Abstract: In various embodiments, the azimuth correction method includes acquiring at the electronic device, an azimuth, determining reliability of a change value of the azimuth, sensing motion of the electronic device based on the reliability, and correcting the azimuth according to the motion. Various embodiments of the invention may include other embodiments.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a user terminal for performing mutual awareness with an awareness target terminal located within a preset distance and a method for performing mutual awareness between a user terminal and an awareness target terminal located within a preset distance. The user terminal includes a signal generation unit and a magnetic field formation unit. The signal generation unit generates pulse signals. The magnetic field formation unit generates magnetic fields that correspond to the pulse signals and that generate induced currents in the awareness target terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for restricting the functions of a device are provided. A restriction monitoring system includes a communication system that provides a location-limited communication channel that detects whether a device entering a perimeter is in an area for device inspection, a server that provides a credential and a security policy to the device and receives a report on whether the device violates the security policy through the location-limited communication channel, and an alarm system which triggers a security alarm when the device violates the security policy.

Abstract: A packet security method and apparatus adjusts a security level of the packet according to a feature of the packet. The packet security method includes detecting a feature of a packet to be transmitted, determining a security level of the packet according to the detected feature, and generating a security packet according to the determined security level. The feature of the packet is at least one of a destination address of the packet, a transfer protocol of the packet, a packet size, an application for the packet, and a designated security level for the packet. According to the method, the security function is adoptively applied according to the feature of the packet being transmitted, and thus flexibility can be provided in the application of the security function to achieve an efficient use of resources.

Abstract: A device and method for verifying the integrity of a memory in a remote device are provided. An exemplary memory integrity verification method compares, based on a verification parameter received from a verifier, the time for retrieving data block of a memory of a remote device with a maximum threshold time allowed to read the memory, and transmits to the verifier a remote verification code and a data status according to the result of comparison so that the verifier can verify the integrity of the memory. Instead of relying on the verifier, the remote device provides data status information for integrity verification by using the memory retrieval time. As a result, accurate integrity verification is provided, and no independent hardware is required to verify integrity.

Abstract: A social network training service system and method is disclosed.

Abstract: A multi protocol adapter capable of implementing various communication modes is disclosed. The multi protocol adapter may include a plurality of communication ports to connect to a plurality of communication modules supporting different communication protocols, and a main controller to convert a signal received from one of a plurality of the communication modules and to output the converted signal to the other communication module. In this instance, each of a plurality of the communication modules is attachable and detachable, and may be connected to one of a plurality of the communication ports.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for reducing time taken for generating a digital signature and generating the digital signature using a minimum number of operations using at least two secret keys. One secret key among at least two secret keys may be set from a value resulting from hashing a message to be transmitted. A number of times for hashing the secret key is determined, and a value resulting from hashing the determined secret key by the determined hashing number of times is set as the digital signature.

Abstract: A token has a memory, an interface allow connection to a host, and a processor. The processor, in response to user input for configuring a remote access connection, executes a first set of processing instructions to establish a trusted connection with the server host, exchanges credentials over the trusted connection to establish a secure connection with the server host over an untrusted connection, and defines configuration information for accessing user selected data or services.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an alphabet input device and an alphabet recognition system in a small-sized keypad. The device includes: a first keypad part comprising a plurality of buttons each of which is assigned with a symbol extracted from strokes of alphabet characters so that the alphabet characters be input by one of the buttons or a combination of two or more of the buttons; and a second keypad part comprising one or more buttons each assigned with an alphabet character having a high usage frequency. With the device, alphabet characters can be inputted in a simper and more efficient manner.

Abstract: An acoustic apparatus and a method thereof in a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for establishing a multi-sound system that provides sounds of sense of reality by connecting with players existing in the neighborhood and reproducing channels of contents using a plurality of players when reproducing the contents including multi-sound channels are provided. The apparatus includes a control player, a server player, and a client player. The control player selects players that reproduce respective channels using information of the channels forming the multi-sound channel contents. The server player analyzes the contents to be reproduced by the players to provide the information regarding the channels to the control player. The client player reproduces the channels of the relevant contents under control of the control player.

