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20100066588 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE FOR DETECTING MOVING SPEED OF SHOT OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF - An image pickup device for detecting a moving speed of a shot object and a method thereof are described. First, a coordinate of the image pickup device and a coordinate of the shot object are obtained at a first time point. Next, a coordinate of the image pickup device and a coordinate of the shot object are obtained at a second time point. Then, a moving distance of the shot object is calculated according to the coordinates of the shot object at the first and second time points. A moving speed of the shot object is calculated according to a time difference and the moving distance. Afterward, the obtained moving speed is displayed on the image pickup device, such that the user knows about the moving speed of the shot object. | 03-18-2010 |
20100085467 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING GPS COORDINATES OF SUBJECT TO BE SHOT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GPS COORDINATES THEREOF - A image pickup device capable of providing GPS coordinates of a subject to be shot and a method for detecting GPS coordinates thereof are described. The method includes the following steps. A first longitude, a first latitude, and a first altitude of a location of a image pickup device are obtained. When the image pickup module is focused on the subject to be shot, a focusing distance from the image pickup module to the subject and an elevation angle formed between the image pickup device and a horizontal direction and a horizontal angle formed between the image pickup device and a true north direction are measured. A second longitude, a second latitude, and a second altitude of a location of the subject to be shot are calculated according to the first longitude, the first latitude, the first altitude, the focusing distance, the elevation angle, and the horizontal angle. | 04-08-2010 |
20110080501 | DIGITAL CAMERA CAPABLE OF DETECTING NAME OF CAPTURED LANDMARK AND METHOD THEREOF - A digital camera capable of detecting a name of a captured landmark is described. The digital camera includes an environmental condition capturer, a liquid crystal display (LCD) unit, and a map data table. The map data table includes a plurality of landmark names and a plurality of landmark coordinates corresponding to the landmark names. A method for detecting the name of the captured landmark using by the digital camera includes the steps of capturing an image, and obtaining a focusing distance, in which the image includes at least one of the captured landmark; capturing an environmental condition including shooting information and searching information; obtaining a search focus range according to the environmental condition and the focusing distance; and looking up the map data table according to the search focus range and the shooting information to obtain an output coordinate and the landmark name corresponding to the captured landmark. | 04-07-2011 |
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20130068114 | Meat-Pressing Shaper - A meat-pressing shaper has a base, an intermediate plate and a top plate pivotally assembled together. The intermediate plate is conveniently detachably mounted to the base and has convex surfaces at both sides to make the meat sheet be pressed evenly in efficient way. Therefore, the treatment quality of the meat sheet is improved and utility of the meat-pressing shaper becomes convenient. | 03-21-2013 |
20130075549 | Supporting Structure of a stage - A support structure of a stage contains a plurality of supports each including: a fixing post having a screwing portion in which an inner thread section is formed; an elevating stem having a stepped hole disposed on a hollow space thereof to correspond to the inner thread section of the fixing post, a stepped abutting rim fixed on an inner side of the stepped hole, and two tabs secured on a first predetermined position to be retracted in or expanded toward a second predetermined position of a stage seat; and a guiding rod having an outer thread section arranged on an outer side thereof to screw with the inner thread section of the fixing post and a non-circular rotating segment disposed on end thereof to be limited on the stepped abutting rim of the stepped hole of the elevating stem. | 03-28-2013 |
20130168185 | Movable Lift - A movable lift in accordance with the present invention has a frame with a connecting base, a telescoping tube mounted on the connecting base, a driving tool attached to the telescoping tube, and an elevating device mounted on the frame to drive a pallet. By having the above structure, the movable lift is operated by a user on the pallet to move, rotate the movable lift, or elevate the pallet even when the pallet is lifted high. Therefore, the movable lift is easy and convenient in operation and utility. | 07-04-2013 |
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20130113520 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MULTIPLEXING USING TRI-STATE INVERTER - A multiplexing circuit includes first and second tri-state inverters coupled to first and second data input nodes, respectively. The first and second tri-state inverters include first and second stacks of transistors, respectively, coupled between power supply and ground nodes. Each stack includes first and second PMOS transistors and first and second NMOS transistors. The first and second stacks include first and second dummy transistors, respectively. | 05-09-2013 |
