Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling a washing machine. The method includes receiving setting information for washing mode, sensing an amount of laundry put into the washing machine, transmitting the setting information for washing mode and information on the amount of laundry to a dryer, and transmitting preheating request information to the dryer. A laundry treatment apparatus includes devices that may operate in conjunction with one another, thereby increasing operation efficiency and usability.

Abstract: Driver's eye position detecting device and method are provided. The eye position detecting device includes: a light applying unit that applies light with a prescribed wavelength to the outside; a camera unit that captures an outside image and generates image information; and an image analyzing unit that generates detection result information on a face region, an eye region, and a central position of a pupil in the image information.

Abstract: Driver's eye position detecting device and method are provided. The eye position detecting device includes: a light applying unit that applies light with a prescribed wavelength to the outside; a camera unit that captures an outside image and generates image information; and an image analyzing unit that generates detection result information on a face region, an eye region, and a central position of a pupil in the image information.

Abstract: A method for detecting color temperature and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. According to the present invention, the apparatus for detecting color temperature converts RGB color information, generated by interpolating an image signal sequentially inputted in units of pixel from an image sensor, to a three-dimensional coordinate value of luminance, R-G color difference information, and B-G color difference information, and then renews the added value per color, if included in a filtering zone corresponding to a characteristic curve of the image sensor. Then, an average value per color is generated in units of frame, and the compensation rate per color is determined such that the average value per color becomes identical to each other. With the present invention, accurate colors can be displayed by detecting the color temperature of the current light source and correcting the distorted color information.

Abstract: A near-infrared (NIR) optical shutter comprises a multiple-bandpass filter that is characterized by a bandstop filter region located between first and second bandpass filter regions. The first bandpass filter region passes visible light; the bandstop filter region blocks NIR light of wavelengths within a NIR light sensor band region; and the second bandpass filter region passes NIR light of longer wavelengths than a longer wavelength boundary of the NIR light sensor band region. A polarization state changer positioned between NIR polarizing filters and optically associated with the multiple-bandpass filter causes visible light transmission selectively in first and second light states. The polarization state changer in the first light state causes substantially reduced optical shutter transmission of NIR light in the second bandpass filter region and in the second light state causes substantially increased optical shutter transmission of NIR light in the second bandpass filter region.

Abstract: A motor control profiler includes: a position calculation main state machine for generating command data to control a motor, the command data being in a polynomial expression of higher degree; a parameter set machine for setting a coefficient and a constant of the polynomial expression of higher degree of the command data; a control state machine for setting a control state of the motor; a time slot control and computation resource management machine for controlling a calculation machine, based on the set coefficient and constant of the polynomial expression of higher degree and the set control state of the motor; and a calculation machine for calculating the amount of motion according to the drive of the motor based on the time slot control and computation resource management.

Abstract: There is provided a security communication method between devices to tighten the security of data by changing CRC polynomials and scramble codes in the communication between the devices. The security communication method between devices, which is a communication method between a master device and one or more slave devices, comprises the steps of: a) storing two or more CRC polynomials and two or more scramble codes in each of the master device and the one or more slave devices; b) allocating the two or more CRC polynomials and the two or more scramble codes to each of the one or more slave devices by the master device; and c) performing each data transmission between the master device and the one or more slave device, based on the CRC polynomials and scramble codes allocated in the step b).

Abstract: A portable terminal and a method of controlling a shared memory, the portable terminal are disclosed. The portable terminal includes a memory unit, being equipped with at least 2 ports and having a storage block partitioned into partitioned blocks in a quantity of n, and a plurality of processors, reading or writing data by accessing a particular partitioned block through each dedicated port. At least one of the partitioned blocks is assigned to a common storage block, accessible by a processor having an access privilege, and the access privilege is transferred between the plurality of processors. The common storage block can be partitioned into k sub partitioned blocks, which the data type and process to be stored are predetermined.

Abstract: There is provided a system for synchronizing hierarchically combined motion control, whereby small-scale, large-scale and remote control networks are controlled by a single control system, using a bus arbiter. The system comprises: an upper control block, a plurality of lower control blocks, a plurality of remote control blocks, and a plurality of bus arbiters to sequentially assign a bus use bandwidth to each of the lower control blocks, the bus arbiters positioned between the upper control block and each of the lower control blocks and between the upper control block and each of the remote control blocks.

