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20110162415 | WASHING-DRYING/DRYING MACHINE - A washing-drying/drying machine includes a tub mounted in a cabinet; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub for receiving laundry; a cooling water supply unit for supplying cooling water to condense moisture in air discharged from the drum; and a condensing plate mounted between the drum and an inner wall of the tub for receiving the cooling water to condense the moisture in the air. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167663 | WASHING-DRYING/DRYING MACHINE - A washing-drying/drying machine includes a tub mounted in a cabinet; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub for receiving laundry; a cooling water supply unit for supplying cooling water to condense moisture in air discharged from the drum; and a condensing plate mounted between the drum and an inner wall of the tub for receiving the cooling water to condense the moisture in the air. | 07-14-2011 |
20110214458 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub fixed in the cabinet, and a drum that performs a washing process. A motor rotates the drum, a supporting device that extends from a rotation shaft of the motor to the cabinet rotatably support the drum. A buffering-and-sealing device is provided at the rear side of the tub to buffer a space between the rotation shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub. A drying device extends from one side of the tub to the other side of the tub to circulate air in the drum and to dry laundry in the drum. Thus, the size of the washing machine is reduced, the washing capacity thereof is increased, and laundry is dried by the drying device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110214459 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub fixed in the cabinet, and a drum that performs a washing process. A motor rotates the drum, a supporting device that extends from a rotation shaft of the motor to the cabinet rotatably support the drum. A buffering-and-sealing device is provided at the rear side of the tub to buffer a space between the rotation shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub. A drying device extends from one side of the tub to the other side of the tub to circulate air in the drum and to dry laundry in the drum. Thus, the size of the washing machine is reduced, the washing capacity thereof is increased, and laundry is dried by the drying device. | 09-08-2011 |
20120011735 | DRYER - The present invention relates to a dryer ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120012135 | LAUNDRY MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a laundry machine, which allows a user to easily change an operating time so as to enable convenient use, and a control method of the laundry machine. The control method includes receiving an operation, which is to be performed for treating laundry, input by a user, receiving a time, which is required to complete the operation from a start time or re-start time of the operation, input by the user, and performing the operation according to the input time. | 01-19-2012 |
20120017381 | Laundry Treating Apparatus and Control Method of the Same - A laundry treating apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. A laundry treating apparatus includes a casing ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120019114 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed. A washing machine includes a cabinet defining an exterior appearance thereof and a detergent storage box detachably installed to the cabinet, the detergent box having transparent appearance for a user to identify the amount of detergent introduced into the washing machine. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036650 | LAUNDRY MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The laundry machine includes a cabinet ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120036900 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed which washes laundry using a mechanical force. The washing machine includes a display unit ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120036902 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed, which includes a receiving part ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120042697 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine that treats laundry housed in a rotating drum is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a cabinet ( | 02-23-2012 |
20120137739 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine has a function of rotating a drum ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120299406 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed. An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine which can radiate the heat generated from the stator outside, regardless of a rotational direction of a rotor. | 11-29-2012 |
20140076002 | WASHING MACHINE - There is disclosed a washing machine including a spouting module with a variable spouting direction. The washing machine includes a cabinet forming an external appearance, an accommodating module arranged in the cabinet and including an accommodating case in which a space for accommodating laundry is formed, spouting units formed in a horizontal direction and arranged in the accommodating case to spout water, and a driving unit for having the spouting units perform reciprocating rotational motions. | 03-20-2014 |
20140115913 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING A DRYING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a laundry machine having a drying function for drying an object to be dried, especially clothes. The laundry machine according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a circulating drying machine that supplies the hot air to an object to be dried, so as to remove water, and then condenses the water from the hot air and heats the condensed water to supply the heat to the object to be dried. At this time, condensing may be carried out using natural convection. | 05-01-2014 |
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20120193997 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND RESONATOR FOR THE SYSTEM - Provided is a wireless power resonator. The wireless power resonator, including a transmission line and a capacitor, may form a loop structure, and may additionally include a matcher to determine an impedance of the wireless power resonator. | 08-02-2012 |
20120217820 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND RESONATOR FOR THE SYSTEM - Provided is a wireless power resonator. The wireless power resonator may include a transmission line and a capacitor, may form a loop structure, and may further include a matcher to determine an impedance of the wireless power resonator. | 08-30-2012 |