20130146981 | ANTENNA CELL DESIGN TO PREVENT PLASMA INDUCED GATE DIELECTRIC DAMAGE IN SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - An antenna cell for preventing plasma enhanced gate dielectric failures, is provided. The antenna cell design utilizes a polysilicon lead as a gate for a dummy transistor. The polysilicon lead may be one of a group of parallel, nested polysilicon lead. The dummy transistor includes the gate coupled to a substrate maintained at V | 06-13-2013 |
20140327050 | STANDARD CELL HAVING CELL HEIGHT BEING NON-INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF NOMINAL MINIMUM PITCH - An integrated circuit, manufactured by a process having a nominal minimum pitch of metal lines, includes a plurality of metal lines and a plurality of standard cells under the plurality of metal lines. The plurality of metal lines extends along a first direction, and the plurality of metal lines are separated, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, by integral multiples of the nominal minimum pitch. At least one of the plurality of standard cells has a cell height along the second direction, and the cell height is a non-integral multiple of the nominal minimum pitch. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327081 | STANDARD CELL METAL STRUCTURE DIRECTLY OVER POLYSILICON STRUCTURE - A semiconductor structure includes a first active area structure, an isolation structure surrounding the first active area structure, a first polysilicon structure, a first metal structure, and a second metal structure. The first polysilicon structure is over the first active area structure. The first metal structure is directly over a first portion of the first active area structure. The second metal structure is directly over and in contact with a portion of the first polysilicon structure and in contact with the first metal structure. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327471 | STANDARD CELLS FOR PREDETERMINED FUNCTION HAVING DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAYOUT - An integrated circuit is manufactured by a predetermined manufacturing process having a nominal minimum pitch of metal lines. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of metal lines extending along a first direction and a plurality of standard cells under the plurality of metal lines. The plurality of metal lines is separated, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, by integral multiples of the nominal minimum pitch. The plurality of standard cells includes a first standard cell configured to perform a predetermined function and having a first layout and a second standard cell configured to perform the predetermined function and having a second layout different than the first layout. The first and second standard cells have a cell height (H) along the second direction, and the cell height being a non-integral multiple of the nominal minimum pitch. | 11-06-2014 |
20150031194 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING ANTENNA CELL THAT PREVENTS PLASMA INDUCED GATE DIELECTRIC DAMAGE IN SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - An antenna cell for preventing plasma enhanced gate dielectric failures, is provided. The antenna cell design utilizes a polysilicon lead as a gate for a dummy transistor. The polysilicon lead may be one of a group of parallel, nested polysilicon lead. The dummy transistor includes the gate coupled to a substrate maintained at V | 01-29-2015 |
20150035070 | METHOD AND LAYOUT OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit layout includes a first active region, a second active region, a first PODE (poly on OD edge), a second PODE, a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor, on the first active region, includes a gate electrode, a source region and a drain region. The second transistor, on the second active region, includes a gate electrode, a source region and a drain region. The first active region and the second active region are adjacent and electrically disconnected with each other. The first PODE and the second PODE are on respective adjacent edges of the first active region and the second active region. The source regions of the first and second transistor are adjacent with the first PODE and the second PODE respectively. The first PODE and the second PODE are sandwiched between source regions of the first transistor and the second transistor. | 02-05-2015 |
20150048424 | STANDARD CELL LAYOUT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER (ECO) CELLS AND METHOD - A layout of a standard cell is stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and includes a first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern, a plurality of active area patterns and a first central conductive pattern. The plurality of active area patterns is isolated from each other and arranged in a first row and a second row between the first and second conductive patterns. The first row is adjacent the first conductive pattern and includes a first active area pattern and a second active area pattern among the plurality of active area patterns. The second row is adjacent the second conductive pattern and includes a third active area pattern and a fourth active area pattern among the plurality of active area patterns. The first central conductive pattern is arranged between the first and second active area patterns. The first central conductive pattern overlaps the first conductive pattern. | 02-19-2015 |
