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| 20100159797 | ELECTRONIC CAKE - An electronic cake includes an inner base, an outer base, a driving device, a bottom shell, a rotatable platform, a number of candle-like lamps, a controlling device and a power source. The outer base is loosely sleeved on the inner base forming a predetermined guiding groove there-between. The bottom shell is rotatably received in the inner base by the driving device. The rotatable platform is attached on the bottom shell. The candle-like lamps are slidably attached on the rotatable platform. Each candle-like lamp has a supporting leg extending out from a side wall of the rotatable platform and received in the predetermined guiding groove. The controlling device is positioned in the rotatable platform. The power source is electrically connected to the driving device and the candle-like lamps via the controlling device for supply driving electric power to the driving device and the candle-like lamps. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100213855 | ELECTRIC TORCH - An electric torch includes a main body, a holder and a connecting portion. The main body includes a lamp shade and a light emitting portion. The lamp shade defines a receiving space. The light emitting portion is secured in the receiving space and configured for emitting light. The holder is rotatably connected to the main body via the connecting portion and configured for supporting the main body. The connecting portion includes a protrusion, a locating rod and a torsion spring. The protrusion is extended from the main body and communicates with the receiving space of the lamp shade. The locating rod is inserted into the protrusion and received in the holder with two ends fixed to the holder. The torsion spring is sleeved on the locating rod with one end attached to the lamp shade and another end attached to the holder. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110122626 | ELECTRONIC BOOK - An electronic book includes a shell and an illumination device. The shell defines a receiving groove. The illumination device includes a support arm fastened to the shell and an illumination member fixed on the support arm. The illumination device is received in the receiving groove when not in use. The electronic book can be read when the ambient light is too low or in darkness. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110134643 | ELECTRONIC BOOK - An electronic book includes a shell and an illumination device. The shell defines a housing. The illumination device is received in the housing, and includes a support arm rotatablely connected to the shell, at least one light source fixed on the support arm, a opening mechanism movably connected to the support arm and opens or folds the support arm, and a light cover mounted on the opening mechanism. The light cover follows the opening mechanism to unfold or fold. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20090278560 | CIRCUIT BOARD TEST CLAMP - A circuit board test clamp includes a clamping element, and at least one test element. The clamping element includes two clamping boards and a elastic connecting portion integrally formed. The least one test elements each includes a probe and a test connector. The connecting portion connects two end portions of the clamping board. Opposite clamping ends of the clamping board resiliently meet to provide clamping force. At least one test elements are formed on the clamping board; wherein upon a condition that the circuit board is clamped by the clamping element, the test probe is capable of electrically contacting a test point of the circuit board, and the test connector is capable of electrically connecting to the probe of the tester. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100013495 | TESTING CARD FOR PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT INTERFACES - A testing card for peripheral component interconnection (PCI) interface includes a body, a plurality of PCI pins, a PCI interface chip, and a plurality of PCI testing pins. The PCI pins are mounted to the body. The PCI interface chip is mounted to the body and connected to the PCI pins. The PCI testing pins are mounted to the body and electrically connected to the pins of the PCI interface chip. When the PCI pins are connected to a PCI slot of a motherboard, the PCI interface chip is configured to communicate with the motherboard. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100025216 | TRIGGER SWITCH - A trigger switch includes a first locating element, an elastic second locating element, and a pressing element slidably attached to the bezel. The pressing element is restricted by the first locating element to a first position of the bezel to prevent the trigger portion from contacting the trigger element. The second locating element restricts the pressing element to a second position of the bezel to further prevent the trigger portion from contacting the trigger element. The trigger portion contacts and applies a force to the trigger element to trigger the trigger element when the pressing element overcomes elastic forces of the second locating element. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100164522 | SIGNAL TESTING APPARATUS - A signal testing apparatus includes a number of first switches, a second switch, and a testing terminal. Each first switch includes a static contact, a first dynamic contact, and a second dynamic contact. The second switch includes a static contact and a number of dynamic contacts. When the static contact and the first dynamic contact of each first switch are connected to each other, a computer interface is connected to a peripheral equipment interface. When the static contact and the second dynamic contact of each first switch are connected to each other, the computer interface is disconnected to the peripheral equipment interface, the static contact of the second switch is capable of selectively connected to one of the dynamic contacts of the second switch, to selectively test a signal output from a corresponding pin of the computer interface. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110238353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHECKING A MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device includes a method used to calibrate the measuring device before the measuring device is operational. If an output voltage of the measuring device is not in a standard voltage range, the output voltage is adjusted. If a calibration status is a successful status, selected test channels of the measuring device are prompted to connect with a test probe. If the calibration status is an unsuccessful status, a calibration unit of the measuring device calibrates the measuring device until the calibration status is a successful status. The calibration unit calibrates the selected test channels according to a set compensation value by a user. