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| 20080222323 | MULTIMEDIA ADAPTING APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a multimedia adapting apparatus. The multimedia adapting apparatus includes a communicating module, a buffer, a primary controller, a command register, a status register, a secondary controller, a media hardware engine, and a memory unit. The buffer stores the audiovisual content from the multimedia player. The primary controller handles the operation of audiovisual content between the multimedia player and the portable multimedia devices. The status register stores a plurality of statuses associated with the portable multimedia devices. The command register stores a command set associated the operation of audiovisual content between the multimedia player and the portable multimedia devices according to the statuses of the status register. The communicating module couples the buffer and the primary controller, respectively, to the multimedia player, for communicating with the multimedia player based on a plurality of control signals associated with the command set. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080244166 | System and method for configuration and management of flash memory - A system and a method for configuration and management of flash memory is provided, including a flash memory, a virtual memory region, and a memory logical block region. The flash memory includes a plurality of physical erase units. Each physical erase unit is configured to include at least a consecutive segment, and each segment is configured to include at least a consecutive frame. Each frame is configured to include at least a consecutive page. Each virtual memory region is configured to include a plurality of areas, and each area is configured to include at least a virtual erase unit. The memory logical block region is configured to include a plurality of clusters, and each cluster includes at least a consecutive memory logical block. By forming correspondence among the physical erase unit, segment, frame, page, virtual erase unit, area, memory logical block and cluster to control the data access to the flash memory, the present invention achieves the reconfiguration and management of memory consumption and access efficiency for the flash memory. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080263245 | OTG DEVICE FOR MULTI-DIRECTIONALLY TRANSMITTING GPS DATA AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF SAME - The present invention provides an OTG device for multi-directionally transmitting GPS data and a controlling method of the same. The OTG device is capable of automatically being switched as a master or slave devices based on a type of an external device connected thereto, thereby preventing a conflict between the OTG device and other external devices. Therefore, the GPS data received by a GPS module of the OTG device can easily be transmitted to the external device. Furthermore, the OTG device and the associated controlling method can be utilized in a multimedia device, such that the multimedia device is capable of GPS positioning, and multi-directionally transmitting GPS data and image data to be stored. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080282010 | Apparatus for digital/analog audio storage and playback - An audio data storage and playback apparatus is provided, including at least a USB hub or USB SIE, at least a storage media interface, and an audio codec. An upstream port of the USB hub or the USB SIE is connected to an electronic device with a USB interface. The storage media interface is connected to a downstream port of the USB hub or an endpoint of a USB SIE. The storage media interface can be connected to a portable storage media, such as flash memory, CD-R/W, DVD-R/W, and hard disk drive, to enable bi-directional data transmission and storage between the electronic device with a USB interface and the portable storage media connected to the storage media interface. The audio codec player forms a bi-directional data transmission connection with the storage media interface. The audio codec player is connected to at least an audio player and an audio input device. The audio data from the electronic device with a USB interface, the portable storage media connected to the storage media interface or the audio input device can be sent to the audio codec for encoding/decoding, and then stored or played back by the audio player or the electronic device with a USB interface to achieve the object of the present invention of multi-directional transmission, encoding/decoding, storage and playing back of audio data. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080282014 | Card reading apparatus for multi-directional data transmission - A card reading apparatus for multi-directional data transmission is provided, including a USB interface, a memory card interface, an ATA/ATAPI interface, and a USB OTG controller. The USB OTG controller is connected to the USB interface, the memory card interface, and the ATA/ATAPI interface so that the USB media device connected to the USB interface, the flash memory cards connected to the memory card interface, and the data storage devices, such as hard disk and CD-R/W, connected to the ATA/ATAPI interface can all perform multi-directional data transfer among themselves. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080282092 | Card reading apparatus with integrated identification function - A card reading apparatus integrating identification function is provided, including a USB interface, a memory card interface, an ATA/ATAPI interface, a USB OTG controller, an identification interface module, an encrypted identification processor, and at least an identification device. The USB interface, the memory card interface, and the ATA/ATAPI interface are connected respectively to a USB interface media device, a flash memory card, and a data storage device, such as hard disk or CD-RW. The USB OTG controller is connected to the USB interface, the memory card interface, and the ATA/ATAPI interface so that the USB interface media device, the flash memory card, and the data storage device can exchange data under the control of the USB OTG controller. The identification interface module is connected to the USB OTG controller, the encrypted identification processor is connected to the identification interface module, and the identification device is connected to the encrypted identification processor. Therefore, the identification device can use fingerprint, other biological identification data or magnetic card to transmit the identification data to the encrypted identification processor. The results from the encrypted identification processor are used to enable and disable the USB OTG controller so that the stored data can be protected by encrypted identification function. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080285958 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL/ANALOG TV AUDIO/VIDEO MEDIA - Disclosed is a storage apparatus for digital TV video/analog TV video/digital audio broadcasting/analog audio broadcasting media (DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB). The storage apparatus comprises a controller, a DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB interface converter and at least one storage media interfaces. The controller has a plurality of terminals for controlling the storage apparatus. The DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB interface converter connects to one of the terminals and a digital/analog tuner to receive DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB signals and converts the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB signals into DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB data. The storage media interfaces respectively connect to the terminals of the controller and to at least one portable storage media, for storing the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB data received from the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB interface converter into the portable storage media. The controller can be an OTG controller. Alternatively, the controller can be a USB host controller, accordingly, can be couple with an electronic device via a PCI EXPRESS/PCI interface converter for processing the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB data by the electronic device. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080303352 | AUTOMATIC CHARGING AND POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An automatic charging and power management device includes a charging control unit and at least one power switching control unit. The charging control unit is connected to a rechargeable battery and an input power source to control the charging operation to the rechargeable battery. The input power source can be a USB-interfaced power source or a rectification transformer based power source. The power switching control unit connects the input power source and is provided with at least one power input terminal, a charging control terminal, a charging voltage terminal, a system actuation switch, a system actuation terminal, a power type terminal, and at least one power output terminal. The charging control terminal and the charging voltage terminal are connected to the charging control unit. The system actuation terminal is actuated on/off by the system actuation switch to generate a system actuation signal. The power type terminal generates an identification signal based on the type of the input power source. The charging control unit is automatically switched between charging the rechargeable battery and supplying an output power through the power output terminal in response to the status of the power input terminal, the system actuation terminal, the power type terminal, and the charging voltage terminal. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090198860 | INTEGRATED DATA ACCESSING SYSTEM HAVING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MULTI-DIRECTIONAL DATA TRANSMISSION - An integrated data accessing system having control apparatus for multi-directional data transmission is described. The integrated data accessing system includes a control apparatus, a plurality of communication interface engines. The control apparatus includes a plurality of bi-directional transmission modules, a control unit, a multi-directional transferring engine, and a memory unit. The control unit detects a source storage and a target storage. The multi-directional transferring engine selectively transfers the data content among storage units. The multi-directional transferring engine includes a first switch module, a second switch module, and a data buffer. The first switch module switches to the first bi-directional transmission module to select the source storage. The second switch module switches to the second bi-directional transmission module to select the target storage. The data buffer stores the data content transmitted from the source storage and the target storage. The multi-directional transferring engine transfers the data content in the source storage via the first bi-directional transmission module to the target storage via the second bi-directional transmission module when the control unit triggers the first switch module and the switch second module. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090309426 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING CHARGING CONTROL UNIT AND POWER SWITCHING CONTROL UNIT - A power management system is described. The power management system includes an input power selecting unit, a charging control unit and a power switching control unit. The input power selecting unit receives a plurality of input power sources for selecting one of the input power sources to be inputted to the electronic apparatus. The charging control unit includes a charging controller and a battery. The charging controller receives a charge-enabling signal. The battery is charged by a second voltage and selectively supplies a battery power. The power switching control unit outputs a driving voltage to drive the electrical apparatus based on an adaptor-enabling signal and a power-detecting signal when the power switching control unit switches the input power sources and the battery power to select one of the input power sources and the battery power. The power switching control unit actuates the charging control unit by the adaptor-enabling signal and a system-enabling signal for charging the battery by the second voltage generated from one of the input power sources. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100036971 | PROCESSING UNIT AND PORTABLE ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND AUTO-RUN METHOD THEREOF - A processing unit, a portable electrical device and an auto-run method thereof are described. The processing unit of the portable electrical device has a kernel program memory area where a virtual memory device is established. Then, a virtual auto-run file is stored in the virtual memory device. When the portable electrical device is electrically connected to an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus automatically executes at least one predetermined operation on the portable electrical device according to the virtual auto-run file. | 02-11-2010 |
