Abstract: A rechargeable battery and a method of fabricating which includes stacking a plurality of electrode pages having an uncoated portion between portions coated with an active electrode material. The electrode pages are arranged in a stack and an overall current collector is connected at the uncoated portion in order to form an electrode booklet. The overall current collector maintains the arrangement of the electrode pages and electrically connects all of the uncoated portions of the electrode pages. A tilted stack of electrode pages is utilized when a large number of electrodes are desired to result in a battery cell having a vertical orientation.

Abstract: A virtual touch system including a head-mounted see-through display device, a micro-image display, at least two micro image-capturing devices, and an image processing unit is provided. The head-mounted see-through display device has a holder and an optical lens group that allows an image light of a real scene to directly pass through and reach an observing location. The micro-image display disposed on the holder of the head-mounted see-through display device casts a display image to the observing location through the optical lens group to generate a virtual image plane, wherein the virtual image plane contains a digital information. The micro image-capturing devices disposed at the holder capture images of the real scene and a touch indicator. The image processing unit coupled to the head-mounted see-through display device recognizes the touch indicator and calculates a relative location of the touch indicator on the virtual image plane for the micro-image display.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery system having a plurality of cells in series circuits for high voltage applications. Cells, cell sets and cell packs in series circuits are protected from over-charging with self-discharging devices. The rechargeable battery system is protected from over-charging and over-discharging and charging is controlled to be resumed by an over-charge/over-discharge printed circuit board or the charger.

Abstract: A unit for use within a furnace which is absent a controlled atmosphere, for carrying out a synthesizing process for synthesizing precursors to form a synthesized product at elevated temperatures. The unit consists of a vessel, having at least one opening, for containing materials of the synthesizing process, and a solid reductive material. The materials of the synthesizing process are separated from the atmosphere of the furnace by either the vessel or the reductive material. The unit is especially suited for synthesizing LiFePO4 from Fe2O3, Li2CO3, carbon black, and phosphoric acid precursors.

Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. In the backlight module having a reflector base, a phosphor layer is disposed on the reflector base, and a plurality of blue light emitting diode (LEDs) are disposed above the reflector base and the phosphor layer for emitting a first light beam. An optical film is disposed above the reflector base, the phosphor layer and the blue LEDs for allowing P-polarized light of the first light beam to pass therethrough and reflecting S-polarized light of the first light beam to the phosphor layer so as to excite the phosphor layer to generate a second light beam of which the wavelengths are different from those of the first light beam. After being reflected to the optical film by the reflector base, the second light beam transmits through the optical film, and mixes with the first light beam to generate white light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control circuit module of light-emitting diode (LED) lamp, which comprises: a AC to DC element, for transferring mains AC power to DC power; a plurality of groups of LED; a plurality of switches, corresponding to the number of the groups of LED, for controlling to turn on/off the each group; a linear voltage regulator, for cutting the DC power from the AC to DC element to a plurality of voltage sections; a switch selector, for selecting to open/close the switches according to the voltage sections from the linear voltage regulator; a current selector, for capturing available current sections from the voltage sections of the linear voltage regulator; and a LED current setup device, for controlling the current sections to open/close the plurality of switches by a user according to the LED current setup device and the current selector.

Abstract: A stress sensor includes a circuit board having a stress sensitive structure, a pointing stick and a metallic back plate. The stress sensitive structure includes a stress deformation region and multiple resistors located on the stress deformation region. The pointing stick is disposed on a top of the circuit board and connected to the stress sensitive structure. The metallic back plate includes at least one fixing material coating region, and thus the fixing edges of the circuit board are fixed on the corresponding fixing material coating region. An assembly method for the stress sensor is also provided.

Abstract: A soft-in-soft-out (SISO) decoder for a general block code includes a source bit generator which generates k guessed source bits; a channel encoder which maps the k guessed source bits to an n-bit channel codeword; a QAM symbol mapper which generates a locally generated symbol sequence comprising m consecutive QAM symbols based on the n-bit channel codeword; a correlator which receives a symbol sequence, a channel state information sequence, and the locally generated symbol sequence to calculate a correlation associated with the received symbol sequence based on the received symbol sequence, the channel state information sequence, and the locally generated symbol sequence; and a log-likelihood ratio calculator which is connected to the source bit generator and the correlator to thereby calculate the required log-likelihood ratios associated with all coded bits corresponding to the received symbol sequence.

Abstract: A method for double click detection includes the following steps. Firstly whether first event is detected is determined, if so, first corresponding position is obtained, a period counting is triggered, and first flag is set. Then whether the period ends is judged; if not and the first flag exists, a counter is incremented and second flag is set when first ending event is detected; if not and the second flag exists, second corresponding position is obtained and third flag is set when second event is detected; if not and the third flag exists, the counter is incremented when second ending event is detected; if so, a double click event is determined when the incremented value is greater than a threshold and a distance between the first and the second positions is smaller a threshold.

Abstract: A sealing system for a Lithium-ion battery to extend the service life of the battery. The sealing system provides, in addition to an external case of the battery, at least one additional layer of hermetic sealing for cells within the external battery case. Films of various plastics, provided in a single layer or in a combination of layers, are used for assembling hermetically sealed enclosures for the cells.

