Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device, a method and an article of manufacture for controlling the same are provided. The method for controlling the vehicle-mounted device storing at least one first parameter value therein includes steps as follows. At least one second parameter value is provided to a mobile device; the mobile device and the vehicle-mounted device are communicatively connected; a determination is made as to whether a difference exists between the first parameter value and the second parameter value; by replacing the first parameter value in the vehicle-mounted device with the second parameter value when the difference exists, the vehicle-mounted device is set according to the second parameter value such that the vehicle-mounted device operates according to the second parameter value.

Abstract: A surveillance system, a surveillance camera, and a method for security surveillance are provided. The surveillance system includes at least one first surveillance camera and a second surveillance camera electrically connected to the first surveillance camera via networks. When the first surveillance camera detects and determines that the second surveillance camera is disabled, the first surveillance camera changes a first viewing zone to overlap a second viewing zone of the second surveillance camera.

Abstract: An initialization method, which is suitable for a storage device including an interface, a controller module and a memory module, is disclosed. The initialization method includes following steps. A vendor command is provided from a host device via the interface to trigger a first firmware stored in the controller module of the storage device, so as to activate an initialization to the storage device. A second firmware is installed into the memory module of the storage device according to an instruction inputted from the host device via the interface and delivered by the controller module. The storage device is initialized by the triggered first firmware and the second firmware.

Abstract: A method for controlling data write operation of a mass storage device is provided. The mass storage device has a controller and a memory unit. The method includes connecting the mass storage device to a host device, and receiving a voltage provided from the host device; sensing and monitoring whether the voltage is lower than a first predefined voltage; writing data to the mass storage device with a first frequency when the sensed voltage is higher than the first predefined voltage; and writing data to the mass storage device with a second frequency when the sensed voltage is lower than the first predefined voltage, wherein the second frequency is adjusted by decreasing the first frequency.

Abstract: A storage device and memory accessing method configure two separate memory units, each with dedicated I/O channel, accessible by two controllers, each corresponding to an interface connected to a host, and allows the storage device to establish at least two connections to the different hosts. As more than one connection is established between the storage device and the hosts at the same time, a first controller has both read and write accessibility to a first memory unit and a second controller has both read and write accessibility to a second memory unit, while the first controller has read-only accessibility to the second memory unit and the second controller has read-only accessibility to the second memory unit.

Abstract: A controlling method of a multimedia player device is disclosed. The multimedia player device is capable of playing plural multimedia files from plural memory cards. The controlling method comprising: when a memory card of the memory cards is connected to the multimedia player device, determining if there is a corresponding log file corresponding to the connected memory card; if the log file exists, creating a playlist comprising at least part of the plural multimedia files according to the log file; and, playing the multimedia files according to the playlist from the connected memory card.

Abstract: A storage device and memory accessing method configure two separate memory units, each with dedicated I/O channel, accessible by two controllers, each corresponding to an interface connected to a host, and allows the storage device to establish at least two connections to the different hosts. As more than one connection is established between the storage device and the hosts at the same time, a first controller has both read and write accessibility to a first memory unit and a second controller has both read and write accessibility to a second memory unit, while the first controller has read-only accessibility to the second memory unit and the second controller has read-only accessibility to the second memory unit.

Abstract: A method provides a more intuitive way of operating the playback of a video file of an event data recorder. By using GPS coordinates on a recorded video file, a route may be generated accordingly and displayed on a map. The GPS coordinates forming the route have exact mapping relation with the time line of the corresponding video file and direct operation of a slider is provided on the route of the map so that any corresponding frame of the video file may be displayed accordingly.

Abstract: After a file is stored in a storage device, the file is segmented into a first segment and a second segment, the latter of which is relocated to a removable security device only when the removable security device is connected to the storage device. After the removable security device is removed from the storage device, as long as the removable security device is kept by the owner of the file, the file cannot be accessible for someone other than the owner even if said someone takes the storage device. Security of the file is thus assured.

Abstract: An earphone system with temporary volume shifting function includes a speaker receiving audio signals and converting the received audio signals into sound, the speaker having a first end and a second end therein, a first resistor electrically connected to the first end of the speaker, and a switch configured between the first resistor and the speaker to control current flowing through the first resistor to the first end of the speaker. A first current flows through the speaker to output a first volume from the speaker when the switch is deactivated by a user who does not operate the switch, and a second current flows through the speaker to output a second volume from the speaker when the switch is activated by the user who operates the switch, and the second volume is greater than the first volume.

Abstract: A power strategy selector queries a lookup table using a current flash status of a flash drive, and determines a burst operating voltage for operating the flash drive. Therefore, precise buffering of parameters or data can be ensured when the flash drive meets an unexpected power failure or malfunctions, or precise operations of the flash drive can be guaranteed.

Abstract: A method of executing wear leveling in a flash memory device includes determining whether a current temperature is in a normal operating temperature range of the flash memory device, and reprogramming data associated with data blocks to another location in a flash memory array when the current temperature is in the normal operating temperature range of the flash memory device, wherein the data is programmed in a temperature out of the normal operating temperature range of the flash memory device.

Abstract: A charge/discharge circuit is configured to directly charge a storage system using a power source under a power-on stage and to charge the storage system using power pre-stored in a capacitor under a power-off stage. With the aid of the charge/discharge circuit, an access speed of the storage system is prevented from being slowed down by attaching the large capacitance of the capacitor, and data accuracy of the storage system is prevented from being affected by sudden loss of power supply of the power source.

Abstract: A device identification method, a communicative connection method between multiple devices, and an interface controlling method are disclosed herein. The devices include a first device and at least one second device. The first device includes a touch-sensing interface and a first wireless communication module. Each second device comprising a second wireless communication module and physical contacts arranged with a distinct pattern. The communicative connection method includes steps of: sensing a multi-touch input by the touch-sensing interface when one of the second devices is currently placed upon the touch-sensing interface of the first device; identifying the second device currently placed upon the first device by matching the multi-touch input with the distinct pattern; and, forming a wireless communicative connection between the first wireless communication module of the first device and the second wireless communication module of the matched second device.

Abstract: A method of defining software functions on an electronic device having biometric detection includes selecting an interactive function and providing touch input as a setting, the provided touch input comprising providing at least one fingerprint and performing a gesture on a fingerprint sensor of the electronic device. The method also includes saving the setting corresponding to the selected interactive function in a database of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method of performing a data transaction between a portable storage device and an electronic device includes determining positions of the portable storage device by a positioning module of the portable storage device, calculating distance between a current position and a position of a previous data transaction to determine whether a position-based criterion is met by a processing module, establishing a data connection between the portable storage device and the electronic device when the position-based criterion is met, and performing the data transaction between the portable storage device and the electronic device.

Abstract: A storage device is capable of switching its wireless sharing mode while sensing occurrence of a flip-over on itself. With the aid of the storage device, a user may easily and intuitively activate an operation of sharing information with other external storage devices or determine a degree of sharing the information.