20140071644 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RESONANCE FREQUENCY OF DEVICE SUBJECT TO WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION INTERFERENCE AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an apparatus and method to control a resonance frequency of a device subject to wireless power transmission interference. The apparatus and method include supplying power from a printed circuit board (PCB) to an integrated circuit (IC) during exposure to a wireless power transmission environment experiencing mutual resonance. The apparatus and method also include a resonance frequency of the PCB based on a change in the supply of power. | 03-13-2014 |
20140321419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BASE STATIONS - A method and an apparatus for allocating resources for communication between BSs are provided. The method includes when a new BS is added to a network, determining neighboring BSs of the new BS based on position information of the new BS and position information of existing BSs in the network, determining whether to use a second resource allocation scheme based on a first resource allocation scheme currently applied to the existing BSs in the network and a number of resource configurations used by the neighboring BSs, when it is determined to use the second resource allocation scheme, determining resource allocations for communication between the new BS and the neighboring BSs by using the second resource allocation scheme, and when it is determined to not use the second resource allocation scheme, determining resource allocations for communication between the new BS and the neighboring BSs by using the first resource allocation scheme. | 10-30-2014 |
20140346888 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION AND POWER IN THE WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING AND CHARGING SYSTEM - Disclosed are a wireless power transmitting and charging system, and a method for controlling communication and power in the wireless power transmitting and charging system, with wireless power referring to energy transferred from a wireless power transmitting apparatus to a wireless power receiving apparatus through a magnetic coupling. Thus, the wireless power transmitting and charging system includes a source device for wirelessly transmitting power, and a target device for wirelessly receiving power. | 11-27-2014 |
20150063211 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING NESTED NETWORK CORDING IN MULTIPATH PROTOCOL - A method of communicating with a User Equipment (UE) through a multipath transmission control protocol is provided. The method includes receiving information, by a first node, on a packet requested by the UE and information on a buffer state of the UE from the UE, exchanging, by the first node, information on a packet to be transmitted/received to/from each of one or more second nodes, determining, by the first node, a combination of packets which maximizes a coding gain and throughput of the UE and a transmission sequence by using the exchanged information on the packet, and transmitting, by the first node, packets to the UE according to the determined combination of the packets and the transmission sequence. | 03-05-2015 |
20150289171 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING RADIO LINK CONTROL STATUS REPORT IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - A method for transmitting a status report in a communication system based on multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) is provided. The method includes, when missing sequence numbers are detected from sequence numbers of packets stored in a reception buffer, identifying whether there are one or more sequence numbers which have not been received due to a transmission delay time difference between the multiple RATs in the missing sequence numbers, and when there are one or more sequence numbers in the missing sequence numbers, delaying transmission of the status report. | 10-08-2015 |
20150378599 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an electronic device for displaying a virtual keyboard are provided. The method includes detecting a touch on a virtual keyboard, determining whether the detected touch moves from a first area within the virtual keyboard to another area, and changing and displaying, when the touch moves from the first area to the other area, the virtual keyboard according to a movement direction of the touch. | 12-31-2015 |
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20120231834 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMIT POWER OF USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method is disclosed for, at a base station (BS), controlling transmit power of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. This includes checking BS-specific maximum transmit power information, applying Additive-Maximum Power Reduction (A-MPR) corresponding to a legacy UE to the BS-specific maximum transmit power so as to generate BS-specific maximum transmit power information for the legacy UE, and broadcasting the BS-specific maximum transmit power information for the legacy UE. | 09-13-2012 |
20120287887 | TRANSMITTER HAVING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - The present invention is directed to a wireless communication system, more specifically, a transmitter used for wireless communication and a method for the same. The transmitter used for wireless communication comprises a plurality of transmitting antennas; a plurality of radio frequency (RF) chains configured for each of the | 11-15-2012 |
20120320818 | ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF RELAY NODE RF FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION - A wireless communication system that includes a relay node is disclosed. The relay node supporting carrier aggregation (CA) comprises a first antenna for performing communication with a base station through a backhaul link; a plurality of backhaul link radio frequency (RF) chains connected with the first antenna, for transmitting and receiving a radio signal for backhaul link transmission; a second antenna for performing communication with a user equipment through an access link; a plurality of access link RF units connected with the second antenna, for transmitting and receiving a radio signal for access link transmission; and a control unit controlling the plurality of backhaul link RF chains and the plurality of access link RF chains to share at least a part of RF components between the backhaul link RF chains and the access link RF chains. | 12-20-2012 |
