| Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. Patent applications |
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| 20120127502 | Method of performing operations in image forming apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming system for performing the method - A method of performing operations in an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus and an image forming system for performing the method. The method includes: determining whether a user selects an input button for performing a predetermined operation on image data obtained by capturing from a host device connected to the image forming apparatus; if it is determined that the input button is selected, determining a current operation mode of the image forming apparatus from among the plurality of operation modes; and performing an operation, which was previously set in correspondence to the operation mode, on the image data, according to a result of the determining. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120112485 | ROBOT HAND - A robot hand including a frame, a link member moving relative to the frame, a joint unit provided between the frame and the link member, a drive unit supplying power to the joint unit so as to rotate the link member, and a backlash removal unit supplying constant torque to the joint unit, even if a relative position of the link member to the frame is changed as the link member is rotated. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120087692 | Surface heating type heating unit for fixing device, and fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same - A surface heating type heating unit for a fixing device, and a fixing device and an image forming apparatus including the same. The surface heating type heating unit includes a planar heating element on an outer circumferential surface of a supporter having cylindrical shape, a power feeding terminal at each end of the supporter, and a connector disposed between the planar heating element and the power feeding terminal. The connector is formed on a first region on the power feeding terminal, and includes an adhesive material for adhering the planar heating element and the power feeding terminal, and a conductive material formed on a second region of the power feeding terminal excluding the first region. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20110223876 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL ANTENNA MAPPING IN MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for mapping virtual antennas and physical antennas in a wireless communication system. The method for mapping the virtual antennas and the physical antennas includes generating at least two virtual antenna signals for at least two virtual antennas. The method also includes generating at least two physical antenna signals by applying a corresponding matrix, which maps the at least two virtual antennas and the at least two physical antennas in many-to-many relation, to the at least two virtual antenna signals. The method further includes transmitting the at least two physical antenna signals over respective physical antennas. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110216168 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING COMMON ANGLE OF VIEW DISPLAY FUNCTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR RECORDING THE METHOD - A digital photographing apparatus includes a plurality of image pickup units that capture a plurality of images, a first image processing unit that generates a single input image from the plurality of images, a second image processing unit that generates a display image comprising common angle of view information in which the angle of view information of each of the plurality of image pickup units with respect to the single input image overlap, and a display unit that displays the display image. Each of the plurality of images shows a different parallax with respect to a subject, and each of the plurality of image pickup units have angle of view information. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110188137 | LENS BARREL AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INLCUDING THE SAME - A lens barrel and a photographing apparatus including the lens barrel include a clutch assembly disposed on a plane orthogonal to an optical axis between a manual adjustment ring and a distance adjustment ring. The clutch assembly rotates on a fixing part of the lens barrel and includes first, second, and third clutch wheels and one or more rollers, wherein the first clutch wheel includes an operator disposed on an end thereof and that receives a rotation force of the manual adjustment ring, the second clutch wheel is disposed on an inner surface of the first clutch wheel, the third clutch wheel is disposed on an inner surface of the second clutch wheel and fixed to the distance adjustment ring, and the rollers are radially disposed with respect to the optical axis and comprise surfaces contacting the operator and other surfaces contacting an outer surface of the third clutch wheel, wherein the first and second clutch wheels are elastically fixed to each other by first elastic members, a second elastic member is disposed between the second clutch wheel and the fixing part, and a third elastic member is disposed at both ends of the second clutch wheel, supports ends of circumferential surfaces of the rollers, and controls positions of the rollers. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110081935 | LTE-A SYSTEM AND UPLINK POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An LTE-A system and power control method for controlling cell interference based on codeword-specific transmission power adjustment with a transmission power control offset parameter. The method includes transmitting a parameter K | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110069900 | Random access image encoding system and method - An image encoding system and method for performing random access may be provided. The image encoding system may perform intra prediction based on a processing unit, and code a pixel using a result of the intra prediction. Also, the image encoding system may generate a bitstream with respect to an input image using a Fixed Length Code (FLC). Coding may be performed based on the processing unit, and thus random access may be performed based on the processing unit. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20100323744 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING UPLINK TRANSMISSION POWER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system are provided for controlling uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system. At least one of a plurality of downlink carriers and a plurality of uplink carriers are aggregated, and the plurality of downlink carriers and the plurality of uplink carriers are mapped between a User Equipment (UE) and a network in the wireless communication system. A message relating to uplink carrier transmission power is received at the UE from the network via a downlink carrier. Uplink transmission power of one or more uplink carriers is controlled in accordance with the message and aggregation and mapping of at least one of the downlink carrier and the one or more uplink carriers. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100138484 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SESSION FOR INTERWORKING IN CONVERGED IP MESSAGING SERVICE - Disclosed is a session control method in a Converged Internet Protocol (IP) Messaging (CPM) server for supporting a CPM session between a first client subscribing to a CPM service and a second client not subscribing to the CPM service, the session control method includes, after the CPM session is initiated between the first and second clients through the CPM server and an Interworking Function (IWF), receiving a session modification request message including specific media from the first client; sending the session modification request message including the specific media to the IWF through the initiated CPM session; and receiving a response message from the IWF, the response message including a reason for a rejection of the session modification request message including the specific media. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100115027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN REMOTE USER INTERFACE SERVICE - A method is provided for controlling access to a resource of a Remote User Interface (RUI) server in an RUI client of an RUI system. The method includes sending a request for an RUI page for controlling the resource to the RUI server and receiving the RUI page, generating a connection to a Mutual Exclusion (MUTEX) of the RUI server, which corresponds to the resource, using the received RUT page, and sending a request for MUTEX locking for restricting access to the resource to the RUI server. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100064227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A HOME NETWORK AUTO-TREE BUILDER - A method and system is provided for detecting, commanding and controlling diverse home devices currently connected to a home network. An interface is provided for accessing the home devices that are currently connected to a home network. According to the method, a device link file is generated, wherein the device link file identifies home devices that are currently connected to the home network. A device link page is created, wherein the device link page contains a device button that is associated with each home device that is identified in the device link file. A hyper-text link is associated with each device button, wherein the hyper-text link provides a link to an HTML page that is contained on the home device that is associated with the device button, and the device link page is displayed on a browser based home device. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100056116 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION COLLECTED BY PORTABLE TERMINALS - A method and system for displaying information collected by a portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal collects a variety of information according to the use of a message transmission/reception function, a call function, and a camera function, and displays it on a map information image. The portable terminal collects activity information and environmental information, determines an external environment and a type of movement of the portable terminal, and displays them together with an icon or image according to the message transmission/reception function, the call function, and the camera function. The environmental information may also be displayed as a background image when sending or receiving calls. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100054130 | Data Flow Management Device Transmitting a Plurality of Data Flows - Provided is a data flow management device managing a plurality of data flows. The data flow management device transmits data flows received from a plurality of sources to be transmitted to a plurality of destinations. The data flow management device includes a plurality of buffers outputting data flows received from the sources; and a transmitting unit transmitting the data flows output from the buffers to the destinations. The buffers do not output at a same time any two data flows received from two different sources to be transmitted to a same destination. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100023854 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING A WEB PAGE - Provided are a method and an apparatus for reconstructing a web page by using a web redefinition document. The method includes receiving an external web document and a web redefining document generated by a user, ‘determining whether attributes of an element in the web document are defined in the web redefining document, deciding on attributes of the element based on the determination, and constructing a web page by using the decided on attributes of the element. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RICH MEDIA SERVICE - A method is provided for providing a received rich media service by a terminal. The method includes receiving and decoding service content, searching for reference information using representation information of the reference information in the received service content, and composing the received service content in a form that can be provided to a user, using the searched reference information. The composed service content is then output to the user through a user interface. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100008299 | IP CONVERGED MOBILE ACCESS GATEWAY FOR 3G MOBILE SERVICE AND SERVICE METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are an Internet protocol (IP) converged mobile access gateway for a 3rd generation (3G) mobile service and a service method using the same. The IP converged mobile access gateway including: an access controller adapted to exchange a control signal with the base station and perform mobility control for the terminal and session control for a service request; a transport controller adapted to perform routing database information management and routing protocol processing for packet routing; and a transport executor adapted to set a tunnel with the base station for user data transmission according to control information sent from the access controller, configure a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) for a logical connection with the terminal, and interwork with the transport controller to perform packet routing and forwarding. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100007837 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate includes a substrate, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines, and the data lines extend in a direction crossing the gate lines. The switching element is connected to the gate lines and data lines. The pixel electrode is arranged in a pixel area which is defined on the substrate, and is connected to an output electrode of the switching element. The common electrode corresponds to the pixel area and is insulated from the pixel electrode, and the common electrode has at least one first slit corresponding to the data line. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090284653 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING TRANSMITTER, DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER, AND METHODS THEREOF - A digital broadcasting transmitter, digital broadcasting transmission method, digital broadcasting receiver, and digital broadcasting reception method are provided. The digital broadcasting transmitter includes: an input unit to receive corresponding audio data and video data; and a signal processing unit to individually construct a first type stream having the audio and the video data, and a second type stream having the audio data different in broadcast time from the audio and the video data in the first type stream, and to output the first type stream and the second type stream. Therefore, it is possible to reduce user inconvenience caused by a broadcast being disconnected. