Abstract: A host receives information related to garbage collection of a storage device, and the host controls selective execution of garbage collection by the storage device according to the received information.

Abstract: A composition comprising an extract of combined herbs Acanthopanax koreanum Nakai and Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum showing treatment activity of a hair baldness disorder and stimulating activity of hair growth. The combined extract showed potent hair-growth promoting activity and a synergistic effect compared to each herb, i.e. the sole treatment of Acanthopanax koreanum Nakai or Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum, through animal model experiments, such as, the growth rate test using C57BL/6 mouse, to confirm the effect of the combined extract, i.e. combined treatment of Acanthopanax koreanum Nakai and Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum. Therefore the extract can be useful in treating a hair baldness disorder.

Abstract: A smart home control system including a mechanical button; an external programming terminal; and a controller configured to receive and store a control value from the external programming terminal, and generate and output a smart home control signal according to the control value, wherein an operating state of the button is determined by the smart home control signal.

Abstract: A host receives information related to garbage collection of a storage device, and it controls selective execution of garbage collection by the storage device according to the received information.

Abstract: A touch-enabled terminal and a keypad providing method for the same are provided. The method of providing a virtual keypad includes activating the virtual keypad in character input mode, performing first-stage presentation by focusing a first one of characters assigned to each one of plural buttons of the virtual keypad and displaying the focused characters, and performing, in response to a touch on a button of the virtual keypad, second-stage presentation by displaying a character entered by the touched button, focusing a next enterable character related to the touched button, and focusing next enterable characters related respectively to the other buttons. The touch-enabled terminal provides visual information regarding currently enterable characters through the virtual keypad with respect to the last entered button.

Abstract: A non-contact type power charging apparatus may include a plurality of power transmitting coils transmitting power in a non-contact scheme, a plurality of switching units connected to the power transmitting coils, respectively, to switch the power transmitted through corresponding power transmitting coils, and a switching controlling unit controlling power switching of the switching units depending on coupling coefficients between each of the power transmitting coils and at least one power receiving coil of a plurality of battery apparatuses. The battery apparatuses may have at least one power receiving coil receiving the power from the power transmitting coils to charge the power in at least one battery cell.