Abstract: A graphic accelerator including a frame memory and the same interface as a memory of a processor and a graphic accelerating method are provided. The graphic accelerator includes: a frame memory; an accelerator controller having the same interface as a memory of the processor on an input side and recording data, which should be transmitted from the processor to the display device, in the frame memory; and a display DMA (Direct Memory Access) transmitting the data recorded in the frame memory to the display device in a DMA manner. A memory bandwidth of the processor is not reduced even by continuous reading operations based on DMA transmission of the display device, by recording data corresponding to the frame memory in the graphic accelerator disposed outside the processor.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a device for memory share by a plurality of processors. The portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a main memory; a sub-control unit coupled to the main memory through bus #1, the sub-control unit processing and storing raw data in accordance with a process order, the raw data being stored in the main memory, the main memory being accessed through bus #1; and a main control unit coupled to the main memory through bus #2 and coupled to the sub-control unit independently through bus #3, the main control unit transmitting said process order to the sub-control unit through bus #3. The present invention can prevent the weakening of processing power or the bottleneck problem during the process of information transmission between the memory and a plurality of processors.

Abstract: A microprocessor being coupled to a dual-port memory is disclosed. The microprocessor has two or more external memory controllers, being coupled to a system bus. Each of the external memory controllers can be individually coupled to an external memory through its respective port. With the present invention, a plurality of elements (e.g. process module) can access the external memory at the same time, enabling a quick process of data.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a device for memory share by a plurality of processors. The portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a main memory; a sub-control unit coupled to the main memory through bus #1, the sub-control unit processing and storing raw data in accordance with a process order, the raw data being stored in the main memory, the main memory being accessed through bus #1; and a main control unit coupled to the main memory through bus #2 and coupled to the sub-control unit independently through bus #3, the main control unit transmitting said process order to the sub-control unit through bus #3. The present invention can prevent the weakening of processing power or the bottleneck problem during the process of information transmission between the memory and a plurality of processors.

Abstract: A memory device having a data processing function is disclosed. The memory device can include a process area, in which process command information is written by a processor; a storage area, in which one or more data is written; an output area, in which display data selected by the processor from among the data written in the storage area is written; and a processing unit, which performs one or more processes of copying data, computing data, and transmitting display data to an external outputting device, in correspondence with the process command information. According to some aspects of the present invention, the memory device is able to independently perform commands received from the processor, and does not require a separate memory for storing data that will be transmitted to an external outputting device, so that the processing efficiency of the processor can be enhanced.

Abstract: A portable terminal and a method of controlling a shared memory, the portable terminal are disclosed. The portable terminal includes a memory unit, being equipped with at least 2 ports and having a storage block partitioned into partitioned blocks in a quantity of n, and a plurality of processors, reading or writing data by accessing a particular partitioned block through each dedicated port. At least one of the partitioned blocks is assigned to a common storage block, accessible by a processor having an access privilege, and the access privilege is transferred between the plurality of processors. The common storage block can be partitioned into k sub partitioned blocks, which the data type and process to be stored are predetermined.

Abstract: A method for detecting color temperature and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. According to the present invention, the apparatus for detecting color temperature converts RGB color information, generated by interpolating an image signal sequentially inputted in units of pixel from an image sensor, to a three-dimensional coordinate value of luminance, R-G color difference information, and B-G color difference information, and then renews the added value per color, if included in a filtering zone corresponding to a characteristic curve of the image sensor Then, an average value per color is generated in units of frame, and the compensation rate per color is determined such that the average value per color becomes identical to each other With the present invention, accurate colors can be displayed by detecting the color temperature of the current light source and correcting the distorted color information.

Abstract: Image combining method and apparatus are disclosed. The Image combining method according to the present invention generates an update background image by changing a value of region classification bit in pixel data value of an original background image to a corresponding region classification value. Then, the update background image is displayed on a background region, and a picture image inputted through camera is displayed on a preview region. If a capture instruction is inputted, a digital image corresponding to the displayed update background image and the picture image is generated and stored. According to the present invention, additional format data is not needed when combining images such that an efficient use of memory is possible.

Abstract: A traffic variable channel device for a W-CDMA system comprising a convolutional encoder for receiving traffic information bits; a symbol puncturer connected to the convolutional encoder; an inserter connected to the symbol puncturer; a multiplexer connected to the inserter and the symbol puncturer; a scramble code generator for receiving a scramble code seed; an AND gate connected to the scramble code generator, a scramble select signal and a forward/reverse select signal; and, a scramble code spreader connected to the multiplexer and the AND gate for generating a forward/reverse traffic channel signal.

Abstract: A flexible BPSK (binary phase shift keying)/QPSK (quadrature phase shift keying) modulator of the wideband code division multiple access system. The flexible modulator includes a first link selecting unit for selecting a modulating type after receiving a signal of a reverse channel, alternately, an I (In-phase) signal and Q (quadrature) signal of a forward channel for which a spread modulation is to execute, a Hadamard spreading unit permits Hadamard code spreading modulation after receiving the I and Q signals from the first link selecting unit, and a spreading means for executing a spread modulation for a pseudo-noise (PN) code of the exchanged I and Q signals. The present invention can reduce the amount of hardware required by controlling a similar parts of the channel in a wideband code division multiple access system, especially a BPSK/QPSK modulation parts, by an external register and a flexible channel structure for joint control between channels.