Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing carbide and carbon nitride powders containing a binder, and cermet obtained from the same. The method includes preparing Ti—Ni alloy powders for Ti alloy powders and graphite, planetary-pulverizing the Ti—Ni alloy powders and the graphite, mortar-pulverizing the alloy powders and the graphite which are subject to the planetary-pulverizing, and performing heat treatment for the Ti—Ni alloy powders and the graphite that are pulverized. Cermet, which is made of the composite powders of carbide and carbon nitride/metal including both TiC which is ceramic material and Ni which is metal is provided.

Abstract: A wiper system and a control method thereof are provided. The wiper system includes a first camera provided inside a vehicle to photograph outside of the vehicle beyond a windshield glass. A wiper apparatus removes foreign materials from the windshield glass, and a body control module operates the wiper apparatus. The telematics module communicates with a driver terminal and controls the body control module. The telematics module determines whether an external view is extractable from an image acquired by the first camera during an engine stop, and applies a wiper operation signal to the body control module based on the communication result according to a communication with the driver terminal if the external view is not extracted.

Abstract: A capacitive touch sensor architecture comprises a visible touch area, a plurality of wires, a plurality of winding resistances, and a reference strip capacity sensor. The visible touch area comprises a plurality of strip capacity sensors. The strip capacity sensors comprises end a and end b. said strip capacity sensors comprises a plurality of non-conductive barriers. The strip capacity sensors being used to sense touch signals to calculate touch point coordinate. The winding resistances are attached to both sides of each said strip capacity sensor. The wires have different length according to the position of each strip capacity sensor the wires are connected to. By adding non-conductive barrier into strip capacity sensors the edge resisting rate can be increased. By adding adjustable winding resistance to the two ends of each strip capacity sensors, the resistance difference can be eliminated.

Abstract: A browser application may provide one or more bookmarklets, or bookmarklets may be imported to the browser upon user action. Upon first time activation of the bookmarklet, the user may be authenticated and the bookmarklet authorized for that user and the client device. Using a bookmarklet identifier, the bookmarklet functionality may be persisted on the same client device without re-authorization indefinitely, for a predefined period, for a random period, or for a predefined number of uses allowing enhanced protection against malware that may attempt to access user resources through the bookmarklet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a double-screw screw-spindle pump (10) of single flow design having a pump housing (11) which has a pump section (12), a bearing section (16) and a gear mechanism section (17) with a gear mechanism space (32), the bearing section (16) and the pump section (12) being configured separately from one another, having a conveyor housing part (13) as a constituent part of the pump section (12), in which two conveying screws (24, 25) which have flanks (42, 43) and are arranged on shafts (22, 23) are provided, the shafts (22, 23) being mounted in the bearing section (26) (external bearing) and extending into the gear mechanism section (17). It is an object of the invention to improve the abovementioned pump such that highly viscous, non-flowing media can be conveyed.

Abstract: An electronic device including a receiver configured to receive a stereoscopic moving image including a plurality of frames; a controller configured to obtain a change in depth information of at least one object included in the stereoscopic moving image and to produce a sound zooming factor reflecting the obtained change in depth information; and an audio processor configured to apply the produced sound zooming factor to a sound signal corresponding to at least one speaker of a plurality of speakers outputting sound signals for the stereoscopic moving image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a twin screw pump of double-flow design with a pump housing, two bearing portions and at least one gear portion with at least one gear chamber, with feed screws with double-flow flanks arranged on two shafts, the feed screws on the shafts having a root diameter, the shafts being mounted in the bearing portions via bearings, a seal for sealing the bearing portion with respect to the conveying portion, with gearwheels arranged on the shafts in the gear portion, the shafts being rotatably coupled by means of said gearwheels, characterized in that on either side the inner diameter of the seal is greater than, or the same size as, the root diameter of the feed screws, and/or in that on either side the inner diameter of the bearing is greater than, or the same size as, the inner diameter of the seal.

Abstract: A memory control system has an SDRAM device, a memory controller, a loading monitoring unit and a memory physical module. The SDRAM device has a plurality of SDRAM cells for storing data. The loading monitoring unit detects workload of a memory interface of the SDRAM device. The memory controller switches an operation condition of the memory system from a first condition to a second condition when the detected workload satisfies at least one predetermined criterion. The memory physical module is coupled between the SDRAM device and the memory controller and has an interface timing calibration circuit configured to adjust timing of signals of the memory interface such that the signals are adjusted in best timing location and data are captured with a great timing margin.

Abstract: Provided are a motion detection system and method. The motion detection system includes a pixel-based detector configured to compare a previous frame and a present frame to extract pixel constituting a first foreground region, a region-based detector configured to extract a second foreground region based on peripheral pixels of a pixel to be inspected, and a motion determiner configured to detect, as a final motion region among pixel groups of the first foreground region, a pixel group comprising pixels corresponding to the second foreground region.

