Abstract: A wearable device includes a communication circuit, at least one sensor, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to identify a distance between the wearable device and an external electronic device through the communication circuit, during identifying that a user wearing the wearable device is sleeping, compare data obtained through the at least one sensor to first reference data to identify a first state of the user while the user is sleeping based at least in part on identifying that the distance that is less than a reference distance, and compare the data to second reference data to identify a second state of the user while the user is awake, which is distinct to the first reference data based at least in part on identifying that the distance that is greater than or equal to the reference distance.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes determining whether an ultimate motion vector expression (UMVE) mode is allowed for an upper data unit including a current block, when the UMVE mode is allowed for the upper data unit, determining whether the UMVE mode is applied to the current block, when the UMVE mode is applied to the current block, determining a base motion vector of the current block, determining a correction distance and a correction direction for correction of the base motion vector, determining a motion vector of the current block by correcting the base motion vector according to the correction distance and the correction direction, and reconstructing the current block based on the motion vector of the current block.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present invention suggests a method and an operation for configuring a PDCP layer and a service data association protocol (SDAP) layer, thereby facilitating an efficient flow-based QoS process.

Abstract: A pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE includes a transceiver, and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to generate a lone truncated buffer status report (BSR) based on a number of padding bits, and transmit the long truncated BSR informing of data volume for at least one logical channel group among logical channel groups having data for transmission, wherein the data volume for the at least one logical channel group is reported following an order that is determined based on a highest priority logical channel in each of the at least one logical channel group.

Abstract: Provided are image decoding/encoding methods and apparatuses for increasing coding efficiency and reducing complexity while using a flexible tree split. The image decoding method includes: obtaining, from a bitstream, a bin string corresponding to a split shape mode of a coding unit; determining a split rule of the coding unit; and splitting the coding unit into a plurality of coding units, based on at least one of the split rule and the bin string corresponding to the split shape mode, wherein the determining of the split rule includes: determining an allowable first range of a size of the coding unit according to a ratio of a width and a height of the coding unit; and determining an allowable second range of the size of the coding unit according to the split shape mode of the coding unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, performed by an electronic device, of controlling a plurality of cells for providing radio resources to a plurality of user equipments (UEs), including: obtaining information about a load of each of a plurality of cells, calculating a total load of the plurality of cells based on the obtained information, changing a state of at least one cell from among the plurality of cells from an active state to an inactive state or from an inactive state to an active state based on the calculated total load, and controlling the plurality of cells so that a plurality of UEs are connected to active cells from among the plurality of cells in response to the change in the state of the at least one cell.

Abstract: A method, performed by a first user equipment (UE), of performing unicast communication includes transmitting a direct communication request message, generating a profile for a PC5 unicast link, receiving, from a second UE, a response message based on a result of establishment of the PC5 unicast link; and transmitting, to the second UE, a data message over the PC5 unicast link based on the response message, wherein the profile includes at least one of a Layer-2 identifier (ID) of the first UE, an application layer ID of the first UE, a Layer-2 ID of the second UE, an application layer ID of the second UE, PC5 5th generation (5G) Quality of Service (QoS) Indicator (PQI), or PC5 QoS Flow identifier (PFI) associated with the PQI.

Abstract: Methods and/or systems for power management by a user equipment (UE) in an uplink transmission. The method may include determining, whether feedback related to transmit power of the UE, from a network entity is available and determining a first transmit power of the UE based on the determination and at least one of a plurality of transmitting parameters associated with the UE, evaluating a first spectral efficiency of the UE upon transmitting data at the first transmit power in a predefined time duration, determining a plurality of second transmit power. The method may include evaluating a plurality of second spectral efficiencies and determining a maximum spectral efficiency among the first and the plurality of second spectral efficiencies and transmitting the data at final transmit power among the first and the second plurality of second spectral efficiencies, the final transmit power corresponds to the maximum spectral efficiency.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for same power transmissions. The method includes receiving first information indicating use of a same power for transmission of a channel over more than one slot and second information indicating use of a same power, after a change in power, for transmission of the channel over more than one slot. The method further includes determining a first number of consecutive slots, a second number of consecutive slots, from the first number of consecutive slots, for transmission of the channel with a same power, and a third number of consecutive slots, from the first number of consecutive slots and after the second number of consecutive slots, for transmission of the channel with a same power. The method further includes transmitting the channel with a first power in slots from the second number of consecutive slots and a second power in slots from the third number of consecutive slots.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for facilitating notification of an impending TDLS transmission in a wireless local area network. The apparatuses include a non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) comprising stations (STAs) and a processor. Each STA comprises a transceiver configured to transceive signals on multi-link operation (MLO) links with APs of an AP MLD and on tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) direct links between the STAs and peer STAs of a second non-AP MLD, and to transmit, to the AP MLD on one of the MLO links, a TDLS transmission notification message. The processor is configured to determine that a TDLS transmission is impending over one of the TDLS direct links from one of the STAs that forms a non-simultaneous transmit/receive (NSTR) link pair with another STA, and to generate the TDLS transmission notification message, which includes an indication that the TDLS transmission is impending.

