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20090154769 | Moving robot and moving object detecting method and medium thereof - A moving robot and moving object detecting method and medium thereof is disclosed. The moving object detecting method includes transforming an omni-directional image captured in the moving robot to a panoramic image, comparing the panoramic image with a previous panoramic image and estimating a movement region of the moving object based on the comparison, and recognizing that a movement of the moving object exist in the estimated movement region when the area of the estimated movement region exceeds the reference area. | 06-18-2009 |
20130215034 | EXTRACTION METHOD FOR MULTI-TOUCH FEATURE INFORMATION AND RECOGNITION METHOD FOR MULTI-TOUCH GESTURES USING MULTI-TOUCH FEATURE INFORMATION - The present invention relates to an extraction method for multi-touch feature information and a recognition method for multi-touch gestures using the multi-touch feature information, and more specifically, to the extraction method for multi-touch feature information and recognition method for multi-touch gestures using the multi-touch feature information, wherein: multi-touch feature information, which does not depend on the number of touch points, is extracted; and the accuracy in gesture recognition is improved by using the extracted multi-touch feature information. | 08-22-2013 |
20140177923 | METHOD FOR TRACKING MULTIPLE IMAGE OBJECTS BASED ON A PENALTY GRAPH FOR AVOIDING HIJACKING OF A TRACKER - A method for tracking multiple image objects, includes resampling particles from each of the image objects tracked in a previous image, calculating respective weights of the resampled particles, and predicting and tracking locations of the image objects in a current image based on values obtained by multiplying the locations of the particles by corresponding weights, wherein when an image object of the previous image has a neighboring image object located within a threshold distance, weights of the particles sampled from the image object are calculated by multiplying image values of the current image by penalties, which are values of distances between the corresponding particles and the neighboring image object. The method is capable of avoiding a hijacking problem in which identifiers of nearby objects are confused with each other or disappear during the tracking of multiple objects. | 06-26-2014 |
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20110059201 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS FOR HIGH-GLOSS PRODUCTS - An injection molding apparatus includes a first mold supported on a first fixed plate, a second mold assembled to and disassembled from the first mold and forming a cavity for injection molding, a third mold installed so as to be assembled to and disassembled from the second mold, a guide portion guiding the assembly and disassembly of the first, second, and third molds, and a heating and cooling portion heating the second molding when injecting resin for forming a product into the cavity formed as the first and second molds are assembled to each other and cooling the second mod when curing the resin injected into the cavity. | 03-10-2011 |
20120315351 | WELDLESS-TYPE INJECTION MOLD APPARATUS - A weldless-type injection mold apparatus is provided. The weldless-type injection mold apparatus includes an upper mold, a lower mold engaged to the upper mold to form a cavity for injection-molding of products, a heating unit formed on one side of the cavity of at least one of the lower and upper molds to heat a resin injected into the cavity, a first cooling unit formed at the at least one of the lower and upper molds to prevent the injection mold from being over-heated, and a second cooling unit installed between the heating unit to cool an area surrounding the cavity and an injection-molded product. | 12-13-2012 |
20140087017 | INJECTION MOLD APPARATUS WITH COOLING AND HEATING PASSAGE - The present invention is on injection mold with cooling and heating passage which can form cooling and heating passage close to forming space in the inside of mold body and easily design cooling and heating passage in forming space with complicated trajectory. Injection mold with cooling and heating passage consists of lower mold and upper mold forming blowed forming space by combining said lower mold on the top of said lower mold, provided that said lower mold or said upper mold consists of mold body in which forming space is created on one side so that melted resin is injected and formed; connecting groove depressed towards said forming space from the opposite side of the side with said forming space created; and sealing kit which is inserted into said connecting groove in separation from the end of forming space of said connecting groove and creates cooling and heating passage | 03-27-2014 |
20150283979 | Car Cleaner - The present invention relates to a car cleaner, and more particularly, to a car cleaner which is capable of sucking dust with a strong suction force and discharging high pressure air with a strong blowing force. The car cleaner according to the present invention includes a collecting part having a collecting space coupled with a main body of the cleaner to collect dust or foreign substances; a suction/discharge pipe of which one side is coupled with the collecting part to be in communication therewith, and which has a suction and spray nozzle configured to transfer the dust or the foreign substances in the car to the collecting part; a vacuum suction unit having a sucking part connected with the collecting part to provide a suction force to the collecting part and a discharging part configured to discharge sucked air; an external air suction switching unit installed between the collecting part and the sucking part of the vacuum suction unit so that air in the collecting part or external air is selectively sucked into the sucking part; and a suction/discharge switching unit provided so that air discharged through the discharging part is discharged through the suction/discharge pipe. The car cleaner in accordance with the present invention can suck the dust or the foreign substances in the car and also can blow away the dust accumulated at the corner or in the gap, thereby effectively removing the dust. | 10-08-2015 |
