print received partial raster image. | 12-01-2011 |
20120036276 | STREAMING SERVICE GATEWAY AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING SERVICE - A streaming service gateway includes a streaming service adapter, a transcoding module, and a streaming interface. The streaming service adapter communicates with at least one streaming server through at least one of a plurality of streaming protocols. The transcoding module transforms the streaming content from the streaming service adapter into a predetermined format. The streaming interface receives the streaming content with the predetermined format and provides the streaming content with the predetermined format to a streaming client device through a uniform streaming protocol. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036451 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING RECORDING MEETING CONTENTS - An electronic device includes a screen, a processor, and a storage unit. The storage unit stores one or more computerized instructions. The storage unit includes a meeting user interface (UI) module. The meeting UI module includes a meeting information display sub-module and an application control sub-module. The meeting information display sub-module is may display meeting subject item, an attendee contact list, and a file list on a desktop of the display screen. The application control sub-module may display shortcuts on the desktop of the display screen. The shortcuts are associated with a voice recording application, a note application, and a task editing application. | 02-09-2012 |
20120040656 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE WORKING MODE THEREOF - An electronic device includes a display, a location-positioning module, a timer, a storage unit. The location-positioning module detects a current location. The timer determines current time. The storage unit includes a mode switch module. The mode switch module controls a current working mode based on the current location or the current time. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041765 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER AND TEXT TO SPEECH CONVERTING METHOD - An electronic book reader includes a text obtaining module, a text analysis module, a speech synthesis module, a control module, and an audio output device. The text obtaining module is used for obtaining a selected segment of a text. The text analysis module is used for analyzing a time phrase of the selected segment to obtain a waiting time period according to meaning of the time phrase in the selected segment. The speech synthesis module is used for converting the selected segment into speech. The control module is used for sending the content of the selected segment to the speech synthesis module. Wherein the control module waits for the waiting time period after sending the time phrase to the speech synthesis. The audio output module is used for playing the speech. | 02-16-2012 |
20130130650 | SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A security management system is provided. The security management system includes a storage unit and at least one processor. The storage unit stores a restricting table which records relationships between positional information of a mobile device and functions of the mobile device. The at least one processor includes an information module, a restricting module and a disabling module. The information module provides positional information of the mobile device. The restricting module generates a restricting instruction according to the provided positional information of the mobile device and the restricting table. The disabling module disables the corresponding functions of the mobile device according to the generated restricting instruction. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132270 | CHARGING STATIONS INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A charging station information control system is provided. The charging station information control system includes at least one processor. A plurality of modules to be executed by the at least one processor includes an information acquiring module and a matching module. The information acquiring module acquires positional information of an electric vehicle. A matching module determines one or more suitable charging stations whose positional information matches the acquired positional information of the electric vehicle, and acquires the positional information of the one or more suitable charging stations. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132272 | CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A charge control system which is applied in a hardware environment includes an electronic device, an intelligent ammeter, and a server. The intelligent ammeter is connected to the server by a network connection. The charge control system includes a storage unit, and at least one processor. The storage unit stores a plurality of validation information. The at least one processor includes a receiving module, a validating module and a charge control module. The receiving module receives information from a user intended to validate the user. The validating module determines whether the received information matches one of the items of predetermined validation information. The charge control module controls the intelligent ammeter to begin charging the electronic device when the received information matches one of items of the predetermined validation information. | 05-23-2013 |