Abstract: A semiconductor device includes conducting lines of a first group and a second group arranged in parallel, a plurality of first internal elements respectively coupled to the conducting lines of the first group and the second group and a plurality of first contact pads arranged between and along the conducting lines of the first group and the second groups, wherein at least a part of the plurality of first contact pads are respectively coupled to control terminals of the plurality of first internal elements, and the part of the plurality of first internal elements receive a plurality of first control signals through corresponding control terminals, respectively.

Abstract: A face tracking apparatus includes: a face region detector; a segmentation unit; an occlusion probability calculator; and a tracking unit. The face region detector is configured to detect a face region based on an input image. The segmentation unit is configured to segment the face region into a plurality of sub-regions. The occlusion probability calculator configured to calculate occlusion probabilities for the plurality of sub-regions. The tracking unit is configured to track a face included in the input image based on the occlusion probabilities.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes conducting lines of a first group and a second group arranged in parallel, a plurality of first internal elements respectively coupled to the conducting lines of the first group and the second group and a plurality of first contact pads arranged between and along the conducting lines of the first group and the second groups, wherein at least a part of the plurality of first contact pads are respectively coupled to control terminals of the plurality of first internal elements, and the part of the plurality of first internal elements receive a plurality of first control signals through corresponding control terminals, respectively.

Abstract: A memory includes a plurality of word lines each coupled to one or more memory cells, an address storage unit suitable for storing an address of a word line selected for access by a control unit among the plurality of word lines at a first time point; and the control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to application of a refresh command, refreshing one or more adjacent word lines adjacent to a word line corresponding to the address stored in the address storage unit in response to every Nth application of the refresh command where N is a natural number and selecting one or more of the plurality of word lines for access, wherein the first time point is included in time section other than a refresh section in which the control unit refreshes one or more word lines in response to application of the refresh command.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking a gaze based on a camera array are provided. The apparatus may include a camera array including a plurality of cameras, and a plurality of light sources for the plurality of cameras, a light source controller to control the plurality of light sources so that the plurality of cameras capture a bright pupil image and a dark pupil image of a user, a detector to detect a position of a pupil center of the user, and a position of a glint caused by reflection of the plurality of light sources from the captured bright pupil image and the captured dark pupil image, and an estimator to estimate an interest position of eyes of the user by tracking a gaze direction of the eyes, based on the detected position of the pupil center and the detected position of the glint.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a body part from a user image may include an image acquirer to acquire a depth image, an extractor to extract the user image from a foreground of the acquired depth image, and a body part detector to detect the body part from the user image, using a classifier trained based on at least one of a single-user image sample and a multi-user image sample. The single-user image may be an image representing non-overlapping users, and the multi-user image may be an image representing overlapping users.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of cell blocks activated in response to a plurality of selection signals, respectively, a pre-selection signal generator configured to generate a plurality of pre-selection signals corresponding to the cell blocks, respectively, and activate at least two of the pre-selection signals by decoding addresses in a multi-test mode, a selection signal controller configured to selectively activate the plurality of selection signals in response to the plurality pre-selection signals and control active periods of the activated selection signals so as not to overlap, and a decision circuit configured to decide whether or not the cell blocks activated in response to the activated selection signals are repaired in response to stored repair information and the plurality of selection signals.

Abstract: A device and a method for image processing include an image processing device that may extract a foreground moving object from a depth map of a three-dimensional (3D) image that may include an image depth map acquirer to obtain the depth map of a successive 3D image over a period of time, a moving object segmenter to segment a moving object from the obtained depth map, and a moving object tracker to identify and track the segmented moving object.

Abstract: A method of enhancing a quality of a 3 dimensional (3D) image includes classifying an input 3D image into a plurality of sub-areas based on noise characteristics of the plurality of sub-areas of the input 3D image, denoising each of the plurality of sub-areas of the input 3D image by using different denoising methods according to noise characteristics of each of the classified plurality of sub-areas and obtaining a second 3D image after the denoising, and enhancing a contrast ratio of the second 3D image after the denoising.

