Abstract: A method of operating an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: acquiring a plurality of frequency band images respectively having different frequency bands based on an ultrasound signal corresponding to an object; determining weights respectively for the plurality of frequency band images based on brightness levels of regions including the object in each of the plurality of frequency band images; synthesizing the plurality of frequency band images based on the weights for the plurality of frequency band images; and displaying a synthetic ultrasound image of the object, generated as a result of the synthesizing.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate, a rear plate facing away from the front plate, and a side member surrounding a first space between the front plate and the rear plate; a display panel exposed to an exterior of the electronic device through the front plate and configured to detect a pen input using a magnetic field; a speaker structure disposed between the display panel and the rear plate, and including a first surface facing the display panel, a second surface facing in a direction opposite the display panel, a side surface surrounding a second space between the first surface and the second surface, and a yoke facing the first surface; and a first shield structure made of a ferromagnetic material and disposed on the first surface.

Abstract: An electronic device and a noise control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a cable having a first layer forming a first power line and a second layer forming a second power line. The first and second layers are arranged in a vertical stack structure. The cable cancels a magnetic field generated by a current in charging and discharging a battery cell of the electronic device, and removes a noise due to a magnetic field generated from a coil-contained component of the electronic device. Other various embodiments are possible.

Abstract: Provided is a medical imaging apparatus including a storage configured to store training data and an optimization coefficient; at least one processor configured to identify at least one image feature value from an input medical image, and to identify a value of at least one parameter of the medical imaging apparatus, based on the at least one image feature value and the optimization coefficient, by using a neural network processor; an output interface configured to output a resultant image generated based on the value of the at least one parameter; and an input interface configured to receive a first control input of adjusting the value of the at least one parameter, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to update the optimization coefficient by performing training using the training data and the first control input.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrasound imaging apparatus. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe for transmitting an ultrasound signal toward an object, receiving an echo ultrasound signal reflected from the object, and transforming the echo ultrasound signal to an electric signal; a beamformer for beamforming and outputting the electric signal; an image reconstruction unit for generating a reconstructed image by applying a Point Spread Function (PSF) to an ultrasonic image corresponding to the output signal; and an image post-processor for performing filtering to emphasize a peak point of the reconstructed image. The use of a filter to emphasize a peak point may facilitate an accurate setting of a phase parameter to be used in estimation of a PSF. Accordingly, an almost ideal PSF may be estimated, image reconstruction is performed using the estimated PSF, and thus a high resolution image may be obtained.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device, including a substrate, and at least one organic light emitting diode on the substrate, wherein the organic light emitting diode includes a first electrode on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer, and the organic light emitting layer has at least one opening.

Abstract: An electronic device and a noise control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a cable having a first layer forming a first power line and a second layer forming a second power line. The first and second layers are arranged in a vertical stack structure. The cable cancels a magnetic field generated by a current in charging and discharging a battery cell of the electronic device, and removes a noise due to a magnetic field generated from a coil-contained component of the electronic device. Other various embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A method, medium, and apparatus with scalable channel decoding. The method includes recognizing the configuration of channels or speakers, calculating the respective number of same path decoding levels for each multi-channel signal using the recognized configuration of the channels or speakers, and performing decoding and up-mixing according to the calculated respective number of decoding levels.

Abstract: Probe card transfer units and probe card management apparatuses including the same may be provided. The transfer unit includes a hand part including grippers holding a package and a moving part moving the hand part. Each of the grippers includes at least one locking pin protruding from a holding bar, which extends in a direction perpendicular to the holding bar, to securely hold the package.

Abstract: Surround audio decoding for selectively generating an audio signal from a multi-channel signal. In the surround audio decoding, a down-mixed signal, e.g., as down-mixed by an encoding terminal, is selectively up-mixed to a stereo signal or a multi-channel signal, by generating spatial information for generating the stereo signal, using spatial information for up-mixing the down-mixed signal to the multi-channel signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a medical image includes: a receiver configured to receive a signal having a plurality of frequency bands; an image reconstructor configured to segment the signal into a first signal of a first frequency band and a second signal of a second frequency band based on a signal strength, and configured to generate a first reconstructed image of the first frequency band and a second reconstructed image of the second frequency band; and an image synthesizer configured to synthesize the first reconstructed image and the second reconstructed image.

