Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling starting of a motor are disclosed. An exciting coil of a motor is excited by using a controller of an electronic refrigerator without having an extra excitation control circuit, to thereby simplify a component construction for controlling exciting of the motor and thus reduce complexity. The present invention includes: a main coil and an auxiliary coil (sub-coil); an exciting coil that generates an excitation current; a refrigerator control unit that outputs a control signal for controlling an application time of the excitation current when started; and a switch unit electrically connected with the exciting coil and supplying power to the exciting coil according to the control signal outputted from the refrigerator control unit.

Abstract: A method of operating a portable composite communication terminal the functions as both a portable phone and a camera. The method includes: setting a portable phone mode by turning on the portable composite communication terminal, regulating voltage supporting components of the portable phone mode, and performing a general portable phone function; setting a camera mode by turning on the camera in said portable phone mode upon user request for camera operation, said user request being input through a camera mode switch and processed by the controller, regulating voltage supporting components of the camera mode, and performing a camera function; capturing the image of an object upon user request for a photograph in the camera mode; and displaying a captured image stored in a camera memory of the portable composite communication terminal on a display of the portable composite communication terminal upon user request for displaying the image.

Abstract: A self-magnetized motor includes a stator adapted to rotate by electromagnetic interaction with a rotator, a plurality of slot teeth formed on and surrounding a through-hole of the stator, and an excitation pole adjacent at least one slot tooth having fewer projections than remaining ones of the slot teeth. The projections are formed on ends of the slot teeth facing the through-hole of the stator. According to one non-limiting embodiment, the excitation pole may be formed between two slot teeth having fewer projections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing multimedia data, and more particularly, to a method for providing multimedia data in which a predetermined fee is received from a user who wants multimedia data, and in this case, the user is enabled to download the multimedia data unrestrictedly for a predetermined period corresponding to the fee and play the downloaded multimedia data in various media of the user. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing multimedia data, enabling a user who pays a flat fee to download and play multimedia data unrestrictedly for a certain period, thereby reducing a user burden for download of multimedia data.

Abstract: A terminal and a method for video telephony communication using the terminal are provided. The method for video telephony communication includes executing video telephony communication for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a voice signal, determining a power saving mode set in the terminal, measuring at least one environmental value corresponding to the determined power saving mode, and transmitting and receiving the voice signal when the environmental value is less than a critical value. The terminal and the method for video telephony communication enable a reduction of power consumption even in a poor video telephony communication environment.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator which generates a rotating magnetic field, and a rotor. The rotor includes a plurality of permanent magnets and a hysteresis band disposed on an outer periphery of the rotor.

Abstract: A self magnetizing motor is disclosed, which comprises a stator which is comprised of a plurality of sheets including a plurality of stator slots and exciter slots formed at fixed intervals along an outer circumferential surface of the center, a teeth provided between each of the stator slots, and an exciter pole formed between the exciter slots; an exciter coil which is wound on each exciter slot; and a rotor which is rotatably inserted into the center (C) of the stator, and is provided with an exciter magnetizable portion on an outer circumferential surface to be magnetized by the exciter coil; wherein the exciter pole is positioned at the part of the stator to form a back yoke of an increased size. Preferably, the exciter pole is positioned at corner of the stator so that a rear stator portion of the exciter pole is increased in size.

Abstract: A magnetizing motor having a permanent magnet body covering an outer circumferential surface of a rotor body, includes a speed detecting unit that detects a speed of the magnetizing motor; and a controlling unit that compares the speed detected by the speed detecting unit with a reference speed, and outputs a magnetizing control signal based on the result of the comparison.

Abstract: Provided are a self magnetizing motor and a method for winding coils on a stator thereof, wherein two exciter poles are positioned at an inner circumferential surface of the stator to face each other, and an exciter magnetizable portion is disposed at an outer circumferential surface of a rotor to thus be selectively magnetized by the exciter poles, whereby the self magnetizing motor can be operated by an induced electromotive force generated by a main coil, a sub coil and a conductive bar of a rotor from its initial driving to a speed prior to a synchronous speed, and operated by a magnetomotive force generated by the exciter poles and the exciter magnetizable portion at the synchronous speed, thereby improving an efficiency of the motor, a power factor, and a synchronization characteristic.

Abstract: Provided are a self magnetizing motor and a method for wining coils on a stator thereof, wherein an exciter pole and exciter coils are formed at a stator and an exciter magnetizable portion is disposed at an outer circumferential surface of a rotor, whereby the self magnetizing motor can be operated by an induced electromotive force generated by a main coil, a sub coil and a conductive bar of the rotor from its initial driving to a speed prior to a synchronous speed, and operated by a magnetomotive force generated by the exciter pole and the exciter magnetizable portion at the synchronous speed, thereby improving an efficiency of the motor, a power factor, and a synchronization characteristic.

