Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080237011 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a keypad assembly including a light guide panel, light, at least one light extracting pattern provided on the light guide panel so that light propagating inside the light guide panel is directed out of the light guide panel, a switch board having at least one switch; and at least one light source for coupling light to the inside of the light guide panel, wherein the light guide panel has a thickness of 0.03-0.6 mm. | 10-02-2008 |
20090051750 | APPARATUS FOR WRITING IMAGE ON ELECTRONIC PAPER - Disclosed is an apparatus for writing an image on electronic paper, the apparatus including a writing head having a plurality of pixel electrodes corresponding to a plurality of pixels forming an image, the writing head applying a voltage to the pixel electrodes according to inputted address signals and data signals; a driver for generating the address and data signals according to an inputted image frame signal and outputting the address and data signals to the writing head; and a controller for generating the image frame signal and outputting the image frame signals to the driver. | 02-26-2009 |
20090062661 | SENSOR FOR MEASURING LIVING BODY INFORMATION AND EARPHONE HAVING THE SAME - A sensor for measuring living body information includes a light guide member for guiding a first light; a light extracting member, disposed adjacent to the light guide member, for outputting the first light guided by the light guide member to an exterior of the light guide member through contact with the light guide member; and a light coupling member, disposed adjacent to the light guide member, for coupling a second light to the light guide member through contact with the light guide member. | 03-05-2009 |
20090069641 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING STRESS BASED ON MULTI-MEASURED BIO-SIGNALS - Disclosed is a method and system for analyzing stress and managing stress by using a mobile electronic apparatus and a data management server. The method includes: generating bio-signal pattern information upon periodically receiving a bio-signal from a bio-signal measuring device connected to each of a plurality of unspecified individuals, and forming reference information for stress analysis based on received answers to each of a plurality of questions for checking a stress level; receiving bio-signal pattern information from a bio-signal measuring device connected to a specified user; and determining a stress level corresponding to the bio-signal pattern information of the specified user based on the reference information. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070378 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE PROGRAM SERVICE BASED ON VITAL SIGNALS AND CONDITION INFORMATION - A method for providing a healthcare program service in a system for providing a healthcare service over a wireless communication network includes: receiving vital signals for condition, measured by means of corresponding measurement devices, transmitted from multiple users over the wireless communication network, and grouping the received receiving vital signals for condition according to particular condition; registering by a plurality of service providers, corresponding healthcare programs classified by particular diseases, and providing a healthcare program service to the multiple users, receiving a feedback of a use satisfaction for each of the healthcare programs from each user via said wireless communication network, and gathering satisfaction information for each of the healthcare programs, counting the number of uses of each of the healthcare programs, and gathering utilization information for each of the healthcare programs, searching for a corresponding group of users using each of the healthcare programs, adding up the gathered user satisfactions and utilizations, and databasing the results according to preferred healthcare programs of the corresponding user group; upon receipt of vital signals for condition from a particular user, comparing a similarity of the vital signals for condition of the particular user using the databased healthcare programs, and recommending a preferred healthcare program for a corresponding user group having vital signals for condition, which is most similar to the vital signals for the particular user, according to the comparison result. | 03-12-2009 |
20090083203 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING DATABASE TO DEDUCE DISEASE AND PROVIDING U-HEALTH SERVICE - A method for constructing a database to deduce a disease and constructing a Bayesian network for U-Health application, the method including the steps of analyzing U-Health information, which includes a disease, a symptom, and a treatment, and constructing a plurality of U-Health ontologies required for service provision, setting a meta-model defining cause-and-effect relationships between the constructed U-Health ontologies and selecting at least two specific U-Health ontologies from among the plurality of U-Health ontologies, setting the selected U-Health ontologies as nodes, and generating a Bayesian network by applying the meta-model to the set nodes. | 03-26-2009 |
