Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition and a coating film that comprises a binder containing a UV-curable functional group, a compound containing a fluorine UV-curable functional group, a photoinitiator; and nano-sized particles. The coating film according to the present invention has excellent abrasion resistance and contamination resistance such as fingerprint trace removability and scribbling resistance.

Abstract: An apparatus balances a charging voltage of each battery cell of a battery pack. The apparatus includes a discharge resistor installed on a conductive line connected to both ends of a battery cell in parallel; a balance signal relay unit for relaying a charging voltage of the battery cell according to a balance control signal; and a discharge switching unit for receiving the relayed charging voltage of the battery cell as a driving voltage and connecting the battery cell to the discharge resistor to discharge the battery cell if the driving voltage is over an effective voltage level. This apparatus prevents overcharging of a battery cell, caused by a failure of a control processor, while balancing a charging voltage of battery cells. Also, the control processor may be protected against an electric impact by electrical insulation from a discharge circuit. Accordingly, the safety of the battery pack is improved.

Abstract: A lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for selectively removing phosphates and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions is disclosed. Making the LAM comprises (a) dissociating cations such as Fe and Al, from their counterions by adding a chemical compound containing said cations to water and acidifying; (b) pelletizing a lignocellulose; (c) adsorbing the cations to the lignocellulose by bringing the lignocellulose into contact with the solution of step (a) and incubating; and, (d) exposing the lignocellulose of step (c) to an alkaline fixing agent to replace hydrogens (H) of the hydroxyl groups of the lignocellulose with the adsorbed cations to produce the LAM with a positive charge. The LAM may be used to selectively and cost-effectively remove phosphate and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions by retaining them at the Fe or Al on the LAM.

Abstract: An apparatus for testing online performance on a client/server architecture, includes: a client group connected to a server group; and a server group for providing the online service to the client group and capturing packet information based on communication with the client group. Further, the apparatus for testing online performance on a client/server architecture includes a central management unit for carrying out analysis, edition, and scripting for the captured packet information to overall manage an online performance test between the client group and the server group; and a load generation unit for generating a virtual client in accordance with the scripting result of the central management unit to regenerate a load in the server group.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating resistance characteristics of a battery includes a data storing manager for obtaining and storing battery voltage, current and temperature data of a battery, whenever estimating a battery resistance characteristic; an open circuit voltage calculator for calculating battery open circuit voltage from a battery voltage variation pattern measured at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance calculator for calculating a battery resistance parameter from a battery current and a difference between the battery open circuit voltage and a battery voltage, and calculating a weighted mean resistance from battery resistance parameters calculated at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance convergence calculator for calculating a weighed mean resistance convergence value by repeatedly calculating a weighted mean sequence using the weighted mean resistance as an initial condition; and a resistance characteristic estimator for estimating a battery resistance from the w

Abstract: An apparatus estimates SOH of a battery based on a battery voltage variation pattern. A data storing unit obtains and stores battery voltage, current and temperature data from sensors, at each SOH estimation. A first SOC estimating unit estimates first SOC by current integration using the battery current data. A second SOC estimating unit estimates open-circuit voltage from the voltage variation pattern, and calculates and stores second SOC corresponding to the open-circuit voltage and temperature using correlations between the open-circuit voltage/temperature and SOC. A weighted mean convergence calculating unit calculates and stores convergence value for weighted mean value of ratio of the second SOC variation to the first SOC variation. A SOH estimating unit estimates capacity corresponding to the weighted mean convergence value using correlation between the weighted mean convergence value and the capacity, estimates relative ratio of the estimated capacity to an initial capacity, and stores it as SOH.

Abstract: A semiconductor IC device includes at least one IO port, a core logic, and at least one fail-safe IO circuit, the fail-safe IO circuit being coupled between the core logic and the IO port, wherein the fail-safe IO circuit is configured to receive a predetermined control signal and to maintain the IO port at a predetermined impedance with respect to the predetermined control signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a battery includes a capacitor for charging a voltage when the apparatus is on and discharging a voltage when the apparatus is off, a discharging circuit for discharging the voltage charged in the capacitor; a first switching unit for connecting or disconnecting the capacitor to/from a predetermined power source for the purpose of charging of the capacitor; a second switching unit for connecting or disconnecting the capacitor to/from the discharging unit; a voltage measuring unit for measuring a voltage charged in the capacitor; and a controller for calculating a power-off duration time according to the measured voltage. This apparatus may continuously calculate a power-off duration time of a battery pack.

Abstract: A system for simulating NAT (network address translation) performed in an internet protocol (IP) sharing device to be selectively operated in one of different network address translation (NAT) schemes includes a first network interface linking the IP sharing device with an internal network and a second network interface linking the IP sharing device with an external network. A Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) interface hooks packets incoming to the external network or outgoing from the internal network. A NAT unit has a mapping table and performs a network address translation of the hooked packets with reference to the mapping table, wherein the mapping table identifies IP addresses and port numbers of the packets to be translated by the NAT unit.

Abstract: A system for re-generating a packet load for a load test includes a packet collector for collecting a packet transmitted between a game client application and a game server application, a packet data storage for storing the collected packet in a list form, a central manager for editing and re-defining the stored packet as an action and constructing a test scenario by combining the re-defined packet and an agent for generating a load according to the re-defined packet and the test scenario.