Abstract: A method of operating a portable composite communication terminal the functions as both a portable phone and a camera. The method includes: setting a portable phone mode by turning on the portable composite communication terminal, regulating voltage supporting components of the portable phone mode, and performing a general portable phone function; setting a camera mode by turning on the camera in said portable phone mode upon user request for camera operation, said user request being input through a camera mode switch and processed by the controller, regulating voltage supporting components of the camera mode, and performing a camera function; capturing the image of an object upon user request for a photograph in the camera mode; and displaying a captured image stored in a camera memory of the portable composite communication terminal on a display of the portable composite communication terminal upon user request for displaying the image.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a mobile communication terminal having the same. The display apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a case; a display module mounted in the case for outputting visual information; a window mounted at a window groove of the case, and providing a visual passage through which the visual information can be seen from outside; and a signal generating unit mounted between the window and the display module, for generating a signal when the window is pressed. An additional input button for controlling an output from the display module need not be provided.

Abstract: Provided are a self magnetizing motor and a stator thereof, the self magnetizing motor comprising: a rotor; a stator including a cavity formed in a center portion thereof to install the rotor therein, a plurality of induction slots and a plurality of exciter slots positioned with a certain interval therebetween along an inner circumferential surface of the cavity, a teeth positioned between each induction slot, and an exciter pole positioned between each exciter slot, an end portion of the exciter pole being positioned to be relatively closer to a exciter magnetizing portion than an end portion of each teeth is positioned to be close to the exciter magnetizing portion, an winding penetrating each of the plurality of induction slots to be wound on each teeth; and an exciter coil penetrating each of the plurality of exciter slots to be wound on the exciter pole.

Abstract: A portable composite communication terminal for voice communication and image transmission and reception, and an operation method and communication system thereof. The communication system includes a portable composite communication terminal, a mobile communication network, and a server.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for converting an image in a wireless terminal are disclosed. An apparatus and method for resizing an image output from a camera module such that the image has a size suitable for a display unit in a wireless terminal are provided. The method involves determining a size of an image output from a camera module, resizing the size of the image output from the camera module to a size suitable for a display unit when the size of the image output from the camera module differs from the size of the image to be output through the display unit, and outputting the resized image. The method involves determining a size of an image output from a camera module, and resizing a 720×480 image to a 320×240 image to be output through a display unit when the camera module has output the 720×480 image, and outputting the 320×240 image.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless terminal for checking the amount used of gauge and a gauge management system using a wireless communication network which checks the amount used of electricity, tap water, and gas by a wireless terminal. A wireless terminal established in a front of gauge, senses image of a figure at gauge, transmit data of the amount used with a wireless communication network. So, management of collecting rates of electricity, tap water, and gas are achieved easily.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to remove a block effect and a ring effect appearing in a compression-coded image is disclosed. The present invention is especially applicable to an image compression-coded at a low bit rate. In particular, the present invention includes a variety of masks for the removal of the block/ring effect. Thus, one mask is select for a pixel to be filtered. Moreover, candidate pixels to be averaged with the pixel to be filtered is selected from the pixels of the selected mask to better maintain the details of the image, and a weight is applied to improve the calculation speed of the averaging operation. More particularly, the masks according to the present invention have longer tabs toward adjacent blocks at boundaries of the given block to remove the block and ring effect.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to remove a block effect and a ring effect appearing in a compression-coded image is disclosed. The present invention is especially applicable to an image compression-coded at a low bit rate. In particular, the present invention includes a variety of masks for the removal of the block/ring effect. Thus, one mask is select for a pixel to be filtered. Moreover, candidate pixels to be averaged with the pixel to be filtered is selected from the pixels of the selected mask to better maintain the details of the image, and a weight is applied to improve the calculation speed of the averaging operation. More particularly, the masks according to the present invention have longer tabs toward adjacent blocks at boundaries of the given block to remove the block and ring effect. In the method, a pixel of an image is filtered according to a filtering methodology.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to remove a block effect and a ring effect appearing in a compression-coded image is disclosed. The present invention is especially applicable to an image compression-coded at a low bit rate. In particular, the present invention includes a variety of masks for the removal of the block/ring effect. Thus, one mask is select for a pixel to be filtered. Moreover, candidate pixels to be averaged with the pixel to be filtered is selected from the pixels of the selected mask to better maintain the details of the image, and a weight is applied to improve the calculation speed of the averaging operation. More particularly, the masks according to the present invention have longer tabs toward adjacent blocks at boundaries of the given block to remove the block and ring effect. In the method, a pixel of an image is filtered according to a filtering methodology. The filtering methodology includes selecting at least four successive pixels according to a position of a pixel to be filtered.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to remove a block effect and a ring effect appearing in a compression-coded image is disclosed. The present invention is especially applicable to an image compression-coded at a low bit rate. In particular, the present invention includes a variety of masks for the removal of the block/ring effect. Thus, one mask is select for a pixel to be filtered. Moreover, candidate pixels to be averaged with the pixel to be filtered is selected from the pixels of the selected mask to better maintain the details of the image, and a weight is applied to improve the calculation speed of the averaging operation. More particularly, the masks according to the present invention have longer tabs toward adjacent blocks at boundaries of the given block to remove the block and ring effect. In the method, a pixel of an image is filtered according to a filtering methodology.