Abstract: A light guide (30) for illuminating a keypad (20) including a plurality of keys (22) includes a plurality of apertures (300) corresponding to the keys, and a plurality of projecting portions (340). The projecting portions protrude from a face of the light guide away from the keypad.

Abstract: A light guide (30) for illuminating a keypad (20) including a plurality of keys (22) includes a plurality of apertures (300) corresponding to the keys, and a plurality of slots (340). The slots are defined in a face of the light guide adjacent to the keypad.

Abstract: A light guide (30) for illuminating a keypad (20) including a plurality of keys (22) includes a plurality of apertures (300) corresponding to the keys, a first end portion (32) defining at least one receiving hole (320) for receiving at least one light source, and a second end portion (34) opposite to the first end portion. A thickness of the first end portion is greater than that of the second end portion.

Abstract: Distributed modules in a network dynamically select communication protocols to communicate in a secure or firewall-protected network. Applications register with a lookup service. The lookup service maintains a lookup table including registration information for multiple applications. Registration information may include, but is not limited to, IP address, firewall restrictions, tunnel protocol, port information, and proxy queue capabilities. An application seeking to communicate acquires the registration information for a desired recipient from the lookup table. The application uses the registration information to select communication protocols necessary to communicate with the recipient.

Abstract: An optical disc drive including a case, a first circuit board, a tray, a second circuit board and a cable is provided. The first circuit board is disposed on the case and a cable protection structure is located on the case. The tray is movably disposed inside the case, and the second circuit board is disposed on the tray. Two ends of the cable are electrically connected with the first circuit board and the second circuit board, respectively. The cable has at least one folding portion located in the cable protection structure.

Abstract: Hand-held communication device includes a first housing, a rotation axle connected to the first housing in a rotatable manner, a second housing, an antenna installed inside the second housing, and a rod with one end connected to the rotation axle in a rotatable manner and the other end connected to the second housing. The antenna can be positioned to optimize radio frequency signal reception by rotating the rotation axle with respect to the first housing and rotating the rod with respect to the rotation axle.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a microelectronic device, including performing a first inspection of a device feature during an intermediate stage of manufacture, cleaning the device feature after the first inspection, and performing a second inspection of the device feature after cleaning the device feature.

Abstract: Detecting statuses of driving units of an active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) may reveal defects in the manufacturing process. This helps to detect and remove defective elements earlier in the manufacturing process before forming luminous layers in an AMOLED so as to decrease loss of organic materials and manufacturing time, and to increase yield significantly in the later part of the manufacturing process. The tested AMOLED includes a plurality of voltage sources, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of driving units corresponding to the pixel electrodes respectively. Each driving unit includes a first TFT, a second TFT, and a storage capacitor. Defective elements of each driving unit can be detected by checking the detection results.

Abstract: An art is provided to realize a current emitting device capable of emitting current of higher density under the same or lower onset emission voltage. The current emitting device is preferably an array of carbon nanotubes or a film including carbon nanotubes. The art is based on using O2, and/or O3, and/or CO2, and/or NO2, and/or SO2, and/or SO3 to oxidize a current emitting device composed of material including carbon, until the current emitting device has at least part thereof changed in shape. The current emitting device thus processed works better with a display, or becomes capable of emitting current of higher density under the same or lower onset emission voltage. As far as experiments showed, the emitted current density achieved by the art can be eight times the amount emitted by an array of nanotubes having not been processed according to the art, and the onset emission voltage can be lowered by the art from 0.8 V/?m to 0.5 V/?m.

Abstract: A heat pipe (50) and a method (100) of producing the heat pipe are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: (1) inserting a mandrel (10) into a hollow metal casing (20) with a porous structure (30) combined to an outer surface of the mandrel; (2) filling powders (40) into a space formed between the hollow metal casing and the porous structure; (3) sintering the filled powders; (4) drawing the mandrel out of the hollow metal casing; and (5) sealing the hollow metal casing with a working fluid filled therein. The heat pipe produced by this method includes a composite wick structure (60) arranged in the hollow metal casing. By using this method, the mandrel can be easily drawn out of the hollow metal casing after the filled powders are sintered.

Abstract: The Web customer contact system is based on distributed execution of service logic programs that can be dynamically altered based on changing business needs. The distributed and dynamic program modification makes the Web customer contact system scalable and customization to the most demanding business operation needs. For example, existing workflow based GUI programming tool, which only support centralized specification, down load and execution of routing rules for incoming calls in a contact center. The new system WCC system can allow user to specify a set of service logic program (SLP) can be dynamically attached to any distributed “addressable entities” in the WCC system. The addressable entities can be a user, an agent, an email box, a work group, IVR system, or a department web site. The addressable entities can be located anywhere that can be reached by internet address (an URL or other types of identities).

