Abstract: A cover latching assembly (60) for a portable electronic device (100) is provided. The portable electronic device includes a housing (10) and a cover (20) configured for attaching to the housing. The cover has a latching portion (26) formed thereon. The cover latching assembly includes a button (30) and an elastic member (40). The button includes a recessed portion (344), and the button is slidably secured on the housing. The elastic member enables the latching portion of the cover to engage with the recessed portion of the button.

Abstract: A modeling module is disclosed that couples to a modular platform chassis. The modeling module includes a resident management controller to implement a test to model a component layout for a module to be received and coupled to the modular platform chassis. The test includes an operating thermal load for a component resident on the module at a given location. The module has a dimensional length and width that is similar to that of the modeling module. The modeling module also includes a thermal load device that is responsive to the management controller. The thermal load device is to implement at least a portion of the test by simulating the operating thermal load for the component resident on the module at the given location.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a mobile personal computer (MPC) system with built-in scanner. In one embodiment, the method includes detection of the insertion of an item within a paper feed tail exposed on an exterior surface of the MPC system. In one embodiment, if insertion is detected when the MPC system is in a sleep state, a disabled scanner device is enabled to scan the item to capture an item image. Subsequently, the item image may be processed to identify the item as, for example, a business card. In one embodiment, an item image may be further processed to extract contact information from the item image. In one embodiment, when item insertion is performed during a sleep state, subsequent to completion of extraction of the contact information, components of the system awoken during the sleep state may resume the sleep state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An audio processing system includes a first audio detecting device for detecting a first audio signal stored in a storage module and a beat length of the first audio signal, a second audio detecting device for detecting a second audio signal and a beat length of the second audio signal, and a processor coupled to the first audio detecting device and the second audio detecting device for transforming the first audio signal and the beat length of the first audio signal and the second audio signal and the beat length of the second audio signal into corresponding information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for an anti-melt projection lens cap includes a sensor that detects whether the projection lens cap covers the projection lens and transmits a detected signal to the control unit including two control modes. The first one is projecting a dark image immediately, as the projection lens cap covers the projection lens for longer than a first set time, the control unit switches to a power-saving mode, when it lasts longer than a second set time, the lamp and the system power supply are turned off, then, a fan cools the lamp, the control unit switches to a standby mode. The second one is switching to the power-saving mode directly, when it lasts longer than a second set time, the lamp and the system power supply are turned off, and a fan cools the lamp, then, the control unit switches to the standby mode.

Abstract: A method according to one embodiment may include providing a heatsink having a base having a first region with a thickness greater than a second region. The heatsink may further include a plurality of fins extending from the base with at least one fin oriented at an angle to at least another fin. The method of this embodiment may also include thermally coupling the heatsink to the heat generating component. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.

Abstract: This invention provides a sputtering system providing large area sputtering and plasma-assisted reactive gas dissociation. A plurality of plasma sources is provided in a reaction chamber to dissociate at least one reactive gas. The dissociated reactive gas is doped in a film during the deposition of the film so as to control the composition of the film. The property of the film is thus improved. A composite film can be formed on the substrate by the present sputtering system. The present sputtering system is suitable for film deposition on a large-area hard substrate and flexible substrate.

Abstract: A display device capable of compensating for luminance of an environment is disclosed. The display device includes: a sensor, for sensing the luminance of the environment to generate a sensing signal corresponding to the luminance; a scaler, coupled to the sensor, for processing an original image signal according to the sensing signal to generate an adjusted image signal; and an image outputting device for outputting an image according to the adjusted image signal; wherein the scaler includes: an image signal adjuster for adjusting the original image signal to compensate for the luminance and generate a compensated image signal; and a gain controller coupled to the image signal adjuster for adjusting a gain setting and utilizing the adjusted gain setting to process the compensated image signal in order to generate the adjusted image signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a media playback system having a real-time displaying capability of displaying images generated from a camera and method thereof The media playback system receives a first input signal, and includes a real-time communication device for generating a second input signal, a playback processor, electrically coupled to the real-time communication device, for generating an output signal by integrating the first and second input signals, and a displaying device, coupled to the playback processor, for playing the output signal according to a first command.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a lamp module. The lamp module includes a lamp frame for supporting a lamp and a fixing means for fixing the lamp and a reflector to the lamp frame. The fixing means includes a movable first fixing element and a movable second fixing element which both can be moved to a first position for releasing the reflector and a second position for fixing the reflector. The first fixing element includes at least one elastic element for fixing the reflector by pushing the reflector to securely keep at a static position relative to the lamp frame. The present invention provides the lamp and the reflector that can be detached from the lamp frame, thereby providing a lamp module capable of quickly and individually replacing the lamp and the reflector.

