Abstract: Provided is a method for learning an audio signal. The method includes: acquiring at least one frequency-domain audio signal including frames; dividing the frequency-domain audio signal into at least one block by using a similarity between frames; acquiring a template vector corresponding to each block; acquiring a sequence of the acquired template vectors corresponding to at least one frame included in each block; and generating learning data including the acquired template vectors and the sequence of the template vectors.

Abstract: Provided is a method of analyzing audio content. The method includes: extracting a feature value of the audio content; classifying the audio content on a section basis of the audio content based on the extracted feature value; and selecting at least one section for analyzing the audio content, and performing analysis on audio content of the at least one selected section based on a class to which the audio content of each section belongs.

Abstract: Provided is a method of operating an acoustic event detecting apparatus including: receiving an acoustic input; extracting frequency characteristics of the acoustic input; determining whether a first acoustic event has occurred by analyzing the extracted frequency characteristics; and in response to determining that the first acoustic event has occurred, acquiring data about at least one of a sound, an image, and a video from an environment outside of the acoustic event detecting apparatus and transmitting the data to a first device.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal; a display configured to display an image based on the received broadcasting signal; a sound receiver configured to receive a sound spoken by a user; a first sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the display apparatus is in a standby mode, and determine whether the received sound is a reserved word candidate having a high probability of corresponding to a reserved word; a second sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the received sound is determined as the reserved word candidate and to determine whether the received sound is the reserved word; and a controller configured to control the preset operation to be performed when the received sound is determined as the reserved word.

Abstract: A method of controlling an operation of booting an image reproducing apparatus is provided. The method includes: receiving an input signal for powering off the image reproducing apparatus; receiving from a main processor a memory address where an operation status of the image reproducing apparatus is stored, according to the received input signal; storing the received memory address; and converting a system of the image reproducing apparatus into a sleep by the sub-processor.

Abstract: A method and system to provide a blog by using a mobile terminal, and a mobile blog (MB) caster therefor, the method including: receiving blog data including one or more pieces of downsized data from an MB caster; selecting a piece of downsized data from among the one or more pieces of downsized data; obtaining metadata corresponding to the selected piece of downsized data; accessing a web blog server; and downloading original data corresponding to the metadata from the web blog server. Since the blog is created and provided by using the downsized data, instead of the original data, a blog server operation can be realized by using only existing mobile devices. Furthermore, the mobile terminal does not have to be connected to the Internet (or the web blog server) for a blog service. Also, it is possible to provide the blog at very high speed.

Abstract: A map displaying method and apparatus to display a map on a screen, the map displaying method including: establishing a first area on the map that is not compressed based on a current location of an object on the map; non-linearly compressing a second area adjacent to the first area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area; and displaying the first area and the third area on the screen.

Abstract: A sound reproduction apparatus and method enhances a low frequency component in a reproduced sound signal using a reflective sound. The sound reproduction apparatus delays and controls gains of input signals, generates a predetermined number of reflective sound signals to enhance a low frequency component, and outputs a sum of reflective sound signals with the enhanced low frequency component.

Abstract: A method of controlling an operation of booting an image reproducing apparatus is provided. The method includes: receiving an input signal for powering off the image reproducing apparatus; receiving from a main processor a memory address where an operation status of the image reproducing apparatus is stored, according to the received input signal; storing the received memory address; and converting a system of the image reproducing apparatus into a sleep by the sub-processor.

Abstract: A cursor moving method and apparatus for portable terminals is provided, by which a user is able to point to a specific location on a screen of the portable terminal by using one hand. The cursor moving method includes the operations of sensing a spatial motion of the portable terminal by using a motion sensor, extracting a direction and distance of the movement of the portable terminal from a result output from the motion sensor, and moving the cursor on a screen of the portable terminal, according to the direction and distance of the movement.

Abstract: A map displaying apparatus and method thereof, the map displaying method including: determining a course direction of an object at a current position of a map; moving a first center of a first area of the map, displayed on a screen, that is set based on the current position, by a predetermined distance in the course direction so as to determine a second center; and displaying a second area of the map on the screen having the second center as a center thereof.

