Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100100593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT SERVICE - A system is used for providing content service to a plurality of clients through a wide area network. The system includes a central content server, a plurality of clusters and a connection management server. The central content server has a storage space for storing content. The content clusters are connected to a back-end network. The content clusters are located in the network between the central content server and the wide area network. The content clusters are capable of caching the content transmitted from the central content server, and sending the content to the clients. The connection management server is connected to the back-end network for managing a content connection between the content clusters and the wide area network. | 04-22-2010 |
20100254631 | PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A peer-to-peer file sharing system includes a first digital photo frame connected to a network, a second digital photo frame connected to the network, and a server connected to the network. A plurality of files is stored in the first digital photo frame. An address information of the second digital photo frame is stored in the server. The first digital photo frame is capable of acquiring the address information of the second digital photo frame from the server, and transmitting the files to the second digital photo frame directly based on the address information. | 10-07-2010 |
20100315564 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An embedded electronic device includes a display, a foreground application module, and a plurality of standalone background function modules. The foreground application module is operable to display a plurality of accessible foreground applications on the display. The background function modules include a process handler module and a source manager library module. The process handler module is operable to switch between the plurality of accessible foreground applications. The process handler module is operable to destroy a running foreground application to launch a new foreground application. The source manager library module is operable to retrieve different kinds of multimedia resources to provide to the foreground application module. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318594 | COMPUTING SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING COMPUTING SERVICE - A method is used for employing computing services via a network. The method includes the following steps. A client searches the network and finds out at least two computing services which can be used by the remote connecting module. The at least two computing services includes a first computing service and a second computing service. The client evaluates capabilities of the first computing service and the second computing service respectively. The client checks if the first computing service and the second computing service can finish a task cooperatively. The client composes a task distribution flow according to the capability of the first computing service and the capability of the second computing service. The client distributes the task to the first computing service and the second computing service according to the task distribution flow. The client receives a finished task from the first computing service and the second computing service. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318983 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING PATCH FILE - A computer-implemented method for installing patch files to a local storage of an embedded electronic device includes the following steps. A file header is read and an original checksum value is received from the file header. Patch files from a data package are written to a data area of the local storage. A checksum value of the patch files written in the data area is calculated. The checksum value with the original checksum value is compared to determine integrality of the patch files. | 12-16-2010 |
20100325566 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERNET SERVICE THERETO - An embedded electronic device includes a display, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) application module, a control module, and a content acquisition module. The GUI application module is capable of displaying a GUI on the display. The Internet service management module is capable of controlling Internet service data. The content acquisition module is capable of downloading the Internet service data. The Internet service management module sends a download command to the content acquisition module after the Internet service management module receives a request from the GUI application module. The content acquisition module downloads the Internet service data from an Internet service terminal and transfers the Internet service data to the GUI application module. | 12-23-2010 |
20100333118 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE THEREIN - A method for managing multimedia resources in an embedded electronic device is disclosed. The method includes at least one graphical user interface (GUI) application module sending a multimedia resource request to an application programming interface (API) module. The API module provides a unified interface for the at least one GUI application module to retrieve the multimedia resources. The API module requests a source management module to connect to a plurality of multimedia resources. A plurality of multimedia sub-modules of the source management module retrieves the corresponding multimedia resources to the at least one GUI application module through the API module and displaying on a display. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333179 | FILE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A file sharing system includes a web server, a first electronic device, and a second electronic device. The web server includes an authorizing module and a server storage module. The server storage module is capable of storing files uploaded from a first electronic device. The authorizing module is capable of recording an authorizing setting from the first electronic device to authorize a second electronic device to access the files in the server storage module. | 12-30-2010 |
