Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100141653 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND TRANSFORMING SHADER OF 3D GRAPHIC SYSTEM - Provided are an apparatus and method for providing and transforming a shader of a 3-D graphic system. The apparatus for providing a shader of a 3-D graphic system includes a shader expressing unit for rendering a target shader, an option controller for controlling options of the shader, a similar shader generator for automatically generating similar shaders corresponding to the controlled options, and an output unit for outputting the automatically generated similar shaders. | 06-10-2010 |
20110142336 | SIMILAR SHADER SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD USING IMAGE FEATURE EXTRACTION - A similar shader search apparatus using image feature extraction includes: an image extraction unit configured to classify color, texture, pattern features of a 2D image, into a color feature set, a texture feature set, and a pattern feature set, numerically analyze the respective feature sets, and extract a feature value of the image; a shader extraction unit configured to analyze a predetermined stored shader, classify features having an effect upon color, texture, and pattern into a color feature set, a texture feature set, and a pattern feature set, numerically analyze the respective feature sets, and extract a feature value of the shader; and a distance function calculation unit configured to receive the image feature value and the shader feature value, calculate the similarity of color between the image and the shader, and calculate the similarity of texture between the image and the shader using the Euclidean distance function. | 06-16-2011 |
20110150157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SYMBOL TIMING - Provided is a symbol timing estimating apparatus and method that may generate at least one sampled preamble signal by sampling a preamble signal with changing a phase of the preamble signal based on a symbol speed, calculate a power value of each of the at least one sampled preamble signal, and estimate a symbol timing of a sampled preamble signal having a maximum power value by comparing each power value among the at least one sampled preamble signal. | 06-23-2011 |
20120147763 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus for receiving data in a communication system includes: a detection unit configured to calculate power values of a data packet and a ratio of the power values by using a preamble of the data packet in a received signal, and detect the data packet through the calculated ratio of the power values; a control unit configured to calculate a gain compensation value of the detected data packet, and perform an automatic gain control (AGC) on the detected data packet by using the gain compensation value; a compensation unit configured to calculate a DC offset in the received signal, and remove the DC offset from the received signal; and a demodulator configured to demodulate the AGCed data packet. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150525 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system for providing a virtual electronic device, which allows a user to experience the use of an actual electronic device like a real experience before purchasing the actual electronic device, is disclosed. The system may include a virtual electronic providing apparatus which includes a virtual electronic device having software and hardware interfaces for executing functions of an actual electronic device and executes the virtual electronic device in response to a request of a user terminal or transmits the virtual electronic device to the user terminal. Thus, the user can experience the major features of the actual electronic device in advance before purchasing the actual electronic device and sufficiently review the basic and additional features of the actual electronic device that the user wants to purchase. | 06-14-2012 |
20120162385 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING 3D DEPTH INFORMATION - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for acquiring 3D depth information. The apparatus includes a pattern projection unit, an image acquisition unit, and an operation unit. The pattern projection unit projects light, radiated by an infrared light source, into a space in a form of a pattern. The image acquisition unit acquires an image corresponding to the pattern using at least one camera. The operation unit extracts a pattern from the image, analyzes results of the extraction, and calculates information about a 3D distance between objects existing in the space. | 06-28-2012 |
20130021245 | INTERACTIVE CONTENT CONTROL METHOD AND USER INTERFACE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An interactive content control method and a user interface apparatus using the same are provided. The interactive content control method detects a reference length which becomes a reference for controlling interactive content according to a movement of a user, on the basis of skeletal information of the user, detects a comparison length on the basis of the skeletal information, and controls the interactive content according to a result of comparing the reference length and the comparison length. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a highly interactive user interface environment. | 01-24-2013 |
20130089028 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION - A wireless communication system and a wireless communication method using directional communication are provided. The wireless communication method includes a communication request device transmitting a communication request message to a communication target device using directional communication, the communication request device receiving a response message that includes wireless communication connection information of the communication target device generated in response to the communication request message from the communication target device, the communication request device determining a wireless communication technology based on the wireless communication connection information, and the communication request device performing wireless connection with the communication target device according to the determined wireless communication technology. | 04-11-2013 |