20090135469 | Reflection type display apparatus and method for manufacturing light guide plate - A reflection-type display apparatus that includes cavities dispersed on a light guide plate and is a type of flexible thin film, and a method for manufacturing a light guide plate. The reflection-type display apparatus includes: a reflection-type display; a light source provided on one side of the reflection-type display; a light guide plate bonded to the upper surface of the reflection-type display to scatter light introduced from the light source and having cavities transversely and longitudinally disposed by predetermined intervals on the upper surface thereof; and a film bonded to the upper surface of the light guide plate to protect the upper surface of the light guide plate. | 05-28-2009 |
20090154198 | REFLECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A reflection type display apparatus has a front light unit (FLU), and includes a display panel, a light guide disposed on the upper surface of the display panel, a light transparent adhesive layer attaching the lower surface of the light guide to the upper surface of the display panel, and a light source located at a side of the light guide for emitting light to the light guide. A protection window covers the light guide and the light source. By covering the display panel installed on the lower surface of the protection window and the light guide with a moisture-proof and light-shield film, moisture-proofing and light-shielding effects are obtained simultaneously. Further, by forming a light absorption layer at the edge of the light guide adjacent to the light source, generation of a hot spot at the edge of the light guide may be inhibited. | 06-18-2009 |
20100008103 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS USING LIGHT GUIDE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - An illumination apparatus includes at least one light source for outputting light, a light guide for guiding light input from the at least one light source through multiple reflections in the light guide, at least one groove formed on the light guide to reflect incident light, and a light extraction pattern formed on a surface of the light guide to output the incident light to an exterior of the light guide. | 01-14-2010 |
20100027287 | OPTICAL FIBER ILLUMINATION DEVICE - Disclosed is an optical fiber illumination device including a light source for outputting light; a coupler for converging the light input from the light source through multiple reflection; and an optical fiber to which the converged light is input. | 02-04-2010 |
20100141600 | TOUCH SCREEN - A touch screen is provided, in which a first layer of a transparent electrode is spaced from a second layer of a transparent electrode and a refraction index matching layer is interposed between the first and second layers of the transparent electrodes. | 06-10-2010 |
20100149130 | SENSITIVITY-VARIABLE TOUCH SENSOR ACCORDING TO USER INTERFACE MODE OF TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME - A method for improving the convenience in use of a touch sensor and a touch screen applied to a portable terminal and a terminal using the method are provided. The method includes determining a current user interface mode and function of the terminal; searching for an optimum sensitivity value corresponding to the determined user interlace mode and function; and setting the sensitivity value of the touch sensor to the optimum sensitivity value. | 06-17-2010 |
20100156796 | ADAPTIVE KEYPAD DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an adaptive keypad device for a portable terminal and a method for controlling the adaptive keypad device. The adaptive keypad device includes a display screen being opened from or slid on a keypad by a user in at least two directions, an adaptive keypad on which letters or numbers are re-oriented and displayed in the same direction as a direction in which the display screen is opened or slid, a display element disposed on a side surface of the adaptive keypad, and a controller being connected to the display element to control a display state of the display element according to the direction of the opening or sliding of the display screen. | 06-24-2010 |
20100172017 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING EPD - A method and apparatus for driving an ElectroPhoretic Display (EPD) are provided, in which upon sensing a request for displaying data in a gradual graphic representation scheme, a plurality of segments for displaying the data are determined, a display changing order of the segments is determined, an inter-segment time interval is calculated, driving voltage pulses are applied to a first segment according to the display changing order, and driving voltage pulses are applied to each of the other segments at the inter-segment time interval after driving voltage pulses are applied to a previous segment according to the display changing order. | 07-08-2010 |
