Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130070652 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFT BUFFER PROCESSING - A network side equipment, a user equipment, and a method for soft buffer processing are provided. The method includes allocating, by a base station, transmission resource for a User Equipment (UE), and processing a soft buffer according to at least one parameter of the soft buffer, when uplink and downlink configurations of a plurality of cells of the UE Carrier Aggregation (CA) are different, sending, by the base station, data to the UE by a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), wherein the at least one parameter of soft buffer is determined by at least one of a Primary cell (Pcell) and a Secondary cell (Scell) uplink and downlink configurations of the UE, and wherein rate matching is performed on the PDSCH. | 03-21-2013 |
20130077548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GATEWAY CONSIDERING LOW POWER - An apparatus and a method for determining a gateway using lower power are provided. The method includes setting probing transmission power for setting the gateway, transmitting a probing request message to another mobile station existing in a cluster with the set probing transmission power, when a probing response message is received from the other mobile station, generating a probing response list for the mobile station having transmitted the probing response message, determining whether a cluster list for mobile stations existing in the cluster corresponds to the probing response list, and determining a gateway mobile station according to a result of the determination as to whether the cluster list for mobile stations existing in the cluster corresponds to the probing response list. | 03-28-2013 |
20130089029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING NEIGHBOR CELLS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A neighbor cell search method and apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) is provided for performing the cell search procedure with the utilization of a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) list of PCIs used by evolved Node Bs (eNBs) for a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) which is from an eNB in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. The cell search method includes selecting a cell of a base station, receiving system information including a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) list used by neighbor Closed Subscribed Group (CSG) cells of the base station, determining whether the terminal is in an any cell selection state for selecting any cell, and searching, when the terminal is in the any cell selection state, neighbor cells without application of the PCI list. The cell search method and apparatus are capable of performing the cell search procedure to appropriate eNBs, resulting in improvement of network attachment efficiency. | 04-11-2013 |
20130206002 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE, HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANE INCLUDING THE SEPARATION MEMBRANE, AND HYDROGEN PURIFIER INCLUDING THE HYDROGEN SEPARATION MEMBRANE - A separation membrane including an alloy wherein the alloy includes at least one Group 5 element and at least one Group 14 element, wherein the at least one Group 5 element and the at least one Group 14 element of the alloy define a body centered cubic structure. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206066 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A thin film deposition apparatus includes a reaction chamber, a main disk installed in the reaction chamber, and a gas discharging unit disposed outside the main disk. The gas discharging unit recollects a gas in the reaction chamber, and includes: a base member that includes an outer sidewall, an inner sidewall, and a lower wall that connects the outer and inner sidewalls, and is ring-shaped with an open upper portion. At least one through hole is formed in the lower wall. A discharge sleeve is configured to be inserted into the through hole, wherein a gas outlet is formed in the discharge sleeve. An upper cover that is ring-shaped covers the open upper portion of the base member. A plurality of gas inlets are formed in the upper cover. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206177 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING IN ROBOTIC CLEANER - An operation of a robotic cleaner includes generating at least one map including information regarding a space to be cleaned by using information measured by at least one sensor. The operation also includes setting a cleaning path by using the at least one map, and cleaning according to the cleaning path. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206598 | CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION APPARATUS - A capacitive deionization apparatus provided with an electrode including ferroelectrics having a high dielectric constant, the capacitive deionization apparatus including an electrode including a cathode and an anode while having at least one of the cathode and the anode formed using dielectric material, and a power source unit configured to apply a voltage to the electrode. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207195 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure disposed on the substrate and which includes a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode layer, a first nitride layer disposed on the substrate and the gate structure and which includes silicon, and a second nitride layer that is disposed on the first nitride layer and has an atomic percentage of silicon less than that of the first nitride layer. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207219 | PIXEL HAVING TWO SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE PIXEL, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor having pixels that include two patterned semiconductor layers. The top patterned semiconductor layer contains the photoelectric elements of pixels having substantially 100% fill-factor. The bottom patterned semiconductor layer contains transistors for detecting, resetting, amplifying and transmitting signals charges received from the photoelectric elements. The top and bottom patterned semiconductor layers may be separated from each other by an interlayer insulating layer that may include metal interconnections for conducting signals between devices formed in the patterned semiconductor layers and from external devices. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207241 | Semiconductor Devices Having Through-Vias and Methods for Fabricating the Same - The inventive concept provides semiconductor devices having through-vias and methods for fabricating the same. The method may include forming a via-hole opened toward a top surface of a substrate and partially penetrating the substrate, forming a via-insulating layer having a first thickness on a bottom surface of the via-hole and a second thickness smaller than the first thickness on an inner sidewall of the via-hole, forming a through-via in the via-hole which the via-insulating layer is formed in, and recessing a bottom surface of the substrate to expose the through-via. Forming the via-insulating layer may include forming a flowable layer on the substrate, and converting the flowable layer into a first flowable chemical vapor deposition layer having the first thickness on the bottom surface of the via-hole. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207242 | Semiconductor Devices Having Through-Vias and Methods for Fabricating the Same - Semiconductor devices having through-vias and methods for fabricating the same are described. The method may include forming a hole opened toward a top surface of a substrate and partially penetrating the substrate, forming a sacrificial layer partially filling the hole, forming a through-via in the hole partially filled with the sacrificial layer, forming a via-insulating layer between the through-via and the substrate, and exposing the through-via through a bottom surface of the substrate. Forming the sacrificial layer may include forming an insulating flowable layer on the substrate, and constricting the insulating flowable layer to form a solidified flowable layer. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207479 | SELF-REASONANT APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Provided is a self-resonant apparatus in relation to electric and radio technologies, and more particularly, to a wireless power transmission system, the self-resonant apparatus including ring resonators. Here, the ring resonators may be represented by a combination having metamaterial features, the combination may include split-ring resonators (SRRs) connected in parallel to capacitors, a front surface and a rear surface of each of the SRRs may be connected to be twisted in an alternating pattern, and each SRR may be executed as a metal strip mounted on a dielectric layer and connected to a neighboring SRR by a series capacitor. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207516 | VIBRATING ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A vibrating actuator assembly including: a rotor that is rotatable; a first stator disposed at one surface of the rotor and including a first vibrating plate that is elastically deformable and a first vibrating device that is disposed at the first vibrating plate and transforms the first vibrating plate by vibrating when an electrical signal is applied; and a second stator disposed at the other surface of the rotor and comprising a second vibrating plate that is elastically deformable and a second vibrating device that is disposed at the second vibrating plate and deforms the second vibrating plate by vibrating when an electrical signal is applied, in which electrical signals having different phases are respectively applied to the first and second vibrating devices. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207892 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING CONTROL DEVICE - A method and apparatus of controlling an electronic device use a control device. A method of the electronic device using the control device includes moving a cursor displayed on a screen of the electronic device according to cursor control information received from the control device, measuring a distance between a position of the cursor and a peripheral object, and, when the measured distance is less than or equal to a threshold distance, moving the cursor to a position corresponding to the peripheral object. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207895 | EYE TRACKING METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A display apparatus employs two tracking units to track the gaze of a user. The display apparatus includes a first tracking unit to generate position information on a user positioned relative to a displayed image; and a second tracking unit to track a gaze of the user upon the displayed image, based on the position information. A method of eye tracking using the display apparatus includes steps of displaying an image; generating position information on a user positioned relative to the displayed image; and tracking a gaze of the user upon the displayed image, based on the position information. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207932 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING TOUCH ERROR IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN - An apparatus and method compensate for a touch error in an electronic device with a touch screen. A method for compensating a touch error includes identifying if a touch error takes place and., when the touch error takes place, compensating the touch error using at least one touch error compensation scheme among a noise reduction filter addition scheme, a touch sensibility adjustment scheme, and a touch frequency change scheme. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207967 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus may determine whether a ray and a bounding volume including a primitive intersect each other, prior to determining whether the primitive and the ray intersect each other. An intersection test between the bounding volume and the ray may use a small amount of calculation compared to an intersection test between the primitive and the ray and thus, an amount of calculation used for rendering of the image processing apparatus may significantly decrease. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208013 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OBJECT IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and a method for displaying an object in a portable electronic device are provided. The method for displaying the object includes displaying at least one object according to a first arrangement, and when an object size change event occurs, changing a size of the at least one object and displaying the at least one object having the changed size by changing an object arrangement to a second arrangement. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208027 | METHOD OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EACH OBJECT WITHIN IMAGE BY DIGITAL INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, DIGITAL INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE FOR THE SAME, AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for providing additional information to a visible light communication terminal through visible light communication by an information display device having a back light unit is provided. The method includes, when the visible light communication terminal is located in one area corresponding to at least one additional information providing area that is disposed within a screen of the information display device, receiving time slot information allocated to the one area through the visible light communication, when the visible light communication terminal is located in remaining areas of the at least one area corresponding to the at least one object, except for the one area, receiving additional information on all objects from the remaining areas through the visible light communication, and acquiring additional information on the object corresponding to the one area from among the additional information on all the objects by using the allocated time slot information. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208087 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STEREOSCOPIC FILE - A method and apparatus for generating a stereoscopic file defined based on a conventional International Standardization Organization (ISO) based media file format. The apparatus includes an encoder encoding first video data and second video data that are included in three-dimensional (3D) video data; and a file generating unit arranging the encoded first video data and second video data according to the information of a stereoscopic file format including boxes that are selected from boxes included in a conventional International Standardization Organization (ISO) based media file format in order to store and generate the stereoscopic file, and generating the stereoscopic file. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208097 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A three dimensional (3D) imaging system capable of effectively displaying a 3D image suitable for a user by use of different cameras, and an image reproducing method thereof, the 3D imaging system configured to have different cameras freely selected without restriction while enabling the placement of the cameras thereof to be changeable according to the disposition of eyes of the user, so that a 3D image is generated and displayed from a stereo image adapted to the user, and by using the by-user generated 3D image, various contents services including a real time broadcasting, a Contents on Demand (COD), games, and a video communication are provided to a user, so that the fatigue or dizziness of a user is reduced, and the optimum perception of 3D sense is provided. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208135 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - An display apparatus and a method of setting a view angle thereof are provided. The method includes in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event, displaying, on an area of a display screen, a view angle guiding user interface which guides setting a view angle of a camera connected to the display apparatus; and setting the view angle of the camera using the view angle guiding UI. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208163 | CAMERA SHUTTER KEY DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A camera shutter key display apparatus includes a display module to display an image captured by a camera unit, and to display a camera shutter key, an input module to provide a key input signal through a touch or a press by a user, and a controller to proceed with a camera shutter key shift mode so that a camera shutter key shift location is selected when a camera shutter key shift request is received from the user through the input module, and controlling to display the camera shutter key on the selected shift location. Accordingly, the user can readily manipulate the camera shutter key on a camera user interface screen, and conveniently and readily performs image capturing by shifting the camera shutter key to a desired location and displaying the camera shutter at the desired location. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208165 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING A CAMERA - An image-taking method of a portable terminal apparatus includes acquiring images from a camera sensor at every frame period in a camera operation mode; converting the acquired images to viewing images and compressed images; and buffering the compressed images while displaying the viewing images on a display unit of the portable terminal. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208253 | REFLECTIVE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS HAVING CONTROL MIRROR MODULE - A reflective photolithography system includes an extreme ultraviolet light source, an illumination mirror system that reflects light generated by the light source, a blinder through which a portion of the reflected light is allowed to pass, a reticle stage equipped with a reflective reticle which receives the light passing through the blinder, and a projection mirror system configured that projects light reflected from the reflective reticle onto a wafer on a wafer stage. The illumination mirror system includes a control mirror module at its downstream end with respect to the optical axis of the apparatus. The control mirror module has a plurality of unit control mirrors which divide the light so as to illuminate a number of domains and such that the intensity of the light can be varied among the domains. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208325 | SCANNER MODULE AND IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An illuminator, a scanner module and an image scanning apparatus are provided. The scanner module includes an illuminator that includes a light source, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light from the light source, a guide holder recessed with a light guide mounting portion in which the light guide is mounted, and at least one supporting protrusion protruding from an entrance of the light guide mounting portion into the light guide mounting portion to support the light guide received in the light guide mounting portion. As the light guide is supported by the supporting protrusion formed at the entrance of the light guide mounting portion, it is possible to reduce deformation of the light guide and/or to prevent the light guide from being falling out of the light guide mounting portion when subjected to, e.g., a shock. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208441 | KEYPAD LIGHTING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - A keypad lighting device includes: a keypad member formed by an arrangement of plural key tops; at least one light emitting device arranged below the key pad member; and a light guide plate member arranged below the keypad member to light the key tops with light projected from the light emitting device. The light guide plate member is formed with at least one light-incident surface, to which the light projected from the light emitting device is incident. The light-incident surface is formed by a curved surface or plural inclined surfaces, and at least one of the normal lines of the light-incident surface is arranged to pass through the light emitting surface of the light emitting device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208486 | REFLECTOR STRUCTURE OF ILLUMINATION OPTIC SYSTEM - An illumination optic system includes a convex mirror to reflect light from a light source to towards a lens. The light source is at a first focus position and the lens is at a second focus position of the mirror. The system also includes a reflector to reflect light not incident on the lens toward the convex mirror. The reflector has a light guide hole to guide light to the incidence surface of the lens. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208530 | RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD, AND MEMORY SYSTEM - A resistive memory device includes a plurality of first switches that connect word lines to a ground line in response a first switch control signal and a plurality of second switches that connect a plurality of global bit lines to a plurality of local bit lines corresponding to the plurality of global bit lines in response to a second switch control signal. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208537 | MEMORY DEVICE USING FLAG CELLS AND SYSTEM USING THE MEMORY DEVICE - A memory device may include a normal cell which is configured to be programmed to a first resistance and stabilized as a resistance of the normal cell drifts from the first resistance to a second resistance; a flag cell which is configured to be programmed to a third resistance smaller than the first resistance and stabilized as a resistance of the flag cell drifts from the third resistance to a fourth resistance smaller than the second resistance; and a decision circuit which is configured to decide whether the flag cell has been stabilized in order to determine whether the normal cell has been stabilized. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208541 | FLASH MEMORY DEVICE USING ADAPTIVE PROGRAM VERIFICATION SCHEME AND RELATED METHOD OF OPERATION - A method of programming a flash memory device comprises programming selected memory cells, performing a verification operation to determine whether the selected memory cells have reached a target program state, and determining a start point of the verification operation based on a programming characteristic associated with a detection of a pass bit during programming of an initial program state. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208542 | EMBEDDED SOLID STATE DISK AS A CONTROLLER OF A SOLID STATE DISK - A Solid State Disk (SSD) includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices storing data, and an embedded solid state disk controlling the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices. The SSD uses an embedded SSD (eSSD) as a controller. Thus, the SSD can be embodied in a small area. Also, since the SSD does not need an additional process for manufacturing a controller, manufacturing cost per unit may be reduced. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208543 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND ISPP PROGRAMMING METHOD - A method programming a non-volatile memory device using an incremental step pulse programming (ISPP) scheme is disclosed. The method includes operating in a first program mode during which a program pulse width is constant and a program voltage is successively increased per ISPP cycle, and during which a program operation and a verify operation are alternately repeated, and operating in a second program mode during which the program pulse width is successively increased per ISPP cycle and the program voltage is constant, and during which the program operation and the verify operation are alternately repeated, wherein operation in the second program mode follows operation in the first program mode only when the program voltage equals a maximum value, or when a verification result count value satisfies a predetermined condition. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK AND DOWNLINK DATA IN TDD SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting uplink/downlink data on Time Division Duplexing (TDD) carriers are provided. The method includes transmitting to a base station in a Primary Cell (PCell) and a Secondary Cell (SCell), a TDD Uplink-Downlink (UL-DL) configuration of the PCell having a DL subframe super-set or UL subset that are common in the SCell and the PCell and a TDD UL-DL configuration differing from each other, receiving data at a first subframe in the SCell, and transmitting, when a UL subframe set of the SCell is a subset of a UL subframe of the PCell, a feedback corresponding to the data at a subframe predefined in association with the first subframe in the PCell according to the TDD UL-DL configuration of the SCell. The method supports both the self-scheduling and cross-carrier scheduling of the UE using carriers of different TDD configurations. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATOR AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SIGNALS IN SC-FDMA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for transmitting information symbols in a communication system are provided. The method includes determining Channel Quality Information (CQI) and acknowledgement information, in response to data reception; generating a first symbol based on the CQI and a second symbol based on the acknowledgement information; and transmitting the first symbol and the second symbol. A first code is applied to the second symbol, when the acknowledgement information is negative, a second code is applied to the second symbol, when the acknowledgement information is positive, and the first code is applied to the second symbol, when the acknowledgement information does not exist. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208687 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM USING SAME - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving uplink data in a wireless communication system. Hopping-related information is received at a mobile station from a base station. Resource allocation information is received at the mobile station from the base station. The uplink data is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station through at least one resource determined based on a sequence for global hopping and a sequence for local hopping, if global hopping and local hopping are enabled | 08-15-2013 |
