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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160143079 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD USING THE WEARABLE DEVICE - A wearable device and a communication method using the wearable device may include recognizing a gesture of a user by sensing at least one of a motion and a biosignal that occur in or around a portion of the user to which the wearable device is attached. A wireless communication connection is established for the wearable device with at least one of an external device, an internal device, or another wearable device based on the recognized gesture. Wireless communication is performed with at least one of the external device and the internal device with which the wireless communication connection is established. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING APPLICATION TERMINAL REMOTELY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for remotely managing an application in a wireless communication system. A method for supporting a remote management of an application by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: receiving a management instruction for a remote management of the application transmitted from a management server through a mobile communication network according to a request of a service server of a service provider providing the application; processing the management instruction received through a baseband, based on a trusted execution environment (TEE) which is a secured environment; and transmitting an execution result of the management instruction to the management server. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142794 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS OF GENERATING SUMMARY CONTENT AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus and method thereof. The electronic apparatus includes a communication unit receiving content and additional information for the content, a signal processing unit signal-processing the content and determining the signal-processed contents into one of an audio signal and a video frame, and a processor determining a first keyword and a second keyword for the first keyword by using the additional information and generating summary content according to a plurality of video frames synchronized to a plurality of audio signal sections corresponding to at least one of the first keyword and the second keyword. As a result, the summary contents are able to be easily generated. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST CONTENT FROM A BROADCAST STREAM AND AN ALTERNATE LOCATION - According to embodiments of the present invention, a receiver obtains service location information which defines current and next sources from which a data stream can be obtained, and a switching time at which the source of the data stream will be switched from the current source to the next source. Before the switching time, the receiver receives the data stream from the current source, and after the switching time, the receiver receives the data stream from the next source. The next source can be defined in initial service location information, or in updated service location information obtained later. An apparatus and method for providing the service location information are also disclosed. In some embodiments, a broadcast provider and/or the receiver can execute a method to compensate for an IP delay experienced by the receiver. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142734 | IMAGE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SPATIAL PREDICTIVE CODING OF CHROMINANCE AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A coding method including dividing pixels of a chrominance component of an input image into blocks having a predetermined size; selecting one among a direct current prediction method, a vertical prediction method, a horizontal prediction method, and a hybrid prediction method according to a user's input; generating a prediction value of each pixel in a current block to be predictively coded, using at least one pixel value among pixel values in an upper reference block adjacent to the current block and in a side reference block adjacent to the current block, according to the selected prediction method; generating a differential value between the prediction value and a corresponding real pixel value in the current block; and coding the differential value and information on the selected prediction method using a predetermined coding method. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142701 | DEPTH SENSING METHOD, 3D IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, 3D IMAGE SENSOR, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A three-dimensional (3D) image sensor module including: an oscillator configured to output a distortion-compensated oscillation frequency as a driving voltage of a sine wave biased with a bias voltage; an optical shutter configured to vary transmittance of reflective light reflected from a subject, according to the driving voltage, and to modulate the reflective light into at least two optical modulation signals having different phases; and an image generator configured to generate image data about the subject, the image data including depth information that is calculated based on a difference between the phases of the at least two optical modulation signals | 05-19-2016 |
20160142662 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a display apparatus which includes a display configured to display a content search user interface (UI) including a scroll element that scrolls contents in a preset direction and a pointer that selects one of the contents according to a scroll command; a user interface configured to receive the scroll command to control a movement of the pointer; and a processor configured to determine a degree of a content search interval between the contents based on a distance between the pointer and the scroll element. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142653 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING DATA FROM THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor capable of implementing a global shutter mode and a rolling shutter mode is provided. The image sensor includes a row driver, a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter, and an output compensating circuit. The row driver performs decoding for a reset operation, a transfer operation and a read operation, and generates control signals. The pixel array, in a rolling shutter mode, performs the transfer operation on a second row group while the read operation for a first row group is performed, and receives an optical signal, converts the optical signal to electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal as an image signal in response to the control signals. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142649 | METHOD OF ARRANGING IMAGE FILTERS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ON WHICH METHOD IS STORED, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method of arranging image filters and associated apparatus and storage media are provided. The method includes determining an arrangement order determination criterion based on a user input, searching for image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion, arranging the searched image filters according to the arrangement order determination criterion, and displaying the arranged image filters on a display unit of an electronic apparatus. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142490 | CONTENT SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A content synchronization apparatus is provided. The content synchronization apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a device that the content synchronization apparatus can synchronize content with, a control unit configured to, in response to a synchronization command to share current content being played by the device being received, share the current content by acquiring the current content and state information corresponding to the current content through the communication unit, synchronize the current content with the device using the current content and the state information, and configure a display screen based on the results of the synchronization of the current content with the device, and an output unit configured to display the configured display screen. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142467 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a communication method of an electronic device, including executing a web browser, requesting registration in an IP multimedia core network subsystem (IMS) using a first client associated with the web browser, and displaying, in a part of the web browser using the first client, information associated with a network to which the electronic device is connected. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142437 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING INJECTION-TYPE ATTACKS IN A WEB BASED OPERATING SYSTEM - A method for detecting a malicious code which is injected into the command stream of a widget running by a web-based OS at a device is disclosed. The method requires (a) analyzing the widget at an App-Store to determine first invariant data; (b) recording within a metadata file first invariant data; (c) associating said metadata file with said widget, and supplying said widget within a user device; (d) upon running said widget, activating a monitoring module, analyzing the running widget and determining by said module a second invariants data, and comparing respectively said second determined invariant data with said first determined invariants data; and (e) issuing an alert upon detection of a variation above a predefined value between said second determined invariant data and said first determined invariant data, respectively. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING A DEVICE FOR USE - A server and method for supporting device registration by the server are provided. The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. | 05-19-2016 |
20160141809 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A connector for coupling to a connector port of an electronic device including a coupling face for coupling with the connector port of the electronic device, at least one connector terminal disposed on one side of the coupling face, at least one first magnetic member disposed in the vicinity of the connector terminal and coupled with at least one first metal member located in the vicinity of the connector port of the electronic device, and a detection member disposed on at least a portion of the coupling face that detects a coupling between the connector and the connector port. An electronic device to which the connector device is applied is also disclosed. | 05-19-2016 |
20160141746 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a body including a communication module, and at least one first conductive contact configured to transmit electrical signals to and receive electrical signals from the communication module; and at least one strap removably connected to the body, the at least one strap including an antenna therein, and at least one second conductive contact configured to transmit electrical signals to and receive electrical signals from the antenna, the one strap being configured to removably connect to the body, such that at least a portion of the at least one first conductive contact is electrically connected to the at least one second conductive contact. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140960 | VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, SERVER, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A voice recognition system includes a server storing a plurality of manuals and a display apparatus transmitting, when a spoken voice of a user is recognized, characteristic information and a spoken voice signal corresponding to the spoken voice to the server, the characteristic information is characteristic information of the display apparatus, the server transmits a response signal to the spoken voice signal to the display apparatus based on a manual corresponding to the characteristic information among the plurality of manuals, and the display apparatus processes an operation corresponding to the received response signal; as a result, user convenience increases. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140953 | SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A speech synthesis apparatus and method is provided. The speech synthesis apparatus includes a speech parameter database configured to store a plurality of parameters respectively corresponding to speech synthesis units constituting a speech file, an input unit configured to receive a text including a plurality of speech synthesis units, and a processor configured to select a plurality of candidate unit parameters respectively corresponding to a plurality of speech synthesis units constituting the input text, from the speech parameter database, to generate a parameter unit sequence of a partial or entire portion of the text according to probability of concatenation between consecutively concatenated candidate unit parameters, and to perform a synthesis operation based on hidden Markov model (HMM) using the parameter unit sequence to generate an acoustic signal corresponding to the text. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140911 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MIRROR DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A method of controlling a mirror display and an electronic device are provided. The method includes identifying whether external power is input to the electronic device; and providing operation power to the mirror display by selectively providing one of the external power and battery power to the mirror display as the operating power according to whether the external power is input to the mirror display. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140731 | MOTION ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for analyzing a motion based on depth information are provided. The method includes: receiving event signals from a first vision sensor configured to generate at least one event signal by sensing at least a portion of an object in which a motion occurs; receiving a current frame from a second vision sensor configured to time-synchronously capture the object; synchronizing the received event signals and the received current frame; and obtaining depth information of the object based on the synchronized event signals and current frame. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140726 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed are a method for processing a magnetic resonance (MR) image of a dynamic object and an MRI apparatus. The method includes receiving, from the dynamic object, a plurality of MR signals that correspond to a plurality of time sections and a plurality of slices, generating a plurality of MR images by using the plurality of MR signals, performing segmentation of each of the plurality of MR images into a plurality of regions, determining whether a segmentation error occurs in each of the plurality of MR images, and arranging the plurality of MR images to correspond to the respective time sections and the respective slices to display a matrix image, based on a result of the determining. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140688 | TEXTURE PROCESSING METHOD AND UNIT - A texture processing method of processing a compressed texel block in which texels constituting a texture are compressed into a predetermined block unit includes obtaining, based on the compressed texel block, a representative value of texels constituting a texel block, a weight for each of the texels constituting the texel block, and an index of the representative value and the weight corresponding to each of the texels constituting the texel block; storing the representative value, the weight, and the index in a texture cache; reading the representative value and the weight from the texture cache according to an index corresponding to a requested texel; generating texels based on the read representative value and the read weight; and performing texture filtering using the generated texels. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MODEL OBJECTS INCLUDING PARTICLES - A method and corresponding apparatus to model objects includes detecting an overlapping area between first and second objects each comprising particles. The method and corresponding apparatus also calculate, in the overlapping area, an action force between the first and the second objects. The method and corresponding apparatus model the first object and the second object based on the action force. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140255 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING DEFORMABLE BODY BY FUSING SURFACE PARTICLES AND INTERNAL SKELETAL STRUCTURE - Provided is a method and corresponding apparatus to model a deformable body. The method includes obtaining a material property corresponding to an internal skeletal structure of a deformable body. The method calculates a displacement amount of the skeletal structure according to a motion of the deformable body, based on a boundary condition of the skeletal structure, and the material property. The method further calculates displacement amounts of surface particles on a surface of the deformable body, based on the displacement amount of the skeletal structure, and models the deformable body based on the calculated displacement amounts of the surface particles. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140224 | CONTENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SEGMENT OF VARIABLE SIZE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A content processing device is provided. The content processing device includes a receiver configured to receive a content, an audio processor configured to extract an audio signal by decoding audio data included in the content, a processor configured to determine a characteristic section in the audio signal based on a ratio of music information of the audio signal, and detect a segment corresponding to the characteristic section in the audio signal; and a communicator configured to transmit the segment to a music recognition server, and a size of the segment is determined variably within a threshold range. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140221 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUMMARIZING OF DOCUMENT - A display apparatus including a communicator configured to perform data communication with a content server and to receive at least one of a main document and a sub document related to the main document; a document analyzer configured to extract a keyword having a high frequency of occurrence from the main document and to determine a head keyword for generating a summarized document from the extracted keyword with reference to the received sub document; and a processor configured to determine a reliability of each sentence of the main document based on the head keyword, extract a sentence that matches a predetermined condition with reference to the determined reliability, and analyze a structural format of the extracted sentence so as to re-configure a word that forms the sentence and generate a summarized sentence, thereby generating a summarized document where information and logical cohesion have been obtained. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140095 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING REFERENCE INFORMATION FOR PROVIDED CONTENT - An electronic device and method for managing reference information for provided content is provided. The electronic device may include a display, a memory configured to store reference information executed in relation to the creation or editing of a content, and a processor configured to output the content through the display and output at least some of the reference information in relation to the content. | 05-19-2016 |
