Abstract: An apparatus allocates a channel used for inter-vehicle communications according to a traveling direction. The apparatus includes a traveling direction determiner for determining whether or not a traveling direction of a vehicle is changed; and a channel allocator for allocating the vehicle a previously allocated channel or a new channel based on a determined result of the traveling direction determiner. Further, a method allocates a channel used for inter-vehicle communications according to a traveling direction. The method includes the steps of determining whether or not a traveling direction of a vehicle is changed; and allocating the vehicle a previously allocated channel or a new channel based on a determined result in the above step.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication device that automatically searches for wireless local area network (WLAN) access points, and to a method thereof. The communication device includes a GPS receiving module (12) for receiving position information of the connection device from a GPS satellite; a WLAN module (11) for connecting with the WLAN access point; a storage unit (13) for storing position information of the WLAN access point; and a controller (14) for selectively operating the WLAN module based on the position information of the communication device output from the GPS receiving module (12) and the position information of the WLAN access point stored in the storage unit (13). According to the present invention, a user terminal receiving data services through WLAN efficiently utilizes power. Also, the searching of the WLAN access points is performed automatically without the need for user manipulation.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving data by using a multi-path. The multi-path is established between two transceivers, data is transmitted via each path at a predetermined time, a data receipt acknowledge control signal ACK of each path is received, and a path by which the data receipt acknowledge control signal ACK is not received is determined. Therefore, the path by which the data receipt acknowledge control signal ACK is not received is not used any further but data is transmitted via a path by which the data is previously transmitted, so that the data can be transmitted even if a line of sight (LOS) of the two transceivers comprising a directional antenna is blocked by a person or an obstacle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multicolor colloidal particles coated with a metal nanoparticle mixture having colors in the visible region and a method for preparing the same. In particular, relates to a metal nanoparticle mixture in which two or more nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of metal nanoparticles exhibiting red color; metal nanoparticles exhibiting yellow color; and metal nanoparticles exhibiting blue color, are mixed in various compositional ratio, multicolor colloidal particles in which polymer or mineral colloidal particles are coated with the metal nanoparticle mixture, and a method for preparing the same. According to the present invention, all colors that are in the visible region can be developed by suitably mixing metal nanoparticles exhibiting three colors, and multicolor colloidal particles can be prepared by coating polymer or mineral colloidal particles with a metal nanoparticle mixture exhibiting various colors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silica capsules having nano-holes or nano-pores on the surface thereof, and preparation methods thereof. More specifically, relates to silica capsules having holes with a size ranging from a few nanometers (nm) to a few hundreds of nanometers (nm), on the surface thereof, multifunctional silica capsules containing magnetic nanoparticles and optical nanoparticles, and preparation methods thereof. According to the present invention, the silica capsules having holes on the surface thereof can be prepared by making an emulsion system using two fluids having different surface tensions, and selectively evaporating only one fluid of the two fluids during a process of forming a silica layer. In addition, the multifunctional silica capsules containing magnetic nanoparticles and optical nanoparticles can be prepared by loading various multifunctional nanoparticles into the two fluids.

Abstract: Provided is a method of constructing a tree network which includes a first node. The method comprises: (a) the first node determining if there is a child node and requesting a parent node to allow the first node to withdraw if there is no child node; (b) selecting a child node based on remaining amounts of battery power of each child node if there are child nodes of the first node; (c) exchanging positions of the first node and the selected child node and requesting the parent node to allow the first node to withdraw if the child node selected in operation (b) does not have child nodes; and (d) repeating operations (b) and (c) if the child node selected in operation (b) has child nodes. The present invention solves the problem of decreasing lifetimes of upper nodes that consume more battery power than lower nodes due to more traffic transmission and reception.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for packet aggregation is provided. The apparatus for packet aggregation may include an upper layer management unit to generate a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) Service Data Units (MSDUs) and traffic characteristic information of each of the plurality of MSDUs; a MAC layer management unit to determine a sequence number of each of the plurality of MSDUs based on the traffic characteristic information of each of the plurality of MSDUs, and to generate an aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU) based on the sequence number of each of the plurality of MSDUs; and a physical (PHY) layer management unit to transmit the aggregated MPDU to a destination.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data using multiple paths in a wireless communication system using a distributed Media Access Control (MAC). More particularly, provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data that may select a path with a better channel status from multiple paths that include a direct path using a Line of Sight (LOS) and a relay path passing through a relay apparatus, in a wireless communication system that may transmit data via the LOS using a distributed MAC and a directional antenna.

Abstract: A data transceiving apparatus and method in a centralized MAC-based wireless communication system are provided. The data transceiving method of a centralized MAC-based device may include: setting a direct path to a device and a relay path to a piconet coordinator (PNC); selecting any one of the direct path and the relay path; and transceiving data via the selected path.

Abstract: The present invention includes a traffic information collection unit for collecting weight information of a vehicle running on a road and vibration and noise information generated on the road; a traffic jam determination unit for determining a traffic jam and traffic jam type based on the collected weight information, the vibration and noise information; a traffic jam information transceiving unit for transmitting the traffic jam information or the received traffic jam information of a front road to a vehicle on a rear road by receiving the traffic jam information of a front road from another apparatus for providing traffic jam information installed on the front road; and a display unit for displaying the determination result of the traffic jam determination unit, or a traffic condition of the front road.