20110023051 | PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A process management system includes a display, a process handling module and a plurality of window process modules communicating with the process handling module. Each window process module processes one function on the display. The process handling module stops an executing window process module before the process handling module starts another window process module. | 01-27-2011 |
20110035432 | SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SHARING FILES BETWEEN SERVER DEVICE AND CLIENT TERMINAL - A method is used for sharing files from a server device to a client terminal, and the method includes the following steps. The server device sends an instruction with a download path to the client terminal. The server device receives an instruction response and a requirement from the client terminal The server device sends a requirement response to the client terminal The server device transfers the files to the client terminal | 02-10-2011 |
20110035694 | METHOD FOR BROWSING PHOTO FILES - A method for browsing photo files in an embedded electronic device includes the following steps. A user interface window is displayed on a display. The user interface window includes a navigator bar and a content display area for showing photos, and at least one control button is loaded on the navigator bar for executing control functions to the photos. The electronic device detects if an external storage device is connected to the electronic device. A new resource button linking to the external storage device is created on the navigator bar when the external storage device is connected. Thumbnail image of each photo file from the external storage device is displayed on the content display area. | 02-10-2011 |
20110075054 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An embedded electronic device includes a foreground application module, a plurality of system function modules, and a system monitor module. The system monitor module is configured to monitor the working statuses of the plurality of system function modules and to send the working statuses to the foreground application module. The foreground application module is configured to control the plurality of the system function modules via the system monitor module. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078294 | EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An embedded electronic device includes a foreground application module, a system monitor module, and a network controller module. The system monitor module is configured to monitor the working status of network via the network controller. The system monitor module is configured to monitor the working status of network and is capable of sending the working status of the network to the system monitor module. The system monitor module is capable of sending the working status to the foreground application module. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078768 | METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN SERVER AND CLIENT - A method is used for data transmission between a server and a client. The method includes the following steps. The server receives a request from the client through a network. The server determines if the client has access authorization. The server creates a background process when acquiring the access authorization. The server receives a data block and a status checking request from the client. The background process sends a data report to the client for each data block received. The server submits a status report in response to the status checking request. | 03-31-2011 |
20110298821 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGES - A method of displaying images on an electronic device includes the following blocks. A first image is displayed on a display. The first image has a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge. A second image is decoded and loaded to a virtual position behind the first image. The first image is divided into a plurality of rectangular areas. The first image is cropped in the plurality of rectangular areas in sequence along a direction from the first edge to the second edge. Each of the plurality of rectangular areas fades to transparency. The second image is shown on the display. | 12-08-2011 |
20110320206 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER AND TEXT TO SPEECH CONVERTING METHOD - An electronic book reader includes a text obtaining module, a text highlighting module, a speech synthesis module, a player module, and a synchronization control module. The text obtaining module obtains a selected segment of a text. The text highlighting module highlights the selected segment. The speech synthesis module converts the selected segment into a speech. The player module plays the speech. The synchronization control module sends the selected segment to the text highlighting module and speech synthesis module synchronously. | 12-29-2011 |
20120036276 | STREAMING SERVICE GATEWAY AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING SERVICE - A streaming service gateway includes a streaming service adapter, a transcoding module, and a streaming interface. The streaming service adapter communicates with at least one streaming server through at least one of a plurality of streaming protocols. The transcoding module transforms the streaming content from the streaming service adapter into a predetermined format. The streaming interface receives the streaming content with the predetermined format and provides the streaming content with the predetermined format to a streaming client device through a uniform streaming protocol. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041765 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER AND TEXT TO SPEECH CONVERTING METHOD - An electronic book reader includes a text obtaining module, a text analysis module, a speech synthesis module, a control module, and an audio output device. The text obtaining module is used for obtaining a selected segment of a text. The text analysis module is used for analyzing a time phrase of the selected segment to obtain a waiting time period according to meaning of the time phrase in the selected segment. The speech synthesis module is used for converting the selected segment into speech. The control module is used for sending the content of the selected segment to the speech synthesis module. Wherein the control module waits for the waiting time period after sending the time phrase to the speech synthesis. The audio output module is used for playing the speech. | 02-16-2012 |
