Abstract: Network device selection or handover schemes enable higher network capacity based on partially-observable Markov decision processes. Unavailable cell loading information is observed and/or predicted from non-serving base stations and actions are taken to maintain an active base station set or network device candidate data for selection in routing communications of a mobile device in a mobile device cell selection or handover procedure. A reward function is considered in the selection based on various parameters comprising system capacity, handover times, and mobility of a mobile device or mobile station.

Abstract: An ESD protection device includes a substrate having a first conductive type. A doped well having a second conductive type is disposed in the substrate. A first doped region having the first conductive type is disposed in the doped well. A second doped region having the first conductive type is disposed in the substrate, wherein part of the second doped region is in the doped well, and the remaining part of the second doped region is separate from the doped well. A front terminal electrically connects the first doped region. A back terminal is disposed on a back side of the substrate.

Abstract: A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies.

Abstract: An integrated 3D conversion device which utilizes a web-based network includes: a front-end device, for utilizing manual rendering techniques on a first set of data of a video stream received via a user interface of the web-based network to generate depth information, and updating the depth information according to at least a first information received via the user interface; and a server-end device, coupled to the front-end device via the user interface, for receiving the depth information from the front-end device and utilizing the depth information to automatically generate depth information for a second set of data of the video stream, and generating stereo views of the first set of data and the second set of data according to at least a second information received via the user interface.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device open/short detection circuit, which is used for detecting at least one light emitting device string open/short. Each light emitting device string has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a voltage supply circuit to supply electrical power to the light emitting devices. The open/short detection circuit includes: an abnormal voltage detection circuit coupled to the light emitting device strings for receiving voltages of the second ends respectively and generating an abnormal voltage detection signal; a voltage setting circuit coupled to the abnormal voltage detection circuit for setting an abnormal reference level; and a determination circuit coupled to the voltage setting circuit. When the abnormal voltage detection signal is equal to or over the abnormal reference level, the determination circuit generates an open/short detection signal for an abnormal condition detected.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-band printed antenna, comprising: a grounding plane; and an antenna part, including a shorted arm electrically connected to the grounding plane, a folded arm connected to the shorted arm, and a feeding arm connected to the folded arm, feeding arm being for providing signals to the folded arm and shorted arm; wherein the folded arm includes at least one turning corner and provides at least two resonant frequencies according to the turning corner and the total length of the folded arm.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a light emitting device open/short detection circuit, which is used for detecting at least one light emitting device string open/short. Each light emitting device string has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a voltage supply circuit to supply electrical power to the light emitting devices. The open/short detection circuit includes: an abnormal voltage detection circuit coupled to the light emitting device strings for receiving voltages of the second ends respectively and generating an abnormal voltage detection signal; a voltage setting circuit coupled to the abnormal voltage detection circuit for setting an abnormal reference level; and a determination circuit coupled to the voltage setting circuit. When the abnormal voltage detection signal is equal to or over the abnormal reference level, the determination circuit generates an open/short detection signal for an abnormal condition detected.

Abstract: A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatically extracting personal styles from captured motion data. The inventive method employs wavelet analysis to extract the captured motion vector of different actors into wavelet coefficients, and thus forms a feature vector by optimization selection, which is used later for identification purposes. When the inventive method is applied to process animation frames, the performance can be evaluated by grouping and classification matrix without any correlation with the type of the motion. Also, even if the type of the motion is not stored in the database in advance, the motions of the actor can still be recognized by a learning module regardless of the type of the motions.

Abstract: A screw pump with anti-turbulent structure has a housing, at least two screw rotors parallelly mounted through the housing and engaging with each other, and a partition disposed around the at least two screw rotor. The partition may have at least two circular walls respectively formed around the rotors and an annular protrusion formed on an inner surface of the housing and being adjacent to and kept from contacting the at least two circular walls, and may be a panel having at least two mounting holes respectively mounted around the rotors. Fluids flowing in opposite directions are divided by the partition and do not encounter each other and do not become turbulent. Consequently, pressurizing efficiency of the screw pump is improved.

