Abstract: A contactless detection method with noise elimination is applied to measuring the information of physiological and physical activities. It includes following steps: sensing a human body to generate an image by an image sensor; capturing a physiological signal from the image; tracing a feature point of the human body in the image to generate a physical activity signal; and calculating information of physical activities covering step count, speed and calories according to the physical activity signal and the physiological signal. In particular, the contactless detection method treats the physiological signal cooperated with the physical activity signal to separate a noise from the physiological signal, so as to generate an ideal physiological signal. Therefore, the physiological information is calculated more accurately according to the ideal physiological signal.

Abstract: Surveillance systems with a plurality of cameras and image processing method thereof are provided. Based on a plurality of images captured by the plurality of cameras, some of the images are translucentized with other images and the other images are stitched with each other according to the space geometrical relations of cameras. The benefit of the surveillance system is that monitoring the field surveilled by each camera is no longer necessary to watch each image separately.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical module package structure. A substrate is defined with a light receiving region and a light emitting region. A light receiving chip and a light emitting chip are disposed on the light receiving region and the light emitting region of the substrate, respectively. An electronic unit is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the light emitting chip. Two encapsulating gels are coated on each of the chips and the electronic unit. A cover is disposed on the substrate and has a light emitting hole and a light receiving hole, located above the light emitting chip and the light receiving chip, respectively. In this way, the package structure of the optical module of the present invention integrates passive components, functional ICs or dies into a module, and the optical module provides the functions of current limiting or function adjustment.

Abstract: A non-contact method for detecting physiological signals and motion in real time comprises: sensing a portion of a human body to generate a series of image frames by an optical sensing element; determining a complexion region from each of the image frames; then calculating a central coordinate of the complexion region; determining a sample block by expanding a surrounding range from the central coordinate, for getting a complexion fluctuation waveform; comparing said central coordinate with a central coordinate of a later image frame, to calculate a displacement in a unit time for determining whether the portion of the human body is in a static state. In the static state, an operating unit performs noise filter and peak detecting for complexion fluctuation waveform, and calculates a physiological signal. Said method can reduce the amount of data required to be processed in physiological signal detection, and improve the accuracy of the detection.

Abstract: A an optical module integrated package includes a substrate, a light-receiving chip mounted in a light-receiving region of the substrate, an electronic component mounted in the substrate, a cover mounted on the substrate and having a light-receiving chip disposed above the light-receiving hole, and a lens fixedly mounted in the light-receiving hole of the cover. Thus, the optical module integrated package not only have the chip and the electronic component integrated therein to reduce the packaging cost and to improve the yield but also provide a light filtering, focusing or diffusing effect to enhance optical recognition accuracy.

Abstract: A power supply system for maintaining the efficiency of an AC/DC power conversion unit in relation to a load is disclosed. The load varies in response to power usage during operation of the power supply system. An AC power input and a DC power output of the power conversion unit direct DC power to attached components. A master controller disposed in the power supply system detects the load of an attached computer system through a DC meter and executes an algorithm to determine the values of circuit parameters of conversion circuits in the AC/DC power conversion unit. The master controller sends the values to a mode controller through a digital signal interface. The mode controller adjusts the operating mode of the conversion circuits and thus changes the efficiency of the AC/DC power conversion unit.

Abstract: A vehicle head-up display device includes a pattern generation unit and a combiner comprised of a free-form surface lens. The pattern generation unit forms at least one image, and the combiner magnifies and reflects the image of the pattern generation unit to provide a virtual image. The combiner has a dynamic distortion of smaller than 0.4%, and the dynamic distortion is an average value of a maximum horizontal dynamic distortion and a maximum vertical dynamic distortion.

Abstract: An optical module package includes a substrate having a recessed portion, a cover covered on the substrate and defining with the substrate a first chamber and a second chamber therebetween, the cover having a light-emitting hole disposed in communication with the first chamber, a light-receiving hole disposed in communication with the second chamber and a stop wall positioned in the recessed portion to separate the first chamber and the second chamber, a light-emitting chip and a light-receiving chip mounted at the substrate and respectively disposed in the first chamber and the second chamber, and two encapsulation colloids respectively mounted in the first chamber and the second chamber and respectively wrapped about the light-emitting chip and the light-receiving chip. Thus, the optical module package not only can prevent crosstalk but also can greatly reduce the manufacturing cost and the level of difficulty.

Abstract: Peptide-grafted antibodies having agonist activity against a Class B GPCR and their uses, and methods for identifying same. Mammalian cell lines for high-throughput screening for agonists of a Class B GPCR are also provided that comprise a stably integrated recombinant nucleic acid construct comprising a reporter gene under control of a cAMP responsive promoter, the reporter gene encoding a cell surface expressed protein, and a stably integrated recombinant nucleic acid construct comprising a sequence encoding a Class B GPCR under control of a constitutive promoter.

Abstract: A an optical module integrated package includes a substrate, a light-receiving chip mounted in a light-receiving region of the substrate, an electronic component mounted in the substrate, a cover mounted on the substrate and having a light-receiving chip disposed above the light-receiving hole, and a lens fixedly mounted in the light-receiving hole of the cover. Thus, the optical module integrated package not only have the chip and the electronic component integrated therein to reduce the packaging cost and to improve the yield but also provide a light filtering, focusing or diffusing effect to enhance optical recognition accuracy.

