Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing polycrystalline aluminum oxynitride having enhanced transparency, and preparing polycrystalline aluminum oxynitride by sintering a powder mixture of Al2O3 and AlN under atmospheric pressure, wherein the content of AlN is set to 17 to 26 mol %, a first sintering is performed at 1,575° C. to 1,675° C. so as to enable raw-material powders to have a relative density of 95% or higher, and a second sintering is performed so as to enable the raw-material powders to have a higher relative density.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit and a method for sensing a temperature. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a circuit for sensing a temperature including: a bipolar transistor unit connected to a current source to output an output voltage which is inversely proportional to temperature; a variable reference voltage unit for providing a variable reference voltage which varies according to setting; a first amplifying unit for receiving the output voltage of the bipolar transistor unit and the variable reference voltage and performing differential amplification to output the amplified voltage; and a second amplifying unit for variably amplifying a variation of the output voltage of the first amplifying unit using a feedback variable resistor is provided. Further, a method for sensing a temperature using the same is provided.

Abstract: Discussed is a display device and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the display comprises an upper substrate; a lower substrate provided under the upper substrate, wherein the lower substrate extends to be longer than the upper substrate so as to expose a pad region provided at one side of the lower substrate; a panel driver on the pad region of the lower substrate; an exposure prevention member formed on the panel driver, for preventing the panel driver from being exposed to the external; and an upper film formed on the exposure prevention member.

Abstract: There are provided a power switching driving apparatus able to reduce a circuit area and increase a driving speed, and a power factor correction device and a power supply device having the same. The power switching driving apparatus includes: a first driving unit providing a switching signal in response to a control signal from the outside; a second driving unit including first and second NMOS FETs cascode-connected between an operational power source terminal supplying pre-set operation power and a ground, and performing switching complimentarily in response to the switching signal to provide a switching control signal controlling power switching; a current supply unit supplying a current for driving the second driving unit; and a voltage maintaining unit maintaining a voltage for driving the second driving unit.

Abstract: There are provided a power factor correction apparatus, a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter, and a power supplying apparatus, capable of preventing unstable feedback control due to a ripple component by controlling power switching based on a median value between a maximum value and a minimum value of a voltage level of the output power that is received as feedback. The power factor correction apparatus includes a power factor corrector switching input power and correcting a power factor thereof; and a controller detecting a voltage level of power factor-corrected power and controlling the switching of the power factor corrector, based on a median value between a maximum value and a minimum value of the voltage level of the power factor-corrected power detected for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An apparatus and a system for viewing a 3D image including a synchronization signal receiver for receiving 3D image synchronization signal; a 3D control signal generator for generating left-eye glass control signal and a right-eye glass control signal in accordance with the synchronization signal received; a left-eye glass that opens or intercepts light transmitted to the left-eye glass; a right-eye glass that opens or intercepts light transmitted to the right-eye glass; a central processor that controls operation of the 3D control signal generator and transmits the synchronization signal to the 3D control signal generator; and a power controller that connects or intercepts power supplied to the synchronization signal receiver and the central processor. The power consumption of the apparatus is minimized by supplying power to the synchronization signal receiver and the central processor at a time when the synchronization signal is received and power is intercepted during the rest period.

Abstract: A wireless communications terminal includes: an RF wake-up detection unit detecting a first RF signal including an RF ID for waking up; and a wireless communications unit waking up when the RF ID included in the first RF signal detected by the RF wake-up detection unit matches a pre-set reference ID in a sleep mode.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling reel games is described. The apparatus may include a display part for displaying an alignment status of reels caused by playing a first reel game. The apparatus may also include a control part for determining whether a combination of symbols or the number of event symbols of at least one or more reels sequentially re-aligned out of the reels satisfies a predetermined event-playing condition, and for playing the event. The apparatus may also include a user interface part for inputting user's random halt settings to spins of at least one or more remaining reels yet to be re-aligned out of the reels based on the playing of the event, and for stopping corresponding reel spins.

Abstract: A method of processing moving picture and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. A method of processing a moving picture comprising: calculating a color distribution vector for each of plural sub-frames which are generated by dividing a frame of the moving picture; generating a first order differential of the color distribution vector based on the color distribution vector; generating a second order differential of the color distribution vector based on the first order differential of the color distribution vector; and generating a feature vector of the frame based on the color distribution vector, the first order differential of the color distribution vector and the second order differential of the color distribution vector, is provided. The moving picture processing method can provide an efficient mean to determine commonality between moving pictures by extracting a feature from a frame of the moving pictures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a variable throat device for an air compressor, which is disposed in an air suction passage of an air compressor, and may secure reliable flow control by changing a cross-sectional area of the passage through application of force to the passage, significantly reduce a possibility of unsteady flow by suppressing generation of a vortex in an air stream, secure a desired flow rate without pressure loss in the air stream, and reduce fatigue load applied to a compressor impeller through stabilization of suction flow in order to achieve significant reduction of vibration of the impeller.

