Abstract: A positioning system and method are provided to use multiple RFID readers to position a target object with an active RFID tag equipped thereon. The system and method defines a geometric center of the locations of the RFID readers as a first coordinate. When the RFID readers continuously receive RF signals of the active RFID tag, a corresponding signal intensity of each of the RF signals is calculated and compared to obtain an approaching vector corresponding to the location of the RFID reader with the greatest signal intensity of the RF signal. A positioned location of the target object is then approached from the first coordinate to a second coordinate according to the approaching vector. The first coordinate and the positioned location of the target object will be reset as the second coordinate. The reset first coordinate is output as the latest positioned location of the target object.

Abstract: A forming method for a heat dissipating structure is provided. According to the method, an extrudate is formed by extrution molding, wherein the extrudate includes protruding bending portions extending in parallel. Fins are extruded monolithically on the bending portions. One or more cut channels are formed by cutting the fins and the extrudate with a cutting tool. The cutting tool cuts the fins for forming a notch on each fin at first, and then cuts the bending portions for forming a cut-through slot on each bending portion, wherein each cut-through slot is formed for cooling air flowing through two side of the extrudate. By cutting the bending portions and the fins by the cutting tool at the same time, a large number of cut-through slots are formed in despite of the existence of the fins, and the performance of heat dissipation is enhanced.

Abstract: A method is provided to update firmware of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader through a network system, wherein a management host issues an update message to a gateway through the network system, and then depending upon the location where reader firmware update data is stored, either the management host transmits the reader firmware update data through the gateway to each designated RFID reader, or the gateway directly transmits the reader firmware update data to each of the designated RFID readers. A microprocessor of the RFID reader stores the received reader firmware update data to a firmware data storage section of a memory unit thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided to monitor the current temperature of a hard drive in a computer system protect, and protect the hard drive from being overheated. The apparatus includes a thermal sensor and a data input/output module. The hard drive stores at least one application program. The thermal sensor senses a current temperature of the hard drive. When the thermal sensor senses that the current temperature of the hard drive ascends to a first preset temperature, the data input/output module ceases the hard drive from being accessed. When the thermal sensor senses that the current temperature of the hard drive descends to a second preset temperature, the data input/output module allows the hard drive to be accessed.

Abstract: A display interface for on screen display is disclosed. The display interface comprises a pattern and a layer with black and transparent background. When an on screen display (OSD) is activated, the pattern corresponding to the OSD is displayed, the black and transparent background is rendered, and radiative transition effect is implemented to the pattern.

Abstract: An automatic testing device and method are provided to automatically test a computer system that has an electric component and a battery. First of all, a power control module controls the electricity supplied from the battery to the electric component. Next, when the computer system enters a designated mode, a battery-related component status is retrieved from a recording module through a connection interface. Afterwards, according to the battery-related component status, the computer system obtains testing information to determine whether the electric component operates normally. Since the power control module, the connection interface and the recording module are internal elements commonly configured computer system, the proposed device and method facilitate the testing tasks without any external instruments.

Abstract: A method for booting a computer device under a low temperature state is provided. A trigger signal is detected when a power button is pressed. A hard disk temperature of a hard disk is obtained via a temperature sensor to determine whether the hard disk temperature is less than a first predetermined temperature. If so, a heater is activated to heat the hard disk until the hard disk temperature is greater than the first predetermined temperature. If the hard disk temperature is greater than the first predetermined temperature, the heater is turned off and afterwards a voltage of a battery cell is checked if the voltage has reached a predetermined voltage. If the voltage of the battery cell has reached the predetermined voltage, a system component of a computer device is activated.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader includes a plurality of signal antennas, which are respectively arranged in directions that are not parallel to and co-linear with each other. Each of the signal antennas has a predetermined antenna field pattern and operates with a predetermined carrier wave frequency. A wireless receiver is connected to the signal antennas. A signal conversion unit is connected to the wireless receiver. A frequency generator generates the carrier wave frequency to the signal antenna. A microprocessor is connected to the signal conversion unit and the frequency generator.

Abstract: A wireless local network reconnecting system and method is provided. The method detects a connection-lost signal generated when a network node of the wireless local network group lost connection. A reconnecting coordinate is calculated according to the connection-lost signal and transmitted to the connection-lost network node through an external communication network. Afterwards, the method guides the connection-lost network node to move to the reconnecting coordinate and reconnect with the wireless local network group wirelessly. Since the external communication network is used to connect with the connection-lost network node, the connection-lost network node is able to reconnect with the wireless local network group through the proposed method.

Abstract: A method for reconstructing a RAID system is disclosed. Plural disks are corresponded to plural pieces of unique recognition data, where each disk corresponds to one of the recognition data. A disk profile is generated according to the recognition data using a RAID system, wherein the disk profile comprises a logic section combined with the disks and the logic section respectively corresponds to the recognition data of different disks based on stored data in different disks. The disks are mounted to a computer device providing the RAID system. The mounted disks are mapped to correct disk mount addresses according to the disk profile to reconstruct the stored data of the disks in the computer device.

Abstract: A power saving method for an optical disk drive of a rugged electronic device is described. In the method, whether a watertight lid outside the optical disk drive is in open/closed state is detected by a sensor. When the watertight lid is in the closed state, whether an optical disk exists in the optical disk drive is detected by a read/write head of the optical disk drive. When no optical disk exists, a controller in the rugged electronic device begins to time. When a predetermined time is reached and no optical disk drive start command is received, the controller turns off an electrical connection between a power supply and the optical disk drive. When an optical disk drive start command is received, the controller enables the electrical connection between the power supply and the optical disk drive.

