Abstract: A grading device used for grading a remotely-taught lesson includes a table generating module, a detecting module, a timing module, and a grading module. The table generating module generates a relationship table. The detecting module detects start events of the interaction segments, a start event of the lesson, stop events of the interaction segments, and a stop event of the lesson. The timing module times the start times of the lesson and the interaction segments, and the stop times of the lesson and the interaction segments, and further records the times of the interaction segments. The grading module obtains weights of the interaction segments corresponding to the times of the interaction segments from the relationship table and grades the interaction segments. A grading method is also provided.

Abstract: An illuminating module includes a cover body, a plurality of lens elements, a flexible element and a light-emitting component. The cover body has a plurality of first through holes. The lens elements are opposite to the first through holes, respectively, and the size of each lens element is made compatible with the size of each first through hole. The lens elements are disposed between the flexible element and the cover body. The light-emitting component has a circuit board and a plurality of light emitting diodes. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the circuit board and opposite to the lens elements, respectively. The lights emitted from the light emitting diodes are outputted through the lens elements respectively.

Abstract: A data center provides virtual services for a client device via a gateway. The data center includes a database and plurality of virtual machines configured for providing different virtual services for the client device. The client device communicates with the data center through a gateway. When a user registers a virtual service from the data center using the client device, the data center acquires data set by the user for describing the registered virtual services. The data set by the user includes a tag of the virtual service and login information of the user used to access the data center. When the user need to use a corresponding virtual service, the data center starts a virtual machine that provides the corresponding virtual service, and then activates the corresponding virtual service according to the tag of the corresponding virtual service.

Abstract: A mainboard includes a selecting module, a calculating module, and a backup module. The selecting module selects a highest backup sequence group. The calculating module checks whether current backup time arrives, and calculates memory space of partitions belonging to the highest backup sequence group when the current backup time arrives. The backup module checks whether residual space in a first flash is enough according to the calculated memory space, and backs up the partitions belonging to the highest backup sequence group originally in a second flash to the first flash if the residual space in the first flash is enough. A method of the mainboard backing up of a baseboard management controller is also provided, which provides backing up for the baseboard management controller.

Abstract: A server rack includes a baffle control device and a plurality of server cases. Each server case accommodates a server and comprises an air inlet and a baffle located at a side of the air inlet to open or close the air inlet. The baffle control device includes a server monitoring unit and a baffle control unit. The server monitoring unit monitors a power on event and a power off event of the server. When the power on event of the server of a corresponding server case is monitored, the baffle control unit controls the baffle of the corresponding server case to open the air inlet of the corresponding server case. When the power off event of the server of the corresponding server case is monitored, the baffle control unit controls the baffle of the corresponding server case to close the air inlet of the corresponding server case.

Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit for driving a vehicle lamp, comprising a dummy load. Multiple unidirectional conduction electronic components are coupled to the dummy, operable for conducting a current path to enable a current to flow through the dummy load. Each of multiple LED strings is coupled to each of the multiple unidirectional conduction electronic components, respectively.

Abstract: An application collaboration (AC) platform is used to realize application collaboration between two user devices. The AC platform includes a semantic database which stores semantic descriptions of a plurality of user devices. When a semantic query message is received from a request devices, one or more of the user devices which match the semantic query message are searched and one of the searched user devices is selected as a target device. Data for application collaboration is exchanged between the request device and the target device. The target device performs the application collaboration according to the data and generates result data after performing the application collaboration. The result data is transmitted to the request device to accomplish the application collaboration between the request device and the target device.

Abstract: A network device and method for setting parameters of the network device provides a management agent to receive parameters input by a user. The parameters corresponds to one or more service agents of the network device. The management agent sends the corresponding parameters to the one or more service agents. The service agent sends all the parameters to a corresponding driver of the network device upon the condition that the service agent has received all the parameters. The driver sets the received parameters to enable functions of the network device.

Abstract: Lidar point clouds and multi-spectral aerial images are integrated for change detection of building models. This reduces errors owing to ground areas and vegetation areas. Manifold change types are detected with low cost, low inaccuracy and high efficiency.

Abstract: An access gateway establishes a link with at least one terminal device via a user interface module, and obtains a cloud storage service list from a backend server. The access gateway selects one cloud storage service from the cloud storage service list, and authenticates one cloud storage service provider server corresponding to the selected cloud storage service to obtain a backend uniform resource locator (URL). The access gateway downloads backend software from the one cloud storage service provider server according to the backend URL, and installs the backend software. The access gateway provides cloud storage service from the one cloud storage service provider server to the at least one terminal device according to the installed backend software.

