SAMSUNG ELECTRONCS CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140129760 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SYSTEM AND HOST CONFIGURED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SAME - A nonvolatile memory system includes a memory controller for copying a mapping data group including logical-physical address mapping information regarding user data from a nonvolatile memory to a mapping information storage unit, and transmit size information regarding the mapping data group to a host. The host may receive size information regarding the mapping data group from the nonvolatile memory system, and determine the order of commands to be transmitted to the nonvolatile memory based on the size information regarding the mapping data group. | 05-08-2014 |
20130303185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING LOCATION OF USER - A method of obtaining a location of a user includes obtaining first location information of the user; searching a pre-stored first map for a plurality of candidate areas corresponding to the first location information; selecting at least one search area from the plurality of candidate areas corresponding to the first location information based on second location information of the user; and determining the location of the user using at least one search area. | 11-14-2013 |
20120134312 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN SCANNING INTERVAL AND MULTICAST INTERVAL IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - Scanning cycle synchronization of a multicast service in a broadband wireless access system is provided. Multicast group information of a multicast group to which a Mobile Station (MS) belongs is received at the MS from an application server. A scanning cycle pattern and a scan offset of a multicast service corresponding to the multicast group are determined. A scanning cycle of the multicast is set according to the scanning cycle pattern and the scan offset. Scanning and reception of multicast data are performed according to the scanning cycle. | 05-31-2012 |
20120098836 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TURNING PAGES IN E-BOOK READER - A method turns pages in an electronic book (e-book) reader. The method includes displaying an e-book as left/right pages and, if a page turn signal is generated, turning a left page or a right page while displaying an action of turning a left page to the right or a right page to the left as if turning pages of a paper book. | 04-26-2012 |
20120094426 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL - A method for manufacturing a solar cell comprises disposing a first doping layer on a substrate, forming a first doping layer pattern by patterning the first doping layer to expose a portion of the substrate, disposing a second doping layer on the first doping layer pattern to cover the exposed portion of the substrate, diffusing an impurity from the first doping layer pattern which forms a first doping region in a surface of the substrate, and diffusing an impurity from the second doping layer which forms a second doping region in the surface of the substrate, wherein the forming of the first doping layer pattern uses an etching paste. | 04-19-2012 |
20110293099 | System, medium and method of encoding/decoding multi-channel audio signals - An system, method, and method of encoding/decoding a multi-channel audio signal, including a decoding level generation unit producing decoding-level information that helps a bitstream including a number of audio channel signals and space information to be decoded into a number of audio channel signals, wherein the space information includes information about magnitude differences and/or similarities between channels, and an audio decoder decoding the bitstream according to the decoding-level information. Accordingly, even a single input bitstream can be decoded into a suitable number of channels depending on the type of a speaker configuration used. Scalable channel decoding can be achieved by partially decoding an input bitstream. In the scalable channel decoding, a decoder may set decoding levels and outputs audio channel signals according to the decoding levels, thereby reducing decoding complexity. | 12-01-2011 |
20090186246 | Fuel cell and control method thereof - Disclosed herein are a fuel cell and a method for controlling the fuel cell. The fuel cell includes a reforming apparatus to perform reformation reactions and thereby to produce a fuel gas and a heat by-product, a stack to receive the fuel gas from the reforming apparatus and thereby to generate energy, a preheating unit to heat the stack and thereby to promote the operation of the stack, and an operation control unit to supply at least one of the fuel gas and heat by-product to the preheating unit during an initial operation of the reforming apparatus, and to supply the fuel gas to the stack upon the completion of the initial operation of the reforming apparatus. According to the fuel cell, it is possible to rapidly elevate an internal temperature of the fuel cell in an economical manner until the fuel cell initially operation and then enables normal operation. | 07-23-2009 |
20090114999 | TRANSISTORS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CHANNEL REGION IN A CHANNEL-PORTION HOLE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - According to some embodiments of the invention, transistors of a semiconductor device have a channel region in a channel-portion hole. Methods include forming embodiments of the transistor having a channel-portion hole disposed in a semiconductor substrate. A channel-portion trench pad and a channel-portion layer are sequentially formed at a lower portion of the channel-portion hole. A word line insulating layer pattern and a word line pattern are sequentially stacked on the channel-portion layer and fill the channel-portion hole, disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The channel-portion layer is formed to contact the semiconductor substrate through a portion of sidewall of the channel-portion hole, and forms a channel region under the word line pattern. Punchthrough is prevented between electrode impurity regions corresponding to source and drain regions. | 05-07-2009 |
20090061811 | MULTI-FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BAND RF RECEIVER - A frequency synthesizing apparatus and method for a multi-band radio frequency (RF) receiver is provided. The frequency synthesizing apparatus includes a simple circuit configuration with a single SSB mixer and thus, may synthesize six high frequency signals. Signals to be inputted into the SSB mixer include a first signal and a second signal. The first signal is generated based on a VCO and a PPF. Also, the second signal is selected from a plurality of frequency divided signals which are generated by dividing a signal generated in the VCO via a plurality of dividers. | 03-05-2009 |
20090059078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SATURATION OF RGBW IMAGE SIGNAL - A system and method for improving the saturation of a red-green-blue-white (RGBW) image signal, the system including: an image signal classification unit to classify a frame of an image signal into an image classification unit using an image classification parameter based on a luminance and a saturation of the frame; a backlight luminance controller to increase a backlight luminance with respect to the frame if the image classification unit thereof is a saturation improvement target; and a W sub-pixel controller to decrease a luminance of a W sub-pixel of the frame according to an amount of increase in the backlight luminance. | 03-05-2009 |
20080198125 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A circuit board includes; a reference common voltage generating circuit receiving an input voltage from an input node and outputting a reference common voltage to an output node, wherein the reference common voltage generating circuit includes a voltage distribution unit including a first resistor connected between the input node and the output node and a second resistor connected between the output node and a ground, and a sink current generating unit outputting a sink current to the output node, wherein the sink current is adjusted according to a resistance of a setting resistor, and a coupling line coupling the setting resistor and the reference common voltage generating circuit. | 08-21-2008 |