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| 20090188267 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF, AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME - An air conditioning system providing cooled air to a vehicle includes a detection device, a control module, and an air adjusting module. The detection device determines whether another vehicle is in front of the vehicle within a predetermined distance, and sends a signal when the other vehicle is detected. The control module is coupled to the detection device and controls the air adjusting module to operate in a recirculation mode upon receiving the signal. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090213075 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROLLER - A display control method includes: generating an input signal according to a mouse input operation; detecting whether the input signal includes a scroll signal generated when a scroll wheel of the mouse is scrolled, and a press signal generated when a predetermined button of the mouse is pressed; and moving the contents of the document being displayed left or right when a detected result is the input signal including the scroll signal and the press signal. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090219130 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RECOVERY METHOD THEREFOR - A portable electronic device includes an airbag, a gas-injection apparatus connecting with the airbag, a housing, a liquid detecting apparatus and a control apparatus. The gas-injection apparatus connected with the airbag is used for injecting gas into the airbag so that the airbag is in an inflated state. The housing with a receiving space is used for accommodating the airbag in a deflated state, and the airbag is capable of expanding out of the housing when changing from the deflated state to the inflated state. The liquid detecting apparatus is configured for detecting when the portable electronic device contacts liquid and generating a detecting signal. The control apparatus is configured for controlling the gas-injection apparatus to inject gas into the airbag upon receiving the detecting signal. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090235197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSWORD ENTRY - An exemplary system and method are provided for password entry using a touch screen. The method includes displaying a password input interface having a first field and a second field, receiving first inputs from the touch screen for entering a user account into the first field, displaying traces images converted from the first inputs corresponding to the user account, receiving second inputs from the touch screen for entering user account into the first field, and modifying the second inputs so as to disable displaying residual imprints or trace characters corresponding to the password. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090240360 | MEDIA PLAYER AND AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A media player includes an input unit for receiving an audio select input for selecting audio files to be played by the media player, audio decode units for decoding the audio files into corresponding audio signals respectively, and audio output channels for simultaneously outputting the audio signals respectively. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090245550 | MEDIA PLAYER SYSTEM, MEDIA PLAYER, AND EARPHONE - An exemplary media player system includes a media player and an earphone. The earphone includes a first earpiece, a second earpiece, a primary volume control unit, and a secondary volume control unit. The first earpiece and the second earpiece are configured for receiving first channel audio signals and second channel audio signals respectively, and converting the audio signals to yield audible sounds. The primary volume control unit adjusts the volume levels of the first earpiece and the second earpiece simultaneously. The secondary volume control unit adjusts the volume of sounds outputted from one of the first earpiece and the second earpiece. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247231 | TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE AND HANDWRITING INPUT PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary telecommunication device includes a touchscreen, a processing unit, a storage unit, a combining unit, and a communication unit. The touchscreen is used for receiving and recording handwriting inputs. The processing unit is adapted for converting each handwriting input into a separate first image having a first predetermined size. The storage unit is used for storing the separate first images generated by the processing unit. The combining unit is configured for combining the separate first images to generate a resulting second image having a second predetermined size. The communication unit is used for sending the resulting second image wirelessly. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248673 | METHOD OF SORTING WEB PAGES, SEARCH TERMINAL AND CLIENT TERMINAL - A method of sorting web pages includes the steps of acquiring a plurality of forbidden keywords, receiving information of a list of web pages provided by a search engine, separating the web pages into valid web pages and invalid web pages according to forbidden keywords, rearranging the information of the valid web pages and the invalid web pages, and outputting the rearranged information of the valid web pages and the invalid web pages. A related search terminal and a client terminal are also provided. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090257730 | VIDEO SERVER, VIDEO CLIENT DEVICE AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A video server includes a communication unit for receiving a first video signal from a first video client device and a second video signal from a second video client device, an image combination unit for combining the first video signal and the second video signal to generate a combined video signal, and an image frame extracting unit for extracting a combined image frame from the combined video signal in response to a grab command received from one of the first video client device and the second video client device, and sending the extracted combined image frame to the one of the first video client device and the second video client device via the communication unit. A related client device and a video processing method are also provided. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090265391 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK STORAGE - A method for managing a plurality of network storages on a computer device includes: receiving login commands in response to the users' operations; simultaneously transmitting a first access request to get read/write authority with respect to the first network storage, and a second access request to get read/write authority with respect to the second network storage in response to the login commands; receiving and combining first information from the first network storage and second information from the second network storage after the first and the second access requests being authorized by the network storages; displaying the combined information on a single graphical user interface. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090267563 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a remote control and a main body. The remote control has two contacting portions. The main body is capable of being controlled by the remote control. The main body has two conductive portions and two power supply terminals for supplying the electrical power to the two conductive portions. The contacting portions of the remote control detachably electrically connect with the conductive portions for charging the remote control. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100141216 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND PROTECTION APPARATUS THEREOF - A battery system includes a battery and a battery protection apparatus. The battery protection apparatus protects the battery from over-discharge. The battery protection apparatus includes a voltage controlled switch, a start switch, and a voltage detecting unit. The voltage controlled switch establishes an electrical connection between the battery and the load. The start switch turns on the voltage controlled switch when actuated. The voltage detecting unit detects a battery voltage of the battery and generates a detecting voltage according to the battery voltage. The voltage controlled switch is turned off when the detecting voltage is lower than a predetermined value. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145612 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A navigation device includes a receiving unit, a positioning unit, a memory, a orientation detector, a processor, and a display. The receiving unit is used for receiving positioning signals. The positioning unit computes current positioning information of the navigation device according to the positioning signals. The memory is used for storing an electronic map. The orientation detector is used for detecting a turned angle and a turned direction of the navigation device. The processor is used for obtaining the electronic map from the memory and rotating the electronic map according to the turned angle and the turned direction. The display unit is used for displaying the rotated electronic map and the current positioning information of the navigation device on the rotated electronic map. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100156478 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SIGNAL GENERATOR THEREOF - An electronic device includes a signal generator and a processing module. The signal generator generates reset signals to reset the processing module. The signal generator includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a switching unit. The first capacitor receives an input voltage and charges accordingly when the electronic device is powered on. The second capacitor generates the reset signals based on the input voltage. The switching unit transmits the input voltage to the second capacitor to charge the second capacitor when the electronic device is powered on, and grounds the second capacitor after the electronic device is powered off. The reset signals are generated during the charging and discharging process of the second capacitor. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100165559 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a main body, a rotation detecting module, and a swivel hinge. The main body is disposed with a plurality of keys. The rotation detecting module is used for detecting the rotation of the main body. The swivel hinge is detachably connected to the main body. The swivel hinge includes an extending arm being rotatable with respect to the main body; and a supporting member pivotally engaging with the extending arm for supporting the main body. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100231793 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE AND TELEVISION EMPLOYING THE SAME - A television includes a television signal receiving unit, a communication signal receiving unit, a processor, and a display unit. The television signal receiving unit is configured to receive TV signals. The communication signal receiving unit is configured to receive communication signals from a communication device. The processor is used for processing the TV signals to generate first video signals, and extracting second video signals from the communication signals. The display unit is used for displaying the first video signals default. When the communication signal receiving unit receives the communication signals, the processor controls the display unit to display the second video signals. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100240354 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A communication method whereby a connection between a first communication device and a second communication device is established. Determining whether the connection is disconnected by the second communication device. If the connection is disconnected by the second communication device, related features are invoked by the first communication device to alert a user of the first communication device that the connection has been disconnected by the second communication device. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100245101 | COMMUNICATING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATING METHOD - A communicating device includes a power source, a storing unit, a detecting unit, and a communicating unit. The power source is operable to supply power to the communicating device. The storing unit is operable to store a warning message for warning that the communicating device is low on power and will be powered off. The detecting unit is operable to measure the remaining power of the power source and determine if the remaining power of the power source drops below a predetermined threshold value. The communicating unit is operable to send the warning message to a target communicating device which the communicating device is communicating with, when the remaining power of the power source is determined to be below the predetermined threshold value. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100260329 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING INCOMING CALL - A method for processing an incoming call using a communication device includes following steps. A phone number of the incoming call is detected. The phone number of the incoming call is logged. A ring duration of the incoming call is computed. The ring duration of the incoming call is compared with a predetermined time interval. If the ring duration of the incoming call is shorter than the predetermined time interval, related features are invoked thereby the incoming call is not returned. | 10-14-2010 |
