Abstract: A storage device, a memory controller, and a data protection method are provided. The method includes when receiving a read command sent by a host, adopting a corresponding output flow rate limit to determine an operation that is executed on read data corresponding to the read command by the host according to location information included in the read command or a type of a transmission interface between the host and the storage device. The method also includes executing an interference procedure by the storage device to prevent the read data from being copied to the host or slow down the speed of copying the read data to the host when identifying that the operation is a copy operation.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference shielding apparatus for a signal transceiver comprises a metal cover, a chassis, adhesive, and a waveguide output hole. A first combination portion having a first curved section is disposed on the edge of the metal cover. The first curved section of the first combination portion includes at least one opening The edge of the chassis includes a second combination portion having a groove corresponding to the first combination portion. A lateral slot is at the location of the second combination portion corresponding to the opening The adhesive combines the first combination portion and the second combination portion. A waveguide is disposed in the chassis, and extends to the exterior of the chassis through the waveguide output hole. A flat tool can be inserted into a space between one of the openings and a corresponding lateral slot to separate the metal cover from the chassis.

Abstract: Data accessing method for a flash memory, and a controller and a storage system using the same are provided. The data accessing method includes reading data from a physical address of a flash memory according to a physical address to be read corresponding to a logical address to be read in a read command, and determining whether or not the read physical address is the physical address to be read. The data accessing method also includes transmitting the data only if the read physical address is the physical address to be read. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure the transmitted data is data to be accessed by the read command.

Abstract: A bad block identifying method for a flash memory, a storage system, and a controller thereof are provided. The bad block identifying method includes determining whether a programming error occurs in a block of the flash memory after the block is programmed and marking the block as a bad block when the programming error successively occurs in the block. Since the block is determined to be a bad block only when the programming error repeatedly occurs in the block, misjudgment of bad block in the flash memory can be avoided and accordingly the lifespan of the flash memory storage system can be prolonged.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference shielding apparatus for a signal transceiver employs two folded-edge mechanisms coupled together and an adhesive. The electromagnetic interference shielding apparatus includes a metal cover, a chassis having a waveguide output hole, and an adhesive. A first combination portion having a first curved section is disposed on an edge of the metal cover. A second combination portion having a second curved section corresponding to the first combination portion is disposed on an edge of the chassis. The adhesive is used to combine the first combination portion and the second combination portion. The waveguide output hole outputs a signal transmitted by the signal transceiver. The first combination portion and the second combination portion form a curved space that is used with the adhesive to prevent leakage of the transmitted signal and the interference of external noises.

Abstract: A projection apparatus with speech indication and a control method thereof are provided. The projection apparatus comprises a storage unit, a transmission interface, a process unit, and an output unit. The storage unit is configured to store a plurality of speech data. The transmission interface is configured to connect to an external apparatus for accessing the storage unit. The process unit is configured to select at least one of the speech data according to the present state of the projection apparatus. The output unit is configured to output the selected speech datum to broadcast the speech indication.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference shielding apparatus for a signal transceiver employs two folded-edge mechanisms coupled together and an adhesive. The electromagnetic interference shielding apparatus includes a metal cover, a chassis having a waveguide output hole, and an adhesive. A first combination portion having a first curved section is disposed on an edge of the metal cover. A second combination portion having a second curved section corresponding to the first combination portion is disposed on an edge of the chassis. The adhesive is used to combine the first combination portion and the second combination portion. The waveguide output hole outputs a signal transmitted by the signal transceiver. The first combination portion and the second combination portion form a curved space that is used with the adhesive to prevent leakage of the transmitted signal and the interference of external noises.

Abstract: A method for reporting back a status of a mobile phone includes: (a) a second mobile phone sending a monitoring message to a first mobile phone via a telecommunication system service terminal when the first mobile phone is at a first status; (b) sending a reporting message to the second mobile phone according to the monitoring message when the first mobile phone is at a second status; (c) the second mobile phone comparing data of the monitoring message with data of the reporting message to generate a comparison result after receiving the reporting message; and (d) the second mobile phone displaying an informing frame according to the comparison result.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for managing memory blocks in a flash memory. The method is first to calculate the total number of good blocks and total number of bad blocks in the flash memory, and then all the good blocks and the bad blocks will be evenly allocated to each segment according to the number of segments contained in the flash memory. After the allocation, the allocation information will be recorded in one good block to form a data block so that when the flash memory is executing initialization, the controller chip may find the data block, and store the data in the SRAM (static random access memory) of the flash memory. Then, according to the data stored in the SRAM, the controller chip may generate a corresponding table for the block contained in the segment according to the data stored in the SRAM. As a result, the flash memory may be used with lower capacity and may obviate the problem of being unusable when the flash memory contains the excessive amount of the bad blocks.

