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| 20100027559 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND DATA EXTENDED TRANSMISSION METHOD - The invention discloses a transmission device. The transmission device includes an interface circuit, a data converting circuit, at least a physical layer and a transmission medium. The interface circuit is used to receive a PCIe signal or a PCI signal. The data converting circuit is coupled to the interface circuit and used to convert the PCIe signal or the PCI signal into at least a data packet. The physical layer is coupled to the data converting circuit and used to process and transfer the data packet. The transmission medium receives and transfers the data packet. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100103183 | REMOTE MULTIPLE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A remote multiple image processing apparatus comprises a graphic processing unit, a memory unit, an image compression unit, a transmission unit and a transmission medium. The graphic processing unit receives at least an image frame including a plurality of image blocks, and determines the degree of the difference between the current input image block and the previous input image block. The memory unit, coupling to the graphic processing unit, stores the image blocks. The image compression unit, coupling to the memory unit, compresses the image blocks and generates at least a compressed datum. The transmission unit, coupling to the image compression unit, transforms the compressed datum into at least a data packet. The transmission medium outputs the data packet. The remote multiple image processing apparatus uses the compression technique to allow a client sharing the resources of graphic processing unit so as to get multiple use benefits. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110167190 | Apparatus and method for distant bus extended system - The invention discloses a distant PCIe extended system. The distant PCIe extended system includes a local PCIe virtualization device (PVD), at least a transmission medium and at least a remote PVD. The PVD includes a PCIe PHY layer, a signal converting circuit, at least a PVD PHY layer and a transmission medium. The PCIe PHY layer is used to receive a PCIe physical signal. The signal converting circuit is coupled to the PCIe PHY layer and used to convert the PCIe data link layer packet into at least a PVD MAC packet. The PVD PHY layer is coupled to the signal converting circuit and used to process and transfer the PVD MAC packet. The transmission medium receives and transfers the PVD physical signal. | 07-07-2011 |
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| 20100272286 | Acoustic camera - An acoustic camera comprises a first sound pick-up device, a second sound pick-up device, and a switch. The switch is respectively connected to the first sound pick-up device and the second pick-up device and used to select the first sound pick-up device or the second sound pick-up device to reconstruct the sound field of the sound source of a detected object. The first sound pick-up device has a first microphone array, and the first microphone array is a near-field uniform microphone array. The second sound pick-up device has a second microphone array, and the second microphone array is a far-field non-uniform microphone array. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110038487 | EARPHONE ACOUSTIC SIMULATION SYSTEM AND OPTIMAL SIMULATION METHOD OF THE SAME - An earphone acoustic simulation system and an optimal simulation method of the same is disclosed. The earphone acoustic simulation system comprises an earphone front end simulation circuit and an earphone back end simulation circuit for simulating acoustic environment of a front cavity and a back cavity inside an earphone, and an artificial ear simulation circuit is connected respectively with the earphone front end simulation circuit and the earphone back end simulation circuit. Variation of an impedance of the artificial ear simulation circuit represents the frequency response in the earphone cavity. Besides, the optimal simulation of the earphone acoustic simulation system utilizes simulated annealing algorithm to obtain the optimal parameter of the earphone cavity, and anticipates the SPL curve related to the optimal earphone cavity through utilizing the earphone acoustic simulation system. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110091048 | Method for virtual bass synthesis - This invention relates to a method for virtual bass synthesis. The low frequency signal is attained by applying a low pass filter to the original. In order to reduce the operations, process of down sampling the low frequency signal, moving the low frequency signal to a series of harmonics whose frequencies are integral times as large as the frequency of low frequency signals, and then up sampling them are provided. By means of psycho-acoustic theory, the weights of harmonics are attained and applied to the harmonics. Finally the weighted harmonics are combined to produce the bass signal. As the result, the virtual bass effect which is almost the same as the low frequency of the original audio signal can be accomplished. Because the harmonic signals are high frequency ones, the virtual effect can be made in the panel speakers or ordinary low-end speakers. