Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090098791 | HUMAN FIGURE TOY HAVING A MOVABLE NOSE - A human figure toy is provided. The toy includes a storage unit and a voice recognition unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of media files for providing audio questions to a user. The voice recognition unit is configured for detecting a response from the user after one of the questions has been provided and generating a signal correspondingly. The toy also includes a head with an aperture formed thereon. A reversible motor is secured within the head. A nose assembly that is driven by the reversible motor extends through the aperture. After one of the audio questions is provided, a controller controls the reversible motor to rotate in response to signals from the voice recognition unit, driving the nose assembly to move back and forth. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098794 | HUMAN FIGURE TOY HAVING A MOVABLE NOSE - A human figure toy is provided. The toy includes a storage unit, two pressure sensors, and two hand portions. The storage unit stores media files for providing audio questions and alternative answer options. Each of the two pressure sensors is associated with one alternative answer option. Each hand portion includes a light conductive portion and a frame portion. The toy also includes two light sources, each of which is placed on one frame portion. The toy includes a head that includes an aperture. A reversible motor is secured within the head. A nose assembly extends through the aperture. A processor controls the light sources to emit light after a media file finishes playing, prompting the user to initiate one of the pressure sensors. The processor also controls the motor to rotate in response to signals from one of the pressure sensors, driving the nose assembly to move back and forth. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098795 | HUMAN FIGURE TOY HAVING A MOVABLE NOSE - A human figure toy is provided. The toy includes a storage unit and two pressure sensors. The storage unit stores a plurality of media files for providing audio questions and alternative answer options for each of the audio questions. Each of the two pressure sensors is associated with one of the alternative answer options respectively. The toy also includes a head portion with an aperture formed thereon. A reversible motor is secured within the head portion. A nose assembly that is driven by the reversible motor extends through the aperture. A controller controls the reversible motor to rotate in response to signals from one of the two pressure sensors, driving the nose assembly to move back and forth. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098796 | HUMAN FIGURE TOY HAVING A MOVABLE NOSE - A human figure toy is provided. The toy includes a storage unit and two pressure sensors. The storage unit stores media files for providing audio questions and storing alternative answer options to each of the audio questions. Each of the two pressure sensors is associated with one of the alternative answer options to an audio question. The toy includes a head with an aperture that includes a light conductive portion. A motor and a light source are secured within the head. A nose assembly driven by the motor extends through the aperture. A processor controls the light source to emit light after a media file finishes playing, prompting a user to respond to the audio question by initiating one pressure sensor. The processor also controls the reversible motor to rotate in response to signals from one of the two pressure sensors, driving the nose assembly to move back and forth. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098797 | HUMAN FIGURE TOY HAVING A MOVABLE NOSE - The disclosure relates to a human figure toy. The toy includes a head with an aperture. A support member is placed within the head and a motor is secured to the support member. The motor includes a threaded motor shaft. A nose assembly, which is attached to the motor shaft, includes a first rod, an attachment means, a second rod, and a shock absorbing means. The first rod includes a threaded bore for engaging with the motor shaft. The second nose extends through the aperture on the head. The attachment means is used for slidably attaching the second rod to the first rod. The shock absorbing means is placed between the first rod and the second rod. Additionally, the toy includes rotation stop means on the attachment means and the support member for limiting a rotation of the first rod. The toy also includes a sensor means and a controller. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098798 | HUMAN FIGURE TOY HAVING A MOVABLE NOSE - The disclosure relates to a human figure toy. The toy includes a head with an aperture. A support member is placed within the head and a reversible motor with a threaded motor shaft is secured to the support member. A nose assembly, which is attached to the motor shaft, includes a first rod, an attachment means, a second rod, and a shock absorbing means. The first rod includes a threaded bore for engaging with the motor shaft. The second nose extends through the aperture. The attachment means is used for slidably attaching the second rod to the first rod. The shock absorbing means is placed between the first rod and the second rod and biases the second rod to a furthest position relative to the first rod. The toy also includes rotation stop means on the attachment means and the support member for limiting a rotation of the first rod. | 04-16-2009 |
20090190733 | MUSICAL CALLER ID APPARATUS AND METHOD - An incoming call prompting method is provided. The method includes the step of: providing a data storage for storing a note table, a melodic companion table, and an audio clip database; receiving an incoming call and sending the incoming call to a decoder to phone number of the incoming call; storing the phone number in the data storage; obtaining a predetermined digit set from the incoming call phone number stored in the data storage; obtaining the assigned note of each digit of the digit set, and piecing together a melodious sequence of note based upon a pre-determined algorithm guiding selection and sequencing of a combination of the primary notes and/or companion notes of the melodic companion table to edit a melody; and obtaining and outputting audio clip of each note of the edited melody in turn to generate a music. | 07-30-2009 |
