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20090139462 | VIBRATION TOUCH BUTTON-TYPE ANIMAL TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a vibration touch button-type animal training device including a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a constant button switch, an intermittent button switch, a pager button switch, a beep tone button switch, a transmission control unit, a wireless transmission unit, a vibration generation unit, and a shock level switch. The transmission control unit receives signals from the respective button switches, and performs control such that corresponding signals are transmitted and vibrations are generated. The vibration generation unit generates vibration in response to a control signal from the transmission control unit. The receiver includes a wireless reception unit, a GPS reception unit, an input port unit, a reception control unit, a display unit, and a shock generation unit. The display unit displays data under the control of the reception control unit and the shock generation unit generates a shock under the control of the reception control unit. | 06-04-2009 |
20090194037 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING PET FROM BARKING - A method of controlling a device for preventing a pet from barking, comprising performing initialization and receiving pulse signals from a pulse-conversion unit for converting signals, output from a sound sensor for sensing a barking sound of a pet, into pulses; determining whether pulse signals are within a range corresponding to signals constituting an actual barking sound of the pet; determining the pulses to be the barking sound when the pulse signals correspond to the signals constituting the actual barking sound of the pet, and a total time, which is obtained by summing generation of the pulse signals is within the range of duration of signals having amplitudes more than ½ of a maximum amplitude Vcc in the barking sound, which belong to the previously measured barking signals; and generating shock voltage or vibration when the pulse signals are determined to be the actual barking sound. | 08-06-2009 |
20090205583 | ANIMAL TRAINING DEVICE HAVING PAIR OF COLLAPSIBLE ELECTRODES AND ELECTRONIC WHISTLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an animal training device having a pair of collapsible electrodes and an electronic whistle, which includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes an electrode collapse switch for generating a signal used to collapse or erect the electrodes, an electronic whistle switch for generating a signal causing an electronic whistle to be blown, a transmission control unit for performing control on an electronic whistle unit such that a whistle is blown, a wireless transmission unit for transmitting a wireless signal in response to the control signal of the transmission control unit, and the electronic whistle unit The receiver includes a wireless reception unit, a reception control unit for performing control such that the electrodes are collapsed or erected, a high voltage generation, an electrode driving unit for collapsing or erecting the electrodes, and the left and right electrodes. | 08-20-2009 |
20110030622 | ANIMAL TRAINING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A spray deterrent application type animal training apparatus and its control method is disclosed. The apparatus affixed to the collar of a dog provides a vibration stimulus, stimulus to olfactory sense and visual sense. The transparent spray deterrent reservoir case of the apparatus allows a trainer or an animal owner to simply identify level of spray substance. A light emitting diode (LED) is secured to the vicinity of a spraying nozzle of the spray unit and indicates a spray path by flashing a light on the spray path. Also, an animal is trained using stronger stimulus for a rapid learning at the beginning of training and is warned against an undesired behavior of an animal using light stimulus after being well trained. | 02-10-2011 |
20110199217 | ANIMAL TRAINING APPARATUS HAVING MULTIPLE RECEIVERS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An animal training apparatus with multiple receiver control function is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a single transmitter and multiple receivers corresponding to the respective animals. The transmitter includes a plurality of level adjustment switches for setting shock levels of the respective receivers. When the volume of a level adjustment switch corresponding to a desired receiver is changed, a transmitter control unit stores a shock level data into a memory. An ID code corresponding to the receiver is attached to the shock level data of a selected receiver. The shock level data with the ID code is transmitted to the receivers. The receivers receive an RF signal that includes the ID code and shock level data, and generate electrical shock to be applied to the animal when the received ID code is identical to a stored ID code. | 08-18-2011 |
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20080231589 | Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, first, second and third light emitting diode drivers, a light-intensity detector, and an adaptive light-intensity compensator. The backlight unit includes first, second and third light emitting diode arrays respectively generating red light, green light and blue light to provide white light to the liquid crystal panel. The first, second and third light emitting diode drivers generate operating voltages driving the first, second and third light emitting diode arrays, respectively. The light-intensity detector detects an intensity of white light provided to the liquid crystal panel. The adaptive light-intensity compensator controls the first, second and third light emitting diode drivers to compensate the intensities of the red light, the green light and the blue light, respectively. | 09-25-2008 |
