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20130197898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSLATION - Disclosed is an apparatus for providing an accurate automatic language translation service. A user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit to display a translation option setting menu for a user with respect to a source sentence of which a category is designated and to be translated; a user input unit to receive, from the user, an input on setting of a translation option; a communication unit to transmit the translation option to a translation server, and to receive a translation result from the translation server; and a control unit to control operations of the display unit, the user input unit, and the communication unit. According to the present invention, a translation service for multilingual multimedia through a natural styled highly precise automatic translation is enabled. | 08-01-2013 |
20140136527 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR POWER USER IN SOCIAL MEDIA - Disclosed are an apparatus, a system, and a method for searching for a power user in social media. The apparatus according to the present invention includes an input unit configured to receive a keyword corresponding to an interested object from a user; a communication unit configured to transmit a search request message including the received keyword and receive a search response message corresponding to the transmitted search request message; a controller configured to, when receiving the search response message, extract a search list in which power users related to the keyword are arranged according to a preset power ranking from the received search response message; a display unit configured to sequentially display the power users related to the keyword received from the user according to the preset power ranking based on the extracted search list; and a storage unit configured to store the extracted search list. | 05-15-2014 |
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20150142780 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING EVENT TIME-SPACE CORRELATION IN SOCIAL WEB MEDIA - Provided are an apparatus for analyzing an event time-space correlation in a social web media and an operating method thereof. The apparatus includes a collection unit configured to collect a text type of document data from the social web media, a storage unit configured to store an event keyword indicating an event and event-related information including event time-space information corresponding to the event keyword, an extraction unit configured to linguistically analyze the document data to extract the event keyword and the event-related information associated with the event keyword from the document data based on a result of the linguistic analysis, and an output unit configured to receive the event keyword and event-related information and convert the received event keyword and event-related information into visual information and output the visual information. | 05-21-2015 |
20150161517 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING POPULARITY OF SOCIAL DATA - A method and device for predicting popularity by setting various criteria of popularity of social data spread over a social network service (SNS) including: a data collecting unit to collect previous data created during a predetermined time and created in real time from data storage associated with an SNS, a data popularity prediction resource building unit to extract user information and data information from the previous data created during the predetermined time and build a social data popularity prediction resource using the extracted user information and data information, and a popularity predicting unit to predict popularity of the social data created in real time using the data information and the user information extracted from the data created in real time and the built popularity prediction resource, in which the predicted popularity includes predicted values of at least two items among a spread amount, a popularity time, and a spread rate. | 06-11-2015 |
20150178267 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ISSUE AND SERVER DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a social media question and answer service, and discloses a social media issue processing device and method. The method includes a question analyzing unit which analyzes a question type of an input question through a question pattern dictionary which is stored in advance; a social media analyzing unit which performs issue period recognition for the question, question type based analysis, question based summary creation, and question based reliability calculation; and a report creating unit which creates a summary in accordance with at least one of correlation between the question type and the question based summary, correlation between the issue period and the question type based analysis result, and correlation between the reliability and the question based summary. | 06-25-2015 |
20150193428 | SEMANTIC FRAME OPERATING METHOD BASED ON TEXT BIG-DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - Disclosed is semantic frame operation, and disclosed are a text big data based semantic frame operating method including: collecting a predicate to be used as a semantic frame seed; configuring a synonym set for the collected predicate; collecting one or more examples in text big data in association with predicates included in the synonym set; extracting a semantic frame candidate by attaching a semantic case to the collected examples; performing error verification for the semantic frame candidate; and storing the semantic frame candidate subjected to the error verification as an extended semantic frame for the predicate, and an electronic device supporting the same. | 07-09-2015 |
