Abstract: There are provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for night vision that can generate a night vision image in which the overall quality thereof is maintained to be excellent and an obstacle is easily distinguished. The image processing apparatus for night vision includes: a brightness improving unit improving the brightness of an inputted infrared image; an obstacle judging unit judging whether an obstacle is present by analyzing an infrared image in which brightness is improved by the brightness improving unit; an obstacle region separating unit separating an image of a region judged as the obstacle by the obstacle judging unit; and an image synthesizing unit synthesizing the image of the region judged as the obstacle separated by the obstacle region separating unit with the inputted infrared image.

Abstract: A method of updating channel information in a mobile Internet system, and a mobile communication terminal and mobile Internet system using the same are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the method of updating channel information in a mobile Internet system includes receiving, by a mobile communication terminal, a handover related message including channel information of at least one handover base station from a serving base station; and selectively updating the channel information of the at least one handover base station in the mobile communication terminal by using the received handover related message. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize mismatching of channel information of a target base station when performing a handover.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solar cell system. The solar cell system includes: a solar cell module configured of a single cell and converting solar light irradiated to the cell into electric energy; and a controller boosting voltage generated from the cell and storing the boosted voltage in a battery, differently controlling a level obtained by boosting the voltage of the cell according to a storage state of the battery, light quantity of solar light and external temperature, and limiting the boosted level to a voltage level or less corresponding to a maximum output point varied according to the light quantity and the external temperature. The solar cell system can obtain the maximum output regardless of the change in external temperature or light quantity of solar light, thereby making it possible to improve efficiency of the system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solar cell module. The solar cell module includes a floodlight panel with a light transmission property; solar cells each of which has a light-receiving surface with electrode pads and a non-light-receiving surface opposite to the light-receiving surface, the solar cells being adhered to the floodlight panel so that the light-receiving surface faces the floodlight panel; and a conductive bonding film which is interposed between the floodlight panel and the solar cells and bonds the floodlight panel to the solar cells, wherein the conductive bonding film is used to electrically connect the electrode pads of the solar cells adjacent to one another.

Abstract: A handover request method for use in a portable Internet system and a mobile communication terminal using the same are disclosed. The handover request method of the mobile communication terminal in the portable Internet system according to an embodiment includes operating, by the mobile communication terminal, a timer when a handover request of the mobile communication terminal is rejected by a base station; collecting information of at least one neighbor base station during the operation of the timer; and selectively re-attempting the handover request to the base station using the collected information.

Abstract: A solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the solar cell module are disclosed. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes forming a conductive bump on a conductive pad formed on one surface of a solar cell, forming a circuit pattern on one surface of a transparent substrate, in which the circuit pattern corresponds to a position of the conductive bump, adhering the solar cell to the transparent substrate in such a way that the conductive bump is in direct contact with the circuit pattern, and forming a protective resin layer on one surface of the transparent substrate in such a way that the solar cell is covered. By using the above steps, a thinner solar cell module can be implemented while improving the manufacturing efficiency.

Abstract: A method of operating a mobile communication terminal for a handover rejection in a portable Internet system and the mobile communication terminal using the same are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a handover request message to a serving base station and receiving a response message corresponding to the handover request message from the serving base station, in which the handover request message requests a handover operation to at least one target base station. The method also includes checking whether the received response message includes contents regarding the handover rejection, extracting at least one of terminal action instruction information and rejection reason information corresponding to the handover rejection from the response message according to a result of the checking step, and executing an action according to the extracted information.

Abstract: A method for reporting a scan result in a mobile communication system, which includes scanning, via a mobile terminal, neighboring base stations during a period determined by the mobile terminal, transmitting a first message to a serving base station to notify the serving base station that a scanning result acquired in the scanning step will be reported to the serving base station, and receiving, via the mobile terminal, a second message including information used for generating a report of the scanning result from the serving base station in response to the first message. The method also includes transmitting, via the mobile terminal, a third message including the scanning result acquired in the scanning step to the serving base station according to the information used for the report of the scanning result.