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110291689 | SAS INTERFACE OUTPUT SIGNAL DETECTING APPARATUS - A serial attached small computer system interface (SCSI) (SAS) interface output signal detecting apparatus includes an SAS female connector, an SAS male connector, and two subminiature version A (SMA) connectors. Each of the SAS female and male connectors includes first and second groups of data pins and a group of power pins. The power pins of the SAS female connector are connected to the power pins of the SAS male connector. The SMA connectors are connected to two data output pins of the second or first group of data pins of the SAS female connector in response to the first group of data pins of the SAS female connector being connected to the first group of data pins of the SAS male connector or the second group of data pins of the SAS female connector being connected to the second group of data pins of the SAS male connector. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120026683 | BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING MOTHERBOARD - A bracket is used to support a motherboard. The bracket includes a framework, a first supporting element, and a second supporting element. The framework includes a front bar, a back bar, and two side bars, corporately bounding a receiving space. The first and second supporting elements are received in the receiving space and connected to the two side bars. A number of through holes corresponding to a number of through holes of the motherboard are defined in the framework, the first supporting element, and the second supporting elements to fix the motherboard on the bracket via a plurality of screw pillars extending through the plurality of through holes of the bracket and the plurality of through holes of the motherboard. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120110653 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOGGING USE OF THE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - In a method for managing use information of a measurement device, an operating interface of the device is locked before the device is operated. When a user starts to use the device, the method provides a login interface to verify whether the user is authorized to login the operating interface. If the user is authorized to login the operating interface, the operating interface is unlocked and the method records first information of starting to operate the device. After finishing the operation or when an elapsed time of the device not in use is greater than a predetermined time, the method controls the user to log out the operating interface, records second information of finishing the operation, and the operating interface is locked. The first information and the second information are saved in a text file. | 05-03-2012 |
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| 20110073276 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A heat dissipation system includes a computer case has a base plate and a back plate perpendicularly to the base plate, a heat sink, a first fan and an air duct. The heat sink is positioned in the computer case in contact with a first heat source. The first heat source and the back plate define a first air channel therebetween. The first fan is positioned in the computer case adjacent to a first side of the heat sink. The first fan is configured to generate airflow through the heat sink in such a manner that airflow flows from the computer case outside is sucked into the computer case via the first air inlet and the first air channel. The air duct is positioned in the computer case adjacent to a second side of the heat sink. The heat sink heats the airflow from the first fan. The warm airflow heated by the heat sink is then blown out of the computer case by the first fan via the air duct. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120044634 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - A heat dissipation apparatus includes a computer case having a base plate, a motherboard positioned on the base plate, and a heat sink. The motherboard includes a first heat source positioned thereon. The heat sink is positioned on the first heat source and thermally contacts with the first heat source. The motherboard includes a second heat source located on a first side of the heat sink. An angle between the second heat source and a motherboard plane is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. Airflow from outside of the computer case is able to flow through a top surface and a bottom surface of the second heat source to dissipate heat for the first and second heat sources. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120092825 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - An electronic device includes a mainframe module and a heat dissipation module. The mainframe module includes a base panel and a motherboard attached on the base panel. The motherboard has a first heat generating component and a second heat generating component mounted thereon. The heat dissipation module includes a first heat sink, a second heat sink attached to a first open side of the first heat sink, a first heat pipe, and a second heat pipe. The first heat pipe is connected between the first heat sink and the first heat generating component. The second heat pipe is connected between the second heat sink and the second heat generating component. The motherboard and the heat dissipation module are mounted on the base panel side by side. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120140399 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A heat dissipation system includes an enclosure, and a mainframe module enclosed in the enclosure. The mainframe module includes a baseboard with a motherboard and a mass storage device attached to the baseboard, a first cooling fan mounted on a top surface of the motherboard, and an air guiding panel attached on the baseboard surrounding the mass storage device. The air guiding panel guides cool air to the mass storage device along a first direction and out of the mainframe module by the first cooling fan in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 06-07-2012 |
