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| 20110096523 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING RETRACTABLE HANGER - An electronic device having retractable hanger includes a housing, a display panel, and a hanging mechanism. The display panel is mounted on the housing. The hanging mechanism is arranged in the housing. The hanging mechanism includes a base, a hanger, a movable member, and at least one resilient member. The base is secured in the housing. The hanger slides relative to the base and defines a hanging hole, a groove with corners, and protrusions by each corner. The movable member includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is rotatably connected to the base and the second end slides in the groove of the hanger. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110128679 | ELECTRONIC READER WITH PAPER CLAMPING MECHANISM - An electronic reader includes a cover, a middle frame and a paper clamping mechanism. The cover defines a hollow space and includes a bezel defining an opening. The middle frame is secured within the hollow space and includes a connection portion extending between two edges of the opening. The paper clamping mechanism is used for clamping paper on the electronic reader and includes a clamping member, a pivot, and an elastic element. The clamping member is received in the opening and defines a sliding groove. Two ends of the pivot extend through the sliding groove and are received in the bezel, which movably connects the clamping member to the cover. The elastic element is fixed on the bezel to apply a pushing force to the clamping member. Two ends of the clamping member resist the elastic element and the connection portion respectively. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110298752 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INFRARED TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION - An electronic device includes a display panel and an infrared touch module. The infrared touch module includes a circuit board mounted parallelly under the display panel. An array of infrared emitters and receivers arranged along one side of each pair of adjacent sides of the circuit board, and facing a corresponding one of the array of light emitters on the opposite side. A light guide is mounted on each infrared emitter and each infrared receiver, and the light guide one each infrared emitter is operable to guide the light emitted from the light emitter to the corresponding infrared receiver via the light guide mounted thereon. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120184114 | ELECTRICAL COUPLER - A male connector is capable of magnetically attracting a female connector. The female connector includes a first end surface and a second end surface. The male connector includes a first telescoping pin and a second telescoping pin. The first telescoping pin and the second telescoping pin are capable of contacting the first end surface and the second end surface, to make an electrical connection between the male connector and the female connector. | 07-19-2012 |
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| 20110283030 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION - A host computer and a method for managing pulse-width modulation (PWM) include detecting a signal of a powerGD port. The management system further includes confirming a first state according to a first signal of the powerGD port. The management system further includes enabling the PWM port if the first state is in a power-on state, and disabling the PWM port if the first state is a power-off state. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120005494 | HOST COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR STARTING HARD DISKS - A method for starting hard disks connected to a host computer. The host computer comprises a power port. A general purpose input/output (GPIO) signal of each of the hard disks is set to a low level. The method detects a hard disk with a low level GPIO signal. The GPIO signal of the hard disk is then pulled up from a low level to a high level. After a preset time delay, the method continuously detects the hard disk with a low level GPIO signal until the GPIO signal of each of the hard disks is at a high level. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120047307 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEARING DATA STORED IN COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A method for clearing data stored in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip of a computing device. The computing device further includes a CMOS jumper connected to the CMOS chip, and a general purpose input/output (GPIO) interface connected to the CMOS jumper. The method configures a GPIO pin of the GPIO interface as an output port, controls the GPIO pin to generate a GPIO signal with a high level, and outputs the GPIO signal with the high level to the CMOS jumper. After receiving a command of clearing data stored in the CMOS chip, the method pulls down the GPIO signal from the high level to a low level, to clear the data stored in the CMOS chip. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120047404 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POWER FAILURE TYPE - A method for detecting a power failure type of an electronic device sets a shutdown flag as a first value when the electronic device is turned on, modifies the shutdown flag to a second value if a shutdown status of the electronic device is detected, and modifies the shutdown flag to a third value when the electronic device keeps the shutdown status for a predetermined time. The method further determines the power failure type of the electronic device according to a value of the shutdown flag when the electronic device is turned on the next time. