Abstract: The present invention concerns a composite iron-based powder mix suitable for soft magnetic applications such as inductor cores. The present invention also concerns a method for producing a soft magnetic component and the component produced by the method.

Abstract: A ferromagnetic powder composition including soft magnetic iron-based core particles, wherein the surface of the core particles is provided with a first inorganic insulating layer and at least one metal-organic layer, located outside the first layer, of a metal-organic compound having the following general formula: (R1[(R1)x(R2)y(MOn-1)]nR1, wherein M is a central atom selected from Si, Ti, Al, or Zr; O is oxygen; R1 is a hydrolysable group; R2 is an organic moiety and wherein at least one R2 contains at least one amino group; wherein n is the number of repeatable units being an integer between 1 and 20; wherein the x is an integer between 0 and 1; wherein y is an integer between 1 and 2; wherein a metallic or semi-metallic particulate compound having a Mohs hardness of less than 3.5 is adhered to a metal-organic layer; wherein the powder composition further includes a particulate lubricant.

Abstract: A method of 3D morphing driven by facial tracking is provided. First, a 3D model is loaded. After that, facial feature control points and boundary control points are picked up respectively. A configure file “A.config” including the facial feature control points and boundary control points data that are picked up corresponding to the 3D avatar is saved. Facial tracking algorithm is started, and then “A.config” is loaded. After that, controlled morphing of a 3D avatar by facial tracking based on “A.config” is performed in real time by a deformation method having control points. Meanwhile, teeth and tongue tracking of the real-time face image, and scaling, translation and rotation of the real-time 3D avatar image is also provided. In addition, a control point reassignment and reconfiguration method, and a pupil movement detection method is also provided in the method of 3D morphing driven by facial tracking.

Abstract: Method of applying virtual makeup and producing makeover effects to 3D face model driven by facial tracking in real-time includes the steps: capturing static or live facial images of a user; performing facial tracking of facial image, and obtaining tracking points on captured facial image; and producing makeover effects according to tracking points in real time. Virtual makeup can be applied using virtual makeup input tool such as a user's finger sliding over touch panel screen, mouse cursor or an object passing through makeup-allowed area. Makeup-allowed area for producing makeover effects is defined by extracting feature points from facial tracking points and dividing makeup-allowed area into segments and layers; and defining and storing parameters of makeup-allowed area. Virtual visual effects including color series, alpha blending, and/or superposition are capable of being applied.

Abstract: Method and system for remote control of a drone helicopter and RC plane using a handheld device is disclosed. Piloting commands and actions are performed using the handheld device, which includes a motion sensor module, with gyro-sensor and g-sensor for controlling roll, yaw and pitch of flying object under relative or absolute coordinate system. The gyro-sensor controls both heading and rotation of flying object in place around its yaw by rotating handheld device around its yaw axis; g-sensor controls pitch and roll by rotating handheld device around its pitch axis and roll axes. Upon determining free falling of flying object, throttle is thereby adjusted so as to land it safely. Flying object further has a camera, and video images are transferred wireless to be displayed on touch screen, and image zoom-in and zoom-out are provided via multi-touch of touch screen. RF and IR capability is included for wireless communication.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for controlling in realtime fashion multimedia contents on a second screen at a TX side from a first screen at a RX side. The method comprising: detecting at least one touch signal via the first screen, and converting the at least one touch signal into touch data associated with a first position information defining a virtual operation on the first screen corresponding to an actual operation on the second screen, the first position information being with respect to a first coordinate system of the first screen; transmitting the touch data of the RX side to the TX side via the network communication, and calculating at the TX side a second position information with respect to a second coordinate system of the second screen based on the first position information; and performing the actual operation at the second screen based on the second position information.

Abstract: A computing device in a system for motion detection comprises an image processing device to determine a motion of an object of interest, and a graphical user interface (GUI) module to drive a virtual role based on the motion determined by the image processing device.

Abstract: A method for generating a personalized 3D model using a plurality of 2D images and a generic 3D model is provided. The method includes the following steps: extracting a plurality of feature points from the plurality of 2D images; extracting a plurality of landmark points from the generic 3D model; mapping the plurality of features extracted from the plurality of 2D images to the plurality of landmark points extracted from the generic 3D model so as to generate relationship parameters for a mapping algorithm; morphing the generic 3D model into a personalized 3D model with the plurality of landmark points, the relationship parameters and the mapping algorithm; iteratively refining the personalized 3D model with the plurality of feature points extracted from the plurality of 2D images; and when a convergent condition is met, the step of iteratively refining the personalized 3D model is complete and the personalized 3D model is saved to the 3D model database.

Abstract: A 3D pointing device utilizing an orientation sensor, capable of accurately transforming rotations and movements of the 3D pointing device into a movement pattern in the display plane of a display device is provided. The 3D pointing device includes the orientation sensor, a rotation sensor, and a computing processor. The orientation sensor generates an orientation output associated with the orientation of the 3D pointing device associated with three coordinate axes of a global reference frame associated with the Earth. The rotation sensor generates a rotation output associated with the rotation of the 3D pointing device associated with three coordinate axes of a spatial reference frame associated with the 3D pointing device itself The computing processor uses the orientation output and the rotation output to generate a transformed output associated with a fixed reference frame associated with the display device above. The transformed output represents a segment of the movement pattern.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for human and machine interface. The system includes a 3-dimensional (3D) image capture device, for capturing a gesture of a motion object in a period of time; a hand-held inertial device (HHID), for transmitting a control signal; and a computing device. The computing device includes a system integration and GUI module, for compensating the control signal according to an image signal corresponding to the motion object, to generate a compensated control signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums are disclosed for creating multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a message in a first format, adapting the message to a MMS message, and sending the MMS message to a user device.