20160140087 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY - A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes linking text information and use information about the text information, storing the linked text information and use information in a database, analyzing a user preference for the text information based on the use information, and determining text information that will be displayed with priority based on the user preference. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139866 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method are provided for controlling the display of a screen in an electronic device that supports multitasking. In the method, the apparatus displays first and second application execution screens on first and second areas of a screen, respectively. The first and second areas are distinct from each other. When an event for executing a third application is detected, the apparatus displays the second application execution screen on the first area and also displays a third application execution screen on the second area in response to the detected event. When execution of the third application is terminated, the apparatus displays the first application execution screen on the first area and also displays the second application execution screen on the second area. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139797 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTOL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including: an image inputter configured to receive an image; a signal processor configured to signal-process the received image; a display configured to provide a screen image corresponding to the signal-processed image; and a processor configured to control the display to, in response to an event for determining a position of the screen image adjustment occurring on the screen image, to adjust the screen image based on the position determined according to the event, to control the signal processor to signal-process the received image based on a resolution corresponding to the adjusted screen image, and to control the display to display the image signal-processed based on the resolution corresponding to the adjusted screen image. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139795 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT OF OBJECT BASED ON EVENT - A method and apparatus for detecting a movement of an object based on an event are provided. The apparatus may detect a movement of an object, for example, based on time difference information of a pixel corresponding to an event detected using an event-based vision sensor. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139718 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER INPUT - A user input apparatus and method may measure, using a first sensor, surface input information that is applied to a surface of a user input apparatus, may measure, using a second sensor, orientation information that is input based on a physical quantity associated with a pose or a rotary motion of the user input apparatus, and may generate a content control signal, by combining the surface input information and the orientation information. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139697 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of controlling a device is provided. The method includes receiving a touch input and a hovering input, determining an operation corresponding to input pattern information generated according to the received touch input and the received hovering input, from among operations of an application running on the device, and performing the determined operation. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139685 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device and a method for controlling the display of an electronic device are provided. The method includes dividing the display into a first area and a second area in response to detecting that the display is bent, displaying a surface of an application on the first area of the display, and displaying a control menu of the application on the second area of the display. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139659 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus installed in a predetermined installation surface, includes: a display configured to display an image; a sensing module configured to include a circuit portion generating a wireless transmission signal, a transmitter being in electric contact with the circuit portion and transmitting the wireless transmission signal from the circuit portion to an external object to be sensed, and a receiver being in contact with the circuit portion and receiving the wireless reception signal reflected from the object to be sensed; and at least one processor configured to determine that the object to be sensed is moving if a change in amplitude of the wireless transmission signal and the wireless reception signal in the sensing module is higher than a preset first threshold and a phase difference between the wireless transmission signal and the wireless reception signal is higher than a preset second threshold, and perform a preset corresponding signal process in accordance with the determination results. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139440 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus in which a photocatalyst thin film is formed is provided. The display apparatus includes a housing forming an exterior of the display apparatus, a display panel coupled to the housing, and a photocatalyst thin film which is formed on a surface of one of the housing and the display panel. | 05-19-2016 |
20160139326 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include a first light guide plate (LGP) comprising a first optical material and a second optical material. The first LGP is configured to emit light guided through the second optical material toward a display panel using the first optical material. The backlight unit may include a second LGP disposed between the first LGP and the display panel. The second LGP is configured to emit light toward the display panel using a diffuser plate provided in a lower portion of the second LGP. The backlight unit may include light sources configured to provide, under control of a controller, light to the first LGP if a three-dimensional (3D) image is displayed on the display panel, and to provide light to the second LGP if a two-dimensional (2D) image is displayed on the display panel. | 05-19-2016 |
20160138848 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment and performs a plurality of individual refrigerating cycles using a plurality of compressors so as to individually cool the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator includes a plurality of compressors, a plurality of condensers, a plurality of expansion valves, and a plurality of evaporators. One of the plurality of condensers is disposed in a machine compartment and the other condenser is disposed outside the machine compartment so that a heat dissipation effect of the machine compartment may be improved and arrangement availability may be increased. Also, the refrigerator includes a plurality of compressors, a dual path condenser, a plurality of expansion valves, and a plurality of evaporators. The dual path condenser may have a plurality of individual condensation paths. | 05-19-2016 |
20160138209 | CLOTHES DRYER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a clothes dryer including: a drum; an air circulation passage connected to the drum; a cooling device configured to cool and dehumidify air; a heating device configured to heat the air; an air blowing device configured to circulate air; a base plate configured to collect condensation water generated from the cooling device; a pump chamber accommodating a pump; a water circulation passage connecting the base plate to communicate with the pump chamber; a communication passage provided between the air circulation passage and the base plate and configured to guide the condensation water generated at the cooling device to the base plate; a first ventilation hole configured to provide a first air passage between the air circulation passage and the pump chamber; and a second ventilation hole configured to provide a second air passage between the air circulation passage and the base plate. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135779 | X-RAY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An X-ray apparatus includes an X-ray radiator configured to radiate an X-ray, and a controller acquiring orientation information of the X-ray radiator and orientation information of at least one X-ray detector, selecting the at least one X-ray detector based on the orientation information of the X-ray radiator and the orientation information of the at least one X-ray detector, and determining a power mode of the selected X-ray detector to be a power consumption mode and a power mode of an X-ray detector that is not selected, to be a power save mode. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135773 | MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first actuator in which an X-ray source unit is provided in a main body may be rotatable independently from a second actuator in which an X-ray detecting unit is provided. A mammography apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first actuator in which an X-ray generating unit is provided; a second actuator in which an X-ray detecting unit is provided; a rotary arm to which the first actuator and the second actuator are rotatably connected; a first drive source connected to the rotary arm and configured to deliver a driving force to the first actuator; and a second drive source connected to the rotary arm and configured to deliver a driving force to the second actuator, wherein the first actuator is rotatable due to the driving force delivered from the first drive source and the second actuator is rotatable due to the driving force delivered from the second drive source. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135772 | MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - There is provided a mammography apparatus capable of delivering a greater load when a breast is released than a load delivered when the breast is compressed by a compression paddle. A mammography apparatus includes a main body having an X-ray generating unit and an X-ray detecting unit, wherein the main body includes a ball screw extending in a vertical direction, a gear unit configured to receive a driving force and be vertically movable along the ball screw, a compression paddle connected to the gear unit and configured to move down in a direction in which the ball screw extends to compress a subject, a handgrip configured to manipulate the compression paddle to be vertically movable, and a power transmission device configured to deliver a driving force delivered from the handgrip to the gear unit, and the power transmission device includes a torque limiter configured to deliver a restricted driving force to the gear unit and a one-way clutch configured to deliver a driving force only when the gear unit moves in one direction. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135771 | MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - Provided is a mammography apparatus that prevents a main body from falling due to damage to a coupling connecting a ball screw, to which the main body is connected, and a motor. The mammography apparatus includes: a main body having an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector; a ball screw to which the main body is connected so as to be movable up and down; a motor rotating the ball screw so as to allow the main body to move up and down; a coupling connecting a drive shaft of the motor and the ball screw; and a brake provided at one side of the coupling. When the coupling is ruptured, the brake prevents ruptured coupling portions from being separately rotated in order to prevent a fall of the main body. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135767 | X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND COLLIMATOR - Provided is an X-ray photographing apparatus including an X-ray source for generating and irradiating an X-ray; a collimator for controlling an X-ray photographing area to which an X-ray is irradiated by the X-ray source; a projector for generating and projecting a visible ray image by using image signals; a reflection mirror for reflecting the visible ray image projected by the projector to an X-ray photographing area; and a main controller for controlling the projector to match a light irradiation field corresponding to the visible ray image projected to the X-ray photographing area to the X-ray irradiation field. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135655 | ROBOT CLEANER, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A robot cleaner is provided that includes a driver configured to move the robot cleaner, and a suction unit configured to suck foreign objects from a surface below the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner also includes a detector configured to capture images of regions disposed in front of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner further includes a controller configured to control the detector to capture a first image of a region before cleaning, control the detector to capture a second image of the region after cleaning, and generate cleaning result information using the first and second images. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135654 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner includes a main body including a fan motor to generate suction force, a suction unit connected to the main body to suction foreign matter from a surface to be cleaned in a state of contacting the surface, a dust collector separatably mounted to the main body to separate and collect dust from air suctioned by the suction unit, and a wheel assembly to move the main body, wherein the wheel assembly includes frames provided at a lower part and left and right sides of the main body and wheels rotatably mounted to the frames provided at the left and right sides of the main body, each wheel having a negative camber angle. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135092 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CELL RESELECTION TIMER IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for operating of a terminal in a communication system is provided. The method includes receiving first information for cell reselection, reconfiguring an expiration time of a cycle of a timer of the terminal based on the received first information for cell reselection, and determining second information for cell reselection at the reconfigured expiration time of the cycle of the timer of the terminal for cell reselection. | 05-12-2016 |
