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20120173311 | AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE FOR PROVIDING SERVICE USING TWO-DIMENSIONAL BARCODE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE - An automatic teller machine (ATM) providing a service using a two-dimensional (2D) barcode and an operation method thereof may be provided. The ATM may include a scanning unit to scan a 2D barcode from a mobile terminal in response to a request for a transaction request, and a processor to determine a requested financial transaction from the scanned 2D barcode, and to provide a display unit with a service screen supporting the determined financial transaction. | 07-05-2012 |
20130030999 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING DENOMINATIONS IN AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - A method of selecting denominations in an automated teller machine (ATM) may be provided. The method may include receiving a request for withdrawal from a user, displaying, on a touch screen, symbols corresponding to a plurality of denominations including a first denomination and a second denomination that constitute a withdrawal amount of the user, and a number of banknotes of each of the plurality of denominations, in response to the reception of the request, sensing a touch-based movement gesture from the first denomination to the second denomination, updating a number of banknotes of the first denomination and a number of banknotes of the second denomination, in response to the sensing of the touch-based movement gesture, and displaying, on the touch screen, the updated number of banknotes of the first denomination and the updated number of banknotes of the second denomination along with the symbols corresponding to the plurality of denominations. | 01-31-2013 |
20130091464 | TILTING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE - A tilting control method for an automatic teller machine (ATM) is disclosed. In particular, according to exemplary embodiments, various types of people operating the ATM may be considered. According to exemplary embodiments, both hardware tilting and software tilting may be executed by mechanically or programmably tilting a display by the operation of a user on the ATM. | 04-11-2013 |
20140118466 | METHOD OF PROVIDING REMOTE FINANCIAL SERVICE USING REMOTE VIDEO BANKING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a method of providing a remote financial service using a remote video banking machine, and more particularly, to a method of providing a remote financial service using a remote video banking machine that has a document processing module and a video consultation supporting module integrally incorporated into a banking machine, so as to perform a financial transaction, wherein respective procedures for a financial transaction of a customer is guided through a screen of a display, and at the same time, if necessary, remote video face-to-face consultation with an officer is supported, and various certificate documents related to the financial transaction can be directly submitted from a remote position through the document processing module during the financial transaction, so that the customer can remotely and easily perform complicated financial transactions, such as deposit and withdrawal as well as a new account opening or a loan, through an informal branch provided with the remote video banking machine without separately visiting a bank branch. | 05-01-2014 |
20140337213 | AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE ENABLING VIDEO CONSULTATION WITH CONSULTANT DURING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSACTION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an automated teller machine (ATM) which includes a financial transaction input unit to receive input of a financial transaction request, a first communication unit to communicate with a first server to process at least part of a plurality of steps corresponding to the financial transaction request, a consulting service input unit to receive input of a request for a consulting service associated with the financial transaction request in the plurality of steps, an identification unit to identify a step in which the request for the consulting service is input in response to the consulting service request among the steps, a generation unit to generate financial transaction information corresponding to the identified step, and a second communication unit to request a consulting service associated with the identified step to a second server based on the financial transaction information. | 11-13-2014 |
20150066761 | SELF-SERVICE MACHINE AND OPERATING METHOD OF SELF-SERVICE MACHINE - Provided is a self-service machine and operating method of the self-service machine, the self-service machine including a communication unit to receive, from a video communication server, video information on an agent terminal to be connected, in response to a video advice request, and a display unit to provide an interface including a video area in a first area divided on a screen, and display the video information executed by video communication software through the video area. | 03-05-2015 |
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20130078964 | METHOD OF FORWARDING COMMUNICATION SERVICE BASED ON VEHICLE AND SYSTEM THEREOF, AND TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of forwarding a communication service based on a vehicle is provided. The method includes registering a portable terminal located in the vehicle in a vehicle electronic system; and forwarding a received communication service connection request message to another terminal, when a communication service connection request message is transmitted to a registered portable terminal. | 03-28-2013 |
20130179068 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND NAVIGATION METHOD THEREOF - A navigation system and method includes when a navigation function is selected, inputting destination and receiver information, displaying a navigation screen to guide a user to the destination using the input information, and when a predetermined message sending condition is satisfied while operating a vehicle to the destination, sending a message to be forwarded to the receiver information. Accordingly, a user sends a desired message without manipulating a user terminal apparatus separately while operating a vehicle. | 07-11-2013 |
