Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for ice making of a refrigerator and, more particularly, to an ice maker of a refrigerator, which reduces unnecessary power consumption by controlling the operation of a heater according to the presence of a liquid for freezing.
Abstract: An embodiment is a technique to virtualize a single physical radio for multiple wireless interfaces. A physical wireless network interface is configured into a first virtual access point (VAP) and a second VAP on a device using a single radio transceiver in a home mesh network. The first and second VAPs operate on first and second channels corresponding to first and second modes, respectively, in a time division multiple access (TDMA) mode.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 11, 2009
Publication date:
September 16, 2010
Applicants:
Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Abhishek Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
Abstract: A multi type air-conditioner is provided. The multi type air conditioner includes an outdoor unit having a plurality of outdoor heat exchangers that heat-exchanges with outdoor air and a compressor that compresses a refrigerant; a plurality of indoor units that performs either cooling or heating; a high pressure pipe connected between a discharge side of the compressor and the plurality of indoor units; a low pressure pipe connected between a suction side of the compressor and the plurality of indoor units; and a refrigerant exhauster provided between the high pressure pipe and the low pressure pipe. The refrigerant exhauster discharges a liquid refrigerant to the low pressure pipe when the liquid refrigerant is accumulated in the high pressure pipe, whereby degradation of cooling capability due to a lack of refrigerant may be prevented by minimizing accumulation of the liquid refrigerant in the high pressure pipe in a cooling operation mode.
Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed that allows for the arranging in a three dimensional array semiconductor chips on a circuit board. A unique chip carrier is disclosed on which any IC chip can be positioned on above the other on a circuit board. Additionally, the carrier allows for the testing of IC chips on the carrier and underneath it without having to remove the carrier and chips from the system even if they are of the BGA or CSP type. The carrier includes exposed test points to allow an on site test.
Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body, a plug and a fixing member. The main body includes a plug-receiving portion and a plurality of conductive portions. The plug-receiving portion is defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a bottom surface. The first sidewall is opposed to the second sidewall. The bottom surface is connected to the first sidewall and the second sidewall. An inclined angle between the bottom surface and at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall is smaller than 90 degrees. The plug includes a plurality of conductive terminals, a first slant corresponding to the first sidewall, and a second slant corresponding to the second sidewall. The fixing member is used for facilitating fixing the plug in the plug-receiving portion of the main body such that the conductive terminals of the plug are electrically connected to the conductive portions of the main body.
Abstract: Provided is a dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a dish rack receiving articles and a bottle rack. The bottle rack includes a rack body detachably coupled to the dish rack and one or more bottle tines coupled to a top portion of the rack body, for receiving articles having a bottle or cup shape.
Abstract: Apparatus and method for reproducing a MIDI-based music file are provided. According to the apparatus and method, a plurality of notes and note reproduction times are extracted from the MIDI file, a section where envelope values of sound source samples exponentially reduce is changed into a linear section, and the sound source samples are outputted according to the note reproduction times by reflecting the slope of the linear section.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 2005
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Yong Chul Park, Jung Min Song, Jun Yup Lee, Yong Hee Lee
Abstract: A feeding paper apparatus includes a rod having a fulcrum member thereon, and two pressing unit disposed on the opposite ends of the rod. Each pressing unit has a connecting device disposed on the rod, a buffering device movably and pivotally disposed on the connecting device, and a pressing wheel rotatably disposed on the buffering device. The pressing wheels provide the same component force on the corresponding feeding paper wheel so as to improve the quality of feeding paper. Furthermore, a method for using the feeding paper apparatus is disclosed.