Abstract: A detecting method of a multiple-input multiple-output system includes the steps of: a) canceling interference between transmit signals by assigning weight values to signals received through a plurality of antennas, and determining K optimal antenna signals through channel gain estimation; b) calculating L transmit signal estimation values by quantizing the optimal antenna signals according to a predefined constellation size of L; c) calculating L residual antenna signals, in which interference of the transmit signal estimation values is removed from the received signals using the L Tx signal estimation values; d) calculating L residual transmit signal estimation values by quantizing the L residual antenna signals according to the predefined constellation size; and e) creating K×L estimated transmit signal candidate groups by repeating the calculation of the L residual transmit signal estimation values for each of the K optimal antenna signals, and detecting transmit signals from the estimated transmit signal

Abstract: Disclosed are an Unequal Error Protection (UEP) apparatus and method thereof for transmitting various types of uncompressed video signals in a broadband high frequency wireless system. The UEP apparatus may include a UEP transmission controller to verify a bit separation point of separating a color depth and priority for each pixel element being composed of a video data pixel when video data is inputted, and to control an error correction coding of correcting relatively many errors to be used in information with a high priority for each pixel element, a bit separator to separate the video data pixel through a control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element, and a channel coding unit to use a corresponding error correction coding through the control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element.

Abstract: A control apparatus for use in wireless communications includes an antenna unit having antennas, the number of the antennas being equal to a maximum allowable number of connections in a specific frequency band; and a controller for receiving a connection request signal from each terminal attempting to connect to the control apparatus via the antenna unit, and transmitting and receiving a data signal to and from each terminal connected to the control apparatus by using a multiple-input-multiple-output scheme. The controller transmit and receive the data signal to and from each terminal connected to the control apparatus by obtaining a signal value of each antenna based on a predicted channel matrix and the number and types of terminals connected to the control apparatus via the antenna and separating the data signal for each terminal from the signal value according to the multiple-input-multiple-output scheme.

Abstract: Disclosed are an Unequal Error Protection (UEP) method and apparatus of video signals based on a dynamic link in a broadband high frequency wireless system. A UEP transmission apparatus based on a dynamic link includes a UEP transmission controller to verify, based on a channel state when video data is inputted, a bit field size and a bit separation point of separating a priority for each pixel element being comprised of a pixel of the video data, and to control an error correction coding for correcting relatively many errors occurring in information with a high priority for each pixel element to be used, a bit separator unit to separate the video data pixel based on the priority for each pixel element, and a channel coding unit to perform a corresponding error correction coding through the control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data using a polarization transmission in a line-of-sight (LOS) radio communication system. An for transmitting data using a polarization transmission in a LOS radio communication system may include: an antenna unit including at least two antennas to transmit or receive via a different polarization path; a polarization data setting unit to set the different polarization path for each of the at least two antennas; and a resource allocation unit to set a transmission scheme according to a data characteristic and a service type, and to allocate a resource to be transmitted via the different polarization path according to the transmission scheme.

Abstract: Provided are a key input apparatus and method using a direction-selector, and a character input method using the same. The apparatus includes: a direction selection input unit for receiving a direction signal and a selection signal from a user; a storing unit for storing a key value divided by a time and the number of the direction signal and the selection signal; and an operation sensing and determining unit for inquiring the key value divided by the time and the number of the inputted direction signal and selection signal in the storing unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic pigment composition exhibiting colors in the visible region, which comprises an effective amount of nanoparticles or a mixture of two or more nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of (a) gold nanoparticles exhibiting red color; (b) silver nanoparticles exhibiting yellow color; (c) gold-silver alloy nanoparticles exhibiting flame color; and (d) gold nanoparticles exhibiting blue color, and a color cosmetic composition and a color lotion comprising the pigment composition. According to the present invention, it is possible to prepare pigments exhibiting various colors in the visible region using gold or silver nanoparticles, and a cosmetic pigment composition which can exhibit various colors by mixing the pigments in various compositional ratios, in which precipitation or agglomeration of particles does not occur, and whose color can be maintained for a long time.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system for hierarchically communicating information between a user and an information providing server that provides information requested by the user. The system includes at least one sensor node, upon receipt of an information request message sent by the user through a terminal, searching for information corresponding to the information request message in a first cache mounted therein and sending the information request message if the corresponding information is not found in the first cache, and a cache server, upon receipt of the information request message from the at least one sensor node, searching for the information corresponding to the information request message in a second cache mounted therein, sending the information request message to the information providing server if the corresponding information is not found in the second cache, receiving the corresponding information, transmitting the received information to the sensor node, and updating the second cache.

Abstract: An apparatus allocates a channel used for inter-vehicle communications according to a traveling direction. The apparatus includes a traveling direction determiner for determining whether or not a traveling direction of a vehicle is changed; and a channel allocator for allocating the vehicle a previously allocated channel or a new channel based on a determined result of the traveling direction determiner. Further, a method allocates a channel used for inter-vehicle communications according to a traveling direction. The method includes the steps of determining whether or not a traveling direction of a vehicle is changed; and allocating the vehicle a previously allocated channel or a new channel based on a determined result in the above step.

Abstract: A shopping cart user authentication system and control-method, by which authentication for use of the shopping cart is performed by using a user authentication card, are provided. The control-method includes: if a user authentication card is recognized, accessing an authentication server and requesting authentication of the user authentication card, and releasing a cart connection link so that the shopping cart can be used if authentication is successful; and if the cart connection link is connected to another shopping cart connection link, requesting that the authentication server release user authentication and return the user authentication card to complete returning of the shopping cart.