Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080218468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF DISPLAY DEVICE BASED ON HISTOGRAM OF INPUT IMAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - A method and an apparatus for controlling a power of a display device including a backlight, and a display device having a power controlling function are provided. The apparatus includes: a histogram analyzer that analyzes a histogram of an input image signal including one or more color components, and determines an intensity clipping based on the analyzed histogram; an image brightness compensation unit that calculates an intensity increasing ratio of the input image signal using the intensity clipping, and applies the intensity increasing ratio to each of the color components to generate an output image signal, an intensity of which is increased; and a backlight brightness controller that controls a brightness of the backlight based on the intensity increasing ratio. | 09-11-2008 |
20090017837 | System and method for determining position of mobile communication device - Provided is a method and system for determining a position of a mobile communication device in a mobile communication network, the method including the steps of: receiving a plurality of pieces of base station signal information, the base station signal information including base station identification information, the base stations transmitting the base station signal information to the mobile communication device; determining a base station corresponding to each of the plurality of pieces of base station signal information based on the base station identification information; generating vector information associated with the plurality of the base stations based on geographic information corresponding to the determined base station; and generating location information of the device according to the generated vector information, wherein the step of generating the vector information comprises the steps of: determining a predetermined vector proceeding order associated with the plurality of the base stations according to the base station signal information; and sequentially determining a vector with respect to the plurality of the base stations according to the determined vector proceeding order, with the base station in which the device is currently communicating with as a starting point. | 01-15-2009 |
20100056920 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ORIENTATION HELP VIEW - The present invention relates to an ultrasound system and a method of providing orientation help (OH). The ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit including an ultrasound probe for transmitting ultrasound signals to a target object and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object, the ultrasound data acquisition unit being configured to acquire ultrasound data based on the ultrasound echo signals, the ultrasound data acquisition unit being further configured to detect an orientation and a scanning direction of the ultrasound probe; and a processor for forming a volume data based on the ultrasound data and forming an orientation help (OH) view showing a spatial orientation of volume data on a display region, the OH view including a probe orientation marker indicating the detected orientation of the ultrasound probe and a scanning direction marker indicating the detected scanning direction. | 03-04-2010 |
20100075564 | DISPLAY PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel assembly includes a first substrate having an effective display region for displaying an image and a non-effective display region positioned at a peripheral region outside of the effective display region, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a sealing member disposed along a boundary between the effective display region and the non-effective display region between the first and second substrates, the sealing member including a thermosetting material, and an exothermic member interposed between the sealing member and the first substrate to generate heat for curing the sealing member. | 03-25-2010 |
20100118124 | Method Of Forming Virtual Endoscope Image Of Uterus - A method of forming a virtual endoscope image of a uterus is disclosed. The virtual image showing an inner wall of a uterus is formed from a three-dimensional ultrasound uterus image obtained by hysterosalpingography with a solution. An inner wall of the uterus in the 3D virtual image is inspected and a virtual endoscope image of the uterus is formed by reflecting the inspection result on the 3D virtual uterus image. Also, the virtual endoscope images in every aspect are provided according to the positions of a view point or virtual light source. Thus, the inner wall of the uterus can be inspected more easily. | 05-13-2010 |
20110057561 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device includes forming a first electrode and a first carrier transport layer on a substrate having sub-pixels that include a first light emitting area for a first color, a second light emitting area for a second color, and a third light emitting area for a third color, forming a first color light emitting layer in the first light emitting area using a first hydrophobic material, forming a second color light emitting layer in the second light emitting area using a second hydrophobic material, forming a third color light emitting layer in the first, second and third light emitting areas or in the third light emitting area, forming a second carrier transport layer on the third light emitting area; and forming a second electrode on the second carrier transport layer. | 03-10-2011 |
20110060223 | PROVIDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE BASED ON AN ELLIPSOIDAL REGION OF INTEREST IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - Embodiments for providing a 3D (three-dimensional) ultrasound image based on an ellipsoidal region of interest (ROI) are disclosed. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from a target object to thereby output a plurality of ultrasound data; a user input unit configured to receive input information; and a processing unit in communication with the ultrasound data acquisition unit and the user input unit, the processing unit being configured to form volume data based on the plurality of ultrasound data, set an ellipsoidal ROI on the volume data based on the input information and render volume data corresponding to the ellipsoidal ROI to thereby form a 3D ultrasound image. | 03-10-2011 |
20120046549 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING FETAL RIB - Disclosed are an ultrasound system of measuring a number of ribs of a fetus and a method thereof. The ultrasound system of measuring the number of ribs of the fetus in three dimensions may include a setting unit that is used by a user, to set a portion where the number of ribs is measured in an ultrasound image, as a region of interest (ROI), a measuring unit to measure the number of ribs in the set ROI by using an auto rib extracting algorithm, and a display unit to display the measured number of ribs. | 02-23-2012 |
20120078108 | PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO CHANGE OF BLOOD FLOW WITH A TIME IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing additional information. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to acquire first ultrasound data and second ultrasound data corresponding to a living body; and a processing unit configured to form a brightness mode image based on the first ultrasound data, set at least one sample volume on the brightness mode image, and form blood flow information corresponding to blood flow in the living body based on the second ultrasound data corresponding to the at least one sample volume, the processing unit being further configured to form additional information corresponding to a change of the blood flow with a time based on the blood flow information. | 03-29-2012 |
20120130244 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENLARGED IMAGE - Embodiments of providing an enlarged image, without degradation of image quality are disclosed. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound data acquisition unit, a user input unit and a processor. The ultrasound data acquisition unit is configured to acquire ultrasound data representative of a target object. The user input unit is configured to receive user input information. The processor is configured to extract ultrasound data corresponding to the user input information from the acquired ultrasound data, perform a decimation process on the extracted ultrasound data based on a zoom ratio corresponding to the user input information and form an enlarged image corresponding to the zoom ratio by using the decimated ultrasound data. | 05-24-2012 |
20130090232 | ULTRAFINE FIBER-BASED COMPOSITES HAVING HIGH HYDROSCOPICITY - The present invention relates to ultrafine fiber-based composites comprising at least one ultrafine fiber-type hydrophobic polymer and oxide moisture absorbent particles distributed on the polymer. The ultrafine fiber-based composites may be appropriately used as sealing materials which can prevent the functional deterioration of electric or electronic devices and enhance the stability due to their high hydroscopicity and ability to maintain their appearance without change after the absorption of moisture. | 04-11-2013 |