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| 20090268383 | SLIDING MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding mechanism includes a main board, a sliding board, two racks, a gear, a connecting member and a winding coil. The main board defines a guiding slot. The two racks are positioned at two opposite sides of the main board. The gear matches each of the first and second racks. The sliding board is slidable along the guiding slot by the connecting member. The winding coil, the winding coil is tightened when the sliding board is pushed toward or away from the main board, and rebounds to its original shape to cause the sliding board to automatically further slide relative to the main board when the gear is detached from one rack and matches another rack. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100035137 | BATTERY COVER MECHANISM - A battery cover mechanism includes a housing, a battery cover and a releasing assembly. The housing has a first surface and at least one latching hook disposed thereon. The battery cover defines a notch therethrough corresponding to the latching hook of the housing and is detachably assembled with the housing by the releasing assembly. The releasing assembly includes a fixing base, an elastic piece and a releasing piece. The fixing base is mounted on the inner side surface of the battery cover and there form an assembling space together with the notch. The elastic piece is mounted on the fixing base and the releasing piece is slidably mounted on the fixing base. The releasing piece is slidably mounted on the fixing base to slidably resist the elastic piece to make the elastic piece release from the latching hook. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100050385 | AUTOMATICALLY OPENING HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A hinge assembly ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100058883 | SLIDING MECHANISM - A sliding mechanism used in a portable electronic device is described. The sliding mechanism includes a body section, a cover section, a rolling disk and a coil spring. The rolling disk is fixed to the cover section. A center of the coil spring is fixed to a center of the rolling disk. An end of the coil spring is fixed to a periphery of the rolling disk. When the rolling disk rotates relative to the body section, the coil spring generates a force towards or against the sliding direction of the cover section. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100081043 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM - A battery cover latching mechanism is provided. The battery cover latching mechanism includes a housing, a cover member and a button assembly arranged on the housing. The button assembly includes a pressing member and an elastic member. The pressing member includes a locking block. The cover member includes a locking member. The locking block is detachably interlocked to the locking member. The elastic member is used to push the cover member away from the housing. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110051329 | PROTECTIVE COVER MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A protective cover mechanism for a port of electronic device, includes a latching element and a cover element. The latching element has a main body and a slit defined through the main body. The cover element has a cover body, a follower protruding from the cover body slidably extending into the slit of the main body, and a stopping portion protruding from a distal end of the follower preventing the follower and the main body from separating. | 03-03-2011 |
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| 20120144339 | ELECTRONIC READER AND METHOD FOR PREVIEWING FILES IN ELECTRONIC READER - An electronic reader includes a storage unit, a display unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit displays a page of a file on the display unit, detects touch signals in response to a slide operation on an input unit; determines in real time a slide distance of a slide and a resizing proportion of the page corresponding to the slide distance to resize the page according to the real time resizing proportion; determines the number of the resized pages that can be displayed side by side in a document window of the display unit according to the last determined resizing proportion of the page; and displays the resized pages in the document window. A method for previewing files is also provided. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120166943 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING PAGE DIVISION DISPLAY FUNCTION AND PAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An electronic device which comprises a storage unit to store files and a division information table, an input unit generating input signals in response to user input operations, a display unit displaying information, and a processing unit controlling the electronic device to enter into a reading mode, controlling the display unit to a page of a file, determining whether the page has a portrait layout or a horizontal layout according to the properties of the page, dividing the page into a plurality of blocks according to a division information table, controlling the display unit to display all the blocks thereon, and displaying a selected block of the page with a magnified display size according to an input signal from the user. A page display method is also provided. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169764 | ELECTRONIC READER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic reader which includes a storage unit, and an input unit generating signals in response to user input. In addition, a processing unit detects the signals corresponding to the user input; controls the electronic reader to enter a reading mode, and displays a file according to the user input, records a length of duration time for which the electronic reader operates in the reading mode; determines the duration time and executes a variety of protective instructions and steps depending on the length of duration time for which the electronic reader operates in the reading mode. A control method is also provided. | 07-05-2012 |
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| 20110051429 | TABLE LAMP AND ROTARY JOINT THEREOF - A table lamp and rotary joint thereof is disclosed. The table lamp including a base body, a lighting member and a frictional rotary joint connecting the lighting member to the base body is disclosed. The rotary joint includes a housing defining a cavity and a rotary portion defining a rotator. The rotator deforms elastically by means of defining a center hole and a slot extending parallel to the axis of the center hole through the rotator. Compressing the rotator into the cavity, the outer surface of the rotator mates tightly to the inner surface of the cavity. Then the rotator rotates frictionally in the cavity and the lighting member can maintain at a desired angle with respect to the housing. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110212353 | ANNULAR DEVICE - An annular device includes an annular main body, a battery mounting portion, and a battery cover. The battery mounting portion protrudes from an inner surface of the main body, and includes a first arcuate element and a second arcuate element opposite to each other. The battery cover is operable to clasp the battery mounting portion, and includes a first arcuate member and a second arcuate member opposite to each other. The first arcuate member clasps the first arcuate surface, and the second arcuate member clasps the second arcuate surface. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110216898 | TELEPHONE HAVING ROTATABLE HOOK TO SUPPORT HANDSET - A telephone includes a handset, a base and a hook. The handset includes a earpiece defining a slot. The base defines a first recess and an opening. The first recess is configured for receiving the earpiece. The opening includes a second recess and a through hole defined in a bottom of the second recess. The hook includes a head and an elastic rod protruding from the head. The rod is rotatably received in the through hole. The head is received in the second recess and able to rotate and insert into the slot for supporting the handset. | 09-08-2011 |