Abstract: An Internet-enabled TV can display thumbnails of audio-video content available from an Internet server for selecting content to be displayed on the TV by a user manipulating a remote control. Internet information loading rules and thumbnail navigation rules are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 5, 2007
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas Patrick Dawson, Ted Mark Dunn, Seth Hill, Yuko Nishikawa, Rolf Toft, George Williams
Abstract: A method of processing data by using a plurality of antennas and by applying weight to each signal received via a corresponding antenna in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes estimating a channel matrix corresponding to the received signal and dividing columns of the channel matrix into at least two groups. Here, each group includes at least one column. Furthermore, the method includes applying a Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) scheme to each group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2005
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Bin Chul Ihm, Yong Suk Jin, Jin Young Chun
Abstract: A DTV transmitter includes a pre-processor pre-processing enhanced data, a data formatter generating enhanced data packets including the pre-processed enhanced data, and a multiplexer multiplexing the enhanced data packets with main data packets. The transmitter further includes an RS encoder RS-coding the multiplexed packets by adding systematic RS parity data to each main data packet and by adding non-systematic RS parity place holders to each enhanced data packet, and a data interleaver interleaving the RS-coded packets. The non-systematic RS parity place holders are placed after the enhanced data within each interleaved enhanced data packet, and a sequence of known data place holders is periodically included in the interleaved enhanced data packets.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 27, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignee:
LG Electronics, Inc.
Inventors:
In Hwan Choi, Kyung Won Kang, Kook Yeon Kwak
Abstract: The present invention relates to a handover method that a current coordinator transfers a coordinating function of controlling a network to a different device configuring the network. The present invention relates to a method of selecting an optimal device as a coordinator in selecting the different device using priority information decided by a prescribed evaluation reference. And, the present invention relates to a method of simplifying a procedure in a manner of transmitting relevant information together with a handover request message. In a wireless network including a coordinator, a secondary coordinator is decided in advance. If the coordinator is suddenly unable to perform a function, the present invention relates to a method of enabling the function of the coordinator to be performed by the decided secondary coordinator. Thus, a process for transferring the coordinating function without the handover process is called a recovery process.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 15, 2009
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignee:
LG Electronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Beom Jin Jeon, Hyeon Cheol Cho, Taek Soo Kim
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing a media signal and apparatus therefor. A media signal decoding method according to the present invention includes detecting a channel having a valid value of the multi-channels to be generated and generating the detected channel having the valid value from the downmix signal and the spatial information signal. Accordingly, the present invention is able to reduce a decoding operation quantity by detecting which one of the channels to be generated from a transferred media signal is set to a virtual value and omitting decoding for the generation of the channel set to the virtual value.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 2, 2007
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Hee Suk Pang, Dong Soo Kim, Jae Hyun Lim, Hyen O Oh, Yang-Won Jung
Abstract: Provided is a display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function. The display system includes: a tuner for receiving an RF signal and dividing the RF signal into a video signal and an audio signal; an audio processor for receiving the audio signal from the tuner; an FM detector for searching usable channels or unused channels among FM frequency bands of a reception area and transmitting information on the unused channels; a microprocessor for setting at least one of the unused channels as an available channel, the unused channels being provided from the FM detector; a memory for storing the available channel under control of the microprocessor; and an FM transmitter for receiving the audio signal from the audio processor and transmitting the audio signal over at least one channel selected among the channels stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor.
Abstract: A sheet-feeding apparatus having simple structure and capable of single-face/double-face scanning/printing sheets at high sheet-feeding efficiency. The sheet-feeding apparatus includes a sheet-feeding path in which sheets can pass through a scanning module and/or a printing module. The sheet-feeding path includes a first passage, a second passage communicating with the first passage and a subsidiary passage formed between the first and second passages. The sheets are selectively fed into and delivered through the first passage, the second passage or the subsidiary passage to be single-face/double-face scanned/printed.
Abstract: A molded secured digital (SD) card having a bottom plastic piece having a plurality of lateral sides, said bottom plastic piece further having a cavity interposed along said plurality of lateral sides, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The molded SD card further having a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly positioned in said cavity, one of said plurality of lateral sides of said bottom plastic piece having a notch recess, said molded SD card further having a male guide insertably positioned into said notch recess, said molded SD card further having a female switch clamped onto said male guide to form a write-protect switch.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 3, 2007
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignee:
SuperTalent Electronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Siew Sin Hiew, Nan Nan, Abraham Chih-Kang Ma, Paul Hsueh
Abstract: Based on a user profile, content that is predicted to be desired by the user, including past episodes of a series that may have been missed by the user, is downloaded to the user's home system during periods of low bandwidth usage in the home system. A determination is made dynamically as to whether to provide the content from a server or a peer-to-peer network based on network attributes, file size, etc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 16, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Frank Li-De Lin, Paul Jin Hwang, Masashi Kuroko, Timothy Scott Miller