Abstract: A connecting device with high-density contacts includes a plug connector and a socket connector. The plug connector has a first insulated housing and a plurality of first terminals. The first insulated housing has a post portion. The first terminals are disposed on the post portion. The socket connector has a second insulated housing and a plurality of second terminals. The second insulated housing has a barrel portion formed with an accommodating space. The second terminals are disposed on the barrel portion. The post portion of the plug connector is inserted into the accommodating space. The plug connector and the socket connector are rotatable relative to each other. First contacting portions of the first terminals are clipped between two contacting portions of the second terminal, so that the first terminals are conductively contacted with the second terminals. Thus, the present disclosure provides signal contacts with high-density and high-reliability.

Abstract: A heating roller includes: a roller cylinder rotatably disposed; a base rotatably disposed in the roller cylinder; first to third heaters, which are mounted on the base and respectively have a first heating section, a second heating section and a third heating section extending respectively in directions substantially parallel to an axial direction of the roller cylinder; and a driving mechanism, which is connected to the base and rotates the base to multiple position states. An image forming apparatus using the heating roller is also disclosed.

Abstract: An information security management system and a multifunction printer thereof are provided. The multifunction printer includes an image capturing module, an image processing module, an output module and a transmission module. The image capturing module captures a data image of a document paper. The image processing module is coupled to the image capturing module and encodes the data image to generate first encoded data. The output module is coupled to the image processing module and prints second encoded data related to the data image. The transmission module is coupled to the image processing module and transmits one of the first and second encoded data. The multifunction printer deletes the first encoded data from a memory after transmitting the first encoded data, and deletes the second encoded data from the memory after transmitting/outputting the second encoded data.

Abstract: A printing precision calibrating structure includes image forming assemblies, a transmission path and a linear image sensor. The image forming assemblies arranged in order generate image forming substances. The transmission path allows the image forming substances to pass. The linear image sensor is disposed downstream of the image forming assemblies. The image forming assemblies generate the image forming substances transmitted within the transmission path. The linear image sensor detects the image forming substances, provided by the image forming assemblies, for printing precision calibrating. A printing precision calibrating method is also provided.

Abstract: A system and a method for multi-modal fusion based fault tolerant video content recognition is disclosed. The method conducts multi-modal recognition on an input video to extract multiple components and their respective appearance time in the video. Next, the multiple components are categorized and recognized respectively via different algorithms. Next, when the recognition confidence of any component is insufficient, a cross-validation with other components is performed to increase the recognition confidence and improve the fault tolerance of the components. Furthermore, when the recognition confidence of an individual component is insufficient, the recognition continues and tracks the component, spatially and temporally when it applies, until frames of high recognition confidence in the continuous time period is reached.

Abstract: A terminal device having hybrid antenna integrating with capacitive proximity sensors comprises a ground, a radiator, a first capacitance electrode and a second capacitance electrode. The radiator has a feeding portion, a low-frequency radiating path and a high-frequency radiating branch. The low-frequency radiating path has a first coupling portion. The feeding portion is disposed between the first coupling portion and the ground. The high-frequency radiating branch acts as a second coupling portion. The first capacitance electrode has a first shorting portion and a first electrode portion. The first shorting portion is connected to the ground. The first electrode coupling with the first coupling portion generates a first coupling resonant mode. The second capacitance electrode has a second shorting portion and a second electrode portion. The second shorting portion is connected to the ground. The second electrode coupling with the high-frequency radiating branch generates a second coupling resonant mode.

Abstract: A scanning device comprises a light source, a reflecting mirror and a photosensor. The light source provides light to an original. A first portion of the light penetrates through a hole of the original and becomes penetrating light. A second portion of the light is reflected by a hole-free portion of the original and becomes second reflected light. The reflecting mirror reflects the penetrating light and generates first reflected light. The photosensor receives the first reflected light and the second reflected light and generates a hole-containing image signal representative of an image of the original.

Abstract: An image recognizing method adopted by a platform is disclosed. The method first receives multiple targets to be recognized at the platform, and inquiries a pre-established semantic tree by reference to the targets for determining if the recognition results of the multiple targets will cause confusion or not. If confusion is not foreseeable, the method obtains respectively a parent-classifier corresponding to each parent-category of each of the targets, and uses the parent-classifiers directly to perform a recognition action to the targets. Otherwise, the method obtains respectively multiple child-classifiers corresponding to multiple subcategories below each of the targets, and uses the multiple child-classifiers to perform such recognition action to the targets.

Abstract: A hydrophobic finishing apparatus of a fabric is described. The hydrophobic finishing apparatus includes a first spray coating device, at least one first plasma device, a second spray coating device and at least one second plasma device. The first spray coating device is configured to spray a hydrophobic agent to a first side of the fabric. The first plasma device is disposed at the rear of the first spray coating device and is configured to perform a first plasma treatment on the first side of the fabric. The second spray coating device is disposed at the rear of the first plasma device and is configured to spray the hydrophobic agent to a second side of the fabric. The second plasma device is disposed at the rear of the second spray coating device and is configured to perform a second plasma treatment on the second side of the fabric.

Abstract: A rotary encoder includes a rotating shaft, first and second encoder wheels, first and second detectors and a processor. The first encoder wheel includes coaxially disposed first and second portions. The first portion has first graduation features. The second portion has a first positioning structure. The second encoder wheel includes coaxially disposed third and fourth portions. The third portion has second graduation features. The fourth portion has a second positioning structure meshing with the first positioning structure, so that the first graduation features and the second graduation features are staggered, and the first encoder wheel and the second encoder wheel are coaxially mounted on the rotating shaft. The first and second detectors detect the first and second graduation features and output first and second signals, respectively. The processor calculates a rotating angle of the rotating shaft according to the first and second signals.

