Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for controlling a frequency. The system for controlling the frequency includes: at least one power supplying unit generating power; at least one systematic unit consuming the power generated from the power supplying unit; at least one standby power unit storing the power generated from the power supplying unit and including at least one storage device; and at least one grid unit connecting the power supplying unit, the systematic unit, and the standby power unit to one another and controlling a frequency of the systematic unit.

Abstract: A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which is used for performing a test upon a subject is provided. The probe includes a case which forms an exterior of the probe, a piezoelectric object which is provided on an inside of the case and which generates an ultrasonic wave, a sound absorbing layer which is provided at a rear surface of the piezoelectric object and which prevents the ultrasonic wave from being delivered to a rear portion of the piezoelectric object, an acoustic matching layer which delivers the generated ultrasonic wave to a subject by matching a sound impedance of the piezoelectric object with a sound impedance of the subject, and a sound lens which concentrates the generated ultrasonic wave and radiates the concentrated ultrasonic wave toward the subject.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting a foreground in an image is provided, and the foreground detecting apparatus includes a context information estimator configured to estimate context information on a scene from an image frame of the image, a background model constructor configured to construct a background model of the image frame using the estimated context information, and a foreground detector configured to detect a foreground from the image frame based on the constructed background model.

Abstract: A method of processing an image by using an image processing apparatus is provided. The method includes acquiring, by the image processing apparatus, a target image, extracting a shape of a target object included in the target image, determining a category including the target object based on the extracted shape, and storing the target image by mapping the target image with additional information including at least one keyword related to the category.

Abstract: A secondary memory device includes: a substrate and a housing configured to accommodate at least a part of the substrate. The substrate has upper and lower opposed surfaces and includes a first region in which a first semiconductor device is mounted on the upper surface and a second region in which a second semiconductor device is mounted on the upper surface. The housing includes a first sub-housing covering the upper surface of the substrate at the first region and the first semiconductor device. The first sub-housing does not extend to cover the upper surface of the substrate at the second region.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate. The first and substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas and a non-pixel area disposed adjacent to the pixel areas. The display panel further includes a plurality of signal lines disposed on the second substrate. The display panel further includes a color filter disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate. The display panel further includes an inorganic layer disposed on the color filter layer, an organic layer disposed on the inorganic layer, and a conductive layer disposed on the organic layer.

Abstract: A method of processing an image by using an image processing apparatus is provided. The method includes acquiring, by the image processing apparatus, a target image, extracting a shape of a target object included in the target image, determining a category including the target object based on the extracted shape, and storing the target image by mapping the target image with additional information including at least one keyword related to the category.

Abstract: A humidifier including a spray unit configured to apply electric charge to water, and to spray water having electric charge applied thereto, an evaporation unit formed with a duct in which evaporation of the electrically-charged water being sprayed is taken place, and configured to guide a vapor and a foreign substance, which are separated from each other through the evaporation, to an outside, and a dust collection unit configured to collect the foreign substance at an inside the duct by forming an electric field, the humidifier capable of performing a large-capacity humidification by the generation of the electrically charged droplets, and capable of removing the foreign substance included in the droplets by using the electrical force, thereby enhancing the cleanliness of the humidification, and by using an electric field, accelerating the evaporation so that the size of the duct is minimized, and thus manufacturing the humidifier in a compact size.

Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate is provided. The thin film transistor substrate includes a display area including a plurality of pixels, wherein the pixels are connected to gate lines and data lines, a gate driver connected to the gate lines, a plurality of data pads connected to the data lines, a plurality of dummy pattern parts formed of a same layer as the gate lines, and a non-display area in which the gate driver, data pads, and dummy pattern parts are disposed, and the dummy pattern parts are disposed in an area within the non-display area where the gate driver is not disposed, and one of the dummy pattern parts is disposed overlapping with the data pads.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display apparatus and a display apparatus manufactured by using (utilizing) the method.

