Abstract: A system for providing an alarm indicating a non-fastening state of a seatbelt of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a seatbelt part provided in a seat of the vehicle; a first controller connected in communication to the seatbelt part and configured to determine whether a buckle of the seatbelt part is fastened and a first sensor module connected to the first controller. The first sensor module includes a first transmitter configured to transmit a buckle fastening signal when the buckle is fastened. A second sensor module includes a first receiver that is configured to receive the buckle fastening signal from the first sensor module. A second controller is connected in communication to the second sensor module, and is configured to receive the buckle fastening signal and output an alarm indicating whether the seatbelt is fastened.

Abstract: A buffer circuit configured to receive first and second input signals through first and second input transistors coupled to a first power voltage node, output a first output signal through a first output node and a second output signal through a second output node based on the first and second input signals. A load circuit is coupled among the first output node, the second output node, and a second power voltage node and a resistance value is adjusted based on at least one of the first and second output signals.

Abstract: A buffer circuit configured to receive first and second input signals through first and second input transistors coupled to a first power voltage node, output a first output signal through a first output node and a second output signal through a second output node based on the first and second input signals. A load circuit is coupled among the first output node, the second output node, and a second power voltage node and a resistance value is adjusted based on at least one of the first and second output signals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing an image based on partial images. The method includes extracting a feature of a current partial processing region of an input image frame by inputting pixel data of the current partial processing region into a convolutional neural network (CNN), updating a hidden state of a recurrent neural network (RNN) for a context between the current partial processing region and at least one previous partial processing region by inputting the extracted feature into the RNN, and generating an image processing result for the input image frame based on the updated hidden state.

Abstract: Disclosed is a face verification method and apparatus. The method including analyzing a current frame of a verification image, determining a current frame state score of the verification image indicating whether the current frame is in a state predetermined as being appropriate for verification, determining whether the current frame state score satisfies a predetermined validity condition, and selectively, based on a result of the determining of whether the current frame state score satisfies the predetermined validity condition, extracting a feature from the current frame and performing verification by comparing a determined similarity between the extracted feature and a registered feature to a set verification threshold.

Abstract: Provided is a display device which comprises a display area, a non-display area on an outer side of the display area, a data line unit comprising a plurality of data lines, a power line unit disposed over the plurality of data lines and comprising a plurality of power lines, and a touch line unit disposed over the power line unit, comprising a plurality of touch lines and comprising a fan-out portion. The display device has a fan-out configuration in its non-display area, thereby reducing the dead space.

Abstract: A face verifying method and apparatus. The face verifying method includes detecting a face region from an input image, generating a synthesized face image by combining image information of the face region and reference image information, based on a determined masking region, extracting one or more face features from the face region and the synthesized face image, performing a verification operation with respect to the one or more face features and predetermined registration information, and indicating whether verification of the input image is successful based on a result of the performed verification operation.

Abstract: A processor-implemented liveness test method includes detecting a face region in a query image, the query image including a test object for a liveness test, determining a liveness test condition to be applied to the test object among at least one liveness test condition for at least one registered user registered in a registration database, determining at least one test region in the query image based on the detected face region and the determined liveness test condition, obtaining feature data of the test object from image data of the determined at least one test region using a neural network-based feature extractor, and determining a result of the liveness test based on the obtained feature data and registered feature data registered in the registration database and corresponding to the determined liveness test condition.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method of generating feature data includes: receiving an input image; generating, based on a pixel value of the input image, at least one low-bit image having a number of bits per pixel lower than a number of bits per pixel of the input image; and generating, using at least one neural network, feature data corresponding to the input image from the at least one low-bit image.

Abstract: An artificial recombinant chromosome produced by recombination of two or more chromosomes and the production of a transgenic animal using a cell including the same are disclosed. A method for producing a cell including one or more artificial recombinant chromosomes includes preparing a first targeted cell and a second targeted cell, producing one or more microcells using the second targeted cell, producing a fusion cell using the first targeted cell and the one or more microcells, and producing a cell including an artificial recombinant chromosome by treating the fusion cell with site specific recombinase (SSR).

