Abstract: Provided is a system and method for providing a stereoscopic image by adjusting a depth value, the system including a depth value estimator to estimate a depth value of an object included in a first stereoscopic image from the stereoscopic image, a depth value adjusting unit to adjust the depth value in consideration of a display device, a stereoscopic image processing unit to process the first stereoscopic image to be a second stereoscopic image based on the adjusted depth value, and a stereoscopic image provider to provide the second stereoscopic image to the display device.

Abstract: A selective cooperative relaying method, the method including: determining, by a base station, whether a mobile station for which the base station provides a service is the mobile station necessary for direct transmission or is the mobile station necessary for cooperative relaying via a relay station; and selecting, by a base station, mobile stations using a simple relaying scheme, a cooperative transmission diversity scheme, or a cooperative receiving diversity scheme from mobile stations necessary for the cooperative relaying via the relay station.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, two polarizing plates, and a backlight unit. A pixel included in the liquid crystal display panel is divided into a first domain and a second domain and includes a second electrode and a third electrode. The third electrode is insulated from and overlapped with the second electrode. First liquid crystals disposed in the first domain are twisted in a direction different from a direction in which the second liquid crystals disposed in the second domain are twisted. The liquid crystal display device selectively drives the second electrode and the third electrode, thereby controlling a viewing angle thereof.

Abstract: A camera tracking apparatus including a sequence image input unit configured to obtain one or more image frames by decoding an input two-dimensional image, a two-dimensional feature point tracking unit configured to obtain a feature point track by extracting feature points from respective image frames obtained by the sequence image input unit, and comparing the extracted feature points with feature points extracted from a previous image frame, to connect feature points determined to be similar, and a three-dimensional reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct the feature point track obtained by the two-dimensional feature point tracking unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a three dimensional video including a cut split unit configured to split an input two-dimensional video into two or more cuts based on a predetermined reference, a manual conversion unit configured to receive a depth value of one of frames that form each of the two or more cuts split by the cut split unit and convert the one frame into a three dimensional form, and an automatic conversion unit configured to convert other frames included in the cuts with reference to the one frame, which is converted into the three dimensional form by the manual conversion unit, into a three dimensional form.

Abstract: Provided are optical devices and systems fabricated, at least in part, via printing-based assembly and integration of device components. In specific embodiments the present invention provides light emitting systems, light collecting systems, light sensing systems and photovoltaic systems comprising printable semiconductor elements, including large area, high performance macroelectronic devices. Optical systems of the present invention comprise semiconductor elements assembled, organized and/or integrated with other device components via printing techniques that exhibit performance characteristics and functionality comparable to single crystalline semiconductor based devices fabricated using conventional high temperature processing methods. Optical systems of the present invention have device geometries and configurations, such as form factors, component densities, and component positions, accessed by printing that provide a range of useful device functionalities.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system for producing stereoscopic images with a hole filling algorithm, and a method thereof. A system for producing stereoscopic images according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a movement area detecting unit examining a movement area for an object moved in an image, detecting/tracking changes of the movement area by dividing a front view and a background of the movement area, and providing result information; a filling error processing unit filling a hole detected by the movement area detecting unit and correcting a filled filling region; and a stereoscopic image visualizing unit visualizing a stereoscopic image corrected by the filling error processing unit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, two polarizing plates, and a backlight unit. A pixel included in the liquid crystal display panel is divided into a first domain and a second domain and includes a second electrode and a third electrode. The third electrode is insulated from and overlapped with the second electrode. First liquid crystals disposed in the first domain are twisted in a direction different from a direction in which the second liquid crystals disposed in the second domain are twisted. The liquid crystal display device selectively drives the second electrode and the third electrode, thereby controlling a viewing angle thereof.

Abstract: A modem for network system which is mounted in an electric home appliance to communicate with an external service device, to which an additional modem may be connected, and to which one or more electric home appliances may be connected and an operating method thereof. The modem has a plurality of input/output ports, functions of which are changed using a switch so that an additional modem or an electric home appliance is connected to the modem. When two modems using the same interface are connected to an electric home appliance, connection of the modems to the electric home appliance is easily achieved via the existing ports without adding a new input/output interface to the electric home appliance. Also, when one or more electric home appliances jointly use a modem, additional connection of the electric home appliances is achieved using a switch without using an additional distributor.

Abstract: A method of converting a two-dimensional video to a three-dimensional video, the method comprising: comparing an image of an nth frame with an accumulated image until an n?1th frame in the two-dimensional video to calculate a difference in a color value for each pixel; generating a difference image including information on a change in a color value for each pixel of the nth frame; storing an accumulated image until the nth frame by accumulating the information on the change in the color value for each pixel until the nth frame; performing an operation for a pixel in which a change in a color value is equal to or larger than a predetermined level by using the difference image to generate a division image and a depth map image; and converting the image of the nth frame to a three-dimensional image by using the depth map image.