20130129021 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROLLING DEVICE, ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OFDM) RECEIVER EMPLOYING HIGH-ORDER QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (QAM) AND USING AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROLLING DEVICE - Provided is an automatic gain controlling device that may prevent deterioration in performance of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiver, on a cable network that performs communication by an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme using high-order quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), the automatic gain controlling device including a power computing unit to compute a power of a signal received by the OFDM receiver, and a gain controller to control a gain of the received signal based on the computed power of the received signal. | 05-23-2013 |
20130283331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING BROADCAST PROGRAM BY DETECTING AVAILABLE CHANNEL OVER HYBRID FIBER COAX NETWORK OR OPTICAL CABLE NETWORK - An apparatus for combining a broadcasting channel may include a channel detector to detect a vacant Radio Frequency (RF) broadcasting channel used by a photoelectric converter that converts a first broadcast program as an optical signal to a first RF signal, a broadcast receiving interface to receive at least one second broadcast program, a broadcast modulator to generate a second RF signal by modulating the second broadcast program using the vacant RF broadcasting channel, and a channel combiner to combine a broadcasting channel used for the first RF signal and the vacant RF broadcasting channel. | 10-24-2013 |
20130301493 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA - Disclosed herein are a method of transmitting data and a method of receiving data. In the method of transmitting data, a management frame including data to be transmitted is configured, and the configured management frame is transmitted. In the method of receiving data, a management frame is received and then data is read from the received management frame. | 11-14-2013 |
20140204020 | INTERACTIVE CONTENT CONTROL DEVICE BASED ON L-SHAPED DISPLAY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an interactive content control device and an interactive content control method capable of increasing immersion in content, which include a front display unit that displays content images, a lower side display unit which is configured to form an L shape with the front display unit, displays content images, and interworks with the front display unit, a sensor unit that senses user movements and provides detected sensing information, and a controller that controls interworking of content displayed on the front display unit and the lower side display unit based on the sensing information. Accordingly, a sense of physical distance from the user may be reduced and the user experiences more immersive content and a variety of interfaces may be utilized in content. | 07-24-2014 |
20140210650 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMING BUS DRIVER OF INTENTION TO GET ON OR OFF BUS - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for informing a bus driver of a user's intention to get on or off a bus. The apparatus for informing a bus driver of a user's intention to get on or off a bus includes a getting-on information collection device. The getting-on information collection device includes a getting-on information reception unit, an arrival-expected bus identification unit, and a transmission information transmission unit. The getting-on information reception unit receives getting-on information entered by a passenger who desires to get on a bus at a bus stop via a getting-on information transfer device of the bus stop. The arrival-expected bus identification unit identifies a bus expected to arrive having the earliest expected arrival time at the bus stop based on a bus number. The transmission information transmission unit transmits the transmission information to the getting-on information notification device of the bus expected to arrive. | 07-31-2014 |
20140241331 | WI-FI DIRECT-BASED MESSAGE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a message communication method of transmitting and receiving a certain message, independently of any network, without privacy invasion issues. The method includes generating vendor specific data on the basis of input information, adding the generated vendor specific data to a P2P information element of a probe request frame, and transmitting the probe request frame to another message communication apparatus. Thus, an apparatus conforming to a Wi-Fi Direct standard may transmit/receive a certain message to/from another terminal independently of a use region, a use environment, and a network of a large telecommunication vendor, without privacy invasion issues. | 08-28-2014 |
20140285442 | METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method performed in an apparatus based on touch screen may comprise grouping Korean consonants into at least one consonant-group and Korean vowels into at least one vowel-group and determining a delegate consonant for each of the at least one consonant-group and a delegate vowel for each of the at least one vowel-group; allocating the delegate consonant and the delegate vowel to independent keys in a predetermined order, and displaying the keys; and displaying at least one key corresponding to at least one family consonant belonging to a same group with the delegate consonant to a key selected among the displayed keys. Therefore, all Korean consonants and vowels can be inputted by using a restricted number of keys, and inputted quickly and easily without any learning or training. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR VARIABLE SYMBOL TIMING USING CYCLIC PREFIX IN NON-SYNCHRONIZED OFDM SYSTEM - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for estimating symbol timing in a non-synchronized OFDM system. The present invention includes synchronizing a frame of a received signal, estimating the symbol timing of each symbol of the frame based on the synchronization, compensating for the symbol timing using a phase difference attributable to a Symbol Timing Offset (STO), variably changing within a Cyclic Prefix (CP) interval due to the frequency offset of a sampling clock and thermal noise, and performing channel equalization using a preamble based on output including corrected phase rotation. | 09-25-2014 |
20140313123 | PROJECTOR FOR PROJECTING PATTERN FOR MOTION RECOGNITION AND MOTION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a projector that projects a pattern for user motion recognition and a motion recognition apparatus and method using the projector. The projector includes a light generation unit, a light guide unit configured to guide light generated from the light generation unit in a predetermined direction, a collimating lens configured to collimate the light transmitted from the light guide unit, and a diffractive optical element (DOE) configured to generate the pattern using the light passing through the collimating lens. | 10-23-2014 |