Abstract: An operating method of a display device includes controlling a shift of a cursor of a user interface reference frame according to a shift of the pointing device with reference to an initial point in a 3D spatial reference frame; and updating a position of the initial point in the 3D spatial reference frame according to an updating signal. An advantage of the present invention is when the operating range is changed, reference coordinates utilized by the pointing device are appropriately adjusted, so as to lower the affect of offset, allowing the pointing device to be applied in different areas/directions without having the cursor displayed on the display device to incorrectly reflect shift of the pointing device.

Abstract: A data transmission device connected to a monitor includes a wireless transmission module, a multimedia processing unit and an output interface. The wireless transmission module wirelessly receives a multimedia data transmitted by an electronic apparatus. The multimedia processing unit receives and decompresses and decodes the multimedia data, and the output interface transmits the multimedia data to the monitor for displaying the multimedia data. The display area of the monitor is larger than the display area of the display unit of the electronic apparatus. A user is allowed to watch the multimedia data generated from the electronic apparatus executing a multimedia file on the monitor with a large display area.

Abstract: An electronic game controller includes a front body, a rear body, a plurality of function keys and a rotating mechanism. The front body includes a second end surface non-orthogonal to its longitudinal axis. The rear body includes a third end surface parallel to the second end surface and non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the rear body. The function keys are disposed on the front and the rear bodies. The rotating mechanism is connected with the second and the third end surfaces, that is, the front and the rear bodies are pivotally connected with each other via the rotating mechanism. Accordingly, since the rear body can rotate relative to the front body and be positioned via the rotating mechanism, the present invention can provide more than two ways of being held to enhance users' enjoyment of playing electronic games.

Abstract: A video processing device providing multi-channel encoding with low latency is provided. The video processing device can be applied to a video server to perform video compression on game graphics for cloud gaming. With multi-channel encoding with low latency, the video server can provide compressed video streams to a variety of client devices with low latency. As a result, the users can obtain high gaming interactivity and fine entertainment in cloud gaming.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) pointing device capable of accurately outputting a deviation including yaw, pitch and roll angles in a 3D reference frame and preferably in an absolute manner is provided. Said 3D pointing device comprises a six-axis motion sensor module including a rotation sensor and an accelerometer, and a processing and transmitting module. The six-axis motion sensor module generates a first signal set comprising angular velocities and a second signal set comprising axial accelerations associated with said movements and rotations of the 3D pointing device in the 3D reference frame. The processing and transmitting module utilizes a comparison method to compare the first signal set with the second signal set to obtain an updated state of the six-axis motion sensor module based on a current state and a measured state thereof in order to output the resulting deviation in the 3D reference frame and preferably in an absolute manner.

Abstract: A smart TV is adapted to establish a wireless local area network, and can use wireless local area network to be communicatively connected with one or more wireless internet device. The smart TV includes at least one tuner, a wireless network module, and a codec. Tuner is used for receiving TV signals, the wireless network module is used for transmitting wireless network signals for establishing wireless local area network, and wireless network module can discriminate between types of wireless internet device. Input end of codec is electrically coupled to tuner, and output end of codec is electrically coupled to wireless network module, in which codec performs an encoding function of the television signals according to type of wireless internet device to generate at least one encoded signal. Wireless network module receives encode signals transmitted from tuner, and transmits encoded signal to the wireless internet device.

Abstract: A wireless video/audio data transmission system for adjusting Phase-Locked-Loop (PLL) parameters to synchronize the rate of clock reference transmission in a decoder module is provided. The decoder requires no external DDR memory for performing frame buffering, and instead, an on-chip internal SRAM memory is provided as the frame buffer. Frame images are processed under compressed domain at the decoder module using the SRAM. Synchronization of reference frequency in decoder with the reference frequency in encoder allows for the SRAM to be utilized. Timing information for synchronizing decoding of the video/audio data is defined by timestamps sent at set interval. PLL is used for adjusting frequency of the decoder or encoder module. The PLL is adjusted up when reference frequency of encoder module is higher than reference frequency of decoder module and the corresponding timestamp value at encoder module is lower in comparison to corresponding timestamp value, and vice versa.

Abstract: A predictive frame dropping method used in wireless video/audio data transmission using a video decoder or a video encoder under compressed domain instead of raw domain is provided. The method drops at least one consecutive P-frame directly in front of each I-frame sequentially in each group of pictures (GOP) for reducing the total amount of cache memory required for frame buffering and avoiding the memory from overflowing either before the data are being decompressed by the video decoder at the receiver side or after being compressed by the video encoder at the transmitter side. A controller for controlling the quantity of number of P-frames to be dropped is provided. The video decoder does not need any off-chip DDR memory. An SRAM can reside in either the video decoder or the video encoder for carrying out the predictive frame dropping method.

Abstract: A hybrid-computing navigation system worn by a user includes a modified motion sensor group which includes 9-axis or 10-axis motion sensors that are built-in, and a host device configured for providing navigation information, in which the modified motion sensor group is worn on the user so that a moving direction of the user is the same as a heading direction calculated from the modified motion sensor group. The modified motion sensor group provides step counting and absolute orientation in yaw, roll and pitch using a sensor fusion technique. The navigation system further includes at least one wireless sensor at wifi hot spot to perform sensor fusion for obtaining an absolute position of an estimated position of the user. Sensor fusion combining with location map are used to perform location map matching and fingerprinting. A method of position estimation of a user using the navigation system is also disclosed.