Abstract: A method for protecting a battery of an electronic device from overheating is provided. The method senses the temperature of the battery and conduct an unloading action when the temperature of the battery ascends to an unloading temperature. The method further halts the unloading action when the temperature of the battery descends to a lowest critical temperature, wherein the unloading temperature is not lower than the lowest critical temperature.

Abstract: A wireless connection system and method are provided to connect diverse Ad-hoc network groups. A first Ad-hoc network group has a first network node and a first edge node wirelessly connecting with each other. The second Ad-hoc network group has a second network node and a second edge node wirelessly connecting with each other without connecting the first Ad-hoc network group. The first and second edge nodes have multiple wireless modules respectively. One of the wireless modules is used to connect wireless with other network nodes in the same Ad-hoc network group. The rest extra wireless module(s) is used to connect wirelessly with another extra wireless module(s) of the edge node(s) in different Ad-hoc network group(s). Therefore, the independent first and second Ad-hoc network groups are now capable of wirelessly connecting with each other.

Abstract: A process for a monitor working in a DPMS mode applies when a monitor ends a working mode and enters the DPMS mode. In the DPMS mode, when the signal processor of the monitor detects there is no signal input to the connecting interface, the signal processor will be off and inform the micro-controller to open the signal detecting function to find whether there is a signal input to the connecting interface. When the micro-controller detects there is no signal input for a certain of time, the micro-controller will enter the sleep status. As a result, the purpose of saving the electricity can be achieved.

Abstract: A system for sharing GPS protocol data is described. In the system, raw GPS protocol data from a satellite is obtained by a GPS receiver. A GPS protocol data server is connected to the GPS receiver through a physical serial port, so as to obtain the GPS protocol data. A service application program is execute on the GPS protocol data server, and provides a service of resolving the GPS protocol data or converting the format thereof through a TCP/IP based multi-thread communication procedure. A virtual serial port driver is used to generate a plurality of virtual serial ports, and each virtual serial port communicates with the service application program through the TCP/IP protocol. Therefore, application devices or application programs respectively communicates with the service application program through the virtual serial ports, thereby obtaining the service of parsing the GPS protocol data provided by the service application program.

Abstract: A flat display device is adapted for human eye observation with or without applying a NVIS (Night Vision Imaging System). The flat display device includes a display panel, a backlight module and a backlight driving unit. The backlight module includes multiple red light LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), green light LEDs and blue light LEDs that form together a light source array, so as to generate a backlight by mixing and projecting the red light, green light and blue light to the display panel. The backlight driving unit is electrically connected with the light source array and used to drive and control the red light LEDs, green light LEDs and blue light LEDs. At a night-vision mode, the backlight driving unit may, upon actuation of a actuating signal, adjust or disable the red light LED by for example decreasing or turning off the driving electricity sent to the red light LED, thereby achieving the requirements for nigh vision purposes.

Abstract: A shockproof assembly, preventing a flat storage device from shock damage, includes a housing, a bracket, and at least one first buffer. The housing has a bottom plate and a top plate coupled to each other correspondingly and covering the flat storage device. The bracket has a plurality of side blades extended along an extending direction, and the bracket is coupled the side wall of the flat storage device. A first buffer store space is defined among the side blades and the bottom plate of the housing. The first buffer is disposed in the first buffer store space and has a preset height for keeping a preset interval between the bottom face of the flat storage device and the bottom plate. Shock is absorbed by the first buffer during being transmitted to the flat storage device via the housing when the shockproof assembly is shaken.

Abstract: A search method is provided to search available information and rank search results. The method retrieves a search query and bookmark-oriented information through an internet browser or a user search engine installed on a user terminal. According to the search query, the method obtains search results from the available information. Afterwards, the search results are ranked according to the bookmark-oriented information. More specifically, the bookmark-oriented information may be used as part of the search query during searching, or used to rank the search results. Those search results that match at least part of the bookmark-oriented information are provided and ranked on the internet browser or user search engine only, or provided and ranked prior to those search results not matching any of the bookmark-oriented information, thereby providing a preferable search result closest to the user's search query.

Abstract: A thermal insulation structure is disposed on an outer surface of a housing of an electronic device. The thermal insulation structure includes a plurality of tubular structures arranged in parallel, and each of the tubular structures extends along an extension direction. Each tubular structure has at least one tube wall enclosing to form a hollow space. Due to the tubular structures, the thermal isolation structure has anisotropic thermal conductivity. In the thermal isolation structure, heat transfer in every direction is different, and the hot spot area is relative enlarged to reduce the highest temperature on the surface of the thermal isolation structure. Thus, high temperature hot spot area caused by the heat generating element is prevented to be formed on the surface of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method is provided to heat a target device of a computer system by a heater equipped therein. The target device is heated to reach a target temperature through multiple temperature intervals. The method senses the current device temperature of the target device to compare with the preset interval temperature of the temperature interval and obtain a phase difference for adjusting a heating power. When heating the target device by the heating power, the current preset interval temperature of the current temperature interval is increased progressively by a preset temperature rising value to obtain the next preset interval temperature of the next temperature interval. Repeat the foregoing steps in every temperature interval until the preset interval temperature or the device temperature reaching the target temperature.