Abstract: Provided are a mash-up service generation apparatus and method based on a voice command. The mash-up service generation apparatus includes a voice recognizer configured to convert a voice command into a character string, a mash-up natural language processor configured to extract a word corresponding to a mash-up module based on the character string, and convert the word into at least one of metadata of the mash-up module and metadata of a mash-up sequence in which a plurality of mash-up modules are combined, and a mash-up sequence processor configured to search for and select a target mash-up sequence corresponding to the metadata of the mash-up sequence, and newly generate the target mash-up sequence. Accordingly, a customized mash-up service can be provided to a user.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling engine using height information capable of preventing an engine from stopping according to a position of a vehicle. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information includes: a height information management unit storing a plurality of height information; and an idling controller that extracts one or more height information according to a position of the vehicle from the height information management unit to determine a slope of the vehicle and controls the idling of the vehicle according to the determination result.

Abstract: There are provided a mash-up authoring device using templates and a method thereof. The mash-up authoring device that creates a mash-up using a plurality of blocks includes a template generating unit configured to generate a template including at least a first block among the plurality of blocks and provide the template by category, a mash-up authoring unit configured to provide an authoring space that allows a user to perform a mash-up authoring action of replacing the first block with a second block among the plurality of blocks, adding the second block to the template, and deleting the first block, and a block recommending unit configured to automatically recommend a third block corresponding to the first block based on parameters of the first block corresponding to the authoring action.

Abstract: A system includes a server including a map data storage device storing original tile map data, grayscale image tile map data, and a plurality of multi-resolution color image tile map data having a resolution lower than that of the grayscale image tile map data, and a multi-resolution tile map data generation and transmission device generating the grayscale image tile map data and the multi-resolution color image tile map data and storing the generated data in the map data storage device, and a client including a multi-resolution tile map data reception and fusion device generating color tile map data by fusing the received grayscale image tile map data and color image tile map data and providing the color tile map data to a user, in which the resolution of the color image tile map data transmitted from the server is variably controlled according to the network environment.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of providing facility information that may correct inaccurate information on a facility using site information and provide the corrected information in an augmented reality manner. A facility information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention including: a site information analyzing unit that analyzes site information to identify a site facility; a facility information searching unit that retrieves facility information corresponding to the site information; a facility information mapping unit that maps the facility information with the site facility and corrects the facility information based on a mapped result to generate corrected facility information; and an augmented reality providing unit that synthesizes the corrected facility information with the site information to generate augmented reality information.

Abstract: Provided are a network backup device and a network system. The network backup device includes a first connector configured to connect with one or more ports of a first network equipment, a second connector configured to connect with one or more second network equipment, a third connector configured to connect with a third network equipment, a switching module configured to aggregate data transmitted from the second connector, transfer the aggregated data to the third connector, and distribute data transmitted from the third connector to the second connector, and a switch configured to, in response to a fault occurring in a port of the first network equipment, switch from a connection between the second connector and the faulty port of the first network equipment to a connection between the second connector and the switching module.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a location correction apparatus and method. The location correction apparatus includes a reference object search unit for searching a pre-stored geographic object database (DB) for one or more objects corresponding to objects included in a captured image and setting a reference object to be used to correct a location among the one or more objects that have been found. A reference point extraction unit sets reference points from the set reference object. A location determination unit obtains an actual distance between the reference points and calculates a location using the actual distance, a distance between the reference points included in the captured image, and metadata of the captured image. Therefore, the present invention can improve positioning accuracy and can be applied to high-quality location-based services or space information services thanks to the improved accuracy.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for creating textures of a building capable of storing textures of a three-dimensional building automatically extracted/obtained from spatial information convergence contents such as photographs, moving pictures, etc., including positional information and directional information, etc. together with a three-dimensional spatial information model.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to electrode materials, electrochemical cells employing such materials, and methods of synthesizing such materials. The electrode materials have a crystal structure with a high ratio of Li to metal M, which is found to improve capacity by enabling the transfer of a greater amount of lithium per metal, and which is also found to improve stability by retaining a sufficient amount of lithium after charging. Furthermore, synthesis techniques are presented which result in improved charge and discharge capacities and reduced particle sizes of the electrode materials.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a mashup web application includes: a web application authoring unit configured to generate a web application initial page from previously stored block resources and web application resources during web application authoring login, receive UI-based web application authoring information through the web application initial page, and generate web application metadata; and a workflow management unit configured to generate a final web application by verifying a workflow of the web application metadata.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and mobile terminal for producing a mobile application. In the method for producing a mobile application, a virtual extended work area having a size that is equal to or greater than a size of a screen of a mobile terminal is created. The virtual extended work area is divided to create a plurality of sectional work areas corresponding to a plurality of mobile application creation tools. An input is received from a user of the mobile terminal and then the plurality of sectional work areas are manipulated. A sectional work area corresponding to a current mobile application creation tool is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal depending on manipulation of the plurality of sectional work areas.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to certain lithium materials, including lithium manganese borate materials. Such materials are of interest in various applications such as energy storage. Certain aspects of the invention are directed to lithium manganese borate materials, for example, having the formula LixMny(BO3). In some cases, the lithium manganese borate materials may include other elements, such as iron, magnesium, copper, zinc, calcium, etc. The lithium manganese borate materials, according to one set of embodiments, may be present as a monoclinic crystal system. Such materials may surprisingly exhibit relatively high energy storage capacities, for example, at least about 96 mA h/g. Other aspects of the invention relate to devices comprising such materials, methods of making such materials, kits for making such materials, methods of promoting the making or use of such materials, and the like.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to electrode materials, electrochemical cells employing such materials, and methods of synthesizing such materials. The electrode materials have a crystal structure with a high ratio of Li to metal M, which is found to improve capacity by enabling the transfer of a greater amount of lithium per metal, and which is also found to improve stability by retaining a sufficient amount of lithium after charging. Furthermore, synthesis techniques are presented which result in improved charge and discharge capacities and reduced particle sizes of the electrode materials.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL) for suppressing a bus voltage drop in an electric power system. A primary winding, a secondary winding, and a tertiary winding are wound around an identical iron core, and a superconductor is connected to any one of the primary winding and the secondary winding. A first switch is connected to any one of the primary winding and the secondary winding and is configured to be opened so as to separate a faulty section when a fault current is generated and to be shorted when the fault current is eliminated. A second switch is connected in series to the tertiary winding and is configured to be shorted so as to stably supply power when the fault current is generated and to be opened when the fault current is eliminated.

