Abstract: The present invention relates to an electropolymerization method for preparing a nanotube-type conducting polymer using a porous template, a method for preparing an electrochromic device using electrochromism of the conducting polymer, and an electrochromic device prepared therefrom, and more particularly to an electropolymerization method for preparing a nanotube-type conducting polymer using a porous template to prepare an electrochromic device having good electrochromism by injecting an electrolyte solution wherein a precursor of the electrochromic conducting polymer is dissolved into an electrochemical reaction cell comprising a first transparent electrode and a working electrode, which is a porous template on the electrode, a method for preparing an electrochromic device using electrochromism of the conducting polymer, and an electrochromic device prepared therefrom.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for channel estimation in wireless communications are provided. After an initial channel estimation and an estimation of the effective channel length (ECL) are performed, a weighting based on the ECL may be applied in an effort to remove noise from the initial channel estimate and provide an estimated channel with increased accuracy. Different weightings may apply for different channel lengths. A threshold may be used during the ECL estimation, and the threshold may be predetermined or calculated in an effort to adapt to different channel environments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic treatment system of a leftover food treating device comprising a setting means for receiving an output voltage of a voltage supplying means and setting control signals of the leftover food treating device; a controlling means for receiving input data through the setting means and controlling the operational state of the leftover food treating device; a sensing means for inputting measured data to the controlling means; a driving means for receiving the output signals of the controlling means; a displaying means for displaying the operational states of the setting means, the sensing means, the driving means, and the controlling means; and an alarming means for displaying an alarm setting value through the displaying means and outputting a predetermined alarm sound, in the case of the alarm setting value of a program preset to the controlling means.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for initially decoding a frame control header (FCH) in an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system in an effort to accurately determine the downlink frame prefix (DLFP) such that the remainder of an OFDM/A frame may be properly decoded are provided. Used, for example, when boosting factors applied in the transmitter to various elements of the OFDM/A frame and/or available pilots for the FCH are unknown, such methods may utilize a preamble channel estimate, the FCH pilots, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tension regulating apparatus for a chain of a leftover food treating device which comprises an agitation shaft having agitation blades and rotatably installed in an agitation tank and a rotation unit installed on one side of the agitation shaft for providing the agitation shaft with a rotational force, the tension regulating apparatus comprising: a driving sprocket engaged with a driving shaft of a driving motor provided on one side of the agitation tank; a driven sprocket connected to the driving sprocket by a connecting chain and engaged with one end of the agitation shaft; and a tension sprocket provided between the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket, for regulating the tension of the connecting chain.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sequence similarity measuring apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The sequence similarity measuring apparatus using dynamic programming includes: a matrix generating unit for generating a matrix based on the dynamic programming by using two sequences; a normalization unit for calculating a similarity reference value by inputting an element value of a last row/column of the matrix generated by the matrix generating unit into a normalization formula for a given sequence length; and a similarity measuring unit for measuring predefined sequence similarity between the two sequences, based on the similarity reference value calculated by the normalization unit. This makes it possible to easily and correctly achieve similarity comparison between multiple sequences, and thus this technology is expected to be widely utilized in biology/programming application fields.

Abstract: A space code block coding and spreading apparatus for transmission diversity, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) diversity transmitter using it, and a CDMA mobile station receiver for receiving a transmission diversity signal, which are capable of improving the performance of system in wireless channel environments by allowing a transmission diversity to be made within one symbol interval in a CDMA communication system. The apparatus includes an encoder for generating a predetermined number of different transmission data with respect to a plurality of modulation symbols inputted during one modulation symbol interval, an orthogonal code generator for producing orthogonal codes, a spreader for spreading each of the transmission data generated from the encoder using the orthogonal codes generated from the orthogonal code generator, and a combining unit for combining the transmission data spread at the spreader to provide combined data for each transmission antenna path.

Abstract: An LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, in which it is possible to correct a problem of insufficient or excessive supply of liquid crystal in an LCD device by controlling an amount of liquid crystal. The method includes preparing a liquid crystal cell comprised of a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a first sealant formed in the periphery of the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; measuring an amount of liquid crystal provided to the inside of liquid crystal cell; forming an inlet for liquid crystal in the first sealant; and regulating the amount of liquid crystal by supplying or discharging the liquid crystal through the inlet; and sealing the inlet.

Abstract: The apparatus for measuring pressure inside a vessel using acoustic impedance matching layers may include an ultrasound exciting unit attached to the outer surface of the vessel wall that generates ultrasonic waves inside of the vessel. A first acoustic impedance matching layer attached to the inner surface of the vessel wall increases the transmitting efficiency of the ultrasonic waves. An ultrasound receiving unit attached to the outer surface of the vessel wall receives an ultrasonic signal traveling inside the vessel. A second acoustic impedance matching layer attached to the inner surface of the vessel wall increases the transmitting efficiency of the ultrasonic waves. A control unit connected to the ultrasound exciting unit controls the excitation signal transmitted into the ultrasound exciting unit. A pressure measuring unit connected to the control unit measures an internal pressure of the vessel based on the excitation signal and the received ultrasonic waves.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition useful for treating or preventing inflammatory disease and cell damage, and a method for treating or preventing inflammatory disease and cell damage. The present invention uses the 2-hydroxybenzoic acid derivative represented by the specific chemical formula or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt. The compound of the present invention is useful for treating or preventing cell damage and inflammatory disease including gastritis, gastric ulcer, pancreatitis, colitis, arthritis, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, nephritis, hepatitis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Lou Gehrig's disease.

