Abstract: A key structure includes a scissors-type connecting member. The scissors-type connecting member includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The second frame includes a first receiving recess for accommodating the first protrusion, a second receiving recess for accommodating the second protrusion, and a partition wall between the first receiving recess and the second receiving recess. When the first frame is swung with respect to the second frame, the first protrusion is sustained against a first side of the partition wall and moved on the first side of the partition wall, and the second protrusion is sustained against a second side of the partition wall and moved on the second side of the partition wall. Consequently, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are permitted to be partially detached from first receiving recess and the second receiving recess, respectively.

Abstract: A width and thickness detecting mechanism of a shredder includes a shredding path, a first width sensor, a second width sensor, a third width sensor, a thickness detecting module, and a control unit. The thickness detecting module includes two thickness sensors. After the width of the article is detected by means of the first width sensor, the second width sensor and the third width sensor, a proper thickness sensor is allocated to detect the thickness of the article.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet releasing mechanism, a casing, a sheet feeding channel, a sheet pick-up module and a driving shaft. The sheet releasing mechanism includes a control lever and a base. The control lever includes a protruding part. The base includes a first restriction groove and a second restriction groove. When the protruding part is accommodated within the first restriction groove, the sheet releasing mechanism is in a sheet-holding status. When the protruding part is accommodated within the second restriction groove, the sheet releasing mechanism is in a sheet-releasing status.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet laminating apparatus with a jamming-detection mechanism. A sensing element is disposed beside the roller for detecting whether a plastic film is adhered onto the roller during the laminating operation. When the jamming phenomenon occurs, the roller is reversely rotated to eject the jammed sheet article.

Abstract: The present invention provides a power-saving laser pointer mouse including a battery, a micro-controller and a laser diode. The power-saving laser pointer mouse can be operated in multi-stage power-saving modes according to the voltage value of the battery. The lighting time interval of the laser diode is adjusted by the micro-controller according to the voltage value of the battery. When the voltage value of the battery is reduced, the lighting time interval of the laser diode is shortened so as to achieve the power-saving purpose.

Abstract: The present invention provides a power strip having surge protective device. The power strip includes a first surge protective device, a buffer conductive device and a second surge protective device. When a surge is inputted into the power strip, the surge is subject to two-stage suppressions so as to protect the electrical appliances which are electrically connected to the power strip.

Abstract: A method for characterizing texture of areas within an image corresponding to monetary banknotes includes dividing the image into a plurality of sections; calculating a gray level for each section; selecting potential sections from the sections, the potential sections having gray levels within a predetermined range; selecting bill sections from the potential sections, the bill sections having pixels within a predefined color range and a predefined continuous color gradient range; generating a binary edge map according to gray levels of pixels within the bill sections; and calculating a texture value for each bill section according to the binary edge map.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mouse device having a tilt wheel encoding mechanism. The tilt wheel encoding mechanism includes a scroll wheel, a wheel carrier and a multi-direction switch unit. The scroll wheel is operable by a user. The wheel carrier has a receptacle for receiving the scroll wheel therein such that the scroll wheel is rotatable in the receptacle. By using the multi-direction switch unit to generate plural triggering signals, this encoding mechanism is simplified.

Abstract: A jamming detection method and a sheet laminating apparatus using the jamming detection method are provided. The sheet laminating apparatus includes a laminating channel, a laminating roller assembly, a distance senor, a document sensor and a controller. The distance senor is used for measuring a moving distance of a document. The document sensor is used for detecting a transmitting status of the document. According to the moving distance of the document and the transmitting status of the document, the controller discriminates whether a jamming condition of the sheet laminating apparatus occurs.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a duplex document feeder for installed in scanning devices such as facsimile machine, printer, scanner or multi function peripheral (MFP). The duplex document feeder can control the motion accuracy of the sheet and avoid the happening of jam. The duplex document feeder includes a pick-up module, a sheet-controlling roller module and a an ejection module. The pick-up module is used for feeding the sheet into a first feed channel; the sheet-controlling roller module provides a first nip force to feed the sheet outside the duplex document feeder and provides a second nip force to feed the sheet into the interior of the duplex document feeder again; the ejection module provides a third nip force to feed/eject the sheet into/from the duplex document feeder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminator and a method for controlling the heating rollers of the laminator. In the preheating stage, the rotational directions of the heating rollers are reverse to those during the heating and pressing operation. As a consequence, the article fails to be transported across the region between the heating rollers before the heating and pressing operation is performed.