Abstract: A portable storage device is provided. The portable storage device comprises a memory having a hidden block, a first program block, a general block and a security block. A user's password is stored in the hidden block and a password-identifying program is stored in the first program block. When a host executes the password-identifying program, the user is asked to input a password that is compared with the user's password stored in the hidden block. If the password inputted by the user matches with the user's password stored in the hidden block, the user is allowed to access to data stored in the security block and to process data retrieval/storage therein.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for managing memory blocks in a flash memory. The method is first to calculate the total number of good blocks and total number of bad blocks in the flash memory, and then all the good blocks and the bad blocks will be evenly allocated to each segment according to the number of segments contained in the flash memory. After the allocation, the allocation information will be recorded in one good block to form a data block so that when the flash memory is executing initialization, the controller chip may find the data block, and store the data in the SRAM (static random access memory) of the flash memory. Then, according to the data stored in the SRAM, the controller chip may generate a corresponding table for the block contained in the segment according to the data stored in the SRAM. As a result, the flash memory may be used with lower capacity and may obviate the problem of being unusable when the flash memory contains the excessive amount of the bad blocks.

Abstract: An expandable integrated circuit (IC) and an operation procedure thereof are provided. The expandable IC comprises the CPU and a RAM for writing data or program for correction into the CPU so that the manufacturer need not replace the ROM when the data or program in IC needs to be corrected or modified. Therefore, not only the replacement cost of ROM can be avoided but also the recordable or executable program can be effectively expanded and thereby providing great convenience to the manufacturer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for managing incoming calls of a mobile phone. The mobile phone includes a control circuit and a volume detector. The method includes (a) receiving a call signal by the mobile phone, (b) detecting environmental volume surrounding the mobile phone with the volume detector, and (c) executing a first managing process with the control circuit when the detected surrounding volume exceeds a predetermined value, or executing a second managing process with the control circuit when the detected surrounding volume does not exceed the predetermined value.

Abstract: A method of filtering messages received on a receiving telephone apparatus includes receiving a message from a calling telephone and applying filtering rules to the message. A first filtering rule includes filtering the message if a telephone number of the calling telephone contains less than a predetermined number of digits. If the message satisfies at least one of the filtering rules, a filtering process is then executed on the message.

Abstract: An application IC that can be applied in the control system of a memory storage device for the USB device for communicating with a server for receiving, reading and writing commands from the server and to access to the data stored in various memory storage devices is provided. Alternatively, the application IC can support the server, including IDE portable information product for data transmission. The data transmission having these two different specifications can share the same data source in certain mechanism. In this mechanism, the USB server is in the first priority transfer mode, the IDE server will take action only when the USB server is unavailable or discharged. When the IDE server is in operation mode, the interruption demand from the USB server is denied and after the IDE server completes the assignment, the interruption command from the USB server is executed.

Abstract: An application IC that can be applied in the control system of a memory storage device for the USB device for communicating with a server for receiving, reading and writing commands from the server and to access to the data stored in various memory storage devices is provided. Alternatively, the application IC can support the server, including IDE portable information product for data transmission. The data transmission having these two different specifications can share the same data source in certain mechanism. In this mechanism, the USB server is in the first priority transfer mode, the IDE server will take action only when the USB server is unavailable or discharged. When the IDE server is in operation mode, the interruption demand from the USB server is denied and after the IDE server completes the assignment, the interruption command from the USB server is executed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for managing incoming calls of a mobile phone. The mobile phone includes a control circuit and a volume detector. The method includes (a) receiving a call signal by the mobile phone, (b) detecting environmental volume surrounding the mobile phone with the volume detector, and (c) executing a first managing process with the control circuit when the detected surrounding volume exceeds a predetermined value, or executing a second managing process with the control circuit when the detected surrounding volume does not exceed the predetermined value.

Abstract: The invention provides an audio video digital signal processing device comprising a plurality of memory interfaces or connecters adapted to receive memory means, a digital signal processor DSP adapted to detect connection of memory means in the memory interfaces and to recognize the audio video format of the stored data, an audio output for audio signal output, a video output for video signal output, and a digital to analog converter and amplifier controlled by the DSP to process audio and video signals from the memory means for output to external audio and video apparatus through the audio output and the video output. The audio and video signals can be processed with a variety of personalized presentation effects based upon users requirements.