Abstract: Systems and methods for the automatic inclusion of entities into one or more management resource groups are described herein. Some embodiments include processing logic and memory coupled to the processing logic and including a database. The processing logic stores within the database a grouping representative of at least one network element, a role defined for a user, and a grouping-role pair associated with the user. The processing logic further automatically adds a new element as a grouping member upon its identification and automatically authorizes the user to perform the role with the new network element.

Abstract: A mobile phone (100) includes a base (10), a cover (20) and a connecting apparatus (30). The cover is rotatably mounted on the base. The connecting apparatus connects the cover to the base. Either of the base and the cover defines a leading pole (24) and another of them defines a leading groove (14) corresponding to the leading pole. The leading pole slides in the leading groove and is selectively retained in at least two places.

Abstract: A latching mechanism (10) for a portable electronic device (30) includes a main body (12), a latching member (16), a resilient member (14), and an operating member (18). The main body has a shaft (124). The latching member is mounted to the shaft and is slidable relative to the shaft along an extending direction of the shaft. One end of the resilient member abuts the shaft and an opposite end of the resilient member abuts the latching member. The operating member is mounted to shaft, and the operating member is rotatable relative to the shaft thereby driving the latching member to slide relative to the shaft.

Abstract: A dual-band antenna used in a wireless communication device includes a radiating body, a grounding portion, and feeding portion. The radiating body includes a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion connected to the first radiating portion. The grounding portion is connected to the first radiating portion. The feeding portion is also connected to the first radiating portion, and parallel to the grounding portion. The first radiating portion receives/sends wireless signals at a first frequency band. The second radiating portion receives/sends wireless signals at a second frequency band.

Abstract: An alarm system and method for an electronic device that includes an alarm unit and a setting unit. The alarm system provides alarm management for the electronic device to prevent users from oversleeping. The setting unit is operable to set an alarm mode and an alarm time of the electronic device. The alarm mode includes a normal mode and a non-normal mode. If the electronic device is in the non-normal mode, the alarm unit is activated to ring for a default period at the alarm time and a stop option is disabled, where the stop option is operable to stop the alarm unit from ringing.

Abstract: An exemplary portable electronic device includes a main body, a cover movably connected with the main body, a piezoelectric sensing unit, and a signal processing unit. The piezoelectric sensing unit is partially positioned on the main body and the cover. The piezoelectric sensing unit generates elastic deformation due to the relative displacement of the cover and the main body to generate a corresponding command signal. The signal processing unit is electrically connected to the piezoelectric sensing unit, and capable of actuating different modes of the portable electronic device according to the command signal.

Abstract: Techniques for efficiently updating routing information in a network device such as a router. According to an embodiment of the present invention, information is stored identifying one or more nodes and leaves owned or advertised by the nodes. When a change occurs in a network environment, information is stored identifying one or more nodes and leaves that have changes associated with them. The routing information in the network device is then updated for only those nodes and leaves that have changes associated with them.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, a speaker unit including a first speaker near the first end of the housing and a second speaker near the second end of the housing, a microphone unit including a first microphone near the second end of the housing and a second microphone near the first end of the housing, and a controlling module set in the housing. The controlling module senses the orientations of the portable electronic device, and then controls corresponding speaker and microphone combination to output and input audio signals respectively.

Abstract: A lens adjusting device (100) includes an optical module (10) and a driver module (20). The driver module includes a seat (22), at least one magnet (24) and at least one winding (26). The optical module is rotatably fixed on the seat. The magnet is fixed on the optical module. The magnet and the winding are positioned at one side of the optical module. A variable current is applied to the winding, and a magnetic field is formed at ends of the winding. The magnetic forces between the magnetic field and the magnet drives the optical module to rotate.

Abstract: A portable electronic device (100) includes a main body (10) having at least one cavity (131) defined therein, at least one speaker device (20) being movable received in the cavity of the main body, and at least one latching mechanism (30) movably attached to the main body. The speaker device has a resonant chamber (28) defined therein, and a positioning stop member (262) extending therefrom. Each resonant chamber communicates with a corresponding cavity. The at least one latching mechanism includes a latching body (31), and the latching body is configured for selectably engaging with the positioning stop member to enable control of movement of a corresponding speaker device relative to the main body.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates automatic adjustment of logical channels in a Fibre Channel (FC) network. During operation, the system receives FC data frames. A respective data frame is associated with a logical channel. The bandwidth on an FC link can be allocated into a plurality of logical channels, and a respective logical channel is associated with a dedicated buffer and can transport a plurality of data flows with data frames of variable length. The system then identifies a slow data flow in a first logical channel. Next, the system assigns the slow data flow to a second logical channel, thereby preventing the slow data flow from slowing down other data flows in the first logical channel. The system subsequently forwards the data frames in the slow data flow on the second logical channel onto an outgoing link.

