Patents Assigned to Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
  • APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING OF INTEGRATED SPEECH AND AUDIO
    Publication number: 20240119948
    Abstract: Provided is an encoding apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal, and may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a stereo encoder to down mix the input signal to a mono signal when the input signal is a stereo signal, and to extract stereo sound image information; a frequency band expander to expand a frequency band of the input signal; a sampling rate converter to convert a sampling rate; a speech signal encoder to encode the input signal using a speech encoding module when the input signal is a speech characteristics signal; a audio signal encoder to encode the input signal using a audio encoding module when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Tae Jin LEE, Seung-Kwon BAEK, Min Je KIM, Dae Young JANG, Jeongil SEO, Kyeongok KANG, Jin-Woo HONG, Hochong PARK, Young-Cheol PARK
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING PERFORMANCE OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODEL FOR AIR INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20240121633
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and managing performance of an artificial neural network model for an air interface may comprise: receiving, by a network (NW) including a communication node performing a function of monitoring and managing performance of an artificial neural network model, a performance metric of the artificial neural network model from a user equipment (UE); and controlling, by the communication node, activation or deactivation of the artificial neural network model according to the performance metric, wherein the artificial neural network model is activated to improve a main performance metric of a mobile communication system including the communication node and the UE connected through an air interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Han Jun PARK, Yong Jin KWON, An Seok LEE, Heesoo LEE, Yun Joo KIM, Hyun Seo PARK, Jung Bo SON, Yu Ro LEE
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS ENCODING/DECODING AN IMAGE
    Publication number: 20240121415
    Abstract: An image encoding method includes detecting at least one attention region from an original image, acquiring a reconstructed picture for the original image, generating residual data between a first attention region in the original image and a second attention region corresponding to the first attention region in the reconstructed picture, and encoding the residual data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyon Gon CHOO, Han Shin LIM, Sang Woon KWAK
  • Communication method, wireless station and communication device for receving frame using certain bandwidth and spatial stream
    Patent number: 11956781
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of accessing a channel in a wireless local area network is provided. A destination station receives a request to send (RTS) frame to allocate a network allocation vector from a source station over a first bandwidth and transmits a clear to send (CTS) frame over a second bandwidth to the source station in response to the RTS frame. The second bandwidth is dynamically determined when a first parameter has a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Il-Gu Lee, Sok-Kyu Lee, Hyun-Kyu Chung, Dae-Sik Kim
  • Radio frequency weak magnetic field detection sensor and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11955271
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) weak magnetic field detection sensor includes a ferromagnetic core, a pickup coil disposed to surround the ferromagnetic core, a substrate that includes an opening, a core pad connected to the ferromagnetic core and a coil pad connected to the pickup coil, and an insulating tube interposed between the ferromagnetic core and the pickup coil. The insulating tube includes a bobbin around which the pickup coil is wound, and a core hole formed to pass through the bobbin and configured to accommodate the ferromagnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jang Yeol Kim, In Kui Cho, Hyunjoon Lee, Sang-Won Kim, Seong-Min Kim, Jung Ick Moon, Woo Cheon Park, Je Hoon Yun, Jaewoo Lee, Ho Jin Lee, Dong Won Jang, Kibeom Kim, Seungyoung Ahn
  • Method of compressing occupancy map of three-dimensional point cloud
    Patent number: 11954891
    Abstract: Provided is a method of compressing an occupancy map of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud, and more specifically, a method of compressing an occupancy map of a point cloud in which an occupancy map image of a point cloud existing in a 3D space is compressed based on a compression quality or a patch-by-patch inspection method of the occupancy map image so that compression distortion is minimized when reconstructing the compressed occupancy map image so as to remarkably improve the quality of a reconstructed occupancy map image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Eun Young Chang, Euee Seon Jang, Tian Yu Dong, Ji Hun Cha, Kyu Tae Kim, Jae Young Ahn
  • Switch circuit for ultra-high frequency band
    Patent number: 11955961