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| 20090134934 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a power interface for transmitting power, an integrated circuit capable of resetting, and a switch circuit. The switch circuit is connected to the power interface for transmitting the power to the integrated circuit after the integrated circuit is reset and stop transmitting the power to the integrated circuit if the integrated circuit is resetting. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090134971 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary electronic device is disclosed herein. The electronic device includes an instruction generator, a main processing unit, a recorder, and a storage unit. The instruction generator is configured for generating control signals in response to user's inputs to the electronic device. The main processing unit is configured for performing corresponding functions according to the control signals. The recorder is configured for reproducing operation information comprising information of the control signals. The storage unit is used for storing the operation information. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090167433 | AUDIO APPARATUS - An audio apparatus includes an input, a first resistor, a first capacitor, an amplifier, a second resistor, a second capacitor, and an output. The input is used for inputting audio signals. The first resistor and the amplifier are serially connected to the input; wherein the first resistor is connected to the inverting input of the amplifier and the non-inverting input of the amplifier is connected to ground. The first capacitor has one end connected to a node between the first resistor and the inverting input of the amplifier, the other end connected to ground. The second resistor has one end connected to a node between the first resistor and the inverting input of the amplifier, the other end connected to the output of the amplifier. The second capacitor is connected between the inverting input and the output of the amplifier. The output is connected to the output of the amplifier, for outputting the audio signals after processing. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090168822 | LASER CONTROL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A laser control apparatus includes a detector and a switch module. The detector is for detecting states of a mechanism having a closed state in which the mechanism blocks a laser and an opened state in which the mechanism unblocks the laser. The switch module is for transmitting an emitting command to a laser unit to emit the laser. When the opened state is detected, the switch module stops transmitting the emitting command. An electronic device using the laser control apparatus is also disclosed. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090172436 | ENERGY SAVING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device for selectively reproducing information. The electronic device includes a display, a power supply for supplying power, a switch, and a processor. The switch is connected to the display and the power supply. The processor is connected to the switch. When the processor identifies that the selected information is audio type, the processor turns off the switch to disconnect an electrical connection between the power supply and the display. A power saving method for reducing the energy consumption of the electronic device is also provided. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090183189 | SPINDLE MOTOR CONTROLLING METHOD AND OPTICAL DISK DRIVE USING THE SAME - An optical disk drive includes a spindle motor, a power source, a microprocessor, and a comparator. The spindle motor is for supporting a disk. The power source supplies a first voltage to drive the spindle motor to rotate. The microprocessor signals the power source to supply a second voltage to slow down rotational speed of the spindle motor when receiving a power-off signal. The comparator compares the rotational speed with a predetermined value. The microprocessor signals the power source to stop supplying power to the spindle motor when the rotational speed is smaller than the predetermined value. A controlling method for controlling the spindle motor in the optical disk driver is also provided. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090316926 | AUDIO DEVICE - An audio device includes a jack, a switch, an amplifier, an internal sound producer, and a determining circuit. The jack establishes a connection with an external sound producer. The switch is in an opened state when the connection is established, and in a closed state when the connection is open. The amplifier amplifies audio signals to amplified audio signals and sends the amplified audio signals to the switch. The determining circuit receives the amplified audio signals from the switch, and generates a high voltage to control the amplifier not to output the amplified audio signals to the internal sound producer when the switch is in the closed state, and generates a low voltage to control the amplifier to output the amplified audio signals to the internal sound producer. The determined circuit further filters out the amplified audio signals when the switch is in the opened state. | 12-24-2009 |