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20090142489 | LINEAR DEPOSITION SOURCES FOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES - Linear deposition sources are disclosed. In one embodiment, the linear deposition source includes a container accommodating evaporation material and a heater configured to generate heat energy such that vaporized material is discharged uniformly onto a substrate on which a deposition layer is formed. The heater is provided on the container, wherein a portion of the heater positioned at a center portion of the container in the longitudinal direction generates more heat energy than the other portion of the heater. The heater includes a coil configured in a sinusoidal pattern, wherein the curvature pitch or height of the portion of the coil positioned at the center portion of the container in the longitudinal direction is set to be different from that of the other portion of the coil. Further, the resistance of the portion of the coil positioned at the center portion of the container in the longitudinal direction may be set to be greater than that of the other portion of the coil. | 06-04-2009 |
20090250007 | Apparatus for Depositing Thin Films Over Large-Area Substrates - An apparatus for increasing uniformity of thin films deposited on a substrate includes multiple deposition sources to accommodate and discharge evaporation material. A member supports the deposition sources in a selected arrangement. A heater can be used to apply heat to the deposition sources. In another embodiment, the apparatus can include a container to accommodate evaporation material. The container may include aperture at or near its center. A cover caps an opening of the container and includes multiple gas outlets. The apparatus further includes a heater disposed along an inner surface of the aperture and along an outer surface of the container. | 10-08-2009 |
20110141421 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of insulating patterns on an inner surface of the first substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of common electrodes on the plurality of insulating patterns, the plurality of pixel electrodes alternating with the plurality of common electrodes, the adjacent pixel and common electrodes generating a horizontal electric field according to a driving voltage; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including one of a blue phase liquid crystal molecules and a uniform standing helix liquid crystal molecules. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141424 | BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A blue phase liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a first pixel region, a first gate line on the first substrate, first and second data lines on the first substrate, a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT disposed in the first pixel region, the first TFT connected to the first gate line and the first data line, and the second TFT connected to the first gate line and the second data line, a first pixel electrode in the first pixel region and connected to the first TFT, and a second pixel electrode in the first pixel region and connected to the second TFT, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer having an optical isotropic property without an electric field and a birefringence property with the electric field. | 06-16-2011 |
20110274656 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING HEPATITIS C, COMPRISING THE ROOTS EXTRACT OF PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM OR PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM SAPONIN COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating Hepatitis C, comprising the roots extract of | 11-10-2011 |
20120106499 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CHANNEL BANDWIDTH INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of transmitting and receiving channel bandwidth information in a wireless communication system is disclosed, by which backward compatibility can be maintained. The present invention includes transmitting the channel bandwidth information including information on a maximum number of resource blocks available for a mobile station supporting the first system and transmitting information on a number of resource blocks available for a mobile station supporting the second system. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113859 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION ON A DOWNLINK MULTI-CARRIER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING CARRIER AGGREGATION - The present invention relates to a method for measuring channel quality information in a system transmitting a signal via a plurality of component carriers. The method comprises the steps of: measuring a channel quality value of at least one component carrier allocated to a terminal from among a plurality of component carriers used to transmit a signal from a serving cell, to which the terminal belongs, to the terminal; comparing the channel quality value with a critical value for determining whether or not a channel quality of a component carrier not allocated to the terminal from among the plurality of component carriers must be derived; and, if the channel quality value is less than the critical value, measuring a channel quality value of a component not allocated to the terminal from among the plurality of component carriers. | 05-10-2012 |
20120164345 | Method of Manufacturing Retarder - A method of manufacturing a patterned retarder includes forming a retarder material layer by applying a retarder material to a substrate; drying the retarder material layer at a first temperature; exposing the retarder material layer to linearly-polarized UV, wherein the retarder material layer has an optical anisotropic property; and heat treating the retarder material layer at a second temperature higher than the first temperature to increase the optical anisotropic property of the retarder material layer. | 06-28-2012 |
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20090273396 | Pulse Area Modulation and High-Efficiency Linear Power Amplifier System Using the Same - A linear power amplifier system using pulse area modulation includes: an envelop/phase decomposer for decomposing an input signal into an envelop signal and a phase signal; a pulse area modulator for modulating the envelop signal such that an area of the modulated envelop signal is proportional to an amplitude of the envelop signal; a control signal generator for converting the modulated envelop signal into a control signal; an automatic gain adjuster for equalizing pulse height of the modulated envelop signal; a mixer for mixing the phase signal with the output of the automatic gain adjustor to produce a RF pulse train; a power amplifier for amplifying the RF pulse train, to generate an amplified RF pulse train; and a band pass filter for restoring the original input signal from the amplified RF pulse train. The output level of the power amplifier is controlled by the control signal. | 11-05-2009 |
20110089769 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD - A wireless power transmission device, a wireless power transmission control device, and a wireless power transmission method are provided. A coupling frequency between a source resonator and a target resonator is determined A transmission frequency is controlled such that power is transmitted from the source resonator to the target resonator at the coupling frequency. Therefore, it is possible to maintain a high power transmission efficiency without using an additional matching circuit even when a distance between the source resonator and the target resonator is changed. | 04-21-2011 |
