Abstract: An example user terminal apparatus includes communication circuitry configured to be connected to a home network comprising a plurality of devices; a display configured to display a UI screen for managing the home network; a sensor configured to sense a user manipulation of the UI screen; and processing circuitry configured to change the UI screen displayed on the display according to the user manipulation. The UI screen is one of a plurality of service pages that are changeable according to a user manipulation in a first direction, the plurality of service pages being pages for respectively providing different home network management services. At least one of the plurality of service pages comprises an area that is displayable on the display according to a user manipulation in a second direction.

Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a method of preparing an ion-exchange membrane using a chemical modification and an ion-exchange membrane prepared thereby. More specifically, the present inventive concept relates to a method of preparing an ion-exchange membrane, which is characterized by modifying sulfonic acid groups of a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane with carboxyl groups and includes chlorinating sulfonic acid groups of a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane; nitrilating the chlorinated electrolyte membrane; and hydrolyzing the nitrilated electrolyte membrane, and an ion-exchange membrane chemically modified thereby.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided to inhibit forcible separation of a shift cable 100 coupled to a shift lever 220 by a cover member 300 combined with a shifting device 200 which includes a shift lever housing 210 and the shift lever 220, thereby preventing forcible changing of a current gear from a P-stage to a N-stage in a vehicle. Accordingly, it is possible to help prevent theft of the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing method including: generating an omnidirectional spherical image; determining information regarding a director's view that indicates some regions of the omnidirectional spherical image; generating a projection image by projecting the omnidirectional spherical image to a development view of a polyhedron; dividing, from the projection image, a director's view projection image corresponding to the director's view, based on the information regarding the director's view; reshaping the director's view projection image into a director's view rectangular image by moving a location of at least one of pixels of the director's view projection image; and generating a bitstream which the director's view rectangular image is encoded into.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to technologies for a sensor network, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT). This disclosure can be utilized in intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail sales, security and safety related services, etc. This disclosure relates to a method for generating an instruction for controlling equipment on the basis of biometric information, comprising: a step of obtaining at least one biometric information; a step of determining whether to calculate a calorific value by using stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information, and calculating the calorific value by using the stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information according to the determined result; and generating an instruction for controlling the equipment on the basis of the calculated calorific value.

Abstract: Provided is a method, performed by a terminal, of providing content includes determining whether at least one content is included in preference content, based on information about the at least one content provided to the terminal and preference information of a user of the terminal about content; content, which is not included in the preference content, is present in the at least one content, transmitting, to a server, a request to change the first content to second content included in the preference content based on previously stored information about the preference content; and outputting the second content received from the server, in response to the request.

Abstract: An example user terminal apparatus includes communication circuitry configured to be connected to a home network comprising a plurality of devices; a display configured to display a UI screen for managing the home network; a sensor configured to sense a user manipulation of the UI screen; and processing circuitry configured to change the UI screen displayed on the display according to the user manipulation. The UI screen is one of a plurality of service pages that are changeable according to a user manipulation in a first direction, the plurality of service pages being pages for respectively providing different home network management services. At least one of the plurality of service pages comprises an area that is displayable on the display according to a user manipulation in a second direction.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a metamaterial structure antenna may comprise: a feed line for feeding a signal; a ground plane comprising a cross-shaped aperture forming circular polarization on the basis of a magnetic field induced by the fed signal; and a patch plane formed parallel to the ground plane which emits electromagnetic waves on the basis of the circular polarization.

Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a chemically modified anion exchange membrane and a method of preparing the same and, more particularly, an anion exchange membrane in which sulfonic acid groups in a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane are substituted with anion conductive groups such as ammonium group, phosphonium group, imidazolium group, pyridinium group and sulfonium group, and a method of preparing an anion exchange membrane by chemically modifying sulfonic acid groups in a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bioelectrical signals is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor electrode, a sensor support, and a main body. The sensor electrode has a tapering portion that narrows toward one end and a protruding portion that extends from the one end of the tapering portion, contacts a body part, and senses bioelectrical signals. The sensor support maintains the contact between the sensor electrode and the body part. The main body is connected to the sensor support and is wearable on a living body.

Abstract: An antenna including a planar radiator that exhibits the same shape at least twice in response to a 360-degree rotation based on a single virtual line and has a plurality of conductive legs connected to the planar radiator. The conductive legs exhibit the same shape at least twice in response to the 360-degree rotation based on the single virtual line. An antenna module that includes an antenna exhibiting the same shape at least twice in response to a 360-degree rotation based on a single virtual line with the antenna having a planar radiator and a plurality of conductive legs connected to the planar radiator. The antenna module also includes a substrate having a plurality of pads each corresponding to one of the conductive legs of the antenna.

