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20090165112 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USING CONTENT, CONTROLLING USE OF CONTENT IN CLUSTER, AND AUTHENTICATING AUTHORIZATION TO ACCESS CONTENT - Provided is a method of controlling use of content in a cluster by a source device, the method including receiving a request from a sync device to transmit content, authenticating an authorization of the sync device to access the content, and transmitting a stream of the content to the sync device. Thus, copyrights of content used by the source device or the sync device of the home network can be efficiently protected. | 06-25-2009 |
20110039472 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LAMP - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a lamp. The lamp is formed by arranging lamp electrodes in a lamp body provided therein with a discharge space and a fluorescent material. A first conductive layer is formed on a base conductor and a second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer by allowing the first conductive layer to react with a reaction solution including a solvent and metallic salt, thereby forming the lamp electrodes. | 02-17-2011 |
20110043609 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A 3D IMAGE - Provided are an apparatus and a method for processing a three dimensional image. The apparatus for processing the three dimensional image includes a lattice pattern projection unit configured to project a reference lattice pattern onto a photographic object; a photographing unit configured to generate an image information by photographing the photographic object onto which the reference lattice pattern is projected; a depth information extraction unit configured to extract a depth information of the photographic object based on comparison between the reference lattice pattern projected onto the photographic object and a modified lattice pattern included in the image information; and a left and right eye information generation unit configured to generate a left and right eye information in correspondence with the depth information, the left and right eye information containing a three dimensional information of the photographic object. | 02-24-2011 |
20120101508 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING/COMPENSATING MOVEMENT OF SURGICAL ROBOT - A movement compensating device of a surgical robot in which a surgical operation processing unit mounted with a surgical instrument is coupled to one end of a body section includes: an image information creating unit that creates image information corresponding to an image signal supplied from a camera unit; a recognition point information analyzing unit that creates analysis information on a distance and an angle between a recognition point recognized from image information pieces corresponding to a predetermined number of image frames and a predetermined reference point; a variation analyzing unit that creates variation information in distance and angle between two analysis information pieces continuously created; and a control command creating and outputting unit that creates and outputs a control command for adjusting the position of the surgical operation processing unit so that the variation in distance and angle included in the variation information be 0 (zero). | 04-26-2012 |
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20100182841 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A nonvolatile memory device includes a data latch unit configured to store data to be programmed into a memory cell or store data read from a memory cell, and page buffers each comprising a sense node discharge unit configured to selectively ground a sense node depending on data stored in the data latch unit and in response to a sense node discharge signal. | 07-22-2010 |
20110257661 | SURGICAL ROBOT FOR LIPOSUCTION - A liposuction surgical robot is disclosed. The liposuction surgical robot, which includes: a control unit, a robot arm driven by a particular control signal received from the control unit, a cannula mounted on the robot arm and extending in one direction, and a suction unit, which is formed on an end portion of the cannula and which is inserted into a surgical site to suction fat, allows the surgeon to perform liposuction surgery conveniently without exerting too much strength. Also, the liposuction operation can be performed with greater convenience, accuracy, and safety, by automatically controlling the surgical robot using a haptic sensor, angle sensor, etc., analyzing visual information obtained from a vision unit to automatically set surgery range, and by mounting an image-taking camera on a front end of the cannula and automatically controlling the operation of the suction unit by analyzing the obtained visual information. | 10-20-2011 |
20110267895 | METHOD OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes selecting one of a plurality of word lines, applying a program voltage, gradually dropping from a third level to a first level, to the selected word line, and discharging bit lines whenever a level of the program voltage is changed. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270084 | SURGICAL NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SAME - A surgical navigation apparatus and a method of operating the surgical navigation apparatus are disclosed. The surgical navigation apparatus includes: a first aligning unit configured to align a position of a patient with reference image data by using patient position data and the reference image data of the patient generated by image-taking before surgery; a second aligning unit configured to align the patient position data and comparative image data in real time, where the comparative image data is received from an image-taking unit; and an image processing unit configured to align the comparative image data and the reference image data in real time by using the patient position data. The surgical navigation apparatus can provide in real time images of the lesion taken during surgery, so that these images may be compared with those taken before surgery, to enable more accurate surgery and also provide greater convenience for the surgeon. | 11-03-2011 |