Abstract: Provided is a camera self-calibration method that calculates a focal length of a fixed zoom lens camera from a correspondence point position between images. In the method, a cost function, which is a function of a focal length, is defined, and a focal length that minimizes the defined cost function is obtained to obtain a focal length that allows 3D recovery results of correspondence points calculated from all image pairs coincide with one another. Therefore, reliability of the calculated focal length can be easily verified, and the focal length of the camera can be stably calculated even when the position of input correspondence point is inaccurately given.

Abstract: A method for converting a mobile web application into a native application (the term “app” has the same meaning as the native application) and an apparatus using the method are disclosed. The method for converting a mobile web application into a native application may include: the steps of receiving at least one of a web implementation document that implements the mobile web application and a uniform resource locator (URL) for a local file; separating and analyzing a user interface element of the mobile web application based on the at least one of the web implementation document and the local file; and converting the mobile web application into the native application by mapping the analyzed user interface element to a native control that implements the native application.

Abstract: A system includes a server including a map data storage device storing original tile map data, grayscale image tile map data, and a plurality of multi-resolution color image tile map data having a resolution lower than that of the grayscale image tile map data, and a multi-resolution tile map data generation and transmission device generating the grayscale image tile map data and the multi-resolution color image tile map data and storing the generated data in the map data storage device, and a client including a multi-resolution tile map data reception and fusion device generating color tile map data by fusing the received grayscale image tile map data and color image tile map data and providing the color tile map data to a user, in which the resolution of the color image tile map data transmitted from the server is variably controlled according to the network environment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for providing spatial contents service which includes a spatial contents insertion unit, a spatial contents generation unit, a topological relationship generation unit, and a spatial contents composition unit. The spatial contents insertion unit extracts spatial objects included in an image. The spatial contents generation unit generates primary spatial contents corresponding to the image. The topological relationship generation unit compares spatial location information of the primary spatial contents with spatial location information of one or more pieces of secondary spatial contents, and defines a spatial topological relationship between the primary spatial contents and the secondary spatial contents. The spatial contents composition unit couples or links the secondary spatial contents, which has a spatial topological relationship with the primary spatial contents, to the primary spatial contents.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for protecting digital spatial information. The apparatus for protecting digital spatial information according to the present invention includes a spatial information authority database which stores access authority information on spatial information, an access authority determining unit which, when there is a request for access to the spatial information from a user, determines whether to permit the user to access the requested spatial information by referring to the spatial information authority database, a spatial information database, a spatial information providing unit which obtains the access-permitted spatial information from the spatial information database, organizes the information based on the user's request for access, and provides the information, and an access control unit.

Abstract: The method includes generating a 3D facility model for time-series information mapping using a 3D facility model, receiving input information on a desired time-series information type and a time-series information showing method, retrieving time-series information required to be visualized on the basis of the input information on the time-series information type and the time-series information showing method, mapping the retrieved time-series information to the generated 3D facility model according to the input time-series information showing method, and integratedly visualizing the 3D facility model and the time-series information mapped to the 3D facility model. When the apparatus and method are used, household-specific time-series information is precisely mapped and visualized to the corresponding 3D positions of a 3D spatial model, so that the time-series information in a 3D virtual city model can be integratedly visualized.