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20100118060 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT THEREOF - A portable electronic apparatus and a method for controlling a light source thereof are provided. The portable electronic apparatus comprises a main control module, a light control module, and a light source module which is configured to generate light. The method comprises the following steps: storing a plurality of light control parameters into the main control module; outputting one of the light control parameters to the light control module by the main control module in response to an input signal; and generating and transmitting a light control signal to the light source module through the light control module in response to the outputted light control parameters. As a result, the brightness of the light generated by the light source module is controlled. | 05-13-2010 |
20100169529 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONNECTION METHOD THEREFOR - A portable electronic apparatus and a connection method therefore are disclosed. The portable electronic apparatus comprises a connector, a processing circuit, and a switch module. After a plug is plugged into the connector, the processing circuit reads a voltage value of the plug via the switch module. When determining that the voltage value of the plug is within a first voltage range, the processing circuit outputs switch signals to the switch module, so that an input signal of the plug is able to be transmitted to the processing circuit via the connector and the switch module. When determining that the voltage value of the plug is within a second voltage range, the processing circuit outputs other switch signals to the switch module, so that an output signal of the processing circuit is able to be transmitted to the plug via the switch module and the connector. | 07-01-2010 |
20110197006 | DETACHABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING THE SAME - A detachable wireless communication module and a method for activating the same are disclosed. The detachable communication module, to be connected to a corresponding host connector of an electronic device, includes a housing, a short-range radio frequency module embedded into the housing, and a module connector. When the wireless communication module is detachably connected to the electronic device, the housing becomes a portion of a casing of the electronic device. The module connector, disposed on the housing, is detachably connected to the host connector of the electronic device. The module connector is used for communication between the short-range radio frequency module and a host circuitry of the electronic device. When the wireless communication module is detachably connected to the electronic device, a contact of the module connector is used for module detection to indicate that the short-range radio frequency module is embedded in the wireless communication module. | 08-11-2011 |
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20090039416 | BLOCKING DIELECTRIC ENGINEERED CHARGE TRAPPING MEMORY CELL WITH HIGH SPEED ERASE - A band gap engineered, charge trapping memory cell includes a charge trapping element that is separated from a gate by a blocking layer of metal doped silicon oxide material having a medium dielectric constant, such as aluminum doped silicon oxide, and separated from the semiconductor body including the channel by an engineered tunneling dielectric. | 02-12-2009 |
20090059676 | HIGH-k CAPPED BLOCKING DIELECTRIC BANDGAP ENGINEERED SONOS AND MONOS - A blocking dielectric engineered, charge trapping memory cell includes a charge trapping element that is separated from a gate by a blocking dielectric comprising a buffer layer in contact with the charge trapping element, such as silicon dioxide which can be made with high-quality, and a second capping layer in contact with said one of the gate and the channel. The capping layer has a dielectric constant that is higher than that of the first layer, and preferably comprises a high-κ material. The second layer also has a conduction band offset that is relatively high. A bandgap engineered tunneling layer between the channel and the charge trapping element is provided which, in combination with the multilayer blocking dielectric described herein, provides for high-speed erase operations by hole tunneling. In an alternative, a single layer tunneling layer is used. | 03-05-2009 |
20100193859 | BLOCKING DIELECTRIC ENGINEERED CHARGE TRAPPING MEMORY CELL WITH HIGH SPEED ERASE - A band gap engineered, charge trapping memory cell includes a charge trapping element that is separated from a gate by a blocking layer of metal doped silicon oxide material having a medium dielectric constant, such as aluminum doped silicon oxide, and separated from the semiconductor body including the channel by an engineered tunneling dielectric. | 08-05-2010 |
20110003452 | HIGH-k CAPPED BLOCKING DIELECTRIC BANDGAP ENGINEERED SONOS AND MONOS - A blocking dielectric engineered, charge trapping memory cell includes a charge trapping element that is separated from a gate by a blocking dielectric including a buffer layer in contact with the charge trapping element, such as silicon dioxide which can be made with high-quality, and a second capping layer in contact with said one of the gate and the channel. The capping layer has a dielectric constant that is higher than that of the first layer, and preferably includes a high-κ material. The second layer also has a conduction band offset that is relatively high. A bandgap engineered tunneling layer between the channel and the charge trapping element is provided which, in combination with the multilayer blocking dielectric described herein, provides for high-speed erase operations by hole tunneling. In an alternative, a single layer tunneling layer is used. | 01-06-2011 |
