Abstract: The invention provides an optical disk drive. The optical disk drive comprises a pickup head, a seek control device, a lens vision characteristic decoder, and an anti lens shift device. The pickup head comprises a sled and a lens for projecting a beam on a disk. The seek control device moves the sled, and shifts the lens with a shift distance relative to an origin at a center of the sled. The equalizer derives a servo signal from a reflection of the beam. The lens vision characteristic decoder obtains a vision characteristic of the lens according to the servo signal and determines a track-on direction according to the vision characteristic. The anti lens shift device triggers the seek control device to perform a track-on process according to the track-on direction.

Abstract: A method for tuning a plurality of write strategy parameters of an optical storage device includes detecting a plurality of patterns. Each pattern corresponds to a pit or a land on a phase-changed type optical storage medium accessed by the optical storage device. The method further includes performing calculations corresponding to a plurality of data types and generating a plurality of data-to-clock edge deviations respectively corresponding to the data types. Each pattern belongs to a data type. The data-to-clock edge deviations are utilized for tuning the write strategy parameters corresponding to the data types respectively.

Abstract: A socket device with an indication portion comprises a colored sleeve; the sleeve being made by high molecular organic plastics; a socket; the sleeve being rotatable installed on the socket; an indication portion on a surface of the sleeve for indicating a value about the size of the socket. The socket has an annular recess for receiving the sleeve. The sleeve may be an annular ring; or the sleeve is a C ring; or the sleeve has a protrusion and the protrusion is received in the annular recess.

Abstract: A method for updating a tap coefficient of a decision feedback equalizer is provided. The method includes sampling a first input signal received by a sampler of a decision feedback equalizer. It is determined if an amplitude of the first input signal falls within a range defined between a first predetermined voltage level and a second predetermined voltage level. If the amplitude of the first input signal falls outside the range, a tap coefficient is updated to generate an updated tap coefficient that is fed back to adjust an amplitude of a second input signal received at an input end of the decision feedback equalizer. If the amplitude of the first input signal falls within the range, the tap coefficient is free from being updated.

Abstract: A codebook generating method comprises a dividing and transforming step dividing an original image into original blocks and transforming the original blocks into original vectors; a dividing step grouping the original vectors to obtain centroids; a first layer neuron training step selecting a portion of the centroids as first-level neurons; a grouping step assigning each of the original vectors to a closest first-level neuron so as to obtain groups; a second layer neuron assigning step assigning a number of second-level neurons in each of the groups, and selecting a portion of the original vectors in each of the groups as the second-level neurons; and a second layer neuron training step defining the original vectors in each of the groups as samples, training the second-level neurons in each of the groups to obtain final neurons, and storing vectors corresponding to the final neurons in a codebook.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp and a polygonal heat-dissipation structure thereof are provided. The LED lamp includes a polygonal heat-dissipation unit and a lighting module. The polygonal heat-dissipation unit has a polygonal hollow column and fins. The fins and the lighting module are thermally disposed on an inner surface and an outer surface of the polygonal hollow column, respectively. Thus, heat generated by the lighting module is dissipated by the fins rapidly. As the fins are thermally disposed on the inner surface of the polygon hollow column instead of being exposed, the volume of the LED lamp can be minimized, and the look of the LED lamp also can be prettified.

Abstract: A method for controlling layer changes for an optical disk drive is provided, where a focus of a laserbeam emitted by a pickup head of the optical disk drive is moved from a current data layer of a disk to a target data layer of the disk. First, a position of a collimator lens of the pickup head is adjusted for spherical aberration correction. The objective lens is then lowered to a low position to move the focus of the laserbeam off the surface of the disk. The objective lens is then raised towards the disk. A focusing error signal is generated while the objective lens is being raised. Whether a target S-curve corresponding to the target data layer is present in the focusing error signal is then started to be detected. If the target S-curve is detected, the focus on operation on the target data layer of the disk is successful.

Abstract: Calibration methods are provided for determining servo parameters to enhance an optical drive in reading and writing a blank optical disc. First, test data is written on the blank disc with various writing parameters. Second, the written test data is read from the optical disc with various reading parameters. A plurality of quality measures are obtained, each corresponds to a specific combination of the writing parameter and the reading parameter. An optimal writing parameter and an optimal reading parameter are determined by comparing the quality measures with respect to both the reading and writing parameters respectively.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical disk drive. In one embodiment, the optical disk drive comprises a feeding device, a power driver, and a controller. The feeding device comprises a spherical aberration (SA) lens and a stepping motor, wherein the SA lens corrects spherical aberration of a light beam emitted by a pickup head, and the stepping motor moves the SA lens according to a plurality of control signals. The power driver generates the control signals to drive the stepping motor to move the SA lens. The controller directs the power driver to drive the stepping motor to move the SA lens with only stable steps when the SA lens is required to move, so that the stepping motor is in a stable state without inducing step errors after the stepping motor rotates with the stable steps.

Abstract: A packing box includes a first triangular lateral board part, an upper board part, a bottom board part, a covering board part, and a second triangular lateral board part, which includes upper and lower parts; when the packing box is in a spread-out position, it has a first sticking plate lying between the first triangular lateral board part and the bottom board part; the first sticking plate joins the first triangular lateral board part and the bottom board part together, and therefore can prevent the covering board part from being folded along a middle portion when one is folding and erecting the packing box; therefore, folds won't be formed on the covering board part to spoil the appearance.