20150193505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING INFORMATION BASED ON WIKIPEDIA'S CONTENTS - The present invention is to provide an apparatus for searching information based on Wikipedia's contents comprising: a document converting part extracting fulltext documents, section title documents, info-box documents, category documents and definition statement documents from Wikipedia original documents and generating at least one of Wikipedia documents for questions and answers; a document indexing part analyzing the Wikipedia document for questions and answers, extracting POS-based index terms from the Wikipedia document for questions and answers, and generating a Wikipedia document index for questions and answers; a question analyzing part receiving a natural language question, analyzing a question pattern, an answer pattern and a question focus from the natural language question, and extracting document search keywords; a document searching part performing document search by using the document search keywords from the Wikipedia document index for questions and answers and generating document search result from each Wikipedia document index for questions and answers; an answer extracting part extracting first answers by using information about the question pattern, the answer pattern and the question focus from the document search result; and an answer integrating part integrating and prioritizing the first answer and generating a second answer. | 07-09-2015 |
20150193529 | OPINION ANALYZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided are an opinion analyzing system and method that analyze an opinion change based on an elapse of time and provide an analysis result. The opinion analyzing system includes a user terminal configured to transmit an opinion analysis request signal including an opinion analysis target keyword and analysis target period information, and an opinion analyzing server configured to, when the opinion analysis request signal is received from the user terminal, collect text information including the opinion analysis target keyword from a database according to the opinion analysis request signal, and analyze the collected text information to generate a summary text of an opinion. | 07-09-2015 |
20150199335 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING USER LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS IN MPEG USER DESCRIPTION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method of representing user language characteristics in a MPEG user description (MPEG-UD) system including receiving a request for a user description (UD) of the user language characteristics from a recommendation engine, calling the UD of the user language characteristics from a UD database, and transmitting the called UD of the user language characteristics to the recommendation engine. | 07-16-2015 |
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20120081175 | INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An internal voltage generation circuit includes a voltage detection unit configured to generate a voltage detection signal that indicates whether a voltage level of an internal voltage is a first target voltage level or a second target voltage level higher than the first target voltage level, according to control of a normal operation signal. The internal voltage generation circuit also includes an operation control signal generation unit configured to selectively activate an operation control signal in response to the normal operation signal and the voltage detection signal, a periodic pulse signal generation unit configured to generate a periodic pulse signal in response to the operation control signal and the normal operation signal, and a charge pumping unit configured to generate an internal voltage by performing a charge pumping operation according to control of the periodic pulse signal. | 04-05-2012 |
20140177368 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY APPARATUS - A nonvolatile memory apparatus includes a memory cell configured to receive a first current and a second current through a bit line which is connected to a sensing node; a sensing node level control unit configured to be driven in response to a control signal, compare a reference voltage and a voltage of the sensing node, and output a driving signal to a driving node; a first current driving unit configured to output the first current to the driving node by using a first driving voltage in response to the driving signal; and a current control unit configured to perform a discharge operation of the bit line or electrically connect the driving node and the sensing node, in response to the control signal. | 06-26-2014 |
20150049561 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY APPARATUS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND COMPUTER DEVICE USING THE SAME - A nonvolatile memory apparatus includes a memory cell array including a plurality of sub arrays. A plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) configured to sense sensing voltages outputted from memory cells of the plurality of sub arrays and a path selection unit configured to electrically couple the plurality of sub arrays with the plurality of ADCs in one-to-one correspondence in a first operation mode, and electrically couple the plurality of ADCs with a terminal of a power supply voltage in a second operation mode. | 02-19-2015 |
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20110128805 | TEST CIRCUIT, NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPRATUS USING THE SAME, AND TEST METHOD - A test circuit of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory apparatus includes a first switching unit, a second switching unit, and a third switching unit. The first switching unit is configured to selectively interrupt application of a pumping voltage for a sense amplifier to a sense amplifier input node. The second switching unit is configured to selectively decouple the sense amplifier input node and a sub input/output node. The sub input/output node is coupled with a data storage region. The third switching unit is configured to selectively connect a voltage applying pad and the sense amplifier input node. | 06-02-2011 |
20120106243 | CURRENT CONTROL APPARATUS AND PHASE CHANGE MEMORY HAVING THE SAME - A current control apparatus of a phase change memory includes a temperature sensing block having an output voltage level which varies depending on temperature of an internal circuit and a write driver configured to control an amount of program current provided to a memory cell in response to the output voltage level of the temperature sensing block. | 05-03-2012 |
20130294175 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor device and a method for testing the same are provided. The nonvolatile semiconductor device includes a current generating unit configured to generate a set write current depending on a step pulse that is generated based on a reference current and output the set write current to a memory cell, and a current measuring unit configured to measure a step duration of the step pulse and output a measured result outside of a chip during an activation period of a test enable signal. | 11-07-2013 |
