Patents Assigned to Electronics & Telecommunications
  • Publication number: 20140285484
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method of simultaneously providing stereoscopic images to multiple users. The system includes at least one glasses unit, a stereoscopic image generating device configured to calculate spatial information of the at least one glasses unit, and generate the stereoscopic image corresponding to the spatial information of the at least one glasses unit, and a stereoscopic image providing device configured to project the stereoscopic image corresponding to the spatial information of the at least one glasses unit to provide the projected stereoscopic image to the at least one glasses unit. Thus, through lightweight glasses constituted of only simple optical elements without a separate electronic device such as a micro panel, stereoscopic information such as through an existing HMD may be provided to multiple users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Wan KIM, Dong Sik Jo, Ung Yeon Yang, Ki Hong Kim, Gil Haeng Lee
  • Publication number: 20140287835
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sound virtualization method and apparatus. The sound virtualization method includes generating virtual sound devices, generating virtual audio devices on the basis of an audio device, acquiring a mapping relation between sounds created by the virtual sound device and sounds output by the virtual audio device, acquiring the sounds from memories on the basis of the mapping relation, and outputting the sounds through the virtual audio devices according to the mapping relation. Accordingly, it is possible to provide sound to a plurality of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kyoung Ill KIM, Su Young BAE, Chang Sik CHO, Hun Joo LEE
  • Publication number: 20140269455
    Abstract: Methods for wireless communications based on relay and apparatuses for the same are disclosed. The method for a terminal to transmit signals comprises receiving scheduling information from a base station connected to the terminal; generating uplink data based on the scheduling information; performing punctuation on a data symbol positioned in a region through a downlink synchronization signal is transmitted in the generated uplink data; and transmitting the punctured uplink data. Therefore, the terminal may acquire synchronization signal easily, and perform neighbor cell search correctly based on the acquired synchronization signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Il Gyu Kim, Seung Chan Bang
  • Patent number: 8833260
    Abstract: An automatic stamping apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying a stamping object, a stamper for stamping a pattern and two-dimensional bar code information on the stamping object, a reader for reading the pattern and the two-dimensional bar code information, and an information processor for determining a pattern and two-dimensional bar code information to be stamped on the stamping object, controlling the stamper based on the determined pattern and two-dimensional bar code information, receiving the stamped pattern and two-dimensional bar code information of the stamping object read by the reader, comparing the received stamped pattern and two-dimensional bar code information with a pattern and two-dimensional bar code information to be stamped on the stamping object, thus verifying the accuracy of the stamping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Ho Kim, Yong Hoon Choi, Jae Gwan Song, Hyeon Guk Kim, Hoon Jung, Jong Heung Park
  • Publication number: 20140254517
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for multi-input multi-output transmission of a base station in a wireless communication system. The method includes obtaining channel information of one or more terminals, classifying the one or more terminals into one or more classes and one or more groups dependent on the class based on the channel information, determining a group beamforming matrix for each of the one or more groups, performing group beamforming transmission on terminals belonging to each of the one or more groups based on the group beamforming matrix, obtaining single user-channel quality indicator (SU-CQI) information and interference signal information of each of the terminals belonging to each of the one or more groups, and scheduling the terminals based on the SU-CQI information and the interference signal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jun Young NAM, Young Jo KO, Jae Young AHN
  • Publication number: 20140247788
    Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting paging information in a cellular system. An object of the method is transmitting paging information which can improve applicability of a limited radio resource by variably and flexibly setting up and mapping a transport channel and a physical channel in order to transmit information notifying start of downlink information from a base station to a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The method includes the steps of: forming a paging channel (PCH) in a transport channel corresponding to generation of paging information; setting a paging indication channel (PICH) based on the paging information and forming the paging indication channel in a radio resource of a physical layer; and allocating the paging channel to the radio resource of the physical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Heung KIM, Jung Im KIM, Kyoung Seok LEE, Soo Jung JUNG, Seung Chan BANG, Byung Han RYU
  • Publication number: 20140241331
    Abstract: Disclosed is a message communication method of transmitting and receiving a certain message, independently of any network, without privacy invasion issues. The method includes generating vendor specific data on the basis of input information, adding the generated vendor specific data to a P2P information element of a probe request frame, and transmitting the probe request frame to another message communication apparatus. Thus, an apparatus conforming to a Wi-Fi Direct standard may transmit/receive a certain message to/from another terminal independently of a use region, a use environment, and a network of a large telecommunication vendor, without privacy invasion issues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Suk Ma, Do Hyeung Kim, Cheol Ryu, Seok Jin Yoon, Min Hong Yun, Choong Bum Park, Jae Ho Lee, Hyung Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20140235172
