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20090038677 | Solar Cell Having Tree-Like Nanostructure and Method for Preparing the Same - The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered structure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a conducting metal layer, a photo-active layer, a hole-transport layer, and an anode. The photo-active layer comprises a tree-like nanostructure array and a conjugate polymer filler. The tree-like nanostructure array is used as an electron acceptor while the conjugate polymer filler is as an electron donor. The tree-like nanostructure array comprises a trunk part and a branch part. The trunk part is formed in-situ on the surface of the conducting metal layer and is used to provide a long straight transport pathway to transport electrons. The large contact area between the branch part and the conjugate polymer filler provides electron-hole separation. | 02-12-2009 |
20100053202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMAGE PROCESSING INCLUDING REMOVAL OF DISCONTINUOUS RAMP AND/OR SMOOTHING FEATURES - Systems and methods are disclosed for processing image data to provide adjusted pixel information that achieves smoothed output discontinuities. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of processing image data including analyzing first display information including pixel data indicative of pixel display on a graphical user interface, detecting one or more ramp steps in the pixel data, and assigning, in association with random number generation and/or threshold setting functionality, a carry possibility for a pixel adjacent the one or more ramp steps. Other exemplary implementations may include generating second display information included adjusted pixel data for pixels adjacent the ramp steps. Consistent with certain implementations, the second display information may include pixel values adjusted according to the carry possibility in one or both of the temporal domain and/or spatial domain. | 03-04-2010 |
20120208316 | Method For Forming A Photo-Active Layer Of The Solar Cell - The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered structure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a conducting metal layer, a photo-active layer, a hole-transport layer, and an anode. The photo-active layer comprises a tree-like nanostructure array and a conjugate polymer filler. The tree-like nanostructure array is used as an electron acceptor while the conjugate polymer filler is as an electron donor. The tree-like nanostructure array comprises a trunk part and a branch part. The trunk part is formed in-situ on the surface of the conducting metal layer and is used to provide a long straight transport pathway to transport electrons. The large contact area between the branch part and the conjugate polymer filler provides electron-hole separation. | 08-16-2012 |
20120211070 | Photo-Active Layer Of A Multi-Layered Structure Within A Solar Cell - The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered structure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a conducting metal layer, a photo-active layer, a hole-transport layer, and an anode. The photo-active layer comprises a tree-like nanostructure array and a conjugate polymer filler. The tree-like nanostructure array is used as an electron acceptor while the conjugate polymer filler is as an electron donor. The tree-like nanostructure array comprises a trunk part and a branch part. The trunk part is formed in-situ on the surface of the conducting metal layer and is used to provide a long straight transport pathway to transport electrons. The large contact area between the branch part and the conjugate polymer filler provides electron-hole separation. | 08-23-2012 |
20120214274 | Method for Forming A Solar Cell With Tree-Like Nanostructure - The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered structure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a conducting metal layer, a photo-active layer, a hole-transport layer, and an anode. The photo-active layer comprises a tree-like nanostructure array and a conjugate polymer filler. The tree-like nanostructure array is used as an electron acceptor while the conjugate polymer filler is as an electron donor. The tree-like nanostructure array comprises a trunk part and a branch part. The trunk part is formed in-situ on the surface of the conducting metal layer and is used to provide a long straight transport pathway to transport electrons. The large contact area between the branch part and the conjugate polymer filler provides electron-hole separation. | 08-23-2012 |
20130094765 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BLACK RIM OF IMAGE FRAME AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for detecting a black rim of an image frame is provided. The method includes following steps. Rim brightness information of a rim region of a current image frame is calculated. Frame brightness information of a frame region of the current image frame is obtained. A brightness threshold is calculated according to the rim brightness information and the frame brightness information. Whether a plurality of pixels in the rim region are black pixels is determined according to the brightness threshold. Furthermore, an image processing apparatus is also provided. | 04-18-2013 |
20130114884 | THREE-DIMENSION IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND A THREE-DIMENSION IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A three-dimension (3D) image processing method is disclosed. A plurality of asymmetric filtering is performed on an input depth map to obtain a plurality of asymmetric filtering results. One among the asymmetric filtering results is selected as an output depth map. A two-dimension (2D) image is converted into a 3D image according to the output depth map. | 05-09-2013 |
