Abstract: A Bluetooth communication system is provided, which comprises a Bluetooth host device and a Bluetooth device set. The connections between the Bluetooth host device and the Bluetooth device set complies with the specification of Bluetooth Low Energy Audio technology. The Bluetooth device set comprises at least a first member device and a second member device. The first member device and the second member device may be configured in a first mode and a second mode respectively, and the connections are carried out by isochronous streaming channels. The first member device transmits captured voice data to the Bluetooth main control device, while the second member device does not. When an event is triggered, the first member device can notify the second member device through the Bluetooth host device, so that the first member device and the second member device can carry out subsequent voice input handover procedures.

Abstract: A detection result recording and outputting device of an IC is operable to record and output detection results at different speeds respectively. The device includes a sensing circuit, a decision circuit, a storage circuit, and a control circuit. The sensing circuit detects the variation in a characteristic of a target circuit and generates detection results at a first speed. The decision circuit receives the detection results and generates a trigger signal or changes its level when finding that a detection result satisfies a predetermined condition. The control circuit writes the detection result and subsequent (N?1) detection results into the storage circuit at a second speed according to the trigger signal, and then reads out the detection results from the storage circuit at a third speed and outputs them at a fourth speed. The second speed is not higher than the first speed, but higher than the fourth speed.

Abstract: An audio system is proposed, dynamically playing optimized audio signals based on user position. A sensor circuits dynamically senses a target space to generate field context information. First speaker and second speaker are arranged for audio playback. A host device recognizes a user from the field context information, determines the user position corresponding to the target space, and adaptively assigns the user position as a target listening spot. A sensor circuit contains a camera capturing an ambient image out of the target space. A control circuit utilizes a user interface circuit to perform a configuration procedure which determines location, size and acoustic attribute information of an ambient object, allowing the control circuit to accordingly perform an object-based compensation operation on the target listening spot to generate optimized first channel audio signal and second channel audio signal.

Abstract: A network device includes a processor circuit and transceiver circuits. The transceiver circuits are connected to a wireless access point via a base channel based on a control of the processor circuit. The wireless access point is connected to a first device. The processor circuit determines whether a tunneled direct link setup link (TDLS) throughput of the base channel is higher than or equal to a threshold value; if the TDLS throughput is higher than or equal to the threshold value, performs an auto channel selection algorithm to determine whether to establish an off channel; and if the off channel is established, performs one of a dual-band concurrent mode and a multi-channel concurrent mode according to a number of antennas corresponding to the transceiver circuits, in order to control at least one of the transceiver circuits to be connected to the first device via the off channel.

Abstract: A Bluetooth communication system includes: a Bluetooth host device; and a Bluetooth device set which including a first member device and a second member device. The Bluetooth host device controls a display device to display a candidate device list, and to display a single device item in the candidate device list to represent the Bluetooth device set, but does not simultaneously display two device items in the candidate device list to represent the first member device and the second member device. The Bluetooth host device further transmits a first parameter to the first member device, and executes a predetermined cypher algorithm based on the first parameter to generate a first cypher key after receiving a selection command. The first member device executes the predetermined cypher algorithm based on the first parameter to generate a second cypher key corresponding to the first cypher key.

Abstract: An inductor device includes a first inductor, a first connection member, a second inductor, and a second connection member. The first inductor includes a first and a second trace. The first trace is disposed in a first area, and the second trace is disposed in a second area. The first and the second area are connected at a junction. The first connection member is disposed at a block at which the first and the second trace are not disposed, and coupled to the first and the second trace. The second inductor includes a third and a fourth trace. The third trace is disposed in the first area, and the fourth trace is disposed in the second area. The second connection member is disposed at a block at which the third and the fourth trace are not disposed, and coupled to the third and the fourth trace.

Abstract: A Bluetooth audio broadcasting system includes: an audio broadcasting device arranged to operably broadcast BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) audio packets; a first Bluetooth member device arranged to operably parse the BLE audio packets to acquire a predetermined audio data and to operably control a first audio playback circuit to playback the predetermined audio data; and a second Bluetooth member device arranged to operably parse the BLE audio packets to acquire the predetermined audio data and to operably control a second audio playback circuit to playback the predetermined audio data. When the audio broadcasting device receives an alert signal, or when a specific ambient sound occurs in the surrounding environment of the audio broadcasting device, the audio broadcasting device utilizes a target control command to instruct the first and second Bluetooth member devices to synchronously reduce their volume to be lower than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A boot image cloud deployment system and method are provided. The system includes an electronic device and a server. The server includes a storage medium and a control circuit. The electronic device is configured to issue a request instruction. The storage medium is configured to store a plurality of boot images. Each boot image includes a plurality of object files, and a combination sequence of the object files of each boot image is different from a combination sequence of the object files of the other boot images. The control circuit is configured to send back one of the boot images to the electronic device according to the request instruction. The electronic device executes the received boot image.

Abstract: An image processing method is performed by a processor. The image processing method includes following operations: generating an average brightness value of each of a plurality windows in image data; generating a pixel ratio value according to the image data; generating a weight value of the each of the windows according to the pixel ratio value, a first brightness weight, and a second brightness weight; generating an adjusted brightness value according to the average brightness values of the windows and the weight values of the windows; and performing an auto exposure process according to the adjusted brightness value to generate final image data. The final image data is for a display panel to display.

