Abstract: A charging method for an electronic device comprising a battery for supplying power, the method comprises obtaining an allowable charging time and a remaining electricity information of the battery when the electronic device connects to a charger; determining a charging procedure according to the allowable charging time and the remaining electricity information; and performing the charging procedure to charge the battery with the charger; wherein the allowable charging time is a period of time that the electronic device is capable of being charged.

Abstract: A gate driving circuit including an input terminal, N delay units, a control signal bus, N buffer units and N output pads is disclosed. The input terminal receives a timing control signal including a total delay time. The N delay units are connected to the input terminal in order. Delay times of N delay units are adjustable and a sum of them is the total delay time. The control signal bus determines delay times of N delay units respectively according to the timing control signal. A first buffer unit of N buffer units is coupled between the input terminal and a first delay unit of N delay units; a second buffer unit, a third buffer unit . . . and an N-th buffer unit are coupled between two corresponding delay units respectively. The N output pads, correspondingly coupled to the N buffer units, output N gate driving signals respectively.

Abstract: A robot assisted interactive system comprises: a mobile device having a display unit for displaying visual content, a touch control unit for receiving user input, a camera unit for obtaining user reaction information, a communication unit for transmitting the use reaction information to a backend server, and a processing unit for controlling the abovementioned units; a robot that includes a gesture module for generating gesture output according to the visual content, a speech module for generating speech output according to the visual content, a communication module for establishing connection with a backend server, and a control module for controlling the abovementioned modules; and a backend server configured to generate a feedback signal in accordance with the reaction information and send it to the mobile device; so as to update the visual content on the mobile device, and cause the robot to generate updated gesture output and speech output.

Abstract: The present invention provides an object detecting system, adapted to a motion-control device, including at least one projecting unit, at least one image sensing unit and a processor. The projecting unit projects a plurality of sets of structured light corresponding to a first scanning resolution with a first scanning frequency toward a first direction. The image sensing unit senses the reflected structured light. The processor obtains a plurality of three-dimensional images corresponding to the first direction according to the sensed structured light, and determines whether there is at least one object that will move into a safe region of the motion-control device according to the three-dimensional images. When the processor detects the object, the processor adjusts the first scanning frequency and/or a scanning region of the projecting unit or the first scanning resolution.

Abstract: A system includes a chassis assembly, a first boss component secured to the chassis assembly, and a second boss component secured to the chassis assembly. A first tab-bracket is secured to the first boss component and a second tab bracket is secured to the second boss component. Each tab-bracket includes a portion having adhesive applied thereon. A battery is affixed to the adhesive at the first tab-bracket and to the adhesive at the second tab-bracket after the tab-brackets are secured to the boss components.

Abstract: A 3D image capture method includes selecting a plurality of different pairs of image capture devices, of which distance errors relevant to an object are determined, the distance error being a distance between a measured position and a real position of the object; selecting a pair of image capture devices with a minimum distance error; and obtaining 3D information according to spacing and angles of view of the selected pair of image capture devices.

Abstract: An image depth sensing method adapted to obtain depth information within a field of view by an image depth sensing apparatus is provided. The method includes the following steps: determining whether the field of view includes a distant object with a depth greater than a distance threshold; in response to determining that the field of view does not include the distant object, obtaining the depth information within the field of view according to a general mode; and in response to determining that the field of view includes the distant object, obtaining the depth information within the field of view according to an enhanced mode. A maximum depth which can be detected in the general mode is not greater than the distance threshold, and a maximum depth which can be detected in the enhanced mode is greater than the distance threshold. In addition, an image depth sensing apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A live facial recognition method and system includes capturing a visual image and obtaining temperature information of a person under recognition, and deriving facial features according to the visual image; comparing the facial features of the visual image with corresponding facial features of a facial feature database to obtain a difference therebetween; determining whether facial temperature conforms to a live facial recognition criterion according to the temperature information, if the difference is less than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: An adjustable virtual reality device includes a first display module, a first image capturing unit, a second display module, a second image capturing unit, a lateral driving module, and a control unit. The first display module and the second display module display a first image and a second image, respectively. The first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit detect two positions of two pupils of two eyeballs, respectively. The control unit calculates a pupil distance between the two pupils according to the two positions of the two pupils and controls the lateral driving module to drive the first display module and the second display module to move in a lateral direction, so that a lateral distance between the first display module and the second display module is corresponding to the pupil distance, which enhances comfort in use.