Abstract: A wiper system and a control method thereof are provided. The wiper system includes a first camera provided inside a vehicle to photograph outside of the vehicle beyond a windshield glass. A wiper apparatus removes foreign materials from the windshield glass, and a body control module operates the wiper apparatus. The telematics module communicates with a driver terminal and controls the body control module. The telematics module determines whether an external view is extractable from an image acquired by the first camera during an engine stop, and applies a wiper operation signal to the body control module based on the communication result according to a communication with the driver terminal if the external view is not extracted.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image quality improvement device and method. The image quality improvement device includes a filter which separates an input video signal into a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, and a noise reduction unit which detects a motion in the input video signal by using the luminance signal separated by the filter, and thereby performing different filtering operations according to the existence of the motion.

Abstract: Provided is a method of evaluating quality of a wafer or a single crystal ingot and a method of controlling quality of a single crystal ingot by using the same. The method of evaluating quality of a wafer or a single crystal ingot according to an embodiment may include performing Cu (copper) haze evaluation on a wafer or a slice of a single crystal ingot and Cu haze scoring with respect to the result of the Cu haze evaluation.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a numeric model for a metal hydride tank, which calculates the temperature change and the change of a reaction rate and the hydrogen concentration in the alloy resulting from a hydrogen reaction based on various user conditions with respect to metal hydride (MH) alloy tanks having various shapes when MH alloy tanks are actually used. The method includes (a) inputting a temperature (T), a real reaction flow rate (QR), and an initial data value of hydrogen concentration (C) for each cell of a model, (b) calculating a possible reaction rate (RP) depending on the temperature (T) and the hydrogen concentration (C) in the metal hydride alloy with respect to each cell, (c) calculating a possible flow rate (QP) with respect to an entire MH alloy region, and (d) calculating a k between the real reaction flow rate (QR) and the possible reaction flow rate (QP).

Abstract: A navigation system and method for providing notification of speed limit information for each block is provided. The method includes: maintaining a database which stores a start point and an end point of a speed limited block, and a speed limit for each block; sensing whether a speed limited block exists in a front area while driving on a predetermined route; and providing a speeding alert notification within the determined speed limited block when the speed limited block is sensed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of calculating a numeric model for interpretation of a metal hydride tank. The best possible simpljfied algorithm is applied through a simple measuring process, thereby calculating a numeric model for various metal hydride tank systems storing hydrogen, so that temperature variation depending on the reaction with hydrogen and the reacted. quantity of the hydrogen. are calculated with respect to the various metal hydride tank systems by calculating only the numeric model. The method. includes (a) charging a metal hydride (MH) alloy in a metal hydride tank system under a preset temperature condition, (b) measuring temperature variation and a reaction rate between MH alloy and hydrogen, and concentration of the hydrogen of the MH alloy by supplying or emitting the hydrogen, and (c) calculating a numeric model for the temperature variation, the reaction rate, and the concentration of the hydrogen based on data measured through step (b).

Abstract: The present invention is related to a biomarker for diagnosis of canine cancer, wherein the biomarker is KMO (kynureinie 3-monooxygenase) gene, and the canine cancers including CTVT (canine transmissible venereal tumor) and MGT (mammary gland tumor). The expression level of KMO gene in canine malignant tumor tissues is up-regulated as compared with benign tissues. Furthermore, the expression level of KMO gene in malignant tumor tissue is higher than in the non-metastasis tumor tissue. By detection of the expression level of the present invention biomarker in suspecting tissue specimen, malignancy of tumor tissues can be determined correctly and rapidly.

Abstract: The digital data file management method reads a header of the digital data file stored on an external medium. Based on the read header, the digital data file is selectively uploaded and/or managed.

Abstract: An encoding device includes an encoder and a puncturing unit. The encoder generates parity bits based on information bits. The puncturing unit punctures the parity bits based on a puncturing pattern complying with a first criterion determining a period of the puncturing pattern and a second criterion determining positions of remaining parity bits.

Abstract: This invention relates to a karaoke CD format and a device for controlling audio signals utilizing the karaoke CD format which provides a user with selective reproduction of the voice of a player. The karaoke CD format includes a CD format divided into video sectors and audio sectors. The audio sectors are further divided into a part for recording accompaniment sound and playing sound at the same time and a part for recording accompaniment sound only. There is provided record coding information for distinguishing the parts.

Abstract: This invention relates to a karaoke CD format and a device for controlling audio signals utilizing the karaoke CD format which provides a user with selective reproduction of the voice of a player. The karaoke CD format includes a CD format divided into video sectors and audio sectors. The audio sectors are further divided into a part for recording accompaniment sound and playing sound at the same time and a part for recording accompaniment sound only. There is provided record coding information for distinguishing the parts.