Abstract: Method and apparatus for a receiving device to wirelessly receive electric power from a transmitting device. A power capacity is configured at the receiving device, based on a default power capacity known by both the receiving device and the transmitting device. A first value of a dependent parameter is read. The dependent parameter is associated with the electric power and varies in accordance with an independent parameter adjustable by the transmitting device. A second value of the dependent parameter is then read. A maximum power capacity of the transmitting device is identified based on at least the first and second values and a predetermined threshold. The electric power is then received from the transmitting device.

Abstract: A tube-structured battery to be inserted into a living body is provided. The tube-structured battery includes: a biofuel battery part which generates electric energy by using biofuel in the blood passing through an internal space of the tube structure; a transformer circuit part which adjusts a voltage or current density by using the generated electric energy; and a secondary battery part which is charged with the electric energy by using the adjusted voltage or current density to store the electric energy, wherein the tube-structured battery is inserted into the living body or a blood vessel of the living body.

Abstract: A model framework is used to implement the model component of application using a model-view-controller design pattern. The model framework provides built-in functionality that defines a default behavior. Application programming interfaces (APIs) allow an application developer to modify the default behavior of the model framework in a manner that suits the data model of the application.

Abstract: An acoustic system includes a conduit, a microphone coupled to an end of the conduit, and a rigid moisture resistant barrier coupled to another end of the conduit to prevent moisture from traversing the length of the conduit towards the receiver. The moisture resistant barrier dampens an audio signal traversing the conduit. The moisture resistant barrier has a submersion rating at least equal to a 7 Ingress Protection rating.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling an electrical device and a wireless charging device, each comprising one or more modules. An interrupt signal is received. A type of the interrupt signal is determined. A first module is activated based on the type of the interrupt signal to perform one or more functions. The electrical device and the wireless charging device share at least the first module.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a post-passivation and underbump metallization is provided. An embodiment comprises a post-passivation layer that is larger than an overlying underbump metallization. The post-passivation layer extending beyond the underbump metallization shields the underlying layers from stresses generated from mismatches of the materials' coefficient of thermal expansion.

Abstract: The vibration exciter system with a feedback control unit based on an optical linear encoder includes a vibration exciter, a signal generator and a power amplifier. The exciter system further comprises an optical linear encoder converting the displacement of moving component of the exciter into A/B pulse with a phase difference of 90° , a filtering, shaping and level translator unit converting the A/B pulse into standard pulse with standard shape and level, a subdivider and orientation recognizer unit refining standard pulse and recognizing the moving orientation, an analog converter unit converting refined standard pulse into analogue signal that reflects the displacement of the moving component. The standard signal outputted by the signal generator and the converted analogue signal are inputted into a subtracter as the minuend and subtrahend respectively. The output of the subtracter is inputted into the power amplifier and then into the vibration exciter as a driving signal.

Abstract: The electromagnetic vibration exciter system with an adjustable electro-viscoelastic suspension device comprises an electromagnetic vibration exciter, a power amplifier and an adjustable electro-viscoelastic suspension device, which acts as the suspension device of the electromagnetic vibration exciter. The adjustable electro-viscoelastic suspension device contains a displacement sensor detecting the displacement of the moving component, a first adjustable amplifier and a second adjustable amplifier, a differentiator, an adjustable phase shifter, an adder and a proportioner. The linearity of the stiffness and damping of the exciter system is excellent, which can be adjusted as need through the adjustment of gain of the adjustable amplifier, the proportioner, the adjustable phase shifter. This invention has adjustable and linear parameters and it is also easy to be realized.

Abstract: A digital watermarking based method for objectively evaluating quality of stereo image includes: at transmitting terminal, extracting characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of an undistorted stereo image in DCT domain and embedding digital watermarking obtained by processing quantization coding on the characteristics into the DCT domain; at a receiving terminal, detecting the digital watermarking embedded in the distorted stereo image and processing decoding and inverse quantization to extract the embedded characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of the stereo image, obtaining a stereo perception value and a view quality value of the distorted stereo image according to the embedded characteristics, and finally obtaining an objective quality score of the distorted stereo image utilizing a support vector regression model.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a post-passivation and underbump metallization is provided. An embodiment comprises a post-passivation layer that is larger than an overlying underbump metallization. The post-passivation layer extending beyond the underbump metallization shields the underlying layers from stresses generated from mismatches of the materials' coefficient of thermal expansion.

