Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100030540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT - Provided is a system and method for automatically reconstructing a traffic accident. The accident reconstructing system includes a data collecting unit, a geographical data providing unit, and an accident analyzing unit. The data collecting unit collects/transmits accident-related data according to the occurrence of a traffic accident. The geographical data providing unit transmits the geographical data of the neighborhood of the accident site. The accident analyzing unit reconstructs the traffic accident virtually on the basis of the data outputted from the data collecting unit and the geographical data providing unit. | 02-04-2010 |
20100274440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING VEHICLE AND DRIVER INFORMATION - The present invention relates a system and method of managing vehicle and driver information. According to the present invention, internal status information and external environment information of a vehicle, and a driver's behavior information, are gathered to calculate the driver's workload that is required for careful driving and inform the workload to the driver, which leads to careful driving. Further, the information input to the terminal is sent to an observation center without manual control of the driver so that the observation center can collect and store the information in real time. Furthermore, the driving history, driving habits of the driver, and the amount of consumed fuel can be provided through the terminal and the driver access to the server in the observation center, which improves the driving habits of the driver and provides information about economical driving. | 10-28-2010 |
20110037617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VEHICULAR SAFETY SERVICE - A local server of a system for providing a vehicular safety service receives road surface state information of each zone of the road in a service area from at least one road sensor located in the service area to calculate a road safety coefficient of each zone, and receives location information and running information of a vehicle from at least one vehicle terminal located in the service area to calculate a traffic flow analysis coefficient. The local server provides a vehicular safety service to a vehicle terminal by using the road safety coefficient of each zone and the traffic flow analysis coefficient. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GREENHOUSE GAS - A greenhouse gas monitoring system collects information about greenhouse gas and analyzes a greenhouse gas emissions distribution using the collected information about greenhouse gas. Thereafter, the greenhouse gas monitoring system generates a greenhouse gas distribution map by mapping the greenhouse gas emissions distribution to a three-dimensional digital map and provides the greenhouse gas distribution map to the user according to a user's request. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040540 | HUMAN WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a human workload management system and method. In order to safely and efficiently control the system, the present invention measures and manages the user's workload to manage all actions while the user performs a task, particularly when he drives a car. Also, the present invention manages the user's workload when the user interacts with a control system other than to drive. | 02-17-2011 |
20110054786 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION INFORMATION - A navigation information providing device recognizes traveling status information of a vehicle senses a behavioral state or physiological state of a driver to recognize the driver's situation information and sets a rule including a form and a time for navigation information to be provided to the driver per traveling status information and driver's situation information. The navigation information providing device searches navigation information that corresponds to the driver's situation information and the vehicle's traveling status information, determines the form and time of navigation information to satisfy the rule, and provides navigation information to the driver according to the determined form and time. | 03-03-2011 |
20110151412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A DRIVING SAFETY - An apparatus for evaluating driving safety comprises: a task/action storing unit that stores a task list and an action list, wherein the task list comprises at least one task that a driver can perform while driving and the action list comprises at least one action for performing the at least one task, a task/action defining unit that extracts a performing task that the driver currently intends from the task list and defines detailed actions for performing the performing task from the action list, a driving conduct analyzing unit that analyzes driving conduct on the basis of the performing task and the detailed actions and a driving safety evaluating unit that evaluates the degree of safe driving of the driver by using a result analyzed by the driving conduct analyzing unit. | 06-23-2011 |
