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20120214418 | WIRELESS CHARGING OF MOBILE DEVICE - Systems, circuits, and devices for wirelessly charging a mobile device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system of a mobile device comprises a low power PAN module and a controller for the low power PAN module configured to monitor a connection request signal communicated from an external device while the mobile device is in a sleep mode, where the controller is supplied with quiescent current from a battery of the mobile device during the sleep mode. In addition, the system comprises an AP of the mobile device configured to wake up from the sleep mode when the connection request signal is validated by the controller, forward to the external device an equipment identity data of the mobile device and a charging status of the battery, and charge the battery of the mobile device with energy received from a wireless charging module associated with the external device. | 08-23-2012 |
20130219157 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a setting of a low power wireless communication module can be automatically reseted if the mobile terminal is turned on. The present invention includes a power supply unit, an application processor, a low power wireless communication module configured to maintain an active state by being supplied with the power from the power supply unit despite that the mobile terminal is in an inactive state, the low power wireless communication module set to be cut off a signal inputted from the application processor if the application processor is in the inactive state, and a reset circuit receiving a trigger signal from the application processor after activation of the application processor, the reset circuit resetting a setting of the low power wireless communication module based on the trigger signal. | 08-22-2013 |
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20110005568 | SOLAR CELL MODULE HAVING INTERCONNECTOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A solar cell module having an interconnector and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells and an interconnector including a first area electrically connected to one of two adjacent solar cells of the plurality of solar cells, a second area electrically connected to the other of the two adjacent solar cells, and a third area connecting the first area to the second area. At least one of the first area and the second area of the interconnector has at least one uneven surface, and the third area of the interconnector has a substantially planarized surface. | 01-13-2011 |
20110005579 | SOLAR CELL PANEL - A solar cell panel is discussed. The solar cell panel includes a solar cell module, a support member attached to an edge of the solar cell module to support the solar cell module by elasticity of the support member, and a frame including a female type coupling unit including an upper coupling unit, a lower coupling unit, and a connection coupling unit connecting the upper coupling unit to the lower coupling unit. The support member includes an upper part, a lower part, and a connection part connecting the upper part to the lower part. An end of the lower part protrudes further than an end of the upper part toward a middle of the solar cell module. The frame supports the solar cell module by coupling the support member to the female type coupling unit. | 01-13-2011 |
20110139239 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a substrate having a textured surface, the textured surface including a plurality of jagged portions; an emitter region forming a p-n junction with the substrate; a plurality of first electrodes connected to the emitter region; and a second electrode connected to the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of jagged portions has a diameter and a height that are equal to or less than 1 μm, and each of the plurality of first electrodes has a width of about 20 μm to about 80 μm. | 06-16-2011 |
20110155210 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells, a protective layer positioned on the plurality of solar cells, and a transparent member positioned on the protective layer, the transparent member protecting the plurality of solar cells, the transparent member including a first anti-reflection portion patterned on at least one of an outer surface and partially positioned in an inner surface of the transparent member, the inner surface being a surface facing the plurality of solar cells. | 06-30-2011 |
20110197964 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate of a first conductive type; a first emitter region of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type and forming a p-n junction with the substrate; a front electrode unit on a first surface of the substrate, and connected to the first emitter region; a back surface field region of the first conductive type formed at a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, and having a lattice shape with a plurality of internal portions; a rear passivation layer unit formed on the second surface, and a rear electrode electrically connected to the substrate. | 08-18-2011 |
20120152305 | SOLAR CELL MODULE HAVING INTERCONNECTOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A solar cell module having an interconnector and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells and an interconnector including a first area electrically connected to one of two adjacent solar cells of the plurality of solar cells, a second area electrically connected to the other of the two adjacent solar cells, and a third area connecting the first area to the second area. At least one of the first area and the second area of the interconnector has at least one uneven surface, and the third area of the interconnector has a substantially planarized surface. | 06-21-2012 |
20150287849 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell is discussed. A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a conductive type region on one surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an electrode connected to the conductive type region. The electrode includes an electrode layer on the conductive type region and a printed electrode layer on the electrode layer. | 10-08-2015 |
