Abstract: An image previewing system includes a display unit, a face portion recognition unit, a selecting unit, a comparing unit and a magnifying unit. The display unit comprises a screen configured to show an image. The face portion recognition unit is configured to recognize any human face contained in the image and determine face portions in the image if human face(s) exists in the image. The selecting unit is configured to select one of the face portions in the image. The comparing unit is configured to compare the number of image pixels of the selected face portion with the resolution of the screen of the display unit and generate a result. According to the result, the magnifying unit configured to magnify the selected face portion and display the magnified face portion on the screen.

Abstract: An image capture device includes an image capture unit, a switching unit, a calculation unit, a comparison unit, and a display unit. The image capture unit captures consecutive images. The switching unit switches to a playback mode. The calculation unit calculates each of gradient values between adjacent pixels within each the image and cumulates a total value composed of the gradient values of the image. The comparison unit compares different total values corresponding to different images to determine the image having a maximum total value. The display unit displays the acquired image.

Abstract: A power management method for use in a computer system having a processor, a power management module and a phase lock loop circuit (PLL) is provided. The power management module is coupled to a plurality of peripheral modules and the computer system and the processor are capable of being operated in a working state and power saving states. The method includes the following. When the computer system is operated in the working state and the processor is entered into a lowest power consumption state among the power saving states, states of the peripheral modules are detected to determine whether a specific condition has been matched. If the specific condition is matched, the processor is directed to a control state to control the PLL according to a control state configuration.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a real-time traffic situation awareness system. In one embodiment, the real-time traffic situation awareness system receives driving data from a car, wherein the driving data comprises an image, GPS data, and gyroscope sensor data. The real-time traffic situation awareness system comprises an image processing unit, a feature extraction unit, a feature matrix database, a data grouping unit, and a situation awareness unit. The image processing unit processes the image to generate a processed image. The feature extraction unit generates a data point according to the processed image, the GPS data, and the gyroscope sensor data. The data grouping unit searches the feature matrix database for a plurality of feature groups of an optimal feature matrix corresponding to a geographic area according to the GPS data of the data point. The situation awareness unit analyzes the feature groups to generate traffic information.

Abstract: A wafer defines a plurality of chips arranged in array manner. Each chip includes at least one aluminum pad and a middle material. The middle material covers the aluminum pad and is mounted on the aluminum pad.

Abstract: Provided is a control method for an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) in a computer system. The computer system comprises a processor and a bus master, wherein the processor, as defined by the ACPI specification, has a first state (C0 state), a second state (C1 state), a third state (C2 state), a fourth state (C3 state) and a fifth state (C4 state). The method comprises enabling the processor to run in the C2 state when a request from the bus master is issued before the processor enters the C3 state, or enables the processor to ignore the C4 state and complete the C3 state when the request from the bus master is issued at the C3 state and before entering the C4 state.

Abstract: A chip structure according to the present invention is provided. A plurality of pedestals extends from the back surface of the chip structure. Each of the pedestals is located at a position away from the edge of the back surface for a non-zero distance so that the pedestals of an upper chip structure will not damage the bonding pads positioned on the edge of the active surface of a lower chip structure when the upper chip structure is stacked on the active surface of the lower chip structure with the pedestals.

Abstract: A computer system has an adjustable data transmission rate between a CPU and a core logic chip thereof. In the computer system, the CPU has a power state adjustable in response to a power management control signal issued by the core logic chip. For adjusting data transmission rate between the CPU and the core logic chip, a change of an asserted time of the power management control signal from a first time period to a second time period is first determined to obtain an index value. The data transmission rate is increased or decreased according to the index value.

Abstract: An exemplary method for measuring a distance from a subject to a camera includes the following operations: focusing on the subject using the imaging system; illuminating an area on the subject using auxiliary light; capturing an image of the subject, the image having an illumination portion corresponding to the illuminated area; measuring the area of the illumination portion of the image; and calculating the subject distance based on the measured area.

Abstract: A stand-by mode management module applied in a computer system having a BIOS (basic input/output system), a graphic module and a display module is provided. The computer system is operated in a working state and at least one stand-by state. The module includes a timer and an interrupt generation unit. The timer starts a count period when detecting that the computer system is idle. The interrupt generation unit generates an interrupt request to the BIOS to request the computer system to prepare to enter to a specific state when the count period is reached. When the specific state is entered, the computer system enters the stand-by state, a PLL (phase lock loop) of the display module keeps turning on, and PLLs other than the PLL of the display module are turned off and the graphic module acquires a frame stored in a fixed area of a storing unit and displays the acquired frame on the display module.

