Abstract: A battery management apparatus, a system including the same, and a method thereof, can include one or more processors, a storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, enable the one or more processors to extract a target record including a usage or management record related to a battery for a vehicle, encrypt the target record when the battery does not meet battery performance for operating the vehicle, and sell the encrypted target record, which can be used in whole or in part as a basis for determining whether to reuse the battery, to an external server.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a retinol-loaded microneedle. The retinol-loaded microneedle according to the present invention contains retinol and a stabilizer therefor, which is an optimal combination for use in microneedles, in order to solve the instability of retinol. Accordingly, the retinol-loaded microneedle of the present invention achieves high transdermal delivery efficiency intrinsic for microneedle formulations and thus can maximize the effect of retinol on wrinkle reduction, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video. To this end, the method for decoding a video may include: deriving a spatial merge candidate from at least one of spatial candidate blocks of a current block, deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of the current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on at least one of the derived spatial merge candidate and the derived temporal merge candidate, wherein a reference picture for the temporal merge candidate is selected based on a reference picture list of a current picture including the current block and a reference picture list of a co-located picture including the co-located block.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and device. The image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding a prediction mode index; determining whether the prediction mode index indicates function-based intra prediction; inducing a parameter(s) for generating a function, when the prediction mode index indicates the function-based intra prediction; generating the function on the basis of the induced parameter(s); and performing intra prediction by using the generated function.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. Encoding and decoding of a target block are performed using intra-prediction. The intra-prediction is intra-prediction that uses bidirectional intra-prediction and a remaining mode. In bidirectional intra-prediction, a prediction value for a target pixel in the target block is determined based on reference pixels in two directions of bidirectional intra-prediction. In intra-prediction using a remaining mode, the remaining mode indicates remaining intra-prediction modes other than MPMs present in an MPM list.

Abstract: An embodiment sliding transfer device for a vehicle includes a first rail part fixable to a vehicle body, a second rail part coupled to the first rail part and slidably movable in a forward-and-rearward direction of the first rail part, a plurality of sensors comprising a first sensor mounted at a front side of the first rail part and a second sensor mounted at a rear side of the first rail part, wherein each of the sensors is configured to generate a sensing signal in a case in which the second rail part reaches a set limit position thereof, and a controller configured to selectively control, based on the sensing signal, an operation of a drive motor for sliding movement of the second rail part.

Abstract: A method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle includes checking a vehicle driving state and determining whether to satisfy a predetermined engine clutch engagement prohibition condition, by a controller, generating and outputting a control command for prohibiting engine clutch engagement and maintaining an engine clutch in an open state, by the controller, when it is determined that the predetermined engine clutch engagement prohibition condition is satisfied from the vehicle driving state, and controlling to maintain the engine clutch in the open state that is a power cut-off state, by the control command output from the controller.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a counseling service. A method of operating a counseling center server interworking with an instant messaging service includes providing a profile of at least one expert account for counseling linked to a channel of a second user to a terminal of a first user, identifying an initiation condition for a counseling ticket for counseling with a first expert account, creating a counseling ticket to be allocated to the first expert account, and transmitting counseling content through a chat room for counseling of the channel in which the first expert account and an account of the first user participate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a video image based on transform. The method for decoding a video includes: determining a transform mode of a current block; inverse-transforming residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block; and rearranging the inverse-transformed residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block, wherein the transform mode includes at least one of SDST (Shuffling Discrete Sine Transform), SDCT (Shuffling Discrete cosine Transform), DST (Discrete Sine Transform) or DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding an image. For this, a method for decoding an image may include: entropy-decoding a bitstream; determining a scanning unit and a scanning order of the transform coefficients of the current block; scanning and aligning the transform coefficients of the current block based on the determined scanning unit and scanning order; and performing inverse-transform for the aligned transform coefficients.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a memory that stores program instructions and a processor that executes the program instructions. The processor may obtain at least one of sunlight amount information, temperature information, location information, or time information, and in response, may provide a reward to a user of the vehicle control device in the form of mileage in response to the user transmitting at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information to a server. The mileage may be used as payment for a good, information, or a service, which is identified based on an input of the user of the vehicle control device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image encoding method according to the present invention may comprise generating a transform block by performing at least one of transform and quantization; grouping at least one coefficient included in the transform block into at least one coefficient group (CG); scanning at least one coefficient included in the coefficient group; and encoding the at least one coefficient.

Abstract: A device for decoding a feature map according to the present disclosure comprises an image decoding unit to decode an image from a bitstream; an inverse format conversion unit to restore a feature map latent representation by converting a formation of a decoded image; and a feature map restoration unit to restore a multi-layer feature map from the feature map latent representation. Here, the feature map restoration unit restores the multi-layer feature map based on a learned neural network parameter.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a counseling service. A method of operating a counseling center server interworking with an instant messaging service includes acquiring, based a search request for a message transmitted to a channel registered in the service, a search result of a chatbot server linked to the channel, providing an interface for inputting a value of at least one parameter included in the search result to a terminal of a counselor linked to the channel, acquiring an entity corresponding to the parameter based on the message, determining a value of the parameter based on at least one of the acquired entity and data input through the interface, and requesting, based on the determined value of the parameter, an instant messaging server configured to provide the service to transmit a response message corresponding to the search result.

Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information. The motion vector resolution information indicates a specific motion vector resolution among motion vector resolution candidates including an integer pel resolution, a ¼ pel resolution and a 1/16 pel resolution.

Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information. The motion vector resolution information indicates a specific motion vector resolution among motion vector resolution candidates including an integer pel resolution, a ¼ pel resolution and a 1/16 pel resolution.

Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a battery cell having formed thereon cell tabs; a heat sink arranged on one side of the battery cell to discharge heat generated from the battery cell to the outside; bus bars connected with the cell tabs; a bus bar frame which supports the bus bars; a cooling plate arranged apart from the bus bar frame and connected to the heat sink to enable heat transfer; and a phase change member which is arranged between the cooling plate and the bus bars to transfer, to the cooling plate, heat generated at the connection sites between the bus bars and the cell tabs and which includes a phase change material that changes phase by absorbing the heat generated at the connection sites between the bus bars and the cell tabs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method includes partitioning a picture into a plurality of coding units, constructing a coding unit group including at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units, obtaining coding information in units of one coding unit group, and decoding at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units included in the coding unit group by using the obtained coding information.

Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information, and the motion vector resolution information indicates a specific motion vector resolution among motion vector resolution candidates including an integer pel resolution, a ¼ pel resolution and a 1/16 pel resolution.

Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information.