Abstract: A processor-implemented liveness detection method includes: obtaining an initial image using a dual pixel sensor; obtaining a left image and a right image from the initial image; and detecting liveness of an object included in the initial image using the left image and the right image.

Abstract: A lightened neural network method and apparatus. The neural network apparatus includes a processor configured to generate a neural network with a plurality of layers including plural nodes by applying lightened weighted connections between neighboring nodes in neighboring layers of the neural network to interpret input data applied to the neural network, wherein lightened weighted connections of at least one of the plurality of layers includes weighted connections that have values equal to zero for respective non-zero values whose absolute values are less than an absolute value of a non-zero value. The lightened weighted connections also include weighted connections that have values whose absolute values are no greater than an absolute value of another non-zero value, the lightened weighted connections being lightened weighted connections of trained final weighted connections of a trained neural network whose absolute maximum values are greater than the absolute value of the other non-zero value.

Abstract: A transgenic animal having a genome including a humanized immunoglobulin locus for securing the diversity of an antibody repertoire and a method of producing the same are disclosed. The transgenic non-human animal has two alleles of a humanized immunoglobulin gene, wherein the two alleles are hetero-alleles.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image-based facial verification method and apparatus is provided. The facial verification method may include capturing a facial image of a 3D face of a user, determining an occluded region in the captured facial image by comparing the captured facial image and an average facial image, generating a synthetic image by synthesizing the captured facial image and the average facial image based on the occluded region, and verifying the user based on the synthetic image.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence calculation semiconductor device is provided. The artificial intelligence calculation semiconductor device comprising: a control unit; and a MAC (Multiply and Accumulator) calculator which executes a homomorphic encryption calculation through the control unit, wherein the MAC calculator includes an NTT (Numeric Theoretic Transform)/INTT (Inverse NTT) circuit which generates cipher texts by performing a homomorphic multiplication calculation through transformation or inverse transformation of data, a cipher text multiplier which executes a multiplication calculation between the cipher texts, a cipher text adder/subtractor which executes addition and/or subtraction calculations between the cipher texts, and a rotator which performs a cyclic shift of a slot of the cipher texts.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method of generating feature data includes: receiving an input image; generating, based on a pixel value of the input image, at least one low-bit image having a number of bits per pixel lower than a number of bits per pixel of the input image; and generating, using at least one neural network, feature data corresponding to the input image from the at least one low-bit image.

Abstract: A face verifying method and apparatus. The face verifying method includes detecting a face region from an input image, generating a synthesized face image by combining image information of the face region and reference image information, based on a determined masking region, extracting one or more face features from the face region and the synthesized face image, performing a verification operation with respect to the one or more face features and predetermined registration information, and indicating whether verification of the input image is successful based on a result of the performed verification operation.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method of performing authentication includes obtaining a first biometric information of a user according to a first modality; calculating a first score based on the first biometric information; filtering the first score; determining whether the filtered first score satisfies a second condition; and selectively, based on a result of the determining, authenticating the user based on the first score and a first condition corresponding to the first modality. The second condition is different from the first condition.

Abstract: A processor-implemented liveness test method includes detecting a face region in a query image, the query image including a test object for a liveness test, determining a liveness test condition to be applied to the test object among at least one liveness test condition for at least one registered user registered in a registration database, determining at least one test region in the query image based on the detected face region and the determined liveness test condition, obtaining feature data of the test object from image data of the determined at least one test region using a neural network-based feature extractor, and determining a result of the liveness test based on the obtained feature data and registered feature data registered in the registration database and corresponding to the determined liveness test condition.

Abstract: A wave power generation system includes: a hydraulic pump device configured to operate by force of a wave to discharge an operating liquid to a main passage; a hydraulic motor device configured to be rotated by the operating liquid flowing through the main passage; a power generator configured to be driven by the hydraulic motor to generate electric power; and a heat exchanger device configured to perform heat exchange of the operating liquid. The heat exchanger device includes a heat exchange motor device connected to the main passage through a sub passage and configured to be operated by the operating liquid introduced through the sub passage, a refrigerant pump device driven by the heat exchange motor device and configured to suck and discharge a refrigerant liquid, and a heat exchanger to which the refrigerant liquid discharged from the heat exchange pump device and the operating liquid are introduced.