Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130148282 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH KEYBOARD - An electronic device includes a display, a keyboard, and a fixing element. The display includes a display surface and an opposite rear surface having a fixing structure. The keyboard has a using state and a folded state. When the keyboard is in the using state, the keyboard is positioned in front of the display, and when the keyboard is in the folded state, the keyboard is fixed on the rear surface. The fixing element is connected between the fixing structure and the keyboard and configured to cooperate with the fixing structure to enable the keyboard to change between the using state and the folded state. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154291 | EXTRACTION DEVICE - An exemplary extraction device includes a telescoping mechanism, a clamping mechanism and a shell receiving the telescoping mechanism and the clamping mechanism. The shell defines an accommodating space and a first receiving space. The first receiving space is shaped to receive a sidewall of a device. The telescoping mechanism moves back and forth in the accommodating space and the clamping mechanism closes and opens as the telescoping mechanism moves back and forth. The extraction device can grip a distal end of an element showing outside the sidewall of the device, the sidewall is inserted into the first receiving space of the extraction device and the telescoping mechanism closes on and grips the available small portion of the element, thereby allowing the element to be withdrawn. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154596 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - A switching power supply includes an input terminal, a voltage converter, a feedback circuit, and a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. The input terminal receives a first direct current (DC) voltage. The voltage converter transforms the first DC voltage into a second DC voltage and provides the second DC voltage to a load via transmission lines. The feedback circuit is configured for detecting voltage lost across the transmission lines. The PWM controller controls the voltage converter to adjust the second DC voltage according to the voltage loss. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154856 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE RECEIVING APPARATUS - A receiving apparatus includes a casing; a lid is rotatably engaged in one side of the casing to open and close the casing. The receiving apparatus further comprises a supporting portion and a transmission mechanism. The supporting portion is engaged in the bottom of the casing for receiving an input and output interface. The transmission mechanism rotates the supporting portion to be in between vertical and horizontal relative to the casing by cooperation with the lid; wherein when the receiving apparatus is in a closed state, the supporting portion is inclined to the bottom of the casing; and when the casing is in an open state, the supporting portion is perpendicular to the bottom of the casing. An electronic device employing the receiving apparatus is provided. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155217 | AUDIO PLAYER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An audio player comprises a memory, a camera, a processor and an audio player. The memory stores a playing mode lookup table, loads a plurality of standard facial information to different age groups and a plurality of playing modes, and each playing mode corresponding to an age group. The camera captures a facial picture of a user. The processor analyzes and distinguishes facial information of the facial picture to select a corresponding playing mode according to the distinguished facial information. The audio controller controls volume and playing time length according to the playing mode selected by the processor. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155255 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCORDING TO GESTURES - A method for controlling a camera according to gestures for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an optical camera, an infrared camera and a storage unit. The storage unit stores a table recording relationships between gestures for controlling camera and photographic commands. The method includes the following steps: generating a signal for activating a composite mode of the electronic device; controlling the optical camera to record real-time videos, and controlling the infrared camera to record real-time color temperature photographs; determining whether the gesture of the user is a gesture for controlling camera according to the video and the corresponding color temperature photograph; controlling the electronic device to enter a photographic mode when the gesture of the user is a gesture for controlling photography; and determining a camera command and executing the determined photography command. An electronic device using the method is also provided. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155586 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An inbuilt support structure for holding an electronic device includes a stand and a holding mechanism. The stand includes a support body and a shaft. The shaft is connected to a first end of the support body. The holding mechanism includes a holding portion and a connecting portion. The connecting portion is positioned on the holding portion and receives the shaft. The holding portion holds the electronic device. A second end of the support body rests stably on an external surface so as to support the electronic device when being viewed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157483 | POWER PLUG, ELECTRICAL PLUG ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL CHARGER ASSEMBLY - An exemplary plug assembly includes an accepting assembly and a power plug which is detachably inserted into the accepting assembly. The power plug includes a base body and an inserting assembly. The base body includes at least two blades with a specification adapted to a socket providing external AC power. The base body includes two conductive pads electrically connected to the blades. The inserting assembly includes a plug cover and two conductive connecting blades fixed to an inserting portion of the plug cover, the plug cover being detachably mounted to the base body. The accepting assembly includes a charger cover and two conductive pins fixed to an accepting portion of the charger cover. Each conductive connecting blade comprises a first conductive contact portion electrically connected to the conductive pad and a second conductive contact portion electrically connected to the conductive pin. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157488 | POP-UP MECHANISM AND ELECTRICAL CHARGER USING SAME - An electrical charger for charging an electronic device includes a base, a connector, and a pop-up mechanism. The connector is exposed out of the base for connecting the electronic device. The pop-up mechanism is received in the base and includes a number of pushing pillars and a button set on the base. The pushing pillars are slidably set beside the connector. A top end of each pushing pillar extends out of the base. The button drives the pushing pillars to slide upwards, pushing the electronic device away from the connector when the charging operation is completed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160792 | COATING REMOVING DEVICE AND COATING REMOVING METHOD - A coating removing device includes a coating thickness gauge configured for detecting a thickness of a coating layer formed on a surface of a article. A controller configured for determining an intensity of a laser beam needed to be emitted according to the thickness of the coating layer detected by the coating thickness gauge. In addition, a laser emitter emits the laser beam to the coating layer to remove the coating layer, the laser beam having the intensity determined according to the thickness of the coating layer. The intensity and energy of the laser beam arrived the surface of the article is changed over the coating thickness on the surface, the coated adhesive layer of the PCB is removed, and the appearance of the PCB will not be damaged. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161173 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY WITH ONE ELASTIC MEMBER FOR MULTIPLE BUTTONS - A button assembly includes several buttons, a circuit board, and an elastic member sandwiched between the buttons and the circuit board. The circuit board includes several switches, each of which corresponds to one of the buttons and is mounted under the corresponding button. The elastic member includes a main body and several arms projecting from the main body, each of which is securely connected to a bottom of one of the buttons, and is used to support the one of the buttons. The elastic member is configured to apply a pushing force to the buttons, thereby enabling the buttons to return their original positions. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161479 | SUPPORT APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A support apparatus supports an electronic device on a supporting surface. The support apparatus includes a first support leg and a second support leg. One end of the first support leg is rotatably connected to the electronic device, and the first support leg defines a receiving space therein. One end of the second support leg is rotatably connected to an opposite end of the first support leg. When in a closed state, the support apparatus is completely stowed in the electronic device. When the support apparatus is in a first inclined state, the second support leg is received in the receiving space but the support apparatus is oriented in a position obliquely unfolded from the electronic device. When in a second inclined state, the support apparatus is oriented in the position obliquely unfolded from the electronic device, but the second support leg is unfolded from the receiving space. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162212 | ELECTRICAL CHARGING DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL DOCKING STATION - An electrical charging device includes a top cover, a bottom cover and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly includes a first button device, a second button device, and a lifting device. The first button device moves back and forth along a first axis with a first button pole retracting into the electrical charging device and protruding out from the electrical charging device. The second button device moves back and forth along a second axis, with a second button pole retracting into the electrical charging device and protruding out from the electrical charging device. The lifting device rises up and drops down along a third axis, with a contacting table carrying conductive pins protruding out from the electrical charging device and retracting into the electrical charging device, thereby making electrical contact with the electrical charging device. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162391 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND NUMBER INPUT METHOD - A computerized method for inputting numbers 0-9 using a communication device, the communication device includes an input unit defining a touch sensitive circular guideway thereon configured for inputting the numbers 0-9. The circular guideway is divided into a plurality of identical segments. A movement distance of a slide action applied on the circular guideway along a predetermined direction from a predetermined starting point on the circular guideway is detected. An inputted number is determined according to the movement distance of the slide action and a length of each of the segments, when the slide action on the circular guideway is completed. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162540 | INPUT DEVICE WITH DIFFERENT INPUT FUNCTIONS - A multifunctional input device includes a keyboard body defining a recess, a flexible touch panel movably received in the recess of the keyboard body, and a switching sensor. The switching sensor generates a first mode signal or a second mode signal. Only the keyboard body works when the switching sensor generates the first mode signal, and only the flexible touch panel works when the switching sensor generates the second mode signal. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY SWITCHING OPERATION INTERFACES BETWEEN LEFT-HANDED MODE AND RIGHT-HANDED MODE - An electronic device capable of selectively switching operation interfaces between a left-handed mode and a right-handed mode is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen, a storage unit, a touch detecting unit, a processing unit and an interface switching unit. The storage unit stores a left-handed mode operation interface, a right-handed mode operation interface, and a corresponding relationship among a number of predetermined touch operations and the left-handed and right-handed mode operation interfaces. The touch detecting unit detects a touch operation on the touch screen. The processing unit outputs a switching signal if it determines that the detected touch operation matches a predetermined touch operation. The interface switching unit determines an intended operation interface corresponding to the detected touch operation, and switches the current operation interface to the intended operation interface corresponding to the detected touch operation, according to the switching signal. A related method is also provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162603 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A touch input control method comprising steps is provided: displaying an interface comprising at least one object; gathering signals as to actual touches for calibration purposes. In use, calculating coordinates of the touch; determining whether the coordinates of the actual touch match the predetermined touch coordinates of the object; creating an adjustment signal if the coordinates of the touch is not the same as the predetermined touch coordinates of any object; determining which finger used for touch input, and retrieving a touch offset direction and a touch offset distance of the determined finger of the user from a calibration database; and applying compensation to the coordinates of the touch, so as to determine the touched object. An electronic device using the touch input control method is also provided. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163162 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING EXTENDABLE AND RETRACTABLE SLIDING MEMBER - An exemplary electronic device includes a shell, a sliding member movably received in the shell, and a movement driver. The driving mechanism includes a link lever, a pusher and a position stopper. The position stopper is located to a rear end of the link lever, and the pusher is latched by the position stopper when the sliding member is received in the shell. The link lever controls the position stopper to release the pusher, and the pusher ejects the sliding member out from the shell. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163164 | STAND STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STAND - An exemplary stand structure includes a base board, telescopic supporting rods, and a holding base. The supporting rods are retractable into the base board with the holding base detachably engaged on the base board. When the base board needs to be supported in a slanting orientation, the holding base is detached from the base board, the supporting rods depart from the base board, and the supporting rods are extended to lengths and locations at which the holding base is in a desired position to support the base board. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167712 | CYLINDER - A cylinder includes a cylinder body assembly, a piston assembly, and a cylinder rod. The cylinder body assembly includes a cylinder body with an inlet and an outlet. The piston assembly includes a piston that is capable of moving axially and a rotation pin. A helical rotation groove is defined in the cylinder rod. The piston is sleeved on the cylinder rod via the rotation pin. One end of the rotation pin is connected to the piston, and the other end of the rotation pin is located in the rotation groove, such that the cylinder rod is rotatable in the piston. | 07-04-2013 |
20130168481 | WIRE WINDER AND PERIPHERAL COMPONENT HAVING THE WIRE WINDER - A wire winder for winding a wire includes a housing, a latching portion, a rotary assembly, a torsion spring, a cover coupled to the housing, and an operation portion. The rotary assembly can rotate to wind the wire into the housing or unwind the wire out of the housing. The torsion spring is fixed between the rotary assembly and the cover. The operation portion is capable of moving in a telescopic manner, to make the latching portion lock or unlock the rotary assembly. The wire winder further includes at least one location member and a through portion. The at least one location member and the through portion define a wire channel for the wire. The outer end of the wire passes through the at least one location member and the through portion and extends out of the housing through a wire hole defined on the housing. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169572 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE WITH PROTECTION FUNCTION AND PROTECTION METHOD - A method for protecting a touch-sensitive device includes: switching the touch-sensitive device from a normal mode to a protection mode when a preset operation is exerted; determining whether a touch operation is exerted after the touch-sensitive device enters the protection mode, and further determine whether a duration of the touch-sensitive device in the protection mode exceeds a preset time interval; comparing a touch size of the touch operation with a preset size when the duration of the touch-sensitive device in the protection mode exceeds the preset time interval; and generating an alarm signal when the touch size is less than the preset size. A related touch-sensitive device is also provided. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170114 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND EJECTION MECHANISM - An ejection mechanism includes a top cover, a bottom cover having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, and a sliding assembly. The sliding assembly includes a sliding block and an elastic rod. The sliding block defines a containing groove which is divided into an insertion rail and an ejection rail. The sliding block is configured to move back and force between the first and second sidewalls. A first distal end of the elastic rod is fixed in a fixing hole of the first sidewall. When the card is inserted into the ejection mechanism, the second distal end slides along the insertion rail until the second distal end is locked in a joint of the insertion and ejection rails. When the second distal end of the elastic rod disengages from the locked position by an external force, the second distal end slides in the ejection rail. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173251 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS METHOD THEREOF - A natural language analysis method for an electronic device is provided. The language analysis method includes the steps of: receiving user inputs and generating signals; converting signals into textual information; segmenting the textual information into a number of vocabulary segments, each vocabulary segment including a number of separated vocabularies; retrieving the use frequency of each of vocabulary, sorting the vocabulary segments, and obtaining a first sorting of the number of vocabulary segments into descending order; segmenting the textual information into a number of sentence segmentations; obtaining a second sorting of the vocabulary segmentations, according to the number of sentence segmentations and the number of vocabulary segment results; and determining a reply to the textual information, according to the topmost result after the second sorting. An electronic device using the language analysis method is also provided. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173252 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS METHOD THEREOF - A language analysis method for an electronic device storing a basic corpus and a temporary corpus is provided. The language analysis method includes steps of receiving user inputs and generating signals; converting signals into textualized information; analyzing the textualized information; obtaining a first understanding result according to the basic corpus, the vocabulary segmentation results, and the sentence segmentation results; determining whether the first understanding result is an appropriate understanding according to the context; determining one or more anaphoric vocabularies when the first understanding result is an inappropriate understanding; determining a temporary understanding result of the one or more anaphoric vocabularies and a second understanding result of the textualized information according to the context; and determining a reply for the textualized information, according to the second understanding result, the basic corpus, and the temporary corpus. An electronic device using the language analysis method is also provided. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173697 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILE RECEIVING AND SENDING - A file receiving and sending method, comprising steps of: reading an object file to be sent; cutting the object file into a number of sub-files and sequencing the sub-files with a given order; sending the sequenced sub-files in order via a network; receiving the sequenced sub-files via the network; combining the received sub-files one by one according to their given order; displaying the combined file as the first, and as each further sub-file, is received; determining whether to continue receiving remaining sub-files according to user's input. Users are able to preview part content of the object file and determine whether to continue or to stop receiving the whole file as they like. | 07-04-2013 |
20130181906 | ADJUSTABLE KEYBOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING ADJUSTABLE KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes an upper frame, a main body, a lower frame, and an adjustment mechanism. The two frames cooperate with each other to sandwich the main body. The lower frame includes a bottom plate defining a though hole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust an inclined angle of the keyboard, and includes an adjustment member, a supporting member, a driving member and a position stopper. The adjustment member is operated by a user. The supporting member protrudes from the bottom plate via the through hole to support the keyboard on a supporting surface. The driving member drives the supporting member to move along a central axis of the through hole to adjust a protruding distance of the supporting member when the adjustment member is operated. The position stopper resists the supporting member to secure the supporting member when the adjustment member is free. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182384 | KEYBOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a cover, a housing, and a main body. The main body is sandwiched between the cover and the housing. The keyboard further includes an adjustment mechanism for supporting the keyboard at an inclination. The adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment portion, a supporting portion corresponding to a first through hole defined in the housing, a driving portion configured to drive the supporting portion to move along a central axis of the first through hole, and a securing portion configured to control the supporting portion to stop moving. When the adjustment portion is operated, the driving portion drives the supporting portion to move along the central axis of the first through hole to support the keyboard at different inclinations. When the adjustment portion is free, the securing portion engages with the supporting portion, and the keyboard holds the selected inclination. | 07-18-2013 |