20130208697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - A method for supporting Device-to-Device (D2D) communications by a Mobile Station (MS) in a communication system is provided. The method includes performing a network entry procedure with a Base Station (BS) and receiving, from the BS, a BS prefix, a temporary Identifier (ID), and a valid period timer value for the temporary ID, generating a device ID using the BS prefix and the temporary ID, and performing, upon detecting data to be transmitted, communication with a peer MS using the device ID for a time indicated by the valid period timer value. The BS prefix is information unique within the communication system, and the temporary ID is information unique within a coverage area of the BS. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN WHICH MULTIPLE BASE STATIONS COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - Provided is a method for providing a service by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system. The method includes setting up a radio link to a Mobile Station (MS) to provide the service; receiving BS information from at least one BS that cooperates to provide the service; and selecting an alternative BS for replacing the BS from among the at least one BS based on the BS information. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208777 | TRANSMISSION STREAM GENERATING DEVICE FOR GENERATING TRANSMISSION STREAM WHICH ADDITIONAL DATA IS STUFFED IN A PAYLOAD AREA OF A PACKET, DIGITAL BROADCAST TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING THE TRANSMISSION STREAM, AND METHODS THEREOF - A transmission stream (TS) generating apparatus includes an adaptor which receives general data and generates a stream having a plurality of packets, and which provides adaptive field in some of the plurality of packets, and an inserter which inserts additional data into all the payload areas of some of the plurality of packets that are not provided with the adaptive fields. Because additional data is transmitted, without requiring adaptive field header in certain packet, a data transmission rate is increased. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208781 | TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR FREQUENCY DOMAIN EQUALIZATION - A transmitter and/or receiver for performing frequency domain equalization is provided. A transmitter includes a pilot position determination unit for determining positions for inserting pilots in a frequency domain based on frequency spectrums of data, and a pilot insertion unit for inserting the pilots between the frequency spectrums of the data according to the determined positions for inserting the pilots. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208868 | X-RAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are an X-ray device to inform a patient of X-ray irradiation through a sound and a method for controlling the same. The X-ray device includes an input portion to output a first-step press signal and a second-step press signal according to an operator input, a high-voltage generating portion to perform pre-heating, and to output a ready completion signal when the high-voltage generating portion completes pre-heating, a control portion to output a sound output signal when it receives both the second-step press signal output from the input portion and the ready completion signal output from the high-voltage generating portion, and a sound output portion to receive the sound output signal output from the control portion and to output a predetermined sound. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208947 | OBJECT TRACKING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of an object tracking apparatus for tracking a target tracking-object includes receiving a first frame including the target tracking-object distinguishing between a target tracking-object including the target tracking-object and a background in the first frame, generating histograms of color values for the target tracking-object and the background, comparing the histograms corresponding to the target tracking-object and the background to determine reliable data of the target tracking-object and reliable data of the background, and estimating a next position of the target tracking-object in a second frame based on the reliable data of the target tracking-object and the background. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209058 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING ATTRIBUTE OF SUBTITLE IN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus and a method for changing an attribute of a subtitle in an image display device having a touchscreen are provided. The method includes reproducing moving picture contents, when a subtitle corresponding to the moving picture contents that are being reproduced exists, displaying a subtitle corresponding to the moving picture contents, and when a touch for a region on which the subtitle is displayed exists, changing an attribute of the subtitle depending on the touch information. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209894 | ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE FOR MAGNESIUM BATTERIES AND MAGNESIUM BATTERY USING THE ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE - An organic electrolyte for magnesium batteries including an ether solvent; a magnesium compound represented by Formula 1 dissolved in the ether solvent; and a Lewis acid: | 08-15-2013 |
20130210359 | METHOD OF UPDATING INTO SERVICE CATEGORY TABLE IN DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A method for acquiring a service category table required for finding a service includes acquiring information on a latest service category table by identifying version information of a service category table from a broadcasting signal received from adjacent devices during, a process of searching for a device supporting a service desired among devices, and acquiring a service category table of a latest version by establishing a session connection with a device supporting the service category table of the latest version based on the information. By acquiring, the information on the latest service category table, a session connection with only the device providing the desired service is established so that an optimized session connection establishing process can be performed and a total network capacity can be efficiently managed. Also, the latest service category table can be acquired from the session-connected device, and thus a new service can be easily identified. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210369 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CALIBRATION FOR RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for calibration for a Radio Frequency (RF) circuit in a communication device is provided. The method includes performing an independent RF-circuit calibration, storing calibration data generated through the calibration, in an external storage unit, and downloading, to the communication device, partial calibration data among the calibration data stored in the external storage unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210378 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED WIRELESS POWER AND DATA COMMUNICATION - A method and system of integrated wireless power and data transmission in a wireless device having a data communication circuit for wireless data communication and a power reception circuit including a charge storage unit. The wireless device is tuned to receive wireless RF signals in a certain frequency band via an antenna. Switching between power reception mode and data communication mode is detected. Received RF signal electrical charge is selectively distributed to the power reception circuit and/or the data communication circuit based on the switching mode and/or strength of the RF signal. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210396 | METHOD FOR COLLECTIVELY TRANSFERRING LOGICALLY GROUPED OBJECTS - A method for creating, utilizing/applying and transferring a group of objects from a communication device to a remote device in a network is provided. The method includes creating at least one group of related objects by extracting the related objects from a database of the communication device; applying rules and properties to the created group locally on the communication device; connecting to the remote device for transferring the group; and transferring the group to the remote device as a single entity. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210400 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONFERENCE CALL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION - An apparatus and a method for providing a conference call service in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit for sending and receiving an IDentifier (ID) of a participant to take part in a conference call, schedule information of the participant, and conference call reservation information by communicating with a conference server, a display unit for outputting the ID, the schedule information, and the conference call reservation information, an input unit for generating input data for selecting the ID, and response data of a conference call connection request, a reservation information generator for identifying a participant to take part in the conference call by detecting the input data for the ID, sending participant information to the conference server, and generating the conference call reservation information including an available conference call schedule by receiving the participant schedule information from the conference server. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210428 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED HIGH PRIORITY PLMN SEARCH AND NORMAL SERVICE SCAN IN LIMITED SERVICE - Methods and apparatus are provided for selecting a serving cell in a communication network for reducing power consumption in a UE, is provided. Network topology information is determined by obtaining cell rank information for the UE, extracting a mobility state of the UE, and applying a double moving average principle to the cell rank information of the UE. The network topology information is employed to determine a change in network topology. Radio Frequency (RF) scans are optimized based on the network topology. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210430 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PAGING MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A paging message processing method is capable of handling paging message processing delay in handover from a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) network to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. A Mobile Switching Center (MSC) includes determines, when an inbound call occurs, whether a Mobility Management Entity (MME) system exists; transmits, when no MME exists, a paging message over an IU interface; determines, when no response message is received, whether a location registration request is received form the MME; transmits, when the location registration request is received, a location registration response to the MME system to deliver the paging message via the MME system; and processes, when a paging response is received, the inbound call. In a heterogeneous network handover from a WCDMA network to an LTE network, the MSC hands over the paging procedure control to the MME immediately so as to facilitate processing the inbound call. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210433 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM INFORMATION IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving System Information (SI) of a femto base station in a wireless communication system are provided. In the method, an SI transmission point is determined using unique identification information of a femto base station itself and unique identification information of a macro base station with which the femto base station is associated. Each of user equipment and the macro base station generate a measurement gap pattern representing an SI reception point using the unique identification information of the femto base station and the unique identification information of the macro base station. SI is received from the femto base station according to the generated measurement gap pattern. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211592 | TELE-OPERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A tele-operation system enabling a robot arm to move by following a motion of a motion of a hand of a user without an additional mechanical apparatus, the tele-operation system including a slave robot having a robot arm, a master console configured to detect a gesture of a user, and to control the slave robot from a remote place so that the slave robot moves by following the gesture of the user. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION USING GPS AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for measuring a position of a mobile terminal. A first position is calculated by using a GPS signal. A visible light communication mode of the mobile terminal is activated, when the first position exceeds a predetermined error range. Visible light communication device position information is received. A third position is calculated by using a second position, which corresponds to a position prior to the first position, and the visible light communication device position information. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING A CALENDAR IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An apparatus and method for organizing events in the calendar on a device is disclosed. The method enables a user to create events and send the calendar event to members of his choice. The method generates a unique identification tag and associates the identification tag with the event. The event is then sent. Further, members may respond to the received event or any other event. The device then checks whether the identification tag is associated with the response. If associated, then the response is grouped under the particular event. If the device finds no identification tag associated with the event then it treats the response as a normal message. The method enables a user to view all the information exchanged on a particular event in a calendar for a period of time. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211912 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT BASED ON USER INTEREST INFORMATION - A system, apparatus and method for providing advertisement based on user interest information includes a user interest information search server for searching for user interest information associated with an advertisement request from a device, from among user interest information generated based on device activity information associated with user's device operations, and an advertising server for providing advertisement information corresponding to the searched user interest information from among stored advertisement information, to the device. Thus, the apparatus provides advertisements with a high user interest level from among numerous advertisements based on the user interest information, thereby maximizing advertising efficiency. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212088 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING A MEMO FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING A MEMO FUNCTION - A method and mobile device having a memo function are provided. The mobile device includes a memo processor; a memory; and a controller. The controller recognizes an occurrence of an event, determines whether an event key value corresponding to the occurring event already exists, and when the event key value corresponding to the occurring event does not already exist, controls the memo processor to generate an event key value corresponding to the occurring event receives an input of memo data according to a memo generation request and to map the generated event value and the input memo data to each other, and stores the mapped event value and memo data in the memory. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212456 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING WEBSITE ACCESSING ROUTE USING THE SAME - A broadcast receiving apparatus and a method of providing a website accessing route using the broadcast receiving apparatus are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a signal processing unit which performs signal processing with respect to received broadcast contents; a communicating unit which communicates with an external server to access websites; a display unit which displays the signal processed broadcast contents or the websites; and a controlling unit which provides links to a plurality of websites regarding a plurality of categories based on information about previous visits or current visits of a user to the websites and, if one of the plurality of categories is selected, the controlling unit provides a link to a website corresponding to the selected category. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212476 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and data control method are provided. The electronic device includes a connector which is connected to an external storage medium storing media data therein; an identification unit which identifies a storage identifier (ID) of the external storage medium connected to the connector; and a controller which performs a media function corresponding to the media data stored in the external storage medium whose storage ID is identified by the identification unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212510 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTH - A display apparatus and a method for managing health are provided. The display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a photographing unit which photographs a user image, a display unit which displays the photographed user image, a user interface unit which receives a user command regarding the displayed user image, and a controller which changes at least part of the displayed user image and displays the changed user image, and sets health management information corresponding to the displayed changed user image according to a user command. Accordingly, a user may set a goal for exercise and diet while watching a user image where a size has been changed, which is displayed on a display apparatus. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212511 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING HANDWRITING INPUT FOR HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - An apparatus and method for guiding handwriting input for handwriting recognition are provided. The method includes storing at least one character data item and at least one character feature information item corresponding to respective character data; detecting upon input of a first touch-and-drag, at least one first feature information item from a trajectory drawn according to the input first touch-and-drag; comparing the detected at least one first feature information item with the at least one character feature information item; detecting at least one first character data candidate having at least one same character feature information item as the detected at least one first feature information item; and displaying the detected at least one first character data candidate. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212518 | DISPLAY TAG, DISPLAY TAG SYSTEM HAVING DISPLAY TAG, AND METHOD FOR WRITING DISPLAY TAG INFORMATION - A display tag is provided. A display tag includes a sensing unit which captures an image displayed on a screen of an external tag writer, if a sensing unit is disposed opposite the screen; and a display unit which displays a captured image. Therefore, a user can visually recognize content related to tag information, and thus user convenience is enhanced. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212520 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EDITING IMAGE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for editing an image in a portable terminal which can conveniently edit the image are provided. The apparatus for editing the image includes a touch screen unit for displaying an image, and a controller for controlling such that, when one or more edit points are selected from edit points displayed in the image in an image edit mode, an edit function window for editing the selected one or more edit points is displayed. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212529 | USER INTERFACE FOR TOUCH AND SWIPE NAVIGATION - A method and device to create a user interface for touch and swipe navigation in a touch sensitive mobile device is provided. A touch action performed by a user is identified on the touch screen display, a context related to the touch action is identified, a menu is displayed based on the identified context, and a menu option corresponding to direction of swipe performed onto the menu is selected from among options of the menu, without removing the touch. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212535 | TABLET HAVING USER INTERFACE - A tablet may include a display to display information and to receive information, and a controller to control the display to display a user interface on the left of a display area of the display in a right-hand user mode in which the information is input using a right hand and to control the display to display the user interface on the right of the display area in a left-hand user mode in which the information is input using a left hand. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212951 | POLISHING PAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Polishing pad and method of manufacturing the same, the method including: (a) mixing materials for forming a polishing layer; (b) mixing at least two from among inert gas, a capsule type foaming agent, a chemical foaming agent, and liquid microelements that are capable of controlling sizes of pores, with the mixture in (a) so as to form two or more types of pores; (c) performing gelling and hardening of the mixture generated in (b) so as to form a polishing layer including the two or more types of pores; and (d) processing the polishing layer so as to distribute micropores defined by opening the two or more types of pores on a surface of the polishing layer. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213097 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine including a drum provided with a plurality of recess portions each provided in a polygonal pyramid recessed from one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the drum toward the remaining of the inner side and the outer side of the drum, and a plurality of through-holes configured to receive and discharge wash water, the recess portion including a polygonal side provided in a form of a polygon, and a plurality of edges extending from corners of the polygonal side to meet at a vertex of the recess portion, and the through-hole is formed through at least one of sides that form the polygonal side, thereby improving the washing performance due to the recess portion that makes a friction of the laundry with the sides of the recess portion. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213170 | LINK UNIT AND ARM MODULE HAVING THE SAME - An arm module having a structure capable of precisely moving each link unit while flexibly moving with sufficient stiffness includes a plurality of link units each having a ring shape, a plurality of joint units each disposed in a middle portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of link units to connect the plurality of link units, wherein the plurality of link units includes a first link unit, a second link unit disposed while being rotated with respect to the first link unit, the second link unit linked at an upper side of the first link unit while passing through a middle portion of the first link unit, and a third link unit disposed while being rotated with respect to the second link unit, the third link unit linked at an upper side of the second link unit while passing through a middle portion of the second link unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213171 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS - A substrate transfer apparatus has a plurality of arms which rotate on different shafts. A first driver rotates the first arm, a second driver rotates a second arm coupled to the first arm, a third driver rotates a third arm coupled to the second arm, and a fourth arm rotates with rotation of the third arm and is coupled to the third arm. The drivers control rotation of the arms to perform different operations in transferring the substrate between different processing locations. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213781 | SIDE KEY FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - A side key of a portable terminal includes a coupling portion inserted into a through-hole formed in the portable terminal from an outer side of the portable terminal and at least one pair of hooks formed on an outer surface of the coupling portion, in which the hooks are formed from an elastic material, pass through the through-hole in a compressed form, and are bound by an inner wall of the portable terminal The side key of the portable terminal may be assembled by being forcedly inserted into the through-hole from the exterior of the portable terminal, such that assembly thereof is easy to perform and the inner space of the portable terminal may be efficiently used. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213910 | BOAT FOR LOADING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES - Provided is a boat for loading semiconductor substrates that includes a top plate and a bottom plate separated from each other, a rod extending from the bottom plate to the top plate and disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate, a plurality of buffer plates disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate and separated from each other by a first distance along a lengthwise direction of the rod, and a support provided between a first buffer plate and a second buffer plate which neighbor each other and supporting a loaded semiconductor substrate. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214121 | POSITION DETECTOR AND AUTOFOCUS CONTROL APPARATUS - An autofocus control apparatus includes a beam splitter, a condenser lens and a detector. The beam splitter directs light beams from a light source toward a sample and passes light beams reflected from the sample to the condenser lens. The condenser lens condenses the light beams, and the detector detects a focal point deviation of the sample relative to a focal point of the condenser lens. The focal point deviation is detected based on an intersection of a focal line passing through different focal points of the condenser lens and a light receiving plane configured to receive the light beams passing through the condenser lens. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIGHT - An optical system includes a first light source to radiate light in a first wavelength band, a reflector to reflect light from the first light source, a second light source to radiate light in a second wavelength band, and a reflector reflect the second light source. The fourth reflector is set at a first position to allow light from the first light source to each the condenser lens and set to a second position to allow light from the second light source to reach the condenser lens. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214250 | NITRIDE BASED SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device. The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device comprises an n-type clad layer made of n-type Al | 08-22-2013 |