20090219248 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF SHOWING PAGE FLIP EFFECT AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for showing page flip effect when use electronic device enjoy electronic documents, including: when receiving a flip-page instruction, obtain a parameter from a parameter table from a storage unit, the parameter table contains several parameters, each parameter include a first group of coordinates, a content of a flip-page figure and a second group of coordinates; determining a target page according to the flip-page instruction; producing the flip-page figure of the current page according to the first group coordinates and the content; covering a second area of the current page determined by the second group of coordinates with a second area of the target page determined by the second group of coordinates to form a combined page; displaying the combined page. Present invention also provides an electronic device capable of showing a page flip effect. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222756 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF SHOWING PAGE FLIP EFFECT AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for showing page flip effect when use electronic device enjoy electronic documents, including: receiving a flip-page instruction; obtaining an effect page from a storage unit, each effect page include a first part, a second part and a third part, the first part of the effect page is a transparent figure, the second part of the effect page is a flip-page figure which represent the page flip effect, and the third part of the effect page could be a transparent figure or other figures; determining a target page; covering the current page with the effect page and obtaining a part of the target page corresponding the third part of effect page, and covering the third part of the effect page with the part of the target page, then combine a combined page; displaying the combined page. Present invention also provides an electronic device capable of showing page flip effect. | 09-03-2009 |
20090308720 | TILT SWITCH - A tilt switch is provided. The tilt switch comprises a housing, a cap, a conductive ball, and a plurality of contact terminals. A chamber is formed in the housing and is defined by a bottom surface and a surrounding surface. The cap is attached above the chamber. The plurality of contact terminals extends from the cap to the bottom surface and protruding out of the chamber. The electrically conductive ball is placed in a space defined by the cap, the bottom surface, and the plurality of contact terminals and is capable of simultaneously contacting with at most two of the plurality of contact terminals. | 12-17-2009 |
20100001875 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MEDIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A method of managing medias, including steps of: receiving medias; detecting whether the media includes a time information including a start time, a finish time, and a display time interval; comparing the current date and time with the start time if the media includes the time information; displaying the media every the display time interval if the current date and time reaches or goes beyond the start time but does not reach the finish time. The time information can be added to the metadata of the media by a user before the media is sent to a receiver. The present invention further provides an electronic device capable of executing the above steps. | 01-07-2010 |
20100041466 | SHAKE RESPONSIVE HANDHELD DEVICE - A shake responsive handheld device is provided. The handheld device comprises a storage unit, a sound output, a motion sensing unit, a motions state determining unit, and a processing unit. The storage unit stores at least one media file configured for reproducing sound of tumbling dice in a dice shaker. The sound output is used for outputting sound. The motion sensing unit is used for detecting a shaking motion imparted to the housing by a user. The motions state determining unit is used for monitoring a shake level of the shaking motion according to signals from the motion sensing unit. When the at least one media file is playing, the processing unit adjusts the sound volume of the sound output unit according to the shake level determined by the motion state determining unit. | 02-18-2010 |
20100045475 | SHAKE RESPONSIVE HANDHELD DEVICE - A shake responsive handheld device is provided. The handheld device comprises a motion sensing unit, a storage unit, a motion determining unit, and a processing unit. The motion sensing unit is used for detecting a shaking motion imparted to the handheld device by a user. The storage unit stores a table defining a plurality of gaming results and shaking characteristics, each of which corresponds to one gaming result. The motion state determining unit determines the shaking characteristic of the shaking motion according to signals from the motion sensing unit. The processing unit outputs one of the plurality of gaming results according to the shaking characteristic determined by the motion state determining unit. | 02-25-2010 |
20100045616 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF SHOWING PAGE FLIP EFFECT AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for showing page flip effect when use electronic device enjoy electronic document, the method provides a flip-page operation table, the flip-page operation table defines relationships between flip effect parameters and lengths of a first touch path or a second touch path. The method comprising: receiving touch signals, determining the touch path and lengths of the touch path according the touch signals; determining which page will be brought into view (hereinafter target page) according to the touch path; obtaining a flip effect parameter when the touch path increase to lengths defined in flip effect table; combining a combined page according to the current page, the next page and the flip effect parameter. Present invention also providing an electronic device capable of executing said steps. | 02-25-2010 |
20100048090 | ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a robot and a control method adapted for the robot. The robot stores audio data of stories, first relationships among the audio data, time periods, and key information of the stories, second relationships between the key information and actions, and actions. Each of the key information is assigned a time period indicating when the key information should be fetched. The method includes: a) telling a story; b) measuring time; c) fetching corresponding key information when an elapsed time reaches each time period of each of the key information; d) fetching an action according to the fetched key information; and e) performing the action. | 02-25-2010 |
20100076597 | STORYTELLING ROBOT ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIONS AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a storytelling robot associated with actions and a method adapted for the robot. The robot stores actions, first relationships between the actions and key information, second relationships between the key information and audio data, and audio data associated with the audio stories. The method includes: a) beginning performing an action; b) fetching key information according to the action; c) fetching audio data according to the key information; and d) outputting a story corresponding to the audio data. | 03-25-2010 |