    Abstract: A method and system for communicating between devices according to the present invention are provided. The method for communicating between the devices according to the present invention is used for communicating with a first terminal, and is carried out in a device having a capacitive touch screen. The method includes: detecting a change in capacitance for a specific part of the capacitive touch screen, which occurs by means of the first terminal; and acquiring information transferred from the first terminal on the basis of the detected change in capacitance of the capacitive touch screen. The communicating method using such a touch screen may be easily used for various services such as authenticating terminals or transferring files between local terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Geun Jin, Jin Kyeong Kim, Woo Yong Lee, Ki Chul Han, Byung Jae Kwak, Hyun Kyu Chung
  • Publication number: 20140217831
    Abstract: There are provided a wireless power transmission device using a frequency multiplier and a method thereof. The wireless power transmission device using the frequency multiplier includes a signal input unit configured to receive a first alternating current (AC) signal, a frequency multiplier configured to output a second AC signal having a higher frequency than the first AC signal using harmonic components of the first AC signal, and a power transmission unit configured to transmit power by receiving the second AC signal. Accordingly, a complex structure in which an AC signal is converted into a DC signal and the DC signal is converted into the AC signal again in order to generate the AC signal for the wireless power transmission can be simplified by the frequency multiplier. Moreover, it is possible to efficiently and wirelessly transmit low power required for ambient scattered sensor nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Chang Hee HYOUNG, Sung Weon Kang, Kyung Hwan Park, Myung Ae Chung
  • Publication number: 20140213243
    Abstract: Disclosed is a service equipment control method for easily controlling a plurality of pieces of service equipment with one application. The service equipment control method includes requesting control interface information, used for controlling control target service equipment, from the control target service equipment, receiving the control interface information from the control target service equipment in response to the request, and outputting the received control interface information to a user. Accordingly, it is not necessary to install a home gateway, and a plurality of pieces of control target service equipment can be controlled using one application without needing to install an application for individual service equipment for controlling the service equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jong Hyouk Noh, Seok Hyun Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Soo Hyung Kim, Sang Rae Cho, Dae Seon Choi, Young Seob Cho, Jin Man Cho, Seung Hun Jin
  • Publication number: 20140210814
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for virtual makeup. The method for virtual makeup includes generating a virtual makeup history including pieces of information about a virtual makeup process, generating virtual makeup layers based on a plurality of related pieces of information among the pieces of information stored in the virtual makeup history, and generating a virtual makeup template by merging at least one of the virtual makeup layers. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the time taken for a virtual makeup operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20140209011
    Abstract: Provided is a safety tripod apparatus for a vehicle. The safety tripod apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present invention includes a storage tank that stores a compressed gas, a valve connected to the storage tank and controlling a flow of the compressed gas stored in the storage tank, a control unit that controls opening or closing of the valve, a tube connected to the valve and expanded by the compressed gas flowing through the valve, and a signpost connected to one end of the tube. Accordingly, a safety accident can be prevented from occurring due to manual installation of a safety tripod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20140211705
    Abstract: Methods for device-to-device communication based on wireless local area network are disclosed. A method for device-to-device communications performed in a first terminal may comprise configuring a default bearer by interworking with a core network supporting cellular communication, configuring a session by interworking with the core network, discovering a counterpart terminal performing device-to-device communications with the first terminal based on a request of configuring a dedicated bearer, and configuring a communication path according to a communication mode determined based on a result of the discovering. Therefore, according to the present invention, D2D communications using a Wi-Fi P2P may be supported efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Seung Kwon BAEK
  • Publication number: 20140204853
    Abstract: Provided are a wireless communication system and method using distributed antennas. A physical channel and reference signal (RS) transmission/reception method for downlink and uplink communication using a plurality of points is provided for a case in which the plurality of points have different physical cell identities (PCIs), or in a wireless communication environment using distributed antennas in which the plurality of points belong to the same cell and have the same PCI. Also, a method of transmitting a physical channel and an RS in an uplink and a downlink by introducing a virtual cell identity (VCI) is provided. Further, a cooperative transmission method using a plurality of points is provided, so that communication efficiency of a wireless communication system using distributed antennas can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Young-Jo Ko, Tae-Gyun Noh, Bang-Won Seo, Jae-Young Ahn
