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| 20090009301 | Tactile feedback device - The present invention discloses a tactile feedback device for giving realistic touch sensation to the user by stimulating the skin of the user. The tactile feedback device of the present invention comprises a housing having one end positioned near the skin of the user in use, an actuator, touch pins and an elastic means. The actuator is mounted inside the housing to convert electromagnetic energy into kinetic energy. The touch pins are mounted inside the housing so as to pop in and out, and the front end thereof is popped out of one end of the housing to contact the skin, and is connected with the actuator so as to be operated by kinetic energy of the actuator. The elastic plates of the elastic means are mounted between one end of the housing and the actuator, and have the touch pins fixedly passing through so as to be interlocked with the touch pins, and when the touch pins pop in and out, they are elastically deformed to have elastic energy. According to the present invention, the touch pins stimulate the skin of the user by dint of an interlocking structure of the actuator that converts electromagnetic energy into kinetic energy and the elastic means, so it is possible to implement realistic touch sensation. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090121848 | Haptic module using magnetic force, electronic apparatuses having the module - A haptic module using a magnetic force and an electronic apparatuses having the module are disclosed. The haptic module disclosed in the present invention comprises a magnet arrangement frame arranged so that polarities of adjacent magnets are alternate; shielding screens positioned on uppers of each of frame elements of the magnet arrangement frame and formed in a window arrangement to shield any one polarity of the frame elements; linear movement means fixed to outside portions of the shielding screens to move the shielding screens in a longitudinal direction of the frame element; a magnet frame positioned on an upper of the magnet arrangement frame through the shielding screen and taking on the same polarity on the whole of one surface thereof; and a controller that controls the linear movement means. According to the haptic module of the present invention, it is possible to provide various and dynamic force feedback and tactile sensation to a user, as well as reduce complexity of a constitution as compared to a related art and further accomplish miniaturization. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090271031 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING GOOD FEELING OF ROBOT AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for forming good feeling of a robot and a method therefor are disclosed. The apparatus for forming good feeling of a robot according to the present invention comprises: a good feeling generating unit receiving an input feature value of a user to calculate an individual intimacy level between the robot and the user and calculate a tension level formed between the robot (r) and the user (i) in relation to other users, thereby calculating the good feeling of the robot with regard to the user; a good feeling expressing unit adjusting intensity of feeling of the robot according to the good feeling of the robot generated through the good feeling generating unit and additionally expressing an action expressing the good feeling before and after an action of the robot; and a good feeling learning unit receiving an expression degree of the good feeling of the robot with regard to the user calculated through the good feeling expressing unit and an emotional reaction of the user to calculate profit using an difference between these two information and updating the input feature value of the user using the profit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100073151 | Tactile Display Apparatus and Method Thereof - A tactile display apparatus includes a plurality of stimulation pins in contact with a skin; an operating unit for vertically moving the stimulation pins; and a housing accommodating the stimulation pins and the operating unit, the housing having an opening in one surface thereof such that the stimulation pins protrude outward. Here, the plurality of stimulation pins are arranged such that a contact area occupied by front ends of the stimulation pins is smaller than an area occupied by rear ends of the stimulation pins. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100207745 | HUMAN INTERACTION SYSTEMS USING KINESTHETIC FEEDBACK AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are human interaction systems using kinesthetic feedback and an operating method thereof. Each of the human interaction systems includes a driver driving the human interaction system according to handling of a user and generating kinesthetic feedback; a sensor measuring force, physical quantity and path applied by the driver; a converter converting a motion signal of the driver, measured by the sensor, into an electric signal in order to transmit and receive the motion signal; and a communication module transmitting and receiving the electric signal. Accordingly, a user can deliver kinesthetic feedback corresponding to his/her motion as well as voices to the other person through a mobile terminal. Accordingly, the user can deliver various feelings in addition to voices. Furthermore, the user can deliver his/her intention to the other person in a conference where the user is restrained from speaking. Moreover, the user can enjoy more realistic games through kinesthetic feedback when performing interaction games through the mobile terminal. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110032088 | METHOD OF ENCODING HAPTIC INFORMATION ON IMAGE, METHOD OF DECODING HAPTIC INFORMATION FROM IMAGE AND APPARATUS OF PROCESSING HAPTIC INFORMATION FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a technology of encoding haptic information on images or decoding haptic information from images. The method of encoding the haptic information on the images according to the present invention includes: generating haptic information; generating encoding target data by using the haptic information and header information associated with the haptic information; and generating an encoded image by encoding the encoding target data by using a least significant bit (LSB) of byte data of each of the original image pixels. As a result, the present invention can simply encode/decode the haptic information while maintaining an original image format. | 02-10-2011 |
