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20080294855 | Memory control system and memory data fetching method - The invention discloses a memory control system and a method to read data from memory. The memory control system comprises a microprocessor, a serial storage device, a first buffer, a second buffer, a memory control unit, and a multiplexer. The memory control system and the method to read data from memory according to the invention utilize the charateristics that the microprocessor reades data from continuous addresses of a serial memory during most of the time. By reading in advance and temporarily storing the data that the microprocessor requests to read, increasing the reading memory speed can be achieved. | 11-27-2008 |
20090006779 | Memory control system and memory data fetching method - The invention discloses a memory control system and a method to read data from memory. The memory control system comprises a control unit, a storage device, and a microprocessor. The memory control system and the method to read data from memory according to the invention utilize an unbalanced microprocessor clock signal with different duration length to control the microprocessor so as to increase the speed of reading memory. | 01-01-2009 |
20100027616 | SYMBOL-SHARING DIFFERENTIAL PULSE CODE MODULATION ENCODER/DECODER, MULTI-TIME DIFFERENTIAL PULSE CODE MODULATION ENCODER, IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A symbol-sharing differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) encoder is disclosed. Since the bit widths of DPCM encoded data are truncated in hardware to avoid overflow and symbols are shared in software, the DPCM encoded data have the same number of symbols as original input data do, which effectively reduces symbol lengths and average code length of the output data generated by a Huffman encoder at a rear stage. | 02-04-2010 |
20110093685 | DATA PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A data processing circuit is disclosed in the present invention. The data processing circuit includes a decoder and a number of N-stage circuits. The circuits receive input data from at least a memory and separate the input data into N stages. The circuit process and store the N input data simultaneously to decrease the time of data processing in the data processing circuit. | 04-21-2011 |
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20100045861 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image signal processing method is disclosed for maintaining high image display quality by avoiding signal-mode misjudgment. The image signal processing method includes generating a first threshold based on a plurality of motion values generated prior to a first time when an image input signal is detected to be of a film mode, generating a second threshold based on the first threshold and a first offset, generating a third threshold based on the first threshold and a second offset, and determining whether the image input signal between the first time and a second time is the film mode or a video mode based on the second and third thresholds. | 02-25-2010 |
20110037897 | AUDIO SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAR AUDIO SYSTEM - An audio system including an inverter, a first amplifier, a first mixer, a main speaker, and a first audio output port is provided. The inverter receives a first audio signal and inverts the first audio signal into an inverted audio signal. The first amplifier receives the inverted audio signal from the inverter and multiplies the inverted audio signal by a first gain to generate a first compensating audio signal. The first mixer receives a second audio signal and mixes the first compensating audio signal with the second audio signal to generate a first low-interference audio signal. The main speaker receives and plays the first audio signal. The first audio output port receives the first low-interference audio signal from the first mixer and transmits the first low-interference audio signal to a first external speaker. An electronic device and a car audio system capable of generating the low-interference audio signal are provided. | 02-17-2011 |
20110044027 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight module including a circuit board, at least one first light emitting diode (LED) device, at least one second LED device, and a reflection device is provided. The first and second LED devices are disposed on a carrying surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board. The brightness of the first LED device is greater than that of the second LED device. The reflection device is disposed on the circuit board and exposes the first and second LED devices. The reflection device has at least one first reflection region disposed around the first LED device and at least one second reflection region disposed around the second LED device. The reflection ratio of the first reflection region opposite to the light-emitting energy of the first LED device is smaller than that of the second reflection region opposite to the light-emitting energy of the second LED device. | 02-24-2011 |
20110193947 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY SYSTEM WHICH ADJUSTS BACKLIGHT TO GENERATE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE EFFECT AND METHOD THEREOF - When an image frame is generated, a plurality of backlight blocks are driven according to percentage of the image frame being generated, and a left shutter and a right shutter of a pair of shutter glasses are switched according to the time the image frame is generated. In this way, ghost shadows resulting from right eye images or left eye images can be avoided. | 08-11-2011 |