20160005900 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is discussed, which includes a tunneling layer on one surface of a semiconductor substrate; a first conductive type region on the tunneling layer; a second conductive type region on the tunneling layer; a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode connected to the first conductive type region and the second electrode connected to the second conductive type region. The tunneling layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed to correspond to at least a part of the first and second conductive type regions and has a first thickness. At least a part of the second portion is disposed to correspond to a boundary portion between the first conductive type region and the second conductive type region. The second portion has a second thickness greater than the first thickness. | 01-07-2016 |
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20110007681 | UPDATING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SLEEP MODE OPERATION - Disclosed herein relates to a sleep mode operation method, and the method of updating a sleep mode operation according to the present invention may include receiving a service flow configuration request (DSx-REQ) message comprising a service flow parameter for service flow configuration and a sleep cycle ID (SCID) for sleep mode change according to the service flow configuration from a base station during a sleep mode listening window; transmitting a service flow configuration response (DSx-RSP) message comprising the SCID; and configuring the service flow according to the service flow identifier, and changing a SCID to the SCID to update the sleep mode operation. | 01-13-2011 |
20110019602 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SLEEP MODE - Disclosed herein relates to a sleep mode operation method, and more particularly, to a method for operating a sleep mode in a mobile communication terminal, including transmitting a sleep mode request message including a sleep cycle information for entering into the sleep mode to a base station; receiving a sleep mode response message including a sleep mode operating parameter from the base station; changing the state to the sleep mode referring to the sleep mode operating parameter; receiving a traffic indication message including a positive traffic indicator from the base station; and adjusting to a current sleep cycle according to the sleep cycle information included in the sleep mode request message; wherein the sleep cycle information is an information indicating to extend a current sleep cycle to the small value of twice the previous sleep cycle and a final sleep cycle or to reset the current sleep cycle to an initial sleep cycle or a new initialized sleep cycle. | 01-27-2011 |
20120099500 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SLPID OF A TERMINAL OPERATING IN SLEEP MODE IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an operation method of a base station for supporting a sleep mode in a broadband mobile communication system, and the method may include transmitting a sleep response message containing sleep identification information to the terminal during a sleep mode entry process; transmitting a traffic indication message containing updated sleep identification information to the terminal during a listening window when the sleep identification information is updated; receiving a traffic indication request message from the terminal subsequent to the listening window; and transmitting a traffic indication response message containing the updated sleep identification information to the terminal. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SLEEP MODE OPERATION - Disclosed herein relates to a sleep mode operation method, and the sleep mode operation method according to the present invention may include transmitting a sleep request message for requesting sleep mode switching to a base station; receiving a sleep operating parameter including a sleep cycle and a listening window from the base station; referring to the sleep operating parameter to switch to a sleep mode; receiving a traffic indication message indicating that traffic is generated from the base station; receiving traffic from the base station during the listening window while at the same time operating a timer; and early terminating the listening window to enter into a sleep window if the timer operation is expired according to the traffic reception prior to terminating the listening window. | 04-26-2012 |
20140045514 | CHANNELIZATION METHOD IN WHITESPACE BAND AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A wireless communication system is disclosed. Specifically, a channelization method in a whitespace band and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. A method for providing whitespace operation information includes transmitting, by a first station (STA) to a second STA, a frame including a TV whitespace high throughput (TVHT) operation information field. The TVHT operation information field includes primary channel number, channel width, channel center frequency segment 0 and channel center frequency segment 1 subfields. A channel center frequency of frequency segment 0 or frequency segment 1 is determined based on a channel start frequency. The channel start frequency is determined as a function of a TV channel index corresponding to the frequency segment 0 or a TV channel index corresponding to the frequency segment 1. | 02-13-2014 |
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20150181507 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING IN WIRELESS LAN - A method and an apparatus for scanning in a wireless LAN are disclosed. The method for scanning in a wireless LAN comprises the steps of: enabling a station (STA) to receive, from a first access point (AP) operated in a first channel, a detection frame comprising identifier information of a second AP operated in a second channel and beacon frame transmission time information of the second AP, and enabling the STA to scan a beacon frame of the second AP on the basis of the beacon frame transmission time information of the second AP. Thus, the present invention can rapidly perform a scanning operation. | 06-25-2015 |