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| 20100308020 | ELECTRICAL SOLDERING IRON - An electrical soldering iron is provided. The soldering iron comprises a heating element, a constant temperature heating circuit, a motion sensor, and a processor. The constant temperature heating circuit is configured for heating the heating element. The motion sensor is configured for detecting motion of the electrical soldering iron. The processor is configured for determining motion state of the electrical soldering iron according to signals from the motion sensor and directing the constant temperature heating circuit to bring the heating element to a temperature of a predetermined value corresponding to the motion state. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110050465 | SCANNING CIRCUIT AND SCANNING METHOD FOR KEYBOARD - A scanning circuit includes n rows L | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054651 | AUDIO INPUT UNIT - An audio input unit, includes an audio capturing unit, a first coupling circuit, a signal filtering circuit, a second coupling circuit, a converting circuit and a codec which are connected in series in that order. The first coupling circuit is used for filtering the direct-current signal, the signal filtering circuit is used for filtering noise from the electrical signal, and the second coupling circuit is used for further filtering the direct-current signal. The converting circuit includes an input port, a first output port and a second output port, when the input port receives the filtered signal, the first output port outputs a signal with the same phase as the filtered signal, the second output port outputs a signal with the reverse phase as the filtered signal, the two output signals have the opposite phase and the same amplitude. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110122001 | SCANNING CIRCUIT AND SCANNING METHOD FOR KEYBOARD - A scanning circuit includes n input ports K | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120161926 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE SCREEN LOCK/UNLOCK FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method for locking and unlocking a touch-sensitive screen are provided. A user interface is provided on the display apparatus for a user to set at least two types of passwords. At least two types of passwords displayed on the user interface are stored when input of the at least two types of passwords ends. The touch-sensitive screen is locked according to any one of the at least two stored types of passwords. The touch-sensitive screen is unlocked if an input password matches any one of the at least two types of passwords. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169502 | ELECTRONIC BABY MONITORING DEVICE - An electronic baby monitoring device includes a sensor monitor and a motion sensor. The motion sensor communicates with the sensor monitor and includes an accelerometer, a control module, an emitting module, a power source, and a switch. The accelerometer senses the acceleration value of the motion sensor. When the control module determines that at least two acceleration values sensed continuously by the accelerometer respectively reach or exceed a predetermined value, the control module turns on the switch to control the power source to provide power to the emitting module, generates control signals, and controls the emitting module to emit the control signals to the sensor monitor to direct the sensor monitor to take action. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120176043 | LIGHT CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATING CIRCUIT - A light control signal generating circuit includes a photosensitive element, two transistors, and four resistances. A first resistance and the photosensitive element are connected in series between a power voltage terminal and a ground terminal. A base electrode of a first transistor is connected to a node between the first resistance and the photosensitive element, a collecting electrode is connected to the power voltage terminal through a second resistance, and an emitting electrode is connected to the ground terminal through a third resistance. A base electrode of a second transistor is connected to a node between the second resistance and the first transistor, a collecting electrode is connected to the power voltage terminal through a fourth resistance, and an emitting electrode is connected to the ground terminal through the third resistance. An output terminal is formed from a node between the fourth resistance and the second transistor. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120180550 | EMERGENCY MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The disclosure provides an emergency message transmission method and an electronic device implementing the method. The electronic device stores a reference voltage value and comprises a smoke assessing unit. The method includes steps: capturing air composition around the electronic device, assessing whether the air composition has changed, if the air composition has changed, detecting an electrical current of the smoke assessing unit, amplifying the electrical current and converting the amplified current to a voltage value, comparing the converted voltage value with the reference voltage value, judging whether the converted voltage value reaches the reference voltage value, and if the converted voltage value reaches the reference voltage value, outputting a signal including an emergency message. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120182410 | POSITION DETECTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The disclosure provides an electronic device and a detecting position method adapted for the electronic device. The device stores an infrared sensing mode and a capture mode. The method includes steps of: entering the infrared sensing mode in response to an input signal and capturing infrared signals from an external environment, amplifying the infrared signals and converting the infrared signals into digital signals, evaluating whether part of the infrared signals falls into a predetermined waveband, if yes, focusing on an infrared thermal source whose infrared signals fall into the predetermined waveband, switching from the infrared sensing mode to the capture mode, taking a photo of the infrared thermal source, and processing the photo to identify a position of the infrared thermal source in the photo and displaying the position of the infrared thermal source in the photo. | 07-19-2012 |