Abstract: A system comprises an encryption engine and a host processor coupled to the encryption engine. The host processor determines when a time period has expired for a unit of data. Upon determining that the time period has expired, the host processor causes the encryption engine to re-key the unit of data in place.

Abstract: A solution for scalable key archival includes, at a network device, determining whether a key management device that is not part of a current key management device configuration has been newly added to a network. The method also includes, if the key management device has been newly added to the network, determining whether the network device has a first application program interface (API) or device driver for communicating with the key management device. The method also includes, if the network device does not have the first API, obtaining the API. The method also includes creating a binding between a virtual device driver of the network device and the key management device via the first API, the network device having a second API for communications between the virtual device driver and a security processor of the network device. The security processor communicates with the key management device using the second API.

Abstract: Motion graphics keying in the compressed domain may be accomplished by receiving a compressed video stream comprising one or more source macroblocks, receiving a keyed graphics stream, determining which of the one or more source macroblocks overlaps with the keyed graphics stream, decoding only the one or more overlapping macroblocks to create one or more decoded macroblocks, combining the keyed graphics stream with the one or more decoded macroblocks to create a composited video stream, encoding the composited video stream to create an encoded composited video stream, and restoring the encoded composited video stream in the compressed video stream in place of the one or more overlapping macroblocks.

Abstract: A communication device and a starting up method include determining if the communication device has been locked with a designated subscriber identification module (SIM) card, and determining if an acquired unique International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) code of a current SIM card matches a prestored IMSI code of the designated SIM card when the communication device has been locked with a designated SIM card. The communication device and method further include unlocking the designated SIM card with the communication device if the acquired IMSI code does not match the prestored IMSI code, and starting up the communication device.

Abstract: A smoothing algorithm for round trip time (RTT) measurements is provided to a network device to effectively deal with variations or other potential anomalies that may occur in RTT measurements. The algorithm involves: first determining what should be considered a very high or a very small value for a RTT sample. If a new RTT sample is in an acceptable range, then the network device performs a relatively basic smoothing. If the new RTT sample is much higher than a current RTT value, then the network device ignores the value of this RTT sample a few times. If the network device still detects this large value after ignoring that value for some time, then the network device factors this value into the current RTT value using an additive increase. Similarly, if the value of the new RTT sample is much lower than current RTT value, the network device ignores the value of the new RTT sample a few times.

Abstract: A charger protection device (20) includes an oscillator (201), a resistor (204) electronically connected to the oscillator, a capacitor (203) electronically connected to the resistor and a switch (202). The oscillator (201), the resistor (204) and the capacitor (203) form an oscillating circuit. The switch is electronically connected to the capacitor, and a voltage across the capacitor is input to the switch.

Abstract: An IP gateway device establishes distinct TCP sessions within a single FCIP tunnel, each TCP session being designated for a different priority of service (e.g., high, medium, low), plus a control stream. Each TCP session has its own TCP stack and its own settings for VLAN Tagging (IEEE 802.1Q), quality of service (IEEE 802.1P) and Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP). By distributing data streams assigned to different priorities of service into different TCP sessions within the FCIP tunnel, an IP gateway device can preserve the distinctions between the data stream priorities while the data traffic is within the IP network.

Abstract: An exemplary portable electronic device includes a main body, a cover member movably connected with the main body, a sensing unit, a signal processing unit, an audio output unit. The audio output unit is configured for outputting audio signals and disposed in either one of the main body and the cover member. The audio output unit includes a magnetic member. The sensing unit is disposed in the other one of the main body and the cover member and configured for detecting relative displacement of the magnetic member and capable of generating a corresponding command signal. The signal processing unit is disposed in the main body and electrically connected to the sensing unit. The signal processing unit is capable of actuating different operation modes according to the command signal.

Abstract: A video display unit support bracket (100) that facilitates greater integration of TV, internet, gaming, and computer peripheral devices. The bracket (100) can include a rigid casing (105) defining a first outer shell (205). An engagement structure (110) can be disposed on a portion of the rigid casing (105). The engagement structure (110) includes one or more receivers (220) that are configured for rotatably securing a proximal end (121) of a video display unit support arm (120) to the rigid casing (105). The rigid casing (105) can enclose a first internal cavity (306), which, in turn, can enclose one or signal processing circuits (300) selected from the group consisting of an RF modem (310), a multiplexing device (305), and a control signal interface circuit (315).