  • Publication number: 20140204020
    Abstract: Provided are an interactive content control device and an interactive content control method capable of increasing immersion in content, which include a front display unit that displays content images, a lower side display unit which is configured to form an L shape with the front display unit, displays content images, and interworks with the front display unit, a sensor unit that senses user movements and provides detected sensing information, and a controller that controls interworking of content displayed on the front display unit and the lower side display unit based on the sensing information. Accordingly, a sense of physical distance from the user may be reduced and the user experiences more immersive content and a variety of interfaces may be utilized in content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Ho LEE, Hee Kwon KIM, Myung Ha KIM, Ji Young PARK, Seung Woo NAM
  • Publication number: 20140192730
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving control information. The method for transmitting control information according to the present invention, in a mobile communication system in which a control channel region and a data channel region are separated from each other, comprises the steps of: determining a control channel resource for transmitting control information by means of the data channel region; and transmitting the control information using the determined control channel resource. According to the present invention, a capacity for control information, which increases for multiple user multiple-input multiple-out (MIMOs) in a heterogeneous network environment, for heterogeneous network interference control using carrier aggregation, for frequent use of a multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, and for a CoMP transmission control, may be satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Bang-Won Seo, Young-Jo Ko, Tae-Gyun Noh, Jae-Young Ahn
  • Publication number: 20140194115
    Abstract: A method for discovery in device-to-device communications and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. The method performed in a device-to-device server supporting device-to-device discovery between a discovery terminal and a discoverable terminal may include receiving a device-to-device discovery participation message from the discoverable terminal, requesting a gateway to measure a proximity between the discovery terminal and the discoverable terminal, receiving a proximity measurement result from the gateway, and requesting the discovery terminal and the discoverable terminal to initiate a procedure of device-to-device discovery when the proximity measurement result satisfies a predetermined threshold. Thus, the procedure of device-to-device discovery may be performed efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Mi Jeong YANG, Soon Yong LIM, Kwang Ryul JUNG, Hyung Deug BAE, You Sun HWANG, Moon Soo JANG, Hyeong Jun PARK, Nam Hoon PARK
  • Patent number: 8774220
    Abstract: Provided are a method of packetizing encoded symbols and an apparatus using the same. The method includes an encoded symbol and target packet selection step of deciding a first source symbol and selecting an unpacketized first encoded symbol and a target packet into which the unpacketized first encoded symbol is inserted if there is the unpacketized first encoded symbol of at least one first encoded symbol, which is an encoded symbol of the first source symbol generated using an AND-OR tree structure, and a packetization step of generating a second source symbol based on at least one unpacketized first encoded symbol by use of the AND-OR tree structure, generating at least one second encoded symbol based on the second source symbol by use of the AND-OR tree structure, and packetizing at least one of second encoded symbols into the target packet along with the first encoded symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hwang Jun Song, Wan Kim, Jin Woo Hong, Hyung Rai Oh, Ki Ung Jung, Jong Soo Lim, Dong Ju Lee, Hyun Chul Joo
  • Publication number: 20140176607
    Abstract: Disclosed is a simulation system for mixed reality content. A simulation system according to the present invention may comprise at least one real object for demonstrating contents configured with a tracking sensor, a multi-modal input-output apparatus tracking the at least one real object and collecting information on the at least one real object and a content authoring apparatus configured to edit virtual contents according to a predefined scenario, receive the information on the at least one real object collected by the multi-modal input-output apparatus, and edit the virtual contents based on the information on the at least one real object and a user feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ung Yeon YANG, Ki Hong Kim
  • Patent number: 8755624
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image registration device which includes an image input unit which receives an image; an image information generating unit which generates a homography matrix from the input image; and a warping unit which registers an image based on the homography matrix. The registration information generating unit comprises a distance information generator which generates distance information on subjects of the input image; a distance information modeler which approximates the generated distance information; an overlap information generator which generates overlap information from the approximated distance information; a matching pair determiner which determines a matching pair from the overlap information; and a homography matrix generator which generates a homography matrix from the matching pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Hee Suk, Sanghun Yoon, Chun-Gi Lyuh, Ik Jae Chun, Tae Moon Roh