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20080305508 | Methods of screening for compounds that modulate TAFIa activity, compounds, and methods of using the compounds - Provided are methods of screening compounds for any aspirin-related activity other than TAFI inhibition, and also for non-inhibition of TAFI. Compounds identified by the screening methods can be used to treat, prevent or manage in a patient pain, fever, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer or an inflammatory, platelet aggregation, fibrinolytic or hemorrhagic disease or disorder. Also provided is a method of evaluating test compounds for TAFI inhibitory activity wherein the TAFI inhibitory activity of these test compounds is compared to the TAFI inhibitory activity of aspirin or its derivatives or metabolites. Further provided is a method of treating, preventing or managing in a patient, a hemorrhagic or thrombotic disease or disorder with high dose aspirin or aspirin derivatives or metabolites. Also contemplated is a method of treating, preventing or managing in a patient, pain, fever, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer or an inflammatory, platelet aggregation, fibrinolytic or hemorrhagic disease or disorder comprising administering aspirin or a derivative thereof or any other therapeutic having at least one desired therapeutic or prophylactic activity of aspirin to a patient in need thereof and administering to the patient a factor that promotes TAFIa activity, e.g. stabilized TAFIa, to ameliorate one or more adverse side effects of the therapeutic. Compounds identified by the methods of the invention are also provided. | 12-11-2008 |
20100310540 | METHODS OF SCREENING FOR COMPOUNDS THAT MODULATE TAFIA ACTIVITY, COMPOUNDS, AND METHODS OF USING THE COMPOUNDS - Provided are methods of screening compounds for any aspirin-related activity other than TAFI inhibition, and also for non-inhibition of TAFI. Compounds identified by the screening methods can be used to treat, prevent or manage in a patient pain, fever, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer or an inflammatory, platelet aggregation, fibrinolytic or hemorrhagic disease or disorder. Also provided is a method of evaluating test compounds for TAFI inhibitory activity wherein the TAFI inhibitory activity of these test compounds is compared to the TAFI inhibitory activity of aspirin or its derivatives or metabolites. Further provided is a method of treating, preventing or managing in a patient, a hemorrhagic or thrombotic disease or disorder with high dose aspirin or aspirin derivatives or metabolites. Also contemplated is a method of treating, preventing or managing in a patient, pain, fever, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer or an inflammatory, platelet aggregation, fibrinolytic or hemorrhagic disease or disorder comprising administering aspirin or a derivative thereof or any other therapeutic having at least one desired therapeutic or prophylactic activity of aspirin to a patient in need thereof and administering to the patient a factor that promotes TAFIa activity, e.g. stabilized TAFIa, to ameliorate one or more adverse side effects of the therapeutic. Compounds identified by the methods of the invention are also provided. | 12-09-2010 |
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20100074794 | STEEL PLATE FOR LINEPIPE HAVING ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH AND EXCELLENT LOW TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A steel plate for linepipes having ultra-high strength and excellent low temperature toughness, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The steel plate has a strength of 930 MPa or more and excellent toughness even with much smaller amounts of alloying elements than that of conventional steel plates, and a method for manufacturing the same. The steel includes by weight %: 0.03˜0.10% C; 0˜0.6% Si; 1.6-2.1% Mn; 0˜1.0% Cu; 0-1.0% Ni; 0.02-0.06% Nb; 0-0.1% V; 0.1-0.5% Mo; 0-1.0% Cr; 0.005-0.03% Ti; 0.01-0.06% Al; 0.0005-0.0025% B; 0.001-0.006% N; 0-0.006% Ca; 0.02% or less P; 0.005% or less S; and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities. The microstructure includes at least about 75 area percent of a mixture of bainitic ferrite and acicular ferrite. | 03-25-2010 |
20100258219 | High-Strength Steel Sheet with Excellent Low Temperature Toughness and Manufacturing Method Thereof - There is provided a high-strength steel plate having acicular ferrite and bainite as a main microstructure and an austenite/martensite (M & A) as a second phase under the control of a cooling rate above the austenite transformation temperature. The high-strength steel plate comprises: carbon (C): 0.03 to 0.10 wt %, silicon (Si): 0.1 to 0.4 wt %, manganese (Mn): 1.8 wt % or less, nickel (Ni): 1.0 wt % or less, titanium (Ti): 0.005 to 0.03 wt %, niobium (Nb): 0.02 to 0.10 wt %, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.05 wt %, calcium (Ca): 0.006 wt % or less, nitrogen (N): 0.001 to 0.006 wt %, phosphorus (P): 0.02 wt % or less, sulfur (S): 0.005 wt % or less, and the balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities. The method for manufacturing a high-strength steel plate may be useful to economically and effectively manufacture a high strength steel, which is able to secure excellent properties such as high strength and high toughness since the acicular ferrite and bainite may be effectively formed without adding expensive elements such as molybdenum (Mo). | 10-14-2010 |