20120046952 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote control system includes a receiving and recognition module, a converting module, and a control interface module. The receiving and recognition is used for receiving a signal from a user and recognizing the signal as a user command associated with an electronic device. The converting module is used for converting the user command into a control command identifiable by the electronic device. The control interface module is used for sending the control command to the electronic device to control the electronic device. | 02-23-2012 |
20130009926 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A driving circuit for driving an LCD includes a common electrode, a number of pixel electrodes, a peripheral circuit, and a processing unit including a first input/output (I/O) port, a second I/O port; and a number of third I/O ports. The first I/O port and the second I/O ports are connected to the common electrode via the peripheral circuit, and each third I/O port is connected to a different pixel electrode. The processing unit controls the first I/O port, the second I/O port, and the third I/O ports to output a first or second voltage according to a display signal, thus the pixel electrodes are at the first or the second voltage accordingly, the common electrode is at a voltage in a range between the second voltage and the first voltage in receiving the voltage output by the peripheral circuit, thus driving the LCD to display an image. | 01-10-2013 |
20130021001 | STORAGE BATTERY CHARGE CIRCUIT - A storage battery charge circuit for charging a battery is provided. The circuit includes a voltage input port, a converting circuit, and a charge circuit. The voltage input port is for being connected to a power source to receive a logic high level voltage. The converting circuit is connected to the voltage input port to convert the received logic high level voltage into a control signal including a logic high level voltage and a logic low level voltage alternately and the mark space ratio is not equal to one. The charge circuit is connected to the converting circuit to charge the battery or discharge the battery according to the control signal. | 01-24-2013 |
20130026939 | PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CIRCUIT AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus includes a power supply, a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit, a switching unit, and an illuminating unit. The power supply supplies a supply voltage to the PWM circuit and the illuminating unit. The PWM circuit outputs a first level voltage by being fully charged by the voltage of the power supply and outputs a second level voltage by being fully discharged. The switching unit is turned off according to the first level voltage and controls the illuminating unit to stop emitting light. The switching unit is turned on according to the second level voltage and controls the illuminating unit to emit light. | 01-31-2013 |
20130130650 | SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A security management system is provided. The security management system includes a storage unit and at least one processor. The storage unit stores a restricting table which records relationships between positional information of a mobile device and functions of the mobile device. The at least one processor includes an information module, a restricting module and a disabling module. The information module provides positional information of the mobile device. The restricting module generates a restricting instruction according to the provided positional information of the mobile device and the restricting table. The disabling module disables the corresponding functions of the mobile device according to the generated restricting instruction. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132270 | CHARGING STATIONS INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A charging station information control system is provided. The charging station information control system includes at least one processor. A plurality of modules to be executed by the at least one processor includes an information acquiring module and a matching module. The information acquiring module acquires positional information of an electric vehicle. A matching module determines one or more suitable charging stations whose positional information matches the acquired positional information of the electric vehicle, and acquires the positional information of the one or more suitable charging stations. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132272 | CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A charge control system which is applied in a hardware environment includes an electronic device, an intelligent ammeter, and a server. The intelligent ammeter is connected to the server by a network connection. The charge control system includes a storage unit, and at least one processor. The storage unit stores a plurality of validation information. The at least one processor includes a receiving module, a validating module and a charge control module. The receiving module receives information from a user intended to validate the user. The validating module determines whether the received information matches one of the items of predetermined validation information. The charge control module controls the intelligent ammeter to begin charging the electronic device when the received information matches one of items of the predetermined validation information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130155563 | CURRENT LEAKAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT, POWER SOCKET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A current leakage protection circuit includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal for receiving a power voltage and a current leakage detection terminal configured for detecting a current leakage from an electronic device. A control circuit of the current leakage protection circuit is configured for providing a control signal to control a first switch circuit to switch off a first connection between the first input terminal and a first output terminal and to control a second switch circuit to switch off a second connection between the second input terminal and a second output terminal when the current leakage detection terminal detects current leakage of the electronic device. | 06-20-2013 |