Abstract: A blind rivet is constructed to include a rivet, a stopper, and a shaft, the rivet having a cylindrical body and a brim at one end of the cylindrical body, the stopper having a first end, a second end, and a cone connected between the first end and the second end, the first end having a braking structure, the shaft having a neck extended from one end of the shaft body thereof and connected to the second end of the stopper.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for verifying identity of a participant in a network-based transaction facility are described. According to one embodiment, user interface information is provided to the participant via a communications network. The user interface information specifies an identity verification interface for obtaining personal information of the participant. The personal information of the participant is passed to a third party for verification via the communications network. Subsequently, a verification result is received from the third party via the communications network. The verification result is then communicated to the participant via the communications network.

Abstract: An IC chip package is constructed to include a substrate, a chip, adhesive means, a cover, and a spacer. The substrate has a top side, a bottom side, and a plurality of conductive pads at the top side. The chip is fixedly mounted in the top side of the substrate, having a plurality of conductive pads respectively electrically connected to the conductive pads of substrate by respective bonding wires. The adhesive means is provided at the top side of the substrate around the border area. The spacer is connected between the substrate and the cover to keep the cover from the substrate at a distance.

Abstract: In the present invention, a system for a scanner executing scanning comprises a virtual hardware module in an electrical apparatus, and the virtual hardware module is corresponding to the scanner and used for receiving a plurality of commands from the electrical apparatus. The virtual hardware module is displayed on the electrical apparatus. A scanner control module in the electrical apparatus is for communicating with the scanner via the electrical apparatus and the virtual hardware module. The scanner control module is for controlling and executing the commands from the virtual hardware module. A method for a scanner executing scanning comprises displaying a virtual hardware icon in a computer, and the virtual hardware icon corresponding to the scanner for receiving a plurality of commands from the computer. The virtual hardware icon is selected for commanding a command of executing scanning, and then the scanner executes scanning according to the command of executing scanning. Then scanned data is saved.

Abstract: An optical character recognition screen editing process is performed efficiently and only when necessary. The process is ordered so that editing is performed in increasing order of work intensity. That is, less "expensive" (i.e., less time consuming) correction methods are performed first, as a filter for more "expensive" correction methods. In the preferred embodiment, individual character are corrected first, information fields are corrected second, and entire forms are correction last. Preferably, the individual characters may be collected from a number of forms before being displayed for correction.