Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving gate coupling ratio of a flash memory device and a protruding floating gate is formed. First, a substrate having a plurality of isolation structures is formed. Then, a first conductive layer is formed overlaying the substrate. A chemical-mechanical polishing process is performed to planarize the first conductive layer. After that, a portion of the isolation structures is removed, and a second conductive layer is formed overlaying the first conductive layer and the isolation structures. Finally, a lithography process with a photomask can be used to define a mask that covers the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and then an insulating layer is deposited overlaying the substrate, so that a third conductive layer is formed overlaying the insulating layer.

Abstract: A broadcast apparatus is provided. The broadcast apparatus is signally connected to an input apparatus, which generates a plurality of corresponding control signals according to a plurality of operations. A broadcast method is also provided. The broadcast method includes: receiving one of the control signals; determining identification information and a set of broadcast parameters when the one of the control signals matches a tag; and broadcasting according to the set of broadcast parameters.

Abstract: A multiple device integrating control method, includes: detecting whether a first connection port of an electronic device is connected to a first device; determining whether a power port of the electronic device is connected to a power adapter when the first connection port is connected to the first device; and driving a processor of the first device to work and cooperate with a processor of the electronic device to compute.

Abstract: A dialing method for video conferencing including acquiring identification information of a user when the user requests to log in a web portal of a video conferencing management system, verifying whether the acquired identification information indicates that the user is a validated user according to the second relationship table, determining a corresponding authority level of the user according to the second relationship table, determining a number of dialing numbers corresponding to the authority level of the user when the user is verified as the validated user, selecting one dialing number from the number of dialing numbers in response to a selection of the user, and connecting an electronic device of the user to a corresponding virtual conference room of the video conferencing management system according to the selected dialing number.

Abstract: A controller for an audio device is provided. The controller receives a first collected sound signal and a second collected sound signal respectively provided by two microphones, and includes an echo cancellation module and a beamforming module. The echo cancellation module performs echo cancellation on the first collected sound signal to accordingly provide an intermediate signal. The beamforming module performs beamforming by utilizing the echo-cancelled intermediate signal and the non-echo-cancelled second collected sound signal.

Abstract: In a method and system for recovering a basic input-output system (BIOS) of a computing device, the computing device includes a serial peripheral interface (SPI) read-only memory (ROM) and a super I/O (SIO) controller. The SPI ROM stores a BIOS booting block and a main BIOS. The SIO controller connects to an universal serial bus (USB) storage that stores a BIOS booting block file. The system retrieves a BIOS booting block file from the USB storage and writes data of the BIOS booting block file into a cache of the SIO controller when the BIOS booting block of the SPI ROM is damaged, and recovers the BIOS booting block of the SPI ROM using the data of the BIOS booting block file. The system retrieves data of a backup BIOS from the storage device to recover the main BIOS of the SPI ROM when the main BIOS is damaged.

Abstract: A dialing method for video conferencing including acquiring identification information of a user when the user requests to log in a web portal of a video conferencing management system, verifying whether the acquired identification information indicates that the user is a validated user according to the second relationship table, determining a corresponding authority level of the user according to the second relationship table, determining a number of dialing numbers corresponding to the authority level of the user when the user is verified as the validated user, selecting one dialing number from the number of dialing numbers in response to a selection of the user, and connecting an electronic device of the user to a corresponding virtual conference room of the video conferencing management system according to the selected dialing number.

Abstract: A video conference management method includes determining a current video conference mode in response to a mode selection from one or at least one first electronic device, sharing contents displayed on a first display area to each of a number of second electronic devices when the current video conference mode is a broadcast mode, creating a number of groups when the current video conference mode is a group mode, dividing a second display area into a number of second sub-display areas, establishing a video conference connection between the second electronic devices in each group, sharing the contents displayed on each second sub-display area to the second electronic devices in the corresponding group, and sharing the contents displayed on the first display area to the second electronic devices which are excluded from any group.

Abstract: A controller for a voice-controlled device is provided. The controller includes a setting module and a recognition module. The setting module generates a threshold according to an environmental parameter. The recognition module compares a confident score of speech recognition with the threshold to accordingly execute voice control.

Abstract: A serial input/output (SIO) device with a serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus gateway controller. The gateway controller retrieves operation code (opcode) from a signal from the SPI bus and an address number from the signal; the gateway controller further compares the retrieved opcode with a restrict opcode, the retrieved address number with a restrict address number. When either the retrieved opcode matches the restrict opcode, or the retrieved address number matches the restrict address number, the gateway controller blocks the signal.

