Abstract: A plant container assembly includes a first plant container, a second plant container, and at least one buckle. The first plant container has at least one first buckle part protruding from an outer wall surface of a container wall of the first plant container and located at a bottom section of the container wall of the first plant container. The second plant container has at least one second buckle part protruding from an outer wall surface of a container wall of the second plant container and located at a top section of the container wall of the second plant container. When the first plant container is stacked on top of the second plant container, the buckle could be engaged with both the first buckle part of the first plant container and the second buckle part of the second plant container, thereby enhancing the stacking strength of the plant containers.

Abstract: A character recognition method includes the following operations: determining that the image of character to be identified corresponds to a matching character of several registered characters according to several vector distances to be identified between a vector of an image of character to be identified and several vectors of several registered character images of several registered characters, and storing a matching vector distance between the vector of the image of character to be identified and a vector of the matching character by a processor; and storing a data of the matching character according to the image of character to be identified when the matching vector distance is less than a vector distance threshold by the processor.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling a fan operation are provided. A containing space of the electronic device has a fan module and a deformation sensor. The deformation sensor detects whether a fan housing of the fan module is deformed. The deformation sensor transmits a deformation signal to a controller when detecting that the fan housing is deformed. The controller drives a fan blade of the fan module to stop running after receiving the deformation signal.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a host module having a housing with an accommodation space, a display module and a lift structure. The display module is pivotally connected to the housing by a shaft. The lift structure includes a bottom cover covering the accommodation space, a swing member and a follower member. The bottom cover includes an abutment portion including an abutment surface and located on an end surface of the bottom cover adjacent to the accommodation space. The swing member is in the accommodation space and connected to the shaft. The swing member moves with the display module. The follower member connects to the swing member and contacts the abutment surface. The follower member moves in a first direction according to swinging of the swing member, therefore the follower member abuts against the abutment surface and the bottom cover moves in a second direction to lift up the housing.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling a fan operation are provided. A containing space of the electronic device has a fan module and a deformation sensor. The deformation sensor detects whether a fan housing of the fan module is deformed. The deformation sensor transmits a deformation signal to a controller when detecting that the fan housing is deformed. The controller drives a fan blade of the fan module to stop running after receiving the deformation signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism, including a transformable mechanism with a plurality of claw wheels, in order to be capable of fast moving on the flat ground or in uneven terrain environments. The omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism includes a first body and a second body. Each of the first body and the second body includes at least one pair of claw wheels. Moreover, the omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism is capable of transforming one pair of first claw wheels of the first body and one pair of second claw wheels of the second body into a pair of complete wheels. Consequently, as compared with the existing mobile machines, the omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism in the present disclosure is capable of moving in various challenging terrain environments.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism, including a transformable mechanism with a plurality of claw wheels, in order to be capable of fast moving on the flat ground or in uneven terrain environments. The omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism includes a first body and a second body. Each of the first body and the second body includes at least one pair of claw wheels. Moreover, the omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism is capable of transforming one pair of first claw wheels of the first body and one pair of second claw wheels of the second body into a pair of complete wheels. Consequently, as compared with the existing mobile machines, the omni-directional terrain crossing mechanism in the present disclosure is capable of moving in various challenging terrain environments.

Abstract: A sharing apparatus for computer peripheral devices includes: a source end connected to a first computer for sending via a first wireless module data of peripheral devices connected to the first computer; at least a target end having an identification code and connected to a second computer, wherein the target end receives and sends the data of the peripheral devices to the second computer, and the second computer performs an operation according to the data of the peripheral devices; and a control program stored in a record medium and installed in the first computer, wherein the source end fetches an identification code from the at least a target end via wireless connection, authenticates the identification code, adds a code corresponding to the identification code to the outgoing data of the peripheral device, and sends the code-containing data to a corresponding one of the target ends.

Abstract: An electronic device for sensing and recording a dynamic state to enable a performance device to present a corresponding performance is provided. The electronic device includes a body, a processing unit, a sensing module, and a storage module. The sensing module detects a dynamic state of the body and sends a detected signal to the processing unit. The processing unit carries out a signal recording action for recording the signal detected by the sensing module and storing the signal in the storage module. The processing unit processes or judges the signal. A performance device performs a performance corresponding to the dynamic state of the body.

Abstract: A chorusing toy system includes multiple sound-generating devices. The sound-generating devices each include a storage module, a sound-generating unit, and a circuit module. The storage module stores a role-related datum, an ID datum, and at least a play datum. The circuit module is connected to the storage module and the sound-generating unit, and includes a starting switch and a playing switch. Once the starting switches are turned on, the circuit modules will execute a connection procedure whereby one of the sound-generating devices is defined as a master. Once the playing switches are turned on, the circuit modules will execute a playing procedure whereby the play datum are played by means of a playing unit of the sound-generating devices.