20140337568 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Provided is an electronic device including a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit includes: a voltage driving unit configured to pull-up drive an output node and generate an output voltage; and a driving control unit configured to receive the output voltage, disable the voltage driving unit from the time at which a divided voltage obtained by dividing the output voltage at a set ratio becomes higher than a first level, and enable the voltage driving unit from the time at which the divided voltage becomes lower than a second level, which is higher than the first level. | 11-13-2014 |
20150049536 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided an electronic device including a semiconductor memory unit. The semiconductor memory unit includes: a plurality of storage cells each including a variable resistance element of which resistance is changed in response to a current flowing across the variable resistance element and a selecting element coupled to one end of the variable resistance element; a plurality of word lines corresponding to the respective storage cells and each coupled to a selecting element of a corresponding storage cell; a first line coupled to one ends of the plurality of storage cells; a second line coupled to the other ends of the plurality of storage cells; a voltage adjuster configured to adjust the voltage levels of back bias voltages of the selecting elements of the plurality of storage cells; and an access control unit electrically coupled to the first and second lines and passing an access current to a selected storage cell among the plurality of storage cells. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058566 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS - A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a column address decoding unit configured to decode a column address and generate a column select signal; a row address decoding unit configured to decode a row address and generate a word line select signal; a driving driver unit configured to provide different voltages to a plurality of resistive memory elements in response to the column select signal; a sink current control unit configured to generate a plurality of sink voltages with different voltage levels in response to the word line select signal; and a plurality of current sink units configured to flow current from the plurality of respective resistive memory elements to a ground terminal in response to the plurality of sink voltages. | 02-26-2015 |
20150357048 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory apparatus may include a read/write circuit unit configured to receive an external voltage, to read data from a memory cell array, and to generate a pre-read signal, while an internal voltage is generated during a test mode, and a controller configured to selectively drive a write circuit unit in response to the pre-read signal. | 12-10-2015 |
20150364174 | WORD LINE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A world line driver circuit according to an embodiment includes a driving unit configured to output a sub word line driving signal in response to a word line select signal and a main word line driving signal, a transmission unit configured to transmit the sub word line driving signal to a word line in response to a first enable signal, and a precharge unit configured to precharge a potential of the word line. | 12-17-2015 |
20160042788 | WRITE DRIVER, RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATION METHOD - A write driver is configured to determine a magnitude and an application time of a pre-emphasis current pulse in response to control codes generated according to parasitic components on a path from a write driver to a program target cell and a resistance value of the program target cell, and supply a preset program current to a memory circuit block by adding a pre-emphasis current to the preset program current in a program mode. | 02-11-2016 |
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20090000942 | PULSE PLASMA MATCHING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING IMPEDANCE MATCHING COMPENSATION - A pulse plasma matching system includes an RF matching box configured to receive an RF power pulse generated by an RF power source, configured to perform a plasma impedance matching, and configured to apply the RF power pulse to a process chamber, and a network analyzer configured to measure an impedance of plasma generated in a process chamber. A controller is configured to generate a capacitance control signal corresponding to a plasma impedance value measured by the network analyzer, configured to supply the capacitance control signal to the RF matching box, and configured to generate an impedance matching compensation pulse, and a phase shifter is configured to receive the impedance matching compensation pulse and to shift a phase of the impedance matching compensation pulse to synchronize the impedance matching compensation pulse to the RF power pulse. | 01-01-2009 |
20090105853 | PROCESS-PARAMETER PROGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING SHAPE OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION APPARATUS HAVING THE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING THE APPARATUS - Provided are a process-parameter prognostic system for predicting the shape of a semiconductor structure, a semiconductor fabrication apparatus having the process-parameter prognostic system, and a method of using the same. The process-parameter prognostic system may have a process prediction unit and a process-change point corresponding unit. The process prediction unit and the process-change point corresponding unit may obtain predicted parameters using measured parameters of semiconductor structures and sensor parameters of plasmas corresponding to the semiconductor structures. | 04-23-2009 |
20100062613 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - A method of processing a substrate using plasma includes loading a substrate into a chamber, processing the substrate with a first plasma mode and then processing the substrate with a second plasma mode, wherein at least one of the first plasma mode and the second plasma mode is a time-modulation mode in which a plasma induced in the chamber is periodically turned on and off to reduce plasma-induced damage in the substrate. | 03-11-2010 |