Abstract: A parallel test circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a memory bank which includes first and second sub banks having test global lines, respectively, and sharing a global line connected to each of the first and second sub banks. When a read command is applied during a test mode, the parallel test circuit compares data loaded in the global line to data loaded in the test global line of the second sub bank to attain a comparison result, compresses the comparison result to attain a compression signal, and outputs the compression signal as a test output signal to a pad.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-aging composition that contains a mixed extract of Chinese matrimony vine and pine needles as an effective component. More specifically, the present invention relates to a composition for an external application to the skin, wherein a mixed extract of Chinese matrimony vine and pine needles, which are the natural ingredients, is contained such that excellent anti-aging or wrinkle improvement effects to the skin can be obtained through the vitalization of a retinoic acid derivative.

Abstract: An augmented reality apparatus includes a plurality of photographing modules separated from each other, capturing images of a real scene that includes an object; a tracking unit obtaining status information of the object by tracking the object in the images of the real scene; an image processor determining status information of a virtual image that corresponds to the real scene based on the status information of the object, and generating an augmented reality image by combining the virtual image and the images of the real scene based on the determined status information; and a rendering unit rendering the augmented reality image to display the augmented reality image.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for calibrating a multi-layer three-dimensional (3D) display (MLD) that may control a 3D display including a plurality of display layers to display a first image on one of the plurality of display layers, acquire a second image by capturing the first image, calculate a homography between the display layer and an image capturer based on the first image and the second image, and calculate geometric relations of the display layer with respect to the image capturer based on the calculated homography.

Abstract: Unsupervised clustering can be used for organization of micro-blog or other short length messages into message clusters. Messages can be compared with existing clusters to determine a similarity score. If at least one similarity score is greater than a threshold value, a message can be added to an existing message cluster. If a message is not similar to an existing cluster, the message can be compared against criteria for starting a new message cluster.

Abstract: Provided is a method of detecting and tracking lips accurately despite a change in a head pose. A plurality of lips rough models and a plurality of lips precision models may be provided, among which a lips rough model corresponding to a head pose may be selected, such that lips may be detected by the selected lips rough model, a lips precision model having a lip shape most similar to the detected lips may be selected, and the lips may be detected accurately using the lips precision model.

Abstract: An image processing method includes configuring a noise reduction filter for each of pixels in an image in accordance with a linear noise model of the image, based on different levels of a noise effect caused to a corresponding pixel, among the pixels, by other pixels, among the pixels and adjacent to the corresponding pixel. The method further includes performing noise reduction filtering on each of the pixels, using the noise reduction filter for each of the pixels, to obtain a noise reduced image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for modeling a three-dimensional (3D) face, and a method and apparatus for tracking a face. The method for modeling the 3D face may set a predetermined reference 3D face to be a working model, and generate a result of tracking including at least one of a face characteristic point, an expression parameter, and a head pose parameter from a video frame, based on the working model, to output the result of the tracking.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for parsing a human body image may be implemented by acquiring a depth image including a human body, and detecting a plurality of points in the acquired depth image by conducting a minimum energy skeleton scan on the depth image.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting body parts, the method including identifying a group of sub-images relevant to a body part in an image to be detected, assigning a reliability coefficient for the body part to the sub-images in the group of sub-images based on a basic vision feature of the sub-images and an extension feature of the sub-images to neighboring regions, and detecting a location of the body part by overlaying sub-images having reliability coefficients higher than a threshold value.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer includes (A) a hydrogenated triblock copolymer, (B) a non-aromatic oil, (C) a polyolefin resin, (D) an inorganic filler, (E) a polyphenylene ether resin, and (F) a silicone resin. The thermoplastic elastomer can have good abrasion resistance and antimicrobial activity while possessing low hardness and high strength. Also provided is a molded article using the thermoplastic elastomer.