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20110121215 | Solenoid Valve Controlled By Wireless Communication - A solenoid valve controlled by wireless communication, in which the operation of the valve is controlled by wireless communication, thereby reducing costs and labors necessary for installation and maintenance. The solenoid valve includes a valve body having an inlet port, through which fluid is introduced, and an outlet port, through which fluid is discharged; a plunger movably mounted inside the valve body to open or close one or both of the inlet and outlet ports; a solenoid, which drives the plunger to a position, in which the plunger opens or closes one or both of the inlet and outlet ports, when electric power is supplied; and a communication module provided on the valve body. The communication module receives a wireless control signal transmitted from outside and controls the electric power supplied to the solenoid valve depending on the wireless control signal. | 05-26-2011 |
20130336831 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLYBDENUM SPUTTERING TARGET FOR BACK ELECTRODE OF CIGS SOLAR CELL - A method for manufacturing a molybdenum sputtering target for a back electrode of a CIGS solar cell is provided to minimize thermal activating reaction by employing an electric discharge plasma sintering process. The method for manufacturing a molybdenum sputtering target for a back electrode of a CIGS solar cell comprises the steps of: charging molybdenum powder in a mold of graphite material, mounting the mold in a chamber of an electric discharge sintering apparatus, making a vacuum in the chamber, forming the molybdenum powder to the final target temperature while maintaining constant pressure on the molybdenum powder, heating the molybdenum powder in a predetermined heating pattern when reaching the final target temperature, maintaining the final target temperature for 1 to 10 minutes, and cooling the inside of the chamber while maintaining a constant pressure. | 12-19-2013 |
20140191443 | PREPARATION METHOD OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE SINTERED BODY FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING TOOL - The present invention relates to a preparation method of a tungsten carbide sintered body for a friction stir welding tool used in a friction stir welding tool of a high melting point material such as steel, titanium and the like or a dissimilar material such as aluminum, magnesium-steel, titanium and the like using pulsed current activation through a discharge plasma sintering apparatus. The preparation method comprises the following steps: filling a tungsten carbide (WC) powder in a mold made of a graphite material; mounting the mold filled with tungsten carbide powder in a chamber of a discharge plasma sintering apparatus; making a vacuum inside of the chamber; molding the tungsten carbide powder while maintaining a constant pressure inside the mold and increasing the temperature according to a set heat increase pattern until the temperature reaches a final target temperature; and cooling the inside of the chamber while maintaining the pressure pressurized in the mold after the molding step. According to the preparation method of a tungsten carbide sintered body for a friction stir welding tool, it is possible to obtain a high relative density of 99.5% or higher, and to prepare a uniform sintered body having a homogeneous tissue with little particle growth, high toughness, high abrasion resistance and high strength within a short time by a single process when preparing a tungsten carbide sintered body appropriate for a friction stir welding tool by using pulsed current activation through a discharge plasma sintering apparatus. In addition, since a sintered body is prepared with only a tungsten carbide single material, excluding a sintering additive such as cobalt, a preparation method is simplified, preparation costs are reduced, and toughness, abrasion resistance and strength are superior compared with a sintered body containing cobalt, a sintering additive. | 07-10-2014 |
20140287348 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A UNIT CELL OF A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing unit cells of a solid oxide fuel cell through a process of attaching a fuel electrode reaction layer/electrolyte layer film assembly, manufactured using a tape casting method, onto a fuel electrode support (sintered body) which consists of the unit cells of the solid oxide fuel cell and which is manufactured using a tape casting method, a pressure method, a discharge plasma method, or the like. The method for manufacturing the unit cells of the solid oxide fuel cell comprises the steps of: forming a pre-sintered body of the fuel electrode support; manufacturing a fuel electrode reaction layer sheet; manufacturing an electrolyte layer sheet; manufacturing a film assembly by stacking, into layers, the fuel electrode reaction layer sheet and the electrolyte layer sheet; providing a binder to the pre-sintered body; combining the film assembly with the pre-sintered body provided with the binder; laminating the combined body of the pre-sintered body and the film assembly; co-sintering the laminated combined body; forming an air electrode layer on the electrolyte layer in the co-sintered body; and sintering the resultant structure. | 09-25-2014 |
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20120037644 | Refrigerator - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a main body provided with storage chambers, doors to open and close the storage chambers, and first door side frames, each of which forms one side surface of each door. Each door includes a handle groove stepped so as to be opened forward and sideward and provided on each first door side frame and a handle extended so as to cover the handle groove, and the handle is disposed so as to be substantially parallel with a front surface of each door, thereby providing unity to designs of the handle and the door. | 02-16-2012 |
20120073317 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor. | 03-29-2012 |
20140239791 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor. | 08-28-2014 |
