Patents Assigned to Kaist
  • Publication number: 20120295312
    Abstract: A rotational PCR apparatus, a PCR chip for the same and a rotational PCR method using the same. The rotational PCR apparatus includes: a PCR chip where PCR is performed; a rotating means connected to the PCR chip and rotating the PCR chip; and a temperature zone forming means spaced apart from the PCR chip, capable of applying thermal energy to the PCR chip and allowing the rotating PCR chip to pass through different temperature zones. The rotational PCR apparatus and method allow performance of PCR with wanted temperature condition and cycles by rotating the chip containing the target substance. Accordingly, a high-efficiency PCR process may be accomplished at low cost. Further, since the target substance can be effectively separated and purified utilizing the centrifugal force resulting from the rotating platform, separation and purification may be achieved economically without requiring additional equipments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST)
    Inventors: Tae Seok Seo, Jae Hwan Jung, Seok Jin Chol
  • Patent number: 8300538
    Abstract: A method of setting a routing path for transmitting a packet from a source node to a destination node in a wireless multi-hop network including plural nodes and plural links for connecting two nodes with each other. The method includes calculating carrier sense interference weights representing carrier sense interference related to the respective links and combining the carrier sense interference weights of the links included in at least one specific path connecting the source node with the destination node. The method further includes calculating hidden node weights representing hidden node problems related to the respective links and accumulating the hidden node weights of the links included in the path. The method further includes calculating a metric value for the specific path by combining the carrier sense interference weights and the hidden node weights, and determining the specific path with the least metric value as the routing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
    Inventors: Myungchul Kim, Sungwon Kang, Hammash Deema Ahmad Mohammad
  • Patent number: 8285087
    Abstract: An optical interconnection system is provided and includes an optical printed circuit board (PCB) that includes transmitter-unit and receiver-unit optical interconnection blocks for bending an optical path by a predetermined angle, a one-unit optical waveguide including an optical waveguide which is inserted into each of the optical interconnection blocks so as to connect optical paths of the transmitter-unit and receiver-unit optical interconnection blocks, and a PCB having the one-unit optical waveguide integrated therein; a light emitting element that is formed in-line with the optical waveguide on an upper surface of the transmitter-unit optical interconnection block exposed to an upper surface of the optical PCB; a driver integrated circuit that is formed on the upper surface of the optical PCB and electrically connected to the light emitting element and the optical PCB; a light receiving element that is formed in-line with the optical waveguide on an upper surface of the receiver-unit optical interconne
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Do Won Kim, Tae Woo Lee, Hyo Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 8274721
    Abstract: A variable view imaging system for observation of micro object with variable view orientation and position includes a telecentric lens group, a scanning mirror, wedge prisms, a deformable mirror and related optical elements. The combination of a scanning mirror and a telecentric lens group decouples the motion of scanning mirror and the view angle. The view angle is determined only by the angle of the wedge prisms. This design increases the zenith angle of the view and simplifies the kinematics of the system. The wedge prisms and the scanning mirror can supply a flexible view in a compact way. The wavefront error induced by the wedge prisms is corrected by the deformable mirror. In order to achieve the desired view state during operation, the scanning mirror angle and the wedge prisms angle are calculated iteratively based on the kinematics and Jacobian matrix of system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist)
    Inventors: Hyungsuck Cho, Xiaodong Tao
  • Publication number: 20120223948
    Abstract: Provided are a method, an apparatus and a system for dense graph simplification, and a recording medium for the same. The method includes receiving an original graph and extracting a plurality of salient points, which minimize a cost representing a greatest vertical distance between the original graph and each of a plurality of lines connecting two data points in a designated region on the original graph; and outputting a simplified graph in which the extracted salient points are connected. Thus, optimal results are ensured in dense graph simplification, and interactive control is allowed for a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Junyong NOH, Yeongho SEOL, Jaewoo SEO
  • Patent number: 8243840
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for transmitting/receiving data in a communication system. The method includes calculating a processing matrix of a transmission unit for transmitting data, a processing matrix of a reception unit for receiving the data, a channel matrix formed by a plurality of transmission antennas and a plurality of reception antennas, and a parameter of the transmission data, when the data to be transmitted to the plurality of reception antennas via the plurality of transmission antennas is generated; determining a minimum value of a Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) according to the calculated matrixes and parameter; and transmitting/receiving the data using an MMSE multiplexing scheme based on the determined minimum MMSE value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: In-Soo Hwang, Cheol-Woo You, Jin-Gon Joung, Yong-Hoon Lee, Yong-Up Jang, Won-Yong Shin
  • Patent number: 8224332
