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20090238146 | OPTIMIZED DATA RECONNECT - A method of optimizing reconnection of a point to point protocol link layer in a mobile device comprising the steps of: monitoring whether the mobile device has entered a new zone; starting a stabilization period when the mobile device enters a new zone; checking whether the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period; if the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period, restarting the stabilization period and performing the checking step; and if the mobile device does not enter a new zone during the stabilization period, determining whether the mobile device is in a new zone, reconnecting to the new zone if the mobile device is in the new zone, and otherwise performing no reconnection. | 09-24-2009 |
20110026489 | OPTIMIZED DATA RECONNECT - A method of optimizing reconnection of a point to point protocol link layer in a mobile device comprising the steps of: monitoring whether the mobile device has entered a new zone; starting a stabilization period when the mobile device enters a new zone; checking whether the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period; if the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period, restarting the stabilization period and performing the checking step; and if the mobile device does not enter a new zone during the stabilization period, determining whether the mobile device is in a new zone, reconnecting to the new zone if the mobile device is in the new zone, and otherwise performing no reconnection. | 02-03-2011 |
20110080858 | CUSTOMIZABILITY OF EVENT NOTIFICATION ON TELEPHONY-ENABLED DEVICES - A system and method of notifying a user of events in a customizable manner during and not during a voice call is provided. According to one aspect, the notifications are configurable to be dependant on whether or not there is an active voice call. Notifications may also be configured to be different depending on whether or not the wireless device is inside a device holster. Notifications can be configured to be different for different events so that the user may be able to associate certain notifications with certain events. The user can also configure the type of events that trigger notification. Notifications include any combination of audible cues, visual cues, and vibration cues. | 04-07-2011 |
20110263253 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE BATTERY SAVING FEATURES BASED UPON QUALITY OF SERVICE AND ACCESS DENIAL AND RELATED METHODS - A cellular communications system may include at least one base station selectively denying attempts to establish wireless communications links therewith, and wirelessly transmitting denial messages for denied attempts. The system may further include at least one mobile cellular communications device including a wireless transceiver and a controller cooperating therewith for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with the at least one base station having a quality of service (QoS) level associated therewith. If a denial message is received, the controller continues to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate. Yet, if the wireless communications link cannot be established with the desired QoS level, and if no denial message is received, then the controller continues to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a second attempt rate different than the first attempt rate. | 10-27-2011 |
20110306342 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE BATTERY SAVING FEATURES WHILE ACCOMMODATING USER ACCESS REQUESTS AND RELATED METHODS - A cellular communications system may include at least one base station and at least one mobile cellular communications device. More particularly, the at least one mobile cellular communications device may include a controller, at least one user input device connected to the controller, and a wireless transceiver cooperating with the controller for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate. Moreover, if a user provides a request to access the at least one base station via the at least one user input device, then the controller may continue to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate. | 12-15-2011 |
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20100177705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING SIMPLE IP TO MOBILE IP TRANSITION - Methods are provided for transitioning between SIP and MIP. Mobile devices, upon detecting a new system, automatically attempt a MIP session to avoid the default position of SIP. A history is maintained of systems visited, and for systems that did not support MIP in the past, a MIP session is not attempted, but rather SIP is initiated from the start. | 07-15-2010 |
20110039529 | Method And Apparatus For Dynamically Changing The Monitoring Of A Cellular Data Connection - A method and apparatus for changing monitoring of a cellular data connection at a mobile device, the method checking, using a processor at the mobile device, whether the mobile device is connected to both the cellular data connection and an alternative data connection; and if yes, extending the slot cycle or suspending monitoring of a slot for the cellular data connection at the mobile device. | 02-17-2011 |
20120019688 | METHOD FOR DECREASING DEPTH OF FIELD OF A CAMERA HAVING FIXED APERTURE - A method and apparatus for decreasing the depth of field of images taken by a camera having a fixed aperture, comprising capturing a plurality of images; generating a depth map from the captured images; isolating a plurality of gray zones within the depth map; generating a plurality of image layers having respective depths of field corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of gray zones; selecting one of the image layers as a focus plane; blurring all other image layers; and superimposing the image layers to create a composite image wherein objects located at the focus plane are in focus and objects at all other depths of field are out of focus. | 01-26-2012 |
20120184272 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE BATTERY SAVING FEATURES WHILE ACCOMMODATING USER ACCESS REQUESTS AND RELATED METHODS - A cellular communications system may include at least one base station and at least one mobile cellular communications device. More particularly, the at least one mobile cellular communications device may include a controller, at least one user input device connected to the controller, and a wireless transceiver cooperating with the controller for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate. Moreover, if a user provides a request to access the at least one base station via the at least one user input device, then the controller may continue to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate. | 07-19-2012 |