20120146126 | HIGH-K CAPPED BLOCKING DIELECTRIC BANDGAP ENGINEERED SONOS AND MONOS - A blocking dielectric engineered, charge trapping memory cell includes a charge trapping element that is separated from a gate by a blocking dielectric including a buffer layer in contact with the charge trapping element, such as silicon dioxide which can be made with high-quality, and a second capping layer in contact with said one of the gate and the channel. The capping layer has a dielectric constant that is higher than that of the first layer, and preferably includes a high-κ material. The second layer also has a conduction band offset that is relatively high. A bandgap engineered tunneling layer between the channel and the charge trapping element is provided which, in combination with the multilayer blocking dielectric described herein, provides for high-speed erase operations by hole tunneling. In an alternative, a single layer tunneling layer is used. | 06-14-2012 |
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20100127986 | CALIBRATION METHOD OF PROJECTION EFFECT - The present invention provides a calibration method of projection effect. The calibration method of projection effect according to the invention comprises the following steps. The first, step (a) is performed to make an optical navigation system move along a predetermined trace relative to an object plane. Then, step (b) is performed to sense the predetermined trace by a sensor to obtain a projection trace. The next, step (c) is performed to calculate a projection effect value according to the included angle between a reflected light and the object plane. Finally, step (d) is performed to calibrate the projection trace with the projection effect value to obtain a calibration trace which is in proportion to the predetermined trace. | 05-27-2010 |
20110262012 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A TO-BE-IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL IS A REGISTERED INDIVIDUAL - A method for determining whether a to-be-identified individual is a registered individual includes the steps of: a) providing the registered individual with a non-biometric target, which is provided with a to-be-detected surface capable of scattering coherent light that is to be detected by an image sensor so as to obtain a speckle image unique to the non-biometric target, and storing reference speckle image information corresponding to the speckle image associated with the non-biometric target in a database; b) obtaining speckle image information associated with the to-be-identified individual; c) determining whether the speckle image information of the to-be-identified individual has a match with the reference speckle image information stored in the database; and d) determining the to-be-identified individual as the registered individual when it is determined in step c) that there is a match, and determining the to-be-identified individual as a non-registered individual when otherwise. | 10-27-2011 |
20160110628 | PRECISION CALIBRATION METHOD FOR HIGH-PRECISE ROTARY ENCODER - The present invention mainly provides a precision calibration method for being applied in a high-precise rotary encoder system, wherein the primary technology feature of the precision calibration method is that: using a laser speckle image capturing module to capture N frames of laser speckle image from an optical position surface of a rotary encoding body, and then using image comparison libraries and particularly-designed mathematical equations to calculate N number of image displacements, so as to eventually calculate N number of primary variation angles and sub variation angles corresponding to the N frames of laser speckle image. Therefore, after the rotary encoding body is rotated by an arbitrary angle, an immediate angle coordinate can be precisely positioned according to the primary variation angles, the secondary variation angles and the N number of image displacements. | 04-21-2016 |
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20140273943 | CHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROXIMITY-BASED SERVICE - A charging method for Proximity-based Service (ProSe) used in a first user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The charging method includes: establishing a ProSe service with a second UE; generating charging information for the ProSe service according to collected transmission information, wherein the ProSe service is between the first UE and a second UE in proximity and comprises ProSe discovery, ProSe communication or both, and wherein the transmission information comprises at least one of: radio resources dedicated for the ProSe service, allocated to the first UE by the a base station of the wireless communication system; at least one traffic volume report corresponding to uplink or downlink data volume, transmitted to the base station; and a time-elapsed duration for the ProSe service; and transmitting the charging information for the ProSe service to the base station or a core network entity of the wireless communication system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140342735 | Proximity-based service registration method and related apparatus - A Proximity-based Service (ProSe) registration method for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system, used in a Mobility Management Entity (MME) of the wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes: receiving an attach request or a tracking area update request for requesting ProSe UE registration from the UE; retrieving ProSe subscription information and ProSe preference settings related to the UE from a home subscriber server (HSS) of the wireless communication system and storing the ProSe subscription information and the ProSe preference settings related to the UE as a ProSe context of the UE; and transmitting a ProSe registration request including a ProSe identifier of the UE and the ProSe preference settings related to the UE to a ProSe server of the wireless communication system. | 11-20-2014 |
