Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a depth of a 3D image includes a display panel unit which produces a 3D image by displaying a left-eye and a right-eye image, a depth measurement unit which measures projecting distances or recessed distances of the 3D image and a real object, a parallax measurement unit which measures a distance between pupils of an experimenter based on the projecting distances or recessed distances of the 3D image and the real objects, and a depth value calculation unit which calculates an average value of the projecting distances or recessed distances of the real object with respect to a plurality of experimenters measured when a change in distance between pupils is the same as a change in distance between pupils measured by adjusting the projecting distance or recessed distance of the 3D image, and determines the calculated average value as a depth value of the 3D image.

Abstract: Provided are an user equipment for recognizing an object and displaying a database matching result, a control method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon. That is, the present invention provides assistance on a purchase decision-making of a user by sensing an object as quickly as possible and providing information about the object to the user, and also improves convenience of the user through integrated UX.

Abstract: A wireless communication system, and an apparatus and method for controlling communication connections with a plurality of user terminals in the system are disclosed. The terminal device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communication unit receives a signal, broadcast by at least one beacon device, via wireless communication. The storage unit stores data that is transmitted and received to and from the beacon device. The control unit is functionally connected with the communication unit, scans a signal transmitted from the beacon device, performs an operation for a communication connection with the beacon device using the scanned signal, receives a bit mask via the communication unit and also stores the bit mask in the storage unit when the communication connection has been established, transmits data to the beacon device via the communication unit, and immediately releases the communication connection.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and system for providing map information by a terminal supporting a navigation function, and more particularly, variably displaying map information as a streaming image map or an embedded vector map according to a travel state in a route guide service. Accordingly, since the present invention variably supports two-type map information including the embedded vector map and the streaming image map in the navigation function, it is possible to use map information through the streaming image map when a detailed, clear image is needed, and it is possible to use a route guide service through the embedded vector map providing more accurate and general map information while moving. Also, it is possible to efficiently receive map information applied to a navigation function from a service device connected through a communication network and accordingly, it is possible to efficiently perform the navigation function provided from a terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed are an off-line store advertising service system and a method therefor, and an apparatus applied thereto. That is, a keyword pre-configured for the off-line store is identified on the basis of a beacon signal associated with the off-line store transmitted from a visitor's terminal, and a display apparatus associated with the keyword displays an advertising/promotional content registered to correspond to the off-line store, thereby providing real time information on the off-line store while effectively promoting the off-line store.

Abstract: E-money recharge service system, e-money recharge server, and recharge method are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a Bluetooth-based data transmission system and method, and an apparatus applied thereto. That is, when an original data is encoded and transmitted based on Bluetooth between a User Equipment (UE) and a beacon device, the encoded data is divided into partial data in consideration of a transmission data size and thus, various data may be transmitted irrespective of a transmission data size.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a service using a beacon signal. More particularly, the method for providing the service using the beacon signal may include analyzing the strength of a beacon signal, determining shop entrance or exit information of a user, managing shop information such as the number of customers in a shop, the number of available seats, or the like, or providing an additional service suitable for a user who is entering or exiting the shop.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for managing a beacon device. More particularly, a beacon management server is connected with the beacon device through a communication network and configured to periodically updates and manages a valid period of the beacon device. The beacon device initializes itself by autonomously deleting beacon information stored therein when the beacon device has been disconnected from the beacon management server for a certain time or more. Thus, the beacon device may be managed through the beacon management server. An operation of the beacon device may be controlled even when the beacon device is lost, thereby preventing illegal use of the beacon device by controlling a beacon signal that is transmitted even after the beacon device is lost. In addition, the beacon management server may verify the validity of the beacon device to give security to the beacon device and periodically update the valid period, thereby allowing efficient use of the beacon device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user terminal device and a scroll method supporting high-speed web scroll of a web document. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a web scroll system including a user terminal device, the system including: a web document providing apparatus for storing the web document configured to include HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and providing the web document to the user terminal device according to connection of the user terminal device; and the user terminal device having a processor for connecting to the web document providing apparatus and receiving the web document, parsing the provided web document and converting into data having a structure formed in a shape of a tree, loading data that will be output on a display means among the converted data on video output memory as display output tree data, and providing the converted data to a web application process.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for checking the state of a beacon device are disclosed. The system for the checking the state of a beacon device includes a beacon device and a service device. The beacon device transmits information about a beacon state to the service device and then receives a response signal from the service device. The service device receives the information about the beacon state from the beacon device, performs an update with the received information about the beacon state in association with a list of beacon devices, searches for the information about the beacon state of the beacon device, and provides the found information about the beacon state to the terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, system, and computer readable medium for shared execution of software. The present disclosure relates to method, system, and computer readable recording medium for shared execution of software involving identifying the main modules of a specific software by analyzing its control flow, data flow, and modular structure through a static binary analysis and a runtime profiling, i.e. dynamic analysis, separating the modules from the main software body to store them in a secure environment of a smart card, and storing the main body in a user terminal with the identified modules removed and replaced by an interface code, whereby a co-processing the software at the user's end by the smart card in engagement with the user terminal exclusively enables an execution of the software.

