| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090273566 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM UTILIZING A CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - A character input method is implemented in a device with a plurality of keys. If a key is activated by a first operation matching a first input pattern, a first route is selected to traverse a plurality of characters corresponded by the key during presentation of the plurality of characters. If the first key is activated by a second operation matching a second input pattern, the plurality of characters corresponded by the first key are orderly retrieved and presented according to a second route in response to operations on the first key. The order for presenting two characters corresponded by the first key in the first route is reversed in the second route. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100305726 | AUDIO PLAYBACK POSITIONING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME - An audio playback positioning method. A processor retrieves audio data from a memory, divides a progress bar showing playback time of the audio data into segments, utilizes a length of a progress bar segment as a unit to perform playback skipping on the audio data, and retrieves an audio data segment through the skipping. The processor further divides a progress bar segment corresponding to the retrieved audio data segment into sub-segments in response to input operations, and utilizes the length of a sub-segment as a unit to perform playback skipping on the retrieved audio data segment to retrieve and perform playback operation on a target position thereon. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110029544 | MEDIA LIST SERVER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FAVORITE MEDIA LIST - A media list server communicating with a plurality of media database servers and a client device comprises a receiving module, a storing module, a recording module, a determining module, a calculating module and a list generating module. The receiving module receives a user identification information and vote information. The storing module stores properties of the media and weights of the properties. The recording module records the vote information. The determining module determines whether a user has logged in for the first time according to the user identification information, and determines a popularity of each media according to the vote information. The calculating module calculates similarities of the media according to the properties and weights of the properties. The list generating module generates the favorite media list according to the popularity and the similarities of the media. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110148306 | BYPASS PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A bypass protection circuit connected to a light emitting diode (LED) group in parallel, comprises a switch circuit and a capacitor. The switch circuit comprises a plurality of switch components, an abnormal detection module and a switch control module. The abnormal detection module detects voltage of the LEDs respectively, and determines which one is broken and outputs an abnormal signal. The switch control module controls a switch component connected to the broken LED in parallel on/off according to the abnormal signal. The capacitor is charged by driving signals of the LEDs when the LEDs are operated according to a normal working mode or a first status of a burst dimming mode, and is discharged to maintain an operating power of the switch circuit when the LEDs are operated according to a second status of the burst dimming mode. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110243522 | MEDIA DATA PLAYBACK DEVICE AND REPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A media data playback device is capable of simultaneously parsing and decoding two different sections of streaming media, one of which comprises a replay section. The device shows replay progress of the replay section on a progress bar and allows switching positions during replaying of the replay section. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246758 | MEDIA DATA PLAYBACK DEVICE AND REBOOT METHOD THEREOF - A media data playback device comprises first and second nonvolatile memories. The first nonvolatile memory stores a boot loader and a kernel of an operating system in a compressed format. The second nonvolatile memory serves as a main memory of the device. A processor executes the boot loader to load and decompress the kernel from the first nonvolatile memory to the second nonvolatile memory in response to a boot command. When receiving a shutdown command, the processor determines whether to perform a portion of bootstrapping processes of the device in response to the shutdown command before actually shutdown the device. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120125682 | TERMINAL BOX FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A terminal box structured to be electrically connectable to a photovoltaic module. The terminal box comprises a housing molded on a heat sink to enclose a first portion of the heat sink, and leave a second portion of the heat sink not enclosed by the housing. A circuit portion of the terminal box is in thermal contact with the second portion of the heat sink, for example, through a thermal pad. | 05-24-2012 |
