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20090309752 | OBJECT LOCATING SYSTEM HAVING REMOTE CONTROL LOCATOR - An object locating system comprises a remote control locator and an electronic device. The remote control locator includes a start button, and an electromagnetic-wave emitter. The electromagnetic-wave emitter is configured to emit electromagnetic wave by activation of the start button. The electronic device includes a battery, an electromagnetic detecting unit, a notifying unit and a switch unit. The electromagnetic detecting unit is configured to detect electromagnetic wave emitted by the electromagnetic-wave emitter and induce a current according to the detected electromagnetic wave. The notifying unit is configured to output a locating signal. The switch unit is configured to electrically connect the battery to the notifying unit in response to the induced current, thereby activating the notifying unit. | 12-17-2009 |
20100058028 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ADDRESS SPACE EXPANSION METHOD - An address space expansion method implemented by the electronic device which includes a storage unit, wherein the storage unit includes a first storage unit and a second storage unit, comprising: responding to the user operation to generate a target address; determining whether a address range of the target address is less than or equal to a predetermined address range, and generating a corresponding control signal; enabling the first storage unit or the second storage unit according to the generated corresponding control signal; acquiring a physical address corresponding to the target address and providing the physical address to the enabled storage unit according to the corresponding control signal and a predetermined converting rule; accessing and performing a reading/writing operation for data corresponding to the physical address of the enabled storage unit. | 03-04-2010 |
20100105333 | SPEED MEASURING SYSTEM AND SPEED MEASURING METHOD THEREOF - A speed measuring system for measuring the speed of a wireless communication terminal communicating with a base station includes an angle measuring unit, a distance measuring unit, a time measuring unit, and a speed calculator. The base station includes a signal tower and an antenna on the signal tower. The signal tower defines a central longitudinal axis perpendicular to the antenna, and the axis intersects the antenna at a point. The angle measuring unit measures an included angle between signal from the wireless communication terminal at any location and the antenna. The distance measuring unit measures a distance between the wireless communication terminal at any location and the point. The time measuring unit measures the time the wireless communication terminal takes from a first location to a second location. The speed calculator calculates the speed of the wireless communication terminal. | 04-29-2010 |
20110111768 | MOBILE PHONE AND LOCATION UPDATE METHOD THEREOF - A mobile phone and a location update method adapted for the mobile phone are provided. The mobile phone includes a location update processing unit, a location area judging unit, a scope acquiring unit, a scope judging unit, and a selecting unit. When the mobile phone frequently moves back and forth within a predetermined scope of a boundary area of two adjacent location areas, the mobile phone does not perform a location update, and thus the mobile phone does not need send updated location information to a network server and saves a lot of power. | 05-12-2011 |
20110125780 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTING FILES AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for automatically transmitting files applied in an electronic device is provided. The electronic device stores a plurality of files and information associated with files executed by the electronic device. The information of each of the files executed by the electronic device includes a file name, a storage path, a plurality of execution commands, and an execution time corresponding to each of the execution commands. The method includes: receiving image content including time information from an external device communicating with the electronic device; obtaining the time information from the received image content; comparing the time information with the stored execution time to determine the content of which file is displayed and visible at the obtained time; and finding the determined file according to the file name and the storage path of the file and transmitting the file to the external device. A related electronic device is also provided. | 05-26-2011 |
20110136544 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DATA TRANSMISSION FUNCTION AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - A data transmission method is applied in a portable electronic device including a touch-sensitive unit. The data transmission method includes: obtaining at least one relative orientation value of at least one external portable electronic device relative to the portable electronic device from a server; determining touched touch points of the touch-sensitive unit and a touch track according to the touched touch points once a touch operation occurs; determining a touch direction value according to the touch track; comparing the touch direction value with the at least one relative orientation value to determine which of the at least one external portable electronic device the portable electronic device will transmit selected data to; and transmitting the selected data to the determined external portable electronic device. A related portable electronic device is also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137990 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - A data transmission method for transmitting data from a first computer to a second computer includes: obtaining a first image of visual information displayed on the first computer and displaying the first image; determining whether a to-be-copied portion from the first image is selected; storing the selected to-be-copied portion from the first image; obtaining a second image of visual information displayed on the second computer and displaying the second image; determining whether a to-be-updated portion from the second image is selected; and transmitting the selected-to-be-copied portion from the first image and the to-be-updated portion from the second image to the second computer. A related electronic device is also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
