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20110116105 | COORDINATE LOCATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A coordinate locating apparatus for locating at least one touch point on a plane and the method thereof are provided. The coordinate locating apparatus comprises: a first detecting unit, comprising a first light emitting element and a first light receiving element, arranged at a first location of the plane; a second detecting unit, comprising a second light emitting element and a second light receiving element, arranged at a second location of the plane; a first optical element arranged along an edge of the plane for reflecting and retro-reflecting light from the first and the second light emitting elements; and a second and third optical elements arranged along two edges of the plane for performing at least one of reflecting and retro-reflecting light from the first and the second light emitting elements or light reflected from the first optical element, both of the two edges being adjacent to the edge along which the first optical element is arranged, wherein the at least one touch point is located on the basis of the detected intensities of light received by the first and the second light receiving elements, and the detected intensities of light are compared with a first threshold and a second threshold. | 05-19-2011 |
20110122099 | MULTIPLE-INPUT TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - A touch panel capable of recognizing at least one gesture and the method thereof are provided. The touch panel comprises: a first optical unit, comprising a first light emitting element and a first light receiving element, arranged at a first position of the touch panel; a first optical element arranged along a first edge of the touch panel for reflecting light; a second and a third optical element arranged along a second and a third edge of the touch panel, respectively, for retro-reflecting the light, the second edge being adjacent to both the third edge and the first edge; and a processing unit for recognizing the at least one gesture according to changes to distance and slope of possible touch points. | 05-26-2011 |
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20130131541 | CELL PHONE APP FOR COUPLING A CELL PHONE TO A BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER FOR PREDICTING OVULATION - A system for predicting ovulation cycles by employing an application running on a mobile communication device such as an iPhone®, a Blackberry™, or an Android-based smartphone is provided. The system includes a basal body temperature thermometer coupled to a mobile communication device. The thermometer takes temperature measurements, encodes the temperature measurements and transmits the encoded temperature measurements to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device receives and decodes the encoded temperature measurements. The mobile communication device includes an application that analyzes the decoded temperature measurements to determine whether they are satisfactory or unsatisfactory, provides feedback to a user in real-time and provides an ovulation prediction. | 05-23-2013 |
20140069261 | KARAOKE SYSTEM - A karaoke system for establishing a karaoke session includes a karaoke hub coupled to a display and a plurality of mobile devices wirelessly coupled to the karaoke hub. Each one of the plurality of mobile devices includes a corresponding output audio stream associated therewith. The karaoke hub is configured to receive and combine into a single output audio signal the corresponding output audio streams associated with each one of the plurality of mobile devices. The karaoke hub is further configured to transmit the single output audio signal to a display coupled to the karaoke hub. | 03-13-2014 |
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20110259957 | Debit and credit card transaction device - The present utility provides a Debit and Credit card transaction device, wherein it comprises a microprocessor or micro-controller (MCU), a magnetic stripe card reader or a smart card reader and a power regeneration circuit, wherein the microprocessor connects with the magnetic stripe card reader or smart card reader, the power regeneration circuit and the microphone input of the communication device, wherein the power regeneration circuit connects with the microprocessor, magnetic stripe card reader or smart card reader and the headphone output of the communication device. The present utility presents a Debit and Credit transaction device which can be used in conjunction with a communication device. It is a low cost device which can carry out secure debit, PIN debit and credit transactions. | 10-27-2011 |
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20140017955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE GROUND AND MICROPHONE INPUT CONTACTS IN AN AUDIO PLUG - A circuit for detecting the position of the signal MIC-IN and GND on the audio plug of a mobile phone includes two comparators and two switches. The comparators compare the voltage difference between the two contact points representing MIC-IN and GND of the audio plug of a mobile phone, and through this comparison the ground signal of the mobile phone is identified. The circuit then connects the ground of the accessory and the mobile phone properly, by activating the appropriate switch. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A MAGNETIC CARD READER HEAD ONTO A CARD READER - A magnetic reader head assembly includes a magnetic reader head compartment, a frame and an elastic component. The magnetic reader head compartment comprises electronic and mechanical components of the magnetic reader head. The frame has a front side and a back side and has a footprint matching the footprint of the magnetic reader head compartment. The front side is configured to attach to a back wall of the magnetic reader head compartment while allowing the magnetic reader head compartment to move out or retract from the frame. The elastic component is configured to be placed at the back side of the frame and to push the frame out in order to press the magnetic reader head compartment against a magnetic card stripe. | 01-23-2014 |
20140217174 | MAGNETIC STRIPE READER WITH CARD SWIPE INFORMATION FEEDBACK - A magnetic card reader module includes a magnetic sensor and an adjacent groove, a microcontroller and an application. The magnetic sensor is configured to pick-up an analog magnetic signal generated by swiping a magnetic stripe through the groove. The magnetic stripe is attached to a card and comprises tracks with magnetically encoded data. The microcontroller is configured to convert the analog magnetic signal into a digital signal. The application is configured to analyze the digital signal, and to perform soft-decision decode of the digital signal and to generate an output comprising the magnetically encoded data and side information providing card swipe information feedback. | 08-07-2014 |
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20100209219 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SORTER COMPRISING DUAL BUFFERS - A device handler for testing and sorting electronic devices has a testing station operative to test the electronic devices and to classify them according to different binning characteristics. A buffer assembly receives electronic devices which have been classified at the testing station, and the buffer assembly further comprises a first loading region having a plurality of receptacles and a second loading region having a plurality of receptacles. An output station is operative to unload electronic devices according to their different binning characteristics from either one of the first or second loading region of the buffer assembly for storage while electronic devices are being loaded onto the other loading region. | 08-19-2010 |
20110248738 | TESTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A wafer processing apparatus used for the testing of electronic devices comprises first and second clampers movably mounted on a shaft, each clamper being configured for holding a wafer carrier on which a wafer is mounted. Clamping fingers on each of the first and second clampers are operative to clamp onto the wafer carrier to hold the wafer carriers, and the clampers are operative to move the wafer carriers reciprocally between a loading position and a wafer processing location for processing the wafers. | 10-13-2011 |
20130207684 | APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE OF A TEST CONTACTOR MODULE - An apparatus for maintaining a conductivity of electrical contacts of a test contactor for testing electronic devices comprises a rotary turret disk having a plurality of test stands operative to hold respective electronic devices, the electronic devices being rotatable by the rotary turret disk to a position of the test contactor to be contacted by the electrical contacts during testing. At least one contactor maintenance stand comprising a maintenance component is located between adjacent test stands on the rotary turret disk, wherein the electrical contacts of the test contactor are adapted to engage the maintenance component so as to automatically clean the electrical contacts and/or verify the conductivity thereof. | 08-15-2013 |
20140041996 | TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A transfer apparatus has a conveying track for electronic devices in a row, two vacuum passages to create vacuum forces to hold electronic devices against the conveying track at first and second positions respectively preventing overlapping of electronic devices; and sensors arranged with respect to the conveying track, the first sensor detects presence or absence of the leading electronic device at the first position for removal of the leading electronic device from the conveying track, and the second sensor detects presence or absence of the leading electronic device at a sensor position between the first and second positions as the leading electronic device is conveyed along the conveying track from the second to the first vacuum passage. | 02-13-2014 |