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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090077640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING USER IDENTIFICATION A method for validating user identification includes the steps of: guiding a user to input a user ID through a login interface; comparing the user ID with original identifications stored in a database (40) and determining whether the user ID matches one of the or... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090077031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING FULL-TEXT INDEXES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS A system for creating full-text indexes of patent documents includes a server and one or more computers. The server is connected with the one or more computers via a network. The server includes: a converting module is configured for converting the new patent document i... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090077030 | CAMERA UNIT AND METHOD FOR INSERTING COMMENTS TO DIGITAL PICTURES AUTOMATICALLY A method for inserting comments on digital pictures automatically is provided. The method includes: selecting a mode of inserting comments to a digital picture; transmitting the digital picture to Web sites, wherein the Web sites provide a plurality of web pages that co... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090076778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING A VOLTAGE REGULATOR MODULE A computer-implemented method for designing a voltage regulator module (VRM) is disclosed. The method includes receiving design parameters and a component data for each component and storing the design parameters and the component data for each component into a componen... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090076771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING DISCRETE POINTS ON AN UNDER-MEASURED OBJECT A method for focusing discrete points on an under-measured object is provided. The method includes: (a) receiving an image of the object, selecting measurement points on the image, and obtaining X, Y coordinate values of the measurement points; (b) searching a solid poi... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090076751 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING SIGNAL WAVEFORMS A system for measuring a signal waveform is provided. The system comprises a parameter receiving module, a waveform receiving module, a waveform filter, and a data storing module. The parameter receiving module is configured for receiving one or more filtration conditio... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090075706 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A housing assembly (22) for use in a portable electronic device (20) includes an upper shell (242), a keypad board (244) located under the upper shell, a circuit board (246) located under the keypad board, and a lower shell (248... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090075171 | Anode of a lithium battery and method for fabricating the same An anode of a lithium battery includes a composite film, the composite film comprising a carbon nanotube film structure and a plurality of nanoscale tin oxide particles dispersed therein. A method for fabricating an anode of a lithium battery, the method includes the st... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074603 | METHOD FOR MAKING MAGNESIUM-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING THE SAME A method for fabricating a magnesium-based composite material, the method includes the steps of: (a) providing a large amount of magnesium-based powder and a large amount of nanoscale reinforcements; (b) uniformly mixing the magnesium-based powder and the nanoscale rein... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074595 | MINIATURIZED LIQUID COOLING DEVICE HAVING DROPLET GENERATOR AND PIZEOELECTRIC MICROPUMP A miniaturized liquid cooling device (200) includes a heat absorber (20), a heat dissipater (30), a liquid driving device and a plurality of tubes (60) connecting the heat absorber, the heat dissipater and the liquid driving device together t... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074534 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS A supporting apparatus for mounting electrical components, includes a plate, a supporting member and a clamping member. A through hole is defined in the plate. The supporting member includes a shank with a slot defined therein and a cap formed on one end of the shank. T... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074519 | MILLING CUTTER A milling cutter includes a cutting portion including a depression portion and a sidewall surrounding the depression portion, wherein an exterior surface of the side wall is a cylindrical surface, at least a part of an internal surface of the side wall is a slanted surf... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074399 | CASE FOR ACCOMMODATING A CAMERA A case for accommodating a camera includes a wrist cuff, a connector secured to the wrist cuff, and a strap having opposite ends coupled to the connector. The wrist cuff includes two elastic members, and a through hole with two openings at opposite ends of the through h... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074329 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR The present invention provides an image display apparatus and an image display method adapted for the apparatus. The apparatus stores a plurality of image files and metadata of each of the image files. The metadata includes a selection count and a weighted value of the ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074326 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING POINT CLOUDS A method for aligning point clouds is disclosed. The method includes inputting point cloud data of a reference object and a to-be-measured object, and confirming an original position of point cloud of the to-be-measured object. The method further includes determining a ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGES An exemplary method for capturing images includes steps of: focusing on a scene, wherein the scene comprises at least one person; locating irises of the at least one person on an image of the scene; measuring a diameter and a height of each of the irises; comparing the ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING SOUND SOURCES An exemplary method for locating sound sources is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: loading a sound source location program into a handheld device; activating the sound source location program; calculating a total voltage representing sound waves received by ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073723 | PRISM SHEET AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of micro-depressions formed in the first and second surfaces respectively. Each micro-depression has four sidew... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073690 | PRISM SHEET AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of spherical depressions formed in the first surface, and a plurality of micro-depressions formed in the second... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073686 | SELF-CLEANING LIGHT SOURCE MODULE An exemplary self-cleaning light source module includes a light source assembly, a housing, and a photocatalyst layer. The light source assembly includes a first light emitting component for emitting visible light and a second light emitting component for emitting UV li... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073676 | PRISM SHEET AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the main body. The first surface and the second surface define a plurality of first ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073672 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME An electromagnetic shield includes a conductive foam, a plurality of adhesive tapes attached to a side of the conductive foam. The adhesive tapes are separated from each other. An electronic device using the electromagnetic shield to block electromagnetic energy from in... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073671 | HOUSING COMBINATION FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A housing combination includes a housing (51) and a shielding enclosure (55). The housing has a peripheral wall and a receiving hole (511). The peripheral wall surrounds the receiving hole configured for receiving a surface contact card. A guiding e... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073666 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR PCI CARD A retaining device for PCI card includes a chassis, a clipping plate configured for retaining a PCI card, and a latch member. The chassis has a rear wall. A mounting bracket secured on the rear wall. A blocking wall perpendicularly extends from the rear wall. The mounti... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073645 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE FOR SECURING RISER CARD A computer enclosure includes a bottom plate (12), a rear plate (14), and a mounting plate (60). The rear plate is perpendicular to the bottom plate for securing an expansion card (100) thereon. The mounting plate is perpendicularly secured o... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073592 | COLOR WHEEL A color wheel includes a motor defining a rotating portion, a color filter, a sensor and a processor electrically connected to the sensor. The rotating portion defines a groove at the periphery of the rotating portion to aid the sensor in detecting a color index positio... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073591 | COLOR WHEEL An exemplary color wheel includes a motor, a color filter and a heat sink. The motor includes a main body, a rotary housing fixed to an end of the main body and a spindle extending outwardly from the rotary housing. The color filter is sleeved around the spindle of the ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073583 | LENS WITH PROTRUSIONS An exemplary lens includes an active part and a nonactive part. The active part is configured for refracting light traveling therethrough. The nonactive part surrounds the active part. The nonactive part has a plurality of protrusions formed on a surface thereof. The pr... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073582 | LENS MODULE A lens module includes a lens holder, a lens, a set collar, and an adhesive to adhere the set collar to the lens holder. The lens is received in the lens holder, and includes an optical portion, and a locating portion around the optical portion. The set collar holds the... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073575 | OPTICAL ZOOM LENS An optical zoom lens includes, in this order from the object side to the image side thereof, a first lens group of negative refraction power, a second lens group of positive refraction power, and a third lens group of positive refraction power. The optical zoom lens sat... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073571 | PROJECTING LENS SYSTEM A projecting lens system includes a first lens positive in power, a second lens negative in power, a third lens positive in power, and a fourth lens positive in power. The projecting lens system meets a criteria of 1.4<TT/f<1.7; where TT denotes a total length of ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073568 | HOUSING WITH THREE-DIMENSION APPEARANCE A housing (10) with three-dimension appearance includes a transparent substrate (11), a micro lens array (12) formed on one surface of the transparent substrate, and a decorative layer (13) formed on another surface of the transparent substra... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073565 | PRISM SHEET AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of spherical depressions formed in the first surface, and a plurality of triangular pyramidal depressions and h... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073363 | Crystal display screen A liquid crystal display screen includes a first substrate, a first alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer, a second alignment layer, and a second substrate. The first substrate is opposite to the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the fir... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073329 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME A liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal display element, a micro-lens array, an adjustable lens array, and a lens control unit electrically connected to the adjustable lens array. The liquid crystal display element has a light input surface and a light output s... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073276 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM An image capturing device includes an image capturing unit, and an image processing system. The image capturing unit is configured for capturing images, including a first image of an object plus a background and a second image of the background only. The image processin... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073272 | DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A control method of a digital still camera (DSC) is disclosed. User input is first required. The user input is then compared to user access information stored in the DSC to find a match. If the match is found, the user is allowed to operate the DSC based upon access par... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090072993 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF An remote control system includes a remote control and a corresponding electronic device. The remote control includes a transmitter module configured for transmitting signals. The electronic device includes a user-defined module configured for setting a self-defined fun... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090072706 | FIELD EMISSION LIGHT SOURCE A field emission light source includes a substrate, a cathode conductive layer, a plurality of electron emitters, a transparent substrate, an anode layer and a fluorescent layer. The cathode conductive layer is formed on the substrate. The electron emitters are disposed... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090072463 | POSITIONING DEVICE An exemplary positioning device used for moving a workpiece to a targeted position, the positioning device includes: a pulling member, a platform, a guiding member, two opposite positioning members, and a cable. The guiding member is located on the platform. The positio... | 03/19/2009 |
