Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a solid content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module embedded in a label associated with the consumable suitable to sense the consumable level; and a visual indicator suitable to receive the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module suitable to sense the consumable level; and a communications module suitable for receiving the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.

Abstract: A positioning method including following steps is provided. Firstly, several base stations are commanded to detect a tracked object. Then, a first position of the tracked object is obtained according to the first return information. Then, several fixed-type signal transceivers are selected according to the first position. Then, the selected fixed-type signal transceivers are commanded to detect the tracked object, and a second position of the tracked object is obtained according to the second return information received from the fixed-type signal transceivers.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus, a monitoring system, and a monitoring method are provided. The monitoring system includes the monitoring apparatus and a remote apparatus. The monitoring apparatus includes a power-supply circuit, at least one switching circuit, a power measurement module, and a processing module. The power-supply circuit generates at least one output power. The at least one switching circuit transmits the at least one output power to at least one electronic apparatus. The power measurement module measures the output power to obtain power utilizing information of the electronic apparatus. The processing module determines an operating status of the electronic apparatus by comparing the power utilizing information with reference information. Alternatively, the processing module transmits the power utilizing information to the remote apparatus, and the remote apparatus determines the operating status of the electronic apparatus by comparing the power utilizing information with the reference information.

Abstract: A positioning method including following steps is provided. Firstly, several base stations are commanded to detect a tracked object. Then, a first position of the tracked object is obtained according to the first return information. Then, several fixed-type signal transceivers are selected according to the first position. Then, the selected fixed-type signal transceivers are commanded to detect the tracked object, and a second position of the tracked object is obtained according to the second return information received from the fixed-type signal transceivers.

Abstract: A connector includes an insulated housing, four connecting terminals, three pins and a plug. The insulated housing has a containing space and a disposing surface, and the disposing surface is located in the containing space. The connecting terminals are separately disposed in the containing space of the insulated housing and located on the disposing surface. The pins are separately disposed in the containing space of the insulated housing and extend from the disposing surface toward a direction away from the disposing surface, and the connecting terminals surround the pins. The plug is disposed in a center of the containing space of the insulated housing and located on the disposing surface. The plug is beneficial to rotate and has no directionality. The plug includes a plurality of conductive rings, the conductive rings are separately arranged along the direction away from the disposing surface, and the pins surround the plug.

Abstract: A global supply chain management system in an environment of multiple suppliers forming supply chains for one or more buyers connected over the Internet. The system includes a global processor with logic that maps “local” supply information for each buyer and each supplier, represented in one or more property tables having master information correlated to local information for each buyer and each supplier. The system manages processes from an input of lots to an output through supplier stages where clients each use fragmented different local information. A correlation means uses base lot indicators, one for each of the lots in common for all of said stages and executes supply chain management functions for tracking lots through the supplier stages and for dynamic creation of sets of purchase orders among groups of suppliers for processing the same lot through the supply chain.

Abstract: A housing structure for 3C products comprises a plastic made member and a supporting plate; the member can be shaped in any of various forms by injection shaping and includes an outer surface with respect to the inner surface; the supporting plate is combined with the inner surface of the plastic made member. The bending resistive elasticity of the supporting plate is larger than the elasticity of the injection shaped member, and the thickness of the supporting plate is thinner than the thickness of the injection shaped member. The thickness of the supporting plate is between 0.08 ˜0.5 mm, the thickness and cost of the housing structure is reduced. The housing structure is provided with sufficient bending strength against external pressure exerted onto the outer surface of the injection shaped member.

Abstract: A USB connector with a card detector suitable for a low power capacity system is provided. The USB connector comprises at least a power pad, a D? signal pad, a D+signal pad, a ground pad and a device insertion detecting pad. The device insertion detecting pad and the ground pad are disposed to correspond with the ground pad of an external USB interface device so that the device insertion detection pad and the ground pad are simultaneously grounded when the external device is inserted into the USB connector. The supply of power to the USB connector is controlled through the short-circuiting signal produced by the device insertion detection pad. The USB connector of the present invention can be applied to actuate a VBUS power converter circuit in a timely manner and drive the USB connector into a standard operation with very little power loss in an idling state when no external device is plugged into the USB connector.

Abstract: A digital audio recording apparatus having call logging function is provided. The digital audio recording apparatus is connected to a telephone set as well as an external line for automatic detecting/capturing call log information and recording audio signals therewith. Furthermore, digitized audio signals are saved in a portable storage media, e.g. a memory card, via the digital audio recording apparatus. Larger capacity and higher flexibility of data storage are thus provided, and the filing of call logs is properly managed as dialogue time is clocked.

Abstract: A controller with small memory card interface switch USB interface, the controller at least comprises a small memory interface connecting with small memory card electric interface in information appliances, an electric interface for imitating standard small memory card, microprocessor of instruction group and communication protocol and an USB interface for connecting with USB memory device; the controller enable the small memory card interface in information appliances to access the pocket disk and relative memory device connecting with USB interface by proper transfer mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless digital transceiver, particularly to a wireless digital transceiver which can hitch a PDA thereon. It mainly comprises: a PDA interface, connect and transmit PDA input and output messages; a mobile communication module, can supply the function of wireless communication and the use of digital transmission and receiving; a communication bus, is connected between the PDA interface and mobile communication module to communicate message between the PDA and the mobile communication module; a power supply module, is connected to the PDA interface to supply electric power to the hitched PDA and the transceiver itself; a microprocessor, connect the communication bus for handling calculation and control in the transceiver; and a cover, can cover and fix all elements of the transceiver, and combine with a hitched PDA.