Abstract: Provided is a method for minimizing energy consumption while increasing a data rate between sensor nodes in a sensor network. In the sensor network, a parent node receives reservation information from a first node among a plurality of child nodes in a first period and broadcasts channel allocation information of the first node according to the reservation information in the first period so that the first node performs the data transmission in a second period or third period and maintains a sleep mode until the first period ends.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a vehicle includes a magnetic sensor that continuously obtains a magnetic signal varied due to movement of a vehicle; a gradient detecting unit that detects a gradient of the magnetic signal based on the obtained magnetic signal; and a vehicle status transitioning unit that generates status transition information of the vehicle based on the detected gradient. The apparatus further includes a vehicle coming-in/out determining unit that determines coming-in or coming-out of the vehicle based on the vehicle status transition information.

Abstract: Provided is a cruise control system and method. A vehicle cruise control system collects state information of components inside and outside a vehicle, state information of a road on which the vehicle is provided, and drive pattern information of a driver of the vehicle, analyzes a mileage amount and an exhaust gas emission amount of the vehicle based on the collected state information of the components, the road state information, and the drive pattern information, calculates a cruise control speed based on the analysis result, and controls the vehicle to run at the cruise control speed.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication method in a wireless sensor network environment. The method overhears a packet transmitted from a source sensor node to a destination sink node and determines whether the destination sink node receives the packet. A transmission node selected by using local information among a plurality of neighboring sensor nodes transmits the overheard packet to the destination sink node when the packet is not received.

Abstract: A rental software providing system and a method thereof, and its rental software providing server and a wireless terminal are disclosed. The rental software providing system using a prefetching scheme includes: a wireless terminal for notifying a network connection state, and a hardware state of the wireless terminal to a rental software providing server in order to perform the prefetching scheme; and a rental software providing server for prefetching partial programs of a rental software to be used in the wireless terminal by using a prefetching managing unit and a pattern analyzer and transmitting the prefetched partial programs to the wireless terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering data based on a sensor network. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for delivering data is provided in a means of transportation such as a vehicle, activates a node of a corresponding sensor network when a vehicle enters a road segment, and receives data from the transmission node. Then, the apparatus for delivering data calculates an optimum path along which the received data is delivered to a target destination, determines whether to use other vehicles or to directly deliver the data to the target destination on the basis of the calculated optimum path, and delivers the data to the target destination by the determined method. In this case, the target destination to which the data is delivered may be a different node of the same sensor network, or may be a node or a center of a different sensor network.

Abstract: Provided are an intelligent parking guidance apparatus and method. The intelligent parking guidance apparatus includes: an image sensor node recognizing a vehicle number of a vehicle, sensor nodes determining whether the vehicle exists in their own positions, a parking management server generating information for guiding the vehicle to an available parking space, and a mobile communication terminal receiving the information. The intelligent parking guidance apparatus and method provide information regarding parking lots which are within a predetermined distance from a destination and available parking spaces of each parking lot, to a driver, as well as provide a road guidance service to the driver to guide his/her vehicle to the destination, so that the driver can select an optimal parking lot.

Abstract: Provided are a system and method for processing sensing data from a sensor network. The system includes: a data processing condition managing unit for storing sensing data processing conditions; a data processing function managing unit for storing sensing data processing function information; a processed data managing unit for storing processed sensing data; a data pattern managing unit for storing sensing data pattern information; an acquired data managing unit for storing sensing data; a data acquisition condition managing unit for storing sensing data acquisition conditions; a user requirement acquiring unit for acquiring the sensing data acquisition conditions; a data acquiring unit for acquiring sensing data; a data pattern extracting unit for extracting the pattern of sensing data; a data generating unit for processing the sensing data; and a data processing unit for processing the sensing data.

Abstract: A rental software providing system and a method thereof, and its rental software providing server and a wireless terminal are disclosed. The rental software providing system using a prefetching scheme includes: a wireless terminal for notifying a network connection state, and a hardware state of the wireless terminal to a rental software providing server in order to perform the prefetching scheme; and a rental software providing server for prefetching partial programs of a rental software to be used in the wireless terminal by using a prefetching managing unit and a pattern analyzer and transmitting the prefetched partial programs to the wireless terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a user-to-user communication system and method via a network. The communication system and method recognizes a first audio signal which is inputted from a user, converts the first audio signal into a first text data, and transmits the converted first text data, applied with a transmission code, into a counterpart terminal via the network; and receives a data applied with a transmission code from the counterpart terminal and converts the data into a second audio signal to output the same via a speaker. When one of users or garners wants to have a conversation with a counterpart gamer during a multi-user network game, communication among users participating in a multi-user on-line game can be smoothly executed in a narrow network bandwidth.

Abstract: A virtual space search interface is provided to search a three-dimensional virtual space image by the visual angle of a virtual user immersed therein. The virtual space search interface engine interfaces the movement of the virtual user so as to adjust it with a mouse in such a way as the movement of a visual line of the body, displays an ICON which can adjust a three-dimensional motion with a mouse on the main image in which the search is made and enables the ICON to search a three-dimensional virtual space image by selecting an element of changes of a gaze, controlling changes of movement in horizon, its moving speed and 2-dimensional movement of neck. Consequently, movement is more free than the use of various ICONs. Since the user is well acquainted with the ICON which represents the body, the user knows what manipulation is good and when such manipulation can be executed so that a virtual space can be searched easily.