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20130076222 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator provided with a door having the height thereof easily adjustable, the refrigerator including a hinge bracket configured to connect a body to a door of the refrigerator, a hinge shaft coupled to the hinge bracket so as to enable ascending and descending, and a door support on which a lower surface of the door is placed, wherein the hinge shaft includes a shaft adjusting part formed at an upper side of the hinge bracket to easily rotate the hinge shift. A user allows the hinge shaft and the door support by rotating the shaft adjusting part, thereby adjusting the door supported by the door support. | 03-28-2013 |
20130147336 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator capable of adjusting the height of a body independent of the height of a door, in which a lower portion hinge connecting the body to the door includes a fixed bracket having one portion fixed to a bottom surface of the body while having the remaining portion protruded to a front side of the refrigerator, a mobile bracket coupled to the fixed bracket so as to enable a sliding movement and allowing the door to placed thereon, in which a body supporting leg and a door supporting leg are screwed to a lower portion of the fixed bracket and a lower portion of the mobile bracket, respectively, to adjust the respective heights of the fixed bracket and the mobile bracket. | 06-13-2013 |
20130241385 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator provided with a rotating bar configured to seal a gap between one pair of doors, capable of preventing the door from being incompletely closed due to an erroneous operation of the rotating bar, the rotating bar capable of sealing a gap formed between the rotating bar and a body as well as a gap formed between one pair of doors, the rotating bar being elastically supported by an elastic member so as to move by receiving an external force from a guide part provided on the body, the rotating bar including a sealing member protruding from the rotating bar so as to seal a gap between the rotating bar and the body. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241386 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a rotating bar configured to seal a gap between one pair of doors. The rotating bar includes a case provided with an accommodating space therein while having one surface thereof open, a heat insulation member accommodated in the accommodating space, a cover configured to cover the one surface of the case that is open, and a metallic plate being coupled to an outer side of the cover. The cover includes a heat conduction blocking part being protruded to both sides of the metallic plate while having a bent-shape cross section so as to prevent heat from being transmitted to both side surfaces of the rotating bar after being heat conducted along the metallic plate. | 09-19-2013 |
20130264930 | SEMI-AUTO CLOSING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A refrigerator which improves the structure of an auto closing apparatus, increases the sealing ability of a door, and omits mounting of a separate spring. The refrigerator includes at least one door opening and closing at least one storage chamber provided in a main body, at least one upper hinge module including a body part and an extension part rotatably coupled to the at least one door, at least one lower hinge module, a door cap installed on an upper portion of the at least one door and including a hinge receiving part, an auto close lever coupled to the door cap and has elasticity to transmit elastic force to the door, and a cam member including a cam surface contacting the auto close lever so that the auto close lever accumulates elastic force and then transmits the elastic force to the door when the door is closed. | 10-10-2013 |
20130293080 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DOOR THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a door of a refrigerator in which a vacuum insulation is positioned in the inner core of the door to be spaced apart from the top face, bottom face, front face, rear face and both lateral faces of the door, and a foam insulation is uniformly disposed in the remaining space in the door. | 11-07-2013 |
20130307398 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a rotating bar configured to seal a gap between one pair of doors. The rotating bar includes a case provided with an accommodating space therein while having one surface thereof open, a heat insulation member accommodated in the accommodating space, a cover configured to cover the one surface of the case that is open, and a metallic plate being coupled to an outer side of the cover. The cover includes a heat conduction blocking part being protruded to both sides of the metallic plate while having a bent-shape cross section so as to prevent heat from being transmitted to both side surfaces of the rotating bar after being heat conducted along the metallic plate. | 11-21-2013 |
20140097733 | REFRIGERATOR AND FILLER THEREOF - A filler to seal a gap between a plurality of doors is provided with a height adjustment portion, thereby enabling a height of the filler to be uniformly maintained regardless of deflection of the door. Accordingly, the filler may be smoothly operated regardless of deflection of the door, and cold air in a storage chamber may be prevented from escaping. The height adjustment portion has a truncated cone shape, and may be supported by a bottom surface of the storage chamber when the door is closed in a deflected state. | 04-10-2014 |
20150159936 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a door rotatably coupled to the body to open and close the body. The refrigerator includes a front side panel comprising a through-hole, a handle coupled to the front side panel to open and close the door, a handle fixing unit coupled to the front side panel while passing through the through-hole, to fix the handle to the door. The refrigerator also includes a reinforcing unit including a coupling hole to which the handle fixing unit is coupled The reinforcing unit is fixed to a rear surface of the front side panel to reinforce the handle fixing unit. The refrigerator also includes a guide part protruding from the rear surface of the front side panel to guide a position of the reinforcing unit such that the coupling hole matches the through-hole. The reinforcing unit is provided with a guide groove into which the guide part is inserted. | 06-11-2015 |
