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| 20100326739 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS COMPRISING SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - Earth-boring tools for drilling subterranean formations include a particle-matrix composite material comprising a plurality of silicon carbide particles dispersed throughout a matrix material, such as, for example, an aluminum or aluminum-based alloy. In some embodiments, the silicon carbide particles comprise an ABC—SiC material. Methods of manufacturing such tools include providing a plurality of silicon carbide particles within a matrix material. Optionally, the silicon carbide particles may comprise ABC—SiC material, and the ABC—SiC material may be toughened to increase a fracture toughness exhibited by the ABC—SiC material. In some methods, at least one of an infiltration process and a powder compaction and consolidation process may be employed. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110094341 | METHODS OF FORMING EARTH BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS INCLUDING BIT BODIES COMPRISING REINFORCED TITANIUM OR TITANIUM BASED ALLOY MATRIX MATERIALS - Earth-boring rotary drill bits include bit bodies comprising a composite material including a plurality of hard phase regions or particles dispersed throughout a titanium or titanium-based alloy matrix material. The bits further include a cutting structure disposed on a face of the bit body. In some embodiments, the bit bodies may include a plurality of regions having differing material compositions. For example, the bit bodies may include a first region comprising a plurality of hard phase regions or particles dispersed throughout a titanium or titanium-based alloy matrix material, and a second region comprising a titanium or a titanium-based alloy material. Methods for forming such drill bits include at least partially sintering a plurality of hard particles and a plurality of particles comprising titanium or a titanium-based alloy material to form a bit body comprising a particle-matrix composite material. A shank may be attached directly to the bit body. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110142707 | METHODS OF FORMING EARTH BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS INCLUDING BIT BODIES HAVING BORON CARBIDE PARTICLES IN ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM BASED ALLOY MATRIX MATERIALS - Methods of manufacturing rotary drill bits for drilling subterranean formations include forming a plurality of boron carbide particles into a body having a shape corresponding to at least a portion of a bit body of a rotary drill bit, infiltrating a plurality of boron carbide particles with a molten aluminum or aluminum-based material, and cooling the molten aluminum or aluminum-based material to form a solid matrix material surrounding the boron carbide particles. In additional methods, a green powder component is provided that includes a plurality of particles each comprising boron carbide and a plurality of particles each comprising aluminum or an aluminum-based alloy material. The green powder component is at least partially sintered to provide a bit body, and a shank is attached to the bit body. | 06-16-2011 |
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| 20110292174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AND RECEIVING DIGITAL BROADCAST SIGNAL FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL SUBTITLE - The disclosed method for processing a digital broadcast signal including a 3-dimensional, 3D, content comprises encoding 3D video data for the 3D content, the 3D video data including a left picture for a left view and a right picture for a right view for a 3D image, generating signaling data including a subtitle segment having information for signaling 3D subtitles for the 3D content, and transmitting the digital broadcast signal including the encoded 3D video data and generated signaling data. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120044324 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING 3D VIDEO IN A 3DTV - A broadcast receiver and a 3D video data processing method thereof are disclosed herein. a 3D video data processing method of a broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving, by a receiving unit, a broadcast signal including 3D video data and 3D complementary video information, wherein the 3D video data include half-resolution base video data and complementary video data for configuring a full-resolution image; parsing, by 3D video information processing unit, a 3D complementary video information; decoding, by a base video decoder, the half-resolution base video data; decoding, by a complementary video decoder, the complementary video data for configuring a full-resolution image; acquiring and storing by a Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) processor 3D complementary video information through 3D complementary video descriptor in Event Information Table (EIT); and combining and formatting, by an output formatter, the base video data and the complementary video data using the 3D complementary video information, thereby outputting a full-resolution 3D image. | 02-23-2012 |
