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20150269543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISSUING ELECTRONIC MONEY AT ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for issuing electronic money from an electronic device are provided. The method includes accessing, by a first electronic device, an electronic payment server by executing an electronic payment application, displaying a banking list received from the electronic payment server, displaying a template for creating the electronic money of a specific banking facility selected from the banking list, receiving an input of at least one feature of the electronic money in a template, and transmitting the template including the at least one feature of the electronic money to the electronic payment server to issue the electronic money. | 09-24-2015 |
20150272764 | LINK ASSEMBLY, FRAME, AND WALKING ASSISTANCE ROBOT - A frame configured of a plurality of links pivotally connected to one another is flexibly bent, and pins that connect the plurality of links that constitute the frame are inserted into and slide in a curve-shaped slot and a slot in a vertical direction so that, even though the frame is bent, the entire length of the frame is increased and ends of the frame can be moved along a straight line that is horizontal with respect to the ground. | 10-01-2015 |
20150272811 | JOINT ASSEMBLY AND WALKING ASSISTANCE ROBOT - In a joint assembly of a walking assistance robot that is capable of performing an operation with 3 degrees of freedom, similarly to a user's joint, a rolling motion and a sliding motion are simultaneously made, and a rotation center changes so that the joint assembly can make a similar motion to that of an actual knee joint of the user. Thus, when the user wears the walking assistance robot and walks, misalignment can be prevented from occurring in the knee joint. | 10-01-2015 |
20150335514 | DRIVING MODULES AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - A driving module may include: an object fix member configured to be fixed to an object; a first sub-module including a body portion, connected to a first side of the object fix member, and a first rotating member, connected rotatably to the body portion; a second sub-module including an extension link, connected to a second side of the object fix member, and a second rotating member, connected rotatably to the extension link; and/or a power transmitting member connected to the first rotating member and the second rotating member, and configured to transmit power. | 11-26-2015 |
20150335515 | WALKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A walking assistance apparatus for preventing offset occurring in between a rotating axis of a hip joint of a user and a rotating shaft of the walking assistance apparatus may be provided. The walking assistance apparatus includes a waist fixing apparatus configured to be fixed to a waist of a user, a connecting guide mounted at the waist fixing apparatus and configured to slide in an extension direction of the waist fixing apparatus and rotate on a rotating shaft extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the extension direction, a rail unit mounted at one side of the connecting guide, the rail unit extending in a vertical direction, and a hip joint configured to slide along the rail unit. | 11-26-2015 |
20150336265 | SUPPORTING MODULES AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - A supporting module may include: a supporting frame configured to support an action part of an object; a pressure member connected to the supporting frame and configured to push the action part to rotate when the supporting frame rotates in a first direction; a supporting member configured to pull the action part to rotate when the supporting frame rotates in a second direction; and/or a dispersion member, between the pressure member and the supporting member, configured to disperse force transmitted from the pressure member in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the transmitted force and configured to transmit the dispersed force to the supporting member. | 11-26-2015 |
20150350207 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURITY FUNCTION - A method for providing a security function includes obtaining a request for executing a function of application through an electronic device if the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from a user, identifying a success or failure of a first authentication which is previously performed for the user in response to the request, and determining whether to perform a second authentication for executing the function of the application based on the success or failure of the first authentication, wherein determining whether to perform the second authentication comprises performing the second authentication by using a security level lower than a security level related to the first authentication if the success of the first authentication is identified. An electronic device includes a processor configured to determine a success or failure of a first authentication, and decide whether to perform a second authentication with a second security level for executing the function. | 12-03-2015 |
20160030271 | DRIVING MODULE AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A driving module and a motion assistance apparatus including the same may be provided. For example, the driving module including a driving source provided on one side of a user and configured to transmit power, a power transmitting rotary body configured to rotate by the power transmitted from the driving source, and a first decelerator configured to transmit power between the driving source and the power transmitting rotary body, the first decelerator having an input side rotary body configured to receive power from the driving source, and an output side rotary body configured to transmit power to the power transmitting rotary body may be provided. | 02-04-2016 |
20160038313 | DRIVING MODULE, MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DRIVING MODULE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - Driving modules, motion assistance apparatuses including at least one of the driving modules, and methods of controlling at least one of the motion assistance apparatus may be provided. For example, a driving module including a driving source on one side of a user and configured to transmit power, an input side rotary body connected to the driving source and configured to rotate, and a first decelerator and a second decelerator configured to operate using the power received from the driving source through the input side rotary body, wherein a gear ratio from the input side rotary body to an output terminal of the first decelerator differs from a gear ratio from the input side rotary body to an output terminal of the second decelerator, may be provided. | 02-11-2016 |
