Abstract: An animation display device, which is a dedicated hardware circuit implemented in an integrated circuit, includes a control register for storing a plurality of control bits, an image memory for storing image data, and a processing unit coupled to the control register and the image data. The processing unit reads the image data stored in the image memory according to the control bits so as to generate an animation effect. The animation display device generates the animation effect frame by frame.

Abstract: A headlight for bicycle includes an insulative barrel and including peripheral openings; a lens mounted in the barrel; a heat sink including parallel grooves on its outer surface, and water resistant rings mounted thereon; a PCB fitted onto an end of the barrel; a reflector mounted inside the barrel; an LED bulb fitted in the reflector; and a conductor electrically interconnected the bulb and the PCB; and a power supply releasably secured to the barrel and including a switch. The switch is manually movable between on and off position and is adapted to electrically connect the power supply to the bulb when the switch is in the on position, and in response to disposing the switch in the on position, heat generated by the bulb is dissipated through the conductor, the heat sink, and the openings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modifying a circuit within a substrate, and the circuit includes a plurality of electrodes. The method includes: (a) selecting at least two from the plurality of electrodes for making connection; (b) removing materials covering said selected electrodes with a focused ion beam (FIB) or a laser to form contact holes for respectively exposing said selected electrodes; (c) depositing in said contact holes a conductive material for forming electrically conductive piers by applying said focused ion beam (FIB) or a laser with gas molecules ejected from a nozzle; (d) disposing an electrically conductive viscid material over each of said electrically conductive piers; and (e) disposing an electrically conductive bridge floor to connect with each of the electrically conductive viscid material to form an electrically conductive bridge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for retrieving a signal from a circuit within a substrate. The method comprising steps of: (a) selecting at least one from the plurality of electrodes for signal retrieving; (b) removing materials covering said selected electrode with a focused ion beam (FIB) or a laser to form contact hole for exposing said selected electrode; (c) depositing in said contact hole a conductive material for forming electrically conductive pier by applying said focused ion beam (FIB) or a laser over gas molecules; (d) disposing an electrically conductive viscid material over each electrically conductive pier; and (e) connecting the electrically conductive viscid material with a conductive wire. Thus, the signal could be retrieved from the electrically conductive wire.

Abstract: An in-plane switching liquid crystal display, especially relative to an in-plane switching liquid crystal display with the absence of an overcoat layer is provided. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display having a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, a plurality of gate lines and data lines disposed on the first substrate, a counter electrode disposed on the second substrate and corresponding to one of the data lines, a pixel having a pixel electrode, a pair of shielding electrodes and a common electrode also disposed on the first substrate. Through the arrangement of shielding electrodes as well as the counter electrode, the coupling effect of the applied pixel voltage on the data lines is shielded.

Abstract: A method for recording a plurality of graphic objects is disclosed. Each graphic object includes at least one common parameter and at least one object data. The method includes recording the at least one common parameter corresponding to the plurality of graphic objects in a common parameter section; and respectively recording the at least one object data of the plurality of graphic objects in corresponding object sections; wherein the at least one common parameter and the at least one object data are utilized to describe characteristics of the graphic objects.

Abstract: A barbecue grill device includes a container and a housing disposed on a base, a platter attached to the housing for supporting a heat source, a shaft rotatably attached to the container, and a motor driving member for driving the shaft to rotate relative to the container. One or more axles are rotatably attached to the container and engaged with the shaft, so as to be rotated by the motor driving member via the shaft. One or more barbecue tools may be used for supporting food to be barbecued, and each includes a mandrel attached to the axle, so as to be rotated by the motor driving member via the shaft and the axle. An air circulating device may be used to discharge smoke.

Abstract: A dynamic advertising display device includes a housing having a number of rotatable rods and two followers attached to upper and lower portions of each rod, two transmission belts having projections engaged around the followers of the rods to couple the followers of the rods together, and two or more display panels coupled together to form an endless displaying member and attached to the belts, to allow the display panels to be moved in concert with the belts and to be moved around the rods. A driving device may drive the rods to move the display panels around the rods, for advertising purposes. The display panels may be detachably coupled together with hook and loop devices.

Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes: a line-based data encoder for performing line-based data encoding on an input signal to generate a line-based data encoded signal; and a video signal controller coupled to the line-based data encoder for receiving a first video signal and the line-based data encoded signal, decoding the line-based data encoded signal to generate a second video signal, and choosing one of the first and second video signals to generate an output signal.

Abstract: An image scaling method for calculating a pixel value of a target pixel within a scaled image block is disclosed. The method includes selecting a plurality of reference pixels from the image block, wherein each reference pixel has a pixel value and corresponds to a transparency parameter; respectively setting a corresponding weight value for each reference pixel; adjusting the weight values according to the transparency parameters of the reference pixels; and blending the pixel values of the reference pixels to generate the pixel value of the target pixel according to the adjusted weight values of the reference pixels.