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| 20090107167 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a case provided with openings, a heat exchanger disposed in the case, one or more fans disposed in the case, and a variation unit that is movably disposed around the fans to vary air inlet and outlet directions. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090113915 | AIR CONDITIONER - Provided is an air conditioner. According to the air conditioner, an installation structure of an indoor heat exchanger installed inside the air conditioner is improved, so that the air conditioner become slim and an installation space for additional devices such as a filter can be secured. According to the air conditioner, the indoor heat exchanger divides a passage of air introduced into a main unit into an upper passage and a lower passage, so that interference between the upper and lower passages can be minimized, and thus operation efficiency of the air conditioner can improve. Also, a space of a predetermined size is formed between the indoor heat exchanger and air intake holes to receive a predetermined device such as a filter and a negative ion generator that can give a separate function to the air conditioner. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090188274 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONER AND FAN USED THEREFOR - An outdoor fan for an air-conditioner is provided to reduce unnecessary energy consumption and noise generated during an operation by reducing a side circulation flow generated when the fan rotates. The outdoor fan may include a hub shaft with a side hole, and rotary blades that convert rotary power received from the hub shaft into a pressure difference. The hub shaft may include a main plate unit perpendicular to the hub shaft and, positioned at a front side as compared to a virtual plane that includes the side hole, and the main plate unit to cover at least a portion of the hub shaft. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090193831 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided. A heat exchange unit of the air conditioner may include a blower fan that generates air flow within a housing, and a first shroud that guides the air flow generated by the blower fan to an outside of the cabinet. A second shroud may be coupled to an upstream end of the first shroud. An outer peripheral surface of a transverse section of the second shroud may be curved so as to stabilize air flow generated by the blower fan. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100132393 | AIR CONDITIONER - Provided is an indoor unit of an air conditioner. The structures of the indoor unit, such as the relationship between an inlet and an outlet, the shape of a rear guide, and the relationship between the outlet and a vane, are improved. Therefore, the airflow of the indoor unit is stable, and the noise level of the indoor unit is low. | 06-03-2010 |
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| 20080248807 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CALL IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for controlling a call, by a base station, in a communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a call admission request for call connection from a mobile station; determining whether to admit the call admission request taking into account a backhaul section capacity available in a backhaul section and a wireless section capacity available in a wireless section; and transmitting information indicating the determination result to the mobile station. The wireless section indicates a section between the base station and the mobile station, and the backhaul section indicates a section between the base station and a base station controller. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080273520 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR DYNAMICALLY SETTING END-TO-END QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS) IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication network architecture including a broadband radio access network is provided. The architecture includes a terminal for transmitting an application layer service request message to request a service, a Policy Charging Rule Function (PCRF) for generating Quality of Service (QoS) parameters of an Internet Protocol (IP) layer using QoS parameters of an application layer contained in the application layer service request message, a first Policy Decision Function (PDF) for generating one or more QoS parameters of the IP layer in addition to the IP layer QoS parameters generated at the PCRF and a second PDF for generating a QoS parameter set of a radio access network using the IP layer QoS parameters generated at the PCRF and the one or more IP layer QoS parameters generated at the first PDF. The communication network guarantees an end-to-end QoS. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100259358 | HIGHLY DENSE AND NON-GRAINED SPINEL NTC THERMISTOR THICK FILM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a highly dense and nano-grained NTC thermistor thick film and a method for preparing the same, and specifically, an NTC thermistor thick film vacuum deposited by spraying a spinel grained ceramic powder containing Ni and Mn on one side of the surface of a substrate using a room temperature powder spray in vacuum (AD) and a method for preparing the same. According to the present invention, a room temperature powder spray in vacuum (AD) may be used to perform a rapid deposition of NTC thermistor thick films and prepare a highly dense ceramic thick film, the NTC characteristic constant B which would be obtained by doping may be maximized without doping, demagnetization may be obtained without any additional heat treatment, and thus limitations on substrate that the conventional art has may be completely overcome. | 10-14-2010 |