20160038328 | LINK ASSEMBLY AND MEMBER SUPPORTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Example embodiments relate to a link assembly and a leg supporting apparatus using the same. A top end of a frame mounted on a user's thigh can move along a downwardly-concave trajectory. A center of weight of the leg supporting apparatus placed on the top end of the frame converges on a lowest point of the downwardly-concave trajectory so that the user's weight can be stably supported. | 02-11-2016 |
20160038368 | DRIVING MODULE, MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DRIVING MODULE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - Driving modules, motion assistance apparatuses including at least one of the driving modules, and methods of controlling at least one of the motion assistance apparatuses may be provided. For example, a driving module including a driving source on one side of a user and configured to transmit power, an input side rotary body coupled to the driving source and configured to rotate, first and second decelerators configured to operate using the power respectively received from the driving source through the input side rotary body, and a first stopper and a second stopper configured to selectively enable or disable a transmission of the power between the input side rotary body and respective output terminals of the first and second decelerators may be provided. | 02-11-2016 |
20160045387 | FIXING MODULE AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a fixing module and a motion assistance apparatus including the fixing module including a first side frame including a first central portion on one side of a user, a first front extending portion configured to extend from the first central portion along a front side of the user, and a first rear extending portion configured to extend from the first central portion along a rear side of the user, and a second side frame including a second central portion on another side of the user, a second front extending portion configured to extend from the second central portion along the front side of the user, and a second rear extending portion. | 02-18-2016 |
20160081870 | FORCE TRANSMITTING FRAMES AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME - A force transmitting frame may have a length greater than a width. Stiffnesses of first and second end portions of the force transmitting frame may be greater than a stiffness of a central area of the force transmitting frame in a longitudinal direction of the force transmitting frame. The force transmitting frame may include: an inner frame configured to support one side of a user; and/or an outer frame of which first and second end portions are fixed to first and second end portions of the inner frame, and of which a central portion is not fixed to a central portion of the inner frame. The central portion of the outer frame may be configured to slide with respect to the central portion of the inner frame. | 03-24-2016 |
20160106615 | DRIVING MODULE, MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DRIVING MODULE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A driving module and a motion assistance apparatus including the same may be provided. For example, the driving module including a driving source disposed on one side of a user, and configured to provide power, a first decelerator including a first input terminal coupled to the driving source, and a first output terminal and a second output terminal configured to receive power from the first input terminal, a second decelerator including a second input terminal coupled to the first output terminal, and a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal configured to receive power from the second input terminal, and a third decelerator including a third input terminal coupled to the second output terminal, and a fifth output terminal and a sixth output terminal configured to receive power from the third input terminal may be provided. | 04-21-2016 |
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20140055343 | INPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PORTABLE DEVICE - An input apparatus for use in a portable device is provided. The input apparatus includes a camera for capturing an image; a storage unit which stores a key-hand mapping table for mapping segments of a hand to a plurality of keys, respectively, according to predetermined criteria; a display unit displaying the captured image during an input mode; and a control unit which activates the camera in the input mode, controls the display unit to display the captured image, assign the plural keys to the segments of the hand based on mapping information of the key-hand mapping table, detect an image change in one of the segments displayed on the display unit, and input the key mapped to the segment at which the image change is detected on the display unit. | 02-27-2014 |
20140126028 | CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY METHOD AND TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A terminal and a close-up photography method using the same are disclosed. The terminal includes a transparent display unit having front and rear surfaces through which light passes, the transparent display unit having a set thickness, at least one camera module disposed on the transparent display unit, configured to acquire an image of a subject in a direction of penetrating the transparent display unit, and a controller configured to control the camera module. | 05-08-2014 |
20140333554 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SENSOR - An electronic device with a touch sensor includes a body mounted with an electronic element, and a cover detachably coupled to the body. The body includes a signal generating circuitry that generates an electric signal, a first antenna that transmits the electric signal, and a touch processing circuitry that processes a touch signal received through the first antenna. The cover includes a touch sensor that is driven by the electric signal and recognizes a touch, and a second antenna connected with the touch sensor. The second antenna receives the electric signal and transmits a touch signal sensed through the touch sensor unit. | 11-13-2014 |
