Abstract: A positive electrode active material particle includes a core that contains lithium cobalt oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula LiaCo(1-x)MxO2-yAy and a shell that is coated on the surface of the core and contains composite metal oxide of a metal with an oxidation number of +2 and a metal with an oxidation number of +3. In particular, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mg, Zn, Si, Al, Zr, V, Mn, Nb and Ni. A is oxygen-substitutional halogen and 1.00?a?1.05, 0?x?0.05, and 0?y?0.001.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising a secondary particle having an average particle size (D50) of 1 to 15 ?m, formed by agglomeration of at least two primary macro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 0.1 to 3 ?m; and a coating layer of a lithium-metal oxide on a surface of the secondary particle, wherein the primary macro particles are represented by LiaNi1-x-yCoxM1yM2wO2 (1.0?a?1.5, 0?x?0.2, 0?y?0.2, 0?w?0.1, 0?x+y?0.2, M1 includes at least one metal of Mn or Al, and M2 includes at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ca, Zr, Ti, Mg, Ta, Nb and Mo), and wherein the lithium-metal oxide is a low-temperature phase LixCoO2(0<x?1) having at least one of a spinel structure (Fd-3m) or a disordered rock-salt structure (Fm-3m).

Abstract: An audio reproduction method and apparatus, in which an audio volume is automatically controlled based on audio energy and human auditory characteristics. The audio reproduction method includes splitting a reproduction audio signal into audio signals corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands, extracting audio energy for each of the frequency bands, and comparing the audio energy for each of the frequency bands with a predetermined threshold and controlling the volume of the audio signal corresponding to each of the frequency bands.

Abstract: A front surround sound reproduction system which improves the performance of beam steering by using a speaker array arranged geometrically on two or more planes or on one curved surface, and a signal reproducing method of the system. The audio reproduction apparatus to reproduce a multi-channel audio signal by using a plurality of speakers includes a signal distribution unit to duplicate a multi-channel audio signal and to distribute the duplicated signals as one or more groups of multi-channel signals corresponding to one or more speaker array groups, a steering processing unit to form sound beams with steering angles predetermined in relation to each speaker array group, from the groups of multi-channel signals distributed by the signal distribution unit, and a speaker array unit having one or more speaker array groups to reproduce the sound beams of each group formed by the steering processing unit, in the speaker array group.

Abstract: An audio reproduction method and apparatus, in which an audio volume is automatically controlled based on audio energy and human auditory characteristics. The audio reproduction method includes splitting a reproduction audio signal into audio signals corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands, extracting audio energy for each of the frequency bands, and comparing the audio energy for each of the frequency bands with a predetermined threshold and controlling the volume of the audio signal corresponding to each of the frequency bands.

Abstract: A front surround reproduction system improving the stereo effect of mid and low frequency signals by using a psychoacoustic model, and a method thereof.

Abstract: A front surround sound reproduction system using a speaker array, a front surround sound reproduction system to perform stereo localization using a beam forming speaker array, and a surround sound reproduction method thereof. A front surround sound reproduction apparatus using a plurality of speakers includes a first signal processing unit to adjust a frequency characteristic of each first and second channel signal and to output the adjusted signals to left and right speakers assigned according to a frequency band, a second signal processing unit to generate a plurality of channel signals by copying the first and second channel signals, to adjust a signal characteristic of each of the plurality of channel signals, and to output the adjusted signals to a speaker array in the center, and a speaker unit having a plurality of speakers to reproduce the signals output from the first signal processing unit and the second signal processing unit.

Abstract: An audio reproduction method and apparatus, in which an audio volume is automatically controlled based on audio energy and human auditory characteristics. The audio reproduction method includes splitting a reproduction audio signal into audio signals corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands, extracting audio energy for each of the frequency bands, and comparing the audio energy for each of the frequency bands with a predetermined threshold and controlling the volume of the audio signal corresponding to each of the frequency bands.

Abstract: A front surround sound reproduction system which improves the performance of beam steering by using a speaker array arranged geometrically on two or more planes or on one curved surface, and a signal reproducing method of the system. The audio reproduction apparatus to reproduce a multi-channel audio signal by using a plurality of speakers includes a signal distribution unit to duplicate a multi-channel audio signal and to distribute the duplicated signals as one or more groups of multi-channel signals corresponding to one or more speaker array groups, a steering processing unit to form sound beams with steering angles predetermined in relation to each speaker array group, from the groups of multi-channel signals distributed by the signal distribution unit, and a speaker array unit having one or more speaker array groups to reproduce the sound beams of each group formed by the steering processing unit, in the speaker array group.

Abstract: A front surround sound reproduction system using a speaker array, a front surround sound reproduction system to perform stereo localization using a beam forming speaker array, and a surround sound reproduction method thereof. A front surround sound reproduction apparatus using a plurality of speakers includes a first signal processing unit to adjust a frequency characteristic of each first and second channel signal and to output the adjusted signals to left and right speakers assigned according to a frequency band, a second signal processing unit to generate a plurality of channel signals by copying the first and second channel signals, to adjust a signal characteristic of each of the plurality of channel signals, and to output the adjusted signals to a speaker array in the center, and a speaker unit having a plurality of speakers to reproduce the signals output from the first signal processing unit and the second signal processing unit.

Abstract: A front surround reproduction system improving the stereo effect of mid and low frequency signals by using a psychoacoustic model, and a method thereof.