Abstract: A linking topology of dock and client computation devices connecting with each other through two mated connectors is disclosed. Each computation device comprises an embedded controller therein. The dock computation device has a display. The embedded controllers communicate with each other to decide the use of a sensor in either the dock computation device or the client computation device as a sensor for the connected dock and client computation device in whole.

Abstract: An adaptive all-in-one device includes a power switch module, a power module, a connection port switch module, and at least one connection port. The power switch module is configured to determine a power state of the device and transmit power to electronic components of the device. The power module is configured to receive power from either a main power source or at least one peripheral power source, and transmit the power to the power switch module. The connection port switch module is configured to transmit power from the power switch module to the at least one peripheral power source, and transmit power from the at least one peripheral power source to the power module. The at least one connection port is configured to electrically couple the connection port switch module of the device to the at least one peripheral power source.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to a method, a touch device and a computer program product for converting touch points into characters. In particular, through an input interface, the converting method can be applied to the touch device and the computer program product. The converting method for example includes the following steps of: sensing at least one touch point triggered by a user on the input interface to obtain touch point number information and touch point position information; generating a touch point distribution of the sensed touch point(s) according to the touch point number information and the touch point position information; and determining an input character according to the touch point distribution.

Abstract: A serial peripheral interface (SPI) includes a mask read only memory (ROM). The mask ROM stores a basic input/output system (BIOS) boot block so that the BIOS boot block is protected from being compromised.

Abstract: A remote controller with dual power supply units is provided. The remote controller controls an electronic apparatus. The remote controller includes a housing, a first sub-system and a second sub-system. The first sub-system is disposed in the housing and includes a first power supply unit for powering the first sub-system. The first sub-system further generates a first signal for controlling the electronic apparatus to perform a first operation. The second sub-system is disposed in the housing and includes a second power supply unit for powering the second sub-system. The second sub-system further generates a second signal for controlling the electronic apparatus to perform a second operation.

Abstract: Electronic device and a method for backlighting a liquid crystal display (LCD) display to provide different display definitions, the LCD display includes a backlight unit composed of one or more backlighting blocks. The method determines a display definition of a video image and illuminates or turns off backlighting blocks of the backlight unit to display the video image accordingly. The video image is displayed in full screen by all backlighting blocks if the video image is an ultra high definition (UHD) image, and turns on a smaller number of the backlighting blocks to display the video image if the video image has other than UHD display definition. As such, the electronic device is controlled to save power consumption in different display definitions of the LCD display.

Abstract: A method for MAC address management is provided. A MAC address is provided, and capacities of a first column and a second column corresponding to a first index in a MAC table are checked. If the first column and the second column are filled, capacities of a third column and a fourth column corresponding to a second index in the MAC table are checked. If one of the third and fourth columns is empty, the MAC address is written thereto. The second index is successive to the first index. The MAC table further comprises a plurality of time stamp columns, recording idle time of each MAC address.

Abstract: In a method for automatically recovering a basic input-output system (BIOS) of a computing device, the computing device includes a serial peripheral interface (SPI) ROM, a storage device, and a supper I/O (SIO) controller. The SPI ROM stores a first BIOS booting block and a main BIOS, and the SIO controller stores a second BIOS booting block. An integrity of the main BIOS stored in the SPI ROM is checked when the computing device is powered on. The first BIOS booting block boots the computing device when the main BIOS is partially damaged, and the second booting block powers on the computing device when the main BIOS is fully damaged. A backup BIOS is obtained from the storage device, and is written into the SPI ROM to update data of the main BIOS.

Abstract: After a television transmits an audio signal, which is generated by decoding an audio stream, to a mobile electronic device located within a detectable range of the television in a wireless manner, the mobile electronic device plays the audio signal received from the television for fulfilling surround sound performance.

Abstract: In a method for recovering a BIOS of a computer system, the computer system includes a serial peripheral interface (SPI) ROM and a storage device. The SPI ROM stores a BIOS booting block and a main BIOS, and the storage device stores a backup BIOS. The BIOS booting block of the SPI ROM is locked in a normal operating state of the computer system, and the main BIOS is checked to determine whether the main BIOS is damaged when the computer system is powered on. The BIOS booting block of the SPI ROM is unlocked when the main BIOS is damaged, and the BIOS booting block is enable to recover the main BIOS according to a backup BIOS stored in the storage device. After the main BIOS has been recovered successfully, the computer system boots normally and enters an operating system (OS) successfully.