Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case having an opening; an electrode assembly in the case and including a first electrode and a second electrode; a cap plate coupled to the opening of the case; a first current collector electrically connected to the first electrode; and a support fixed to an inner surface of the case, wherein the first current collector is hooked on the support.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a main tab; a current collecting member adjacent the main tab; and a sub-tab electrically connecting the main tab to the current collecting member. The main tab is in and welded to the sub-tab, and the sub-tab and the main tab are bent in the same direction on the current collecting member.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery module includes: a plurality of unit cells, wherein each of the unit cells comprises: an electrode assembly having a plate shape; a case receiving the electrode assembly and having an opening at one side; and a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case, wherein the case comprises a first buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of a bottom of the case, the cap assembly comprises a second buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of the cap assembly, and the first buffer unit of each unit cell partially overlaps the first buffer unit of a neighboring unit cell.

Abstract: A method for displaying transmission status of a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message and a telecommunication terminal using the method, including displaying the currently transmitting content and transmission progress of the MMS message while the telecommunication terminal transmits the MMS message. A user can check the content of the MMS message being currently transmitted together with the transmission progress of the MMS message. The user also can cancel the transmission of the erroneous MMS message before completing the transmission of the MMS message.

Abstract: A method for displaying transmission status of a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message and a telecommunication terminal using the method, including displaying the currently transmitting content and transmission progress of the MMS message while the telecommunication terminal transmits the MMS message. A user can check the content of the MMS message being currently transmitted together with the transmission progress of the MMS message. The user also can cancel the transmission of the erroneous MMS message before completing the transmission of the MMS message.

Abstract: A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input includes recognizing a handwriting input received on a touch panel of a terminal; determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; selecting an application capable of being associated with the symbol; and associating the symbol with a function of the application. A terminal to control an application based on a handwriting input includes a determination unit to recognize a handwriting input received on a touch panel of the terminal, and to determine a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; and a processor configured to select an application capable of being associated with the symbol, and to associate the symbol with a function of the application.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode. The electrode assembly is spirally-wound. The rechargeable battery also include a case has an opening into which the electrode assembly is inserted, a cover coupled to the case at the opening, and a terminal electrically connected to the second electrode. The terminal extends to the outside of the case. The electrode assembly includes two side surfaces facing opposite directions and two curved surfaces that connect the two side surfaces. A surface of the cover faces a first side surface of the two side surfaces.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode, a case configured to receive the electrode assembly, a first current collecting member including a first fuse unit coupled to the first electrode and having a cross-sectional area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of a periphery of the first current collecting member, and a second current collecting member including a second fuse unit coupled to the second electrode and having a cross-sectional area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of a periphery of the second current collecting member, in which the first fuse unit is configured to melt more quickly than the second fuse unit at a first current, and the second fuse unit is configured to melt more quickly than the first fuse unit at a second current that is lower than the first current.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly for charging and discharging a current, a case having an opening in a direction intersecting a plane of the electrode assembly, and a cover for sealing the opening in the case which houses the electrode assembly therein, wherein the case further includes a vent integral with the case on one side of an extension direction of the plane of the electrode assembly, and a vent protective portion formed adjacent to the vent.

Abstract: A battery module includes a first rechargeable battery and a second rechargeable battery electrically coupled in series to each other, the first rechargeable battery and the second rechargeable battery each including a first electrode and a second electrode, and the first rechargeable battery and second rechargeable battery each including a short circuit member that deforms when an internal pressure of the respective one of the first rechargeable battery and second rechargeable battery exceeds a predetermined pressure, and a fuse member including a first pad electrically coupled to the second electrode of the second rechargeable battery, a second pad overlapping the short-circuit member of the second rechargeable battery, and a plurality of fuses formed between the first pad and the second pad, wherein widths of the fuses are smaller than widths of the first and second pads.

Abstract: A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input includes recognizing a handwriting input received on a touch panel of a terminal; determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; selecting an application capable of being associated with the symbol; and associating the symbol with a function of the application. A terminal to control an application based on a handwriting input includes a determination unit to recognize a handwriting input received on a touch panel of the terminal, and to determine a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; and a processor configured to select an application capable of being associated with the symbol, and to associate the symbol with a function of the application.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery module includes: a plurality of unit cells, wherein each of the unit cells comprises: an electrode assembly having a plate shape; a case receiving the electrode assembly and having an opening at one side; and a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case, wherein the case comprises a first buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of a bottom of the case, the cap assembly comprises a second buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of the cap assembly, and the first buffer unit of each unit cell partially overlaps the first buffer unit of a neighboring unit cell.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case having an opening; an electrode assembly in the case and including a first electrode and a second electrode; a cap plate coupled to the opening of the case; a first current collector electrically connected to the first electrode; and a support fixed to an inner surface of the case, wherein the first current collector is hooked on the support.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rechargeable battery including a case, an electrode assembly accommodated in the case, a first terminal unit electrically coupled to the electrode assembly, and a first current collector including a first portion coupled with the electrode assembly, a second portion coupled with the first terminal unit, and a connection unit coupling the first portion and the second portion and having a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the first portion.

Abstract: A battery module is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery module includes: a plurality of rechargeable batteries electrically connected to each other, wherein each of the rechargeable batteries comprises a first short-circuit generator configured to be short-circuited based on an increase in battery internal pressure. The battery module also includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode respectively connected to first and second ones of the rechargeable batteries and a first drawn-out tab and a second drawn-out tab respectively connected to the positive and negative electrodes. The battery module further includes a switch configured to electrically connect the negative electrode and the second drawn-out tab and a second short-circuit generator electrically connected to the switch, wherein the second short-circuit generator overlaps, in the height dimension of each of the rechargeable batteries, the first short-circuit generator of the second rechargeable battery.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of rechargeable batteries electrically connected in series with each other, each including a short-circuit member that is deformable according to an increase of an internal pressure; and a fuse member including a connection plate overlapping the short-circuit member and a fuse including a first end connected with the connection plate and a second end connected with a first electrode or a second electrode of one of a first rechargeable battery and a second rechargeable battery located at an end along the plurality of rechargeable batteries.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly, a case housing the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled to the case, a first electrode terminal on the cap plate, and a first lead tab electrically connecting the electrode assembly and the first electrode terminal, wherein the first lead tab has a cell fuse and a heat dissipating member coupled to the first lead tab and spaced from the cell fuse.

Abstract: A method for displaying transmission status of a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message and a telecommunication terminal using the method, including displaying the currently transmitting content and transmission progress of the MMS message while the telecommunication terminal transmits the MMS message. A user can check the content of the MMS message being currently transmitted together with the transmission progress of the MMS message. The user also can cancel the transmission of the erroneous MMS message before completing the transmission of the MMS message.

Abstract: A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input includes recognizing a handwriting input received on a touch panel of a terminal; determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; selecting an application capable of being associated with the symbol; and associating the symbol with a function of the application. A terminal to control an application based on a handwriting input includes a determination unit to recognize a handwriting input received on a touch panel of the terminal, and to determine a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; and a processor configured to select an application capable of being associated with the symbol, and to associate the symbol with a function of the application.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode. The electrode assembly is spirally-wound. The rechargeable battery also include a case has an opening into which the electrode assembly is inserted, a cover coupled to the case at the opening, and a terminal electrically connected to the second electrode. The terminal extends to the outside of the case. The electrode assembly includes two side surfaces facing opposite directions and two curved surfaces that connect the two side surfaces. A surface of the cover faces a first side surface of the two side surfaces.