Abstract: A preprocessing unit samples and digitalizes analog signal. A differential operation unit delays digitalized signal for a predetermined period and differentiates delayed signals. A correlation unit correlates differentiated signal with a plurality of predetermined PN code sequences. A setting unit includes a shift register having a plurality of storage locations for shifting the correlation values and sequentially storing shifted correlation values at the storage locations, respectively, a detector including the determination slots for detecting the storage location of the maximum value, and a slot setter for comparing the storage location of the maximum value from the detector with the predetermined reference storage location and shifting the determination slots by the difference therebetween. A demodulation value estimation unit estimates, as a demodulation value of the received analog signal, a symbol of a PN code sequence corresponding to the maximum value from the shifted determination slots.

Abstract: An apparatus and a system for viewing a 3D image including a synchronization signal receiver for receiving 3D image synchronization signal; a 3D control signal generator for generating left-eye glass control signal and a right-eye glass control signal in accordance with the synchronization signal received; a left-eye glass that opens or intercepts light transmitted to the left-eye glass; a right-eye glass that opens or intercepts light transmitted to the right-eye glass; a central processor that controls operation of the 3D control signal generator and transmits the synchronization signal to the 3D control signal generator; and a power controller that connects or intercepts power supplied to the synchronization signal receiver and the central processor. The power consumption of the apparatus is minimized by supplying power to the synchronization signal receiver and the central processor at a time when the synchronization signal is received and power is intercepted during the rest period.

Abstract: A direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) transceiver including a DSSS transmitter and a DSSS receiver, wherein the DSSS transmitter includes: an integral code mapping unit mapping source bit data in one of 2N (N is a natural number) of predetermined symbols by N bits and mapping the symbol in one of integral code words that are obtained by previously integrating each of 2N of bi-orthogonal code words; and a radio frequency (RF) transmitting unit transmitting the integral code words mapped by the integral code mapping unit over an RF carrier wave, and the DSSS receiver includes: an RF receiving unit removing an RF carrier wave from an RF signal from the RF transmitting unit and converting an analog signal obtained by removing the RF carrier wave from the RF signal into a digital signal; a differential circuit unit differentiating and converting the digital signal from the RF receiving unit into bi-orthogonal code words; and a symbol detection unit detecting a symbol corresponding to a maximum value of correlat

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition for a refrigerator according to the present invention can include (A) about 20 to about 40 parts by weight of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer resin prepared by grafting in emulsion polymerization about 60 to about 30% by weight of a monomer mixture comprising a cyanide vinyl compound and an aromatic vinyl compound to about 40 to about 70% by weight of a rubber polymer having an average particle size of about 0.1 to about 0.4 ?m; (B) about 1 to about 20 parts by weight of a styrenic copolymer comprising (b1) about 0 to about 75% by weight of a styrenic copolymer prepared by copolymerizing about 5 to about 20% by weight of a rubber polymer having an average particle size of about 0.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling reel games according to the present invention, including a display part for displaying an alignment status of reels caused by playing a first reel game; a control part for determining whether a combination of symbols or the number of event symbols of at least one or more reels sequentially re-aligned out of the reels satisfies a predetermined event-playing condition, and for playing the event; and a user interface part for inputting user's random halt settings to spins of at least one or more remaining reels yet to be re-aligned out of the reels based on the playing of the event, and for stopping corresponding reel spins, wherein the control part provides a second reel game corresponding to the event depending on whether the combination of symbols or the number of event symbols of the reels appearing as a result of the playing of the event satisfies a predetermined event-winning condition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a transparent polycrystalline aluminum oxynitride. Aluminum oxynitride manufactured by prior art methods has a great number of porosities therein and thus has low transparency. The present invention is directed to solving such a problem. In the method of manufacturing aluminum oxynitride of the present invention, a sintering additive added to a source powder includes less than 0.5 wt. % MgO. Further, the source powder is presintered at 1550° C. to 1750° C. so that a relative density becomes 95% or more and is then resintered at 1900° C. or more so that a relative density higher than that of presintering can be accomplished. According to the present invention, a cubic-phased polycrystalline aluminum oxynitride ceramic can be obtained, wherein porosities therein are nearly eliminated and its substantial transparency becomes 95% or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a blend composition of a polycarbonate resin and a vinyl-based copolymer that includes (A) a mixed resin including (A-1) a polycarbonate resin and (A-2) a vinyl-based copolymer and (B) an acrylic-based copolymer including at least one acrylic-based monomer, and a molded product made using the same.

Abstract: A method of processing moving picture and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. A method of processing a moving picture comprising: calculating a color distribution vector for each of plural sub-frames which are generated by dividing a frame of the moving picture; generating a first order differential of the color distribution vector based on the color distribution vector; generating a second order differential of the color distribution vector based on the first order differential of the color distribution vector; and generating a feature vector of the frame based on the color distribution vector, the first order differential of the color distribution vector and the second order differential of the color distribution vector, is provided. The moving picture processing method can provide an efficient mean to determine commonality between moving pictures by extracting a feature from a frame of the moving pictures.

Abstract: A method of providing a moving picture search service and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of providing a moving picture search service that includes: obtaining a search keyword from a client terminal; and providing as search results a moving picture cluster list displaying information about a moving picture cluster matching with the search keyword. The moving picture cluster includes a plurality of moving pictures determined to have identity, and the moving picture cluster list includes a cluster unit display area displaying information about the moving picture cluster differently from information about another moving picture cluster included in the moving picture cluster list. By providing moving picture search results related to a search keyword in groups of cluster units, users can understand the search results more easily.