20120282944 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE BATTERY SAVING FEATURES BASED UPON QUALITY OF SERVICE AND ACCESS DENIAL AND RELATED METHODS - A cellular communications system may include at least one base station selectively denying attempts to establish wireless communications links therewith, and wirelessly transmitting denial messages for denied attempts. The system may further include at least one mobile cellular communications device including a wireless transceiver and a controller cooperating therewith for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with the at least one base station having a quality of service (QoS) level associated therewith. If a denial message is received, the controller continues to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate. Yet, if the wireless communications link cannot be established with the desired QoS level, and if no denial message is received, then the controller continues to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a second attempt rate different than the first attempt rate. | 11-08-2012 |
20130010758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THAT A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF IP SESSIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED - Systems and methods for determining that a maximum number of IP sessions have been established are provided. There are instances when the mobile device transmits a request to the wireless network. According to an aspect, in the event that the maximum number of IP sessions is already established for the mobile device, the wireless network transmits a response indicating that the request cannot be fulfilled. The mobile device determines based on the response that the maximum number of IP sessions is already established, which allows the mobile device to determine the maximum number of IP sessions that can be supported so that IP sessions can be managed accordingly. | 01-10-2013 |
20140200050 | DISPLAY REPRESENTATION OF TWO DIFFERENT SIGNAL QUALITY VALUES WITHIN A SINGLE SIGNAL QUALITY INDICATOR - A device and method for displaying a signal quality indicator representation on a mobile device is disclosed. Signal quality values for two different wireless networks is determined. The signal quality indicator is displayed in a banner area on a display of the mobile device providing a graphic representation displaying both of the signal quality values. One of the signal quality values is associated with a first color and the other value is associated with a second color. Where portions of the first signal quality values overlap, a combined representation associated with a third color is displayed. The signal quality indicator is at least one bar of a plurality of graduated bars. | 07-17-2014 |
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20090044234 | VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE METHOD, VIDEO ON DEMAND RECEIVER, AND VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVER - Provided are a video on demand (VOD) service method, a VOD receiver, and a VOD server. The VOD service method includes downloading a first content from a VOD server in a download-and-play mode, receiving feedback information from a client terminal during buffering the first content in order to reproduce the first content, and transmitting the feedback information to the VOD server. | 02-12-2009 |
20090291706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING TELEPHONY MODE OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus to set a telephony mode of a mobile terminal in which an audio call mode and a video call mode are automatically set using gyroscope characteristics and a user's behavior characteristics, the method including: detecting a direction of motion of the mobile terminal when there is an incoming call event; and setting the telephony mode to an audio call mode or a vide call mode according to the detected direction of the motion. | 11-26-2009 |
20090295833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are method and apparatus for controlling a display device by generating a virtual display device. The method includes generating at least one virtual display device by changing a setting of a display driver of the display device, and dividing a screen of the display device according to the at least one virtual display device. By using the method, the display device can be controlled by generating the virtual display device via the display drive of the display device. Accordingly, a user can increase application plans of a wide screen monitor, the display device can be effectively controlled or used since various types of division is possible in a driver level, and various types of display devices can be supported. | 12-03-2009 |
20100031034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING FILE IN DIRECT PRINTING - Provided are a method and apparatus for protecting files to be directly printed. The method includes transmitting an encryption key, when an encrypted file is received, receiving a password of the file encrypted using the encryption key, decrypting the password using a decryption key corresponding to the encryption key, and decrypting the encrypted file using the decrypted password. Accordingly, in performing direct printing, the transmitted file can be protected by encryption. Also, since the password of the file is encrypted and decrypted, the password is not required to be directly input to the printing device and other printing devices can be safely used along with the printing device to which the password is input, thereby increasing convenience for user input. | 02-04-2010 |
20100035579 | APPARATUS FOR SENSING SMART-CARD IN DUAL MODE PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and method for sensing a smart card in a dual mode portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of smart card modules including identification information for receiving a specific wireless communications protocol, and at least two communications modules for performing wireless communications according to a connected smart card module among the plurality of smart card modules, wherein any one of the at least two communications modules connected to a smart card module having preset identification information is set as a master device. | 02-11-2010 |