20100262398 | Methods of Selecting Sensors for Detecting Abnormalities in Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes - A method of selecting a sensor in a semiconductor manufacturing process is provided. The method includes measuring responses of a plurality of sensors when a first of a plurality of process conditions is varied, identifying one or more of the sensors having a steady state response after the first of the process conditions is varied, and selecting a sensor having a highest value within a response range from among the sensors having the steady state response for the first process condition that is varied. This methodology may be performed for multiple different process conditions. Thus, when process conditions in multiple processes of manufacturing a semiconductor device are varied, sensors having a steady state response can be selected from among multiple sensors for detecting abnormalities in the processes. | 10-14-2010 |
20110320027 | METHOD OF USING PROCESS-PARAMETER PROGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING SHAPE OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE - Provided are a process-parameter prognostic system for predicting the shape of a semiconductor structure, a semiconductor fabrication apparatus having the process-parameter prognostic system, and a method of using the same. The process-parameter prognostic system may have a process prediction unit and a process-change point corresponding unit. The process prediction unit and the process-change point corresponding unit may obtain predicted parameters using measured parameters of semiconductor structures and sensor parameters of plasmas corresponding to the semiconductor structures. | 12-29-2011 |
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20130028424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL - An audio signal processing apparatus including an index estimation unit that receives three-dimensional image information as an input and generates index information for applying a three-dimensional effect to an audio object in at least one direction of right, left, up, down, front, and back directions, based on the three-dimensional image information; and a rendering unit for applying a three-dimensional effect to the audio object in at least one direction of right, left, up, down, front, and back directions, based on the index information. | 01-31-2013 |
20140108015 | VOICE CONVERTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING USER VOICE THEREOF - A voice converting apparatus and a voice converting method are provided. The method of converting a voice using a voice converting apparatus including receiving a voice from a counterpart, analyzing the voice and determining whether the voice abnormal, converting the voice into a normal voice by adjusting a harmonic signal of the voice in response to determining that the voice is abnormal, and transmitting the normal voice. | 04-17-2014 |
20140334626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCALIZING MULTICHANNEL SOUND SIGNAL - Provided are a method and apparatus for localizing a multichannel sound signal. The method includes: obtaining a multichannel sound signal to which sense of elevation is applied by applying a first filter to an input sound signal; determining at least one frequency range of a dynamic cue according to change of a head-related transfer function (HRTF) indicating information regarding paths from a spatial location of an actual speaker to ears of an audience; and applying a second filter to at least one sound signal, corresponding to the determined at least one frequency range, of at least one channel in the multichannel sound signal to change the at least one sound signal so as to remove or to reduce the dynamic cue when the multichannel sound signal is output. | 11-13-2014 |
20150100310 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REDUCING NOISE AND AUDIO PLAYING APPARATUS WITH NON-MAGNET SPEAKER - An audio apparatus is provided. The audio apparatus includes an input configured to receive an audio signal containing noise; a period estimation unit configured to estimate a period of a noise pattern in the audio signal; a noise reducer configured to subtract and remove the noise pattern from the audio signal in a frequency domain by using the estimated period of the noise pattern; a noise updater configured to update the noise pattern according to a change in amplitude of the noise; and an output configured to output the audio signal obtained by removing the noise pattern. | 04-09-2015 |
20150177858 | CONTACT TYPE FINGER MOUSE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a contact type finger mouse and an operating method thereof. The contact type finger mouse according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a pressure sensor unit for sensing pressure generated between a finger and a fixed surface through a plurality of pressure sensors fixed at a lower part of the finger; a signal processing unit for determining a movement direction and a movement speed value of a mouse pointer on the basis of pressure values acquired through the sensing; and a signal transmission unit for generating control data comprising information on the determined movement direction and the determined movement speed value of the mouse pointer, and transmitting the generated control data to an interworking device. | 06-25-2015 |
20160045183 | ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPE APPARATUS, AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electronic stethoscope apparatus includes a bioacoustics sensor configured to sense bioacoustics; a noise sensor configured to sense noise in the sensed bioacoustics; and a noise remover configured to remove the sensed noise and output the bioacoustics from which the noise has been removed. | 02-18-2016 |
20160064804 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - An antenna device implemented to prevent the deterioration in radiation performance due to a metal mechanical part and an electronic device including the same is provided. The electronic device includes a metal member in a shape of a loop that is disposed in at least one area of the electronic device and a substrate (printed circuit board (PCB)) for supplying power to a preset location of the metal member in order to use the metal member as an antenna radiator, wherein at least one location of the metal member that differs from the power-supplied location is grounded through the substrate. | 03-03-2016 |