Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110137202 | BIOPSY NEEDLE DEVICE - A biopsy needle device for collecting a tissue sample by penetrating a living body includes a needle. The needle includes a tip portion having a cross-sectional area getting gradually smaller toward a front end thereof and a tissue container portion arranged behind the tip portion for holding the tissue sample therein. The tip portion includes a rear surface contiguous to the tissue container portion and a recess formed on the rear surface. | 06-09-2011 |
20120303132 | STENT FOR BILE DUCT - The present invention relates to a stent which is inserted into a stenosed bile duct to enlarge the bile duct. The stent includes a plurality of hooks which extend outwards from the main body of the stent at a predetermined angle and are spaced apart from each other. Therefore, when the stent is inserted into the bile duct, the hooks that extend outwards from the main body at a predetermined angle are hooked to the inner surface of the bile duct, thus preventing the stent from slipping relative to the bile duct. | 11-29-2012 |
20130035756 | VASCULAR STENT HAVING A DUAL COATING STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a vascular stent which is inserted inside a blood vessel. The disclosed vascular stent includes: a first coating film comprising a restenosis inhibiting drug provided on the outside surface of the stent strut; and a second coating film comprising an internal-capsule cellularization promoting drug provided on the inside surface of the stent strut. In this way, restenosis and thrombosis can be prevented from occurring inside the stent. | 02-07-2013 |
20130044915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS - A method and an apparatus for recognizing characters using an image are provided. A camera is activated according to a character recognition request and a preview mode is set for displaying an image photographed through the camera in real time. An auto focus of the camera is controlled and an image having a predetermined level of clarity is obtained for character recognition from the images obtained in the preview mode. The image for character recognition is character-recognition-processed so as to extract recognition result data. A final recognition character row is drawn that excludes non-character data from the recognition result data. A first word is combined including at least one character of the final recognition character row and a predetermined maximum number of characters. A dictionary database that stores dictionary information on various languages using the first word is searched, so as to provide the user with the corresponding word. | 02-21-2013 |
20130093668 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CALLIGRAPHED WRITING MESSAGE - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving a calligraphed writing message. Writing data is receiving as input at a transmitting apparatus. The writing data is sampled to generate character frame data having a plurality of point data. Calligraphy control point data is generated using the character frame data. The calligraphed writing message including the calligraphy control point data is generated and transmitted to a receiving apparatus. A calligraphy outline is generated at the receiving apparatus for generation of a calligraphed writing image using the calligraphy control point data from the calligraphed writing message. Graphic processing is performed on the calligraphy outline. The calligraphed writing image is generated and displayed. | 04-18-2013 |
20130148899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING A CHARACTER BASED ON A PHOTOGRAPHED IMAGE - An apparatus and method for recognizing a character based on a photographed image. The apparatus includes an image determining unit, an image effect unit, a binarizing unit and a character recognizing unit. The image determining unit is configured to select, from an input image, a Region Of Interest (ROI) to be used for image analysis when the input image is input, and to analyse the selected ROI to determine a type of the input image. The image effect unit is configured to apply to the input image, an image effect for distinguishing a character region and a background region in a display screen if the type of the input image indicates that the input image is obtained by photographing a display screen. The binarizing unit is configured to binarize the input image or the output of the image effect unit according to the determined type of the input image. The character recognizing unit is configured to recognize a character from the binarized input image. | 06-13-2013 |
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 |
20140003726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS | 01-02-2014 |
20140009645 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING SIZE OF CHARACTERS USING CAMERA - A method is provided for automatically adjusting a size of characters using a camera. The method includes receiving an image with characters; adjusting a focus of the image with characters and detecting a region and a size of characters in the image; determining whether the size of the characters in the image falls within a preset range; recognizing the characters in the image and displaying the recognition results, if the size of the characters falls within the preset range; and automatically adjusting a zoom ratio of the image and recognizing the characters in the resized image, if the size of the characters does not fall within the preset range. | 01-09-2014 |
20140055643 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS USING A CAMERA - A method is provided for recognizing characters of an image captured using a camera in a mobile terminal. The camera captures an image of a signboard. A text area is extracted from the captured image. Characters are recognized from the extracted text area. At least one text is generated by combining the recognized characters. The at least one text is compared with at least one store name within a predetermined range. A comparison result is output. | 02-27-2014 |
20140327634 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A DISPLAYED OBJECT - A portable terminal and a method for protecting a displayed object on a screen of a portable terminal are provided. The method includes detecting an input on the screen; forming an area corresponding to a position of the detected input; and displaying a part of an object corresponding to the formed area differently from another part of the object in an area outside of the formed area. | 11-06-2014 |
20140365789 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING BATTERY INFORMATION BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, a method of providing battery information of an electronic device, and a storage medium for storing the method are provided. The electronic device includes a storage unit that stores an application use history; and a controller that partitions an entire battery capacity into at least one or more logical batteries, and allocates at least one or more applications to each of the at least one or more logical batteries according to the application use history. | 12-11-2014 |
20150063703 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CODE RECOGNITION METHOD THEREOF - A code recognition method for adjusting a User Interface (UI) rotation angle of a code recognition application depending on the direction of a recognition code or text entered through a camera is provided. The code recognition method includes detecting at least a portion of the recognition code from an image including the recognition code; determining a code rotation angle of the recognition code; and extracting the recognition code or a text from the image including the recognition code based on the code rotation angle of the recognition code. | 03-05-2015 |