Abstract: A slot-in optical disk drive includes a holding mechanism, a main body and a sliding module. The holding mechanism includes a disk slotting opening, two sliding rails and two slope rails. The main body and the sliding module are held by the holding mechanism. The main body includes a shelf, a disk reading unit and a main spindle motor. The sliding module includes a sliding base, two clamp sheets and a driving unit, each clamp sheet having a pivot end, a free end opposite to the pivot end and a sliding block. If the sliding block is at the sliding rail, the free end of the clamp sheet and the sliding base are closed up; and if the sliding block is at the slope rail, the free end of the clamp sheet and the sliding base are opened up.

Abstract: Described herein is a technology for in the realm of digital video broadcast technology or other such technology. One implementation, described herein, relates to broadcasting web content to client devices in a DVB (digital video broadcast) environment using rotational sequences of data modules (e.g., DSMCC carousels). One implementation, described herein, relates to emulating an interactive browsing experience of web content over a broadcast channel. One implementation, described herein, relates to the client device “smartly” caching select portions of the web content being broadcast. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.

Abstract: An optical disc drive includes a locking part, a transmission-compensation mechanism, and a horizontal adjustment mechanism. The locking part is used to secure the first chucking portion and the second chucking portion of the disc chucker to the chucker seat. Therefore, the disc chucker keeps the optical disc stably. Besides, the transmission-compensation mechanism makes power of the driving motor be precisely transmitted to the optical pickup head. This effectively eliminates error or distortion during reading the optical disc. Furthermore, the horizontal adjustment mechanism is adopted to easily and efficiently regulate the angle between the optical disc and the optical pickup head.

Abstract: An optical disk drive has a horizontal adjustment mechanism for a spindle motor formed thereon. The optical disk drive includes a horizontal adjustment mechanism, disposed between a base plate on a traverse module and a securing plate on the spindle motor, to regulate an inclination angle of an optical disc on the spindle motor relative to a laser pickup head.

Abstract: An electronic device including an electronic device body, a remote unit, an identification unit and a tag is provided. The remote unit has a first switch. The identification unit is disposed in the electronic device body, and the tag is disposed in the remote unit. When the remote unit is close to the electronic device body and the first switch is turned on, the identification unit is capable of identifying the tag to activate the electronic device body. Because the electronic device body is activated after the tag is identified by the identification unit, the invention is able to reduce the theft rate of the electronic device body by separately storing the electronic device body and the remote unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a media device capabilities determination mechanism in a networked computing environment are provided. Some of today's operating systems and applications deliver a set of remoting features to enable a networked ecosystem of remote media consumption devices. These devices connect to the host and display a remoted media experience via remoting protocols and technologies. In this regard, the device capabilities determination mechanism of the invention enables a remote device to specify a custom set of media capabilities that should be remoted from the host to the remote device.

Abstract: A dental bite configuration recording device comprises an upper base, a lower base, a first biting portion, a second biting portion, and a movable guiding portion. After the user's lower jaw moves to the front, to the left and to the right respectively, these guiding rods of the movable guiding portion will move or slide along the corresponding guiding recessed surfaces of the guiding recessed blocks. And, these recording rods will leave the three-dimensional moving paths on the path recording materials. So, this invention has multiple-positional and three-dimensional bite configuration recording. The guiding recessed blocks are replaceable. And, It will not yield the tongue of the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for machining a wafer, comprising: (a) providing a wafer having an active surface and a backside surface; (b) attaching a plate substrate to the active surface of the wafer; (c) grinding the backside surface of the wafer; (d) removing the plate substrate; and (e) sawing the wafer. Therefore, warping of the thin wafer can be avoided.

Abstract: To estimate path delays within an IC, a serial database is first created to hold and read out RC extraction data for nets within the IC in an order in which the RC extraction data will be needed when estimating path delays. Thereafter, as the RC extraction data is sequentially read out of the database for each net, the path delay though each section of the net is computed and added to the estimated path delay for each signal path including that net section. The RC extraction data for each net is accessed and accessed only once, thereby minimizing the processing time needed to perform timing analysis by minimizing hard disk read accesses when the RC extraction database resides on a hard disk.

Abstract: A bandpass filter containing specific combinations of the dyes to yield filters which are adapted to selectively transmit predetermined primary color wavelengths of an electromagnetic spectrum as well as selectively absorb wavelengths other than the predetermined primary color wavelengths. The multiple bandpass filters are employed to improve the images on CRT screens and plasma display panels.