Abstract: A die package structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes: fixing a first die on a package base; aligning first hollow pads of a flexible printed circuit board with first pads of the first die, and fixing the flexible printed circuit board; soldering the first hollow pads to the first pads; fixing a second die on the flexible printed circuit board to overlap with the first die; folding the flexible printed circuit board, such that second hollow pads of the flexible printed circuit board are aligned with second pads of the second die, and signal test pads of the flexible printed circuit board are exposed; fixing the flexible printed circuit board on the second die; soldering the second hollow pads to the second pads; soldering metal wires to the signal test soldering pads; and soldering package pins to the metal wires.

Abstract: A multimedia system and a protocol converter are provided. The multimedia system includes a sink device, e.g., a television, various audiovisual devices connected to the sink device, and the protocol converter. The protocol converter is connected to the sink device, and processes the audio and video signals inputted from a specific audiovisual source and outputted to the sink device to be played. The audio signals can be processed and played by an audio playback device directly connected with the protocol converter. Furthermore, the protocol converter can process the audio signals being returned from the sink device of the multimedia system via an audio return channel or an enhanced audio return channel. Finally, the received audio signals are converted and outputted to one of various audio output interfaces supported by the protocol converter.

Abstract: A boot circuit is configured to be coupled to a first memory. Boot information is stored in the first memory. The boot circuit is configured to receive the boot information. The boot circuit includes a first control circuit, a digital signal processing circuit, a detector circuit, a second control circuit, and a memory access circuit. The detector circuit is configured to generate a detection result according to the received boot information. The second control circuit is configured to control the first control circuit according to the detection result, to adjust a transmission parameter for transmitting the boot information. Based on the adjusted transmission parameter, the boot information is retransmitted from the first memory, via the memory access circuit, to the digital signal processing circuit. The digital signal processing circuit performs a boot process according to the retransmitted boot information.

Abstract: An eye diagram measuring method includes: sampling a compensated input signal according to a reference voltage and a reference clock to obtain a first sampling result; and sampling a to-be-compensated input signal according to a scan voltage and a scan clock to obtain a second sampling result, including: (b1) storing a minimum phase and a voltage level which render the first sampling result identical to the second sampling result; (b2) increasing the voltage level and repeating operation (b1); (b3) decreasing the voltage level and repeating operation (b1); (b4) storing a maximum phase and the voltage level which render the first sampling result identical to the second sampling result; (b5) increasing the voltage level and repeating operation (b4); and (b6) decreasing the voltage level and repeating operation (b4). Voltage levels, maximum phases and minimum phases that are stored are for adjusting the reference voltage and the reference clock.

Abstract: A network control method is configured to balance the loading of a plurality of processes. The method includes obtaining an IP address of a packet; deleting a portion of bits of the IP address to generate a series according to an IP address entropy distribution; performing a hash function to the series to generate a hash value; performing a modulo operation to the hash value to obtain a remainder; and assigning the packet to a processor of the plurality of processes corresponding to the remainder.

Abstract: A communication device includes a transceiver circuit for communicating with a network to perform a registration; and a processing circuit, coupled to the transceiver circuit, for performing a sleeping mode according to a first configuration from the network; receiving a first instruction from a user, wherein the first instruction configures the communication device to enter a high performance mode from the sleeping mode; ignoring the first configuration and entering the high performance mode from the sleeping mode according to the first instruction.

Abstract: An automated integration and test system includes a host server and a plurality of working stations. The host server is configured to execute: reviewing submitted code so as to obtain a review result; compiling the submitted code so as to obtain a compiling result in response to that the review result indicates “pass”; obtaining a compiled code in response to that the compiling result indicates “success”; and actuating one or more working stations to execute an item to be tested so as to obtain a full test result.

Abstract: A communication device includes a determination module for determining a first traffic threshold and a second traffic threshold, wherein the first traffic threshold is greater than the second traffic threshold; a comparison module, coupled to the determination module, for comparing a current traffic, the first traffic threshold and the second traffic threshold to generate a comparison result; and an adjustment module, coupled to the comparison module, for adjusting a first bus bandwidth to a second bus bandwidth according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A system is adapted to perform an image processing method. The processing method includes: obtaining input image data, a first training result, a second training result, and an interpolation lookup table; segmenting the input image data into a plurality of feature blocks according to a total quantity of area interpolations; establishing a position mapping relationship to record the feature blocks corresponding to positions of all of the area interpolations; assigning corresponding area interpolations to the feature blocks according to the position mapping relationship; obtaining an interpolation parameter for each of the feature blocks according to the first training result, the second training result, and the area interpolation; performing block convolution on each of the interpolation parameters and the corresponding feature block to obtain an output feature result; and obtaining an output image by combining the output feature results according to the position mapping relationship.

Abstract: A voltage-mode transmitter includes a serializer, a pre-driver circuit, a driver circuit, and a resistor calibration circuit. The serializer converts a data into a serial data. The pre-driver circuit drives the serial data. The driver circuit includes a slice, a replica slice, a reference voltage generation circuit, a first operational amplifier, and a second operational amplifier. The reference voltage generation circuit is coupled between a first system voltage and a second system voltage and includes a resistor. The resistor calibration circuit is configured to use a first current source and a reference resistor to generate a reference voltage, the first current source being a current source having been calibrated by a bandgap reference (BGR) circuit; to generate a target voltage by causing a current of a second current source to flow through the resistor; and to adjust the resistor according to the reference voltage and the target voltage.

Abstract: A zoom analog-to-digital conversion circuit includes a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC), a sigma-delta modulator, and a switch circuit. The SAR ADC includes a comparator and a dummy capacitor. A first connection terminal of the dummy capacitor is coupled to an input port of the comparator. The sigma-delta modulator includes an integrator, a quantizer, and an adder. The adder is coupled between the integrator and the quantizer. The switch circuit is configured to selectively couple a second connection terminal of the dummy capacitor to a common mode potential or the adder.