20130214308 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING MODULE, AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, a semiconductor laminate having a base semiconductor layer, a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer sequentially formed on the substrate and divided by an isolation region to provide a plurality of light emitting cells, an intermediate separation layer interposed between the base semiconductor layer and the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a plurality of first and second electrodes connected to the first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers, respectively, of the plurality of light emitting cells, and a wiring unit connecting the first and second electrodes of different light emitting cells. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214312 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, includes forming a conductive film on a surface of a semiconductor light emitting element. Phosphor particles are charged by mixing phosphor particles with an electrolyte having a metallic salt dissolved therein. The semiconductor light emitting element having the conductive film formed thereon is immersed in the electrolyte having the charged phosphor particles. A phosphor layer on the conductive film is formed by electrophoresing the phosphor particles. The conductive film is removed using wet etching. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214317 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a nitride semiconductor light emitting device including: a light emitting structure having n-type and p-type nitride semiconductor layers and an active layer formed therebetween; n-type and p-type electrodes electrically connected to the n-type and p-type nitride semiconductors, respectively; and an n-type ohmic contact layer formed between the n-type nitride semiconductor layer and the n-type electrode and having a first layer formed of a material containing In and a second layer formed on the first layer and formed of a material containing W. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214396 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES - A semiconductor package includes a first package including a first wiring board and at least one first semiconductor chip mounted on the first wiring board, a second package stacked on the first package. The second package includes a second wiring board and at least one second semiconductor chip mounted on the second wiring board. The semiconductor package further includes at least one connection terminal connecting a plurality of signal lines of the first and second wiring boards, respectively, with each other. The semiconductor package further includes at least one ground terminal connecting a plurality of ground lines of the first and second wiring boards, respectively, with each other, and includes a side surface, and a shielding member covering a top surface and a side surface of a structure including the first and second packages and the shielding member is disposed on the at least one ground terminal. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214413 | CONDUCTIVE LINE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Conductive line structures, and methods of forming the same, include first and second pattern structures, insulation layer patterns and an insulating interlayer. The first pattern structure includes a conductive line pattern and a hard mask stacked, and extends in a first direction. The second pattern structure includes a second conductive line pattern and another hard mask stacked, and at least a portion of the pattern structure extends in the first direction. The insulation layer patterns contact end portions of the pattern structures. The first pattern structure and an insulation layer pattern form a closed curve shape in plan view, and the second pattern structure and another insulation layer pattern form another closed curve shape in plan view. The insulating interlayer covers upper portions of the pattern structures and the insulation layer patterns, an air gap between the pattern structures, and another air gap between the insulation layer patterns. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214734 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS CHARGING - An apparatus and a method for wireless charging are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a wireless power supply apparatus search signal, receiving a wireless power supply apparatus search response signal and recognizing multiple apparatuses for wirelessly supplying power, sending a request for wirelessly supplying power to a first apparatus, sending a request for cooperative charging to a second apparatus, and receiving first and second power from the first and the second apparatuses, respectively, and performing wireless charging according to reception of a cooperative charging permission signal from the second apparatus for wirelessly supplying power. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214735 | WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wireless charging apparatus and method are provided. The method includes transmitting a power supplying device search signal by a wireless power receiving device; recognizing a plurality of power supplying devices by receiving power supplying device search response signals; sending a power supply request to a first power supplying device among the plurality of power supplying devices; sending a power supply request to a second power supplying device upon receiving a charging rejection signal from the first power supplying device; and performing wireless charging by receiving power from the second power supplying device upon receiving a charging permission signal from the second power supplying device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214812 | IMPEDANCE TUNING CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - An impedance tuning circuit includes a calibration unit and a post-processing unit. The calibration unit generates an initial pull-up code and an initial pull-down code by performing a calibration operation using an external resistor during an initial impedance tuning operation. The post-processing unit outputs the initial pull-up code and the initial pull-down code as a final pull-up code and a final pull-down code during the initial impedance tuning operation, and generates the final pull-up code and the final pull-down code by using the initial pull-up code and the initial pull-down code during a subsequent impedance tuning operation. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214843 | BUFFER CIRCUIT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A buffer circuit is provided which is insensitive to a duty distortion regardless of the change of operation environment. The buffer circuit includes a current mode logic buffer and a differential-to-single-ended converter. The differential-to-single-ended converter receives first and second differential output signals to generate a single ended output signal and is configured so that an internal control node of the differential-to-single-ended converter is controlled in a negative feedback method to maintain a constant duty ratio of the single ended output signal regardless of the change of operation environment. According to some embodiments, a duty distortion of the single ended output signal due to the change of operation environment such as a process, a voltage, a temperature, etc. is reduced or minimized and thereby performance of the buffer circuit is improved and operation reliability is improved. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214967 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION POSITIONING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A positioning method and apparatus of an electronic device which comprises a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) or Global Positioning System (GPS), and an Inertial Navigation System (INS), includes receiving a satellite signal through the GNSS. A location of the electronic device and a reliability of location information of the electronic device is determined based on the satellite signal provided by the GNSS using at least one of satellite information of the satellite signal and location information based on the determined location of the electronic device. An operational level of the INS is determined using the reliability of the location information of the electronic device; and compensating the location of the electronic device by operating the INS according to the determined operational level of the INS. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215013 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF GENERATING CONTENT THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal and method thereof capable of generating content data according to a synchronization scheme suitable for a mobile environment are provided, which allow a user to simply create and share content. The method includes receiving a user input or selection instruction for a plurality of content; determining whether there is sound data among the plurality of content; and if there is sound data, generating content data by synchronizing first content to be displayed while the sound data is played among the plurality of content to first segment data. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215054 | METHOD OF SELECTIVELY OPERATING A ROTATING FUNCTION AND PORTABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of selectively operating a rotation function of an electronic device permits selective rotation of a display screen rotation function such that a terminal operation according to a user request may be supported while processing a user function may be performed based on the rotation function as needed. The method includes a receiving step of receiving a request to activate a specific user function, an application determination step of determining whether the rotation function applies to the specific user function of which activation is requested, a direction determining step of determining a rotation direction of a terminal when the specific user function is set to be applied with the rotation function, and an applying step of applying the rotation function to the specific user function according to the rotation direction of the terminal. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215059 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN OBJECT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN - An apparatus and method control an object in an electronic device with a touch screen. The method edits an object and includes selecting at least one of a plurality of objects for editing based on touch information and, when an editing event occurs, performing the editing for the selected at least one of the objects. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215087 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING TOUCH MISRECOGNITION, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for preventing a touch misrecognition includes counting a total number of touch detection values of a touch panel which is greater than or equal to a first threshold value; comparing the total number of touch detection values with a second threshold value; and when the total number of the touch detection values is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, determining that bending of the touch panel has occurred. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215145 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: a display unit which is configured to display a manual information image of the display apparatus; a storage unit which stores pieces of manual information in correspondence to information of user levels of the display apparatus; and a controller which determines a user level based on the stored user level information upon occurrence of an event for displaying the manual information image, and displays the manual information image formed by at least one of the pieces of the manual information stored in the storage unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215151 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE FILES - An apparatus and method for encoding an image file is provided. The method includes generating an animation object according to a user input; generating animation data including the animation object; generating image data that is reproducible independently from the animation data; generating an integrated image file, which includes the image data and the animation data; and storing the generated integrated image file in a memory. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215225 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS - A display apparatus and a method for adjusting a 3D effect of the display apparatus are disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a display unit; a receiver which receives a three-dimensional (3D) video signal including a left-eye video signal and a right-eye video signal; a disparity information calculator which calculates disparity information; a depth information calculator which calculates first depth information of the 3D video signal and photographing information of a 3D image photographing device; a 3D image converter which generates a first depth map and displays the first depth map; and a user interface (UI) generator which generates and displays a menu button for adjusting the first depth information, the 3D image converter generating a second depth map in response to a user's selection input through the menu button, and displaying the second depth. With the intention of a 3D image producer to adjust the 3D effect. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215283 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING USER'S HAND TREMOR IN IMAGING DEVICE - A method for correcting a user's tremor of an imaging device includes determining intensities of tremors of a plurality of temporary images, comparing the intensities of tremors with a reference value, and selecting a temporary image having an tremor intensity equal to or less than the reference value from the plurality of temporary images. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215291 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHOOTING MOVING PICTURE IN CAMERA DEVICE - A method of shooting a moving picture in a camera device includes acquiring a frame image for each frame from a camera upon shooting a moving picture. The method also includes dividing and generating the acquired image to a display image and a compression image to transmit one frame, and configuring the compression image as a motion vector of a frame corresponding to a reference frame image or a compression image of a reference frame image. The method further includes displaying the display image and restoring and compressing the compression image to a moving picture, and storing the compressed moving picture. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215293 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE INCLUDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE - Provided is an apparatus and a method for generating an image including multiple people, in which images are photographed, face images are detected from each of the photographed images, a face score for each of the face images detected from the photographed images is calculated, it is determined whether each of the face scores calculated for each of the face images is at least equal to a predetermined threshold, and each of face images having a highest face score for each of the face images is synthesized, to output the synthesized image as a final image, in order to generate a most satisfactory photographed image for a user. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215295 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A FRAME IMAGE OF A CAMERA - A method of processing an image of a portable terminal, the portable terminal comprising an image signal processor (ISP) and an application processor (AP) includes: acquiring, at the ISP, an image from a camera unit of the portable terminal for each frame of a plurality of frames during an operation of the camera; generating, at the ISP, a display image and a compression image by processing the acquired image; transmitting the display image generated by the ISP for each frame and the compression image at a preset frame interval; and displaying, at the AP, the acquired display image and buffering, at the AP, the compression image. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215307 | CDS CIRCUIT, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - A correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit includes a correction circuit configured to receive an input pixel signal through a first node via a column line, correct the input pixel signal, and output the corrected pixel signal through a second node; and a comparator including first and second input terminals, the first input terminal being connected to the second node and being configured to receive the corrected pixel signal, and the second input terminal configured to receive a ramp signal, the comparator being configured to compare the corrected pixel signal with the ramp signal and output a comparison signal indicating a result of the comparing, wherein the correction circuit includes, a first capacitor connected between the first and second nodes, and one or more metal lines disposed adjacent to the first capacitor, and wherein at least one other capacitor is formed by the first capacitor and the metal line. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215323 | WINDOW FOR PREVENTING CAMERA DISTORTION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A window of an electronic device includes a shooting region at a position corresponding to a camera lens assembly. The window includes a front surface, a rear surface, and an inclined surface. The front surface includes the shooting region and is formed in a curved shape. An inclined surface is disposed to have a slope corresponding to a curvature of the front surface in at least a portion of the rear surface corresponding to the shooting region. Therefore, deterioration of image capture quality such as distortion by the camera lens assembly and internal reflection is effectively prevented by the inclined surface. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215483 | PLASMONIC MODULATOR AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A plasmonic modulator and an optical apparatus including the same are provided. The plasmonic modulator includes a first metal layer, and a second metal layer facing the first metal layer. The plasmonic modulator further includes a refractive index varying layer disposed between the first and second metal layers and including a varying refractive index, and an insulating nitride layer disposed between the refractive index varying layer and the first metal layer. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215645 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, BACKLIGHT UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light guide plate, a backlight unit including the light guide plate, a display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the light guide plate, the light guide plate including: a first body with a first light entry surface through which light enters; a second body with a light exit surface through which the incident light exits the first body; and a quantum dot layer disposed between the first body and the second body with a quantum dot which converts a wavelength of the light incident through the light entry surface and is. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215662 | ANTI-FUSE CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A memory device includes an anti-fuse cell array including a plurality of anti-fuse cells. Each anti-fuse cell includes a first cell transistor connected to a common node, a second cell transistor connected to the common node, and an access transistor connected to the common node. The first cell transistor is configured to store data and the second cell transistor is configured to store data when the first cell transistor has defect data. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215666 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD OF OPERATION - A method of operating a variable resistance memory device comprises determining a level of an access voltage based on a number of rows or columns of a cell array, and supplying the access voltage having the determined level to the cell array. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215696 | ANTI-FUSE CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF TESTING INTERNAL CIRCUIT BLOCK THEREOF - A method of testing an internal circuit block of anti-fuse circuit and a circuit for detecting a defect in the operation of the internal circuit block such as a defect in a sensing part or in a transfer part thereof. Forming a sensing part testing path in a sensing part connected to an output terminal of anti-fuse array; obtaining a sensing output signal through a sense amplifier in the sensing part by applying a test signal through the sensing part testing path while the anti-fuses in the anti-fuse array are not ruptured; detecting defects in the sensing part by comparing the sensing output signal with a reference data corresponding to the test signal. Defectively operating chips may be effectively repaired by adjusting control terminals within a specific control range upon detection of a defect of internal circuit block. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215819 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING A CONTROL CHANNEL RESOURCE OF A RELAY NODE IN A BACKHAUL SUBFRAME - A method and apparatus for allocating control channels of a relay is provided. The method includes generating resource block assignment information related to resource blocks allocated to the relay; transmitting resource information comprising the resource block assignment information; and transmitting a control channel according to the resource information. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215827 | VOIP PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An improved VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) processing method and apparatus reduce the processing delay of a mobile terminal in the mobile communication system. The VoIP processing apparatus includes a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive a VoIP packet, and an audio processing unit configured to process audio signals. The apparatus also includes a voice engine configured to determine, when VoIP packet processing is requested, whether a dedicated voice path for processing the VoIP packet exists and control, when the dedicated voice path exists, to process voice signal input/output using a dedicated VoIP processing interface for processing the VoIP packet. The VoIP processing method and apparatus are capable of reducing voice delay by improving the audio paths between VoIP applications and terminal platform. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215842 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELS TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - An antenna port for an extended Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH) transmission is determined based on at least an identifier for a leading extended Control Channel Element (eCCE) within the ePDCCH and an identifier for a user equipment (UE) to receive the ePDCCH transmission, and based on whether the ePDCCH transmission is localized or distributed. The determined antenna port is a DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) port to which the UE is assigned. Symbols are mapped in sequence to resource elements (REs) and transmitted via the determined antenna port to the UE. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING CONTROL CHANNELS FOR BEAMFORMING-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Provided is a method and apparatus for operating a control channel in a beamforming-based wireless communication system. The provided method includes acquiring information indicating a best Base Station (BS) receive beam for Uplink (UL) communication; determining a control channel region for UL control channels in a UL interval considering the best BS receive beam, the control channel region being a predetermined region that is mapped to the best BS receive beam; and exchanging information about the control channel between a BS and a Mobile Station (MS) through the control channel region. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215845 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of transmitting a reference signal in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes determining at least three scrambling variables comprising a first scrambling variable, a second scrambling variable, and a third scrambling variable, wherein the first scrambling variable, the second scrambling variable, and the third scrambling variable are different from each other, determining whether a demodulation reference signal is for more than or equal to 3-layer transmission, generating, if the demodulation reference signal is for more than or equal to 3-layer transmission, the demodulation reference signal sequence using the third scrambling variable and transmitting the demodulation reference signal sequence through a corresponding antenna port. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216155 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING, RECEIVING AND PLAYING MULTIVIEW IMAGES, AND RELATED MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and a system for creating, receiving and playing multi-view images are provided, and a related mobile communication device is also provided. A service server in the system receives images collected by the devices and encodes the received images based at least partly on redundancy of the images. The service server converts the received images into the multi-view images and sends them to a client terminal. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEEKING A FRAME IN MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS - A multimedia content frame seeking method and apparatus is provided. The multimedia content frame seeking method may include setting a candidate position for a target frame, the target frame corresponding to a target time, according to an average bitrate of an average bitrate calculation section that is set with respect to frames in the multimedia content, adjusting the candidate position by progressively decreasing a size of the average bitrate calculation section based on the candidate position, and determining the target frame to be a frame having a start time that differs from the target time by a difference within a predetermined allowable range of error, wherein the target frame is determined from among frames of which starting points are closest to candidate positions. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216233 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A visible light communication method and terminal are provided for communicating with a visible light coordinator which discriminates between at least one communication area cell that includes at least one light source and a boundary area positioned between the communication area cell and another communication area cell adjacent to the communication cell area, and which provides time division visible light communication. Data of the visible light communication terminal is received from the visible light coordinator using a first time slot in a first communication area cell determined according to a position of the visible light communication terminal. The visible light coordinator is communicated with using a second time slot assigned from the visible light coordinator, when the visible light communication terminal is located in a boundary area of the first communication area cell. The second time slot has not been assigned to the visible light communication terminal. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216249 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING CHARGE VOLTAGE TO ORGANIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR DRUM - Provided is an apparatus and method for supplying a charge voltage to an organic photoconductor (OPC) drum. The apparatus includes a storage unit for storing first service life information of the OPC drum according to a first supplying method, and second service life information of the OPC drum according to a second supplying method, a sensor unit for measuring information about conditions surrounding the apparatus, a control unit for selecting one of the first and second supplying methods according to the measured information and determining a charge voltage corresponding to the service life information according to the selected method, and a voltage supplying unit using the selected method to supply the determined charge voltage to the OPC drum. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216336 | AUTOMATIC CARRIER TRANSFER FOR TRANSFERRING A SUBSTRATE CARRIER IN A SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING POST-PROCESS AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING THE SUBSTRATE CARRIER USING THE SAME - A carrier transfer for automatically transferring a substrate carrier includes a gripper detachably coupled to the substrate carrier, the substrate carrier including a plurality of substrates and at least one open gate through which the plurality of substrates are loaded into or unloaded from the substrate carrier. The gripper includes a gate blocking unit secured to the gripper and configured to shift to a blocking position, the blocking position being a position of the gate blocking unit that partially blocks the gate to prevent the plurality of substrates from being separated from the substrate carrier during the automatic transferring of the substrate carrier. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216708 | PRECURSOR EVAPORATORS AND METHODS OF FORMING LAYERS USING THE SAME - An evaporator includes a main body, an evaporation space therein, a precursor inlet through which a precursor is provided into a portion of the first evaporation space, a carrier gas inlet through which a carrier gas is provided thereinto, and an outlet through which the precursor is emitted. The evaporation space includes a first evaporation space and a second evaporation space in communication therewith. The first evaporation space has a conical shape portion and the second evaporation space has a cylindrical shape portion. The portion of the first evaporation space into which the precursor is provided corresponds to an apex of the conical shape portion. The carrier gas inlet penetrates the main body in a substantially tangential direction with respect to a sidewall of the first evaporation space at the conical shape portion. The outlet is in fluid communication with an end portion of the second evaporation space. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216934 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING ELECTRODE CATALYST - An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst including a first catalyst that exhibits hydrophilicity, the first catalyst including pores, wherein at least 50 volume percent of the pores have an average diameter of about 100 nanometers or less; a method of preparing the electrode catalyst; and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and a fuel cell that include the electrolyte catalyst. The electrode catalyst for a fuel cell rapidly controls the migration of phosphoric acid at an initial stage of operation of an MEA, thereby securing a path for the migration of a conductor and a path for the diffusion of a fuel, and thus, an activation time of the MEA is shortened. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217086 | MODIFIED MICROORGANISM FOR PRODUCTION OF 1,4-BUTANEDIOL - A modified microorganism for production of 1,4-butanediol, an expression vector, and a method of producing 1,4-butanediol using the modified microorganism are provided. The method can be useful in producing 1,4-butanediol using a biological production process. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217203 | CAPACITOR, METHOD OF FORMING A CAPACITOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A capacitor in a semiconductor memory device comprises a lower electrode on a substrate that is formed of a conductive metal oxide having a rutile crystalline structure, a titanium oxide dielectric layer on the lower electrode that has a rutile crystalline structure and includes impurities for reducing a leakage current, and an upper electrode on the titanium oxide dielectric layer. A method of forming a capacitor in a semiconductor device comprise steps of forming a lower electrode on a substrate that includes a conductive metal oxide having a rutile crystalline structure, forming a titanium oxide dielectric layer on the lower electrode that has a rutile crystalline structure and impurities for reducing a leakage current, and forming an upper electrode on the titanium oxide dielectric layer. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217324 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA DATA BY USING NFC - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving multimedia data by using NFC. Communication setup information used to perform short-range communication is delivered from an apparatus for transmitting the multimedia information to an apparatus for receiving multimedia data through the NFC in order to transmit and receive the multimedia data. The apparatus for transmitting the multimedia data connects to the apparatus for receiving the multimedia data through the short-range communication. A group owner that plays a leading role in the transmission and reception of the multimedia data is set through the connected short-range communication. Address information of the apparatus for receiving the multimedia data is acquired. Data is transmitted to and received from the apparatus for receiving the multimedia data by using the acquired address information. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217373 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING DUAL SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE CARD - A method of operating a portable terminal having a dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is provided. The method includes displaying a message regarding whether to set a dual SIM active function, selecting an area included in the message, and confirming a setting of the dual SIM active function upon the selection of the area included in the message. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of transmitting/receiving signals at a terminal in a communication system is provided. The method includes determining at least one first reception path with a lowest path loss from among first reception paths that receive a first reference signal from a base station, receiving a second reference signal through second paths set up based on the at least one first reception path, and transmitting an uplink access signal with a second uplink transmitting beam that corresponds to a second downlink receiving beam corresponding to a second path having a lowest path loss. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING LOCATION OF WIRELESS ACCESS POINT - A wireless access point location positioning method and terminal operation method for floor information update. A method includes a terminal acquiring absolute location information, and transmitting surrounding Access Point (AP) signal information of an absolute location, together with the absolute location information, to a location server. The location server includes receiving surrounding AP signal information of the absolute location and associated atmospheric pressure information thereof, together with the absolute location information, from a terminal, determining locations of APs based on the received absolute location information and the surrounding AP signal information of the absolute location, and updating a related AP location using the determined locations of the APs. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217448 | DESKTOP-TYPE UNIVERSAL DOCK - A universal dock for a mobile phone is provided. The universal dock includes a base supporter, a universal cradle coupled to the base supporter and adapted to cradle mobile phones of various sizes or types, and a connector rotatably mounted on the universal cradle. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218014 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - A method of generating an ultrasound image includes transmitting an ultrasound signal to a predetermined point included in an object and receiving at least three response signals reflected from the predetermined point; extracting a plurality of response signal pairs by combining the received at least three response signals two-by-two; obtaining a plurality of pieces of prediction vector information, each of the pieces of prediction vector information indicating a prediction velocity magnitude and a prediction velocity direction of the predetermined point, based on reception angles and Doppler frequencies of the response signals included in the plurality of response signal pairs; and determining vector information indicating a velocity magnitude and a velocity direction of the predetermined point, based on the plurality of pieces of prediction vector information. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING DESTINATION IN NAVIGATION TERMINAL - A method and apparatus are provided for setting a destination in a mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal receives a message including location information from an external device. The mobile terminal obtains the location information from the message. Position coordinates corresponding to the location information are set as position coordinates of a destination related to a route | 08-22-2013 |
20130218952 | DOCUMENT RESTORATION METHOD BY CONVERGED ADDRESS BOOK SERVER AND CONVERGED ADDRESS BOOK CLIENT TERMINAL FOR THE DOCUMENT RESTORATION METHOD - Provided is a document restoration apparatus and method based on a Converged Address Book (CAB) service, which includes acquiring document change information from a CAB document management server in response to a document restoration request by a client, determining a restoration target document based on the acquired document change information, and restoring a deleted document in the CAB document management server by providing the document restoration request for the determined restoration target document to the CAB document management server. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently manage information relating to a deleted address without a separate auxiliary repository in a CAB server and at the same time, to easily restore an address. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218971 | CLOUD PLATFORM NOTIFICATION - Providing updates for event notifications comprises identifying a first event. The first event is associated with one or more knowledge sources. Updates related to the first event based on the one or more knowledge sources are obtained. Related updates having an impact on the first event are determined. An electronic device is notified with the related updates having an impact on the first event. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218997 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MESSAGE SERVICE IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method implement a messenger service in an electronic device. The method operates in a server of a wireless communication system and includes detecting a search word from a message received from at least one electronic device, determining supplementary information dependent on the search word detected from the message received from the at least one electronic device, and transmitting the message and the supplementary information to at least one electronic device providing a supplementary service among the at least one electronic device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219072 | SCREEN MIRRORING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A screen mirroring method of a source device is provided, including determining whether a reproduction operation of media content is requested while a screen mirroring operation is performed, when the reproduction operation of the media content is requested, streaming the media content to a sink device and stopping the reproduction operation of the media content. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219109 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND PROGRAM METHOD THEREOF - A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory device having a first data area storing M-bit data using a buffer program operation and a second data area storing N-bit data (N being an integer larger than M) using a main program operation and a memory controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device. When a main program operation using data stored at the first and second data areas is required, the memory controller calculates values indicating a performance of the required main program operation to be executed according to a plurality of main program manners, selects one of the plurality of main program manners based on the calculated values, and controls the nonvolatile memory device to perform the required main program operation according to the selected main program manner. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219123 | MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR SHARING L1 CACHE - A multi-core processor comprises a level 1 (L1) cache and two independent processor cores each sharing the L1 cache. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219177 | SECURE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A secure data processing device is provided. The device includes a main Operating System (OS), a plurality of main processes which are executed under control of the main OS and which are associated with each other, a secure OS which is simultaneously operated with the main OS, and at least one secure process which is executed under control of the secure OS and which corresponds to at least one of the plurality of main processes. If at least one of the plurality of main processes is in an abnormal operation state, an operation of the least one secure process is interrupted and initialized according to a request of the main OS. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219188 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and a method for outputting contents where an Output Protection Level (OPL) has been set to an extension device in an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a secure processor for decrypting and decoding contents where a right to use the contents has been set using a secure Operating System (OS). When receiving an external output request for contents whose external output is not allowed, the secure processor stops generating of decoded data transmitted to an extension device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219192 | CONTENTS SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A contents security apparatus for preventing Standard Definition (SD) contents which are protected targets of a level which is relatively lower than that of High Definition (HD) contents from being processed through a trust zone of a processor thereof and a method thereof are provided. The contents security apparatus includes a processor for operating a first Operating System (OS) and for storing authentication information of at least one or more contents and a second OS for limiting access to the first OS, wherein the first OS decrypts and processes contents with a high security level and wherein the second OS decrypts and processes contents with a low security level. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219208 | METHOD OF CORRECTING A DUTY RATIO OF A DATA STROBE SIGNAL - A method of correcting a duty ratio of a data strobe signal is provided. By the method, a duty ratio of a data strobe signal output from a semiconductor memory device is detected and a duty ratio of a clock signal input to the semiconductor memory device is adjusted based on the duty ratio of the data strobe signal. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219240 | DATA PACKET TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus are provided for recovering data efficiently even when data loss has occurred over a channel or network. The packet transmission method includes arranging a first transmission packet in a source symbol in a first region of a source block; arranging a second transmission packet in a space starting with an empty space of a last source symbol where the first transmission packet is arranged, remaining after arranging the first transmission packet; arranging information related to the second transmission packet in a second region of the source block; performing Forward Error Correction (FEC) encoding on the source block; and transmitting the encoded source block. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219275 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE SERVICE IN A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for providing a User Interface (UI) service in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes receiving, from a UI server, a widget composed of a main part for handling display and a sub part for handling input; displaying information output from the main part of the widget; transmitting the sub part of the widget to a UI client device; receiving, from the UI client device, data input in the sub part of the widget; and controlling the main part of the widget according to the input data. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219283 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The display apparatus includes: a display device; an image processor which processes an image to display the image on the display device; a communication unit which communicates with at least one first external device in which content data are stored and at least one second external device in which an application is installed to process the content data; and a controller which controls the image processor to communicate with the first and second external devices and display a user interface (UI) image corresponding to the content data and the application on the display device, and controls the processing operation of the application with respect to the content data through the UI image. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA BY USING WIDGET WINDOW - A system and method of transmitting data by using a widget window are provided. A method of transmitting, by a first device, a file by using a widget window includes selecting a file stored in the first device, and moving the file to the widget window, when the file is moved to the widget window, displaying a device selection list, and, when at least one device is selected from the device selection list, providing the file to the selected device, wherein the file is provided to the selected device via a second device that is connected with the first device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219309 | TASK PERFORMING METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A task performing method, system, and computer readable recording medium for easily performing a task that corresponds to an event created in a device or in an external device connected to the device are provided. The method includes displaying a user interface screen on the device, the user interface screen including at least one piece of card interface information based on an event created in at least one external device connected to the device or created in the device; and performing a task in the device that corresponds to an input signal based on the displayed user interface screen including the at least one piece of card interface information. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219310 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOCK FUNCTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for controlling a lock function in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes one or more processors, a display unit for displaying a positional change of an object and an image set including a plurality of objects including the object, and a memory including one or more modules configured to be executed by the one or more processor, including module for displaying the image set, for changing a position of an object of the plurality of objects selected according to a user input, and for controlling the lock function if the selected object is combined with or separated from another object of the plurality of objects according to the positional change. At least one of the selected object and the other object includes a variable area which indicates an extent of the positional change of the selected object or the other object. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219319 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUPING APPLICATION PROGRAM FOLDERS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method for grouping application program folders in an electronic device is provided. A first folder grouping type is initially determined. Application programs are grouped within at least one first application program folder according to the first folder grouping type, and the at least one first folder is displayed. In response to the detection of a folder type change event, a second folder grouping type is determined. Application programs are grouped and displayed within at least one second folder according to the second folder grouping type. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219349 | METHOD FOR PROCESS PROXIMITY CORRECTION - A method for process proximity correction may include obtaining a point spread function (PSF) from test patterns, the test patterns including an etching process performed thereon, generating a target layout with polygonal patterns, dividing the target layout into grid cells, generating a density map including long-range layout densities, each of the long-range layout densities being obtained from the polygonal patterns located within a corresponding one of the grid cells, performing a convolution of the long-range layout densities with the PSF to obtain long-range etch skews for the grid cells, and generating an etch bias model including short-range etch skews and the long-range etch skews, each of the short-range etch skews being obtained from a neighboring region of a target pattern selected from the polygonal patterns in each of the grid cells. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219507 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING DIGITAL CONTENT USING DEVICE AUTHENTICATION - A user device may strengthen the protection level of a digital content by dividing the security and normal modes and performing an operation. In order to further strengthen the protection level of the digital content, the user device may determine whether the main operating system is hacked or not, and blocks the operation in the secure mode. Otherwise, the device authorization information indicating the device security level of the user device is authorized by the content service server, and the user device blocks the operation in the secure mode according to the result. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING CONTENT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING SECURE EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT - A method and an apparatus for supporting internal and external outputs by synchronizing a user interface such as caption with a protected image in a portable terminal supporting a secure execution environment are provided. The method includes detecting the output of the content, managing the output of the content in a secure area according to a type of the content, providing a user interface with respect to the content in a general area, synchronizing the user interface with the content, and composing and outputting the content and the user interface. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY FIXING TRANSFORMED PART OF CONTENT - Provided are a method and apparatus for effectively fixing scrambled content. The method includes checking fixing information for a program map table (PMT) packet of packets constituting the content, the fixing information being used to fix a transformed part of the content; extracting location information of a next PMT packet containing fixing data for fixing the transformed part of the content from the fixing information of the PMT packet; and fixing the transformed part of the content by using the fixing data in the next PMT packet indicated by the extracted location information. Accordingly, it is possible to easily detect a location of the content, which stores the fixing information, thereby expediting fixing of the transformed content. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219510 | DRM/CAS SERVICE DEVICE AND METHOD USING SECURITY CONTEXT - A DRM/CAS service device is provided. The device includes a registration service server that authenticates a device and an STP of the device and generates a device-based context according to a registration request and a DRM/CAS service request from the device; a DRM/CAS service server that receives the device-based context and generates DRM/CAS security contexts; and a DRM/CAS SW service server that receives the DRM/CAS security contexts, generates the DRM/CAS software package including the DRM/CAS security contexts and DRM/CAS software, and enables the DRM/CAS software package to be provided for the device. The DRM/CAS service device reduces the amount of processing and simplifies the process by installing and using content and service protection software, that is, DRM/CAS software by using a security context. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219951 | REFRIGERATOR - A structure of a suction pipe provided with a capillary tube having a spiral shape being inserted into an inside thereof, capable of easily fixing the capillary tube to the suction pipe, and a refrigerator having the same, the refrigerator including a suction pipe, and a capillary tube having a spiral portion being inserted into the inside the suction pipe, the suction pipe including a first wall making contact with the spiral portion, a second wall making contact with the spiral portion while facing the first wall, and a connecting wall configured to connect the first wall to the second wall while being spaced apart from the spiral portion. | 08-29-2013 |
20130220959 | HOIST APPARATUS AND HOIST SYSTEM THEREOF - A hoist apparatus including a traveling unit that travels from one place to another, an elevating unit installed in the traveling unit to be lifted up and lowered down from the traveling unit, a grip device which is installed in the elevating unit and selectively grips a stumbling projection formed at one side of an accommodating container accommodating an object, and a separation preventing apparatus which is connected to the elevating unit and selectively closes an open inlet of the accommodating container so that the object accommodated in the accommodating container is not separated from the accommodating container. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221071 | CAPILLARY EXCHANGE SYSTEM OF SEMICONDUCTOR WIRE BONDING - A capillary exchange system of a semiconductor wire bonding includes a wire bond unit having a chuck that includes a holding portion for holding a capillary for semiconductor wire bonding, a holding release guide unit for mechanically acting on the chuck of the wire bond unit to allow the capillary to be held by the holding portion or released from the holding portion, and a capillary exchange unit for separating the capillary from the chuck of the wire bond unit and installing a new capillary in the chuck in cooperation with the holding release guide unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221383 | TRANSPARENT LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEROF - A light emitting diode (LED) package and a method of fabricating an LED package are provided. The LED package can include a transparent substrate and an LED arranged on the transparent substrate. A reflective layer and/or a polarizing layer can also be included. The LED may be disposed on one surface of the transparent substrate with the reflective layer and/or polarizing layer formed on an opposing surface of the transparent substrate. The fabrication method may include forming an LED on one surface of a transparent substrate by mounting a flip-chip on the transparent substrate or vapor-depositing the LED directly on the transparent substrate. A multi-package stacked structure can also be provided wherein a plurality of LED packages are stacked together unidirectionally or bidirectionally, with or without a reflective layer and/or a polarizing layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221398 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a conductive substrate, a light emitting structure, a first contact layer, a conductive via and a current interruption region. The light emitting structure is disposed on the conductive substrate and includes a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer. The first contact layer is disposed between the conductive substrate and the first conductive semiconductor layer. The conductive via is disposed to extend from the conductive substrate to be connected to the second conductive semiconductor layer. The current interruption region is disposed in a region adjacent to the conductive via in the light emitting structure. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221410 | UNIT PIXEL OF IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A unit pixel of an image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion region, an isolation region, a floating diffusion region and a transfer gate. The photoelectric conversion region is formed in a semiconductor substrate. The isolation region surrounds the photoelectric conversion region, extends substantially vertically with respect to a first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and crosses the incident side of the photoelectric conversion region so as to block leakage light and diffusion carriers. The floating diffusion region is disposed in the semiconductor substrate above the photoelectric conversion region. The transfer gate is disposed adjacent to the photoelectric conversion region and the floating diffusion region, extends substantially vertically with respect to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and transmits the photo-charges from the photoelectric conversion region to the floating diffusion region. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221485 | WIRING BOARDS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULES INCLUDING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a metal core including a first surface and a second surface facing each other and a first portion and a second portion disposed on the first and second surfaces, respectively. The first and second portions each include a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of wiring layers stacked in an alternating manner. At least one capacitor is disposed in at least one interior region. The at least one capacitor includes first and second electrodes. The at least one interior region exposes a portion of the metal core and a portion of at least one of the first and second portions adjacent to the metal core and at least one first via electrically connects one of the wiring layers of the first portion with the first and second electrodes. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221493 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - Semiconductor packages are disclosed. A semiconductor package includes: a first chip that includes a chip region and scribe regions at edges of the chip region, wherein the chip region comprises integrated circuit units and main through substrate vias electrically connected to the integrated circuit units; and a second chip that is bonded onto the first chip. The semiconductor package includes dummy conductive connectors including at least dummy wiring lines, the dummy conductive connectors electrically connected to the main through substrate vias at one end, and not capable of forming an electrical connection at the other end. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221519 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING DUMMY SOLDER BUMPS - A semiconductor device includes a substrate on which integrated circuit units are formed, main solder bumps that are electrically connected to the integrated circuit units on the substrate and dummy solder bumps that are not electrically connected to the integrated circuit units on the substrate. The dummy solder bumps are narrower than wiring patterns immediately below the dummy solder bumps. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221655 | SECURITY PAPER THAT IS DETECTABLE BY METAL DETECTORS - A security paper includes a detectable layer including metal powder, an organosilane, and a water-soluble binder resin. The security paper has high brightness. Accordingly, an image printed on the security paper has excellent qualities. Also, the security paper has a low volatile organic compound (VOC) content. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221806 | NANO-PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nano-piezoelectric generator includes a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one nano-piezoelectric unit, formed of a semiconductor piezoelectric material having a nano-structure, disposed between the first and the second electrodes, and an interlayer, formed of an insulating material, disposed between the first electrode and the at least one nano-piezoelectric unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221912 | WIRELESS CHARGING CONTROL METHOD AND WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for controlling charging of a battery by a wireless power receiving apparatus, using a charging power provided from a wireless power transmission device are provided. The method includes initiating charging of a battery by using a charging power provided by a resonator for wirelessly receiving power; determining whether charging of the battery has been completed; and terminating, when the charging of the battery has been completed, an operation of the resonator. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221914 | WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a method for controlling a wireless power receiver including a charging unit. The method includes receiving wireless power, rectifying the received wireless power and outputting Direct Current (DC) wireless power, and determining whether the voltage of the rectified wireless power is greater than or equal to the allowable voltage of the charging unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY CHARGING MULTIPLE WIRELESS POWER RECEIVERS - A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting wireless power to at least one wireless power receiver. The apparatus includes a communication unit that receives power management information from the at least one wireless power receiver, wherein the power management information includes a power capacity of each of the at least one wireless power receiver; and a controller that analyzes the power management information and determines whether an output capacity of the wireless power transmitter is greater than a total sum of the power capacities of the at least one wireless power receiver. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221933 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER FOR MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus and method of managing power for a mobile device is disclosed, which can prevent an inflow of overcurrent to the device when the device is charged. The apparatus includes a state judgment unit to judge whether a battery of the mobile device is being charged, a voltage level detection unit to detect a voltage level of the battery if the battery is judged as being charged, and a control unit to control a driving of the mobile device in accordance with the detected voltage level. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222192 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal which can be made light, slim, short, and small is provided. The portable terminal includes an antenna mounted to an inner side surface of a body of the portable terminal, and a rear case covering at least a portion of an inner side of the body and having a battery mounting space. The antenna and the rear case are separably coupled to a rear surface of the body to be exposed to outside the rear surface of the body. The portable terminal may include a speaker module provided at an upper end of a body of the portable terminal within the body, a mounting plate mounted to one side of the speaker module within the body, and a microphone holder fixed to one surface of the mounting plate. The portable terminal can be miniaturized by reducing installation widths of parts disposed parallel to a speaker module. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222240 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CURSOR THEREOF - A portable terminal including a touch screen and method for displaying a cursor thereof are provided. The method includes determining whether a capacitance is equal to or greater than a first critical value and is less than a second critical value, if the change of the capacitance is sensed in the touch screen, displaying a cursor in an area where the change of the capacitance is sensed, if the capacitance is equal to or greater than the first critical value and is less than the second critical value, and performing a function corresponding to the area where the cursor is displayed, if the capacitance sensed in the area where the cursor is displayed is equal to or greater than the second critical value. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222243 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCROLLING A SCREEN IN A DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of scrolling a screen in a display apparatus includes initiating a screen-scroll according to a speed of a currently generated flick input when the flick input is generated, comparing a tilt of an axis of a corresponding apparatus with an initial location at a time of generation of the flick input to determine whether a change amount of a change is within a reference value, maintaining a current screen-scroll speed if the change amount deviates from the reference value, and stopping a screen-scroll operation when a scroll stop condition is met. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222253 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING INPUT INFORMATION FROM EXPOSURE - An input device and method for protecting input information from exposure, in which the time of input of information is determined using a tactile output to protect the input information from being exposed. The input device for protecting input information from exposure includes a user-input module for receiving predetermined input information from a user, a control module for setting the information inputted in association with a tactile signal among the input information as user-input information, and a tactile-output-generation module for generating and providing the tactile signal to the user-input module under the control of the control module. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HANDING A TOUCH INPUT IN A TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for operating a portable terminal are provided. The method includes searching for a view including a touch region among two or more views displayed, determining whether a bypass function is set for the searched view, and determining whether to execute a command corresponding to the view according to whether the bypass function is set. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222290 | NOISE SPECTRUM ESTIMATOR AND TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A noise spectrum estimator for a touch panel includes an adaptive impulse response generation unit configured to generate impulse response information by performing an adaptive training operation on noise data, the noise data being generated by sampling a plurality of noise signals received from the touch panel, and an estimation unit configured to generate noise frequency spectrum estimation information associated with the noise data by performing a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the impulse response information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222294 | HYBRID TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A hybrid touch screen device applied to an electric device. The hybrid touch screen device preferably includes a touch panel, a pen touch panel, a display panel, and at least one processor. The touch panel detects an input event by a direct touch. The pen touch panel detects a touch pen input and an input event from an entry into a predetermined detection distance before a touch. The display panel displays a screen according to the touch panel, the pen touch panel, and a user operation. The processor also performs control to execute a relevant function according to an input event inputted to the touch panel and the pen touch panel. The processor also performs control so that an input event of the touch pen and an input event of the touch panel are detected independently of each other. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING CONTENT VIEW IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus that easily locate desired content at a desired point in a content view is achieved by detecting a touch event for adding or changing content in the content view, displaying a candidate group having contents capable of being located at a touch point of the detected touch event, displaying, at the touch point of the detected touch event, content selected from the contents of the candidate group, and displaying the content view in which the selected content is located at the touch point. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222301 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING CONTENTS IN TERMINAL - Provided are a method and apparatus for moving contents on a screen in a terminal which allows a user to scroll in various directions within a contents page larger than a screen. An initial threshold region is established, which surrounds an initial touch point over displayed contents. A drag movement is detected from the initial touch point to a current touch point breaching the initial threshold region. The contents are moved in the direction of the drag movement if the current touch point is outside predetermined X and Y channels. The contents are moved in only the X or Y direction if the current touch point is within the X or Y channel, respectively. Thus, linear scroll of contents can be produced despite an unintentional nonlinear drag movement. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222366 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING BIREFRINGENCE - A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes an image panel having pixel lines; a polarization panel which switches a polarization direction of a ray of light emitted from the image panel; and a lens which passes the ray of light provided from the polarization panel. The lens includes a first lens array which has a first birefringence characteristic, a second lens array which has a second birefringence characteristic different from the first birefringence characteristic, and which is arranged at a location to face the first lens array in an alternating manner, and a liquid crystal portion which has a same birefringence characteristic as either the first birefringence characteristic or the second birefringence characteristic, and which is filled in between the first lens array and the second lens array. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222374 | METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for outputting a 3D image and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The method for outputting a 3D image includes generating a left eye image and a right eye image using an input image, decreasing the resolution of the left eye image and the right eye image by a predetermined positive number of times and outputting the left eye image and the right eye image by increasing an output frequency by the positive number of times. Accordingly, a 60 Hz timing controller which controls a general display apparatus may be used and thus, a flickering effect and a cross-talk effect may be prevented. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222379 | RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A rendering system and method. The rendering system may perform rendering using a rendering context stored in an internal memory. When a rendering context to be used is not available in the internal memory, the rendering system may load the rendering context to be used from an external memory into the internal memory. When an insufficient amount of storage space is available in the internal memory, storage space may be secured by selectively deleting a rendering context from the internal memory, and a requested rendering context stored in the external memory may be loaded into the internal memory. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222400 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, UPGRADE APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus, upgrade apparatus, display system and control method are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a signal input unit; a first image processing unit which processes an input signal input by the signal input unit to output a first output signal; an upgrade apparatus connection unit connected to an upgrade apparatus which includes a second image processing unit; and a first controller which controls at least one of the input signal processed by the first image processing unit and the first output signal to be transmitted to the upgrade apparatus and processed by the second image processing unit if the upgrade apparatus is connected to the upgrade apparatus connection unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222431 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT VIEW DISPLAY IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A content view display method and apparatus allow a user to intuitively use contents regardless of any change of a display mode between a landscape mode and a portrait mode by maintaining an arrangement of the contents even though the display mode is changed. The method for displaying a content view includes simultaneously displaying at least two pages of the content view in the landscape mode, and displaying at least one of the pages of the content view when the display mode of the mobile device is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode. Each page of the content view includes a plurality of panels. Content is located in each of the panels. An arrangement of the panels is maintained regardless of a change of the display mode. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222434 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SCALING VIDEO BASED ON SCREEN SIZE OF DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are an apparatus for processing adaptive video and a method of scaling video, which generate a graphical user interface (GUI) so that a GUI suitable for the screen size of a display device can be displayed according to the screen size of the display device. The apparatus can realize a GUI most suitable for the screen size of an external display device connected to the apparatus by enlarging or reducing the size of the GUI according to the screen size of the external display device, or by changing the arrangement of items arranged on the GUI. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A VIDEO CALL SERVICE - A method and an apparatus perform a video call service. A transmission communication device provides information on a rotation angle of a video call image transmitted during a video call to a reception communication device corresponding to a counterpart of the video call. Then, the reception communication device renders the received video call image by using the information on the rotation angle of the received video call image, and displays a rendered video call image. Accordingly, an image of a counterpart of the video call can be normally provided during the video call. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222520 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION - A method and an apparatus for two-way communication are provided. An edit data recognition method for a device includes establishing a communication channel with a server, recognizing original data displayed on an external screen, recognizing edit data corresponding to data comprising at least one of an addition and a deletion to the original data, and sending the edit data to the server through the communication channel. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222549 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT USING THE METHOD - An image processing unit includes an image compensator that generates and sends a frame rate correction signal to a first image sensing unit or a second image sensing unit if a difference between first timing information and second timing information exceeds a threshold value. The first timing information is frame start information of the first image data corresponding to a first frame output from the first image sensing unit. The second timing information is frame start information of the second image data corresponding to the first frame output from the second image sensing unit. The image compensator corrects the frame rate of the first or second image sensing unit using timing information stored in first and second registers corresponding to the first and second image sensing units, thereby increasing the quality of a three-dimensional (3D) image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222550 | SYNTHESIS SYSTEM OF TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA AND STEREO CAMERA FOR RELIABLE WIDE RANGE DEPTH ACQUISITION AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a synthesis system of a time-of-flight (ToF) camera and a stereo camera for reliable wide range depth acquisition and a method therefor. The synthesis system may estimate an error per pixel of a depth image, may calculate a value of a maximum distance multiple per pixel of the depth image using the error per pixel of the depth image, a left color image, and a right color image, and may generate a reconstructed depth image by conducting phase unwrapping on the depth image using the value of the maximum distance multiple per pixel of the depth image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222618 | OUTPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUT WITHOUT AN OUTPUT DRIVER - An output device for providing output service to a mobile information apparatus without requiring a device specific output driver installed at the mobile information apparatus. The wireless output device may include an operating system, a wireless communication unit for radio frequency communication, a display screen, and a user interlace over the display screen, the output device may include features for installing one or more application software at the output device for expanding the capabilities of the output device, registering the output device with a control point over a network and providing an identification of the output device for enabling one or more mobile information apparatuses to transmit output data to the output device. Subsequent to registering the output device and providing the identification information of the output device, the output device receives output data associated with the identification information from the mobile information apparatus for rendering. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222635 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital photographing apparatus and associated method are provided, the apparatus comprising: a first display unit disposed on a rear surface of the digital photographing apparatus; a second display unit disposed on a front surface of the digital photographing apparatus; and a digital signal processing unit that, when a face is detected in an input image, performs face recognition by comparing the detected face with a registered face, and continuously photographs the input image according to a result of the face recognition. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222640 | MOVING IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING A CAMERA DEVICE - An apparatus and method generate and store metadata in a moving image shooting mode for use in playing and editing the moving image. The moving image processing method of the apparatus equipped with a camera includes acquiring images at every frame period in a moving image shooting mode; generating metadata of the images; encoding the images into the moving image; storing the moving image with the metadata; and displaying a specific metadata selected among the metadata as supplementary functions of the moving image in a moving image playback mode. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222644 | METHOD AND PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR CORRECTING GAZE DIRECTION OF USER IN IMAGE - A method and portable terminal are provided for correcting a gaze direction of a user in an image. A face of the user is detected in the image. Contour points of an eye area are detected in the detected face. The contour points of the detected eye area in the image are changed to contour points that correspond to a gaze direction toward a reference camera. The gaze direction of the user in the image is corrected by transforming the eye area according to the changed contour points. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222690 | DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSCEIVING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DATA RECEIVING METHOD - Disclosed is a data transmitting apparatus, which includes a packet generating unit which generates a metadata packet for multi-channel audio data; and a transmission unit which transmits the generated metadata packet to a receiving apparatus, wherein, the generated metadata packet includes an Audio Channel Allocation Standard Type (ACAT) field which indicates channel allocation standard type information of the multi-channel audio data. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222707 | TELEVISION - A television may include a main body, an additional electronic unit installed at an outside of the main body, at least one port allowing which is configured to connect a connector of a cable for communication with the an additional external electronic unit to the main body be connected thereto; and at least one heat transfer member to receive which is configured to receive and transfer heat transferred from the at least one port. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COLOR REGISTRATION SENSORS - A method and apparatus for controlling registration sensors are provided, in which a transfer unit transfers an electrostatic latent image onto a printing medium, at least one registration sensor senses image alignment errors by irradiating light to the transfer unit to sense reflected light, a sensor data storage unit stores characteristics data of the respective registration sensors, and a sensor control unit controls the registration sensors based on the characteristics data of the respective registration sensors, wherein the registration sensors are placed into the transfer unit. Accordingly, time for performing an algorithm of color registration can be reduced, and registration can be achieved correctly in a short time, irrespective of a set frame of the image forming apparatus. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222929 | FOCUSING APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL DEVICE - Provided is a focusing apparatus for an optical device, the focusing apparatus including a lead screw rotatably installed in the optical device, a carriage screw-coupled to the lead screw to move in a longitudinal direction of the lead screw in response to rotation of the lead screw, a lens barrel receiving at least one lenses and moving along the longitudinal direction of the lead screw, and a bridge extending from an outer circumferential surface of the lens barrel to enclose the carriage, in which the bridge moves the lens barrel in response to movement of the carriage. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223001 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MEMORY MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME - A printed circuit board (PCB) comprises an internal wiring layer, an insulating layer on the internal wiring layer, a via hole extending through the insulating layer, and an external wiring layer on the insulating layer. The internal wiring layer comprises at least one metal wiring layer. The via hole exposes the internal wiring layer. The external wiring layer is electrically connected to the internal wiring layer. The external wiring layer includes a mounting area on which a semiconductor chip is disposed and a non-mounting area on which a semiconductor chip is not disposed. A thickness of the mounting area is less than a thickness of the non-mounting area. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223016 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING IMPROVED VISIBILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel having improved visibility is provided. The touch panel includes a window part, at least one ultraviolet (UV) resin layer attached to a bottom surface of the window part, and a display part including a touch sensor film module attached to a bottom surface of the at least one UV resin layer such that the UV resin layer prevents refractions and reflections of light. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223123 | MEMORY MODULE AND ON-DIE TERMINATION SETTING METHOD THEREOF - A memory system includes a plurality of memory devices on a printed circuit board, each of the memory devices including a plurality of external pads; a plurality of connection terminals formed on the printed circuit board, and electrically connected to respective ones of the external pads; and a plurality of signal lines formed on the printed circuit board to connect the connection terminals with the external pads, each of the signal lines between a corresponding connection terminal and a corresponding external pad and having a length. The plurality of memory devices are arranged at different distances from the plurality of connection terminals, and each signal line that connects a connection terminal to an external pad of a memory device either is connected to or does not connect a stub resistor depending on a length of the line. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223126 | RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A resistive memory device includes a memory cell array and control logic. The memory cell array includes multiple memory cells connected to multiple word lines and multiple bit lines. The control logic is configured to provide a bit line voltage to at least one selected bit line of the multiple bit lines and to provide the bit line voltage to unselected word lines of the multiple word lines. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223127 | VERTICAL RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE AND A READ METHOD THEREOF - A read method of a vertical resistance memory device including resistance memory cells arranged in a three-dimensional array includes selecting a block from a plurality of blocks, applying a read voltage to a word line selected from word lines of the block, applying a sensing reference voltage to bit lines sharing the plurality of blocks, applying a string selection voltage to a string selection transistor through a string selection line selected from a plurality of string selection lines of the block, wherein the string selection line is connected to a gate of the string selection transistor; and determining a memory state of a memory cell selected from the plurality of resistance memory cells by the word line and the string selection line based on a current flowing through the memory cell, wherein the word line is connected through a corresponding horizontal electrode to the memory cell. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223128 | VERTICAL RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE AND A PROGRAM METHOD THEREOF - A method of programming a vertical resistance memory device including a plurality of resistance memory cells arranged in a plurality of blocks includes a step of selecting a block from the plurality of blocks, a step of applying a set voltage to a word line selected from word lines, wherein the selected word line is connected through a corresponding horizontal electrode to a resistance memory cell to be programmed, a step of applying a set-inhibition voltage to unselected word lines of the word lines, a step of applying a bit voltage to a bit line selected from bit lines, wherein the selected bit line is electrically connected to the resistance memory cell via a string selection transistor selected from string selection transistors; and a step of applying a bit-inhibition voltage to unselected bit lines of the bit lines. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223143 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE PROGRAM PULSE WIDTH - A method of programming a nonvolatile memory device comprises determining a temperature condition of the nonvolatile memory device, determining a program pulse period according to the temperature condition, supplying a program voltage to a selected word line using the program pulse period, and supplying a pass voltage to unselected word lines while supplying the program voltage to the selected word line. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223148 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND EMBEDDED MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Integrated circuit memory devices include an array of nonvolatile memory cells having a plurality of pairs of nonvolatile memory cells therein. The plurality of pairs of nonvolatile memory cells include a first pair of nonvolatile memory cells, which share an erase gate electrode. Each of the nonvolatile memory cells in the first pair of nonvolatile memory cells includes a respective control gate electrode and the shared erase gate electrode extends between the control gate electrodes within the first pair of nonvolatile memory cells. Each of the first pair of nonvolatile memory cells may include a data storage transistor, which has a floating gate electrode therein, and a selection transistor. These transistors may be electrically connected in series and the shared erase gate electrode may extend between the floating gate electrodes. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223156 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A program method is provided for a nonvolatile memory device, including a substrate and multiple memory cells formed in a pocket well in the substrate. The program method includes supplying a program voltage to a selected word line during a program execution period of a program loop, supplying a verification voltage to the selected word line during a verification period of the program loop, and supplying a negative voltage to the pocket well as a well bias voltage during the verification period. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223251 | BEAM MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Methods and apparatuses manage beam selection. A method for a mobile station (MS) includes identifying beamforming constraints of the MS. The method also includes performing measurement on a channel between a base station (BS) and the MS on at least one transmit (TX) beam and at least one receive (RX) beam. Additionally, the method includes sending beamforming feedback information based on the identified constraints of the MS and the channel measurement. A method for a base station (BS) includes receiving beamforming feedback information comprising at least one of radio frequency beamforming constraints of a mobile station or channel measurement information on a channel between the BS and the MS. Additionally, the method includes sending, to the MS, control information comprising an indication of at least one of MS RX beams or BS TX beams to be used in downlink communication with the MS based on the received beamforming feedback information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING IP ADDRESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus allocates an IP address between terminals in a wireless communication network in which terminals directly communicate with each other in a wireless scheme without an AP. The method for allocating an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a wireless terminal capable of performing P2P communication, includes