Abstract: A clock tree synthesis (CTS) tool determines how to position a hierarchy of buffers for fanning out a clock signal to clocked devices (“sinks”) within an integrated circuit (IC). The tool first clusterizes the sinks and places a lowest level fan-out buffer near each cluster. The tool then iteratively places progressively higher level buffers by clusterizing a last-placed buffer level and then placing a next higher level buffer near the centroid of each lower level buffer cluster, until the tool has placed buffers at a mid-level for which variation in path distances between that level and a next higher buffer level exceeds a predetermined limit. The CTS tool then places a top level buffer at the centroid of the mid-level buffers, divides the layout into partitions, each containing a similar number of mid-level buffers, and then places a second-highest level buffer in each partition.

Abstract: A scooter includes two pedal assemblies pivotably connected to a head tube through which a steering rod extends. A handlebar and a front wheel are, respectively, connected to two ends of the steering rod. Each of the two pedal assemblies has a rear wheel assembly which is pivotably connected to an end of the pedal assembly. A spring has one end fixed to the pedal assembly and the other end of the spring is connected to the rear wheel assembly. The user operates the two pedal assemblies outward and inward in sequence to move the scooter forward. The two rear wheel assemblies are pivoted when the pedal assemblies are operated.

Abstract: A bandpass filter containing specific red dyes alone or in combination with other dyes selectively transmits predetermined primary color wavelengths as well as selectively absorbs wavelengths other than the predetermined primary color wavelength. The filter is particularly useful for enhancing the contrast of color plasma displays by absorbing visible light emitted at 590 nm from the display.

Abstract: A bandpass filter containing specific red dyes alone or in combination with other dyes selectively transmits predetermined primary color wavelengths as well as selectively absorbs wavelengths other than the predetermined primary color wavelength. The filter is particularly useful for enhancing the contrast of color plasma displays by absorbing visible light emitted at 590 nm from the display.

Abstract: A curved exerciser positioning device includes a base member having a sleeve extending from center of the base toward a rear end of the exerciser and a buffer upwardly extending from the sleeve; two swing arms being respectively pivoted to two opposite ends of the base member; a platform and a roller being respectively secured on the top of and the bottom of the rear end of each swing arm; a guiding device including a shaft extending into a sleeve; and two rails respectively fixed to both sides of the rear end of the shaft such that both rollers slide thereon.

Abstract: An RC extraction tool estimates capacitances of conductors residing along parallel grid lines on each of a set vertically stacked layers of insulating material of an IC based on data contained in a IC layout file describing positions of structures forming the IC. The tool initially processes the layout file to generate a separate database for each layer. Each database includes a separate table for each grid line on its corresponding layer, and each table includes a separate entry for each conductor residing along that grid line containing data indicating dimensions and a position of its corresponding conductor along that grid line. The tool processes the databases for each layer in ascending order to estimate capacitances between conductors on that layer and to generate set of data structures mapping the amount of conductor surface area on that layer to areas of layers above that layer, and to areas of layers below that layer in which conductors reside.

Abstract: A scooter includes two pedal assemblies pivotably connected to a head tube through which a steering rod extends. A handlebar and a front wheel are respectively connected to two ends of the steering rod. Each of the two pedal assemblies has a rear wheel assembly which is pivotably connected to an end of the pedal assembly. A spring has one end fixed to the pedal assembly and the other end of the spring is connected to the rear wheel assembly. The player operates the two pedal assemblies outward and inward in sequence to move the scooter forward. The two rear wheel assemblies are pivoted during the pedal assemblies are operated.

Abstract: A movement for disk player is constructed to a disk read head, a read head moving mechanism, a disk driving motor, a ferrite substrate for disk driving motor, and a driving motor control circuit disposed outside the ferrite substrate.

Abstract: A dental bite configuration recording device comprises an upper base, a lower base, a first biting portion, a second biting portion, and a movable guiding portion. After the user's lower jaw moves to the front, to the left and to the right respectively, these guiding rods of the movable guiding portion will move or slide along the corresponding guiding recessed surfaces of the guiding recessed blocks. And, these recording rods will leave the three-dimensional moving paths on the path recording materials. So, this invention has multiple-positional and three-dimensional bite configuration recording. The guiding recessed blocks are replaceable. And, It will not yield the tongue of the user.

Abstract: An operating system provides a point-and-print capability to users of the workstation. The point-and-print capability allows a user to print on any printer available within a distributed system by simply selecting a printer and requesting to print on the printer. The retrieval of configuration information and installation of the printer is performed transparently relative to the user of the workstation. The required printer configuration information is retrieved from a database that is maintained at a network server for the network that includes the target printer. A heuristic technique is employed to obtain complete printer configuration information when such printer configuration is not fully available from the network server.