Abstract: An anti-slip fastener driver includes a body portion and a driving portion formed at one terminal end of the body portion. The driving portion includes at least one peripheral face. At least one contact face is formed at one distal end of the driving portion opposite to the body portion. The contact face is beveled and at an inner included angle less than 90 degrees to the peripheral face. The contact face is adapted to abut against a terminal section of a bottom surface of a socket formed in a fastener to increase contact area between the socket and the anti-slip fastener driver for providing enough friction to turn the fastener.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor chip for biomedical and micro-nano structured substances and a method for manufacturing the same. The sensor chip includes plural metal nanoparticles and a porous anodized aluminum oxide film. The plural metal nanoparticles are completely contained in holes of the porous anodized aluminum oxide film and located at the bottom of the holes, and an aluminum oxide layer covering the second end of the holes has a thickness of 1 nm to 300 nm. When analytes such as biomedical molecules are provided in contact with the sensor chip, a Raman signal can be detected based on the Raman spectroscopy. The structure of the sensor chip of the present invention is uncomplicated and the manufacturing steps thereof are simple, and therefore the sensor chip of the present invention is of great commercial value. Also, a method of manufacturing the above sensor chip is disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a charging socket, a protection circuit, and a battery. The charging socket includes a charging pin. The charging pin is detachably connected to a charging plug of a power supply device, receives power from the power supply device, and transmits the power to the battery. The protection circuit is connected between the battery and the charging socket, and controls whether the battery is electrically connected to the charging pin. During a process of disconnecting the charging socket from the charging plug, the protection circuit disconnects the battery from the charging pin before the charging pin is disconnected from the charging plug.

Abstract: A digital communication system comprising a host and a client, the host calls the client via two transmission lines. The host includes a processor, a first control unit, a second control unit, a high frequency transformer and an interface unit. The digital communication system utilizes the first control unit and the high frequency transformer to modulate outgoing signals. The digital communication system utilizes the second unit and the high frequency transformer to demodulate incoming signals.

Abstract: An communication circuit of a communication device includes an interface unit, a direct current (DC) control circuit, a voice output circuit includes a voice input terminal, and a voice receiving circuit includes a voice output terminal. The interface unit outputs human speech and receives human speech from another communication device. The DC control circuit provides a constant current for the optocoupler circuit. When the outgoing human speech is coupled to the DC control circuit by a first optocoupler and sent to another communication device and incoming human speech is transmitted from the other communication device via the DC control circuit and a second optocoupler, echoes and extraneous noise in the speech is reduced.

Abstract: A vertical light emitting diode (VLED) die includes an epitaxial structure having a first-type confinement layer, an active layer on the first-type confinement layer configured as a multiple quantum well (MQW) configured to emit light, and a second-type confinement layer having a roughened surface. In a first embodiment, the roughened surface includes a pattern of holes with a depth (d) in a major surface thereof surrounded by a pattern of protuberances with a height (h) on the major surface. In a second embodiment, the roughened surface includes a pattern of primary protuberances surrounded by a pattern of secondary protuberances.

Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a heat generating element, a heat dissipation fin set and a filter circuit board. The filter circuit board is disposed between the heat generating element and the heat dissipation fin set. The filter circuit board includes a metal layer, an electromagnetic band gap structure layer, an insulation layer disposed between the metal layer and the electromagnetic band gap structure layer and plural first thermal vias. The heat dissipation fin set is disposed on the heat generating element and directly contacts the metal layer. The electromagnetic band gap structure layer has plural conductive patterns arranged in the same pitches. The heat generating element directly contacts at least one of the conductive patterns. The first thermal vias pass through the insulation layer, the metal layer and the conductive patterns. Two ends of each first thermal via respectively connect the metal layer and the corresponding conductive pattern.

Abstract: A cover glass structure includes a glass substrate, a touch-sensing structure and a decorative layer. The glass substrate has at least one cutting section, and the cutting section is etched to form an etched structure. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the glass substrate, and the decorative layer is disposed on the glass substrate.

Abstract: A method of displaying a user interface in a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a user interface via a graphics layer attached to a software renderer, detaching the graphics layer from the software renderer, and attaching the graphics layer to one or more of a plurality of hardware layers, such that the display of the graphics layer is facilitated by one or more features of at least one of the hardware layers. An electronic device is provided that includes a display, a processor coupled to the display and configured to provide a plurality of hardware layers, and a user interface comprising a graphics layer, wherein the display of the graphics layer is facilitated by one or more features of at least one of the hardware layers, wherein the graphics layer dynamically attaches to or detaches from one or more of the plurality of hardware layers.