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20090129415 | LIGHT TRANSMITTER AND AUTOMATIC POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF - A light transmitter and an auto-control circuit thereof are provided. The circuit includes a driving module and a feedback module. The driving module is coupled to the feedback module and a load. The driving module provides a driving current for driving the load. The feedback module provides a bias signal to the driving module according to the change of the temperature, for adjusting the driving current and stabilizing an output power. | 05-21-2009 |
20100096996 | LIGHT SOURCE DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A light source detection and control system applied to a backlight module is provided. The system includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a plurality of light guide panels, a plurality of anisotropic transmission media, a photo detector (PD), and a controller. The LCD panel is divided into multiple blocks, each including white or RGB light sources. The light guide panels are disposed on the blocks for collecting and guiding the light emitted by the light sources. The anisotropic transmission media are connected to the light guide panels for transmitting the light emitted by the light sources. The PD is connected to the anisotropic transmission media for receiving the light and detecting the luminance of the light emitted by the light sources. The controller is coupled to the PD for adjusting the luminance or color shift of the light sources according to the luminance detected by the PD. | 04-22-2010 |
20100097254 | MIXED-SIGNAL CONTROL APPARATUS OF MODULATION SYSTEM - A mixed-signal control apparatus of a modulation system is provided. The mixed-signal control apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) unit, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) unit, and a processing unit. When a quantization step of the ADC unit is q | 04-22-2010 |
20100322274 | LIGHT TRANSMITTER AND AUTOMATIC POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF - A light transmitter and an auto-control circuit thereof are provided. The circuit includes a driving module and a feedback module. The driving module is coupled to the feedback module and a load. The driving module provides a driving current for driving the load. The feedback module provides a bias signal to the driving module according to the change of the temperature, for adjusting the driving current and stabilizing an output power. | 12-23-2010 |
20120294351 | Equalizer and Communication System - An equalizer for compensating an input signal in a receiver of a communication system is disclosed. The equalizer includes a first transistor, having a gate for receiving a positive input voltage of the input signal; a second transistor, having a gate for receiving a negative input voltage of the input signal, and a source coupled to a source of the first transistor; and a resistor, connected with at least one capacitor to be coupled between a drain of the first transistor and a drain of the second transistor, for optimizing a resistance of the resistor, to compensate the input signal. | 11-22-2012 |
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20150102902 | Bluetooth Remote-Control Electronic Lock - A Bluetooth remote-control electronic lock contains an electronic locking unit including a controlling unit; an infrared identifying unit connecting with the controlling unit, wherein after identifying a user, the controlling unit executes wireless Bluetooth transmission; a lock control unit coupling with the controlling unit, the lock control unit including an anti-theft module; and a Bluetooth receiving unit disposed in a remote set phone. After the controlling unit pairs with the Bluetooth receiving unit, the Bluetooth receiving unit keys in the at least one security password, and at least one inputted password is checked if it matches with the at least one security password, when the at least one inputted password matches with the at least one security password, the electronic locking unit unlocks the door, and when the at least one inputted password doesn't match with the at least one security password, the electronic locking unit remains locking the door. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105024 | Bluetooth Communication and Multimedia Device of a Shower Column - A bluetooth communication and multimedia device of a shower column contains: a body including a showing unit, a bluetooth receiving device pairing with a bluetooth system built in a cellular phone by ways of bluetooth; a display interface unit connecting with the bluetooth receiving device; and a conversion communication unit secured on the display interface unit and having an answering unit. The bluetooth communication and multimedia device also contains a music transforming unit disposed on the display interface unit and having a playing unit; an email unit mounted on the display interface unit; an audio unit fixed on the display interface unit; a clock alarming unit secured on the display interface unit; a controlling unit disposed in the body and controlling the bluetooth receiving device, the display interface unit, the conversion communication unit, the music transforming unit, the email unit, the audio unit, and the clock alarming unit. | 04-16-2015 |
