Abstract: An optical touch screen apparatus in which an oxide semiconductor transistor is used as a light sensing device, and a method of driving the optical touch screen apparatus. The optical touch screen apparatus includes an array including a plurality of light sensing pixels for sensing incident light, a gate driver for providing each of the light sensing pixels with a gate voltage and a reset signal and a signal output unit for receiving a light sensing signal from each of the plurality of light sensing pixels to output a data signal. The gate driver includes a plurality of gate lines that provide a gate voltage to each of the light sensing pixels and at least one reset line that provides a reset signal to each of the light sensing pixels and is electrically connected to the plurality of light sensing pixels.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus using coefficients of an adaptive interpolation filter are disclosed including: a coefficient calculator for calculating adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of a current frame; an image encoder for interpolating reference frames using the adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame and encoding the current frame using the interpolated reference frames; a filter flag encoder for generating and encoding a coefficient-inserted flag or coefficient non-inserted flag as a filter flag according to the adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame; a coefficient encoder for encoding the adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame when the filter flag is a coefficient-inserted flag; and a bit stream generator for generating and outputting a bit stream, which includes the encoded current frame and encoded filter flag, and further includes encoded adaptive interpolation filter coefficient of the current frame whe

Abstract: A reciprocating compressor is provided that reciprocates a piston inside a cylinder as a linear motor is driven, to compress a refrigerant by sucking the refrigerant into a compression space between the cylinder and the piston, and then discharge the same. The piston is operated at a top dead center position and in a resonance state by symmetrically applying a voltage even if a load varies. An elastic coefficient of mechanical spring is set in consideration of a degree of shift of the piston influenced by gas springs varied by the load, and an initial value of the piston to maintain stroke of the piston is set so as to correspond to a required cooling capacity condition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a data transfer method in a multi-hop relay system. The data transfer method comprises: a step for allowing a base station to receive from a first terminal the channel information (Hd,1) between the base station and the first mobile station, a step for making the base station generate an interference cancellation precoding matrix using Hd,1, a step for forcing the base station to transfer first data to a relay station, and a step for making the relay station transfer the first data to the first mobile station and forcing the base station to transfer second data to a second mobile station, wherein the second data is converted using the interference cancellation precoding matrix. According to the disclosed data transfer method in the multi-hope relay system, the base station transfers data to another mobile station efficiently when the relay station transfers data to a mobile station.

Abstract: To forward traffic to a base station using Software Defined Network technology, a method for operating a switch includes receiving path information of a packet to be forwarded from a source terminal to a plurality of destination terminals, from a controller, receiving the packet to be forwarded from the source terminal to the destination terminals, from a base station, and transmitting the packet along a path determined by the path information. An apparatus for controlling a switch in a communication network includes a transceiver configured to receive information of a source terminal and a plurality of destination terminals, from a server which controls a service for forwarding traffic from the source terminal to the destination terminals, and a controller configured to determine a packet forward path between the source terminal and the destination terminals, wherein the transceiver transmits the determined path information to at least one switch.

Abstract: There is provided a dressing for treating a wound. The dressing for healing a wound can be useful in maintaining a moisture environment at a wound site using a biocompatible polymer scaffold, and effectively promoting healing of a wound by various growth factors secreted by skin cells or stem cells attached to the biocompatible polymer scaffold as well.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus of decoding a video signal are provided. The present invention includes the steps of parsing first coding information indicating whether a residual data of an image block in the enhanced layer is predicted from a corresponding block in the base layer, from the bitstream of the enhanced layer, and decoding the video signal based on the first coding information. And, the step of parsing includes the step of performing modeling of the first coding information based on second coding information indicating whether prediction information of the corresponding block in the base layer is used to decode the image block in the enhanced layer. Accordingly, the present invention raises efficiency of video signal processing by enabling a decoder to derive information on a prediction mode of a current block in a decoder instead of transferring the information to the decoder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video encoding method, a video decoding method, and a device using the same, and the video encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: specifying a tile and a slice by partitioning an inputted picture; performing encoding on the basis of the tile and the slice; and transmitting the encoded video information, wherein the picture is partitioned into one or more tiles and one or more slices, and the restrictions for parallel processing can be applied to the tiles and the slices.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pedal module including an accelerator pedal; a pedal sensing unit; a pedal monitoring unit; and a control unit. The pedal monitoring unit determines whether an accelerating state of a vehicle is in an abnormal sudden acceleration state using abnormal sudden acceleration determination information transmitted from the pedal sensing unit, and transmits an accelerator pedal output signal to the control unit. The accelerator pedal output signal is based on the rotation angle of the accelerator pedal when the accelerating state of the vehicle is not in the abnormal sudden accelerating state. The accelerator pedal output signal is a controlled accelerator pedal output signal when the accelerating state of the vehicle is in the abnormal sudden accelerating state. The control unit controls the vehicle according to the accelerator pedal output signal. The abnormal sudden acceleration determination information includes information on the force applied to the accelerator pedal.

