Abstract: An apparatus for decoding a signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which the audio signal can be controlled in a manner of changing/giving spatial characteristics (e.g., listener's virtual position, virtual position of a specific source) of the audio signal. The present invention includes receiving an object parameter including level information corresponding to at least one object signal, converting the level information corresponding to the object signal to the level information corresponding to an output channel by applying a control parameter to the object parameter, and generating a rendering parameter including the level information corresponding to the output channel to control an object downmix signal resulting from downmixing the object signal.

Abstract: A top emission type organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate including a pixel region, a switching thin film transistor and a driving thin film transistor in the pixel region on the first substrate, a passivation layer covering the switching thin film transistor and the driving thin film transistor and exposing a drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor, a connection electrode on the passivation layer and contacting the drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor, a partition wall corresponding to a border between adjacent pixel regions and overlapping an edge portion of the connection electrode, an x-ray shield layer on the connection electrode between adjacent partition walls, the x-ray shield layer automatically patterned in the pixel region due to the partition wall, a first electrode on the x-ray shield layer, a bank covering the partition wall and contacting an edge portion of the first electrode, an organic emission layer on the first electrode between adj

Abstract: An audio decoding method and apparatus and an audio encoding method and apparatus which can efficiently process object-based audio signals are provided. The audio decoding method includes receiving a downmix signal, which is obtained by downmixing a plurality of object signals, and object side information, extracting metadata from the object-side information and displaying an information regarding the object signals based on the metadata.

Abstract: An apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which compatibility with a player of a general mono or stereo audio signal can be provided in coding an audio signal and by which spatial information for a multi-channel audio signal can be stored or transmitted without a presence of an auxiliary data area. The present invention includes extracting side information embedded in non-recognizable component of audio signal components and decoding the audio signal using the extracted side information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio signal are provided. The present invention includes receiving an audio signal including an audio descriptor, recognizing that the audio signal includes a downmix signal and a spatial information signal using the audio descriptor, and converting the downmix signal to a multi-channel signal using the spatial information signal, wherein the spatial information signal includes a header each a preset temporal or spatial interval, and the spatial information signal includes a header each a preset temporal or spatial interval thereby the header can be selectively included in the spatial information signal and if the header is plurally included in the spatial information signal, it is able to decode spatial information in case of reproducing the audio signal from a random point.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a white organic light emitting diode (W-OLED) display device for effectively blocking outgas generated from a color filter using silicon nitride having a low water vapor transmission rate as a passivation layer instead of a planarization layer which is an organic insulating layer, and a method of fabricating the same.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a media signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which the media signal can be converted to a surround signal by using spatial information of the media signal. The present invention provides a method of processing a signal, the method comprising of extracting spatial information and a downmix signal from a bitstream; and generating rendering information by using the spatial information and filter information having a surround effect, wherein the rendering information comprises first rendering information applied to one channel of the downmix signal extracted from the bitstream and then transmitted on the same channel and second rendering information applied to the channel and then transmitted on another channel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for signal processing which enable data compression and recovery with high transmission efficiency are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding are performed with correlation and grouping is used to increase coding efficiency. A method for signal processing according to this invention, the method includes decapsulating the signal received over an Internet protocol network, obtaining a pilot reference value corresponding to a plurality of data and a pilot difference value corresponding the pilot reference value from the decapsulated signal and obtaining the data using the pilot reference value and the pilot difference value.