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| 20080304216 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SINGLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A portable electronic device ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090124307 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A foldable electronic device ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090141445 | CHIP CARD CATCHING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A chip card catching mechanism installed in a body of a portable electronic device for receiving and securing a chip card is provided. The chip card catching mechanism includes a base, a housing, and a hatch. The base includes a connector arranged thereon for electrically connecting to the chip card. The housing includes a top cover and a circumferential wall extending from edges of the top cover. The top cover is arranged over the connector of the base with the wall therebetween and a hatchway is defined on the circumferential wall. The hatch is rotatably fixed to on two sides of the hatchway for exposing or hiding the hatchway. Further, a portable electronic device using the chip card catching mechanism is also provided. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090323278 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device comprises a main body, a sliding cover slidably mounted on the main body, a flipping cover rotatably mounted on one end of the main body, and a transmission mechanism connecting the flipping cover to the sliding cover such that when the flipping cover rotates relative to the main body, the sliding cover slides relative to the main body. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100027203 | LATCH - A latch for a housing includes a first housing, a second housing, and a latching member to latch the first housing and the second housing, the first housing has a first aperture having two aperture sections therein. The second housing has a second aperture corresponding to the first aperture. The latching member includes a latching portion, the first housing engages with the second housing, the first aperture aligns with the second aperture, the latching portion passes through the first aperture and the second aperture and slides from an aperture section into another aperture section to fix the first housing and the second housing. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100035659 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ICONS THEREOF - A portable electronic device includes a main body, a slidable cover, a display panel, a sensor, and a controlling module. The slidable cover is slidably positioned on the main body. The display panel is positioned on the slidable cover. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the slidable cover relative to the main body. The controlling module is configured to output icons and data to the display panel, and to adjust an area of each icon displayed on the display panel according to a position, detected by the sensor, of the slidable cover relative to the main body. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100053917 | CHIP CARD HOLDER - A chip card holder, for securing a chip card in an electronic device, includes a housing and a locking member, the housing defines an assembling recess for receiving a chip card, the assembling recess has a slant wall defining a through cutout; the housing defines a latching hole in line with the cutout. The locking member forms a protrusion. when a chip card is disposed in the assembling recess, the locking member passes through the cutout and presses the chip card, the protrusion of the locking member is latched into the latching hole, the chip card is secured by the locking member. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110188181 | PROTECTION MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A protection mechanism used for in an electronic device includes a main body and two pivoting members. The main body is capable of receiving and protecting the electronic device, and the pivoting members are rotatably positioned on the main body. The pivoting members are capable of locking and protecting the electronic device. An electronic device employing the protection mechanism is also described. The protection mechanism can simply secure and unlock the electronic device through the pivoting members, which is easy to operate. Moreover, the electronic device can not fall from the protection mechanism because of the cooperation between the pivoting members and the holding member. | 08-04-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080219452 | WIRELESS DEVICE AND KEY EXCHANGE METHOD THEREOF - A wireless device ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090154416 | WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION CONNECTION WITH AN ACCESS POINT - A mobile terminal device includes a detector, a transceiver, an analyzer, an execution module, and a connection module. The detector generates a probing request signal. The transceiver receives signals sent from a plurality of access points (AP). The analyzer retrieves a plurality of Received signal strength Indications (RSSI) of the plurality of APs and workload of the plurality of APs by analyzing the signals. The execution module generates a plurality of indices of the plurality of APs based on an analysis results, and selects one of the plurality of indices as a best comprehensive index. The connection module establishes a connection between an AP corresponding to the best comprehensive index and the mobile terminal device. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100029205 | WIRELESS DEVICE, PAIRING METHOD, AND UNPAIRING METHOD - A wireless device triggers pairing or un-pairing between the wireless device and another wireless device. The wireless device further exchanges media access control (MAC) addresses, pairing magic numbers (PMNs), and pairing indices with the another wireless device so as to establish the pairing with the another wireless device upon the condition that the wireless device triggers the pairing. The wireless device further exchanges the MAC addresses, the PMNs, and the pairing indices with the another wireless device so as to establish the unpairing with the another wireless device upon the condition that the wireless device triggers the unpairing. The pairing magic numbers are operable to identify the pairing between the wireless device and the another wireless device. The pairing indices are operable to launch the MAC addresses, the PMNs, and the pairing indices. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110064223 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE WIRELESS DEVICE WITH A USER DEVICE - A method for controlling a remote wireless device with a user device includes the user device sending a request message packet to the remote wireless device, where the remote wireless device verifies the request message packet and sends a reply message packet to the user device if the request message packet passes verification. The user device verifies the reply message packet and sends a control message packet to the remote wireless device if the reply message packet passes verification. The remote wireless device verifies the control message packet and sends an acknowledgment message packet to the user device if the control message packet passes verification. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110078446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A MASTER KEY BETWEEN TWO COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A system and method of deploying a master key for a first communication device and second communication device. The first communication device receives a request message from the second communication device through a wireless communication network, and creates a master key algorithm based on configuration parameters of the request message. The first communication device further generates a master key according to the master key algorithm, verifies whether the master key created by the first communication device is correct, and installs the master key in the first and second communication devices when the master key is correct. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120041760 | VOICE RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD - In a voice recording equipment and method, voice data from a speaker is received using a microphone. Threshold values T | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041766 | VOICE-CONTROLLED NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD - In a voice-controlled navigation device and method, a voice command is received, and divided into voice segments Vi (i=1˜n) by comparing with one or more keywords. A voice segment Vi (i=1˜n) is obtained in sequence to be compared with tree nodes in a search tree of place names. A weight value of each tree node is computed according to a comparison, to select one or more tree nodes whose weight values are greater than a predetermined value. Routes formed by all the selected tree nodes are obtained to select a route whose total weight value is the greatest. A navigation to a destination is given by indicating the selected route on an electronic map according to place names represented by the tree nodes of the selected route. | 02-16-2012 |
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| 20090044019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITALLY SIGNING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A system for digitally signing electronic documents is disclosed. The system includes a mobile device, an application server and a database, the mobile device includes a requesting module and a digest encrypting module, the application server includes an obtaining module, a digest generating module and a merging module. The requesting module is configured for sending a request for a digital signature of an electronic document to the application server; the obtaining module is configured for obtaining the electronic document from the database; the digest generating module is configured for generating a digest of the electronic document, and sending the digest to the mobile device; the digest encrypting module is configured for encrypting the digest, generating an encrypted value, and sending the encrypted value to the application server; the merging module is configured for merging the encrypted value and the electronic document. A related computer-based method is also disclosed. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090150407 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING A FILE TO A WIRELESS DEVICE - An application server for downloading a file to a wireless device through a wireless network. The application server is configured for obtaining a file to be downloaded to the wireless device from a database, configured for converting the file obtained to a predetermined format file as required by the wireless device, and configured for sending the converted file to the wireless device through the wireless network. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090172672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPROVING A TASK FILE VIA A MOBILE PHONE - An application server is included in a system for approving a task file via a mobile phone. The application server provides a storage system for storing at least one task, each of the at least one task includes at least one task file. The application server is configured for providing message sending function, task selecting function, information analyzing function, and file processing function to the mobile phone to approve a task file in the storage system. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100310163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING NOISE IN AN IMAGE - A method for filtering noise in an image filters noise pixels in a discrepant block between a current image and a background image firstly, and further filter each small block whose area is less than a preset value from the discrepant block. The method further calculates a total area of each big block whose area is greater than or equal to the preset value from the discrepant block, and adds the current image to a background list of the current image if the total area is less than another preset value. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100329587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MERGING SEPARATED PIXEL BLOCKS INTO AN INTEGRAL IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - A method for merging separated pixel blocks into an integral image of an object is provided. The method performs binary image processing on an obtained image to obtain a binary image, finds pixel blocks in the binary image whose area is greater than a first preset value, and stores a position and a size of each found pixel block in a data structure. The method further merges two pixel blocks in the data structure if a distance between the two pixel blocks is less than a second preset value, so as to generate the integral image of the object. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110097694 | INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interpersonal relationships analysis method and system obtains an album comprising a plurality of photos, and recognize faces in each of the plurality of photos. The method and system further selects one of the recognized faces, matches the selected face with portraits stored in a person management database, so as to obtain basic information of a person with the selected face from the person management database. The method and system then analyzes an interpersonal relationship of the person with the selected face according to the album, and shows the interpersonal relationship of the person with the selected face. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110150086 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DECODED VIDEO BIT STREAMS - A method for improving display speed of decoding video bit streams obtains the video bit streams from a storage system of a computer by a decoder, and decodes the video bit streams in a display block of a memory of the computer to obtain decoded images by the decoder. The method further selects an image from the decoded images by the decoder, and updates a reference image stored in a buffer block of the memory with the selected image. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120016914 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEEKING FILE POSITION - A method for seeking a file position of a file first seeks an estimated file position corresponding to a specified time point in the file, and adjusts the estimated file position according to a preset estimation formula. The method further determines the estimated file position is an accurate file position of the specified time point in the file until a difference between the estimated file position and the specified time point is less than a preset value. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120060014 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC KEYS USING THE SAME - A method for protecting electronic keys sets a plurality of hash functions, divides an electronic key into a plurality of key segments, creates a data storage structure for each of the key segments, and calculates a hash address for each of the key segments of the electronic key using each of the hash functions. The method further obtains a plurality of hash addresses of the plurality of key segments corresponding to the plurality of hash functions, stores information of the data storage structure of each key segment in a hash table according to the hash address of the key segment corresponding to one of the hash functions. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120063696 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND SERVER IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method for encoding images receives a specified type of an image request from a terminal device, obtains encoded images from a storage device of the server directly upon the condition that the image request has been processed. The method further adds a task into a coder of the server to process the image request upon the condition that the image request has not been processed, encodes captured images by the coder according to the image request, stores the encoded images and the corresponding specified type of the image request in the storage device, and outputs the encoded images to the terminal device. | 03-15-2012 |
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| 20090038787 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR PROJECTION DEVICE - A cooling system for cooling down a heat source of a projection device is disclosed. The cooling system includes a fan, and a control module. The control module is configured for supplying a first voltage to the fan for a first duration after the projection device is powered off and a second voltage to the fan for a second duration successive to the first duration. The second voltage is greater than the first voltage. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090051885 | LIGHT SHIELD USED IN PROJECTOR - A projector includes a casing, a light source, and a heat dissipation device. The light source and the heat dissipation device are installed inside the casing. Two openings are formed at two sides of the casing opposing to the light source. A light shield is positioned on one of the two openings. The light shield has a fixing plate, and a plurality of first parallel light-shielding plates and a plurality of second parallel light-shielding plates for blocking light leaking from the openings. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090097253 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device includes a lampshade, a lamp, a cover, a first electrical wire, a second electrical wire, and a metallic clamping element. The lampshade includes an outer sidewall surface, an inner sidewall surface, and a light exit. An electrical connector is located on the outer sidewall surface of the lampshade. The lamp is contained in the lampshade. The cover covers the light exit. One end of the first electrical wire is electrically connected to the electrical connector and another end is connected to the metallic clamping element. One end of the second electrical wire is electrically connected to the lamp and another end is connected to the metallic clamping element, thereby electrically connecting the first electrical wire to the second electrical wire. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090103309 | SAFE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A safe light emitting device includes a reflective housing with an open end, a support coupled to the reflective housing, a holder, and a lamp. The holder is positioned on the support and is remote from the open end of the reflective housing. The lamp includes a bulb and a connector connecting the bulb to the holder. The bulb defines a concavity in an outer surface thereof. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090122270 | PROJECTOR WITH DUST SUCTION MEMBER - A projector includes a light source, an electro-optical device, a projection lens, an outer casing for housing the above components, and a dust suction member. The electro-optical device is configured for forming an optical image using a light beam emitted from the light source. The projection lens is configured for projecting the optical image formed by the electro-optical device. The outer casing is configured for housing the light source, the electro-optical device and the projection lens therein, the outer casing having an inlet and an outlet and defining an airflow channel in communication with the inlet and the outlet. The dust suction member is arranged in the airflow channel, the dust suction member having an adhesive outer surface. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090323362 | SHIELD SYSTEM FOR LAMP MODULE - A shield system for a lamp module in an electronic device is disclosed. The shield system includes a cover, a mesh sheet and a blocking board. The cover includes an air channel and covers the lamp module. The mesh sheet is attached to the cover and covers the air channel. The blocking board is arranged adjacent to the air channel of the cover and includes a plurality of blades and defines a plurality of air passages. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100033973 | LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM - A light source system includes a light source, a reflective device and a protecting device. The light source received in the reflective device. The reflective device including a light outlet and a through hole defined thereon is configured for reflecting light emitted from the light source to the light outlet. The protecting device is mounted on the outside of the reflective device with a space left between the protecting device and the outer surface of the reflective device. The protecting device includes a first portion substantially aligned with the through hole of the reflective device and a second portion. The first portion is configured for preventing light from leaking and objects from escaping out from light system. The second portion defines at least one ventilation hole thereon. | 02-11-2010 |
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| 20110114576 | RACK ENCLOSURE - A rack enclosure includes a cuboid frame, and two opposite first brackets and two opposite second brackets mounted on the frame for securing an electronic device thereon. Each of the first brackets includes a mounting plate secured on the frame and a guide portion distorting angularly from a side of the mounting plate along a direction away from an opposite side of the mounting plate for guiding an end of the electronic device. The guide portion includes a connecting plate connecting with the mounting plate and a guide plate distorting angularly from the connecting plate along the direction away the opposite side of the mounting plate. An angle defined between the guide plate and the connecting plate is not smaller than 90 degrees. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110235305 | SYSTEM AND MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CABLE SECURING COMPONENTS - A system includes a mounting rack and an electronic device. The mounting rack includes a frame and a plurality of supports located at the back of the frame. A plurality of cable securing components is located in the frame. The electronic device is inserted in the mounting rack from front to back and includes a front wall. The front wall is adjacent to the frame and defines a port for receiving a cable. The cable is arranged in the cable securing components. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110244717 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mounting apparatus includes a mounting rack and an electronic device. The mounting rack includes a frame. An interface is defined in the frame. The frame includes a securing member. An electronic device is inserted in the mounting rack from front to back. The electronic device includes a back wall. The back wall is adjacent to the frame and defines a port for receiving a cable. The cable is secured to the securing member and inserted into the interface of the frame. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120105988 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a holder, a connecting loop, engaging pins, an adjustment ring, a fixing pin; and a lens unit. The holder includes a barrel having a receiving space. The barrel defines sliding slots. The adjustment ring defines guiding grooves and a stopping slot. The connecting loop is received in the receiving space, the adjustment ring is sleeved over the barrel, and each engaging pin is secured with the connecting loop, an end of each engaging pin passing through a corresponding sliding slot and into a corresponding guiding groove. The fixing pin passes through the stopping slot and fixed with the barrel, the lens unit is secured with the connecting loop, the adjustment ring is rotated relative to the holder, and the engaging pin slides along the guiding groove, to cause the lens unit to axially move without rotating relative to the holder. | 05-03-2012 |
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| 20110240100 | THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED TERMINAL BOX AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME - A system comprising a photovoltaic module and a terminal box. Two terminals of the box output voltage generated by the photovoltaic module. A thermal switch shorts the two terminals in response to temperature rise to a threshold temperature and is structured to prevent short-circuit due to the temperature rise of the normally operating photovoltaic module and bypass diodes in the terminal box. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120006397 | INTEGRATED SOLAR ROOF TILE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A integrated solar roof tile includes a curved substrate, a silicon-nitride (SiN) film, a first electrode, an amorphous silicon film, a second electrode, a conducting wire layer and a protecting film. The curved substrate includes a top surface and a cross-sectional surface. The SiN film covers the top surface of the curved substrate. The first electrode is disposed on the SiN film. The amorphous silicon film covers the SiN film and the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on the amorphous silicon film and electrically insulating from the first electrode. The conducting wire layer covers the amorphous silicon film and is electrically connected to the second electrode. The protecting film covers on the conducting wire layer. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120125682 | TERMINAL BOX FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A terminal box structured to be electrically connectable to a photovoltaic module. The terminal box comprises a housing molded on a heat sink to enclose a first portion of the heat sink, and leave a second portion of the heat sink not enclosed by the housing. A circuit portion of the terminal box is in thermal contact with the second portion of the heat sink, for example, through a thermal pad. | 05-24-2012 |