Abstract: An image previewing system includes a display unit, a face portion recognition unit, a selecting unit, a comparing unit and a magnifying unit. The display unit comprises a screen configured to show an image. The face portion recognition unit is configured to recognize any human face contained in the image and determine face portions in the image if human face(s) exists in the image. The selecting unit is configured to select one of the face portions in the image. The comparing unit is configured to compare the number of image pixels of the selected face portion with the resolution of the screen of the display unit and generate a result. According to the result, the magnifying unit configured to magnify the selected face portion and display the magnified face portion on the screen.

Abstract: A power management method for use in a computer system having a processor, a power management module and a phase lock loop circuit (PLL) is provided. The power management module is coupled to a plurality of peripheral modules and the computer system and the processor are capable of being operated in a working state and power saving states. The method includes the following. When the computer system is operated in the working state and the processor is entered into a lowest power consumption state among the power saving states, states of the peripheral modules are detected to determine whether a specific condition has been matched. If the specific condition is matched, the processor is directed to a control state to control the PLL according to a control state configuration.

Abstract: An image capture device includes an image capture unit, a switching unit, a calculation unit, a comparison unit, and a display unit. The image capture unit captures consecutive images. The switching unit switches to a playback mode. The calculation unit calculates each of gradient values between adjacent pixels within each the image and cumulates a total value composed of the gradient values of the image. The comparison unit compares different total values corresponding to different images to determine the image having a maximum total value. The display unit displays the acquired image.

Abstract: A method for power management of a CPU and a system thereof, which drive the CPU to enter a more efficient power saving state are disclosed. A chip of the present invention sends a first control signal to drive the CPU to wake from a non-snooping sleep state and enter a normally executing instruction state as well as a system management mode to execute a system management interrupt routine. Then the chip enables an arbiter to transmit a bus master request to the CPU for processing. After completing the processing of the bus master request, the chip disables the arbiter and the CPU drives the chip to send a second control signal to drive the CPU to return to the non-snooping sleep state according the system management interrupt routine.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display structure is provided. The liquid crystal display structure includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight module. The liquid crystal panel has a liquid crystal layer including photo-polymerizable monomers. The backlight module has a light emitting unit for emitting an output light. A difference between the smallest value of the spectrum interval of the output light and the largest value of the absorption spectrum interval of the photo-polymerizable monomer in the liquid crystal layer is larger than or equal to 40 nm.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided. The method comprises the following steps. Firstly, an upper substrate and a lower substrate are provided. Next, a liquid crystal material is interposed between the upper and lower substrates. The liquid crystal material comprises at least one liquid crystal molecule and at least two photosensitive monomers, and the absorption peak of at least one photosensitive monomer is larger than 300 nm. Then, a voltage is applied between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, and a ultra-violet with a first wavelength is used for irradiation so as to allow most photosensitive monomers to be polymerized as polymer. Lastly, a ultra-violet with a second wavelength is used for irradiation, wherein the second wavelength is larger than the first wavelength so as to allow residual photosensitive monomers to be polymerized.

Abstract: A wafer defines a plurality of chips arranged in array manner. Each chip includes at least one aluminum pad and a middle material. The middle material covers the aluminum pad and is mounted on the aluminum pad.

Abstract: Provided is a control method for an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) in a computer system. The computer system comprises a processor and a bus master, wherein the processor, as defined by the ACPI specification, has a first state (C0 state), a second state (C1 state), a third state (C2 state), a fourth state (C3 state) and a fifth state (C4 state). The method comprises enabling the processor to run in the C2 state when a request from the bus master is issued before the processor enters the C3 state, or enables the processor to ignore the C4 state and complete the C3 state when the request from the bus master is issued at the C3 state and before entering the C4 state.

Abstract: Thermal throttling duty estimation methods for a CPU (Central Processing Unit) in a computer system are provided. The temperature of a CPU is highly related to the CPU performance. CPU temperature data (CPUT) is first acquired. A thermal throttle duty (TTD) is then calculated according to the acquired CPUT. Thereafter, the calculated TTD can be sent to the CPU and the CPU performance is accordingly adjusted.

Abstract: A product managing system and method using RFID technology is provided. The product managing system includes an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a server. The RFID tag is set on a product for providing a tag ID, an object type and attribute, and an event content. The RFID reader reads the RFID tag. The server obtains various information provided by the RFID tag set on the product from the RFID reader, determines the product ID according to the tag ID, determines a class of the product and whether the product is correctly combined with another product according to the object type and attribute, and determines whether a processing procedure of the product is correctly conducted according to the event content. The server finally determines whether the product is normal according to the aforementioned determinations.