Abstract: The recording medium includes at least one navigation area storing navigation management information for managing reproduction of the multiple reproduction path video data recorded on the recording medium. The navigation area has a plurality of angle change recording information corresponding to each of a plurality of data blocks.

Abstract: A “smart cable” that connects one or more peripheral devices to a digital media player having multiple, different types of input and/or output connections.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data are disclosed. The method of processing data of a transmitting system includes generating signaling information including service-related transmission parameters of mobile service data, packetizing the generated signaling information to a predetermined data packet format, primarily multiplexing the packetized signaling information and a mobile service data packet including the mobile service data, and secondarily multiplexing the primarily multiplexed data packets and a main service data packet including main service data, thereby transmitting the secondarily multiplexed data packets to at least one transmitter located in a remote site.

Abstract: A driving apparatus for fan motors, electrically connected between a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generator and a controller, includes a converter electrically connected to the PWM signal generator, generating a first reference voltage according to the duty cycle of a PWM signal generated by the PWM signal generator; a reference voltage generator electrically connected to an external power source, generating a second reference voltage according to the external power source; and a comparator having a first and second input terminal and an output terminal; wherein the first input terminal is electrically connected to the converter, the second input terminal is connected to the reference voltage generator and the output terminal is connected to the controller, and when the first reference voltage is greater than the second reference voltage, a driving signal is output from the output terminal to the controller to control the rotation speed of the fan motor.

Abstract: A broadcast receiver which outputs a warning signal when the amount of remaining battery power is insufficient to perform a scheduled operation of a broadcast program, and a method of controlling an operation of the broadcast receiver, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes identifying broadcast information of a predetermined broadcast program; detecting an amount of remaining power of a battery of the broadcast receiver; determining if the remaining battery power is sufficient to perform a scheduled operation for the predetermined broadcast program based on the broadcast information and the detected remaining battery power; and outputting a warning signal if the determining determines that the remaining battery power is insufficient to perform the scheduled operation.

Abstract: A method which can reduce loss in data transmission is provided. A data block is prepared in a high-level layer and the data block is transmitted in a low-level layer. Status report information associated with reception or non-reception of the data block is received through the low-level layer. When a receiver fails to receive data transmitted from a transmitter, the transmitter can rapidly recognize the reception failure and can retransmit the data.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided that includes a housing having an opening formed therein, a cover disposed in the opening of the housing, the cover including at least one light transmission opening, an input switch located beneath the opening of the housing and the at least one light transmission opening, a light emitter to illuminate the at least one light transmission opening, and a light constraining member to direct light from the light emitter towards the light transmission opening and to minimize light emitted from the light emitter from being directed peripherally of the light transmission opening.

Abstract: A terminal and computer program product for receiving traffic information, a method of providing traffic light information, and a method of guiding a signal are provided. The method of providing traffic light information includes receiving a message comprising traffic light information and having a hierarchical structure; acquiring the traffic light information by decoding the message; and displaying signal information of a specific traffic light in a display based on the traffic light information.

Abstract: A touchpad in which a user input is received includes at least first through third zones, with the first zone and the third zone being non-adjacent. The touchpad further includes at least first and second non-overlapping sensors, with the first sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the second zones and configured to transmit a first electrical signal in response to a user input, and the second sensor disposed in at least a portion of the first and the third zones and configured to transmit a second electrical signal in response to a user input. Moreover, the touchpad includes a controller configured to generate first information in response to receiving the first electrical signal but not the second electrical signal, second information in response to receiving both the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, and third information in response to receiving the second electrical signal but not the first electrical signal.

Abstract: In a wireless mobile communications system, a method for processing paging information allows the operations of a mobile terminal to be simplified and permits efficient use of resources for the mobile terminal. The network instructs in advance, the transmission of control information, such as a particular paging message, a notification message, system information and the like, via a single indicator channel. The mobile terminal receives this single indicator channel and uses the indicator information that was transmitted via the indicator channel in order to receive the control information.

