Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically controlling screens displayed on two display units installed in a mobile terminal are provided, in which, an event is identified, if an event occurs, and on and off states of the display units are controlled, if the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to a user's key input. If the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to an operation of a sensor, the display units are automatically controlled corresponding to rotation of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A user terminal and a display panel thereof are provided. The user terminal includes a touch panel for detecting a touch generated in a surface thereof, and a display panel comprising glass plates, each disposed at a lower surface of the touch panel and comprising an active area for displaying an image and a black matrix at an edge area of the active area, a liquid crystal layer between the glass plates, and photo spacers mounted on one of the glass plates and received in the liquid crystal layer, for supporting flow of liquid crystals in the liquid crystal layer and for sustaining a gap between the glass plates, wherein the photo spacers comprise dummy photo spacers disposed at a black matrix between the glass plates for inverting a flow direction of liquid crystals advancing toward the black matrix from the active area. Therefore, liquid crystals flow more smoothly.

Abstract: A touch screen panel Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) display device for decreasing the thickness of a mobile terminal and improving a degree of freedom in design is provided. The touch screen panel AMOLED display device includes a flexible AMOLED disposed on the bottom of a window, and a Chip-On-Film (COF) film connected to the flexible AMOLED and coupled with a flexible AMOLED driver Integrated Circuit (IC). Therefore, the thickness of the touch screen panel AMOLED display device may be decreased, and damage of the AMOLED due to an external shock may be prevented. Additionally, separation of the flexible AMOLED driver IC from a mounting surface may be prevented.

Abstract: A terminal for supporting multi-display modes and a driving method thereof are provided. The method for driving a terminal, having first and second emitters for supporting multi-display modes, includes confirming a preset value of currently set multi-display modes, controlling emissions of the first and second emitters according to the preset value of the multi-display modes, and outputting a screen on a display unit through the first and second controlled emitters.

Abstract: Mobile devices are configured to receive an input or detect a condition, and to responsively perform operations including, when the mobile device is operative in an idle mode, transition the mobile device from the idle mode to a sleep mode in response to receiving the input or detecting the condition, when the mobile device is operative in a calling mode, transition the mobile device from the calling mode to the sleep mode in response to receiving the input or detecting the condition, or when the mobile device is operative in an in-call mode, transition the mobile device from the in-call mode to the sleep mode in response to receiving the input or detecting the condition. The mobile device in the sleep mode consumes less power than the idle mode, the idle mode consumes less power than the calling mode, and the calling mode consumes less power than the in-call mode.

Abstract: A mobile device configured to control power consumption includes operational modes for a first sleep mode, a second sleep mode, a third sleep mode, an idle mode, a calling mode, and an in-call mode. A controller receives an input or detects a condition and responsively performs operations including: when the mobile device is operative in the idle mode, transition the mobile device from the idle mode to the first sleep mode in response to receiving the input or detecting the condition, when the mobile device is operative in the calling mode, transition the mobile device from the calling mode to the second sleep mode in response to receiving the input or detecting the condition, or when the mobile device is operative in the in-call mode, transition the mobile device from the in-call mode to the third sleep mode in response to receiving the input or detecting the condition.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery having the same are disclosed. The anode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a silicon alloy consisting of silicon and at least two kinds of metals other than silicon, each having the heat of mixing with the silicon of ?23 kJ/mol or less. The anode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a high capacity, and thus, is useful in fabricating a high-capacity lithium secondary battery. Also, the anode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a small crystal size of a silicon phase and consequently a small change in volume during charging/discharging, and thus, ensures excellent cycle life characteristics in applications to batteries.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically controlling screens displayed on two display units installed in a mobile terminal are provided, in which, an event is identified, if an event occurs, and on and off states of the display units are controlled, if the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to a user's key input. If the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to an operation of a sensor, the display units are automatically controlled corresponding to rotation of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling brightness in a portable terminal are provided. The method comprises measuring temperature according to a preset period, extracting a brightness value mapped to the measured temperature from a stored brightness table, and changing a brightness of the portable terminal to correspond to the extracted brightness value.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on an Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AMOLED) display of a device for reducing an image sticking effect are provided. The method includes displaying at least one item at an initial position on a screen of the display device, turning off the screen according to a predefined condition, receiving a display-on input command, and shifting the at least one item as much as a predefined distance from the initial position on the screen.

Abstract: A display device and a lighting device are provided. The display device includes a display element for outputting an image according to a provided image signal, a frame disposed on a rear surface of the display element, and a reflection layer formed on the frame and positioned between the display device and the frame, the reflection layer being a coating layer formed using a paint including at least one of silver and aluminum. When the backlighting device of the display device is configured, a reflection plate where deposition films and a reflection layer made of a metal component are deposited is not required and the reflection layer is formed on the frame by using a paint having at least one of silver and aluminum as its main components, thereby simplifying a manufacturing process, and contributing to reducing the thickness of the display device.

