Abstract:
A charging method and a charging system are introduced for controlling a charging current by a PWM method. A charging IC (300) is controlled to supply the charging current to a battery (400), and a control unit (100) is used to generate a PWM signal with a duty cycle, and a filter unit (200) is used to convert the PWM signal into a voltage signal to be supplied to the charging IC, and the control unit determines whether a current of a battery detected by the battery status detection unit reaches a regular current, so that a PWM signal with a duty cycle greater than the previous duty cycle by a default increased cycle is provided if the detected current has not reached the regular current. Thus, the feature of the PWM signal is used to set the charging current according to the capacity of the battery automatically.
Abstract:
An overvoltage protection circuit and a portable electronic device having the same are introduced. The overvoltage protection circuit provides overvoltage protection when an input voltage exceeds a rated voltage tolerable by an internal circuit unit in the portable electronic device. A reference voltage and a partial voltage are generated from the input voltage through a voltage limiting unit and voltage dividing module, respectively, and conveyed to a comparing module for comparison. Comparison of the reference voltage and the partial voltage is followed by generation of a switch signal whereby a switch unit determines whether to apply the input voltage to the internal circuit unit. The voltage dividing module sets the maximum rated voltage tolerable by the internal circuit unit and enables the overvoltage protection circuit to give overvoltage protection to the portable electronic device regardless of temperature.
Abstract:
A single-cable bidirectional communication-based touch control display method and system for enabling communication and transmission between a portable electronic device having a first medium access address and a touch control display device having a second medium access address are provided. The method includes sending a video signal generated by the portable electronic device to the touch control display device via a single transmission cable to display the video signal on the touch control display device; touching, by a user, the touch control display device based on the video signal to generate a touch signal configured as a data packet according to an Internet Protocol frame; and sending the data packet back to the portable electronic device via the transmission cable, such that the portable electronic device retrieves the touch signal from the data packet to generate and feed another video signal back to the touch control display device.
Abstract:
A method for measuring time includes setting a clock mask by a starting signal and an ending signal generated upon commencement of measurement and termination of measurement, respectively; obtaining a cycle number of a reference signal under the clock mask to calculate a preliminary time; correcting the preliminary time according to a plurality of phase shift signals generated based on the reference signal; and minimizing an error of the preliminary time by increasing the quantity of the phase shift signals. The method enhances the accuracy of the measured time, speeds up time measurement, and reduces the required circuit areas. A system for measuring time is further introduced for use with the method.
Abstract:
A method for processing handover of a mobile communication device between femtocell base stations, includes: setting communication alert value and signal capture time period; detecting the signal strength of the femtocell base station currently serving the mobile communication device, and when the detected signal strength is less than the communication alert value, performing a timing operation to continuously capture the signal strength of the serving femtocell base station and other femtocell base stations that allow the mobile communication device to access thereto until the elapsed time measured through the timing operation reaches the signal capture time period, and creating a priority list according to the signal strength of said other femtocell base stations; and choosing the femtocell base station with highest priority as a handover target when the signal strength of the serving femtocell base station is less than that of the femtocell base station with highest priority.
Abstract:
A femtocell base station and method of switching communication services a mobile communication apparatus between femtocell base stations. The femtocell base station establishes an authorization list by which the mobile communication apparatus can be authorized to access the other femtocell base stations within the communication coverage, sets up a communication warning value and a signal capturing duration, performs a timing process when detecting that the signal intensity to the mobile communication apparatus of itself is less than the communication warning value, and selects another femtocell base station having the highest priority in an priority list as an object for performing a switching process when the timing process counts to the signal capturing duration and the signal intensity of itself is less than the signal intensity of one of the other femtocell base stations having the highest priority in the priority list, so as to interconnect the mobile communication apparatus.
Abstract:
A system and a method for connecting macro cellular base stations into mini type base stations are applicable to a mobile communication apparatus having a covering range provided by macro cell base stations upon entering into a range provided by mini type base stations for automatic switching. The method includes establishing a database stored with information related to a geographic distribution for mini type base stations and a listing of authorized admission for allowing mobile communication apparatus to enter; acquiring the geographic area of the mobile communication equipment in order to search the database for at least one mini type base station based on International Mobile Subscriber Identity of the mobile communication apparatus for allowing the mobile communication apparatus to enter into the searched mini type base station from the macro cell base stations for communication.
Abstract:
A digital set-top unit capable of expansion includes a first body and a second body. The first body has a first casing, a first expansion circuit substrate, and a first circuit substrate. The first casing has a first coupling side and a second coupling side. The second body has a second casing, a second expansion circuit substrate, and a second circuit substrate. The second casing has a third coupling side and a fourth coupling side. The first body and the second body are coupled together by the coupling sides of the first and second casings, such that the first expansion circuit substrate and the second expansion circuit substrate are electrically connected, allowing the first circuit substrate and the second circuit substrate to be electrically connected to each other. The digital set-top unit can be progressively expanded as needed and features unabated structural integrity and ease of use after expansion.
Abstract:
A method for starting an application smartly and power-efficiently is applicable to a portable electronic device installed with an application and hardware. The portable electronic device receives a voltage generated from a power supply, such as an internal battery power or an external power. After the portable electronic device has started, a connection between the application and the hardware is created. Upon detection that the voltage originates from the external power, the application is executed based on a preset schedule to start the hardware corresponding to the application until it is detected that the source of the voltage has been switched to the internal battery power. Upon the detection that the source of the voltage has been switched to the internal battery power, a user determines whether to change the state of use of the hardware, thereby rendering the portable electronic device smart and power-efficient.
Abstract:
A data processing device is provided, which includes: a main battery that supplies main power to the data processing device; a backup battery that supplies backup power to the data processing device when the main battery does not supply the main power to the data processing device; a receiving module that receives a standby command or a recovery command; a standby module that enables the data processing device to operate in a standby mode when the receiving module receives the standby command, allowing replacement of the main battery; a recovery module that determines, when the data processing device is operating in the standby mode, whether the main power is enough to enable the data processing device to operate normally, and enables the data processing device to operate in an operation mode when the main power is determined to be enough to enable the data processing device to operate normally.