Abstract: A drying machine is disclosed. The drying machine includes a selectively rotatable drum receiving an object to be dried, a steam supply member having one side connected to a steam generator and the other side connected to the drum, and a swirler installed in the steam supply member at a predetermined position for swirling steam flowing through the steam supply member. A method for controlling the drying machine includes heating a drum, supplying steam generated in a steam generator into the drum, and supplying hot air into the drum. The drying machine having the above described configuration can efficiently eliminate creases of clothes.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device can reduce needless current consumption when addresses are inputted. A semiconductor memory device includes a clock enable buffering unit for receiving a clock enable signal to output a buffer enable signal, an address buffer control unit for generating an address buffer control signal in response to a plurality of data output mode, and an address buffering unit for receiving an address in response to the buffer enable signal and the address buffer control signal.

Abstract: A method for forming a fine pattern of a semiconductor device includes forming a deposition film over a substrate having an underlying layer. The deposition film includes first, second, and third mask films. The method also includes forming a photoresist pattern over the third mask film, patterning the third mask film to form a deposition pattern, and forming an amorphous carbon pattern at sidewalls of the deposition pattern. The method further includes filling a spin-on-carbon layer over the deposition pattern and the amorphous carbon pattern, polishing the spin-on-carbon layer, the amorphous carbon pattern, and the photoresist pattern to expose the third mask pattern, and performing an etching process to expose the first mask film with the amorphous carbon pattern as an etching mask. The etching process removes the third mask pattern and the exposed second mask pattern.

Abstract: There is provided a coating material having heat and abrasion resistance and low friction characteristics, as well as a method of utilizing the same. The coating material comprises 20 to 40 wt % Cr2O3, 40 to 60 wt % binder, 10 to 20 wt % WS2, and 10 to 20 wt % Ag. The binder comprises 60 to 80 wt % Ni and 20 to 40 wt % Cr. The binder may further comprise above 0 to 10 wt % Al. The coating method comprises the steps of pulverizing the coating material, pulverizing a binder, applying the pulverized binder to a surface of a workpiece to form a first layer, applying the pulverized coating material to the first layer to form a second layer, and grinding and polishing the surface of the second layer.

Abstract: Fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display (FFS LCD) devices are disclosed. A first substrate is disposed opposing a second substrate with a gap therebetween. A liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and the second substrate. A gate line and data lines are formed on the first substrate in a matrix configuration and defining pixel areas. A counter electrode is disposed on each pixel area of the first substrate. A pixel electrode is disposed above the counter electrode with an insulating layer therebetween. The pixel electrode includes a plurality of parallel electrodes. Each electrode includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, wherein the first segment has an included angle ? from the horizontal direction, the second segment has an included angle ? from the horizontal direction, and the first segment has an included angle ? from the horizontal direction.

Abstract: In the field of computer-based data processing, data sorting is an important issue. Among various sorting methods, Quick Sort is generally used. However, there is a problem that using Quick Sort makes sort time longer if the data to be sorted is already partially or fully in order. The invention solves the above-mentioned problem and makes the complexity of the sorting lower than or at least equal to that of Quick Sort. Thus, it provides a faster sorting method than Quick Sort does.

Abstract: A projection lens unit and a thin projector using the same are disclosed. The projection lens unit includes a plurality of lens sets for emitting light carrying an image, and a reflector arranged between adjacent ones of the lens sets or at a downstream end of the lens sets, and adapted to change a direction of light incident on the reflector.

Abstract: A hinge apparatus for connecting a first housing and a second housing of a portable terminal is provided. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge housing and a damping member. The hinge housing is connected to the second housing and has an internal wall formed with one or more guide grooves extending in a circumferential direction of the hinge housing. The damping member is rotatably received in the hinge housing and rotates as the second housing rotates. The damping member has one or more frictional projections. In a first section corresponding to the position where the second housing is folded onto the first housing, the frictional projections contact the internal wall of the hinge housing. Similarly, in another section corresponding to the position where the rotation of the second housing is stopped after rotating away from the first housing, the frictional projections also contact the internal wall of the hinge housing.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a process of manufacturing rutile high-purity titania nano sols in a pure aqueous medium having no ionic impurities. In more detail, the present invention is related to a process for manufacturing titania nano sols, in which high-purity rutile titania nano particles are dispersed stably, through the hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide in an aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and simultaneously with the hydrolysis, formation of peroxotitanate precursors, and hydrothermal treatment of them at 50-120° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dryer and a method for controlling the same. The method for controlling a dryer includes a steam supply step for supplying steam generated in a steam generator to a dram, and a hot air supply step for supply hot air generated in a hot air heater to the drum. The method according to the present invention has an advantageous effect of removing wrinkles efficiently.