Abstract: A method for controlling focus loop of an optical storage device includes: moving a lens of an optical pick-up head in a first moving direction; performing a focusing operation when a first S-curve sequence appears in a focus error signal; and when a light beam generated from the optical pick-up head is not focused on an optical disc, performing the focusing operation when a second S-curve sequence appears in the focus error signal; wherein the first S-curve sequence and the second S-curve sequence appear in the focus error signal during one revolution of the optical disc.

Abstract: A lamp apparatus include a lamp body, at least an alternating current light-emitting diode and a plug. The alternating current light-emitting diode is disposed on a lamp body. The plug is electrically connected to the alternating current light-emitting diode. In lamp apparatuses utilizing AC LED, heat generated thereby is almost concentrated on chips. Compared with conventional lamp apparatuses utilizing DC LEDs, heat generated thereby is distributed on chips and outer rectifier. In lamp apparatuses utilizing AC LEDs, heat generated thereby is almost concentrated on chips because AC LEDs operate directly with AC electric power, omitting a rectifier and preventing power loss during operation of power rectification. Therefore, the heat accumulated on the chips of the AC LEDs is enough to be used to evaporate essential oil. In another embodiment, the invention utilizes low-resistance pure water surrounding the AC LED to dissipate its heat.

Abstract: A sleeve with an indication assembly comprises a sleeve; and a toggle having an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the sleeve; and the toggle being made of aluminum alloy; a surfaces of the toggle being anodic processed so as to form with a protection film of different colors; thus the surfaces of the toggle is prevented from cracking, collision, mist and falling off. Furthermore, in another case, the toggle has an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the sleeve; and the toggle is made of iron. A surface of the toggle is electroplated so as to form with a copper layer and then is performed with anodic processing so as to have the effect of indication of sizes.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical disk drive. The optical disk drive comprises a pickup head, a seek control device, a lens vision characteristic decoder, and an anti lens shift device. The pickup head comprises a sled and a lens for projecting a beam on a disk. The seek control device moves the sled, and shifts the lens with a shift distance relative to an origin at a center of the sled. The equalizer derives a servo signal from a reflection of the beam. The lens vision characteristic decoder obtains a vision characteristic of the lens according to the servo signal and determines a track-on direction according to the vision characteristic. The anti lens shift device triggers the seek control device to perform a track-on process according to the track-on direction.

Abstract: A method for determining an optimum write power for writing data to an optical disc is disclosed. The method includes utilizing a plurality of candidate write powers for writing data to the optical disc; measuring at least a writing quality parameter corresponding to each of the candidate write powers, respectively; determining a characteristic curve of the writing quality parameters to the candidate write powers; and determining the optimum write power according to a write power corresponding to a target inflection point of the characteristic curve.

Abstract: The display module contains a circuit board, a heat-resistant and transparent protective layer, and a transparent and waterproofing enclosing member. The circuit board has a number of LED devices configured on the front surface and at least a terminal on the back surface. The LED devices are electrically and signally wired to the terminal so that electricity and video signals are fed to the LED devices via the terminal. The protective layer is coated on the outer surfaces of the LED devices and the circuit board so as to protect the wiring, the soldering contacts, and the electrical components of the circuit board from being damaged by the high temperature during the process of forming the enclosing member. The enclosing member wraps the circuit board and the LED devices entirely within and exposes only the terminal.

Abstract: Calibration methods are provided for determining servo parameters to enhance an optical drive in reading and writing a blank optical disc. First, test data is written on the blank disc with various writing parameters. Second, the written test data is read from the optical disc with various reading parameters. A plurality of quality measures are obtained, each corresponds to a specific combination of the writing parameter and the reading parameter. An optimal writing parameter and an optimal reading parameter are determined by comparing the quality measures with respect to both the reading and writing parameters respectively.

Abstract: A method for identifying an optical disc's type includes: detecting at least one header's appearance according to a reproduced signal in an optical storage device accessing the optical disc; after the appearance of a first header of the at least one header is detected, detecting whether there is another header's appearance in a window that lags behind the first header's appearance; and determining whether the optical disc is a DVD-RAM disc according to the number of times that there is a header's appearance in a corresponding window.

Abstract: A socket device with an indication portion comprises a colored sleeve; the sleeve being made by high molecular organic plastics; a socket; the sleeve being rotatable installed on the socket; an indication portion on a surface of the sleeve for indicating a value about the size of the socket. The socket has an annular recess for receiving the sleeve. The sleeve may be an annular ring; or the sleeve is a C ring; or the sleeve has a protrusion and the protrusion is received in the annular recess.

Abstract: A method for forming an aluminum sleeve comprises the following steps of: preparing material; wherein an aluminum alloy substrate is prepared; forging the aluminum material into a sleeve; trimming the sleeve in detail; thermally processing the sleeve for enhancing and hardening the forged sleeve; and anodizing-processing the sleeve to form a film on the sleeve. Between the forging and thermal processing; machining the trimmed sleeve through at least one process of rolling, grinding; polishing and vibration. Between thermal processing and anode-processing, surface-processing the sleeve so as to generate a blurred surface by a sanding step. In the anode-processing, dying the sleeve so that the color of the sleeve without fading or stripping.