20100099324 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIGHT TO LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display, comprising forming a color filter array substrate including at least a red (R) color filter and a green (G) color filter; disposing a thin film transistor array substrate oppositely to the color filter array substrate; sealing a liquid crystal layer between the color filter array substrate and the thin film transistor array substrate; and disposing a backlight unit to a surface of the thin film transistor array substrate, said backlight unit providing white light having an adjusted blue spectrum using at least a light emitting diode (LED) unit. | 04-22-2010 |
20110102557 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a stereoscopic display device which enhances accessibility from a stereoscopic display device to other multimedia device, the stereoscopic display device includes a flat panel that displays an image, the flat panel generating a porch signal on each frame of the image being display and having a predetermined period of blank time after generation of the porch signal, a stereo controller that senses the porch signal to generate a wireless goggle control signal, and a goggle that receives the goggle control signal according to wireless protocol at the time of watching the flat panel, to perceive a stereo 3D image by opening/closing a left eye lens and a right eye lens, selectively. | 05-05-2011 |
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20100197298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT REPORT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAVING MACRO CELLS AND FEMTO CELLS - In a wireless communication network including several macro cells each having several femto cells, when a trigger event occurs for a measurement report, user equipment creates a measurement report message which includes a cell identifier of a target femto cell for the measurement report in response to the trigger event, measuring results for the target femto cell, and a neighbor cell identifier having a cell identifier of at least one neighbor femto cell around the target femto cell. Then the user equipment transmits the measurement report message to an evolved node B (eNB). When receiving the measurement report message, the eNB distinguishes the target femto cell from others in the femto cells based on the neighbor cell identifier in the received measurement report message. | 08-05-2010 |
20100234039 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH FEMTOCELLS AND AN INTERFERENCE CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A wireless communication system with femtocells and a method for mitigating inter-cell interference in the wireless communication system are provided. The interference control method includes notifying a mobile station of entry to a home cell, when the mobile station enters a macrocell including a femto base station with which the mobile station is registered, transmitting, by the mobile station, a femtocell driving control message to the femto base station at a predetermined transmission power, when the mobile station enters a femtocell of the femto base station, and switching on, by the femto base station, a transmitter, when the femtocell driving control message is received. | 09-16-2010 |
20110028181 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOR RELATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for configuration and optimization of an Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method of configuring the ANR by a Base Station (BS) in the wireless communication system includes receiving a measurement report message for reporting a neighbor cell's signal quality from one or more User Equipments (UEs), determining a neighbor cell, reported from a UE in an area where a serving cell's signal quality is greater than a first reference value, as an Overlay Neighbor (ON), among neighbor cells reported using the measurement report message, and determining a neighbor cell, reported from a UE in an area where the serving cell's signal quality is less than a second reference value, as a Horizontal Neighbor (HN), among the neighbor cells reported using the measurement report message, wherein the second reference value is set to a value smaller than the first reference value. | 02-03-2011 |
20110044285 | Apparatus and method for handover optimization in broadband wireless communication system - A method and apparatus optimize handover optimization in a broadband wireless communication system. Operations of a base station includes determining whether at least one of a plurality of time intervals included in a total time taken by handover, exceeds a threshold time. Whether to advance or delay a handover point is determined based on which at least one of the time interval exceeds the threshold time. And at least one handover parameter is changed to advance or delay the handover point. | 02-24-2011 |
20110086652 | Method and apparatus for allocating physical cell identifier in wireless communication system - A method and apparatus allocates a Physical Cell Identifier (PCID) in a wireless communication system by considering a PCID reuse factor. An allowable PCID list is acquired from a server. A set of candidate PCIDs is determined from the allowable PCID list according to PCID allocation conditions. A received signal strength of each cell using the determined set of candidate PCID is determined. At least one PCID is selected by using a PCID reuse factor and the received signal strength of each of the cells using the determined set of candidate PCIDs. | 04-14-2011 |
20130273836 | RELAY STATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING RELAY STATION IN MULTI-HOP COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A replay station and a method of operating the relay station in a multi-hop communication system are provided. A method of operating a relay station of a multi-hop communication system includes monitoring a delay of the relay station, determining whether the monitored delay exceeds a predetermined threshold, and controlling the relay station to be handed over to another upper relay station that is different from a connecting upper relay station. | 10-17-2013 |
