Abstract: A system for accessing data among at least two different electronic devices is provided. The system includes a demanding electronic device and a providing electronic device. The demanding electronic device is utilized to establish an input virtual device to execute an application on the demanding electronic device. The providing electronic device is utilized to establish an output virtual device for transmitting data from the providing electronic device to the demanding electronic device via the output virtual device, wherein the data corresponds to the application, and the providing electronic device is physically separated from the demanding electronic device. The input virtual device is established to use a first peripheral of the providing electronic device as a built-in peripheral of the demanding electronic device.

Abstract: A technique, as well as select implementations thereof, pertaining to cross-mounting a device is described. The technique may involve an apparatus detecting a presence of a device not a part of the apparatus. The technique may also involve the apparatus performing an update in response to the detecting of the presence of the device. The technique may additionally involve the apparatus establishing a communication connection with the device. The technique may further involve the apparatus utilizing the device to perform one or more tasks.

Abstract: A method of browsing multimedia files having a plurality of attribute information. Each of the plurality of attribute information is utilized for indicating a corresponding characteristic of the multimedia files. The method comprises: providing a browser comprising a user interface having multi-level hierarchical menus, each menu comprising at least a menu icon representing a group of the multimedia files which certain attribute information of the group of multimedia files are the same, wherein each of the menu icon is able to initiate a next level menu, or to initiate playing a target multimedia file; and playing the target multimedia file if the menu icon for initiating playing the target multimedia file has been activated.

Abstract: A standby agent apparatus includes an interface and a standby agent controller. The interface is arranged for receiving at least first account information of a first system. The standby agent controller is coupled to the interface. When the first system is operating in a standby mode, the standby agent controller is arranged for keeping an account of the first system on-line in a first application server according to the received first account information of the first system. A connection handling method includes the following steps: receiving first account information of a first system; and when the first system is operating in a standby mode, keeping an account of the first system on-line in a first application server according to the received first account information of the first system.

Abstract: An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time.

Abstract: A method of setting at least a mapping between a channel number and a program number is provided. The method includes receiving a virtual channel table (VCT) and a program association table (PAT) transmitted via a communication channel, comparing the VCT and the PAT to generate a comparison result, and determining a mapping between a specific channel number and a specific program number according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A phone, comprising: a touch panel; a voice receiver; and a controller, coupled to the touch panel and the voice receiver, and operable to disable a touch function of the touch panel when the voice receiver detects a conversation.

Abstract: A system for accessing data among at least two different electronic devices is provided. The system includes a demanding electronic device and a providing electronic device. The demanding electronic device is utilized to establish an input virtual device to execute an application on the demanding electronic device. The providing electronic device is utilized to establish an output virtual device for transmitting data from the providing electronic device to the demanding electronic device via the output virtual device, wherein the data corresponds to the application, and the providing electronic device is physically separated from the demanding electronic device. The input virtual device is established to use a first peripheral of the providing electronic device as a built-in peripheral of the demanding electronic device.

Abstract: A technique, as well as select implementations thereof, pertaining to cross-mounting a device is described. The technique may involve an apparatus detecting a presence of a device not a part of the apparatus. The technique may also involve the apparatus performing an update in response to the detecting of the presence of the device. The technique may additionally involve the apparatus establishing a communication connection with the device. The technique may further involve the apparatus utilizing the device to perform one or more tasks.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes a first signal processing block and a second signal processing block. The first signal processing block is utilized for processing an input signal to generate a first target processing result, including a plurality of packets initially reproduced from the input signal, to an output port of the first signal processing circuit, where each of the packets contains a corresponding packet identifier (PID). The second signal processing block has an input port coupled to the output port of the first signal processing circuit, and is utilized for processing the first target processing result according to PIDs of the packets and accordingly generating a second target processing result. There is no buffer coupled between the output port of the first signal processing circuit and the input port of the second signal processing circuit.

Abstract: A packet processing apparatus includes a packet identifying unit and a packet modifying unit. The packet identifying unit is utilized for receiving a plurality of packets and checking identification information and data length information which are derived from the received packets to identify first packets from the received packets. The packet modifying unit is coupled to the packet identifying unit, and is utilized for checking payloads of the first packets to identify second packets from the first packets, where each of the second packets has specific data included in a payload thereof, and for modifying at least the payload of each of the second packets.

Abstract: A data transmission interface apparatus, communicating with another data transmission interface apparatus through a digital transmission means for transmitting multimedia data, includes a processor for processing multimedia data; and a data converting circuit, coupled to the processor, for converting a plurality of first multimedia data sets generated from the processor into a plurality of second multimedia data sets; and for converting a plurality of first auxiliary data sets into a plurality of second auxiliary data sets. The first auxiliary data set and the second auxiliary data set include closed caption information.

Abstract: An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time.

Abstract: An information browsing method includes: partitioning contents of a page into a plurality of first data partitions by analyzing the contents of the page; assigning a plurality of first identifiers to the first data partitions, respectively; driving a display screen according to at least the first data partitions; and when receiving a partition selection input, determining a selected first data partition according to a first identifier corresponding to the partition selection input, wherein the selected first data partition is assigned with the first identifier.

Abstract: A standby agent apparatus includes an interface and a standby agent controller. The interface is arranged for receiving at least first account information of a first system. The standby agent controller is coupled to the interface. When the first system is operating in a standby mode, the standby agent controller is arranged for keeping an account of the first system on-line in a first application server according to the received first account information of the first system. A connection handling method includes the following steps: receiving first account information of a first system; and when the first system is operating in a standby mode, keeping an account of the first system on-line in a first application server according to the received first account information of the first system.

Abstract: An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein The first bitstream contains pictures of a first view for a 3D video presentation, the second bitstream contains pictures of a second view for the 3D video presentation, and a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time.

Abstract: Methods for channel scanning are provided. An embodiment of a method for channel scanning comprises scan progress information stored when interrupting a channel scanning process. A carrier RF subsequent to the most recently processed carrier RF is locked onto with reference to the stored scan progress information when resuming the interrupted channel scanning process. Channel information of a program carried by the locked carrier RF is acquired. The acquired channel information of the program is stored in a channel table.

Abstract: A specific code indicative of a specific request is used to provide a communication device with an ability to send specific calls, such as emergency calls and silent calls, and the ability to distinguish the specific calls from the received calls. A method of sending a call includes generating a specific code indicative of a specific request, adding the specific code to a call, and then sending the call to a receiver for notifying the receiver of the specific request. A method of receiving a call includes determining whether a received call comprises a specific code indicative of a specific request, and generating an indication in response to the specific request when the received call is determined to comprise the specific code.

Abstract: A data transmission interface apparatus, communicating with another data transmission interface apparatus through a digital transmission means for transmitting multimedia data, includes a processor for processing multimedia data; and a data converting circuit, coupled to the processor, for converting a plurality of first multimedia data sets generated from the processor into a plurality of second multimedia data sets; and for converting a plurality of first auxiliary data sets into a plurality of second auxiliary data sets. The first auxiliary data set and the second auxiliary data set include closed caption information.

Abstract: A packet processing apparatus includes a packet identifying unit and a packet modifying unit. The packet identifying unit is utilized for receiving a plurality of packets and checking identification information derived from the received packets to identify first packets from the received packets. The packet modifying unit is coupled to the packet identifying unit, and is utilized for checking payloads of the first packets to identify second packets from the first packets, where each of the second packets has specific data included in a payload thereof, and for modifying at least the payload of each of the second packets.