20100186577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR MUSIC BY USING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - Provided is an apparatus and method for searching for music by using a biological signal. A feature information table is generated which matches sound source feature information about sound sources selected for user situations to biological signal feature information about biological signals measured for the user situations, and similar biological signal feature information to biological signal feature information about a biological signal measured at the request of the user is detected from the feature information table. A sound source having feature information being similar to feature information matched to the detected similar biological signal feature information is searched, thereby enabling automatic selection of a user preferred sound source by using the measured biological signal. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192754 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MUSIC USING BIO-SIGNAL - An apparatus and method for generating music is provided. A bio-signal measurer measures a bio-signal of a user. A bio-signal configuration information extractor extracts bio-signal configuration information from the measured bio-signal. A music composition information setter matches the extracted bio-signal configuration information to music composition information for composing a music file and sets a result of the matching as set music composition information. A melody composer composes a melody including the set music composition information. A music file generator generates a music file including the composed melody. | 08-05-2010 |
20100219059 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY USING OPTICAL SHUTTER AND LIGHT GUIDE PANEL AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A keypad assembly includes an optical shutter configured to shield or transmit light according to a voltage applied thereto; a light guide panel configured to guide an internal light generated inside of the keypad assembly and coupled to the interior of the light guide panel; and a symbol pattern layer including at least one symbol pattern illuminated by both the internal light irradiated from the light guide panel and an external light from outside of the keypad assembly that has passed through the optical shutter. | 09-02-2010 |
20110150291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING ID IN MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING A TOUCHSCREEN - Disclosed is a method for recognizing an ID in a mobile terminal having a touchscreen, the method including activating the touchscreen of the mobile terminal and receiving selection of either an ID registration mode or an ID authentication mode from a user; extracting a first bioelectric signal which is caused by the touch of the user and is input from the touchscreen when the ID registration mode is selected; determining if data analysis on the extracted first bioelectric signal is valid; extracting a first specific waveform from the extracted first bioelectric signal when the data analysis on the extracted first bioelectric signal is valid; and registering the extracted first specific waveform as an ID of the user. | 06-23-2011 |
20110193874 | COLOR ELECTRONIC PAPER KEYPAD DEVICE - A color electronic paper keypad device is provided that includes an electronic paper sheet having a plurality of electrode patterns. One or more of the plurality of electrode patterns displays a color depending on whether an electric field is applied. The device also includes a color display disposed over the electronic paper sheet. The color display changes the displayed color depending on whether a second electric field is applied. An illumination light reflects from or transmits through the color display to change the displayed color of the one or more electrode patterns. The device further includes a front light unit for illuminating said color display. | 08-11-2011 |
20120022458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DOSE IN INJECTOR - Provided is an apparatus and method for measuring a dose in an injector, which is capable of measuring a dose without modifying the mechanical structure of the injector. A number sleeve is provided to pass through an injector body and is connected to be spirally movable, and a pattern for dose measurement is formed on an outer periphery of the number sleeve. The injector body includes a sensor for sensing the pattern formed on the number sleeve when the number sleeve performs a spiral movement, and a controller for measuring a dose according to a spiral movement distance of the number sleeve through the sensor. | 01-26-2012 |
20130016073 | INPUT DEVICEAANM LEE; Yu-SheopAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP LEE; Yu-Sheop Suwon-si KRAANM Lee; Joo-HoonAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Joo-Hoon Yongin-si KRAANM Jung; Sun-TaeAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP Jung; Sun-Tae Yongin-si KR - A magnetic field shielding layer that does not affect an operation of a geo-magnetic sensor in a pointing input device of a touch screen type using an electromagnetic pen is provided. A magnetic field shielding layer is composed of magnetic metal powder. The magnetic field shielding layer is formed directly on the pointing input device without a need for a separate adhesive layer. | 01-17-2013 |
20140240363 | CONTEXT AWARENESS-BASED SCREEN SCROLL METHOD, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND TERMINAL THEREFOR - A context awareness-based screen scroll method is provided. The method includes detecting information about surrounding circumstances of a terminal, setting a screen scroll mode based on the surrounding circumstances, detecting occurrence of an event corresponding to the set screen scroll mode, and executing screen scroll according to the occurred event. | 08-28-2014 |