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20100054766 | FIXING UNIT CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing unit controlling apparatus that includes a switching unit of a power supplier to supply power to a fixing unit according to a power supply controlling signal to control a temperature of the fixing unit, and a switching unit of a power shutter to shut off power supplied to the fixing unit when the fixing unit controlling apparatus operates abnormally, wherein the switching units of the power supplier and the power shutter are both connected to a snubber circuit of the power shutter. | 03-04-2010 |
20110058826 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PROTECT HALF OR FULL BRIDGE CIRCUIT INCLUDING FIRST SWITCHING UNIT AND SECOND SWITCHING UNIT IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING INDUCTION HEATING - An apparatus to protect a half or full bridge circuit including a first switching unit and a second switching unit in an image forming apparatus performing induction heating, the apparatus including a switching control unit to control operations of the first switching unit and the second switching unit by generating and outputting a first driving signal to turn on or off the first switching unit and a second driving signal to turn on or off the second switching unit; and an arm-short detecting unit to output a disable signal to stop operation of the switching control unit in response to the first driving signal and the second driving signal simultaneously being signals to turn on the first switching unit and the second switching unit. | 03-10-2011 |
20110298281 | SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD USING THE SAME - A switching mode power supply (SMPS) and a power supply method using the SMPS, the SMPS including: a rectifier to rectify an alternating current (AC) voltage; a first switching unit to switch the voltage rectified by the rectifier; a first switching control unit to control the first switching unit; and a power blocking unit to block power supply to the first switching control unit in a power saving mode. | 12-08-2011 |
20120013696 | FIXING UNIT CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing unit controlling apparatus that includes a switching unit of a power supplier to supply power to a fixing unit according to a power supply controlling signal to control a temperature of the fixing unit, and a switching unit of a power shutter to shut off power supplied to the fixing unit when the fixing unit controlling apparatus operates abnormally, wherein the switching units of the power supplier and the power shutter are both connected to a snubber circuit of the power shutter. | 01-19-2012 |
20140105623 | FIXING UNIT CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing unit controlling apparatus that includes a switching unit of a power supplier to supply power to a fixing unit according to a power supply controlling signal to control a temperature of the fixing unit, and a switching unit of a power shutter to shut off power supplied to the fixing unit when the fixing unit controlling apparatus operates abnormally, wherein the switching units of the power supplier and the power shutter are both connected to a snubber circuit of the power shutter. | 04-17-2014 |
20140255049 | FIXING UNIT CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing unit controlling apparatus that includes a switching unit of a power supplier to supply power to a fixing unit according to a power supply controlling signal to control a temperature of the fixing unit, and a switching unit of a power shutter to shut off power supplied to the fixing unit when the fixing unit controlling apparatus operates abnormally, wherein the switching units of the power supplier and the power shutter are both connected to a snubber circuit of the power shutter. | 09-11-2014 |
20150288294 | SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY - A switching mode power supply (SMPS) includes a rectifier to rectify an alternating current (AC) voltage; a first transformer to convert the rectified voltage into a first output voltage of the SMPS according to a switching operation of a first switching unit; a second transformer to convert the rectified voltage into a second output voltage of the SMPS according to a switching operation of a second switching unit; first and second switching control units to control the switching operations of the first and second switching units; a power blocking unit to block power supply according to a light signal. The power blocking unit is electrically insulated from the light emitting unit. | 10-08-2015 |
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20120272924 | ANIMAL TRAINING APPARATUS HAVING MULTIPLE RECEIVERS EQUIPPED WITH LIGHT EMITTING UNITS - The present invention relates to an animal training apparatus having multiple receivers equipped with light emitting units. The animal training apparatus is configured such that a single level setting switch and a plurality of receiver selection switches are provided on a transmitter, so that the vibration or shock levels of the receivers are adjusted, thus simplifying the structure of the animal training apparatus and allowing a trainer to easily manipulate the animal training apparatus. Further, three LED units implemented as three LEDs of red, green and blue colors are installed on each of the receivers and emit lights corresponding to a plurality of colors by combining red, green and blue colors, thus enabling the locations of dogs that are being trained to be easily detected when the dogs are trained outdoors in the evening or at night. | 11-01-2012 |
20130076516 | TRANSMITTER FOR ANIMAL TRAINING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BETWEEN RHEOSTATIC MODE AND INTENSITY SELECTION MODE - A transmitter for animal training device capable of switching modes between a rheostatic mode and an intensity selection mode is provided. Switching from rheostatic mode to intensity selection mode is done by fitting a select knob to a volume switch, setting a mode selection switch to a vibrations mode, and operating both an adjust mode select switch and a power switch at the same time. When in intensity selection mode, a user is able to adjust the volume level in multiple stages. When the select knob is fitted to the volume switch and is rotated, a ball plunger engages in grooves of the select knob, so that the select knob is stopped at the volume level a user desires. With adaptation of the select knob or volume knob to the volume switch, vibrations or shock level are adjusted in rheostatic mode or intensity selection mode. | 03-28-2013 |