20110276058 | SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A master interface for a surgical robot, mounted on a master robot for controlling a slave robot, may include two or more robot arms each having a mounted surgical instrument. The master interface may include: a screen display unit configured to display an on-screen image corresponding to a picture signal inputted from a surgical endoscope; two or more arm manipulation units equipped for controlling the two or more robot arms, respectively; and a control unit configured to provide control such that the on-screen image is rotated or mirrored in a pre-designated direction according to a user manipulation, and configured to provide control such that control conditions for the robot arm are renewed to match the rotated or mirrored on-screen image. Thus, the display screen on a surgical monitor can be suitably controlled according to the intent of the surgeon, to remove the non-intuitiveness of a surgical procedure. | 11-10-2011 |
20110306986 | SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM USING AUGMENTED REALITY, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - Disclosed are a surgical robot system using augmented reality or history information and a control method thereof. A master interface for a surgical robot is provided, where the master interface is configured to be mounted on a master robot, which is configured to control a slave robot having a robot arm. The interface includes: a screen display unit configured to display an endoscope picture corresponding to a picture signal provided from a surgical endoscope; one or more arm manipulation unit for respectively controlling the robot arm; and an augmented reality implementer unit configured to generate virtual surgical tool information according to a user manipulation on the arm manipulation unit for displaying a virtual surgical tool through the screen display unit. This makes it possible to display an actual surgical tool and a virtual surgical tool together using augmented reality and thus enables surgery in a facilitated manner. | 12-15-2011 |
20130176794 | METHOD OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes applying a program pass voltage to unselected word lines, applying a program voltage of a third level to a selected word line in order to raise threshold voltages of third memory cells, decreasing a level of the program voltage from the third level to a second level and discharging channel regions of second cell strings including second memory cells in order to raise threshold voltages of second memory cells, and decreasing a level of the program voltage from the second level to a first level and discharging channel regions of first cell strings including first memory cells in order to raise threshold voltages of first memory cells. The cell strings are disconnected from a bit line while a voltage level of the unselected word lines rises to a level of the program pass voltage. | 07-11-2013 |
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20090097316 | FLASH MEMORY DEVICE - The flash memory device includes a block switch, first and second cell strings, first and second source lines, drain contacts, and first and second source contacts. The first cell string is connected to a first bit line and a second cell string is connected to a second bit line. The first and second cell strings each include a drain select transistor, a plurality of cell transistors, and a source select transistor connected in series. The drain contacts connect the first and second bit line to a semiconductor substrate. The first and second source contacts connect the first and second source lines to the semiconductor substrate. The first and second source lines in the same block are not adjacent and separated from each other by a predetermined interval. | 04-16-2009 |
20090201728 | Erase Method of Flash Memory Device - Erase and program methods of a flash memory device including MLCs for increasing the program speed are described. In the erase method, MLCs are pre-programmed so that a voltage range in which threshold voltages of MLCs are distributed can be reduced. Therefore, a fail occurrence ratio can be reduced when erasing MLCs, the threshold voltage distribution of MLCs can be improved and an overall program time can be shortened in a subsequent program operation. | 08-13-2009 |
20090207660 | PROGRAM METHOD OF FLASH MEMORY DEVICE - Erase and program methods of a flash memory device including MLCs for increasing the program speed are described. In the erase method, MLCs are pre-programmed so that a voltage range in which threshold voltages of MLCs are distributed can be reduced. Therefore, a fail occurrence ratio can be reduced when erasing MLCs, the threshold voltage distribution of MLCs can be improved and an overall program time can be shortened in a subsequent program operation. | 08-20-2009 |
20120218826 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND PROGRAM METHOD THEREOF - A non-volatile memory device and a program method thereof are disclosed. The non-volatile memory device includes a page buffer section connected to the bit lines further connected to memory cells and where the page buffer section is for controlling a potential of the bit lines in response to control signals, and a program controller configured to perform a comparison of a count of a number of program pulses provided to the memory cells with a target number by which a program pulse of the program pulses is to be provided and output the control signals in accordance with the comparison, wherein the target number is set in accordance with a threshold voltage value of the memory cells and a state to be programmed. | 08-30-2012 |