20150208330 | SCANNING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS LAN - A scanning method and apparatus in wireless LAN is disclosed. The method comprises determining, by an access point (AP), whether to accommodate a station (STA) conducting an initial link setup and transmitting, by the AP, a frame to the STA, the frame including scanning redirection information for the STA to switch other channel, other band, or a neighbor AP when the AP determines not to accommodate the STA. The scanning redirection information includes a band field and a channel field. The band field indicating a band in which the STA conducts the initial link setup when the STA conducts the initial link setup from current band to the other band. The channel field indicating a channel in which the STA conducts the initial link setup when the STA conducts the initial link setup from current channel to the other channel. | 07-23-2015 |
20150208444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING CHANNEL IN WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for accessing a channel in a wireless LAN. A method for a station (STA) initially accessing the channel in the wireless LAN comprises the steps of: the STA receiving from an access point (AP) a frame including channel state information and a set of an N (a natural number wherein N>1) number of access parameter sets; the STA selecting a random variable when the channel state information indicates that a wireless link is busy; the STA selecting one access parameter set from the N number of access parameter sets on the basis of the one access parameter and transmitting an association request frame to the AP. | 07-23-2015 |
20150222447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING IN WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for scanning in a wireless LAN. A method for scanning by a station (STA) can comprise the steps of: the STA generating a MAC layer management entity (MLME).SCAN.request.primitive comprising information for a basic service set identifier (BSSID) and a service set identifier (SSID); the STA generating a probe request frame comprising wildcard BSSID and SSID; the STA multi-casting the probe request frame to a first AP forming an extended service set (ESS) network using a particular SSID; and the STA receiving a probe response frame broadcast from the first AP as a response to the probe request frame. | 08-06-2015 |
20150230093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING INITIAL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS LAN - A method for accessing an initial channel by a STA can comprise the steps of: the STA receiving, via a first band from a multiband AP, a scanning frame comprising a neighboring AP information element, wherein the neighboring AP information element comprises information for a second band which is an operating band for the neighboring AP; the STA determining whether accessing the neighboring AP is possible on the basis of information comprised in the neighboring AP information element regarding an access network type of the neighboring AP operating in the second band; if access to the neighboring AP is possible, the STA transmitting an association request frame to the neighboring AP via the second band, wherein the access network type can comprise information regarding an access permission type of a neighboring AP. | 08-13-2015 |
20150230161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING IN A WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for scanning in a wireless LAN. The method may comprise the following steps: an STA determining identifier information of an AP to be included in a probe request frame as a wildcard SSID and a wildcard BSSID, based on a first MLME; the STA receiving from the AP a frame including information on the BSSID of the AP and the SSID of the AP before a probe delay time expires; the STA determining wither the AP is a target AP based on the BSSID and the SSID; the STA redetermining the identifier information of the AP to be included in the probe request frame based on the BSSID and the SSID, when the AP is the target AP; and the STA unicasting a probe request frame that is re-determined based on the BSSID and the SSID. | 08-13-2015 |
20150230162 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING IN WIRELESS LAN - A method for scanning by a STA can comprise the steps of: the STA unicasting a probe request frame to a target AP from a first channel, the target AP having been determined in accordance with a BSSID comprised in a primitive; the STA processing an ACK transmitted via the first channel within a first ACK transmission time, and determining whether the first ACK for the probe request frame is received; if the first ACK is received within the first ACK transmission time, then the STA monitoring a probe response frame, which is a response to the probe request frame from the first channel; and if the first ACK is not received within the first ACK transmission time, then regardless of a CCA level detected during the first ACK transmission time, the STA switching the scanning channel. | 08-13-2015 |
20150237568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BACKHAUL LINK INFORMATION - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting backhaul link information. A method for acquiring backhaul link state information for a station (STA) may comprise the steps of: an STA transmitting, to an access point (AP), a generic advertisement service (GAS) request frame requesting a backhaul link state information of the AP; the STA receiving, as a response to the GAS request frame, a GAS response frame comprising backhaul link state information, wherein the GAS request frame is a frame transmitted by an STA, before an authentication or an association procedure and after a scanning procedure of the AP, to request availability-related information of a network to be accessed by the STA, and the backhaul link state information can comprise information regarding the load of a backhaul link linking network apparatuses other the AP and the STA. | 08-20-2015 |
