Abstract: The disclosure is related to a blowing apparatus with expandable functions, an expansion device, and an operating method. The blowing apparatus has an electrical interface used to connect one of the expansion devices with various functions. The blowing apparatus has a control unit used to identify an operating mode of the expansion device connected with the blowing apparatus. A control signal is therefore generated. According to the control signal, the control unit controls rotating speed of a fan unit and a heating temperature of a heating unit. The expansion device can be disposed with a mist unit having a container and a mist generating unit. The mist unit sprays the mist to an outlet cap of the expansion device. The blowing apparatus then blows the mist out of the outlet cap by means of the rotating speed of fan unit and the temperature of heating unit.

Abstract: An assisting apparatus for bean roasting and a bean roasting apparatus are provided. The present invention senses sound in a chamber of a bean roasting device through a microphone to generate an audio signal, and control the bean roasting procedure by determining that the energy value of the audio signal crosses a threshold at a time point based on the observation time window.

Abstract: An assisting apparatus for bean roasting and a bean roasting apparatus are provided. The assisting apparatus captures a scene in a chamber of the bean roasting device through an image capturing device to generate an image, compares the image with a historical roasting pattern set based on a plurality of color attributes of a color space to determine a roasting level represented by the image, and controls the bean roasting procedure.

Abstract: A stirring container and a stirring apparatus are provided. The stirring container includes a barrel and a plurality of stirring paddles. The barrel is defined with an inner surface, an outer surface, and a center axis. The first opening and a second opening are located at two ends of the center axis; and the paddles are fixed on the inner surface of the barrel and extend from the first opening to the second opening and the extending directions thereof are skewed to the center axis. The stirring apparatus includes the aforesaid stirring container, a supporting structure and a rotation module. The supporting structure connects to the outer surface of the barrel to make the barrel rotatable and covers the second opening. The rotation module connects to the outer surface to rotate the stirring container. Thereby, the stirring container and the stirring apparatus can provide better stirring results.

Abstract: A bean roasting apparatus with a stirring barrel body, a receiving structure and an image capturing assembly is provided. The stirring barrel body has an opening. The receiving structure has a bean-through opening and an observation opening. The image capturing assembly has at least one image capturing device and a reflective surface which is disposed in the capturing scope of the at least one image capturing device and is tilted facing the at least one image capturing device and the observation opening. Therefore, the at least one image capturing device can capture an image inside the receiving structure through the reflective surface and the observation opening. Another bean roasting apparatus with an image capturing assembly is provided, wherein at least one image capturing device of the image capturing assembly can capture an image inside the receiving structure through the observation opening directly.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to a blowing apparatus with expandable functions, an expansion device, and an operating method. The blowing apparatus has an electrical interface used to connect one of the expansion devices with various functions. The blowing apparatus has a control unit used to identify an operating mode of the expansion device connected with the blowing apparatus. A control signal is therefore generated. According to the control signal, the control unit controls rotating speed of a fan unit and a heating temperature of a heating unit. The expansion device can be disposed with a mist unit having a container and a mist generating unit. The mist unit sprays the mist to an outlet cap of the expansion device. The blowing apparatus then blows the mist out of the outlet cap by means of the rotating speed of fan unit and the temperature of heating unit.

Abstract: A reflecting mirror structure used for vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a head tube, handlebars disposed at upper end of the head tube, and a front wheel disposed at lower end of the head tube. The reflecting mirror structure has first and second mirrors, the first mirror is disposed at the head tube, and the second mirror is disposed at the head tube and between the first mirror and the front wheel. A multi-wheel vehicle is also provided to have a head tube, handlebars disposed at an upper end of the head tube, a front wheel disposed at a lower end of the head tube, and the aforesaid reflecting mirror structure. A vehicle is further provided to have a stem and a reflecting mirror structure. Angles of these two mirrors can be adjusted depending on user's light reflection condition.

Abstract: A handheld device and an input method for the handheld device are provided. The handheld device includes a touch screen and a processor. The touch screen senses a touch to generate a touch signal and displays a user interface with an input zone which defines input scrolling bars and at least one switch scrolling bar. Each input scrolling bar has a primary character-symbol and at least one secondary character-symbol. The processor determines that the touch signal corresponds to a target input scrolling bar of the input scrolling to temporarily change the primary character-symbol and the at least one secondary character-symbol of the target input scrolling bar and generates an input signal, or that the touch signal corresponds to the at least one switch scrolling bar to simultaneously change the primary character-symbols and the at least one secondary character-symbol of the input scrolling bars.

Abstract: A microphone is provided. In addition to sensing the user's voice and transmitting the audio frequency signal to a peripheral device, the microphone further has a plurality of operation buttons for a user to operate another peripheral device. Alternatively, the microphone may have a laser module for generating a laser beam.

Abstract: A paired wearing structure is provided, which includes a first wearing part, a second wearing part, a first connector and a second connector; the first wearing part has a first opening portion and a first covering portion, and the first connector is disposed on the first wearing part; the second wearing part has a second opening portion and a second covering portion, and the second connector is disposed on the second wearing part. The first wearing part can be combined with the second wearing part by attaching the first connector with the second connector. Therefore, the storage of the paired wearing structure can be improved.

