Abstract: A method for fast locating a decipherable pattern in an input image, which is characterized in utilizing an overly downscaled binary image to not only reduce computation time but also facilitate extraction of skeletons for fast and accurately locating pattern, is disclosed. First, a pre-process is applied to an input image to acquire a binary image downscaled n times, from which at least one skeleton corresponding to a decipherable pattern is extracted. Coordinate values of at least one pixel of each skeleton are respectively enlarged n1/2 times and used as the central points on the original image plane for establishing a plurality of detecting blocks with the identical size. Subsequently, a grading mechanism is employed to determine the corresponding detecting blocks of the decipherable pattern.

Abstract: A thermal print head positioning device is disposed in a printing device having a CPU and comprises a thermal print head, a transmission set is made up by a transmission component and a shaft, a cam, an actuator comprising a rotating shaft, a checking plate comprising a plurality of indentations with different sizes, a sensing component, and a supporting frame. The cam and the checking plate are disposed on the shaft. The actuator is electrically connected to the CPU and utilized for actuating the transmission set. The sensing component is disposed on the checking plate and electrically connected to the CPU, and utilized for sensing the sizes of the indentations to make the CPU determine to accelerate or decelerate the actuator. The supporting frame is connected to the cam and the thermal print head, driven by rotation of the cam to make the thermal print head rise or descend.

Abstract: A punching bag is provided. The punching bag is positioned on a fixed pillar, and comprises a supporting frame, a foam layer, a force-bearing plate, and a punch pad. The supporting frame is attached and fastened to the fixed pillar. The foam layer is disposed on the supporting frame, and at least a sensing element is positioned on a surface of the foam layer for measuring an external punch force. The force-bearing plate is disposed on the foam layer and utilized for covering the foam layer, wherein at least an elastic element correspondingly attached to the at least a sensing element is positioned on an inner side of the force-bearing plate. The punch pad is utilized for covering and attaching to the force-bearing plate to bear the external punch force.

Abstract: The invention discloses an apparatus for converting gray scale. The apparatus includes a receiving module, an encoding module, and a decoding module. The receiving module is used for receiving an input image, wherein the input image has an N-bit first gray level. The encoding module is used for selectively calculating a first color level based on both M higher bits and T lower bits of the first gray level, and then calculating a second color level and a third color level based on M higher bits of the first gray level. The decoding module is used for converting the first, second, and third color levels into an N-bit second gray level by using a gray scale conversion formula.

Abstract: A computer system includes a screen for displaying images, a central processing unit (CPU) for controlling the operation of the computer system, an on-screen display (OSD) circuit electrically connected to the CPU and the screen for controlling the screen to display a plurality of test marks according to a plurality of predetermined coordinate values, a touch panel installed parallel to the display face of the screen for generating a plurality of test sensing signals according to positions at which it is triggered, and a control circuit electrically connected to the touch panel and the CPU for calibrating the coordinate values converted by the control circuit from the sensing signals generated by triggering the touch panel, according to the plurality of predetermined coordinate values and the plurality of test sensing signals.

Abstract: A display system and method for image overlapping are described. The display system includes a detection module, a transmission interface, a switch output device and a control module. The detection module receives a first image and detects synchronous signals of the first image. The transmission interface is coupled to the detection module and receives a second image having position display information. The switch output device is coupled to the detection module to output the first image. The control module coupled to the detection module, the transmission interface and the switch output device, respectively, dominates the switch output device to output the second image according to the synchronous signals and the position display information such that the second image overlaps the first image.

Abstract: A real-time remote backup system and related method used for a network system connecting at least one source computer system and one destination computer system is disclosed. The system includes a loadable kernel module capable of presetting up at least one specific system call in the kernel space of the source computer system. Besides the kernel software, the specific system call can notify the loadable kernel module to generate a corresponding file modification message when a file modification event occurs in the user space of the source computer system. A scheduling module sequentially queues and implements the file modification messages from the loadable kernel module, and then generates a corresponding backup command according to each said file modification message.

Abstract: A method of storing a data access record is described. The method of storing the records employs a micro control unit (MCU) to execute the control steps of the data access records and store the records in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) in the network communication device. The boot timing is written in the NVRAM while a host system starts up and is used to login one or more client computer systems. The data access records are completely written in the NVRAM of the network communication device when the client computer systems are controlled by the host computer system. Additionally, the data access records stored in the NVRAM can be exported to a network attached storage (NAS) to expand the capacity of the NVRAM when the storage capacity for the data access records runs out or backup timing is due.

Abstract: A method for real-time monitoring image transmission. First, the frame is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks and numbered in order. Then, a sub-block with variation is designated as a start sub-block, and sub-blocks adjacent to the start sub-block are searched and the sub-blocks with variation are grouped to generate at least one variant sub-block set, in which the variant sub-blocks in the set are connected to each other and form a rectangle. Thereafter, the compressed variant sub-block set and the corresponding numbers of each variant sub-block in the set are transmitted to the server. Afterward, the server replaces corresponding sub-blocks having the same numbers in an original frame with the received variant sub-blocks.

