Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090167328 | FLUID MEASURING APPARATUS - The invention provides a fluid measuring apparatus, which includes a collector, a sensing circuit, and an electrochromic device electrically connected to the sensing circuit. When the concentration of a fluid flowing through the collector and between the sensing circuit varies, the color of the electrochromic device changes accordingly. Further, the electrochromic device includes an electrochromic material, and the sensing circuit includes a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first and the second electrodes are disposed in the collector and the electrochromic material is disposed on the first electrode. When the concentration of an electrolytic solution flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode varies, the color of the electrochromic material changes accordingly. | 07-02-2009 |
20090242281 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS - The invention discloses a touch sensing device, which includes a containing space, a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, a driver, and a sensor. The first substrate layer and the second substrate layer define the containing space for containing a fluid. The driver can provide charges to a first conducting layer of the first substrate layer, a second conducting layer of the second substrate layer, and the fluid. The sensor can sense the electric characteristics of the fluid. When a point unit approaches the touch sensing device and influences the charges, the appearance of the fluid could be changed and then the electric characteristics could also be changed. | 10-01-2009 |
20100259507 | OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch apparatus and operating method thereof are disclosed. The optical touch apparatus comprises an optical module, a light sensing module, and a processing module. The optical module and the light sensing module are set at a first side and an opposite second side of a surface of the optical touch apparatus respectively. The optical module receives a light source and uniformly emits a plurality of lights. When at least one of the plurality of lights is blocked by an object above the surface, the light sensing module generates a sensing result based on the condition of receiving the plurality of lights. The processing module determines a touch point location corresponding to the object on the surface based on the sensing result. | 10-14-2010 |
20100271307 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch system is disclosed. The optical touch system includes an optical touch apparatus, a control apparatus, and a rotating apparatus. When the control apparatus receives a mode switching signal, the control apparatus selects a corresponding specific using mode from a plurality of default using modes according to the mode switching signal. And, the specific using mode corresponds to a specific rotating angle. The rotating apparatus rotates the optical touch apparatus with the specific rotating angle to make the optical touch apparatus is rotated from a first location to a second location, so that a user can perform an input action via the optical touch apparatus according to the specific using mode. | 10-28-2010 |
20100321343 | OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch apparatus is disclosed. The optical touch apparatus comprises a light source emitting module, an optical module, a light sensing module, and a processing module. The optical module and the light sensing module are set around a surface of the optical touch apparatus. The light source emitting module sequentially emits scanning lights uniformly distributed above a direct scanned region of the surface according to a time sequence. When an object forms a touch point on the surface, the object will block the scanning lights and reflected lights reflected by the optical module. The light sensing module generates a sensing result according to the condition the light sensing module receives the scanning lights and the reflected lights. The processing module determines the position of the touch point according to the time sequence and the sensing result. | 12-23-2010 |
20110203354 | Continuous Testing Method - A continuous testing method for testing the concentration of a target object in a fluid is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A focused light is provided in the fluid to separate the target object from a non-target object in the fluid by changing the movement direction of the target object and the non-target object. The fluid having separated out the non-target object is enabled to react with a reagent. A signal is provided to pass through the fluid having reacted with the reagent. The signal passing through the fluid is received and an electronic signal is outputted corresponding to the input signal. The concentration of the target object is acquired according to the electronic signal. | 08-25-2011 |
20110216040 | OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch apparatus includes a light source emitting module, an optical module, a light sensing module, and a processing module. The optical module and the light sensing module are set on a first side and a second side of a surface of the optical touch apparatus. The light source emitting module sequentially emits a first light source and a second light source. A plurality of scanning lights of the second light source is uniformly distributed above the surface. The optical module receives the first light source and uniformly emits a plurality of lights. The light sensing module generates a first sensing result and a second sensing result based on the conditions of receiving the lights and scanning lights respectively. The processing module determines at least one touch point location corresponding to at least one object on the surface based on the first sensing result and the second sensing result. | 09-08-2011 |
20110306835 | ENDOSCOPY APPARATUS HAVING HIGH DEGREE OF MOTION FREEDOM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An endoscopy apparatus having high degree of motion freedom and the operating method thereof are disclosed. The endoscopy apparatus having high degree of motion freedom includes a multi-stage endoscopy module and a control module. The multi-stage endoscopy module includes at least a first endoscopy unit and a second endoscopy unit. The first endoscopy unit and the second endoscopy unit can provide a first bending and a second bending respectively. The second bending is larger than the first bending. When the multi-stage endoscopy module moves to a region near a target observing position, the control module will control the second endoscopy unit to generate slight deformation to observe a real-time state of the target observing position. | 12-15-2011 |
20120231531 | BIOCHEMICAL DETECTION UNIT AND BIOCHEMICAL DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A biochemical detection unit for detecting a sample and a biochemical device having the biochemical detection unit and a releasing unit are provided. The biochemical detection unit includes a photoconductor plate, a receptor, and a resistance sensing component. The receptor specifically binds to the sample so that the illumination projected on the photoconductor plate will change to vary the resistance value of the photoconductor of the photoconductor plate. | 09-13-2012 |
20140018627 | ENDOSCOPY APPARATUS HAVING HIGH DEGREE OF MOTION FREEDOM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An endoscopy apparatus having high degree of motion freedom and the operating method thereof are disclosed. The endoscopy apparatus having high degree of motion freedom includes a multi-stage endoscopy module and a control module. The multi-stage endoscopy module includes at least a first endoscopy unit and a second endoscopy unit. The first endoscopy unit and the second endoscopy unit can provide a first bending and a second bending respectively. The second bending is larger than the first bending. When the multi-stage endoscopy module moves to a region near a target observing position, the control module will control the second endoscopy unit to generate slight deformation to observe a real-time state of the target observing position. | 01-16-2014 |
20140034499 | MICROFLUIDIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A microfluidic control apparatus operating method is disclosed. The microfluidic control apparatus operating method is applied in a microfluidic control apparatus, and the microfluidic control apparatus includes a photoconductive material layer and a flow passage. The microfluidic control apparatus operating method includes steps of (a) when a light with a specific optical pattern is emitted toward the photoconductive material layer, at least three virtual electrodes being formed on the photoconductive material layer according to the specific optical pattern; (b) when the specific optical pattern changes, the at least three virtual electrodes also changing to generate an electro-osmotic force to control a moving state of a microfluid in the flow passage. | 02-06-2014 |