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Lee, Bucheon-Si
Bae-Keun Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20080219578 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXT ADAPTIVE BINARY ARITHMETIC CODING AND DECODING - A method of and apparatus for context adaptive binary arithmetic coding and decoding of a significance map indicating the position of a coefficient that is not zero in a residual block are provided. According to the method and apparatus, a subdivided context is selected according to whether or not a coefficient of a previous residual block corresponding to a coefficient of a current residual block, and binary arithmetic coding is performed according to the selected context, thereby improving the performance of context-based binary arithmetic coding. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080232706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE USING PIXEL-BASED CONTEXT MODEL - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an image are provided. The method includes selecting a context model by referring to previously encoded pixels that are adjacent to the current pixel for entropy-encoding a binary value of a pixel value of the current pixel, and entropy-encoding the binary value using the selected context model, thereby performing entropy-coding with high compression efficiency. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090147843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIZATION, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INVERSE QUANTIZATION - Provided are a quantization method and apparatus and an inverse-quantization method and apparatus for determining quantization steps using lengths of runs that are transform coefficients having consecutive zero values and modifying the transform coefficients. The quantization apparatus can modify quantization steps so that the quantization steps are proportional to lengths of previous runs to quantize significant transform coefficients. As a result, a number of bits generated during coding can be reduced without a great deterioration of video quality. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090207913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE - Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding an image and methods and apparatuses for decoding an image. The methods and apparatuses generate a compensated prediction block by compensating a prediction block of a current block by using a predetermined compensation value and encode a residual value that is a difference between the compensated prediction block and an input current block. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090232204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING TRANSFORM COEFFICIENTS - A method of encoding transform coefficients and a transform coefficient encoding apparatus, and a method of decoding transform coefficients and a transform coefficient decoding apparatus are provided. The method of encoding the transform coefficients includes reading transform coefficients in a current block, determining whether a first transform coefficient having an absolute value greater than a predetermined threshold value exists in the transform coefficients in the current block, generating first flag information indicating whether the first transform coefficient exists, dividing the first transform coefficient from information of a second transform coefficient that is remaining transform coefficients excluding the first transform coefficient, and encoding the first transform coefficients and the second transform coefficients separately, thereby more efficiently using a correlation between each of the transform coefficients. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090232211 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE BASED ON INTRA PREDICTION - Provided is an intra prediction-based encoding method, and an apparatus for accomplishing the same. In the method, an order of scanning sub blocks divided from a current block is determined based on an edge present in the current block; a predicted block is generated by performing intra prediction on the current block in the order of scanning, based on already encoded blocks adjacent to the current block; and a residual block that is a difference between the current block and the predicted block is encoded. Accordingly, the precision of intra prediction can be improved, thus increasing the quality of an image. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110110432 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTIVELY COMPRESSING MOTION VECTORS IN VIDEO CODER BASED ON MULTI-LAYER - A method and apparatus of improving the compression efficiency of a motion vector by efficiently predicting a motion vector in an enhancement layer from a motion vector in a base layer in a video coding method using a multi-layer are provided. The method includes obtaining a motion vector in a base layer frame having a first frame rate from an input frame, obtaining a motion vector in a first enhancement layer frame having a second frame rate from the input frame, the second frame rate being greater than the first frame rate, generating a predicted motion vector by referring to a motion vector for at least one frame among base layer frames present immediately before and after the same temporal position as the first enhancement layer frame if there is no base layer frame at the same temporal position as the first enhancement layer frame, and coding a difference between the motion vector in the first enhancement layer frame and the generated predicted motion vector, and the obtained motion vector in the base layer. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120008684 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING AND DECODING VIDEO SIGNAL - Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding a video including a plurality of color components. The method of encoding includes: splitting a first color component block and neighboring pixels of the first color component block into N segments, where N is an integer, based on pixel values of the first color component block which have been previously encoded and then restored; splitting a second color component block, corresponding to the first color component block, and neighboring pixels of the second color component block into N segments according to the N segments of the first color component block and the neighboring pixels of the first color component block; predicting the N segments of the second color component block by using the neighboring pixels of the second color component block split into the N segments; and encoding the second color component block, based on a result of the prediction. | 01-12-2012 |
Bong-Joo Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100140421 | UP-AND-DOWN APPARATUS OF THE ADAPTER - A device for raising and lowering an adapter. A slider having an adapter fastened thereto is assembled to a frame such that the slider can be raised and lowered, and hinge parts of a lever moving member having a stop lever assembled thereto are assembled to hinge parts of the frame by way of springs. The stop lever is always biased toward stopper grooves of the slider by spring force of the springs so that engagement teeth of the stop lever are engaged in the stopper grooves so as to maintain the slider in a fixed state. When the stop lever is moved rightward by manipulating the lever moving member, the engagement teeth of the stop lever are disengaged from the stopper grooves of the slider so that the slider can be freely raised and lowered. | 06-10-2010 |
Byong Ok Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090034427 | MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication method and apparatus are provided. A MIMO communication apparatus includes a selected beamforming vector determining unit to determine a selected beamforming vector corresponding to a selected user, a performance information generating unit to generate performance information corresponding to where a non-selected beamforming vector is allocated to a non-selected user, and an additional beamforming vector selecting unit to select an additional beamforming vector corresponding to the non-selected user based on the performance information. | 02-05-2009 |
Byoung-Ok Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120034741 | POWER DEVICE PACKAGE COMPRISING METAL TAB DIE ATTACH PADDLE (DAP) AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE PACKAGE - A metal tab die attach paddle (DAP) disposed between the lead frame and a power device die in a power device package reduces the stress exerted on the semiconductor power device die caused by the different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) of the semiconductor power device die and the lead frame. In addition the power device package substantially prevents impurities from penetrating into the power device package by increasing the surface creepage distance of a sealant resulting from the metal tab DAP and an optional swaging of the lead frame. | 02-09-2012 |
