Abstract: A power consumption estimation method is applied to an image with N rows of pixels, and comprises a pixel estimation procedure comprising performing an estimation sub-procedure pixel by pixel for each of a plurality of pixels in one row of the N rows of pixels to obtain a plurality of pixel energy consumption values respectively corresponding to the plurality of pixels in said one row of the N rows, and obtaining a row power consumption value corresponding to said one row of the N rows according to the plurality of pixel energy consumption values. The estimation sub-procedure comprises obtaining pixel content information corresponding to one of the plurality of pixels, and determining the pixel energy consumption value according to the pixel content information. The pixel energy consumption value indicates pixel energy consumption generated by performing a predetermined image processing procedure for said one of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: A ventilation fan according to the invention comprises a fan module, a fire damper module and a cover module. The fire damper module comprises a link frame, a fire damper body and an adjustment element. The fire damper body is disposed in the link frame and detachably linked up with the link frame. The adjustment element is disposed on the fire damper body and near an opening of a flange of the fire damper body. The adjustment element comprises a fixed portion, a stop portion and a trace portion. Wherein the stop portion abuts and shields the opening when no electrical wire passing through the opening. Wherein when the cover module comprises an electronic device having an electrical wire, the trace portion abuts the opening and the electrical wire passing through the trace portion and the opening to connect to the fan module.

Abstract: The invention provides Dsg2-derived peptides for inhibiting EMT and/or vasculogenic mimicry and treating and/or preventing angiogenesis-related diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptide of the invention and methods of using the peptide of the invention in inhibiting EMT and/or vasculogenic mimicry, and treating and/or preventing angiogenesis-related diseases.

Abstract: An optical processing apparatus and a light source luminance adjustment method adapted to detect a rotational displacement and a pressing state are provided. The optical processing apparatus includes a light source unit, a processing unit, and an image sensing unit, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected to the light source unit and the image sensing unit. The light source unit provides a beam of light. The processing unit defines a frame rate, defines a plurality of time instants within a time interval, and sets the light source unit to a luminance value at each of the time instants. A length of the time interval is shorter than the reciprocal of the frame rate. The luminance values are different and are within a range. The image sensing unit captures an image by an exposure time length at each of the time instants, wherein the exposure time lengths are the same.

Abstract: A physiological detection system including a light source module, a photo sensor and a processor is provided. The light source module is configured to provide light to illuminate a skin region. The photo sensor is configured to detect emergent light passing the skin region with at least one signal source parameter and output an image signal. The processor is configured to calculate a confident level according to the image signal to accordingly adjust the at least one signal source parameter.

Abstract: A system of selecting a keyframe for iterative closest point (ICP) includes a reference frame selector that generates a reference frame according to a current frame and a current keyframe; an ICP loop unit that performs ICP on the reference frame and the current frame, thereby generating a pose of the current frame; and a keyframe update unit that generates a new keyframe according to an offset condition between the pose of the current frame and a pose of the reference frame.

Abstract: An image processing method and an image processing apparatus that utilize scrolling text information and moving edge-pairs of an edge map to determine text regions in interpolated frame is introduced herein. Text blocks are detected according to the moving edges-pair of the edge map. Next, a first moving vector histogram and a second moving vector histogram are built according to the detected text blocks. An existence of scrolling text and motion vector of the scrolling text in the frames are determined according to the first and second moving vector histograms. A scrolling text region in at least one of the first frame and the second frame is determined in block line unit, and positions of each scrolling text pixels in an interpolated are determined according to the motion vector of the scrolling text and the scrolling text region in the at least one of the first frame and the second frame.

Abstract: A counter of a primary memory module provides a count indicative of the number of times the primary memory module has ever been read/written by a processor. With the count, an operating mode of the primary memory module is evaluated to optimize memory allocation performed by the data processing system, adjust the operating mode of the primary memory module, and send a warning message to a user, for example.

Abstract: A physiological detection system including a light source module, a photo sensor and a processor is provided. The light source module is configured to provide light to illuminate a skin region. The photo sensor is configured to detect emergent light passing the skin region with at least one signal source parameter and output an image signal. The processor is configured to calculate a confident level according to the image signal to accordingly adjust the at least one signal source parameter.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle safety system including a sensing unit, a processing unit, a control unit and a display unit. The sensing unit is configured to capture an image frame containing an eyeball image from a predetermined distance. The processing unit is configured to calculate a pupil position of the eyeball image in the image frame and generate a drive signal corresponding to the pupil position. The control unit is configured to trigger a vehicle device associated with the pupil position according to the drive signal. The display unit is configured to show information of the vehicle device.