20160135047 | USER TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING SAME - A user terminal and a method for unlocking the user terminal are provided. The method includes determining whether to generate a wakeup signal that wakes up a processor, based on a tone comprised in a voice signal; and determining, by the processor, whether to unlock the user terminal based on a text extracted from the voice signal, in response to the wakeup signal being generated. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134925 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus, including a display configured to display a multi-window screen image comprising a plurality of windows; and a controller configured to control the display to change an appearance of at least one window of the plurality of windows based on a setting provided by a user, and to display the at least one window using the changed appearance. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134892 | SIGNAL TRANSFORMING METHOD AND DEVICE - Provided are a signal transforming method and a signal transforming device. For example, the signal transforming method includes determining a minimum-value matrix and a maximum-value matrix with respect to elements of a matrix used in frequency transformation, wherein the minimum-value matrix is configured of elements of minimum value and the maximum-value matrix is configured of elements of maximum value; determining a maximum threshold value of a result value of a function indicating at least one selected from transform distortion, normalization, and orthogonality of the matrix; determining a transform matrix configured of elements that are greater than the elements of the minimum-value matrix and less than the elements of the maximum-value matrix at respective positions of the matrix, and in which the result value of the function is less than the maximum threshold value; and transforming an input signal by using the determined transform matrix. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134891 | MULTI-VIEWPOINT VIDEO ENCODING METHOD USING VIEWPOINT SYNTHESIS PREDICTION AND APPARATUS FOR SAME, AND MULTI-VIEWPOINT VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - Multi-view video encoding and decoding in which a merge candidate list is formed according to a fixed priority for determining whether a view synthesis prediction candidate is to be added as a merge candidate to the merge candidate list for encoding and decoding a current block. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134886 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING MOTION INFORMATION - Provided is a method for obtaining motion information in video encoding/decoding, which includes calculating a first predictor of a motion vector of a current block/sub-block according to a motion vector of each reference block in a first reference block set of the current block/sub-block; determining a first motion vector difference between a motion vector of each reference block in a second reference block set of the current block/sub-block and a first predictor of the motion vector of the reference block in the second reference block set of the current block/sub-block; predicting a first motion vector difference between the motion vector of the current block/sub-block and the first predictor of the motion vector of the current block/sub-block according to the first motion vector difference of each reference block in the second reference block set to obtain a predictor of the first motion vector difference of the current block/sub-block; and determining a second predictor of the motion vector of the current block/sub-block according to the predictor of the first motion vector difference of the current block/sub-block and the first predictor of the motion vector of the current block/sub-block. The method makes it possible to improve encoding/decoding performance. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134883 | VIDEO STREAM CODING METHOD ACCORDING TO PREDICTION STRUCTION FOR MULTI-VIEW VIDEO AND DEVICE THEREFOR, AND VIDEO STREAM DECODING METHOD ACCORDING TO PREDICTION STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-VIEW VIDEO AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Provided are a video stream decoding method and apparatus, and a video stream encoding method and apparatus. The video stream decoding method includes: receiving encoded data of a video stream; obtaining, from the received encoded data, prediction information about encoded current-view image data; and decoding a current-view image by generating motion-compensated current-view image data by using at least one of the encoded current-view image data and another-view image data based on the obtained prediction information, wherein the obtained prediction information includes Advanced Motion Vector Prediction (AMVP) mode prediction information generated by using a candidate list including two candidates, and the obtained prediction information further includes a motion vector prediction flag indicating a candidate from among the two candidates included in the candidate list, which is used in generating the AMVP mode prediction information. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134879 | MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND MULTI-LAYER VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE - A multi-layer video coding method includes generating network abstraction layer (NAL) units for each data unit by dividing a multi-layer video according to data units, and adding scalable information to a video parameter set (VPS) NAL UNIT from among pieces of transmission unit data for each data unit. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134871 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING IMAGE USING PREPROCESSING - A method of encoding an image includes obtaining a quantization parameter; determining a size of a smoothing block based on the quantization parameter, determining threshold values based on a main pixel in the smoothing block, selecting a pixel having a pixel value between the threshold values, from among pixels included in the smoothing block, performing a smoothing operation with respect to the main pixel based on the pixel value of the selected pixel, and encoding an image with respect to which the smoothing operation is performed. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134828 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE - A method of displaying an image and an image display apparatus are provided. The method includes a method of displaying an image, the method including displaying an image of a current channel among channels, receiving a first input to change the current channel to a next channel after the current channel, or a second input to change the current channel to a previous channel before the current channel, and dividing a display into areas in response to the receiving the first input or the second input. The method further includes displaying images of next channels after the current channel in the areas, in response to the receiving the first input, and displaying images of previous channels before the current channel in the areas, in response to the receiving the second input. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134827 | IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS - An image input apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive an input source including at least one of an image source and an audio source from an external device, a communicator configured to enable wireless communication with a display apparatus, and a data processor, being connected with the communication unit, for obtaining an input signal based on the input source, and transmitting the input signal to the display apparatus. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134532 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus and controlling methods thereof. The transmitting apparatus includes: at least one processor configured to implement a packet generator which generates a packet including a header and a payload based on a plurality of input packets; and a signal processor which signal-processes the generated packet, and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal-processed packet. A base field included in the header includes a first field set to a first value representing that the base field is a first length or a second value representing that the base field is a second length. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134130 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY VARIABLE POWER TRANSMISSION - A high efficiency variable power transmitting apparatus outputs a variable power by modulating, with respect to a time axis, a high frequency signal having a constant amplitude by turning the high frequency signal ON and OFF, amplifying the variable power to satisfy a requested power level of a target device based on a supply voltage having a predetermined level, converting an alternating current (AC) voltage received from a power source to a direct current (DC) voltage, generating the supply voltage having the predetermined level based on the DC voltage, and providing the supply voltage having the predetermined level to the PA. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133615 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a semiconductor light-emitting device which includes a light-emitting diode (LED) chip having a first plane on which first and second electrodes are disposed and a second plane disposed opposite to the first plane, first and second solder bumps disposed in bonding areas of the first and second electrodes, respectively, and a protective device electrically connected to the first and second electrodes and mounted on the first plane of the LED chip. The protective device has the substantially same thickness as each of the first and second solder bumps. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133257 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TEXT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of operating an electronic device is provided, which includes comparing gain values acquired on the basis of voices collected from at least two microphones, determining at least one speaker included in a displayed content on the basis of the compared gain values, and displaying a voice of the determined speaker in a text format in an area of a display around the determined speaker. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133249 | SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A speech signal processing method of a user terminal includes: receiving a speech signal, detecting a personalized information section including personal information in the speech signal, performing data processing on the personalized information section of the speech signal by using a personalized model generated based on the personal information, and receiving, from a server, a result of the data processing performed by the server on a general information section of the speech signal that is different than the personalized information section of the speech signal. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133248 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image display apparatus, a method for driving the same, and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The image display apparatus includes a speech acquirer configured to acquire a speech command created by a user, a speech recognition executor configured to acquire text information which has a phonetic symbol that is the same as or similar to a phonetic symbol of a text-based recognition result corresponding to the acquired speech command and is expressed in a form that is different from a form of the text-based recognition result, and an operation performer configured to perform an operation corresponding to the acquired text information. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133227 | METHOD FOR CONTENT ADAPTATION BASED ON AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device and method for adapting content based on an ambient environment in the electronic device are provided. The device includes a display interface functionally connecting a content processing module to a display; and the content processing module, wherein the content processing module is configured to receive, from at least one external device external of the electronic device or the at least one external device, ambient color information corresponding for the electronic device or the at least one external device, modify color information for at least a part of first content to be output through the display based on the received ambient color information, and output, based on the modified color information, second content having the modified color information, through the display. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133204 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method of controlling a temperature in an electronic device are provided. The method includes measuring a temperature of at least one part of the electronic device, determining an algorithm corresponding to the measured temperature of the at least one part, and displaying an image based on the determined algorithm. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133178 | DISPLAY DRIVING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel arrangement areas, a data driving unit including a plurality of source drivers, and a timing controller configured to process data that is input from an external device and configured to generate output data. Each of the plurality of pixel arrangement areas includes a plurality of pixels arranged in areas in which a plurality of gate lines intersect a plurality of data lines. Each of the plurality of source drivers outputs display data to data lines of its corresponding pixels. The timing controller classifies the plurality of pixel arrangement areas based on a distance between the timing controller and each of the plurality of pixel arrangement areas, and transmits the output data to the data driving unit at at least two transmission speeds based on the classification. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133146 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUESTION AND ANSWER - A display apparatus and a method for questions and answers includes a display unit includes an input unit configured to receive user's speech voice; a communication unit configured to perform data communication with an answer server; and a processor configured to create and display one or more question sentences using the speech voice in response to the speech voice being a word speech, create a question language corresponding to the question sentence selected from among the displayed one or more question sentences, transmit the created question language to the answer server via the communication unit, and, in response to one or more answer results related to the question language being received from the answer server, display the received one or more answer results. Accordingly, the display apparatus may provide an answer result appropriate to a user's question intention although a non-sentence speech is input. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133042 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An image processing apparatus generates intermediate volume data from a plurality of volume data segments obtained as time passes so as to implement high-speed volume data. A medical imaging apparatus that includes the image processing apparatus, an ultrasonic imaging apparatus, an image processing method, and a medical image generation method are disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a displacement vector generator configured to detect corresponding voxels between reference volume data and target volume data that has been acquired at intervals of a predetermined time period, and to generate a displacement vector between the corresponding voxels; and an intermediate volume data generator configured to generate at least one piece of intermediate volume data between the reference volume data and the target volume data by using the generated displacement vector. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133028 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING REGION OF INTEREST RE-DETECTION - According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for avoiding region of interest (ROI) re-detection includes a detector configured to detect an ROI from an input medical image; a re-detection determiner configured to determine whether the detected ROI corresponds to a previously-detected ROI using pre-stored user determination information; and an ROI processor configured to perform a process for the detected ROI based on the determination. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132414 | SIMULATION DEVICE AND DISTRIBUTION SIMULATION SYSTEM - A simulation apparatus and a distribution simulation system are disclosed. The simulation apparatus, according to one example, includes a simulation executer configured to execute a simulation task, a data storage configured to store data related to the simulation task based on a data storage policy that is set in advance of the execution of the simulation tasks, and a data updater configured to update the data stored in the data storage to most recent data by comparing the data stored in the data storage with data stored in another simulation apparatus. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132402 | TEST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A test device and a method for controlling the test device are disclosed. After a test is interrupted due to a malfunction of the test device, the test device continuously performs the interrupted testing. The test device for testing a biological material includes: a memory configured to store information which relates to progress of a test; and a controller which, if the test is interrupted due to a malfunction of the test device, is configured to continue performance of the test by using the information which relates to the test progress which is stored in the memory. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132338 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SIMD ARCHITECTURE BASED THREAD DIVERGENCE - Provided are an apparatus and a method for effectively managing threads diverged by a conditional branch based on Single Instruction Multiple-based Data (SIMD). The apparatus includes: a plurality of Front End Units (FEUs) configured to fetch, for execution by SIMD lanes, instructions of thread groups of a program flow; and a controller configured to schedule a thread group based on SIMD lane availability information, activate an FEU of the plurality of FEUs, and control the activated FEU to fetch an instruction for processing the scheduled thread group. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132282 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHODS THEREOF - A display apparatus which constitutes a display system configured of a plurality of display apparatuses is provided. The display apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive screen change parameters in which image information of partial images divided from one image is analyzed from one or more other display apparatuses, and a controller configured to calculate a screen change value using the received screen change parameters and control the communication unit to transmit the calculated screen change value to the one or more other display apparatuses. The image information is screen change information according to change in frames of the divided partial images. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132236 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING INTERFACE OF MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE - Provided are a method of displaying an interface of a mobile device including a touch screen and a mobile device performing the method. The mobile device includes a touch screen having a first area and a second area. The method includes receiving, when the first and second areas are locked during a phone call state of the mobile device, an input function activation signal, and displaying, in the second area, an interface comprising a plurality of operation keys related to the phone call state, according to the received input function activation signal. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132156 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING INPUT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device and method for processing an input are provided. The electronic device includes a digitizer pad formed by a single channel and a digitizer pad controller configured to supply a current to the digitizer pad, sense a change in at least one of a frequency and a phase of an electromagnetic field corresponding to a pressure intensity applied by a tip of an external input device, and determine data related to the pressure intensity applied by the external input device based on the change in the at least one of the frequency and the phase of the sensed electromagnetic field. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132131 | DIRECTION BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor configured to implement an execution screen area which is larger than a size of a display of the electronic device and comprises at least one object, and a display module configured to display, on a display of the electronic device, a display area which is at least a part of the implemented execution screen area. The processor determines a location of the at least one object based on a direction to which the electronic device faces and an attribute of the at least one object. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132092 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method for controlling the display apparatus thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive a power-on command from an external apparatus to perform a Wake On LAN (WOL) function and a controller configured to determine whether the WOL function is turned either on or off according to a network setting state. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING PROPERTIES OF AN OBJECT THROUGH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) - Provided are a method and apparatus for processing a magnetic resonance (MR) image of an object including first and second materials on a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus by using multi-parameter mapping including applying to the object a plurality of radio frequency (RF) pulses separated by a first repetition time and a second repetition time, the first repetition time and the second repetition time being determined based on the first material and the second material; undersampling first MR signals corresponding to the first material and second MR signals corresponding to the second material in a K-space; and performing matching between the undersampled first and the undersampled second MR signals and a signal model for the multi-parameter mapping to determine attribute values corresponding to the first and the second materials at at least one point in an MR image of the object. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131642 | GRATING PATTERN ELEMENT, TARGET MATERIAL MEASURING APPARATUS, AND TARGET MATERIAL MEASURING METHOD - A grating pattern element includes peaks which are periodically arranged and valleys provided between the peaks, and at least one of the peaks and at least one of the valleys includes an adsorbing material on a surface thereof which adsorbs a target material. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131527 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS METHOD - A two-dimensional (2D) spectroscopy system and a 2D spectroscopic analysis method are disclosed. The 2D spectroscopy system includes: a light transmission delayer configured for forming a plurality of first light pulses from first light pulse and causing a relative time delay therebetween; a response pulse wave generator configured for generating a plurality of response pulse waves responds and having a relative time delay, and for irradiating the plurality of response pulse waves on the sample; an optical readout pulse array generator configured for forming an optical readout pulse array by splitting the second light pulse into a plurality of regions having different time delays and spatially discriminated from one another; and a reader configured for reading out by overlapping the optical readout pulse array with a signal generated from the sample. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131523 | SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM WITH DISPLACEMENT COMPENSATION AND SPECTROSCOPY METHOD USING THE SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM - A spectroscopy system includes detectors configured to obtain detection spectrums of respective detection areas that are located at different positions of an object; and an information processor configured to obtain a target spectrum of a target area by using position information of the detection areas and the detection spectrums obtained by the detectors. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131472 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CRITICAL DIMENSION OF NANOSTRUCTURE - Provided is an optical measurement system. The optical measurement system includes: an optical module which includes an optical system and which is configured to illuminate a sample and register a defocused image of a nanostructured surface of the sample, an optical system parameter control module configured to set optical parameters of the optical system, an optical transfer function (OTF) measurement module configured to measure an OTF, a defocused image calculation module configured to calculate the defocused image based on the measured OTF and the optical parameters, and a critical dimension (CD) evaluation module configured to compare the registered defocused image with the calculated defocused image of the nanostructured surface of the sample and to output a CD value of the nanostructured surface. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131402 | HEAT PUMP - A heat pipe provided with an outdoor unit having a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, a plurality of indoor units provided to be driven at a cooling mode or a heating mode. an indoor unit mode control unit to control the each of the plurality of indoor units to be driven at a cooling mode or a heating mode. and a flow path conversion apparatus connected to a first refrigerant pipe and a second refrigerant pipe connected from the outdoor unit, connected to a high pressure gas pipe and a low pressure gas pipe connected to the indoor unit mode controlling unit, and configured to change the flow path of a refrigerant by selectively connect all or some of the first refrigerant pipe, the second refrigerant pipe, the high pressure gas pipe, and the low pressure gas pipe according to the mode at which the indoor units are driven. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131390 | DUCT TYPE AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING THE SAME - A duct type air conditioning apparatus is provided with a blowing portion including a first cabinet in which a blower assembly is installed and a heat exchanging portion including a second cabinet in which a heat exchanger is installed. The air conditioning apparatus includes a partition panel arranged between the first and second cabinets and connected to facing sides of the first and second cabinet, and first and second link members separably fastened along an upper end and a lower end of the partition panel to keep an airtight seal in a connection portion between the first and second cabinets. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131377 | AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - An air conditioning device having an indoor heat exchanger, a heat recovery ventilator, a supply fan, and an exhaust fan inside a housing and configured to perform at least one of cooling/heating, heat recovery ventilation, and pure ventilation. The air conditioning device includes a first flow path configured to guide indoor air while the cooling/heating is performed, a second flow path configured to guide the indoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator, and a third flow path configured to guide outdoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator while the heat recovery ventilation is performed. The air conditioning device includes fourth and fifth flow paths configured to guide indoor air and outdoor air, respectively, and an inlet port that corresponds to the third flow path and the fifth flow path, and a discharge port that corresponds to outlets of the second flow path and the fourth flow path. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131372 | APPLIANCE FOR DEHUMIDIFICATION AND MULTI-FUNCTION APPLIANCE FOR DEHUMIDIFICATON OR HUMIDIFICATION - An appliance for dehumidification, with a body having an inflow unit and an outflow unit; a heat-exchanging apparatus to condense vapor in the air; a fan to forcedly move the air; a tray to collect condensation water descending from a cooling apparatus; a water container detachably provided at an upper portion of the body to store the condensation water; a pump to pump the condensation water from the tray to the water container; and a drain pipe to guide the condensation water from the pump to the water container. The water container may be easily separated from the appliance to empty the water container when the water container is full, and then the water container may be easily mounted again. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131369 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a main body including a housing having a front surface with an opening, a heat exchanger disposed in the housing, and at least one fan disposed in front of the heat exchanger and configured to discharge air that exchanges heat through the heat exchanger through the opening, and a frame disposed below the main body and configured to support the main body, wherein the main body is disposed to be inclined backward at a preset angle. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128675 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a speckle energy analyzer configured to analyze speckle energy of an ultrasound image signal, the ultrasound image signal being received from an ultrasound probe, and an image decomposer configured to decompose the ultrasound image signal into one or more ultrasound image signals of different frequency bands, based on the analyzed speckle energy of the ultrasound image signal. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128618 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS USING HABIT, DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD USING SAME - A diagnostic apparatus and a diagnosis management apparatus that utilizes habit data, and a diagnostic method using the same are provided. The diagnostic apparatus includes a habit analyzer configured to generate habit data of a user by analyzing sensor data detected from at least one sensor, and a diagnoser configured to determine whether the user is at risk of a disease, by comparing the generated habit data with diagnostic data including habit data of healthy people. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128612 | SPECTROSCOPIC APPARATUS FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD USING THE SAME - A spectroscopic apparatus and method for analyzing a biological material are provided. The spectroscopic apparatus may analyze a biological material which has an internal non-uniform tissue depending on a position thereof. The apparatus may include at least one detector configured to obtain respective detection spectrums corresponding to a plurality of measurement regions that are at mutually different positions of the biological material, and an information processor to determine whether the measurement regions are normal by mutually comparing the detection spectrums, or converting contribution degrees of data for a specific component of the biological material by differentiating the detection spectrums. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128604 | WRIST-TYPE BODY COMPONENT MEASURING APPARATUS AND BODY COMPONENT MEASURING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a wrist-type body component measuring apparatus. The wrist-type body component measuring apparatus includes: a band configured to be worn on a wrist of a user; a first input electrode and a first output electrode disposed on an inside surface of the band and configured to be in contact with the wrist of the user; a second input electrode and a second output electrode disposed on an outside surface of the band; a measuring unit configured to apply a current to the first and second input electrodes and detect a voltage from the first and second output electrodes to measure a body impedance of the user; and an electrode converter configured to convert a disposition of the first and second input electrodes and the first and second output electrodes based on a determination of whether the band is worn on a left wrist or a right wrist of the user. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128182 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) has stretchability and durability. The flexible PCB includes: a first polymer substrate having flexibility, stretchability, or elasticity; a second polymer substrate having flexibility, stretchability, or elasticity; a conductive track disposed between the first and second polymer substrates and including metal nanowires; and a cured silane coupling agent which bonds the conductive track to at least one of the first and second polymer substrates. | 05-05-2016 |
