Abstract: Provided is a system and method for transmitting and receiving 3D video based on digital broadcasting. The system includes: an encoder for generating 2D ES and 3D supplementary ES by encoding 2D video and 3D supplementary data; a packetizer for generating 2D video PES and 3D supplementary PES by packetizing the 2D video ES and the 3D supplementary ES; a PSI generator for generating a PSI; a TS generator for generating 2D video TS and 3D supplementary TS for the 2D video PES and the 3D supplementary PES; a multiplexer for multiplexing the transport streams to transmit the 2D video TS as a normal stream and transmit the 3D supplementary TS, the PSI TS and 3D video synch data TS as robust stream; and a modulator for modulating the multiplexed TS according to a DTV specification and transmitting the modulated TS.

Abstract: Discloses is an apparatus and method for providing a remote exploration service based on an open social network service (SNS). The apparatus for providing a remote exploration service may recommend an explorer terminal to a user terminal based on recommendation information of the user terminal, and transmit direction of movement data to the explorer terminal so that a remote exploration may be conducted along an exploration route designated by the user terminal.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and a method for providing a three-dimensional (3D) broadcasting service that may provide a two-dimensional (2D) fixed broadcasting service using a fixed broadcasting signal or a 2D mobile broadcasting service using a mobile broadcasting signal when a transmitter transmits each of a left image and a right image constituting a 3D image using the fixed broadcasting signal or the mobile broadcasting signal, and the receiver receives the fixed broadcasting signal and the mobile broadcasting signal, or may provide a 3D broadcasting service by composing an image received using the fixed broadcasting signal and an image received using the mobile broadcasting signal into a 3D image.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for providing a time machine service based on an SNS (social network service), including: extracting keywords based on SNS information input by SNS users and collecting rich contents relating to the SNS information based on the keywords; dividing points of past, present, and future, based on a predetermined present time period and classifying the rich contents into any one of past information, present information, and future information, based on the division result; and providing the classified rich contents to the SNS users.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for providing personalized related advertisements including: a communication unit for receiving ID information required for searching for advertisements related to a broadcast advertisement and for transmitting converted related advertisements to a mobile terminal; a search unit for searching for the related advertisements by means of the ID information; and a conversion unit for converting the searched related advertisements to a format to be played in the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding multi-view video data. The encoding method includes: decomposing each view image of the multi-view video into an overlapped region and a non-overlapped region, the overlapped region being overlapped with other view image and the non-overlapped region not being overlapped with other view image; generating a stitched image by combining the non-overlapped region of each view image and a middle view image; encoding the stitched image using a first encoding algorithm; and encoding the overlapped region of each view image, using a second encoding algorithm. Further, the decomposing step includes the steps of estimating disparity information for each view image, based on a predetermined view image; and decomposing each view image into said overlapped region and said non-overlapped region using the estimated disparity information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing broadcasting-based augmented reality contents. The method includes judging whether received broadcasting contents include augmented reality associated information; requesting an augmented reality service based on the augmented reality associated information; and providing augmented reality contents according to the request.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling contents transmission transmits contents received at a TV to at least one user terminal requesting a service. The apparatus selects at least one connection of a target terminal using user profile information of the target terminal and service profile information, coding the contents based on a coding scheme suitable for the selected connection, and transmits the coded contents to the target terminal.

Abstract: A personalized content server selects content that is personalized for a user based on watching information and mobile terminal information about the user from among pieces of content associated with broadcasting content being watched by the user through a broadcasting terminal, and transmits the selected personalized content to the mobile terminal of the user through the broadcasting terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding multi-view video data. The encoding method includes: decomposing each view image of the multi-view video into an overlapped region and a non-overlapped region, the overlapped region being overlapped with other view image and the non-overlapped region not being overlapped with other view image; generating a stitched image by combining the non-overlapped region of each view image and a middle view image; encoding the stitched image using a first encoding algorithm; and encoding the overlapped region of each view image, using a second encoding algorithm. Further, the decomposing step includes the steps of estimating disparity information for each view image, based on a predetermined view image; and decomposing each view image into said overlapped region and said non-overlapped region using the estimated disparity information.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method related with a user interface that allows a user to easily use services provided by equipment when output images of video equipment are projected onto an external screen by a projector. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a human body may be used as a pointer to form a shadow, and the shadow may be analyzed to control the projection image. Therefore, the projection image can be controlled without using an interface device, which can provide an easy and intuitive user interface to a user.

