Abstract: An environment monitoring method and an apparatus therefor are provided. The environment monitoring apparatus includes a charging unit configured to charge power necessary for monitoring environments, a sensing unit configured to receive the power from the charging unit and to sense peripheral environments through a plurality of different sensors which are selected according to a request of a user, a controller configured to control settings of the sensing unit according to the peripheral environments; a communication unit configured to transmit the sensed information of the sensing unit to a server so that the server shares the sensed information with a plurality of smart devices, and a display unit configured to display the sensed information to the user and to display a notification according to the sensed information to the user.

Abstract: A door-lock apparatus based on battery is provided. The door-lock apparatus includes a CIS configured to obtain an optical signal and to convert the obtained optical signal into a digital image signal, an ISP configured to process the digital image signal to generate image data, a detector configured to be activated according to an operation of the ISP and to detect information about an object from the image data, a memory configured to store and maintain information about a reference object, a controller configured to compare the information about the object with the information about the reference object and to control a locking/unlocking state of the door-lock apparatus, and a door opening and closing unit configured to be controlled by the controller and to convert the door-lock apparatus from the locking state to the unlocking state.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an NFC or RFID based bio sensor measurement device and a measuring method using the same capable of measuring components by being linked with a wireless communication device such as a smart phone. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the NFC or RFID based bio sensor measurement device is configured to include: a bio sensor unit 100 embedded with a reaction reagent; and an NFC or RFID unit 200 which is electrically connected to the bio sensor unit 100 and wirelessly receives power from the external electronic devices and measures a measurement target value using the bio sensor unit 100 and wirelessly transmits the measured value to the external electronic devices.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a near field communication (NFC) or radio frequency identification (RFID) based sensor measurement device including: a sensor connecting part from or to which a sensor is detachable or attachable; and a sensor measuring part electrically connected to the sensor, wirelessly receiving power from an external electronic device, and measuring a sensed value to be measured using the sensor and then wirelessly transmitting the sensed value to the external electronic device. The sensor is detachable or attachable, such that only the sensor is replaced and the sensor measurement device may be continuously used without the replacement when the sensor used is disposable.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a near-field-communication or a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) based electrochemical biosensor capable of measuring an ingredient by being inter-worked with a wireless communication device such as a smartphone and a method for an ingredient measurement using thereof. The near field communication or radio-frequency identification based electrochemical biosensor, includes: a casing having a specimen introduction channel formed therein; an ingredient measurement electrode disposed in the casing and measuring a specific ingredient of a specimen; a reaction reagent portion disposed in the casing and reacting with the specimen; a specimen recognition electrode disposed in the casing and recognizing the introduction of the specimen; an antenna transmitting and receiving signals and power to and from a smart device or a tester; and a control integrated circuit (IC) chip controlling the ingredient measurement electrode, the specimen recognition electrode, and the antenna.

Abstract: Provided is a network camera, including: an event detector configured to detect an event; an image sensor configured to capture an image in response to the detected event; a storage configured to store image data of the captured image; a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the image data over a network; a controller configured to control the event detector, the image sensor, the storage, and the transceiver, to select a single network mode from among a plurality of network modes based on whether power is supplied from an outside, and to configure the network based on the selected network mode; and a power source configured to supply the power to the event detector, the image sensor, the storage, the transceiver, and the controller.

Abstract: A multiple RF receiver and locating method using the same have developed. The multiple RF receiver includes: a clock generator for generating a clock according to multiple RF receiving modules included in a multiple RF receiving unit; a phase distributor for dividing the clock into clocks having different phases, and providing the clocks to the multiple RF receiving unit as clock sources; the multiple RF receiving unit for generating SFD (Start of Frame Delimiter) signals by using the phases of the clocks provided as the clock sources; and a time measuring unit for measuring the SFD signals for use as data for location measurement.