| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090263029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING 3D MESH INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding three-dimensional mesh information are provided. The method and apparatus separately encode/decode order information of elements, such as vertices and faces, of a three-dimensional mesh model (original model) in consideration of a change in an element order during encoding three-dimensional mesh information for the original model. The method for encoding three-dimensional mesh information includes the steps of: encoding the three-dimensional mesh information and outputting an encoded bit-stream; calculating order information of at least one element in an original model contained in the three-dimensional mesh information; encoding the element order information; and generating packets of the encoded bit-stream, wherein the encoded element order information is inserted into the packet. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090278844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING 3D MESH INFORMATION INCLUDING STITCHING INFORMATION - Provided are encoding and decoding stitching information generated when the 3D mesh model that is the non-manifold or non-orientable model is converted into orientable and manifold models upon encoding the 3D mesh information of the 3D mesh model. The method of encoding 3D mesh information includes the steps of: encoding the 3D mesh information to output an encoded bitstream; encoding stitching information of elements contained in the 3D mesh information, the stitching information having a total number of duplicated original elements and, for each of the duplicated original elements, the duplication number, original-element identification information and duplicated-element identification information; and generating a packet of the bitstream, wherein the encoded stitching information is inserted into the packet. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100195898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF DEPTH IMAGE - A method and apparatus for enhancing quality of a depth image are provided. A method for enhancing quality of a depth image includes: receiving a multi-view image including a left image, a right image, and a center image; receiving a current depth image frame and a previous depth image frame of the current depth image frame; setting an intensity difference value corresponding to a specific disparity value of the current depth image frame by using the current depth image frame and the previous depth image frame; setting a disparity value range including the specific disparity value; and setting an intensity difference value corresponding to the disparity value range of the current depth image frame by using the multi-viewpoint image. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100315486 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDING/RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - Provided is a stereoscopic video service providing method using a stereoscopic video stream including first and second video streams in a digital broadcasting system. The stereoscopic video service providing method includes: generating information on the first video stream and information on the second video stream; inserting an identifier of the information on the second video stream into the information on the first video stream; and transmitting the first video stream and the information on the first video stream and the second video stream and the information on the second video stream through separate transmission channels, respectively. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110010739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - Provided is a method for transmitting a stereoscopic video in a digital broadcasting system, the stereoscopic video being composed of a left view and a right view. The method includes: generating information indicating that the video is stereoscopic, information about a composition type of the stereoscopic video, and additional information based on the composition type; and transmitting the stereoscopic video and the generated information. The composition type is to compose the stereoscopic video of a single or two encoding streams by using the left view and the right view. In the case of a single stream mode in which the stereoscopic video is composed of the single encoding stream, the additional information includes information about positions of the left and right views. In the case of a dual stream mode in which the stereoscopic video is composed of the two encoding streams, the additional information includes information indicating whether the respective encoding streams are the left view or the right view and information indicating correlation between the respective encoding streams. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110175985 | METHOD OF GENERATING CONTENTS INFORMATION AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONTENTS USING THE CONTENTS INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method of generating contents information for managing contents including stereo-scopic contents being two-dimensional contents and three dimensional contents, and an apparatus for managing contents, the method including the steps of, when there is a scene change of contents, adding a second field including information on each of a plurality of scenes corresponding to a plurality of types, respectively, to the contents information. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120044321 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BROADCASTING SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A broadcasting service monitoring apparatus includes: a stream separation unit to extract a partial stream from an inputted 3D stream and separate detailed stream configuration and service-related information and a stream for 3D video service from the 3D stream; a configuration information analysis unit to minutely analyze the separated service-related information and the separated stream for 3D video service; a 2D image decoding unit to decode the separated stream for 3D video service into a predetermined image; an image separation unit to separate one screen of the decoded predetermined image into two screens and generate two images; a 3D image reproduction unit to reproduce the generated two images; a depth information extraction unit to extract depth information for 3D video service from the generated two images; and a 3D information representation unit to represent the analyzed values and the extracted depth information. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120062698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving reference image data and 3D additional image data in 3D image data so as to provide a 3D image in a digital broadcasting system. In the method, a basic image and a 3D additional image in a 3D image of a 3D broadcasting service is processed in a stereoscopic image format of one of a side-by-side method and a top-down method. The basic image and the 3D additional image processed in the stereoscopic image format are encoded to a basic image stream and a 3D additional image stream. The encoded basic image stream and the encoded 3D additional image stream are multiplexed to a 3D image stream of a single stream using a dual stream method, and the multiplexed 3D image stream is then transmitted. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120212578 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CODING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for coding a stereoscopic video. The method of coding a stereoscopic video includes coding an original reference image; performing preprocessing based on the original reference image, a decoded reference image, and an original additional image; coding the original addition image based on the original additional image and an improved decoding image obtained by performing the preprocessing; and performing postprocessing based on the original additional image and a decoded additional image. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120274741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO - A method of receiving stereoscopic video according to the present invention includes receiving a bit stream including image information, extracting a base image stream corresponding to a base image and an additional image stream corresponding to an additional image from the bit stream, generating the base image and the additional image by decoding the base image stream and the additional image stream, respectively, and generating a left image and a right image by using at least one of the base image and the additional image. According to the present invention, | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130083165 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TEXTURE IMAGE AND DEPTH IMAGE - Provided are an apparatus and method for extracting a texture image and a depth image. The apparatus of the present invention may project a pattern image on a target object, may capture a scene image on which the target image is reflected from the target object, and may simultaneously extract the texture image and the depth image using the scene image. | 04-04-2013 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090125625 | Load Balancing Method and Apparatus, and Software Streaming System Using the Same - Disclosed herein is a load balancing method and apparatus which can efficiently distribute load to a plurality of servers providing a software streaming service where a bandwidth-on-demand is different depending on sending times, and a software streaming system using the same. Sessions established between the servers and clients are classified into first sessions which send data for initial execution and second sessions which send data desired by users after the initial execution is completed, and the resulting session information of each of the servers is collected. A total load amount of each of the servers is calculated under the condition that different load weights are applied to the first and second sessions. A server with a minimum one of the total load amounts is selected from among the servers by comparing the total load amounts of the servers with one another, and the selected server is allocated to a new client requesting the software streaming service. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090222890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING STREAMING SERVICE BASED ON P2P AND STREAMING SERVICE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for providing a stream service based on P2P and a streaming service system using the same are provided. In order to provide the stream service to peers without concentrating the load thereof to a server, the each peer includes an apparatus for providing a streaming service. The streaming service apparatus includes a peer communication module, a storing unit, and a peer server unit and a peer client unit. By using a streamable software list and a peer list transmitted from the peer communication module, the peer server unit for receiving a streaming service request from other peers, reading corresponding software from the storing unit and providing a streaming service for the read software. Also, the peer client unit requests a streaming service for predetermined software to other peer, and stores streamable software, which is received from other peers through the streaming service, in the storing unit. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100023488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING INTERACTIVE VIDEO SERVICE AND YELLOW PAGE SERVICE - Provided is a method for providing the integration service of an interactive video and a yellow page, which includes receiving a video request message of a client, selecting multimedia data corresponding to the received message, and transmitting the selected multimedia data to the client, receiving a search message of the client, searching brand information corresponding to the search message in a yellow page database, and selecting optimal brand information of the searched brand information using a service use record of the client, and transmitting the searched optimal brand information to the client. It is possible for user to easily obtain necessary information while viewing video by integrating an interactive video service and a yellow page service. Accordingly, it is possible to provide information customized to user's characteristics by configuring and using a user profile. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100063999 | SOFTWARE ON-DEMAND SERVICE INTERLOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - There are provided a software on-demand service interlocking system and a method of operating the system. To provide a software service by selecting one of various software service methods considering a software service environment varying with a service providing point in time, the system includes a service providing apparatus providing requested software to a client terminal in one of the various software service providing methods in response to a software execution request of the client terminal and a service relaying apparatus selecting a software service method suitable for a software service environment at a requesting point in time, in response to a relay request of the client terminal, and relaying the selected software service method to the client terminal. Therefore, the software may be provided by selecting a software service method suitable for a software service environment at a service providing point in time, thereby more quickly and stably providing the software to a user. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100268842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING-BASED PORTABLE APPLICATION - Provided are a system and method for providing a streaming-based portable application, which can add and update a portable application in one click, without separate procedures, by using advantages of application streaming while maintaining advantages of a portable application. In the system, a streaming server stores an application execution code provided at the inside of the system. A client provides a virtualization of an execution code necessary to execute an application process, streams an execution code from the streaming server through a network, and manages application streamed images. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110145326 | WORKFLOW CUSTOMIZATION METHOD IN SaaS ENVIRONMENT - A method for providing a customized workflow service to offer a customized workflow software service in software as a service (SaaS) environment includes: providing currently set workflow information to a customized workflow software service client; and receiving a request for correction of workflow information from the client. Further, the method for providing the customized workflow service includes storing workflow information corrected in response to the request for correction of workflow information in a customized workflow database. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110154374 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMIZED APPLICATION - Provided is a technology capable of efficiently managing various customized applications according to clients and providing security and efficiency in executing and editing the customized applications. An apparatus for managing customized applications according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprising: an application supplying unit generating the customized applications by combining a plurality of pre-stored application data according to client information; an application executing unit generatin a virtual executing environment to allow the customized applications to be executed in a server or virtual server on a client terminal and supplies the virtual executing environment to the client terminal; and a filtering unit controlling whether it permits one or more of the execution and edition of the customized applications according to the client information. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110154441 | ONLINE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT SERVER, ONLINE MARKETPLACE SERVER, ONLINE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT CONSTITUTING METHOD, AND DEVELOPED APPLICATION PROVIDING METHOD - An online development environment server, online marketplace server, an online development environment configuring method, and a developed application providing method are provided. The online development environment server includes: a virtual resource pool providing virtual resources including a design tool pool, an IDE/SDK pool, a service component, and a virtual server and repository pool; a virtual resource pool manager supporting to allow a developer to select a virtual resource according to a selected development environment; a virtual development environment manager establishing a virtual development environment with reference to virtual resource information through the virtual resource pool manager; a virtual operation space and view manager binding a user and a view of a virtual development environment of each group through the virtual development environment manager and the virtual resource pool manager; a presenter presenting a virtual view model constituted by being bound by the virtual operation space and view manager; and a metadata manager storing metadata configured for virtualizing an operation space and managing the same. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120110478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SOFTWARE - Provided are a software service supporting system and method to a plurality of clients using a software virtualization technology in a server-based computing environment. The present invention is configured to allow a server to execute software selected by a request of a client by using a resource of a client in a virtual environment, extract a GUI, a 3D graphic-intensive work, etc., as results according to software execution, and transmit the extracted result values to the client. Since the virtualization is implemented according to the driving of the software, the present invention can accommodate a larger number of clients at higher speed than the existing server-based computing and save the service introduction costs. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120113103 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING 3D APPLICATION PROGRAM USING REMOTE RENDERING - An apparatus for executing a three-dimensional (3D) application program using remote rendering, the apparatus includes: a client apparatus for requesting execution of software and receiving rendering information generated from the execution of software to process the same; and a server apparatus for executing the software by the request from the client apparatus to transmit the rendering information generated from the executed software to the client apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120144408 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION - Provided is an apparatus and method for generating digital content. The apparatus includes a physical information manager configured to manage information about a physical item distributed off-line, a video production manager configured to produce video content by generating and converting a video image of the physical item, and an interactive video production manager configured to generate digital content capable of providing an interactive service by applying a service interaction element to the video produced to be served on-line. Also, the apparatus further includes an intellectual property right manager configured to register and manage the copyright and intellectual property right related to the generated digital content and permit use of the copyright and the intellectual property right, and a unique number manager configured to issue a unique number so that the generated digital content can be identified in a distribution process. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120150924 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING CONTINUOUS READ/WRITE IN ASYMMETRIC STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus for supporting continuous read/write in an asymmetric storage system, and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus for supporting continuous read/write in an asymmetric storage system that permits continuous reading/writing by providing context identifiers for reading or writing files and requesting reading or writing the files, using the context identifiers. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently process continuous reading or writing, improve performance of data service, and reduce waster of a memory by removing context identifies for reading or writing files when the files are not used any more or not frequently used. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120158453 | WORKFLOW PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING MULTI-TENANT, AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a workflow processing system and method for supporting the multi-tenancy in a software as a service (SaaS) environment. Proposed is a method of configuring a workflow, defined based on an activity for each tenant, to share a single workflow instance in the multi-tenancy support environment. In particular, proposed is a method of editing a workflow for each tenant by a workflow editor and performing configuration for each activity that constitutes the workflow. In addition, proposed is a method of storing and managing a configured activity as metadata. In particular, proposed is a method of storing metadata for each activity when storing an activity through a workflow editor. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120173962 | ONLINE APPLICATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - An online application providing apparatus includes: a rendering unit; a metadata manager; a database; and a view resolver. When a web page URL is requested from a user terminal in a tenant, the rendering unit requests UI data to the metadata manager for generating code data corresponding to the URL, provides, to the view resolver, the code data to which a flexible field corresponding a UI page specified for the tenant is applied, and the view resolver generates an actual web based UI code by using the code data provided from the rendering unit and transmits the actual web based UI code to the user terminal. | 07-05-2012 |