20110248912 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE CONNECTION INTERFACE WITH ILLUMINING AND INDICATING FUNCTIONS - A display device includes a connection interface and a light source. The light source illuminates the connection interface and indicates I/O ports of the connection interface. The light source can illuminate all I/O ports of the connection interface or the I/O port of the connection interface corresponding to the input signal source selected by the user. | 10-13-2011 |
20110267439 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE FULL-SCREEN IMAGES AND RELATED METHOD - A display system displays multiple full-screen images and includes a first video source for outputting a first video signal, a second video source for outputting a second video signal, a display module for displaying an image frame, a system control module for receiving the first video signal and the second video signal, and generating an image signal comprising alternating full-screen image frames of the first and second video signals. | 11-03-2011 |
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20110046703 | Heating device for low voltage thermal therapy - This invention relates to a heating device for low voltage thermal therapy in which a heating layer is provided on the protector body and a lead wire is extended from the heating layer, a terminal being provided on the lead wire which is connected with the terminal of a thermostat. With this structure, low voltage direct current is supplied to the heating layer for generating heat required and temperature is regulated by the thermostat such that restoration effect on the injury condition of affected part is further enhanced. | 02-24-2011 |
20110276106 | MENSTRUATION PAIN RELIEF DEVICE - The present invention relates to a menstruation pain relieve device, which comprises a female brief, an electrothermal sheet and a power supply. The most important advantage is that this invention jointed on the female brief can particularly ease off the dysmenorrheal occurred to females during menstrual periods. The electrothermal sheet is fitted on the brief where corresponds to the female's abdomen. A lead wire with a joint is connected to the electrothermal sheet at one end thereof and the power supply is connected to the joint of the lead wire by means of a connection end, so that power can be supplied to the electrothermal sheet to generate proper amount of heat and then further transmit the same to the female's abdomen for achievement of easing off dysmenorrhea occurred during menstrual periods. | 11-10-2011 |
20110306218 | POWER CONNECTION SOCKET UNIT SEWED ON FABRIC - This invention relates to a power connection socket unit sewed on fabric, which is mainly sewed onto clothing or fabric object in need of connecting to power source. The socket unit has a holder for wrapping over the power connection socket and a combination sheet extending outwardly from the periphery of the holder for sewing together with the fabric, and a power cord of the socket extends out from the back of the combination sheet. In this way, when fabric or clothing is combined with electrical parts such as electric heating piece, power supply function is achieved by means of the power connection socket unit sewed on fabric or clothing. Further, the power cord is not exposed to outside so as to obtain good looking effect. | 12-15-2011 |
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20100123902 | Method for Determining the Dynamic Range of Volume Holographic Memories - A method for measuring a saturated photorefractive index and a recording time constant to correct the precision includes measuring the diffraction efficiency as a function of time for both phase matching and phase mismatching. The saturated photorefractive index and the recording time constant are verified by substitution into a theoretical formula derived from the Coupled Wave Theory. Thus, the method allows a precise determination of the dynamic range of volume holographic memories and thus their storage capacities. The same procedure can also apply to photopolymers. | 05-20-2010 |
20130159762 | CONTAINER SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD FOR CONTAINER SYSTEM - A container system and a monitoring method for the container system are provided. The container system includes a plurality of servers and a master server node. The servers are arranged in N areas. The master server node is coupled to the servers. The master server node selects one of a plurality of servers in an i | 06-20-2013 |