20150191936 | Electronic Lock - An electronic lock contains a housing including an accommodating chamber, and the accommodating chamber having a central controlling unit, a first connecting member and a second connecting member; a driving motor including a threaded rod; a driving gear including a through aperture, a plurality of first teeth, and a toothed block; a first driven gear including a first opening and a first detected portion; a second driven gear including a second opening and a second detected portion. The electronic lock also contains a first photo interrupter including a first seat, a first light transmitting portion, and a first light receiving portion; a second photo interrupter including a second seat, a second light transmitting portion and a second light receiving portion; and a rotary knob including a grip portion, an stem extending outwardly from the grip portion, and a cross pore defined on a distal end of the stem. | 07-09-2015 |
20150211260 | Gear Structure for Electronic Lock - A gear structure for an electronic lock contains: a housing including an accommodating chamber, a power supply, a first connecting seat, a second connecting seat, a guiding mount, a shaft, and a motor holder; a driving motor including a worm rod; a driving gear including a through aperture, a toothed rim, and a driving tooth portion; a first rotating gear including an opening, a rotary disc, positioning blocks, and an external toothed periphery; a second rotating gear including a pore, two flexibly recessed areas, each having a sliding trench and a horizontal slot, the horizontal slot having two opposite notches, the resilient piece having two elastic elements; a fitting member including a fitting opening; a first sensing unit including at least two first coupling feet; a second sensing unit including at least two second coupling feet; a rotatable knob including a grip portion, a bar portion, and a cross hole. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090261744 | Phase-control dimming electronic ballast system and control method thereof - A phase-control dimming electronic ballast system and the control method thereof, wherein the system includes a phase controller, a converter, an inverter and a system controller. Moreover, the system controller senses a firing angle from the phase controller, and adjusts the output voltage of the converter and the switching frequency of the inverter to achieve the operation of dimming fluorescent lamp. | 10-22-2009 |
20100204013 | Actual roadway condition simulation system and method - The present invention discloses an actual roadway condition simulation system and method. The system includes a driving recoding device, a computer and a training platform. The computer receives and calculates data filed in the driving recording device and then transmits the data to the training platform, and the training platform produces resistance strength. The method includes: the driving recording device receiving a GPS positing packet signal and accessing data to be filed, and then transmitting the data to the computer; the computer displaying an electronic map and a driving path track; and the training platform producing resistance strength, thereby simulating the variations of the resistance strength of an actual path and achieving the effect of simulating actual roadway condition. | 08-12-2010 |
20110134146 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY METHOD - An interactive display system and an interactive display method are introduced herein. The interactive display system includes a mirror and a display unit. The display unit is built in the mirror, for providing auxiliary showing an image of a user in front of the display system. The image of the user can be automatically enlarged or shrunk and displayed on the display unit when the user moves forward to or away from the interactive display system. In the method, a distance is sensed between the user and the display system. When the user moves relative to the display system, the captured image of the user displayed on the display system is enlarged or shrunk using a zoom ratio based on a rate of change of the distance between the user and the display system. | 06-09-2011 |
20120126734 | ALTERNATING CURRENT CHOPPER CIRCUIT WITH LOW NOISE - An alternating current chopper circuit with low noise is disclosed. The circuit includes a switching circuit, a first freewheel circuit, and a second freewheel circuit. The switching circuit has a control switching unit, which turns on and or off accordingly to a control signal. The first freewheel circuit and the second freewheel circuit are for providing a current-conducting path to the motor, when the control switching unit is turned off. | 05-24-2012 |
20120224403 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THREE-PHASE CURRENT CONVERTER - A method is for controlling a three-phase current converter. First, subtract a second reference current signal representing the predicted current of the three-phase terminals in the present switching cycle from a first reference current signal representing the predicted current of the three-phase terminals in the next switching cycle to obtain a predicted variation. Then, subtract a feedback current signal representing the feedback current of the three-phase terminals in the previous switching cycle from the second reference current signal delayed by one switching cycle to obtain a current error. Multiply the current error by an error coefficient then add the predicted variation to obtain a current variation. Finally, obtain duty ratios of a plurality of switches, according to the current variation and inductance of the first to the third inductor. The three-phase current converter converts electric power between a DC terminal and the three-phase terminals, according to the duty ratio. | 09-06-2012 |