20130325332 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE PROVIDING SERVICE BASED ON PERSONAL INFORMATION AND METHODS THEREOF - A service providing method of a user terminal device connected to a display apparatus mounted on a moving means includes displaying a stored contact list and guiding one or more routes which displays a route guide screen to selected address information by utilizing a display apparatus if the address information is selected from personal information recorded on the displayed contact list. Accordingly, various services can be provided based on the personal information. | 12-05-2013 |
20130331147 | SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM INCLUDING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE USING THE SAME - A display device provided to a vehicle includes a communication unit which communicates with a mobile device, a control unit which acquires a keyword in a call conversation if the mobile device makes a call, and a display unit which displays additional information corresponding to the keyword. Accordingly, the display device can provide the user with services corresponding to keywords of the call conversation with convenience. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332074 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SETTING UP DESTINATION AND PROVIDING INFOMATION - A terminal apparatus, a method and a system for setting up a destination and providing information are provided, in which the terminal apparatus includes a communicator which is configured to communicate with other terminal apparatuses, an input unit which is configured to receive a user command, a display which is configured to display a list including at least one item which corresponds to at least one of the other terminal apparatuses, and a controller which is configured to control the communicator to transmit destination information to a first terminal apparatus which corresponds to a selected item that is selected from among the at least one item included in the displayed list via the input unit. Accordingly, a user is provided with routes to the destination, without having to input address or name of the intended destination on his own terminal apparatus. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332860 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, SERVER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a display, a user interface configured to receive a user command to set a specific place as a destination, and a controller configured to, when a user command is input, execute a path guidance function to reach the set destination and transmit a notification message regarding setting of the destination to at least one user related to the destination other than a user of the user terminal apparatus. | 12-12-2013 |
20140189528 | MESSAGE TRANSFER SYSTEM INCLUDING DISPLAY DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE AND MESSAGE TRANSFER METHOD THEREOF - A display device is provided, which includes a memory which stores a plurality of templates which are differently set according to kinds of messages, a detector which detects different pieces of status information, a display which displays a message transfer screen, a controller which automatically generates a message through combination of at least one of the plurality of templates and at least one of the different pieces of status information, which respectively correspond to a selected kind of message, when the kind of message to be transferred is selected on the message transfer screen, and a communicator which transfers the message to an external device. Accordingly, the display device can conveniently transfer the generated message. | 07-03-2014 |
20140297674 | TERMINAL APPARATUS MOUNTABLE IN VEHICLE, MOBILE DEVICE FOR WORKING WITH THE TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE THEREOF - A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes: a display; a communicator configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus which displays items classified into a plurality of groups in a form of a list; and when the mobile device is connected with the terminal apparatus for communication, a controller configured to hop over the groups of the items displayed on the terminal apparatus according to a touch manipulation which is performed on a screen of the display. Accordingly, the mobile device can provide various services by being interlocked with the terminal apparatus mounted in a vehicle. | 10-02-2014 |
20150089451 | USER TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A photographing device is provided, including a photographing unit, an image processor which separates an object from a first photographing image obtained by the photographing unit, a display which displays background live view on which the separated object is superimposed, and a controller which obtains a second photographing image corresponding to the background live view when a command to shoot a background is input, and generates a composite image by adding the separated object onto the second photographing image. Accordingly, a composite image may be easily generated. | 03-26-2015 |
20150133164 | SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE, SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM INCLUDING USER PROFILE SERVER, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD FOR SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE - A service providing device is disclosed. The service providing device mounted in a vehicle comprises: a communication unit for receiving a terminal signal from at least one terminal device; and a control unit which determines the distance to the terminal device from the received terminal signal, determines a user riding in the vehicle on the basis of the determined distance, and provides a preset service on the basis of the determined user and terminal information included in the terminal signal. Thus, the service providing device can provide a service suitable for the user riding in the vehicle. | 05-14-2015 |