20140158259 | Method of Manufacturing a Steel Plate for Linepipe having Ultra-High Strength and Excellent Low Temperature Toughness - A steel plate for linepipes having ultra-high strength and excellent low temperature toughness, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The steel plate has a strength of 930 MPa or more and excellent toughness even with much smaller amounts of alloying elements than that of conventional steel plates, and a method for manufacturing the same. The steel includes by weight %: 0.03-0.10% C; 0-0.6% Si; 1.6-2.1% Mn; 0-1.0% Cu; 0-1.0% Ni; 0.02-0.06% Nb; 0-0.1% V; 0.1-0.5% Mo; 0-1.0% Cr; 0.005-0.03% Ti; 0.01-0.06% Al; 0.0005-0.0025% B; 0.001-0.006% N; 0-0.006% Ca; 0.02% or less P; 0.005% or less S; and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities. The microstructure includes at least about 75 area percent of a mixture of bainitic ferrite and acicular ferrite. | 06-12-2014 |
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20100228394 | MOBILE ROBOT AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a mobile robot and a controlling method of the same. An entire movement region is divided into a plurality of regions, and a partial map is gradually made by using feature points of a plurality of images of the divided regions. Then, the map is compensated into a closed curved line, thereby making an entire map. Furthermore, when the mobile robot is positioned at a boundary of neighboring regions of the cleaning region, the boundary where a closed curved line is formed, the mobile robot compensates for its position based on a matching result between feature points included in the map, and feature points extracted from images captured during a cleaning process. | 09-09-2010 |
20120019627 | MOBILE ROBOT WITH SINGLE CAMERA AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING 3D SURROUNDINGS OF THE SAME - Disclosed are a mobile robot with a single camera capable of performing a cleaning process with respect to surroundings, and capable of more precisely making a 3D map of the surroundings including a plurality of feature points, and a method for recognizing 3D surroundings of the same. According to the method, images of the surroundings are captured, and a preset number of particles with respect to feature points of a first image are projected to a second image based on matching information of feature points extracted from the two images sequentially captured, thereby extracting 3D information of the surroundings. | 01-26-2012 |
20120141028 | Method and apparatus for automatic brightness adjustment of image signal processor - An automatic brightness adjusting method and apparatus for image signal processor (ISP) is provided. The image processing apparatus may include a histogram generating unit, a cumulative distribution function calculator, and a histogram equalization (HE) unit. The histogram generating unit may generate a histogram of brightness values of pixels in an input image. The cumulative distribution function calculator may generate a cumulative distribution function and an inverse cumulative distribution function, based on the generated histogram. The HE unit may generate a conversion function based on the cumulative distribution function and the inverse cumulative distribution function, and may apply HE to the input image based on the conversion function so as to generate an output image. | 06-07-2012 |
20130329780 | INVERSE TRANSFORM METHOD FOR ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEO CODEC - Disclosed herein is an inverse transform method for an ultra-high resolution video codec. In the inverse transform method for an ultra-high resolution video codec using a Forward Discrete Cosine Transform (FDCT) algorithm, one of a plurality of pixel values is input as a first pixel value. One of remaining pixel values other than the first pixel value is input as a second pixel value. A first median value is calculated using a butterfly operation by applying coefficient values, respectively corresponding to the first and second pixel values, to the first and second pixel values. The first pixel value is replaced with the calculated first median value so as to re-perform the inverse transform method. | 12-12-2013 |
20150245027 | INVERSE TRANSFORM METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODEC - An inverse transform method and apparatus for a video codec are disclosed. The inverse transformer can include: a first inverse transform unit configured to perform an inverse transform operation on an even column portion of a 2n×2n block or an n×n block sharing inverse transform coefficients; and a second inverse transform unit configured to store coefficients according to a first input mode and a second input mode and configured to select coefficients according to input mode and multiply the selected coefficients with an input value to perform an inverse transform of an odd column portion of a 2n×2n block or an n×n block. | 08-27-2015 |
20160118241 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a housing defining a space for treating a substrate therein, a spin head supporting and rotating the substrate in the housing, a spray unit including a first nozzle member for spraying a first treating solution on the substrate placed on the spin head, and a controller controlling the spray unit. The controller sprays the first treating solution while moving the first nozzle member between edge and center regions of the substrate and above the substrate. The controller differently adjusts a first height at which the first treating solution is sprayed on the edge region of the substrate and a second height at which the first treating solution is sprayed on the center region of the substrate. | 04-28-2016 |