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| 20110267426 | APPARATUS OF PROCESSING AN IMAGE AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING THEREOF - The disclosure is disclosed an apparatus of processing an image and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the method of transmitting a broadcast signal for 3-dimensional, 3D, service, may include encoding video data for a 3D service into a stream, generating first service information including a first descriptor including first information for specifying that a type of the stream is a video stream and second information for specifying a type of a component included in the video stream is a 3D video component and transmitting a broadcast signal including the encoded stream and the generated service information. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110268196 | APPARATUS OF PROCESSING AN IMAGE AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING THEREOF - The disclosure is disclosed an apparatus of processing an image and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the method of transmitting a broadcast signal for a 3-dimensional, 3D, service, the method may include encoding video data for a 3D service into a stream and transmitting a broadcast signal including the encoded stream and service information for signaling the 3D service, wherein the service information comprises a first descriptor includes first information for specifying that a type of the stream is a video stream and second information for specifying a type of a component included in the video stream is a 3D video component, and wherein the first and second information including values for indicating presence and attribute of subtitles of the 3D service. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120069146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A BROADCAST SIGNAL FOR 3D BROADCAST SERVICE - The disclosed method for processing a broadcast signal for 3D (3-Dimensional) broadcast service comprises encoding 2D (2-Dimensional) video stream including a 2D video frame, encoding depth information including depth of a 3D image relative to a plane of a display, encoding signaling information for signaling the encoded 2D video stream and the depth information, wherein the signaling information includes a 3D service location descriptor including codec type information specifying encoding type of the encoded depth information, generating the broadcast signal including the encoded 2D video stream, depth information and signaling information, and transmitting the generated broadcast signal. | 03-22-2012 |
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| 20080198906 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING CELL CAPACITY THROUGH OPTIONAL SIGNAL COMBINING BETWEEN RELAY STATIONS IN A CELLULAR SYSTEM USING WIRED RELAY STATIONS - A method, apparatus and system for increasing cell capacity through optional signal combining between Relay Stations (RSs) in a cellular system using wired RSs is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a Base Station (BS), an average Carrier-to-Interference ratio (C/I) value of transmission signals from Mobile Stations (MSs) located inside each coverage area, being fed back from the RSs or the MSs in its corresponding cell; classifying the MSs into two groups according to the C/I value; performing resource allocation satisfying a minimum data rate from a corresponding RS, for MSs belonging to a group having a C/I value greater than a preset threshold Γ among the classified groups; performing resource allocation by applying an optional signal combining scheme taking into account two RSs having a highest C/I value, for MSs belonging to a group having a C/I value below the threshold among the classified groups; and allocating all unallocated subchannels of each individual RS in an order of an MS having a high C/I value among MSs of a corresponding RS until there is no more unallocated subchannel of each RS. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080205336 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT SCHEDULING TO INCREASE FREQUENCY EFFICIENCY AND FAIRNESS IN A MULTI-CHANNEL DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM USING FREQUENCY REUSE AND COMMON POWER CONTROL - A joint scheduling apparatus and method for increasing frequency efficiency and fairness in a multi-channel distributed antenna system using frequency reuse and common control power. One of a Base Station (BS) or Relay Station (RS) are selected to transmit packets to a Mobile Station (MSs), taking into account Quality of Service (QoS) in one of a BS and an RS and grouped into packet groups. The packets are selected from the packet groups, links corresponding to the packets are grouped into a link group, a joint power control is performed on the link group, link elimination and link addition are performed for the link group until optimal solutions are achieved for the links group, channels are allocated to the links when the optimal solutions are achieved for the links, and the status of a user queue is updated. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090017835 | SIGNAL COMBINING APPARATUS SATISFYING MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION CAPACITY IN CELLULAR SYSTEM EMPLOYING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNAS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a signal combining apparatus and a resource allocation method using the same in a cellular system using distributed antennas. The resource allocation method includes detecting a channel transmission capacity when a signal is transmitted from a single Relay Station (RS) to a Mobile Station (MS), by a Base Station (BS), detecting a channel transmission capacity when transmitting a signal produced by using signal combining by two or more RSs to the MS, by the BS, selecting a channel transmission capacity with a larger gain between the detected channel transmission capacity of the single RS and the detected channel transmission capacity of the two or more RSs, by the BS; and selecting the signal transmitted by the single RS or the signal produced by using the signal combining by the two or more RSs having the selected channel transmission capacity with the larger gain, and then transmitting the selected signal to the MS. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090135778 | Method and apparatus for scheduling in cellular system using cable relay station - A method for scheduling in a cellular system using a relay station (RS) through an inter-antenna cooperative transmission technology based on pre-cooperation information according to each channel in a cellular system using a cable RS in order to increase the throughput of the entire system. The steps include classifying all mobile stations (MSs) in a corresponding cell based into Cooperative Transmission (CT) MSs for cooperative transmission and Single Transmission (ST) MSs for to each channel; mapping channel-by-channel channel capacities of the CT MSs and ST MSs classified according to each channel, selecting a channel with a highest priority, and receiving a request message from a corresponding MS according to whether the capacity of the selected channel satisfies preset CT criteria and selecting an MS having a metric value of a highest priority according to a corresponding scheduling algorithm, from among multiple requesting MSs. | 05-28-2009 |
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| 20080285346 | Decoder, memory system, and physical position converting method thereof - A decoder, a memory system, and a physical position converting method thereof may detect whether an address count of an input address is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. A physical position of a semiconductor memory device corresponding to the input address may be converted if the address count is equal to or greater than the predetermined value. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100103952 | Method, device, and system for data communication with preamble for reduced switching noise - A data communication device or system includes a preamble unit and a data interface. The preamble unit generates or detects a first preamble having a first length for a first data line, and generates or detects a second preamble having a second length for a second data line. The first length is different from the second length, and data on the first and second data lines form parallel data. The data interface communicates a first data with the first preamble via the first data line and communicates a second data with the second preamble via the second data line. The respective length and/or respective pattern of each preamble are adjustable and/or programmable. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110019049 | PHOTO DETECTING APPARATUS AND UNIT PIXEL THEREOF - A unit pixel of a photo detecting apparatus includes a photogate, a transfer gate and a floating diffusion region. The photogate includes a junction gate extending in a first direction and a plurality of finger gates extending from the junction gate in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The transfer gate is formed adjacent to the junction gate. The floating diffusion region is formed adjacent to the first transfer gate. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110156934 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL DATA INTERFACING USING COMBINED CODING AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR - A semiconductor device may include a coding lookup table unit including a plurality of coding lookup tables each of which is selected by a respectively selection signal, and a selection unit configured to receive one of N-bit parallel data and extract respective encoded data corresponding to the selection signal and to which the N-bit parallel data is mapped from the coding lookup table unit, and encoded data and extract respective N-bit parallel data corresponding to the selection signal and to which the encoded data is mapped from the coding lookup table unit, wherein N is 2 or an integer greater than 2, and wherein the coding lookup tables respectively store a plurality of coded data patterns that respectively correspond to patterns of the N-bit parallel data and are random temporally and spatially. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110170620 | Method, Device, and System for Data Communication with Preamble for Reduced Switching Noise - A data communication device or system includes a preamble unit and a data interface. The preamble unit generates or detects a first preamble having a first length for a first data line, and generates or detects a second preamble having a second length for a second data line. The first length is different from the second length, and data on the first and second data lines form parallel data. The data interface communicates a first data with the first preamble via the first data line and communicates a second data with the second preamble via the second data line. The respective length and/or respective pattern of each preamble are adjustable and/or programmable. | 07-14-2011 |
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| 20100228394 | MOBILE ROBOT AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a mobile robot and a controlling method of the same. An entire movement region is divided into a plurality of regions, and a partial map is gradually made by using feature points of a plurality of images of the divided regions. Then, the map is compensated into a closed curved line, thereby making an entire map. Furthermore, when the mobile robot is positioned at a boundary of neighboring regions of the cleaning region, the boundary where a closed curved line is formed, the mobile robot compensates for its position based on a matching result between feature points included in the map, and feature points extracted from images captured during a cleaning process. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120019627 | MOBILE ROBOT WITH SINGLE CAMERA AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING 3D SURROUNDINGS OF THE SAME - Disclosed are a mobile robot with a single camera capable of performing a cleaning process with respect to surroundings, and capable of more precisely making a 3D map of the surroundings including a plurality of feature points, and a method for recognizing 3D surroundings of the same. According to the method, images of the surroundings are captured, and a preset number of particles with respect to feature points of a first image are projected to a second image based on matching information of feature points extracted from the two images sequentially captured, thereby extracting 3D information of the surroundings. | 01-26-2012 |
