Abstract: An electrical connector used for mating a mating connector includes an insulating body having a base and a tongue extending from the base, a plurality of terminals fixedly disposed in the base portion in an upper row and a lower row, and a middle shielding sheet embedded in the tongue and located between the upper row and the lower row of terminals. The middle shielding sheet has a notch concavely formed on a front end of the middle shielding sheet and overlapping a central line of the middle shielding sheet along a longitudinal direction, at least one first projection portion extending from the notch, and at least one second projection portion extending from the notch. The first projection portion locates in front of the second projection portion, and the first projection portion is farther away from the central line of the middle shielding sheet than the second projection portion is.

Abstract: A sensor for sensing a usage status of an electrical device and its associated method are disclosed. The sensor is disposed at a near-end of a power line of the electrical device. The sensor provided with a magnetic detector, an analog-to-digital converter and a controller. The magnetic detector is close to the power line to detect a magnetic field change around the power line to correspondingly generate an analog signal. The analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is used to receive the analog signal and convert the analog signal to a digital signal. The controller is used to receive the digital signal and generate an indication signal to accordingly learn at least one of statuses of being turned on and turned off the electrical device.

Abstract: A method and a system for testing an application across platforms. Application testing for checking functionality of an application is carried out to insure that same applications have the same behavior on different platforms. Such platforms include function, user interface (UI), and generated data. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for cross-platform application testing. A first response to an action is determined on a first platform. The action is triggered on a second platform, the second platform being different from the first platform. Then, a second response is determined to the action on the second platform. Finally, the first response and the second response are compared to test consistency of the application on the first platform and the second platform. A corresponding system for testing an application across platforms is also provided.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a middle shielding sheet disposed in the insulating body, at least one row of terminals disposed in the insulating body and located on one side of the middle shielding sheet, an inner metal shell arranged on the insulating body, and an outer metal shell, enclosing the insulating body and the inner metal shell to form a mating cavity. The row of terminals includes at least one ground terminal. The ground terminal is projected laterally to form an urging portion. The inner metal shell at least partially encloses the terminals and the middle shielding sheet, and is in contact with the plate edge of the urging portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a middle shielding sheet disposed in the insulating body, at least one row of terminals disposed in the insulating body and located on one side of the middle shielding sheet, an inner metal shell arranged on the insulating body, and an outer metal shell, enclosing the insulating body and the inner metal shell to form a mating cavity. The row of terminals includes at least one ground terminal. The ground terminal is projected laterally to form an urging portion. The inner metal shell at least partially encloses the terminals and the middle shielding sheet, and is in contact with the plate edge of the urging portion.

Abstract: A text exchange correspondence conveyed within a computing system can be analyzed. The correspondence can be associated with a sending timestamp. The correspondence can be sent from a sender to a recipient in a social networking system. The correspondence can include a message body and a file attachment stored within a data store of a text exchange message server. The file attachment can be a copy of an original file stored within a different data store. File modification information about the original file stored in the different data store can be retrieved. The file modification information can be compared to the sending timestamp to assess a modification occurrence of the original file after the sending timestamp. An indication of the modification of the original file can be presented within a user interface, responsive to determining the modification occurrence of the original file after the sending timestamp, providing.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain attribute information of a print job that has been input to the image forming apparatus, a registration unit configured to register user identification information in which user information indicating a user who has input the print job and group information indicating a group where the user belongs are associated with each other, the user information and the group information being included in the obtained attribute information, a generation unit configured to generate on an operation screen an operation object for receiving an operation request for executing a print job, based on the registered user identification information, and a display control unit configured to display, in response to receiving selection of the generated operation object, a list screen with a list of print jobs input by a user identified from the user identification information corresponding to the selected operation object.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit having a first storage area and a second storage area, and a control unit configured to store externally input print data in the first storage area when the image forming apparatus is operating in a forcible storage mode. The control unit, if a storage instruction is added to the externally input print data, stores the input data in the second storage area, not in the first storage area.

Abstract: A wearable device capable of indicating direction is provided, including a wearable module, a plurality of acoustic wave sensors, a plurality of vibrators, and a control module. The wearable module is adapted to be worn on the user's body, the acoustic wave sensors and the vibrators are disposed on the wearable module in different directions. The control module is electrically connected to the acoustic wave sensors and the vibrators. Each acoustic wave sensor is driven by a sound signal generated by an external object to generate a response signal, the control module receives and compares the response signals to recognize the direction of the external object, and controls the vibrator to generate the vibration signal.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes: obtaining location information and motion information of a wireless communication apparatus, and a data set from one or more information sources external to the wireless communication apparatus; and organizing data of the data set for display, where the organizing is based on the location and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus. Methods of other embodiments may also include defining a search radius based on the location information and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus, and the organizing may also include filtering the data set from the one or more information sources to exclude data from information sources outside the defined search radius.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a mating connector includes an insulating body and multiple terminals. The insulating body has a base, a tongue protruding forward from the base, and multiple terminal slots run from the tongue backward and through the base. The terminals are disposed in the terminal slots respectively. Each of the terminals has a retaining portion retained at the base, a contact portion extending forward from one end of the retaining portion to the tongue, and an urging portion disposed between the retaining portion and the contact portion. The urging portion is higher than an upper surface of the tongue. When the electrical connector mates with the mating connector, the mating connector presses against the urging portion downward, such that the contact portion electrically contacts the mating connector.