Abstract: A visual effect generating module for changing visual effects of a selected image block within an image area is disclosed. The visual effect generating module includes a color changing module for receiving and changing pixel values of a plurality of pixels within the selected image block and a first multiplexer coupled to the color changing module for selectively outputting pixels corresponding to the image area or pixels output from the color changing module.

Abstract: An image processing circuit of a digital TV includes a graphic drawing module. The graphic drawing module is capable of selecting a first blending value or a second blending value to process a pixel to generate target image data and store the target image data in a memory. While performing a gradient operation that generates a plurality of pixel values, the graphic drawing module determines whether or not to limit the pixel values to a specific interval according to a saturation parameter.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus for receiving a signal is disclosed. The receiving apparatus includes a first block power calculator for evaluating a plurality of block powers of the signal, a band pass filter for filtering the signal and outputting a specific frequency component of the signal, a second block power calculator for evaluating a plurality of band-passed block powers corresponding to an output signal of the band pass filter, a median filter module for outputting a first block power according to the plurality of block powers and for outputting a first band-passed block power according to the plurality of band-passed block powers, and a frequency burst acquisition module for determining if the signal comprises a frequency burst signal according to the first block power and for controlling the receiving apparatus to synchronize the signal.

Abstract: A video combining circuit includes: a video component controller for receiving and processing a first video component signal to output a first video signal including location information; and a video signal controller coupled to the video component controller for receiving the first video signal and a second video signal and choosing one of the first and second signals according to the location information to output a video composite signal; wherein the first and second video signal does not overlap.

Abstract: The method makes input data of length L correspond to a sequence of data having length M, calculates an exponent N such that a radix to the power of the exponent N is equal to the length M, bit-reverses the indexes of the sequence of data to derive a sequence of data having bit-reversed indexes, calculates an array of weighting factors W[z] according to the exponent N and the length M, loop-calculates the sequence of data having bit-reversed indexes by multiple loop parameters and the array of weighting factors W[z], and outputs the loop-calculating results as FFT values for the input data of length L.

Abstract: An animation display device, which is a dedicated hardware circuit implemented in an integrated circuit, includes a control register for storing a plurality of control bits, an image memory for storing image data, and a processing unit coupled to the control register and the image data. The processing unit reads the image data stored in the image memory according to the control bits so as to generate an animation effect. The animation display device generates the animation effect frame by frame.

Abstract: A transform domain adaptive filter (TDAF) is provided. The transform domain adaptive filter includes a filter device, a computing device and an adaptive algorithmic device. The filter device has a transform matrix device for pre-whitening an input signal to obtain a pre-whitened signal. The filter device restores the pre-whitened signal to a restored signal. The computing device compares the restored signal with a reference signal to obtain an error signal. The adaptive algorithmic device adjusts a filter coefficient of the filter device. The adaptive algorithmic device adopts the normalized least mean square (NLMS) algorithm.

Abstract: Within a method for fabricating a microelectronic fabrication there is employed a patterned positive photoresist residue layer as a protective layer within an aperture when processing an upper region of a topographic microelectronic layer having formed therein the aperture. The patterned positive photoresist residue layer is formed employing an incomplete vertical, but complete horizontal, blanket photoexposure and development of a blanket positive photoresist layer formed upon the topographic microelectronic layer and filling the aperture. The method provides the microelectronic fabrication with enhanced reliability.

Abstract: A zero-voltage-switching full bridge converter has first and second switching units between which a transformer is coupled. Each switching unit is composed of two MOSFETs as the switching elements and controlled by a non-overlap gate driver. For either the first switching unit or the second switching unit, the activated periods of the driving signals for the two switching elements do not overlap. Therefore, the switching loss of the full bridge converter is mitigated.

Abstract: A liquid in pipeline and liquid level detection and warning system and some of its applications are provided. The liquid in pipeline and liquid level detection and warning system is incorporated into a liquid delivery unit. The liquid delivery unit includes a pipeline serially linking a liquid tank, a buffer tank and liquid outlet element. A drainage unit is also positioned under the outlet element for collecting redundant liquid. The warning and detection system includes a liquid in pipeline warning system and a liquid level warning system. The liquid in pipeline warning system has a first liquid in pipeline sensor installed on the pipeline between the buffer tank and the outlet element and a second liquid in pipeline sensor installed on the pipeline between the liquid tank and the buffer tank. The liquid level warning system has a first and a second liquid level sensor installed on the drainage unit such that the second liquid level sensor is positioned below the first liquid level sensor.