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20150260787 | SYSTEM-ON-CHIP AND LOAD IMBALANCE DETECTING METHOD THEREOF - A system-on-Chip (SoC) and a load imbalance detecting method of the same are provided. The SoC includes at least one master, a plurality of slaves, an interconnect, a measurement block, a central controller. The interconnect is configured to connect the at least one master and each of the plurality of slaves. The measurement block is configured to connect each of the plurality of slaves and the interconnect using a channel and to measure a load of each of the plurality of slaves. The central controller is configured to measure a load imbalance among the plurality of channels using the measured load information. | 09-17-2015 |
20150339424 | COMPUTING SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A TRANSACTOR - A computing system includes a memory device into which a design file for a predetermined intellectual property (IP) and a transactor generating tool are loaded, and a processor configured to execute the transactor generating tool loaded into the memory device. The transactor generating tool executed by the processor extracts port information of the IP from the design file, and generates at least one transactor corresponding to the IP based on the port information. | 11-26-2015 |
20160077572 | SYSTEM ON CHIP (SOC), AND DYNAMIC VOLTAGE FREQUENCY SCALING (DVFS) VERIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - A dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) verification method of a system on chip according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosed subject matter includes extracting, by a DVFS state extraction module, a DVFS state conversion code from a code, analyzing the extracted DVFS state conversion code, and generating a DVFS state value according to a result of the analysis, generating, by a valid state extraction module, valid state values which satisfy an operation voltage condition and an operation frequency condition capable of operating the system on chip, and determining, by a stability determination module, stability of the DVFS state value according to whether or not the DVFS state value is equal to one of the valid state values. | 03-17-2016 |
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20110043504 | Display Apparatus and Method of Driving the Same - In a display apparatus and a method of driving the same, microshutters are successively arranged and each microshutter includes a plurality of sub-microshutters that are opened to transmit light or closed to block light in response to a voltage. The sub-microshutters are opened or closed during predetermined different time periods to display various gray scales. | 02-24-2011 |
20140300881 | DIGITAL EXPOSURE DEVICE USING GLV AND DIGITAL EXPOSURE DEVICE USING DMD - A digital exposure device including a GLV or a DMD. The digital exposure device also includes: a stage to support and move a substrate in a scan direction; an optical system disposed between the stage and the GLV or the DMD, to form a pattern on the substrate by modulating light received from the GLV or the DMD; and a control unit to control the a width of the pattern by a unit, the unit being obtained by dividing the width of the pattern by a natural number m, in the second direction. | 10-09-2014 |
20150015859 | DIGITAL EXPOSURE DEVICE USING DIGITAL MICRO-MIRROR DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a digital exposure device. The digital exposure device includes a stage mounted with a substrate on which a pattern is formed, a first light source, a first head, and a digital micro-mirror device control unit. The stage is configured to move in a scan direction. The first light source is configured to provide a first light. The first head is spaced apart from the stage in a first direction and is configured to receive the first light, to generate at least one spot beam by modulating the first light, and to project the at least one spot beam onto the substrate. The digital micro-mirror device control unit is configured to control an energy of the at least one spot beam generated from the first head to be inversely proportional to a size of the at least spot beam generated from the first head. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025665 | DIGITAL EXPOSURE DEVICE - A digital exposure device includes: a stage having a substrate seated thereon where a pattern is to be formed and moving in a scan direction; a data modification unit receiving design data and generating modified data by extending the design data; and a digital exposure unit receiving the design data and projecting a light controlled according to the design data on the substrate, wherein the modified data includes intermedial data corresponding to the size difference between an image of the design data and an image of the modified data and some of unit data forming the intermedial data are data obtained when unit data of the design data are shifted in any expansion direction. | 01-22-2015 |
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20130202206 | EXPOSURE MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON COMPOSITION FOR AUTOMATIC IMAGE CORRECTION - Provided is a composition-based exposure measuring method and apparatus for measuring an exposure degree of an object included in an image, including: receiving an input of the image; measuring an exposure amount of a pixel located in a region determined based on a composition, among pixels of the received image; and determining the exposure degree of the object based on the measured exposure amount. | 08-08-2013 |
