Abstract: An infrastructure information collecting device collects measurement information including location information regarding a plurality of wireless access devices disposed in an indoor space based on an indoor map, and a positioning system generates information regarding a wireless communication infrastructure of the corresponding indoor space based on the thusly collected measurement information. The positioning system then provides the generated wireless communication infrastructure information to a terminal of which location is desired to be measured, and then the terminal measures its location based on the wireless communication infrastructure information and signals received from nearby wireless access devices.

Abstract: An environment analysis system for indoor wireless location by using locations of a plurality of access points (AP) includes, a first environment analysis tool (10) for receiving indoor environment information for indoor wireless location, performing a simulation for calculating location accuracies, performing a simulation for relocating and/or additionally installing the access points (AP), and displaying results of the simulation; and a second environment analysis tool (20) for receiving wireless communications signals from the access points (AP), calculating distances from the second environment analysis tool (20) to the access points (AP), calculating a location of the second environment analysis tool (20), calculating errors in the distances and in the location calculated, and providing the errors calculated to the first environment analysis tool (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of automatically generating a fingerprint database for indoor wireless location. For this purpose, the present invention provides a method of generating a fingerprint database that determines a method of calculating the strength of signals transmitted from a plurality of access points, calculates the strength of signals at nodes of a plurality of vertical and horizontal grids set in an indoor space, and generates a database table by using the location information about the nodes and the calculated strength of the signals. Further, the present invention provides an environment analysis tool including a communication module that performs communication between at least one of the access points and a receiving terminal, an environment analysis module that calculates the strength of a signal at a specific location by using a method of calculating strength and generates a fingerprint database table, and a fingerprint database that stores the fingerprint database table.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a location measuring method using an access point, and an apparatus using the same. According to the present invention, a location of a terminal is estimated by using a signal strength received from an access point installed at a known position in a wireless network, and location of the access point installed at an unknown position is estimated by using a signal strength received from the access point installed in the unknown position and estimated location information of the terminal. In addition, a location of the terminal is finally calculated by using estimated location information of the access point installed at the known position. As described, the location of the terminal is determined by using estimated location information of an AP that is randomly installed by a user (that is, installed at an unknown position), and therefore a location of an AP installed in an area where it is difficult to measure and availability of location measurement can be improved.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating location information transmits an SUPL INIT message for measuring a location to a target terminal so as to position the target terminal. The target terminal transmits an SUPL POS INIT message including RFID tag information to the apparatus. The apparatus determines a positioning method of the target terminal by using RFID tag information, generates the location of the target terminal according to the determined positioning method, and transmits the location to a service user.

Abstract: An output voltage amplifier, and a driving device of a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The output voltage amplifier includes: an amplifying unit to generate first and second signals corresponding to a gray voltage input to a first input terminal and a feedback signal input to a second input terminal, and to output a first voltage by using first and second switches driven to be on or off according to the first and second signals; an output unit to apply the first and second data signals to the first and second pixels by using third and fourth switches turned on or off according to the first and second signals; and a feedback circuit unit to selectively supply one of the first voltage and the first and second data signals to the second input terminal. Heating characteristics and a slew rate can be improved.

Abstract: Provided is a contour curtain driving apparatus which independently ascends and descends a contour curtain which is divided into a number of sub-curtains using a motor, respectively. The contour curtain driving apparatus includes a selector having a selection switch for selecting a driving mode of the contour curtain, an automatic controller controlling the location of the entire contour curtain according to the input of mode switches, a manual controller controlling the location of the contour curtain according to the input of a jog switch, and limit switches which are installed to mechanically change the position set by the automatic controller. Accordingly, the contour curtain is set up in various shapes. The contour curtain driving apparatus can be run immediately after recovery of the circuit out of order due to a momentary power failure or an overload trip. Maintenance and repair can be economically performed since the manipulation limit switches stand close together.

Abstract: A position determination device calculates a first estimate of positioning information of a terminal based on a non-dynamic model from a measurement value for calculating the positioning information of the terminal. The position determination device calculates a plurality of second estimates of the positioning information of the terminal from the first estimate based on each dynamic model. The position determination device combines the first estimate and the second estimates, and calculates the positioning information of the terminal from the combined value.

Abstract: Provided are a method for detecting a received signal and an apparatus for detecting a satellite navigation received signal using the same. The present invention provides cells where a correlation value obtained through parallel signal detection is a predetermined signal detection threshold value or more are selected and time domain correlation is performed on the cells so that the correlation value is verified. The cells having the predetermined verified threshold value or more are detected as a final received signal.