    Abstract: Disclosed is a switch circuit for an ultra-high frequency band, which includes a transistor including a first terminal connected to an input stage, a second terminal connected to an output stage, and a gate terminal, an inductor connected to the transistor in parallel, between the input stage and the output stage, a variable gate driver to apply a gate input voltage to the gate terminal and, an input resistor connected between the variable gate driver and the gate terminal. The variable gate driver adjusts the gate input voltage to be in one of a first voltage level for turning on the transistor and a second voltage level for turning off the transistor. The second voltage level varies depending on a capacitance between the first terminal and the second terminal, when the transistor is in a turn-off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hong Gu Ji, Dong Min Kang, Byoung-Gue Min, Jongmin Lee, Kyu Jun Cho
  • Uplink transmission method for ultra-reliability and low-latency communication, and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 11956825
    Abstract: An uplink transmission method performed by a terminal includes: receiving, from a base station, at least one DCI for allocating first uplink transmission and second uplink transmission; performing a first LBT procedure for the first uplink transmission, and performing the first uplink transmission when the first LBT procedure is successful; and performing a second LBT procedure for the second uplink transmission, and performing the second uplink transmission when the second LBT procedure is successful, wherein the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission are consecutively performed with a time interval longer than a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Cheol Soon Kim, Sung Hyun Moon, Jung Hoon Lee
  • Method and apparatus for deriving intra prediction mode
    Patent number: 11956426
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a decoding method and apparatus and an encoding method and apparatus for deriving an intra-prediction mode. An intra-prediction mode may be derived using a method for deriving an intra-prediction mode based on a neighbor block of the target block, a method for deriving an intra-prediction mode using signaling of the intra-prediction mode of the target block, or a method for deriving an adaptive intra-prediction mode based on the type of a target slice. An MPM list may be used to derive the intra-prediction mode, and a temporal neighbor block or the like may be used to configure the MPM list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Korea Aerospace University, Industry-Academia Cooperation Group of Sejong University
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Lee, Jae-Gon Kim, Jung-Won Kang, Do-Hyeon Park, Yung-Lyul Lee, Ha-Hyun Lee, Sung-Chang Lim, Hui-Yong Kim, Ji-Hoon Do, Yong-Uk Yoon
  • NEUROMORPHIC INTERFACE CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF AND NEUROMORPHIC INTERFACE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240112002
    Abstract: Disclosed is an interface system including a first neuron cluster that outputs a first neuron signal including a first neuron request and first neuron data by performing a first arithmetic operation, and a first interface circuit that stores the first neuron data and outputs a first response, in response to the first neuron request. The first neuron cluster outputs a second neuron signal including a second neuron request and second neuron data by performing a second arithmetic operation, in response to the first response. Before the first data is transmitted to a second neuron cluster different from the first neuron cluster, the first interface circuit outputs the first response in response to a fact that the first neuron data is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Eun KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Hyuk KIM, Young Hwan BAE, Kyung Jin BYUN, Kwang IL OH, Jae-Jin LEE, In San JEON
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING WEAK SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20240113764
    Abstract: A weak signal detection device for detecting a weak signal appearing intermittently with a level that is less than or equal to internal noise of a radio frequency (RF) receiving part may comprise: a cross-correlation spectrum processing part configured to generate a cross-correlation spectrum using a correlation between RF receiving channels; and a waveform combiner configured to generate an output spectrum having a spectrum persistent function by assigning weight values to a current waveform and a previous waveform of the cross-correlation spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Gwang Moon PARK
  • ENCODING APPARATUS PERFORMING INTER PREDICTION OPERATION BASED ON AN OVERLAP FRAME AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240114163
    Abstract: Disclosed is an encoder which receives first to third input frames included first intra period and outputs a bitstream corresponding to the third input frame. The encoder includes a motion compensation unit that generates a first reference frame corresponding to the first input frame and a second reference frame corresponding to the second input frame, a union operation unit that generates an overlap frame by performing a union operation based on the first reference frame and the second reference frame, and an inter prediction unit that generates an occupancy code by performing an inter prediction operation on the overlap frame and the third input frame. In this case, the bitstream includes the occupancy code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Eun Young CHANG, Euee S JANG, Xin LI, Jihun CHA, Tianyu DONG, Jae Young AHN
  • Decoding method and device for bit stream supporting plurality of layers
    Patent number: 11949890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a decoding method for a bit stream that supports a plurality of layers. The decoding method may include receiving information on a set of video parameters that includes information on the plurality of layers, and parsing the set of video parameters to grasp information on the layers in the bit stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Test device and test method for DFB-LD for RoF system