20130113621 | ANIMAL TRAINING APPARATUS FOR LOCATING COLLAR TRANSCEIVER USING GPS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an animal training apparatus for locating a collar transceiver using a Global Positioning System (GPS), and a method of controlling the the same. The animal training apparatus includes a portable device, and a collar transceiver. The portable device includes a portable device GPS reception unit, a key input unit, a portable device control unit, a display unit, and a portable device wireless communication unit. The collar transceiver includes a collar wireless communication unit, a collar GPS reception unit, a photodetector, a light output unit, a beep tone output unit, and a collar control unit. | 05-09-2013 |
20130247837 | COLLAR APPARATUS FOR ANIMAL TRAINING WITH LENGTH ADJUSTABLE LEASH - Disclosed is a collar apparatus for animal training with a length adjustable leash. The collar apparatus applies a vibration or an electrical stimulation to an animal while automatically adjusting a length of a leash connected to an animal's body. Accordingly, it is possible to train the animal to desirably act by applying the electrical stimulation or the vibration to the animal through adjusting the length of the leash connected to the animal's body when the animal acts with undesirable behavior. | 09-26-2013 |
20130265165 | POSITION TRACKING APPARATUS FOR TRAINING ANIMAL - Disclosed is a position tracking apparatus for training an animal. When transmission data including an identification code of a training device is transmitted to a GPS device after the GPS device and the training device are attached to an animal, the GPS device receives the transmission data of the training device and transfers the received transmission data to the training device. Accordingly, it is possible to train the animal to desirably act through an operation of the training device attached to the animal even though the animal is far away from the master when the animal acts with undesirable behavior. | 10-10-2013 |
20140048019 | ELECTRONIC FENCE APPARATUS USING GPS - Disclosed is an electronic fence apparatus using a GPS, which sets a boundary of an activity area of an animal by using GPS information, determines a position of the animal, and prevents the animal from escaping from the set activity area by applying a vibration or an electronic stimulation when the animal approaches the boundary of the activity area. Accordingly, it is possible to inform the user of a state of the animal while controlling the animal not to escape from a predetermined area by setting the electronic fence through GPS information, detecting the position of the animal, and generating a sound or applying the vibration or the electronic stimulation to the animal when the animal approaches the electronic fence. | 02-20-2014 |
20150196011 | ANIMAL EXERCISE ASSIST DEVICE AND ANIMAL ACTIVITY INFORMATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An animal exercise assist device and animal activity information monitoring system and method are provided. The animal exercise assist device is mounted on an animal so as to assist exercise of the animal and includes: a sensing unit that measures movement of the animal; a control unit that generates activity information of the animal on the basis of a current degree of activity acquired by analyzing the movement; a memory that stores a target degree of activity of the animal and the activity information generated by the control unit; and a display unit that displays the activity information in a predetermined format. The display unit displays a ratio of the current degree of activity to the target degree of activity. | 07-16-2015 |
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20080247726 | VIDEO EDITOR AND METHOD OF EDITING VIDEOS - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for processing and uploading a video file The method of processing the video file comprises: providing an image editor comprising an integrated user interface, which comprises a preview monitor and an editing board, wherein a plurality of thumbnail images of a plurality of videos are displayed on the editing board; displaying a selected one of the plurality of videos or a still frame of the selected video on the preview monitor in response to a user's selection of the video and the user's command for playing the selected video; and editing the selected video so as to provide an edited version of the selected video in response to the user's editing command while or after displaying the selected video on the preview monitor. | 10-09-2008 |
20080250321 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR CREATING AN IMAGE FILE INCLUDING MULTIPLE STILL IMAGES AND SPECIAL EFFECTS - Disclosed is a method of creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of images. The method comprises providing a plurality of still image files for use in creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of still images from the plurality of still image files and receiving an input indicative of a sequence for displaying the plurality of still images when playing the pleasure image file. Incorporating some effects for each still image in creating the image file comprises assigning a period during which each still image is to be displayed on a screen, adding a display special effect to be used while displaying the at least one still image, and creating the pleasure image file configured to display the plurality of still images on a screen in accordance with the sequence each for the assigned period, wherein the at least one still image is to be displayed with the display special effect. | 10-09-2008 |