Byung Jo Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110157795 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a body frame and an image reading unit mounted to the body frame. The image forming apparatus further includes a plurality of fixed supporting portions to which the image reading unit is mounted in a stationary manner, an unfixed supporting member mounted to the body frame in a vertically movable manner to support one side of the image reading unit in a vertically movable manner, and an elastic member to elastically support the unfixed supporting member. The image forming apparatus may prevent the flatness of the image reading unit from being deteriorated when the image reading unit is mounted to the body frame. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110255881 | Image forming apparatus and structure for installing consumables thereof - A structure for installing consumables of an image forming apparatus, the structure comprising: a frame; a plurality of consumables which comprises irregular installation preventing units in different locations; a plurality of irregular installation preventing keys which prevents an irregular installation of the plurality of consumables by an interaction with the irregular installation preventing units; and an installation guide member which is installed in the frame, comprising a key installation unit to guide the plurality of irregular installation preventing keys to be installed differently for each of the consumables and having the plurality of consumables installed therein. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255895 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus including: a body housing; a paper feeding unit accommodated in the body housing and providing a recording medium; an image forming unit accommodated in the body housing and forming an image on the recording medium; a fixing unit accommodated in the body housing and fixing the image formed by the image forming unit; and a cooling unit including a channel including an inhalation part and a discharging part which are formed in the body housing for air to flow, extending between the inhalation part and the discharging part and formed adjacently to the fixing unit, and an air purification module installed in the channel and generating ions reacting to foreign substances in air traveling through the channel to purify the air, and discharging heat generated in the fixing unit to the outside. | 10-20-2011 |
Chang Jun Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100156283 | NAPHTHYL CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVES, KL HOST MATERIAL, THE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME, THE DISPLAY DEVICE AND THE ILLUMINATION DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - Naphthylcarbazole derivatives are provided. The naphthylcarbazole derivatives are represented by Formula 1. Further provided are KL host materials, organic electroluminescent devices employing the host materials, and displays and lighting systems comprising the devices. | 06-24-2010 |
Cheol Ki Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100032601 | Blow-Off Valve for Turbo Blower - A blow-off valve for a turbo blower | 02-11-2010 |
Doo Sung Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090064602 | Earthquake-resistant flat expansion joint using hinge - An earthquake-resistant flat expansion joint using a hinge is provided which includes an expansion joint main body disposed between opposite ends of deck slabs of a bridge or an elevated road, hinged to one side of the deck slab at its one end to enable behavior in X, Y and Z-axis directions, and expanded or shrunk depending on temperature variation and vibrations due to earthquakes to be moved in the X, Y and Z-axis directions, an expansion/shrinkage member connected to one end of the expansion joint main body to accommodate the behavior in X, Y and Z-axis directions due to expansion and shrinkage of the expansion joint main body caused by temperature variation and occurrence of the earthquakes, a hinge shaft support member installed at one end of the deck slab to support a lower part and side parts of a hinge shaft part of the expansion joint main body, an expansion joint support member installed at one end of the other deck slab to support lower parts of an expansion part of the expansion joint main body and the expansion/shrinkage member, anchor bolts for fixing the hinge shaft support member and the expansion joint support member to the opposite deck slabs, and a rubber seal disposed under the expansion joint main body and detachably installed at a space between both opposite ends of the deck slabs to collect rainwater and foreign substances. | 03-12-2009 |
Eun Song Yi Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100096071 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROGEN SENSORS USING Pd NANO WIRE - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a hydrogen sensor using Pd nano-wires. The method includes steps of forming an external electrode pattern on a substrate applying a first resin layer to the substrate and forming a resin layer nano-channel pattern; depositing Pd on the substrate having the nano-channel pattern, by sputtering, and removing the first resin layer to form Pd nano-wires; applying a second resin layer to the substrate having the Pd nano-wires, and forming a resin layer pattern on the external electrode pattern, at opposing ends of the Pd nano-wires, and at predetermined positions between the external electrode pattern and the opposing ends of the Pd nano-wires; and depositing conductive metal on the resin layer pattern and removing the resin layer pattern, thereby electrically connecting the external electrode pattern to the Pd nano-wires. | 04-22-2010 |
Gun-Ho Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20080238327 | AMOLED DRIVE CIRCUIT USING TRANSIENT CURRENT FEEDBACK AND ACTIVE MATRIX DRIVING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting-Diode (AMOLED) drive circuit using transient current feedback. The AMOLED drive circuit includes a current Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC), a data line drive transistor, a constant current source, a variable current source, a differential amplifier, and a transient charging current control unit. The DAC generates current corresponding to input digital data. The data line drive transistor is configured such that the drain terminal thereof is connected to the output node of the current DAC. The constant current source is connected between the source terminal of the data line drive transistor and a ground. The variable current source is connected between both the output node of the current DAC and the drain terminal of the drive transistor, and a voltage source. The differential amplifier is configured to input the output voltage thereof to the gate terminal of the drive transistor. The transient charging current control unit is configured to increase or decrease the bias current of the variable current source depending on variation in the voltage of the output node of the current DAC. | 10-02-2008 |
Hee-Gook Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100228937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXIT OF SAVED DATA FROM SECURITY ZONE - A system for controlling exit of saved data from a security zone, comprising an access control device, the access control device comprising an access detection module for detecting access of an application to a security zone and access of an application to a general zone, a target checking module for comparing the application, detected by the access detection module, with a list and then controlling access of the application to the security zone and access of the application to the general zone, and a processing control module for controlling writing of data of the application to the general zone. | 09-09-2010 |
