Abstract: A positive electrode active material including a first lithium composite oxide particle including a secondary particle formed by aggregation of one or more primary particles, and a coating oxide occupying at least a part of at least one of surfaces of the secondary particle, grain boundaries between the primary particles, or surfaces of the primary particles, the positive electrode active material satisfying an equation of 1.3?a/b?3.0, wherein a represents a max peak intensity at 2theta=44.75° to 44.80° and b represents a max peak intensity at 2theta=45.3° to 45.6° in X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis using Cu K? radiation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a refrigerator includes an ice making tray, a cooling system, a stirrer, at least a portion of which is submerged in the ice making tray, a stirring motor coupled to the stirrer, and a controller storing instructions and configured to execute the stored instructions to control the stirring motor to drive the stirrer while controlling the cooling system to cool water stored in the ice making tray. While the cooling system cools the water stored in the ice making tray, the stirrer stirs the water stored in the ice making tray.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lifting apparatus and refrigerator having the same, by which a driving motor to generate driving force to vertically move a basket may be miniaturized and the load of the driving motor may be reduced. A refrigerator includes a main body, a storeroom formed inside the main body with an open front, a drawer slidingly coupled with the main body to open or close the storeroom and provided at a lower side thereof with a basket having storage space, and a lifting apparatus moving the basket vertically, wherein the lifting apparatus includes a driving motor, a driving shaft rotated by the driving motor, a lifting unit moving the basket vertically by means of rotational force of the driving shaft, and a coil spring coupled to the driving shaft and transferring energy in a direction in which the driving shaft is rotated to reduce a load of the driving motor, when the driving shaft is rotated to move the basket upward.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including an ultrathin wall type insulating wall having a reduced thickness while maintaining insulating performance, so as to increase the capacity of a storage chamber. A vacuum insulating material is disposed inside the insulating wall so as to ensure the insulating performance of the insulating wall, and a foam material, in the portion in which the vacuum insulating material is not disposed, is disposed to be thicker than a foam material in the portion in which the vacuum insulating wall is disposed, such that the insulating wall, which maintains insulating performance while maintaining the insulating wall having an overall ultrathin shape, can be formed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display device which exhibits superior surface flatness of an upper electrode substrate and excellent sealing effects by performing sealing such that an end of a barrier formed in a front electrode is inserted into the upper electrode having a gel-state, and a method of producing the same. The display device includes a first electrode module comprising a first electrode, a second electrode module including a second electrode, the second electrode module facing the first electrode module, a plurality of barriers formed on the first electrode module, each barrier having an end inserted into the second electrode, a plurality of cavities formed by the first electrode module and the barriers, and an electric field-dependent layer formed in each of the cavities, the electric field-dependent layer having properties changed by an electric field applied between the first electrode module and the second electrode module.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including an ultrathin wall type insulating wall having a reduced thickness while maintaining insulating performance, so as to increase the capacity of a storage chamber. A vacuum insulating material is disposed inside the insulating wall so as to ensure the insulating performance of the insulating wall, and a foam material, in the portion in which the vacuum insulating material is not disposed, is disposed to be thicker than a foam material in the portion in which the vacuum insulating wall is disposed, such that the insulating wall, which maintains insulating performance while maintaining the insulating wall having an overall ultrathin shape, can be formed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lifting apparatus and refrigerator having the same, by which a driving motor to generate driving force to vertically move a basket may be miniaturized and the load of the driving motor may be reduced. A refrigerator includes a main body, a storeroom formed inside the main body with an open front, a drawer slidingly coupled with the main body to open or close the storeroom and provided at a lower side thereof with a basket having storage space, and a lifting apparatus moving the basket vertically, wherein the lifting apparatus includes a driving motor, a driving shaft rotated by the driving motor, a lifting unit moving the basket vertically by means of rotational force of the driving shaft, and a coil spring coupled to the driving shaft and transferring energy in a direction in which the driving shaft is rotated to reduce a load of the driving motor, when the driving shaft is rotated to move the basket upward.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a refrigerator includes an ice making tray, a cooling system, a stirrer, at least a portion of which is submerged in the ice making tray, a stirring motor coupled to the stirrer, and a controller storing instructions and configured to execute the stored instructions to control the stirring motor to drive the stirrer while controlling the cooling system to cool water stored in the ice making tray. While the cooling system cools the water stored in the ice making tray, the stirrer stirs the water stored in the ice making tray.