Abstract: A video encoding method and apparatus and a video decoding method and apparatus are provided. The video encoding method includes: prediction encoding in units of a coding unit as a data unit for encoding a picture, by using partitions determined based on a first partition mode and a partition level, so as to select a partition for outputting an encoding result from among the determined partitions; and encoding and outputting partition information representing a first partition mode and a partition level of the selected partition. The first partition mode represents a shape and directionality of a partition as a data unit for performing the prediction encoding on the coding unit, and the partition level represents a degree to which the coding unit is split into partitions for detailed motion prediction.

Abstract: According to example embodiments, a vertical memory device includes a low resistance layer on a lower insulation layer, a channel layer on the low resistance layer, a plurality of vertical channels on the channel layer, and a plurality of gate lines. The vertical channels extend in a first direction that is perpendicular with respect to a top surface of the channel layer. The gate lines surround outer sidewalls of the vertical channels, and are stacked in the first direction and are spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A shift control apparatus configured for an electronic shift system, may include shift dial disposed on a main housing to be able to turn in a first direction or a second direction and having a permanent magnet; a main PCB disposed on the main housing opposite the permanent magnet, and recognizing gear stages and outputting signals for the recognized gear stages to a transmission control unit in accordance with a change in position of the permanent magnet when the shift dial is turned; a shift button being movable upwards and downwards with respect to the shift dial; and a sub PCB coupled to the shift dial and outputting a gear stage signal, which is generated when the shift button is operated, to the transmission control unit.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to technologies for a sensor network, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT). This disclosure can be utilized in intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail sales, security and safety related services, etc. This disclosure relates to a method for generating an instruction for controlling equipment on the basis of biometric information, comprising: a step of obtaining at least one biometric information; a step of determining whether to calculate a calorific value by using stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information, and calculating the calorific value by using the stored biometric information and the obtained biometric information according to the determined result; and generating an instruction for controlling the equipment on the basis of the calculated calorific value.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for allocating differential bandwidth for each screen region by using image complexity information. According to an embodiment, a method and apparatus for receiving streaming data request a server for information relating to content to differentially determine quality of a plurality of regions divided from a predetermined frame of the content according to a network state; among at least one segment for each region encoded with at least one quality for each of the plurality of regions, receive a segment for each region encoded according to the quality for each region determined based on the information relating to the content from the server over a network; generate a reconstruction image for each region by decoding the segment for each region; and merge and render the reconstruction image for each region.

Abstract: A video encoding method and apparatus and a video decoding method and apparatus are provided. The video encoding method includes: prediction encoding in units of a coding unit as a data unit for encoding a picture, by using partitions determined based on a first partition mode and a partition level, so as to select a partition for outputting an encoding result from among the determined partitions; and encoding and outputting partition information representing a first partition mode and a partition level of the selected partition. The first partition mode represents a shape and directionality of a partition as a data unit for performing the prediction encoding on the coding unit, and the partition level represents a degree to which the coding unit is split into partitions for detailed motion prediction.

Abstract: A method of connecting an access point (AP) device is provided. The method includes receiving media access control (MAC) address information of a terminal from the terminal through an external device, registering the received MAC address information, and determining whether the registered MAC address information corresponding to MAC address information registered to another AP device. In response to the registered MAC address information corresponding to the MAC address information registered to the other AP device, an AP device managing the registered MAC address information is determined among the AP device and the other AP device. A connection request is received from the terminal, and the terminal is connected to the AP device based on whether MAC address information of the connection request is corresponding to the registered MAC address information.

Abstract: A hybrid antenna used for an electronic device is disclosed. A hybrid antenna comprises: a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface and having an insulator; a first conductive member disposed on the first surface of the substrate and having a hole formed therein; a second conductive member disposed on a first area of the second surface of the substrate; and a third conductive member disposed on a second area of the second surface of the substrate and connected to a ground of an electronic device, wherein a first portion of the first conductive member operates as a first antenna for receiving a broadband signal and supplying power to the electronic device, and a second portion operates as a second antenna for receiving wireless power and supplying power to the electronic device, wherein a first power feeding unit is formed between the first antenna and second antenna.

Abstract: A method, performed by a device, of providing security content includes receiving a touch and drag input indicating that a user drags a visual representation of a first application displayed on a touch screen of the device to a fingerprint recognition area while the user touches the visual representation of the first application with a finger; performing authentication on a fingerprint of the finger detected on the touch screen using a fingerprint sensor included in the fingerprint recognition area; and when the performing authentication on the fingerprint is successful, displaying the security content associated with the first application on an execution window of the first application.