Abstract: A method for operating a switch in a communication network includes receiving path information of a service flow between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE from a controller, receiving a packet forwarded through the service flow from a base station, and transmitting the packet to a path determined by the path information. An apparatus for a switch in a communication network includes a controller configured to receive path information of a service flow between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE from a controller, receive a packet forwarded through the flow from an evolved NodeB and forward the packet to a path determined by the path information. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and device for processing a service in a mobile communication system based on SDN technology are provided. The method of controlling access caches in a communication network includes receiving information about contents requested by a user equipment (UE) connected to a first base station. The method also includes transmitting a forwarding request that requests to control at least one switch in order for an access cache that has the contents and that interworks with a second eNB to transfer the contents to the first eNB.

Abstract: Provided are a complex optical film and a light source assembly including the same. The complex optical film includes a first substrate, a light shielding layer formed on a bottom surface of the first substrate, an optical pattern layer formed on a top surface of the first substrate and including concavo-convex portions, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, and a first adhesive layer disposed under the second substrate, wherein the light shielding layer includes a binder and organic particles and inorganic particles dispersed in the binder, the convex portions of the optical pattern layer at least partially penetrate into the first adhesive layer to be combined with the first adhesive layer, and a low-refraction area having a lower refractive index than the optical pattern layer and the first adhesive layer is defined between the first adhesive layer and the optical pattern layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method of representing an environment object in a cyber-physical system using an environment data model structure and a computer-readable storage medium storing a program therefor. A library model for storing information required to visualize environment data as an environment object in a cyber-physical system is generated. A geometry representation model having geometry structure information of the environment data is generated. A feature representation model having two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) information of the environment data is generated. A model structure of the environment data including the library model, the geometry representation model, and the feature representation model is configured. An environment data file having information about the model structure of the environment data is stored in a database (DB). The environment object in the cyber-physical system is visually represented using the environment data file stored in the DB.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medical stent with a stopper which can be inserted into lumens of a human such as the duodenum, the colon, the biliary tract, and the esophagus, and that is useful for lesions due to stricture caused by benign and malignant tumors.

Abstract: There is provided a substrate supporter capable of securely supporting a substrate such as a wafer on which a device having a predetermined thin film pattern is formed to remove various impurities formed on the rear surface of the substrate, and a plasma processing apparatus having the same. The plasma processing apparatus includes: at least one arm; and a supporting portion extending from the arm toward a substrate seating position of the substrate, so that the plasma processing apparatus can reduce the likelihood of arc discharges compared with conventional dry etching to increase process yield and product reliability, and ensure stable mounting of a substrate.

Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory device, a memory controller for controlling the nonvolatile memory device and a virtual data interface layer that manages reading and/or writing of patterned data from/to the nonvolatile memory device. In a read operation, the virtual data interface layer generates patterned data that is requested to be read. Accordingly, a read speed of the memory system may be improved.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a case forming an external appearance, a circuit board positioned in the case, an acoustic output unit, and a connector joined to the acoustic output unit and electrically connected to the circuit board is provided. The connector contacts one lateral surface of the circuit board and is elastically deformed through the contact. The connector may include a fixed end portion inserted into the acoustic output unit and a free end portion connected to the fixed end portion to be elastically displaced.

Abstract: A three-dimensional nanostructures and a method for fabricating the same, and more particularly to three-dimensional structures of various shapes having high aspect ratio and uniformity in large area and a method of fabricating the same by attaching a target material to the outer surface of patterned polymer structures using an ion bombardment phenomenon occurring during a physical ion etching process to form target material-polymer composite structures, and then removing the polymer from the target material-polymer structures. A three-dimensional nanostructures with high aspect ratio and uniformity can be fabricated by a simple process at low cost by using the ion bombardment phenomenon occurring during physical ion etching. Also, nanostructures of various shapes can be easily fabricated by controlling the pattern and shape of polymer structures. In addition, uniform fine nanostructures having a thickness of 10 nm or less can be formed in a large area.

Abstract: A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.

Abstract: A display device includes: a first display panel including a display area and a peripheral area, a flexible film disposed in the peripheral area, a thin film transistor disposed on the display area while being adjacent to the flexible film, a second display panel facing the first display panel and a sealant disposed in the peripheral area of the first display panel to attach the first display panel and the second display panel, and the first display panel includes: a substrate, a data wiring layer disposed on the substrate and in contact with a side end of the flexible film, a semiconductor layer disposed on the data wiring layer, an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer and a gate wiring layer disposed on the interlayer insulating layer.