20140348081 | METHOD FOR HANDLING PROXIMITY-BASED SERVICE DISCOVERY AND COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method for handling Proximity-based Service (ProSe) discovery, comprising: performing a ProSe communication preparation procedure, in response to a received ProSe discovery request message, with a first UE and a second UE, for guiding ProSe discovery between the first UE and the second UE, wherein the received ProSe discovery request message indicates ProSe identifiers of the first UE and the second UE for ProSe communication and the ProSe communication preparation procedure comprises transmitting a first request message including scheduled information for the first UE and a second request message including scheduled information for the second UE, to the first UE and to the second UE respectively, and receiving response messages from the first and second UE; determining if a direct radio link between the first UE and the second UE is feasible for ProSe communication based on the received response messages from the first and second UE. | 11-27-2014 |
20150029866 | METHOD OF RELAY DISCOVERY AND COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method of relay discovery and communication for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system, including: receiving a first relay discovery request, from a remote UE which announces relay discovery requests; transmitting a relay discovery response including an identification of the UE, to the remote UE; receiving a second relay discovery request including the identification of the UE, from the remote UE; and activating a relay function to start relaying traffic of Proximity-based Service (Prose) communication for the remote UE. | 01-29-2015 |
20150264642 | Method of Handling Access Network Discovery and Selection Function and Related Communication Device - A method of handling an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) comprises determining a plurality of closed subscriber group (CSG) cells of a wireless communication system with a CSG identity, for a mobile device of the wireless communication system to access a first service indicated by a first access point name (APN) of the wireless communication system via the plurality of CSG cells with the CSG identity, after a network determines the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) as an access technology for the mobile device; and configuring an inter-system mobility policy (ISMP) node such that a value of an AccessTechnology leaf of a PrioritizedAccess node is configured as the 3GPP, a value of an Accessld leaf of the PrioritizedAccess node is configured as the CSG identity of the plurality of CSG cells, and a PrioritizedAPN node is configured under the ISMP node for configuring the first APN. | 09-17-2015 |
20150264643 | Method of Handling Access Network Discovery and Selection Function and Related Communication Device - A method of handling an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) for a network of a wireless communication system comprises determining an IP flow of a mobile device of the wireless communication system, which is with a packet data network (PDN) connection associated to an access point name (APN) of the wireless communication system, for the mobile device to route the IP flow; and configuring an inter-system routing policy (ISRP) policy for a policy node such that a value of an AccessTechnology leaf of a RoutingRule node is configured as the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a value of an AccessId leaf is configured as a CSG identity of a plurality of CSG cells, and a PrioritizedAPN node is configured under the policy node for configuring the APN. | 09-17-2015 |
20150282120 | USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND MTC-IWF FOR IMPLEMENTING GROUP BASED MTC MESSAGING THROUGH CELL BROADCAST - The present disclosure proposes a UE, a base station, and a MTC-IWF for implementing MTC group trigger messages through a Cell Broadcasting Service (CBS). The method includes a MTC (Machine Type Communication) server transmitting to a MTC Inter-working Function (MTC-IWF) a trigger payload. The trigger payload would be delivered by the MTC-IWF to a group of MTC devices through Cell Broadcasting Center (CBC) and network nodes. The trigger payload may include a group trigger message indicator which distinguishes the group trigger message from a normal warning message. In response to receiving the content of the trigger payload, the network would page a group of MTC devices. From the group trigger message indicator embedded in the paging message, each MTC device would be able to receive a group trigger message through new system information block of the broadcast information. | 10-01-2015 |
20150296354 | Method of Transferring Short Message Service - A method of transferring a short message service (SMS) to a communication device having activated an idle-mode signaling reduction (ISR) mode in a wireless communication system including a short message service gateway mobile switching center (SMS-GMSC) and a home location register (HLR)/home subscriber server (HSS) includes the SMS-GMSC querying a routing information from the HLR/HSS; and the SMS-GMSC sending a message indicating support of evolved packet system (EPS) and general packet radio service (GPRS). | 10-15-2015 |
20150304982 | Method of Handling Location Reporting Procedure and Related Communication Device - A method of handling a location reporting procedure comprises performing, by a first proximity service (ProSe) function entity, a registration procedure for a proximity service with a first communication device; and performing, by the first ProSe function entity, the location reporting procedure for the proximity service between the first communication device and a second communication device; and transmitting, by the first ProSe function entity, a cancel location reporting message to a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Location Platform (SLP) server to cancel the location reporting procedure for the first communication device registered to the first ProSe function entity, when a timer of the proximity request message expires. | 10-22-2015 |