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20140368636 | PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A parking assistance system may include: an image obtaining unit including a plurality of cameras, and configured to obtain images at front, rear, left, and right sides of the vehicle; an image composing unit configured to compose the image and generate a composed image in a form of an around view; an image processing unit configured to generate a contour line image from the composed image; a parking line recognizer configured to extract parking lines from the contour line image and calculate a parking space through the detected parking lines; and a parking path generating unit configured to generate a parking path or a guide line of the vehicle based on the parking lines or the detected parking space, and provide the parking path or the guide line to a steering wheel controller for automatically controlling a steering wheel or a display unit for displaying the composed image. | 12-18-2014 |
20150073660 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STEERING WHEEL AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - Provided are a method for controlling a steering wheel and an apparatus therefor: for example, a method using an AVM composite image and a distance sensing sensor based parking support system. For example, a method for controlling a steering wheel, includes: detecting a parking line and at least two intersecting points intersecting the parking line from a first image obtained by composing images input from a plurality of cameras equipped in a vehicle; detecting a rotating amount and a moving amount of the vehicle from the first image and a second image continued to the first image; compensating for a rotating angle error and a moving error of the vehicle from the detected rotating amount and moving amount; constructing an obstacle map by reflecting the compensated rotating angle error and moving error; and controlling the steering wheel based on the constructed obstacle map. | 03-12-2015 |
20150103175 | SAFETY ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A safety alarm system for a vehicle including: a sensor module configured to output an open signal when a vehicle door is opened; an image photographing module configured to output first and second vehicle surrounding image obtained by sequentially photographing a vehicle surrounding area; and a control module configured to detect whether a moving object is located within a predetermined vehicle safety area in the first and second images input by operating the image photographing module at the time of inputting the open signal and generating a safety alarm when the moving object is detected. | 04-16-2015 |
20150127217 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSISTING PARKING - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of assisting parking, and the apparatus for assisting parking includes: an around view monitoring (AVM) system including a plurality of cameras mounted in a vehicle, and configured to combine images photographed by the respective cameras, and output a combined image signal in a form of an around view; a controller configured to analyze the combined image signal and detect a parking guide line, calculate a distance between the detected parking guide line and the vehicle, and generate control information corresponding to the calculated distance; and a guide unit configured to output control information. | 05-07-2015 |
20150142267 | PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a parking assistance system and method for a vehicle. The system for assisting parking for a vehicle includes: an image composition unit configured to generate a composed image in a form of a top view or an around view; a parking line detection unit configured to detect a parking line through image-processing of the composed image; a distance and inclination calculation unit configured to calculate a distance and an inclination (slope) between the detected parking line and the vehicle; and a movement path generation unit configured to generate a movement path for deposing the vehicle at an initial position, the initial position being set to a position at which the detected parking line is parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the vehicle, and the detected parking line and the vehicle are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval. | 05-21-2015 |
20150179075 | PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed are a parking assistance apparatus and a parking assistance method for a vehicle. The parking assistance apparatus for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a parking line detecting unit which detects a left parking line and a right parking line of a parking space based on an image; an obstacle sensing unit which detects an obstacle existing within a predetermined distance based on a sensor; and a route creating unit which combines information about positions of the left parking line, the right parking line, and the obstacle, and creates a parking route. | 06-25-2015 |
20150326782 | AROUND VIEW SYSTEM - An around view system includes a navigation module configured to display a driving speed and a driving route of a vehicle on a navigation map, and an around view monitor (AVM) module configured to generate a panoramic image by photographing front and rear and left and right images relative to the vehicle when the driving speed falls within a predetermined threshold speed range. The AVM then transmits image control information to the navigation module so as to map the panoramic image onto the driving route. | 11-12-2015 |