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| 20110129165 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus and image processing method capable of providing a high-resolution image for a desired position by use of light field data are provided. The image processing apparatus may determine a position of a portion of light field data among light field data corresponding to a scene, according to a desired focusing position, generate a refocusing first image by use of the position determined portion of light field data, generate a high-resolution image having a predetermined setting ratio relative to the refocusing first image, determine a ratio for local synthesis between the high-resolution image and an enlarged image of the refocusing first image by use of a similarity with respect to the position determined portion of light field data, and generate a synthesized image by synthesizing the high-resolution image and the enlarged image of the refocusing first image according to the local synthesis ratio. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110175983 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE - An apparatus and method for obtaining a three-dimensional image. A first multi-view image may be generated using patterned light of infrared light, and a second multi-view image may be generated using non-patterned light of visible light. A first depth image may be obtained from the first multi-view image, and a second depth image may be obtained from the second multi-view image. Then, stereo matching may be performed on the first depth image and the second depth image to generate a final depth image. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110176024 | Image Fusion Apparatus and Method - Provided are an image fusion apparatus and method for combining multi-exposure images. The image fusion apparatus and method may generate a sharp high-resolution high dynamic image while fully representing detail in an over-exposed region and an under-exposed region of the image without contrast degradation. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110176729 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HIGH SENSITIVITY IMAGES IN DARK ENVIRONMENT - There is provided a method of and an apparatus for generating high sensitivity images in a low light level environment, the method including correcting an image acquired through short-time exposure in a low light level environment to an image corresponding to a reference exposure time defined for the low light level environment, the corrected image including a plurality of channels, detecting respective black levels for each of the channels, the detecting of the respective black levels being based on a black level intensity for the reference exposure time, adjusting the respective black levels for each of the channels of the corrected image to respective target black levels for each of the channels, and aligning a value of each of the channels using the respective target black levels. | 07-21-2011 |
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| 20090071539 | SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURED USING AMORPHOUS AND NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON COMPOSITE THIN FILM, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a solar cell manufactured using a composite thin film comprising amorphous silicon and nanocrystalline silicon, a method of manufacturing the solar cell, and a composition for the composite thin film used in manufacturing the solar cell. More particularly, a silicon semiconductor layer in the solar cell is fabricated by using the composite thin film comprising the amorphous silicon and the nanocrystalline silicon, the composite thin film being formed by dispersing nanoparticles of the crystalline silicon in a liquid silicon precursor and modifying them. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100319776 | Ink for forming thin film of solar cells and method for preparing the same, CIGS thin film solar cell using the same and manufacturing method thereof - Disclosed are an ink containing nanoparticles for formation of thin film of a solar cell and its preparation method, CIGS thin film solar cell having at least one light absorption layer formed by coating or printing the above ink containing nanoparticles on a rear electrode, and a process for manufacturing the same. More particularly, the above absorption layer comprises Cu, In, Ga and Se elements as constitutional ingredients thereof and such elements exist in the light absorption layer by coating or printing an ink that contains Cu | 12-23-2010 |
| 20120100661 | INK FOR FORMING THIN FILM OF SOLAR CELLS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, CIGS THIN FILM SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Discussed are an ink containing nanoparticles for formation of thin film of a solar cell and its preparation method, CIGS thin film solar cell having at least one light absorption layer formed by coating or printing the above ink containing nanoparticles on a rear electrode, and a process for manufacturing the same. More particularly, the above absorption layer includes Cu, In, Ga and Se elements as constitutional ingredients thereof and such elements exist in the light absorption layer by coating or printing an ink that contains Cu | 04-26-2012 |