Abstract: An acoustic system includes a receiver (or microphone), a tube, or a moisture resistant screen. The receiver is capable of outputting an audio signal, while the microphone receives an audio signal. The tube is in connection with the receiver (or microphone) and the audio signal travels along a length of the tube. The moisture resistant screen is fitted at an end of the tube. The moisture resistant screen prevents moisture from passing along the tube toward the receiver, and causes an amount of damping to the audio signal. The moisture resistant screen is configured to have a submersion rating greater than or equal to 7 IP.

Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for a mobile device. An application security status is detected. When the application security status is active an application passcode is required to access functionality of a mobile application operating on the mobile device. A first encryption of data associated with the mobile application is performed, where the first encryption uses a first encryption key when the application security status is active, and the first encryption uses a second encryption key when the application security status is not active. A mobile device passcode status is detected. When the mobile device passcode status is active a mobile device passcode is required to access functionality of the mobile computing device. A second encryption of the data is performed when the mobile device passcode status is active, where the second encryption uses a third encryption key.

Abstract: A method and associated systems for representing multidimensionality of a data table by combining a first set of data elements, units, or cells of the table into a multidimensional, expandable, second data unit. One or more processors of a computer system: determine a set of a first data units to be combined; determine a type of multidimensionality of the second data unit after combination; and combine, as a function of the type of multidimensionality, the first set of the first data units into the second data unit. The type of multidimensionality may be horizontal, vertical, or higher-dimensional (that is, greater than two-dimensional) dimensionality.

Abstract: A method for color correction of a pair of colorful stereo microscope images is provided, which transmits the color information of the foreground areas and the background area of the reference image to the aberrated image separately for avoiding transmission error of the color information of the varied areas of the pair of the images, thus sufficiently improves the accuracy of the color correction, reduces the difference between the color of the reference image and the color of the aberrated image, and well prepares for the stereo matching of the pair of colorful stereo microscope images as well as for the three-dimensional reconstruction and three-dimensional measurement; on the other hand, during the correction, the correcting procedure is provided automatically without manual work.

Abstract: A method for detecting a parfocality of a zoom-stereo microscope includes: acquiring four highest definitions corresponding to a plurality of images with a cooperation of four definition judging functions, acquiring a relatively clearest position according to the four highest definitions, comparing a definition in the relatively clearest position with a definition in a parfocal position to judge whether the relatively clearest position is the parfocal position, then adjusting a magnification of the zoom-stereo microscope to acquire the parfocal positions at a finite number of the discrete magnifications, and finally fitting a parfocal curve at the continuous magnifications. The method according to the present invention implements a parfocality detection of the stereo microscope automatically and effectively and increases a productivity, and has a high detecting precision. In addition, the method according to the present invention has a good robustness, so that users needn't intervene and adjust frequently.

Abstract: A digital watermarking based method for objectively evaluating quality of stereo image includes: at transmitting terminal, extracting characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of an undistorted stereo image in DCT domain and embedding digital watermarking obtained by processing quantization coding on the characteristics into the DCT domain; at a receiving terminal, detecting the digital watermarking embedded in the distorted stereo image and processing decoding and inverse quantization to extract the embedded characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of the stereo image, obtaining a stereo perception value and a view quality value of the distorted stereo image according to the embedded characteristics, and finally obtaining an objective quality score of the distorted stereo image utilizing a support vector regression model.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an improved computer based daily task tool is provided that interfaces with backend systems to leverage the stored information and/or processing capabilities of backend systems to provide better information and more effective task tool functionality.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling an electrical device and a wireless charging device, each comprising one or more modules. An interrupt signal is received. A type of the interrupt signal is determined. A first module is activated based on the type of the interrupt signal to perform one or more functions. The electrical device and the wireless charging device share at least the first module.

Abstract: A method for objectively evaluating quality of a stereo image is provided. The method obtains a cyclopean image of a stereo image formed in the human visual system by simulating a process that the human visual system deals with the stereo image. The cyclopean image includes three areas: an occlusion area, a binocular fusion area and a binocular suppression area. Representing characteristics of the image according to the singular value of the image has a strong stability. According characteristics of different areas of the human visual system while dealing with the cyclopean image, the distortion degree of the cyclopean image corresponding to the testing stereo image is presented by the singular value distance between cyclopean images respectively corresponding to the testing stereo image and the reference stereo image, in such a manner that an overall visual quality of the testing stereo image is finally evaluated.

Abstract: A model framework is used to implement the model component of application using a model-view-controller design pattern. The model framework provides built-in functionality that defines a default behavior. Application programming interfaces (APIs) allow an application developer to modify the default behavior of the model framework in a manner that suits the data model of the application.