20150360613 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING LOCATION OF VEHICLES - An apparatus for identifying the location of vehicles includes a camera module continuously photographing peripheral images of a vehicle, an AVM module displaying the peripheral images and an AVM image generated based on the peripheral images, and a control module distinguishing each of the peripheral images and the AVM image as a text recognition image and a text non-recognition image. It updates and stores the distinguished peripheral images and AVM image. When the vehicle is turned off, the control module transmits the text recognition image and the text non-recognition image stored before the turn-off to a predetermined mobile terminal. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364043 | PARKING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A parking system of a vehicle, including: a display unit; an image obtaining unit configured to obtain a rear image of a vehicle; an encoder unit configured to measure an encoder value for a rotation of a wheel installed in the vehicle; and a controller configured to determine a target parking section based on a parking line and a parking crossing point recognized in the rear image, and control a combined image obtained by combining the target parking section and a current position of the vehicle estimated according to the target parking section and the encoder value to be displayed on the display unit. | 12-17-2015 |
20160005316 | AROUND VIEW SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An around view system includes: a camera module configured to photograph surrounding images of a vehicle; a control module configured to output an around view monitoring (AVM) combined image obtained by combining the surrounding images according to a setting reference; and a display module configured to display the AVM combined image, in which the control module includes: a generating unit configured to generate an AVM image, in which a view of the surrounding image is converted; a recognizing unit configured to recognize a parking line and a section corner crossing the parking line in the AVM image; and a control unit configured to set a virtual parking section based on the parking line and the section corner, and output the AVM combined image obtained by combining the AVM image and the virtual parking section according to the reference setting. | 01-07-2016 |
20160034768 | AROUND VIEW MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An around-view monitoring (AVM) apparatus including a camera module for obtaining a plurality of video images from around a vehicle; a display unit for displaying an around-view video image; and a control unit for composing the plurality of video images to generate an around-view video image, detecting a first parking line and a second parking line from the around-view video image, tracking the detected first and second parking lines, and generating an imaginary parking line when any one of the first and second parking lines is not tracked to control the display unit to output the around-view video image. | 02-04-2016 |
20160059890 | VEHICLE MOVEMENT PATH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a vehicle movement path system and method for a vehicle. The vehicle movement path system includes: a camera input configured to receive at least one photographic image from a camera installed in the vehicle; at least one module configured to analyze the photographic image to identify a line marked on a road, compute an angle between the line and an axis of the vehicle, compute a distance between the line and a point associated with the vehicle, and generate, using the computed angle and the computed distance, a movement path along which to move the vehicle; and a movement path output configured to output the movement path to the vehicle such that the vehicle automatically steers itself using the movement path or provides a driver with guidance to move the vehicle along the movement path. | 03-03-2016 |
20160107689 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE - A driver assisting apparatus including a top view image output unit that outputs a top view image at a view point at which a surrounding of the vehicle is downwardly watched from a top, a lane detecting unit that detects a left lane boundary of the vehicle and a right lane boundary of the vehicle from the top view image using a top hat filter, a speed measuring unit that outputs a speed of the vehicle, and an integrated control unit that selects and operates one of a parking assisting function and a lane departure warning function in accordance with the speed. | 04-21-2016 |
20160121806 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OUTPUT VIDEO OF REAR CAMERA FOR VEHICLES - A video adjusting method of a rear camera for a vehicle, including: detecting a predetermined pattern through an intrinsic parameter of a rear camera and geometry information; estimating a posture of the rear camera currently provided in the vehicle, from a pattern reference coordinate system through the predetermined pattern detected by the pattern detecting step; obtaining the homography corresponding to an angle error of the installed camera which is checked by the camera posture estimating step; and calibrating the video photographed by the installed camera based on a posture of a camera mounted in accordance with the design criteria using the homography obtained by the homography obtaining step. | 05-05-2016 |
