Abstract: A finger operated module generates encoding signals by controlling transmission of light in response to finger operation of the module. The module includes a base member, a supporting member movably installed on the base member, and a rotating member rotatably installed on the supporting member, the rotating member partially protruding from a surface of the input device for enabling finger operation. An encoding signal generating media for controlling the transmitted light is provided on a first surface of the rotating member.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electric paper punch (hole puncher) with a reinforcement mechanism. The paper punch comprises a module with a paper slot and punch pin, an axle, a connecting module connected to the punch pin, and a motor. The connecting module has a rear wall that is arc-shaped and works in conjunction with an eccentrically shaped wheel to drive the punch pin forward and backward as the eccentrically shaped wheel rotates within the wheel groove. The arc-shaped wall of the connecting module is reinforced to prevent distortion from repeated pressure exerted during movement of the punch pin.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image scrolling system for scrolling an image frame contained in a window which is displayed in a monitor of the system. The image scrolling system comprises a scrolling signal generator for generating scrolling signals to perform scrolling of the image frame. Each of the scrolling signals is first converted into a corresponding two-dimensional vector which is then converted to a displacement vector. The displacement vector is added with a current coordinate of the image frame displayed within the window to obtain a next coordinate, and the image frame is scrolled to the next coordinate.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a scanning device using two parallel wheel sets to maintain scanning direction of its scanning module. The scanning device comprises a housing, a scanning module and a driving device. The housing comprises a transparent platform set in its top for placing a document, and two parallel tracks installed along left and right directions inside the housing under the transparent platform. The driving device is installed inside the housing for driving the scanning module along the two parallel tracks to scan the document. The scanning module is slidably mounted on the two parallel tracks for scanning the document. It comprises an elongated image sensor having two ends, and two wheel sets installed under the two ends of the image sensor separately for engaging the two parallel tracks.

Abstract: A light source generates a trichromatic beam of polarized light with red, green and blue components. An input lens set comprising a dichromatic mirror and a retarder film separates the trichromatic beam into a polarized monochromatic beam and a perpendicular bichromatic beam. The bichromatic beam comprises two monochromatic beams with opposite polarizations. The monochromatic beam and bichromatic beam from the input lens set are transmitted into an optic module. The monochromatic beam bounces off of a polarization beam splitter mirror into a first of three modulation units. The modulation units generate a modulated reflected beam with an opposite polarization of the input beam. The modulated reflected monochromatic beam passes through the polarization beam splitter mirror to a dichroicmirror and is reflected into a projecting lens. The bichromatic beam is split by another polarization beam splitter mirror.

Abstract: A mouse interface converter is provided, which allows a mouse to be connectable to a computer system, such as a personal computer (PC), installed with either an RS-232 serial port or a PS/2 port. This mouse interface converter allows the mouse to be connected directly to PS/2 port and via an adapter to RS-232 serial port. The mouse interface converter includes a mode-detection circuit for detecting which type of port the mouse is currently being connected. The mode-detection circuit can generate a mode-indicating signal indicative of the type of the currently connected port, which is then used to set a control circuit to convert the mouse data to the corresponding format. The mouse interface converter further includes a driving circuit that allows the mouse to be more compatible with various signals of either the PS/2 port or the RS-232 serial port. This feature allows the mouse to be considerably reduced in power consumption that allows the mouse to be suitable for use on notebook computers.

Abstract: A method of simulating two-way communications over a one-way communications system, enabling an indicator on the transmitter to reflect the manner in which signals from a function key on the transmitter side will be interpreted by an application on the receiver side of the communications system, is carried out by causing a list of current states of the function on the receiver side of the communications system rather than transmitting a signal concerning the current state of the list to the transmitter side. The transmitter side of the communication system is part of a wireless keyboard that does not include a receiver to properly indicate which of two possible states a function of the computer will be in even though the computer has no way of communicating that state to the receiver.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light detecting system for detecting light projected from a projector. When the projector is initiated, it will project a picture image forward. The light detecting system comprises a frame positioned at a predetermined position in front of the projector, a detecting device movably installed on the frame for detecting the picture image, a driving device installed on the frame for moving the detecting device, and a control device connected with the driving device and the detecting device for controlling the driving device to move the detecting device to various sampling positions on the frame and to control the detecting device to detect the picture image at each of the sampling positions.

Abstract: A clamp for fixing a small electronic device on an upper end of a rectangular panel. The upper end of the panel has a horizontal top end, a front edge and a rear edge, the front and rear edges being perpendicular to the top end of the panel. The clamp includes an L-shaped assembly, an elastic module, and a base. A vertical side at the front of the L-shaped assembly engages the top end and the front edge of the panel. An elastic module fixed at a rear end of the L-shaped assembly has an arc-shaped plate bending towards the rear edge of the panel so that the L-shaped assembly will attach tightly to the top end and the front edge of the panel. The base is fixed on the L-shaped assembly and is used to fix the small electronic device. When mounting the clamp to the upper end of the panel, the upper end of the panel will slip across the arc-shaped plate and be clamped between the arc-shaped plate and the L-shaped assembly of the clamp.

Abstract: A telephone line box includes a telephone line, a housing and a cable chassis. The telephone line includes two telephone plugs and a belt-type cable connected between the two plugs. The housing includes a cylindrical slot in it, two openings located on one end of the housing for placing the two plugs, and one cable path between each of the openings and the cylindrical slot for allowing the cable to pass through. The cable chassis is rotatably positioned in the cylindrical slot of the housing having a disc and a reel installed at the center of the disc. The cable is divided into two parts separated by a middle portion that is fixed to the reel.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a pointing device for scrolling a screen image. The pointing device comprises a chassis, a housing having an opening on its top mounted on the chassis, a vertical sensor installed on the chassis below the opening, a plurality of horizontal sensors installed on the chassis beside the vertical sensor, and a control stick vertically installed inside the opening of the housing comprising a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end of the control stick is in contact with the vertical sensor whereas the top end of the control stick protrudes from the opening of the housing and can be horizontally moved within a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom end of the control stick serving as its center. The pointing device further comprises a plate horizontally installed at the bottom end of the control stick with its bottom side positioned above the horizontal sensors.

Abstract: The present invention provides a computer joystick with high accuracy and stability. The computer joystick comprises a housing, a control stick, two perpendicular sliding channels, two guiding plates, a sliding plate, and two optical encoders. The two guiding plates are horizontally installed in the two sliding channels. The sliding plate is horizontally installed at a bottom end of the control stick in a slidable manner and comprises a recess and two linear sliding holes. Each of the guiding plates comprises a protruding button installed in a corresponding linear sliding hole of the sliding plate. The two optical encoders are used for detecting displacements of the two guiding plates in the two sliding channels and generating corresponding displacement signals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shredding module of a paper shredder that can cut more paper with less noise. The shredding module comprises two parallel rotatable shafts and two sets of circular shredding knives installed separately on the two rotatable shafts. Each of the shredding knives is made by punching a thin metal plate with a punching die. The shredding knife comprises a circular plate with a plurality of saw teeth around its circular edge, a circular recess on the circular plate, and a mounting hole positioned at the center of the circular plate. The peripheral portion of the concave side of each shredding knife is rotatably engaged with the peripheral portion of the concave side of a corresponding shredding knife mounted on the other rotatable shaft for cutting intervening paper. Each of the shredding knives further comprises a sloping edge on the circular edge of the convex side for sharpening the saw teeth so that the shredding module can cut more paper with less noise.