    Patent number: 11949453
    Abstract: A test device and method for testing a distributed feedback laser diode (DFB-LD) device for an optical transceiver of a radio over fiber (RoF) system examines the DFB-LD device based on an absolute limiting rating, an operating case environment, and a functional specification, in which the absolute limiting rating is a rating at which there is no fatal damage to the DFB-LD device during a short period of time when each limiting parameter is isolated and all other parameters are in a normal performance parameter, the operating case environment includes an operating temperature, and the functional specification includes parameters to be tested according to an operating condition for the functional specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Cho, Joon Ki Lee
  • Method and apparatus for managing memory in memory disaggregation system
    Patent number: 11947463
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for managing disaggregated memory, which is located in a virtual machine in a physical node. The apparatus is configured to select, depending on the proportion of valid pages, direct transfer between remote memory units or indirect transfer via local memory for each of the memory pages of the source remote memory to be migrated, among at least one remote memory unit used by the virtual machine, to transfer the memory pages of the source remote memory to target remote memory based on the direct transfer or the indirect transfer, and to release the source remote memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kwang-Won Koh, Chang-Dae Kim, Kang-Ho Kim
  • Apparatus for encoding and decoding image using adaptive DCT coefficient scanning based on pixel similarity and method therefor
    Patent number: 11949881
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Research Institute for Industry Cooperation, Industry-Academia Cooperation Group of Sejong University
    Inventors: Se-Yoon Jeong, Hae-Chul Choi, Jeong-Il Seo, Seung-Kwon Beack, In-Seon Jang, Jae-Gon Kim, Kyung-Ae Moon, Dae-Young Jang, Jin-Woo Hong, Jin-Woong Kim, Yung-Lyul Lee, Dong-Gyu Sim, Seoung-Jun Oh, Chang-Beom Ahn, Dae-Yeon Kim, Dong-Kyun Kim
  • Reusing resources in a wireless relay
    Patent number: 11950108
    Abstract: An operation method of a repeater relaying wireless communications between a base station and at least one terminal in a communication system may include: transmitting, to the base station, a first capability report including information on beam-related capability supported by the repeater; transmitting, to the base station, a first request signal for requesting to perform first configuration for coverage extension of the repeater; receiving, from the base station, information on the first configuration configured based on the first capability report and the first request signal; and relaying the wireless communications between the base station and the at least one terminal based on one or more beams formed based on the received first configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hoon Dong Noh, Moon Sik Lee, Jae Seung Lee
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING CREDENTIAL DATA SCHEMA
    Publication number: 20240104115
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for converting a credential data schema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seok-Hyun KIM, Soo-Hyung KIM, Young-Seob CHO, Geon-Woo KIM, Young-Sam KIM, Jong-Hyouk NOH, Kwan-Tae CHO, Sang-Rae CHO, Jin-Man CHO, Seung-Hun JIN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING FEEDBACK INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240107553
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting or receiving feedback information in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, DCI #1 including scheduling information of PDSCH #1 and transmission resource information of HARQ response #1 with respect to PDSCH #1; receiving, from the base station, DCI #2 including scheduling information of PDSCH #2 and transmission resource information of HARQ response #2 with respect to PDSCH #2; and when the transmission resource information of HARQ response #1 is configured as undefined, transmitting, to the base station, HARQ response #1 and HARQ response #2 by using a resource indicated by the transmission resource information of HARQ response #2. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hoi Yoon JUNG, Sung Ik PARK, Heung Mook KIM, Nam Ho HUR
  • SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING METHOD BASED ON PERMUTATION INVARIANT CROSS ENTROPY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240105166
    Abstract: Provided is a self-supervised learning method based on permutation invariant cross entropy. A self-supervised learning method based on permutation invariant cross entropy performed by an electronic device includes: defining a cross entropy loss function for pre-training of an end-to-end speech recognition model; configuring non-transcription speech corpus data composed only of speech as input data of the cross entropy loss function; setting all permutations of classes included in the non-transcription speech corpus data as an output target and calculating cross entropy losses for each class; and determining a minimum cross entropy loss among the calculated cross entropy losses for each class as a final loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hoon CHUNG, Byung Ok KANG, Yoonhyung KIM