20080294632 | Method and System for Sorting/Searching File and Record Media Therefor - A method, a system and a recorded medium for sorting and searching files are disclosed. A method of sorting and searching files have the steps of (a) outputting an annotation interface for an original file selected by a user, (b) receiving annotation details inputted through the annotation interface, (c) generating an annotation file in accordance with the annotation details, and (d) storing the annotation file. With the present invention, the efficient sorting and searching of files can be easily performed by using all kinds of fields stored in a user terminal. | 11-27-2008 |
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20090150379 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA TO PROVIDE CONTENT RELATED TO KEYWORDS, AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method for providing multimedia and a multimedia apparatus applying the same. The method for providing multimedia includes searching for content related to keywords and generating channels to provide the content found as a result of searching. Therefore, it is possible for a user to more conveniently use Internet multimedia content using a TV. | 06-11-2009 |
20090178000 | VIDEO APPARATUS PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE (UI) AND METHOD THEREOF - A video apparatus includes a receiving unit to receive a selection command for at least one item from among a plurality of items, and a control unit to provide quantity information about alternative items to the selected item when at least one item is selected. A user is provided with the quantity information about the alternative items placed alongside a currently selected item, and thus able to intuitively determine the distribution of the items and a direction in which he may choose to view or select the items. As a result, the user is able to navigate through a plurality of items with convenience. The user is also provided with the information about the items currently not displayed on a display, and thus does not feel inconvenience caused by the limited size of the display screen. | 07-09-2009 |
20100058216 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE TO GENERATE A MENU LIST - The present invention relates to a portable terminal that may generate and provide a menu list connected to and executable between selected function elements in various service area items. A method for providing an interface of the portable terminal includes dividing a screen of the portable terminal into a plurality of service item areas and a menu generation area, and moving, in response to a user request, at least one function element of the service item areas to the menu generation area. The method further comprises generating a menu list executable for the at least one function element of the menu generation area, and displaying the menu list. | 03-04-2010 |
20110126100 | METHOD OF PROVIDING GUI FOR GUIDING START POSITION OF USER OPERATION AND DIGITAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of providing a GUI and a digital device includes determining whether a user has approached a start position of an operation of a user input unit for operating the GUI that is displayed on a display; and displaying a guide on the GUI that is displayed on the display if it is determined that the user has approached the start position of an operation. Accordingly, a user can confirm that his/her finger has approached the start position of an operation through the guide, and thus can input a desired command as seeing only the display. | 05-26-2011 |
20130176223 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, USER INPUT APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A display apparatus, a user input apparatus, and control methods thereof are provided. The user input apparatus is connected to a display apparatus having a plurality of display modes and includes: a touch pad unit which receives a user command relating to operation of a user interface (UI) screen corresponding to a first display mode; a button unit which receives a user command relating to operation of a UI screen corresponding to a second display mode; and a communicator which transmits a mode change command, which is entered via either the touch pad unit or the button unit, to the display apparatus. The mode change command is a user command which is generated in conjunction with an execution of an operation method corresponding to a display mode which is different from a current display mode. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179830 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a display unit; an image processor which generates a user interface (UI) screen and displays the UI screen on the display unit; and a controller which controls the image processor to display on the display unit the UI screen comprising an object of a first group of objects, to reduce the size of the UI screen displayed on the display unit in response to a first, and to display the UI screen comprising an object of a second group in response to a command to scroll the UI screen. | 07-11-2013 |
20140026100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method and apparatus for displaying an image and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The image display apparatus includes: an On Screen Display (OSD) information processor which generates and outputs menu information including an OSD menu for setting an operation of the image display apparatus and, in response to help information relating to a selection menu selected from the OSD menu being requested, generates and outputs the menu information and the help information; a scaler which scales the menu information and the help information provided from the OSD information processor and separately provides the scaled menu information and help information; and a display which receives the scaled menu information and help information from the scaler and respectively displays the menu information and the help information in first and second regions so that the menu information and the help information do not overlap with each other. | 01-23-2014 |