20160128119 | METHOD OF CONNECTING TO DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING WI-FI DIRECT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of performing a Wi-Fi Direct connection of a mobile device, including: determining a first device with which Wi-Fi Direct connection is to be performed; determining whether the mobile device has been Wi-Fi Direct connected to the first device; and when the mobile device has been Wi-Fi Direct connected to the first device, performing a Wi-Fi Direct connection to the first device based on stored connection information, wherein when the mobile device is Wi-Fi Direct connected to the first device, the connection information is automatically stored. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127938 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus and an electronic apparatus are provided. The user terminal apparatus including a first communicator configured to perform wireless communication with an external apparatus; a second communicator configured to perform bilateral wireless communication with the external apparatus; a storage configured to store information about a connection with an access point; and a controller configured to control the first communicator to transmit a control signal to the external apparatus, to initiate a pairing operation with the external apparatus, and in response to performing the pairing, to control the second communicator to transmit the information about the connection with the access point to the external apparatus. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127863 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - Methods and apparatuses are provided for operating an electronic device. A wireless signal is received. It is determined whether a service corresponding to the wireless signal is activated or deactivated. Content related to the service is output based on whether the service is activated or deactivated. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127851 | METHOD FOR DEVICE TO CONTROL ANOTHER DEVICE AND THE DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to control a client device using a server device based on context data indicating a circumstance of a user. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127843 | HEARING APPARATUS INCLUDING COIL OPERABLE IN DIFFERENT OPERATION MODES - A hearing apparatus includes a coil and a coil operation mode selector configured to select either a first coil operation mode for communicating with a wireless communication terminal, or a second coil operation mode for wirelessly charging a battery of the hearing apparatus. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127781 | BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVER, METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SIGNAL RELATION INFORMATION, AND SERVER - A broadcast signal receiver capable of displaying relation information corresponding to a broadcast signal in real time. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127773 | BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a broadcast signal receiving apparatus, a broadcast signal receiving system and a controlling method thereof, the broadcast signal receiving apparatus comprising: a tuner configured to be tuned to a broadcast signal received from a signal source corresponding to a selected channel, and make at least a part of the received broadcast signal be looped through to an external apparatus in a normal mode; a switch configured to make the broadcast signal be looped through to the external apparatus in a standby mode of the tuner; and a controller configured to control operations of the tuner and the switch when the tuner is converted from the normal mode to the standby mode so that power can be supplied to or cut off from the tuner after a predetermined period of time. Thus, the switch is controlled independently of the mode of the broadcast signal receiving apparatus, thereby improving stability of operations and preventing a macroblock phenomenon of a broadcast signal looped through to an eternal apparatus. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127770 | CONTENT PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A content providing electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a Mobile High-definition Link (MHL) unit configured to encrypt content and to communicate the encrypted content to an external device, and an application processor configured to determine whether a condition for communicating content to the MHL unit is satisfied if the MHL unit is connected to the external device, and to communicate the content to the MHL unit if the condition is satisfied. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127759 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - Provided herein is a terminal device including a communication interface configured to receive a moving picture; a fingerprint extractor configured to extract a fingerprint from a frame of the moving picture; a controller configured to detect a target object from the frame, and control the communication interface to transmit the fingerprint to a server, and receive object information corresponding to the transmitted fingerprint from the server; and an outputter configured to output the received object information when content corresponding to the object information is output. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127719 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus including: a display panel; a backlight configured to supply light to the display panel; and a parallax barrier disposed between the display panel and the backlight, wherein the parallax barrier includes an electrochromic mirror (ECM). | 05-05-2016 |
20160127675 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus which is controlled by a remote control apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an output unit including a display and a speaker, a communicator configured to perform communication with the remote control apparatus while the display apparatus is turned off, and a processor configured to be turned on according to a predetermined signal received from the remote control apparatus while the display apparatus is turned off, and control an operation of the output unit based on at least one of channel selection information and volume control information included in the predetermined signal. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127673 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display apparatus, a controlling method thereof, and a display system are provided. The display apparatus includes a power supply unit and a processor configured to, in response to AC power being applied through the power supply unit, search a connectable control device, determine a pairing history regarding the searched control device, in response to determining that there is no pairing history regarding the searched control device, boot the display apparatus, and perform pairing with the searched control device. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127624 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A wearable device that is configured to be worn on a body of a user and a control method thereof are provided. The wearable device includes an image projector configured to project a virtual user interface (UI) screen, a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to detect a target area from the image captured by the camera, control the image projector to project the virtual UI screen, which corresponds to at least one of a shape and a size of the target area, onto the target area, and perform a function corresponding to a user interaction that is input through the virtual UI screen. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127522 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus, and a method of signal processing are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes at least one processor configured to implement: a packet generator which generates a packet including a header and a payload, based on an input stream; and a signal processor which signal-processes the generated packet. The header includes a base header, and the base header includes various fields indicating at least one of a packet type, and a value indicating that the packet transmits one single complete input packet, a segment of an input packet, or a plurality of input packets. The fields included in the base header may also indicate presence of an additional header and a substream identifier. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127412 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING EXECUTION OF A MALICIOUS CODE IN A WEB BASED OPERATING SYSTEM - A method for detecting a malicious code injected into the command stream of a widget running by a web-based OS at a device. The method is multi-stepped. Introducing by an App-Store hooks to within the command stream of the widget. Running at the App-Store the widget on an App-Store device, measuring respective time durations between various hooks, and recording said time durations within a metadata file. Associating said metadata file with said widget, and supplying said widget, and associated metadata file to within a user device. Upon running said widget by a web based OS at said user device, activating a monitoring module, determining durations between said introduced hooks, and comparing respectively said determined time durations with said measured time durations. And issuing an alert upon detection of a variation above a predefined value between any of said determined durations and said measured durations respectively. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127315 | FIREWALL BASED PREVENTION OF THE MALICIOUS INFORMATION FLOWS IN SMART HOME - A system for preventing malicious attacks on a device in a Smart Home network comprises logical circuitry suitable to compare information flows in said network with legal information flows stored in memory means. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING PROFILE - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for installing a profile, and more specifically, to a method for managing mobile communication subscriber information (profile), such as for remotely installing and uninstalling a profile onto a security module (Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC)) that is embedded inside a terminal and that is not attachable or detachable, thereby replacing UICC. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method for a server installing a profile, wherein the method for the server installing the profile for a terminal having an embedded security module comprises the steps of: receiving from the terminal a profile installation request including an identifier of the terminal embedded security module; receiving an encrypted profile corresponding to the installation request; and transmitting to the terminal the encrypted profile. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126782 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a power supply configured to supply power to the display apparatus using one of a battery or AC power and a controller configured to, in response to a mode of the display apparatus being a standby mode, control the power supply to supply power to standby power to the display apparatus using the battery. The display apparatus may reduce power consumption in a standby mode by half. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126659 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FLEXIBLE CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first coupling part and a second coupling part that is connectable to the first coupling part. A connection part connects the first coupling part to the second coupling part and includes an upper end portion, a lower end portion that is connected to the upper end portion, and a wire part that is disposed between the upper end portion and the lower end portion. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126640 | DIVERSITY ANTENNA APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a diversity antenna apparatus of a mobile terminal including a main antenna and a sub-antenna for performing an auxiliary function using a separate sub-antenna processing module, and an implementation method thereof. When the auxiliary function is not performed, a controller of the mobile terminal disconnects the sub-antenna from the sub-antenna processing module and electrically connects the sub-antenna to an RF module through a switch such that the sub-antenna operates as a diversity antenna. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126432 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device package includes providing a wafer and forming, on the wafer, a semiconductor laminate comprising a plurality of light emitting devices. Electrodes are formed in respective light emitting device regions of the semiconductor laminate. A curable resin is applied to a surface of the semiconductor laminate on which the electrodes are formed. A support structure is formed for supporting the semiconductor laminate by curing the curable resin. Through holes are formed in the support structure to expose the electrodes therethrough. Connection electrodes are formed in the support structure to be connected to the exposed electrodes. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126317 | GRAPHENE LAYER, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, DEVICE INCLUDING GRAPHENE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DEVICE - A graphene layer, a method of forming the graphene layer, a device including the graphene layer, and a method of manufacturing the device are provided. The method of forming the graphene layer may include forming a first graphene at a first temperature using a first source gas and forming a second graphene at a second temperature using a second source gas. One of the first and second graphenes may be a P-type graphene, and the other one of the first and second graphenes may be an N-type graphene. The first graphene and the second graphene together form a P—N junction. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126000 | INDUCTOR DEVICE - An inductor device is provided. The inductor device includes a coil unit that includes a pair of first and second coils disposed adjacent to each other and coupled to each other, a core unit that surrounds inner and outer spaces of the coil unit, and an induction unit that is disposed in the coil unit and is induced by a magnetic field generated between the first and second coils. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125851 | RENDERING METHOD, RENDERING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A rendering method includes receiving an input including pixel pattern information of a device configured to display a rendered image, generating a pixel pattern of the rendered image using the received input indicating pixel pattern information, and outputting a pixel value of the rendered image into a frame buffer using the generated pixel pattern. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125836 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus that includes a plurality of input ports configured to be respectively connected to a plurality of external input sources, a storage configured to store extended display identification data (EDID) information commonly provided to the plurality of input ports, and a controller configured to provide the common EDID information to a corresponding external input source when at least one of the plurality of external input sources does not receive the common EDID information according to a preset event. Accordingly, common EDID information supporting a plurality of input ports is stored in the storage such that a plurality of storages connected to each respective input ports is not required. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125835 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONVERSION APPARATUS - A display system and a conversion apparatus are provided. The display system includes an image signal input apparatus configured to convert a first parallel image signal to a serial image signal, a conversion apparatus configured to convert the serial image signal to a second parallel image signal, and a display apparatus configured to process the second parallel image signal, and display the processed second parallel image signal. The conversion apparatus is attachable to and detachable from the display apparatus. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125813 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display, a storage which stores afterimage modeling information the includes afterimage information based on grayscale changes in a plurality of image frames, and a controller which controls the display to consecutively display the plurality of image frames and pixel-wise refresh pixels for afterimage removal in each image frame based on the afterimage modeling information. Therefore, flickering of a display screen can be reduced and the viewing fatigue of a user can decrease when the screen is converted. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125794 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING HOST AND PANEL DRIVING CIRCUIT THAT COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER USING CLOCK-EMBEDDED HOST INTERFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device communicates using a clock-embedded host interface. The display device includes a panel driving circuit and a host. The panel driving circuit includes at least one timing controller embedded driver (TED), and drives a display panel. The host at least one of transmits and receives video data, additional data, and a hot plug detect (HPD) signal to or from the at least one TED through one port using a clock-embedded host interface. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125710 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING VIRTUAL VIBRATION - A portable device for outputting virtual vibration is provided. The portable device includes a controller configured to generate a control signal corresponding to a detected event. The portable device also includes vibrators configured to output virtual vibration based on the control signal. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125649 | RENDERING APPARATUS AND RENDERING METHOD - Provided are a rendering method and a rendering apparatus, which perform tile-based rendering. The rendering method includes determining a visible fragment based on a depth test with respect to fragments included in a tile, storing an identifier of a primitive corresponding to the visible fragment, and performing selective rendering on a primitives included in the tile based on the identifier of the primitive. The rendering apparatus implements such a rendering method. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125635 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANAGING USER INFORMATION BASED ON IMAGE - A device and a method of managing user information are provided. The device includes a display and a controller. The controller controls the display to display an avatar-based image according to user schedule information, change the avatar-based image according to a user input indicating a request to change the avatar-based image, and update the user schedule information according to the changed avatar-based image. The method includes displaying, on a display of a device, an avatar-based image according to user schedule information, changing the avatar-based image according to a user input indicating a request to change the avatar-based image, and updating the user schedule information according to the changed avatar-based image. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125607 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A medical image processing apparatus includes a data acquirer that scans an object with a fiducial marker attached thereto to acquire volume data, and a data processor that estimates a plane of interest, based on a position of the fiducial marker and a position of a landmark in the volume data. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125605 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT - An image processing apparatus includes an input device configured to receive a computerized tomography image of a first respiration phase of an object; a data selector configured to select magnetic resonance image data similar to the object from among magnetic resonance image data; and an image generator configured to generate a computerized tomography image of a second respiration phase of the object based on the selected magnetic resonance image data. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125600 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION - A method of and an apparatus for measuring biometric information are provided. The method includes receiving an image of a biosensor including a reagent pad on which a sample is collected, and comparing brightness information of a reacting region of the reagent pad in the received image with reference brightness information in the received image to determine a value of a reagent reaction between the reagent pad and the sample. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125596 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGE - A medical imaging apparatus includes: an output unit configured to display a magnetic resonance (MR) image matrix in which MR images, obtained by performing magnetic resonance imaging on a heart, are arranged in columns and rows; and an image processor configured to display at least one first indicator which indicates a column of the MR image matrix corresponding to at least one of end diastole and end systole and display at least one second indicator which indicates a row of the MR image matrix corresponding to at least one of an apex and a base of the heart, wherein the columns of the MR image matrix are arranged according to time when MR images included in the columns are captured, and the rows of the MR image matrix are arranged according to a position on a longitudinal axis of the heart corresponding to MR images included in the rows. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124866 | CACHE MEMORY AND METHOD OF MANAGING THE SAME - A cache memory and a method of managing the same are provided. The method of managing a cache memory includes determining whether a number of bits of a data bandwidth stored in a bank is an integer multiple of a number of bits of unit data in data to be stored, storing first unit data, among the data to be stored, in a first region of a first address in the bank in response to the number of bits of the data bandwidth not being the integer multiple of the number of bits of the unit data, and storing part of second unit data, among the data to be stored, in a second region of the first address. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124703 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS CONNECTED TO USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, SERVER, CONNECTED SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus including: a display configured to display an execution screen of a music application; a user interface configured to receive a user command; a communicator configured to perform communication with an external display apparatus; and a processor configured to: provide, in response to the user command, a user interface (UI) screen including information regarding the external display apparatus, the external display apparatus being connected to the user terminal apparatus through a network, and control the communicator to transmit identification information of a music content provided on the music application execution screen to the external display apparatus selected on the UI screen. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124617 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING OBJECT ON DEVICE, DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Provided are methods, apparatuses and systems for controlling an object displayed on a device, based on a hovering input obtained by the device. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124606 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus, a system, and controlling methods are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display configured to display a user interface (UI) screen; a receiver configured to receive a control signal from a remote control device; and a controller configured to move a cursor on the displayed UI screen based on the received control signal and, in response to the cursor being positioned in a preset area determined based on information about the UI screen, operate in a minute control mode. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124589 | METHOD OF SELECTING ONE OR MORE ITEMS ACCORDING TO USER INPUT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for selecting one or more items by an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a first input for selecting two more points on a screen, in response to the first input, executing a multi-selection mode for selecting one or more items, receiving a second input which is inputted in succession to the first input, and in response to the second input, selecting the one or more items. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124582 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for interlinking applications/apparatuses are described. In one method herein, a terminal apparatus displays a User Interface (UI) screen of an operable/running application from among the applications stored on the terminal apparatus. When metadata is input into the operable/running application corresponding to the displayed UI screen, an application which is interlinked with the operable/running application is provided with all or some of the metadata which was input into the operable/running application. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124537 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROL THEREOF AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS - A user terminal device, a method for controlling the user terminal device, and a system for providing content are disclosed. The user terminal device may include a communicator configured to communicate with a display device, a detector configured to detect a distance between the user terminal device and the display device, a plurality of inputters configured to receive input of a user command, and a controller. The controller is configured to activate at least one of the plurality of inputters in response to a detection that the user terminal is within a predetermined distance with respect to the display device. The user terminal device may control an operation of the display device according to the distance between the user terminal device and the display device. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124523 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device, a display device, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method for controlling an electronic device includes communicating with a display device that displays content; sensing a motion of the electronic device, and determining whether the electronic device is in an alignment state for providing a content service from the display device based on the result of motion sensing; transmitting an event signal that includes alignment state information to the display device if the electronic device is in the alignment state; and displaying content information about the content that is received from the display device. Accordingly, the electronic device can receive the content information related to the content that is being displayed on the display device more intuitively and quickly. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124514 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A control method and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a photographing unit configured to photograph a hand including fingers, a display unit configured to display a plurality of content objects, and a control unit configured to recognize a finger gesture of the photographed hand and a distance from the electronic device to the finger, and control the display unit to change and display a range of a displayed content object according to the recognized finger gesture and the distance. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124506 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL OBJECT - Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling an external object by an electronic device. A line of sight of a user is determined using an image sensor of the electronic device. An object located outside of the electronic device is determined based on the line of sight of the user. Object information regarding the object is determined. A user input with respect to the object is received from the user. The object or another electronic device associated with the object is controlled based on the user input and the object information. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN DISPLAY ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electronic device and a method of controlling a screen display of the electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying, in one screen, a first display area in which a main task is executed and a second display area in which a sub-task is executed; detecting a rotation of the electronic device; determining a direction of a user's face relative to the electronic device; and determining a direction of the display area based on an angle between a direction of the electronic device and the determined direction of the user's face. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124489 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus is provided, which includes a receiver configured to receive video data, a signal processor configured to process the received video data, an outputter configured to output the processed video data, a generator configured to generate power using heat that is discharged from the display apparatus, a charger configured to store the generated power, and a controller configured to control supplying of the stored power to constituent elements of the display apparatus in the case where or when the display apparatus is in a standby power mode. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124406 | PROCESSING BOARD, MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A processing board mounted on a medical diagnostic apparatus, the medical diagnostic apparatus, and a method of controlling the medical diagnostic apparatus are provided. The processing board includes a sensor configured to sense at least one selected from the group consisting of an installation position, an installation direction, and a power consumption of the processing board. The processing board further includes a controller configured to set an identifier (ID) of the processing board based on an output signal of the sensor. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124360 | FUSING DEVICE EMPLOYING INDUCTION HEATING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A fusing device is provided. The fusing device includes a heating roller having two end regions and an inner region between the two end regions, a coil module, and a controller. The coil module includes a first coil arranged along an axial direction of the heating roller; two second coils, one second coil arranged in each end region of the heating roller; and a third coil arranged in the inner region of the heating roller. The controller controls current directions of currents in the first coil, the second coils, and the third coil. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124212 | FLUID FOR ELECTROWETTING DEVICE AND ELECTROWETTING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - Provided are a fluid for an electrowetting device including a first fluid as a polar liquid, and a second fluid, as a non-polar solution, which is separated from the first fluid by an interface, wherein the first fluid includes an organic acid having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of about 4 or less, a polar solvent, and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide compound, and an electrowetting device including the fluid. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124132 | POLARIZATION FILM, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A polarization film and a display apparatus are provided. The polarization film includes first polarization layers and second polarization layers. The first polarization layers have a first refractive index with respect to a first polarization; and the second polarization layers have a second refractive index with respect to the first polarization and are arranged in each interval between the first polarization layers. The first polarization layers reflect light of the first polarization having color coordinates based on a thickness of the first polarization layers, at a boundary that touches the second polarization layers. The display apparatus includes a display panel and the polarization film. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123874 | SPECKLE-BASED AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME, AND SPECKLE-BASED AUTHENTICATION METHOD - Provided are a speckle-based authentication apparatus, an authentication system that includes the speckle-based authentication apparatus, and an authentication method using the speckle-based authentication apparatus. The speckle-based authentication apparatus includes an optical source configured to radiate light onto an object that is placed apart from the optical source; and a detector configured to detect a speckle pattern generated from the object in response to the light being radiated onto the object and detect location information of the object. Thus, the object is authenticated by comparing the speckle pattern detected by the detector with a speckle pattern stored in advance. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123721 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POSITION OF OBJECT - An electronic device for detecting a position of an object is disclosed, The electronic device includes an optical source configured to emit light to a detection area, a light concentrator configured to concentrate light reflected by a target object located in a detection area, a light receiver configured to receive through photodiodes the reflected light concentrated by the light concentrator and to output a light quantity pattern of the reflected light, and a processor configured to determine the position of the target object based on the light quantity pattern of the reflected light. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123649 | DEFROSTING APPARATUS, REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A defrosting apparatus includes: an evaporator; a defrosting heater removing frost formed on the evaporator; and a controller controlling the defrosting heater until defrosting for the evaporator is completed when a driving start command for the defrosting apparatus is input, wherein the controller controls the defrosting heater to have an idle section in which the defrosting heater is not operated between a point in time in which the driving start command is input and a point in time in which the defrosting is completed. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123640 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner, which comprises a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a four-way valve, an accumulator, and an oil separator, and cools or heats a room by circulating a refrigerant. The air conditioner comprises a first block which is disposed on a first channel of the refrigerant between the oil separator and the four-way valve, and the first block is modular and includes a plurality of first control parts, and a second block which is disposed on a second channel of the refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger, and the second block is modular and includes a plurality of second control parts. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123612 | HUMIDIFICATION FILTER, AND VAPORIZING HUMIDIFIER INCLUDING THE SAME - A humidification filter, in one aspect, includes at least one of natural fiber and regenerated fiber mixed with a hydrophobic synthetic fiber. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121213 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY BENDING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to be bendable; and a processor configured to detect a speed value of an object of a content provided through the display, determine a curvature value at which the display is to be bent according to the detected speed value of the object, and change a curvature of the display based on the determined curvature value. | 05-05-2016 |
20160120497 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiation scanner; and a workstation configured to control the radiation scanner. The workstation is configured to output analyzed data for a functional error of at least one of the radiation scanner and the workstation in graphics, and output analyzed data for an item of the functional error in response to an input of a user. | 05-05-2016 |