20110145369 | DATA DOWNLOADING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - A downloading device is provided. The downloading device is connected to a server and a portable device. The portable device is for obtaining a picture of an object that includes an address data of required data stored in the server. The downloading device includes a communication module, an address recognizing module, and a downloading module. The communication module is for receiving the obtained picture transmitted from the portable device. The address recognizing module is for recognizing the address data from the received picture and changing the recognized address data to a character string. The downloading module is for downloading the required data from the server according to the address data through the communication module and transmitting the required data to the portable device through the communication module. | 06-16-2011 |
20110154008 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BOOTING UP AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for booting up and shutting down an electronic device is applied in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a processor, a first storage, and a second storage. The speed of the processor accessing data from the first storage is faster than the speed of the processor accessing data from the second storage. The second storage stores the boot data for booting up the electronic device. The method includes: receiving signals for booting up the electronic device; detecting whether the first storage stores the boot data; and obtaining the boot data from the first storage to boot up the electronic device if the first storage stores the boot data. A related electronic device is also provided. | 06-23-2011 |
20110241982 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING FILE DISPLAYED ON DISPLAY AND METHOD THEREOF - An adjusting method for adjusting a file includes determining a position of a first point of focus on the display and recording the content displayed at the position of the first point of focus when the electronic device is in a steady state, determining a position of a second point of focus according to the movement of the electronic device and the position of the first point of focus on the display, and adjusting the content by moving the content displayed on the first point of focus to the position of the second point of focus. An electronic device for implementing the adjusting method is also provided. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244842 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, DEVICE WITH DIALING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A communications system includes a caller device, a receiver device, and a communications device. The communications device includes a storage unit, a communications unit, and a processing unit. Each called party is assigned an identifier, and has one or more receiver device. Each receiver device is assigned a phone number. The storage unit stores a phone number of each receiver device associated with a called party. The processing unit includes a request receiving module for receiving a request, a request recognition module for determining whether the identifier from the request matched one of the identifier of the called party; an acquiring module for acquiring the phone numbers of one called party when matching. The communications unit dials the acquired phone numbers to establish communications with the receiver device. | 10-06-2011 |
20110295596 | DIGITAL VOICE RECORDING DEVICE WITH MARKING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A digital voice recording device includes a storage unit, a display unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit includes a recording module, a storing module, a marking module, and a playing module. The recording module converts audio into digital signals, and records the digital signals into an audio file. Each audio file is associated with a document including textual content of the audio file. The storing module stores the audio file and the document. The display module displays the document. The marking module creates a plurality of flags for the audio file. Each flag is associated with a time point in the audio file, and is assigned an identifier. The playing module identifies an identifier of a flag to acquire a time point in response to a user input, and begin playing the audio file from the acquired time point. | 12-01-2011 |
20120007798 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PROMPT FUNCTION AND PROMPT METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device with a prompt function includes a display unit, a storage unit, a trigger detecting unit, and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a to-do list recording at least one item and at least one trigger condition. Each of the at least one item is associated with one of the at least one trigger condition. The trigger detecting unit is configured to receive input. The processing unit is configured to compare information of the received input with the at least one trigger condition. If there is a match, the processing unit displays the item associated with the one of the at least one trigger condition on the display unit, and outputs predetermined prompt content. A related prompt method is also provided. | 01-12-2012 |
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20100155131 | ELECTRONIC FABRIC AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THEREOF - An electronic fabric for an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a plurality of surfaces, the electronic fabric includes a conductive layer, an adhesive layer and a protective layer. The conductive layer is configured for absorbing electromagnetic interference (EMI) and conduct static electricity from the electronic device when the conductive layer is electrically grounded. The adhesive layer is positioned on the conductive layer, and is configured for adhering the conductive layer to the electronic device. The protective layer is mounted on the adhesive layer, and is configured for protecting the adhesive character of the adhesive layer. The protective layer is separated into many parts corresponding to the plurality of surfaces of the electronic device, and each part can be peeled off separately from the adhesive layer, as the