Abstract: A lubricating system for a fan (10) includes a lubricant storage space (17) formed at an end portion of the fan for receiving lubricant therein. A lubricant temporary retaining space (145) is defined at the other end portion of the fan for temporarily retaining the lubricant therein. A lubricant returning space (125) communicates the lubricant storage space with the lubricant temporary retaining space for enabling the lubricant to flow from the retaining space to the storage space. The returning space is defined in a tube (12) made of plastics, wherein a bearing (13) is mounted in the tube and a stator (15) is mounted around the tube.

Abstract: A system and method provides protocol independent communication between mobile electronic devices. Multiple users may communicate using different applications running on different mobile electronic devices with different end-to-end protocols. A multimedia controller in connection with control agents provides the information to establish communications between mobile electronic devices having applications with incompatible communication protocols. A session and routing controller controls communication sessions and a Web hyperlink dictionary provides information regarding the location of the multimedia controller and control agents.

Abstract: An electric fan includes a fan base (10), a bearing (40), a rotor assembly (20), and an oil-retaining structure. The fan base forms a center tube (11) receiving the bearing therein. The rotor assembly includes a fan hub (22), and a pivot axle (23) joined to the fan hub. The pivot axle pivotably extends into the bearing. The oil-retaining structure can be pivoted with the rotor assembly. The oil-retaining structure defines an oil slot (25) surrounding the pivot axle. At least one oil guide rib (26) is formed in the oil slot. As the fan is operated, the lubricant oil is thrown into the oil slot, and then thrown out of the oil slot along the oil guide rib.

Abstract: An agent-based telephony system is provided for establishing a call between two or more telephony devices interconnected through an automated call dispatch server. The automated call dispatch server includes a call control agent for processing call requests; a call resource management agent in communication with the call control agent for allocating and controlling the resources needed to establish a call between telephony devices; and a resource control agent in communication with the call resource management agent for providing a hardware-dependent interface to the telephony devices.

Abstract: An image acquiring device with background filtering function includes a scanning module, a color splitting module and an image processing module. The scanning module includes a CCD sensor for sensing a document image signal travelling along an optical path. The CCD sensor has red, green, blue and white light sensing member sets. A data transmission speed of the white light sensing member set is greater than that of each of the red, green and blue light sensing member sets. The color splitting module disposed on the optical path only lets one of red, green and blue light pass through at a time under a filtering mode. The white light sensing member set receives the red, green or blue light outputted from the color splitting module. Then, the image processing module recognizes a brightness value of a pixel, which exceeds a predetermined value, and compensates for the brightness value of this pixel to generate a brightness value corresponding to a white.

Abstract: An active matrix organic electro-luminescent display (AMOELD) panel comprising a substrate, a pixel structure, an organic light-emitting layer and a cathode pattern layer is provided. The pixel structure layer is disposed over the substrate. The pixel structure layer further comprises an active device matrix and an anode pattern layer. The organic light-emitting layer covers at least the anode pattern layer and comprises at least a first organic light-emitting pattern, at least a second organic light-emitting pattern and at least a third organic light-emitting pattern. The cathode pattern layer is disposed on the organic light-emitting layer. The cathode pattern layer comprises a first cathode pattern disposed on the first organic light-emitting pattern, a second cathode pattern disposed on the second organic light-emitting pattern and a third cathode pattern on the third organic light-emitting pattern. Furthermore, the first, the second and the third cathode pattern are not connected to each other.

Abstract: A lining has a vamp member, a sole member and an inner sole. The vamp member is stitched to the body portion of the sole member directly. The vamp member further has a periphery portion bent inwards under and attached on a bottom side of the sole member at where a portion of the sole member is adapt to bear a heel portion of the foot thereon. The inner sole has a portion attached on a bottom side of the sole member and a periphery portion attached on the vamp member via a glue layer. The inner sole has a waterproof and ventilation layer and two non-weave fabrics attached on the opposite sides respectively.

Abstract: An power switching device includes a base with input wires and output wires electrically connected to the base and opposite to the input wires, multiple conducting tubes electrically connected to and orthogonally mounted on the base, and multiple conducting plates each having holes to selectively allow an extension of some of the conducting tubes and screw holes selectively defined to correspond to and allow a bottom face of each of the screw holes to abut free ends of the rest of the conducting tubes such that screws are able to threadingly extend from the screw holes and into the free ends of the conducting tubes abutted to the bottom faces of the screw holes to secure engagement between conducting plate and the conducting tubes.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a microelectronic device, including performing a first inspection of a device feature during an intermediate stage of manufacture, cleaning the device feature after the first inspection, and performing a second inspection of the device feature after cleaning the device feature.