Abstract: A switch control system has a switch device for selecting a real input device or an emulation input device, an instruction detecting device electrically connected to a computer system and the switch device for detecting signals transmitted to the switch device, and a control device electrically connected to the switch device and the instruction detecting device for receiving a detecting signal from the instruction detecting device and for outputting a control signal to trigger the switch device and to control the selection of the switch device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method as well as an architecture for a host equipped with a CPU-level processing capability to access a Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) and at least a controller via a simple 3-wire/4-wire mechanism. The data stored in the NVRAM are shared with the controller and the host. More importantly, a multi-access mechanism further having a pragmatic bit determines the pragmatic bit for either the controller or the NVRAM. With the method of the present invention, computer system resources can be fully utilized, and thereby, peripheral devices can be easily added to the system in an inexpensive and highly efficient way.

Abstract: Intelligent power supply and control method thereof. A power supply for altering an output power by detecting a power requirement of an electronic device and the electronic device having a memory. The power supply comprises a converter, a control device and a switch. The converter is able to convert an input power into the output power applied to the electronic device. The control device is coupled to the converter reads power information concerning the power requirement from the electronic device and accordingly controlling the converter to adjust the output power. The switch coupled both the converter and the control device receives a control signal of the control device and switches an output port of the power supply to the converter to transfer the output power from the converter to the electronic device.

Abstract: A system bus controller for a computer system and a related method are introduced. The computer system has at least a bus and a bus master electrically connected to the bus. The system bus controller includes a bus slave interface, a master queue, a bus master interface, a queue entries executor and a master queue management unit. Initially, any entry command transmitted over the bus by the bus master will be sequentially queued in a memory. Then, a corresponding acknowledge signal to release access of the bus is generated by the queue management unit. Then, the queued entry commands are sequentially executed to generate corresponding results, which will be caught by the bus master in an active or passive manner.

Abstract: A computer backplane is disposed with at least an AGP slot, a PCI slot and/or an EISA slot. The PCI slot can be used to electrically connect with PCI cards. The EISA slot and the PCI slot are in alignment to allow that a CPU card can be connected simultaneously to both the EISA slot and the PCI slot. The AGP slot is used to electrically connect with an AGP card. Such an arrangement allows for ease of replacement of the AGP card and a lower production cost.

Abstract: A method of storing data access record is described. The method of storing the records employs a micro control unit (MCU) to execute the control steps of the data access records and store the records in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) in the network communication device. The boot timing is written in the NVRAM while a host system starts up and is used to login one or more client computer systems. The data access records are completely written in the NVRAM of the network communication device when the client computer systems are controlled by the host computer system. Additionally, the data access records stored in the NVRAM can be exported to a network attached storage (NAS) to expand the capacity of the NVRAM when the storage capacity for the data access records runs out or backup timing is due.

Abstract: An intelligent file management system has a storage unit, a file directory unit, a file detective unit and a file filter unit. The storage unit has all kinds of hard discs and optical discs. The file directory unit is employed to record and control the status of the storage unit. The file detective unit serves to detect content changes in the file directory unit and simultaneously send a message regarding changes to the file filter unit. The file filter unit decides whether a file is allowed to be saved or not according to the message and management criteria. In addition, the file filter unit can control storage capacity of the intelligent network attached storage (NAS) by deleting unnecessary files.

Abstract: A method for real-time monitoring image transmission. First, the frame is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks and numbered in order. Then, a sub-block with variation is designated as a start sub-block, and sub-blocks adjacent to the start sub-block are searched and the sub-blocks with variation are grouped to generate at least one variant sub-block set, in which the variant sub-blocks in the set are connected to each other and form a rectangle. Thereafter, the compressed variant sub-block set and the corresponding numbers of each variant sub-block in the set are transmitted to the server. Afterward, the server replaces corresponding sub-blocks having the same numbers in an original frame with the received variant sub-blocks.

Abstract: An XIP system and method for serial memory used between a host and the serial memory are described. The XIP system receives information including at least an access signal and a parallel access address from the host, transforms the parallel access address into a serial access address, and generates a serial command according to the access signal. The serial command and the serial access address are combined into a serial data combination and the serial data combination is then transmitted to the serial memory. After receiving the serial data combination, the serial memory performs access operations according to the serial data combination.

Abstract: A system for real time image transmission monitoring for use in a network system connecting a server and a client. The system includes a remote image monitoring system having a VGA signal-gathering module to gather first and second frames from a client, and a VGA signal-gathering module. The VGA signal-gathering module defines each frame into a plurality of sub-frames, and numbers each sub-frame. Then, the contents of the sub-frames with the same number in the first and second frames are compared, and the content of the variation sub-frame in the second frame and its corresponding number are output to the server if the contents are different. The server replaces the content of the sub-frame with the number in the first frame by the received content, and thus forms the second frame to output.

Abstract: A controller for digital asynchronized half-duplex serial transmission gate. The controller includes a RS232/TTL interface for transforming a received RS232 signal into a TTL signal, a RS484/TTL interface for transforming the TTL signal into a RS485 signal, having a Rx/Tx control terminal, and a phase processing unit for receiving the TTL signal to generate a Rx/Tx control signal input to the Rx/Tx control terminal, wherein the Rx/Tx control signal is derived by inverting and delaying the TTL signal for a time interval.