Abstract: A method for generating additional information for guaranteeing seamless playback of data streams, a recording medium for storing the information, and recording, editing and/or playback apparatus using the same are provided. The method generates additional information for guaranteeing seamless playback. The method includes a step of generating data stream information for each of two or more data streams, which includes packet data to which information on an arrival time of the respective packet data is added. The data stream information includes seamless playback information, which indicates whether a corresponding data stream is to be seamlessly reproduced after playback of a preceding data stream, and/or seamless time control information for controlling an output time of the corresponding data stream to be seamlessly reproduced.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 4, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 9, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Sung-wook Park, Seong-jin Moon, Bong-gil Bak, Jung-kwon Heo
Abstract: A Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) communication system and method. The MIMO communication system includes: an antenna number determination unit to determine a number of active antennas among a plurality of transmitting antennas based on a power of a transmission signal wherein the number of active antennas is at least one and the at least one active antenna transmits the transmission signal; and a beam generator to generate the transmission signal corresponding to the number of active antennas by using channel information wherein the channel information is fed back from each of a plurality of user terminals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2012
Assignees:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University Industrial & Academic Collaboration Foundation
Inventors:
Jun Mo Kim, Chang Soon Park, Ki-Hong Park, Young-Chai Ko, Jung Hoon Suh, Sung Jin Kim
Abstract: Various embodiments of a lip moving device for use in robots are provided. A lip moving device has first and second lip members. The first and second lip members are made from a flexible material. First and second driving parts apply torques to both ends of the first lip member, while third and fourth driving parts apply torques to both ends of the second lip member. The first and third driving parts are mounted in a first frame. The second and fourth driving parts are mounted in a second frame. The first and second frames are pivotally coupled to a supporting part. An adjusting part pivots the first and second frames relative to the supporting part to adjust a distance between the first and second frames.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2010
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2012
Assignee:
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Inventors:
Kyung Goune Oh, Seung-Jong Kim, Myoung Soo Jang, Chan Yul Jung
Abstract: A memory device and a method of managing a memory are provided. The memory device includes a command queue configured to receive a first command from a host to store the first command, and to read and transmit the first command, a controller configured to read, from a storage device, data corresponding to the first command transmitted from the command queue, and to store the data in a buffer memory, and a first memory configured to store a data list of data stored in the buffer memory, wherein, in response to the command queue receiving the first command from the host, the controller updates the data list of data stored in the first memory.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 22, 2009
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Min Young Son, Gyu Sang Choi, Jae Don Lee, Choong Hun Lee
Abstract: An ownership sharing method and apparatus using a secret key in a home network remote controller are provided. A user who owns a home device generates an ownership authentication key using the secret key shared with the home device through the user's terminal device, and transmits the ownership authentication key to a terminal device of a particular user who wishes to share the ownership. The particular user can use the home device using the shared ownership authentication key, allowing for ownership of a device in home network environments based on a secret key that can be easily shared, obviating complicated calculation procedures that are no needed to share the ownership between an owner of a device and his family or customers, and achieving high security that is guaranteed based on the secret key.