20130136357 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING DISAPPEARANCE OF LOGO PATTERN - Method for detecting disappearance of a pattern is used to detect whether a fixed-still pattern in dynamic displayed images disappears. Method includes analyzing a pattern characteristic parameter which represents the fixed-still pattern from each of images continuously displayed in a time sequence, It is checked whether the pattern characteristic parameter fast decreases from at least greater than a high level to at least less than a low level, as a first state transition. Sum of absolute difference (SAD) values for all of the pixels between a previous image and a current image is calculated. It is checked whether the sum of the SAD values fast increases from at least less than a low level to at least greater than a high level, as a second state transition. When the first state transition and the second state transition occur simultaneously, it is determined that the fixed-still pattern disappears in the display. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136365 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING EDGE OF FIXED PATTERN - Method for detecting edge of fixed pattern includes receiving and analyzing a first image to obtain a first edge information. Second image and a corresponding second edge information are received, in which the second image includes an accumulation of image history information. According to the first edge information and the second edge information, a consistent number and an inconsistent number for pairs of pixels at the corresponding location of the first image and the second image are calculated, in which the consistent number represents how many pairs of pixels of which two compared pixels of each pair are both edge pixels, and the inconsistent number represents one of the two compared pixels is not the edge pixel. When the consistent number is greater than first predetermined value and meanwhile the inconsistent number is less than second predetermined value, first image and second image have a fixed pattern with fixed edge. | 05-30-2013 |
20130223692 | METHOD FOR LOGO DETECTION IN MEMC - A method for detecting a static logo is provided. The method includes following steps. An edge detection is performed on each of a plurality of blocks to be detected in an image frame so as to obtain edge detection information. A motion estimation is performed on a plurality of blocks within a respective surrounding area of each of the blocks to be detected so as to obtain distribution information of motion vectors. Whether a logo is a static logo is determined according to the edge detection information and the distribution information of motion vectors. Accuracy of the logo detection can be increased by using the method. | 08-29-2013 |
20140158186 | COUNTER ELECTRODE AND DYS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a counter electrode and a dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a photo electrode, the counter electrode and an electrolytic solution. The counter electrode is disposed correspondingly to the photo electrode. The counter electrode includes a conductive layer and a catalytic layer. The catalytic layer is formed on a surface of the conductive layer facing the photo electrode. The catalytic layer includes FeS | 06-12-2014 |
20140158988 | GRAPHENE TRANSISTOR - Disclosed is a graphene transistor. The graphene transistor includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, a graphene layer, an insulating layer, a gate electrode and at least one doping layer. The graphene layer is disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The gate electrode is separated from the graphene layer, the source electrode and the drain electrode by the insulating layer. The doping layer is disposed on the graphene layer or beneath the graphene layer for providing dopants for the graphene layer. The doping layer includes nonstoichiometric compounds. The graphene transistor of the present invention has a superior air stability and is not easily affected by environment. | 06-12-2014 |
20140166197 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING GRAPHENE LAYER - The present invention discloses a method for transferring a graphene layer. The graphene layer formed on a metal carrier layer is electrostatically adsorbed on a substrate by electrostatic charges, and then the substrate having the graphene layer formed on the metal carrier layer is immersed in an etching solution to remove the metal carrier layer, thereby completing the transfer of the graphene layer. In addition to being able to provide a simple method for transferring the graphene layer, the present invention further solves a problem of retaining organic residues, thus enhancing electrical properties of the transferred graphene layer. | 06-19-2014 |
20150121152 | SYSTEM MONITORING AND DEBUGGING IN A MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR SYSTEM - A multi-core processor system includes a first resource, a first core, a second resource, and a second core. The first core runs a first operating system (OS), and the first resource is allocated to the first OS. The second core runs a second OS, and the second resource is exclusively allocated to the second OS. The first OS and the second OS are designed for running at the same time, and the second OS is configured for monitoring or debugging the first resource, the first core, or the first OS. | 04-30-2015 |
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20120286359 | LATERAL-DIFFUSED METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (LDMOS) AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A lateral-diffused metal oxide semiconductor device (LDMOS) includes a substrate, a first deep well, at least a field oxide layer, a gate, a second deep well, a first dopant region, a drain and a common source. The substrate has the first deep well which is of a first conductive type. The gate is disposed on the substrate and covers a portion of the field oxide layer. The second deep well having a second conductive type is disposed in the substrate and next to the first deep well. The first dopant region having a second conductive type is disposed in the second deep well. The doping concentration of the first dopant region is higher than the doping concentration of the second deep well. | 11-15-2012 |
