Abstract: A mobile device with a touch screen and a method for operating the touch panel are provided. The mobile device includes a touch panel and a controller. The touch panel divides the area into first and second areas, where the size of the first area corresponds to that of a display unit. The controller performs user functions according to touch events that occur on the first and second areas. The mobile device can increase the usable space in the installation of the touch screen. The method can efficiently operate the touch panel of the touch screen.

Abstract: A therapy planner (16) is configured to construct a therapy plan based on a planning image segmented into segments delineating features of a subject. A predictive plan adaptation module (20) is configured to adjust the segments to represent a foreseeable change in the subject and to invoke the therapy planner to construct a therapy plan corresponding to the foreseeable change. A data storage (18) stores a plurality of therapy plans generated for a subject by the therapy planner and the predictive plan adaptation module based on at least one planning image of the subject. A therapy plan selector (30) is configured to select one of the plurality of therapy plans for use in a therapy session based on a preparatory image acquired preparatory to the therapy session.

Abstract: A method of creating a three-dimensional image signal comprises receiving a first image component, receiving a second component for creating a three-dimensional image in combination with the first image component, receiving a text component for including in the three-dimensional image, receiving a data component comprising location information describing the location of the text component within the three-dimensional image, and creating a three-dimensional image signal comprising the first image component, the second component, the text component, and the data component. The signal is rendered by rendering a three-dimensional image from the first image component and the second component, the rendering including rendering the text component in the three-dimensional image, the rendering of the text component including adjusting three-dimensional parameters of the three-dimensional image in the location of the rendered text component.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing time by an optical network terminal (ONT) in a passive optical network system is provided. The method includes: receiving a ranging request message including a first current time of an optical line terminal (OLT); calculating a first compensation time when a transmission delay is compensated at a time that the ranging request message is received; transmitting a serial number response message to the OLT; calculating a second compensation time when the transmission delay is compensated at a time when the serial number response message is transmitted; receiving a ranging time message including a second current time when the serial number response message from the OLT is received; calculating an offset time from the first current time, the second current time, the first compensation time, and the second compensation time; and synchronizing a clock of the ONT and a clock of the OLT based on the offset time.

Abstract: Provided is a lossless/near-lossless image compression apparatus and method. The lossless/near-lossless image compression method may include calculating a predicted value by predicting a pixel of a current location based on adjacent pixels, calculating an error that is a difference between the predicted value and a pixel value, and modulating the error to output the modulated error, encoding the modulated error, and controlling a tolerance based on a slice unit to enable a number of encoded bits to be the same as a target number of encoded bits. The tolerance may be set to be gradually increased or to be decreased to prevent a rapid change in the tolerance.

Abstract: The present invention is applicable to the technical field of charging electrical storage devices, and provides a charging circuit including an energy input, an input power detecting module, an electric energy storage, a boost module, a battery, a charging switch device, a PWM power isolating driver module, and a control module. In the present utility model, when detecting a decrease in the input power through the input power detecting module, the control module of the charging circuit will control the boost module to increase the electric energy stored in the electric energy storage, thus the charging voltage for the battery is increased and the charging efficiency of the charging circuit is improved.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method and system for protecting the integrity and authorship of a piece of registration information of the user, applicable in voter information registration, by means of biometric techniques. To that end, after a first stage of entering a piece of registration information, a second stage of protecting the integrity of the registration information is implemented. In this second stage, an item of integrity proof of said information is generated and said item of integrity proof is displayed to the user who wishes to protect it. In a third stage of generating an item of non-repudiation proof of the registration information, an item of biometric proof of the user which contains the item of integrity proof displayed is obtained, an item of non-repudiation proof is constructed from said item of biometric proof, and finally the item of non-repudiation proof is stored.

Abstract: An algorithm system to detect a broad class of signals in Gaussian noise using higher-order statistics. The algorithm system detects a number of different signal types. The signals may be in the base-band or the pass-band, single-carrier or multi-carrier, frequency hopping or non-hopping, broad-pulse or narrow-pulse etc. In a typical setting this algorithm system provides an error rate of 3/100 at a signal to noise ratio of 0 dB. This algorithm system gives the time frequency detection ratio that may be used to determine if the detected signal falls in Class Single-Carrier of Class Multi-Carrier. Additionally this algorithm system may be used for a number of different applications such as multiple signal identification, finding the basis functions of the received signal and the like.

Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body in which a storage chamber is provided and a door on which an image is provided. The door is pivotably coupled to the main body. The door includes a door panel defining an outer appearance of the door, a pattern processing part disposed on a side of the door panel to realize the image, and a glass member fixed to the door panel. According to the refrigerator, an elegant outer appearance of the door is realized to satisfy consumers' desires and increase consumer confidence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light output device (100) comprising a LED package (4) at least partly embedded in a translucent layer (5) of a thermoplastic material, characterized in that the translucent layer (5) comprises light scattering particles (6) having a higher thermal conductivity than the thermal conductivity of the thermoplastic material of the translucent layer (5).

Abstract: A method for controlling a digital photographing apparatus, which includes first and second display units, includes the operations of mapping at least one function to the second display unit, and performing the at least one function in response to a gesture input. The method may further include the operation of displaying a hotkey image, which represents the at least one function, on the second display unit.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of determining a head-motion/gaze relationship for a user (1), which method comprises the steps of allocating at least one first target (T1) and at least one second target (T2) in a display area (D); attracting the user's gaze towards a first target (T1) and observing the user's head (H) to obtain a first head orientation measurement value (M1). The method further comprises the steps of subsequently attracting the user's gaze towards a second target (T2) and observing the user's head (H) to obtain a second head orientation measurement value (M2); and analysing the head orientation measurement values (M1, M2) to obtain a head-motion/gaze relationship (R) for that user (1). The invention further describes an interactive display system (2), and a method of performing a gaze-based interaction between a user (1) and an interactive display system (2).

Abstract: Provided are a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter combines N data signals received from an encoded bit stream to generate N symbols; maps the N symbols to subcarriers that are spaced more than a coherent bandwidth apart; and receives and moves the N symbols, which are mapped to the subcarriers that are spaced more than a coherent bandwidth apart, to their own positions. The receiver demodulates N pieces of data using the N symbols received from the transmitter in a manner similar to that used by the transmitter.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring the quality of a signal on an optical disc based on level information of a viterbi decoder are provided. The signal quality measuring apparatus includes: a binary unit that generates binary signals from input RF signals; a channel identifier that receives the input RF signals and the binary signals output from the binary unit and outputs reference level values corresponding to the binary signals; and an information calculator that receives the reference level values and detects a signal quality value.

Abstract: Structures and techniques are disclosed that enable efficient generation of terahertz (THz) radiation capable of surpassing the fundamental quantum limit, as defined by the Manley-Rowe relations. In one particular embodiment, a difference frequency mixing (DFM) crystal stage receives pump radiation and signal radiation, and generates THz radiation. Leftover signal radiation from the DFM stage is then used to pump an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) stage, which is used to generate another mixing signal and more THz radiation. The output signal and the residual pump from the OPO stage can then be used in a subsequent DFM process to generate even more terahertz radiation, and further drives a subsequent OPO stage. Such cascaded OPO, DFM, OPO staging can be repeated to maximize total amount of THz output power.

Abstract: Disclosed are an organic thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, an insulating layer, an organic semiconductor layer, a protective layer, and source and drain electrodes. The insulating layer is on the gate electrode, and the organic semiconductor layer is on the insulating layer. The protective layer is on the organic semiconductor layer, and includes an electrode pattern part to expose the organic semiconductor layer. The source and drain electrodes are in the electrode pattern part and connected to the organic semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an electronic device using nanowires, minimizing the number of E-beam processing steps and thus improving a yield, includes the steps of: forming electrodes on a substrate; depositing a plurality of nanowires on the substrate including the electrodes; capturing an image of the substrate including the nanowires and the electrodes; drawing virtual connection lines for connecting the nanowires with the electrodes on the image using an electrode pattern simulated through a computer program, after capturing the image; coating an E-beam photoresist on the substrate; removing the photoresist from regions corresponding to the virtual connection lines and the electrode pattern using E-beam lithography; depositing a metal layer on the substrate after removing the photoresist from the regions of the virtual connection lines; and removing remaining photoresist from the substrate using a lift-off process.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for recording and reproducing data are discussed. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides an apparatus for recording management information on a writable recording medium, the recording medium including one or more temporary management areas being used in a designated order for storing therein temporary management information until the recording medium is closed and a final management area for storing therein final management information when the recording medium is to be closed, the apparatus comprising a pickup adapted for recording data on the recording medium and a microcomputer configured to control the pickup to record data onto a first indicator when closing the recording medium so as to indicate that the recording medium is closed, the first indicator located at the most front position of a first temporary management area being used first among the one or more temporary management areas.