Abstract: A method and a system for converting the service types of the devices connected to a control gateway are provided. The system includes a server, an open platform, a control gateway and devices connected to the control gateway. Wherein, the device possesses device description information and is operated in a first device service type; the control gateway is electrically coupled between the open platform and the device, holds or obtains the device description information of the device and delivers the device description information to the open platform; the server provides a plurality of device service contents. The open platform further according to the device description information obtains the device service content corresponding to the device from the server and registers the device service content in the open platform.

Abstract: A karaoke TV device is disclosed, which includes: an audio/video generating circuit which generates and outputs a TV video signal and a TV audio signal; a voice receiving circuit which receives an external voice signal; and a voice processing circuit which is electrically coupled to the audio/video generating circuit and the voice receiving circuit, receives, analyzes the TV audio signal and the external voice signal, mixes and softens the TV audio signal and the external voice, so as to output a mixed audio signal. Therefore, at the time when user watches TV, voice of the user can be mixed into the voice of the program.

Abstract: This application discloses an apparatus comprising a chassis comprising a box having a perforated top, a perforated bottom and four sidewalls, wherein at least two on the sidewalls have air vents therein near the bottom, a modular fan assembly removably coupled to the top of the chassis, and a retention mechanism to removably secure the modular fan assembly to the chassis. Also disclosed is a process comprising providing a chassis including one or more server blades therein, each server blade having a power consumption, if the power consumption of each blade is below a threshold power consumption, cooling the blades using natural convection, and if the power consumption of each blade is above a threshold power consumption, cooling the blades using forced convection. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Faults are monitored with information from agents for a plurality of sensors located on a plurality of circuit boards. A policy containing a error event thresholds against which the stored sensor information can be compared. Actions can be initiated by a fault module when one or more of the error event thresholds is exceeded.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a movable module and an assistance structure. The moveable module is mounted in the housing and moving along a direction back and forth. The assistance structure, including two magnetic elements, are respectively disposed in the housing and on the moveable module for providing a force to the moveable module when the movable module starts to be moved so as to urge the moveable module toward the direction departed from the housing.

Abstract: An interactive speech correcting method is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a reference speech, (b) receiving a user speech, (c) analyzing the user speech and the reference speech, (d) creating a speech parameter, (e) proceeding a speech correction by using the speech parameter and the user speech, and (f) outputting a corrected speech.

Abstract: A system for hyper-chaos secure communication, for conveying data confidentially from a transmitter to a receiver, includes: (1) a hyper-chaotic signal generator, for carrying a message into a first signal of the hyper-chaotic signal generator; (2) a transmitter's adjusting parameter device, for adjusting a first inner coupling parameter of the hyper-chaotic signal generator, causing the hyper-chaotic signal generator transforming the message and the first signal into a hyper-chaotic message; (3) a hyper-chaotic synchronization receiver, for adjusting a second inner coupling parameter of the hyper-chaotic synchronization receiver via a receiver's adjusting parameter device, causing the hyper-chaotic synchronization receiver generating a second signal to realize simplex-coupling asymptotical synchronization with the first signal after the receiver receiving the hyper-chaotic message; and (4) a recovery device, for obtaining a difference between the hyper-chaotic message and the second signal, inputting the dif

Abstract: A robust hyper-chaotic encryption-decryption system, for digital secure-communication from a transmitter to a receiver, utilizing two robust hyper-chaotic means in the transmitter and receiver respectively, wherein the transmitter includes a hyper-chaotic signal generator and a transmitter's adjusting parameter device, and the receiver includes a hyper-chaotic synchronization receiver and a receiver's adjusting parameter device. A method is also disclosed, comprising an encryption and a decryption process wherein the encryption process including steps of decomposing a plaintext message into a sequence and carrying the sequence into a masking sequence of a hyper-chaotic signal via an XOR operation for generating a hyper-chaotic ciphertext, and the decryption process including steps of generating unmasking sequence of a hyper-chaotic signal to realize synchronization with the masking sequence after receiving the ciphertext and transforming the ciphertext into a decrypted plaintext massage via an XOR operation.

Abstract: A modeling module is disclosed that couples to a modular platform chassis. The modeling module includes a resident management controller to implement a test to model a component layout for a module to be received and coupled to the modular platform chassis. The test includes an operating thermal load for a component resident on the module at a given location. The module has a dimensional length and width that is similar to that of the modeling module. The modeling module also includes a thermal load device that is responsive to the management controller. The thermal load device is to implement at least a portion of the test by simulating the operating thermal load for the component resident on the module at the given location.

Abstract: A modular platform is provided. The modular platform includes a chassis having a front side and a back side, and configured to receive modular platform boards, a plenum associated with the chassis and at least one chassis management module removably disposed in the at least one plenum in a substantially parallel relationship with a flow of a cooling medium passing through the plenum.