Abstract: Following a restart or a reboot of a system that includes a multi-core processor, the multi-core processor may assign one of the cores as a boot strap processor (BSP). Initialization logic may detect a state of each of the plurality of processing cores as active or inactive. The initialization logic may detect an attribute of each of the plurality of processing cores as eligible to be assigned as a BSP or as ineligible to be assigned as the BSP. The initialization logic may detect a last processing core of the plurality of processing cores in the interconnect that is an active processing core based at least in part on the state and is eligible to be assigned as the BSP based at least in part on the attribute. In various embodiments, the initialization information may assign the last processing core as the BSP.

Abstract: A calculation control method is used for an electronic device. The electronic device includes a storage unit storing a number of arithmetic equation models. The method includes the following steps. Sense handwritten touch input on a touch sensing unit by a user. Generate signals associated with the user's handwritten touch input. Display the handwritten content according to the generated signals. Recognize the handwritten content of the user, and convert the recognized handwritten content into an arithmetic operation if the recognized handwritten content matches one of the arithmetic equation models stored in the storage unit. Calculate a result of the arithmetic operation, if the recognized handwritten content matches one of the arithmetic equation models. And display the calculated result to the user.

Abstract: A firmware overwriting method for paired use wireless microphone and receiver is disclosed. The firmware update method comprises building a wireless connection between the at least one wireless microphone and the at least one receiver; and executing the determining program by the receiver processing module to determine if the installed wireless microphone compatible backup firmware is the same as the wireless microphone firmware. If yes, the overwriting program is not executed. If no, the receiver processing module sends a command to the wireless microphone processing module to download the installed wireless microphone compatible backup firmware from the receiver storage module, and the overwriting program is executed by the wireless microphone processing module to overwrite the wireless microphone firmware with the installed wireless microphone compatible backup firmware.

Abstract: A cable diagnostic device for diagnosing a plurality of conductive pins of cables is provided. The cable diagnostic device comprises a body unit, a diagnostic unit, a display unit, and a pair of diagnostic adaptor heads. The body unit has an accommodating space defined therein. The diagnostic unit is disposed in the accommodating space. The diagnostic unit includes a transmitting port and a receiving port. The display unit is visibly exposed from the body unit. The pair of diagnostic adaptor heads detachably disposed at the body unit, each of the diagnostic adaptor heads includes a diagnostic connector and a diagnostic socket. Whereby when the two diagnostic connectors are inserted into the transmitting port and receiving port respectively, two ends of the cable are plugged into the two diagnostic sockets respectively, the diagnostic unit diagnoses test pulses between the two ends of each conductive pins of the cable.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a depth image using transition of light sources may include a surface information determination unit to determine surface information related to a surface of an object, using a plurality of intensity images generated according to position of light sources; and an output depth image generation unit to generate an output depth image, using an original depth image and the surface information.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to use of shared initialization and configuration vectors, which are delivered to processing cores in a multi-core processor using packets. An initialization core may include reset logic that may read initialization and configuration vectors from a centralized storage location, which may be on a die containing the processing cores (e.g., a fuse, etc.), off the die (e.g., in volatile memory, flash memory, etc.), or a combination of both. The initialization core may then generate packets to transmit the initialization and configuration vectors to processing cores that await initialization (e.g., following a reset). In some instances, the initialization and configuration vector information may be shared by two or more cores of a same type.

Abstract: A memory may include two electrodes and phase change material having an amorphous reset state and a partially crystalized set state, coupled between the two electrodes. The phase change material in the set state may have a highly nonlinear current-voltage response in a subthreshold voltage region. The phase change material may be an alloy of indium, antimony, and tellurium.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a user input and an infrared module which are structurally separated is provided. The display apparatus includes an image processor which processes an image signal, a display which displays the processed image thereon, a remote control receiver which receives a user's command, a user input which receives a user's selection, a controller which controls the image processor, the display, the remote control receiver and the user input. The controller and the user input are provided in the same board, and the remote control receiver is connected through a connector to the board in which the controller is provided.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus is provided. The power supply apparatus includes two power suppliers connected in parallel, and the two power suppliers supply electric power to an electronic product at the same time. According to the present invention, when a load is a light load, the conductive impedance of an output isolation switch-component (for example, a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)) in each power supplier is changed/adjusted to balance the voltages on two light-loading setting points (not the source or drain of the output isolation switch-component (MOSFET)). If the voltages on the two light-loading setting points are not balanced (i.e., a reverse current is about to flow into the power supplier), the output isolation switch-component (MOSFET) is turned off in advance, so that a power isolation function is started/activated before the reverse current flows into the power supplier.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and program product dynamically adjusts a log level of a transaction. The method includes: buffering the most detailed logs of a transaction having highest log level into a memory; checking if all dependency-defined transactions within a dependency list/tree for the transaction are completed; and, in response to the completion of all dependency-defined transactions within the dependency list/tree for the transaction, obtaining a log filter level for the transaction in association with the transaction results (success/failure) of dependency-defined transactions, wherein the log filter level is a new log level for the transaction.

