Abstract: A monitor apparatus including a monitor main body to display a picture, and a base supporting the monitor main body, the monitor apparatus including: a link provided between the monitor main body and the base; a monitor hinge interposed between the monitor main body and the link and rotatably supporting the monitor main body to the base; a base hinge having a base bracket interposed between the base and the link and rotatably supporting the link to the base; a protruding portion formed in one of the base bracket and the link; and a rotation restricting portion provided in the other one of the base bracket and the link, elastically contacting the protruding portion, and preventing the link from rotation so as to keep the monitor main body rotated in a position parallel with the base. With this configuration, a link of a monitor is prevented from being rotated due to the weight thereof and the link when the monitor is in parallel with a base.

Abstract: A streaming service providing method adaptive to dynamic network changes is provided. The streaming service providing method includes requesting a quality of service (QoS) adapter to provide adaptive services if a QoS manager, which allocates network resources among QoS devices processing media streams, does not accept a request to provide the adaptive services, wherein the QoS adapter determines a level of the adaptive services supportable by a network; and providing the adaptive services to the network.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel, a main body casing to support the display panel and having a display opening to expose a display surface of the display panel and having a plurality of sensor mounting openings formed in a front surface thereof, an input unit provided to be movable about the display panel to emit light and supersonic waves, and a plurality of sensor units mounted in each sensor mounting opening of the main body casing to be movable between a sensing position protruding from the plane of the main body casing and a mounting position recessed from the sensing position, and to sense a position of the input unit and to provide position information of the input unit on the display panel, thus a display apparatus capable of improving the outer appearance of the display apparatus can be provided and a structure of a sensor that performs a tablet function can be improved to prevent the display apparatus from being damaged.

Abstract: A monitor having a monitor body to form a picture thereon and a base member to support the monitor body includes a tilting unit provided between the monitor body and the base member to tiltably support the monitor body with respect to the base member, a pivoting unit provided between the monitor body and the tilting unit to pivotably support the monitor body with respect to the base member, and a slide supporting part provided between the pivoting unit and the tilting unit to slidably support the pivoting unit with respect to the tilting unit when the monitor body is pivoted with respect to the base member. Thus, the monitor can prevent a collision between the monitor body and the base member when the monitor body is pivoted with respect to the base member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a separator in which an electrolyte-soluble polymer, which is soluble in liquid electrolyte, is coated on one or both surfaces of the separator, as well as an electrochemical device including the separator. Also, the present invention provides a method for producing an electrochemical device, comprising the steps of: (a) coating an electrolyte-soluble polymer, which is soluble in liquid electrolyte, on one or both surfaces of a separator; (b) interposing the separator produced in the step (a) between a cathode and an anode so as to assemble an electrochemical device; and (c) injecting a liquid electrolyte into the electrochemical device produced in the step (b). The electrochemical device, such as a lithium secondary battery, produced by the inventive method, has an improved safety while deterioration in the battery performance is minimized.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a casing formed with an opening and to accommodate the display panel, an anion generator disposed with the casing and having an electrode and a circuit part connected to the electrode to drive the electrode to generate anions, and a covering member provided between the opening in the casnig and the anion generator and having a conductive main body plate including an anion discharging part to discharge the anions generated by the anion generator and a ground part extending from the main body plate within the casing. Thus, the display apparatus can stably discharge anions through an anion ventilation aperture.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a casing having a negative ion emitting vent formed therein, a negative ion generator having an electrode provided in the casing corresponding to the negative ion emitting vent to generate negative ions, and a cleaner movably coupled to the casing to contact and clean the electrode. Accordingly, the display apparatus is capable of cleaning an electrode of a negative ion generator.