Abstract: A segment display device includes an e-paper segmented display module, a first circuit module and a second circuit module. The e-paper segmented display module includes a group of first contacts. The first circuit module includes a first substrate, a first control unit, a group of second contacts and a group of third contacts. The first control unit, the second contacts and the third contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The first control unit is electrically connected with the second contacts and the third contacts. The second contacts are electrically connected to the first contacts. The second circuit module includes a second substrate, a second control unit and a group of fourth contacts. The second control unit and the fourth contact group are electrically connected with each other and both are disposed on the second substrate. The fourth contacts are electrically connected to the third contacts.

Abstract: An alarm system and method for warning of emergencies are provided. The method predefines a sign language list, and stores the sign language list in a storage device of a terminal device connected to at least one video camera. The method can control the video camera to capture sign images of a person when the person warns of an emergency using sign language, and combine the sign images to create a combined image. In addition, the method analyzes each of the sign images of the combined image to generate a group of sign numbers according to the sign language list stored in the storage device, generates a sign event according to the group of sign numbers, and responds to the sign event using a corresponding alarm.

Abstract: A method can control a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera to monitor an area. The method sets a monitoring path for the PTZ camera, captures a plurality of navigation images of the monitored area at different positions of the monitoring path, and obtains position information of each of the navigation images based upon an image space coordinate system. The method further sets a sequence of the navigation images, and sets a directional control icon for each of the navigation images according to the set sequence and the position information. According to the movement direction pointed by the directional control icon of each of the captured image, the PTZ camera can move along the monitoring path to capture a video stream of the monitored area.

Abstract: An alarm system and method for warning of emergencies are provided. The method predefines a sign language list, and stores the sign language list in a storage device of a terminal device connected to at least one video camera. The method can control the video camera to capture sign images of a person when the person warns of an emergency using sign language, and combine the sign images to create a combined image. In addition, the method analyzes each of the sign images of the combined image to generate a group of sign numbers according to the sign language list stored in the storage device, generates a sign event according to the group of sign numbers, and responds to the sign event using a corresponding alarm.

Abstract: An illumination system including a light source module, a first integral lens array, a cylindrical lens array, a polarization beam splitter converter, a cylindrical lens, a condenser lens, and a collimator lens is provided. The light source module is suitable for providing a white light, and the first integral lens array, the cylindrical lens array, the polarization beam splitter converter, the cylindrical lens, the condenser lens, and the collimator lens are sequentially disposed on a optical path of the white light. Thus, the cylindrical lens array can adjust the shape of the light spots which are formed by focusing the white light for the light spots nearly completely passing through the polarization beam splitter converter to increase the light utilization of the illumination system. Additionally, a projection system including the illumination system mentioned above and a liquid crystal display panel is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a rain and sun shelter for automobiles, which comprises a plurality of supporting stands, and one end of the supporting stand being installed onto a car, and an adjacent supporting stand having a horizontal rod movably disposed between the other end, and a canopy movably disposed on the horizontal rod. The canopy is supported by the supporting stand and keeps a specific distance with the car, such that a heat-insulating space is kept between the canopy and the car body, so that the heat absorbed by the canopy will not be dispersed through the heat insulating space into the car, and the rain water or other fluid blocked by the canopy will not drop on the car roof, and thus attaining the sun shelter and rain shelter effects.

Abstract: A high intensity discharge bulb adapter for a vehicle which includes a base formed with a cylindrical portion having an axial hole, an intermediate portion of the axial hole having a neck portion, the cylindrical portion a high intensity discharge bulb engaging end and a power engaging end, an inner wall of the neck portion having two opposite longitudinal grooves connecting the high intensity discharge bulb engaging end and the power engaging end, the longitudinal grooves being adapted to receive two positioning pins of a high intensity discharge bulb thereby enabling the two positioning pins from moving along the grooves to engage with a power socket, and a sleeve having an axial opening adapted to receive the cylindrical portion, whereby the high intensity discharge bulb can be easily mounted on the lamp hood via the adapter without paying someone else to do it.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a rain and sun shelter for automobiles, which comprises a plurality of supporting stands, and one end of the supporting stand being installed onto a car, and an adjacent supporting stand having a horizontal rod movably disposed between the other end, and a canopy movably disposed on the horizontal rod. The canopy is supported by the supporting stand and keeps a specific distance with the car, such that a heat-insulating space is kept between the canopy and the car body, so that the heat absorbed by the canopy will not be dispersed through the heat insulating space into the car, and the rain water or other fluid blocked by the canopy will not drop on the car roof, and thus attaining the sun shelter and rain shelter effects.