Abstract: A voltage regulator and a control method thereof are provided to dynamically adjust an output voltage. The voltage regulator comprises a plurality of switching transistors and a control circuit. The first end of each switching transistor receives a driving voltage, and the second end of each switching transistor is electrically connected to the end which outputs the output voltage. The input end and the feedback end of the control circuit respectively receive a reference voltage and the output voltage. A plurality of output ends of the control circuit are electrically connected to the control ends of the switching transistors respectively. Switching transistors adjust the output voltage. The control circuit compares the output voltage with the reference voltage, and selectively turns the switching transistors on or off according to the comparison between the output voltage and the reference voltage, to control the output voltage to approach the reference voltage.

Abstract: A vehicle head-up display device includes a pattern generation unit and a combiner comprised of a free-form surface lens. The pattern generation unit forms at least one image, and the combiner magnifies and reflects the image of the pattern generation unit to provide a virtual image. The combiner has a dynamic distortion of smaller than 0.4%, and the dynamic distortion is an average value of a maximum horizontal dynamic distortion and a maximum vertical dynamic distortion.

Abstract: Surveillance systems with a plurality of cameras and image processing method thereof are provided. Based on a plurality of images captured by the plurality of cameras, some of the images are translucentized with other images and the other images are stitched with each other according to the space geometrical relations of cameras. The benefit of the surveillance system is that monitoring the field surveilled by each camera is no longer necessary to watch each image separately.

Abstract: An optical module package includes a substrate having a recessed portion, a cover covered on the substrate and defining with the substrate a first chamber and a second chamber therebetween, the cover having a light-emitting hole disposed in communication with the first chamber, a light-receiving hole disposed in communication with the second chamber and a stop wall positioned in the recessed portion to separate the first chamber and the second chamber, a light-emitting chip and a light-receiving chip mounted at the substrate and respectively disposed in the first chamber and the second chamber, and two encapsulation colloids respectively mounted in the first chamber and the second chamber and respectively wrapped about the light-emitting chip and the light-receiving chip. Thus, the optical module package not only can prevent crosstalk but also can greatly reduce the manufacturing cost and the level of difficulty.

Abstract: An image conversion method is provided. An image of a calibration reference pattern is captured. A plurality of first and a plurality of second characteristic patterns of the calibration reference pattern are identified. Coordinates of the first and second characteristic patterns in a first view angle coordinate system are obtained, and coordinates of the first and second characteristic patterns in a second view angle coordinate system are obtained, to obtain a coordinate conversion relationship between the first and second view angle coordinate systems. An input image is converted to an output image according to the coordinate conversion relationship.

Abstract: A power supply system for maintaining the efficiency of an AC/DC power conversion unit in relation to a load is disclosed. The load varies in response to power usage during operation of the power supply system. An AC power input and a DC power output of the power conversion unit direct DC power to attached components. A master controller disposed in the power supply system detects the load of an attached computer system through a DC meter and executes an algorithm to determine the values of circuit parameters of conversion circuits in the AC/DC power conversion unit. The master controller sends the values to a mode controller through a digital signal interface. The mode controller adjusts the operating mode of the conversion circuits and thus changes the efficiency of the AC/DC power conversion unit.

Abstract: A dynamic fusion method of images includes: receiving broadcast information from surrounding vehicles of a host vehicle; determining whether at least one of the surrounding vehicles travels in the same lane as the host vehicle to become a neighboring vehicle of the host vehicle according to the broadcast information; determining whether the neighboring vehicle is too close to the host vehicle and blocks the view of the host vehicle; and performing a transparentization or translucentization process on the neighboring vehicle in an image captured by the host vehicle when the neighboring vehicle blocks the view of the host vehicle.

Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product for managing distribution of software updates in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile devices includes retrieving information of one or more softwares in one or more NFC mobile devices by a NFC reader in communication range with the one or more NFC mobile devices, transmitting the retrieved information from the NFC reader to a distribution server which determines if the one or more softwares requires an update based on the retrieved information, in response to said determination, receiving an available updated software or update components of the one or more softwares from the distribution server to the NFC reader and transmitting thereof from the NFC reader to a secure element of the one or more NFC mobile devices whose one or more softwares require an updation.

Abstract: A method for in-image periodic noise pixel inpainting is provided. It is determined whether a current frame includes periodic noise pixels, and locations of periodic noise pixels are identified. Non-periodic-noise pixels in a reference frame are utilized to inpaint the periodic noise pixels in the current frame.

Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product for managing distribution of software updates in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile devices includes retrieving information of one or more softwares in one or more NFC mobile devices by a NFC reader in communication range with the one or more NFC mobile devices, transmitting the retrieved information from the NFC reader to a distribution server which determines if the one or more softwares requires an update based on the retrieved information, in response to said determination, receiving an available updated software or update components of the one or more softwares from the distribution server to the NFC reader and transmitting thereof from the NFC reader to a secure element of the one or more NFC mobile devices whose one or more softwares require an updation.