20120313450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTI-RADIO POWER USING TIME DIVISION MODE - A method for multiple wireless power transfer, capable of transmitting power wirelessly to multiple receivers, by using a time division scheme, includes the steps of: (a) allotting exclusive power transmission time for at least one of the multiple receivers; and (b) transmitting the power wirelessly to each of the at least one of the receivers; wherein, during the exclusive power transmission time allotted to an i-th receiver, which is one of the multiple receivers, the receiving state of the i-th receiver is set to ON and those of the other receivers to OFF. In accordance with the present invention, the following effects can be achieved: the PTE of the multiple receivers may be increased and the PTE of each of the receivers may be kept similarly because the power is transmitted only to one receiver by using the time division scheme and thus interference among multiple receivers is eliminated. | 12-13-2012 |
20120319782 | CLASS E POWER AMPLIFIER - The present invention includes a class-E power amplifier, comprising a driver stage (DS) including a first power amplifier with transistors, to which an input signal is inputted; a main stage (MS), including a second power amplifier with transistors, whose input is connected to the output of the DS; and a first LC resonator whose one end is connected to the output of the DS and the other end to the ground as an AC equivalent circuit and a second LC resonator whose one end is connected to the input of the MS and the other end to the ground as an AC equivalent circuit. In accordance with the present invention, as the voltage stress is reduced on the CMOS class-E power amplifier, the application of the high power supply voltage may be allowed and therefore the load impedance may be high while the same efficiency is maintained. | 12-20-2012 |
20130154285 | BUMPER BEAM ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A bumper beam assembly for a vehicle may include a back beam disposed inside a vehicle bumper, both distal ends of the back beam being oriented in a lateral direction of a main body of the vehicle, crash boxes coupled to one side of the back beam, the crash boxes protruding from the both distal ends of the back beam toward the bumper, and back beam stays integrally coupled to the other side of the back beam, the back beam stays protruding from the both distal ends of the back beam toward an inside of the vehicle, in a direction opposite to a direction in which the crash boxes protrude. | 06-20-2013 |
20130194146 | ANTENNA HAVING BROAD BANDWIDTH AND HIGH RADIATION EFFICIENCY - An antenna having a broad bandwidth and a high radiation efficiency is provided. The antenna includes a conductor, and a dielectric substrate disposed on the conductor. The antenna further includes a slot portion formed on the dielectric substrate, and a cavity formed in the dielectric substrate that corresponds to the slot portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130207477 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR TRANSFERRING WIRELESS POWER BY USING ANTENNAS WITH HIGH ORDERS OF SPHERICAL MODES - The present invention relates to a system for transferring wireless power or signal. The system includes a first antenna; and a second antenna which is located from the first antenna at an arbitrary distance and arranged in an arbitrary direction in comparison with the first antenna, wherein respective spherical modes of the first antenna and the second antenna are allowed to have orders which are same as or larger than a predetermined value to thereby transfer wireless power between the first antenna and the second antenna. | 08-15-2013 |
20140240191 | 2-PORT ANTENNA HAVING OPTIMUM IMPEDANCES OF A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER - An antenna is described including a slot formed in a cavity, a substrate configured to cover a portion of the cavity and the slot, and a first port and a second port configured to supply power to the antenna using a first feeding line and a second feeding line. Each of the feeding line and the second feeding line is connected to the slot in a vertical direction and disposed to be separate from one another. A first input impedance of the antenna from the first port differs from a second input impedance of the antenna from the second port. | 08-28-2014 |
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20090063506 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATION CONTENT LIST - A method and apparatus for generating a recommendation content list by the cooperation of user groups. Sets of content that are classified according to a predetermined criterion are distributed to user terminals within a user terminal group. Assessment information on the content included in the sets of content is collected from the corresponding user terminals, and the recommendation content list is then generated based on the collected assessment information. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING USER PROFILE USING CONTENT TAG, AND METHOD FOR CONTENT RECOMMENDATION USING THE CONSTRUCTED USER PROFILE - A method of and apparatus for constructing a user profile using a content tag, a method of recommending digital content by using a user profile including a tag included in the digital content and a preference value for the tag. According to the methods and apparatus, a user profile is generated by using a content tag, and thus the taste of the user according to digital content consumption can be expressed in more varied ways. Also, by suggesting a method of generating a tag from web content, construction of a user profile for digital content having no tag is enabled. Furthermore, a tag extracted from digital content used by a user is included in a profile and it can be used for a variety of purposes, such as expansion of a comparison scope, use of preference keywords, providing of content links, and expansion of search scope. | 03-05-2009 |
20090089257 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT SUMMARY INFORMATION - A method to provide content summary information by using a web content syndication format includes selecting keywords which satisfy a predetermined condition from among a plurality of keywords extracted from a plurality of pieces of content summary information, indicating at least one of the selected keywords through a user selection from among the selected keywords, and displaying a plurality of pieces of content summary information all of which are related to the indicated keyword. | 04-02-2009 |