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20090114248 | Substrate treating apparatus and method for treating substrate using the substrate treating apparatus - A substrate treating apparatus includes an injecting nozzle which injects a treating solution to dry a substrate. The injecting nozzle discharges the treating solution to the substrate and injects a treating gas to the treating solution discharged from the injecting nozzle by controlling a stream of the treating gas. Thus, since the substrate treating apparatus can minimize a size of a minor particle of the treating solution, a cleaning efficiency and a yield of a product may be improved. | 05-07-2009 |
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20150155158 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a first unit, a second unit, a supply line connecting the first unit to the second unit to supply a supercritical fluid from the first unit to the second unit, a flow rate adjustment member disposed in the supply line, and a filter disposed in the supply line to remove foreign substances. The supply line disposed between the flow rate adjustment member and the filter is disposed to get out of a straight line. | 06-04-2015 |
20150380279 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus which includes a treating container having a treating space therein and including a plurality of collecting vessels surrounding the treating space and provided such that inlets for inputting a fluid in the treating space are vertically stacked on each other, a support unit supporting a substrate in the treating space, a solution supply unit supplying a treating solution to the substrate supported by the support unit, and elevation units respectively joined with the collecting vessels and lifting up and down the collecting vessels. Each of the elevation units includes a base having a ring shape and joined with a corresponding collecting vessel, an elevation load joined with the base, and a driver lifting up and down the elevation load. | 12-31-2015 |
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20110318931 | Method of Forming a Micro-Pattern for Semiconductor Devices - Methods of forming integrated circuit devices utilize fine width patterning techniques to define conductive or insulating patterns having relatively narrow and relative wide lateral dimensions. A target material layer is formed on a substrate and first and second mask layers of different material are formed in sequence on the target material layer. The second mask layer is selectively etched to define a first pattern therein. Sidewall spacers are formed on opposing sidewalls of the first pattern. The first pattern and sidewall spacers are used collectively as an etching mask during a step to selectively etch the first mask layer to define a second pattern therein. The first pattern is removed to define an opening between the sidewall spacers. The first mask layer is selectively re-etched to convert the second pattern into at least a third pattern, using the sidewall spacers as an etching mask. The target material layer is selectively etched using the third pattern as an etching mask. | 12-29-2011 |
20120187471 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE THEREBY - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming memory cells on a memory cell region, alternately forming a sacrificial layer and an insulating interlayer on a connection region for providing wirings configured to electrically connect the memory cells, forming an etching mask pattern including etching mask pattern elements on a top sacrificial layer, forming blocking sidewalls on either sidewalls of each of the etching mask pattern element, forming a first photoresist pattern selectively exposing a first blocking sidewall furthermost from the memory cell region and covering the other blocking sidewalls, etching the exposed top sacrificial layer and an insulating interlayer to expose a second sacrificial layer, forming a second photoresist pattern by laterally removing the first photoresist pattern to the extent that a second blocking sidewall is exposed, and etching the exposed top and second sacrificial layers and the insulating interlayers to form a staircase shaped side edge portion. | 07-26-2012 |
20120329224 | METHOD OF FORMING FINE PATTERN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming a fine pattern and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method of forming a fine pattern includes: forming a hard mask layer on a to-be-etched layer; forming on the hard mask layer a first mask pattern including a plurality of elongated openings that are arranged at predetermined intervals in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction and are offset from each other in adjacent columns in the second direction; forming on the hard mask layer a second mask pattern including at least two linear openings that each pass through the elongated openings in the adjacent columns and extend in the first direction; forming a hard mask pattern by etching the hard mask layer by using the second mask pattern as an etch mask; and etching the to-be-etched layer by using the hard mask pattern. | 12-27-2012 |
20130095654 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A VERTICAL TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to example embodiments of inventive concepts, a method includes forming cell patterns and insulating interlayers between the cell patterns on the substrate. An upper insulating interlayer including initial and preliminary contact holes is formed on an uppermost cell pattern. A first reflection limiting layer pattern and a first photoresist layer pattern are formed for exposing a first preliminary contact hole while covering inlet portion of the initial and preliminary contact holes. A first etching process is performed on layers under the first preliminary contact hole to expose the cell pattern at a lower position than a bottom of the first preliminary contact hole. A partial removing process of sidewall portions of the first reflection limiting layer pattern and the first photoresist layer pattern and an etching process on exposed layers through bottom portions of the preliminary contact holes are repeated for forming contact holes having different depths. | 04-18-2013 |