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110158418 | DEREVERBERATION AND NOISE REDUCTION METHOD FOR MICROPHONE ARRAY AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A dereverberation and noise reduction method adapted for a microphone array and an apparatus using the same are proposed. The microphone array receives a plurality of audio signals from an audio source. The dereverberation and noise reduction method includes the following steps. The received audio signals are processed by a beamforming processing, and a first audio signal is generated. Besides, the received audio signals are processed by a suppression processing, and a suppression audio vector is generated. Further, suppression audio vector is processed by an adaptive filtering processing, and a second audio signal is generated. In addition, the second audio signal is subtracted from the first audio signal to acquire an audio output signal, where parameters of the adaptive filtering processing are adjusted according to a feedback of the audio output signal. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120203526 | PIEZOELECTRIC PANEL SPEAKER AND OPTIMAL METHOD OF DESIGNING THE SAME - A piezoelectric panel speaker and an optimal method of designing the same is disclosed. In the structure of the speaker, at least one piezoelectric plate attached at a surrounding frame supports a diaphragm inside the surrounding frame. A spacer is inserted between the piezoelectric plate and the diaphragm. The structure of the piezoelectric plates fixed at the surrounding frame improves the speaker performance within the low frequency range. The finite element method is employed to build a mathematical model to simulate the sound pressure loading of the piezoelectric panel speaker. Also, the simulated annealing method is employed to approach the optimal design parameters of the speaker structure. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130041278 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES VIA ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPES - A method for diagnosis of diseases adopted on an electronic stethoscope which includes at least two sound receiving portions, a noise control portion, a processing portion, a data portion and an output portion. The method includes: first, the sound receiving portions receive sound signals issued from a patient's lungs included external noises; next, the sound signals are sent to the noise control portion which eliminates the external noise, and the processing portion to be overlapped and intensified; then characteristic values are retrieved from the sound signals to be compared with disease sound signal data in the data portion; finally the output portion outputs a diseases judgment result. Thus the electronic stethoscope can perform automatic interpretation of diseases to reduce human erroneous diagnostic judgment. Users also can get preliminary understanding of their body conditions when doctors are absent. | 02-14-2013 |
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| 20100332222 | INTELLIGENT CLASSIFICATION METHOD OF VOCAL SIGNAL - An intelligent classification method is proposed. The method extracts vocal features from the temporal domain, spectral domain and statistical features for measuring the vocal signal. The measured result is grouped by comparing with the trained data with single voiced source, and then different voices can be separated from the vocal signal to be classified. The vocal features are evaluated from temporal domain and spectral domain and the statistical features, and the method can improve the accuracy of the voice classification. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120113020 | TIME-REVERSAL-BASED IMPACT-LOCALIZATION AND HAPTIC-FEEDBACK METHOD FOR TOUCH PANELS - The present invention provides a time-reversal-based impact-localization and haptic-feedback method for touch panels. Firstly, a plate model for an elastic plate and the impulse responses thereof are constructed according a plate theory. Next, a mathematical model is established according to the impulse responses and a time-reversal approach. When an impact force hits the elastic plate, the touched point on the elastic plate generates a touch signal, and the touch signal is received by at least a sensor at the corner of the elastic plate. The touch signal is converted into a time-reversal signal according to the mathematical model by a simulator. The time-reversal signal is reversed to the touched point for simulating reversal vibration waves of the time-reversal signal on the elastic plate, and locating the touched point. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120148069 | MICROPHONE ARRAY STRUCTURE ABLE TO REDUCE NOISE AND IMPROVE SPEECH QUALITY AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a microphone array structure able to reduce noise and improve speech quality and a method thereof. The method of the present invention comprises steps: using at least two microphone to receive at least two microphone signals each containing a noise signal and a speech signal; using FFT modules to transform the microphone signals into frequency-domain signals; calculating an included angle between a speech signal and a noise signal of the microphone signal, and selecting a phase difference estimation algorithm, a noise reduction algorithm or both to reduce noise according to the included angle; if the phase difference estimation algorithm is used, calculating phase difference of the microphone signals to obtain a time-space domain mask signal; and multiplying the mask signal and the average of the microphone signals to obtain the speech signals of the microphone signals. Thereby is eliminated noise and improve speech quality. | 06-14-2012 |
