Abstract: A transcoding server is provided, and the transcoding server includes a receiving unit configured to receive image data and additional information via a communication network; an additional middleware configured to process the received additional information; a decoding unit configured to decode the received image data; an overlay-mixer configured to generate integrated image data by overlaying the decoded image data with the processed additional information; an encoding unit configured to encode the generated integrated data image; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the encoded integrated image data to one or more terminals.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for content delivery networking. There is provided a method of managing a content delivery network to transfer media content to a user, including: receiving a network configuration request and network configuration information, from a service provider that provides the content; receiving resource information including information about available resources required for configuring the network; and configuring a content delivery overlay network, based on the resource information and the network configuration information. Therefore, by configuring a content delivery overlay network for each provider, service and content providers having no unique content delivery method of their own can provide multimedia services based on applications for smart TV and web TV to a plurality of users.

Abstract: A dynamic service network creation apparatus includes a resource lookup and registration unit configured to look up and register network resource information of each of a plurality of network resource providers which are managed by a netstore apparatus; and a service network topology configuration unit configured to, in response to a service reservation request being received from each of a plurality of service providers through a service management system, dynamically configure a service network for providing a network-based service from the service provider to a service user that is to use the service of the service provider, wherein the dynamic service network creation apparatus is connected to the service management system that manages the network-based service provided by a plurality of the service providers and the netstore apparatus.

Abstract: A virtual network constructing apparatus and a virtual network constructing method are provided. The virtual network constructing method includes constructing a virtual network on the basis of a Multi-Depot Ring-Star with 2-Depots per Ring (MDRS-2DR) topology, applying the virtual network to an actual network environment, and reflecting a result of the application to reconstruct the virtual network.

Abstract: A user manual supporting method for use in an electronic appliance includes converting a series of operations performed by the user to operate the electronic appliance and converting the operations into a pattern of user operation sequence, and checking if an error is present in the pattern of user operation sequence to retrieve a pattern of erroneous operation sequence corresponding to the pattern of user operation sequence having the error. Thereafter, a manual content associated with the pattern of erroneous operation pattern is extracted and the extracted manual content is provided to the user. The manual content the manual content includes text and/or graphics information for notifying the user of a missing operation in the pattern of user operation sequence, or for guiding a normal operation against the pattern of erroneous operation sequence.

Abstract: A system for a user authentication includes an odor sensor unit for sensing an odor of a user's body to generate an odor biometric information vector, and a learning unit for performing an initial learning using the odor biometric information vector to generate a comparative odor biometric information vector. An authentication unit performs the user authentication by comparing an odor biometric information vector of the user's body to be authenticated from the odor sensor unit with the comparative biometric information vector if the user authentication is required. The authentication unit further performs an incremental learning of the comparative odor biometric information vector using the odor biometric information vector used in the authentication to create an incrementally learned odor biometric information vector. The comparative odor biometric information vector is updated with the incrementally learned odor biometric information vector.

Abstract: A method of authenticating and charging a client using a web infoshop service system comprising the steps of: transmitting protocol address information from the service system to the client when the client accesses the service system and selects a protocol access; when a user request to the service system is for a charged content provider, adding an authentication value to the user request, transmitting the user request including the authentication value from the service system to the charged content provider, and transmitting information corresponding to the user request from the content provider to the client; and when the client cancels the protocol access and notifies cancellation information to the service system, transmitting charging information using the service system.