electronic fabric is wrapped on the plurality of surfaces of the electronic device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100330825 | CONDUCTIVE CONTACT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A conductive contact includes a contacting member and a resilient member. The contacting member includes a contacting component, a fastening component, and a rim. The fastening component includes a fastening neck, a guiding portion, and a blocking portion connected between the fastening neck and the guiding portion. A maximum width of the guiding portion is gradually decreased from a fixing end connected with the blocking portion to a free end opposite to the fixing end, and a thickness of the guiding portion is larger than that of the blocking portion. The rim is connected between the contacting component and the fastening neck. A maximum width of the fastening neck is less than that of the rim and the blocking portion. The resilient member slides through the guiding portion and the blocking portion to fixedly sleeve on the fastening neck. | 12-30-2010 |
20110008991 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An electronic connector includes a cover, a connector body, and an aligning body. The cover defines an opening therein. The connector body partially extends through the opening, and defines an interspace between the cover and the connector body so the connector body is capable of swaying in the opening. The aligning body includes a top portion secured to the connector body, and two supporting legs arranged at two opposite sides of the top portion to support the connector body. The aligning body is swayable to vary the distance of the two opposite sides of the top portion from the cover along the sway directions that are inclined towards the two opposite sides of the top portion. | 01-13-2011 |
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20090287847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING A FIXED INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS TO A CLIENT DEVICE - A method for offering a fixed Internet protocol (IP) address to a client device is provided. The method includes recording a client device ID and an IP address assigned to the client device by a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server. The method further includes sending a renewing request periodically to the DHCP server to renew the IP address in response to the determination that the client device is not powered on. Furthermore, the method includes sending an offering message comprising the client device ID and the IP address to the client device until the client device accepts the offering message in response to the determination that the client device is powered on. | 11-19-2009 |
20100266114 | MULTIMEDIA TERMINAL ADAPTER AND AUTOMATIC CALL FORWARDING METHOD - A multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) electronically connected to a call management server and phone sets configured in at least two different networks, includes a receiving module and a control module. The control module drives the phone sets configured in the at least two different networks to ring when the receiving module receives a call from the call management server, receives an off-hook signal from one of the phone set configured in a network, controls other phone sets configured in other networks to stop ringing, and sends the off-hook signal and Internet protocol (IP) port information of the off-hook phone set to the call management server. | 10-21-2010 |
20110013680 | CABLE MODEM AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING QUALITY OF SERVICE THEREOF - A cable modem for establishing quality of service (QoS) for a real-time transport protocol (RTP) voice stream. The cable modem receives different packet types from a network, and establishes a BPU for each packet type. After reading one BPU periodically, the cable modem determines whether the BPU has QoS. Accordingly, the cable modem distributes a fixed bandwidth to establish QoS. | 01-20-2011 |
20110191451 | CABLE MODEM AND MULTIMEDIA TERMINAL ADAPTER PARAMETER CONFIGURATION FILE CONFIGURING METHOD - A cable modem stores an original public Internet protocol (IP) address of the cable modem in an original country, and a mapping relationship among a plurality of country codes, a plurality of public IP address ranges, and a plurality of multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) parameter configuration files. The cable modem obtains a new public IP address of a current country in which the cable modem is located. The cable modem determines whether the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to one of the plurality of public IP address ranges. The cable modem selects one of the plurality of MTA parameter configuration files to configure the cable modem according to the mapping relationship if the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to different public IP address ranges. | 08-04-2011 |
20120076132 | SWITCH AND TELEPHONE SEARCHING METHOD - A switch includes a call record table recording at least one outgoing call. When the switch receives an incoming call, the switch searches the call record table to find a mapping outgoing call with a destination telephone number the same as a source destination telephone number of the incoming call. Then the switch obtains a communication line number of the mapping outgoing call in the call record table, and sends a ringing signal to a local telephone corresponding to the obtained communication line number. | 03-29-2012 |
20130275956 | FIRMWARE UPGRADE METHOD AND SYSTEM AND TERMINAL DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A firmware upgrade method is applied to a terminal device in a subnet. A first terminal device in the subnet downloads a firmware upgrade file from a remote server and broadcasts a first packet to at least a second terminal device in the subnet. The second terminal device in the subnet sends an upgrade request to the first terminal device when the received first packet includes the latest firmware version and upgrade time. The first terminal device then transmits the firmware upgrade file to the second terminal device in the subnet according to a header field and an IP header field of the first packet. The second terminal device retrieves the firmware upgrade file. Each of the first and second terminal devices executes the firmware upgrade file to complete the firmware upgrade. | 10-17-2013 |