Abstract: A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies.

Abstract: A method for determining native threshold voltage of nonvolatile memory includes following steps. A memory cell including a control gate, a charge storage layer, a source region, and a drain region is provided. A programming operation is performed on the memory cell by using F-N tunneling effect to obtain a programming curve of time versus threshold voltage. In the programming operation, a positive voltage is applied to the control gate. An erase operation is performed on the memory cell by using F-N tunneling effect to obtain an erasure curve of time versus threshold voltage. In the erase operation, a negative voltage is applied to the control gate. The absolute values of the positive voltage and the negative voltage are the same. The native threshold voltage of memory cell is determined from the cross point of the programming curve and the erasure curve.

Abstract: A method for determining native threshold voltage of nonvolatile memory includes following steps. A memory cell including a control gate, a charge storage layer, a source region, and a drain region is provided. A programming operation is performed on the memory cell by using F-N tunneling effect to obtain a programming curve of time versus threshold voltage. In the programming operation, a positive voltage is applied to the control gate. An erase operation is performed on the memory cell by using F-N tunneling effect to obtain an erasure curve of time versus threshold voltage. In the erase operation, a negative voltage is applied to the control gate. The absolute values of the positive voltage and the negative voltage are the same. The native threshold voltage of memory cell is determined from the cross point of the programming curve and the erasure curve.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-band printed antenna, comprising: a grounding plane; and an antenna part, including a shorted arm electrically connected to the grounding plane, a folded arm connected to the shorted arm, and a feeding arm connected to the folded arm, feeding arm being for providing signals to the folded arm and shorted arm; wherein the folded arm includes at least one turning corner and provides at least two resonant frequencies according to the turning corner and the total length of the folded arm.

Abstract: A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies.

Abstract: A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies.

Abstract: A retractable safety syringe includes a needle set, a barrel and a plunger. The needle set is attached to the barrel, and has a first engaging portion at one end. The plunger is mounted with a compressive piston and terminates in a second engaging portion. The piston contacts with a shoulder of the barrel as the plunger is pushed forward. To withdraw the need set inside the barrel, the plunger is pushed forward while the piston contacts with the shoulder of the barrel so as to engage the first and second engaging portion. The plunger is thereby locked with the needle set for withdrawal inside the barrel.

Abstract: A cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) assembly includes a pair of CCFLs, and an inverter-type drive circuit. The drive circuit includes a first transformer having a primary winding adapted to be coupled to a power supply module, and a secondary winding with a pair of terminals. The CCFLs are coupled respectively to the terminals of the secondary winding. The drive circuit further includes a push-pull drive circuit coupled to the primary winding of the first transformer, and adapted to be coupled to the power supply module. The push-pull drive circuit excites the primary winding of the first transformer upon receiving power from the power supply module such that power is transferred from the primary winding to the secondary winding, thus activating the CCFLs coupled thereto.

Abstract: Methods for detecting and eliminating a ghosting effect of liquid crystal display (LCD) are disclosed. The ghosting effect detecting method comprises the steps of providing a visual persistency period, providing a maximum color alternation speed of the LCD, obtaining a threshold value by multiplying the human visual persistency period by the maximum color alternation speed, calculating a variation of an intensity level of each of the plurality of pixel components of the LCD and comparing the threshold value and the variation of the intensity level to obtain a comparison result to determine whether the ghosting effect exists in the pixel component.

Abstract: A needle-retractable safety hypodermic syringe is disclosed to include a barrel, a needle assembly at the front end of the barrel, a plunger mounted with a stopper for expelling medicine out of the barrel through the needle assembly and pulling the needle assembly into the inside of the barrel after the service, a first retaining portion formed inside the rear end of the barrel, and a second retaining portion formed on a connector at the plunger for engaging the fist retaining portion to secure the needle assembly firmly inside the barrel after the service of the safety hypodermic syringe.