Abstract: A memory access method is disclosed for computing n parallel threads that invoke one original execution module. The method includes determining a number k (n?1?k?1) of k mirror execution modules to be created based on the number of n parallel threads. The method includes determining a mapping policy F between n threads and k+1 execution modules. The k+1 execution modules refer to the original execution module and the k mirror execution modules. The method includes creating the k mirror execution modules and allocating individual private memory to each of the k mirror execution modules. The method includes executing the n parallel threads and making each thread invoke the execution module according to the mapping policy F, with each execution module only accessing its private memory pool. The method includes, after the n parallel threads are finishing executing, deleting the k mirror execution modules and releasing the resources.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of preventing FPOT (First Print Output Time) from becoming longer beyond necessity. A selection unit selects a first print job that uses print data reserved in the image processing apparatus and a second print job that requires transfer of print data from another image processing apparatus. A print-job execution unit performs the first print job and the second print job selected by the selection unit. A control unit controls a printing order of the print-job execution unit so that the first print job is performed prior to performing the second print job when the execution of the first print job and the second print job is instructed.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a mating connector includes an insulating body and multiple terminals. The insulating body has a base, a tongue protruding forward from the base, and multiple terminal slots run from the tongue backward and through the base. The terminals are disposed in the terminal slots respectively. Each of the terminals has a retaining portion retained at the base, a contact portion extending forward from one end of the retaining portion to the tongue, and an urging portion disposed between the retaining portion and the contact portion. The urging portion is higher than an upper surface of the tongue. When the electrical connector mates with the mating connector, the mating connector presses against the urging portion downward, such that the contact portion electrically contacts the mating connector.

Abstract: A light-mixing flashlight has a body, three light-emitting diodes, three first reflectors, and three second reflectors. The body has a mounting surface formed in the body, a body opening opposite to the mounting surface, and three light recesses formed in an interior of the body. The light-emitting diodes are mounted in the light recesses, and are respectively a red light, a green light, and a blue light light-emitting diode. The first reflectors are formed as parabolic mirrors and are respectively mounted in the light recesses via a working angle. An opening of each first reflector faces toward the corresponding light-emitting diode. The second reflectors are formed as spherical mirrors, are mounted on the mounting surface, and respectively correspond in position to the first reflectors. Therefore, the light-mixing flashlight has an improved emitting efficiency.

Abstract: A five-piece wide-angle lens module includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a stop, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, which are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side. The first lens has a negative refractive power, a convex surface on the object side, and a concave surface on the image side. The second lens has a negative refractive power and two concave surfaces on both sides. The third lens has a positive refractive power. The fourth lens has a positive refractive power and two convex surfaces on both sides. The fifth lens has a negative refractive power. Thereby, the five-piece wide-angle lens module can provide good image quality even in the environment with severe temperature changes.

Abstract: A method and a system for testing an application across platforms. Application testing for checking functionality of an application is carried out to insure that same applications have the same behavior on different platforms. Such platforms include function, user interface (UI), and generated data. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for cross-platform application testing. A first response to an action is determined on a first platform. The action is triggered on a second platform, the second platform being different from the first platform. Then, a second response is determined to the action on the second platform. Finally, the first response and the second response are compared to test consistency of the application on the first platform and the second platform. A corresponding system for testing an application across platforms is also provided.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulation body, multiple terminals fixed to the insulation body, a conducting sheet fixedly to the insulation body, and a casing framing the insulation body. The conducting sheet includes a fixing portion, an elastic support portion bent and extending from the fixing portion, and a first contact portion goes forward from the elastic support portion and used for buckling a mating connector. The elastic support portion is used for pressing against the casing and forming a supporting point, so that the first contact portion further buckles the mating connector. The distance between the elastic support portion and the first contact portion is less than the distance between the retaining portion and the first contact portion, so that the insertion and removal force arm of the first contact portion is reduced, and the insertion and removal force of the conducting sheet is increased.

Abstract: A shielding connector includes an electrical connector body and a shielding casing. The electrical connector body includes a main body for being mounted onto a circuit board, and a mating portion extending from the main body and used for mating with a mating connector. The shielding casing wraps the periphery of the main body, and has a mounting portion fixed onto the circuit board. The mounting portion includes a first soldering portion for being fixed to a solder pad on a surface of the circuit board in a surface mounting manner, and a second soldering portion. The second soldering portion has an insertion portion for being soldered into a soldering hole on the circuit board, and a contact portion for being soldered to a solder plate surrounding the soldering hole on the surface of the circuit board. The contact portion and the first soldering portion are connected.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain attribute information of a print job that has been input to the image forming apparatus, a registration unit configured to register user identification information in which user information indicating a user who has input the print job and group information indicating a group where the user belongs are associated with each other, the user information and the group information being included in the obtained attribute information, a generation unit configured to generate on an operation screen an operation object for receiving an operation request for executing a print job, based on the registered user identification information, and a display control unit configured to display, in response to receiving selection of the generated operation object, a list screen with a list of print jobs input by a user identified from the user identification information corresponding to the selected operation object.