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| 20090122505 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY WITH SHOCK ABSORBING STRUCTURE - An exemplary printed circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board, four supporting members, four shock-absorption members, and four fixing members. The printed circuit board defines a plurality of cutouts therein. Each supporting member defines a positioning hole therein. The shock-absorption members are snapped in the cutouts, and each has a first surface contacting the corresponding supporting member, a second surface parallel to the first surface, and a through hole extending through the first and second surfaces. The first and second surfaces are disposed at opposite sides of the printed circuit board. Each fixing member comprises a first portion pressed on the second surface of the corresponding shock-absorption member, and a second portion extending through the through hole and engaging in the positioning hole. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090231435 | PROTECTIVE HELMET - A protective helmet includes a main body defined an opening therein, a camera unit, a memory unit, and a power unit. The recording device is mounted on the opening of the main body and configured for capturing images. The memory unit is electrically connected to the recording device and received in the main body. The power unit is electrically connected to the recording device and configured for providing power for the recording device. The protective helmet can record all kinds of data including images and sound utilizing the camera unit and the recorder. Therefore, when having an unexplained accident, the data can be display again, which is a basis to analysis reason of the accident. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090278939 | QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPIRABLE OBJECTS - A quality monitoring system for an expirable object includes an image capturing unit capable of capturing an image of the expirable object, a setting unit capable of setting an expiring date and a warning date and associating the set dates with the captured image, a storage unit configured for storing the captured image and its associated dates, a date acquiring unit capable of acquiring the expiring date and the warning date, a processing unit capable of monitoring whether the warning date is due, and a display unit configured for displaying the captured image and the expiring day of the expirable object. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100109916 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device includes a sensor, an analysis unit, and a control unit. The sensor includes a stationary member and a rotatable member. The stationary member includes a first electrode and at least two second electrodes. The rotatable member includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode. The first electrode electrically contacts the third electrode and each second electrode electrically contacts the fourth electrode in sequence when the stationary member is rotated. The analysis unit is configured for determining which second electrode electrically contacts the fourth electrode. The control unit is configured for executing a corresponding command based upon the determination of the analysis unit. | 05-06-2010 |
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| 20080313818 | SCREWDRIVER HELPER - A screwdriver helper includes a handle, a guide, and a bit. The handle defines a through hole therein. The guide is affixed to the handle. The guide comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a through guide hole defined between the top surface and the bottom surface. The top surface is faced to the handle. The guide hole is corresponding to the through hole of the handle. An axis of the guide hole is perpendicular to the bottom surface. The bit is positioned in the guide hole. The bit comprises a tip and a head. The tip is in a shape of a screw head. The head defines slots in a top end thereof. The bit is movable along the axis of the through guide hole. The screwdriver helper helps screwdriver to lock screws firmly. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090090219 | SCREWDRIVER EXTENSION - A screwdriver extension includes a supporting plate, a transferring part, a transmission shaft, and a receiving sleeve. The transferring part includes a housing and a plurality of meshed gears mounted in the housing. The supporting plate connects the transferring part to an electric screwdriver. The transmission shaft is driven by the electric screwdriver and drives the gears, which in turn drives the receiving sleeve. The sleeve receives a screwdriver head. The screwdriver extension helps the electric screwdriver to tighten screws along axes of corresponding holes. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090165247 | HINGE POSITIONING APPARATUS - A hinge positioning apparatus includes a base, a first positioning unit, and a second positioning unit. The first positioning unit includes a load-supporting platform, a first locking means, and a plurality of limiting blocks. The load-supporting platform is mounted on the base. The first locking means is movable between a loose position and a locking position. The limiting blocks respectively mounted on the load-supporting platform and the first locking means. The second positioning unit includes two coaxial supports and two second locking means. The supports are mounted on the base adjacent the load-supporting platform, each defines a positioning groove in side surface facing the load-supporting platform. The second locking means are mounted on the supports respectively, configured for maintaining hinges in the positioning grooves. The apparatus is used to position two hinges coaxially on an enclosure of a notebook computer. | 07-02-2009 |