Abstract: The point provision apparatus is connected to one or more user terminal and one or more affiliated store terminal through a network, inquires user information based on purchase information when the purchase information is received from the affiliated store terminal, and determines whether to provide an additional point and provides the determined result to the affiliated store terminal by confirming whether to satisfy a reward condition based on the inquired user information and the received purchase information. Accordingly, a satisfaction for consumption behavior of a customer can be increased, and also sales of the affiliated store can be increased by promoting the consumption behaviors of much more customers.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are proposed for providing a beacon-based payment service in a beacon service system including a point of sales (POS) device for payment and a user device using a beacon service application. The apparatus may include a beacon module configured to emit a beacon signal, and an input module configured to receive a user input for triggering the beacon-based payment service. The apparatus may further include a POS control unit configured to identify predetermined strength of a beacon signal when an event for triggering the beacon-based payment service occurs, to control emission of the beacon signal with the identified strength through the beacon module, to detect whether a user device accesses content regarding the emitted beacon signal, and to control retransmission of the beacon signal through the beacon module by increasing the strength of the beacon signal by a predetermined value if there is no access to the content.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and a method for ordering food using RFID, which includes the steps of: a) reading tag information from at least one of tags matched to each of multiple products of a menu by using a mobile terminal having a built-in RFID module or an RFID external module; b) accessing a main server through a URL corresponding to the tag information and receiving product information corresponding to the tag information from the main server to the mobile terminal; c) filling out the number of the products and transmitting an order request message to the main server by the mobile terminal; d) receiving the order request message and performing a payment according to the order; and e) transmitting an order item to a kitchen server by a Point of Sales (POS) server connected to the main server if the payment is completed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of recommending a gas station, and more particularly, to a method and device of recommending a gas station associated with a payment application which is able to manage information on the current amount of fuel in the vehicle, recommend an optimum gas station associated with the payment application when it is determined that fueling is needed, and guide a user to the optimum gas station.

Abstract: A Social Network Service (SNS) account management server transmits, when phone number change schedule information is received from a user terminal, a phone number change schedule message to user terminals respectively corresponding to friend accounts included in a friend list of the corresponding account; confirms, when authentication of the new SNS account is requested from the user terminal, whether or not the account is an account of the changed phone number for the new authentication request based on the previously transmitted phone number change schedule information; transmits, if the account is of the changed phone number, a phone number change notification message to user terminals corresponding to friend accounts included in a friend list of the account of the changed phone number; and updates the changed phone number of the user terminal in a database of each friend account.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing contents in a mobile communication system and apparatus thereof.

Abstract: When an available affiliated store registered in units of groups is used, the service apparatus manages group members' sequence of using the affiliated store, cumulative usage histories, and cumulative payment amounts to calculate a discount rate according to the usage sequence, the cumulative usage histories, and the cumulative payment amounts. The discount rate can be calculated in proportion to the usage sequence. By calculating and providing a discount rate of a group member according to the cumulative number of uses and a cumulative payment amount, it is possible to promote friendship, share favorite stores, and share reviews of visited stores among group members, and thus customers' consumption activity can be promoted.

Abstract: Provided are a tethering providing system and method using short distance communication. More particularly, second short distance communication tethering between a vehicle terminal device and a communication terminal device is set in accordance with whether first short distance communication is established, activated when the vehicle terminal device and the communication terminal device are re-connected through the first short distance communication, and deactivated when the first short distance communication is terminated, thereby providing high-speed data connection through the second short distance communication tethering while reducing battery consumption of the communication terminal device.