20140122753 | Electronic Device, Management Method Thereof, and Rack Serving System - An electronic device, a management method thereof, and a rack serving system are presented. A management interface packet is transferred to a second connection port of a storage interface through a first connection port of a baseboard management controller (BMC). Also, a hard disk drive (HDD) controller of the storage interface converts the management interface packet into an internal control command that conforms to the storage interface, so as to read the system environment information according to the internal control command. Additionally, the HDD controller encapsulates the system environment information into a response packet, and transfers the response packet to the first connection port of the BMC through the second connection port. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122910 | RACK SERVER SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An operation method of a rack server system includes receiving power information for each of a plurality of nodes, calculating a maximum power consumption value of the rack server system and a total power consumption value of the nodes upon the power information, determining whether a ratio value between the maximum power consumption value and the total power consumption value exceeds a predetermined ratio value and adjusting operation statuses of the nodes, for making the rack server system enter a power saving mode when the ratio value does not exceed the predetermined ratio value. Further, a rack server system includes multiple nodes and a rack management controller. The nodes include a power supply, a base board management controller coupled to the power supply and a connection interface coupled to the baseboard management controller. The rack management controller is coupled to the baseboard management controller through the connection interfaces. | 05-01-2014 |
20140184528 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING GESTURE - The method for identifying a gesture on a touch panel has steps of receiving position information of at least three touch objects; determining whether the position information of any one of the at least three touch objects has been changed; if the position information of any one of the at least three touch objects has been changed, calculating a first sum of distances between the at least three touch objects before moving, then calculating a second sum of distances between the at least three touch objects after moving, and calculating a variation between the first sum and the second sum; and determining whether the variation exceeds a default value, and if the variation exceeds a default value, a first gesture is identified. The first gesture is identified as a grab gesture or a spread gesture based on whether the variation is positive or negative. | 07-03-2014 |
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20080289618 | IGNITION DEVICE FOR A GAS STOVE - An ignition device is mounted in a stove base of a gas stove and has a gas valve assembly, an electronic igniter and a triggering knob. The gas valve assembly is mounted in the stove base and has a gas valve with a valve nozzle and an extending tube extending toward multiple elongated burners mounted in the stove base and having multiple gas holes formed through the extending tube at intervals. When the triggering knob is pressed and turned, gas is simultaneously ejected from the gas holes and mixes with gas simultaneously ejected the burners to form a continuous gas cloud, and the electronic igniter simultaneously produces sparkles to ignite gas discharged from the valve nozzle to generate a starting flame tongue instantly extending toward and igniting the gas cloud to ignite all the burners to effectively reduce leakage of gas. | 11-27-2008 |
20080295703 | THERMO-MODERATING GRILL FOR A BAKING STONE OF A BARBECUE - A thermo-moderating grill for a baking stone for a barbecue has a grill and a thermo-moderating panel. The grill is formed with multiple interlaced metal wires, is adapted to be mounted over a heating chamber, containing a heating device, formed in the barbecue for supporting a baking stone. The thermo-moderating panel is mounted between the grill and the heating device to moderate the heat from the heating device. Therefore, thermal convection of air between the thermo-moderating panel and the baking stone can evenly heat the baking stone to form an even thermal distribution on the baking stone to cook ingredients laid on the baking stone consistently and protect the baking stone from cracks caused by uneven thermal distribution. | 12-04-2008 |
20090057288 | Clothing Heating Device Whose Output Power can be Switched - A clothing heating device includes a plurality of heating plates, a battery charger, a battery, a temperature controller, and a plurality of switching wires. Thus, the power output of the clothing heating device is switched between a larger power output wherein the battery charger provides a larger electric power to the larger power heating zone of the heating plates and a smaller power output wherein the battery provides a smaller electric power to the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates so that a user can select the power output of the clothing heating device according to the practical requirement. | 03-05-2009 |
20090095734 | SURFACE MOUNT RESISTOR HEATING APPARATUS - A surface mount resistor heating apparatus includes a heater including two copper foil plates electrically connected to two electric wires, and at least two surface mount resistors electrically connected between the two copper foil plates. When a low voltage electric power is applied onto the heater, the heater produces a temperature by an impedance of the at least two surface mount resistors to achieve a heating purpose. Thus, the two copper foil plates can change and diffuse a spot-type temperature distribution of each of the at least two surface mount resistors into a planar-type temperature distribution to distribute the temperature evenly and smoothly so as to instantly reduce the higher temperature produced by the at least two surface mount resistors to a determined temperature that is comfortable to a user. | 04-16-2009 |