Abstract: A touch screen panel display device is provided. The touch screen panel display device includes a Y-touch sensor bonding pattern having a bonding portion bonded to a touch screen Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB), an X-touch sensor bonding pattern positioned toward the touch screen FPCB further than the bonding portion of the Y-touch sensor bonding pattern and having a bonding portion bonded to the touch screen FPCB, and a touch screen FPCB having an X-contact point portion contacting the bonding portion of the X-touch sensor bonding pattern and a Y-contact point portion contacting the bonding portion of the Y-touch sensor bonding pattern. Thereby, an Anisotropic Conducting Film (ACF) swelling failure occurring as a heat is again applied to a location at which bonding is already complete can be prevented.

Abstract: High strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one composition of a metal alloy includes chromium, nickel, copper, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten and iron. System, methods, and heaters that include the high strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one heater system may include a canister at least partially made from material containing at least one of the metal alloys. At least one system for heating a subterranean formation may include a tublar that is at least partially made from a material containing at least one of the metal alloys.

Abstract: A slim type touch panel is provided. The slim type touch panel includes an upper substrate, a first sensor electrode layer disposed at a lower part of the upper substrate, an insulating film disposed at a lower part of the first sensor electrode layer, and a second sensor electrode layer disposed at a lower part of the insulating film, or includes a first sensor electrode cover sheet in which a sensor electrode layer is patterned, a first adhesive layer disposed at a lower part of the first sensor electrode cover sheet, and a film layer disposed at a lower part of the first adhesive layer and comprising a second sensor electrode layer.

Abstract: A multi-function touch panel, a mobile terminal including the same, and a method of operating the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes performing, upon setting a mixed mode that alternately operates a touch panel in which a touch panel lower plate and a touch panel upper plate are disposed at a predefined gap with a resistive method and a capacitive method at a predefined cycle, proximity detection of an object approaching the touch panel and touch detection according to a predefined pressure applied to the touch panel according to a capacitive method at a predefined cycle, generating a distinguished input signal according to the proximity detection or the touch detection, and operating a specific user function according to the generated input signal.

Abstract: Provided is a torsion bar support structure of a seat belt retractor capable of smoothly rotating a rotary torsion bar and preventing deformation of the torsion bar due to moment applied to the torsion bar by coupling support members to both ends of the torsion bar. The torsion bar support structure of a seat belt retractor includes a housing constituting a main body of the seat belt retractor, a guide drum rotatably coupled to the housing, a torsion bar inserted into the guide drum, a base member fixed to one side of the housing, a locking member fixed to the other side of the housing, and a cylinder accommodating a piston therein to rotate a gear member fixed to the base member, the structure including: a bearing member coupled to the gear member, and a cap surrounding a cover fixing shaft projecting from the locking member, wherein the bearing member and the cap rotatably support the torsion bar when rotation moment is applied in a circumferential direction and an axial direction of the torsion bar.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a silicon alloy that includes silicon and at least one kind of metal other than silicon, the silicon alloy allowing alloying with lithium. A volume of an inactive region in the silicon alloy, which is not reacted with lithium, is 50 to 75% of the entire volume of an active material. The anode active material has a large capacity in comparison to carbon-based anode active materials, and also ensures small volume expansion and high capacity retention ratio after charging/discharging, resulting in excellent cycle characteristics.

Abstract: An on-cell Touch Screen Panel (TSP) display device is provided. The on-cell TSP display device includes a touch screen, at least one touch key, a controller, a touch screen and touch key information processor for determining touch data input by the touch screen and touch data input by the touch key and for transmitting a corresponding signal to the controller.

Abstract: An on-cell Touch Screen Panel (TSP) Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) structure is provided. The on-cell TSP AMOLED structure includes an AMOLED, a display driver for driving the AMOLED, a display driver reinforcing material positioned at an upper part of the display driver, and a window positioned at an upper part of the display driver reinforcing material, wherein a resin or Optical Clear Adhesive (OCA) is applied between an upper surface of the display driver reinforcing material and a lower surface of the window. Therefore, separation and twist of a display driver reinforcing material can be prevented.

Abstract: Disclosed is an anode active material including: a crystalline phase comprising Si and a Si-metal alloy; and an amorphous phase comprising Si and a Si-metal alloy, wherein the metal of the Si-metal alloy of the crystalline phase is the same as or different from the metal of the Si-metal alloy of the amorphous phase.