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20130262962 | MEMORY ERROR CORRECTION - In a method, by a first circuit, a plurality of bits is converted in a first format to a second format. By a second circuit, the plurality of bits in the second format is used to program a plurality of memory cells corresponding to the plurality of bits. The first circuit and the second circuit are electrically coupled together in a first chip. The plurality of bits is selected from the group consisting of 1) address information, cell data information, and program information of a memory cell that has an error; and 2) word data information of a first word and error code and correction information corresponding to the word data information of the first word. | 10-03-2013 |
20140061851 | METAL-VIA FUSE - The embodiments of methods and structures disclosed herein provide mechanisms of forming and programming a metal-via fuse. The metal-via fuse and a programming transistor form a one-time programmable (OTP) memory cell. The metal-via fuse has a high resistance and can be programmed with a low programming voltage, which expands the programming window. | 03-06-2014 |
20140369105 | GENERATING OUTPUT SIGNAL DURING READ OPERATION - A circuit includes a fuse cell, a sense circuit and an output control circuit. The fuse cell includes an electrical fuse. The sense circuit is electrically coupled to the fuse cell and configured for generating a sense signal indicative of a programmed condition of the electrical fuse, at an output of the sense circuit. The output control circuit is electrically coupled to the output of the sense circuit, and the output control circuit is configured for latching the sense signal indicative of the electrical fuse having been programmed, during a read operation of the fuse cell. | 12-18-2014 |
20160035527 | FUSE STRUCTURE - A fuse structure comprises a first conductive layer on a first level. The first conductive layer comprises a fuse line extending in a first direction. The fuse line has a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a fuse link portion connecting the first end portion and the second end portion. The first conductive layer also comprises lines parallel to the fuse line, the lines being aligned in the first direction and being separated from one another by a first distance measured in the first direction. The fuse structure also comprises a second conductive layer on a second level different from the first level and coupled with the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer has parallel lines extending in a second direction, the parallel lines being separated by a second distance measured in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction. | 02-04-2016 |
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20100020255 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A liquid crystal panel including a bottom substrate, a top substrate and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The bottom substrate includes a base plate, an active array structure layer, a color filter layer with plural colors and plural transparent pixel electrodes. The active array structure layer includes plural transparent bottom electrodes and plural transistor structures, at least one insulation layer, plural scan lines and plural data lines both formed on the base plate. At least one insulation layer covers the transparent bottom electrodes. The color filter layer is formed on the active array structure layer. The transparent pixel electrodes are formed on the color filter layer. Each transparent pixel electrode partially overlaps the corresponding transparent bottom electrodes so as to form plural storage capacitor structures. The top substrate is substantially parallel to the bottom substrate. The liquid crystal layer is located between the top substrate and the bottom substrate. | 01-28-2010 |
20100238100 | LCD Panel - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided. The LCD panel includes a plurality of pixel units each having a storage capacitor, a plurality of scan lines coupled to the pixel units, and a plurality of storage capacitor charge transistors each respectively coupled to the storage capacitors of the corresponding pixel units and further coupled to two of the scan lines. The storage capacitor charge transistors are used for charging the storage capacitors of the pixel units. | 09-23-2010 |
20130335654 | LCD PANEL WITH STRUCTURE OF CS-ON-GATE TYPE STORAGE CAPACITOR CONNECTING WITH THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided. The LCD panel includes a plurality of pixel units each having a storage capacitor, a plurality of scan lines coupled to the pixel units, and a plurality of storage capacitor charge transistors each respectively coupled to the storage capacitors of the corresponding pixel units and further coupled to two of the scan lines. The storage capacitor charge transistors are used for charging the storage capacitors of the pixel units. | 12-19-2013 |
20150104706 | Ni-Mn COMPOSITE OXALATE POWDER, LITHIUM TRANSITION METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE POWDER AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The disclosure provides a Ni—Mn composite oxalate powder, including a plurality of biwedge octahedron particles represented by the general formula: Ni | 04-16-2015 |