Abstract: A network device and method for updating parameters of the network device provides an object adapting interface. The object adapting interface generates a service access interface and a configuration adapting interface. A management agent of the network device sends a requirement command. If the requirement command is a write command, the configuration adapting interface updates configuration parameters of the management agent stored in a configuration database of the network device. If the requirement command is a read command, the service access interface reads configuration parameters stored in the management agent.

Abstract: An illumination lamp having a light-projecting angle adjusting function includes: a base unit, a light-emitting unit and a retaining unit. The base unit includes a retaining module, and the retaining module has a plurality of retaining grooves arranged as a surrounding shape and a surrounding receiving groove. The light-emitting unit is disposed on the base unit. The retaining unit includes a movable retaining element penetrating through the light-emitting unit and moved along with the light-emitting unit. In addition, the movable retaining element has a first end portion and a second end portion corresponding with each other, and the first end portion selectively positioned in one of the retaining grooves for positioning the light-emitting unit or movably disposed in the surrounding receiving groove for rotating the light-emitting unit.

Abstract: A computing device and method for searching for parameters in a data model uses a first hash table to store index values of all parameter names in a data model, and uses a second hash table to store index values of data paths of duplicate parameters names in the data model, and changes the comparison sequence when searching for parameters in the data model. That is, comparing beginning from the last character in the input data string, if a leaf node in the data model matches the last character, then comparing parent nodes of the leaf node with the remaining characters of the input data string. Then, a data path of a parameter having a unique name is located according to the first hash table. Furthermore, data paths of parameters having duplicate names is located according to the second hash table.

Abstract: A cloud storage access device includes a data fetching unit, a user management unit, and a data link unit. The data fetching unit collects private data of each user of the cloud storage access device. The user management unit creates a home directory corresponding to each user in the cloud storage access device. The data link unit connects each of the home directories to both the cloud and a local storage of a network terminal, such that the cloud storage access device communicates with both the cloud and the local storage. Each user of the cloud storage access device stores data to the cloud or the local storage and accesses data stored in the cloud or the local storage through the home directory corresponding to the user.

Abstract: A method for displaying data objects based on social networks is executed by a cloud access system. The method comprises receiving view preference settings from a user of the cloud access system. The view preferences settings comprise group names and time periods. The method further comprises querying a friend list according to the group and polling data objects shared by the user and the friends according to the time period. Each of the shared data objects is renamed to its uploaded time, re-sorted according to the timeline and stored in memory. The polling cycle is determined according to degrees of activities of the user and the friends on social networking sites.

Abstract: An access gateway establishes a link with at least one terminal device via a user interface module, and obtains a cloud storage service list from a backend server. The access gateway selects one cloud storage service from the cloud storage service list, and authenticates one cloud storage service provider server corresponding to the selected cloud storage service to obtain a backend uniform resource locator (URL). The access gateway downloads backend software from the one cloud storage service provider server according to the backend URL, and installs the backend software. The access gateway provides cloud storage service from the one cloud storage service provider server to the at least one terminal device according to the installed backend software.

Abstract: A mobile phone utilizes a radio frequency (RF) chip transceiving RF signals via a front end circuit. A power detector detects power output from a power amplifier and converts the power to voltage to transmit to a central processing unit (CPU). A base station tester measures output power of the mobile phone and transmits to the CPU in a test mode. A microwave chamber measures power radiated by the antenna in an operation mode. A high voltage circuit provides a high voltage signal continuously. A detection circuit detects a connection status of the base station tester and the testing connector and outputs the high voltage signal to the CPU according to the connection status. The CPU determines an operating mode of the mobile phone based on output of the detection circuit, and outputs a maximum output power according to the test mode and operation mode maximum output power calibration tables.

Abstract: A communication device receives and executes a loosely coupled service agent (LCSA) from an external device as one software process in substitution for a thread of an existing application. The device executes the application as one software process comprising a plurality of threads referred to as the tightly coupled service agents (TCSA), among, which a first TCSA provides a first function, which is substituted by a second function of the LCSA. The device associates data objects of the first TCSA to the LCSA.

Abstract: A network device and method for setting parameters of the network device provides a management agent to receive parameters input by a user. The parameters corresponds to one or more service agents of the network device. The management agent sends the corresponding parameters to the one or more service agents. The service agent sends all the parameters to a corresponding driver of the network device upon the condition that the service agent has received all the parameters. The driver sets the received parameters to enable functions of the network device.