Abstract: A protective film with high hardness and low friction coefficient includes an interface layer, a buffer layer, and a high-hardness passivation layer. The protective film has good wear resistance and low friction coefficient and can be applied to a mask package box for photolithography such as a deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography, an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, an immersion lithography and a multiple patterning lithography of the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries. The protective film is used to protect the mask package box applied for photolithographic exposure and ensure the yield of the photolithographic process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a superabsorbent polymer and a method for producing the same. The superabsorbent polymer includes a core layer polymerized with monomers having carboxylic group, a first shell layer formed from a surface crosslinking agent, and a second shell layer formed from zingiberaceae extracts. By a surface modification on the first shell layer performed from a specific amount of the zingiberaceae extracts, the superabsorbent polymer produced according to the method for producing the same has a good antimicrobial property and deodorizing effects, and retains an original absorbent property.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of making a lensed connector in which a glass ferrule has holes within the body of the glass ferrule, and the glass ferrule is subsequently processed to form lens structures along the ferrule.

Abstract: A hydrogen recycle system comprises a processing device, an electrochemical hydrogen purification device and a dewatering device. The processing device is used to receive and process a mixed gas and to remove harmful substances; the electrochemical hydrogen purification device is connected with the processing device and used to remove non-hydrogen gases and impurities in the mixed gas; and the dewatering device is connected with the electrochemical hydrogen purification device and used to remove moisture in the purified hydrogen.

Abstract: A transferring system for transferring an object disposed in a storage area includes telescopic units, sucking disc units respectively connected to the telescopic units, and a control unit. The control unit calculates an area related to an object according to an image obtained by an imaging unit, and calculates a value of N based on the area. The value of N is a number of the sucking disc units used for picking up the object and is equal to or greater than one. The control unit determines N positions on the object, controls N telescopic units to move N sucking disc units toward the N positions, and controls the N sucking disc units to adhere respectively to the N positions so as to pick up the object from the storage area.

Abstract: A method and a computing device for adjusting a region of interest (ROI) are provided. The method includes: receiving a image sequence including a current image and a previous image; generating a predefined searching area based on a previous ROI in the previous image; performing feature matching on multiple image features within the predefined searching area in the previous image and multiple image features within the predefined searching area in the current image; and adjusting a position of the previous ROI in the previous image based on the image features within the predefined searching area in the current image in response to that the image features within the predefined searching area in the current image satisfy a matching condition to obtain the current ROI in the current image.

Abstract: A method for verifying whether a candidate peer functions as a mesh gate is performed by a network device in a mesh basic service set including the candidate peer. The method includes: providing a record indicates that the candidate peer doesn't function as the mesh gate, when the network device receives a notification from the candidate peer indicating that the candidate peer now functions as the mesh gate, having the network device update the record and start a counting process and verifying whether the candidate peer continues functioning as the mesh gate till the end of the counting process; when the network device doesn't receive an updated notification from the candidate peer indicating that the candidate functions as the mesh gate before the end of the counting process, having the network device send a packet to the candidate peer to verify whether the candidate peer functions as the mesh gate.

Abstract: An optical touch apparatus and a width detecting method thereof are provided. The optical touch apparatus includes at least two sensing components, a light emitting component, and a width detecting module. The sensing components are configured to sense a touch object located on a touch plane. The light emitting component is configured to be a light source of the touch plane and is disposed adjacent to one of the sensing components. The width detecting module is coupled to the light emitting component and the other of the sensing components. The light emitting component is controlled by the width detecting module to emit a light. The other of the sensing components is controlled by the width detecting module to sense intensity of the light. The width detecting module detects a distance between the sensing components according to the sensed intensity of the light.

Abstract: An optical system includes a collimated light source, a beam splitter, two mirrors and two lenses, a focus lens, and a detector. An initial light beam is generated by the light source and then separated by the beam splitter into a first light beam and a second light beam. The two mirrors respectively direct the first and second light beams on a sample with symmetrical paths and the two lenses focus the first and second light beam on the sample respectively. The first and second light beams are reflected from the sample and along the counterpart paths to the beam splitter. An interfered light beam is then generated by combining the reflected first and second light beams, and focused by a focus lens on a detector. A Dove prism can be configured between one mirror and one lens of the two for contrast enhancement. It can produce the photon combination with same of direction in this setup to enhance contrast.