20110002557 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed are an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for producing a three-dimensional image frame. The image processing method includes: applying an offset value to an object abstracted from a two-dimensional image frame; obtaining image information corresponding to a distorted area from another image frame; and compensating the distorted area with the obtained image information, with respect to the distorted area of the image information in the two-dimensional image frame by the offset value. | 01-06-2011 |
20120105448 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRAPHIC IMAGE - A display apparatus and a method for providing a graphic image thereof are provided. The display apparatus buffers a plurality of graphic images line by line alternately, in the form of interlace, and updates a graphic image to be mixed with a buffered graphic image. Accordingly, the display apparatus may update a plurality of graphic images through one acceleration operation. | 05-03-2012 |
20140192927 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING MULTI-ANTENNA TRANSMISSION MODE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for selecting a multi-antenna transmission mode of an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining, by using a detection signal from a sensor, whether there is a contact with a human body, changing a second transmission mode to a first transmission mode when there is a contact with a human body that affects the electromagnetic field around an antenna, and transmitting the same data stream through at least two antennas according to the first transmission mode. | 07-10-2014 |
20150047890 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD FOR MOUNTING THEREOF - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include three external electrodes disposed on a mounting surface of a ceramic body so as to be spaced apart from each other. When a height of a portion of the external electrode formed on one side surface of the ceramic body in a width direction is defined as d, and a thickness of the ceramic body is defined as T, a ratio of d/T satisfies 0.10≦d/T. | 02-19-2015 |
20150083477 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD FOR MOUNTING OF THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers; a first internal electrode disposed in the ceramic body and exposed to a first side surface in a width direction of the ceramic body and a second internal electrode disposed in the ceramic body and exposed to the first side surface in the width direction of the ceramic body; and first to third external electrodes disposed on the first side surface in the width direction of the ceramic body. | 03-26-2015 |
20150114702 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD FOR MOUNTING THEREOF - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include a ceramic body and an active layer. The ceramic body includes three external electrodes disposed on amounting surface thereof so as to be spaced apart from each other, and first, second, and third lead parts extending from first and second internal electrodes of the ceramic body so as to be exposed to the mounting surface of the ceramic body. One side of at least one of the first, second, and third lead parts connected to the mounting surface of the ceramic body may be at least partially formed as an inclined extension portion that is inclined with respect to an outer periphery of the first or second internal electrode. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114705 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor and a board having the same. The multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: three external electrodes disposed on a mounting surface of a ceramic body to be spaced apart from each other and connected to lead portions of internal electrodes, wherein an interval between adjacent lead portions is 500.7 μm or less, widths of one-side margin portions of the external electrodes in a length direction of the ceramic body that are not in contact with the corresponding lead portions are 20.2 μm or more. | 04-30-2015 |
20150243438 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor and a board having the same are provided. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes three external electrodes including a conductive layer, a nickel plating layer, and a tin plating layer sequentially stacked on a mounting surface of the ceramic body, and spaced apart from each other. When an outermost portion of a lead-out portion of an internal electrode exposed to the mounting surface is P, a total thickness of the conductive layer, the nickel plating layer, and the tin plating layer in a normal line direction of the conductive layer from P is a, a thickness of the conductive layer in the normal line direction of the conductive layer from P is b, and a sum of pore heights of pores existing in the conductive layer in the normal line direction of the conductive layer from P is b | 08-27-2015 |
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20150325372 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD FOR MOUNTING THEREOF - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include three external electrodes disposed on a mounting surface of a ceramic body so as to be spaced apart from each other. When a height of at least one portion of the external electrode formed on one side surface of the ceramic body in a width direction is defined as d, and a thickness of the ceramic body is defined as T, a ratio of d/T satisfies 0.10≦d/T. | 11-12-2015 |
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20090137903 | Transmit Apodization Using A Sinc Function In An Ultrasound System - The present invention relates to transmit apodization using a sinc function in an ultrasound system. The ultrasound system includes: a transmission unit operable to generate transmit pulse signals with transmit apodization applied by using a sinc function; a probe operable to generate ultrasound signals based on the transmit pulse signals to thereby form a transmit beam and transmit the transmit beam along a predetermined scan line among a plurality of scan lines in a target object, the probe being further operable to receive ultrasound echoes reflected from the target object; and a reception unit operable to form receive signals corresponding to a plurality of scan lines based on the ultrasound echoes. | 05-28-2009 |