20100106296 | ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a robot and a control method adapted for the robot. The method includes a) measuring time; b) performing a normal biological action when the time reaches a beginning time of a biological function; c) judging whether an instruction is received while during the biological function; d) if the instruction is received while during the biological function, fetching an action adjustment parameter of the biological function and performing an output; e) after the output is finished, resuming performing the normal biological action; and f) stopping the normal biological action when the time reaches an ending time of the biological function. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106784 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE UPDATE FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device for automatically updating software and a method thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: reading an email; detecting whether the read mail should be used for updating the software of the electronic device, comprising: identifying whether the server ID number of the remote server, which sends the read email, matches one of the authorization numbers; detecting whether parameters of the read email are acceptable according to predetermined rules; detecting whether a file of an email content is a software file if the parameters of the read email are acceptable according to the predetermined rules; determining whether to update the software of the electronic device; acquiring the software file from the read email, storing the acquired software file in the storage unit, and running the acquired software file to update the software of the electronic device. | 04-29-2010 |
20100107050 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH ANNOTATION FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A digital photo frame (DPF) with annotation function and a method thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: reading a to-be-displayed original photo; displaying the read original photo; receiving touch operations on the touch screen; generating an annotation interface on the original photo in response to the touch operations, identifying an annotations corresponding to the touch operations, and displaying the annotations on the annotation interface; making the annotations overlaying on the original photo; displaying the overlaid photo. | 04-29-2010 |
20100125639 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EMAIL FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR SETTING EMAIL ACCOUNT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for setting account of an electronic device is provided. The method includes steps of: receiving emails; reading a received email; detecting whether parameters of the read email are consistent with a predetermined rules; setting the origination email account, which sends the read email, as an available email account of the electronic device if the parameters of the read email are consistent with the predetermined rules. The electronic device with email function is also provided. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125780 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ANNOTATION FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device with annotation function and a method thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: reading a to-be-displayed original photo; receiving touch operations on a touch screen; generating an annotation interface on the original photo in response to the touch operations, identifying an annotations corresponding to the touch operations, and displaying the annotations on the annotation interface; making the annotations overlaying on the original photo; displaying the overlaid photo; generating a parameter file which includes parameters corresponding to the annotations on the annotation interface; storing the generated parameter file; establishing a relationship between the original photo and the parameter file. | 05-20-2010 |
20100159431 | ELECTRONIC AUDIO PLAYING APPARATUS WITH AN INTERACTIVE FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic audio playing apparatus with an interactive function is provided. An interactive file stored in a data storage of the electronic audio playing apparatus comprises time and sequence data, a main audio, and at least one question audio. The time and sequence data is for controlling the playing time and sequence data of the main audio and the question audios. After each question audio is played, the apparatus receives answers from the user, compares the answer from the user with a right answer, and controls an action performing device to implement an action according to the comparison result. | 06-24-2010 |
20100162134 | DISPLAY DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING REMOTELY SET DESKTOP BACKGROUND AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for remotely setting desktop background of a display device, wherein the display device accesses and receives emails from an email account, the method comprising: reading a received email; detecting whether the parameters of the read email are consistent with the predetermined rules; detecting whether properties of the comprised image are consistent with predetermined properties if the parameters of the read email are consistent with the predetermined rules; setting the image as a desktop background of the display device if the properties of the image are consistent with predetermined properties; storing the set desktop background. A display device capable of being remotely set desktop background is also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
20100174530 | ELECTRONIC AUDIO PLAYING APPARATUS WITH AN INTERACTIVE FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An audio playing apparatus with an interactive function is provided. An interactive file stored in a data storage of the audio playing apparatus includes controlling data, a main audio, and at least one question audio. The controlling data is for controlling the playing controlling data of the main audio and the question audios. After each question audio is played, the audio playing apparatus output a voice prompt to give user a reference answer. | 07-08-2010 |
20100180753 | ELECTRONIC AUDIO PLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An audio playing method is provided. The method includes: accessing an audio file from a data storage; transmitting the audio file to a decoder to decode and outputting the decoded audio file through the audio output unit; determining whether a skipping command is received from an input unit; determining the desired section according to the received skipping command if the skipping command is received from the input unit; accessing the starting address of the desired section from the control part, and playing the main audio part from the starting address. | 07-22-2010 |
20100209900 | ELECTRONIC AUDIO PLAYING APPARATUS WITH AN INTERACTIVE FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic audio playing apparatus with an interactive function is provided. An interactive file stored in a data storage of the electronic audio playing apparatus includes time and sequence data, a main audio, and at least one question audio. The time and sequence data is for controlling the playing time and sequence data of the main audio and the question audios. After each question audio is played, the electronic audio playing apparatus receives answers from the user, determines whether the answers from the user is correct, and outputs a feedback audio according to the determined result. | 08-19-2010 |
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 unit, and records a main audio and the at least one question audio associated with the main audio and recorded related information of the main audio and the question audios to the file note file, and generates the interactive audio file according to the information noted in the audio note file. | 09-02-2010 |