20090154420 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING NEIGHBOR NODE HAVING SIMILAR CHARACTERISTIC TO THAT OF ACTIVE NODE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A method and apparatus for managing a neighbor node having a similar characteristic to that of an active node, the method including: generating a neighbor list containing information about at least one neighbor node; selecting at least one parent node from among the at least one neighbor node; determining fitness parameters using a characteristic value of the active node, characteristic values of the at least one neighbor node included in the neighbor list of the active node, and characteristic values of at least one neighbor node included in a neighbor list of each parent node; and updating the neighbor list of the active node according to values of the determined fitness parameters. | 06-18-2009 |
20090193015 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR ADAPTIVELY UPDATING RECOMMEND USER GROUP - A method of adaptively updating a first recommended user group list of a first user connected to a network, in which a predetermined number of second users are selected from the first recommend user group list that is a list of users having a high similarity to the first user in consuming contents. A predetermined number of third users having a high similarity to the first user is selected from second recommend user group lists respectively of the selected second users possess. The first recommend user group list is updated to include the selected third users. As the preference of a user changes, the recommend user group may be reconfigured with updated recommend users by reflecting a corresponding preference. Also, quality contents can be provided by recommending a user of a corresponding terminal with the contents preferred by other users in the updated recommend user group list. | 07-30-2009 |
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20110141561 | COLOR FILTER ARRAY USING DICHROIC FILTER - A color filter array may include a plurality of pixels and control a pass wavelength band of the plurality of pixels using a dichroic filter that passes light of a specific wavelength range and blocks the rest of wavelengths. The pass wavelength band of the plurality of pixels may be adjusted according to a plurality of thicknesses of the dichroic filter. The dichroic filter may be formed by repeatedly forming a layer of titanium dioxide (TiO | 06-16-2011 |
20130166150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE USING SIDE AND REAR SENSOR - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling inter-vehicle distance. The system includes a front sensor, a side and rear sensor, an inter-vehicle distance controlling unit, and a steering controlling unit. The front sensor obtains information relating to a preceding vehicle. The side and rear sensor obtains information relating to vehicles in right and left lanes. The inter-vehicle distance controlling unit determines an avoidance direction for a lane change from data detected by the side and rear sensor when it is determined from data detected by the front sensor that a front end collision is unavoidable through just brake input. The steering controlling unit receives information relating to the avoidance direction determined by the inter-vehicle distance controlling unit and applies a steering force to a steering device to guide a driver to a lane in the determined avoidance direction. | 06-27-2013 |
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20080276015 | DEVICE OF IDENTIFYING HOST PROTOCOL AND SMART CARD INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides an integrated circuit chip which includes a processor; a contact pad unit connected to a host through a plurality of contact pads; a host interface detector including at least one pull-up resistor and one pull-down resistor, for selectively connecting the pull-up resistor and the pull-down resistor to the contact pad unit to detect a host interface status; and an interface unit including a plurality of interface protocols, for communicating with the host using a part or all of the plurality of contact pads, wherein the processor receives a status of the host from the host interface detector, identifies a protocol of the host based on the received status of the host, and controls the interface unit so as to enable an interface protocol that is used to communicate with the host. | 11-06-2008 |
20100281187 | Methods of Operating Electronic Devices Having USB Interfaces Capable of Supporting Multiple USB Interface Standards - An electronic device includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface therein. This USB interface is configured to support at least first and second different USB interface standards. These different interface standards are selected by the electronic device in response to comparing a voltage level of a signal provided to said USB interface relative to a reference voltage generated within the electronic device. The signal provided to the USB may be a power supply signal, the first USB standard may be a USB 2.0 interface standard and the second USB standard may be an inter-chip USB interface standard. | 11-04-2010 |
20120005488 | ENCRYPTION PROCESSOR OF MEMORY CARD AND METHOD FOR WRITING AND READING DATA USING THE SAME - An encryption processor, for storing encrypted data in a memory chip of a memory card, includes a FIFO memory for sequentially outputting m-bit data in response to a first signal, and an encryption key generator for generating m-bit encrypted keys (m being a positive integer) in response to a second signal and for sequentially outputting the keys in response to a third signal. A logic operator performs a logic operation on the data from the FIFO memory with the keys from the encryption key generator during a data write operation to sequentially encrypt the data. The logic operator performs a logic operation on the encrypted data received from a memory interface with the keys output from the encryption key generator during a data read operation in order to sequentially decode the encrypted data. The second signal is simultaneously generated with one of the write command or the read command. | 01-05-2012 |
20140262762 | FACILITATED OLEFIN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE INCLUDING ALUMINIUM SALT - Provided herein is a facilitated olefin transport membrane, including: a porous support film; and a polymer electrolyte layer formed on the porous support film and including a polymer, a silver salt and an aluminum salt. The polymer has a repetitive unit including a nitrogen atom and includes an amide group. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080292702 | Solid Dispersion Comprising An Active Ingredient Having A Low Melting Point And Tablet For Oral Administration Comprising Same - A fused solid dispersion comprising an active ingredient having a melting point of 800 C or below and a pharmaceutically acceptable absorbent having a specific surface area ranging from 20 to 400 mVg can be conveniently compressed into a tablet without generating capping and sticking problems, and a tablet comprising said fused solid dispersion can maintain an uniform release rate over a prolonged time when orally administered. | 11-27-2008 |