Ho-Kyoung Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110035499 | DISCONTINUOUS ACCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD USING WAITING TICKET FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION CONTROL, WAITING TICKET MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION CONTROL METHOD - According to the present invention, it is determined whether to allocate a resource to a user having accessed without having a waiting ticket that indicates an access sequence number of the user terminal, and re-access of the user terminal after a waiting time is instructed by providing a waiting ticket and the waiting time to the user terminal if the user terminal cannot be allocated with the resource, and it is determined whether to allocate a resource to the user terminal having accessed with the waiting ticket and the resource is allocated to the user terminal if it is possible. If the resource cannot be allocated to the re-accessed user terminal, a waiting ticket and a waiting time are provided to the user terminal to instruct to access again after the waiting time has passed. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120110113 | Cooperative Caching Method and Contents Providing Method Using Request Apportioning Device - The present invention relates to a cooperative caching method and a contents providing method using a request apportioning device. While collecting and controlling allocation history information on respective cache servers in a cache cluster, server load information, and threshold load management information including an object service threshold load and a cooperative threshold load, the request apportioning device uses allocation history information and server load information to check a load level of a cache server (first cache server) having first contents from among the cache servers in the first cache cluster, and uses threshold load management information to determine whether there is a cache server that is less than the object service threshold load from among the first cache servers, and when the first cache server that is less than the object service threshold load is not found, it determines whether there is a cache server (second cache server) that is less than the cooperative threshold load from among the first cache servers, and when the second cache server is found, it selects a cache server (third cache server) from among the second cache servers. When the first cache server that is less than the object service threshold load is not found, the request apportioning device uses allocation history information and server load information to select a cache server (fourth cache server) that is less than the object service threshold load in the first cache cluster, allow cooperative caching for the contents A between the third cache server and the fourth cache server, and provide the contents A. | 05-03-2012 |
Hyeon-Guk Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110254272 | CYCLOID REDUCTION GEAR FOR WIND FORCE GENERATOR - A cycloid reduction gear for a wind force generator is provided. The wind force generator having generation blades and horizontal and vertical axes includes: a horizontal-axis reduction gear provided in a direction perpendicular to the vertical axis to rotate the generation blades in a horizontal direction; and a horizontal-axis rotation ring gear installed at the vertical axis and internally contacting with the horizontal axis reduction gear to rotate the vertical axis in a horizontal direction according to a rotation of the horizontal axis reduction gear. Thereby, the horizontal axis of the wind force generator can rotate according to a wind direction, and by combining and installing a reduction gear and a cycloid disk in the wind force generator, the horizontal axis moves in an appropriate reduced ratio and thus the wind force generator can stably operate according to a wind direction. | 10-20-2011 |
Hyungmin Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100244222 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRAL-INTERPOSER-STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a substrate having a substrate-interconnect; mounting an internal-interconnect to the substrate-interconnect; mounting a structure having an integral-interposer-structure over the substrate with the integral-interposer-structure connected to the internal-interconnect; mounting an integrated circuit to the substrate and under the integral-interposer-structure; and encapsulating the internal-interconnect and the integrated circuit with an encapsulation. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100314738 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH A STACK PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a stack board; connecting a device over the stack board; forming a stack encapsulant having a cavity and a pedestal over the device and having a shaped perimeter side from a pedestal surface of the pedestal to the stack board; and attaching a stack adhesive to a base package and the pedestal, the cavity and the shaped perimeter side providing a space for connections to the stack board. | 12-16-2010 |
Hyun-Mook Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110189977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING SCHEDULE INFORMATION BETWEEN MOBILE TERMINALS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In an apparatus and method for sharing schedule information between mobile terminals, a sending mobile terminal transmits schedule information input by a user to a receiving mobile terminal. A schedule management server monitors a position of the sending mobile terminal according to the schedule information. If the current position of the sending mobile terminal is different from position information included in the schedule information, schedule change information is transmitted to the receiving mobile terminal, which outputs the schedule information. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120092368 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) INFORMATION - Provided are a server, a terminal, and a method of providing Augmented Reality (AR) using a mobile tag in the terminal which is accessible to the server through a wired/wireless communication network. The method includes writing content in response to a tag creation request to create a tag; setting location information of the tag; setting, if the tag is a mobile tag, the location information of the mobile tag to a variable state and setting movement information of the mobile tag; and transmitting information about the mobile tag including the content, the location information, and the movement setting information of the mobile tag to the server, and requesting the server to register the mobile tag. | 04-19-2012 |
Jae-Hyun Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110187828 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING 3D LOCATION INFORMATION - An apparatus to obtain 3D location information from an image using a single camera or sensor includes a first table, in which the numbers of pixels are recorded according to the distance of a reference object. Using the prepared first table and a determined focal distance, a second table is generated in which the number of pixels is recorded according to the distance of a target object. Distance information is then calculated according to the detected number of pixels with reference to the second table. A method for obtaining 3D location information includes detecting a number of pixels of a target object from a first image, generating tables including numbers of pixels according to distance, detecting a central pixel and a number of pixels of the target object from a second image, and estimating two-dimensional location information one-dimensional distance of the target object from the tables and pixel information. | 08-04-2011 |
Jeoung Sun Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20080209908 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARRIER PROPULSION - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier propulsion. In the apparatus and method, the propulsion of an LNG carrier is done by only a single main diesel engine and has construction to promptly cope with emergencies caused by malfunction of the main diesel engine. The propulsion apparatus for an LNG carrier comprising a boil-off gas re-liquefaction apparatus for re-liquefying boil-off gas generated in LNG storage tanks to return re-liquefied boil-off gas back to the LNG storage tank comprises a single main diesel engine, a propulsion shaft separably connected to the main diesel engine, and an electric motor for propulsion separably connected to the propulsion shaft and supplied with power intended for operation of the boil-off gas re-liquefaction apparatus. | 09-04-2008 |
Jin Kyu Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110193993 | APPARATUS HAVING PHOTOGRAPH FUNCTION - A terminal includes an image input unit, an image output unit, and a controller to transmit image frames generated by the image input unit to the image output unit in real time if a preview mode is activated. If an object is selected within an image displayed on the screen of the image output unit, the controller identifies the selected object, detects an image frame, in which an object matched to the identified object is present, processes the detected image frame, and transmits the processed image frame to the image output unit so that an image can be edited before the photographed image is recorded. | 08-11-2011 |
Jong-Bok Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090108448 | METAL PAD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A metal pad of a semiconductor device that prevents cracking during a ball bonding process in a metal pad applied to a wafer level package (WLP). The metal pad includes a main metal pad formed on and/or over a semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to a contact plug, and a dummy metal pad electrically isolated from the main metal pad and formed at a peripheral portion of the main metal pad to surround the main metal pad. | 04-30-2009 |