20130127720 | OPTICAL NAVIGATOR DEVICE AND ITS TRANSMISSION INTERFACE INCLUDING QUICK BURST MOTION READOUT MECHANISM - A transmission interface has a quick burst motion readout mechanism and is configured to be used between a master device and a slave device. The transmission interface includes a trigger channel configured to allow the master device to transmit a trigger signal to the slave device before transmission of data, and includes a data transmission channel provided to the slave device to transmit readable data to the master device after the slave device receives the trigger signal. The master and slave devices are adapted to a predetermined data transmission protocol by which the readable data can be directly transmitted and not accompanied by address data related to the readable data. | 05-23-2013 |
20130168767 | Lateral Diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Device - The present invention provides a lateral diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor device including a first doped region, a second doped region, a third doped region, a gate structure, and a contact metal. The first doped region and the third doped region have a first conductive type, and the second doped region has a second conductive type. The second doped region, which has a racetrack-shaped layout, is disposed in the first doped region, and has a long axis. The third doped region is disposed in the second doped region. The gate structure is disposed on the first doped region and the second doped region at a side of the third doped region. The contact metal is disposed on the first doped region at a side of the second doped region extending out along the long axis, and is in contact with the first doped region. | 07-04-2013 |
20140035034 | LATERAL-DIFFUSED METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE (LDMOS) AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A lateral-diffused metal oxide semiconductor device (LDMOS) includes a substrate, a first deep well, at least a field oxide layer, a gate, a second deep well, a first dopant region, a drain and a common source. The substrate has the first deep well which is of a first conductive type. The gate is disposed on the substrate and covers a portion of the field oxide layer. The second deep well having a second conductive type is disposed in the substrate and next to the first deep well. The first dopant region having a second conductive type is disposed in the second deep well. The doping concentration of the first dopant region is higher than the doping concentration of the second deep well. | 02-06-2014 |
20140082221 | INTERFACE ADAPTER AND INTERFACE ADAPTING METHOD THEREOF - An interface adapter and an interface adapting method thereof are provided. The interface adapter includes a body, a network interface and a card interface. The network interface is disposed on the body, and is configured to connect with a wired network for receiving a network signal from the wired network. The card interface is disposed on the body and connects with the network interface electrically, and is configured to connect with a card slot of a host, and to transmit the network signal to the host via the card slot so that the host transfers the network signal to a network controller of the host via an adapter. | 03-20-2014 |
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20140028561 | OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an optical displacement detection apparatus and an optical displacement detection method. The optical displacement detection apparatus includes: a light source for projecting light on a surface; an image capturing unit for generating an image signal according to light reflected from the surface; and a processing unit for generating an auto-exposure (AE) state value and an image quality (IQ) value according to the image signal, and determining an AE range according to an initial AE range, the AE state value and the IQ value. | 01-30-2014 |
20140210724 | CONTROL SYSTEM, MOUSE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control system, a mouse and a control method thereof are provided. The control system comprises a dongle and the mouse. The dongle is wiredly connected to a host and has a first light source for emitting a first light. The mouse is wirelessly connected to the dongle and has a transmitter, a second light source for emitting a second light, an optical sensor and a processor. The optical sensor senses the first light at a first time interval to generate a first sensing signal and then also, senses the second light at a second time interval to generate a second sensing signal. The processor generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal, respectively, and transmits them to the dongle via the transmitter so that the host receives the first and second control signals via the dongle. | 07-31-2014 |
20140218280 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE WITH MULTI-TRANSMISSION CAPABILITY - The present disclosure provides a wireless peripheral device with multi-transmission capability. The wireless peripheral device wirelessly transmits a control signal to a wireless receiver. The wireless peripheral device comprises a first wireless transmitting unit, a second transmitting unit, and a processing unit. The second transmitting unit receives a responding signal from the wireless receiver. The capable transmission distance of the first transmitting unit is larger than the capable transmission distance of the second transmitting unit. The processing unit is coupled to the first transmitting unit and the second transmitting unit. The processing unit transmits the control signal through the second transmitting unit to the wireless receiver when the strength of the responding signal is at a high intensity range. The processing unit transmits the control signal through the first transmitting unit to the wireless receiver when the strength of the responding signal is at a low intensity range. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218556 | OPTICAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE LUMINANCE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - An optical processing apparatus, a light source luminance adjustment method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium thereof are provided. The optical processing apparatus includes a light source unit, a processing unit, and an image sensing unit, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected to the light source unit and the image sensing unit. The light source unit provides a beam of light. The processing unit defines a frame rate, defines a plurality of time instants within a time interval, and sets the light source unit to a luminance value at each of the time instants. A length of the time interval is shorter than the reciprocal of the frame rate. The luminance values are different and are within a range. The image sensing unit captures an image by an exposure time length at each of the time instants, wherein the exposure time lengths are the same. | 08-07-2014 |