Abstract: A thin fastening slice module includes a first fastening slice body and a second fastening slice body. The first fastening slice body includes a first surface, a first upper periphery and a first concave part. The first concave part is downwardly extended from the first upper periphery. The second fastening slice body includes a second surface, a second upper periphery and a second concave part. The second concave part is downwardly extended from the second upper periphery. The first surface has an area greater than the second surface. The first upper periphery is aligned with the second upper periphery. The second fastening slice body is connected to a front end of an image pickup device. The first fastening slice body is separated from the image pickup device. A recess structure is defined between the first fastening slice body, the second fastening slice body and said image pickup device.

Abstract: A key structure includes a scissors-type connecting member. The scissors-type connecting member includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The second frame includes a first receiving recess for accommodating the first protrusion, a second receiving recess for accommodating the second protrusion, and a partition wall between the first receiving recess and the second receiving recess. When the first frame is swung with respect to the second frame, the first protrusion is sustained against a first side of the partition wall and moved on the first side of the partition wall, and the second protrusion is sustained against a second side of the partition wall and moved on the second side of the partition wall. Consequently, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are permitted to be partially detached from first receiving recess and the second receiving recess, respectively.

Abstract: An external lens device is mounted in front of a lens of an image pickup device. The external lens device includes a fixer and an external lens. The fixer includes a fixing slot and an alignment slice. The alignment slice includes a first reference mark and a second reference mark. The first reference mark is enclosed by the second reference mark. The first reference mark is arranged in the middle portion of the second reference mark. After the fixer is placed in front of the image pickup device, an outer portion of the second reference mark of the alignment slice is parallel with the lens fastening part of the lens of the image pickup device, the first reference mark is aligned with a center of the lens of the image pickup device, and the second reference mark is concentric with a lens fastening part of the lens.

Abstract: A method for performing a color analysis operation on an image corresponding to at least a monetary banknote is provided. The method comprises: dividing the image into a plurality of blocks; performing a block analysis operation on each block of the image to generate a block analysis result of each block; performing a super-block analysis operation on each super-block of the image to generate a super-block analysis result of each super-block, wherein each super-block includes more than one block; and performing a global analysis operation on the image to identify a currency type of the monetary banknote according to super-block analysis results of super-blocks of the image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a remote controller for controlling playback of multimedia files. The remote controller includes a controller body and a receiver. By changing the inclination statuses of the controller body and pressing down the button on the external surface of the controller body, the user can remotely control playback of the multimedia files. The multimedia file playback remote controller of the present invention is small in size and thus convenient for storage.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for calculating and adjusting photo and text separation performance. The method for calculating photo and text separation performance comprises a step of generating a standard block attribute file and a step of comparing a photo and text separation result with the standard block attribute file so as to display a photo and text separation performance table. The method for adjusting photo and text separation performance comprises a step of comparing a photo and text separation result with the standard block attribute file to generate the photo and text separation performance table, and a step of according to the photo and text separation performance table to decide whether to use another photo and text separation algorithm or parameters to perform another photo and text separation.

Abstract: A shape-changeable mouse includes a first housing, a second housing and a connecting member. Via the connecting member, the first housing is connected with the second housing. The second housing is rotated with respect to the first housing to change the shape of the mouse.

Abstract: The invention discloses an adaptive image sharpening method for generating a sharpened image area corresponding to an original image area. The original image area includes a plurality of original pixel values. The method includes blurring the original image area to generate a plurality of blurred pixel values corresponding to the plurality of original pixel values respectively, calculating a plurality of characteristic values corresponding to the plurality of original pixel values respectively, statistically analyzing the plurality of characteristic values to generate a plurality of weighting values corresponding to the plurality of original pixel values respectively, and generating a plurality of sharpened pixel values according to the plurality of original pixel values, the plurality of blurred pixel values, and the plurality of weighting values. The plurality of sharpened pixel values constitutes the sharpened image area.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus for preventing defocus aberration is provided. The scanning apparatus includes a flatbed scanning portion and a scanning module. The flatbed scanning portion includes a glass platform. The scanning module includes a scanning module case, a light source, multiple reflective mirrors, a lens, an optical sensing element, a printed circuit board and a metallic post. The metallic post is interconnected between the scanning module case and the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is not in direct contact with the scanning module case so as to prevent defocus aberration resulting from thermal expansion.