Jong Kyu Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120073287 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING ANTI-SURGE VALVE - A turbocharger having an anti-surge valve may include a compressor that may be disposed at an intake line to compress intake air, and the anti-surge valve that selectively fluid-connects the downstream and the upstream of the compressor to circulate the intake air from the downstream to the upstream of the intake line, wherein a passage communicating with the downstream of the intake line may be formed in the anti-surge valve and the intake air flowing through the passage may be supplied to an edge portion outside a rotation center of a blade of the compressor. | 03-29-2012 |
Jong Rip Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090187961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION - A method and apparatus for providing an interactive service and a method and apparatus for performing communication are provided. An Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) application may be directly executed in at least one broadcasting receiving apparatus by determining whether an application for providing the interactive service is independently executable using middleware installed in the broadcasting receiving apparatus and selectively requesting a set-top box to provide data needed for executing the application based on the determination result. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110026705 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING COPY OF PLATFORM - A method and system for preventing copy of a platform are provided. A platform test apparatus includes a drive unit which drives a platform to cause the platform to move in a predetermined manner, at least one light source which emits light to the platform while the platform is driven so that the light is transmitted through a predetermined part of the platform, a sensor which senses the light transmitted through the platform, a calculation unit which calculates an absorption property of the platform based on a detected result of the sensor, a reading unit which reads absorption property information of the platform stored in an information storage unit of the platform, and a comparison unit which compares the absorption property calculated by the calculation unit with the absorption property information read by the reading unit to determine whether the platform is copied. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110046750 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF TEST DEVICE AND ANALYTIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for controlling driving of a test device that analyzes a sample are provided. The method includes identifying a test device, executing a script containing a plurality of operations to be performed to analyze the sample contained in the test device, wherein the script includes a plurality of operation commands, wherein at least one operation command among the plurality of operation commands includes a conditional statement, and wherein at least one operation command among the plurality of operation commands is designated to be executed according to whether the conditional statement is satisfied. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110046908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING RESULT FROM TEST DEVICE - A method and apparatus for calibration of a result from a test device using a reagent are provided. The method includes measuring an optical signal for a sample contained in the test device to obtain a measured optical signal value, the sample having a known concentration; and determining a relationship between the known concentration of the sample and a ratio of an estimated optical signal value to the measured optical signal value of the sample. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110126044 | METHOD FOR SYSTEM RECOVERY AND APPARATUS SUPPORTING THE SAME - A system recovery method and an apparatus supporting the same are disclosed. A software image is downloaded, and a system is loaded with the downloaded software image, and the system is recovered by a software image used before the updating, if the system loading fails. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110159531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for measuring an enzyme amount. The measurement of the enzyme amount is carried out by measuring a transmittance of a reaction mixture containing the enzyme and its substrate over the reaction time period and providing an optical characteristic curve, dividing the optical characteristic curve by a uniform distance in a reaction time axis direction to set a plurality of sections, and selecting one section satisfying preset linear conditions and having a maximum gradient absolute value from the plurality of sections and calculating an enzyme amount from the gradient of the optical characteristic curve in the selected section. | 06-30-2011 |
Joo Hyeon Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090327524 | Data output control circuit - A data output control circuit in a semiconductor memory device includes a driving signal generating unit configured to decode first and second I/O mode signals and first and second address level signals in response to a bank active signal and generate driving signals, and a data output multiplexing unit configured to output data signals of global I/O lines as multiplexing signals in response to the driving signals. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100085819 | Burst length control circuit and semiconductor memory device using the same - A burst length control circuit capable of performing read and write operations in high speed according to a burst length and a semiconductor memory device using the same includes a clock signal generating unit for generating first and second internal clock signals from a clock signal in response to a first and second burst signals, a control signal generating unit for driving in response to the first and second internal clock signals, wherein the control signal generating unit for generating first and second control signals, enable sections of the first and second control signals being controlled according to the first and second burst signals at a read operation or write operation, and a burst termination signal generating unit for generating a burst termination signal in response to the first and second burst signals. The first control signal is disabled in response to the burst termination signal. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100202226 | Bank precharge signal generation circuit - A bank precharge signal generation circuit includes a precharge signal generation unit for generating a second precharge signal including a pulse, which is generated in a period delayed by a predetermined period as compared to a pulse of a first precharge signal, in response to an all-bank precharge signal, and a bank precharge signal generation unit for receiving the first and second precharge signals and generate first and second bank precharge signals for precharging first and second banks. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100246292 | Cell Inferiority test circuit - A cell inferiority test circuit includes a compression data generator configured to compress selected data in response to selection signals and to generate compression data including information about cell inferiority, a strobe signal delayer configured to delay a strobe signal by an amount of time set by a test signal and to generate a delayed strobe signal, and an input/output line driver configured to receive the compression data in sync with the delayed strobe signal and to drive a global input/output line. | 09-30-2010 |