20090242992 | Inverter, logic circuit including an inverter and methods of fabricating the same - An inverter, a logic circuit including the inverter and method of fabricating the same are provided. The inverter includes a load transistor of a depletion mode, and a driving transistor of an enhancement mode, which is connected to the load transistor. The load transistor may have a first oxide layer as a first channel layer. The driving transistor may have a second oxide layer as a second channel layer. | 10-01-2009 |
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 |
20100228045 | BIOCOMPATIBLE SUSPENSION STABILIZER FOR DISPERSING INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES INTO AQUEOUS SOLUTION - The present invention relates to a suspension stabilizer for dispersing inorganic nanoparticles into aqueous medium. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a biocompatible suspension stabilizer which comprises phosphoryl domain having an affinity to the surface of an inorganic nanoparticle and poly(ethylene glycol) having an affinity to the aqueous medium, and which is prepared by reacting a biocompatible poly(ethylene glycol)-derivatized polymer with phosphine oxide having a leaving group. | 09-09-2010 |
20100283509 | Inverter, logic circuit including an inverter and methods of fabricating the same - An inverter, a logic circuit including the inverter and method of fabricating the same are provided. The inverter includes a load transistor of a depletion mode, and a driving transistor of an enhancement mode, which is connected to the load transistor. The load transistor may have a first oxide layer as a first channel layer. The driving transistor may have a second oxide layer as a second channel layer. | 11-11-2010 |
20110154865 | Detergent supply device and washing machine having the same - A washing machine includes a wash tub in which wash water is stored, and a water supply hose to supply the wash water into the wash tub. Movement of the wash water through the water supply hose is carried out by a hydraulic pressure of an external water supply source in an entire region of the water supply hose. | 06-30-2011 |
20110315954 | SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor nanocrystal including a core including ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnS, ZnO, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, wherein the core has a diameter of about 2 nanometers to about 5 nanometers and an emitted light wavelength of about 405 nanometers to about 530 nanometers; and a first layer disposed on the core, the first layer including a Group III-V semiconductor, wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal has a full width at half maximum of an emitted light wavelength of less than or equal to about 60 nanometers. | 12-29-2011 |
20130139558 | WASHING MACHINE - A full-automatic washing machine with a simple shaft system including a single rotating shaft to generate a composite current of wash water while having a pulsator and a drum integrally rotated during a washing cycle and a spin-dry cycle, thereby improving the washing power is provided. The washing machine includes a tub configured to store wash water, a drum disposed inside the tub, a driving apparatus to rotate the drum, and a circulating duct to guide wash water at a lower portion of the drum toward an upper portion of the drum. The drum includes a cylindrical body portion having an open upper and a lower surface, a bowl portion coupled to the lower surface of the body portion and having a center opened, and a bottom portion configured coupled to the center of the bowl portion to cover the center of the bowl portion. | 06-06-2013 |
20130312462 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine including a tub, a spin basket rotatably mounted in the tub, a pulsator rotatably mounted in the spin basket and having a pulsator hub part extending downward from a center portion of the pulsator, a driving device to generate rotational force, a wash shaft to transmit the rotational force generated from the driving device to the pulsator, and a buoyancy clutch upwardly and downwardly movably mounted to the pulsator hub part and configured to move up and down by buoyancy. The buoyancy clutch is configured to rotate together with the pulsator. When the buoyancy clutch moves down, the spin basket is engaged with the buoyancy clutch and receives the rotational force. | 11-28-2013 |
20140151612 | NANOPARTICLES PASSIVATED WITH CATIONIC METAL-CHALCOGENIDE COMPOUND - Provided are nanoparticles passivated with a cationic metal-chalcogenide complex (MCC) and a method of preparing the same. A passivated nanoparticle includes: a core nanoparticle; and a cationic metal-chalcogenide compound (MCC) fixed on a surface of the core nanoparticle | 06-05-2014 |
20150121969 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine includes a cabinet; a tub which is disposed in the cabinet and in which washing water is stored; a rotating tub that is disposed in the tub and accommodates laundry; a spray unit configured to spray washing water into the rotating tub; and a fixing unit to which at least a portion of the spray unit is coupled and which includes a mounting structure provided at at least a portion of a circumferential direction of the fixing unit so as to fix the spray unit. The mounting structure in which a spray unit can be fixed by a fixing unit provides that movement of the spray unit can be prevented when a washing machine operates and the spray unit can be assembled in a desired position of the washing machine. | 05-07-2015 |
20150128657 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine including: a cabinet; a tub mounted inside the cabinet to receive washing water; a rotating drum mounted inside the tub to load laundry therein; and an injection unit to inject washing water inside of the rotating drum. The injection unit includes: a plurality of nozzles spaced away from each other to inject washing water inside of the rotating drum at different positions; and a connector configured to include a plurality of passages so that a flow path of washing water diverges into the plurality of nozzles. Washing water may be injected by the spaced nozzles over a wide area inside the drum. | 05-14-2015 |
20150211163 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine in which a coupling structure between a subsidiary washing tub and a rotary tub is improved. The washing machine includes a cabinet configured to form an exterior, a tub included in the cabinet and configured to contain washing water, a rotary tub included in the tub and configured to receive laundry, a driving device configured to rotate the rotary tub, a subsidiary washing tub included in the rotary tub and coupled to be removable from the rotary tub, and a connection shaft configured to extend from a lower portion of the rotary tub to couple the subsidiary washing tub to the rotary tub, such that the subsidiary washing tub is rotated together with the rotary tub. | 07-30-2015 |