Abstract: A map displaying method and apparatus to display a map on a screen, the map displaying method including: establishing a first area on the map that is not compressed based on a current location of an object on the map; non-linearly compressing a second area adjacent to the first area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area; and displaying the first area and the third area on the screen.

Abstract: A method and system to provide a blog by using a mobile terminal, and a mobile blog (MB) caster therefor, the method including: receiving blog data including one or more pieces of downsized data from an MB caster; selecting a piece of downsized data from among the one or more pieces of downsized data; obtaining metadata corresponding to the selected piece of downsized data; accessing a web blog server; and downloading original data corresponding to the metadata from the web blog server. Since the blog is created and provided by using the downsized data, instead of the original data, a blog server operation can be realized by using only existing mobile devices. Furthermore, the mobile terminal does not have to be connected to the Internet (or the web blog server) for a blog service. Also, it is possible to provide the blog at very high speed.

Abstract: A mobile device for providing a blog service and a method and system for providing the blog service. The mobile device that operates as a blog providing server includes: a unit for obtaining raw data; a storage unit storing the raw data and blog information; and a blog editor generating/editing a blog page by using the raw data and the blog information.

Abstract: A sound reproduction apparatus and method enhances a low frequency component in a reproduced sound signal using a reflective sound. The sound reproduction apparatus delays and controls gains of input signals, generates a predetermined number of reflective sound signals to enhance a low frequency component, and outputs a sum of reflective sound signals with the enhanced low frequency component.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of reducing noise in a portable audio reproducing apparatus using earphones. The apparatus includes an earphone unit having a speaker unit and a microphone to output an audio signal and to generate anti-noise with respect to external noise, and a circuit unit to compensate a frequency characteristic of the anti-noise generated by the microphone of the earphone unit, to add the anti-noise to an input audio signal, and to remove background noise using the anti-noise by outputting the audio signal having the anti-noise to the speaker unit.

Abstract: An early reflection reproducing method and apparatus to reproduce sound field effect. The method includes generating a plurality of early reflections having principal reflection components by considering measured spatial impulse response characteristics of a predetermined sound field, and generating residual reflections of the principal reflection components and adding the generated residual reflections to the principal reflection components of the plurality of early reflections. Thus, by generating the residual reflections after FIR filtering, presence and ambience can be improved and an amount of processing and memory used to reproduce the sound field effect can be minimized.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus to record an audio signal use a beam forming algorithm for at least two microphones. The method includes disposing a plurality of microphones at a plurality of predetermined locations to generate audio signals upon receiving a sound signal output from a sound source, forming a beam from the audio signals by adjusting a delay and a level of the audio signal of each of the plurality of microphones, and adjusting an angle and a width of the beam by a user.

Abstract: An apparatus to process m-channel audio input signals to produce n channel output signals, and n is less than m. This apparatus includes a first filter unit to reduce a correlation between at least two channel audio input signals among the m-channel audio input signals, a virtual sound source generation unit to transform the at least two channel audio input signals output from the first filter unit into virtual sound sources at predetermined positions around a listener position, and an output controller to control channel audio input signals other than the at least two channel audio input signals among the m-channel audio input signals based on gains and delays of the at least two channel audio input signal output from the virtual sound source generation unit. Even when the m-channel audio input signals are reproduced through 2 channels, a surround effect provided by an m-channel speaker system can be obtained. In addition, a localization of a sound is improved, and a presence is formed.

Abstract: A virtual 3D sound generating apparatus and method, which can be easily applied to portable devices such as headphones and earphones. The method includes delaying a first input signal for a first time corresponding to a distance between a first virtual sound source and the left ear of a virtual listener, and delaying a second input signal for a second time corresponding to a distance between a second virtual sound source and the right ear of the virtual listener. Accordingly, a maximum virtual 3D sound effect can be obtained using a minimum number of elements by delaying signals for different amounts of time to simulate geometrical asymmetry of a real listening space.