Abstract: A malware detection method and a mobile terminal realizing the same are provided. The method monitors execution of applications on the mobile terminal, notifies a user of perceived malicious behavior and guides handling of a detected malicious application. The malware detection method includes extracting, when a platform Application Programming Interface (API) is called by an application, an action of the application from the platform API, determining, when the extracted action is a preset trigger action, whether the application is a malware program by comparing the extracted action with a malware pattern file, and outputting, when the application is a malware program, an alert message.

Abstract: A system to output an icon in response to a hot-key input, including a microcomputer to sense an instruction input through a hot-key and to output a scan code corresponding to the instruction, a keyboard launcher to receive the scan code from the microcomputer, to analyze the scan code, and to generate a message that requests an output of a hot-key icon indicating the operation of the hot-key based on the analyzed scan code, a system basic input/output system (BIOS) to provide information required to output the hot-key icon, and a display manager to receive the message generated by the keyboard launcher and to output the hot-key icon based on the information received from the system BIOS.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing digital audio output noise includes: a signal processing unit configured to process digital audio data to output to a speaker; a switching unit configured to mute the speaker; and a control unit configured to monitor the signal processing unit to determine whether a current state is a mute state or not, and control the switching unit according to the determination result.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for encryption/decryption and electronic signature in a mobile communication environment. A signal processing apparatus, performing modular multiplication in an electronic device, includes a first logic for outputting a signed multiplicand by selectively performing a one's complementary operation on a multiplicand according to a Booth conversion result of a multiplier in modular multiplication; a second logic for outputting a modulus which is signed in the modular multiplication based on a carry input value Carry-in of a current clock, determined from a carry value cin for correction of a previous clock, and on a sign bit of the multiplicand; and a third logic for receiving the signed multiplicand and the signed modulus, and calculating a result value of the modular multiplication by iteratively performing a full addition operation on a carry value C and a sum value S of the full addition operation, found at the previous clock.

Abstract: A shock absorber mounting bracket reinforcing structure is provided, which includes a shock absorber mounting bracket provided at a rear wheel house inner panel, and left and right reinforcing members which are provided on left and right sides of the shock absorber mounting bracket to support the left side and the right side of the shock absorber mounting bracket.

Abstract: The present invention is related to benzothiophen-2-carbonylguanidine derivatives, a preparation method thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. The derivatives have potent inhibitory effect on the sodium/hydrogen exchanger NHE-I, improve the functional recovery of ischemia/reperfusion-induced heart injury in isolated ischemic heart models, and significantly reduce the myocardiac infarct size in in vivo ischemic animal models, thereby showing excellent cardioprotective effects. Also, the derivatives are protective of both neuronal cells and the brain as proven by their protective effects on neuronal cells from necrosis and apoptosis and by their ability to significantly reduce cerebral infarct sizes in in vivo ischemic brain models.

Abstract: Disclosed are a computer system and a control method thereof. The computer system can include a graphic unit to generate and output an image signal, a connector to which a display to display an image based on the image signal is connected, a user input unit to receive an input, and a controller to identify the display, determine whether to adjust a resolution of the image, change the resolution of the image for resolution adjustment of the image to be displayed, and control the graphic unit to display the image based on the resolution of the image selected by the user. With this configuration, a user can easily adjust an image resolution.

Abstract: A verification apparatus for a mobile platform for remotely verifying the integrity of a device that is connected to a network and has a shared private key includes a verifying unit that determines whether the device shares a private key with the verification apparatus by checking whether the authentication code generated by the verification apparatus matches the authentication code generated by the device; a calculating unit that generates a local check code that verifies the integrity of the memory; an interface unit that transmits, to the device, the information that the verification apparatus uses to generate an authentication code and the integrity check parameter used to generate a remote check code, and receives the authentication code and the remote check code from the device; and a determining unit that verifies the integrity of the memory if the local check code matches the remote check code.

Abstract: A data verification method and system is provided. The data verification method includes the steps of transmitting data from a sender to a receiver over a signaling channel, transmitting a first set of bits to the receiver over a voice channel, wherein the first set of bits is generated using the data in the sender, and verifying the data through comparison between the first set of bits and a second set of bits that is generated based on the data in the receiver. The first and the second sets of bits may be a group of bits that are selected from a hash value using a selection mask in the sender and the receiver respectively, wherein the section mask has the same length as the hash value and the hash value is calculated based on the data, and the selection mask may be pre-defined between the sender and the receiver.