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20130223295 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CHANNEL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD THEREOF - A method for transmitting a physical channel in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication system capable of carrier aggregation is provided for supporting aggregation of carriers having different TDD configurations. The communication method of a terminal in a TDD radio communication system accomplishing broadband through carrier aggregation of primary and secondary cells, of which aggregated carriers have different TDD Uplink-Downlink (UL-DL) configurations, includes receiving Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) through the secondary cell, and transmitting acknowledgement information corresponding to the PDSCH to a base station, where acknowledgement information is transmitted on a Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH) of the primary cell. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERING DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus for discovering a device without an access point (AP) to perform P2P communication in a wireless communication network includes: receiving a probe request frame from another P2P device; determining whether a message requesting at least one of a phone number and user identification information is included in the received probe request frame; and transmitting a probe response frame including at least one of the phone number and the user identification information to the another P2P device when the message is included in the probe request frame. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223342 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PRESENCE FUNCTION IN ENTERPRISE MOBILITY SYSTEM - A method for operating a terminal to provide a presence function in an Enterprise Mobility System (EMS) includes transmitting a registration message a server; receiving a response message including state information of a user group from the server in response to the registration message; and displaying the state information of the user group. The state information is information which is provided to the server from at least one network entity of a plurality of network entities included in the enterprise mobility system and is collected. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223366 | ADAPTATION OF CONTROL SIGNALING TRANSMISSIONS TO VARIATIONS IN RESPECTIVE RESOURCES - A method and an apparatus for a User Equipment (UE) to receive a first type of a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) or a second type of a PDCCH in a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) are provided whereby the first type of PDCCH and the second type of PDCCH convey respective Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats containing Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bits scrambled with a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI). The method includes receiving by the UE a first bitmap associated with a number of TTIs equal to the first bitmap size, wherein each element of the first bitmap indicates whether a TTI is of a first type or of a second type, decoding by the UE only PDCCH of the first type if the TTI is of the first type, and decoding by the UE only PDCCH of the second type if the TTI is of the second type. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223383 | MOBILE SERVICE RECEPTION METHOD AND MOBILE SERVICE RECEIVER - A mobile service reception method and a mobile service receiver are provided. The mobile service reception method includes performing a channel scan operation comprising searching in one or more frequencies for a broadcast signal which includes mobile data for providing a mobile service and generating a list of a plurality of mobile services, selecting at least one mobile service from the list, and processing mobile data for the selected at least one mobile service by obtaining at least one parade through which the selected at least one mobile service is transmitted, wherein a parade forms one Reed Solomon (RS) frame or two RS frames. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223387 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST DATA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST DATA - A broadcast data transmission method includes generating service composition information of a broadcasting service to be provided using a broadcast packet transmitted through a frequency channel; generating first signaling information indicating an ensemble in which the service composition information is to be transmitted; and transmitting the broadcast packet, the service composition information, and the first signaling information. The service composition information may include at least one of a service identifier for the broadcasting service, genre information representing a genre of the broadcasting service, and information about a provider of the broadcasting service. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENCE HOPPING IN SINGLE CARRIER FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (SC-FDMA) COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting a reference-signal and a data signal by a user equipment in a communication system. The data signal is generated. A sequence is determined for the reference-signal. The reference-signal is transmitted based on the sequence and the data signal through at least one resource block. The sequence is determined based on sequence-hopping if the number of resource blocks is equal to or greater than the predetermined value. The sequence is determined without sequence-hopping if the number of resource blocks is less than a predetermined value. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223405 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING MEDICAL DATA BASED ON A HANDOVER OF A MEDICAL SENSOR - An apparatus and method are provided for providing medical data based on a handover of a medical sensor. The apparatus includes a medical data client that requests and receives the medical data from the medical sensor; a security module that manages access to the medical data; a data management unit that stores the received medical data; and an event handler that receives an abnormal condition notification from the medical sensor and sends a command to release access to the medical data, based on the abnormal condition notification. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223425 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVELY DETERMINING COMMUNICATION LINK IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for determining a communication link in a client node of a communication system are provided. In the method, access network information and channel state information for at least one host node are determined. Link state information for each host node is determined using the access network information and the channel state information for the corresponding host node. One of the at least one host node is determined with consideration of the link state information for each of the at least one host node. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223430 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TDMA NOISE IN TERMINAL - An apparatus for reducing TDMA noise in a terminal transceiving a wireless signal in a TDMA scheme, includes an interface unit in which an output accessory is mounted, an audio processor including a virtual ground and transceiving an audio signal to and from an output accessory through the interface unit, a switch unit provided between the interface unit and the audio processor and switching such that a ground terminal of the interface unit is connected to one of a real ground or a virtual ground of the audio processor, and a controller controlling the switch unit to connect the ground terminal of the interface unit to the virtual ground when a call function using the output accessory is activated, in which the switch unit is configured by two or more switches which are connected to each other in a parallel connection. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223448 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSRECEIVING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, DATA RECEIVING METHOD AND DATA TRANSRECEIVING METHOD - A data transmitting apparatus includes a packet generator which generates a plurality of packets regarding multi-channel audio sample data and transmitter which transmits the plurality of generated packets to a data receiving apparatus. Each of the plurality of packets includes an identifier field to distinguish a position or an order of the packets. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223456 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSRECEIVING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, DATA RECEIVING METHOD AND DATA TRANSRECEIVING METHOD - A data transmitting apparatus is provided. The data transmitting apparatus includes a packet generator configured to generate a packet including a plurality of sub packets and a transmitter configured to transmit the generated packet to a data receiving apparatus. Each of the plurality of sub packets includes audio data corresponding to content among a plurality of contents. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223475 | METHODS OF MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INNER TEMPERATURE OF A CHAMBER INCLUDED IN A TEST HANDLER - To measure an inner temperature of a chamber included in a test handler, self-refresh currents of semiconductor memory devices under test are measured. The semiconductor memory devices are disposed in the chamber and have a function of linear temperature compensated self-refresh (Li-TCSR). Local temperature values are generated based on the self-refresh currents, where each local temperature value indicates a temperature near the corresponding semiconductor memory device of the semiconductor memory devices under test. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223539 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING STREAM BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE METHOD THEREOF - A technique for transmitting a video stream between a first electronic device and a second electronic device is provided. The first device receives an encoded video stream and determines whether an encoding format of the encoded video stream is a format decodable by a second electronic device. If the format is decodable, the encoded video stream is transmitted without a re-encoding operation to the second device. The video stream is displayed at the first device delayed by a determined delay time enabling the video stream to be displayed at the second device substantially synchronized with the display at the first device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223541 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING, PREDECODING, AND VIDEO DECODING FOR VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE, AND IMAGE FILTERING METHOD - A method and apparatus for video encoding, predecoding, and video decoding for video streaming services. The video encoding method includes encoding first and second video sequences into first and second bitstreams using scalable video coding, wherein at least one of resolution, frame rate, and image quality of the second video sequence is different from that of the first video sequence, and combining the first and second bitstreams into a super bitstream. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223606 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PATIENTS USING GROUP COMMUNICATION - A group communication-based patient management method for patient management by a patient management server by requesting connection of a first call between a patient terminal and a first management terminal corresponding to a representative contact in a patient management group list, and a second call between the patient terminal and a second management terminal corresponding to a general contact in the patient management group list, connecting calls and transmitting connection state information associated with the call connection, to one of the management terminals, whose call to the patient terminal is not connected, checking call result information upon termination of the call connection between the patient terminal and the management terminal, and transmitting the call result information to the management terminals, whose call to the patient terminal is not connected. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223628 | STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER THEREOF - A memory controller controlling a nonvolatile memory is provided. The memory controller includes an encryption key feeder configured to feed a cipher key according to a logical address transferred from a host; and an encryption engine configured to perform an encryption operation on data transferred from the host or a decryption operation on data transferred from the nonvolatile memory device, using the cipher key provided from the encryption key feeder. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223632 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSCEIVING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND DATA RECEIVING METHOD - A data transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The data transmitting apparatus includes a block generator which generates an Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) block regarding multi-channel audio data; and a transmitter which transmits the EDID block to a data receiving apparatus, wherein the EDID block includes at least one of a first sub block representing 3D audio characteristics of the multi-channel audio data, a second sub block representing 3D speaker placement information of the multi-channel audio data, and a third sub block representing multi-stream audio characteristics of the multi-channel audio data. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223655 | SPEAKER MODULE FOR MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE HAVING DUCT RADIATION STRUCTURE - A speaker module for a mobile device is provided. The speaker module changes a shape of an opening surface of a duct to which a protection member for preventing a foreign substance from entering is attached. The speaker module includes a speaker for outputting a sound signal, a body in which the speaker is mounted, a duct connected to the body for forming a radiation path of a sound signal output from the speaker, and a protection member attached to an opening surface of the duct for preventing a foreign substance from entering the speaker module, wherein the opening surface has an area larger than that of a cross-sectional opening surface formed vertically with respect to a length direction of the duct. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223695 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION OF IMAGE INCLUDING A FACE - A method of processing an image is provided. The method includes obtaining an image including a face, obtaining information about whether a preset condition is satisfied after the image is obtained, obtaining location information of a face part in the image when the preset condition is satisfied, and obtaining a synthesis image by adding an image corresponding to the satisfied condition at a location of the face part to the image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223697 | FACE DETECTION-PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A face detection-processing circuit includes a down-scaler, a face detection unit, a control unit and a down-scaling ratio controller. The down-scaler is configured to scale down a resolution of an input image including at least one subject person according to a down-scaling ratio to provide a first image. The face detection unit is configured to detect a face of the least one subject person in the first image and generate coordinate information on a region of the detected face part (face region). The control unit is configured to calculate a face detection index indicating a ratio of the face region to the first image based on the coordinate information to provide control signals based on the face detection index and a face detection signal indicating whether a face is detected. The down-scaling ratio controller is configured to adjust the down-scaling ratio in response to the control signal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223725 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING DISPARITY USING VISIBILITY ENERGY MODEL - An apparatus and method for estimating disparity based on a visibility energy model includes an energy calculator to calculate energy related to stereo matching of each of a left image and a right image which constitute a stereo image, a map generator to generate a visibility map for determining an error in disparity between the left image and the right image using the energy, an energy recalculator to recalculate energy with respect to a region including a visibility error generated due to the error in disparity in the visibility map, and a disparity determiner to determine disparity from the stereo image using recalculated energy of each of the left image and the right image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223845 | PREAMBLE DESIGN FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE TOPOLOGIES WITH VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - For use in visible light communication (VLC), synchronization with multiple topology support while transmitting an extended preamble includes transmitting a two-part preamble sequence. The preamble sequence includes one or more repetitions of a fast locking pattern (FLP) configured to be used clock synchronization, and one or more repetitions of a topology dependent pattern (TDP) configured to be used to distinguish a plurality of VLC topologies. The method for transmitting an extended preamble includes generating an extended preamble and transmitting the extended preamble during a receive or idle mode for maintaining visibility support and for better synchronization performance. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223868 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a printing engine to form an image on a printing medium through printing processes, an engine frame to support the printing engine having a driving system to drive the printing engine, a high voltage power supply provided in a surface of the engine frame to apply a high voltage to at least one of units performing the printing processes, a main board provided in a surface of the engine frame adjacent to the surface having the high voltage power supply, and having a system engine controller to control the printing engine and a video controller to control a video signal, first and second main connectors respectively provided at lateral sides of the high voltage power supply and the main board adjacent to each other, and a connection control line to connect the first and second main connectors. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223890 | DEVELOPING DEVICE USABLE WITH IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device usable with an image forming apparatus, which has an improved configuration to allow smooth flow of developer stored therein. The developing device includes a housing in which a developer receiving chamber is defined, a partition to divide the developer receiving chamber into a first developer receiving chamber and a second developer receiving chamber, and a first developer delivery member arranged in the first developer receiving chamber to deliver developer in a first direction. The partition includes at least one opening to communicate the first developer receiving chamber and the second developer receiving chamber with each other, and a shield to block between the first developer receiving chamber and the second developer receiving chamber at an upstream position of the first direction so as to isolate the two developer receiving chambers from each other. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224609 | ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM AIR BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrolyte including a lithium ion conductive polymer, a lithium salt, and an ionic liquid including an anion represented by Formula 1 below: | 08-29-2013 |
20130224628 | FUNCTIONAL LAYER MATERIAL FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, FUNCTIONAL LAYER MANUFACTURED USING FUNCTIONAL LAYER MATERIAL, AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL LAYER - A functional layer material for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) including a ceria ceramic oxide and a metal oxide including a metal, except for zirconium, having a Vegard's slope X represented by Equation 1 and having an absolute value |X| of the Vegard's slope X, wherein 27×10 | 08-29-2013 |