20150281771 | CONTENT REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND CONTENT PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In at least one example embodiment, a content reproducing apparatus includes a display, a memory configured to store at least one program and a processor. The processor is configured to reproduce first moving image content of a plurality of moving image content selected by a user, on a first region of a screen of the display, according to a user input, display a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the plurality of moving image content, on a second region of the screen, buffer a second moving image content corresponding to one of the plurality of thumbnail images, the first moving image content being continuously reproduced while the second moving image content is being buffered, and reproduce the second moving image content instead of the first moving image content when the buffering of the second moving image content is completed. | 10-01-2015 |
20150288993 | SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MULTI-TRACK VIDEO CONTENTS - Methods and systems for providing multi-track video content includes, receiving a user request for multi-track video, the multi-track video including a plurality of videos, each of the plurality of videos corresponding to a track, each of the plurality of videos being divided into time-based video segments; requesting a first video of the plurality of videos, the first video corresponding to a first track of the multi-track video; receiving first video segments corresponding to the first video; sequentially transferring the first video segments to a player for displaying the sequentially transferred first video segments; receiving second video segments of a second video of the plurality of videos instead of receiving the first video segments, the second video segments corresponding to a second track of the multi-track video; and sequentially transferring the second video segments to the player for displaying the sequentially transferred second video segments. | 10-08-2015 |
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20110104941 | STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTING BETWEEN TWO DEVICES - A structure for electronically connecting between two devices is provided. The structure includes a mount structure capable of mounting a first device, and a connector maintaining electronic connection with a second device and being movable on the mount structure depending on a connection position with the mounted first device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110124379 | SPEAKER MODULE OF PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF EXECUTION OF SPEAKERPHONE MODE USING THE SAME - A speaker module of a portable terminal and a method of execution of a speakerphone mode using the same are provided. The speaker module includes a nondirectional microphone, a directional microphone, at least one speaker, and a controller. The nondirectional microphone is applied to one side of the portable terminal. The directional microphone is applied to another side of the portable terminal. The at least one speaker is installed in the same direction near the directional microphone. When the portable terminal is in a speakerphone mode, the controller controls to detect voice signal levels and/or frequency characteristics input to the two microphones, sets a transmission/reception mode of the portable terminal, and mute-processes a corresponding microphone. | 05-26-2011 |
20140129215 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING QUALITY OF SPEECH SIGNAL - An electronic device and a method for measuring quality of a voice signal are provided. The method includes generating a mask of an echo signal and a mask of a speech signal by comparing the echo signal and the speech signal included in an input sound with respective thresholds, calculating an estimation of the echo signal and an estimation of the speech signal, and measuring quality of the input speech signal by using each of the calculated estimation of the echo signal and the calculated estimation of the speech signal. | 05-08-2014 |
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20110220860 | Bipolar memory cells, memory devices including the same and methods of manufacturing and operating the same - Bipolar memory cells and a memory device including the same are provided, the bipolar memory cells include two bipolar memory layers having opposite programming directions. The two bipolar memory layers may be connected to each other via an intermediate electrode interposed therebetween. The two bipolar memory layers may have the same structure or opposite structures. | 09-15-2011 |
20110310652 | Variable resistance devices, semiconductor devices including the variable resistance devices, and methods of operating the semiconductor devices - Methods of operating semiconductor devices that include variable resistance devices, the methods including writing first data to a semiconductor device by applying a reset pulse voltage to the variable resistance device so that the variable resistance device is switched from a first resistance state to a second resistance state, and writing second data to the semiconductor device by applying a set pulse voltage to the variable resistance device so that the variable resistance device is switched from the second resistance state to the first resistance state to the second resistance state. The reset pulse voltage is higher than the set pulse voltage, and a resistance in the second resistance state is greater than in the first resistance state | 12-22-2011 |
20120018695 | Non-Volatile Memory Element And Memory Device Including The Same - Example embodiments, relate to a non-volatile memory element and a memory device including the same. The non-volatile memory element may include a memory layer having a multi-layered structure between two electrodes. The memory layer may include first and second material layers and may show a resistance change characteristic due to movement of ionic species therebetween. The first material layer may be an oxygen-supplying layer. The second material layer may be an oxide layer having a multi-trap level. | 01-26-2012 |
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 |