20150049173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - An apparatus is provided for capturing a stereoscopic image comprising: a housing having a first image-capturing hole and a second image-capturing hole separated from each other by a predetermined distance, wherein the first image-capturing hole and the second image-capturing hole respectively project a first image and a second image onto a camera module of an electronic device; a first reflector mounted on one inner wall of the housing for reflecting the first image; a second reflector mounted on another inner wall of the housing for reflecting the second image; and a light delivery portion for sequentially delivering the first image and the second image to the camera module. | 02-19-2015 |
20150227336 | METHOD OF RECEIVING TOUCH EVENT INPUT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of receiving a touch event by a portable terminal including a first display unit. The method includes recognizing connection of an accessory including a second display unit. The method also includes determining whether the second display unit is in a standby state for receiving a touch event. The method also includes activating a function corresponding to the second display unit when the second display unit is in the standby state. The method also includes, responsive to the second display unit receiving a selection input of a touch event, performing a function corresponding to the received touch event by the portable terminal. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment, and other embodiments can be made. | 08-13-2015 |
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20090031742 | Seat air conditioner for vehicle - The present invention relates to a seat air conditioner for a vehicle, which induces air passing through a blower unit of a front air conditioner thereinto and has a thermoelectric module mounted on a seat without mounting additional air blast on the seat, thereby reducing noise, manufacturing costs and a limitation in space of the seat due to a simplified configuration, independently controlling a seat air-conditioning, and conducting a combined control with an indoor air inducing mode of the blower unit in order to improve cooling and heating efficiencies. | 02-05-2009 |
20120227431 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A heat pump system including a water-cooled type heat exchanger, which is a heat supply means, mounted on a first bypass line bypassing a second indoor heat exchanger to collect waste heat of vehicle electric devices to thereby enhance a heating efficiency of the heat pump system. The heat pump system for a vehicle includes: a branch line for connecting a refrigerant circulation line of the second indoor heat exchanger and the first bypass line with each other; a second bypass line, which bypasses an outdoor heat exchanger; and a control part that controls a flow of the indoor air to be introduced into an air-conditioning case, whereby the heat pump system can minimize influences of the outdoor air of low temperature even when the outdoor temperature is below zero, enhance the operation and the heating performance of the heat pump system by collecting waste heat of the vehicle electric devices and heat sources of the indoor air, and increase the mileage of the vehicle by minimizing operation of an electric heater. | 09-13-2012 |
20130227973 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed therein are a heat pump system for a vehicle and a method of controlling the heat pump system, which determines that frosting begins on an exterior heat exchanger and carries out a defrosting control if a difference value between outdoor temperature and refrigerant temperature of an outlet side of the exterior heat exchanger is above a frosting decision temperature in a heat pump mode, thereby increasing frost-prevention and defrosting effects and enhancing heating performance and stability of the system because the system recognizes the beginning of frosting on the exterior heat exchanger at a proper time so as to carry out the defrosting control. | 09-05-2013 |
20130228324 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed therein are a heat pump system for a vehicle and a method of controlling the heat pump system, which variably controls only a compressor if the number of revolutions of the compressor is less than the upper limit of the number of the maximum revolutions of the compressor and operates an electric heater only when the number of revolutions of the compressor reaches the upper limit of the number of the maximum revolutions of the compressor in order to satisfy a target discharge temperature in a heat pump mode, thereby preventing that convergence of an air discharge temperature of the interior of the vehicle is deteriorated or becomes unstable when the compressor and the electric heater are variably controlled at the same time in order to satisfy the target discharge temperature. | 09-05-2013 |
20160033193 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed therein are a heat pump system for a vehicle and a method of controlling the heat pump system, which determines that frosting begins on an exterior heat exchanger and carries out a defrosting control if a difference value between outdoor temperature and refrigerant temperature of an outlet side of the exterior heat exchanger is above a frosting decision temperature in a heat pump mode, thereby increasing frost-prevention and defrosting effects and enhancing heating performance and stability of the system because the system recognizes the beginning of frosting on the exterior heat exchanger at a proper time so as to carry out the defrosting control. | 02-04-2016 |
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20100206376 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD OF DEPOSITING THIN FILM LAYER - A solar cell, a method and apparatus for manufacturing a solar cell, and a method of depositing a thin film layer are disclosed. The manufacturing apparatus of a solar cell includes a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a second electrode; and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a micro-crystalline silicon layer, and sensitivity of the micro-crystalline silicon layer is about 100 to about 1,000, the sensitivity being a ratio expressed as photo conductivity (PC)/dark conductivity (DC). | 08-19-2010 |
