Abstract: An IC communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of sensing ICs including a first sensing IC to an N-th sensing IC arranged to be adjacent (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2); and a controller connected to the first sensing IC, wherein when the controller in a sleep mode receives a wakeup signal and transmits the wakeup signal to the first sensing IC, the wakeup signal is transmitted in two directions to two sensing ICs, from the first sensing IC to the N-th sensing IC, arranged to be adjacent.

Abstract: A sphere-type shift control apparatus for an electronic transmission system includes a shift operation unit configured to be operated by a driver of a vehicle for gear shifting on a first hemisphere of a spherical mechanism and a design unit for indirect illumination and image transmission on a second hemisphere of the spherical mechanism. By rotating the spherical mechanism, only the shift operation unit is exposed to a vehicle interior through an opening of a housing when a shift operation is required, while only the design unit is exposed to the vehicle interior through the opening of the housing when the shift operation is not required.

Abstract: A fingerprint recognition vehicle control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit including a hemispherical display, optical fibers provided in the display and connected to the display through one end of the optical fibers, and a light source connected to the other ends of the optical fibers; a fingerprint recognition unit including a fingerprint recognition sensor and a fingerprint pattern light source provided in the display unit; a gearshift including a physical wheel for operating gear stages and indicators indicating gear states; and a controller operating on the basis of information received from the display unit, the fingerprint recognition unit and the gearshift.

Abstract: A multifunctional switch manipulator is provided. The manipulator includes a first switch unit, which is curved to be convex at the upper surface thereof, a second switch unit, which is disposed at a first side of the first switch unit and which extends radially in a first direction, and a third switch unit, which is disposed at a second side of the first switch unit and which extends radially in a second direction opposite the first direction. Each of the second and third switch units includes a housing that has an opening and a rotary knob disposed at the housing to be rotatable in a direction in which the opening extends, and at least one surface of the rotary knob is exposed to an outside through the opening.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for analyzing a cephalometric image. The apparatus for analyzing a cephalometric image includes a control unit configured to extract a landmark point on a cephalometric image and to generate an analysis image, and memory configured to store the generated analysis image.

Abstract: The fault diagnosis circuit includes a first line including a first resistor, having one end connected to the positive (+) terminal of a battery, and having the other end connected to a first input unit of an analog to digital converter (ADC); a second line including a second resistor, having one end connected to the positive (+) terminal of the battery, and having the other end connected to a first input unit of a comparator; and a third line including a third resistor, having one end connected to the negative (?) terminal of the battery, having a first other end connected to a second input unit of the ADC, and having a second other end connected to a second input unit of the comparator. A fault in a battery management system can be efficiently diagnosed using a smaller number of elements.

Abstract: A cooking appliance including a cleaning environment provided to be able to easily remove contaminants inside the cooking appliance by heating the inside of a cooking room to a temperature for amorphization of the contaminants, and method for controlling the same. The cooking appliance includes a main body configured to have a cooking room; a steam generator configured to supply steam to the cooking room; a water supplier arranged in the main body and configured to store water; and a pump assembly configured to supply water to the steam generator and the cooking room from the water supplier.

Abstract: A multifunctional switch manipulator is provided. The manipulator includes a first switch unit, which is curved to be convex at the upper surface thereof, a second switch unit, which is disposed at a first side of the first switch unit and which extends radially in a first direction, and a third switch unit, which is disposed at a second side of the first switch unit and which extends radially in a second direction opposite the first direction. Each of the second and third switch units includes a housing that has an opening and a rotary knob disposed at the housing to be rotatable in a direction in which the opening extends, and at least one surface of the rotary knob is exposed to an outside through the opening.

Abstract: A smart controller for vehicles disposed around a steering column of a vehicle to control various functions of the vehicle is provided. The smart controller includes a support unit protruding from the steering column in a first direction, a connection unit extending from the support unit in a second direction, and a manipulation unit mounted to the connection unit and disposed in a third direction. The manipulation unit includes a plurality of manipulators each configured to receive user input necessary to execute a specific function of a vehicle while mounted to the connection unit or being separated from the connection unit. The support unit protrudes in the X-axis direction, the connection unit extends in the Z-axis direction, and the manipulation unit is disposed in the Y-axis direction.

Abstract: An in-vehicle control apparatus which executes various functions of a vehicle and a method for controlling the same are provided. The in-vehicle operating apparatus includes an operating unit assembly and a drive unit that is configured to rotate the operating unit assembly about one axis. The operating unit assembly includes a body, a first operating unit disposed at a first side of the body and configured to receive a first command to execute at least a first function, and a second operating unit disposed at a second side of the body opposite to the first side of the body and configured to receive a second command to execute at least a second function.

Abstract: A fingerprint recognition vehicle control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit including a hemispherical display, optical fibers provided in the display and connected to the display through one end of the optical fibers, and a light source connected to the other ends of the optical fibers; a fingerprint recognition unit including a fingerprint recognition sensor and a fingerprint pattern light source provided in the display unit; a gearshift including a physical wheel for operating gear stages and indicators indicating gear states; and a controller operating on the basis of information received from the display unit, the fingerprint recognition unit and the gearshift.

Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including a housing including a discharge path, a first discharge wall forming the discharge path, and a second discharge wall arranged at a side opposite to the first discharge wall and an airflow controller including a guide member configured to move between a first location provided at an inside of the first discharge wall and a second location protruding outside of the first discharge wall. The air conditioner controls a discharge airflow while minimizing loss of discharge air volume through an airflow controller without using a general blade, and controls a discharge airflow of air discharged through a discharge path having a circular shape.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a blowing port, a first guide configured to cover a portion of the blowing port, a second guide configured to cover another portion of the blowing port, a motor configured to rotate the first guide and the second guide, a first gear configured to be connected to the first guide, a guide holder configured to be connected to the second guide, and a second gear configured to connect the first gear to the motor.

Abstract: An automatic teller machine includes a first interface unit, a second interface unit, a front panel and a control unit. The first interface unit is configured to display financial information for financial transaction to a user. The second interface unit is disposed in a region different from a region in which the first interface unit is disposed. The second interface unit has a plurality of operation parts to be operated by the user. The front panel is movable to a first position in which the operation parts are hidden from the outside of the automatic teller machine and a second position in which the operation parts are exposed to the outside of the automatic teller machine. The control unit is configured to control the front panel so as to be located in one of the first position and the second position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for generating an image of corrected teeth. The apparatus includes: a control unit configured to generate dental curves representative of dental arches after the completion of correction from an image of teeth, and to generate an image of corrected virtual teeth by aligning the locations of the teeth with the dental curves; and an input/output unit configured to provide the image of corrected virtual teeth via a screen. The control unit is further configured to model the dental curves with functions corresponding to sets of teeth.