Abstract: A method, medium, and system decoding and/or encoding multiple channels. Accordingly, down-mixed multiple channels can be decoded/up-mixed to a left channel and a right channel during a first stage, thereby enabling a high quality sound output even in scalable channel decoding.

Abstract: An system, method, and method of encoding/decoding a multi-channel audio signal, including a decoding level generation unit producing decoding-level information that helps a bitstream including a number of audio channel signals and space information to be decoded into a number of audio channel signals, wherein the space information includes information about magnitude differences and/or similarities between channels, and an audio decoder decoding the bitstream according to the decoding-level information. Accordingly, even a single input bitstream can be decoded into a suitable number of channels depending on the type of a speaker configuration used. Scalable channel decoding can be achieved by partially decoding an input bitstream. In the scalable channel decoding, a decoder may set decoding levels and outputs audio channel signals according to the decoding levels, thereby reducing decoding complexity.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems, including computer program products, for optimizing and controlling a building's energy consumption and comfort. A computing device receives measurements from a plurality of sensors, at least some of which are located inside the building, where the measurements include temperature readings and comfort characteristics. The computing device generates a set of thermal response coefficients based on energy characteristics of the building, the measurements from the sensors, and weather data associated with the building's location. The computing device predicts an energy response of the building based on the set of thermal response coefficients and forecasted weather. The computing device selects minimal energy requirements of the building based on an energy consumption cost associated with the building and determines energy control points based on the energy response and the minimal energy requirements.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method for controlling the same. An occluded region generated in a 2D image may be removed by performing frame interpolation on a surface region of an object by extracting the surface region of the object from 3D ultrasonic volume data and calculating a motion vector in the extracted surface region, and an amount of calculation may be reduced by calculating a motion vector of the surface region in 3D volume data. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a volume data generator configured to acquire volume data which relates to the object, a surface region extractor configured to extract the surface region of the object based on the acquired volume data, and a frame interpolator configured to perform frame interpolation on the extracted surface region of the object.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of processing a multi-channel audio signal using space information. The apparatus includes: a main coding unit down mixing a multi-channel audio signal by applying space information to surround components included in the multi-channel audio signal, generating side information using the multi-channel audio signal or a stereo signal of a down-mixed result, coding the stereo signal and the side information, and transmitting the coded result as a coding signal; and a main decoding unit receiving the coding signal, decoding the stereo signal and the side information using the received coding signal, up mixing the decoded stereo signal using the decoded side information, and restoring the multi-channel audio signal.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device, including a substrate, and at least one organic light emitting diode on the substrate, wherein the organic light emitting diode includes a first electrode on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer, and the organic light emitting layer has at least one opening.

Abstract: A method, medium, and system generating a 3-dimensional (3D) stereo signal in a decoder by using a surround data stream. According to such a method, medium, and system, a head related transfer function (HRTF) is applied in a quadrature mirror filter (QMF) domain, thereby generating a 3D stereo signal by using a surround data stream.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems, including computer program products, for optimizing and controlling the energy consumption of a building. A computing device generates thermal response coefficients for the building based on energy characteristics of the building and weather data associated with the location of the building. The computing device an energy response for each of a plurality of different points in time based on the thermal response coefficients and forecasted weather conditions. The computing device selects minimal energy requirements based on an energy consumption cost. The computing device determines a series of temperature set points based on the corresponding energy response and the minimal energy requirements. The computing device transmits the series of temperature set points to a thermostat, which adjusts operating parameters using each series of temperature set points when a time value matches the point in time associated with each series of temperature set points.

Abstract: A method, medium, and system decoding and/or encoding multiple channels. Accordingly, down-mixed multiple channels can be decoded/up-mixed to a left channel and a right channel during a first stage, thereby enabling a high quality sound output even in scalable channel decoding.