Patents Assigned to Electronics and Telecommunications
  • Publication number: 20120155719
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting an upper body. The method includes detecting an omega candidate area including a shape formed of a face and a shoulder line of a human from a target image, cutting the target image into the upper body candidate area including the omega candidate area, detecting a human face from the upper body candidate area, and judging whether the upper body of the human is included in the target image according to the result of detecting the human face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woo Han YUN, Do Hyung KIM, Jae Yeon LEE, Kyu Dae BAN, Dae Ha LEE, Mun Sung HAN, Ho Sub YOON, Su Young CHI, Yun Koo CHUNG, Joo Chan SOHN, Hye Jin KIM, Young Woo YOON, Jae Hong KIM, Jae Il CHO
  • Publication number: 20120158955
    Abstract: A lawful interception apparatus of a service providing system inquires of a trust server in which a law execution server commissions lawful interception authority whether a terminal that connects to a service connection point is an interception target, determines whether a terminal that connects to a service connection point is an interception target, and if a terminal that connects to a service connection point is an interception target, and the lawful interception apparatus intercepts communication traffic that is related to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Junghak KIM, Song In Choi, Jee Hwan Ahn
  • Publication number: 20120154439
    Abstract: An apparatus for operating multiple objects in an augmented reality system converts a reference point recognized in an input image into copyable basic data, then copies the basic data to each position of a screen where the image is to be output, and then augments an object by using a copy of the basic data as the reference point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Young Ahn, Sungmo Jung, Jae-gu Song, Seoksoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120158538
    Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal system including: a first terminal, which is installed on a first indoor transport unit of shopping products, to be connected to a server through a first wireless LAN device installed on a first display stand and generates first product information of products arranged on the first display stand in connection with the server; and a second terminal, which is installed on a second indoor transport unit of the shopping products, to be connected to the server though a second wireless LAN device installed on a second display stand and generates a second product information of products arranged on the second display stand in connection with the server, wherein the first and the second terminals inter-exchange the first product information and the second product information through the first wireless LAN device, the second wireless LAN device and the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Hyun Suk ROH
  • Publication number: 20120155402
    Abstract: Provided is a base station. The base station includes a transceiver, a frequency allocation unit, and an orthogonal code allocation unit. The transceiver communicates with a terminal. The frequency allocation unit allocates a frequency resource to the terminal through the transceiver. The orthogonal code allocation unit generates an orthogonal code index table including a plurality of orthogonal code combinations, and allocates one of the orthogonal code combinations included in the orthogonal code index table to each terminal, to which the frequency resource has been allocated for a service request of the terminal, through the transceiver not to multiply be allocated. At least one of a plurality of orthogonal codes included in the orthogonal code combination is orthogonal to at least one of a plurality of orthogonal codes included in an orthogonal code combination allocated to another terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyung Jin KIM, Seong Chul CHO, Daeho KIM, Yeong Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20120155835
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for generating harmfulness maps. The apparatus includes a harmfulness determination unit and a harmfulness map creation unit. The harmfulness determination unit generates harmfulness determination information by determining the degrees of harmfulness of some sections of multimedia content based on the time of playback of the multimedia content. The harmfulness map creation unit generates a harmfulness map of the multimedia content by marking the harmfulness determination information of the sections in a time sequence in graphical information form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Jae-Deok LIM
  • Publication number: 20120155311
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining the position of a target object in a wireless local area network (WLAN) environment are provided. According to the apparatus and method, it is possible for a user to easily identify each neighboring target object and to precisely select any desired neighboring target object. Therefore, it is possible to improve user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung-Chan BANG, Young-Hoon KIM, Ki-Chul HAN, Don-Sung OH, II-Gyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20120153420
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical structure formed in an upper side of a semiconductor photomultiplier having a plurality of microcells. The optical structure includes: a first dielectric body formed in an upper side of a dead area between light receiving areas of the respective microcells and having a cross-sectional structure in which a lower side is wider than an upper side; and a second dielectric body formed in the upper side of the light receiving area of each microcell and having a cross-sectional structure in which a lower side is narrower than an upper side, and a refractive index of the second dielectric body is higher than that of the first dielectric body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Joon Sung LEE, Yong Sun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20120158691
    Abstract: An apparatus of searching a HS code for a product includes a database (DB) for storing HS codes with respect to various products, an ontology editor for converting the HS codes into an ontology, and a search unit for searching the DB for a HS code corresponding to a search word for the product by using the ontology of the HS codes. The search unit is configured to create a HS code ontology and a domain ontology with respect to the product having the search word, extract a feature vector with respect to an individual class of the HS code ontology, extend the extracted feature vector by using the domain ontology, and search for the HS code of the product by using the extended feature vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kyung-Ah YANG, Moonyoung CHUNG, Kyong-I KU
  • Publication number: 20120159115
    Abstract: Disclosed is a software architecture supporting a large-capacity collective memory layer in a multi-node system by using a remote direct memory access technique and a software virtualization technique and a computing system performing computing processing by using the architecture. In particular, provided is a software architecture including: a memory region managing module collectively managing a predetermined memory region of a node, a memory service providing module providing a large-capacity collective memory service to a virtual address space in a user process, and a memory sharing support module supporting sharing of the large-capacity collective memory of the multi-node system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Gyu Il CHA, Young Ho KIM, Eun Ji LIM, Dong Jae KANG, Sung In JUNG
  • Publication number: 20120159015