Abstract: A washing machine which performs a washing operation by heating water, a detergent, or a wash liquid using a dielectric heating method and a method of controlling the washing machine. The washing machine may include a water supply portion which supplies a wash liquid including water and a detergent, a power supply portion which supplies alternating current (AC) power, and an electric field forming portion which forms an electric field between a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion according to the AC power to heat the supplied wash liquid.

Abstract: A dryer includes a main body, a drying chamber provided inside the main body and configured to accommodate objects to be dried, a conveying unit configured to convey the objects to be dried, a sensor unit configured to sense information on states of the objects to be dried, and a control unit configured to control the conveying unit to move the objects to be dried based on the information sensed by the sensor unit.

Abstract: A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which is used for performing a test upon a subject is provided. The probe includes a case which forms an exterior of the probe, a piezoelectric object which is provided on an inside of the case and which generates an ultrasonic wave, a sound absorbing layer which is provided at a rear surface of the piezoelectric object and which prevents the ultrasonic wave from being delivered to a rear portion of the piezoelectric object, an acoustic matching layer which delivers the generated ultrasonic wave to a subject by matching a sound impedance of the piezoelectric object with a sound impedance of the subject, and a sound lens which concentrates the generated ultrasonic wave and radiates the concentrated ultrasonic wave toward the subject.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a method comprising: (a) calculating, by an admission control program, a parameter for scheduling a pipeline using a maximum allowable period and an execution time for each of N motion tasks, wherein the parameter includes an optimal periodic value, a task offset and an input/output offset for each of the N tasks; (b) generating, by a coordinator program, N motion tasks, wherein one of the N motion tasks is determined to be a reference task, and the other is determined to be a non-reference task; (c) allowing, by the reference task and the non-reference task, an operating system to generate a task wakeup timer and an input/output (I/O) initiating timer; and (d) setting, by the non-reference task, a task offset and an input/output offset for an own timer on the basis of the task wakeup timer of the reference task.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object includes a filter for filtering a current input image and a background model generated based on a previous input image, a homography matrix estimation unit for estimating a homography matrix between the current input image and the background model, an image alignment unit for converting the background model by applying the homography matrix to a filtered background model and aligning a converted background model and a filtered current input image, and a foreground/background detection unit for detecting a foreground by comparing corresponding pixels between the converted background model and the filtered current input image.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a stacked semiconductor structure including a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer having a top surface divided into a first region and a second region, and an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer disposed sequentially on the second region of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer. First and second contact electrodes are disposed in the first region of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, respectively. A current spreading layer is disposed on the second contact electrode and comprises a first conductive layer having a first resistivity and a second conductive layer having a second resistivity smaller than the first resistivity alternately stacked.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition is disclosed. The disclosed photosensitive resin composition includes an acryl-based copolymer formed by copolymerizing i) unsaturated carboxylic acid, unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride, or a mixture thereof, and ii) an olefin-based unsaturated compound or a mixture thereof, a dissolution inhibitor in which a phenolic hydroxyl group is protected by an acid-degradable acetal or ketal group, a photoacid generator, and a solvent.

Abstract: A letter input system and method using a touch pad are provided to improve the function of inputting letters with an operation system within a vehicle. The system includes a touch pad that receives a writing from a user and a controller that recognizes a letter from the writing based on a transmission signal from the touch pad and outputs the recognized letter in a setting image on a display unit. The display unit displays the recognized letters in a predetermined section on the setting image based on a transmission signal from the controller.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for detecting an abnormal movement. The apparatus includes a feature tracing unit configured to extract features of a moving object in an input image, trace a variation in position of the extracted features according to time, and ascertain trajectories of the extracted features; a topic online learning unit configured to classify the input image in units of documents which are bundles of the trajectories, and ascertain probability distribution states of topics, which constitute the classified document, by using an online learning method which is a probabilistic topic model; and a movement pattern online learning unit configured to learn a velocity and a direction for each of the ascertained topics, and learn a movement pattern by inferring a spatiotemporal correlation between the ascertained topics.