Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090164901 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR QUICKLY PLAYING THROUGH MEDIA FILES - An electronic device capable of quickly playing through media files is provided, the electronic device includes an inputting unit configured for inputting operational signals in response to users' operations to the electronic device; a storage unit configured for storing a plurality of media files; a quickly playing through controlling module configured for controlling quickly playing through of media files according to operational signals inputted by the inputting unit, and obtaining a playing time interval confined by a playing start time and a playing termination time; a media file accessing module configured for accessing the storage unit and obtaining sections of the media files according to the playing time interval; a media file processing module configured for processing sections of the media files transmitted from the media file accessing module; a sound outputting unit configured for converting the sections of the media files processed by the media file processing module into audible sounds. | 06-25-2009 |
20090170503 | TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE PHONE AND CALLING METHOD - The present invention provides a telecommunication system, a mobile phone and a calling method adapted for the telecommunication system. The telecommunication system includes a mobile phone connected to a wireless network and a wired phone connected to a wired network. The mobile phone and the wired phone communicate each other within a predetermined coverage area. When there is not a wired phone within the predetermined coverage area or there is a wired phone within the predetermined coverage area and the current state of the wired phone is busy, the mobile phone makes a call via the wireless network. If there is a wired phone within the predetermined coverage area and the current state of the wired phone is idle, the mobile phone sends a phone number to the wired phone, and the wired phone makes the call via the wired network. | 07-02-2009 |
20120066532 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAVING ENERGY THEREOF - An electronic device includes a dynamic memory, a static memory, a detection unit, a copy unit and a set unit. The dynamic memory stores an interrupt monitoring program. The interrupt monitoring program monitors whether an interrupt request is generated, and generates an interrupt signal when the interrupt request is generated. The detection unit detects whether the electronic device needs to enter a sleep mode, and generates a detection signal if the electronic device needs to enter the sleep mode. The copy unit copies the interrupt monitoring program from the dynamic memory to the static memory in response to the detection signal, and runs the interrupt monitoring program in the static memory for monitoring whether an interrupt signal is generated. The set unit sets the dynamic memory into a self-refresh mode in response to the detection signal. | 03-15-2012 |
20120079166 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INITIALIZING DATA STORAGE - An electronic device for initializing a data storage is provided. The data storage has been accessed. The data storage includes a plurality blocks, which comprise some bad blocks. Each block comprising a block marking area for writing a block identifier. The block identifier is for marking whether the block is a bad block or a good block. After the data storage is accessed, a bad-block table for recording the block identifier of each block is stored at a predetermined location of the data storage. When initializing the data storage, the electronic device accesses the bad-block table from the predetermined location of the data storage, erases data stored on the data storage, obtains the block identifier of each block from the bad-block table; and writes the block identifier to the block marking area of each block. | 03-29-2012 |
20120169867 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MEAUREMENT FUNCTION AND MEAUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - A method for measuring size of an object is provided. The method includes controlling a distance measurement unit to measure a vertical distance between an electronic device and the object in response to a measurement operation, controlling an image capturing unit to capture an image in front of the electronic device, which includes an image of the object in response to the measurement operation. Computing an actual size of the captured area according to the distance measured by the distance measurement unit and an angle of view of the image capturing unit. In addition, obtaining the image of the object from the captured image, and further computing the proportion of the image of the object in the captured image. Then computing the size of the object according to the proportion and the actual size of the captured area, and displaying the measured size of the object. | 07-05-2012 |
20120182169 | DATA CONVERTER - A data converter includes a signal input port, a processing unit, and an output port. The signal input port includes a number of ports for connecting to corresponding ports of an electronic device and receiving waveform signals from the electronic device. The processing unit includes a port detection module for detecting which port of the signal input port is receiving the waveform signals and a data conversion module including a number of conversion sub-modules, each conversion sub-module corresponds to one port of the signal input port. When the port detection module detects the port receiving the waveform signals, the conversion sub-module corresponding to the detected port is enabled and converts the waveform signals to digital data. Then the output port outputs the digital data to a computer, and the communication state of the port of the electronic device is analyzed via the computer based on the digital data. | 07-19-2012 |
20120188853 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TIME UPDATE FUNCTION AND TIME UPDATE METHOD - An electronic device with time update function includes a radio module, a clock module, an audio input port, a storage module, and a processing module. The radio module receives and outputs audible signals from the broadcasts of a broadcasting station. The audio input port receives audible sound generated by the radio module, and the clock module provides a source of real time. The processing module determines whether the signals received by the audio input port include current time information, and if so whether the system time is consistent with the current time information. The processing module updates the stored initial time with the current time information and adjusts the system time as necessary. A time update method is also provided. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191883 | INTERFACE INTEGRATED DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE TESTING ARRANGEMENT - An integrated interface device includes a conversion instruction receiving interface, an integrated input interface, an integrated output interface, and a conversion control module. The conversion instruction receiving interface is connected to a control device. The integrated input interface is connected to the control device, and integrates at least two interfaces. The integrated output interface is connected to an electronic device, and integrates at least two interfaces. The conversion control module receives a conversion instruction transmitted from the control device, and converts the integrated input interface and the integrated output interface to a designated interface according to the received conversion instruction. | 07-26-2012 |