20100210092 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON THIN FILM LAYER AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SOLAR CELL - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a silicon thin film layer and a manufacturing apparatus of a solar cell are disclosed. The manufacturing apparatus of solar cell comprises an outer chamber; an inner chamber disposed within the outer chamber; a container disposed at the inner chamber and which receives a fluid; and a heat exchanger disposed at the outside of the outer chamber and which exchanges heat of the fluid. | 08-19-2010 |
20110079264 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell module and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell module includes a substrate including an electricity generation area and an edge area that are divided by an insulating area, and a plurality of solar cells positioned in the electricity generation area. Each of the solar cells includes a transparent electrode on the substrate, a silicon electricity generation layer on the transparent electrode, and a back electrode on the silicon electricity generation layer. The back electrode of one solar cell is electrically connected to the transparent electrode of another solar cell adjacent to the one solar cell. A side of a transparent electrode of an outermost solar cell adjacent to the insulating area is covered by a side portion of a silicon electricity generation layer of the outermost solar cell exposed in the insulating area. | 04-07-2011 |
20110259392 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same are discussed. The method of manufacturing the thin film solar cell includes forming a masking jig in a first region of a substrate, forming a first electrode in a second region of the substrate, forming a photoelectric conversion unit on the first electrode formed in the second region of the substrate to produce electricity using light incident on the photoelectric conversion unit, and forming a second electrode on the photoelectric conversion unit formed in the second region of the substrate. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265848 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same are discussed. The method of manufacturing the thin film solar cell includes forming a plurality of cells, each cell including a first electrode on a substrate, a second electrode on the first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion unit between the first electrode and the second electrode, performing an edge deletion process to remove respective first portions of a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion unit included in an outermost cell positioned at an end of the substrate among the plurality of cells, and performing an edge isolation process to remove respective second portions of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the photoelectric conversion unit included in the outermost cell. | 11-03-2011 |
20120145218 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE - A thin film solar cell module includes a substrate, a plurality of solar cells positioned on the substrate, a ribbon electrode positioned on an outermost solar cell of the plurality of solar cells, a plurality of conductive adhesive parts which are positioned between the outermost solar cell and the ribbon electrode and connect the outermost solar cell to the ribbon electrode, a junction box collecting electric power produced by the plurality of solar cells, and a bus bar electrode which is positioned across the plurality of solar cells and connects the junction box to the ribbon electrode. A distance between the plurality of conductive adhesive parts gradually decreases as the plurality of conductive adhesive parts are located closer to the bus bar electrode. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145227 | FRAME SYSTEM FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE - A frame system for a solar cell module, the frame system includes: a first frame member including a first body that is configured to be fixed to a substrate of the solar cell module and a male coupling portion that is protruded from the first body; and a second frame member including a second body that is configured to be fixed to an installation object and a female coupling portion that is configured to be coupled to the male coupling portion, wherein at an outer surface of the male coupling portion, a protrusion including an inclined surface having an upper width smaller than a lower width and a separation prevention surface that is positioned at a lower end portion of the inclined surface is formed, and at an inside of the female coupling portion, a protrusion coupling portion that corresponds to the protrusion is formed. | 06-14-2012 |
20120199072 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON THIN FILM LAYER AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SOLAR CELL - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a silicon thin film layer and a manufacturing apparatus of a solar cell are disclosed. The manufacturing apparatus of solar cell comprises an outer chamber; an inner chamber disposed within the outer chamber; a container disposed at the inner chamber and which receives a fluid; and a heat exchanger disposed at the outside of the outer chamber and which exchanges heat of the fluid. | 08-09-2012 |
20120211060 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin-film solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells including a first solar cell that is an outermost solar cell. The first electrode of the first solar cell is electrically open, and the first electrode of the first solar cell has a width smaller than widths of the first electrodes of the plurality of solar cells other than the first solar cell. By reducing a width of the outermost solar cell (that is a dead cell), the conversion efficiency of the thin-film solar cell module may be enhanced. | 08-23-2012 |
20130092209 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film solar cell module according to an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate, a plurality of solar cells each including a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode on the first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion unit between the first electrode and the second electrode, a ribbon positioned on each of first and second outermost solar cells among the solar cells, and a conductive adhesive part positioned between the first outermost solar cell and the ribbon and between the second outermost solar cell and the ribbon. The conductive adhesive part positioned between the second electrode of the first outermost solar cell and the ribbon includes a first connector, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, the photoelectric conversion unit, and the second electrode of the first outermost solar cell. | 04-18-2013 |