Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulating body defining a mating space; and a terminal module assembled to the insulating body and having a circuit board and plural mating terminals mounted on the circuit board, wherein: each of the mating terminals has a contact portion extending obliquely backward, a bending portion bent backward from a front end of the contact portion, a connecting portion extending rearward from a rear end of the bending portion, and a mounting portion vertically extending from a rear end of the connecting portion for mounting on the circuit board; and a front end of the circuit board extends forward into the mating space.

Abstract: A method for providing visual effect messages on a receiving end and associated transmitting end configuration is provided. At the transmitting end, visual effect positions and visual effects of messages are determined according to an input message. The visual effect positions and visual effect information are transmitted to the receiving end, and are displayed at the visual effect positions at the receiving end according to the visual information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a branch structure by emulating natural visual effects of a branch structure, e.g., lightning, is provided. The branch structure comprises branches each formed by segments. Each segment is generated by randomly providing a segment end position according to a segment start position, and randomly determining whether another branch is provided at each segment.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an associated method capable of effectively reducing image artifact at an edge of an image without excessively compromising overall system performance. The method includes calculating an intersection point of an edge of the image and a pixel scan line, estimating a relative ratio of the image within a pixel block corresponding to the intersection point to generate an adjustment parameter, and adjusting a pixel value of the pixel block according to adjustment parameter.

Abstract: A method for providing visual effect messages on a receiving end and associated transmitting end configuration is provided. At the transmitting end, visual effect positions and visual effects of messages are determined according to an input message. The visual effect positions and visual effect information are transmitted to the receiving end, and are displayed at the visual effect positions at the receiving end according to the visual information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a branch structure by emulating natural visual effects of a branch structure, e.g., lightning, is provided. The branch structure comprises branches each formed by segments. Each segment is generated by randomly providing a segment end position according to a segment start position, and randomly determining whether another branch is provided at each segment.

Abstract: An image effect display method for displaying image effect during switching between a plurality of picture statuses includes providing a database, which includes a plurality of object models and a plurality of image effect templates; providing a status lookup table, which includes corresponding relationships between the plurality of picture statuses and the plurality of object models, and corresponding relationships between switching the picture statuses and the image effect templates; generating image effect data according to the database and the status lookup table by a transform program; and displaying a corresponding image effect according to the image effect data when one of the picture statuses is switched to another of the plurality of the picture statuses.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an associated method capable of effectively reducing image artifact at an edge of an image without excessively compromising overall system performance. The method includes calculating an intersection point of an edge of the image and a pixel scan line, estimating a relative ratio of the image within a pixel block corresponding to the intersection point to generate an adjustment parameter, and adjusting a pixel value of the pixel block according to adjustment parameter.