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method of a direct memory access (DMA) controller having first and second DMA channels. The operating method includes iteratively performing a DMA transfer operation of the first DMA channel based upon loop information and transfer information of the first DMA channel; iteratively performing a DMA transfer operation of the second DMA channel based upon loop information and transfer information of the second DMA channel; reconfiguring the transfer and loop information of the first and second DMA channels; and again performing the iteratively performing a DMA transfer operation of the first DMA channel and the iteratively performing a DMA transfer operation of the first DMA channel based upon the reconfigured transfer and loop information of the first and second DMA channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ik Jae Chun, Chun-Gi Lyuh, Jung Hee Suk, Sanghun Yoon, Tae Moon Roh
  • Publication number: 20120154824
    Abstract: A position measuring apparatus receives at least one precise position information set from at least one visible-light wireless communication device including a transmission light source, and upon receipt of the at least one precise position information ser, acquires a virtual distance based on the positions of transmission light sources imaged on an image sensor. Next, the position is measured according to the precise position information and the actual distance, virtual distance, and image sensor inclination based on this information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dae Ho KIM, Tae-Gyu Kang, Sang-Kyu Lim, Il-Soon Jang, You Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20120155716
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a biometric information measurement apparatus using a user terminal. The biometric information measurement apparatus includes a light-emitting control unit, a camera, an image analysis unit, and a biometric information measurement unit. The light-emitting control unit controls the output of an optical signal from at least one light emitting element which outputs the optical signal to a part of a body of a user. The camera is to be placed to face the part of the body, and configured to capture light generated in such a way that the optical signal passes through the part of the body or the optical signal is reflected off of the part of the body. The image analysis unit analyzes an image captured using the camera. The biometric information measurement unit measures biometric information about the user based on the results of the image analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Dong-Kyoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20120156660
    Abstract: A dialogue system include learning initiation unit which receives conversation education domain and target completion condition inconversation education domain and receives user's utterance, voice recognition unit which converts user's utterance into utterance text based on utterance information, language understanding unit which determines user's dialogue act based on converted utterance text and generates logical expression using slot expression corresponding to determined dialogue act and slot expression defined in conversation education domain, dialogue/progress management unit which determines utterance vertex with logical expression similar to that of utterance patterns of plurality of utterance vertices connected to system's final utterance vertex in dynamic dialogue graph and determines utterance vertices connected to determined utterance vertex as next utterance, system dialogue generation unit which retrieves utterance patterns connected to utterance vertex corresponding to determined next utterance
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Oh Woog KWON, Sung Kwon CHOI, Ki Young LEE, Yoon Hyung ROH, Young Kil KIM, Eun Jin PARK, Yun JIN, Chang Hyun KIM, Young Ae SEO, Seong YANG, II, Jin Xia HUANG, Jong Hun SHIN, Yun Keun LEE, Sang Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20120155261
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing method and device according to the present invention, including: calculating a maximum allowable delay time of each of a plurality of operators that constitute a plurality of services and are executed according to a data processing request of a user; classifying the plurality of operators based on the calculated maximum allowable delay time; calculating a quality of service (QoS) satisfaction allowable level with respect to each of the plurality of operators, wherein the allowable level for QoS satisfaction indicates the number of times that there is no need to satisfy one goal of QoS with the premise that there is no problem in satisfying QoS satisfaction requested by the user; setting execution orders of the plurality of classified operators by reflecting the calculated allowable level for QoS satisfaction; and executing the plurality of operators based on the set execution orders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hun Soon LEE, Mi Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20120155326
    Abstract: In a wireless sensor network system including at least one sensor network, when a network message received from a sensor node of a sensor network corresponds to a predetermined service, the wireless sensor network system forms a wireless local area network (WLAN) overlay network which is based on a WLAN system within a service area at which the sensor node is located. Data corresponding to the predetermined service is transmitted and received through the WLAN overlay network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Tae Joon Park, Hoyong Kang, Wun-Cheol Jeong, Chang Sub Shin, Se Han Kim, In Hwan Lee, Cheol Sig Pyo
  • Publication number: 20120154546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for capturing stereographic images. The apparatus includes two cameras, a screen unit, and a processing unit. The two cameras capture left and right images, respectively. The screen unit receives a matching region between the left and right images from a user. The processing unit corrects errors corresponding to the two cameras based on the matching region, and captures a stereographic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yun-Ji Ban, Hye-Sun Kim, Ho-Wook Jang, Myung-ha Kim, Seung-Woo Nam
  • Publication number: 20120155889
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus using visible light communication generates transmission data into a two-dimensional data code according to a predetermined code method between the transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus and transmits the two-dimensional data code through a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) that are arranged in a two-dimensional form. Therefore, the receiving apparatus senses light from a plurality of LEDs as an image using an image sensor, demodulates the image into a two-dimensional data code, decodes the two-dimensional data code using a code book, and restores data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: You Jin KIM, Tae-Gyu KANG, Sang-Kyu LIM, Dae Ho KIM, Il-Soon JANG
  • Publication number: 20120159166
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of verifying key validity and a server for performing the method. The method is configured such that a service provision server verifies key validity in an anonymous service for providing local linkability. The service provision server receives a revocation list. A local revocation list is generated using the received revocation list and a secret key. A virtual index of a service user required to verify key validity is calculated. Whether a key of the service user is valid is verified, based on whether the virtual index is included in the local revocation list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sok-Joon LEE, Jung-Yeon Hwang, Gun-Tae Bae, Byung-Ho Chung, Sin-Hyo Kim, Hye-Ran Mun, Sang-Woo Lee, Yun-Kyung Lee, Hyun-Sook Cho
  • Publication number: 20120155289
    Abstract: Disclosed is a loop-back apparatus in wireless communication systems, including: an MAC processing unit configured to transmit a user data and a control frame when a loop-back mode is established; a loop-back unit configured to generate a response frame of a receipt for the user data and the control message transmitted from the MAC processing unit and again feedbacks the generated response frame to the MAC processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung-Kwon Cho, Hun-Sik Kang, Sok-Kyu Lee