| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120036528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING NOTIFICATION ABOUT BROADCAST SERVICE IN A MOBILE BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting a notification about broadcasting services in a broadcasting system are provided. The method includes detecting a notification event related to a broadcasting service; generating a notification message about the notification event; determining which channel is used for a transmission of the notification message; and transmitting the notification message to a terminal or a group of terminals over the determined channel. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036378 | COMPUTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile computer as an electronic apparatus and a control method thereof. The control method of the mobile computer which receives power from an adaptor or a battery includes receiving power from one of the adaptor and the battery and operating in an adaptor mode or a battery mode, performing a predetermined power saving operation, which is disabled in the adapter mode, while operating in the battery mode, and performing the power saving operation in a battery emulation mode by maintaining power supply from the adaptor upon an occurrence of a predetermined mode changing event in the adaptor mode. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036353 | TAG GENERATION METHOD IN BROADCAST ENCRYPTION SYSTEM - A tag generation method for generating tags used in data packets in a broadcast encryption system is provided. The method includes detecting at least one revoked leaf node; setting a node identification (node ID) assigned to at least one node among nodes assigned node IDs at a layer 0 and to which the at least one revoked leaf node is subordinate, to a node path identification (NPID) of the at least one revoked leaf node at the layer 0; generating a tag list in the layer 0 by combining the NPID of each of the at least one revoked leaf nodes at the layer 0 in order of increment of node IDs of the corresponding at least one revoked leaf nodes; and generating a tag list in a lowest layer by repeatedly performing the setting and generation operation down to the lowest layer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036294 | COMPUTER INTEGRATED DISPLAY INTEGRATED DISPLAY AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A computer integrated display and a control method of the same, the computer integrated display including at least one built-in universal serial bus (USB) device, a USB controller to control the built-in USB device, a USB output connector which is connected to a USB cable, a switch, and a controller to control the switch to connect the built-in USB device to the USB controller or the USB output connector. Accordingly, a function of a built-in USB device is provided to an external device communicatively coupled to the computer integrated display and a control method of the same. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035940 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND DECODING APPARATUS THEREFOR - An audio signal processing method includes: receiving an audio signal comprising consecutive frames; generating a first encoding parameter corresponding to a first frame among the consecutive frames and a second encoding parameter corresponding to a second frame adjacent to the first frame; and generating at least one interpolated parameter based on the first encoding parameter and the second encoding parameter. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035939 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SIGNAL, ENCODING APPARATUS THEREOF, DECODING APPARATUS THEREOF, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method processing a signal, an encoding apparatus, and a decoding apparatus are provided. The method of processing a signal includes restoring a down-mixed original signal using a re-quantized prediction parameter to generate a restored signal in an encoding apparatus; generating mute information indicating whether the down-mixed original signal has been muted, according to a value of the restored signal; and transmitting the mute information and the down-mixed original signal from the encoding apparatus to a decoding apparatus. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035938 | AUDIO REPRODUCING METHOD, AUDIO REPRODUCING APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An audio reproducing method for quickly and correctly extracting extra data, including: receiving a data stream including the extra data including an end marker disposed immediately before main data and data length information, which is length information of the extra data, disposed immediately before the end marker; checking the presence/absence of the end marker; and if the end marker exists, extracting the extra data by using the data length information. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035937 | DECODING METHOD AND DECODING APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for generating synthesis audio signals are provided. The method includes decoding a bitstream; splitting the decoded bitstream into n sub-band signals; generating n transformed sub-band signals by transforming the n sub-band signals in a frequency domain; and generating synthesis audio signals by respectively multiplying the n transformed sub-band signals by values corresponding to synthesis filter bank coefficients. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035935 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING VOICE COMMAND - An apparatus and method for recognizing a voice command for use in an interactive voice user interface are provided. The apparatus includes a command intention belief generation unit that is configured to recognize a first voice command and that may generate one or more command intention beliefs for the first voice command. The apparatus also includes a command intention belief update unit that is configured to update each of the command intention beliefs based on a system response to the first voice command and a second voice commands. The apparatus also includes a command intention belief selection unit that is configured to select one of the updated command intention beliefs for the first voice command. The apparatus also includes an operation signal output unit that is configured to select a final command intention from the selected updated command intention belief and to output an operation signal based on the selected final command intention. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035479 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that performs an image signal generating operation with respect to an ultrasound signal transmitted to and reflected from a target through a host computer and a control method thereof are provided. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a probe including at least one transducer to transmit an ultrasound signal to a target, to receive the ultrasound signal reflected from the target, and to transduce the received ultrasound signal into an analog signal, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to convert the analog signal output from the probe into a digital signal, a compression unit to compress the digital signal output from the A/D converter, and a host computer to decompress the digital signal compressed by the compression unit and to perform beamforming. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034957 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - Provided is a portable terminal including a battery opening extending in a longitudinal direction or a widthwise direction of the portable terminal on a rear surface of the portable terminal, a battery pack inserted into the battery opening in the longitudinal direction or the widthwise direction of the portable terminal, and an antenna module pivotably coupled to the rear surface of the portable terminal to open or close the battery opening. The built-in antenna module can pivot, such that the battery pack can be inserted or ejected in the longitudinal direction or the widthwise direction of the portable terminal. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034955 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH MULTIPLE-HINGES - A portable terminal with multiple hinges including a first housing and a second housing foldably coupled to the first housing. The portable terminal includes a pair of side hinge arms formed to protrude from a first surface of the second housing, a hinge apparatus installed between the side hinge arms to couple the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing pivot in a direction toward or away from each other while facing each other, and a display device installed on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the second housing, in which when the first housing and the second housing are unfolded, the first housing pivots in a direction such that the first surface and the second surface of the first housing are reversed to each other. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034927 | TRANSMISSIONOF HARQ CONTROL INFORMATION FROM A USER EQUIPMENT FOR DOWNLINK CARRIER AGGREGATION - Methods and apparatus are described for a User Equipment (UE) to transmit acknowledgement information together with data information in a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) or separate from data information in a Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH). The HARQ-ACK payload for transmission in a PUSCH and the HARQ-ACK signal transmission power for transmission in a PUCCH are derived based on the existence and design of a Downlink Assignment Index (DAI) Information Element (IE) in the Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats scheduling receptions of data Transport Blocks (TBs) by the UE. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034925 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF MACRO BASE STATION AND MICRO BASE STATION FOR INTERFERENCE CONTROL - A communication method of a micro base station for interference control is provided. The communication method includes determining whether to perform a handover of macro user equipment from a macro base station to a micro base station based on interference from the macro user equipment served by the macro base station to micro user equipment served by the micro base station, searching for an index of a resource allocable to the macro user equipment, and transmitting, to the macro base station, a handover request message including the index of the resource allocable to the macro user equipment. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034911 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT IN OPEN LOOP MULTI CELL MIMO SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for operating a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a threshold for a gap of an average Receive (Rx) power between a neighboring Base Station (BS) and a serving BS, transmitting to the serving BS, identification information of a BS having the average power greater than a first value, receiving information of a BS involving joint processing generated using information of the BS having the average power greater than the first value, feeding Precoding Matrix Index (PMI) information of the BS involving the joint processing, back to the serving BS, receiving information indicating a PMI operation mode of the MS, from the serving BS, and determining a PMI operation mode according to the information indicating the PMI operation mode of the MS. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034757 | METHODS OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING VARIOUS ISOLATION REGIONS - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first trench and a second trench in a semiconductor substrate, forming a first insulator to completely fill the first trench, the first insulator covering a bottom surface and lower sidewalls of the second trench and exposing upper sidewalls of the second trench, and forming a second insulator on the first insulator in the second trench. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034752 | METHODS OF FORMING A GATE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a method of forming a gate structure, a gate pattern including a gate insulation layer pattern and a gate electrode sequentially stacked on a substrate is formed. The gate electrode includes a metal. A first plasma process is performed on the gate pattern using a reaction gas to reduce an oxidized edge portion of the gate electrode. The reaction gas includes nitrogen. A spacer is formed on a sidewall of the gate pattern. A threshold voltage is adjusted by reducing the oxidized edge portion of the gate electrode. Therefore, a semiconductor device including the gate pattern has excellent electrical characteristics. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033872 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXTRAPOLATED VIEW BASED ON IMAGE RESIZING - A view extrapolation apparatus and a view extrapolation method to generate images at a plurality of virtual points using a relatively small number of input images are disclosed. The view extrapolation apparatus and the view extrapolation method output a view at a reference point, the view at the reference point being formed of frames according to time, generating the frames of the view at the reference point to generate a resized frame, and generating an extrapolated view at a virtual point using the resized frame. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033819 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS THEREFOR, DECODING APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are a signal processing method capable of inserting additional information into a bitstream without departing from the AC-3 standard or the Enhanced AC-3 standard. The signal processing method includes: extracting additional information which is for performing at least one of a channel number expansion of an audio signal in an encoding apparatus and a three-dimensional (3D) reproduction of the audio signal in the encoding apparatus; encoding the audio signal according to a predetermined standard; formatting the encoded audio signal into a bitstream including bitstream information, at least one audio block and an auxiliary data field; and inserting the additional information into at least one of additional bitstream information included in the bitstream information, a skip field included in the audio block and auxiliary data bits included in the auxiliary data field. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033816 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS USING THE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, DECODING APPARATUS USING THE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a signal processing method for processing a bitstream, an information storage medium including the bitstream, an encoding apparatus, and a decoding apparatus. The signal processing method includes: receiving a bitstream including additional information; extracting first information which is information associated with extraction of the additional information and is included in at least one of additional bitstream information, a skip field, and auxiliary data bits, which are included in the bitstream; and extracting and decoding the additional information by using the first information. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033745 | Power device and safety control method thereof - An air conditioner includes at least one indoor unit and a wired controller connected to the indoor unit through two lines to receive power from the indoor unit and to perform data communication with the indoor unit. Each of the indoor unit and the wired controller includes a communication unit that modulates a low-frequency communication signal into a high-frequency communication signal and transmits the high-frequency signal and demodulates a received high-frequency signal into a low-frequency signal. When a plurality of indoor units and a wired controller perform communication, a communication signal is transmitted after being modulated into a high-frequency signal and linking the high-frequency signal with DC power. This reduces the inductance of an inductor required to separate the linked high-frequency signal into DC power and a communication signal and the capacitance of a capacitor required to link the signal with DC power, reducing PCB size and inductor and capacitor costs. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGES BY ADAPTIVELY USING AN INTERPOLATION FILTER - The present invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for encoding and decoding images by adaptively using an interpolation filter in consideration of the characteristics of input images. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a prediction block-generating unit including a selector for adaptively selecting an interpolation filter for generating a prediction block in consideration of the context information of an input image block, a filter bank in which groups of interpolation filters are stored in correspondence with the context information, and a specific interpolation filter which is selected from the filter bank in accordance with the control of the selector, and which interpolates a reference image block associated with the input image block. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033648 | MULTIPLEXING CONTROL AND DATA INFORMATION FROM A USER EQUIPMENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for a User Equipment to transmit acknowledgement information together with data information to a base station during a Transmission Time Interval. A number of nominal resources for the transmission of the first set of AIBs is compared to a number of resources available to the UE for transmission of the acknowledgement information. The first set of AIBs is transmitted if the number of nominal resources is less than or equal to the number of available resources. A second set of AIBs is selected from the first set of AIBs and bundling operations are performed over respective distinct subsets of AIBs in the second set of AIBs to obtain a third set of AIBs if the number of nominal resources is greater than the number of available resources. The third set of AIBs and a fourth set of AIBs are transmitted. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033597 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING UPLINK DATA BY DRX-MODE TERMINAL IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink data by a terminal performing a DRX operation in a mobile telecommunication system. According to the method and apparatus, when a UE transmits the uplink data, the UE variably controls given active and sleep periods in consideration of whether or not retransmission for the uplink data is performed, thereby more flexibly operating in the DRX mode. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033587 | TRANSMISSION OF UPLINK CONTROL SIGNALS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) to simultaneously transmit information of a first type and information of a second type over a number of transmission symbols, the information of the first type and the information of the second type being respectively associated with a first Orthogonal Cover Code (OCC) and a second OCC, wherein a length of each OCC is equal to the number of transmission symbols. The method includes multiplying, at each transmission symbol, the information of the first type with a respective element of the first OCC to obtain a first output; multiplying, at each transmission symbol, the information of the second type with a respective element of the second OCC to obtain a second output; summing the first output and the second output to obtain a combined output; and transmitting the combined output. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING WIRELESS NETWORK IN A DIGITAL DEVICE - A method and apparatus for connecting a wireless network in a digital device are provided. The method of connecting the wireless network of the digital device includes receiving a signal from a peer digital device, comparing Receive Signal Strength (RSS) of the received signal with a specified threshold to determine whether the peer digital device is located nearby, if it is determined that the peer digital device is located nearby, establishing a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connection to the peer digital device, and automatically executing an application program that uses the WLAN connection. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033565 | NON-ACCESS STRATUM PROTOCOL OPERATION SUPPORTING METHOD IN A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND THE SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method and system for management of the mobility of a terminal by using a non-access stratum (network stratum “NAS”) protocol in a mobile telecommunication network. The method for management of the mobility of a terminal by using an NAS protocol, i.e., messages includes a terminal (“UE”) and a mobile management entity (“MME”), and efficiently divides and processes security protected NAS messages and NAS messages with no security, and efficiently divides and processes EMM (EPS Mobility Management) messages, i.e., mobility management messages, and ESM (Evolved Session Management) messages, i.e., session management messages in a network such as an EPS (Evolved Packet System) of 3GPP, thereby managing the mobility and the sessions of a terminal in an efficient manner. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033502 | METHOD OF READING DATA IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method of reading data in a non-volatile memory device. The method includes reading a plurality of memory cells of a first page in a memory cell array using a first read level, reading a plurality of memory cells of a second page adjacent to the memory cells of the first page using a second read level, determining whether a state of each memory cell of the first page has been changed based on the first read level to verify a threshold voltage of each memory cell of the second page based on the second read level, and revising the state of each memory cell of the second page according to a result of the determination. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033501 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE WITH 3D MEMORY CELL ARRAY - Disclosed is a nonvolatile memory device which includes a 3D memory cell array having words lines that extend from a lowest memory cell array layer closest to a substrate to a highest memory cell array layer farthest from the substrate, a voltage generator circuit generating first and second voltage signals, and a row selecting circuit that simultaneously applies the first voltage signal to a selected word line and the second voltage signal to an unselected word line. The selected word line and the unselected word line have different resistances, yet the first voltage signal is applied to the selected word line and the second voltage signal is applied to the unselected word line with a same rising slope over a defined period of time. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033489 | MEMORY DEVICE, PRECHARGE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, AND DEVICES HAVING THE SAME - A pre-charge controlling method and device are provided. The pre-charge controlling method includes pre-charging a first global bit line with a first pre-charge voltage by using at least a first pre-charge circuit located between a plurality of sub arrays included in a memory cell array and pre-charging the first global bit line with a second pre-charge voltage by using a second pre-charge circuit located outside the memory cell array. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033467 | SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A switching mode power supply (SMPS) includes at least one transformer, a switching unit to switch a voltage applied to the at least one transformer, a snubber circuit connected to the switching unit, a first switch to control an on or off operation of the snubber circuit, and a second switch to control an on or off operation of the first switch. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033391 | IMAGE PROCESSING BOARD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image processing board and a display apparatus having the same are provided. The image processing board includes a substrate, common input terminals installed on the substrate, and an additional input terminal selectively installed on the substrate. The additional input terminal is selectively installed on the substrate according to a type of display apparatus, and thus the image processing board may be used in various types of display apparatuses. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033365 | SLIDING MODULE FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A sliding module includes a main member, a sliding member for sliding in engagement with the main member, guide members formed at both ends of the main member, and guide rails slidably engaged with the guide rails in a portable communication device, in which a contact engagement portion is provided at a guide member, a rail contact portion is provided at a guide rail, and a sheet portion is provided at the contact engagement portion to slidably engage the guide rail with the rail contact portion. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033308 | COMPACT ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power and including one piece of positive lens; and a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth lens groups are sequentially disposed in an order from an object side to an image surface side of the zoom lens, all distances between adjacent lens groups change and the third lens group performs focusing while zooming from a wide angle position to a telephoto position, and a following condition is satisfied: 0<(L | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033241 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING E-BOOK THEREOF - A method of producing an electronic book (e-book) including displaying a selection screen including pre-stored document data, when a selection of a plurality of document data is received through the selection screen, displaying at least one menu applicable to the selected document data, when a selection of a menu to produce an e-book from among the menus is received, producing the e-book and displaying an edit screen to edit the produced e-book, and, when the produced e-book is edited with the edit screen, producing the e-book including the plurality of document data according to the editing. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033240 | CONTROLLER CHIP AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM COLOR MIS-REGISTRATION CORRECTION AND METHODS THEREOF - A method to perform color mis-registration correction in an image forming apparatus includes detecting a plurality of color image data from print data, detecting edge information of each color image pixel for each of the color image data, and comparing the detected edge information and determining whether to perform color mis-registration correction. If it is determined to perform the color mis-registration correction, the method includes comparing a value of a pixel which constitutes each color image and setting a correction value, and if a correction value for entire pixels of the each color image is set, performing color misregistration correction for the plurality of color image data according to the set correction value. Accordingly, color mis-registration correction may be performed effectively and stably. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033172 | METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of forming a pattern and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes forming the pattern with a thin thickness by coating a pattern material on a printing roll using a nozzle, removing a surplus portion of the pattern material from the printing roll by using a plate, and transferring the pattern material remaining on the printing roll to a substrate to form the pattern. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033170 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate includes a lower substrate, a switching element and a pixel electrode. In the lower substrate, unit pixel areas are each divided into a plurality of domains. The switching element is disposed on the lower substrate and transmits a pixel signal. The pixel electrode is disposed on the unit pixel area and is electrically connected to the switching element. The pixel electrode includes a plurality of slit portions disposed thereon. A portion of the slit portions is longitudinally extended in a zigzag shape along different directions in correspondence with the domains. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033168 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING TOUCH SENSOR LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a touch sensor layer on the first surface. The touch sensor layer includes a first electrode in a first direction on the first surface, a second electrode in a second direction crossing the first direction on the first surface and including first and second portions that are separated by the first electrode, a bridge wire including first and second contacts on the first surface. The first contact is electrically connected to the first portion of the second electrode, and the second contact is electrically connected to the second portion of the second electrode. An insulating layer insulates the bridge wire from the first electrode and exposes the first contact and the second contact. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033165 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a substrate having a shielding area and a pixel area, and a black matrix layer disposed in the shielding area of the substrate and having a column spacer and a peripheral portion other than the column spacer, wherein an area of the peripheral portion of the black matrix layer relative to unit pixel area is approximately 11% or less. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033161 | PHOTOSENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING A PHOTOSENSOR - A photosensor includes a substrate, a gate line, and a data line disposed on the substrate. A thin film transistor is connected to the gate line and the data line. A first photo-sensing member is disposed on the substrate, and a first electrode is connected to the thin film transistor and the first photo-sensing member. A second photo-sensing member is disposed on the first photo-sensing member, and a second electrode is connected to the first electrode and the second photo-sensing member. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033148 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes first and second gate lines, a data line crossing the first and second gate lines, a pixel electrode including first and second sub-pixel electrodes electrically disconnected from each other, a first thin film transistor connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second thin film transistor connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode, and a third thin film transistor connected to the second gate line, the second sub-pixel electrode, and a charge sharing capacitor including a first and second electrode. A data voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode and to a first electrode swings between a negative voltage and a positive voltage with respect to a common voltage, and a voltage smaller than an average value of the negative voltage and the positive voltage is applied to a second electrode. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033144 | ACTIVE MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY THEREOF - An Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) display and a method of controlling a display thereof are provided. The AMOLED display includes an input unit, a controller, a display unit for displaying a low power mode screen, by enabling the controller to turn off an AMOLED and to turn on a cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) in a low power mode, and for displaying a high picture quality mode screen, by enabling the controller to turn on the AMOLED and to turn off the cholesteric LCD in a high picture quality mode. When used in an indoor environment, the AMOLED display can operate in the high picture quality mode, and when used in an outdoor environment or as an e-book reader, the AMOLED display can operate in the low power mode. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE - A method and apparatus for processing an image are provided. The method includes obtaining an image, generating 3-dimensional (3D) disparity information that represents a degree of stereoscopic effects of the image, and outputting the 3D disparity information. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033038 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXTRAPOLATED VIEW - A view extrapolation apparatus and a view extrapolation method to generate images at a plurality of virtual points uses a relatively small number of input images. The view extrapolation apparatus and the view extrapolation method output a view at a reference point, the view at the reference point being formed of frames generated chronologically, integrate a plurality of successive frames of the view at the reference point to generate an integrated frame, and generate an extrapolated view at a virtual point using the integrated frame. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033001 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first display panel facing a second display panel with a liquid crystal layer between them. The first display panel has a first gate line, a second gate line spaced apart from the first gate line, a first and second storage lines both spaced apart from the first gate line, first and second switching elements controlled by a first gate signal applied through the first gate line, a first sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element, a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the second switching element, a third switching element controlled by a second gate signal applied through the second gate line, and a coupling electrode connected to the third switching element and having a portion overlapping the second storage line. Different voltages are applied to the first storage line and the second storage line. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032997 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND 2D AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A backlight unit and a two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) image display system including the same. The backlight unit includes a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate, wherein the first light guide plate includes a plurality of first diffusion units that are aligned to be spaced apart from each other, and the second light guide plate includes a plurality of second diffusion units that are aligned alternately with the first diffusion units. Thus, an emission direction of light is controlled, so that a 3D image may be displayed in a plurality of viewing zones. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032993 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY APPLYING THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method for driving display thereof are provided. The display apparatus drives an upper backlight unit and a lower backlight unit so that a first time period during which both the upper backlight unit and the lower backlight unit are simultaneously turned on exceeds half of a second time period during which the upper backlight unit is turned on. Accordingly, the display apparatus may increase a time period during which both the upper backlight unit and the lower backlight unit are simultaneously turned on. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032963 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND FRAME TO ACCOMMODATE DISPLAY PANEL - A display apparatus including: a frame to accommodate a display panel, is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image based on an image signal; a main frame which includes a first frame supporting a front side of the display panel and a second frame supporting a rear side of the display panel. A sub-frame is coupled to the main frame, and a light source module is disposed behind the display panel and provides light to the display panel. At least one of the first frame, the second frame and the sub-frame, where the light source module is supported, has smaller thermal expansivity than the others of the first frame, the second frame and the sub-frame, where the light source module is not supported. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032951 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RENDERING OBJECT IN 3D GRAPHIC TERMINAL - A method for rendering an object in a 3D graphic terminal includes constructing camera coordinates, based on vertex information of objects existing in a 3D space, and selecting one object in a left frustum and a right frustum, based on the constructed camera coordinates, wherein the left frustum is defined centered on a left virtual camera viewpoint, and the right frustum is defined centered on a right virtual camera viewpoint. The method further includes determining a binocular disparity by projecting vertexes of the selected object in the left frustum and the right frustum, and adjusting frustum parameters of the left virtual camera and the right virtual camera when the determined binocular disparity is greater than an allowable binocular disparity. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032950 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHILE RENDERING OBJECT IN 3D GRAPHIC-BASED TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method synthesize additional information while rendering an object in a 3D-based terminal. A disparity of the additional information is determined with a value that is equal to a disparity of an object or greater than the disparity of the object by a predetermined value in a situation in which the object hidden by the additional information is to be synthesized using a depth buffer. The additional information is overlaid on an image with consideration of the determined disparity of the additional information. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032937 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area, a pixel disposed on the display area, wherein the pixel includes; a pixel transistor connected to a gate line and a data line which cross each other, and a pixel electrode connected to the pixel transistor and the pixel electrode, and a gate driving circuit disposed on the peripheral area, wherein the gate driving circuit outputs a gate signal to the gate line and comprises a plurality of stages, an n-th stage of the gate driving circuit including a plurality of circuit transistors and a boosting capacitor including a first capacitor and a second capacitor, the plurality of circuit transistors and the first capacitor being disposed on a first area and the second capacitor being disposed on a second area of the peripheral area positioned between the first area and the display area. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032912 | TOUCH SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch substrate includes a base substrate, a first sensing element and a first variable voltage part. The first sensing element senses a first light and includes a first active pattern disposed on the base substrate, a first sensing source electrode disposed on the first active pattern, a first sensing drain electrodes disposed on the first active pattern and spaced apart from the first sensing source electrode, and a first sensing gate electrode disposed on the first sensing source electrode and the first sensing drain electrode. The first variable part provides at least one of a first sensing gate voltage and a second sensing gate voltage to the first sensing gate electrode based on reception of the first light, where a level of the second sensing gate voltage is higher than a level of the first sensing gate voltage. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032911 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel, sensor circuits, and a detection circuit. Each sensor circuit senses at least two external signals different from each other and outputs a sensing signal. The detection circuit receives the sensing signal to detect a position to which the external signals are applied. Each sensor circuit includes sensors commonly connected to an output terminal, a scan line which receives a scan signal, a capacitor disposed between the scan line and the output terminal, charged with a first voltage in response to the scan signal, and charged with a second voltage greater than the first voltage in response to the current signal after the scan line is floated, a switching device which outputs the sensing signal in response to the second voltage, and a readout line which applies the sensing signal output from the switching device to the detection circuit. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032908 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE (UI) TO DETECT MULTIPOINT STROKE AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for providing a user interface (UI) and a multimedia apparatus using the same in which, if a multipoint stroke in which at least two strokes are concurrently input is detected on the touch screen, the touch screen performs a function corresponding to the multipoint stroke. A user can touch the touch screen to perform functions of various types using such a multipoint stroke. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032901 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: an image processor; a display unit; a remote controller which includes a touch input unit to detect motion of a user; a remote control signal receiver which receives a remote control signal from the remote controller corresponding to the motion of a user; and a controller which displays the content information window as if the content information window enters from an outside of a display area to an inside of the display area in accordance with the motion that a user moves from an outside of an area of the touch input unit to an inside of the area, or stops displaying the content information window as if the content information window exits from the inside of the display area to the outside of the display area in accordance with the motion that a user moves from the inside of the area of the touch input unit to the outside of the touch input unit. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032880 | POINTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus including a pointing device which generates a light beam and projects the light beam on a screen; a camera which detects a trace of the light beam imaged on the screen; and an image processing unit which processes an image corresponding to the trace of the light beam detected by the camera to display the image on the screen. The pointing device includes: a first light source unit which generates and emits a first light beam having a first wavelength range, a second light source unit which generates and emits a second light beam having a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range, and a switching circuit which selectively applies power to one of the first light source unit and the second light source unit depending on a distance between the screen and the pointing device, so that one of the first light beam of the first wavelength range and the second light beam of the second wavelength range is selectively projected to form the light beam on the screen. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032819 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING USER ACTION - Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a user activity using a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a sensing data collection unit to collect sensing data, a location determination unit to determine a location of the mobile terminal using the sensed data, and an action determination unit to determine an activity of a user that is using the mobile terminal based on the collected sensing data and the determined location of the mobile terminal. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032806 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS HAVING DETECTING APPARATUS - A detecting apparatus for a mobile terminal, including a determination unit configured to determine whether a user's attention is preoccupied, and a warning unit configured to provide an alert, in response to the determination unit determining that the user's attention is preoccupied. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032783 | ELECTRONIC READER SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL DISPLAY INTERFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of an electronic reader system includes: identifying a content attribute of a content block on a displayable page; determining a first display capability of a first display device associated with the content attribute; determining a second display capability associated with the content attribute from a communication port, the communication port for connecting with a second display device having the second display capability; ranking the second display capability against the first display capability; and processing the content block for displaying on the second display device when the second display capability is ranked higher than the first display capability. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032671 | METHOD TO DETERMINE PRESENCE OF ROTATOR AND METHOD TO ADJUST OPTIMAL GAIN - A rotation driving system and a method to determine the presence of a rotator on a turntable are provided. The rotation driving system includes an encoder to detect rotation information of a motor, and a controller to determine whether or not a rotator is present on a turntable and also, to adjust a gain of the motor according to moment of inertia of the rotator. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032572 | Refrigerator having gap adjuster - A refrigerator having a gap adjuster includes a main body, at least one door to open and close the main body, and the gap adjuster located between the main body and the at least one door such that a length of the gap adjuster is increased or decreased so as to adjust a gap between the main body and the at least one door. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032269 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a semiconductor integrated device and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate including a first dopant, a first conductive layer pattern formed on the semiconductor substrate, an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the first conductive layer pattern, a second conductive layer pattern formed on the interlayer dielectric layer, and a first vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) blocking layer which blocks a VUV ray radiated to the semiconductor substrate. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032169 | Visible ray sensor and light sensor including the same - The present invention relates to a visible ray sensor and a light sensor capable of improving photosensitivity by preventing photodegradation. The visible ray sensor may include: a substrate, a light blocking member formed on the substrate, and a visible ray sensing thin film transistor formed on the light blocking member. The light blocking member may be made of a transparent electrode, a band pass filter, or an opaque metal. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032138 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE HAVING ENHANCED LUMINESCENCE BY USING SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A quantum dot light-emitting device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer (“HIL”), a hole transport layer (“HTL”), an emitting layer, an electron transport layer (“ETL”), a plurality of nanoplasmonic particles buried in the ETL, and a second electrode. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032132 | Nonvolatile Memory Elements And Memory Devices Including The Same - Nonvolatile memory elements may include a first electrode, a second electrode, a first buffer layer, a second buffer layer and a memory layer. The memory layer may be between the first and second electrodes. The first butter layer may be between the memory layer and the first electrode. The second buffer layer may be between the memory layer and the second electrode. The memory layer may be a multi-layer structure including a first material layer and a second material layer. The first material layer may include a first metal oxide which is of the same group as, or a different group from, a second metal oxide included in the second material layer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031953 | APPARATUS FOR BUMP REFLOW AND METHODS OF FORMING BUMPS USING THE SAME - A method of forming wafer level bump includes forming at least one pre-bump on a first surface of a wafer, and performing a bump reflow process to the pre-bump while the first surface faces downward, such that a bump is formed. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031481 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SOLAR CELL INCLUDING AN ELECTRODE FORMED USING THE CONDUCTIVE PASTE - A conductive paste including a conductive powder, a metallic glass having a supercooled liquid region, and an organic vehicle. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031290 | CLICHE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CLICHE, AND PATTERN FORMED BY ROLL PRINTING METHOD - The present invention relates to a cliché, a manufacturing method of a cliché, and a pattern formed by a roll printing method to prevent deteriorations due to sagging and a disconnection of an end portion or a rounded angular portion, the cliché having a surface formed with a groove, wherein the end portion of the groove has a narrower width than the width of the center portion of the groove. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURITY OF MEDIUM INDEPENDENT HANDOVER MESSAGE TRANSMISSION - A method and an apparatus for securing media independent handover message transportation are provided. The method for securing media independent handover message transportation, include: performing an authentication procedure by a terminal with an access router to generate a master session key; transmitting the generated master session key and address information of the terminal to an information server by the access router; generating an information server key to be used in transmitting and receiving a message by the information server with the terminal using the received master session key and the address information of the terminal; and forming a secure channel by the terminal and the information server using the generated information server key. Since a key formed at a layer 2 is used in an MIH authentication step being a layer 3 not to repeatedly create a secure key, a security procedure may be rapidly performed. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030720 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING DATA OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a control unit to establish communication with a wireless terminal and to control reception of multimedia data wirelessly transmitted from the wireless terminal, and an output unit to display the multimedia data on an external device, whereby the multimedia data is reproduced on the external device in real time. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030719 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING DATA OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - A method for a media device is provided. The method includes establishing communication with a wireless terminal, receiving multimedia data wirelessly transmitted from the wireless terminal, and displaying the multimedia data on an external device, whereby the multimedia data is reproduced on the external device in real time. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030628 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND TOUCH-BASED FOLDER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A touch-sensitive device has a touch-based input interface and includes a touch-based folder control for creating, moving or arranging folders in response to an input of a touch-based user interaction. The touch-sensitive device receives an input from a touch-based user interaction on a home screen of the touch sensitive device and creates a new folder in response to at least one object selected by the user interaction. The touch based folder control visually disposes the new folder at a specific place on the home screen. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030619 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method for providing a user interface and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. According to the method for providing the user interface, if a flick touch manipulation of a first axis direction is sensed, a category of a displayed content list is changed, so that a user can change the category of the content list. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030510 | METHOD TO RECOVER DATA SECTOR DAMAGED BY ABRUPT POWER LOSS IN HARD DISK DRIVES - A hard disk drive that is coupled to a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory includes data that was designated to be stored in the hard disk drive in a previous time period. When a power loss event is detected the hard disk drive stores the track address of the last written track in non-volatile memory. When power is returned, the hard drive retrieves the last track address from the non-volatile memory. The data can then be rewritten onto the last track. Such an approach allows relatively large sectors of 4 Kbytes to be recaptured after a power loss event. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030400 | USB CONNECTOR FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) apparatus for USB communication is provided. The USB apparatus includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including a circuit for communicating data with an external device according to a USB communication standard, a connector for connecting to a USB terminal of the external device, and a noise reduction circuit connected between an output terminal of the PCB and the connector for reducing noise of a data signal. The noise reduction circuit includes a common-mode filter for removing harmonic components generated between a ‘+’ data signal and a ‘−’ data signal and passing the ‘+’ data signal and the ‘−’ data signal, which operate in a differential mode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030382 | DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS DEVICE FOR MULTI-CORE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME - A Direct Memory Access (DMA) device for a multi-core system, and an operating method of the DMA device are provided. The DMA device includes a channel state determining unit to determine whether at least one channel among a source channel and a destination channel is available, the source channel being formed between a source core and the DMA device, and the destination channel being formed between a destination core and the DMA device, and a data transmission processing unit to process data of the source core to be transmitted to the destination core, when both the source channel and the destination channel are determined to be available. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030379 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSITING TERMINAL FUNCTION BETWEEN PORTABLE TERMINAL AND PERIPHERAL APPARATUS - An apparatus and method support transitioning a terminal function between a portable terminal and a peripheral device. A terminal function transition is requested to one or more peripheral devices. Transition data including information regarding configuration of a terminal function is transmitted to the one or more peripheral devices, such that when the terminal function cannot be performed, at least one of the one or more peripheral devices is to perform the terminal function based on the information regarding configuration of the terminal function. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030314 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING STREAMING DATA BASED ON REAL-TIME STREAMING PROTOCOL (RTSP) SESSION - A method and apparatus for receiving streaming data is provided. The method includes establishing a plurality of real-time streaming protocol (RTSP) sessions for receiving the streaming data, and receiving the streaming data through the plurality of RTSP sessions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY SUPPLY - A method and apparatus for controlling energy supply to energy consuming devices are provided. The method includes acquiring a first amount of energy to be used in at least one energy consuming device, determining the amount of energy stored in an energy storage, and optionally transmitting an energy supply request message to an energy supplier based on the amount of energy to be consumed in an energy consuming device and the amount of stored energy. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029698 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR ESTIMATING POSE OF MOBILE ROBOT USING PARTICLE FILTER - Disclosed is a method, apparatus, and medium for estimating a pose of a moving robot using a particle filter. A method for estimating a pose of a moving robot using a particle filter according to an embodiment of the invention includes a detecting a change in pose of the mobile robot and calculating a pose of the current particle by applying the detected change in pose to the previous particle, predicting the probability of the pose of the current particle and obtaining a weight of the current particle on the basis of range data obtained by a sensor and map information, resampling the current particle on the basis of the weight, and adjusting the weight in consideration of an error of the sensor. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029668 | AUDIO PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided are a method and apparatus thereof for setting a marker within audio information, the method including: receiving the audio information including a silent portion and a non-silent portion; receiving a selection for a selected marker insertion point; determining, based on the received selection and received audio information, whether the selected marker insertion point occurs during the non-silent portion; and if the selected marker insertion point occurs during the non-silent portion, determining a time of the silent portion, and setting the marker to correspond to the determined time of the silent portion. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028852 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTING MULTIPLE ANALYSES - Provided is a rotatable microfluidic device for conducting simultaneously two or more assays. The device includes a platform which can be rotated, a first unit which is disposed at one portion of the platform and detects a target material from a sample using surface on which a capture probe selectively binds to the target material is attached, and a second unit which is disposed at another portion of the platform and detects a target material included in the sample by a different reaction from the reaction conducted in the first unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028851 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTING MULTIPLE ANALYSES - Provided is a rotatable microfluidic device for conducting simultaneously two or more assays. The device includes a platform which can be rotated, a first unit which is disposed at one portion of the platform and detects a target material from a sample using surface on which a capture probe selectively binds to the target material is attached, and a second unit which is disposed at another portion of the platform and detects a target material included in the sample by a different reaction from the reaction conducted in the first unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028850 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTING MULTIPLE ANALYSES - Provided is a rotatable microfluidic device for conducting simultaneously two or more assays. The device includes a platform which can be rotated, a first unit which is disposed at one portion of the platform and detects a target material from a sample using surface on which a capture probe selectively binds to the target material is attached, and a second unit which is disposed at another portion of the platform and detects a target material included in the sample by a different reaction from the reaction conducted in the first unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028830 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTING MULTIPLE ANALYSES - Provided is a rotatable microfluidic device for conducting simultaneously two or more assays. The device includes a platform which can be rotated, a first unit which is disposed at one portion of the platform and detects a target material from a sample using surface on which a capture probe selectively binds to the target material is attached, and a second unit which is disposed at another portion of the platform and detects a target material included in the sample by a different reaction from the reaction conducted in the first unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028683 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATION ACCORDING TO SQUEEZING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus perform pressure detection in a mobile terminal. method determines a squeezing pressure of the mobile terminal. The method determines whether a user squeezes the mobile terminal using the squeezing pressure determined and a value of a proximity sensor. The method transitions the mobile terminal to a wakeup state in response to determining that the user squeezed the mobile terminal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028673 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING UPLINK POWER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method is provided for controlling an uplink (UL) power by a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system including an upper-layer Base Station (BS) and a lower-layer BS whose cell coverage is narrower than that of the upper-layer BS. The method also includes measuring a first received signal strength indicating a received signal strength of a first reference signal received from the upper-layer BS, and a second received signal strength indicating a received signal strength of a second reference signal received from the lower-layer BS, acquiring a transmission (TX) power ratio representative of a ratio of a first TX power indicating a TX power of the upper-layer BS to a second TX power indicating a TX power of the lower-layer BS, selecting a first serving BS indicating a UL serving BS to which the MS will transmit a UL signal, from among the upper-layer BS and the lower-layer BS, and determining a UL TX power, based on the first received signal strength, the second received signal strength, and the TX power ratio, and transmitting the UL signal to the first serving BS using the UL TX power. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING CONTROL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a wireless communication system a control channel is required in order to use limited resources effectively. However, the control channel resource is part of the system overhead, and thus reduces the data channel resource used for data transmission. In the long term evolution (LTE) system based on OFDM, one sub frame the consists of fourteen OFDM symbols wherein a maximum of three OFDM symbols are used for the control channel resource and remaining eleven OFDM symbols are used for the data channel resource. Therefore, the quantity of energy that can be transmitted for the control channel resource is extremely limited compared to the data channel resource. For this reason, the coverage of the control channel becomes less than that &; of the data channel, and even if a user can successfully receive the data channel, reception failure of a control channel sometimes˜results in failure of data recovery. In the present invention, in order to expand the coverage of the control channel to at least the coverage of the data channel, the time resource of the transmission resource wherein the control channel is transmitted is expanded and allocated for sending and receiving the control channel. By way of methods for extending the time resource are provided a method wherein a plurality of sub frames are used to transmit one control channel, and a method wherein a part of a data channel is used for the control channel. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028639 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CELL SELECTION TO HOME CELL OR PRIVATE NETWORK IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for performing cell selection to a Home cell or a Private network in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a User Equipment (UE) determines a candidate cell by measuring a serving cell and neighbor cells, receives an indicator indicating a Home cell or a Private network in system information from the candidate cell, determines whether the candidate cell is included in a Home cell or Private network list set in the UE, and selects the candidate cell if the candidate cell is included in the Home cell or Private network list. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028581 | PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR HAVING DETACHABLE BLUETOOTH HEADSET - A portable terminal with a detachable BLUETOOTH headset is provided. The terminal includes the BLUETOOTH headset installed detachably in the portable terminal, a receiver module and a microphone module installed in the BLUETOOTH headset and used for phone call, an electrical connection means for, when the BLUETOOTH headset is installed in the portable terminal, electrically connecting the BLUETOOTH headset with the portable terminal, and a controller for detecting an installation or non-installation of the BLUETOOTH headset and for performing a corresponding operation. When the BLUETOOTH headset is installed in the portable terminal, the receiver module of the BLUETOOTH headset is used as a receiver module for the portable terminal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028569 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING DATA OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - A apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit, a Radio Frequency (RF) unit to establish communication with a media device, and a control unit to control wireless transmission of multimedia data to the media device for display on an external device connected to the media device, whereby the multimedia data is reproduced on the external device in real time. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028568 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING DATA OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - A method for a wireless terminal is provided. The method includes establishing communication with a media device, and wirelessly transmitting multimedia data to the media device for display on an external device connected to the media device, whereby the multimedia data is reproduced on the external device in real time. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028498 | CABLE CONNECTOR - A cable connector for transmitting a signal between first and second electronic devices includes a cable including at least one signal line disposed within a sheath; and a connector disposed at a first end portion of the cable. The connector includes a rotation member connected to the cable; a main body including a rotation member mounting portion to which the rotation member is rotatably connected; and a sub body that has a plug disposed at a first end portion, wherein the sub body is moveably connected to the main body. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028450 | VERTICAL-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a vertical-type memory device and a method of manufacturing the vertical-type memory device, the vertical memory device includes an insulation layer pattern of a linear shape provided on a substrate, pillar-shaped single-crystalline semiconductor patterns provided on both sidewalls of the insulation layer pattern and transistors provided on a sidewall of each of the single-crystalline semiconductor patterns. The transistors are arranged in a vertical direction of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, and thus the memory device may be highly integrated. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028435 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DUMMY GATE PART AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - In a reliable semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, a difference in height between upper surfaces of a cell region and a peripheral region (also referred to as a level difference) is minimized by optimizing dummy gate parts. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region surrounding the cell region, a plurality of dummy active regions surrounded by a device isolating region and formed apart from each other, and a plurality of dummy gate parts formed on the dummy active regions and on the device isolating regions located between the dummy active regions, wherein each of the dummy gate parts covers two or more of the dummy active regions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028422 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR FORMED ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film transistor (“TFT”) includes a poly silicon layer formed on a flexible substrate and including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region, and a gate stack formed on the channel region of the poly silicon layer, wherein the gate stack includes first and second gate stacks, and a region of the poly silicon layer between the first and second gate stacks is an off-set region. A method of manufacturing the TFT is also provided. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028421 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel includes forming a gate line; forming an insulating layer on the gate line; forming first and second silicon layers first and second metal layers; forming a photoresist pattern having first and second portions; forming first and second metal patterns by etching the first and second metal layers; processing the first metal pattern with SF | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028165 | COMPOSITE, ELECTRODE CATALYST INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE COMPOSITE, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE - A composite including a metal having oxygen-reducing activity, nitrogen and carbon, the composite comprising polyhedral particles, an electrode catalyst including the composite, a method of preparing the composite, and a fuel cell using the composite. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028164 | LITHIUM AIR BATTERY - A lithium air battery including an aqueous electrolyte. In the lithium air battery, a lithium halide is included in the aqueous electrolyte in order to prevent lithium hydroxide and a solid electrolyte from reacting with each other so as to protect the negative electrode, thereby improving electrical characteristics of the lithium air battery. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028156 | STACK HAVING UNIFORM TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A stack and a method of operating the stack. A method of operating a stack having a plurality of cells and a plurality of cooling plates includes: supplying a working fluid to a first group of the cooling plates; and re-supplying the working fluid passed through the first group of the cooling plates to a second group of the cooling plates, wherein the first and second groups are divided according to an operating temperature in the stack. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027571 | Fan and vibration-absorbing boss thereof - A fan including a hub part, a blade part and a vibration-absorbing boss, all constituent elements of which are injection molded, thereby reducing production costs. The fan has a minimized contact area between the vibration-absorbing boss and the hub part to prevent the vibration-absorbing boss from being deformed by high-temperature heat during insert injection molding of the hub part and the blade part while assuring sufficient strength of the hub part. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027397 | MICRO SHUTTER HAVING IRIS FUNCTION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MICRO CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A micro shutter with an iris function includes a base plate with a transparent portion formed in a circular shape corresponding to an image sensor which allows light to pass through; a plurality of rollup blades which block the light, arranged in a regular polygon at a circumference of the transparent portion on the base plate to cover the transparent portion, and each of the plurality of rollup blades to have a fixing portion fixed to the base plate and a moving portion rolled up toward the fixing portion; and a controller electrically connected with the base plate and the plurality of rollup blades which controls unrolling degrees of the plurality of rollup blades. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027382 | PICTURE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A picture processing apparatus and a control method of the same are provided. The picture processing apparatus includes a receiver which receives scrambled transport streams constituting different kinds of pictures; a storage unit; a demultiplexer which seizes payload unit start identification (PUSI) contained in a header of the transport stream, and outputs packetized elementary stream (PES) start information and PES interval information about an interval between a first transport stream having a PUSI equal to 1 and a second transport stream having a PUSI equal to 1; and a controller which stores the received transport streams in the storage unit, determines the kind of pictures on the basis of a picture size determined from the PES interval information, and indexes a location where the pictures are stored on the basis of the PES start information. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027314 | Apparatus for dividing image data and encoding and decoding image data in parallel, and operating method of the same - An apparatus and a method for dividing image data into partition slices and encoding and decoding the image data based on a correlation between macroblocks are provided. The macroblocks may be decoded in parallel and thus, it is possible to improve an overall image quality and processing speed. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027225 | BELL SOUND OUTPUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A method and apparatus for outputting a bell sound are disclosed. The method includes receiving an ambient noise; extracting a target frequency band from the ambient noise; changing volume of a pre-stored bell sound by using the target frequency band; and outputting the changed pre-stored bell sound. In the apparatus for outputting a bell sound, when a bell sound outputting apparatus receives an incoming call signal, a user may hear a bell sound including a signal in a frequency band not existing in a peripheral environment, and thus may easily recognize the bell sound. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING CALL TRANSMISSION SCREEN USING COLLAGE TECHNIQUE - An apparatus and method for creating a call transmission screen using a collage technique is provided. The method includes analyzing user condition information, calculating priorities for terminal transmission/reception information corresponding to the analyzed user condition information according to predetermined priority conditions, selecting available transmission/reception information, used to create a call transmission screen, from the prioritized terminal transmission/reception information, and creating the call transmission screen using the collage technique by arranging images corresponding to the available transmission/reception information according to a predetermined pattern. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027126 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTELLATION REARRANGEMENT IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for operating a transmitter supporting constellation rearrangement for 256-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) in a broadband wireless access system are provided. The method include generating complex symbols according to a first version of a constellation mapping rule, transmitting an initial transmit packet comprising the complex symbols, and when retransmitting the initial transmit packet, generating complex symbols according to a second first version of a constellation mapping rule. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING EXTENDED BROADCAST SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving digital broadcasting. The method includes transmitting and receiving main broadcast data and supplemental broadcast data, wherein the main broadcast data is able to independently provide a basic broadcast service and the supplemental broadcast data is able to provide an extended broadcast service in combination with the main broadcast data, by using methods that are different from each other and thus the extended broadcast service may be provided. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026971 | WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM, A MOBILE DEVICE, AN INFORMATION SERVER AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM - A wireless network system including a plurality of wireless networks is provided. The wireless network system includes a plurality of mobile devices coupled to the plurality of wireless networks, the plurality of mobile devices including at least a first mobile device and a second mobile device; and an information server coupled to each of the plurality of wireless networks, wherein the information server provides handover messages to the plurality of mobile devices to assist the mobile devices in performing a handover from one of the wireless networks to another one of the wireless networks, wherein the first mobile device negotiates information sharing rules with the information server, and wherein the first mobile device provides, to the second mobile device, shared information according to the information sharing rules. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026918 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING NEIGHBOR RELATION TABLE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK FUNCTION - Provided is a method of managing a neighbor relation table by a base station in a wireless communication system having a self-organizing network function, which includes receiving a neighbor base station report from a terminal; comparing the neighbor base station report with a stored neighbor relation table; calculating a statistic value of a new base station when the new base station is present in the comparison step; and adding the new base station to the stored neighbor relation table when the statistic value is equal to or greater than a first reference value. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026910 | SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AVERAGE TRANSMISSION RATE IN MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A scheduling method in a wireless communication includes receiving a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) from a plurality of terminals. The method also includes determining an average transmission rate of each terminal based on the CQI by approximating an instantaneous transmission rate distribution to a Gaussian distribution. The method further includes determining a weight of each terminal such that the average transmission rate of each terminal satisfies a target transmission rate. The method also includes selecting a terminal set by applying the determined weight. Thus, it is possible to control the fairness between the terminals and to efficiently control the transmission rate of the terminals according to the required transmission rate and the channel environment of the terminals. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026882 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AGPS TRAFFIC CLASS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method of a mobile communication system is provided. In a method for changing a Quality of Service (QoS) of a base station in a mobile communication system, when a QoS parameter change is detected from a packet received from a terminal, the changed QoS parameter is determined. A Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) packet to which the changed QoS parameter has been applied is transmitted to an upper node. When a Dynamic Service Change (DSC) performance with the terminal is requested by the upper node, the DSC is performed with the terminal. The changed QoS parameter is applied. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026799 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING REFERENCE CELLS, AND RELATED METHOD OF SETTING REFERENCE CURRENT - A method of setting a reference current of a nonvolatile memory device comprises measuring a noise characteristic of each of multiple reference cells, and selecting at least one of the reference cells as a reference cell for generating a reference current according to the measured noise characteristics. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026797 | NonVolatile Memory Devices, Methods Of Programming The Same, And Memory Systems Including The Same - A nonvolatile memory device including a bit line connected to a cell string, a page buffer connected to the bit line, the page buffer is configured to output a target bit line forcing voltage level to the bit line during a programming operation, and a bit line forcing voltage clamp circuit connected between the bit line and the page buffer, and the bit line forcing voltage clamp circuit is configured to adjust the target bit line forcing voltage level to the bit line. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026527 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a housing having a discharge port, a plurality of photosensitive bodies mounted in the housing, a transfer unit to transfer visible images formed on the plurality of photosensitive bodies onto a printing medium, a fusing unit to fuse transferred visible images to the printing medium, and a reverse unit to reverse a moving direction of the printing medium, after the printing medium has passed through the fusing unit. As the moving direction of the printed printing medium is reversed by the reverse unit, the printing medium may be discharged while a printed surface of the printing medium is directed downward, allowing a user to easily draw out the printing medium. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026448 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - A display panel includes a source-pad portion, a first source fan-out portion and source lines. The source-pad portion has a group of pads to which a driving signal is applied from an external source. The source fan-out portion has output lines that are extended from the group of pads and are formed to have an asymmetric structure. The source lines are extended from the output lines, and pixels of different colors are connected to each of the source lines. Accordingly, a unit pixel portion is formed to be perpendicular to each other and a fan-out portion is formed to have the asymmetric structure, so that a size of a printed circuit board is remarkably decreased. Thus, costs for manufacturing a display apparatus may be decreased. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026397 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING CHANNELS IN A DIGITAL TELEVISION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for browsing channels in a digital television device, wherein the method includes forming one or more blocks of moving window frames associated with each channel program being watched by a viewer of the digital television device, generating a channel history list based on the one or more blocks of the moving window frames, and displaying the channel history list on a display of the digital television device. The channel history list includes at least one of the channel programs watched by the viewer, information associated with each of the at least one of the channel programs, and a preview of the moving window frames in the one or more blocks associated with each of the at least one of the channel programs. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026395 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD IN A MOBILE TERMINAL CAPABLE OF OUTPUTTING VIDEO DATA TO AN EXTERNAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A mobile terminal and a method for a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit, a controller to separate a main screen and a sub screen from video data, the main screen to be displayed on an external display device and the sub screen to be displayed on the display unit, and an interface to wirelessly transmit the main screen to the external display device for display while the sub screen is displayed on the display unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026381 | DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON THE METHOD - A digital image signal processing method, a digital image signal processing apparatus, and a computer readable medium having recorded thereon the method, the method including generating a first display image, in which a plurality of first images having a first size are arranged in a single screen image; displaying the first display image; selecting at least one of the plurality of first images in the first display image; generating a second display image, in which a second image that corresponds to the selected first image and has a second size larger than the first size is arranged in a display area of the selected first image; and displaying the second display image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026355 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a digital image processing apparatus, and a method of controlling the same, the method including inputting a setup image having a first region input via a filter; extracting first color information from the first region; retrieving a stored image; generating a display image by changing colors of the stored image based on the first color information; and displaying the display image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026350 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - Provided is an image display apparatus whose display images can be viewed regardless of an orientation or an aspect ratio of a display image. When a user sets the orientation and the aspect ratio of a live view display, a background frame corresponding to the orientation and the aspect ratio set by the user is selected. Then, a spare region is determined, and icons are placed in the determined spare region. When the orientation or aspect ratio of the display image is changed, the position of the icons is also changed so that the appearance of the display images is not overlapped with icons or information. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026348 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SLEEP MODE THEREOF - In an embodiment, when a sleep mode is turned off, if vibration less than a limit value occurs, the sleep mode is turned on and a hand shake correction unit is turned off so that power consumption may be reduced. Moreover, when the sleep mode is turned on, if vibration greater than a limit value occurs, the sleep mode is turned off and the hand shake correction unit is turned on so that an image blur does not occur. In another embodiment, when the sleep mode is turned off, if vibration less than a limit value occurs, the hand shake correction unit is turned on in the state where the sleep mode is turned on and a HPF is turned on so that an image blur is prevented from occurring due to a shock caused by pushing a release button or shock caused by opening or closing a shutter. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026347 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A digital photographing apparatus includes an optical system, an optical image stabilization (OIS) unit adapted to move the optical system, and a digital signal processor in communication with the OIS unit. The digital signal processor sets an operating ratio of the OIS unit by reducing the operating ratio to a previously set value of 100% or below after a still image or a moving picture is captured, and the OIS unit moves the optical system while a live view mode is turned on. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026346 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A digital photographing method and apparatus include determining a motion vector of an object in a preview image, determining whether the motion vector meets a predetermined condition and, when it does, generating an image capturing signal to photograph a scene desired by a user. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026315 | DISPLAY PANEL TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TESTING A DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A display panel test apparatus includes: an image pickup part which picks up an image from a target display panel; a jig including a receiving part which receives the target display panel, a fixing part which fixes the image pickup part, and an adjusting part which adjusts an image pickup angle of the image pickup part; a pattern generating part which provides the target display panel with a test pattern; a defect extracting part which analyzes test image data provided from the image pickup part using a defect extracting algorithm and extracts display defect information, where the defect extracting algorithm includes different settings corresponding to different types of display defects; and a control part which generates evaluated data corresponding to a viewing angle of the target display panel using the image pickup angle of the image pickup part and the display defect information. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026301 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALTERING IMAGES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - Provided are a display device and method for altering images, the apparatus including: an input unit operable to receive a left image and a right image; and an image altering unit which is operable to alter the received left image and the received right image and to output an output image signal including the altered left image and the altered right image, wherein the left image is altered by changing a first portion, which is near a boundary area in the left image, and wherein the right image is altered by changing a second portion, which is near a boundary area in the right image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026296 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A first calculator of an image processing apparatus may trace a view transform vector between color images of different frames. A second calculator may trace a view transform vector between depth images of different frames. In this example, a third calculator may calculate a view transform vector between the color camera and the depth camera using the view transform vector between the color images and the view transform vector between the depth images. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026291 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method thereof. The image processing apparatus may extract a three-dimensional (3D) bidirectional flow by analyzing data of an input object. The image processing apparatus may calculate a 3D volumetric center density of the input object based on the 3D bidirectional flow. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING A PANORAMIC IMAGE - A method and apparatus for photographing a panoramic image. The method includes checking a Motion Vector (MV) of an image captured through an imaging device, selecting an image to be included the panoramic image based on the MV, detecting regions to be included in the panoramic image from the selected image, and generating the panoramic image including the detected regions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026205 | DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A display panel includes first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a light blocking layer having an opening through the light blocking layer. The opening is arranged in a pixel area. The second substrate includes first and second transistors, first and second driving electrodes, and a shutter. The first transistor is turned on in response to a low level control voltage. The second transistor is electrically connected to the first transistor and is turned on in response to receiving a low level voltage from the first transistor. The first driving electrode is electrically connected to the first transistor, and the second driving electrode is electrically connected to the second transistor. The shutter exposes or covers the opening by moving to the first driving electrode or the second driving electrode according to the relative levels of voltages applied to the first and second driving electrodes. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026182 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A display apparatus and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including a display unit to display thereon a two-dimensional (2D) image or a three-dimensional (3D) image, a brightness adjuster to adjust a brightness of an image that is displayed on the display unit, and a controller to control the brightness adjuster to change a maximum brightness of the display unit depending on whether the image displayed on the display unit is the 2D image or the 3D image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026160 | Photographable three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus - Provided is a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus. The 3D display apparatus may include a mode decision unit to determine a mode corresponding to a predetermined criterion, a barrier panel to form a pattern based on the determined mode, and a controller to control a power of a backlight unit associated with an image panel, based on the determined mode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026137 | DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving apparatus of a display device includes a signal controller including a plurality of driving circuit blocks, where the signal controller receives an image signal, input control signals from an outside and a data driver which receives data driving signals output from the signal controller, where a data transmission clock input to at least one of the plurality of driving circuit blocks of the signal controller is inactive during a blank period of at least one of the input control signals. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026114 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON USER INPUT - An apparatus for providing feedback on a user input and a method of providing the same are provided. The apparatus includes: a user input receiver which receives a user input; a signal generator which generates a composite signal including at least one of a sound signal and a vibration signal; a thin film speaker which is attached under the user input receiver and generates a feedback signal on the user input according to the composite signal generated by the signal generator; and a controller which controls the signal generator to compose the sound signal and the vibration signal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025861 | TEST SOCKET AND TEST DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A test device is provided. The test device includes a first via which transmits a supply voltage, a second via which transmits a ground voltage, a test board including a plurality of test signal vias for transmitting a plurality of test signals, a capacitor disposed on an upper part of the test board and connected between the first via and the second via, and a test socket which electrically connects a device under test (DUT) with the test board. The test socket includes a first region including a flat lower surface bordering the test board, a second region including an uneven lower surface, a plurality of first contactors which are disposed in the first region and which are connected to the plurality of vias, and two second contactors which are disposed in the second region and which are connected to two terminals of the capacitor. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025767 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD FOR POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device includes a battery, a charging part charging the battery, a power input to receive adapter power from an adapter supplied with external power or power output from a similarly configured power supply device, a power output part to output the adapter power, the power output of a similarly configured power supply device, or the battery power of the battery, and a controller to control the input power to apply power to the charging part and the power output part when the input power is supplied to the power input part, and to control the battery to apply power to the power output part when the input power is not supplied to the power input part. Thus, the power supply device is capable of applying power from an adapter to a portable electronic device while charging an internal battery with the adapter power. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025300 | Semiconductor Devices Including Vertical Channel Transistors And Methods Of Manufacturing The Same - A semiconductor device including a plurality of buried word lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of buried bit lines extending in a second direction. Upper surfaces of the plurality of buried word lines and the plurality of buried bit lines are lower than an upper surface of a substrate. The distance between two active regions that constitute a pair of first active regions from among a plurality of first active regions included in a first group of active regions is less than the distance between two adjacent active regions having the plurality of buried bit lines therebetween. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of first trenches in a substrate, forming a plurality of first conductive patterns in the plurality of first trenches in such a manner that a pair of first conductive patterns is disposed in each of the plurality of first trenches, forming a plurality of first buried patterns in the plurality of first trenches to cover the plurality of first conductive patterns, forming a plurality of second trenches by etching the substrate between the plurality of first trenches, and forming a plurality of second buried patterns in the plurality of second trenches. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025283 | MEMORY DEVICE - In a semiconductor device having an enlarged contact area between a contact structure and a substrate, the substrate may include a first region on which a conductive structure is arranged and a second region defining the first region. The first region may include a multi-faced polyhedral recess of which at least one of the sidewalls is slanted with respect to a surface of the substrate. An insulation layer may be formed on the substrate to a thickness that is sufficient to cover the conductive structure. The insulation layer has a contact hole that may be communicated with the recess. The active region of the substrate is exposed through the contact hole. A conductive pattern is positioned in the recess and the contact hole. Accordingly, the contact resistance at the active region of the substrate may be kept to a relatively low value even though the gap distances and line width of pattern lines are reduced. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025189 | SENSOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a sensor array substrate and a method of fabricating the same. The sensor array substrate includes: a substrate in which a switching element region and a sensor region that senses light are defined; a first semiconductor layer which is formed in the sensor region; a first gate electrode which is formed on the first semiconductor layer and overlaps the first semiconductor layer; a second gate electrode which is formed in the switching element region; a second semiconductor layer which is formed on the second gate electrode and overlaps the second gate electrode; and a light-blocking pattern which is formed on the second semiconductor layer and overlaps the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are disposed on different layers, and the second gate electrode and the light-blocking pattern are electrically connected to each other. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025187 | Transistors, methods of manufacturing transistors, and electronic devices including transistors - Transistors, methods of manufacturing the transistors, and electronic devices including the transistors. The transistor may include an oxide channel layer having a multi-layer structure. The channel layer may include a first layer and a second layer that are sequentially arranged from a gate insulation layer. The first layer may be a conductor, and the second layer may be a semiconductor having a lower electrical conductivity than that of the first layer. The first layer may become a depletion region according to a gate voltage condition. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024964 | SMART CARD SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF INTERFACES AND INTERFACE METHOD THEREOF - A smart card that may include a first interface circuit to perform a first type interface with the outside using first and second pads; a second interface circuit to perform a second type interface with the outside using the first and second pads; and a mode selector to enable one of the first and second interface circuits according to whether a power supply voltage is supplied through a third pad. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024840 | Temperature sensor and induction heating cooker having the same - An induction heating cooker including a temperature sensor disposed between a plurality of working coils which are uniformly disposed below a cooking table and a heat transfer member to transfer heat from the working coils adjacent to the temperature sensor to the temperature sensor, thereby improving productivity and space utilization. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024583 | MULTILAYER LAMINATE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer laminate package and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The multilayer laminate package includes a cavity layer, a non-cavity layer, an electronic component, and a metalized blind via. The cavity layer includes a first adhesive layer and two first circuit layers, which are stacked with the first adhesive layer between, and an opening. The non-cavity layer includes a second adhesive layer and a second circuit layer. The non-cavity layer is bonded to the cavity layer with the second adhesive layer so as to close one side of the opening. The electronic component is mounted in the opening and is electrically connected to the non-cavity layer exposed through the opening. The metalized blind via electrically connects the non-cavity layer to one of the circuit layers of the cavity layer. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024333 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL DEFORMED BY CRYOGENIC IMPACT AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A thermoelectric material has a microstructure deformed by cryogenic impact. When the cryogenic impact is applied to the thermoelectric material, defects are induced in the thermoelectric material, and such defects increase phonon scattering, which results in enhanced figure of merit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024021 | Washing machine - A washing machine having a water supply unit provided with a branch pipe. The washing machine includes a main body, a tub provided within the main body, a water supply hose connected to a water supply source to supply water to the tub, the water supply unit including channels defined by at least one inlet and at least one outlet and at least one structure discriminated from the channels, at least one of the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet being connected to the water supply hose, and a branch pipe provided on the water supply unit to allow a portion of water introduced into the water supply unit to branch off and be discharged to the outside of the water supply unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023975 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method includes determining whether to perform a defrosting operation of an evaporator, closing a valve to prevent refrigerant from moving into the evaporator if implementation of the defrosting operation is determined, performing a refrigerant collecting operation, and opening the valve upon completion of the defrosting operation. Intercepting a flow path of the refrigerant to prevent the refrigerant from moving into the evaporator during defrosting prevents explosion due to leakage of the refrigerant. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023594 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONSUMPTION RIGHT FOR MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for managing a consumption right for each stage for a service including a plurality of stages or episodes. The right issuer includes the access condition, which allows an access to the Right Object (RO) for each stage, in the right object representing the consumption right for the stepped multimedia service and then transfers the right object to the device. When the stepped multimedia service is executed, the device obtains the access information satisfying the access condition corresponding to a corresponding stage from the right issuer or a service provider and then transfers the access information to the RO, allowing a user to access the RO and execute a service of the corresponding stage by using the RO. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THREAD SCHEDULING AND LOCK ACQUISITION ORDER CONTROL BASED ON DETERMINISTIC PROGRESS INDEX - Provided is a method and apparatus for ensuring a deterministic execution characteristic of an application program to perform data processing and execute particular functions in a computing environment using a micro architecture. A lock controlling apparatus based on a deterministic progress index (DPI) may include a loading unit to load a DPI of a first core and a DPI of a second core among DPIs of a plurality of cores at a lock acquisition point in time of each thread, a comparison unit to compare the DPI of the first core and the DPI of the second core, and a controller to assign a lock to a thread of the first core when the DPI of the first core is less than the DPI of the second core and when the second core corresponds to a last core to be compared among the plurality of cores. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023433 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING CHARACTER IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for inputting a character in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a virtual keypad on a screen, inputting the character by detecting a user touch, predicting at least one next input character associated with the input character, and controlling at least one area between a key area of the predicted character and a key area of an unpredicted character in the virtual keypad so that the respective key area is displayed in different scale for distinction. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING E-MAIL - A method of processing a reply to a received e-mail is provided. When a plurality of messages are contained in a received e-mail, the plurality of messages are divided into a plurality of groups, and the plurality of messages are output according to the groups. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023411 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REMOTE USER INTERFACE DATA IN A REMOTE USER INTERFACE SYSTEM - An apparatus and method is provided, in which when transmitting a remote User Interface (UI), a remote UI server may provide feedback effects associated with user inputs, such as vibrations and sound effects to a remote UI client. The remote UI client includes a web browser module for rendering and outputting UI data that is received from a remote UI server in response to a remote UI request, and requesting feedback processing for providing, to a user, a feedback effect defined in the received UI data; and a feedback processor for processing feedback data in response to a request of the web browser module, and providing the feedback effect to the user according to the processing results. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023386 | Magnetic Memory Devices, Electronic Systems And Memory Cards Including The Same, Methods Of Manufacturing The Same, And Methods Of Controlling A Magnetization Direction Of A Magnetic Pattern - Provided are magnetic memory devices, electronic systems and memory cards including the same, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods of controlling a magnetization direction of a magnetic pattern. In a magnetic memory device, atomic-magnetic moments non-parallel to one surface of a free pattern increase in the free pattern. Therefore, critical current density of the magnetic memory device may be reduced, such that power consumption of the magnetic memory device is reduced or minimized and/or the magnetic memory device is improved or optimized for a higher degree of integration. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023254 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA STREAMING SERVICE - In an apparatus for providing a multimedia streaming service, a server transmits a Media Presentation Description (MPD) including information about media data to a client, receives a partial request message requesting a part of media data having a range according to a defined range in the MPD, and transmits to the client a segment having the range in response to the partial request message. The segment includes at least one fragment, segment index information indicating the position of the at least one fragment in the segment, and fragment index information indicating the position of each of a plurality of samples included in the at least one fragment. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ADAPTIVE STREAMING MECHANISM-BASED CONTENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting adaptive streaming mechanism-based content. Representations, which include content components, are combined into a group. At least two of the group, a representation, and a content component type are combined into a subset. The subset is transmitted. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023240 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A COMMUNICATION LINK BETWEEN DEVICES, AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - A method and apparatus for establishing a communication link between a first device and a second device are provided. The method includes transmitting, to the second device, a connection request frame requesting to set a communication link; and receiving, from the second device, the connection request frame including first encoding selection information selecting an encoding method to be applied to content to be transmitted between the first and second devices from among a digital transmission content protection (DTCP) technology and a high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) technology, a connection response frame approving a request to set the communication link by the connection request frame, the connection response frame including second encoding selection information selecting an encoding method identical to the encoding method selected by the connection request frame. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING CONTENT - A method and an apparatus for sharing content are provided. Information about at least one content is transmitted to an external device. Information about associated content that have been searched for by the external device based on the transmitted information about the at least one content is received from the external device. Content to share with a second user device are selected from among the associated content based on a predetermined condition. Information about the selected content is transmitted to the second user device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023139 | INTELLIGENT ATTACHED STORAGE - An intelligent storage device for providing authentication services and secure access to files is provided. The intelligent storage device includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of files, a communication unit for connecting the intelligent storage device to the external device via a wired or wireless connection, and a processor for controlling access to the files by an external device connected to the intelligent storage device, according to input from a user via the intelligent storage device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING DATA IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for storing an image in a storage folder corresponding to a file name in a mobile device are provided. The method includes obtaining a keyword list by analyzing a file name of the data to be stored, searching for at least one storage folder having a folder name corresponding to at least one keyword included in the keyword list, determining one of the found storage folders, and storing the data in the determined storage folder. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022863 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION - A method and apparatus for detecting voice activity are disclosed. The method of detecting voice activity is performed in a Continuous Listening environment which includes: extracting a feature parameter from a frame signal; determining whether the frame signal is a voice signal or a noise signal by comparing the feature parameter with model parameters of a plurality of comparison signals, respectively; and outputting the frame signal when the frame signal is determined to be a voice signal. The apparatus includes a classifier module which extracts a feature parameter from a frame signal, and generating labeling information with respect to the frame signal by comparing the feature parameter with model parameters of a plurality of comparison signals; and | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022779 | NAVIGATION RECEIVERS - An apparatus and method for determining position using signals received by a navigation receiver. The device for determining position within a navigation network, the device including a receiver circuit for receiving positioning signals from a plurality of transmitters within the navigation network, a memory for storing the received positioning signals, and an auxiliary circuit for, when operating, generating interference which may affect reception of the positioning signals. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DOSE IN INJECTOR - Provided is an apparatus and method for measuring a dose in an injector, which is capable of measuring a dose without modifying the mechanical structure of the injector. A number sleeve is provided to pass through an injector body and is connected to be spirally movable, and a pattern for dose measurement is formed on an outer periphery of the number sleeve. The injector body includes a sensor for sensing the pattern formed on the number sleeve when the number sleeve performs a spiral movement, and a controller for measuring a dose according to a spiral movement distance of the number sleeve through the sensor. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021742 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF SMALL BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method select a segment for providing identification information of a small base station (BS) in a wireless communication system. A signal quality of each of a plurality of segments is determined. When at least one segment is not used by a macro BS, a segment of the worst signal quality is selected among the at least one segment that is not used by a macro BS. And the identification information is transmitted using the selected segment. The selected segment represents a resource for transmitting the identification information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021689 | SIGNALING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN M2M COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A signaling method for mitigating interference by a device in a machine-to-machine (M2M) communication system. The device measures reference signals transmitted from other devices, and determines a Neighbor Device Set (NDS) including at least one device whose signal power is greater than or equal to a first threshold. Based on the measured values of the reference signals, the device sets up M2M communication with a first device, for data communication, and determines a Restricted Device List (RDL) including at least one device causing interference unallowable for communication with the first device based on the measured value of the reference signal from at least one device in the NDS. The device also transmits the RDL to at least one device in the NDS or the RDL, thereby mitigating the overall system interference. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021600 | METHOD OF FABRICATING FILM CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING CHIP PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a film circuit substrate and a method of fabricating a chip package. The method of fabricating a film circuit substrate can include providing a base film including a chip packaging area to package a chip and a separation area to separate the two chip packaging areas from each other, the separation area including a cut area and an uncut area; forming a reserve interconnection pattern having a first height on the base film; and forming an interconnection pattern having a second height that is lower than the first height on the out area by selectively etching the reserve interconnection pattern of the cut area. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021557 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL - A method for manufacturing a solar cell comprises disposing a first doping layer on a substrate, forming a first doping layer pattern by patterning the first doping layer to expose a portion of the substrate, disposing a second doping layer on the first doping layer pattern to cover the exposed portion of the substrate, diffusing an impurity from the first doping layer pattern which forms a first doping region in a surface of the substrate, and diffusing an impurity from the second doping layer which forms a second doping region in the surface of the substrate, wherein the forming of the first doping layer pattern uses an etching paste. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021299 | SOLID LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE THEREFOR - A solid lithium ion secondary battery with high safety and high capacity, and an electrode for the solid lithium ion secondary battery. At least one of positive and negative electrodes of the solid lithium ion secondary battery includes a lithium salt of a cyclic imide compound. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021298 | ALL-SOLID LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE THEREFOR - The positive electrode of a solid lithium ion secondary battery including a solid electrolyte and a positive active material that includes core particles and a coated layer at least partially covering the surfaces of the core particles. The core particles comprise a layered lithium composite oxide including a metal element having an oxidation number that remains constant during charging and discharging within a voltage range from about 2 V to about 5 V. The coated layer comprises a metal compound including a metal element having an oxidation number that remains constant during charging and discharging within a voltage range from about 2 V to about 5 V. The structure of the positive active material is stable over repeated charge and discharge cycles. Interfacial reaction between the positive active material and the solid electrolyte is suppressed. The solid lithium ion secondary battery has high output power and a long lifetime. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021249 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING NUMBER OF GRAPHENE LAYERS - A method of controlling the number of layers of graphene layers includes forming graphene on a first surface of a first substrate, and forming a second substrate on a second surface of the first substrate; and irradiating the graphene with light to cause constructive Fresnel interference, wherein a multilayer structure or non-uniform graphene structure formed on the a surface of the graphene is removed by the constructive Fresnel interference. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020691 | Phase detecting device, phase control device including the phase detecting device, and fuser control device including the phase control device - An image forming apparatus includes a fuser that fuses a paper medium and a fuser control device that controls an AC power supplied to the fuser. The fuser control device includes a phase detecting device that receives an AC voltage, detects zero-crossing points of the AC voltage, outputs a phase detecting signal when the zero-crossing points are detected, and selectively cuts off a flow of AC power into the phase detecting device in response to a mode control signal, a signal generator that generates a phase control signal to control a phase of the AC power supplied to the fuser based on the phase detecting signal, and a temperature controller that controls a temperature of the fuser by controlling the phase of the AC power supplied to the fuser according to the phase control signal. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020583 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFORMATION OF IMAGE AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REVERSE TRANSFORMATION OF IMAGE - Provided are methods and apparatuses for transforming and inverse-transforming an image. The method of transforming an image includes: generating a substituted N×N transformation matrix by substituting elements of an N×N transformation matrix used for a 1-dimensional (1D) discrete cosine transform (DCT) of a N×N block of the image with values based on N variables, where N is an integer; obtaining a multiplication matrix of the substituted N×N transformation matrix and a transposed matrix of the substituted N×N transformation matrix; obtaining the N variables that enable a sum of squares of elements excluding diagonal components of the obtained multiplication matrix to be a minimum; and transforming the N×N block by using the substituted N×N transformation matrix, which is substituted with the values based on the obtained N variables. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020549 | Apparatus and method for depth-image encoding with rate-distortion optimization - Provided is a rate-distortion optimizing apparatus and method for encoding a depth image. The rate-distortion optimizing apparatus may reduce a resolution in an area that does not include an edge that significantly affects image synthesis, and may use a high quantization parameter and thus, may provide a high compression performance. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020482 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL - Disclosed is an apparatus for encoding and decoding a multi-channel audio signal. The apparatus for encoding the multi-channel audio signal groups channels of a multi-channel audio signal, eliminates redundant information between channels using a mixing matrix including phase information, converts a frequency of the signal, and encodes the signal. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020425 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING ERRORS BY A CELL EDGE USER IN A MULTI-CELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to performance improvement in a cell edge, particularly, to a method for selecting a precoder for a terminal in a multiple antenna system, wherein the method comprises: performing channel estimation for reference signals of a serving base station and another base station; determining a minimum singular value by using the channel estimation result; and if a complete collaborative feedback structure is used, feeding back a table of the determined, minimum singular value to the base stations. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020406 | Method and apparatus for lossless encoding and decoding based on context - Provided are a method and apparatus of a lossless encoding and decoding based on a context. According to an embodiment, by aligning and coding symbols of a MSB, a coding efficiency may be enhanced. According to an embodiment, by estimating initial scaling information using a symbol located proximate to a symbol of the MSB, the coding efficiency may be enhanced. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020298 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING WPAN BASED ADAPTIVE RF INTERFACE - A method and apparatus for selecting a wireless personal area network (WPAN) based adaptive radio frequency (RF) interface. The method includes obtaining RF interface information by establishing a WPAN based network connection with a target RF device; selecting an RF interface from among a plurality of RF interfaces using the obtained RF interface information, based on characteristics of applications and a network load; and establishing the selected RF interface by negotiating about the selected RF interface with the target RF device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PUCCH FEEDBACK IN 3GPP WIRELESS NETWORKS - A mobile station for use in a wireless network. The mobile station transmits feedback values in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) to a base station of the wireless network. The mobile station is operable to transmit to the base station a subband second precoder matrix index (PMI) associated with a particular subband and a subband channel quality indicator (CQI) value associated with the particular subband together in a subframe of the PUCCH. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENABLE SWITCHING BETWEEN TWO CARRIERS IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - For use in a wireless communication network, a subscriber station is capable of switching carriers. The subscriber station is configured to receive an N-bit bitmap from the communication network and determine at least one unicast available interval based on an arrangement of the N bits in the N-bit bitmap. The subscriber station is also configured to switch from a first carrier to a second carrier at a start of the at least one unicast available interval. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020200 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRECODING USING CHANNEL ORTHOGONALIZATION IN MULTI-USER MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for transmitting in a multi-user multi-antenna system are provided. The apparatus includes a precoder for orthogonalizing a channel by removing a channel element of a corresponding terminal with respect to multiple terminals, for determining an effective channel of each terminal by decomposing the orthogonalized channel using Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), for determining a precoding matrix using the effective channel, and for mapping data streams of the multiple terminals to a plurality of transmit antennas using the precoding matrix, and the plurality of the transmit antennas for transmitting the data streams of the multiple terminals. Hence, it is possible to obtain an iteration algorithm performance requiring considerable computation while avoiding complexity and reducing computation. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020156 | METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND APPARATUSES PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of programming multi-level cells included in a spare region, the method including programming first page data and at least one first dummy data in a first multi-level cell; and programming second page data and at least one second dummy data in a second multi-level cell. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019961 | METHOD OF SEEK TRAJECTORY GENERATION FOR BETTER TRACKING AND FASTER SETTLING IN HARD DISK DRIVES - A hard disk drive with a circuit that controls a voice coil motor. The circuit provides a driving current to the voice coil motor to move a head of the drive in a seek routine. The seek routine includes a computation of a driving current that is a function of a feedforward zero phase error tracking algorithm. Utilizing the feedforward zero phase error tracking algorithm can reduce the seek time of the drive. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019908 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A MULTI-VIEW 3D IMAGE - An apparatus for displaying a 3-dimensional (3D) image, which is capable of providing a super multi-view, is provided. The apparatus includes: at least one image projector for projecting light including an image; an active optical element for adjusting a path of at least one light within a range of a predetermined angle; and a relay optical system for transmitting the at least one light to a pupil of a viewer. The apparatus provides a plurality of images in different views to the pupil using a time division method, by using the active optical element for adjusting the path of the at least one light. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019793 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE EXPOSURE HEAD AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to example embodiments, a method of operating an exposure apparatus including a stage having a plurality of beam measurement devices, and an exposure head unit having a first set of exposure heads and a second set of exposure heads includes measuring a position of a first exposure head of the first set of exposure heads by moving the stage to coincide a first beam measurement device of the plurality of beam measurement devices with the first exposure head, setting the measured position of the first exposure head as a reference position, and measuring positions of the second set of exposure heads with respect to the reference position. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019745 | OPTICAL PLATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL PLATE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In the optical plate and a method of manufacturing the optical plate, a display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the display apparatus, an optical plate is formed on a polarizing plate transmitting polarized light of incident light, and includes a phase delaying layer having first and second patterns. The first pattern delays a phase of the polarized light by 3π/4 and the second pattern delays the phase of the polarized light by π/4. Accordingly, a process of manufacturing the display apparatus may be simplified, and a thickness of the display apparatus may be decreased. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019666 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a display to display a picture; a signal processor to format a video signal to be output to the display; and a controller to output a control signal to the signal processor on the basis of a picture display state controlled through a control screen; wherein the picture display state is set by a user through the control screen, which is displayed concurrently with a plurality of reference screens displaying different values of the picture display state. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019631 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING 3D CONTENT - A method and apparatus for displaying an alternative object while reproducing three-dimensional (3D) content. The method includes reproducing the 3D content; during the reproducing of the 3D content, detecting an interrupt signal; determining a maximum depth value of the 3D content in response to detecting of the interrupt signal; adjusting a depth value of the 3D content according to the maximum depth value; and controlling a 3D content reproducing apparatus to display the alternative object corresponding to the interrupt signal, wherein the alternative object overlaps the 3D content of which the depth value is adjusted. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019617 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSION IMAGE DATA IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method process a stereoscopic image. More particularly, an apparatus and a method improve compression performance of stereoscopic image data in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a camera unit including at least two camera modules spaced about a certain distance apart. The camera unit is configured to obtain a first image and a second image to be used to constitute stereoscopic image data. The apparatus further includes a three-dimensional (3D) data generation unit configured to change a compression ratio of the first image and the second image obtained by the camera unit. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019562 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE - A device and method for providing a user interface using information are provided. The device includes a display unit, a sensor and a controller. The display unit displays at least one graphic user interface (GUI). The sensor generates a sensor signal according to a user's finger touch input. The controller receives the sensor signal from the sensor, identifies a touch area and an adjacent area based on the received sensor signal, generates touch finger shape-based information according to the identified touch area and the identified adjacent area, and controls the display unit to display the GUI according to the generated finger shape-based information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019558 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY SERVICE USING SOUND - An apparatus and method for providing an AR service using a sound. When a user starts an AR service providing function in a mobile communication terminal, a sound signal is received, whether the sound signal is carrying additional information is determined by analyzing the sound signal, if the additional information is carried on the sound signal, the additional information is extracted, data associated with the extracted additional information is acquired, and the AR service is provided using the acquired data. Accordingly, various kinds of additional information may be provided, and the AR service may be provided. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019544 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus is provided that includes a main memory; at least one sub-memory that stores data, a cache memory that temporarily stores data, and controller that controls whether to temporarily store the data in the cache memory selectively with respect to each of the at least one sub-memory. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019526 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND REPRODUCING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENTS IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus produce and reproduce Augmented Reality (AR) contents in a mobile terminal. In the method, contents are produced. An image including an object corresponding to the contents is recognized. Recognition information for the object corresponding to the contents is obtained based on a recognition result. AR contents including the contents and the recognition information are generated. Therefore, AR contents for an input image may be easily produced and reproduced, and the AR contents may be used as independent multimedia contents, not an auxiliary means of other contents. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019518 | Rendering system and method based on weighted value of sub-pixel region - A rendering system and method based on a weighted value of a sub-pixel region are provided. The rendering system may change a pixel value of a single sub-pixel using pixel values of sub-pixels that represent, as respective central viewpoints, a plurality of viewpoints represented by the single sub-pixel based on an inclined lens, and may perform rendering using the changed pixel value. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019516 | MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING COLOR CONSISTENT SELECTIVE SUB-PIXEL RENDERING - A multi-view display system and method using color consistent selective sub-pixel rendering are provided. The multi-view display system may determine a pixel value based on a contribution level of a viewpoint varying based on a viewing position. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019459 | INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method includes: receiving a user's input through a touch area of the input device; and recognizing the user's touch input to the touch area through a recognition area of the input device corresponding to the touch area and changing and assigning a range of the recognition area corresponding to the touch area according to a predetermined standard. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019318 | VARIABLE RESISTER HAVING RESISTANCE VARYING GEOMETRICALLY RATIO AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an analog amplifier for amplifying an analog signal and an analog filter, and in particular, an apparatus and method for controlling gain and cutoff frequency of the variable gain amplifier and the variable cutoff frequency filter that is capable of changing the gain and cutoff frequency. The variable resister includes a plurality of resister segments in the variable resister and, when a plurality of resistance candidates for the variable resister are arranged in order of size, the resistance candidates form a geometric series. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019315 | BIO MATERIAL RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING THE SAME - A bio material receiving device includes a thin film transistor (“TFT”) including a drain electrode, and a nano well accommodating a bio material. The drain electrode includes the nano well. The TFT may be a bottom gate TFT or a top gate TFT. A nano well array may include a plurality of bio material receiving devices. In a method of operating the bio material receiving device, each of the bio material receiving devices may be individually selected in the nano well array. When the bio material is accommodated in the selected bio material receiving device, a voltage is applied so that another bio material is not accommodated. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019197 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CHARGE A BATTERY - An apparatus and a method to charge a battery, the battery charging apparatus including: a battery unit which is chargeable; a battery charging unit which charges the battery unit; and a controller which adjusts a preset charge voltage of the battery unit based on a charge allowance capacity of the battery unit to have a predetermined value, and controls the battery charging unit to output the adjusted charge voltage and to charge the battery unit. Accordingly, the apparatus and method are capable of charging a battery based on a charge allowance capacity decreased owing to deterioration of the battery to safely use the battery and to extend a life of the battery. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING BATTERY USING SOLAR BATTERY - A method and an apparatus for charging a battery using a solar cell are provided. The method includes detecting an output state of the solar cell, searching a mapped charging current amount corresponding to the detected output state of the solar cell, setting a charging current amount of a charging unit for charging the battery based on the found charging current amount, and charging the battery with the set charging current amount. The method may maximize charging efficiency of a battery using the solar cell. Furthermore, the method may prevent output power consumption of a solar cell. Accordingly, the method may improve charging efficiency in comparison with a portable terminal of the related art in the same condition to shorten a charging time. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019069 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A computer system includes multiple ports to which at least one external device is connected and which are connectable to multiple power supplying lines branched from a power supplying line for supplying electric power to the at least one external device; a switching unit which controls connections between the power supplying lines and the ports; and a controller which controls the switching unit so that two or more power supplying lines among the power supplying lines are connected to a first port, to which one of the at least one external device is connected, among the ports. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018871 | STACK PACKAGE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - A stack package usable in a three-dimensional (3D) system-in-package (SIP) includes a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, and a supporter. The first semiconductor chip includes a through silicon via (TSV), and the second semiconductor chip is stacked on the first semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip through the TSV of the first semiconductor chip. The supporter is attached onto the first semiconductor chip so as to be spaced apart from an edge of the second semiconductor chip. | 01-26-2012 |