Joon Suk Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100012915 | PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A phase-change memory device in which a phase-change material layer has a multilayered structure with different compositions and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The phase-change memory device includes a first electrode layer formed on a substrate, a heater electrode layer formed on the first electrode layer, an insulating layer formed on the heater electrode layer and having a pore partially exposing the heater electrode layer, a phase-change material layer formed to fill the pore and partially contacting the heater electrode layer, and a second electrode layer formed on the phase-change material layer. The main operating region functioning as a memory operating region is formed of a Ge | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100108977 | NONVOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE SWITCH DEVICE USING PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANURACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile programmable switch device using a phase-change memory device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The switch device includes a substrate, a first metal electrode layer disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of terminals, a phase-change material layer disposed on the substrate and having a self-heating channel structure, the phase-change material layer having a plurality of introduction regions electrically contacting the terminals of the first metal electrode layer and a channel region interposed between the introduction regions, an insulating layer disposed on the first metal electrode layer and the phase-change material layer, a via hole disposed on the first metal electrode layer, and a second metal electrode layer disposed to fill the via hole. The switch device performs memory operations using resistive heating of a phase-change material without an additional heater electrode, thereby minimizing thermal loss due to thermal conductivity of a metal electrode to reduce power consumption of the switch device. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20120115309 | Methods of Manufacturing a Vertical Type Semiconductor Device - Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device include forming a stopping layer pattern in a first region of a substrate. A first mold structure is formed in a second region of the substrate that is adjacent the first region. The first mold structure includes first sacrificial patterns and first interlayer patterns stacked alternately. A second mold structure is formed on the first mold structure and the stopping layer pattern. The second mold structure includes second sacrificial patterns and second interlayer patterns stacked alternately. The second mold structure partially covers the stopping layer pattern. A channel pattern is formed and passes through the first mold structure and the second mold structure. | 05-10-2012 |
Jung-Joon Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110219274 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING SYSTEM HANG - A memory system includes an error detection circuit having an error counter. When a bit error rate (BER) determined by the error counter exceeds a reference BER, the memory system reduces the BER by adjusting its operating speed or operating voltage, re-performing data training or impedance matching, or by adjusting a data swing width. Accordingly, a method of controlling a bit error rate may be performed, and a system hang is prevented. | 09-08-2011 |
Jungtae Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090294936 | FOUR MOSFET FULL BRIDGE MODULE - A molded, leadless packaged semiconductor multichip module includes | 12-03-2009 |
Kang Gu Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120021809 | TILT SLIDE MODULE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A tilt slide module and a mobile communication terminal having the same includes a lower slide plate, an upper slide plate coupled to the lower slide plate to move in a sliding manner with respect to the lower slide plate wherein the upper slide plate is overlapped with the lower slide plate, a fixing piece wherein a hinge shaft is inserted in a hole provided thereon, and a tilt guide coupled to the fixing piece by the hinge shaft to be rotated about the hinge shaft. | 01-26-2012 |
Keun Ho Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120130394 | AMNION INSERTION DEVICE - An amnion insertion device has developed for an emergency cervical cerclage operation to push back the bulged amnion into the uterus. The amnion insertion device of the present invention has configured that the dilation balloon ( | 05-24-2012 |
Keunhyuk Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100176498 | POWER MODULE PACKAGE HAVING EXCELLENT HEAT SINK EMISSION CAPABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A power module package includes a power circuit element, a control circuit element, a lead frame, an aluminum oxide substrate having a heat sink and an insulation layer, and a sealing resin. The control circuit element is electrically connected with the power circuit element to control chips within the power circuit element. The lead frame has external connection terminal leads in its edge and has a first surface to which the power circuit element and the control circuit element are attached and a second surface which is used as a heat transmission path. The heat sink is a plate made of metal such as aluminum and the electrical insulation layer is formed at least on an upper surface of the heat sink and made of aluminum oxide. The electrical insulation layer may be formed over an entire surface of the heat sink. Here, the insulation layer is attached to the second surface by an adhesive, on a region below where the power circuit element is attached, to the first surface of the lead frame. In addition, the sealing resin encloses the power circuit element and the control circuit element, the lead frame, and the metal oxide substrate and exposes the external connection terminals of the lead frame. | 07-15-2010 |
Keun-Kyuk Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100155914 | Power Module Having Stacked Flip-Chip and Method of Fabricating the Power Module - Provided are a power module having a stacked flip-chip and a method of fabricating the power module. The power module includes a lead frame; a control device part including a control device chip; a power device part including a power device chip and being electrically connected to the lead frame; and an interconnecting substrate of which the control and power device parts are respectively disposed at upper and lower portions, and each of the control and power device chips may be attached to one of the lead frame and the interconnecting substrate using a flip-chip bonding method. The method includes forming bumps on power and control device chips on a wafer level; separately sawing the power and control device chips into individual chips; adhering the power device chip onto a thermal substrate and the control device chip onto an interconnecting substrate; combining a lead frame, the thermal substrate, and the interconnecting substrate with one another in a multi-jig; and sealing the power and control device chips, and the control and power device chips may be attached to one of the lead frame and the interconnecting substrate using a flip-chip bonding method. | 06-24-2010 |
Kyeong-Jin Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090093119 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed, by which thickness of a gate oxide layer can be controlled for uniformity. Embodiments include sequentially forming a pad oxide layer and a nitride layer over a semiconductor substrate having an epi-layer grown thereon, the semiconductor substrate having a backside over which a backside nitride layer and a backside oxide layer are formed, forming a trench on the semiconductor substrate, depositing an oxide layer over a front side the semiconductor substrate to fill the trench with the oxide layer, selectively etching the oxide layer, performing a chemical mechanical polishing process on the front side of the semiconductor substrate, performing a chemical mechanical polishing process on the backside of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a gate oxide layer over the semiconductor substrate. | 04-09-2009 |
Kyoung-Jin Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090057785 | METHOD OF FABRICATING EXTENDED DRAIN MOS TRANSISTOR - A method of fabricating an extended drain MOS transistor which reduces a design rule and prevents the generation of leakage current. The method includes sequentially forming a diffusion film, a first conductive epitaxial layer, a gate oxide layer and a hard mask layer over a semiconductor substrate, forming a first hard mask pattern having a first thickness by performing a first etching process on the hard mask layer, forming a second hard mask pattern having a second thickness by performing a second etching process on the first hard mask layer, and then forming a thin gate oxide layer by performing a third etching process on the gate oxide layer using the second hard mask pattern as a mask. | 03-05-2009 |
Kyung-Yul Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120118373 | SILICON SOLAR CELL - A silicon solar cell is provided, including a first silicon layer that absorbing sunlight, a first layer of a structure of photonic crystals formed on the first silicon layer, and a second silicon layer formed on the first layer of a structure of photonic crystals and absorbing sunlight, wherein the first silicon layer and the second silicon layer absorb sunlight at different wavelengths and the first layer of structure of photonic crystals selectively reflects light of a wavelength absorbed by the second silicon layer. | 05-17-2012 |