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20080198924 | METHOD OF COMPUTING DISPARITY, METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING INTERPOLATION VIEW, METHOD OF ENCODING AND DECODING MULTI-VIEW VIDEO USING THE SAME, AND ENCODER AND DECODER USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a method of computing a disparity, a method of synthesizing an interpolation view, a method of encoding and decoding multi-view video using the same, and an encoder and a decoder using the same. In particular, the invention relates to a method of computing a disparity, a method of synthesizing an interpolation view, a method of encoding and decoding multi-view video using the same, and an encoder and a decoder using the same, which can rapidly compute an initial disparity of a block using region segmentation, accurately compute a disparity of the block using a variable block, and synthesize an interpolation view on the basis of a disparity value computed in a pixel basis using an adaptive search range, thereby improving quality of the interpolation view, and also can encode and decode a multi-view video independently from an existing prediction mode while using the interpolation view as a reference picture, thereby improving coding efficiency. | 08-21-2008 |
20090103616 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING DEPTH IMAGE USING REFERENCE IMAGE, METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING DEPTH IMAGE, ENCODER OR DECODER FOR THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING IMAGE GENERATED USING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method and device for generating a depth image, a method for encoding/decoding the depth image, an encoder/decoder for the same, and a recording medium recording an image generated by the method, which are related to a depth image encoding method that can effectively reduce a bit generation rate using a reference image obtained by at least one camera and improve encoding efficiency. A depth image generating method according to an embodiment of the invention includes a step (a) of obtaining a depth image at a viewpoint and setting the obtained depth image to a reference image; a step (b) of applying a 3D warphing method to the reference image and predicting and generating a depth image at a specific viewpoint; and a step (c) of removing a hole that exists in the predicted and generated depth image. | 04-23-2009 |
20100166074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING OR DECODING FRAMES OF DIFFERENT VIEWS IN MULTIVIEW VIDEO USING GLOBAL DISPARITY - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding a multi-view video and a method and apparatus for decoding a multi-view video, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for encoding a multi-view video and a method and apparatus for decoding a multi-view video that can perform encoding and decoding in consideration of global disparity between pictures captured at two different viewpoints to remove spatial redundancy. An embodiment of the invention provides an encoder for compressing data for pictures captured at different viewpoints using global disparity in a multi-view video. The encoder includes: an input unit that receives pictures captured at two or more viewpoints; a reference picture generating unit that generates a new reference picture on the basis of the global disparity between a target picture and a reference picture; and a motion predicting unit that calculates motion vectors of the target picture on the basis of the reference picture. | 07-01-2010 |
20100232510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING MULTIVIEW VIDEO USING HIERARCHICAL B FRAMES IN VIEW DIRECTION, AND A STORAGE MEDIUM USING THE SAME - The invention provides a method of encoding a multi-view video and an encoder capable of calculating global disparity between pictures at different viewpoints in the multi-view video and forming a hierarchical B picture in both view and time directions on the basis of the calculated global disparity, thereby improving encoding efficiency. According to an embodiment of the invention, there is provided an encoder for encoding data for pictures captured at different viewpoints in a multi-view video. When a picture at one of the first and last viewpoints is encoded into an I picture, the encoder encodes a picture that is captured at the other viewpoint but is disposed in the same time direction into an VP picture. | 09-16-2010 |
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20090001363 | ZINC OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a method of manufacturing a zinc oxide semiconductor, and a zinc oxide semiconductor manufactured using the method. A metal catalyst layer is formed on a zinc oxide thin film that has an electrical characteristic of a n-type semiconductor, and a heat treatment is performed thereon so that the zinc oxide thin film is modified into a zinc oxide thin film having an electrical characteristic of a p-type semiconductor. Hydrogen atoms existing in the zinc oxide thin film are removed by a metal catalyst during the heat treatment. Accordingly, the hydrogen atoms existing in the zinc oxide thin film are removed by the metal catalyst and the heat treatment, and the concentration of holes serving as carriers is increased. That is, an n-type zinc oxide thin film is modified into a highly-concentrated p-type zinc oxide semiconductor. | 01-01-2009 |
20090256148 | ZINC OXIDE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - Provided is a zinc oxide light emitting diode having improved optical characteristics. The zinc oxide light emitting diode includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a zinc oxide active layer formed on the n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the active layer, an anode in electrical contact with the p-type semiconductor layer, a cathode in electrical contact with the n-type semiconductor layer, and a surface plasmon layer disposed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the active layer or between the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer. Since the surface plasmon layer is formed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the active layer or between the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, the light emitting diode is not affected by an increase in resistance due to reduction of the thickness of the p-type semiconductor layer, and has improved optical characteristics due to a resonance phenomenon between the surface plasmon layer and the active layer. | 10-15-2009 |