Abstract: An apparatus for correcting motion caused by hand shake performs hand shake correction in due consideration of both linear motion and rotation by detecting linear motion of a capturing device by comparing preceding and subsequent image frames and detecting rotation of the capturing device using a gyro sensor. The apparatus for correcting motion caused by hand shake may include a rotation detection unit detecting the amount of rotation of a capturing device by using a gyro sensor, a linear-motion detection unit comparing preceding and subsequent image frames generated by an image sensor unit to detect the amount of linear motion of the capturing device, and an output image determination unit correcting the detected amount of rotation and the detected amount of linear motion in an image frame input from the image sensor to generate a corrected output image frame.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for transmitting and receiving in a multi-antenna system are provided. A receiver for reducing a quantization error of channel information feedback in a multi-antenna system includes a restore vector generator for selecting a codeword ck and d determining a real part wkreal and an imaginary part wkimag of a restore vector corresponding to the codeword; and a post-processor for performing post-processing by multiplying the real part wkreal of the restore vector by a first reception signal and multiplying the imaginary part wkimag of the restore vector by a second reception signal.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a nonvolatile memory device includes forming a tunneling insulation layer, a first conductive layer for forming a floating gate, and a hard mask over a substrate. A portion of the hard mask, the first conductive layer, the tunneling insulation layer, and the substrate is etched to form a trench. An isolation structure is formed to fill in the trench. The etched hard mask is removed such that an upper portion of the isolation structure protrudes above the etched first conductive layer. A dielectric layer is formed over the etched first conductive layer. A second conductive layer for forming a control gate is formed over the isolation structure and the dielectric layer. The second conductive layer is polished to align an upper surface of the second conductive layer using an upper surface of the isolation structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manganese-containing metal oxide nanoparticle-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent, which is characterized in that: The core of it comprises 1 to 1000 nm-sized manganese-containing metal oxide nanoparticles which include MnO a (0<a<5) or MnMbOe (wherein M is at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of a Group 1 or 2 element such as Li, Na, Be, Ca, Ge, Mg, Ba, Sr and Ra, a Group 13 element such as Ga and In, a transition metal element such as Y, Ta, V, Cr, Co, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd and Hg, and lanthanide or actinide group elements such as La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb, 0<b<5 and 0<c<10); preferably MnM?dFeeOf (wherein M? is at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of a Group 1 or 2 element such as Li, Na, Be, Ca, Ge, Mg, Ba, Sr and Ra, a Group 13 element such as Ga and In, a transition metal element such as Y, Ta, V, Cr, Co, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd and Hg, and lanthanide or acti

Abstract: The present invention relates to performing handover in a wireless communication system including informing a serving base station of a start of a handover operation to a target base station when bandwidth is allocated by serving base station during a particular time period, requesting cancellation of the handover operation from the serving base station when the handover operation to the target base station fails during the particular time period, and communicating data via the serving base station upon the handover operation being canceled according to the cancellation request. The present invention further relates to connecting to a network including turning on power of a mobile terminal, obtaining a time period from when power was turned off to when power is turned on, obtaining previous network scanning results if the obtained time period is less than a pre-set value, and connecting to the network using the previous network scanning results.

Abstract: There is provided a surface light source device comprising: a light source body including a plurality of discharge spaces therein, a first electrode and a second electrode applying a first voltage into the discharge spaces and arranged parallel to each other, and a third electrode applying a second voltage into the discharge spaces and facing the first and second electrodes and arranged in a direction of crossing the first and second electrodes. In accordance with the present invention, the discharge firing voltage and sustain voltage of the surface light source device can be lowered by applying the first and second voltage to the electrodes. Further, it is possible to divisionally drive the surface light source device by sequentially and/or selectively applying a voltage to divided parts of each electrode.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a nonvolatile memory device includes forming a tunneling insulation layer, a first conductive layer for forming a floating gate, and a hard mask over a substrate. A portion of the hard mask, the first conductive layer, the tunneling insulation layer, and the substrate is etched to form a trench. An isolation structure is formed to fill in the trench. The etched hard mask is removed such that an upper portion of the isolation structure protrudes above the etched first conductive layer. A dielectric layer is formed over the etched first conductive layer. A second conductive layer for forming a control gate is formed over the isolation structure and the dielectric layer. The second conductive layer is polished to align an upper surface of the second conductive layer using an upper surface of the isolation structure.

Abstract: A method of updating channel information in a mobile Internet system, and a mobile communication terminal and mobile Internet system using the same are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the method of updating channel information in a mobile Internet system includes receiving, by a mobile communication terminal, a handover related message including channel information of at least one handover base station from a serving base station; and selectively updating the channel information of the at least one handover base station in the mobile communication terminal by using the received handover related message. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize mismatching of channel information of a target base station when performing a handover.

Abstract: A handover request method for use in a portable Internet system and a mobile communication terminal using the same are disclosed. The handover request method of the mobile communication terminal in the portable Internet system according to an embodiment includes operating, by the mobile communication terminal, a timer when a handover request of the mobile communication terminal is rejected by a base station; collecting information of at least one neighbor base station during the operation of the timer; and selectively re-attempting the handover request to the base station using the collected information.

Abstract: A method for reporting a scan result in a mobile communication system, which includes scanning, via a mobile terminal, neighboring base stations during a period determined by the mobile terminal, transmitting a first message to a serving base station to notify the serving base station that a scanning result acquired in the scanning step will be reported to the serving base station, and receiving, via the mobile terminal, a second message including information used for generating a report of the scanning result from the serving base station in response to the first message. The method also includes transmitting, via the mobile terminal, a third message including the scanning result acquired in the scanning step to the serving base station according to the information used for the report of the scanning result.

Abstract: A method of operating a mobile communication terminal for a handover rejection in a portable Internet system and the mobile communication terminal using the same are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a handover request message to a serving base station and receiving a response message corresponding to the handover request message from the serving base station, in which the handover request message requests a handover operation to at least one target base station. The method also includes checking whether the received response message includes contents regarding the handover rejection, extracting at least one of terminal action instruction information and rejection reason information corresponding to the handover rejection from the response message according to a result of the checking step, and executing an action according to the extracted information.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of gate patterns over a substrate, each gate pattern comprising a hard mask and a gate electrode, forming a photoresist layer over the gate patterns, performing a planarizing process until the hard masks of the gate patterns are exposed using slurry, and removing the photoresist layer. The hard mask includes an oxide-based material.