Moon Jae Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110136618 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR A BICYCLE - The present invention relates to a bicycle driving apparatus, and more particularly, to a bicycle driving apparatus which enables the forward travel of the bicycle regardless of the forward rotation or reverse rotation of the pedals. The bicycle driving apparatus according to the present invention enables a bicycle to travel in the forward direction not only when a pedal rotates in the forward direction but also when the pedal rotates in the reverse direction. | 06-09-2011 |
Moon Sub Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100190983 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING VORICONAZOLE - Optically pure voriconazole can be prepared in a high yield by a) subjecting 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)ethanone to Reformatsky-type coupling reaction with a substituted thiopyrimidine derivative to obtain a desired (2R,3S)/(2S,3R)-enantiomeric pair; b) removing the thiol derivative from the enantiomer to obtain racemic voriconazole; and c) isolating the racemic voriconazole by way of optical resolution using an optically active acid. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100274029 | METHOD OF PREPARING (6R)-3-HEXYL-4-HYDROXY-6-UNDECYL-5, 6-DIHYDROPYRAN-2-ONE, AND INTERMEDIATE USED IN THE METHOD - Provided is a method of preparing a (6R)-3-hexyl-4-hydroxy-6-undecyl-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one, and a (5R)-2-hexyl-5-hydroxy-3-iminohexadecanoate derivative used in said method as an intermediate. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110178330 | METHOD FOR PREPARING (3S,4S)-4-((R)-2-(BENZYLOXY)TRIDECYL)-3-HEXYL-2-OXETANONE AND NOVEL INTERMEDIATE USED THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a high-yield method for preparing highly pure (3S,4S)-4-((R)-2-(benzyloxy)tridecyl)-3-hexyl-2-oxetanone using a metal salt of (2S,3S,5R)-2-hexyl-3,5-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid as an intermediate. | 07-21-2011 |
Myoung-Jun Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110102475 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND BACKLIGHT PROVIDING METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF LED STRINGS - A display apparatus, a backlight unit, a backlight providing method for controlling a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) strings are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, and a backlight unit (BLU) which projects backlight onto the display panel, wherein the BLU includes a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) strings, and a power supply unit which supplies minimum voltage from among the voltages needed to operate the plurality of LED strings to the plurality of LED strings. Therefore, the plurality of LED strings can have the same luminance. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110122167 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A backlight unit and a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a power supply unit which outputs a first voltage; a light emitting unit which includes a first end connected to the power supply unit, and a second end, the first end receiving the first voltage from the power supply unit; and a compensation unit which includes a first end connected to the second end of the light emitting unit, and which compensates a deviation between the first voltage and a rated voltage of the light emitting unit. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110122169 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND BACKLIGHT UNIT - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel; and a backlight unit which provides the display panel with backlight. The backlight unit includes: a converter which converts a voltage of a received power and outputs an output power, a plurality of light source modules which receives the output power from the converter, and a control unit which determines powering conditions to operate the plurality of the light source modules in a specific state for each of the plurality of light source modules, and controls the converter sequentially based on the determined powering conditions. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110255160 | THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) GLASSES, 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING 3D GLASSES - Three dimensional (3D) glasses, a 3D display apparatus, and a 3D glasses charging system are provided. The 3D glasses, which operate in association with a 3D display apparatus, includes an interface unit which is configured to connect to the 3D display apparatus, and through which power is transmittable; a battery unit which supplies power to the 3D glasses; and a charging unit which is connected to the interface unit and the battery unit, and receives power input from the interface unit and charges the battery unit using the input power. | 10-20-2011 |
Myung-Jae Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100172193 | Semiconductor memory device and method of reducing consumption of standby current therein - A semiconductor memory device comprises a memory array including a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of dummy bit lines, a bias application unit configured to supply bias voltages having a plurality of voltage levels to the plurality of dummy bit lines, a standby current measuring unit configured to measure a value of at least one of standby currents between at least one of the plurality of bit lines and at least one of the plurality of dummy bit lines. Each of the standby currents is generated by each of the bias voltages applied by the bias application unit. | 07-08-2010 |
Rae-Hyuk Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090142928 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device simplifies a process for forming an oxide film of a high-voltage device, thereby reducing the manufacturing costs and manufacturing time of the high-voltage device. The manufacturing method includes applying a gate oxide material over a semiconductor wafer, applying a photoresist material over the gate oxide material, performing an exposure process and a primary development process on the photoresist material to form a photoresist pattern, performing an etching process using the photoresist pattern to form a gate oxide film, and performing a secondary development process to remove the photoresist pattern. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090194874 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A semiconductor chip package and a method for manufacturing thereof includes sequentially forming upper dielectric layer patterns and lower dielectric patterns over a substrate to expose an underlying metal line such that the lower dielectric layer patterns overlap the metal line, positioning a solder ball over and contacting the lower dielectric layer patterns such that the solder ball does not contact the metal line, and then placing the solder ball in a contacting position over the metal line by performing an etching process on the lower dielectric layer patterns. Therefore, no cracks occur on the chip pads so that there is no concern of short phenomenon generated in the terminal. | 08-06-2009 |
Sanghyuck Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120046079 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal comprises: a touchscreen controllable to display at least one home screen or a lock screen; and a controller configured to: control the touchscreen to display the at least one home screen when the mobile terminal is in a standby state, one of the at least one home screen displaying at least one application object including one or more widget objects; and control the touchscreen to display the lock screen when the mobile terminal is switched from the standby state to a locked state. The lock screen displays a specific widget object of the one or more widget objects if the specific widget object was selected by a user for the lock screen. | 02-23-2012 |
Sanghyuk Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120064882 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit; a touchscreen configured to display an input menu for inputting information and including an input option displayed as a thumbnail representing input items that can be selected; and a controller configured to automatically provide candidate options to be input into a selected second input field based on characteristics of an input item input into the first input field. | 03-15-2012 |
Sang Yeul Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20100102967 | CONTAINER LID WITH A RFID TAG - The present invention provides a container lid with a removable built-in RFID tag which makes it easy to perform general management, such as information management, inventory management, use list management, hazardous material management, etc., of contents stored in the container. The container lid with the RFID tag according to the present invention includes a main body which covers an open end of a container, and a tag mount which protrudes from the upper surface of the main body. The tag mount is open on the upper end thereof and has therein an installation space, into which the RFID tag is inserted through the open upper end of the tag mount. The container lid further includes a tag holder which holds and supports the RFID tag in the tag mount, and a tag mount cover which covers the open upper end of the tag mount. | 04-29-2010 |
