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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120131565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE OF BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER OF COMPUTING DEVICE A method and system for updating a firmware of a baseboard management controller (BMC) of a computing device. The method acquires configuration information of the BMC from a bus controller of the computing device, queries an address of the BMC on a local bus of the comp... | 05/24/2012 |
| 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 displa... | 05/24/2012 |
| 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 crypto... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131254 | SWITCH APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING DISPLAY, KEYBOARD, AND MOUSE A switch apparatus includes first to third video graphics array (VGA) interfaces, first to sixth universal serial bus (USB) interfaces, a single-pole double-throw (SPDT) switch, and first to eighteenth electronic switches. The first VGA interface is connected to the sec... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129004 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOUSING A housing includes a magnesium or magnesium alloy substrate, a first metal layer formed on the substrate by physical vapor deposition, and a second metal layer formed on the first metal layer by electroplating. The first metal layer is comprised of one or more metals se... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127688 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CARD CONNECTION MECHANISM A shield case is configured for supporting a memory card. The shield case includes a recessed portion, and a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge arranged around the recessed portion. The first edge forms a first support plate. The second edge forms a second supp... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127585 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM HAVING HIGH ZOOM RATIO AND SHORT OVERALL LENGTH A zoom lens system includes a first lens group with positive refractive power, a second lens group with negative refractive power, a third lens group with positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group with positive refractive power. The lens groups can move along t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127583 | IMAGE LENS SYSTEM An image lens system includes a first lens group that includes a first and a second lens, a movable second lens group that includes a third and a fourth lens, and a third lens group that includes a fifth lens. The image lens system satisfies the formulas: 2.1≦Lw/(a*Y)... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127326 | IMAGE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING IMAGES In a system and method for optimizing images, a digital image of an object is captured by an image capturing device, and a standard image of the object is obtained from a storage system of a computing device. The system calculates an image average energy density (IAED) ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126767 | BUCK CONVERTER A buck converter includes a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch connected in series, a PWM module coupled to the gate of the first electrical switch through a first adjustable resistance module and coupled to the gate of the second electrical switch t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126635 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTERFACE PROTECTION FUNCTION An electronic device, includes a connection interface, a interface circuit, a multi-way switch and a controlling unit. The connection interface includes a power pin. The multi-way switch is connected between the connection interface and the interface circuit. The contro... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126080 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR HEAT DISSIPATING MEMBER A mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a mounting member and a handgrip. The bracket receives a heat dissipating member. A positioning post is located on the bracket. The mounting member, attached to the bracket and rotatable relative to the bracket, is adapted for ab... | 05/24/2012 |
| 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 describ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125681 | ENCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE An enclosure of an electronic device includes a chassis, a sliding plate slidably disposed on the chassis, and a pivot member. A number of vent holes and a location hole are defined in the chassis. A number of teeth are formed on a sidewall bounding the location hole. A... | 05/24/2012 |
| 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 ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110379 | FIRMWARE RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD A firmware recovery system includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) module, a south bridge, a basic input and output system (BIOS) module, a multiplexer and a storage module. The BIOS module is connected to the BMC module by the south bridge and determines wheth... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110235 | WIRE CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A wire control device for wired remotely controlling an electronic device. The wire control device includes a USB connector and a control switch, and the control switch generates control signals. The electronic device includes a USB port and a process unit. When the USB... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109638 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING COMPONENT NAMES USING THE SAME A method for extracting component names from a document reads text content of the document, searches for component labels in the text content, and stores a position of each component label in the text content in a storage device. The method further extract a component n... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109346 | AUDIO DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPENDING IDENTIFICATION DATA INTO AUDIO SIGNALS An audio device includes a processor, a storage unit, an audio processing module, a silence detection circuit, a condition determining circuit, a direct current (DC) level bias circuit and an appending circuit. The audio device generates identification data, control sig... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108202 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE A security system and method for an electronic device include comparing data in a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card with data in a virtual SIM card, if the virtual SIM card is not blank. The security system further include determining whether the electronic device h... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107643 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME A coated article includes a substrate, an anti-corrosion layer formed on the substrate, and a decorative layer formed on the anti-corrosion layer. The substrate is made of magnesium or magnesium alloy. The anti-corrosion layer is a magnesium layer. The coated article ha... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107606 | ARTICLE MADE OF ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING An article includes a substrate made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, an insulating coating formed on the substrate, and an anticorrosive coating formed on the insulating coating. The insulating coating is composed of electrically insulating ceramic material or polymer. T... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107536 | AMORPHOUS ALLOY HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME An amorphous alloy housing includes an amorphous alloy substrate and a wear-resistant protective layer formed on the amorphous alloy substrate by vacuum deposition technology. A method for making the amorphous alloy housing is also provided.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107437 | POSITIONING CONTROL EJECTION MECHANISM AND TURNTABLE DEVICE USING SAME A positioning control ejection mechanism includes an ejection motor, an ejection rod, a position confirm switch, and an upper limit switch. The ejection rod is slidably driven with the ejection motor. The position confirm switch is assembled to the ejection motor and is... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106670 | METHOD, SERVER AND CUSTOMER TERMINAL FOR DIGITAL CONTENT TRANSMISSION A server is provided. The serve includes a publishing module, a program module, a relationship module, and a transmission module. The publishing module publishes digital content. The program module stores programs for playing the digital content. The relationship module... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106091 | SUPPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A support mechanism includes a pivoting assembly and a support member. The pivoting assembly includes a fixing member, a sliding member slidably mounted on the fixing member, a pivoting shaft rotatably connected to one end of the fixing member, and at least one torsion ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106080 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE A mounting assembly includes a circuit board, a securing member and a heat dissipating device. A retainer is located on the circuit board. The securing member includes a positioning portion and a claw connected to the positioning portion. The heat dissipating device inc... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106075 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE A computer enclosure includes an enclosure, an air conduction member mounted in the enclosure to guide airflow, and a data storage device mounted to a top of the air conduction member.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106040 | SUPPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A support mechanism includes a support frame, a first hinge assembly, and a second hinge assembly. The support frame includes a first pivoting portion and a second pivoting portion aligned with the first pivoting portion. The first hinge assembly is mounted to the first... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105978 | PROJECTION LENS SYSTEM WITH HIGH RESOLUTION AND COMPACT SIZE A projection lens system includes, from the magnified side to the reduced side thereof, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, and a field lens. The ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105975 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM HAVING HIGH ZOOM RATIO AND SHORT OVERALL LENGTH A zoom lens system includes, in order from the subject side to the image side thereof, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lends group of negative refractive power, a third lens group of positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group of positiv... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105973 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM A zoom lens system includes, from the object-side to the image-side thereof, a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens. The second lens includes a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105386 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD A printed circuit board electrically connected to a display includes a plurality of display control units, a plurality of first forward different signal lines, at least one second forward differential signal line, and a plurality of zero-ohm resistors. The display contr... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104910 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device includes a chassis and a bracket. An opening is defined in the chassis. The opening has a first side edge and a second side edge located at opposite sides thereof. A length of the second side edge is greater than that of the first side edge. The bra... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104860 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE A power supply device for a network attached storage (NAS) is connected to both a power over Ethernet (POE) system and a direct current (DC) power supply. A control unit of the power supply device receives a voltage provided by the POE system and a voltage provided by t... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104207 | TEST BRACKET FOR CIRCUIT BOARD A test bracket includes a base board and two position poles. The position poles are perpendicularly and slidably mounted on the base board opposing each other. Each position pole defines a groove opposing the other position pole. A distance between the position poles is... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103962 | COMPUTER KEYBOARD A computer keyboard includes a body portion and a heating tray. The body portion is arranged with keys for performing typical keyboard functions. The heating tray includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a left wrist rest that is shaped to support a left wrist o... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103819 | ALUMINUM ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME An aluminum article includes a substrate made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a porous aluminum oxide layer formed on the substrate, and a transparent vacuum coated layer formed on the aluminum oxide layer. The aluminum oxide layer has a top surface and a plurality of po... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103575 | COOLING DEVICE An exemplary cooling device includes a heat dissipating member, a pump, a heat absorbing member defining a receiving chamber containing coolant therein, and a liquid input conduit and a liquid output conduit connecting the heat absorbing member, the heat dissipation mem... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103564 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE A heat dissipation device used to dissipate heat generated by a memory, includes a first cooling fin for being attached to a first side of the memory, a second cooling fin for being attached to a second side of the memory opposite to the first side. There is also a clam... | 05/03/2012 |