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090268090 | STORAGE MEDIUM INCLUDING TEXT-BASED CAPTION INFORMATION, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A storage medium including moving picture data and subtitle data to be output as a graphic overlapping an image based on the moving picture data, wherein the subtitle data includes text data to generate pixel data converted into a bitmap image, and control information to control the pixel data to be output in real time, and a reproducing apparatus and reproducing method using the storage medium. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090230994 | DOMINO LOGIC CIRCUIT AND PIPELINED DOMINO LOGIC CIRCUIT - A domino logic circuit includes an input circuit and an output circuit. The input circuit precharges a dynamic node at a first phase of a clock signal. The input circuit determines a logic level of the dynamic node by performing a logic evaluation of input data at a second phase of the clock signal. The output circuit is coupled between an output node and the dynamic node. The output circuit determines a logic level of the output node in response to the clock signal and the logic level of the dynamic node. The output circuit maintains the logic level of the output node while the logic evaluation is performed. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090220077 | UNIT USING OPERATING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A chip mountable on a customer replaceable unit monitoring memory (CRUM) unit used in an image forming job includes a central processing unit (CPU) with an operating system (OS) thereof, which is separate from an OS of the image forming apparatus, to perform at least one of authentication and cryptographic data communication with a main body of an image forming apparatus by executing one cryptographic algorithm corresponding to a set state from among a plurality of pre-provided cryptographic algorithms, using the OS thereof. The security of a unit on which the chip is mounted can thereby be reinforced and random changes of data of the unit can be prevented. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090186615 | Apparatus and method for terminal handover between systems using different frequency allocations - An apparatus and a method for a terminal handover between systems using different Frequency Allocations (FAs) are provided. The method includes broadcasting an indication signal to inform of existence of the terminal in a coverage of a macro base station to which an indoor base station is registered; and when receiving a handover command message of the indoor base station, from the macro base station, performing a handover procedure to the indoor base station. The base station can efficiently utilize the control channel resource and the user terminal needs not to conduct the unnecessary scanning procedure. Thus, the time and the power required for the scanning can be spared. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090185567 | Apparatus and method for managing connection identifier in a communication system - An apparatus and method for managing a Connection IDentifier (CID) in a communication system are provided. The method includes mapping a different index to at least one CID allocated by a base station (BS) and, if simultaneously transmitting packets for at least two CIDs, indexing a CID for packet transport by an index mapped to each CID and simultaneously transmitting packets for at least two CIDs. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090141247 | HEAT SINK AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING IMAGE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a heat sink for cooling a light source unit, particularly laser light sources, and an apparatus for projecting an image having the same. The heat sink includes a heat dissipation unit for cooling a light source unit, and the heat dissipation unit includes a duct part for forming a space, into which the heat of the light source unit is discharged, and guiding air, and heat dissipation fins formed integrally with the duct part. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090117348 | COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING BOARD AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE SAME - Compositions for producing a board and a printed circuit board produced using the composition are provided. The compositions can be used for the production of a variety of printed circuit boards. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090111525 | MINI BASE STATION CONNECTABLE WITH INTERNET AND TERMINAL - A mini base station connectable with the Internet including a frequency recognition unit to recognize a frequency band of an external signal transmitted from a cellular base station; and an operation frequency determination unit to determine an operation frequency band according to interference generated with the cellular base station based on the recognized frequency band of the external signal. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090097056 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming method to be used with an image forming apparatus includes receiving a command to perform a direct printing operation with respect to a document; determining whether a direct printing standard, which is used to perform the direct printing operation with respect to the document, is satisfied, and displaying a message enabling a user to select whether to perform the direct printing operation if the direct printing standard is not satisfied. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090073942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE DISCOVERY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK OF DEVICES HAVING DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS - A system and method for wireless communication are disclosed. One aspect of the system includes a plurality of wireless devices forming a wireless network. The plurality of wireless devices are configured to wirelessly communicate with one another. Each of the wireless devices includes a device table including a list of one or more of the wireless devices and the directions of the one or more of the wireless devices with respect to the wireless device including the device table. In the wireless system, any one of the plurality of wireless devices is configured to perform device discovery directly with a new wireless device entering the wireless network. The one wireless device is further configured to update the device table therein and to transmit the updated device table to other wireless devices in the wireless network. Other devices in the wireless system can update their device tables, based at least partly on the updated device table without performing device discovery directly with the new wireless device. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090052356 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING ACK/NACK INFORMATION IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM BASED ON TIME DIVISION DUPLEXING - A method is provided for transmitting control information by a Base Station (BS) in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD)-based Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) system. The method includes determining a TDD ratio value; when a value obtained by dividing a number of consecutive Forward-Link (FL) time slots of a predetermined time interval by a number of consecutive Reverse-Link (RL) time slots is not a positive integer, grouping Mobile Stations (MSs) into multiple groups and generating group index information; and transmitting, to the MSs, control information including the TDD ratio value and the group index information. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090049246 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CACHING FRAME - An apparatus and method of caching a frame is provided. The method of caching a frame includes receiving information on a frame to be cached from a main storage unit, setting an initial value of a specified mode using the received information, and caching the frame from the main storage unit using the specified mode. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090044002 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND BOOTING METHOD THEREOF - A computer system, including a data storage unit which stores first operating system data of the computer system therein; a main memory to which the first operating system data is copied; a data transmission unit which transmits data between the data storage unit and the main memory; and a controller which performs a power-on self test (POST) of the computer system, and controls the data transmission unit to copy the first operating system data stored in the data storage unit to the main memory during the POST. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090041497 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLEANING DEVICE THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a cleaning device capable of conveniently cleaning inner components without an additional driving source. The image forming apparatus includes a main body having a main body frame and a moving part provided movably relative to the main body frame, and a compressed air supply unit to compress air by interlocking with movement of the moving part and supply the compressed air to a laser scanning device to clean the laser scanning device. The moving part may be a cover hingedly coupled to the main body frame to open and shield a portion of the main body, or a paper feeding cassette removably mounted to the main body frame. The compressed air supply unit includes a cylinder coupled to the main body frame, and a piston coupled to the moving part. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090016179 | NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL DISK APPARATUS AND FOCUS PULL-IN METHOD - A near-field optical disk apparatus, which can perform stable focus pull-in even when overshoot occurs, and a focus pull-in method, of which the method includes: raising an actuator, and monitoring and determining whether light focused on a disk is near-field light; holding or storing a driving voltage of the actuator if the light focused on the disk is the near-field light; raising the actuator, and determining a maximum driving voltage of the actuator; and performing focus pull-in while lowering the actuator in an interval where a driving voltage of the actuator is between the maximum driving voltage and the held or stored driving voltage. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090010745 | TRANSFERRING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transferring unit of an image forming apparatus that includes: a contacted member; a rotating body that contacts and is spaced away from the contacted member; a rotating body transporting member where a supporting part to rotatably support the rotating body, a contacting external force receiving part to receive a contacting external force that contacts the rotating body with the contacted member, and a spacing external force receiving part to receive a spacing external force that spaces the rotating body away from the contacted member are formed in a single body; and a driver that drives the rotating body transporting member. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090003846 | HOST APPARATUS CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD THEREOF - A host apparatus which is connected to an image forming apparatus, the host apparatus includes an image processor to process an image with respect to a printing data, and a controller to check a preset common printing property for two or more printing data, to set a common printing property to be applied for the two or more selected printing data and to control the image processor to process the image with respect to the selected printing data and to transmit the set common printing property with the selected printing data to the image forming apparatus. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080305376 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are an electrode for a fuel cell and a fuel cell employing the electrode, the electrode comprising a catalyst layer including: a catalyst; a material having stronger binding force to anions than the catalyst; and a binder. According to the electrolyte for a fuel cell, electrochemical surface area of the catalyst is maximized, and thus efficiencies in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) of the catalyst are improved. Thus, a fuel cell having improved power generation efficiency may be prepared by employing the electrode. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080270537 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND REPLY METHOD THEREOF - A communication system and a reply method thereof that enable various types of replies to be attached to a user's article posted on a web page is provided, whereby a user can easily check the user's article having a reply posted on the web page. The method includes posting a user's article of a user page on a web page, connecting to the web page and attaching a reply to the posted user's article, and displaying the user's article having the reply on the user page when a request for displaying the user's article on the user page is received. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080268871 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICES IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system for providing LBS in a mobile communication system. An AAA server manages information on an anchor authenticator (AA) of an ASN GW. Upon receipt of a location information service request message from an LBS client, a location information server receives routing information for routing to an AA of an associated mobile station from the AAA server, and transmits a request for location information of the mobile station to the ASN GW. Upon receipt of the location information request from the location information server, a location information controller performs a location estimation procedure between the mobile station and an interconnected base station when the mobile station is in the idle mode, and upon receipt of location information from the base station, transmits the received location information to the location information server. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080218936 | Analog capacitor - Analog capacitors, and methods of fabricating the same, include a lower electrode having a lower conductive layer, a capacitor dielectric layer on the lower conductive layer, and an upper electrode on the capacitor dielectric layer to be opposite to the lower electrode, wherein the upper electrode includes at least an upper conductive layer in contact with the capacitor dielectric layer, wherein the upper conductive layer has a resistivity higher than that of the lower conductive layer. | 09-11-2008 |