20140278216 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTING DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a displacement detecting device including a displacement sensing module, an input module, a distance sensing module, and a processing module, and a power saving method thereof. The processing module is electrically connected to each module. The input module is used to supply non-contact operation. The distance sensing module is used to detect the distance between a body and the displacement detecting device, and then produces a sensing value. The processing module selectively control the displacement sensing module and the input module to be turned on or turned off according to the sensing result of the distance sensing module. The displacement detecting device turns on the displacement sensing module when the sensing value is less than a first default value, and turns on the input module and turns off the displacement sensing module when the sensing value is greater than a second default value. | 09-18-2014 |
20140313132 | MOTION DETECTING DEVICE AND THE METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING IMAGE SENSING AREA THEREOF - A motion detecting device and the method for dynamically adjusting image sensing area is disclosed. The motion detecting device includes a light source, an image capture unit and a processing unit. The image capture unit is used to capture reference image according to fixed sampling period. The processing unit is used to calculate exposure reference value of the light source and image characteristic value of reference image. The processing unit according to the exposure reference value and the image characteristic value to determine whether the surface is in first rough coefficient range or second rough coefficient range. If rough coefficient of the surface is in the first rough coefficient range, the processing unit defines first search radius or second search radius to increase or decrease the image sensing area. Otherwise, the processing unit defines third search radius or fourth search radius to increase or decrease the image sensing area. | 10-23-2014 |
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20140104159 | INPUT DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - An input device for transmitting a signal between a terminal device and an external device is disclosed in the present invention. The input device includes an input unit, a terminal communication unit, a wireless transmission unit and a processor. The input unit generates an operation signal. The terminal communication unit establishes a connection to the terminal device. The wireless transmission unit establishes a connection to the external device for receiving a first datum signal outputted from the external device. The processor is electrically connected to the input unit, the terminal communication unit and the wireless transmission unit. The processor respectively transmits the operation signal and the first datum signal to the terminal device via the terminal communication unit. | 04-17-2014 |
20140145957 | RECEIVER DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A receiver device receives a wireless signal and an image signal. The wireless signal is outputted from an input device to control a terminal device. The receiver device includes a receiver, a light source, an image detector and a processor. The receiver can receive the wireless signal. The light source emits a beam, and the beam is reflected by an external object to form the image signal. The image detector continuously receives the image signals. The processor is electrically connected to the receiver and the image detector. The processor can respectively transmit the wireless signal and the image signal to the terminal device. | 05-29-2014 |
20140191971 | OPTICAL MOUSE APPARATUS BASED ON IMAGE VARIATION AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - An optical mouse apparatus includes a light source unit, a sensing unit, and a processing unit. The light source unit is arranged for generating and emitting an optical signal, wherein the optical signal is emitted upon a surface, and then reflected to form an optical reflected signal. The sensing unit is arranged for generating a sensed image output according to the optical reflected signal, wherein the sensed image output is utilized for estimating an image displacement of the optical mouse apparatus. The processing unit is coupled to the light source unit and the sensing unit, and arranged for controlling the light source unit to emit the optical signal and determining a operation status of the optical mouse apparatus according to an image variation of at least a partial region of each of consecutive images of the sensed image output. | 07-10-2014 |
20140210722 | OPTICAL MOUSE APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING EXPOSURE OF SENSED IMAGE OUTPUT AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A method used in an optical mouse apparatus includes: generating and emitting a light signal which is emitted to a surface so as to reflect and generate a light reflected signal; generating sensed image(s) according to the light reflected signal wherein the sensed image(s) are used for estimating an offset of the optical mouse apparatus; dynamically adjusting photometric exposure for the sensed image(s) according to a quality parameter, a moving speed, or an output offset number per unit time of the sensed image(s). | 07-31-2014 |