Abstract: A method for switching a call with video or at least one image between a first communication device and a display device is disclosed. The method includes the first communication device determining whether the display device is within a predetermined distance from the first communication device; if the display device is within the predetermined distance from the first communication device, the first communication device obtaining functional information from the display device; the first communication device transmitting communication information corresponding to a second communication device to the display device; and the display device launching network communication software and making a first call to the second communication device according to the communication information.

Abstract: A method for estimating image conversion parameters is revealed. Firstly, using an image capturing unit to capture at least one captured image of an object to an image processing unit for calculation. The image processing unit can take linear brightness change of single captured image to estimate the image conversion parameters, also can take comparison of linear and non-linear images to estimate the image conversion parameters, further can take the difference of exposure quantities to estimate the image conversion parameters. Therefore, the estimation of the image conversion parameters can be finished well and easily.

Abstract: A staple cartridge for a tacker includes two side plates with a bottom plate connected therebetween to form the U-shaped staple cartridge. Each side plate has a front end and each front end has a guide portion protruding from outside thereof. Each guide portion has a guide face facing toward a front direction of the side plate and the guide face of each guide portion is an inclined face relative to the front end. The staples are guided by the guide faces to move in straight so as to easily staple the object.

Abstract: A voice control method is applied in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a voice input unit, a play unit, and a storage unit storing a conversation database and an association table between different ranges of voice characteristics and styles of response voice. The method includes the following steps. Obtaining voice signals input via the voice input unit. Determining which content is input according to the obtained voice signals. Searching in the conversation database to find a response corresponding to the input content. Analyzing voice characteristics of the obtained voice signals. Comparing the voice characteristics of the obtained voice signals with the pre-stored ranges. Selecting the associated response voice. Finally, outputting the found response using the associated response voice via the play unit.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a culture medium device, which comprises a plate containing a solid-state or gel-state culture medium layer; a shield layer covering the culture medium layer; and a lid covering the plate. The shield layer is in a solid, gel or liquid state and contains sugar at a concentration of greater than 0% (w/w) and less than or equal to 0.1% (w/w). Via the shield layer containing a select composition, the present invention can reduce the affection of microbiological contamination and promote the yield and productivity of biomass in the process of inoculating and cultivating Polyporales.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a vertical light-emitting diode (VLED) structure includes the steps of providing a carrier substrate, and forming a semiconductor structure on the carrier substrate having a p-type confinement layer, a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer in electrical contact with the p-type confinement layer configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, and an n-type confinement layer in electrical contact with the multiple quantum well (MQW) layer. The method also includes the steps of removing the carrier substrate using a laser pulse to expose an inverted surface of the n-type confinement layer, and forming a metal contact on the surface of the n-type confinement layer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding a video sequence comprising a plurality of pictures are disclosed. In video coding systems, the temporal redundancy is exploited using motion compensated prediction. The video sequence is often organized into multiple GOP (group of pictures) where different types of GOP may be used. In conventional coding systems, IPPP and IBBP GOP structure is often used. In H.264/AVC and the emerging High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), hierarchical GOP structure, including hierarchical P GOP structure and hierarchical B GOP structure, has been introduced to allow temporal scalability. Furthermore, low-delay IBBB GOP structure has been also introduced, for low-delay application. In the present invention, a low-delay hierarchical B GOP structure is disclosed. The new structure uses low-delay B-pictures only so as to minimize the processing delay while the hierarchical structure provides the temporal scalability.

Abstract: A ?-mannanase having increased enzymaic activity is disclosed. The ?-mannanase has a modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the modification is a substitution of Tyrosine at position 216 with Tryptophan.

Abstract: A power management circuit includes an input, a switch circuit, a first control unit, a second control unit, and a voltage conversion circuit. The input is connected to a load and receives a first direct current (DC) voltage from an external power circuit. The switch circuit is connected between the load and a battery. The first control unit is configured to control whether the switch circuit is switched on or off, based on the first DC voltage and an output voltage of the battery. The voltage conversion circuit is configured to convert the first DC voltage into a second DC voltage and output the second DC voltage to charge the battery. The second control unit is configured to control whether the voltage conversion circuit converts the first DC voltage into the second DC voltage for charging the battery, based on the first DC voltage and the output voltage.