    Abstract: A method for forming a moving network group by a mobile relay station (MRS) in a mobile multi-hop relay (MMR) system is provided. The MRS determines whether a transportation means mounted with the mobile relay station is at a predetermined location derived from travel information. When a velocity information of the transportation means at the predetermined location is zero (0), the MRS determines whether to include a mobile station (MS) to the moving network group based at least partly upon a signal that the mobile station receives from the mobile relay station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Chan-Ho Min, Young-Hyun Jeon, Jong-Hyung Kwun, Hyun-Soo Yoon, Han-Jin Lee, Dong-Wook Kim, Seung-Woo Jeon, Sawhney Mrinalini
  • Patent number: 8224185
    Abstract: A USB compatible apparatus for connecting an optical universal serial bus (USB) (or an optical serial bus; OSB) device and an electrical USB device, and a structure of the apparatus are provided. More particularly, a USB compatible apparatus for guaranteeing a connection between an optical USB device for inputting/outputting an optical signal and an electrical USB device for inputting/outputting an electrical signal, for example, signal transmission and reception between an electrical USB device (e.g., an electrical USB memory) and an optical USB device (e.g., a computer) having an optical USB port, and a structure of the USB compatible apparatus (a first exemplary embodiment), and a USB compatible apparatus for guaranteeing signal transmission and reception between an optical USB device (e.g., an optical USB memory) and an electrical USB device (e.g., a portable telephone) having an electrical USB port, and a structure of the USB compatible apparatus (a second exemplary embodiment) are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kaist
    Inventors: Min Hyuk Lee, Dong Min Im, Hyo Hoon Park, Tae Woo Lee, Mu Hee Cho, Seong Woon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120169701
    Abstract: A readout integrated circuit (ROIC) for a touch screen, the readout integrated circuit includes: a touch sensor unit configured to include a plurality of touch sensors which are arranged in a matrix form having rows and columns in an inside or outside of a touch screen panel (TSP); a plurality of sensing blocks configured to sense an electrical change in each of the touch sensors, to convert the electrical change into a voltage value, and to store the voltage value; a delta circuit unit configured to receive a difference between two sensing voltage values stored in two sensing blocks, respectively, which are spaced by a predetermined distance and selected from among the plurality of sensing blocks, and to produce a delta (?) voltage; and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an analog signal output from the delta circuit unit into an N-bit digital signal (wherein, ā€œNā€ is a natural number).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicants: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), SILICON WORKS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Young Suk Son, Hyung Seog Oh, Dae Keun Han, Gyu Hyeong Cho, Jun Hyeok Yang, Seung Chul Jung
  • Publication number: 20120170560
    Abstract: A method for estimating a location of a mobile device located in means of transportation is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicants: KAIST, VISOFT LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Soo HAN, In-Je LEE, Jong-Young KOO
  • Patent number: 8194624
    Abstract: A method of resource allocation among mobile stations in distributed communication network enables a mobile station to perceive existence of another mobile station through a time slot for resource allocation without having to communicate with a sensor node. If perceiving another mobile station, the mobile station allocates time slot resources not to overlap with the time slot resources of another mobile station, and performs location measurement or media access and reception of service from the sensor node through the allocated time slot resources. Because the mobile stations of the network can perceive each other by communicating with each other, and accordingly allocate their own resources without overlapping with the resource of the others, frequent collision of the signal for location measurement can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Woo-jong Park, Min-seop Jeong, Joongsoo Ma, Hyunsoo Yoon, Seunghak Lee
  • Patent number: 8183896
    Abstract: A resistive frequency mixing apparatus includes a first frequency mixer having a source follower FET, and a second frequency mixer having a common source FET. The resistive frequency mixing apparatus perform a frequency mixing of an RF depending on an LO signal to generate a down-converted IF signal when the RF signal is applied to the source follower FET and the LO signal is applied to the common source FET. Further, the resistive frequency mixing apparatus performs a frequency mixing of an IF signal depending on an LO signal through the use of the source follower FET to produce an up-converted RF signal when the IF signal is applied to the common source FET and the LO signal is applied to the common source FET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Dong Yun Jung, Chul Soon Park
  • Patent number: 8149812
    Abstract: A method for retransmitting data when data transmission/reception has failed in a wireless LAN system using visible light communication. A mobile node searches a received frame for a fast feedback slot allocated for retransmission information when momentary data transmission/reception failure has occurred. One mini-slot from among the plurality of mini-slots is selected from the fast feedback slot. The mobile node transmits a fast feedback message, including information for retransmission, to an access point by using the selected mini-slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Samsumg Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (Kaist)
    Inventors: Hong-Seok Shin, Dong-Ho Cho, Hyu-Dae Kim, Chi-Sung Bae, Soo-Yong Jeon, Woo-Chan Kim, Sung-Yeop Pyun
  • Publication number: 20120059928