Abstract: A stirring container and a stirring apparatus are provided. The stirring container includes a barrel and a plurality of stirring paddles. The barrel is defined with an inner surface, an outer surface, and a center axis. The first opening and a second opening are located at two ends of the center axis; and the paddles are fixed on the inner surface of the barrel and extend from the first opening to the second opening and the extending directions thereof are skewed to the center axis. The stirring apparatus includes the aforesaid stirring container, a supporting structure and a rotation module. The supporting structure connects to the outer surface of the barrel to make the barrel rotatable and covers the second opening. The rotation module connects to the outer surface to rotate the stirring container. Thereby, the stirring container and the stirring apparatus can provide better stirring results.

Abstract: An electric connector, a bracket, and an electric connector assembly are provided. The electric connector is suitable for connecting a receptacle of a portable electronic device and includes a body, a plug, a sliding base, and a magnetic component. The receptacle has a magnetic component. The plug has a plug portion and a fixed portion fixed to the body. The sliding base has a contact surface and a containing through hole and is suitable for sliding relative to the plug in the containing through hole. The magnetic component of the electric connector is fixed to the sliding base; magnetic polarities of the magnetic components of the electric connector and the receptacle are different. When the electric connector approaches the receptacle, the magnetic components of the electric connector and the receptacle are magnetically attracted, so that the containing through hole is aligned to the receptacle.

Abstract: An electric connector, a bracket, and an electric connector assembly are provided. The electric connector is suitable for connecting a receptacle of a portable electronic device and includes a body, a plug, a sliding base, and a magnetic component. The receptacle has a magnetic component. The plug has a plug portion and a fixed portion fixed to the body. The sliding base has a contact surface and a containing through hole and is suitable for sliding relative to the plug in the containing through hole. The magnetic component of the electric connector is fixed to the sliding base; magnetic polarities of the magnetic components of the electric connector and the receptacle are different. When the electric connector approaches the receptacle, the magnetic components of the electric connector and the receptacle are magnetically attracted, so that the containing through hole is aligned to the receptacle.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging method for a stereoscopic imaging system is provided. The stereoscopic imaging method comprises using a processor to perform the following steps of: rendering a three-dimensional scene with at least one object and a manipulating area comprising a corresponding plane of the object; generating and displaying at least one stereoscopic image comprising the three-dimensional scene and the updated object; receiving a plurality of touch-control commands; manipulating the corresponding plane of the object according to the touch-control commands; updating the object in the three-dimensional scene with the manipulated corresponding plane; and updating the stereoscopic image with the updated object.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a main body, a cap body and a hinge assembly. The cap body is movably attached to the main body, and the hinge assembly is disposed between the main body and the cap body. The hinge assembly includes a sliding portion and a rotating portion connected to each other. When the cap body and the main body are totally overlapped, the cap body is selectively to rotate or to slide with respect to the main body over the hinge assembly.

Abstract: A mobile navigation device operating in a first mode and a second mode is provided. In the first mode, a satellite positioning module is activated while a dead reckoning module is disabled. A processor calculates the coordinates of the mobile navigation device based on the satellite navigation signals received by the satellite positioning module. In the second mode, the satellite positioning module is disabled while the dead reckoning module is activated, and the processor updates the coordinates based on displacements and rotations detected by the dead reckoning module.

Abstract: A touch panel and an output method therefor are disclosed. The touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, spacers, and a controller set. The first substrate is flexible and has a first electrode layer. The second substrate has a second electrode layer facing the first electrode layer. The spacers are configured between the first and the second substrates. The controller set electrically connects to the first and the second electrode layers to provide a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The controller set can apply a uniform voltage drop electrical field on the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer, so that a resistive touch panel configuration is formed during the first operation mode. The controller set can also apply a uniform electrical field on the first electrode layer, so that a capacitive touch panel configuration is formed during the second operation mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting characters and a device thereof. The method comprises the steps of sensing a touch on a first key, which has a plurality of characters marked thereon; confirming the touch and displaying the plurality of characters associated with the first key on a display unit; sensing a shifting motion of the touch on the first key; and selecting one of the plurality of characters associated with the first key in response to the shifting motion of the touch. The present invention further provides a character input module and an electronic device for implementing the character selection method.

Abstract: A mobile navigation device operating in a first mode and a second mode is provided. In the first mode, a satellite positioning module is activated while a dead reckoning module is disabled. A processor calculates the coordinates of the mobile navigation device based on the satellite navigation signals received by the satellite positioning module. In the second mode, the satellite positioning module is disabled while the dead reckoning module is activated, and the processor updates the coordinates based on displacements and rotations detected by the dead reckoning module.

Abstract: A touch panel and an output method therefor are disclosed. The touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, spacers, and a controller set. The first substrate is flexible and has a first electrode layer. The second substrate has a second electrode layer facing the first electrode layer. The spacers are configured between the first and the second substrates. The controller set electrically connects to the first and the second electrode layers to provide a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The controller set can apply a uniform voltage drop electrical field on the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer, so that a resistive touch panel configuration is formed during the first operation mode. The controller set can also apply a uniform electrical field on the first electrode layer, so that a capacitive touch panel configuration is formed during the second operation mode.