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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100228959 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STARTING UP THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE A method for starting up the communication device includes searching a non-volatile storage unit of the communication device for start up data of the communication device according to a predetermined identifier of the start up data, loading the start up data into a vola... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100228892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE STATUS OF A UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PORT OF A MOBILE PHONE A system and method are provided for detecting connection status of a universal serial bus (USB) port of a mobile phone and a terminal device from among connecting, connected, disconnecting, or disconnected status. A voltage of the USB port is the same as a voltage of a... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100228648 | MOLD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF A mold management system connected to a shopping floor control (SFC) system is operable to manage a plurality of molds. Each of the plurality of molds bears an exclusive barcode containing basic information of the mold. The mold management system includes a query module... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100228395 | TOUCH SENSITIVE ROBOT A touch sensitive robot includes a body having a control panel, a touch sensor, a driver, and a controller. The touch sensor includes a first conductive belt, a second conductive belt, a power source, and a current sensor. The first conductive belt is wrapped on the bod... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100228137 | HEART RATE ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD An electronic device and method for alarming using an electronic device receives periodically a plurality of heart rates of a user from an accessory device using a BLUETOOTH device of the electronic device in a time duration, and compares the plurality of heart rates se... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MOBILE PHONE RING TONE PROFILES A system and method for managing mobile phone ring tone profiles sets a first ring tone profile, a second ring tone profile, and a trigger value. If a phone number of an incoming call or an incoming message exists in a contact list of the mobile phone, or if the phone n... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227058 | Method for fabricating carbon nanotube array A method for fabricating a super-aligned carbon nanotube array includes the following steps: (1) providing a flat and smooth substrate (11); (2) depositing a catalyst layer (12) on the substrate at a rate of less than about 5 nm/s; (3)... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226731 | WELD NUT A weld nut includes a main body and a flange. The flange is extended outwardly from the main body and surrounding the main body, and comprises teeth disposed evenly on the periphery thereof. Mis-positioning of the weld nut is avoided when soldering the weld nut to a pri... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BINARIZING A GRAY-SCALE IMAGE IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device includes an image processing system to binarize a gray-scale image to generate a corresponding binary image in the electronic device. Binarization of the gray-scale image by the image processing system includes generation of a binarization array to ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GAPS BETWEEN OBJECT PARTS A detecting method for measuring gaps between two parts of an object is provided. The detecting method selects a reference image and a measured image, merges the reference image and the measured image to form an image of the object, grids the reference image and the mea... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226137 | LED LAMP WITH HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE An LED lamp comprises a supporting base, a number of heat dissipation structures, a number LEDs and a transparent envelope covering the heat dissipation structures and the LEDs therein. Each heat dissipation structure comprises a bottom plate and a lateral plate extendi... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226135 | WATER JET GUIDED LASER DEVICE HAVING LIGHT GUIDE PIPE An exemplary water jet guided laser device includes a water-ejecting device and a hollow light guide pipe. The water-ejecting device has a water chamber, a light incident through hole and a water-ejecting through hole defined at opposite sides thereof. The light inciden... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226105 | THIN ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device includes a housing, a display, and a printed circuit board. The housing receives the display unit and the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board surrounds a periphery of the display unit. The electronic device has a thin thickness.... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226089 | HINGE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME A hinge assembly includes a pivot shaft, a rotatable stand, a fixed stand, a torsion spring, and a restricting member. The rotatable stand is non-rotatably connected to the pivot shaft. The torsion spring is connected to the rotatable stand and the fixed stand, to gener... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226084 | KEYPAD MODULE FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A keypad module for a mobile electronic device is provided. The mobile electronic device has a main body. The keypad module includes a receiving bracket adapted to be mounted on the main body. A flexible circuit board is arranged in the receiving bracket. A switching sh... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226078 | ACCESSORY STRAP FIXING STRUCTURE An accessory strap fixing structure is positioned on a portable electronic device to assemble an accessory strap. The accessory strap fixing structure includes an assembling space and a rotary element. The assembling space defined in the portable electronic device. The ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226077 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A TRANSPARENT AREA An electronic device includes a display unit and a housing receiving the display unit. The display unit includes a display panel, a display cover for receiving the display panel, a transparent board for securing the display panel in the display cover, and a transparent ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226052 | DRIVING DEVICE AND PROTECTION METHOD THEREOF A driving device includes a motor, a clutch gear, a first rotating portion, a second rotating portion, a piezoelectric assembly, and a controlling unit. The motor includes a rotating shaft. The clutch gear is fixed to the rotating shaft. The first rotating portion sleev... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225846 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME An exemplary liquid crystal display device includes a backlight module, a metallic bracket and a liquid crystal panel. The backlight module includes a back bezel, a planar lighting source mounted on the back bezel and a frame. The frame includes a metallic beam and thre... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225636 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF This present disclosure provides a display device and method thereof. The display method used in a display device, the display device includes a display unit, a clock unit, a storage unit and an analog clock implementation module, the clock unit configured to provide cu... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225505 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOVEMENT SENSOR THEREOF The disclosure provides a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a movement sensor and a processing module. The movement sensor is configured for sensing a movement of the portable electronic device and generating electrical signals in respo... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225326 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING BATTERY VOLTAGE A device is used for measuring an output voltage of a battery. The device includes a detecting circuit, an encoding circuit, a control circuit, and a processing circuit. The detecting circuit is configured for detecting the output voltage of the battery and generating a... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225298 | TRANSFORMATION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME A transformation circuit includes a bidirectional switch, a capacitor, and a triac. A first electrode of the triac is for receiving an input alternating current (AC) voltage. A second electrode of the triac is for outputting a transformed AC voltage. A control electrode... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225279 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CHARGING SYSTEM USING THE SAME A portable electronic device includes a first process control unit to send and receive a control signal, a battery electrically connected to the first process control unit to provide electrical power for the first process control unit, and a charging unit to charge the ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225217 | LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND LIGHT ENGINE THEREOF An LED illuminating device includes an optical section, an electrical section, and a heat dissipation section. The heat dissipation section is provided with a loop heat exchange device. The loop heat exchange device includes a hollow metal base and a plurality of metal ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225184 | SERVO MOTOR WITH IMPROVED HEAT DISSIPATION EFFICIENCY A servo motor includes an enclosure defining airflow passages in the outer surface thereof, an end cover attached to the enclosure, a rotor shaft accommodated in the enclosure and having an end protruding out of the end cover, an encoder attached to the protruding end o... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100225036 | ADJUSTABLE FIXTURE An adjustable fixture comprises a clamping board used to mount a workpiece thereon, a hollow telescopic sleeve, a latching assembly, a telescopic shaft, and a fastening seat. The clamping board is fastened to the telescopic sleeve. The telescopic sleeve slidably receive... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100224771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR A system and a method for calibrating an ambient light sensor (ALS) are disclosed. The ALS, an adjustable resistor and a switch are located on a first surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), and the adjustable resistor and the switch are connected in series between an... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100224425 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INPUT DEVICE An electromagnetic input device includes a movable magnetized stylus, an inducting module, and a controller. The movable magnetized stylus is operable to generate a magnetic field. The inducting module includes a plurality of inducting cells, a plurality of gate lines, ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100224423 | STYLUS A stylus includes a main body and a holding member. The holding member connects to the main body. With the holding member being rotatable relative to the main body, a distance between an end of the holding member and the main body is changeable. The stylus is convenient... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100224023 | SUPPORT ARM AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT USING THE SAME A support arm used in an industrial robot includes a first joint portion, a second joint portion, and a connecting portion between the first and second joint portions. The connecting portion includes a plurality of connecting walls. The plurality of connecting walls and... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100224021 | ROTARY JOINT AND MANIPULATOR USING THE SAME A rotary joint for connecting a mechanical arm and a connecting member, includes a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring fixed on the second bearing ring to connect to the mechanical arm, a connecting flange sleeved on the first bearing ring and the second bearing r... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100223761 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE A computer enclosure includes a chassis, a cover detachably mounted to the chassis, and a rotary member pivotably attached to the cover. The chassis includes at least one assembly slot defined therein. A sliding member is slidably installed in the cover. At least one ho... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100223758 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORT An electronic device support includes a V-shaped base, a supporting leg, a cable and a number of lights. The V-shaped base includes a pair of legs extending from an apex of the V-shaped base. The supporting leg is pivotably connected to the V-shaped base adjacent to the... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100223757 | HINGE A hinge includes a first connecting member, a shaft fixed to the first connecting member, a second connecting member rotatably mounted to the shaft, and a positioning member fixed to the shaft. The shaft includes a resisting portion, and a positioning protrusion protrud... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100223755 | HINGE SLEEVE FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES A hinge structure of a foldable electronic device includes a body section and a cover section. The hinge structure includes a hinge sleeve longitudinally defining a slot. An outer surface of the hinge sleeve forms a coarse surface. The hinge sleeve rotatably connects th... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100223485 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF A computer system includes a power supply, a timing control circuit including a delay module, and a south bridge chip. The power supply outputs necessary voltages to the computer system and a first power good signal. The necessary voltages include a system voltage. The ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222905 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH AN INTERACTIVE AUDIO FILE RECORDING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF An electronic apparatus with an interactive audio file recording function is provided. The apparatus starts a recording function of the apparatus to record the interactive audio file and generates an audio note file in response to a recording operation from an input uni... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222030 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING AN AUDIO MESSAGE BY MOBILE PHONE DURING COMMUNICATION A system and method is used for transmitting an audio message by mobile phones during communication with a remote terminal. The system includes a detecting module, a storage module, a voice processing module, and an output control module. The detecting module detects wh... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221979 | CREEPING STRUCTURE FOR USE IN CREEPING TOY A creeping structure for use in creeping toy includes two feet, two legs, and a driving device. The two feet each includes a top surface, and a convex bottom sheet. The two legs each is rotatably connected to the top surface of a corresponding foot, the two legs are rot... | 09/02/2010 |