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes a network knowledge manager collecting information required to seize an opportunity to execute an application by forming a network with a plurality of mobile communication terminals, and when a condition for executing a specific application is satisfied through the collected information, informing that the condition is satisfied, and a network instance manager generating a network instance which is a component of a network supporting the specific application, and performs management of the generated network instance including maintenance of the network instance when the specific application is executed by the network knowledge manager. A network can be promptly and ephemerally formed for a plurality of mobile communication terminals including smart phones to execute one application simultaneously, thereby reducing network management traffic required to form and maintain the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Dong-Man Lee, Yang-Woo Ko
  • Patent number: 8126471
    Abstract: A cognitive radio communication apparatus and method to control a sensing operation. The cognitive radio communication apparatus includes an information receiver to receive channel state information associated with a channel occupancy state of a primary system from at least one sensing node of a secondary system; a sensing control unit to control a sensing period of the at least one sensing node according to a change pattern of the channel occupancy state, based on the channel state information; and a control information transmitter to transmit control information associated with the controlled sensing period to at least one member node of the secondary system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Hyun Gi Ahn, Tae In Hyon, Kyung Hun Jang, In Sun Lee, Youngsoo Kim, Hyo Sun Hwang, Hyun Ho Choi, Seungmo Kim, Youngnam Han, Wan Choi
  • Patent number: 8097297
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a flexible display substrate having reduced moisture permeability and reduced oxygen permeability, nanosized or microsized particles are uniformly dispersed in a molten polymer matrix. The molten polymer matrix are formed into plate-shaped molten polymer. The plate-shaped molten polymer is extruded between two extruding rollers to form a polymer or plastic sheet, to orient the nanosized or microsized particles in parallel with a surface of the polymer or plastic sheet. The polymer or plastic sheet is stretched between a glass transition temperature and a melting point to form a polymer or plastic film, exfoliating and orienting the nanosized or microsized particles further in parallel with a surface of the polymer or plastic film. The polymer or plastic film is coated with an organic film to flatten a surface of the flexible display substrate. Heat treatment is performed to cure the organic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventor: Choon Sup Yoon
  • Patent number: 8022784
    Abstract: A wireless communication module includes a plurality of monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuits (MMICs) for signal processing attached to the top surface of a multi-layer low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate; a planar transmission line formed on the top surface of the multi-layer substrate for communications between the MMICs; a metal base attached to the bottom surface of the multi-layer substrate and having an opening to which an antenna is attached; a plurality of vias for connecting the metal base and the planar transmission line within the multi-layer substrate to establish a uniform potential on a ground plane of the multi-layer substrate; an embedded waveguide formed in the opening surrounded with the vias within the multi-layer substrate; and a planar transmission line-to-waveguide transition apparatus for the transition of waves between the planar transmission line and the embedded waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Jae Jin Lee, Chul Soon Park, Dong Yun Jung, Ki Chan Eun
  • Patent number: 8018899
    Abstract: A handoff system and method between different kinds of devices, an SIP server and an application method of the SIP server applied thereto. The handoff system between different kinds of devices includes a plurality of devices; a SIP server which requests a routing path update when a handoff request signal is input from a source device among the plurality devices, and getting a target device to participate in a current session; and a gateway which updates a predetermined routing path when a request signal for the routing path update is input, and transmitting data to the source device and the target device via the updated routing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Se-jong Oh, Jeong-ho Bang, Myung-cul Kim, Kyoung-hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8014349
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving signals in a communication system. A base station allocates a quasi-dedicated control channel (QDCCH) to a first mobile station (MS), and allocates the QDCCH allocated to the first MS, to a second MS for a preset time. An MS receives a QDCCH allocated from the base station. If there is data to transmit to the base station, the MS determines whether the QDCCH is allocated to another MS different from the MS. If it is determined that the QDCCH is allocated to the MS itself, the MS transmits the data to the base station over the QDCCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Tae-Soo Kwon, Chi-Hyun Park, Sang-Boh Yun, Dong-Ho Cho, Ju-Yeop Kim, Ho-Won Lee, O-Hyun Jo, Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 8014784
    Abstract: A method and system for allocating a channel are provided in a communication system including a plurality of Mobile Stations (MSs) and Base Stations (BSs) for providing a communication service to the plurality of MSs. A BS transmits an average Channel Quality Information (CQI) request to MSs. The MSs measure CQI with respect to their channels in response to the request from the BS, compute average CQI from the measured CQI, and transmit the average CQI to the BS. The BS selects a predefined number of MSs according to the average CQI received from the MSs and sets an MS group. The BS transmits a CQI request to the MS group. The MSs of the MS group transmit the CQI to the BS. The BS receives the CQI from the MS group and allocates a channel according to the CQI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Myeon-Gyun Cho, Yung-Soo Kim, Hyung-Myung Kim, Tae-Sung Kang, Dae-Hyun Kim, Woo-Geun Ahn