20150245283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE SCANNING IN WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for active scanning in a WLAN. In the method for active scanning in the WLAN, a scanning STA, which has received from a different STA a first probe request frame, can start a probe timer and perform a CCA for detecting a channel state of a receiving channel. When the channel state is not busy until the probe timer reaches a minimum channel time, the scanning STA transmits to an AP from the receiving channel a second probe request frame, and when the channel state is busy until the probe timer reaches the minimum channel time and the scanning STA does not receive a probe reply frame, which includes at least the same information expected to be received based on scanning information, the scanning STA can transmit to the AP from the receiving channel the second probe request frame. | 08-27-2015 |
20150245382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING CHANNEL IN WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for accessing a channel in a wireless LAN. A method for a station (STA) accessing a channel may comprise: a step of the STA receiving an access distribution element through a passive scanning frame; the STA selecting an access random variable based on the access distribution element; a step of the STA determining a minimum value of a passive scanning-specific competition window based on the access random variable; and the STA accessing the channel based on a backoff time that is determined based on the passive scanning-specific competition window. | 08-27-2015 |
20150358897 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE SCANNING - A method and a device for performing active scanning are disclosed. The method for active scanning of a STA comprises the steps of: transmitting a probe request frame that contains channel monitoring type information in a scanning channel; determining whether the scanning channel is in a busy state until a MinimumChannelTime; determining whether a PPDU including a valid PLCP header is received in the scanning channel until the MinimumChannelTime; and determining a time for monitoring a probe response frame transmitted by the AP in the scanning channel based on whether the PPDU is received until the MinimumChannelTime and channel monitoring type information, when the scanning channel is in the busy state, wherein the channel monitoring type information can contain information on a type with which the STA monitors the probe response frame in the scanning channel. | 12-10-2015 |
20160007275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE SCANNING IN WIRELESS LAN - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for active scanning in a wireless LAN. The method for active scanning in a wireless LAN may comprise the steps of: a first station (STA) transmitting a first probe request frame to an access point (AP); and a first STA receiving a probe response frame from the AP, wherein the probe response frame is a response for the probe request frame, and the first probe request frame comprises fast initial link setup (FILS) capability information which can indicate whether the first STA supports FILS. | 01-07-2016 |
20160127424 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR DEVICE IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. Disclosed are a method for searching for a device and an apparatus therefor. To this end, the method for searching for a device of a first wireless device comprises: transmitting a probe request frame; and receiving a probe response frame from a second wireless device in response to the probe request frame, wherein the probe response frame may contain information on an access point (AP) to which the second wireless device is currently connected. | 05-05-2016 |
20160128101 | CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed are a channel access method and an apparatus therefor. A channel access method in a wireless LAN includes the steps of determining whether an STA (station) changes a first access category for a probe request frame; and if a first access category is changed to a second access category, performing a back-off process for enabling the STA to transmit the probe request frame based on the second access category, wherein the second access category may have a lower priority than the first access category. | 05-05-2016 |
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20150304940 | ACTIVE SCANNING METHOD AND DEVICE - Disclosed are an active scanning method and an active scanning device. The active scanning method in a wireless LAN comprises the steps of: a second station (STA) receiving a first probe request frame which has been broadcast by a first STA; and the second STA broadcasting a second probe request frame. The second probe request frame may include a probe request frame detection field, and the probe request frame detection field may indicate that the second STA has received the first probe request frame. Accordingly, a probe response frame is broadcast to a plurality of STAs, thus simplifying a scanning procedure. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF UPLINK SET-UP IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of performing a procedure for link-setup and an apparatus therefore, wherein the method comprises: receiving a probe request frame including time information via a channel, wherein the time information indicates at least one of a minimum scan time for the channel and a maximum scan time for the channel; and performing a procedure for transmitting a probe response frame after receipt of the probe request frame, wherein if a beacon transmission time occurs within a time given based on the time information, transmission of the probe response frame is omitted. | 10-22-2015 |
20160007386 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING-BASED SCANNING IN WLAN SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for filtering-based scanning in a WLAN system. A method for a station (STA) setting up a high-speed link in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting a first frame comprising filtering information to at least one access point (AP); and receiving a second frame from a portion or all of the at least one AP, wherein whether to transmit the second frame can be determined on the basis of the filtering information. | 01-07-2016 |