Abstract: A method and terminal are provided in which a radio resource control (RRC) message is received which includes information indicating a change from a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) to a second PDCP entity. It is identified whether the first PDCP entity is changed based on the information indicating the change. Data with a PDCP sequence number for the first PDCP entity is processed as new data for the second PDCP entity, in case that the first PDCP entity is changed. The first PDCP entity is released. A new PDCP header associated with the data is configured. The data is encrypted with a new security key. The PDCP sequence number of the first PDCP entity is greater than or equal to the PDCP sequency number of data for which successful transmission is not acknowledged from a radio link control (RLC) entity.

Abstract: A method of processing a signal received over a wireless link may utilize sharing of Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) and Transport Block Size (TBS) data. At least one parameter is obtained including a sub-carrier spacing of a transport format. A modulation order and a transport block size may be detected, based on the at least one parameter. The signal received over the wireless link is then processed, based on the detected modulation order and the transport block size. An apparatus may perform the embodiments of the method to process the received signal.

Abstract: A method of reducing noise in an input image by setting, as a local window among color pixels included in the input image, a target pixel and neighboring pixels adjacent to the target pixel, determining color pixel values for the target pixel and each of the neighboring pixels included in the local window, generating local color average values are generated by averaging, color by color, the color pixel values, generating offset color pixel values by converting the color pixel values of the target pixel and the neighboring pixels based on the local color average values, and generating a compensated color pixel value of the target pixel by adjusting the color pixel value of the target pixel based on the offset color pixel values.

Abstract: A home appliance includes an electrical equipment compartment disposed in an upper portion of the home appliance, and including an upper side that is open, an electrical equipment compartment cover to cover the open upper side of the electrical equipment compartment, and including a speaker hole, a microphone accommodating portion which protrudes upward from an upper side of the electrical equipment compartment cover and including an accommodating space and a front portion that includes microphone holes laterally spaced apart from each other and which face toward a front of the home appliance, a microphone unit including a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the accommodation space behind the microphone holes and including microphone chips mounted on the PCB, and a speaker unit disposed in the electrical equipment compartment to correspond to the speaker hole.

Abstract: An electronic device for transmitting audio data to a plurality of external electronic devices, and a method for controlling same are provided. The electronic device includes an audio module, a communication module, and a processor. The processor can control the communication module to identify connections between the electronic device and the plurality of external electronic devices, identify properties of each of the plurality of external electronic devices connected to the electronic device, and control the audio module and the communication module so as to transmit audio data having a designated volume level to each of the plurality of external electronic devices according to the identified properties of the plurality of external electronic devices.

Abstract: A method performed by a subscription manager discovery service (SM-DS) server in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes performing a mutual authentication procedure with a terminal, generating an event checking identifier (ECID) associated with an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) identifier (EID), and transmitting, to the terminal, a message including the ECID, wherein the ECID is stored in the terminal and associated with an address of the SM-DS server.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) for controlling a signal comprises receiving configuration information for enabling or disabling a signal transmission, receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) conveying a first downlink control information (DCI) format, decoding the first DCI format, determining whether the first DCI format is correctly decoded; and transmitting the signal or suspending a transmission of the signal according to the configuration information when the first DCI format is not correctly decoded.

Abstract: A display device includes a main body; a first rotatable shaft included in a first portion of the main body; a second rotatable shaft included in a second portion of the main body, the second portion being opposite to the first portion; a motor disposed inside the main body, and connected to at least one of the first rotatable shaft and the second rotatable shaft; a transparent wire including a first end connected to the first rotatable shaft and a second end connected to the second rotatable shaft; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) included inside the transparent wire in a longitudinal direction of the transparent wire; a driving circuit configured to drive the plurality of LEDs; and a processor configured to control the motor to rotate the transparent wire, and to provide an image frame to the driving circuit to display an image by rotation of the transparent wire.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information. A method includes receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) that schedules a transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a slot and receiving PDCCHs that schedule receptions of first multicast physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs), respectively. A first number of the PDCCHs is not received after the first PDCCH, and a second number of the PDCCHs is received after the first PDCCH. The method further includes determining that transmission of a PUCCH to provide the HARQ-ACK information associated with receptions of multicast PDSCHs, that include the first multicast PDSCHs, would overlap in time with the PUSCH transmission in the slot and transmitting the PUSCH. The PUSCH includes first HARQ-ACK information associated with the first number of PDCCHs and does not include second HARQ-ACK information associated with the second number of PDCCHs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for multiplexing unicast and multicast control information. A method for providing hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information includes receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format scheduling transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The DCI format includes one or more first downlink assignment indicator (DAI) bits associated with first HARQ-ACK information and one or more second DAI bits associated with second HARQ-ACK information. The method further includes determining the first HARQ-ACK information based on a value of the one or more first DAI bits and the second HARQ-ACK information based on a value of the one or more second DAI bits. The first HARQ-ACK information is associated with a first set of radio network temporary identifiers (RNTIs), and the second HARQ-ACK information is associated with a second set of RNTIs. The method further includes transmitting the PUSCH, which includes the first and second HARQ-ACK information.