Abstract: A smart copy apparatus comprises a scanning module, a processing module and a printing module. The scanning module scans an original to obtain fragment scan images. The processing module electrically connected to the scanning module receives the fragment scan images, and determines a size of the original according to the fragment scan images to obtain a scan-size parameter, and generates print data according to the fragment scan images, the scan-size parameter and a print parameter. The printing module receives the print data, and prints the print data on a print medium.

Abstract: An instant information exchange system and method for online sports teams is to include a cloud server having a sports information exchange platform connected with electronic devices via Internet to perform information exchange. The system accepts a user to create sports teams in the sports information exchange platform via the electronic devices and customize sports events and rules to provide a competition mode for the members to perform competition event with teamwork mechanism. The system will receive a physiological value transmitted by the electronic device to be a score as reference. The sports team created by the user can achieve a goal through teamwork and team competition at different time and different locations. The user's sports team can reduce the invitation and waiting time when different sports teams are performing the competition to achieve the exercise purpose and the exercise efficiency.

Abstract: A system and a method for multi-modal fusion based fault tolerant video content recognition is disclosed. The method conducts multi-modal recognition on an input video to extract multiple components and their respective appearance time in the video. Next, the multiple components are categorized and recognized respectively via different algorithms. Next, when the recognition confidence of any component is insufficient, a cross-validation with other components is performed to increase the recognition confidence and improve the fault tolerance of the components. Furthermore, when the recognition confidence of an individual component is insufficient, the recognition continues and tracks the component, spatially and temporally when it applies, until frames of high recognition confidence in the continuous time period is reached.

Abstract: A scanning device includes a visible light source, an infrared light source, a visible light sensor and an infrared light sensor. The visible light source provides visible light to a scan section of an original. The original reflects the visible light to generate reflected light. The infrared light source provides infrared light to the scan section. The infrared light penetrates through the original to generate penetrating light. The visible light sensor receives the reflected light at a first scan position and generates a visible light image signal representative of a visible light image of the scan section. The infrared light sensor receives the penetrating light at a second scan position and generates an infrared light image signal representative of an infrared light image of the scan section. A relative positional relationship between the first and second scan positions is fixed.

Abstract: A peripheral includes a scanning module and a control processing module. In a restoration mode, the scanning module performs a one-time scan operation on a punched document to obtain a visible light image and an infrared image. The infrared image includes an infrared hole image corresponding to one hole or multiple holes of the punched document. The visible light image includes a visible light hole image corresponding to one hole or multiple holes of the punched document. In the restoration mode, the control processing module, electrically connected to the scanning module, determines the infrared hole image according to the infrared image, determines the visible light hole image according to the infrared hole image and processes the visible light image into a final image according to the visible light hole image, wherein the final image does not contain the visible light hole image.

Abstract: An optical method for monitoring plasma discharging glow is described, which includes the following steps. Plasma discharging glow is detected to obtain various optical signals using a detector. The optical signals are captured and converted into various electric signals by using a sensing circuit. A calculation step is performed according to the electric signals to obtain various light intensities corresponding to various locations in the plasma discharging glow using an arithmetic unit. An image of the plasma discharging glow is reconstructed according to the locations in the plasma discharging glow and the corresponding light intensities using an image reconstruction unit.

Abstract: An image sensing device includes N red light sensing units, N green light sensing units, N blue light sensing units and a control circuit. The control circuit accumulates an exposure capacity Qi generated by the ith red light sensing unit, green light sensing unit, and blue light sensing unit in an exposure time Ti and an exposure capacity Qi+1 generated by the (i+1)th red light sensing unit, green light sensing unit, and blue light sensing unit in next exposure time Ti+1 until an exposure capacity QN generated in the TNth exposure time is accumulated, wherein i is an integer ranging from 1 to N. The exposure capacities Qi to QN are sequentially stored in a register and outputted from the control circuit, so that the image of each scan line can be sequentially transferred to an analog signal with the sum of the exposure capacities Qi to QN.

Abstract: A scanning device comprises a light source, a reflecting mirror and a photosensor. The light source provides light to an original. A first portion of the light penetrates through a hole of the original and becomes penetrating light. A second portion of the light is reflected by a hole-free portion of the original and becomes second reflected light. The reflecting mirror reflects the penetrating light and generates first reflected light. The photosensor receives the first reflected light and the second reflected light and generates a hole-containing image signal representative of an image of the original.

Abstract: A smart copy apparatus comprises a scanning module, a processing module and a printing module. The scanning module scans an original to obtain fragment scan images. The processing module electrically connected to the scanning module receives the fragment scan images, and determines a size of the original according to the fragment scan images to obtain a scan-size parameter, and generates print data according to the fragment scan images, the scan-size parameter and a print parameter. The printing module receives the print data, and prints the print data on a print medium.

Abstract: An image sensing device includes N red light sensing units, N green light sensing units, N blue light sensing units and a control circuit. The control circuit accumulates an exposure capacity Qi generated by the ith red light sensing unit, green light sensing unit, and blue light sensing unit in an exposure time Ti and an exposure capacity Qi+1 generated by the (i+1)th red light sensing unit, green light sensing unit, and blue light sensing unit in next exposure time Ti+1 until an exposure capacity QN generated in the TNth exposure time is accumulated, wherein i is an integer ranging from 1 to N. The exposure capacities Qi to QN are sequentially stored in a register and outputted from the control circuit, so that the image of each scan line can be sequentially transferred to an analog signal with the sum of the exposure capacities Qi to QN.