Abstract: The present invention mainly has two double-contact connectors and a plurality of connecting lines. Each double-contact connector has an insulating member, an upper pin set and a lower pin set. A top surface of the insulating member forward extends to form an upper tongue portion, a bottom surface of the insulating member forward extends to form a lower tongue portion, the upper pin set disposes in the upper tongue portion, the lower pin set disposes in the lower tongue portion, the upper pin set and the upper tongue portion compose an upper connecting interface, the lower pin set and the lower tongue portion compose a lower connecting interface. Further, the two double-contact connectors electrically connect with the two ends of the plurality of connecting lines respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an integrated electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode, and a separation layer integrated between the cathode and the anode. The separation layer includes 3 phases including a liquid-phase component containing an ionic salt, which partially flows from the separation layer into the cathode and the anode during preparation of the integrated electrode assembly to increase ionic conductivity of the cathode and the anode, a solid-phase component supporting the separation layer between the cathode and the anode, and a polymer matrix having affinity for the liquid-phase component and providing binding force with the cathode and the anode.

Abstract: An image display device capable of supporting brightness enhancement and power control and a method thereof, in which the brightness and contrast are enhanced and the power of a light source is controlled in accordance with the image characteristic. In the image display method, a parameter representative of an input image is calculated from a histogram of the input image, a model corresponding to the input image is selected from a plurality of representative models by analyzing the parameter, and then a brightness controlling function matched with the selected model is selected. The size of each component of a pixel constituting the input image is controlled using the brightness controlling function, and the output image of the pixel whose component size has been controlled is displayed.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a bi-polar plate of a fuel cell and the bi-polar plate thereof are presented. A graphite film is formed first. Next, a polymeric material added with electrically conductive powder is coated on a surface of a metal substrate. The graphite film is disposed on the polymeric material and the polymeric material is hardened to form an adhesive layer, such that the graphite film is attached on the surface of the metal substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a bottom container member which receives the display panel; an auxiliary member including a bottom, and a side extending from an edge of the bottom, and coupled with the bottom container member; a light source unit coupled with the side of the auxiliary member; and a first heat radiating member between the auxiliary member and the light source unit. The first heat radiating member includes a phase change material.

Abstract: A balloon made from a laminate film including at least one bio-based polyester layer of at least about 19.0 pMC of radiocarbon (14C) content is disclosed. The laminate film could further have additional layers such as a second bio-based polyester resin-containing layer of at least about 21.5 pMC of radiocarbon (14C) content, a linear low density polyethylene bio-based resin-containing layer of at least about 94 pMC of radiocarbon (14C) content, a metal layer, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A flip-flop circuit includes an input stage circuit, a middle stage circuit, an output stage circuit and a set/reset circuit. The input stage circuit is arranged for receiving a first signal from a first node, and selectively outputting a second signal at a second node according to at least one control signal. The middle stage circuit is coupled to the input stage circuit, and arranged for receiving the second signal, and selectively outputting a third signal at a third node according to the at least one control signal. The output stage circuit is coupled to the middle stage circuit, and arranged for receiving the third signal to output an output signal. The set/reset circuit is coupled to the second node and the third node, and arranged to receiving a set signal and a reset signal, and selectively determining a voltage level of the third signal at the third node.

Abstract: A retractable writing/erasing piece against sliding back is provided, including a holding pipe, an internal pipe, a sleeve pipe, a slide base and a writing/erasing piece. At least a pair of stepped guide grooves is disposed on a pipe wall of the internal pipe and the stepped guide grooves have multiple guide groove windows. At least a pair of spiral guide slots is disposed on an internal wall of the sleeve pipe. At least a pair of guide protrusions is disposed on the slide base. The pair of guide protrusions is contained in the pair of spiral guide slots. The guide protrusions are abutted against a blocking wall of a guide groove window therein, so that an accident sliding back of the writing/erasing piece and the slide base can be avoided.

Abstract: A magnetic device comprises a lead frame, a first core body and a coil. The lead frame has a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from the first portion. A first core body is disposed on the lead frame, wherein the first core body comprises a first through opening and a second through opening. A coil is disposed on the first core body, wherein the coil has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first portion is electrically connected with the first terminal via the first through opening, and the second portion is electrically connected with the second terminal via the second through opening, respectively.

Abstract: A portable electronic device and an accessory device thereof, and an operating method for a portable electronic device. According to the disclosure, an accessory device coupled at a universal serial bus connector of a portable electronic device is detected and identified via the identification pin of the universal serial bus connector. When it is identified that the accessory device supports 1-wire communication via the identification pin, the accessory device is accessed via the 1-wire communication via the identification pin.