20120150412 | DRIVING WORK LOAD MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a driving work load measurement apparatus. The driving work load measurement apparatus includes a driving work load calculation unit and a warning alarm unit. The driving work load calculation unit calculates driving work loads driving-related information collected according to driving, and calculates a total driving work load using the driving work loads and weights which are set for the respective driving work loads. The warning alarm unit provides a warning message corresponding to the total driving work load, based on control of the driving work load calculation unit. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158276 | VEHICLE DRIVING INFORMATION PROVISION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a vehicle driving information provision apparatus installed in a vehicle and configured to include a communication unit, a location information collection unit, a control unit and a warning delivery unit. The communication unit receives vehicle driving information from a server installed on a roadside, the vehicle driving information corresponding to a managing section of the server. The location information collection unit collects vehicle location information, including information about latitude, longitude and direction of the vehicle. If the vehicle driving information corresponds to a traffic situation that has occurred ahead of the vehicle based on the vehicle location information, the control unit determines whether the traffic situation is a dangerous situation using the vehicle driving information. If the control unit determines that the traffic situation is a dangerous situation, the warning delivery unit delivers a warning message corresponding to the vehicle driving information. | 06-21-2012 |
20130099914 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEEDOMETER FOR VEHICLE - The apparatus includes an information collection unit configured to collect map information, information about the position of a vehicle, and base station information, a speed limit calculation unit configured to calculate a legal speed limit of a road on which the vehicle is driving, based on the map information, the information about the position, and the base station information, a speedometer display mode storage unit configured to store a number of differently set speedometer display modes for respective legal speed limits of the road, a speedometer display mode extraction unit configured to extract a speedometer display mode corresponding to the legal speed limit of the road among the number of differently set speedometer display modes depending upon the legal speed limit of the road, and a display unit configured to automatically change a previously displayed speedometer display modes to the extracted speedometer display mode. | 04-25-2013 |
20130154855 | VEHICLE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING MAGNETIC SENSOR - The vehicle detection apparatus includes a communication unit, a magnetic sensing unit, a calibration information generation unit, a vehicle detection unit, and a control unit. The communication unit receives information about movement of a reference vehicle from a central management center. The magnetic sensing unit senses the change in a magnetic field attributable to the movement of a vehicle, and generates a magnetic signal. The calibration information generation unit generates calibration information. The vehicle detection unit calibrates the change in the magnetic signal attributable to movement of an actual vehicle based on the calibration information, and detects the movement of the actual vehicle. The control unit controls the above units, and sets the mode to calibration information generation mode in order to generate the calibration information and to vehicle detection mode in order to sense the movement of the actual vehicle. | 06-20-2013 |
20130194110 | AUTOMOTIVE AUGMENTED REALITY HEAD-UP DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is an automotive augmented reality HUD apparatus and method, which can adaptively change a location and a direction based on the visual field of a driver, thus reducing errors in location matching between virtual object information and real-world information. The automotive augmented reality HUD apparatus includes a viewing angle calculation unit for estimating a line-of-sight direction of a driver using a face direction, detected based on face images of the driver, and center positions of pupils and calculating a viewing angle. A matching unit matches a location of real-world information located in front of a driver's seat with a location of corresponding virtual object information located in front of the driver's seat, based on the line-of-sight direction and the viewing angle. A display unit displays results of the matching by the matching unit, wherein the display unit enables rotation thereof and location change thereof. | 08-01-2013 |
20140110571 | MOTION SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a motion sensor and method of operating the motion sensor, which can adjust the range of a detection area. For this, the motion sensor according to the present invention includes a detection unit for outputting a variation signal corresponding to motion. A threshold level setting unit variably sets at least one changeable threshold level. A comparison unit detects the motion by performing a comparison operation based on the changeable threshold level and the variation signal at threshold sensitivity corresponding to the changeable threshold level. | 04-24-2014 |
20140199078 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD USING DMX-512 NETWORK AND DEVICE FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a visible light communication method and device using a DMX-512 network. In the visible light communication method, dimming data packets are received. Visible Light Communication (VLC) data packets are generated. The dimming data packets and the VLC data packets are scheduled so that one or more of the VLC data packets are transmitted to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting devices connected over a Digital Multiplex (DMX)-512 network between transmission times of the dimming data packets. | 07-17-2014 |