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20150017992 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BASE STATIONS IN AN IN-BAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for allocating resources for communication between Base Stations (BSs) in an in-band communication system can be provided by a BS. A method for allocating resources for communication between BSs, performed by a Mobile Station (MS) in an in-band communication system includes receiving information about an interference-free expected area from a BS communicating with the MS through an access link, transmitting to the BS feedback information indicating whether the MS is located in the interference-free expected area based on the information about the interference-free expected area, receiving from the BS a message requesting measurement of a fronthaul link for communication between BSs based on the feedback information, and transmitting a measurement result of the fronthaul link to the BS. | 01-15-2015 |
20150295417 | MAGNETIC FIELD ADJUSTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLEXIBLE RESONATOR FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A stereoscopic flexible resonator is provided. The stereoscopic flexible stereoscopic resonator includes at least one cell, at least one resonator including a capacitor, and a connection unit configured to connect the cell and the resonator in a stereoscopic structure. | 10-15-2015 |
20160094081 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER AND WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER - A wireless power transmitter is provided. The wireless power transmitter includes a power supply unit that supplies Alternating Current (AC) power having a predetermined voltage value, a rectification unit that is connected to the power supply unit, and rectifies the AC power, a voltage adjustment unit that is connected to the rectification unit, and adjusts a magnitude of an output voltage value of the rectified power, and outputs the adjusted power to a power transmission unit, the power transmission unit that generates the adjusted power output from the voltage adjustment unit as a signal in a form in which wireless power transmission is possible, and transmits the generated signal to a wireless power receiver, and a control unit that controls the magnitude of the output voltage value of the rectified power to be adjusted by the voltage adjustment unit in accordance with a predetermined criterion. | 03-31-2016 |
20160099577 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION DEVICE - Apparatuses, systems, and methods of wireless power transmission/reception are described. In one wireless power transmission/reception device, a planar resonator capable of generating magnetic fields has one or more ferrite members mounted thereon such that the magnetic fields generated by the planar resonator have an overall direction substantially tilted or parallel to its opening/face, i.e., to the plane of the planar resonator. In a wireless power reception device, the planar resonator generates magnetic fields and an induced current when being resonated by external magnetic fields; in a wireless power transmission device, the planar resonator generates magnetic fields when being supplied with power. | 04-07-2016 |
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20080296657 | Non-Volatile Memory Devices and Methods of Manufacturing Non-Volatile Memory Devices - A non-volatile memory device includes a substrate and a tunnel insulation layer pattern, such that each portion of the tunnel insulation pattern extends along a first direction and adjacent portions of the tunnel insulation layer pattern may be separated in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. A non-volatile memory device may include a gate structure formed on the tunnel insulation layer pattern. The gate structure may include a floating gate formed on the tunnel insulation layer pattern along the second direction, a first conductive layer pattern formed on the floating gate in the second direction, a dielectric layer pattern formed on the first conductive layer pattern along the second direction, and a control gate formed on the dielectric layer pattern in the second direction. | 12-04-2008 |
20090014777 | Flash Memory Devices and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - Provided are flash memory devices. Embodiments of such devices may include a tunnel insulator formed on a substrate, a charge-storage layer formed on the tunnel insulator, a lower buffer layer formed on the charge-storage layer, a blocking layer formed on the lower buffer layer, and a first gate electrode formed on the blocking layer. Such devices may include second gate electrode formed on the first gate electrode, such that the lower buffer layer includes a silicon-free insulator, the blocking layer includes oxides or ternary lanthanum compounds, and | 01-15-2009 |
20100197076 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE - In a method of forming a chalcogenide compound target, a first powder including germanium carbide or germanium is prepared, and a second powder including antimony carbide or antimony is prepared. A third powder including tellurium carbide or tellurium is prepared. A powder mixture is formed by mixing the first to the third powders. After a shaped is formed body by molding the powder mixture. The chalcogenide compound target is obtained by sintering the powder mixture. The chalcogenide compound target may include a chalcogenide compound that contains carbon and metal, or carbon, metal and nitrogen considering contents of carbon, metal and nitrogen, so that a phase-change material layer formed using the chalcogenide compound target may stable phase transition, enhanced crystallized temperature and increased resistance. A phase-change memory device including the phase-change material layer may have reduced set resistance and driving current while improving durability and sensing margin. | 08-05-2010 |
20120032135 | Phase-Change Memory Units and Phase-Change Memory Devices Using the Same - A phase-change material layer is formed on the lower electrode using a chalcogenide compound doped with carbon, or carbon and nitrogen. A phase-change material layer is obtained by doping a stabilizing metal into the preliminary phase-change material layer. An upper electrode is formed on the phase-change material layer. Since the phase-change material layer may have improved electrical characteristics, stability of phase transition and thermal stability, the phase-change memory unit may have reduced set resistance, enhanced durability, improved reliability, increased sensing margin, reduced driving current, etc. | 02-09-2012 |
