Abstract: There is provided a multi-axis input device including an elastic layer deformed depending on a direction of force applied from the outside; an upper electrode pattern formed on the top of the elastic layer; and a lower electrode pattern formed on the bottom of the elastic layer, and each of the upper electrode pattern and the lower electrode pattern includes a plurality of electrodes, and each of the plurality of electrodes includes a surface electrode, and a line electrode electrically connected to the surface electrode and disposed around the surface electrode, thereby simultaneously detecting a location touched by a finger, or the like, pressed pressure at the touch location, and shear force (twisting).

Abstract: Vibration detecting apparatus and mobile device including the same disclosed. A vibration detecting apparatus includes a base, a piezoelectric body having one end thereof supported by the base and the other end thereof freed and configured for converting a mechanical stress being applied by a vibration of the base into an electrical signal, an electrode coupled to the piezoelectric body so as to transmit the electrical signal to a measuring circuit and an elastic body coupled to the piezoelectric body so as to elastically press the piezoelectric body in an opposite direction to the mechanical stress being applied to the piezoelectric body.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of high-strength flake graphite cast iron, the high-strength flake graphite cast iron manufactured by the method, and an engine body including the cast iron, and more particularly, to flake graphite cast iron and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the flake graphite cast iron has a uniform graphite shape and low probability of forming chill and has high tensile strength of at least 350 MPa and excellent workability and fluidity by controlling the content of manganese (Mn) and a trace of strontium (Sr), which are included in the cast iron, within a specific ratio.

Abstract: Composition and method for preventing and/or treating dementia and ameliorating memory impairment and/or improving memory, comprising one or more arylnaphthalene lignan derivatives, namely Justicidin A, 5-methoxyjusticidin A, Chinensinaphthol, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, as active ingredient.

Abstract: There are provided a distance measurement apparatus and a distance measurement method, the distance measurement apparatus including: a light source outputting light; a switch array including a plurality of cells, and controlling a position at which the light output from the light source is irradiated, by switching operations of the respective cells; a light detector sensing the light reflected from a target object; and a controller sequentially controlling the switching operations of the plurality of cells of the switch array, wherein the controller generates distance information between the light source and the target object based on the light sensed by the light detector. The light detector including a single cell light detector element may be used, to thereby reduce the costs.

Abstract: There are provided a fingerprint sensor and an electronic device including the same. The fingerprint sensor includes a glass panel; a plurality of transducers arranged on edge regions of the glass panel, the plurality of transducers emitting ultrasonic wave signals toward inner surfaces of the glass panel and receiving the ultrasonic wave signals reflected from the inner surfaces of the glass panel; and a fingerprint sensing unit sensing a fingerprint based on the ultrasonic wave signals received by the plurality of transducers, the fingerprint sensing unit sequentially driving the plurality of transducers.

Abstract: Provided are novel use of an extract of Lycoris chejuensis or a compound isolated therefrom for inhibition of ?-amyloid production and/or prevention, improvement and/or treatment of a neurodegenerative disease, more specifically a ?-amyloid production inhibitor, and/or a composition for prevention or treatment of a neurodegenerative disease containing one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of an extract of Lycoris chejuensis, and/or dihydrolycoricidine, 2-methoxypancracine, lycoricidine, and/or lycoricidinol, as an active ingredient; a method for inhibiting ?-amyloid production, and/or preventing and/or treating a neurodegenerative disease using the same; and, a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a composition for prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disease comprising longan arillus extract, or combined extract comprising longan arillus. The composition exhibits remarkably excellent prevention or treatment effect of neurodegenerative disease by containing longan arillus extract or combined extract comprising longan arillus, and particularly, it may effectively prevent or treat neurodegenerative disease by significantly protecting dopaminergic neurons from neurotoxicity due to MPTP selectively acting on dopaminergic nervous system and neurotoxicity due to aggregation of alpha-synuclein proteins.

Abstract: An information storage medium storing subtitle text-based information, and a method and apparatus utilizing same, process a subtitle The information storage medium includes: dialog information which contains script text information of the subtitle and information specifying an output type of the script text; and presentation information which contains style information used to convert the script text into a bitmap format through rendering. With this structure, the amount of data required for a subtitle and the amount of data that should be processed when a subtitle is output may be greatly reduced.