Abstract: An optical processing apparatus and a light source luminance adjustment method adapted to detect a rotational displacement and a pressing state are provided. The optical processing apparatus includes a light source unit, a processing unit, and an image sensing unit, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected to the light source unit and the image sensing unit. The light source unit provides a beam of light. The processing unit defines a frame rate, defines a plurality of time instants within a time interval, and sets the light source unit to a luminance value at each of the time instants. A length of the time interval is shorter than the reciprocal of the frame rate. The luminance values are different and are within a range. The image sensing unit captures an image by an exposure time length at each of the time instants, wherein the exposure time lengths are the same.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adaptive method for object detection. A predetermined number of next window images following a current window image are skipped, if a current likelihood value is less than a predetermined background threshold. The object detection early terminates, if a previous window image preceding the current window image contains the object to be detected and the current likelihood value is greater than or equal to a predetermined foreground threshold.

Abstract: A ventilating fan includes a driving device, a rotating blade assembly, and a frame structure. The driving device drives the rotating blade assembly to rotate. The rotating blade assembly includes a hub and at least one blade group arranged on the periphery of the hub. The driving device and the rotating blade assembly are disposed in the frame structure. The frame structure includes a main body and a first mounting plate. The main body is formed by a plurality of side portions, and each side portion has at least one bending part for connecting to the adjacent side portion. At least one of the side portions has a first slot, which is disposed adjacent to the corresponding bend part. The first mounting plate is disposed corresponding to the first slot and located in the main body, and the first mounting plate has at least one fixing portion.

Abstract: A system of selecting a keyframe for iterative closest point (ICP) includes a reference frame selector that generates a reference frame according to a current frame and a current keyframe; an ICP loop unit that performs ICP on the reference frame and the current frame, thereby generating a pose of the current frame; and a keyframe update unit that generates a new keyframe according to an offset condition between the pose of the current frame and a pose of the reference frame.

Abstract: A power consumption estimation method is applied to an image with N rows of pixels, and comprises a pixel estimation procedure comprising performing an estimation sub-procedure pixel by pixel for each of a plurality of pixels in one row of the N rows of pixels to obtain a plurality of pixel energy consumption values respectively corresponding to the plurality of pixels in said one row of the N rows, and obtaining a row power consumption value corresponding to said one row of the N rows according to the plurality of pixel energy consumption values. The estimation sub-procedure comprises obtaining pixel content information corresponding to one of the plurality of pixels, and determining the pixel energy consumption value according to the pixel content information. The pixel energy consumption value indicates pixel energy consumption generated by performing a predetermined image processing procedure for said one of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: An image processing method capable of detecting noise includes adjusting a lighting unit to acquire an over-exposure image, comparing each pixel of the over-exposure image with at least one threshold value, labeling a pixel of the over-exposure image as the noise while bright intensity of the pixel is lower than the threshold value, calculating a simulating value according to bright intensity of pixels around the noise and except the noise, and utilizing the simulating value and bright intensity of other pixels except the noise to execute a displacement detecting calculation.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle safety system including a sensing unit, a processing unit, a control unit and a display unit. The sensing unit is configured to capture an image frame containing an eyeball image from a predetermined distance. The processing unit is configured to calculate a pupil position of the eyeball image in the image frame and generate a drive signal corresponding to the pupil position. The control unit is configured to trigger a vehicle device associated with the pupil position according to the drive signal. The display unit is configured to show information of the vehicle device.

Abstract: A millimeter wave filter fine-tuning structure includes a resonant cavity, a fine-tuning cavity disposed at the edge of the resonant cavity, a fine-tuning cavity coupled to the resonant cavity, and plural adjusting screws disposed and inserted in the fine-tuning cavity, and the distance between the adjusting screws and the resonant cavity may be used to adjust the resonant frequency of the filter.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for expanding a storage capacity of the electronic apparatus are provided. In the method, at least one storage equipment on a network is searched and logged in by using a network interface. A virtual disk is established and a volume of at least one disk in each storage equipment is attached to the virtual disk as a physical volume of the electronic apparatus. The physical volume is transformed into a logical volume and a file system of the logical volume is established for providing the electronic device to access the logical volume.

Abstract: An optical flow sensing method includes: using an image sensor to capture images; using a directional-invariant filter device upon at least one first block of the first image to process values of pixels of the at least one first block of the first image, to generate a first filtered block image; using the first directional-invariant filter device upon at least one first block of the second image to process values of pixels of the at least one first block of the second image, to generate a second filtered block image; comparing the filtered block images to calculate a correlation result; and estimating a motion vector according to a plurality of correlation results.