Abstract: Provided are an access point arrangement device and a method for wireless location determination. An access point is arranged on a numerical map, received signal strength of a signal received from the access point for each grid point is calculated, and DOP and position error per grid point are calculated by using the received signal strength per grid point. It is determined whether to rearrange the currently arranged access point based on a ratio of a grid point with DOP less than a threshold value for entire grid points on the numerical map and a ratio of a grid point with a position error that is less than a threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display, a driving device thereof, a digital to analog converter, and an output voltage amplifying circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal and a terminal location providing method. The terminal for selectively accessing a plurality of base stations supporting different communication systems includes a first network interface card that is turned on when the terminal is turned on, a second network interface card that is turned on or activated when receiving the terminal's location information request, a power controller for controlling power of the first and second network interface cards, and a processor for receiving the terminal's location information request and controlling the power of the first and second network interface cards through the power controller.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a position of a terminal calculates distances between a terminal and a plurality of base stations by using time information acquired by a reference station among the plurality of base stations through unidirectional communication between the terminal and the base stations and between the base stations, and determines a position of the terminal by using the calculated distances.

Abstract: An amplifying circuit of a display device including a plurality of pixels includes an input unit, a bias unit, and an output unit. The input unit is coupled between a first power source for supplying a first voltage and a second power source for supplying a second voltage, receives a first input signal and a second input signal, and is controlled by the first and second input signals. The bias unit receives a bias voltage for operating the input unit, and includes a first node and a second node controllable by the input unit. The output unit applies an output voltage to a pixel by using a first output transistor turned on/off by a signal applied to the first node and a second output transistor turned on/off by a signal applied to the second node, and the first output transistor is a different type to the second output transistor.

Abstract: Provided is a fingerprint database generating method and device for wireless location. Signal strength is estimated by using access points on a numerical map, position coordinates of grid points, and a radio wave attenuation model so as to generate a fingerprint database. A simulation error is computed based on actual survey data measured in the real space, and the estimated signal strength is corrected by using the computed simulation error to thus generate a fingerprint database.

Abstract: A radar tracking apparatus and method are provided. The radar tracking apparatus includes an ?-? tracking filter, wherein the ?-? tracking filter includes: a tracking index unit calculating a tracking index for obtaining ? and ? filter gains of an ?-? tracking filter, based on changes in the measurement error covariance of a radar-measured value that occur when the measured value of target is converted from a polar coordinate system to a rectangular coordinate system; and a filter gain update unit calculating the variations of ? and ? filter gains, based on the partial differential coefficient of the changing rate of the ? and ? filter gains with respect to the changing rate of the tracking index and the variations of the tracking index, and updating the ? and ? filter gains.

Abstract: A furnace of a boiler for a power plant includes an outer water tube section adapted to receive water from the outside and heat the water into hot water (including steam); and an inner water tube section adapted to receive water from the outside and heat the water into hot water (including steam) while allowing the water to be moved upwardly. The outer water tube section is formed in a shape gradually increasing or substantially uniform in diameter from the bottom toward the middle portion M, and gradually decreasing, increasing and decreasing again in diameter from the middle portion M toward the top, and the inner water tube section is formed in a shape gradually decreasing and increasing in diameter from the bottom toward the middle portion M, and gradually decreasing, increasing and decreasing again in diameter from the middle portion M toward the top.

Abstract: Provided are an integrated navigation apparatus and a method for providing navigation information using the same. The integrated navigation apparatus includes a first filter, a second filter, a mode probability updating unit, a first navigation information calculating unit, a second navigation information calculating unit, a fusion unit and a navigation information fusion unit.

Abstract: Provided is an indoor wireless positioning system and method including: a signal receiving unit receiving first signals from wireless communication access points and measuring strengths of the received first signals and a position estimating unit estimating a current position by comparing the strengths of the first signals measured by the signal receiving unit with a table recording strengths of second signals predicted by a simulation for indoor space the system is currently positioned. Accordingly, it is possible to rapidly and accurately create a fingerprint database and calculate position information on the terminal in the terminal or the server on the basis of the database information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for acquiring a refined carrier frequency by optimizing search areas are provided. The apparatus for acquiring a refined carrier frequency by optimizing search areas includes: a refined signal generation unit using a coarse carrier frequency and a coarse code phase extracted from a digitized signal and obtaining a refined carrier frequency approximated to the carrier frequency of an original signal from which the digitized signal is obtained by conversion; and a refined carrier frequency searching unit setting and providing a search area in which the refined signal acquisition unit can obtain the refined carrier frequency based on the coarse carrier frequency. According to the method and apparatus, as a result of the searching method reducing a search time, acquisition of a refined carrier frequency as well as fast acquisition of a signal is enabled, thereby allowing a precise initial value to be provided to a signal tracking unit.