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120080946 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CURRENT OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for managing current of an electronic device initializes a control signal of a baseboard management controller (BMC) of the electronic device to be a low level before the electronic device is powered on, maintains the control signal under a low-level status for a specified time upon the condition that a power on signal of the electronic device is received, and rotates the electronic fan with a low current and a low speed. The method further sets the control signal to be a high level when the specified time elapses to rotate the electronic fan with a normal current and a normal speed, and sets the control signal to be the low level upon the condition that a power off signal of the electronic device is received. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120137035 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION METHOD OF THE COMPUTING DEVICE - A serial communication method is applied in a computing device to communicate serially with any external serial device. The computing device includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) and an operating system (OS). The BMC includes at least one physical serial port. The method generates a virtual serial port for the OS by emulating serial port functionality of the physical serial port. When the BMC is initializing the physical serial port and a serial device is connected to the physical serial port, an interrupt handler is activated to handle an interrupt triggered to the BMC by the serial device. The interrupt handler is deactivated when the physical serial port has been initialized by the BMC. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120144245 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PCI SYSTEM ERRORS IN THE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method for detecting peripheral component interconnect (PCI) system errors is applied in a computing device. The computing device includes a north bridge, a baseboard management controller (BMC) connected to the north bridge, and a PCI bus connected to the north bridge. The north bridge detects a PCI system error of the PCI bus, and notifies the BMC of the PCI system error. In response to notification of the PCI system error, the BMC records error information of the PCI system error in a storage system of the computing device. | 06-07-2012 |
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| 20110316395 | AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE - An automatic teller machine includes a chassis, a user interface module; and a pair of sliding mechanisms. The user interface module is rotatably attached to the chassis. The pair of sliding mechanisms are attached to the chassis and the user interface. Each sliding mechanism includes a first rail and a second rail. The first rail is rotatably secured to the chassis. A second blocking member is located on the first rail. The second rail is rotatably secured to the user interface module and slidable on the first rail. A latch member with a latch portion is rotatably located on the second rail. The user interface module is rotatable between a closed position, where the latch portion is located away from the second blocking member, and an open position, where the latch portion engages with the second blocking member. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120001524 | SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - A self-service terminal includes a safety box, a main control module, an operating module, and a shielding member. The main control module includes a casing and a mounting frame mounted in the casing. The mounting frame is attached on the safety box. The casing includes a pair of side panels and a top panel connecting between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels and the top panel is detachably attached to the mounting frame. The operating module is attached to a front side of the main control module. The shielding member is attached to the safety box and encloses the operating module. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002353 | SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - A self-service terminal includes a first cabinet, a cover rotatably secured on the first cabinet, and an adjustment device received in the first cabinet. A card slot for inputting/outputting a cash card is defined in the cover, and a positioning member is attached to the user interface cover. The adjustment device includes a positioning tray and a mounting member slidably secured to the positioning tray. A reader is attached to the positioning tray and includes an interface. The mounting member includes a slanted side plate abutting the positioning tray; wherein the positioning member is engaged with the positioning tray, for aligning with the interface of the reader and the card slot of the cover. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002354 | SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - A self-service terminal includes a control portion and a slide panel. The control portion includes a user interface cover and a maintenance operation portion. The user interface cover is pivotably mounted on the control portion, and rotates on the control portion between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the user interface cover shields the maintenance operation portion to make the maintenance operation portion inaccessible. In the second position, the user interface cover does not shield the maintenance operation portion and the maintenance operation portion is accessible. The slide panel is slidably mounted in the maintenance operation portion. A keyboard and a mouse are mounted on the slide panel. The slide panel hangs over the maintenance operation portion when the user interface cover is in the second position, and is retracted in the maintenance operation portion when the user interface cover is in the first position. | 01-05-2012 |