Abstract: A method for detecting a clogged state of a pipe of a heat pump type multi-air conditioner includes: detecting a temperature of a pipe of an arbitrary indoor heat exchanger among a plurality of indoor heat exchangers; detecting a pressure of a refrigerant sucked into an arbitrary outdoor unit among a plurality of outdoor units in case of performing an air-conditioning operation, and detecting a pressure of a refrigerant introduced into the arbitrary indoor heat exchanger after being discharged from an arbitrary outdoor unit among the plurality of outdoor units in case of performing a heating operation; and comparing a pressure corresponding to the detected temperature of the pipe and the detected pressure of the refrigerant and determining whether the pipe is clogged based on the comparison result. By detecting a clogged state of a pipe, the heat pump type multi-air conditioner is prevented from being damaged due to a clogged state of the pipe.

Abstract: A motor that reduces a cogging torque and rotates at a high speed is presented. The motor comprises: a shaft, a plurality of core blocks coupled to the shaft, a plurality of permanent magnets inserted into each of the core blocks, and an aligning unit, coaxial with the shaft, and disposed between the shaft and the core blocks. The core block includes a plurality of core sheets each having at least a pair of flux barriers formed to be symmetrical to each other about a line of symmetry. A first rib lies along the line of symmetry and a separate anti-deformation rib is positioned within each of the pair of flux barriers. Accordingly, a skew process for a rotor is facilitated. An anti-deformation rib within the flux barrier provides structural integrity for the core block. Accordingly, when the rotor is rotated with a high speed, a bridge is prevented from being deformed.

Abstract: High performance flash memory devices (FMD) are described. According to one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a high performance FMD includes an I/O interface, a FMD controller, and at least one non-volatile memory module along with corresponding at least one channel controller. The I/O interface is configured to connect the high performance FMD to a host computing device The FMD contoller is configured to control data transfer (e.g., data reading, data writing/programming, and data erasing) operations between the host computing device and the non-volatile memory module. The at least one non-volatile memory module, comprising one or more non-volatile memory chips, is configured as a secondary storage for the host computing device. The at least one channel controller is configured to ensure proper and efficient data transfer between a set of data buffers located in the FMD controller and the at least one non-volatile memory module.

Abstract: A method for downloading data associated with a recording medium from an external source, and reproducing data recorded in the recording medium is disclosed. A method for reproducing data from a recording medium in a player equipped with a network device (i.e., a Network Equipped Player) includes the steps of: a) if the recording medium is loaded, transmitting network configuration information and identification (ID) information of the loaded recording medium to a content provider (CP); b) downloading data associated with the recording medium from the content provider (CP) over a network; and c) reproducing data transmitted over the network and data recorded in the recording medium.

Abstract: Two-way communications between a video system and a control device is disclosed. The communications links comprise visible light, IR light, or a combination of visible and IR light. The communications link provide a convenient route to capture data or lock system features or various combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recording or reproducing data are discussed. According to an embodiment, the invention is directed to a method for recording data onto a recording medium having a recording layer, the recording layer including an inner area, a data area and an outer area, the data area having a user data area and a spare area, the user data area consisting of a plurality of clusters, the method comprising steps of: (a) recording a first data block having a temporary defect list for managing a defective area of the data area onto a temporary defect management area allocated in the inner area or the spare area; and (b) recording a second data block having a space bitmap onto the temporary defect management area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing technique, and in particular to a method for restoring a compressed image by using a hybrid motion compensation discrete cosine transform (hybrid MC/DCT) mechanism, including: a step of defining a smoothing functional having a smoothing degree of an image and reliability for an original image by pixels having an identical property in image block units; and a step of computing a restored image by performing a gradient operation on the smoothing functional in regard to the original image, thereby preventing the blocking artifacts and the ringing effects in regard to the pixels having an identical property in image blocks. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a pixel value in a current block and at least one adjacent pixel value according to a smoothing direction, and obtaining a smoothing value of the current image based on the obtained pixel value in the current block and the adjacent pixel value according to the smoothing direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to remove a block effect and a ring effect appearing in a compression-coded image is disclosed. The present invention is especially applicable to an image compression-coded at a low bit rate. In particular, the present invention includes a variety of masks for the removal of the block/ring effect. Thus, one mask is select for a pixel to be filtered. Moreover, candidate pixels to be averaged with the pixel to be filtered is selected from the pixels of the selected mask to better maintain the details of the image, and a weight is applied to improve the calculation speed of the averaging operation. More particularly, the masks according to the present invention have longer tabs toward adjacent blocks at boundaries of the given block to remove the block and ring effect. In the method, a value of a pixel of an image is determined according to a filtering methodology.