Abstract: An audio decoding method and apparatus and an audio encoding method and apparatus which can efficiently process object-based audio signals are provided. The audio decoding method includes receiving a downmix signal, which is obtained by downmixing a plurality of object signals, and object side information, extracting metadata from the object-side information and displaying an information regarding the object signals based on the metadata.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a signal compressed in accordance with a specific alternative coding scheme are disclosed. In detail, a coding method for signal compression and signal restoration using a specific alternative coding scheme, and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding according to the present invention are executed under the condition in which they have a co-relation with each other. The method for signal processing includes obtaining a pilot reference value corresponding to a plurality of data and a pilot difference value corresponding to the pilot reference value, and obtaining the data using the pilot reference value and the pilot difference value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a signal compressed in accordance with a specific alternative coding scheme are disclosed. In detail, a coding method for signal compression and signal restoration using a specific alternative coding scheme, and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding according to the present invention are executed under the condition in which they have a co-relation with each other. Grouping is executed for an enhancement in coding efficiency. The method for signal processing includes obtaining data coding identification information from a signal, and data-decoding data in accordance with a data coding scheme indicated by the data coding identification information. The data coding scheme includes at least a pilot coding scheme. The pilot coding scheme includes decoding the data using a pilot reference value corresponding to a plurality of data and a pilot difference value. The pilot difference value is generated using the data and the pilot reference value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a signal compressed in accordance with a specific alternative coding scheme are disclosed. In detail, a coding method for signal compression and signal restoration using a specific alternative coding scheme, and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding according to the present invention are executed under the condition in which they have a co-relation with each other. Grouping is executed for an enhancement in coding efficiency. The method for signal processing includes obtaining a group reference value corresponding to a plurality of data included in one group, through grouping, and a difference value corresponding to the group reference value, and obtaining the data using the group reference value and the difference value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio signal are provided. The present invention includes receiving an audio signal including a downmix signal and a spatial information signal, if a header is included in the spatial information signal, extracting configuration information from the header, extracting spatial information included in the spatial information signal, and converting the downmix signal to a multi-channel signal using the configuration information and the spatial information. Accordingly, the header can be selectively included in the spatial information signal, thereby if the header is plurally included in the spatial information signal, it is able to decode spatial information in case of reproducing the audio signal from a random point.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing a signal. An object of the present invention devised to solve the problem lies on a method and apparatus for processing a signal, which allows a signal having optimized signal transmission efficiency to be transmitted/received.

Abstract: An apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which compatibility with a player of a general mono or stereo audio signal can be provided in coding an audio signal and by which spatial information for a multi-channel audio signal can be stored or transmitted without a presence of an auxiliary data area. The present invention includes extracting side information embedded in non-recognizable component of audio signal components and decoding the audio signal using the extracted side information.

Abstract: Spatial information associated with an audio signal is encoded into a bitstream, which can be transmitted to a decoder or recorded to a storage media. The bitstream can include different syntax related to time, frequency and spatial domains. In some embodiments, the bitstream includes one or more data structures (e.g., frames) that contain ordered sets of slots for which parameters can be applied. The data structures can be fixed or variable. The data structure can include position information that can be used by a decoder to identify the correct slot for which a given parameter set is applied. The slot position information can be encoded with a fixed number of bits or a variable number of bits based on the data structure type.

Abstract: An encoding method and apparatus and a decoding method and apparatus are provided. The decoding method includes extracting a down-mix signal and down-mix identification information from an input bitstream, determining, based on the down-mix identification information, whether the down-mix signal is a 3D down-mix signal obtained by performing a three-dimensional (3D) rendering operation, and if the down-mix signal is not 3D down-mix signal, generating a 3D down-mix signal by performing a 3D rendering operation. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently encode multi-channel signals with 3D effects and to adaptively restore and reproduce audio signals with optimum sound quality according to the characteristics of an audio reproduction environment.

Abstract: An apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which compatibility with a player of a general mono or stereo audio signal can be provided in coding an audio signal and by which spatial information for a multi-channel audio signal can be stored or transmitted without a presence of an auxiliary data area. The present invention includes extracting side information embedded in non-recognizable component of audio signal components and decoding the audio signal using the extracted side information.

Abstract: An electro luminescence display device having a display area and a non-display area includes a plurality of display organic light emission layers formed in the display area and a dummy organic light emission layer formed in the non-display area.

Abstract: Spatial information associated with an audio signal is encoded into a bitstream, which can be transmitted to a decoder or recorded to a storage media. The bitstream can include different syntax related to time, frequency and spatial domains. In some embodiments, the bitstream includes one or more data structures (e.g., frames) that contain ordered sets of slots for which parameters can be applied. The data structures can be fixed or variable. The data structure can include position information that can be used by a decoder to identify the correct slot for which a given parameter set is applied. The slot position information can be encoded with either a fixed number of bits or a variable number of bits based on the data structure type.