20150070987 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND PROGRAMMING METHOD THEREOF - A programming method of a semiconductor memory device includes, in an n-th program loop, applying a first program pulse to a first memory cell group, applying a second program pulse to a second memory cell group, and determining first fast cells and first slow cells in the first memory cell group, and in an n+1-th program loop, applying a third program pulse, which is increased by a step voltage from the first program pulse, to the first fast cells in the first memory cell group, and applying a fourth program pulse, which is increased by the step voltage from the second program pulse, to the first slow cells in the first memory cell group and the second memory cell group. | 03-12-2015 |
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20090184245 | ABSORBER WITH HOLE FOR METALLIC MAGNETIC CRYOGENIC DETECTOR AND ALIGNING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an absorber with a hole for a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector and an aligning method. More specifically, the present invention is to provide an absorber with a small hole as an aligning mark for a temperature sensor used in a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector. A temperature sensor is bonded on the small hole of the absorber punched by a laser. Using the hole as an aligning mark the temperature sensor can be accurately positioned on the pick-up coil of the measuring means. Thus, the aligning method provides a magnetic measurement with an ideal coupling between the sensor and the pick-up loop. It eventually presents a precise measurement of the energy spectrum absorbed in a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector. | 07-23-2009 |
20090185596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISOTOPE IDENTIFICATION AND RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA-EMITTING-RADIONUCLIDES USING A LOW TEMPERATURE DETECTOR - Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus to identify alpha-emitting radionuclides and to measure absolute alpha radioactivity using a low temperature detector. A 4π metallic absorber which encloses a radioactive material containing alpha-emitting radionuclides absorbs the total alpha decay energy in the form of thermal energy. The corresponding temperature changes are measured by a low temperature detector attached to the 4π absorber with high energy resolution. The identification of alpha-emitting radionuclides is declared by comparing the measured temperature signal with characteristic decay energy of radionuclides. The absolute amount of the radionuclides is determined by counting the number of the pulses for each of the identified nuclides. | 07-23-2009 |
20120072106 | LOCATION BASED SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INDOOR NAVIGATION - Embodiments for performing an indoor navigation are disclosed. The location based service system includes: a plurality of access points installed in an indoor environment and configured to send Wi-Fi signals including access point identification information; a mobile terminal configured to receive a Wi-Fi signal from at least one of the access points and form a first Wi-Fi fingerprint based on the received Wi-Fi signal; and a navigation service server configured to construct a plurality of Wi-Fi radio maps based on a plurality of second Wi-Fi fingerprints acquired at locations of the indoor environment, select a Wi-Fi radio map for estimating a location of the mobile terminal among the plurality of Wi-Fi radio maps, estimate the location the mobile terminal by using a second Wi-Fi fingerprint corresponding to the first Wi-Fi fingerprint based on the selected Wi-Fi radio map, and form location information including the estimated location. | 03-22-2012 |
20140303957 | AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an automatic translation and interpretation apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a speech input unit for receiving a speech signal in a first language. A text input unit receives text in the first language. A sentence recognition unit recognizes a sentence in the first language desired to be translated by extracting speech features from the speech signal received from the speech input unit or measuring a similarity of each word of the text received from the text input unit. A translation unit translates the recognized sentence in the first language into a sentence in a second language. A speech output unit outputs uttered sound of the translated sentence in the second language in speech. A text output unit converts the uttered sound of the translated sentence in the second language into text transcribed in the first language and outputs the text. | 10-09-2014 |
20150066472 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE PHONEME STRINGS FOR FOREIGN NOUN - A method for generating multiple phoneme for foreign proper nouns according to the present invention comprises: converting a second language proper noun uttered in a first language to a second language word using an automatic translator; generating second language phoneme strings corresponding to the second language word using a second language G2P; converting the second language phoneme strings to first language phoneme strings; generating first language phoneme strings corresponding to the second language proper noun uttered in the first language using a first language G2P; and generating a plurality of phoneme strings by using the first language phoneme strings obtained through the step of converting to the first language phoneme strings and the first language phoneme strings obtained through the step of generating the first language phoneme strings. | 03-05-2015 |