20100116814 | Heating Process that Keeps a Heating Apparatus at a Constant Temperature by the Power Supply of a Portable Battery - A heating apparatus includes a portable battery, a controller connected to the portable battery, and a heating module connected to the controller. The controller is provided with a software program that previously detects the voltage variation of the portable battery to change the on/off percentage of the duty cycle of the portable battery and to regulate the output current of the portable battery according to the preset temperature and the detected voltage variation of the portable battery, so that the input current of the heating module is kept at a constant value, and the temperature of the heating module of the heating apparatus is kept at a constant value of the preset temperature at any time. | 05-13-2010 |
20140034628 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE FOR ELECTRIC BLANKETS - A temperature control module for electric blankets includes a heating wire located within the electric blanket, and a control unit and a switch unit are fixed to the electric blanket. The control unit and the switch unit are separated from each other. The switch unit is located on the electric blanket so that the users can easily access and operate the switch unit to control the temperature of the electric blanket. | 02-06-2014 |
20140091076 | HEATING DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE SUITS - A heating device for motorcycle suits includes a heating pad located in the suit, and a temperature controller and a switch are separated from each other. The switch is located at the position where the user can easily access. When a user wants to operate the heating device, and/or adjust the temperature of the heating pad, the temperature controller and the switch are easily accessed and operated. | 04-03-2014 |
20140138374 | HEATING PAD ASSEMBLY - A heating pad assembly includes a pad and a heating plate is connected in the pad. A receptacle and a temperature control button unit are connected to the pad. The heating pad, the receptacle and the temperature control button unit are electrically connected to each other by wires. Electric power is provided to the heating pad assembly via the receptacle, and the temperature control button unit controls the operation of the heating pad. A fastening strip is cooperated with the pad to secure the pad to desired portion of the user's body. | 05-22-2014 |
20150025427 | RETRACTABLE AND ADJUSTABLE HEATING BRACE - The invention relates to a retractable and adjustable heating brace. Primarily, a main body is provided with a tie portion, retractable portions and assembly portions. A heating piece is disposed within the tie portion, and the assembly portion is provided with a temperature controller. Furthermore, a first conductive wire is connected to the heating piece at one end thereof and to the temperature controller at the other end thereof by extending through the first, second and third spaces, wherein the length of the first conductive wire located in the retractable portion is larger than the length of the retractable portion. Thereby when the user ties the main body around his or her waist by pulling the retractable portion thereof, the length of the first conductive wire can be stretched appropriately according to the stretch of the retractable portion. Accordingly, it can prevent the first conductive wire from break or damage. | 01-22-2015 |
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20090117428 | Condensation device for a fuel cell - A condensation device for a fuel battery provides a condensation main member. The condensation main member has an opening at two lateral sides thereof and one of the lateral sides is joined to a fuel battery for a gas entering via one of the openings and removing via another one of the openings. A turnabout path is defined in the condensation main member for increasing heat dissipating surface area being impinged by the gas such that heat energy of the gas conducts to the outer surface of the condensation main member to perform heat exchange with outside air and moisture in the gas is reduced temperature thereof to condense as water for being recycled and reused. | 05-07-2009 |
20130166091 | CONTAINER SYSTEM, CABINET, AND HEAT DISSIPATION METHOD FOR CONTAINER SYSTEM - A container system including cabinets, a main control unit connected to the cabinets and a heat dissipation zone is mentioned. The cabinet includes a plurality of serving zones each of which further includes a master server and at least one slave server. The heat dissipation zone is disposed at a side of the serving zone and coupled to the main control unit. Each slave server is coupled to the master server. The slave server includes at least one temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is used for outputting temperature information to the master server when receiving the temperature demand. The master server collects the temperature information transmitted by each slave server. The master server forwards the temperature information to the main control unit. The main control unit drives the heat dissipation zone to dissipate heat of the serving zone according to the temperature information. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166713 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS AND ITS NETWORK PROTOCOL SYSTEM - A method for obtaining an external IP address and its network protocol system are provided. A rack system of the network protocol system comprises a rack management controller (RMC), a power distribution unit and at least one node server. When a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service is lost in the rack system, a jumper of the rack management controller is detected to obtain an identification code. Then, a first temporary IP address of the rack management controller is obtained based on the identification code and a first table, and a first command package is sent to the power distribution unit by the rack management controller. After the first command package is received by the power distribution unit, an IP assign service is activated to set a second temporary IP address of the node server so that the node server can still communicate with the system management terminal. | 06-27-2013 |
20140122799 | STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A storage device includes a plurality of hard disk device sets, a plurality of voltage adjustment units, an information collection unit and a control unit. The hard disk device sets access data respectively to generate corresponding access messages. Each of the hard disk device sets includes at least two hard disk devices. The voltage adjustment units determine whether to provide a plurality of duty voltages to the hard disk device sets, according to a plurality of control signals. The information collection unit receives the access messages generated by the hard disk device sets, and outputs the access messages according to a read command. The control unit generates the read command to receive the access messages, acquires the usage states of the hard disk device sets according to an algorithm and the access messages, and generates the control signals according to the usage states of the hard disk device sets. | 05-01-2014 |
20140137095 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE OF SERVER - The disclosure provides a server including a baseboard management controller (BMC), a programmable logic device (PLD) and a blocking unit. The BMC receives an update instruction, and according to the update instruction, generates a firmware update data. The BMC generates an update signal according to on a reception state of the update instruction. The PLD is coupled to the BMC, receives the firmware update data to update a firmware. When the firmware is updated, the PLD generates a restart signal. The blocking unit is coupled to the BMC and the PLD, receives the update signal and the restart signal, and according to the update signal, determines whether to block the restart signal. | 05-15-2014 |
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20110320205 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER - An electronic book reader includes a display, an audio output device, a text obtaining module, a storing module, a text displaying module, a text analyzing module, a text highlighting module, a speech synthesis module, a player module, and a synchronization control module. The text obtaining module obtains a text from a text source. The storing module stores the text. The text displaying module displays the text on the display. The text analyzing module divides the text into a plurality of segments according to punctuations of the text, and read a selected segment. The speech synthesis module converts the selected segment into speech. The synchronization control module sends a command to the text analyzing module for reading the segment, and sends the segment to the text highlighting module and speech synthesis module synchronously. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320206 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER AND TEXT TO SPEECH CONVERTING METHOD - An electronic book reader includes a text obtaining module, a text highlighting module, a speech synthesis module, a player module, and a synchronization control module. The text obtaining module obtains a selected segment of a text. The text highlighting module highlights the selected segment. The speech synthesis module converts the selected segment into a speech. The player module plays the speech. The synchronization control module sends the selected segment to the text highlighting module and speech synthesis module synchronously. | 12-29-2011 |
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20120293561 | DISPLAY DEVICE CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING EXTERNAL LIGHT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL LIGHT - A display device capable of controlling an external light and a control method are provided. Image display of the display device and the external light are synchronously controlled through a synchronization signal generated by a control module in the display device. The control module generates a first and a second light source control signal during first cycles and second cycles of the synchronization signal. The first and the second light source control signal are used to control the external light to operate at a first operation state and at a second operation state respectively. Through the techniques of controlling the external light by the display device, i.e. turning off or reducing illumination intensity of the external light every other specific period, both influence of the external light on contrast ratio and light reflection from the display device are reduced. Power of the external light is also saved. | 11-22-2012 |