Abstract: A storage medium on which moving-image data including mode information is recorded, wherein the storage medium stores at least one object of a first type for reproducing moving-image information, at least one object of a second type for providing additional functions using the moving-image information and system data for controlling the reproduction of the objects of the first and second types. The system data includes mode information indicating the types of the objects.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 15, 2004
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Kwang-min Kim, Kil-soo Jung, Man-seok Kang, Sung-wook Park
Abstract: A low density parity code (LDPC) encoding and decoding devices and encoding and decoding methods thereof are provided. An LDPC encoding device includes an information obtaining unit which obtains status information of at least two frequency bands, a matrix generation unit which generates a parity check matrix based on the status information, the parity check matrix including sub matrices which correspond to the at least two frequency bands, and an encoder which generates data bits and parity bits using an LDPC with the generated parity check matrix.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 11, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2012
Assignees:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Inventors:
Hyun Ho Choi, Kyung Hun Jang, Jung Hyun Park, Yong Ho Cho, Dong Jo Park
Abstract: A method of sharing a coarse grained array and a processor using the method is provided. A processor includes a first processor core including a plurality of first functional units which execute a first instruction set, a second processor core including a plurality of second functional units which execute a second instruction set, and a coarse grained array including a plurality of third functional units which execute a portion of instructions of the first instruction set and/or the second instruction set, instead of the first processor core and/or the second processor core.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 18, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Yeon Gon Cho, Suk Jin Kim, Sang Suk Lee, Junhee Kim, Jeongwook Kim
Abstract: A cognitive radio communication device including at least two radio frequency (RF) chains is provided. In order to perform a feature detection, the cognitive radio frequency device may reduce or eliminate a quiet time where a data communication is suspended using the at least two RF chains. While one RF chain performs the feature detection, another RF chain may perform the data communication.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 16, 2009
Date of Patent:
September 25, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Hyun Ho Choi, Kyung Hun Jang, Hyo Sun Hwang
Abstract: An apparatus for recovering data and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a reference clock generator which generates a reference clock, and a data recovering unit which detects an edge of received data and recovers the data using a time difference between a reference point of the reference clock and the detected edge.
Abstract: A method for ranging in a wireless communication system and a communication apparatus and/or system using the same are provided. A base station (BS) device includes a terminal grouping unit to group terminals associated with the BS device into a plurality of groups, a radio resource assignment unit to allocate a radio resource assigned to the BS device to each of the plurality of groups, a transmission unit to transmit information about a radio resource assigned to a first group of the plurality of groups to a terminal included in the first group, and a receiving unit to receive a ranging signal from the terminal using the radio resource assigned to the first group, wherein the terminal grouping unit assigns the terminal to be included in a second group of the plurality of groups where the ranging signal is not received by the receiving unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 4, 2008
Date of Patent:
September 25, 2012
Assignees:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Sogang University
Inventors:
Hee Jin Jang, Su Won Lee, Daehyoung Hong, Bongjhin Shin
Abstract: A storage medium storing: video data; and graphics data for displaying a menu. The graphics data includes first graphics data displayed on the screen when an activation command is generated by a user and may also include second graphics data displayed on the screen at a designated time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 25, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Man-seok Kang, Kil-soo Jung, Sung-wook Park
Abstract: A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a writing/reading unit writing data to or reading data from an information recording medium having an access control area in which access control data is recorded, the access control data having common information set to allow the recording/reproducing apparatus that cannot recognize a predetermined function adapted to the information recording medium to control access to the information recording medium; and a control unit controlling the writing/reading unit to record access control data regarding a function recognizable by the recording/reproducing apparatus in the access control area when the information recording medium is initialized or reinitialized.
Abstract: A method of recording holographic information includes recording a hologram mark and a homogeneous mark in a holographic data storage medium with a volume to alternatively locate the hologram mark and the homogeneous mark. The hologram mark has a varied refractive index distribution due to constructive/destructive interferences between two light beams and indicates information, while the homogeneous mark has a more uniform refractive index distribution than the hologram mark.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 15, 2009
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Taek-seong Jeong, Tae-kyoung Kim, Jae-cheol Bae
Abstract: An apparatus for a fast reactive handover in an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) mobile system is provided, in which a message receiver receives a new connection notification message from a point of attachment when the point of attachment makes a new connection with a mobile unit, and a message transmitter sends a router advertisement (RA) message to the mobile unit in response to receiving the new connection notification message.
Abstract: A group key update method and a group key update apparatus for updating a key of members in a group are provided. The group key update method includes selecting a sub-root node among nodes on the binary tree; performing a node change with respect to the group according to a type of the sub-root node, and generating a changed binary tree; and performing a node key update with respect to the changed binary tree.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 26, 2007
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2012
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Dae Youb Kim, Mi Suk Huh, Tae-Chul Jung, Hwan Joon Kim