Patents Represented by Attorney Kile Park Goekjian Reed & McManus PLLC
  • Patent number: 8116785
    Abstract: Provided is a method for providing a location-based service using a location token. The method includes the steps of: a) receiving an encrypted token message including constraints for location information access from a terminal; b) decoding and storing the transmitted token message in a token database; c) creating a location token accessible to the transmitted token message and transmitting the location token to the terminal; d) extracting a token message number in the location token transmitted from a location-based service server, checking constraints of a user and updating an exception list; and e) acquiring location information of the terminal and transmitting the location information to the location-based service server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hae-Ock Choi, Jeong-Ah Jang, Kyong-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8115155
    Abstract: A 4T-4S step & repeat unit cell obtained by combining four image sensor unit cells each including four transistors and a 4T-4S image sensor including the 4T-4S step & repeat unit cell are provided. The 4T-4S step & repeat unit cell includes first and second shared image sensor unit cells. The first shared image sensor unit cell includes first and third photodiodes and five transistors. The second shared image sensor unit cell includes second and fourth photodiodes and five transistors. The second photodiode is disposed over the first photodiode. The third photodiode is disposed at a side of the second photodiode. A terminal of each of the fourth photodiode is connected to a first voltage source. Signals corresponding to images incident onto the first and third photodiodes are output through a first common detection line OUT1. Signals corresponding to images incident onto the second and fourth photodiodes are output through a second common detection line OUT2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Siliconfile Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Do-Young Lee
  • Patent number: 8116780
    Abstract: Provided are a dynamic resource allocation method based on frequency reuse partitioning for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) system, and a frame transmission method therefor. The dynamic resource allocation method includes: a) dividing a coverage into cells based on frequency reuse partitioning; b) selecting a candidate user to receive a channel allocated thereto based on the ratio; c) acquiring distance information for the candidate user; and d) checking whether the candidate user is in an inner or outer cell area based on the distance information. If the candidate user is in the inner cell area, a subchannel group among subchannel groups having a Frequency Reuse Factor (FRF) lower than a threshold value is selected and subcarriers of the selected subchannel group is allocated. If the candidate user is in the outer cell area, a subchannel group among subchannel groups having a FRF higher than the threshold value is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Inha-Industry Partnership Institute
    Inventors: Hee-Soo Lee, Jae-Young Ahn, Kyung-Hi Chang, Joo Heo, In-Suk Cha
  • Patent number: 8110751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory module and an electronic component socket for coupling with the same. A printed circuit board of the semiconductor memory module includes three signal pad arrays longitudinally formed in a row on one sides of a first surface, a second surface and a third surface thereof. Each signal pad array includes a plurality of signal pads. An electronic component socket for coupling with the printed circuit board includes thee pin arrays. Thus, an increased number of the signal pads can be provided while retaining the size of the memory module and the electronic component socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventors: Dong You Kim, Yong Tae Kyeon, Ja Yong Ku
  • Patent number: 8107563
    Abstract: Provided are a receiving apparatus for a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system and a method thereof. The receiving apparatus includes a QR decomposing unit for calculating a single (Q) matrix vector and an upper triangle (R) matrix vector for a receiving signal vector; a first symbol estimation unit for estimating predetermined symbols using the calculated Q matrix vector and R matrix vector; a log likelihood ratio (LLR) calculating unit for calculating log likelihood ratios of unit bits for the estimated symbols; an interference removing unit for receiving a decoded signal that is decided using the calculated log likelihood ratios and removing interference from the receiving signal vector; and a second symbol estimation unit for linearly estimating remaining symbols for the interference removed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Chanho Yoon, Il-Gu Lee, Jung-Bo Son, Eun-Young Choi, Yu-Ro Lee, Sok-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8105294
    Abstract: To provide a syringe barrel and a syringe capable of allowing an operator to feel the amount of injected medical solution or the inserting distance of a piston by a difference in sliding resistance when an injection operation is performed. A syringe 1 includes a syringe barrel 11 which has an inner surface provided with a structure in which a sliding resistance F is changed step by step upon sliding a piston 32. The syringe barrel 11 includes steps which are formed at one or two or more positions of the inner surface in the axial direction so as to face from the rear end to the front end or from the front end to the rear end, and which include edges formed along the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Daikyo Seiko Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Araki, Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8103444