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| 20120142208 | POWER ADAPTER WITH REPLACEABLE PLUG - A power adapter includes a base with a cord, an internal circuit electrically connected to the cord and first terminals connected to the internal circuit, and a locking member with a connection portion fixed to the base and an elastic portion connected to the connection portion. The elastic portion comprises a protruding latching portion. The power adapter also includes a plug with second terminals exposed at a first side thereof and a chamber defined in an opposite second side. Each of the second terminals includes an end portion received in the chamber, and the chamber includes an internal sidewall defining a recessed portion snappingly engaging with the latching portion, thereby detachably securing the plug to the base. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120220318 | CORDLESS TELEPHONE SYSTEM - A cordless telephone which includes a base station having a first phone-line interface and a first wireless transmitter/receiver, wherein the base station is connected to telephone network through the first phone-line interface. The cordless telephone further includes a handset having a second wireless transmitter/receiver communicating with the first wireless transmitter/receiver of the base station. The handset further includes a second phone-line interface capable of connecting to telephone network to allow the handset to communicate with the telephone network without the base station. Therefore, the user can still use the cordless telephone when the base station is unavailable due to power failure or malfunction. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120236475 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A digital photo frame includes a body, a back shell defining a hole and a rotary support. The rotary support is rotatably connected to the back shell, includes a rotary base rotatably received in the hole, a connection member pivotedly connected to the rotary base, and an elongated support body slidably coupled to the connection member. The connection member includes a spring tab, a support body defining a plurality of channels. The channels are arranged along a lengthwise direction of the connection portion. the spring tab is selectively snappingly engaged in one of the channels. One of the rotary base and the back shell includes a plurality of protrusions, and the other one of the rotary base and the back shell defines a plurality of notches corresponding to the protrusions, the protrusions are snappingly engaging in the respective notches. | 09-20-2012 |
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| 20120226505 | HIERARCHICAL AUDIO CODING, DECODING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A hierarchical audio coding, decoding method and system are provided. The method includes dividing frequency domain coefficients of an audio signal after MDCT into a plurality of coding sub-bands, quantizing and coding amplitude envelope values of coding sub-bands; allocating bits to each coding sub-band of the core layer, quantizing and coding core layer frequency domain coefficients to obtain coded bits of core layer frequency domain coefficients; calculating the amplitude envelope value of each coding sub-band of the core layer residual signal; allocating bits to each coding sub-band of the extended layer, quantizing and coding the extended layer coding signal to obtain coded bits of the extended layer coding signal; multiplexing and packing amplitude value envelope coded bits of each coding sub-band composed by core layer and extended layer frequency domain coefficients, core layer frequency coefficients coded bits, and extended layer coding signal coded bits, then transmitting to the decoding end. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120259644 | Audio-Encoding/Decoding Method and System of Lattice-Type Vector Quantizing - The audio coding method and system of lattice vector quantization is provided in the invention. The method comprises: dividing frequency domain coefficients of an audio signal for which a modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) has been performed into a plurality of coding sub-bands, and quantizing and coding an amplitude envelope value of each coding sub-band to obtain coded bits of amplitude envelopes; performing bit allocation on each coding sub-band, and performing normalization, quantization and coding respectively on vectors in a low bit coding sub-band with pyramid lattice vector quantization and on vectors in a high bit coding sub-band with sphere lattice vector quantization to obtain coded bits of the frequency domain coefficients; multiplexing and packing the coded bits of the amplitude envelope and the coded bits of the frequency domain coefficients of each coding sub-band, then sending them to a decoding side. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120323582 | Hierarchical Audio Frequency Encoding and Decoding Method and System, Hierarchical Frequency Encoding and Decoding Method for Transient Signal - Hierarchical audio coding and decoding method and system and hierarchical audio coding and decoding method for transient signals are provided. In the present invention, by introducing a processing method for transient signal frames in the hierarchical audio coding and decoding methods, a segmented time-frequency transform is performed on the transient signal frames, and then the frequency-domain coefficients obtained by transformation are rearranged respectively within the core layer and within the extended layer, so as to perform the same subsequent coding processes, such as bit allocation, frequency-domain coefficient coding, etc., as those on the steady-state signal frames, thus enhancing the coding efficiency of the transient signal frames and improving the quality of the hierarchical audio coding and decoding. | 12-20-2012 |