Abstract: An imaging system containing an electron-multiplying charge-coupled device detector and line-scan spectrograph is used for identifying wholesome and unwholesome freshly slaughtered chicken carcasses on high-speed commercial chicken processing lines. Multispectral imaging algorithms allow for real-time online identification of wholesome and unwholesome chicken carcasses.

Abstract: The present invention provides a 3D image display device. The 3D image display device includes a backlight module; a first linear polaroid disposed in front of the backlight module to polarize the light from the backlight module; a first liquid crystal layer disposed in front of the first linear polaroid; a second linear polaroid disposed in front of the first liquid crystal layer, the second linear polaroid having a determined polarizing angle to polarize image signals; a second liquid crystal layer disposed in front of the second linear polaroid to switch a linear polarization orientation of image signals; and a retarding layer disposed in front of the second liquid crystal layer to transform the linear polarization orientation into a circular polarization orientation.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a time offset of GPS signals in a CDMA mobile phone includes: generating periodic waves and transmitting to the GPS simulator; generating CDMA RF signals and transmitting to the combiner; clocking a first delay time starting when the periodic waves are transmitted to a time the CDMA RF signals are transmitted; receiving the periodic waves; generating GPS RF signals and transmitting the signals to the combiner; clocking a second delay time starting when the periodic waves are received to a time the GPS RF signals are transmitted; generating combined signals and transmitting to the CDMA mobile phone; clocking a third delay time starting when the CDMA RF signals are received to a time the GPS RF signals are received; and calculating a time offset between CDMA signals and GPS signals according to the first delay time, the second delay time, and the third delay time.

Abstract: A clinical decision support (CDS) system comprises: a case grouping sub-system (10) including a graphical user interface (30) that is operative to simultaneously display data representing a plurality of patient cases and further configured to enable a user to group selected patient cases represented by the simultaneously displayed data into clinically related groups (32) as selected by the user; a probative features determination sub-system (12) that is operative to determine probative features (44) that correlate with the clinically related groups; and a CDS user interface (16) that is operative to receive current patient data relating to a current patient case and to output clinical decision support information based on values of the probative features determined from the received current patient data.

Abstract: An audio connector includes an audio plug and a jack. The audio connector includes an isolating housing and a terminal partially positioned in the housing. The jack forms a receiving portion for receiving the terminal. The terminal includes a metallic flange extending out of the housing. The housing forms an isolated covering portion on the main body surrounding the metallic flange.

Abstract: A kind of device to transfer photo images into digital data includes a body wherein photo taking mechanisms are set inside and insert-fit grooves and positioning mechanisms are set with internal lighting assembling plates at the other side. The integrated photo clamps for clamping photos are put in the interior of the body through insert-fit grooves. By usage of simple operations, the images on the taken photos by photo taking mechanisms can be transferred into digital data for convenient storage, modification, or copying then printing the new photos. Thus, the present invention is rich of convenience and advancement.

Abstract: Provided is a back side illuminated image sensor device. The image sensor device includes a substrate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The image sensor also includes a radiation-detection device that is formed in the substrate. The radiation-detection device is operable to detect a radiation wave that enters the substrate through the back side. The image sensor further includes a deep trench isolation feature that is disposed adjacent to the radiation-detection device. The image sensor device further includes a doped layer that at least partially surrounds the deep trench isolation feature in a conformal manner.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display including a memory unit, a signal processing unit, a display panel, a pair of shutter glasses and a timing controller is provided. In a first display period of a left eye frame period, the signal processing unit reading and outputting the first display data from the memory unit. In a third display period of a right eye frame period, the signal processing unit reading and outputting the third display data from the memory unit. In a second display period of the left eye frame period and a fourth display period of the right eye frame period, the signal processing unit outputting second display data. The timing controller controlling the shutter glass and driving the display panel according the first display data, the second display data and the third display data. As such, writing-in time and display time of frames can be increased.

Abstract: A display method thereof is provided. The display method includes following steps. In a first display period of a left eye frame period, first display data are read from a memory unit, and the left eye frame is displayed accordingly. In a second display period of the left eye frame period, second display data is provided and a black frame is displayed accordingly. In a third display period of a right eye frame period, third display data are read from the memory unit, and the right eye frame is displayed accordingly. In a fourth display period of the right eye frame period, the second display data is provided and the black frame is displayed accordingly. As such, writing-in time and display time of frames can be increased.

Abstract: A method for modifying color resists of color filter includes the steps of: providing a white light-emitting diode (WLED) emitting light having wavelength of ?i and having an emission spectrum BL(?i); providing a color filter comprising a plurality of red, green and blue color resists and having a transmission spectrum CF(?i); modifying compositions or concentrations of pigments of the red color resists to increase transmission rate of the wavelength ?i ranging between 580 nm and 600 nm for the red color resists; and modifying compositions or concentrations of pigments of the green color resists to increase transmission rate of the wavelength ?i ranging between 570 nm and 590 nm for the green color resists. A display is also disclosed herein.