20120161821 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE VARIABLE RESISTANCE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of operating a semiconductor device that includes a variable resistance device, the method including applying a first voltage to the variable resistance device so as to change a resistance value of the variable resistance device from a first resistance value to a second resistance value that is different from the first resistance value; sensing first current flowing through the variable resistance device to which the first voltage is applied; determining whether the first current falls within a predetermined range of current; and if the first current does not fall within the first range of current, applying an additional first voltage that is equal to the first voltage to the variable resistance device. | 06-28-2012 |
20120230080 | Variable Resistance Device, Semiconductor Device Including The Variable Resistance Device, And Method Of Operating The Semiconductor Device - According to an example embodiment, a method of operating a semiconductor device includes applying a first voltage to the variable resistance device so as to change a resistance value of the variable resistance device from a first resistance value to a second resistance value that is different from the first resistance value, sensing first current flowing through the variable resistance device to which the first voltage is applied, determining a second voltage used to change the resistance value of the variable resistance device from the second resistance value to the first resistance value based on a distribution of the sensed first current, and applying the determined second voltage to the variable resistance device. | 09-13-2012 |
20120319076 | MULTI-BIT MEMORY ELEMENTS, MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one embodiment, the memory element may include a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, a memory layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an auxiliary layer between the memory layer and the second electrode. The auxiliary layer provides a multi-bit memory characteristic to the memory layer. | 12-20-2012 |
20130043451 | Nonvolatile Memory Elements And Memory Devices Including The Same - Nonvolatile memory elements and memory devices including the nonvolatile memory elements. A nonvolatile memory element may include a memory layer between two electrodes, and the memory layer may have a multi-layer structure. The memory layer may include a base layer and an ionic species exchange layer and may have a resistance change characteristic due to movement of ionic species between the base layer and the ionic species exchange layer. The ionic species exchange layer may have a multi-layer structure including at least two layers. The nonvolatile memory element may have a multi-bit memory characteristic due to the ionic species exchange layer having the multi-layer structure. The base layer may be an oxygen supplying layer, and the ionic species exchange layer may be an oxygen exchange layer. | 02-21-2013 |
20130051125 | METHOD OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VARIABLE RESISTANCE DEVICE - According to an example embodiment, a method of operating a semiconductor device having a variable resistance device includes: applying a first voltage to the variable resistance device to change a resistance value of the variable resistance device from a first resistance value to a second resistance value that is different from the first resistance value; sensing a first current flowing through the variable resistance device to which the first voltage is applied; determining a second voltage used for changing the variable resistance device from the second resistance value to the first resistance value, based on a dispersion of the sensed first current; and applying the determined second voltage to the variable resistance device. | 02-28-2013 |
20130051164 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF DRIVING THE SAME - A method of driving a nonvolatile memory device including applying a reset voltage to a unit memory cell, reading a reset current of the unit memory cell, confirming whether the reset current is within a first current range, if the reset current is not within the first current range, changing the reset voltage and applying a changed reset voltage or applying again the reset voltage to the unit memory cell after applying a set voltage to the unit memory cell, if the reset current is within the first current range, confirming whether a difference between the present reset current and an immediately previous set current is within a second current range, and, if the difference is not within the second current range, applying the reset voltage or applying again the reset voltage to the unit memory cell after applying a set voltage to the unit memory cell. | 02-28-2013 |
20130058153 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - In a method of operating a semiconductor device, a resistance value of a variable resistance element is changed from a first resistance value to a second resistance value by applying a first voltage to the variable resistance element; and a first current that flows through the variable resistance element is sensed. A second voltage for changing the resistance value of the variable resistance element from the second resistance value to the first resistance value is modulated based on a dispersion of the first current, and the first voltage is re-applied to the variable resistance element based on a dispersion of the first current. | 03-07-2013 |
20130121060 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ELEMENTS AND MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - Non-volatile memory elements, memory devices including the same, and methods for operating and manufacturing the same may include a memory layer between a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode. The memory layer may include a first material layer and a second material layer, and may have a resistance change characteristic due to movement of ionic species between the first material layer and the second material layer. At least the first material layer of the first and second material layers may be doped with a metal. | 05-16-2013 |