Abstract: An apparatus for correcting a stereoscopic image using matching information, includes: a matching information visualizer receiving input of original stereoscopic images and intuitive matching information and visualizing a pair of stereoscopic images based on the intuitive matching information; a correction information processor obtaining a statistical camera parameter based on the intuitive matching information and correcting the received stereoscopic image using the statistical camera parameter; and an error allowable controller providing allowable error information to the correction information processor in consideration of an error allowable degree according to a selected time from the received intuitive matching information and preset human factor guide information, to extract a correlation between stereoscopic images using a stereoscopic image and provided information, thereby helping such that an erroneously photographed image is correctly photographed or correcting the image such that the erroneously p

Abstract: A method for restoration of building structure using infinity homographies calculated based on parallelograms includes: calculating, using two or more parallelograms, an infinity homography between those cameras which refer to an arbitrary camera; restoring cameras and the building structure on an affine space using the computed infinity homography and homologous points between images; and transforming the restored result onto the metric space using constraints on orthogonality of vectors joining the restored three-dimensional points, the ratio of lengths of the vectors and intrinsic camera parameters. As a result, intrinsic camera parameters, camera positions on the metric space and the structure of the building are restored. All the restoration is possible even when intrinsic camera parameters corresponding to all the images are not constant.

Abstract: Provided are a method for extracting a correlation to generate 3D motion data, and a motion capture system and method using the extracting method to easily compose a humanoid character on a real background image. Cameras for motion capture are installed in a real background capture location (such as an outdoor location or in a studio), and the correlation between motion capture fixed cameras and a moving camera for capturing a real background image is obtained to capture 3D motion data prior to performing motion capture for integrating a humanoid character, so that even when there is interaction between a 3D figure and an actual prop such as a chair or table within the captured space, a humanoid character can easily be composed with the real background.

Abstract: A modem for network system which is mounted in an electric home appliance to communicate with an external service device, to which an additional modem may be connected, and to which one or more electric home appliances may be connected and an operating method thereof. The modem has a plurality of input/output ports, functions of which are changed using a switch so that an additional modem or an electric home appliance is connected to the modem. When two modems using the same interface are connected to an electric home appliance, connection of the modems to the electric home appliance is easily achieved via the existing ports without adding a new input/output interface to the electric home appliance. Also, when one or more electric home appliances jointly use a modem, additional connection of the electric home appliances is achieved using a switch without using an additional distributor.

Abstract: A camera tracking apparatus for calculating in real time feature information and camera motion information based on an input image includes a global camera tracking unit for computing a global feature map having feature information on entire feature points; a local camera tracking unit for computing in real time a local feature map having feature information on a part of the entire feature points; a global feature map update unit for receiving the computed feature information from the global and local camera tracking units to update the global feature map; and a local feature selection unit for receiving the updated feature information from the global feature map update unit to select in real time the feature points contained in the local feature map. The local camera tracking unit computes the local feature map for each frame, while the global camera tracking unit computes the global feature map over frames.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system for making 3D contents provided with visual fatigue minimization and a method of the same. More particularly, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system for making 3D contents including: a human factor information unit generating guide information for making 3D contents by considering factors causing visual fatigue of the 3D contents; and a 3D contents making unit applying guide information generated by the human factor information unit to 3D contents data inputted for making the 3D contents to make the 3D contents, and a method of making 3D contents.

Abstract: A system and method for supporting augmented reality in an ocean scene is provided. According to the system and method, camera rotation information is extracted from horizontal line information of a sea extracted from an original image including a focal length and at least two first natural feature point tracking data existing on a sea plane and a plane parallel to the sea plane, using long-distance background features; camera movement is sequentially calculated from the camera rotation information and at least two natural feature point tracking data existing on the sea plane of the original image; and a computer graphics object is placed on a ground plane by importing camera position data, and a rendering is performed as moving the camera.

Abstract: The present invention provides optical devices and systems fabricated, at least in part, via printing-based assembly and integration of device components. In specific embodiments the present invention provides light emitting systems, light collecting systems, light sensing systems and photovoltaic systems comprising printable semiconductor elements, including large area, high performance macroelectronic devices. Optical systems of the present invention comprise semiconductor elements assembled, organized and/or integrated with other device components via printing techniques that exhibit performance characteristics and functionality comparable to single crystalline semiconductor based devices fabricated using conventional high temperature processing methods. Optical systems of the present invention have device geometries and configurations, such as form factors, component densities, and component positions, accessed by printing that provide a range of useful device functionalities.

Abstract: A demand response (DR) system includes a DR control unit to generate different DR levels having different power rates for each power unit, and transmit a current DR level, and a household appliance to receive the DR level from the DR control unit, and differentially control energy output of a product in response to the received DR level so as to reduce power consumption of the product. As a result, the DR system reduces power consumption when power rates are high so as to reduce electricity bills.

Abstract: Disclosed are nitride red phosphors and white light emitting diodes using the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a nitride red phosphor with easily controlled composition of phosphor fraction and improved uniformity and color gamut thereof, a method for preparation thereof, a white light emitting diode with excellent color rendition and high light emitting efficiency, and a white light emitting diode package using the same.