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| 20110103035 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MOUNTING MECHANISM - An electronic device includes an electronic component, a bracket, a driving member, and a securing member. The bracket encloses the electronic component. The driving member and the securing member are mounted on the bracket. The driving member is operated along a first direction to force the securing member move along a second direction and engage with the bracket and the electronic component to assemble the bracket and the electronic component together. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110114808 | EXTRACTING APPARATUS FOR STORAGE MODULE - The extracting apparatus includes a bracket, a holder extractably mounted to the bracket, a locking member, an elastic member connecting the bracket with the locking member, and a handle pivotably connecting to the bracket. The locking member is pivotably engaged with the bracket. The handle includes a cam, and the locking member includes a latch portion. When the extracting apparatus is at a locked position, the latch portion of the locking member extends through the bracket to securely engage with the holder. When the handle is pivoted to move toward the bracket, the cam of the handle drives the locking member to rotate relative to the bracket for releasing the holder. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110222231 | SUPPORTING MECHANISM AND ALL-IN-ONE COMPUTER USING THE SAME - A supporting mechanism includes a base, a supporting stand, a revolving plate, and a limiting bar. The supporting stand is fixed to the base, and defines a cavity. The revolving plate is rotatably connected to the supporting stand, and defines a guide groove. An end of the limiting bar is rotatably connected to the supporting stand, and the other end of the limiting bar is movably received in the guide groove. The cavity is sealed or opened dependent on the rotation of the revolving plate. An all-in-one computer using the supporting mechanism is also disclosed. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110260595 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH SHIELD PLATE - A computer enclosure includes a front panel, a shielding member, and a linkage assembly. The front panel defines an opening and a pair of sliding slots beside the opening. Each of the sliding slots has a stop portion and a sliding portion. The shielding member includes a pair of sliding posts respectively received in the stop portions of the sliding slots. The linkage assembly is capable of pushing the shielding member to urge the sliding posts sliding from the stop portions to the sliding portions of the sliding slots. The shielding member is capable of covering the opening when the sliding posts are received in the stop portions of the sliding slots and capable of sliding along the sliding portions to expose the opening. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110267774 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH COVER PLATE - A computer enclosure includes a computer bezel with an opening defined therein, a cover plate for covering the opening, and an actuating module. The cover plate is pivotably attached to a front side of the computer bezel. The actuating module includes a mounting bracket attached to a rear side of the computer bezel and an actuating member pivotably attached to the mounting bracket. The actuating member is capable of rotating between an extended position, where the cover plate is pushed open by the actuating member to expose the opening, and a retracted position, where the cover plate is closed to cover the opening. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120039666 | CATCH AND MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - An assembly to mount a catch having a number of claws to an object includes a fixing member extending through the catch to mount the catch to the object, and a limiting member mounted to the fixing member. The limiting member includes a head and a post mounted to the fixing member. The diameter of the head is greater than the distance between every two opposite claws. The head is above the claws, the fixing member, and the post are surrounded by the claws. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120043190 | BUTTON STRUCTURE - A button structure includes an installation assembly, a slidable member, a pressable member, and a first resilient member and a second resilient member. The slidable member is slidably attached to the installation assembly. A pressable portion is formed on the slidable member. The pressable member is pivotably mounted to the installation assembly. A pressable cantilever extends from the pressable member. A guide portion protrudes from the pressable cantilever and abuts against the pressable portion. When the slidable member is pushed to deform the first resilient member, the pressable portion presses the guide portion to urge the pressable member to pivot. Thus the second resilient member is deformed, and the pressable cantilever pushes the button to power on or off the electronic device. When the slidable member is released, the first and second resilient members are restored to respectively force the slidable member and the pressable member to return. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120139401 | DOOR OPENER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE USING SAME - A door opener includes a main bracket, a locking element, a compression spring, a rotation plate, and a torsion spring. The main bracket includes a lower plate and a first sidewall and a second sidewall oppositely positioned at edges of the lower plate. A guide rail and a resisting portion extend from the first sidewall opposite to the second sidewall. The first sidewall defines a through hole thereon. The locking element includes a sliding bar and a spacing block extending from a side of the sliding bar, the sliding bar supported on the guide rail, and the spacing block passing through the through hole. The compression spring is sleeved on the guide pole. The rotation plate is rotatably received in the main bracket, and a fixing block for latching with the spacing block extends from the rotation plate. The torsion spring resists the rotation plate and the lower plate. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120146472 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE WITH ROTATABLE DOOR - An electronic device enclosure includes a cabinet, a door, a connection element, a spacing element, and a torsion spring. The cabinet includes a front panel and a standing table. The front panel defines an opening for receiving the standing table. A pair of first engagement portions extends from the standing table. The standing table defines a spacing hole. The door includes a pair of second engagement portions and a pair of third engagement portions. The connection element includes a pair of first shafts and second shafts respectively engaged with the first engagement portions and the second engagement portions. The spacing element includes a sliding portion and two arms, the sliding portion is received in the spacing hole, and a pair of third shafts extends outward from the arms and is engaged with the third engagement portions. The torsion spring is fixed between the door and the connection element. | 06-14-2012 |