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for reducing a communication load of an apparatus for tracking a moving object. The system includes: an estimated necessary time calculating unit receiving a current location and an arrival location of the moving object from a terminal included in the moving object, calculating estimated necessary time for the moving object to reach the arrival location, and transmitting the estimated necessary time to the terminal; and a communication path on-off controlling unit activating a communication path for the terminal to receive the estimated necessary time from the estimated necessary time calculating unit, and inactivating the communication path when the terminal receives the estimated necessary time through the communication path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung-Hee Jo, Kyoung-Wook Min, Ju-Wan Kim, Jong-Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8102927
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OFDM symbol generating apparatus. The OFDM symbol generating apparatus generates a plurality of weight-applied symbol groups by applying a plurality of weights to a digital modulation symbol group, and generates a plurality of IFFT symbol groups by performing an IFFT operation on the plurality of weight-applied symbol groups. Subsequently, an IFFT symbol group having the minimum PAPR is selected from among the plurality of IFFT symbol groups such that a characteristic of a PAPR can be improved without reducing data transmission speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignees: SK Telecom. Co., Ltd., KT Corporation, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Nam-Il Kim, Il-Gyu Kim, Hye-Kyung Jwa, Young-Hoon Kim, Seung-Chan Bang
  • Patent number: 8102263
    Abstract: A passive tag including a volatile memory is provided. The passive tag includes: a sensing unit which senses or measures information about environmental surroundings of the tag; a volatile memory; a non-volatile memory; and a control unit which firstly stores resultant data sensed or measured by the sensing unit in the volatile memory and then moves the data stored in the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory according to pre-set conditions. Therefore, the life of the tag is prolonged and stability of important data can be secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Junho Yeo, Josef Preishuber-Pfluegl, Alex Janek, Andreas Schuhal, Hae-Won Son, Jae-Young Jung, Hee-Sook Mo, Ji-Hoon Bae, Gil-Young Choi, Cheol-Sig Pyo, Jong-Suk Chae
  • Patent number: 8098622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resource allocation requesting method and a packet scheduling method for uplink packet traffic in a mobile communication system, and an apparatus of the packet scheduling method. For efficient scheduling for the uplink traffic, scheduling is performed according to characteristics of traffic between a base station and user equipment (UE). Particularly, when the traffic generates a variable size packet on a periodic basis, the traffic is classified into first traffic that generates a completely variable size packet on a periodic basis and second traffic that generates a quasi-variable size packet on a periodic basis. In addition, the UE requests resource allocation in a different form from the base station depending on the type of traffic, and the base station performs scheduling according to the resource allocation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Geon-Min Yeo, Byung-Han Ryu
  • Patent number: 8098201
    Abstract: An RFID tag includes an antenna and a chip, and the antenna includes a first polygonal dielectric material, first and second microstrip lines partially formed in the first dielectric material, a second polygonal dielectric material stacked on the first dielectric material, and a third microstrip line partially formed in the second dielectric material. According to the present invention, the RFID tag can efficiently receive electromagnetic waves to thereby maximize a readable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignees: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute, Industrial Cooperation Foundation of Chonbuk National University
    Inventors: Won Kyu Choi, Jeong Seok Kim, Gil Young Choi, Hae Won Son, Cheol Sig Pyo, Jong-Suk Chae
  • Patent number: 8090529
    Abstract: In existing moving object tracking, there is a great communication load between a terminal and a platform, because the terminal should report its location to the platform every second or every minute and the platform should frequently process the location form the terminal. It is possible to reduce the great communication load on the server, by calculating an error between the current GPS location and the estimated location at a specific time on the basis of the estimated arrival time of the moving object. It allows that the terminal report its location to the server only when the error between current GPS location and the estimated location is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung-Hee Jo, Kyoung-Wook Min, Ju-Wan Kim, Jong-Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8088181
    Abstract: A dyeing method for raising a blue color is provided. The method includes dyeing fabric with raw dye, ferro-mordanting the fabric having undergone the dyeing of raw dye with ferro-mordant, producing potassium ferrocyanide solution by dissolving potassium ferrocyanide in water, and putting the fabric having undergone the ferro-mordanting into the solution obtained in the potassium ferrocyanide solution production and then ripening the fabric until a blue color of a desired tone is raised. Accordingly, a stabilized dyeing state of blue color group is easily got even using natural dyeing materials as material difficult to raise a blue color on fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Ecoyaa Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungeun Park
  • Patent number: 8085745