20150319640 | Method of Handling Signaling and Data Transmission for Machine-Type Communication - A method of handling signaling and data transmission for machine-type communication (MTC) for a core network in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The core network includes at least one of a network control node, a data base and a network gateway node. The method includes the network gateway node selectively performing trigger suppression operation on at least a trigger request from a MTC server according to whether the core network is congested or overloaded, wherein each of the at least a trigger request is used to trigger at least an MTC application on a MTC device, wherein the trigger suppression operation is performed according to a trigger suppression setting received from the network control node. | 11-05-2015 |
20160007187 | Method of Identifying Visited Public Land Mobile Network and Related Communication Device - A method of identifying a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN) comprises a proximity service (ProSe) function in a home PLMN (HPLMN) of an announcing user equipment (UE) receiving a match report message comprising a ProSe Application Code from a ProSe function in a HPLMN of a monitoring UE; and the ProSe function in the HPLMN of the announcing UE transmitting a match response message comprising a ProSe Application ID Name of the ProSe Application Code and a PLMN ID of a VPLMN registered by the announcing UE to the ProSe function in the HPLMN of the monitoring UE to respond to the match report message. | 01-07-2016 |
20160073251 | Device of Handling Open Direct Discovery - A communication device for handling an open direct discovery comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise detecting a proximity service (ProSe) Application Code in a discovery message transmitted by an announcing user equipment (UE); and transmitting a discovery notification message to a ProSe function in a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of the communication device, wherein the discovery notification message comprises a discovery notification for a ProSe Application ID corresponding to the ProSe Application Code. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073335 | Device of Handling Selection of Public Land Mobile Network for Device-to-Device Communication - A communication device for handling a selection of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a device-to-device (D2D) communication comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise detecting a first PLMN and a second PLMN when performing at least one PLMN search, wherein the first PLMN does not provide a proximity service (ProSe) and the second PLMN provides the ProSe; and selecting the second PLMN to camp on the second PLMN. | 03-10-2016 |
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20110227488 | Road Lamp Structure Capable of Regulating Illumination Light Color - A road lamp structure capable of regulating illumination light color includes at least a road lamp body and a control module. The road lamp body includes an illumination light source and an auxiliary light source. An inside of the auxiliary light source contains a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) with different wavelengths. The auxiliary light source can emit light colors at a wavelength range of 540 to 640 nm. The control module turns on or turns off the auxiliary light source under different environments for visible degrees, so as to provide clear illumination effect for users. | 09-22-2011 |
20120119659 | CONSTANT CURRENT LED LAMP - A constant current LED lamp is provided with a linear driver circuit for driving multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs), or LED packages comprise multiple LED chips, connected in series. The driver circuit includes a rectifier circuit, a stable voltage circuit, and a constant current circuit. The driver circuit allows the aggregate forward voltage drop of all the LEDs connected in series to approach the rectified input voltage to efficiently utilize the AC power from the mains. | 05-17-2012 |
20120119674 | CONSTANT CURRENT LED LAMP - A constant current LED lamp is provided with a linear driver circuit for driving multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs), or LED packages including multiple LED chips, connected in series. The driver circuit includes a rectifier circuit, a filter circuit, a stable voltage circuit, and a constant current circuit. The driver circuit allows the aggregate forward voltage drop of all the LEDs connected in series to approach the rectified input voltage to efficiently utilize the AC power from the mains. | 05-17-2012 |
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20150349107 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a channel layer, a spacer layer, a barrier layer, and an oxidized cap layer. The channel layer is disposed on or above the substrate. The spacer layer is disposed on the channel layer. The barrier layer is disposed on the spacer layer. The oxidized cap layer is disposed on the barrier layer. The oxidized cap layer is made of oxynitride. | 12-03-2015 |
20150357422 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a p-type doped layer, a gate electrode, a passivation layer, and a field plate. The active layer is disposed on the substrate. The source electrode, the drain electrode and the p-type doped layer are disposed on the active layer. The p-type doped layer is disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and has a first thickness. The gate electrode is disposed on the p-type doped layer. The passivation layer covers the gate electrode and the active layer. The field plate is disposed on the passivation layer and is electrically connected to the source electrode. The field plate includes a field dispersion portion disposed between the gate electrode and the drain electrode. The passivation layer between the field dispersion portion and the active layer has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. | 12-10-2015 |