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| 20090159411 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATIVE PUSH BUTTON THEREOF - An electronic device includes a shell defining a space and an opening therein. A fixing pole extends into the space from an inner surface of the shell adjacent to the opening. A circuit board is received in the space, and defines a through hole corresponding to the fixing pole. A push button is arranged in the shell, and includes a button body extending into the opening of the shell and being exposed to the outside, a fixing member, and a connecting member interconnecting the fixing member and the button body. The fixing member defines a fixing hole receiving the fixing pole therein. Two opposite sides of the fixing member abut against an inner surface of the shell and the circuit board, respectively. A locking member extends through the through hole and the fixing hole into the fixing pole to assemble the circuit board, the push button to the shell. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090161304 | FRAME FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display includes a screen, a printed circuit board, a signal cable, and a frame. The frame includes a lower case, an upper case, and two fastening arms. The upper case cooperatively joins with the lower case to receive the screen, the printed circuit board, and the signal cable. The two fastening arms fix two adjacent corners of the screen onto the upper case. The printed circuit board controls display of the screen via the signal cable. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090207572 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing defining a through hole, a circuit board fixed in the housing, including a switch and a grounding portion connecting with the ground, a fastening member received in the through hole fixed on the housing and contacting the grounding portion, passing static electricity therethrough and defining a mounting hole, and an actuating member received in the mounting hole and contacting the fastening member, and pressing the switch when actuated; wherein the fastening member and the actuating member are conductive. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100008027 | PORTABLE APPARATUS AND POSITIONING DEVICE THEREOF - A portable apparatus includes an electronic device defining a locking slot and a positioning device for detachably attached to the electronic device. The positioning device includes a cover defining an opening and a through hole; a supporting member comprising a hook protruding from the through hole to insert in the locking slot to lock in the electronic device and a supporting portion protruding from the opening of the cover to support the electronic device; and a dampening member fixed to the supporting member in the cover. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20120019989 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a shell, a display panel disposed within the shell and at least one securing member fixing the display panel to the shell. The display panel is covered with a front cover and a rear cover opposite to the front cover. The at least one securing member is fixed to the shell and resists at least the rear cover of the display panel. The at least one securing member includes a conducting member. The conducting member resists at least the front cover of the display panel to conduct static electricity therefrom. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120044619 | SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A signal receiving apparatus includes a main body for receiving control signals, and a cover covering the main body. The cover includes a receiving portion and at least one fixing portion. The receiving portion receives the main body, and the at least one fixing portion fixes the signal receiving apparatus to a housing of an electronic device. An electronic device using the signal receiving apparatus is also provided. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120182686 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a motherboard and a heat dissipating plate. The motherboard includes a base. The base includes a number of ports and an electronic element. The heat dissipating plate includes a substrate and a number of fasteners extending out from the substrate for engaging with the number of ports of the motherboard. The substrate defines a bulging cavity for engaging with and dissipating heat from the electronic element. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120212923 | DISPLAY UNIT HAVING SELF-LOCKING STRUCTURE TO FIX DISPLAY THEREOF - An exemplary display unit includes a lower cover, an upper cover, and a display sandwiched between the upper cover and the lower cover. The lower cover includes a lower plate for supporting the display thereon, a first clip to fix the display on the lower plate, a bracket, and a rib. The upper cover includes an upper plate adjoined to the lower plate to cover the display, two fins pressing against the first clip, a second clip secured to the bracket, and a beam engaged with the rib. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120222886 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH WIRE FIXING STRUCTURE - An electronic device includes at least an electric wire, a first cover, and a second cover. The electric wire is mounted between the first cover and the second cover. The first cover includes a wire retainer integrally forming a restraining portion to fix the electric wire on the first cover. The second cover includes a hook securely engaged with the wire retainer of the first cover to fix the second cover on the first cover. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120224329 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ENHANCED HEAT DISSIPATION - A portable electronic device includes a circuit board, a heat sink a hinge and a heat dissipating plate. The circuit board is equipped with a heat generating component. The heat sink is for dissipating heat generated by the heat generating component. The heat dissipating plate is pivotably connected to the heat sink by the hinge for helping with the heat dissipation of the heat sink. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120225572 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INFRARED RECEIVING DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, an infrared receiving device and a protection cover. The protection cover is engaged in the window of the housing to cover the infrared receiving device. The protection cover includes a blocking plate, a side wall extending outwardly from the blocking plate, and two clasping ears respectively located at two opposite sides of the side wall. The blocking plate is attached to the housing, and the two clasping ears of the protection cover provide a permanent means of securing the protection cover to the housing. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120230002 | DISPLAY UNIT HAVING ANTI-EMI CAPABILITY - A display unit includes a lower cover, a display disposed on the lower cover, a metal bracket securing the display on the lower cover and an upper cover fixed to the lower cover to sandwich the display and the bracket between the lower cover and the upper cover. The bracket includes a plate pressing a back side of the display towards the lower cover and a tab contacting a lateral face of the display. The bracket is grounded. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120236446 | DISPLAY UNIT HAVING ANTI-EMI CAPABILITY - An exemplary display unit includes a rear cover, a bracket disposed on the rear cover, a display mounted on the bracket, and a front cover secured to the rear cover to sandwich the display and the bracket between the front cover and the rear cover. The bracket includes a plate supporting the display, a pair of bulges protruding upwardly from two opposite sides of the plate and a pair of tabs extending upwardly from the bulges, respectively. The pair of tabs press against two opposite lateral faces of the display to dissipate static electricity on the display to ground. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120306704 | ANTENNA MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna mounting structure of an electronic device includes a casing and an antenna in the casing. The antenna includes a signal receiving portion and a first securing member connecting the signal receiving portion. The first securing member defines a through hole. The casing includes a first pin, a first catch near the first pin, and a first rib extending from the first pin. The first pin extends through the through hole of the first securing member of the antenna. The first rib supports the first securing member. The first catch fixedly clasps the first securing member on the first pin and the first rib. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120327570 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTERLATCHED FRONT COVER AND BACK PLATE - An exemplary electronic device includes a front cover, a display screen and two speakers located on the back surface, and a back plate abutting against the display screen and two speakers. Five fasteners extend backwardly from a back surface of the front cover. Each of the fasteners includes a connecting plate extending backwardly from the back surface and a top plate formed at a free end of the connecting plate. Five latching tabs are formed on the back plate corresponding to the fasteners. Each of the latching tabs includes a latching tip latched between the top plate of the corresponding fastener and the back surface of the front cover. The back plate abuts against the display screen and the two speakers, thus mounting the display screen and the two speakers on the front cover. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120327571 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BUFFERED INTERNAL ELECTRONIC MODULE - An exemplary portable electronic device includes a bottom cover, a top cover, an electronic module, and elastic washers. The top cover engages with the bottom cover to define a space therebetween. The electronic module is received in the space. Poles protrude up from the bottom cover. The elastic washers are fixed on the electronic module. A through hole is defined in each of the washers. The poles respectively extend through the through holes of the washers, and opposite ends of each of the washers respectively elastically abut the top cover and the bottom cover. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120327572 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH COVERS HAVING HIDDEN DETENTS - An exemplary portable electronic device includes a bottom cover and a top cover engaging with the bottom cover. Recesses are defined in the bottom cover. Strips are protruded down from the top cover and corresponding to the recesses of the bottom cover. The strips of the top cover fittedly engage in the recesses of the bottom cover to assemble the bottom cover and the top cover together. The assembled bottom cover and top cover cooperatively form a shell, and the strips and the recesses are located at an inside of the shell. | 12-27-2012 |
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| 20110318558 | COATING, ARTICLE COATED WITH COATING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A coating includes a bonding layer comprised of TiNbN, a transition layer comprised of TiSiNbN formed on the bonding layer, and an outmost layer comprised of TiSiNbN formed on the transition layer. The percentage of atomics Ti and Nb in the outmost layer are respectively lower than the percentage of atomics Ti and Nb in the transition layer, and the percentage of atomic Si in the outmost layer are higher than the percentage of atomic Si in the transition layer. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120125803 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A device housing is provided. The device housing includes a substrate, and an anti-fingerprint film formed on the substrate. The anti-fingerprint film is a nano-composite coating consisting essentially of tin oxide. A method for making the device housing is also described. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120132660 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A device housing is provided. The device housing includes a substrate, and an anti-fingerprint film formed on the substrate. The substrate has roughness in a range from about 0.05 μm to about 0.25 μm. The anti-fingerprint film is a nano-composite coating consisting essentially of polytetrafluoroethylene. A method for making the device housing is also described. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120164418 | ARTICLE HAVING HARD FILM AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE ARTICLE - An article includes a substrate and a hard film formed on the substrate. The hard film includes a plurality of TiAlN layers and a plurality of BN layers, each BN layer and each TiAlN layer is alternately arranged. The disclosure also describes a method to make the article. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120164436 | ARTICLE HAVING HARD FILM AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE ARTICLE - An article includes a substrate and a hard film formed on the substrate; the hard film includes a plurality of complex layers and a plurality of Ni layers, each complex layer and Ni layer alternately arranged; each complex layer includes a plurality of TiAlN layers and a plurality of CrAlN layers, each TiAlN layer alternately arranged with each CrAlN layer. The disclosure also described a method to make the article. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120164477 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A coated article is provided. The coated article includes a substrate having a bonding layer, and a hard coating formed thereon, and in that order. The hard coating has a composition represented by the formula Ti | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130045664 | SANDBLASTING APPARATUS - A sandblasting apparatus comprises a sand tube for the input of sand particles, a fluid tube for the input of a fluid substance, the fluid tube and the sand tube cooperatively defining an acute angle; a mixing chamber communicating with the sand tube and the fluid tube, a major output tube communicating with the mixing chamber; and an auxiliary output tube including a first part and a second part. The first part communicates with the mixing chamber and the second part. The second part extends towards the major output tube, offset from the axial direction of the first part. The axis of the second part and the axis of the major output tube cooperatively define an acute angle. | 02-21-2013 |
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| 20110252277 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DEBUGGING AND SOFTWARE UPDATING FUNCTION - An electronic device includes a registered jack 45 (RJ45) port, a network card, a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART), and a chip. The RJ45 port includes two receiving signal pins, two transmitting signal pins, a data transmitting pin, and a data receiving pin. The network card is connected to the two receiving signal pins and the two transmitting signal pins. The UART includes a data receiving pin and a data transmitting pin. The data transmitting pin is connected to the data receiving pin. The data receiving pin pin is connected to the data transmitting pin. The chip is connected to the UART. The UART is operable to debug or software-update the chip according to signals transmitted through the data transmitting pin and the data receiving pin. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110280412 | EARPHONE - An earphone includes an audio input terminal, an audio output terminal, a spring, and a rheostat. The rheostat includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a slide terminal. The audio input terminal is electrically connected to the slide terminal of the rheostat. The audio output terminal is electrically connected to the first terminal of the rheostat. The slide terminal of the rheostat is fixed to the spring. The slide terminal of the rheostat is at or near the first terminal of the rheostat in response to the spring being at an original position. The slide terminal moves to the second terminal of the rheostat in response to the spring being pressed to deform. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110302459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING HARD DISK PORTS - A method tests hard disk ports located on a motherboard of a computing device. Each of the hard disk ports connects to a respective serial port of a test fixture. The test fixture includes a group of serial ports, a multiplexer and a storage device. Each of the hard disk ports is selected to be tested during the process of hard disk ports test. A data transmission path is formed by building a connection between the storage device and a channel of the multiplexer corresponding to the hard disk port. Data are written to the storage device and read from the storage device through the data transmission path. The hard disk port is working normal if the written data are identical to the read data. The hard disk port is not working normally if the written data are not identical to the read data. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120131319 | SECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A server includes a baseboard management controller (BMC). The server receives a first password and a second password input by a user. The BMC stores a first cryptograph corresponding to the first password in a field-replaceable unit (FRU) of the BMC. If a second cryptograph corresponding to the second password is the same as the first cryptograph, the server is started up. If the second cryptograph is not the same as the first cryptograph and a number of times that the second password has been input is greater than a predefined number of times, the server is locked. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120155661 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING AN AUDIO MODULE - An electronic device and method for testing an audio module of a network device including establishing a first connection between an audio output interface of the electronic device and a microphone interface of the network device. First audio data of a test file is transmitted from the audio output interface to the microphone interface through the first connection. An audio card of the network device records the first audio data output by the microphone interface to generate second audio data, and transmit the second audio data to the electronic device through a network. The second audio data is compared with the first audio data in response to receiving the second audio data by the electronic device. The audio module is determined to be normal if the second audio data matches the first audio data. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120166784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING DATA OF COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR - Parameters of a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and an associated system time of a server are stored in a field-replaceable unit (FRU) of a baseboard management controller (BMC) of the server. If an error occurs and the CMOS is selected recovering from the BMC, the system time is selected from the FRU. The BMC reads the parameters from the FRU corresponding to the selected system time and sets the CMOS according to the read parameters. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING APERTURE OF IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - In a method for testing an aperture of the image capturing device, a brightness value range of images is divided into a plurality of range intervals, and one of the range intervals is determined for testing the aperture. A brightness value of a current image captured by the image capturing device is calculated. A diameter of the aperture is controlled to increase or decrease to change the brightness value of the current image to be within the determined range interval, if the brightness value is not within the determined range interval. After the brightness of the current is changed to be within the determined range interval, if the brightness value of the current image has been changed during a predetermined time period, it is determined that the aperture does not work normally. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173860 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF NETWORK INTERFACE CARD IN OPERATING SYSTEM - In a method for registering identification information of network interface cards (NICs) in an operating system of a computing device, each of the NICs is respectively and uniquely labeled with a number. A peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device identification (ID) of each of the NICs is allocated according to the labeled number of each NIC using a basic input output system (BIOS) of the computing device when the BIOS is booted up. Then identification information of each of the NICs is registered in the operating system according to the PCI device ID of each NIC using a NIC driver of the computing device, when the NIC driver is driven by the operating system during the booting up process of the operating system. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120173891 | CIRCUIT FOR CLEARING CMOS DATA - A circuit includes a computer reset button, a computer standby power, and a relay. The relay includes a coil, a first contact connected to a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) clearing signal pin of a computer, a second contact connected to a system reset pin of the computer, and a control portion. A first terminal of the coil is connected to the computer standby power. A second terminal of the coil is grounded. A first terminal of the control portion is grounded through the computer reset button. When the computer standby power works, the second terminal of the control portion is connected to the second contact. When the computer standby power does not work, the second terminal of the control portion is connected to the first contact. | 07-05-2012 |
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| 20090300588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING DEFINITIONS OF DEBUG CODE OF BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM - An apparatus for acquiring information on debug codes of BIOS includes an information memory module, a detecting module, a control module, and an information display module. The information memory module is capable of storing POST codes and information corresponding to the POST codes. The detecting module is capable of real-time scanning address port of a bus of, for example, a motherboard, and transforming data from the address port to POST codes. The control module is capable of receiving the detected POST codes from the detecting module, and comparing the detected POST codes with the stored POST codes in the information memory module to look up information corresponding to the detected POST codes. An information display module is controlled by the control module and capable of displaying the detected POST codes and the information corresponding to the detected POST codes. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100017658 | TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A SIMULATOR - A test system for testing various functions of electronic devices includes a master device and a simulation control device. The master device is connected to an input device and the electronic devices through the simulation control device. The master device records input signals of the input device and generate simulation signals according to the input signals. The simulation control device simulates the input signals of the input device according to the simulation signals to test the electronic devices. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20120013623 | HOST COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAY PARAMETERS - A method for adjusting display parameters of a monitor connected to a host computer. The host computer includes a video card. If the monitor cannot display data normally, the method selects a group of display parameters C | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120042183 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING COMPUTER POWER MODE - An apparatus includes a setting module setting a preset time, a sensing module, a control module, a power interface connected to a power source to provides powers to the apparatus, and an output interface connected to a computer to output a control signal. The sensing module detects whether a user of the computer has left, outputs a first sensing signal when the user has left, and outputs a second sensing signal when the user comes back. The control module stores the preset time, when the preset time is reduced to zero, and the control module receives the first sensing signal, the control module outputs a sleep signal to the computer, to control the computer to enter a sleep mode. In the sleep mode, the control module outputs a wake signal to the computer according to the received second sensing signal, to control the computer to return to a working mode. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120169115 | SOLAR ENERGY POWER SUPPLY FOR AN AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONER - A solar power supply for an automobile air conditioner includes a switch unit, a solar energy unit, and a control unit. The switch unit outputs a switch signal. The solar energy unit includes a solar panel, a solar charging circuit, a DC (direct current) voltage transformation circuit, and a battery. The control unit receives the switch signal, enables the solar charging circuit and the DC voltage transformation circuit in response to the switch signal to charge the battery and transform the voltage received from the battery to a stable voltage, respectively, and provides the stable voltage to an automobile air conditioner. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120187955 | ADAPTOR FAILURE TOLERANCE TEST DEVICE - An adaptor failure tolerance test device includes a first connection module, a second connection module, a teaming control module, and a connection control module. The first connection module includes eight first interfaces configured for connecting to a plurality of respective adaptors of a network server. The second connection module includes eight second interfaces configured for connecting to a switch. The teaming control module includes eight first switches, each of which is connected to a corresponding first interface. The connection control module includes eight second switches and a control unit. Each of the second switches is interposed between a corresponding first switch and a corresponding second interface. The control unit is configured for detecting which first switches are turned on and turning on the second switches corresponding to the first switches which are turned on for a predetermined time period. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191853 | COMPUTER - A computer includes an enclosure, a network card connected to an external network, a time limit control device, a power module, and a switch. The time limit control device is used to set a connection time of the computer with the external network, and control a network switch module to enable the network card to connect the computer to the external network according the set connection time. The time limit control device is used to count down the connection time, and control a display module to display a remaining connection time. When a countdown of the connection time is zero, the time limit control device controls the network switch module to disable the network card and thereby disconnecting the computer from the external network. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120272097 | TESTING DEVICE FOR REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKS - An exemplary testing device includes a RAID unit including under test disk drives, a replacing unit including a reserve disk drive, a switching unit, a state recognition unit and a control unit. The switching unit includes buttons corresponding to the under test disk drives, respectively. Each of the buttons is switched between a first position in which a corresponding under test disk drive is in connection with the RAID unit and a second position in which the corresponding under test disk drive is disconnected from the RAID unit. The state recognition unit outputs status signals corresponding to the under test disk drives, respectively. The control unit receives the status signals from the state recognition unit and controls the reserve disk drive to successfully begin to work in replacement of the disconnected under test disk drive for rebuilding the RAID unit. The display unit displays a testing result thereon. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130027304 | COMPUTER MOUSE HAVING ILLUMINATING FUNCTION - A mouse includes a casing, a light, a switch, and a supporting device. The casing includes a base plate and a top cover covering the base plate. The top cover defines a receiving hole. The switch is electrically connected to the light and used to turn the light on and off. The supporting device is movably accommodated in the receiving hole and supports the light. The supporting device is capable of moving out of the receiving hole. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030729 | MOTHERBOARD ALARM SYSTEM TEST CIRCUIT - A motherboard alarm system test circuit includes an infrared emitter, a memory, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes a memory slot, many edge connectors, an infrared receiver, a single chip computer, and a switch circuit. The memory slot includes many spaced metal sheets. One end of each metal sheet is electrically connected to one of the first golden fingers of the memory. Each edge connector is electrically connected to the other end of each metal sheet. The second golden fingers of the circuit board are electrically connected to the memory slot. The signal chip computer includes an input pin electrically connected to the infrared receiver. The switch circuit is electrically connected to the signal chip computer. The switch circuit controls an electrical connection between the plurality of metal sheets and the plurality of first golden fingers of the memory. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130038447 | ELECTRONIC LOCKING ASSEMBLY - An electronic locking assembly includes an electronic lock and an electronic key for unlocking the electronic lock. The electronic key includes a first memory for storing a first password, and a first signal transceiver for encoding the first password into a first wireless signal and transmitting the first wireless signal. The electronic lock includes a main body for physically locking or unlocking the device, a second memory for storing a second password, a second signal transceiver, a processor, and a comparator. The second signal transceiver receives the first wireless signal and decodes the first wireless signal into the first password. The processor sends the first password and the second password to the comparator. The comparator compares whether the first password second password match, and thus to control the main body to physically lock or unlock the device. | 02-14-2013 |