20140057429 | Method of Forming a Step Pattern Structure - A method of forming a multi-floor step pattern structure includes forming a stacked structure having alternating insulating interlayers and sacrificial layers on a substrate. A first photoresist pattern is formed on the stacked structure. A first preliminary step pattern structure is formed by etching portions of the stacked structure using the first photoresist pattern as an etching mask. A passivation layer pattern is formed on upper surfaces of the first photoresist pattern and the first preliminary step pattern structure. A second photoresist pattern is formed by removing a side wall portion of the first photoresist pattern exposed by the passivation layer pattern. A second preliminary step pattern structure is formed by etching exposed insulating interlayers and underlying sacrificial layers using the second photoresist pattern as an etching mask. The above steps may be repeated on the second preliminary step pattern structure to form the multi-floor step pattern structure. | 02-27-2014 |
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20100100374 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VOICE PROCESSING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for voice processing in a mobile communication terminal. A plurality of microphones are used to remove environmental noise at the time of voice communication, so that it is possible to perform high-quality voice communication and video telephony. Moreover, it is possible to perform voice recording even when a user does not open a mobile communication terminal. Furthermore, when voice is recorded or sound is recorded during moving image photographing, a plurality of microphones are effectively utilized to achieve good-quality recording and to perform recording conveniently even when the folder or the slider of the mobile communication terminal is closed. Therefore, it is possible to provide improved convenience in using the mobile communication terminal. | 04-22-2010 |
20100322116 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING ADAPTIVE COMBINED CHANNEL IN CDMA SYSTEM BASED ON TIME DIVISION DUPLEX SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and system for estimating an adaptive joint channel in a CDMA system based on TDD. The method includes the steps of a) receiving activity information of a mobile terminal; b) parsing the activity information, and transmitting a midamble sequence to the mobile terminal when a result of the parsing shows that the mobile terminal is in an ON state; c) conducting adaptive joint channel estimation by using the midamble sequence in the mobile terminal; and d) conducting adaptive joint detection by using a channel impulse response of the mobile terminal, obtained as a result of conducting the adaptive joint channel estimation. The method and system decreases the complexity in channel estimation and additionally increases the accuracy of channel estimation by reducing transmission power consumption and eliminating unnecessary interference. | 12-23-2010 |
20110194507 | METHOD FOR SCHEDULING TRAFFIC OF HOME NODE, AND APPLIED TO THE SAME - Disclosed are a method of scheduling traffic at a home node and an apparatus employing the same. The home node integrated with the femtocell function to interwork with a mobile phone, the home gateway function to control electronic devices, and a set-top box function schedules traffic data transmission according to the characteristics of available services, thereby ensuring the optimum QoS (Quality of Service) according to the service characteristics. Accordingly, the QoS of mobile communication services requiring real time is ensured independently from that of Internet application services. Priorities are assigned to Internet application services according to the characteristics thereof, so that data requirements are satisfied according to services. | 08-11-2011 |
20130226573 | NOISE REMOVING SYSTEM IN VOICE COMMUNICATION, APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is the system and method to remove noises in voice signals in a voice communication. The at least one embodiment of the present disclosure performs a spectral subtraction (SS) for voice signals based on a gain function by a spectral subtraction apparatus, performs clustering of voice signals consecutive on a frequency axis of a spectrogram for the voice signals in which the spectral subtraction has been already performed to designate one or more clusters, and extracts musical noises by determining continuity of each of the designated clusters on the frequency axis and a time axis of the spectrogram to extract to musical noises. | 08-29-2013 |
20150310873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SOUND QUALITY OF VOICE SIGNAL IN VOICE COMMUNICATION - Disclosed are a voice communication system and a voice communication method which set a subtraction weight for each of a plurality of frequency subbands split based on a particular frequency response characteristic set to the system, calculate a gain function for each frequency subband according to the particular frequency response characteristic based on the subtraction weight for each of the frequency subbands, and improve sound quality of a voice signal by reflecting the calculated gain function. | 10-29-2015 |