Abstract: A lower thread ending region detection apparatus prevents problems associated with false stitchings occurring from inability to detect lower thread's exhaustion during sewing operation. The lower thread ending region detection apparatus comprises: light control unit, which contacts a part of lower thread wound on a thread bobbin and activates or inactivates at least one of the functions of emitting light, reflecting light, passing light and blocking light, due to the effect of the physical movement force generated depending on whether the lower thread of the ending region is unwound; light receiving unit, which receives the light transferred out by the light control unit and outputs a detection signal; and control and notification unit, which analyzes the detection signal output from the light receiving unit to determine whether the lower thread has reached the ending region and outputs the result to the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lower thread ending region detection apparatus (LTERDA) that prevents problems associated with poor quality and re-work resulting from false stitchings due to being unable to detect the exhaustion of the lower thread during the sewing operation.

Abstract: A method and system for inter-port communication utilizing a multi-port memory device. The memory device contains an interrupt register, an interrupt signal interface (e.g., a dedicated pin), an interrupt mask, and one or more message buffers associated with each port. When a first component coupled to a first port of the memory device wants to communicate with a second component coupled to a second port of the memory device, the first component writes a message to a message buffer associated with the second port. An interrupt in the input register of the second port is set to notify the second component coupled to the second port that a new message is available. Upon receiving the interrupt, the second component reads the interrupt register to determine the nature of the interrupt. The second component then reads the message from the message buffer.

Abstract: A method and system that utilizes a shared nonvolatile memory for initializing multiple processing components in a device. The startup logic and configuration data for processing components within a device is stored in a single nonvolatile memory. Upon receipt of a command to initialize the device, the shared memory system copies the startup logic and configuration data from the nonvolatile memory to a volatile main memory. Then, each processing component accesses the main memory to find its startup logic and configuration data and begin executing. The shared memory system reduces the number of nonvolatile memory components used to initialize multiple processing components.

Abstract: A multi-port memory device having two or more ports wherein each port may operate at a different speed. The multi-port memory device contains memory banks that may be accessed via the two or more ports. Two clock signals are applied to each port: a system clock and a port clock. The system clock is applied to port logic that interfaces with the memory banks so that the ports all operate at a common speed with respect to the memory banks. The port clock is applied to a clock divider circuit that is associated with each port. The port clock is divided to a desired frequency or kept at its original frequency. Such a configuration allows the ports to operate at different speeds that may be set on a port-by-port basis.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for processing status information are disclosed. At least one information of video data, audio data, and text data on an area and a theme is collected, the video data is combined with audio or text data based on colleted time of the video data, status information data to which information on a corresponding area and theme is added is generated to be transmitted to a web server, and temporal status information data on a desired theme and area transmitted from the web server is provided to an information user. Thus, information providers and information users can easily and quickly share desired real life status information, i.e., recent status information on a selected specific area and theme, so that they can easily produce and edit real life status information as if they processed information in news broadcasting and at the same time the value of corresponding information can be improved.

Abstract: An apparatus for gathering status information from a number of unspecified information providers through a communication network such as Internet and providing the status information to a number of unspecified information users accessing the Internet, and a method for processing the status information are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for processing status information are disclosed. At least one information of video data, audio data, and text data on an area and a theme is collected, the video data is combined with audio or text data based on colleted time of the video data, status information data to which information on a corresponding area and theme is added is generated to be transmitted to a web server, and temporal status information data on a desired theme and area transmitted from the web server is provided to an information user. Thus, information providers and information users can easily and quickly share desired real life status information, i.e., recent status information on a selected specific area and theme, so that they can easily produce and edit real life status information as if they processed information in news broadcasting and at the same time the value of corresponding information can be improved.