20160120489 | RECEIVING DEVICE AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A receiving device in which detectors of different sizes can be stably accommodated and an X-ray imaging apparatus having the same are provided. A receiving device having a receiving unit in which a first detecting device is accommodated. The receiving device includes a fixing unit provided in the receiving unit and into which a part of a side surface of the first detecting device is inserted in order to prevent the first detecting device from being moved; and a detector support having a side that is connected to a rotating shaft and tiltable, and configured to support at least one side surface of a second detecting device having a smaller size than the first detecting device. | 05-05-2016 |
20160120460 | MOBILE HEALTH CARE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a health care device and a method of operating the health care device. The method includes: detecting, by the health care device, biosignal information of a user through skin of the user; obtaining health status information of the user by using the detected biosignal information; providing a task of the user for improving a health status, according to the obtained health status information; and monitoring whether the user achieves the provided task. | 05-05-2016 |
20160120410 | SPECTROMETER INCLUDING VERTICAL STACK STRUCTURE AND NON-INVASIVE BIOMETRIC SENSOR INCLUDING THE SPECTROMETER - Provided are a spectrometer that may be easily manufactured while having high resolution and sensitivity due to reduced light loss and a non-invasive biometric sensor including the spectrometer. The spectrometer includes: a stacked light absorbing structure including a plurality of absorbing layers stacked in a vertical direction and having different absorption wavelength bands, and a plurality of tunnel junction layers respectively interposed between the plurality of absorbing layers to electrically connect the plurality of absorbing layers; and an illuminating unit configured to provide the stacked light absorbing structure with an illumination light for saturation of the plurality of absorbing layers. | 05-05-2016 |
20160120043 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus capable of implementing to be slim and lightweight. The display apparatus includes a display panel for displaying an image; a bottom chassis disposed in a rear of the display panel; and wherein the bottom chassis is formed with a panel including a plastic core and a planar material stacked on a side of the plastic core. | 04-28-2016 |
20160120039 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED-CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A method is provided for manufacturing a printed circuit board assembly. A method includes applying a liquefied radiant-heat material on a heating component mounted on the printed circuit board; mounting a shield unit on the printed circuit board in contact with the liquefied radiant-heat material; and simultaneously curing the liquefied radiant-heat material and bonding the shield unit. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119968 | OPERATION METHOD OF COORDINATOR AND NODE SUPPORTING BLOCK ACK SCHEME AND LINK ADAPTATION FOR MULTI-RATE TRANSMISSION - Provided is an operation method of a coordinator, the method including receiving a data packet from a node, configuring bitmap information indicating whether the data packet is received, and broadcasting a beacon packet including the bitmap information indicating whether the data packet is received. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119962 | PAIRING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A pairing apparatus and method are provided. The pairing apparatus includes: a first communicator configured to broadcast a search signal over a first communication method, and to receive, from the external communication apparatus, a first response signal in response to the search signal; a second communicator configured to receive a second response signal via a second communication method having a shorter transmission range than the first communication method; and a controller configured to, in response to the first communicator receiving the first response signal and the second communicator receiving the second response signal, control to perform a pairing with the external communication apparatus, wherein the second communicator is periodically activated while the pairing apparatus is turned on, and an activation period of the second communicator is set adaptively according to a transmission period of the second response signal. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119957 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION IN MULTI-USER MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE OUTPUT WIRELESS NETWORKS - Wireless communication in a wireless system using a multiple user transmission opportunity is provided. The data blocks are organized in order of transmission priority based on access categories. Contention for access to the communication medium during a transmission opportunity period is based on a backoff timer of each access category and the transmission priority. Upon successful contention for a transmission opportunity period, during the transmission opportunity period, a data block of a primary access category is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless station to one or more primary destination wireless receivers. Simultaneously, a data block of a secondary access category is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless station to one or more secondary destination wireless receivers. Contending for the transmission opportunity period includes each access category contending for access to the wireless communication medium and a secondary access category selectively invoking communication medium access backoff based on one or more backoff events. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119919 | ADDITIONAL CHANNELS USING PREAMBLE SYMBOLS - A method for transmitting information is provided. The method for transmitting information comprises the steps of: mapping signalling information to one or more preamble symbols of a first frame, mapping data to one or more data symbols of the first frame, dividing additional information into two or more parts, mapping a first part of the additional information to one or more preamble symbols of the first frame, mapping a second part of the additional information to at least one of (i) one or more data symbols of the first frame, and (ii) one or more preamble symbols of a second frame and transmitting the frames. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119872 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF A TERMINAL AND AN ACCESS POINT FOR MULTI-USER TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY (TXOP) POWER SAVING - Provided is a terminal and an access point in an active mode for multi-user transmission opportunity (TXOP) power saving that may decrease power consumption by changing an operation state of the terminal from an awake state to a sleep state if there is no stream of data to be transmitted during a TXOP duration. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119860 | SLOTTED CELL SEARCH IN HYBRID DATA IN MULTI-SIM DEVICES - A device for and a method of optimizing slotted cell search by a multi-subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) device is provided. The method includes performing a packet-based activity on a first SIM of the multi-SIM device for a first timeslot provided by a first timer, performing a cell-search activity on a second SIM of the multi-SIM device for a second timeslot provided by the second timer; and performing the packet-based activity for the first timeslot and the cell-search activity for the second timeslot by alternately switching between the first timer and the second timer. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119743 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DEVICE AND DEVICE THEREOF - A device and a method of controlling the device are provided. The method includes detecting a mobile device within a distance from the device, receiving user configuration information from the mobile device, and performing an operation of the device based on the user configuration information. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119685 | DISPLAY METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display method and a display device are provided. The display method includes: displaying first content in a first view mode on a screen of the display device; detecting a change from the first view mode to a second view mode by a detector; and providing, by the controller, recommended content in the second view mode based on a result of analyzing the first content in response to the change to the second view mode being detected. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119668 | SET-TOP BOX AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING DISCRETE-TYPE CARD PORTION, AND CARD PORTION-MOUNTING METHODS THEREOF - Disclosed are a set-top box and display apparatus having a discrete-type card portion and card portion-mounting methods thereof, in which the card portion with a card such as a cable card for descrambling a scrambled signal is readily detached and attached from the outside. The set-top box includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a scrambled signal; a card portion configured to include a card slot portion to which a cable card for descrambling the received scrambled signal is mountable; a substrate configured to include the signal receiver and electrically connect with the card portion; and a housing configured to support and surround the substrate, the housing including a first opening formed on a surface parallel with the substrate, and the card slot portion of the card portion being disposed to face the substrate with the first opening of the housing therebetween. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119654 | DISPLAY DEVICE, SERVER, AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device provided with one or more modules includes a communication unit configured to transmit state information of the one or more modules to a server and an adjacent device and configured to receive a parameter set in the adjacent device from the server or the adjacent device, both of which receive the state information, and a controller configured to change a mode of the one or more modules according to the parameter. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119573 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus includes a communicator configured to perform communication with a display apparatus, which outputs an audio signal and a video signal, an audio outputter configured to include a receiver terminal, and a controller configured to, in response to a receiver being connected to a receiver terminal of the user terminal apparatus, transmit a signal indicating that the receiver is connected, to the display apparatus and in response to the output audio signal being received from the display apparatus, output the received audio signal to the receiver terminal. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119571 | CLOSED CAPTION-SUPPORT CONTENT RECEIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND CLOSED CAPTION-PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a closed caption-support content receiving apparatus and display apparatus, a system having the same, and a closed caption-providing method thereof, which can provide closed-caption data (CCD) suitable for a display apparatus such as a mobile device, a digital television (TV), etc. based on characteristic information of the display apparatus even though the display apparatus is not able to display the received closed-caption data. The content receiving apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive a video signal, an audio signal and closed-caption data of content; a communicator configured to communicate with a display apparatus; and a processor or central processing unit configured to determine characteristics of the display apparatus, convert a format of the received closed-caption data into a format compatible with the characteristics of the display apparatus based on the determined characteristics of the display apparatus, and transmit the closed-caption data having the converted format together with the video signal to the display apparatus. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119522 | IMAGE SENSOR SIMULTANEOUSLY GENERATING IMAGE PROXIMITY SIGNAL - An image sensor for simultaneously obtaining an image and a proximity is provided. The image sensor includes a proximity signal generating circuit configured to generate a proximity signal of a target based on a pixel signal of a pixel array. The proximity signal generating circuit generates the proximity signal based on an average of pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels included in the pixel array. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTROL INFORMATION TO DEVICE REGARDING PRODUCT - Controlling a consumer electronic applicant through a mobile terminal to execute functionality appropriate for processing a consumer product is performed by obtaining a device specification of the consumer electronic device and product information on the product to be processed, and generating a command that controls the consumer electronic device to execute the appropriate functionality for processing the product. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119104 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method for communication over a wireless network is provided. The method includes receiving, at a Station (STA), a frame over the wireless network; determining if the received frame is corrupted, and if the received frame is not corrupted, transmitting, on a first control response, to the peer STA information relating to the subsequent transmission of the peer STA, and if the received frame is corrupted, transmitting, on a second control response, to a peer STA information relating to a subsequent transmission of the peer STA. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIUSER BEAMFORMING IN MMWAVE WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMS - A method of providing multiple station beam refinement in a mmWave wireless network comprising an access point (AP) and a plurality of stations (STAs) is provided. The method includes providing an AP configured to selectively transmit wireless signals to a plurality of directional sectors and to selectively receive wireless signals from the plurality of directional sectors. The method further includes operating the AP to at least one of provide simultaneous transmit beam refinement for the plurality of STAs, provide simultaneous receive beam refinement for the plurality of STAs, receive simultaneous transmit beam refinement from the plurality of STAs, and receive simultaneous receive beam refinement from the plurality of STAs. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118845 | METHOD FOR DETECTING CHANGE IN LOAD DURING WIRELESS CHARGING AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER THEREOF - A wireless power transmitter and a method for detecting a change in load during wireless charging in the wireless power transmitter is provided. The wireless power transmitter includes a power transmission unit configured to transmit power to a wireless power receiver, a current detection unit configured to measure a voltage value corresponding to a current that is output to the power transmission unit while the power is transmitted from the power transmission unit, and a controller configured to adjust the power transmitted by the power transmission unit based on the measured voltage value. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118830 | APPARATUS FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING BATTERY - A battery charging and discharging apparatus includes power converters connected in series and configured to convert respective output voltages of batteries corresponding to the power converters. Each of the power converters may include direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converters connected in parallel. The apparatus may further include a controller configured to control magnitudes of respective output voltages of the power converters based on respective states of the batteries. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118721 | CHIP ANTENNA FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are chip antennas for near field communication and methods of manufacturing the chip antennas. A chip antenna for near field communication includes a substrate; a first antenna element on the substrate; and a second antenna element on the first antenna element. The substrate, the first antenna element, and the second antenna element are included in a single chip. The first and second antenna elements are formed outside the chip. The substrate is a lower layer including a plurality of devices. The first antenna element is a metal structure having a fish bone shape. The second antenna element is a dipole antenna. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118710 | ANTENNA USING COUPLING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a segment part used to insulate a portion of the housing and an antenna disposed at a position corresponding to the segment part. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118566 | WEARABLE DEVICE HAVING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - Provided are wearable devices including a thermoelectric generator. The wearable devices include a main body that has at least one opening and a thermoelectric generator that is seated in the opening. The devices include a pair of terminals that are electrically connected to an adjacent thermoelectric generator or a charge unit disposed on the main body, and a supporting member that is situated on a lower part of the thermoelectric generator and contacts the skin of a user, such that the thermoelectric generator includes a high temperature unit and a low temperature unit facing each other, and the high temperature unit is situated on the supporting member and the low temperature unit is disposed to face an outside environment. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118430 | STACKED TYPE IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING STACKED TYPE IMAGE SENSOR - A stacked type image sensor including color separation elements, and an image pickup apparatus including the stacked type image sensor, are provided. The stacked type image sensor includes a first light sensing layer including first pixels configured to absorb and detect light of a first wavelength band and transmit light of a second wavelength band and a third wavelength band, and a second light sensing layer disposed to face the first light sensing layer, the second light sensing layer including second pixels configured to detect light of the second wavelength band and third pixels configured to detect light of the third wavelength band. The color separation elements are disposed between the first light sensing layer and the second light sensing layer, and are configured to direct the light of the second wavelength band toward the second pixels, and direct the light of the third wavelength band toward the third pixels. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118122 | VERTICAL STRUCTURE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor region extending vertically from a first region of a substrate; a plurality of gate electrodes disposed on the first region of the substrate in a vertical direction, but separated from each other along a sidewall of the semiconductor region; a gate dielectric layer disposed between the semiconductor region and the plurality of gate electrodes; a substrate contact electrode extending vertically from the impurity-doped second region of the substrate; and an insulating region formed as an air gap between the substrate contact electrode and at least one of the plurality of gate electrodes. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118056 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AUDIO SIGNAL - A method is provided. The method includes obtaining a low-band spectrum of an audio signal in which a low-band signal is frequency transformed; obtaining phase information of a high-band spectrum of the audio signal based on the low-band spectrum; and outputting a bitstream that comprises the phase information of the high-band spectrum. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118024 | CACHE MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A cache memory apparatus including a cache memory including a bank, a partition configuration unit configured to divide the cache memory into partitions by allocating the bank to a texture among textures for rendering, and a controller configured to receive a partition ID, of texture data requested by a device that performs the rendering, determine whether the requested texture data is stored in a partition corresponding to the partition ID among the plurality of partitions, and output the requested texture data to the device based on a result of the determination. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117962 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a bendable display, and a controller configured to control the display to be bent to a preset angle based on a number of users of the display apparatus. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117855 | RENDERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A rendering apparatus includes a tile binning unit configured to determine a plurality of tiles including at least one primitive, and configured to generate tile data associated with the plurality of tiles. The rendering apparatus includes a visibility test unit configured to perform a visibility test on the at least one primitive included in the plurality of tiles, based on the tile data. The rendering apparatus further includes a rendering unit configured to perform rendering on a visible primitive among the at least one primitive as a result of the visibility test. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117818 | COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS (CAD) APPARATUS AND METHOD USING CONSECUTIVE MEDICAL IMAGES - A Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) apparatus may include: an image receiver configured to receive consecutive medical images; an image analyzer configured to divide the received consecutive medical images into sequence groups by a predetermined number, separate images in a sequence group, among the sequence groups, into a first image group and a second image group, and perform parallel analysis on the first image group and the second image group; and a display configured to output on a screen a result of the analyzing of the first image group and the second image group. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SEARCH CAPABILITY AND TARGETED ADVERTISING FOR AUDIO, IMAGE, AND VIDEO CONTENT OVER THE INTERNET - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for extracting the content of a video, image, and/or audio file or podcast, analyzing the content, and then providing a targeted advertisement, search capability and/or other functionality based on the content of the file or podcast. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117683 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PAYMENT USING A SECURE MODULE - An apparatus and method of registering and using financial information are provided. The method includes acquiring user information related to a user of the electronic device; authenticating the user based on the acquired user information; transmitting, to a second external device, a request to allow a first external device to receive an access right for accessing a security module included in the electronic device, based on the authentication of the user; and receiving financial information for the user from the first external device, based on the access right being granted from the second external device to the first external device. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING USER USING VEIN PATTERN - A method and apparatus for authenticating a user using a vein pattern are provided that project a near infrared (NIR) ray toward a skin of the user using a light emitting diode (LED), where the user is adjacent to a terminal including the LED. An image sensor receives a light reflected by the skin, generates a vein pattern of the skin based on an image generated using the received light, and authenticates the user as a registered user of a pre-stored vein pattern when the generated vein pattern matches the pre-stored vein pattern. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCRYPTING AREA OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - A method and apparatus for encrypting an area of an electronic document are provided. The method includes displaying the electronic document, receiving an input signal including information about a first point and a second point of the electronic document, shifting an area adjacent to the first point toward the second point in response to the input signal, displaying only an area of the electronic document other than an encrypted area determined according to a result of the shifting, and enabling a lock mode that maintains a state of displaying the area other than the encrypted area. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING A TARGET OBJECT BASED ON PARTICLES - Provided is a method of modeling a target object, the method including obtaining information about the target object including an arrangement of particles including target particles, generating coarse particles by down-sampling the target particles, modeling a movement of the target object based on the coarse particles, and redefining the target particles based on a result of the modeling. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117092 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE BY USING SCROLL BAR - Provided is a device including a display unit configured to display a main window for displaying an image on a screen of the device, and to display, on the main window, a user interface for receiving an input for selecting an area of the image to be displayed on the main window and a first partial image selected via the user interface, a user input unit configured to receive a user input for selecting a point on the user interface; and a controller configured to control, when the user input for selecting the point on the user interface is received, the display unit to display a sub-window on the main window on which the first partial image is displayed, wherein the sub-window displays a second partial image of the image which corresponds to the selected point on the user interface. | 04-28-2016 |
20160116983 | USER INPUT METHOD FOR USE IN PORTABLE DEVICE USING VIRTUAL INPUT AREA - A portable device and user input method of the portable device using a virtual input area is provided. The portable device may include a sensor configured to sense a user input to an input area, the input area being at least a portion of an area adjacent to the portable device, a determiner configured to determine a target object corresponding to the user input among at least one input object displayed on the portable device, based on an arrangement of the at least one input object, and a controller configured to generate a control command to control the target object. | 04-28-2016 |
20160116973 | HYBRID RENDERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hybrid rendering apparatus includes: a tile classification unit configured to classify a plurality of tiles included in a two-dimensional (2D) frame into first tiles and second tiles; a rendering unit comprising a first rendering unit configured to render the first tiles and the second tiles by using a first method and a second rendering unit configured to render the first tiles by using a second method; a tile fetcher configured to fetch one of the plurality of tiles, determine whether the fetched tile is a first tile or a second tile, and output the fetched tile to the rendering unit; and a power controller configured to control power of the second rendering unit according to a result of the determining. | 04-28-2016 |
20160116609 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIFFERENTIALLY DETECTING BETA RAYS AND GAMMA RAYS INCLUDED IN RADIO ACTIVE RAYS AND PACKAGE COMPRISING THE APPARATUS - Methods, apparatuses, and methods for manufacturing apparatuses that differentially detect beta and/or gamma rays are described. One radiation sensor described herein has operational amplifier(s), two blocking layers capable of blocking beta rays, and two photodiodes. The first photodiode is disposed between the blocking layers and thus isolated from incident beta rays. Accordingly, the first photodiode is capable of detecting gamma rays and providing a current corresponding to detected gamma rays to an operational amplifier. The second photodiode is disposed on one of the blocking layers and is capable of detecting beta rays and gamma rays and providing current corresponding to detected beta and/or gamma rays to an operational amplifier. The operational amplifiers convert the currents into voltage pulses which are used to, for example, determine if beta and/or gamma rays are detected and the amount/level of detected rays. | 04-28-2016 |
20160116608 | X-RAY DETECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND SYSTEM INCLUDING X-RAY DETECTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An X-ray detector may include a plurality of pixels on a substrate, a first insulating layer configured to cover the plurality of pixels, an electrode block configured to penetrate the first insulating layer and be in contact with the plurality of pixels, a second insulating layer on the electrode block, and a metal wire configured to penetrate the second insulating layer and be in contact with the electrode block. Each of the plurality of pixels may include a first electrode on the substrate, a photoelectronic conversion device on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the photoelectronic conversion device. | 04-28-2016 |
20160116348 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A mobile device and a method thereof are provided. The mobile device includes a display configured to display an image; a metal bezel surrounding an outer perimeter of the display; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of an object via the metal bezel; and a controller configured to control the display to output the temperature measured using the temperature sensor. | 04-28-2016 |
20160114986 | TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING USING THE SAME - A transporting apparatus configured to transport an object to a storage container includes: a transporting rod having one end configured to connect to the object, the transporting rod extending in a transporting direction of the object; a transporting portion that moves the transporting rod in the transporting direction of the object; and a contact sensor portion provided on an outer wall of the transporting rod and configured to sense contact between the transporting rod and the storage container. | 04-28-2016 |
20160114698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING DATA RELATED TO VEHICLE RANGE ESTIMATION - A method of analyzing data related to a driving range estimation of a vehicle includes collecting attribute data related to the driving range estimation of the vehicle, analyzing a correlation between the attribute data and a driving range of the vehicle, generating a vehicle driving range estimation model based on the analyzed correlation, and analyzing a sensitivity between the vehicle driving range estimation model and the attribute data. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113630 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an image generator configured to scan an object to obtain an ultrasound image; a neural network configured to generate a virtual ultrasound image based on matching medical images of different modalities; an image converting part configured to convert a medical image of a different modality, previously obtained by scanning the object, into the virtual ultrasound image by using the neural network; and a matching part configured to determine a position of a virtual probe based on the ultrasound image and the virtual ultrasound image, and configured to match the ultrasound image with the medical image that corresponds to the determined position of the virtual probe. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113615 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiation irradiator configured to irradiate radiation to an object; a radiation detector configured to detect an intensity of the radiation passing through the object; and a loader configured to load the object, and at least one of a movement speed of the loader and a range of radiation irradiation of the radiation irradiator is changed according to a change in the intensity of the radiation, when the change in the intensity of the radiation is greater than or equal to a threshold value. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113589 | BIOSIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Biosignal processing method and apparatus are provided. The biosignal processing method includes: detecting a biosignal, which is generated by a movement of a heart existing in a second area of a subject, from a first area of the subject; generating of a biosignal waveform from the biosignal; determining a relative position of the first area with respect to the second area based on at least one of the biosignal waveform and a direction of the first area; and converting the biosignal waveform to a reference biosignal waveform based on the relative position. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113578 | MOBILE HEALTHCARE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A mobile healthcare device and method of operating the same are provided. The method includes setting a mode of the mobile healthcare device to a measurement mode, displaying a screen for guiding a user to maintain a predetermined position during the measurement mode, and, in response to a predetermined amount of time passing from a time at which the screen begins to be displayed, obtaining state information of the user based on bio information of the user, the bio information being received from a sensor. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113575 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING EXERCISE CAPABILITY OF USER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus determining an exercise capability of an individual by obtaining heart rate information of the individual, detecting a characteristic point from the heart rate information, and obtaining information to be used to determine the exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point. | 04-28-2016 |