Abstract: Disclosed is a video displaying apparatus including: a projector screen; at least one camera disposed at a predetermined position of the projector screen to acquire a user's video; a communication unit receiving the other party's video from the other video terminal and transmitting the user's video acquired through at least one camera to the other video terminal; and a projector outputting the other party's video so that the other party's video received from the communication unit is displayed on the projector screen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for tracking a location of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a system and a method for tracking a location of a mobile terminal using a TV connected to the Internet. The system for tracking a location of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a TV connected to the Internet; and at least one mobile terminal acquiring its own location information, wherein the mobile terminal transmits its own location information to the TV in a peer-to-peer communication scheme, and the TV receives the location information to display the received location information on a screen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to three-dimensional video processing apparatus and method using MPEG-4 object descriptor information and structures. The three-dimensional video processing apparatus and method that can support a three-dimensional video service smoothly to thereby provide a sense of reality and a cubic effect in an MPEG-4-based system by suggesting a three-dimensional video object descriptor structure and providing to a client an object descriptor, which includes information on kind of three-dimensional video, number of viewpoints, number of media streams and a plurality of display methods; and a method thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adaptable/variable type modulation/demodulation apparatus. A physical layer transmission apparatus for adaptable/variable type modulation, the transmission apparatus including a classification unit to classify a bit stream according to a standard that is determined in advance after receiving the bit stream, an uncoded bit group unit to group the bit stream not to be LDPC-coded by a predetermined number of bits, an LDPC encoder to perform LDPC-coding of the bit stream, a coded bit group unit to group the coded bit stream by the predetermined number of bits, a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) unit to select a symbol coset using the coded bit groups; and a convolutional interleaver to perform convolutional interleaving of the symbol.

Abstract: Provided is a geographic information transceiving system and method using a digital broadcasting network. The system and method segments new geographic and map data of a region, on which a geographic information service is provided, makes data segment files of different sizes, and multiplexes and transmits the files.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for broadcasting stereoscopic video data to users on the Internet based on Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-4. The system includes: an encoding server for receiving stereoscopic video data, audio data, and Object Descriptor/Binary Format for Scene (OD/BIFS), which is information for controlling a content, and encoding the data into elementary stream (ES) having an MPEG-4 structure; a web server for receiving from the client any one among two-dimensional video display mode, field-shuttering video display mode and frame-shuttering video display mode; and a streaming server for generating a RTP (RTP) packet for real-time data transmission on the Internet by multiplexing the ES based on the display mode inputted into the web server, and transmitting the RTP packet to the client.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for encoding and/or decoding a digital hologram. The apparatus for encoding a digital hologram includes: a segmentation unit for dividing a digital hologram inputted from an external device into a plurality of blocks; an orthogonal transforming unit for orthogonally transforming each of the divided blocks; a quantization unit for quantizing information of each of the transformed blocks; a scanning unit for scanning each of the quantized blocks to transform the plurality of the quantized blocks to single moving image sequence; and a moving image encoding unit for encoding the single moving image sequence configuring a digital hologram to compress the signal moving image sequence.

Abstract: Provided is a method of encoding and decoding texture coordinates of 3D mesh information. The method of encoding texture coordinates in 3D mesh information includes the steps of: setting an adaptive quantization step size used for quantizing the texture coordinates; quantizing the texture coordinates using the adaptive quantization step size; and encoding the quantized texture coordinates.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for transmitting and receiving 3D video based on digital broadcasting. The system includes: an encoder for generating 2D ES and 3D supplementary ES by encoding 2D video and 3D supplementary data; a packetizer for generating 2D video PES and 3D supplementary PES by packetizing the 2D video ES and the 3D supplementary ES; a PSI generator for generating a PSI; a TS generator for generating 2D video TS and 3D supplementary TS for the 2D video PES and the 3D supplementary PES; a multiplexer for multiplexing the transport streams to transmit the 2D video TS as a normal stream and transmit the 3D supplementary TS, the PSI TS and 3D video synch data TS as robust stream; and a modulator for modulating the multiplexed TS according to a DTV specification and transmitting the modulated TS.