20130224642 | TONER TO DEVELOP ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, DEVICE TO SUPPLY THE SAME, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE USING THE SAME - A toner to develop an electrostatic charge image, a toner supply device employing the toner, an apparatus to form an image employing the toner, and a method of forming an image using the toner are provided. The toner includes at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent. By using the binder resin including a combination of a reduced molar weight binder resin, an increased molar weight binder resin, and the releasing agent having an effecdtive compatibility with the binder resin together, the toner has accurately-controlled dynamic viscoelastic properties represented by a loss tangent. The toner to develop an electrostatic charge image according to an embodiment has development stability, development lifetime, fixability, charging stability, gloss, an anti-offset property, and heat storage ability at predetermined levels or higher. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224675 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electrostatic chuck device includes a surface to support a substrate, an electrode to generate electrostatic force for the substrate, and a plurality of heaters to heat different regions of the surface. The plurality of heaters include a first heater to heat a first region to a first temperature, a second heater to heat a second region to a second temperature, and a third heater to heat a third region to a third temperature between the first and second temperatures. The second region is closer to a peripheral area of the surface than the first region, and the third region between the first and second regions. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224732 | METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING VARIATION OF FREQUENCY OF SIGNAL IN PIEZOELECTRICAL BIOSENSOR - Provided is a method for amplifying a frequency variation of a detected signal in a biosensor that is used for detecting a biomolecule by measuring a change in frequency of an oscillating signal, the change being caused by pressure a biomolecule applies to a piezoelectric substance. The method for amplifying a frequency variation of a detected signal comprises the steps of: (a) applying a sample to a probe being fixed to an upper portion of a substrate of the biosensor to allow a biomolecule in the sample to be bound to the probe; (b) applying protein tagged with a metal particle to the biosensor to allow the protein and the biomolecule to be bound with each other; and (c) applying a metal enhancer to the biosensor to allow the metal enhancer to be bound to the metal particle having been bound to the protein. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224847 | OPTICAL HEADS AND SEQUENCING APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - A sequencing apparatus may include a bio-disk having reaction regions in which nucleic acids are polymerized; a stage configured to revolve around an axis, the stage including optical heads for detecting lights emitted from the plurality of reaction regions due to the polymerization of the nucleic acids; and/or a control unit configured to generate data regarding base sequences of the nucleic acids in the reaction regions based on wavelengths of the lights detected by the plurality of optical heads. An optical head may include a light emitting unit configured to emit light toward a reaction region in which nucleic acids are polymerized; a light receiving unit configured to receive the light emitted by the light emitting unit; a de-multiplexing unit configured to de-multiplex the light received by the light receiving unit; and/or a plurality of photoelectric converting units configured to convert the de-multiplexed light to electrical signals. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224920 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device may include patterning a substrate to form trenches, forming a sacrificial layer to cover inner surfaces of the trenches, the sacrificial layer having a single-layered structure, forming sacrificial patterns by isotropically etching the sacrificial layer such that the sacrificial layer remains on bottom surfaces of the trenches, forming lightly doped regions in sidewalls of the trenches using the sacrificial patterns as an ion mask, removing the sacrificial patterns, and sequentially forming a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode layer in the trenches. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224925 | Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Device - Semiconductor devices include a semiconductor substrate with a stack structure protruding from the semiconductor substrate and surrounded by an isolation structure. The stack structure includes an active layer pattern and a gap-filling insulation layer between the semiconductor substrate and the active layer pattern. A gate electrode extends from the isolation structure around the stack structure. The gate electrode is configured to provide a support structure for the active layer pattern. The gate electrode may be a gate electrode of a silicon on insulator (SOI) device formed on the semiconductor wafer and the semiconductor device may further include a bulk silicon device formed on the semiconductor substrate in a region of the semiconductor substrate not including the gap-filing insulation layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224935 | OPTICAL INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE FOR PHOTO-ELECTRIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A photo-electric integrated circuit device comprises an on-die optical input/output device. The on-die optical input/output device comprises a substrate having a trench, a lower cladding layer disposed in the trench and having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the substrate, and a core disposed on the lower cladding layer at a distance from sidewalls of the trench and having an upper surface at substantially the same level as the upper surface of the substrate. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224936 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The method includes constructing and arranging a semiconductor substrate to include a first active region and a second active region and forming mold patterns on the semiconductor substrate. The mold patterns have openings that expose a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of first semiconductor fins are formed in openings at the first active region and a plurality of second semiconductor fins in openings at the second active region and selectively recessing top surfaces of the mold patterns. A recessed depth of the mold patterns on the first active region is different than a recessed depth of the mold patterns on the second active region. A gate electrode is formed over the first and second semiconductor fins. A distance between a first semiconductor fin of the plurality of first semiconductor fins and a second semiconductor fin of the plurality of second semiconductor fins adjacent the first semiconductor fin is greater than a distance between two or more first semiconductor fins of the plurality of first semiconductor fins that are adjacent each other. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225082 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - A power supply apparatus for wirelessly supplying power to one or more terminals includes a signal transceiver configured to receive a charging state message indicating a charging state from the one or more terminals, a display unit configured to display the charging state of each of the one or more terminals based on the charging state message, an interface unit configured to receive a charging control signal for controlling a charging operation of each of the one or more terminals, a controller configured to control the signal transceiver to transmit a power reception control signal for controlling whether the one or more terminals receive power by analyzing the charging control signal for the one or more terminals and a power supplier configured to wirelessly supply power to the one or more terminals under a control of the controller. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225118 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING EMERGENCY CALL IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for sending an emergency call in a mobile terminal includes receiving a request for transmitting an emergency call in a screen-locked state; and displaying a keypad and/or an emergency button icon in response to the request. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225154 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mobile terminal and device control method for the same are disclosed. The device control method for a mobile terminal having a touch screen, includes: downloading, during registration of a device capable of short-range wireless communication operating in a short-range communication mode, a user interface (UI) of the device; finding a list of registered devices, displaying the found list, selecting a device from the displayed list, calling the selected device, and connecting to the selected device; and displaying a device UI of the connected device on the touch screen, and controlling the connected device through the displayed device UI according to a touch operation. Electronic devices within a range can be easily and accurately controlled using a mobile terminal having a touch screen. In particular, the use of a user interface downloaded from an electronic device enables easy control of full functions of the device, enhancing user convenience. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225189 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for transmitting and receiving a reference signal in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes determining a cluster-specific reference signal configuration according a cluster configuration, transmitting information about the cluster-specific reference signal configuration, and transmitting cluster-specific reference signals of at least one cluster according to the cluster-specific reference signal configuration. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225193 | CENTRALIZED-SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK - A centralized scheduling method and apparatus is provided for minimizing inter-cell interference in the wireless communication system adopting femto-eNB-based service coverage expansion (range expansion). The method includes establishing, by a server, a connection with at least one base station, collecting channel information between the at least one base station connected to the server and terminals, determining interfering base stations causing interference to each terminal based on the channel information, and selecting the terminals to be scheduled in consideration of the interfering base stations. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226000 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRASONIC IMAGE - Provided is an ultrasonic image generating apparatus that may generate an ultrasonic image by using an ultrasonic transducer which has a wideband frequency transfer characteristic or an ultra-wideband frequency transfer characteristic, such as a micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT). A pulse generator of the ultrasonic image generating apparatus may generate a first ultrasonic pulse having a first center frequency and a first bandwidth and a second ultrasonic pulse having a second center frequency and a second bandwidth. The ultrasonic transducer may simultaneously transmit the first ultrasonic pulse and the second ultrasonic pulse. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226372 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD USING PRIVATE MEDICAL INFORMATION, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A vehicle control apparatus and method using private medical information, and a mobile terminal are provided. An optimized driving environment is provided by searching controllable vehicle control nodes in a vehicle, upon reception of a driver's private medical information; determining if there is vehicle control information for controlling the searched vehicle control node; and controlling the vehicle control nodes using vehicle control information that corresponds to the received driver's private medical information if there is the vehicle control information for controlling the searched control nodes. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226514 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POSITION AND DIRECTION PRECISELY - A system, apparatus, and method for precisely estimating a three-dimensional (3D) position and a direction. The 3D position and direction estimation apparatus may estimate a distance between at least one receiver and at least one transmitter and a direction of a remote device, based on intensity information of a signal measured at the at least one receiver, may sequentially select the minimum number of intensity information for estimating the 3D position and the direction of the remote device, in a descending order of robustness against noise, based on the estimated distance and direction of the remote device, and may precisely estimate the 3D position and the direction of the remote device based on the selected intensity information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226565 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ENCODING AND DECODING SIGNALS - A method of encoding an audio signal, where signals including two or more channel signals are downmixed to a mono signal, the mono signal is divided into a low-frequency signal and a high-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal is encoded through algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP) or transform coded excitation (TCX), and the high-frequency signal is encoded using the low-frequency signal. A method of decoding of an audio signal, a low-frequency signal encoded through ACELP or TCX is decoded, a high-frequency signal is decoded using the low-frequency signal, the low-frequency signal and the high-frequency signal are combined to generate a mono signal, and the mono signal is upmixed by decoding spatial parameters regarding signals including two or more channel signals. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL - Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a high frequency signal by using a low frequency signal. The high frequency signal can be encoded by extracting a coefficient by linear predicting a high frequency signal, and encoding the coefficient, generating a signal by using the extracted coefficient and a low frequency signal, and encoding the high frequency signal by calculating a ratio between the high frequency signal and an energy value of the generated signal. Also, the high frequency signal can be decoded by decoding a coefficient, which is extracted by linear predicting a high frequency signal, and a low frequency signal, and generating a signal by using the decoded coefficient and the decoded low frequency signal, and adjusting the generated signal by decoding a ratio between the generated signal and an energy value of the high frequency signal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226591 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LOCK/UNLOCK STATE OF TERMINAL THROUGH VOICE RECOGNITION - A method for controlling a terminal through a voice input is provided. The method includes receiving a voice input when the terminal is in a state in which the terminal is locked and performing an operation corresponding to the voice input if the voice input corresponds to a preset command. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226900 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-EPHEMERAL SEARCH - A method and a system for providing a non-ephemeral search to a user are provided. When a user query is received, a content notification request is launched to web pages that are specific to the user query. Subsequently, search results are provided to the user when the content specific to the user query is available in these web pages. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227001 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOVING A UI BY USING HTML - An apparatus and a method for moving a user interface (UI) by using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) are provided. A first remote UI client stores UI state information when a user makes a request for the movement of a UI through the first remote UI client, the first remote UI client transmits UI state information together with UI information to a second remote UI client that the user has selected in order to move the UI, and the second remote UI client restores the UI of the first remote UI client from the received UI information and UI state information. Accordingly, the UI can be moved quickly and easily without going through a remote UI server. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227032 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIRECT PUSH E-MAIL SERVICE, AND E-MAIL CLIENT AND E-MAIL SERVER THEREFOR - An E-mail client establishes a connection to an E-mail server to provide a Direct Push E-mail service by sending to the E-mail server a request message periodically to check whether an E-mail has arrived at the E-mail server and a connection item in a header of the request message, which is set as a closed state, and disconnects the connection upon receiving a response message to the command from the E-mail server. The E-mail server establishes a connection to the E-mail client to provide the Direct Push E-mail service by receiving the request message from the E-mail client, sending a response message to the command to the E-mail client, determining a connection item in a header of the request message, and disconnecting the connection if the connection item is set as a closed state. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227035 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method of processing data of a terminal device is provided. The method includes processing selected cloud data, requesting a download of the selected cloud data when selecting a function menu while processing the selected cloud data, downloading the cloud data, and automatically setting the downloaded cloud data as data of the selected function. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227062 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING A CONTENTS USING FOR KEY FRAME IN A TERMINAL - A method for operating a terminal that can request stopping the transmission of an entire content including key frames and non-key frame, and receiving only the key frames from the entire content being previously transmitted by a server. The method includes requesting one or more key frames included in contents from a server, generating by the terminal the one or more skipped frames corresponding to non-key frames by receiving the key frames, and inserting the generated skipped frames between the key frames. The skipped frames are generated by the terminal, are identical to the key frames and are placed in positions by the terminal where non-key frames were once part of the entire content at the server. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227072 | COMMUNICATION METHOD TO TRANSFER USER OPERATION INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A communication method to transfer user operation information includes, if a user's operation is input through the electronic device, and if the electronic device then receives a command from a host device while the electronic device is connected to the host device, transmitting information to the host device notify the host device of the user's operation. Therefore, it is possible for a user to command the host device to perform a frequently used function through a simple operation of the electronic device, without a need to be aware of the complex usage of an application. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227083 | DATA SHARING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for sharing data between a cloud server and at last one terminal are provided. The method includes displaying, when a data type is selected on a setting menu screen of a cloud service, meta information of real data corresponding to the selected data type, the meta information being downloaded from a server, downloading, when a piece of meta information is selected, the real data corresponding to the selected piece of meta information from the server, and deleting, when the downloaded real data is consumed completely, the consumed real data. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227084 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING STREAM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE METHOD THEREOF - A technique for transmitting a stream between a first electronic device and a second electronic device is provided. A method includes determining whether a stream output from the first electronic device is an Internet stream, and transmitting Internet accessible information of the Internet stream to a second electronic device which communicates with the first electronic device using a short range communication scheme. The determining whether a stream output from the first electronic device is an Internet stream includes determining whether the stream decoded by the first electronic device and output through an output device of the first electronic device is the Internet stream. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227124 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR TRANSMITTING CONTENTS ACCORDING TO NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method of operating a portable terminal is provided. The method includes confirming a delay in reception of an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a specific server requested to a Domain Name System (DNS) server, re-requesting the IP address of the specific server to the DNS server by increasing an interval of a DNS query, confirming a delay in a socket connection requested to the specific server, and re-requesting the socket connection to the specific server by increasing an interval of a sync. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227177 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING OPERATING SYSTEM OF HOST DEVICE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for determining an Operation System (OS) of a host device connected through USB in a portable terminal The apparatus includes a connection port for receiving a descriptor request from the host device, an analysis unit for analyzing the received descriptor request and providing the analyzed result, an OS determining unit for determining the OS of the host device using information received from the analysis unit, and a controller that controls the analysis unit and the OS determining unit to analyze the descriptor request of the host device and determine the OS of the host device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227198 | FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THEREOF - A flash memory device and an electronic device employing thereof are provided for efficiently processing data that is larger than a page size of a data block and for processing data that is smaller than the page size of the data block. The flash memory device preferably includes a plurality of flash arrays therein and the plurality of flash arrays is divided into partitions depending on at least two or more page sizes, thereby advantageously improving the performance of random write. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227211 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA DECODING - A data decoding apparatus is provided, which includes at least one processor block, at least one hardware block, and a memory processing unit to control the at least one processor block or the at least one hardware block to access a memory and to read or write data with minimum delay. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227213 | MEMORY CONTROLLER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A memory controller and an operation method thereof are provided. The operation method includes storing a plurality of random sequences, selecting at least one random sequence among the plurality of random sequences according to a data pattern of a data block, and performing conversion by at least one of randomizing the data block using the selected at least one random sequence and derandomizing the randomized data block using the selected at least one random sequence. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227263 | APPLICATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for processing an application in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes loading, by a bootloader upon system booting, a kernel, determining whether the kernel is modified, creating, when the kernel is modified, kernel verification information indicating a custom kernel, encrypting the kernel verification information, and sending the encrypted kernel verification information, activating, by a kernel handler, the kernel, and receiving the kernel verification information from the bootloader, and forwarding the kernel verification information, decrypting, by a rooting detector, the kernel verification information into kernel status information and delivering the kernel status information when a specified Application Programming Interface (API) is invoked, and invoking, by an application handler, the API when an application is executed and controlling an execution of the application when the kernel status information indicating the custom kernel is received. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227264 | INTEGRITY PROTECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for protecting the integrity of a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a secure world for preventing unauthorized access to resources, and a normal world other than the secure world. The integrity protection method for the mobile terminal includes sensing a power-on of the mobile terminal, verifying, by a trusted entity in the normal world, the integrity of a first subsequent entity, and sending, when an integrity breach is detected in the first subsequent entity, by the trusted entity, a modification indication signal to the secure world. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227322 | BATTERY MODULE, COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system is provided. The computer system includes a device which operates according to a clock frequency, a battery unit, which comprises a plurality of battery cells, for supplying power to the device, a temperature sensor provided at a location outside of the battery unit for detecting a temperature of the battery cells, a current sensor coupled to the battery unit for detecting a value of a current supplied from the battery unit to the device, and a controller, which is coupled to the temperature sensor and the current sensor, configured to control the clock frequency of the device according to the detected temperature and the detected current value, wherein the controller is configured to decrease the clock frequency if the detected temperature is greater than a first reference value or if the detected current value is greater than a second reference value. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227326 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MULTI-CORE - A method of controlling on/off of a core based on a used amount of an operating core and the number of tasks in an electronic device having a multi-core, and an apparatus thereof, includes confirming a load of an operating core and the number of executable tasks at a predetermined period, determining whether the load of the operating core and the number of executable tasks meet a defined on/off condition of the multi-core, and controlling on/off of the multi-core when the load of the operating core and the number of executable tasks meet the defined on/off condition of the multi-core. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227347 | STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device is provided which includes a nonvolatile memory device and a controller configured to write meta information, indicating that a transfer of unit data is completed, in a buffer memory when the unit data is transferred to the buffer memory from the nonvolatile memory device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227376 | PACKET TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION SCHEME - A packet transmission/reception apparatus and method is provided. The packet transmission method of the present invention includes acquiring a source payload including partial source symbols from a source block, generating a source packet including the source payload and an identifier (ID) of the source payload, generating a repair packet including a repair payload corresponding to the source payload and an ID of the repair payload, generating a Forward Error Correction (FEC) packet block including the source and repair packets, and transmitting the FEC packet block. The source payload ID includes a source payload sequence number incrementing by 1 per source packet. The packet transmission/reception method of the present invention is advantageous in improving error correction capability and network resource utilization efficiency. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227383 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR RESOURCES OF E-BOOK - An apparatus and a method for searching for resources in an e-book are provided. The apparatus includes a memory having a resource-to-location mapping table in which information about resources of the e-book is mapped to location information that matches the resources of the e-book, and a controller for creating the resource-to-location mapping table and for controlling a search for a resource of the e-book that matches a location in the resource-to-location mapping table and a display of the detected resource of the e-book. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227423 | REMOTE USER INTERFACE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A remote User Interface (UI) providing apparatus and method are provided. To this end, a remote UI server generates a profile ID of a remote UI client, and the remote UI client requests and provides a UI by using the generated profile ID. The remote UI server provides generation information for UI generation to the remote UI client, and the remote UI client generates a UI suitable for the remote UI client by using the provided generation information. Thus, the amount of data processed in the remote UI client or the remote UI server and overhead between the remote UI client and the remote UI server are reduced, thereby quickly providing an apparatus-suitable UI. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227425 | SITUATION-BASED INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM WITH SERVER AND USER TERMINAL, AND METHOD THEREOF - A situation based information providing system including a user interface and a server is provided. The user terminal includes: a display; a communicator configured to communicate with another user terminal located within a predetermined distance or range from the user terminal; and a controller configured to receive terminal identification information from the other user terminal, and to control, in response to the received terminal identification information of the other user terminal, time information, and location information of the user terminal satisfying pre-set conditions, the display to display information related to a situation which corresponds to the pre-set conditions. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227430 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN E-MAIL IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - An e-mail displaying apparatus and method in a portable terminal transmits a predetermined e-mail, and outputs the transmitted predetermined e-mail in a display, then displays a reason of a transmission failure when the transmission failure occurs in a form of an icon or in a pop-up window. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227450 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING A SCREEN OPERATION AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and screen operation method for the same are disclosed. The screen operation method includes: displaying a screen containing an amorphous object that is changeable at least in part to a specific form according to an input event; receiving a generated input event; and displaying a concrete object that is generated from the amorphous object by modifying the amorphous object at least in part according to the input event. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING SIZE OF DISPLAYED OBJECTS - A method and apparatus for adjusting sizes of objects displayed on a screen are provided. The a method includes recognizing one or more objects appearing on the screen, displaying guides indicating regions of the recognized objects on the screen, receiving a selection command for one of the recognized objects, and adjusting, upon reception of a size adjustment command, a size of the region of the selected object with respect to a first axis of the guide associated with the selected object or a second axis thereof perpendicular to the first axis, and displaying the size-adjusted region. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227457 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING CAPTURED IMAGE FOR DISPLAY WINDOWS - A method and device for generating a captured image for display windows displayed on a screen are provided. The method includes determining a first display window to be captured from among a plurality of display windows displayed on the screen, capturing data displayed on the first display window based on a user input, and overlapping a captured image, which is generated by the capturing of the data displayed on the first display window, with the first display window to a size of the first display window, and displaying the captured image on the first display window. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227458 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF CHANGING SIZE OF DISPLAY WINDOW ON SCREEN - A device for and method of changing a size of a display window on a screen are provided. The method includes receiving a user input for changing the size of the display window, moving a guideline and displaying the moving guideline according to the user input, the guideline indicating the size of the display window, determining a changed size of the display window after the user input is terminated, and displaying the display window with the determined changed size, wherein contents are displayed in the displayed display window. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227464 | SCREEN CHANGE METHOD OF TOUCH SCREEN PORTABLE TERMINAL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - In a method and apparatus of a touch screen portable terminal, a screen is classified into a first region displaying scrollable contents and a second region displaying non-scrollable contents. The contents of the first region are scrolled to previous or subsequent contents of a contents sequence responsive to a touch drag gesture detected on the second region. The second region may be a favorite shortcuts region of a home screen. Scrolling speed may be set according to moved distance of the touch drag gesture, or a speed of the touch drag gesture. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227465 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ITEMS BASED ON SCROLLING - Disclosed is an apparatus and method of providing items based on scrolling. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227480 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING OBJECT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCHSCREEN - An apparatus and a method for selecting an object in an electronic device having a touchscreen are provided. The method for selecting an object, includes when a first touch is detected, setting a point of the first touch as a first reference point, and when movement of touch points from the first touch point is detected, selecting at least two objects, included in a first object selection area according to the first touch point and a first movement path of the touch points. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227524 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING APPLICATION PROGRAM BY ANALYSIS OF SOURCE CODE - A method and an apparatus for analyzing source codes of an application program having open source codes and analyzing features which are used in the application program are provided. The method includes analyzing the application program according to the source codes in the application program, determining application program configuration information used in the application program, and classifying and outputting the application program configuration information according to the determined application program configuration information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION ACQUISITION OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK DATA AS CLOUD BASED SERVICE - A system and a method for information acquisition of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) data as a cloud based service are provided. An apparatus in the system including a WSN, a service cloud, and a device, includes a virtual sensor configured to receive data from a physical sensor in the WSN. The apparatus further includes a virtual sensor controller configured to receive a request for the data from the service cloud or the device, and spawn a virtual machine (VM) based on the request. The apparatus further includes the VM configured to transmit the data to the service cloud or the device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227610 | PROGRAM GUIDE APPARATUS - A receiver acquires program guide information in an image signal receiver, and program guide method and apparatus using the same. In the program guide apparatus, information immediately required by a user is obtained first, and information of less preferential channels is obtained next, thus presenting a smooth interface to the user. The method of acquiring program guide information for channels includes acquiring the program guide information for each channel by scanning accessible channels while a received program is not displayed. The program guide apparatus includes a tuner tuning a channel, a program guide information detector, a memory, a key input, a microprocessor, and a character signal generator. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227678 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING USER OF A MOBILE DEVICE VIA HYBRID BIOMETICS INFORMATION - A system and method is provided that authenticates a user using hybrid biometrics information, such as a user's image information, a user's voice information, etc. The user authentication method includes: acquiring a number of biometrics information; generating a number of authentication information corresponding to the acquired biometrics information; and performing an integral user authentication based on the by generated authentication information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227688 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TAMPERED APPLICATION - A method and an apparatus for detecting a tampered application are provided. The method of detecting a tampered application includes acquiring a package of an application, extracting and installing a first execution code from the acquired package of the application, extracting a second execution code from the package of the application when an execution command of the application is received after the first execution code is installed, and performing a preset operation when the second execution code differs from the first execution code. | 08-29-2013 |
20130264912 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PVDF-BASED POLYMER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYERED POLYMER ACTUATOR USING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based polymer film includes: applying a solution formed by dissolving a PVDF-based polymer in a solvent, on a first substrate; forming a PVDF-based polymer film by evaporating the solvent; bonding a support film on the PVDF-based polymer film; weakening an adhesive force between the PVDF-based polymer film and the first substrate; and separating the first substrate from the PVDF-based polymer film. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF DATA STREAMS IN DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING SYSTEMS - A method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises mapping service data onto a first set of multiple Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs), mapping the first set of multiple PLPs onto a first set of logical frames, wherein each of the first set of logical frames is of the same size, forming a first logical channel comprising the first set of logical frames, and transmitting the mapped service data over a target delivery system. | 10-10-2013 |
20130266885 | FUEL CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE SAME - A fuel cell stack includes a membrane electrode assembly, plates on the membrane electrode assembly, and gaskets between the plates, where the membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane-electrode including an electrolyte membrane between first and second electrodes thereof, and gas diffusion layers in contact with the first and second electrodes, where the gaskets are in contact with the plates and surround the membrane electrode assembly, where a ratio of change in compressibility of the gaskets is in a range from 0.5 times to 1.5 times a ratio of change in compressibility of the gas diffusion layers at a same compressibility, where a compressibility is a ratio of a reduced thickness to an initial thickness, and where the ratio of change in compressibility is defined by Equation 1 below: Ratio of change in compressibility=ΔP/Δt, where ΔP denotes a pressure change, and Δt denotes a thickness change. | 10-10-2013 |
20130269739 | NANO-COMPLEX THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A thermoelectric material including: a thermoelectric matrix; and a plurality of metal nanoparticles disposed in the thermoelectric matrix, wherein a difference between a work function of thermoelectric matrix and a work function of a metal particle of the metal nanoparticles is about −1.0 electron volt to about 1.0 electron volt. | 10-17-2013 |
20130270672 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes first and second storage electrodes formed to be spaced apart from each other on a substrate, an insulating continuous support pattern connected to top surfaces of the first and second storage electrodes, a storage dielectric layer formed to cover the first and second storage electrodes and the continuous support pattern, and a plate electrode formed on the storage dielectric layer. The continuous support pattern includes a first contact part connected to the top surface of the first storage electrode, a second contact part connected to the top surface of the second storage electrode, and a connection part connecting the first and second contact parts with each other. | 10-17-2013 |
20130278126 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having an improved structure of a storage box and a shelf thereof so as to achieve increased space utilization of a storage compartment. The storage box may have slide protrusions respectively formed on both of outer side-faces of the storage box at a lower portion thereof to allow the storage box to be slidably retracted in or extended from the storage compartment. The shelf may have a support structure to support food thereon and slide grooves respectively formed above both sides of the support structure, each groove receiving the corresponding slide protrusion of the storage box. When the storage box is mounted on the shelf, food may be put in the inner space of the storage box, whereas when the storage box is dismounted from the shelf, a food storage space may be present on the support structure of the shelf. | 10-24-2013 |
20130279919 | VISIBLE-LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a visible light communication system including a transmission device, including multiple light emitting units emitting light of different colors and mapping transmission data to a chromaticity point, calculating luminescence of each of the light emitting units, generating a preamble signal for channel matrix estimation, and emitting light based on the preamble signal and calculated luminescence amount. A reception device of the visible light communication system includes multiple light receiving units and estimates a channel matrix based on a corresponding optical signal when an optical signal corresponding to the preamble signal is received in each light receiving unit, compensates the optical signal corresponding to the chromaticity point for a propagation path based on the estimated channel matrix, detects a chromaticity point on the chromaticity coordinates based on a signal after the propagation path compensation, and demodulates the transmission data. | 10-24-2013 |
20130289478 | VARIABLY FLEXIBLE PIPE AND MANIPULATOR - Disclosed herein is a variably flexible pipe including at least one flap member having variable flexibility and a tube formed of an elastically deformable material and accommodating the at least one flap member, and a manipulator having the same. The at least one flap member may include a plurality flap parts and a connection part to which one side of each of the plurality of flap parts is connected, and the tube changes pressure applied to the plurality of flap parts according to a controlled change of the inner pressure of the tube, thereby causing the variably flexible pipe to be effectively selectively maintained in a deformed state. | 10-31-2013 |
20130300546 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TERMINALS - A remote control method may include: sending a control privilege request message to a control privilege manager; receiving, by an agent, a control privilege response message corresponding to the control privilege request message; and transitioning from a passive mode during which the agent is remotely controlled by an external device to an active mode during which the agent remotely controls an external device. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301554 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MULTI-LAYER BEAMFORMING - A base station includes a reference signal sequence generator configured to generate a reference signal sequence for a reference signal for each of n antenna ports using one initialization seed c | 11-14-2013 |
20130301907 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING 3D INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for processing three-dimensional (3D) information is described. The 3D information processing apparatus may measure first depth information of an object using a sensor apparatus such as a depth camera, may estimate a foreground depth of the object, a background depth of a background, and a degree of transparency of the object, may estimate second depth information of the object based on the estimated foreground depth, background depth, and degree of transparency, and may determine the foreground depth, the background depth, and the degree of transparency through comparison between the measured first depth information and the estimated second depth information. | 11-14-2013 |
20130302063 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS HAVING A SPACER AND A LEAKAGE PREVENTER - A developing apparatus includes an organic photo conductor, an OPC frame part to support the organic photo conductor, a developing roller to develop a latent image formed on the organic photo conductor by supplying a developer, a developing roller frame part to support the developing roller, a developer storing part to store the developer and provided with a supplying opening through which the developer is supplied to the developing roller, a spacer removably interposed between the OPC frame part and the developing roller frame part and spacing the OPC frame part from the developing roller frame part such that the organic photo conductor and the developing roller do not contact each other, a leakage preventer removably attached to and sealing the supplying opening, and a connecting part to connect the spacer with the leakage preventer. Thus, the spacer and the leakage preventer are capable of being removed simultaneously. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303044 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE - There are provided a plane light source and an LCD backlight unit having the same. A plane light source having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in a light emitting device matrix having rows and columns at a substrate according to an aspect of the invention includes a first matrix having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns; and a second matrix having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns, each of the light emitting devices located within a quadrangle formed by four neighboring light emitting devices included in the first matrix, wherein a pitch S between one light emitting device included in the light emitting device matrix and another light emitting device most adjacent to the one light emitting device satisfies the following equation to obtain uniform luminance distribution at a position distant from a light emitting surface of the light emitting device by an optical length l, | 11-14-2013 |
20130313963 | CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD EMISSION DEVICE WITH HEIGHT VARIATION CONTROL - A carbon nanotube layer for a field emission cathode where individual carbon nanotubes or small groups of carbon nanotubes that stick out from the surface more than the rest of the layer are avoided. Electron fields will concentrate on these sharp points, creating an enhanced image on the phosphor, resulting in a more luminous spot than the surroundings. Activation processes further free such carbon nanotubes or groups of carbon nanotubes sticking out from the surface, exasperating the problem. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314341 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING VISUAL EFFECTS ON A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY - A graphical user interface, method and apparatus for providing visual effects on a touchscreen display, including: displaying a first screen; detecting a multi-point touch on the first screen; detecting a first touch event based on the multi-point touch; turning the first screen into a garbage object in response to the first touch event; and removing the garbage object by moving the garbage object to a trash bin icon. | 11-28-2013 |
20130315303 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING VIDEO, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING VIDEO - Disclosed are a method and a apparatus for encoding a video, and a method and apparatus for decoding a video, in which neighboring pixels used to perform intra prediction on a current block to be encoded are filtered and intra prediction is performed by using the filtered neighboring pixels. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316664 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a display module further including a control board for controlling an operation of the display module to display an image. An outer casing unit accommodates the display module, and a wireless communication unit performs wireless communication with an external communication device. The wireless communication unit includes at least one antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio signal to and from the external communication device, and a wireless communication board converts the radio signal received from the antenna into an electrical signal and transmits the electrical signal to the control board or transmits the electrical signal provided from the control board to the antenna, wherein the antenna and the wireless communication board are arranged to be spatially separated from each other. | 11-28-2013 |
20130330639 | LITHIUM AIR BATTERY MODULE - A lithium air battery module including a lithium air battery cell including a first electrolyte; an additional electrolyte disposed non-adjacent the first electrolyte; and a housing which accommodates the lithium air battery cell and the additional electrolyte. | 12-12-2013 |
20130335350 | ELECTRONIC CHALKBOARD SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electronic chalkboard system including a plurality of display panels, a pointing device which touches the plurality of panels, an image processor which processes an image to be displayed on one of the plurality of panels that is drawn by the pointing device, a controller which selects one of the plurality of panels based on a first panel of the plurality of panels if the first panel is touched by the pointing device, and controls the image processor to display on the selected panel a menu related to the image displayed on the first panel, and, if a second panel of the plurality of panels is touched by the pointing device while the menu is displayed on the selected panel, the controller newly selects one of the plurality of panels based on the second panel and transfers the displayed menu to the newly-selected panel. | 12-19-2013 |
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20140003162 | SMALL SIGNAL RECEIVER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140004705 | METHOD OF FORMING FINE PATTERNS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING DOUBLE PATTERNING PROCESS WHICH USES ACID DIFFUSION | 01-02-2014 |
20140008818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS - Stacked semiconductor chips include a bonding-wire-free interconnection electrically connecting the semiconductor chips to each. An opening in an adhesion layer between the semiconductor chips may provide a path for the interconnection from a bonding pad on one semiconductor chip, along a sidewall insulation layer of the semiconductor chip, along a sidewall insulation layer of another semiconductor chip to a bonding pad on the other semiconductor chip. | 01-09-2014 |
20140021047 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING BIOMOLECULES USING ASYMMETRIC ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION - A method and system for analyzing biomolecules using a high concentration electrolytic solution and a low concentration electrolytic solution. | 01-23-2014 |
20140028894 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A digital photographing apparatus is provided for performing an auto-focus (AF) function and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus is provided as well. The method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus includes determining whether an AF operation is about to be performed by using a deviation of image data or a vibration degree of the digital photographing apparatus; performing a preceding operation of a focus lens if it is determined that the AF operation is about to be performed; and performing a post operation of the focus lens when a first shutter-release button input is received. Thus, a moving distance and a frequency of changing direction of the focus lens may be reduced by recognizing a behavior pattern of the user, and thus, an AF operating time (i.e., AF operating time after the user pushes a shutter) may be reduced. | 01-30-2014 |
20140055375 | FLEXIBLE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A flexible apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The flexible apparatus includes: a sensor which senses a bending of the flexible apparatus; and a controller which, if a bending line which is formed based on the bending is continuously moved in a first direction and thus reaches a location which corresponds to a display location of at least one object, provides a visual feedback with respect to the at least one object. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058548 | METHOD FOR REPRODUCING MUSIC FILE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method for reproducing a music file of a mobile communication terminal includes outputting a confirmation message for determining whether a music file is to be reproduced if reproduction of the music file is requested during the manner mode of the mobile communication terminal, and reproducing the music file if an external output device is connected to the mobile communication terminal. Since a user can reproduce music files without any complex key manipulation, even during the manner mode of the mobile communication terminal, the user can listen to desired music easily, thereby improving the convenience of the mobile communication terminal. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062454 | NANOSENSORS INCLUDING GRAPHENE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Nanosensors including graphene and methods of manufacturing the same. A nanosensor includes a first insulating layer in which a first nanopore is formed; a graphene layer that is disposed on the first insulating layer and having a second nanopore or a nanogap formed therein adjacent to the first nanopore; and a marker element that is disposed adjacent to the graphene layer and identifies a position of the graphene layer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062783 | RECEIVING POSITIONING SIGNALS AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES - A method and a receiver for receiving positioning signals are disclosed. The positioning signals are received from a plurality of first sources in a first frequency range and from a plurality of second sources in a second frequency range different from the first frequency range. The receiver is switched between the first and second frequency ranges to receive the positioning signals, and the receiver obtains time offset information about a time taken to switch the receiver between the first and second frequency ranges, by obtaining a solution to a set of simultaneous equations based on combined navigation data for the first and second sources. | 03-06-2014 |
20140073125 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING EXPANDABLE MATERIAL - A semiconductor device is manufactured using an expandable material. The method includes forming a first gate insulating layer on a substrate, forming first and second gate structures on the first gate insulating layer, the first and second gate structures being spaced apart from each other at a distance, forming an expandable material on sidewalls and upper surfaces of the first and second gate structures, forming a gap-fill layer on the expandable material between the first and second gate structures, and performing a heat-treatment process to increase the volume of the expandable material. | 03-13-2014 |
20140090562 | HUMIDIFIER - A humidifier including a spray unit configured to apply electric charge to water, and to spray water having electric charge applied thereto, an evaporation unit formed with a duct in which evaporation of the electrically-charged water being sprayed is taken place, and configured to guide a vapor and a foreign substance, which are separated from each other through the evaporation, to an outside, and a dust collection unit configured to collect the foreign substance at an inside the duct by forming an electric field, the humidifier capable of performing a large-capacity humidification by the generation of the electrically charged droplets, and capable of removing the foreign substance included in the droplets by using the electrical force, thereby enhancing the cleanliness of the humidification, and by using an electric field, accelerating the evaporation so that the size of the duct is minimized, and thus manufacturing the humidifier in a compact size. | 04-03-2014 |
20140106478 | SLIT VALVE UNIT AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - There is provided a slit valve unit including: a body disposed on an outer side of a process chamber and having an entrance connected to an opening of the process chamber; a slit valve provided in an internal space of the body and selectively opening and closing the entrance; a plurality of packing members provided along the circumference of the entrance on an inner side of the body and tightly attached to the slit valve when the slit valve shields the entrance; and a connection pipe having one end exposed between the plurality of packing members on the inner side of the body so as to be connected to an airtight space formed among the plurality of packing members, the body, and the slit valve, and the other end exposed to the outer side of the body, the connection pipe penetrating the body. | 04-17-2014 |
20140112413 | DIFFERENTIAL CODEBOOK FOR TEMPORALLY-CORRELATED MISO DUAL-POLARIZATION ANTENNA - A code word selection method performed by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a rotation matrix using previously selected codeword; generating a new differential code book using the rotation matrix and a differential code book; selecting a code word from the new differential code book; and performing data transmission using the selected code word. | 04-24-2014 |
20140134519 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME - An electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell includes: an inorganic ionic conductor including a trivalent metal element, a pentavalent metal element, phosphorous, and oxygen; and a polymer. | 05-15-2014 |