20120219074 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BASED ON A POWER LINE - A data transmission system includes a sender, at least one receiver, a sender controller, and a receiver controller. The sender controller receives an AC signal from an AC power source via a first AC input port, receives data from the sender via a first data port, and processes the received AC signal according to the received data, and outputs a processed AC signal via a first AC output port. The receiver controller receives the processed AC signal from the sender controller via the second AC input port, powers the at least one receiver using the processed AC signal via the second AC output port, and converts the processed AC signal to corresponding data and transmits the data to the at least one receiver via a second data port. | 08-30-2012 |
20120257073 | CAPTURING DEVICE - A capturing device includes a capturing unit for capturing an image, a compass, a computing unit and a processor. The compass is used for rotating the pointer thereof to a predetermined direction when the capturing device rotates. The computing unit is used for computing an angle and direction rotated by the pointer of the compass in the process of the capturing unit capturing the image. The processor is used for correcting the captured image according to the angle and direction computed by the computing unit. | 10-11-2012 |
20120271441 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes an input unit, an audio processing unit, a low pass filter, and at least one vibrator. The input unit is configured to generate operation signals in response to user inputs. The audio processing unit is configured to retrieve an audio file when an operation signal from the input unit for playing the audio file is received, decode the audio file, and convert the decoded audio file to analog audio signals. The low pass filter is configured to transmit analog audio signals with heavy bass to at least one vibrator. The at least one vibrator is configured to create physical vibration in response to the analog audio signals with heavy bass to physical vibration. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274764 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING VIDEO - A monitoring system for monitoring an area, includes an image capturing module, a storage unit, and a processor. The processor controls the image capturing module to capture images within the monitored area to obtain video signal as a series of frames, and compares every two neighboring frames to determine whether the neighboring frames are the similar according to a preset reference level, and stores one of the neighboring frames in the storage unit with the number of the stored frame increased by one if the neighboring frames is determined to be similar, and stores both the neighboring frames in the storage unit if the neighboring frames are determined to be different. A method for storing video obtained by the monitoring system is also provided. | 11-01-2012 |
20120324132 | MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM WITH REVERSIBLE CONTROL DIRECTION FUNCTION - A master-slave system includes a master and a slave. The master includes a first communication interface, a master controller, and a voltage meter. The voltage meter is connected to the first communication interface and the master controller. The slave includes a second communication interface, an input unit, a slave controller, and a control indicator unit. The control indicator unit is connected to the second communication interface and the slave controller. The salve controller controls voltage of a node between the control indicator unit and the second communication interface to change between a high logic level and a low logic level according to signals from the input unit. The voltage meter is connected to the control indicator unit to detect the voltage of the node. The master controller controls the master to execute a function according to change of the obtained voltage within a preset period. | 12-20-2012 |
20130107414 | RELAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RELAY | 05-02-2013 |
20130149980 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING RADIO RECEIVER - A method for switching radio receivers includes: directing a FM radio receiver or an Internet radio receiver of an electronic device to receive radio signals; monitoring the intensity of radio signals received by the FM radio receiver and the network data stream received by the Internet radio receiver periodically; determining whether a switch condition for switching radio receivers between the FM radio receiver and the Internet radio receiver is satisfied according to the radio receiver currently employed, the intensity of radio signals received by the FM radio receiver, and the network data stream received by the Internet radio receiver; and switching between the FM radio receiver and the Internet radio receiver if the switch condition is satisfied. A related electronic device is also provided. | 06-13-2013 |
20130157715 | MOBILE PHONE FOR AUTHENTICATING SIM CARD AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a mobile phone for authenticating Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and a SIM card authentication method adapted for the mobile phone. Once a SIM card is inserted into the mobile phone, the mobile phone acquires a phone number associated with the inserted SIM card and identifies whether the acquired phone number has been stored in the non-erasable programmable memory of the mobile phone. If yes, the user is legal and can use the mobile phone, if no, then the user is illegal and cannot use the mobile phone. Therefore, the mobile phone protects and hides stored information from the user. | 06-20-2013 |
20130249816 | TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE AND TOUCH CONTROL METHOD USING SAME PROVIDING ENVIRONMENT COMPENSATION SIGNAL - A touch input device includes a primary touch panel, a primary touch driver, an environment compensation unit, a processor, and an operation module. The primary touch panel generates a first change of electric charge distribution according to a touch on the primary touch panel from a user. The primary touch driver generates a touch signal according to the first change of electric charge distribution to the primary touch panel. The environment compensation unit detects a second change of electric charge distribution of an environment and generates a compensating signal. The processor processes the touch signal and the compensating signal to produce a reliable touch signal. The operation module performs a function according to the reliable touch signal. | 09-26-2013 |