    Abstract: A method for effectively using power resource in a wireless mesh network is disclosed to select and change a level of a power saving mode according to terminal and network situations to increase the duration of the network's existence as well as improve the power consumption of each mesh terminal. After active mesh terminals that are to perform a data relay function and super-saving mesh terminals that are not to perform the data relay function are selected in consideration of a network topology at certain periods, the level of a power saving mode of the mesh terminals selected as the super-saving mesh terminals is higher than that of the mesh terminals selected as the active mesh terminals. And then, a routing path in a tree form is formed along the mesh terminals selected as the active mesh terminals to transmit data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignees: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute, Ajou University Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Sang Joon Park, Young Bag Moon, Young Bae Ko, Sung Hee Lee, Seung Mok Yoo
  • Patent number: 8081142
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit driving method which can minimize a problem generated by a peak current in a display memory device. Data to be transferred to a display panel is read out from a memory cell array storing binary information. The read-out data are stored in source data buffers and a plurality of source data buffers are divided into several groups and then enabled. An enable signal for each group is derived from a single enable signal and has a different delay time. In the source data buffers delayed by each group and enabled, consumption of current is distributed so that a peak current flowing in the overall source data buffer is lowered. Thus, reliability in the operation of a circuit is improved and the operation speed increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Syncoam Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seong Ik Jeong
  • Patent number: 8081583
    Abstract: Provided is a method of supporting node portability in a sensor network, wherein data transmission to a portable node can be guaranteed since even when the portable node is assigned with a different address by being associated with another network, the newly assigned address is transmitted to a parent node or a sink node that was previously associated with the portable node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignees: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute, Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Jae Hong Ruy, Jong Suk Chae, Cheol Sig Pyo, Bong Soo Kim, Eun Ju Lee, Myung Jong Lee, Tae Rim Park, Rui Zhang
  • Patent number: 8075525
    Abstract: A sheet for guiding location of insulin injection has a sheet shape. The sheet has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. A reference mark is formed at a first portion of the sheet to correspond to user's navel. A plurality of injection holes is formed at a second portion of the sheet opposite to the first portion to inject insulin, so that the insulin is injected at a left portion with respect to the reference mark by using the first face and the insulin is injected at a right portion with respect to the reference mark. A manual of the sheet is indicated on the first face and/or the second face. A day of a week is indicated corresponding to and adjacent to each of the injection holes. Thus, patient's convenience may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Lilly Korea, Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Bo Yang
  • Patent number: 8068785
    Abstract: A resource division, allocation, and transmitting/receiving method of downlink for reducing inter-cell interference in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system are provided. Entire downlink radio resources are divided into a traffic resource group for a traffic channel and a control resource group for a control channel, the traffic resource group is divided into a first traffic resource group for the intra-cell mobile terminals and a second traffic resource group for a cell-boundary mobile terminal, and a part of the first traffic resource group is imaginarily divided into a (1?1)-th preliminary traffic resource group, the (1?1)-th preliminary traffic resource group being a preliminary resource group for the cell-boundary mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae-Young Ahn, Hee-Soo Lee, Jae-Kyun Kwon
  • Patent number: 8068560
    Abstract: Provided is a QR decomposition apparatus and method that can reduce the number of computers by sharing hardware in an MIMO system employing OFDM technology to simplify a structure of hardware. The QR decomposition apparatus includes a norm multiplier for calculating a norm; a Q column multiplier for calculating a column value of a unitary Q matrix to thereby produce a Q matrix vector; a first storage for storing the Q matrix vector calculated in the Q column multiplier; an R row multiplier for calculating a value of an upper triangular R matrix by multiplying the Q matrix vector by a reception signal vector; and a Q update multiplier for receiving the reception signal vector and an output of the R row multiplier, calculating an Q update value through an accumulation operation, and providing the Q update value to the Q column multiplier to calculate a next Q matrix vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Ro Lee, Jung-Bo Son, Minho Cheong, Sok-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8064402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for interworking a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a portable Internet. The device establishes a first wireless data path following a first wireless communication protocol with a first network, and establishes a plurality of the second wireless data paths through the first wireless data paths. Here, the plurality of the second wireless data paths follow a second wireless communication protocol and respectively correspond to a plurality of terminal devices. Subsequently, the device establishes a plurality of first network links respectively corresponding to the plurality of terminal devices with the first network, and stores mapping information for the first network link corresponding to a relationship between the plurality of terminal devices and the plurality of first network links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sun-Mi Jun, Kyung-Soo Kim, Jee-Hwan Ahn, Song-In Choi, Dong-Soo Jung, Byoung-Chun Jeon