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| 20090257224 | LED LAMP HAVING A CONVENIENT REPLACEMENT STRUCTURE - An LED lamp for providing a relatively large luminous flux, includes a housing and a pair of LED units mounted in the housing. The two LED units are separated from each other by a clapboard set in the housing. Each LED unit includes a plate, a plurality of LED modules disposed on the plate and a cover laying on the plate and cover the LED modules. The cover forms a plurality of vents to expose LEDs of the LED modules therein. A plurality of first screws extends through the LED modules and the plate to secure them together, while a plurality of second screws extends through the plate, the cover and the housing to fix the whole LED unit to the housing. Each LED module has a printed circuit board and a plurality of LEDs on the printed circuit board. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100085756 | LED LAMP ASSEMBLY - An LED lamp assembly includes an LED lamp and a driving circuit module mounted on the LED lamp. The LED lamp includes an airproof chamber. A plurality of LED modules is received in the airproof chamber. A gasbag is located at the driving circuit module and communicates with the airproof chamber of the LED lamp. The gasbag receives air from the airproof chamber when the LED modules are activated to lighten and heat the airproof chamber. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100296287 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a monolithic housing made of metal extrusion and comprising a heat sink and a receiving portion integrally extending from a bottom of the heat sink, a plurality of LED modules attached to the heat sink, a cover covering the LED modules and a supporting bracket mounted on the housing. The heat sink includes a planar base and a plurality of fins extending from a top face of the base. The receiving portion includes a frame defining a window at a center thereof and two sidewalls interconnecting the frame and the base. The frame, the sidewalls and the base cooperatively define a receiving chamber for accommodating the LED modules therein. The LED modules are attached to the base and located corresponding to the window of the frame. The cover is mounted on a bottom of the frame and correspondingly covers the window. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100328940 | LENS, LED MODULE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS UTILIZING THE SAME - An LED module includes an LED and a lens combined with the LED. The lens includes a light input face for light from the LED entering into the lens and a light output face refracting the light from the light input face. The light output face includes a first light output face continuously distributed thereon and a plurality of second light output faces inwardly recessed from the first light output face. The second light output faces can deflect the light extending therethrough toward a predefined area where the light extending through the first light output face is focused. An illumination apparatus utilizing the LED module is also provided. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110002119 | LED LAMP WITH LARGE LIGHT EMITTING ANGLE - An LED lamp includes a heat sink and a plurality of LED modules. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of supporters extending from a top face of the base. Each supporter has an inclined supporting face facing an adjacent one of two opposite lateral sides of the base. Each LED module is mounted on an inclined supporting face of a corresponding supporter. The supporters have extending heights gradually increasing along a horizontal direction from the two opposite lateral sides toward a center of the base. Angles between the base and the supporting faces of the supporters are acute angles and gradually decrease along the horizontal direction from the two opposite lateral sides toward the center of the base. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110019400 | LENS, LED MODULE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS UTILIZING THE SAME - An LED module includes an LED and a lens combined with the LED. The lens includes a light input face for light from the LED entering into the lens and a light output face refracting the light from the light input face. The light output face includes a first light output face continuously distributed thereon and a plurality of second light output faces inwardly recessed from the first light output face. The first light output face is a spheric face. The second light output faces can deflect the light extending therethrough toward a predefined area where the light extending through the first light output face is focused. An illumination apparatus utilizing the LED module is also provided. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110026247 | LED MODULE - An LED module includes an LED and an elongated lens. The lens includes a center axis, a concave incident face, and an opposite convex emitting face. The emitting face includes a portion with a curvature radius at any point along a first plane larger than a distance between the point and the LED, and larger than a curvature radius at a corresponding point of the incident face on the first plane. A curvature radius at any point of the portion of the emitting face along a second plane perpendicularly intersected with the first plane at the center axis is larger than a distance between the point and the LED, while smaller than a curvature radius of a corresponding point at the incident face on the second plane. A radiating angle of the LED module in the first plane is larger than that in the second plane. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110188255 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a heat sink including a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base, an LED module mounted on a bottom face of the base, an envelope covering the LED module, and a lamp housing defining a cavity. An annular receiving groove is recessed from the bottom face of the base. The LED module is attached on the bottom face of the base and surrounded by the receiving groove. The envelope includes a recessed body and an engaging flange around the recessed body. The heat sink, the LED module and the envelope are received in the cavity. The fins of the heat sink extend outwardly through the lamp housing and are exposed in an outer environment. A gasket is received in the receiving groove and tightly sandwiched between the base and the flange. | 08-04-2011 |