Abstract: A method of determining noise reduction in a signal includes transforming the signal to generate a spectrogram; determining sharp change in a frequency spectrum for each frame in the spectrogram; and comparing a counted number of frames having sharp change with a predetermined value. The signal is determined to be subject to noise reduction if the counted number is greater than the predetermined value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless connection method carried out by a network device in a mesh basic service set (MBSS) including N mesh gates. The method includes: when the network device is not one of the N mesh gates and not connected with any of them, allowing the network device to connect with a gate candidate peer in the MBSS and forbidding the network device to connect with a non-gate candidate peer in the MBSS, wherein the gate candidate peer announces that it is or connects with one of the N mesh gates while the non-gate candidate peer does not announce the same thing; and when the network device is one of the N mesh gates or connected with any of them, allowing the network device to connect with any of the gate candidate peer and the non-gate candidate peer.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensing apparatus includes an accommodating shell and at least one detection device. The accommodating shell includes a base and a convex portion connected to the base. A side of the base has a first detection opening toward a first direction, and a side of the convex portion has a second detection opening toward a second direction. Each of the at least one detection device is disposed in the base or the convex portion of the accommodating shell and includes a board, a piezoelectric assembly, a housing and a plurality of fixing members. The plurality of fixing members are configured to fix the board on the top wall of the housing to press the board to the encapsulating body of the piezoelectric assembly, thereby pressing the piezoelectric sheet to the bottom wall.

Abstract: An optical system includes a collimated light source, a beam splitter, two mirrors and two lenses, a focus lens, and a detector. An initial light beam is generated by the light source and then separated by the beam splitter into a first light beam and a second light beam. The two mirrors respectively direct the first and second light beams on a sample with symmetrical paths and the two lenses focus the first and second light beam on the sample respectively. The first and second light beams are reflected from the sample and along the counterpart paths to the beam splitter. An interfered light beam is then generated by combining the reflected first and second light beams, and focused by a focus lens on a detector. A Dove prism can be configured between one mirror and one lens of the two for contrast enhancement. It can produce the photon combination with same of direction in this setup to enhance contrast.

Abstract: A method of automated order picking is provided. A control device uses camera devices and a code reader unit to acquire identification codes and volumes of multiple objects when controlling a robotic arm to bring the objects from a first platform to a second platform one by one. Upon determining that the objects on the second platform include all order items of an order based on the identification codes, the control devices selects a packing box that fits the order items in volume, and controls another robotic arm to take the order items from the second platform to the packing box.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is an optoelectronic unit measuring device comprising an objective lens, an imaging lens, a photographing lens, and a focus adjustment module disposed in a first light path. The objective lens receives a first testing light and converts the first testing into a second testing light. The imaging lens receives the second testing light and converts the second testing light into a third testing light. The photographing lens receives the third testing light and measures beam characteristic. The focus adjustment module selectively provides a first light transmitting member in the first light path, and adjusts the third testing light to focus at a first focus position or a second focus position. Wherein the focus adjustment module comprises a first carrier plate having a first area with the first light transmitting member, and moves the first carrier plate to selectively align the first area with the first light path.

Abstract: A transferring system for transferring an object disposed in a storage area includes telescopic units, sucking disc units respectively connected to the telescopic units, and a control unit. The control unit calculates an area related to an object according to an image obtained by an imaging unit, and calculates a value of N based on the area. The value of N is a number of the sucking disc units used for picking up the object and is equal to or greater than one. The control unit determines N positions on the object, controls N telescopic units to move N sucking disc units toward the N positions, and controls the N sucking disc units to adhere respectively to the N positions so as to pick up the object from the storage area.

Abstract: A fast index creation system for a cloud big data database electrically and communicatively coupled to a cloud non-relational database for inquiring and creating an index includes an application exchange module, a data exchange module, a first processing module, a second processing module and an integrated processing module. The application exchange module receives a query string inputted by a user and prompts a result index table. The data exchange module has a temporary index table. The first processing module computes the query string and generates a query instruction to compute a temporary index table for comparison and check if there is any data matched with the query instruction. If yes, then the first processing module will generate a cache index table, or else the first module will generate a create instruction provided for the second processing module to compute a non-relational database and generate a new index table.

Abstract: A method includes steps of: capturing an image of a container; recognizing at least one object in the container based on the image; determining at least one first coordinate set corresponding to the at least one object; determining at least one second coordinate set that corresponds to target one (s) of the at least one first coordinate set and that relates to a fixed picking device of a robotic arm; adjusting position(s) of unfixed picking device(s) of the robotic arm if necessary; controlling the robotic arm to pick up one (s) of the at least one object that correspond(s) to the at least one second coordinate set with the fixed. picking device and/or at least one unfixed picking device.

Abstract: A method for identifying a foreground object in an image and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: dividing a first image and a second image to obtain first image blocks in the first image and second image blocks in the second image; comparing the first image blocks with the second image blocks to obtain a plurality of disparity values respectively corresponding to the first image blocks, and generating a disparity image including the disparity values; comparing each disparity value in the disparity image with a first threshold to form a disparity depth image, and selecting a selected block from the disparity depth image to form a first region; and mapping the first region into the first image to identify a mapped object and identify the object as a foreground object.

Abstract: A video file processing method for making and outputting an event film according to video files is provided. The method includes: acquiring at least one video file and detecting a plurality of events and an occurring time of each event in the video file; extracting a plurality of event clips including the events from the video file according to the occurring time; obtaining an event film by assembling a plurality of concerned clips in the event clips according to a merging rule; and outputting the event film. In addition, a video file processing device and a monitoring system using the method are also provided.