20120320238 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CAMERA SYSTEM AND IMAGE CAPTURE AND SYNTHESIS METHOD THEREOF - An image processing system, a camera system and an image capture and synthesis method thereof are provided. Illumination areas of a light source are controlled according to a predetermined sequence, and a target object is photographed during the illumination period corresponding to each of the illumination areas, so as to obtain a plurality of reference images. An image processing operation is performed on the reference images to obtain a synthetic image. | 12-20-2012 |
20130021527 | VIDEO SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A video system suitable for being set in one of several scene modes and controlling one of several ambient light sources is disclosed. The video system includes a storage unit, a signal transceiver, and a control module. The storage unit stores several brightness setting values, in which the brightness setting values correspond to the scene modes and/or several specification data respectively, and the specification data is contained in the several ambient light sources respectively. The signal transceiver is used for receiving the specification data of one of the ambient light sources. The control module is electrically coupled to the signal transceiver, and controls the signal transceiver to transmit a corresponding brightness setting value in the storage unit to the ambient light source according to the set scene mode and the received specification data. | 01-24-2013 |
20130342434 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE CAPABLE OF REDUCING RESIDUAL IMAGES AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A method of reducing residual images of a liquid crystal display device includes generating multiple pulse width modulation signals corresponding to display blocks of a liquid crystal panel in turn; generating multiple driving signals corresponding to the display blocks according to the pulse width modulation signals; and correspondingly providing backlight to the display blocks according to the driving signals. During each frame period of the liquid crystal panel, each pulse width modulation signal has a first fixed width pulse voltage and a second fixed width pulse voltage. A period between a beginning of the first fixed width pulse voltage and an end of the second fixed width pulse voltage is longer than or equal to 16 milliseconds minus a predetermined time. A period between the end and a beginning of a first fixed width pulse voltage of a next frame period is shorter than or equal to the predetermined time. | 12-26-2013 |
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20130227757 | HEATED CLOTHING CONTROLLER - A heated clothing controller is revealed. A front cover disposed with a pressed part is mounted in a through hole of a clothing body. The front cover is stitched on the clothing body along a periphery of the pressed part. A rear cover is arranged behind and assembled with the front cover. A receiving space for mounting a control unit is formed between the front cover and the rear cover. The front cover and the rear cover are sewn together along peripheries. Due to the design of the controller connected to the clothing body only at a central area thereof, a pulling force acted on the controller is dramatically reduced during washing. Thus the controller is fixed tightly on the clothing body. | 09-05-2013 |
20130228562 | HEATER SEWN ON CLOTHES - A heater sewn on clothes is revealed. The heater includes a cover layer sewn on clothes and a heating unit. The cover layer consists of an inner layer, an outer layer, and an intermediate layer between the inner layer and the outer layer. The heating unit is arranged at the intermediate layer. Each side of the inner layer and of the outer layer forming the intermediate layer is disposed with a waterproof membrane having a high melting point. One end of each conductive wire connected to a high resistance filament includes at least two strands of electric filaments wound around and connected to the high resistance filament. The waterproof membranes are melted by high temperature and high pressure treatment so as to make the waterproof membranes of the heating unit and of the cover layer connect with each other and achieve water resistance. | 09-05-2013 |
20130334194 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE SEAMED ON CLOTHES - A temperature control device includes a button which is located in a hole of a cloth and sewed along the periphery of the button. The control unit is located in the recess of the button and a fixing member is connected to the rear side of the button to secure the control unit in the recess. The wires of the control unit extend through the fixing member and are hidden in the cloth. The temperature control device is secured with the cloth and does not hang randomly outside the cloth so that it is protected from being scratched, pulled or compressed. | 12-19-2013 |
20130334195 | TWO-PIECE HEATING UNIT FOR GLOVE - A two-piece heating unit for gloves is revealed. The two-piece heating unit for gloves includes a heating body and a thumb heating element independent from each other and respectively being fit into a main body and a thumb portion of a glove. Thereby the appearance of the glove is improved and the ergonomic design of the glove provides higher flexibility during movement of fingers. | 12-19-2013 |