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| 20090157833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING EMAILS - A method for sending email is provided. The method receives an email to be sent from a sender computer that is connected to an application server, sends a search instruction to email communication servers for obtaining a total number of emails to be sent in each of the email communication servers. The method further selects an email communication server which has the least total number of the emails, sends the obtained email to be sent to the selected email communication server, and receives a result generated by the selected email communication server. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090164997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKFLOW TASKS - A computer-implemented method for processing workflow tasks is disclosed. The method includes receiving a user operation to start a task, determining if the user operation starts a new task according to a task status table, obtaining a version number of a task processing program from a configuration file or the task status table according to a determined result. The method further includes sending the version number to a task processing server, the task processing server comprising one or more task processing programs with different version numbers, loading the task processing program for processing the user operation according to the version number, recording processed results, and storing the processed results in the task status table. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100161693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - A system and method for signing an electronic document obtains a signing tag and document content from a data base to generate an extensible markup language (XML) file of the electronic document. The system and method further converts the XML file to an extensible stylesheet language formatting objects (XSL-FO) file, and converts the XSL-FO file to a portable document format (PDF) file. Furthermore, the method obtains a signing position of the PDF file according to the signing tag and inserts an electronic signature into the PDF file according to the signing position. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100162351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT ACCESS MANAGEMENT - In a system for document access management, each page of the electronic document is converted into an image, and viewing and download permission to view and download each converted image are set. The page of the electronic document is further converted into a restricted image comprising only designated elements. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100332970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - A method and system for creating an electronic document creates a blank electronic document, and then stores the blank electronic document into the computer according to a designated storage path and a filename. The method and system further receives parameters of template elements, extracts template elements according to the parameters from the storage device, and inserts the template elements into the blank electronic document according to the parameters to create an electronic document template. | 12-30-2010 |
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| 20120131368 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device includes an input unit, a memory, a page flipping control unit, a buffer, a display, a processor and a switching unit. The input unit generates flipping commands in response to operations of a user. The memory stores a document. The processor displays the document in response to a document opening operation of the user, retrieves a predetermined page range of pages of the document from the memory, and stores the retrieved pages of the document in the buffer. The page flipping control unit receives the flipping commands, accesses the buffer, and flips pages on the display. The switching unit is connected to the memory, the display, and the buffer, and establishes a connection between the display, the buffer and the processor or establishes a connection between the display, the buffer, and the page flipping control unit under control of the processor. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120162992 | ELECTRONIC READING SYSTEM - An electronic reader system includes an electronic book and a stylus. The electronic book includes a battery and a cover. The stylus includes a pen body for writing on the electronic book to input data or commands into the electronic book, and an illumination member detachably attached to the pen body. The illumination member can be detached from the pen body and attached onto the electronic book, receiving electrical power from the book as it does so, to illuminate the electronic book. | 06-28-2012 |
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| 20110285628 | SWITCHING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A switching device includes a plurality of first interfaces respectively coupled to a plurality of computers, a third interface coupled to a display module, and a switching unit coupled to the first interfaces and the third interface. The switching unit is used for selecting one of the first interfaces to be coupled to the third interface in response to a command. The display module receives a video signal from a selected one of the computers through the selected first interface and the third interface, and displays video information. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120059611 | TEST CIRCUIT FOR TESTING FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT - A test circuit for testing a flexible printed board (FPC) is provided, the test circuit includes a parameter preset module, a comparison module, and a prompt module. The parameter preset module is used to preset a parameter range indicating the suitable range of the resistance value of the FPC, and is further configured to connect to the FPC and convert the resistance value of the FPC to a related parameter. The comparison module compares the related parameter with the parameter range preset by the parameter preset module, and produces a comparison result. The prompt module produces a corresponding prompt signal according to the comparison result. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120063563 | SCREW COUNTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A screw counter includes a first interface, a second interface, and a processing unit. The first interface connected to a screwdriver, the screwdriver is adapted for screwing a predetermined total number of screws into a workpiece to perform a screwing operation on the workpiece. The second interface is connected to a detecting unit. The detecting unit detects a start time and a finish time of the screwing operation. The processing unit counts a variable, each time when the processing unit is changed from a first state to a second state, the variable adds one; a total added value of the variable is calculated during a time interval between the start time and the finish time to acquire a total number of screws which are completely screwed into the workpiece. | 03-15-2012 |