Abstract: The present invention relates to an encoding method and decoding method, and a device using the same. The encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: specifying an intra prediction mode for a current block; and scanning a residual signal by intra prediction of the current block, wherein the step of scanning the residual signal can determine a scanning type for a luminance signal and a chroma signal of the current block according to an intra prediction mode for a luminance sample of the current block.

Abstract: Provided is a strain sensor. The strain sensor according to embodiments of the inventive concept includes a flexible substrate, rigid patterns on the flexible substrate, the rigid patterns including a first pattern and a second pattern spaced apart from the first pattern in a first direction, a first electrode on the first pattern, a second electrode on the second pattern, the second electrode being spaced apart from the first electrode, and a piezoresistive layer connecting the first electrode and the second electrode. Here, each of the rigid patterns may have a stiffness greater than that of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air screen detector device. The air screen detector device includes a display for displaying an air screen image in one direction by using visible light, an infrared light source disposed on the display to provide infrared light in the same direction as that of the visible light, an infrared image sensor disposed on one side of the display and the infrared light source to receive the infrared light reflected by a finger provided in the air screen image disposed on the other side of the infrared light source, a first multifocal lens disposed between the infrared image sensor and the infrared light source to provide the infrared light to the infrared image sensor, and a visible light filter disposed between the first multifocal lens and the infrared image sensor to remove the visible light.

Abstract: An encoding/decoding apparatus and method for controlling a channel signal is disclosed, wherein the encoding apparatus may include an encoder to encode an object signal, a channel signal, and rendering information for the channel signal, and a bit stream generator to generate, as a bit stream, the encoded object signal, the encoded channel signal, and the encoded rendering information for the channel signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for synchronizing a block in a blockchain network. The apparatus synchronizes node information of existing participating nodes connected to a blockchain network by joining the blockchain network, determines synchronization target blocks by calculating the current section of a blockchain using an agreed-upon block received from the existing participating nodes, receives a block header of each section and the segment hash table of a snapshot that are verification data for verifying synchronization target data for the synchronization target blocks from participating nodes that are not connected as peers, among the existing participating nodes, generates a snapshot by receiving snapshot segments and the blocks of the current section, which are the synchronization target data, from participating nodes connected as peers, among the existing participating nodes, verifies the snapshot generated from the snapshot segments, and synchronizes the verified snapshot.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stereoscopic surface display device, and more particularly, to a stereoscopic surface display device including: a light source unit including a plurality of optical elements; and a stereoscopic display unit disposed on the light source unit. The stereoscopic display unit includes: a polymer layer; and a light absorption layer buried in the polymer layer. The stereoscopic display unit includes a plurality of cell areas arranged in two-dimension, the light absorption layer is disposed in the plurality of cell areas, the plurality of optical elements vertically overlap the plurality of cell areas, respectively, and each of the plurality of cell areas has a stereoscopic shape.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for searching for a light-weight model through the replacement of a subnetwork of a trained neural network model. The method of searching for a light-weight model includes a preprocessing step of extracting a subnetwork from an original neural network model, constructing a mapping relation between the subnetwork and an alternative block corresponding to the subnetwork by extracting the alternative block from a pre-trained neural network model, and generating profiling information including performance information relating to the subnetwork and the alternative block, and a query processing step of receiving a query, extracting a constraint that is included in the query through query parsing, and generating the final model based on the constraint, the original neural network model, the alternative block, the mapping relation, and the profiling information.

Abstract: An image encoding method includes detecting at least one attention region from an original image, acquiring a reconstructed picture for the original image, generating residual data between a first attention region in the original image and a second attention region corresponding to the first attention region in the reconstructed picture, and encoding the residual data.

Abstract: A method of monitoring and managing performance of an artificial neural network model for an air interface may comprise: receiving, by a network (NW) including a communication node performing a function of monitoring and managing performance of an artificial neural network model, a performance metric of the artificial neural network model from a user equipment (UE); and controlling, by the communication node, activation or deactivation of the artificial neural network model according to the performance metric, wherein the artificial neural network model is activated to improve a main performance metric of a mobile communication system including the communication node and the UE connected through an air interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing two dimension fast fourier transform for hologram processing. A method for processing a hologram according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: generating complex data by multiplying the digital image by a random phase value; performing inverse fast fourier transform (IFFT) processing on the complex data; generating pattern information by multiplying a result of the IFFT processing by a quadrant phase; and processing the hologram based on the pattern information. Here, the IFFT processing may comprise a IFFT core operation that performs row-base IFFT and column-base IFFT on the complex data, and a single shift IFFT operation that applies a predefined rule to a result of one or more of the row-based IFFT or the column-based IFFT.