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20150262937 | SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND FORMATION THEREOF - A semiconductor arrangement and method of formation are provided. The semiconductor arrangement includes an interconnect which includes an interconnect metal plug surrounded by a second metal layer. The interconnect is adjacent a sidewall of a dielectric, such that an air gap is between the interconnect and the sidewall of the dielectric. A protective barrier is over the interconnect and the air gap, and is over and in direct physical contact with a top surface of the dielectric. The interconnect metal plug surrounded by the second metal layer is less susceptible to damage than an interconnect metal plug that is not surrounded by a second metal layer. The protective barrier in direct physical contact with the dielectric reduces parasitic capacitance, which reduces an RC delay of the semiconductor arrangement, as compared to a semiconductor arrangement that does not have a protective barrier in direct physical contact with a dielectric. | 09-17-2015 |
20150371940 | INSULATOR VOID ASPECT RATIO TUNING BY SELECTIVE DEPOSITION - Disclosed herein is a structure conductive lines disposed in a base layer and separated by a first region. Pillars are each disposed over a respective one of the conductive lines. A dielectric fill layer is disposed over the pillars and extending between the pillars into the first region, and a void is disposed in the dielectric fill layer in the first region between the conductive lines. | 12-24-2015 |
20160093568 | Semiconductor Device and Process - A metal first, via first process for forming interconnects within a metallization layer of a semiconductor device is provided. In an embodiment a conductive material is deposited and the conductive material is patterned into a conductive line and a via. A dielectric material is deposited over the conductive line and the via, and the dielectric material and the via are planarized. | 03-31-2016 |
20160118336 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first conductive line embedded in the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer and the first conductive line. The semiconductor device structure includes a second conductive line over the second dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer is between the first conductive line and the second conductive line. The semiconductor device structure includes conductive pillars passing through the second dielectric layer to electrically connect the first conductive line to the second conductive line. The conductive pillars are spaced apart from each other. | 04-28-2016 |
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20090128497 | Portable Electronic Device and its Key structure - A key structure of a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device has a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The key structure comprises a key, a first light source, and a second light source. The first light source emits a first colored light in the first operation mode so that the key can display a first input symbol. The second light source emits a second colored light in the first operation mode so that the key can display a second input symbol. As a result, users who operate portable electronic devices with the aforementioned key structure can easily recognize the different kinds of input symbols corresponding to different input methods in different operation modes. | 05-21-2009 |
20090153469 | Input Device and Handheld Electronic Device - An input device and a handheld electronic device comprising the input device are provided. The input device comprises an elastic sheet and a switch sheet, both with alignment through-holes for precise alignment. Thereby, a protrusion of the elastic sheet is disposed precisely above a switch of the switch sheet. Because of the inerrable assembly of the input device, the handheld electronic device will have an acute response to the depression made by the user. | 06-18-2009 |
20130265470 | CAMERA MODULE FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a camera device and a support ring. The camera device includes a substrate, an image sensor device on the substrate, and a holder for covering the image sensor device, wherein the holder includes a side portion placed around the image sensor device. The support ring is fixed to and laterally extends from the side portion of the holder, and is attached onto a wall portion of the chassis. A portable device with the camera module is also disclosed. | 10-10-2013 |
20150212558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a case having a space, a circuit board disposed in the space, a heat source disposed on the circuit board and a vapor chamber disposed at a side of the circuit board and adjacent to the heat source is provided. The vapor chamber includes an upper sheet, a bottom sheet assembled with the upper sheet to form a chamber, and a working fluid disposed in the chamber. | 07-30-2015 |
20160057326 | CAMERA MODULE FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a camera device and a support ring. The camera device includes a substrate, an image sensor device on the substrate, and a holder for covering the image sensor device, wherein the holder includes a side portion placed around the image sensor device. The support ring is fixed to and laterally extends from the side portion of the holder, and is attached onto a wall portion of the chassis. A portable device with the camera module is also disclosed. | 02-25-2016 |