Abstract: A display device which may operate as a reflective display device which uses external light without separate power supply at an illumination level equal to or greater than a certain illumination level, and which may operate as a transmissive display device which uses internal light at an illumination level less than the certain illumination level to provide a clear image in an outdoor environment and a dark indoor environment. Power consumption may be minimized by automatically switching the display mode depending on the illumination level.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a location-based service method and system using location data included in image data, particularly to a method and a system of providing the location-based service with photos taken by a camera phone, using location information at the shooting time. The location-based service method according to the present invention, using the image data provided using a terminal equipped with a camera and the location data including the location information of the terminal, comprises the steps of shooting a target image with the terminal at a predetermined location and generating first image data; receiving the location data; including the received location data in the first image data and generating second image data; and displaying an image corresponding to the first image data and providing a service using the location data, if the second image data are selected.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display device which exhibits superior surface flatness of an upper electrode substrate and excellent sealing effects by performing sealing such that an end of a barrier formed in a front electrode is inserted into the upper electrode having a gel-state, and a method of producing the same. The display device includes a first electrode module comprising a first electrode, a second electrode module including a second electrode, the second electrode module facing the first electrode module, a plurality of barriers formed on the first electrode module, each barrier having an end inserted into the second electrode, a plurality of cavities formed by the first electrode module and the barriers, and an electric field-dependent layer formed in each of the cavities, the electric field-dependent layer having properties changed by an electric field applied between the first electrode module and the second electrode module.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a system for realizing a Pay Per View (PPV) purchasing mechanism.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a liquid crystal panel in which a liquid crystal material is filled between a display substrate and a rear substrate. A light reflection prevention pattern to suppress reflection of light incident from the rear side is formed at a rear surface of a display substrate, such that the quantity of light passing through the display substrate and transferred to the front of the display apparatus increases, thus improving visibility of the display apparatus.

Abstract: A display device which may operate as a reflective display device which uses external light without separate power supply at an illumination level equal to or greater than a certain illumination level, and which may operate as a transmissive display device which uses internal light at an illumination level less than the certain illumination level to provide a clear image in an outdoor environment and a dark indoor environment. Power consumption may be minimized by automatically switching the display mode depending on the illumination level.

Abstract: An image fusing apparatus includes a heating belt including a resistance heating layer, an insulating layer formed on an inner surface of the resistance heating layer, and a release layer formed on an outer surface of the resistance heating layer; a heating supporting roller disposed (positioned) inside the heating belt and rotating with the heating belt; a pressing roller disposed (positioned) parallel to the heating supporting roller and in contact with the outer surface of the heating belt to form a nip; and an electricity supplying member to supply electricity to the resistance heating layer of the heating belt. A thickness of paper non-contact areas of opposite side end portions of the resistance heating layer of the heating belt is the same as or thicker than the thickness of a paper contact area of a middle portion of the resistance heating layer thereof.

Abstract: A surface heating type heating unit for a fixing device, and a fixing device and an image forming apparatus including the same. The surface heating type heating unit includes a planar heating element on an outer circumferential surface of a supporter having cylindrical shape, a power feeding terminal at each end of the supporter, and a connector disposed between the planar heating element and the power feeding terminal. The connector is formed on a first region on the power feeding terminal, and includes an adhesive material for adhering the planar heating element and the power feeding terminal, and a conductive material formed on a second region of the power feeding terminal excluding the first region.

Abstract: An image fusing apparatus includes a heating belt including a resistance heating layer, an insulating layer formed on an inner surface of the resistance heating layer, and a release layer formed on an outer surface of the resistance heating layer; a heating supporting roller disposed (positioned) inside the heating belt and rotating with the heating belt; a pressing roller disposed (positioned) parallel to the heating supporting roller and in contact with the outer surface of the heating belt to form a nip; and an electricity supplying member to supply electricity to the resistance heating layer of the heating belt. A thickness of paper non-contact areas of opposite side end portions of the resistance heating layer of the heating belt is the same as or thicker than the thickness of a paper contact area of a middle portion of the resistance heating layer thereof.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an image drum includes preparing a hollow drum body having a slot extending in a longitudinal direction, preparing a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of board terminals, mounting the PCB inside the hollow drum body with a fixing member such that the board terminals of the PCB are placed in the slot of the hollow drum body, coating a first insulating layer on an outer circumference of the hollow drum body, forming a plurality of ring electrodes on the first insulating layer corresponding to the board terminals of the PCB, in which a portion of ring electrodes which corresponds to the board terminals of the PCB is non-continuous, exposing the board terminals below non-continuous area of the ring electrodes by etching the first insulating layer with the ring electrodes as an etching mask, and forming a connecting electrode to electrically connect the board terminals to the ring electrodes.

Abstract: Disclosed are a heating member having a resistive heating layer and a fusing device using the heating member. The heating member includes the resistive heating layer on an outer circumferential surface of a load support member. Electricity is supplied to an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the resistive heating layer in a direction perpendicular to the resistive heating layer.

Abstract: An image forming element includes an image drum including a plurality of ring electrodes and a slot. The plurality of ring electrodes are formed to be spaced apart from one another on a circumference of the image drum. The slot is formed in a longitudinal direction on the image drum. A connecting member includes a plurality of connecting electrodes and is disposed inside the image drum so that an end of the connecting member is received in the slot. The connecting electrodes are electrically connected with the ring electrodes one to one on the same line.