Abstract: Provided is an encoding apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal, and may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a stereo encoder to down mix the input signal to a mono signal when the input signal is a stereo signal, and to extract stereo sound image information; a frequency band expander to expand a frequency band of the input signal; a sampling rate converter to convert a sampling rate; a speech signal encoder to encode the input signal using a speech encoding module when the input signal is a speech characteristics signal; a audio signal encoder to encode the input signal using a audio encoding module when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) weak magnetic field detection sensor includes a ferromagnetic core, a pickup coil disposed to surround the ferromagnetic core, a substrate that includes an opening, a core pad connected to the ferromagnetic core and a coil pad connected to the pickup coil, and an insulating tube interposed between the ferromagnetic core and the pickup coil. The insulating tube includes a bobbin around which the pickup coil is wound, and a core hole formed to pass through the bobbin and configured to accommodate the ferromagnetic core.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of accessing a channel in a wireless local area network is provided. A destination station receives a request to send (RTS) frame to allocate a network allocation vector from a source station over a first bandwidth and transmits a clear to send (CTS) frame over a second bandwidth to the source station in response to the RTS frame. The second bandwidth is dynamically determined when a first parameter has a predetermined value.

Abstract: Provided is a method of compressing an occupancy map of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud, and more specifically, a method of compressing an occupancy map of a point cloud in which an occupancy map image of a point cloud existing in a 3D space is compressed based on a compression quality or a patch-by-patch inspection method of the occupancy map image so that compression distortion is minimized when reconstructing the compressed occupancy map image so as to remarkably improve the quality of a reconstructed occupancy map image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a decoding method and apparatus and an encoding method and apparatus for deriving an intra-prediction mode. An intra-prediction mode may be derived using a method for deriving an intra-prediction mode based on a neighbor block of the target block, a method for deriving an intra-prediction mode using signaling of the intra-prediction mode of the target block, or a method for deriving an adaptive intra-prediction mode based on the type of a target slice. An MPM list may be used to derive the intra-prediction mode, and a temporal neighbor block or the like may be used to configure the MPM list.

Abstract: Disclosed is a switch circuit for an ultra-high frequency band, which includes a transistor including a first terminal connected to an input stage, a second terminal connected to an output stage, and a gate terminal, an inductor connected to the transistor in parallel, between the input stage and the output stage, a variable gate driver to apply a gate input voltage to the gate terminal and, an input resistor connected between the variable gate driver and the gate terminal. The variable gate driver adjusts the gate input voltage to be in one of a first voltage level for turning on the transistor and a second voltage level for turning off the transistor. The second voltage level varies depending on a capacitance between the first terminal and the second terminal, when the transistor is in a turn-off state.

Abstract: An uplink transmission method performed by a terminal includes: receiving, from a base station, at least one DCI for allocating first uplink transmission and second uplink transmission; performing a first LBT procedure for the first uplink transmission, and performing the first uplink transmission when the first LBT procedure is successful; and performing a second LBT procedure for the second uplink transmission, and performing the second uplink transmission when the second LBT procedure is successful, wherein the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission are consecutively performed with a time interval longer than a predetermined time.

Abstract: Disclosed is an interface system including a first neuron cluster that outputs a first neuron signal including a first neuron request and first neuron data by performing a first arithmetic operation, and a first interface circuit that stores the first neuron data and outputs a first response, in response to the first neuron request. The first neuron cluster outputs a second neuron signal including a second neuron request and second neuron data by performing a second arithmetic operation, in response to the first response. Before the first data is transmitted to a second neuron cluster different from the first neuron cluster, the first interface circuit outputs the first response in response to a fact that the first neuron data is stored.

Abstract: A weak signal detection device for detecting a weak signal appearing intermittently with a level that is less than or equal to internal noise of a radio frequency (RF) receiving part may comprise: a cross-correlation spectrum processing part configured to generate a cross-correlation spectrum using a correlation between RF receiving channels; and a waveform combiner configured to generate an output spectrum having a spectrum persistent function by assigning weight values to a current waveform and a previous waveform of the cross-correlation spectrum.

Abstract: Disclosed is an encoder which receives first to third input frames included first intra period and outputs a bitstream corresponding to the third input frame. The encoder includes a motion compensation unit that generates a first reference frame corresponding to the first input frame and a second reference frame corresponding to the second input frame, a union operation unit that generates an overlap frame by performing a union operation based on the first reference frame and the second reference frame, and an inter prediction unit that generates an occupancy code by performing an inter prediction operation on the overlap frame and the third input frame. In this case, the bitstream includes the occupancy code.