Seokwoo Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20090325332 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a display device includes forming an active layer by performing an SPC (solid phase crystallization) process on a first substrate; forming a cushioning layer of amorphous silicon (a-Si) on the active layer under an atmosphere containing about 90 to about 97% by flow rate of hydrogen (H2) and about 10 to about 3% by flow rate of silane (SiH4); forming an N-type impurity layer on the cushioning layer; forming a metal layer to cover the N-type impurity layer; forming a source and drain by removing the metal film by a first etching method; and separating the N-type impurity layer and the cushioning layer by a second etching method. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20120068185 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The OLED display includes a substrate, an active layer and a capacitor lower electrode positioned on the substrate, a gate insulating layer positioned on the active layer and the capacitor lower electrode, a gate electrode positioned on the gate insulating layer at a location corresponding to the active layer, a capacitor upper electrode positioned on the gate insulating layer at a location corresponding to the capacitor lower electrode, a first electrode positioned to be separated from the gate electrode and the capacitor upper electrode, an interlayer insulating layer positioned on the gate electrode, the capacitor upper electrode, and the first electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned on the interlayer insulating layer, and a bank layer positioned on the source and drain electrodes. | 03-22-2012 |
Seok-Woo Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110157039 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes: a first auxiliary line connected to the blocking pattern and below a gate line; a second auxiliary line in each touch block, and located at the same layer as, the first auxiliary line being made of the same material as the gate line; a first connection pattern contacting the first and second auxiliary lines; a common electrode in each touch block; x and y sensing lines on the common line and overlapping the gate and data lines, respectively; a pixel electrode in each pixel region, connected to a drain electrode through a drain contact hole, and including a plurality of openings; and a second connection pattern contacting the first connection pattern and the x sensing line through first and second contact holes, respectively. | 06-30-2011 |
Taek-Keun Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20120034741 | POWER DEVICE PACKAGE COMPRISING METAL TAB DIE ATTACH PADDLE (DAP) AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE PACKAGE - A metal tab die attach paddle (DAP) disposed between the lead frame and a power device die in a power device package reduces the stress exerted on the semiconductor power device die caused by the different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) of the semiconductor power device die and the lead frame. In addition the power device package substantially prevents impurities from penetrating into the power device package by increasing the surface creepage distance of a sealant resulting from the metal tab DAP and an optional swaging of the lead frame. | 02-09-2012 |
Yeong-Chun Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110042468 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED MIXED WATER AND COLD/HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - [Technical Problem] The discharge of mixed hot and cold water by means of a manually operated faucet handle or a manual control valve is not convenient to get an optimum temperature as the temperature of discharged water varies from user to user, and because the temperature of discharged water changes while in use, users have to operate the faucet handle again until an optimum temperature is realized. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120061483 | COLD AND HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED CONTROL PART - Disclosed herein is a hot/cold water supply system with an improved control part. Cold water that has remained in a pipe is re-circulated through a circulating water pipe and is re-supplied into and heated by a boiler rather than being discharged out of a faucet, and the temperature of the water is adjusted in a thermo-and-geared valve to a temperature preset by a user so that water with a low temperature deviation can be supplied to the user. Further, an excessive load is prevented from being applied to the thermo-and-geared valve. Water of different temperatures preset by users can be supplied to corresponding control zones. A sudden deviation in temperature can be prevented when the boiler re-ignites. When the temperature of water reaches a preset temperature, a control panel indicates it to the user on a display and/or by providing a sound, thus making it more convenient to use. | 03-15-2012 |
Yong Gu Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20080219655 | AUTOFOCUS METHOD FOR A CAMERA - An autofocus method and apparatus provides a reduction in time required for performing the autofocusing procedure, preferably occurring during a one-time frame exposure. A distance between a focus of a lens system and a light receiving plane of an image sensor is varied, an image frame is formed by sequentially exposing pixels on the light receiving plane during a time period while varying the distance between the focus and the light receiving plane, a plurality of sub-blocks are set on the image frame and edge values are obtained for the respective plurality of sub-blocks. The maximum edge value is determined from among the obtained edge values, and a focus position of the lens system is identified based on the maximum edge value. The lens system is moved to the focus position. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080317452 | AUTO FOCUS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAMERA - An auto focus (AF) apparatus and method for a camera that improves the AF action by reducing the number of time and steps required of a conventional apparatus and method. An encoder initial value is detected by measuring an initial position of a lens unit by means of an encoder; matching the measured encoder initial value to an initial position value to which the lens unit is to move while performing the auto focus; performing the auto focus starting from the matched initial position value, and dividing a distance that the lens unit is to cover into sections corresponding to a preset number of steps; detecting an edge value which shows a brightness change for a contour of a subject for as many as the number of the preset steps. The AF is completed by moving the lens unit to a position corresponding to a maximum edge value selected from among the detected edge values. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090015921 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING HAND-TREMBLING OF CAMERA - A method and apparatus for compensating hand-trembling of a camera with reduced time required for capture compensated images. The method may include: calculating exposure time proper for preventing hand-trembling using an AE (Automatic Exposure) algorithm during an image-capturing standby mode; executing image-capturing multiple times depending on the exposure time at the time of inputting a photographing signal through a photographing button, and detecting the amount of hand-trembling at each time of image-capturing. The storing of images can be selected by a preset number of required images from the captured images as resultant images, the images being sequentially stored from an image having a lowest amount of hand-trembling as a resultant image, whereby an image with reduced hand-trembling can be obtained. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090052883 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING INFRARED RAY IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a photographing apparatus using an infrared ray in a portable terminal, the apparatus includes: a camera module for photographing an image; a display unit for providing a preview for the image photographed by the camera module; and an infrared sensor unit for determining if light is obstructed by emitting and receiving an infrared ray through an infrared sensor upon photographing by the camera module, and outputting a photographing signal for the image. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090060487 | AUTO-FOCUSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAMERA - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for auto-focusing a camera, which includes the steps of detecting an initial value of an encoder by measuring an initial position of a lens system, matching the measured initial value of the encoder with the initial position value of the lens system to be moved, measuring a distance value of a subject through a distance measuring sensor, determining a displacement that a focus lens has to be moved with respect to the measured distance value, and adjusting a position of the focus lens such that a position value of the focus lens actually moved is the same as the displacement value. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090137288 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING AROMATIC FUNCTION AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL CHARGER HAVING AROMATIC CHARGE FUNCTION - Provided is a mobile communication terminal having an aromatic function and a terminal charger for the same. The terminal charger for charging a mobile terminal having an absorbent material disposed therein includes a charger body having a mounting space formed at one part thereof and in which the terminal is mounted; and an aromatic supply part installed in the charger body for supplying an aromatic agent into the absorbent material. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090147141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO TELEPHONY IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for video telephony in a mobile terminal includes: extracting, after establishment of a video call, a facial feature from a video image captured by a camera unit of the mobile terminal, comparing the extracted facial feature with that of a pre-stored reference image, and correcting the video image according to the facial feature of the reference image. The corrected video image is transmitted to a counterpart of the video call. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110157460 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING CAMERA - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for enabling a mobile terminal to drive a camera with low power. The mobile terminal applies power to an image sensor in response to a camera function execution request, initializes the image sensor, maintains the image sensor in a software standby state in which a streaming output of sensed data is interrupted, when a low power standby mode is set, and displays a null image on a display unit. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110188774 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EMPHASIZING EDGE BASED ON IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS - An image generating apparatus and method for emphasizing an edge, based on image characteristics by extracting an edge region from an input original image, and an edge gain indicating a degree for emphasizing the edge region and an edge threshold indicating a degree of complexity between pixels are calculated for each of a plurality of image regions of the original image. The extracted edge region is combined with the calculated edge gain. Thresholding is performed by adjusting the calculated edge threshold for the edge region combined with the edge gain, and the thresholding-applied edge region is combined with the original image to output a final image. By adaptively adjusting an edge gain and an edge threshold for a portion where an edge needs to be emphasized and the other portions in an image having multiple image characteristics, both edge emphasis and noise cancellation can be achieved together. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110194764 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DEFECTIVE PIXELS - A method for removing defective pixels using a signal processing scheme with a Bayer pattern, by determining an output value of the inter-channel according to whether or not a difference between a center pixel and an average of neighboring pixels, which have the same color as that of the center pixel, is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and using values of neighboring pixels nearest to a center pixel as an input, obtaining an output value of the cross-channel by finding a median value among a median value of vertical and horizontal lines including the center pixel, a median value of diagonal lines including the center pixel, and a value of the center pixel. Then, a defective pixel is removed, through the use of the output value of the inter-channel, the output value of the cross-channel, and the value of the center pixel. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110221937 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING IMAGE COLOR NOISE - A device and method for reducing color noise of an image by using a distance weight depending on a distance from a central pixel for each pixel of an image and an edge weight depending on the difference in luminance and chrominance with the central pixel is provided, which can effectively reduce the color noise of the image by using the correlation between the luminance and the chrominance and edge characteristics. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110279703 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE BY USING CHARACTERISTIC OF LIGHT SOURCE - An apparatus and method for processing an image of an image signal projected through a digital camera lens are provided. The apparatus includes an image sensor module for transforming an optical signal into an electric signal, to generate and output an image signal, and a light receiving module for detecting a light source. The apparatus also includes a light source characteristic detector for detecting a frequency of the light source, a white balance controller for controlling a white balance, a color corrector for removing interferences of red, green, and blue channels, and a gamma corrector for performing a gamma correction. The apparatus further includes an auto color adjustment controller for identifying a kind of light source based on the frequency of the light source, and controlling a white balance gain of the image signal based on the kind of the light source. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279710 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING IMAGE BRIGHTNESS IN IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE - A method for automatically controlling image brightness in an image photographing device by calculating a histogram for an image; obtaining a brightness average for the histogram; determining if a number of pixels of a histogram distribution within a first range and a number of pixels of a histogram distribution within a second range are included within a preset range; and when the number of pixels of the histogram distribution within the first range and the number of pixels of the histogram distribution within the second range are included within the preset range, as a result of a determination, adjusting the brightness average to be a reference brightness. | 11-17-2011 |
Yong-Seop Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110157991 | EEPROM DEVICE - A stable and reliable EEPROM device includes an EEPROM cell having first, second and third control voltage terminals for performing operations for programming, reading and erasing data, respectively, a first transistor configured to supply a programming operation voltage to the first control voltage terminal during the programming operation, a second transistor configured to supply a ground voltage to the first control voltage terminal, the data of which will not be programmed during the programming operation, and a third transistor connected to the second control voltage terminal and turned on by an address selected for reading the data of the EEPROM cell during the reading operation. | 06-30-2011 |
Yoon Jae Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110236564 | PREPARATION METHOD OF METAL OXIDE DOPED MONOLITH CARBON AEROGEL FOR CAPACITANCE CAPACITOR - Provided is a preparation method of a metal oxide doped monolith carbon aerogel for a high capacitance capacitor, the including: preparing a monolith carbon aerogel by performing a thermal decomposition of a moist gel dried in condition of a atmospheric pressure and a room temperature in a nitrogen atmosphere; impregnating the monolith carbon aerogel into alcohol where a metal precursor is dissolved; and calcinating the monolith carbon aerogel where the metal precursor is impregnated in an atmospheric atmosphere. By impregnating the metal oxide into the monolith carbon aerogel, a limit of capacitance may be enhanced using a pseudo capacitance effect by an interfacial oxidation reduction reaction. | 09-29-2011 |
Young Mi Lee, Bucheon-Si KR
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| 20110256588 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REBAUDIOSIDE A IN HIGH YIELD BY RECYCLING BY-PRODUCTS PRODUCED FROM MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR REBAUDIOSIDE A - The present invention relates to a method of producing Rebaudioside A in a high yield by recycling by-products produced when Rebaudioside A is produced from leaves of | 10-20-2011 |