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| 20120194417 | INPUT DEVICE WITH SWING OPERATION - An input device with swing operation includes a supporting frame, a flexible printed circuit installed on the supporting frame for outputting a signal, a supporting base fixed on the supporting frame, a cap pivoted to the supporting base, and a hook respectively pivoted to the supporting base and the cap. An inclined angle is formed between the hook and the supporting frame when the cap is not pressed down. The hook and the cap pivots relative to the supporting base when the cap is pressed down. The input device further includes a resilient component disposed between the flexible printed circuit and the cap for being pressed by the cap to actuate the flexible printed circuit when the cap is pressed down. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120211343 | INPUT DEVICE WITH SWING OPERATION - An input device includes a printed circuit board for outputting a signal, a supporting base fixed on the printed circuit board, a metal dome switch installed on the printed circuit board, and a cap pivoted to the supporting base. A protrusion is formed on an end of the cap for contacting against the printed circuit board when the cap is not pressed down. The cap pivots relative to the supporting base when the cap is pressed down. An actuator is further formed on the cap and disposed on a side of the metal dome switch. The actuator of the cap presses down the metal dome switch to actuate the metal dome switch when the cap is pressed down. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120211344 | INPUT DEVICE WITH SWING OPERATION - An input device includes a printed circuit board for outputting a signal, a supporting base fixed on the printed circuit board, and a cap pivoted to the supporting base. A protrusion is formed on an end of the cap for contacting against the printed circuit board when the cap is not pressed down. The cap pivots relative to the supporting base when the cap is pressed down. The input device further includes a resilient conductive component disposed between the printed circuit board and the cap for being pressed by the cap to conduct the printed circuit board when the cap is pressed down. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120242094 | FIXING MECHANISM WITH SWING OPERATION - A fixing mechanism for fixing a component is disclosed. The fixing mechanism includes a base, a lateral wall disposed on the base, and a top plate connected to the lateral wall. A containing space is formed between the base, the lateral wall, and the top plate. The top plate presses against the component in a first direction and the lateral wall abuts against the component laterally when the component is contained inside the containing space. The fixing mechanism includes at least one hook. The hook includes a cantilever portion and a hooking portion. The cantilever portion is disposed on a side of the base, and a distance between the cantilever portion and the base is greater than a distance between the top plate and the base. The hooking portion engages with a lateral surface of the component in a second direction when the component is contained inside the containing space. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120250234 | PRESS BUTTON AND PORTABLE COMPUTER USING THE SAME - A thin press button is provided. The press button includes a base plate, a link member, a cap, and at least one stopper. The link member, having a sliding recess, is disposed on the base plate. The cap pivots on the link member. The stopper has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end pivots on the cap and the second end is slidably disposed in the sliding recess. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120250251 | PRESS BUTTON AND PORTABLE COMPUTER USING THE SAME - A flat press button is provided. The press button includes a base plate, a link member, and a cap. The link member is disposed on the base plate. The cap, having an embossed strip and a flange, pivots at the link member, wherein the embossed strip and the flange are formed at the opposing sites of the cap, and the embossed strip and the flange are operated in a pivotal swinging manner around a pivot axis to abut the base plate alternatively. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120255845 | Keyswitch Structure - A keyswitch structure includes a bottom board, a circuit board disposed on the bottom board, a resilient member, a key cap and two supporting members. The bottom board is formed with two first holes spaced apart from each other. The key cap is located over the bottom board, and includes two pivoting portions that are spaced apart from each other. Each supporting member has an end pivoted to a respective one of the pivoting portions of the key cap, and an opposite end pivoted to the bottom board. When the key cap is moved toward the bottom board and presses the resilient member, each of the supporting members engages at least partly a corresponding one of the first holes, and the resilient member triggers the circuit board so as to generate a corresponding signal. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120268902 | Fixing Mechanism and Electronic Device Having the Same - A fixing mechanism for fixing a magnetic element on a base wall includes a frame, a retaining member, and a blocker. The frame is adapted to be connected to and is adapted to cooperate with the base wall to define a receiving space for receiving the magnetic element, and an opening communicating with the receiving space for entry of the magnetic element into the receiving space along a first assembly direction. The retaining member is adapted to be connected to the base wall in proximity to the frame. The blocker is engaged to the retaining member, and blocks the opening. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120285813 | KEYSWITCH DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY OF SUPPORTING SEAT AND KEY CAP THEREOF - A keyswitch device includes a supporting seat, a key cap, a circuit board disposed on the supporting seat, and an elastic member located between the key cap and the circuit board. The supporting seat includes a base board and two first confining members that are formed on the base board and that are spaced apart from each other. The key cap includes a cap body and two first hooks that engage respectively the first confining members, thereby inhibiting the key cap to move in horizontal directions with respect to the supporting seat, and allowing the key cap to move vertically in a range equal to the height of the first blocking parts of the first confining members. When the key cap is moved downward, the elastic member deforms to press the circuit board so as to generate a corresponding signal. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120286908 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RETAINING MECHANISM FOR RETAINING A MAGNETIC ELEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a magnetic switch, a magnetic element for actuating the magnetic switch to send a control signal to an electronic element module, and a retaining mechanism for retaining the magnetic element at a housing. The retaining mechanism includes a retaining casing, a connecting member, and a blocking member. The retaining casing is disposed on and cooperates with the housing to define a receiving space to receive the magnetic element, and has an opening in spatial communication with the receiving space. The blocking member is connected to the housing by the connecting member and is adjacent to the opening to prevent removal of the magnetic element from the receiving space through the opening. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120287561 | LOCKING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A locking mechanism is adapted for locking an object, and includes a housing and a locking member. The housing includes a base wall and a cover extending from the base wall to form amounting space therebetween, and amounting port in spatial communication with the mounting space and adapted for permitting the object to be moved into the mounting space therethrough in amounting direction. The locking member is snapped onto the cover so as to prevent removal of the object from the mounting space through the mounting port in a direction opposite to the mounting direction, in such a manner that a portion of the locking member is disposed in proximity to the mounting port and abuts against one of the sides of the object facing the mounting port. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120287595 | Electronic Device and Fixing Structure Therefor - An electronic device includes a first body, a magnetic switch disposed in the first body, and a second body connected pivotally to and covering openably the first body. The second body includes a housing, and an electronic component module disposed in the housing and coupled electrically to the magnetic switch. A fixing structure is disposed in the housing and includes a casing and a blocker. The casing defines a receiving space and an opening that communicates with the receiving space. A magnetic element is disposed in the receiving space through the opening. The blocker is rotatable to block the opening and prevent the magnetic element from moving out of the receiving space through the opening. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120307428 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A BATTERY - In an assembly of an electronic device and a battery, the battery includes a protrusion that is formed with an engaging hole, and the electronic device includes a housing and an engaging unit. The housing defines a receiving space and is formed with a first opening that is adapted for extension of the protrusion. The engaging unit includes a main body pivotable relative to the housing, an actuating member accessible from outside of the receiving space, and an engaging hook disposed on the main body adjacent to the first opening. The engaging hook is engageable with the engaging hole in the protrusion. The actuating member is actuable to pivot the main body so as to disengage the engaging hook from the engaging hole. | 12-06-2012 |