Abstract: There are provided a method for producing an electroconductive polymer which can be operated at a low temperature such as the human body temperature, is safe to the human body, and is flexible and useful as a thermoelectric material, and a thermoelectric element including a thin film of an electroconductive polymer produced by the production method.

Abstract: Provided are a method for patterning a mesoporous inorganic oxide film, the method including a step of forming a mesoporous inorganic oxide film using a composition containing inorganic oxide particles; and a step of forming a pattern on the mesoporous inorganic oxide film using an elastic stamp for pattern formation, and then calcining the mesoporous inorganic oxide, and an electronic device including a mesoporous inorganic oxide film that has been patterned by the patterning method.

Abstract: A method of sharing content for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device is capable of changing contents that are to be shared when a network changes. The content sharing method includes storing a list of contents shared between the electronic device and another electronic device via a network formed using an access point, such that the contents match the access point, and setting contents included in a list of contents stored to match the access point as contents to be shared in response to the electronic device being connected to the network via the access point.

Abstract: An input device and a portable terminal. The input device includes a tactile member which varies at positions of input keys, and a contact sensing layer which is disposed under the tactile member so as to detect an input operation through the tactile member. Further, the portable terminal includes a body which has an input/output unit, an input device which is detachably connected to the body so as to implement an input to the body, and a controller which controls an operation of the input/output unit and the input device, wherein the input device further includes a tactile member which varies at a position of a contacted input key, and a contact sensing layer which is disposed under the tactile member so as to detect an input operation through the tactile member.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method support bidirectional pairing between devices. A connectable peripheral device is discovered. A list of discovered connectable peripheral devices is displayed. When a peripheral device is selected from the displayed list of the discovered connectable peripheral devices, an indicator operation request message for operating an indicator of the selected peripheral device is generated and transmitted to the selected device. The selected peripheral device operates the indicator according to the indicator operation request message to indicate a connection request from the device.

Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer and a mesa disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The mesa includes an active layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. A reflective electrode is disposed on the mesa to be in ohmic-contact with the second conductive type semiconductor layer. A current spreading layer is disposed on the mesa and the reflective electrode. A first portion of the current spreading layer is in ohmic-contact with an upper surface of an end portion of the first conductive type semiconductor layer. A lower insulating layer is disposed between the mesa and the current spreading layer, and the reflective electrode and the current spreading layer. An upper insulating layer covers the current spreading layer and includes a first hole exposing a second portion of the current spreading layer that is disposed on an upper portion of the mesa.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an internal voltage generation circuit for generating a pumping voltage. The internal voltage generation circuit may include a pumping unit suitable for generating a pumping voltage by pumping an input voltage and a control unit suitable for stepwise controlling a voltage level of the input voltage based on the breakdown voltage information of the pumping unit.

Abstract: Provided are a method for patterning a mesoporous inorganic oxide film, the method including a step of forming a mesoporous inorganic oxide film using a composition containing inorganic oxide particles; and a step of forming a pattern on the mesoporous inorganic oxide film using an elastic stamp for pattern formation, and then calcining the mesoporous inorganic oxide, and an electronic device including a mesoporous inorganic oxide film that has been patterned by the patterning method.

Abstract: A host device and a method of communicating with a plurality of devices are provided. The method includes operations of searching for devices that are communicatable with the host device, generating routing paths connected to a wearable device via devices found by the host device, selecting one of the routing paths according to a preset reference, and communicating with the wearable device via at least one of the found devices included in the selected routing path, wherein the preset reference includes a first reference that is set according to a service executed by the host service, or includes a second reference that is set according to a security level of each of the found devices.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output unit configured to output a first service provided from a first device and a controller configured to perform control so that when reception of the first service is paused, and a second device providing at least one second service corresponding to the first service is searched, a request for the at least one second service is sent to the second device.

Abstract: An epitaxial wafer includes a growth substrate, a mask pattern disposed on the growth substrate and comprising a masking region and an opening region, and an epitaxial layer covering the mask pattern and including a first void disposed on the masking region. The first void includes a lower void disposed between a lower surface of the epitaxial layer and the masking region, and an upper void extending from the lower void into the epitaxial layer, the lower void having a greater width than the upper void.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a data provider that stores at least one piece of data for calculating a current consumption value according to each application type; and a processor that changes a data collection period according to a power state of the electronic device, collect data from the data provider, calculates the current consumption value according to each application type based on the power state of the electronic device based on the collected data, and displays the calculated current consumption value according to each application type on a display.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display; and at least one processor configured to: generate a virtual reality image to be applied to a virtual reality environment, generate a right eye image and a left eye image based on the virtual reality image, pre-distort the right eye image and the left eye image based on lens distortion, control the display to display a stereo image on the display by using the right eye image and the left eye image, and in response to detecting a capture event while the stereo image is displayed, generate a captured image by using the virtual reality image.

Abstract: An example electronic device calibrates a center of a sensor for acquiring sensing data differently according whether the electronic device is worn on a part of a user body or not, and provides data sensed based on a result of the calibrating to the user, so that more exact and/or accurate data and a better sense of use can be provided to the user.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method and an electronic device for providing a Virtual Reality (VR) service by the electronic device are provided. The method includes: determining whether the electronic device is connected with a Head-Mounted Device (HMD); if the electronic device is connected with the HMD, determining whether a user is wearing the HMD while the electronic device is connected with the HMD; and if the user is wearing the HMD while the electronic device is connected with the HMD, switching an operation mode of the electronic device to a first operation mode in which the electronic device provides the VR service to the user.

Abstract: A display method for a display device is provided. The display method comprises activating a Head Mounted Theater (HMT) mode, the HMT mode displaying two images which are substantially same each other on first and second areas respectively, separated from each other, in a display area of the display device; and adjusting a display time, for displaying a black screen in the first and second areas, of a unit frame time when the HMT mode is activated.

Abstract: A method of controlling a display of an electronic device and the electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes measuring an amount of movement of a user, when the movement of the user is detected while a Virtual Reality (VR) operation is provided to the user; comparing the amount of the movement with a threshold value corresponding to a type of content being used by the user; and changing the VR operation into a see-through operation, when the amount of the movement is greater than the threshold value corresponding to the type of the content.

Abstract: A method and electronic device for transmitting an emergency signal. The method includes: establishing a short-range communication link with a counterpart electronic device using a first short-range communication network; generating an emergency signal when the short-range communication link with the counterpart electronic device is cut off; and broadcasting the emergency signal using a second short-range communication network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode and a method of manufacturing same. The light emitting diode includes: a first conductive semiconductor layer; a plurality of mesas that are disposed spaced apart from one another on the first conductive semiconductor layer, each mesa including an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer; reflective electrodes that are respectively disposed on the plurality of mesas and come into ohmic contact with the second conductive semiconductor layer; openings that cover the plurality of mesas and the first conductive semiconductor layer, are electrically insulated from the mesas, and expose the reflective electrodes to the upper region of each mesa; and a current spreading layer that comes into ohmic contact with the first conductive semiconductor layer. Thus, a light emitting diode that improves current spreading performance may be provided.

Abstract: There are provided a method for producing an electroconductive polymer which can be operated at a low temperature such as the human body temperature, is safe to the human body, and is flexible and useful as a thermoelectric material, and a thermoelectric element including a thin film of an electroconductive polymer produced by the production method.