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20100058816 | Drum type washing machine - Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine including a body, a tub arranged in the body, and a drum rotatably installed in the tub, and an inner surface of a rear wall of the has a flat portion along a rotating direction of the drum. | 03-11-2010 |
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20110277513 | Washing machine having drying function and water filter thereof - A washing machine includes a main body, a drum disposed within the main body, an air supply duct disposed so as to be communicated with the drum, and supplying hot air to the inside of the drum, a first exhaust duct communicated with the drum so as to exhaust the hot air from the drum, a second exhaust duct to guide the hot air exhausted from the drum to the outside of the main body, a filter case provided with a hot air introduction hole connected to the first exhaust duct and a hot air exhaust hole connected to the second exhaust duct, a water storage chamber provided within the filter case, and a hot air flow chamber provided within the filter case and communicated with the water storage chamber. | 11-17-2011 |
20120144692 | DRYER - A dryer and a control method thereof, in which load of an object to be dried is detected using a sensor which has less risk of contamination and an anticipated drying time based on the detected load is accurately determined and displayed. The dryer includes a rotatable drum to accommodate the object, a front support installed at an entrance of the drum to support the drum, a rear support installed at an opposite side of the entrance of the drum to support the drum, an exhaust hole formed in the front support, through which interior air of the drum is discharged, and a humidity sensor installed to the front support at a position adjacent to the exhaust hole, the humidity sensor being located upstream of the exhaust hole in a rotating direction of the drum to detect humidity of the air to be introduced into the exhaust hole. | 06-14-2012 |
20130031798 | DRYING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A drying apparatus having a structure capable of improving condensation efficiency, and a washing machine having the same. The washing machine including a cabinet, a tub installed inside the cabinet, a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, a condenser duct configured to condense moisture in air introduced from the inside the drum, a drying duct configured to heat the air introduced from the condenser duct and supply the heated air to the inside the drum, and a condensation water storage unit formed at a circumference of the condenser duct to store condensation water that is used to condense the moisture in the air moving inside the condenser duct. | 02-07-2013 |
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20090101948 | CMOS image sensors having transparent transistors and methods of manufacturing the same - CMOS image sensors having transparent transistors and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The CMOS image sensors include a photodiode and at least one transistor formed on the photodiode. The image sensor may include a plurality of transistors wherein at least one of the plurality of transistors is a transparent transistor. | 04-23-2009 |
20090146198 | Photodiodes, image sensing devices and image sensors - Provided are photodiodes, image sensing devices and image sensors. An image sensing device includes a p-n junction photodiode having a metal pattern layer on an upper surface thereof. An image sensor includes the image sensing device and a micro-lens formed above the metal pattern layer. The metal pattern layer filters light having a first wavelength. | 06-11-2009 |
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20120154537 | IMAGE SENSORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - According to example embodiments, a method of operating a three-dimensional image sensor comprises measuring a distance of an object from the three-dimensional image sensor using light emitted by a light source module, and adjusting an emission angle of the light emitted by the light source module based on the measured distance. The three-dimensional image sensor includes the light source module. | 06-21-2012 |
20130123015 | IMAGE SENSOR, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF AND APPARATUSES INCUDING THE SAME - An operation method of an image sensor includes determining a distance between the image sensor and an object, and activating at least one of a color pixel, a depth pixel and a thermal pixel included in a pixel array of the image sensor based on a determined distance and a reference distance. | 05-16-2013 |
20140270632 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE PACKAGES INCLUDING OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Integrated circuit device packages including optical elements are provided. The integrated circuit device package may include an integrated circuit device and a conductive pad on a first surface of the integrated circuit device. The conductive pad may be electrically connected to the integrated circuit device and may be configured to transmit an electrical signal. The integrated circuit device package may also include an optical element in the integrated circuit device and the optical element may be configured to transmit an optical signal through a second surface of the integrated circuit device that is opposite the first surface of the integrated circuit device. | 09-18-2014 |
20160037094 | METHODS OF OPERATING IMAGE SENSORS - A method of operating a three-dimensional image sensor may include: obtaining position information of an object using light emitted by a light source module, the three-dimensional image sensor including the light source module having a light source and a lens; and adjusting a relative position of the light source to the lens based on the obtained position information of the object. A method of operating an image sensor may include: obtaining position information of an object using light emitted by a light source module, the image sensor including the light source module; and adjusting an emission angle of the light emitted by the light source module based on the obtained position information. | 02-04-2016 |