20140241714 | PROTOCOL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING CONNECTION - A method of automatically switching connection is disclosed in the present invention. The method is applied to connection setting between a signal transmission device and at least one signal transceiver device. The method includes outputting a detecting signal to search the signal transceiver device within an effective range of the detecting signal, receiving a reacting signal generated according to the detecting signal, analyzing the detecting signal wherein the detecting signal represents a distance between the signal transmission device and the signal transceiver device, and switching the connection setting of the signal transmission device when the distance is smaller than a threshold, so that the signal transmission device can be matched with the signal transceiver device. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245280 | PROTOCOL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING A DATUM - A method of automatically updating a datum is disclosed in the present invention. The method is applied to a signal outputting device and at least one signal receiving device for datum updating transmission. The method includes outputting a detecting signal to detect whether the signal receiving device is located within an effective range of the detecting signal, receiving a reacting signal generated according to the detecting signal, outputting a request of datum transmission when a distance is smaller than a threshold value, and transmitting the datum to the signal receiving device by wireless transmission when the request is allowed, so as to drive the signal receiving device to execute application program according to the updated datum. The detecting signal represents the distance between the signal outputting device and the signal receiving device. | 08-28-2014 |
20140333540 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH DIFFERENT OPTICAL MECHANISMS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD THEREOF - An optical navigation device includes a first optical mechanism, a second optical mechanism, an image sensor, and a controller. The first optical mechanism is arranged for projecting light on a surface to generate a first projection result while the second optical mechanism is arranged for projecting light on the surface to generate a second projection result. The image sensor is arranged for sensing at least one of the first projection result and the second projection result within a sensing range to generate at least one first image sensing result. The controller is coupled to the first optical mechanism, the second optical mechanism and the image sensor, and is arranged for controlling the first optical mechanism and the second optical mechanism according to the first image sensing result. The optical navigation device accordingly performs movement detection. | 11-13-2014 |
20140347160 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRIGGERING SECURITY SETTING - A method of utilizing a palm characteristic to trigger security setting is disclosed in the present invention. The method is applied to a navigation device, and the navigation device is used to control a computer host. The method includes obtaining the palm characteristic, comparing the palm characteristic to a predetermined value, generating a security command according to a comparison, and determining whether to lock control function of the navigation device relative to the computer host by the security command. | 11-27-2014 |
20140368433 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT CAN SELECT SIGNAL SMOOTHING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA THAT CAN PERFORM SIGNAL SMOOTHING METHOD THAT CAN SELECT SIGNAL SMOOTHING OPERATION - An electronic apparatus that can utilize a first report rate to generate a first report rate output signal according to an output signal or can utilize a second report rate smaller than the first report rate to generate a second report rate output signal according to the output signal. The electronic apparatus comprises: a first signal smoothing apparatus; a second signal smoothing apparatus having a smooth ability smaller than the first signal smoothing apparatus and a processing unit, for selecting the first signal smoothing apparatus to process the first report rate output signal when the electronic apparatus utilizes the first report rate to generate signal, and for selecting the second signal smoothing apparatus to process the second report rate output signal when the electronic apparatus utilizes the second report rate to generate signal. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372633 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIA CAN PERFORM REPORT RATE SETTING METHOD - An electronic system that can automatically set a report rate, which comprises: a first electronic apparatus; a second electronic apparatus; a transmitting interface, wherein the second electronic apparatus transmits data to the first electronic apparatus via the transmitting interface; and a processing unit, for automatically setting a report rate of the second electronic apparatus or the transmitting interface according to a type of a software program that the first electronic apparatus executes. | 12-18-2014 |
20150097779 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING SAMPLING PRECISION OF A NAVIGATION DEVICE, RELATED NAVIGATION DEVICE AND RELATED TERMINAL DEVICE - A method of adjusting sampling precision of a navigation device is disclosed in the present invention. The sampling precision represents counts per inch (CPI) or dots per inch (DPI) of the navigation device. The method includes determining a predetermined mode of the navigation device, obtaining resolution of a display, and adjusting the sampling precision according to the resolution and the predetermined mode, so that the sampling precision of the navigation device can be accordingly increased and decreased due to variation of the resolution. | 04-09-2015 |