20100185098 | POWER CONTROL OF TRANSMIT PULSES IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - An embodiment for controlling a power of transmit pulses in an ultrasound system is disclosed. An ultrasound probe contains a plurality of transducer elements for reciprocal conversion between electrical signals and ultrasound signals. A transmitter includes a plurality of pulse generators. Each of the pulse generators is connected to the respective transducer element through a channel to generate a transmit (Tx) pulse at a transmit (Tx) frequency in synchronization with a Tx control clock. Each of the pulse generators has a plurality of pulsers operating at different voltages in response to pulser control signals. | 07-22-2010 |
20100286774 | ARTIFICIAL EARDRUM USING SILK PROTEIN AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is an artificial eardrum using silk protein and a method of fabricating the same. The artificial eardrum is fabricated in the form of a silk membrane by desalinating and drying silk protein (or silk fibroin) or a silk protein complex solution obtained after removal of sericin from a silkworm cocoon or silk fiber. Thus, regeneration of an eardrum perforated due to disease or a sudden accident is stimulated, a boundary of the regenerated eardrum is clean and biocompatibility and transparency are increased. In addition, the artificial eardrum may be fabricated using the silk protein or silk protein complex solution obtained from a silkworm cocoon alone or mixed with collagen, alginic acid, PEG or pluronic 127. | 11-11-2010 |
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20140075368 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT AND DIGITAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for controlling display of content, the content including a plurality of display pages of a sequence, the method comprising: displaying a first display page on the display screen, receiving a first user input for changing from the first display page to a second display page of the content, the second display page being a neighboring display page of the first display page in the sequence, detecting the second user input when the second display page is a locked display page, extracting the fingerprint information from the second user input when the second user input is detected, and displaying the second display page when the second display page is accessible based on the fingerprint information or a third display page when the second display page is not accessible based on the fingerprint information. | 03-13-2014 |
20140364170 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure may provide a mobile terminal including a virtual receiving unit, a display unit configured to display a graphic image receiving a control command for transmitting input data to the virtual receiving unit, a user input unit configured to be activated to receive the input data based on the control command, and a controller configured to control the virtual receiving unit to generate response data associated with the input data. | 12-11-2014 |
20140369601 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING IMAGE USING COLOR CHANNEL - Provided are an apparatus and method for enhancing an image using a color channel. A pre-processing unit generates an inverted image by inverting a luminance component estimated from a red (R) channel among color channels of a red, green, and blue (RGB) color space of an input image. A channel merging unit generates a merged luminance (L) channel by merging an L channel of an International Commission on Illumination (CIE) L*a*b* (CIELab) color space of the input image and the inverted image. A contrast enhancement unit enhances contrast by expanding a histogram of the merged L channel. A color restoration unit combines the merged L channel whose contrast has been enhanced and chromaticity components of the input image, and converts a resultant color image to the RGB color space, thereby generating a restored image. | 12-18-2014 |
20150202312 | INTERFERON-ALPHA FUSION PROTEIN IN WHICH CYTOPLASMIC TRANSDUCTION PEPTIDE AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ARE BONDED TO ONE ANOTHER - The present invention relates to IFN-α fusion protein in which a cytoplasmic transduction peptide (CTP) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) are bonded to an IFN-α protein. The IFN-α fusion protein of the present invention is characterized in that the specific activity of interferon remains high, the half-life of the INF-α fusion protein is extended when delivered in vivo, and the mobility of the interferon in a liver is improved. The IFN-α fusion protein of the present invention can be used in the development of protein drugs effective in preventing or treating liver diseases, including various types of viral infections or the like. | 07-23-2015 |
20160070370 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR - The present specification relates to a portable device and a method of controlling therefor to enable for a user to control a display of the device more conveniently and more accurately. To this end, according to one disclosed embodiment, the present specification provides a portable device, comprising: a stylus unit, which is an input means for the portable device; a display unit configured to display an image and to sense an input of the stylus unit; a housing unit configured to accommodate the stylus unit; a sensor unit configured to sense a pulled out length of the stylus unit from the housing unit and a rotation angle of the stylus unit; and a processor configured to control the stylus unit, the display unit, the housing unit, and the sensor unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: provide a first menu interface corresponding to a first length when the stylus unit is pulled out from the housing unit and the pulled out length is less than the first length, navigate first menus provided by the first menu interface according to a rotation of the stylus unit when the rotation is sensed while the first menu interface is provided, and select or execute a menu of the first menus according to the navigating of the first menus when the stylus unit is pulled out from the housing unit and the pulled out length is more than the first length. | 03-10-2016 |