Abstract: A phase change memory device and, more particularly, to a phase change memory cell array suitable for the implementation of a high-density memory device. The phase change memory cell array includes a first access transistor pair and a second access transistor pair formed on a semiconductor substrate to be adjacent to each other while each of the first and second access transistor pairs having a common drain, phase change resistance elements formed on source regions of the access transistors, respectively, and a semiconductor region formed on the same plane as the common drains to electrically connect the common drains of the first and second transistor pairs. The phase change memory cell array and the memory device of are suitable for the implementation of a high-density semiconductor device, and capable of improving the reliability of a contact forming process by securing a sufficient space for the contact forming process.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte for a battery comprising: (a) an electrolyte salt; (b) an organic solvent; and (c) a functional electrolyte additive. An electrochemical device comprising the electrolyte is also disclosed. The additive used in the electrochemical device effectively controls the surface of a cathode active material, which otherwise causes side reactions with an electrolyte, due to the basic skeleton structure and polar side branches of the additive. Therefore, it is possible to improve the safety of a battery, while not adversely affecting the quality of a battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode, comprising a coating layer of crosslinked polymer, formed on a surface of electrode active material particles, while maintaining a pore structure formed among the electrode active material particles interconnected to each other in the electrode. A method for manufacturing the electrode and an electrochemical device comprising the electrode are also disclosed. The electrode, which comprises a coating layer of crosslinked polymer formed on the surface of the electrode active material particles, can improve the safety of a battery, while minimizing degradation in the quality of a battery.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel to display a picture thereon, a front cover and a rear cover to support the display panel, a pen unit movable on the display panel and including a light generator to emit light and a supersonic wave generator to emit a supersonic wave, a light sensor provided at the front cover to detect the light emitted from the light generator, a first supersonic wave sensor provided at the front cover to detect the supersonic wave emitted from the supersonic wave generator, and disposed adjacent to the light sensor to measure a distance from the pen unit using a time difference between when the light sensor detects the light and when the first supersonic wave generator detects the supersonic wave, a second supersonic wave sensor provided at the front cover to detect the supersonic wave emitted from the supersonic wave generator, and spaced apart from the first supersonic wave sensor to measure a relative distance from the pen unit using a time difference between when the first

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite porous film comprising: (a) inorganic particles; and (b) a binder polymer coating layer formed partially or totally on surfaces of the inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles are interconnected among themselves and are fixed by the binder polymer, and interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles form a micropore structure. A method for manufacturing the same film and an electrochemical device including the same film are also disclosed. An electrochemical device comprising the organic/inorganic composite porous film shows improved safety and quality.

Abstract: A monitor having a monitor body to form a picture thereon and a base member to support the monitor body includes a tilting unit provided between the monitor body and the base member to tiltably support the monitor body with respect to the base member, a pivoting unit provided between the monitor body and the tilting unit to pivotably support the monitor body with respect to the base member, and a slide supporting part provided between the pivoting unit and the tilting unit to slidably support the pivoting unit with respect to the tilting unit when the monitor body is pivoted with respect to the base member. Thus, the monitor can prevent a collision between the monitor body and the base member when the monitor body is pivoted with respect to the base member.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite porous film comprising: (a) a porous substrate having pores; and (b) an active layer formed by coating a surface of the substrate or a part of the pores in the substrate with a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, wherein the inorganic particles in the active layer are interconnected among themselves and are fixed by the binder polymer, and interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles form a pore structure. A method for manufacturing the same film and an electrochemical device including the same film are also disclosed. An electrochemical device comprising the organic/inorganic composite porous film shows improved safety and quality, simultaneously.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode comprising a first organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer formed on its surface, wherein the first coating layer includes inorganic particles and a binder polymer for interconnecting and fixing the inorganic particles, and has micropores formed by interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles. An electrochemical device including the same electrode is also disclosed. Further, disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electrode having an organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer on the surface thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) coating a current collector with slurry containing an electrode active material and drying it to provide an electrode; and (b) coating the surface of electrode obtained from step (a) with a mixture of inorganic particles with a binder polymer. A lithium secondary battery including the electrode shows improved safety and minimized degradation in battery performance.

Abstract: A monitor apparatus including a monitor main body to display a picture, and a base supporting the monitor main body, the monitor apparatus including: a link provided between the monitor main body and the base; a monitor hinge interposed between the monitor main body and the link and rotatably supporting the monitor main body to the base; a base hinge having a base bracket interposed between the base and the link and rotatably supporting the link to the base; a protruding portion formed in one of the base bracket and the link; and a rotation restricting portion provided in the other one of the base bracket and the link, elastically contacting the protruding portion, and preventing the link from rotation so as to keep the monitor main body rotated in a position parallel with the base. With this configuration, a link of a monitor is prevented from being rotated due to the weight thereof and the link when the monitor is in parallel with a base.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode produced from a cathode slurry comprising: (a) a cathode active material based on a lithium-containing metal composite oxide or a chalcogenide compound; and (b) an ionic liquid, as well as an electrochemical device including the cathode. The inventive cathode can greatly improve the safety of batteries without causing a significant deterioration in the battery performance.

Abstract: A monitor having a rotable connection terminal. A monitor body to display an image is coupled to a supporting base with an adjustable link which permits the monitor body to be positioned at various angles relative to the base. The connection terminal is operatively to the monitor body and adapted to receive a second cable which provides an operational signal for the monitor body. The connection terminal is rotatably coupled to one of the base and the monitor body to permit the second cable to be connected to the connection terminal from various angles relative to the base, whereby the position of the second cable may be conveniently located for operation of the monitor according to a mounting orientation of the monitor base, contributing to an aesthetically pleasing appearance of the monitor.