20120142161 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a phase-change memory device comprises forming a contact region on a substrate, forming a lower electrode electrically connected to the contact region, forming a phase-change material layer on the lower electrode using a chalcogenide compound target including carbon and metal, or carbon, nitrogen and metal, and forming an upper electrode on the phase-change material layer. | 06-07-2012 |
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20090153685 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PHOTOGRAPHING PANORAMIC PICTURE - A method for photographing a panoramic picture, and for identifying motion of a photographing apparatus to automatically photograph respective images of a panoramic picture. The method steps include: (a) obtaining a first image in response to a request for a panoramic picture photography; (b) identifying motion of a photographing apparatus having obtained the first image, by applying a motion estimation technique to currently input images; (c) automatically determining a photographing direction based on the identified motion of the photographing apparatus; (d) selectively applying a motion estimation technique for estimating motion in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, according to the determined photographing direction, and identifying motion of the photographing apparatus; (e) judging photographing time points of respective images by identifying that the identified motion of the photographing apparatus has reached a preset threshold value for decision of the photographing time point; and (f) photographing images at the photographing time point of the respective images. | 06-18-2009 |
20110181604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING ANIMATION MESSAGE - A method for creating an animation message includes generating input information containing information regarding input time and input coordinates according to input order of drawing information input through a touch screen; dividing an image containing the drawing information and background information into a plurality of blocks; creating an animation message by mapping the input information to the plurality of blocks so that the drawing information can be sequentially reproduced according to the input order; allocating a parity bit per pre-set block range of the animation message in order to detect an error occurring in the animation message; and transmitting the created animation message. | 07-28-2011 |
20130044915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS - A method and an apparatus for recognizing characters using an image are provided. A camera is activated according to a character recognition request and a preview mode is set for displaying an image photographed through the camera in real time. An auto focus of the camera is controlled and an image having a predetermined level of clarity is obtained for character recognition from the images obtained in the preview mode. The image for character recognition is character-recognition-processed so as to extract recognition result data. A final recognition character row is drawn that excludes non-character data from the recognition result data. A first word is combined including at least one character of the final recognition character row and a predetermined maximum number of characters. A dictionary database that stores dictionary information on various languages using the first word is searched, so as to provide the user with the corresponding word. | 02-21-2013 |
20130241936 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING ANIMATION MESSAGE - A method for creating an animation message includes generating input information containing information regarding input time and input coordinates according to input order of drawing information input through a touch screen; dividing an image containing the drawing information and background information into a plurality of blocks; creating an animation message by mapping the input information to the plurality of blocks so that the drawing information can be sequentially reproduced according to the input order; allocating a parity bit per pre-set block range of the animation message in order to detect an error occurring in the animation message; and transmitting the created animation message. | 09-19-2013 |
20140003726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS | 01-02-2014 |
20140009645 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING SIZE OF CHARACTERS USING CAMERA - A method is provided for automatically adjusting a size of characters using a camera. The method includes receiving an image with characters; adjusting a focus of the image with characters and detecting a region and a size of characters in the image; determining whether the size of the characters in the image falls within a preset range; recognizing the characters in the image and displaying the recognition results, if the size of the characters falls within the preset range; and automatically adjusting a zoom ratio of the image and recognizing the characters in the resized image, if the size of the characters does not fall within the preset range. | 01-09-2014 |
20140055643 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS USING A CAMERA - A method is provided for recognizing characters of an image captured using a camera in a mobile terminal. The camera captures an image of a signboard. A text area is extracted from the captured image. Characters are recognized from the extracted text area. At least one text is generated by combining the recognized characters. The at least one text is compared with at least one store name within a predetermined range. A comparison result is output. | 02-27-2014 |
20140340307 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOOGNIZING SUBJECT MOTION USING A CAMERA - A method and an apparatus are provided for displaying pictures according to hand motion inputs. An application is executed for displaying a picture from among a sequence of pictures on a display. Groups of skin color blocks corresponding to a hand are detected from among image frames output from a camera. A motion is detected among the groups of skin color blocks. Direction information is obtained on the detected motion. The application is controlled to display a previous picture or a next picture in the sequence of pictures on the display according to the direction information. | 11-20-2014 |
20150084901 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION AND CHARACTER INPUT APPARATUS USING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD THEREOF - A character input method using a touch screen, in which one or more areas requiring user input is defined in the touch screen, pre-recognized information is defined for each of the defined areas, character information is received by a user in one or more user desired areas among the defined areas, the character information is recognized using a character recognizer, and the recognized character information is updated in the user desired areas. | 03-26-2015 |