Abstract: There is provided a film-type haptic device including: a plate shaped base plate; at least one spacer provided on an edge of an upper surface of the base plate; an actuator including a film shaped polymer layer positioned on the spacer and supported by the spacer and first and second electrodes provided so as to closely and entirely cover both surfaces of the polymer layer, respectively; and an elastic plate adhered to an upper surface of the actuator. The film-type haptic device according to the present disclosure may significantly decrease consumption power consumed in vibration and allow a user to more accurately feel haptic sensation for touch input.

Abstract: A storage medium storing program applications to provide additional functions using moving-images and management information needed to manage the program applications. The storage medium includes reproduction mode data reproducing moving-image data, program data including a plurality of program applications providing additional functions using the moving-image data, system data controlling the execution of the reproduction mode data and the program data, and management information managing the execution of the program applications in unit of title. The program applications providing additional functions can be managed in unit of title and loaded to a system memory in advance to be executed.

Abstract: Provided are a method of performing an event action by using a touch screen device based on operation gestures that are simultaneously input by using multiple operation tools and the touch screen device. The method includes: identifying a first operation tool based on contact by the first operation tool, the contact being sensed on the touch screen device; setting an operation area on the touch screen device based on an area designated by the contact by the first operation tool; identifying a second operation tool based on access by the second operation tool, the access being sensed on the touch screen device; sensing an operation gesture of the second operation tool within the operation area by using the second operation tool.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for effectively fixing scrambled content. The method includes checking fixing information for a program map table (PMT) packet of packets constituting the content, the fixing information being used to fix a transformed part of the content; extracting location information of a next PMT packet containing fixing data for fixing the transformed part of the content from the fixing information of the PMT packet; and fixing the transformed part of the content by using the fixing data in the next PMT packet indicated by the extracted location information. Accordingly, it is possible to easily detect a location of the content, which stores the fixing information, thereby expediting fixing of the transformed content.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to flake graphite cast iron having high workability and a preparation method thereof, and more particularly, to flake graphite cast iron with a uniform graphite shape, low chill formability, a high strength such as a tensile strength of 350 MPa or more, and excellent workability and fluidity by controlling each of the contents of manganese (Mn) and sulfur (S) and carbon (C) and silicon (Si) included in the cast iron and a carbon equivalent (CE) to predetermined ratios, and a preparation method thereof.

Abstract: A method of reproducing a video image is provided. The method includes reproducing a video image in a three-dimensional (3D) manner, being requested to reproduce the video image at an Nx playback speed (N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2), and in response to the request, reproducing the video image at the Nx playback speed. The reproducing of the video image at the Nx playback speed comprises includes reproducing the video image at the Nx playback speed in a two-dimensional (2D) manner.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is data communication that is implemented by capturing video including a plurality of different image codes and executing data matched with the image code to communicate a large amount of data while still displaying an image code for data communication in a minimum area.

Abstract: An image processing method, including extracting shot information from metadata, wherein the shot information is used to classify a series of two-dimensional images into predetermined units; if it is determined, by using shot type information included in the shot information, that frames classified as a predetermined shot can be reproduced as a three-dimensional image, extracting background depth information from the metadata, wherein the background depth information is about a background of the frames classified as the predetermined shot; generating a depth map about the background of the frames by using the background depth information; if the frames classified as the predetermined shot comprise object, extracting object depth information about the object from the metadata; and generating a depth map about the object by using the object depth information.

Abstract: An image processing method, including extracting compensation information comprising one from among a depth compensation value and a depth value compensated for by using the depth compensation value; when the compensation information comprises the depth compensation value, compensating for a depth value to be applied to a pixel of a two-dimensional (2D) image by using the depth compensation value, and generating a depth map about the 2D image by using the compensated depth value, and when the compensation information comprises the compensated depth value, generating the depth map about the 2D image by using the compensated depth value; obtaining positions in a left-eye image and a right-eye image by using the depth map, wherein the pixel of the 2D image is mapped to the positions; and generating the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprising the positions to which the pixel is mapped.