Abstract: In a composition for forming an interfacial layer on a photoresist pattern, and a method of forming a pattern using the composition, the composition includes a water-soluble polymer, a cross-linking agent and a water-miscible solvent. The water-soluble polymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula 1, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently denote a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an aminoalkyl group, a mercaptoalkyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group or an ammonium salt, R6 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, m denotes an integer of 1 to 4 both inclusive, and x denotes an integer of 1 to 1,000 both inclusive. Also, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an aminoalkyl group, a mercaptoalkyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group or an ammonium salt.

Abstract: A method for producing a silver-bonded antimicrobial moist wound dressing. A silver-containing compound is added to a 0.1-30% aqueous solution of an alkaline solvent to dissociate silver ions from the silver-containing compound, dissolving CMC in water or an organic solvent to obtain a CMC solution, the silver ion-containing solution is mixed with the CMC solution so that the hydrogen ions (H+) of the hydroxyl groups of the CMC are replaced by the silver ions to prepare a silver-CMC compound, the silver-CMC compound is dispersed and absorbed in a medium, and the medium is dried.

Abstract: A coating material for a photoresist pattern includes a water-soluble polymer and an additive mixed with the water-soluble polymer. The additive may be at least one selected from the group represented by Formulas 1 and 2: wherein X and Y respectively represent one selected from a heteroatom group consisting of N, O and S, and R1 to R8 respectively represent one selected from an electron donating group consisting of an alkyl group and —H, and wherein X and Y respectively represent one selected from a heteroatom group consisting of N, O and S, and R1 to R7 respectively represent one selected from an electron donating group consisting of an alkyl group and —H.

Abstract: In a composition for forming an interfacial layer on a photoresist pattern, and a method of forming a pattern using the composition, the composition includes a water-soluble polymer, a cross-linking agent and a water-miscible solvent. The water-soluble polymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula 1, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently denote a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an aminoalkyl group, a mercaptoalkyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group or an ammonium salt, R6 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, m denotes an integer of 1 to 4 both inclusive, and x denotes an integer of 1 to 1,000 both inclusive. Also, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an aminoalkyl group, a mercaptoalkyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group or an ammonium salt.

Abstract: A system includes a rail unit, which is provided in the space defined above an automatic palletizing line, a moving unit which moves along the rail unit, a driver for moving the moving unit, and a plurality of tool hangers, which are hung on and supported by the moving unit and have fingers supporting the tool assemblies. The system further includes an ID (identification) card, which is provided in each of the tool hangers and stores therein information about each of the tool assemblies, and a control unit, which has a reader to identify the ID cards and controls the operation of the driver.

Abstract: An anti-reflective coating composition includes a solvent and about 20 to about 35 percent by weight of a polymer prepared by a condensation reaction of an acrylate polymer including a hydroxyl group with a derivative of muramic acid and a derivative of mandelic acid.

Abstract: A semiconductor IC device includes at least one IO port, a core logic, and at least one fail-safe IO circuit, the fail-safe IO circuit being coupled between the core logic and the IO port, wherein the fail-safe IO circuit is configured to receive a predetermined control signal and to maintain the IO port at a predetermined impedance with respect to the predetermined control signal.

Abstract: A lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for selectively removing phosphates and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions is disclosed. Making the LAM comprises (a) dissociating cations such as Fe and Al, from their counterions by adding a chemical compound containing said cations to water and acidifying; (b) pelletizing a lignocellulose; (c) adsorbing the cations to the lignocellulose by bringing the lignocellulose into contact with the solution of step (a) and incubating; and, (d) exposing the lignocellulose of step (c) to an alkaline fixing agent to replace hydrogens (H) of the hydroxyl groups of the lignocellulose with the adsorbed cations to produce the LAM with a positive charge. The LAM may be used to selectively and cost-effectively remove phosphate and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions by retaining them at the Fe or Al on the LAM.

Abstract: A method for providing push-to-talk (PTT) so as to conference between a plurality of user equipments (UEs) serving as clients in a mobile communication network including a PTT over cellular (PoC) server, a conference server, and a mixer for mixing for the conference. The method comprises performing a request procedure for switching over to the conference during a PoC session between the UEs; performing a conference client invitation or participation procedure for opening a conference session through the conference server; and performing a procedure for releasing the conference session between the PoC server and the UEs. The method can switch over to a conference service during a PTT service without newly initializing the conference service after completing an old PoC session, and can also switch over to bidirectional communication between all or some of the participants during a PoC session which is using unidirectional communications.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for servicing a full duplex call in Push-To-Talk over cellular (PoC) in a communication system including at least two or more calling/called terminals for receiving a Push-To-Talk (PTT) service and a mobile network for providing the PTT service to the calling/called terminals. The calling terminal generates a full-duplex mode request message and transmits the full-duplex mode request message to the mobile network. The mobile network transmits the full-duplex mode request message to a PoC server that provides a PoC service to the calling terminal. Upon receiving the full-duplex mode request message, a PoC server of the calling terminal sets the calling terminal to a full duplex mode, and transmits the full-duplex mode request message to a PoC server of the called terminal.