20140316738 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION OF LIGHT - An apparatus and a method for measuring a position of a light are disclosed. The apparatus for measuring a position of a light includes: an inputting unit configured to receive position information on a building and a floor in which a user is positioned; a position coordinate calculating unit configured to measure distances between a position of the user and wall surfaces in the building in each direction and calculate a position coordinate of the user based on the distances in each direction; a position determining unit configured to apply the position coordinate to a plan view corresponding to the position information to determine an initial position of the user; and a position information combining unit configured to receive a light identifier depending on movement of the user and store position information of the light corresponding to the light identifier. | 10-23-2014 |
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20080218441 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel is provided in discharge spaces in which phosphor layers are disposed between first and second electrodes which are spaced apart from each other. The cross-sectional area of each discharge space in two regions where the first and second electrodes are respectively arranged has a different structure. | 09-11-2008 |
20080231187 | Plasma display panel and method of manufacturing the same - A plasma display panel including: a first substrate; a second substrate separated from the first substrate; and two or more electrode sheets facing each other and between the first and second substrates, each of the two or more electrode sheets including opening patterns to form discharge spaces, wherein each of the two or more electrode sheets includes: a plurality of discharge electrodes extending in a direction and surrounding at least a part of the discharge spaces, and having corners with round curved portions contacting the discharge spaces or adjacent to the discharge spaces; and an insulating member integrally formed between the discharge electrodes for supporting the discharge electrodes and for insulating the discharge electrodes from each other, and including an oxide of a metal used to form the discharge electrodes. | 09-25-2008 |
20080231188 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plasma display panel includes a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet. Each sheet includes inside lines extending in one direction, each inside line having a discharge electrode forming a closed curve discharge unit and being separated from and electrically connected to an adjacent closed curve discharge unit by a first connection unit. The discharge electrode is of a material subject to an anodization such that anodization forms a dielectric layer having an anodization thickness to an outside of the closed curve discharge unit larger than an anodization thickness to an inside of the closed curve discharge unit, the inside of the closed curve discharge unit forming a sheet discharge hole. | 09-25-2008 |
20080238827 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plasma display panel, and a method for manufacturing the same. The plasma display panel includes a first electrode sheet between a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a second electrode sheet between the second substrate and the first electrode sheet. The first electrode sheet includes a plurality of first inner lines, each of the first inner lines including a first discharge electrode and a first dielectric layer enclosing the first discharge electrode and composed of an anodized material of the first discharge electrode, the second electrode sheet includes a plurality of second inner lines, each of the second inner lines including a second discharge electrode and a second dielectric layer enclosing the second discharge electrode and composed of an anodized material of the second discharge electrode. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246386 | ELECTRODE SHEET FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - An electrode sheet for a plasma display panel and a plasma display panel utilizing the same. The electrode sheet for the plasma display panel includes: a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface and including a discharge hole for providing a side wall of a discharge space, the dielectric layer being composed of metal oxide (MxOy); and a discharge electrode including a discharge unit around a perimeter of the discharge hole and a connection unit for connecting the discharge unit and another discharge unit to each other, the discharge electrode being within the dielectric layer and composed of metal (M) of the metal oxide (MxOy). Here, the discharge unit of the discharge electrode is within the dielectric layer such that the first surface of the dielectric layer has an area differing from that of the second surface of the dielectric layer. | 10-09-2008 |
20090039783 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel including a first substrate; a second substrate separated from the first substrate; a barrier rib structure disposed between the first and second substrates defining a plurality of discharge cells; a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction, the first electrodes in the barrier rib structure; a plurality of second electrodes separated from the first electrodes in a second direction from the first substrate towards the second substrate, the second electrodes in the barrier rib structure; a plurality of third electrodes extending in a third direction crossing the first direction, the third electrodes on a surface of the first substrate facing the discharge cells; and a plurality of phosphor layers on surfaces of the third electrodes facing the discharge cells. | 02-12-2009 |
20120127208 | METHOD FOR SCROLLING SCREEN IN TOUCH SCREEN TERMINAL AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method and apparatus scroll a screen in a touch screen terminal. The method includes entering a screen scroll mode, determining the direction of screen scroll, preparing screen scroll of the determined direction, and waiting to receive a screen scroll signal for operating the screen scroll, and, if the screen scroll signal is received, performing the screen scroll in the previously determined direction. | 05-24-2012 |