Abstract: An image depth sensing method adapted to obtain depth information within a field of view by an image depth sensing apparatus is provided. The method includes the following steps: determining whether the field of view includes a distant object with a depth greater than a distance threshold; in response to determining that the field of view does not include the distant object, obtaining the depth information within the field of view according to a general mode; and in response to determining that the field of view includes the distant object, obtaining the depth information within the field of view according to an enhanced mode. A maximum depth which can be detected in the general mode is not greater than the distance threshold, and a maximum depth which can be detected in the enhanced mode is greater than the distance threshold. In addition, an image depth sensing apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A near eye display system including a display screen, a graphic processing unit, a lens group, a focal length adjustment device, an interpupillary distance adjustment device, a detection unit, and a control unit is provided. Positions of a left-eye image and a right-eye image to be displayed on the display screen may be adjusted based on lateral displacement amounts of a left-eye lens and a right-eye lens, such that centers of the left-eye image and the right-eye image are respectively aligned with centers of the left-eye lens and the right-eye lens. Sizes (magnification) of the left-eye image and the right-eye image to be displayed on the display screen may be adjusted based on longitudinal displacement amounts of the left-eye lens and the right-eye lens, such that sizes of a visual left-eye image and a visual right-eye image seen by a user are identical. Operation methods thereof are also provided.

Abstract: A charging method for an electronic device comprising a battery for supplying power, the method comprises obtaining an allowable charging time and a remaining electricity information of the battery when the electronic device connects to a charger; determining a charging procedure according to the allowable charging time and the remaining electricity information; and performing the charging procedure to charge the battery with the charger; wherein the allowable charging time is a period of time that the electronic device is capable of being charged.

Abstract: A physiological signal sensor to measure life signs includes at least one first and one second Doppler detectors, at least one first amplification filter, at least one second amplification filter, a processor, and a transceiver. Data from the physiological signal sensor is sent to the first and second Doppler detectors to detect first and second physiological signals from different locations on a living body. The two physiological signals are sent to the first and second amplification filters and amplified and filtered, and converted to obtain a first and second digital sensed signal. Digital signal processing is carried out on the digital sensed signals to obtain first and second physiological information which are outputted via the transceiver.

Abstract: An example of the invention provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a camera module, a control unit and a computing unit. The control unit controls the camera module to acquire a first image and a second image. The computing unit receives the first image and the second image to generate a third image, wherein the resolution of the third image is greater than the resolution of the first image and the resolution of the second image.

Abstract: A touch apparatus and a touch method are provided. The touch apparatus includes a touch panel and a processing unit. The touch panel includes a plurality of sensing electrodes. The touch panel has a first contact surface and a second contact surface. The processing unit is configured to the touch panel. The processing unit receives a touch signal generated by the touch panel sensing a touch operation. The processing unit determines whether the operation is located on the first contact surface or on the second contact surface of the touch panel according to the touch signal and a preset condition. The preset condition is determined by a sensing signal generated by sensing the touch operation touching first contact surface or the second contact surface of the touch panel using at least one of the sensing electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention provides an object detecting system, adapted to a motion-control device, including at least one projecting unit, at least one image sensing unit and a processor. The projecting unit projects a plurality of sets of structured light corresponding to a first scanning resolution with a first scanning frequency toward a first direction. The image sensing unit senses the reflected structured light. The processor obtains a plurality of three-dimensional images corresponding to the first direction according to the sensed structured light, and determines whether there is at least one object that will move into a safe region of the motion-control device according to the three-dimensional images. When the processor detects the object, the processor adjusts the first scanning frequency and/or a scanning region of the projecting unit or the first scanning resolution.

Abstract: An Internet-of-Things (IoT) reading device, a method of secure access using the same, and a control center apparatus are provided. The Internet-of-Things reading device includes a network interface and a processor. The network interface is configured to communicate with an Internet-of-Things device located in a communication range. The processor actively obtains, by using the network interface, a device identification code from the Internet-of-Things device, and determines whether the Internet-of-Things device is an approved device according to the device identification code. The processor transmits the device identification code to a control center apparatus to obtain an authentication password while the Internet-of-Things device is identified as the approved device, and transmits the authentication password to the Internet-of-Things device to perform an authentication process by the Internet-of-Things device.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring depth information are provided. In the method, a structured light with a scan pattern is projected by a light projecting device to scan at least one object. Reflected light from the object is detected by a light sensing device, and depth information of each object is calculated according to a deformation of a reflective pattern of the reflected light. Then, images of the object are captured by an image capturing device and used to obtain location information of each object. At least one moving object is found among the objects according to a change of the location information. Finally, at least one of a scan area, a scan frequency, a scan resolution and the scan pattern of the structured light and an order for processing data obtained from scanning is adjusted so as to calculate the depth information of each object.

Abstract: A wireless charging method includes obtaining charging information of a plurality of electronic devices, and charging the plurality of electronic devices in sequence according to the charging information of the plurality of electronic devices. For each electronic device, a charging resonance frequency is chosen and accordingly the corresponding wireless charging power is provided for charging.

Abstract: An adjustable virtual reality device includes a first display module, a first image capturing unit, a second display module, a second image capturing unit, a lateral driving module, and a control unit. The first display module and the second display module display a first image and a second image, respectively. The first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit detect two positions of two pupils of two eyeballs, respectively. The control unit calculates a pupil distance between the two pupils according to the two positions of the two pupils and controls the lateral driving module to drive the first display module and the second display module to move in a lateral direction, so that a lateral distance between the first display module and the second display module is corresponding to the pupil distance, which enhances comfort in use.