Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus and a method of driving the liquid crystal display apparatus, which commonly boosts pixels of a first group and commonly boosts pixels of a second group. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first group of pixels for displaying an image and a second group of pixels for displaying an image. Each pixel of the first and second groups includes a storage capacitor for storing a data voltage. The liquid crystal display apparatus further includes a first storage common voltage line connected to storage capacitors of the pixels of the first group of pixels, a second storage common voltage line connected to storage capacitors of the pixels of the second group of pixels. A first storage common voltage is supplied to the pixels of the first group through the first storage common voltage line, and a second storage common voltage is supplied to the pixels of the second group through the second storage common voltage line.

Abstract: A washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine may be provided. The washing machine may include a drum in which laundry are provided and rotated. A laundry amount may be sensed. The drum may operate at a first speed so that a part of the laundry tumbles within the drum and another part of the laundry adheres to the drum or the drum operates at a second speed so that the laundry adheres to the drum according to the sensed laundry amount. Accordingly, at a time of a dehydration cycle, stability of the washing machine and a laundry balancing can be ensured.

Abstract: An air conditioner that improves efficiency of an inverter compressor by injecting an intermediate pressure refrigerant to the inverter compressor during heating or cooling and a control method thereof are provided.

Abstract: A power interface circuit of a contact integrated circuit (IC) card reader is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a building that uses composite light-weight panels for structure and a construction method therefor, more particularly, to a building constructed without pillars using composite light weight panels for structure and a construction method therefor, wherein the building comprises: a steel floor made out of sectional steel for example; walls which are formed by joining composite light-weight panels for structure having steel structure frames installed at corners to the steel floor by welding or joining means, neighboring steel structure frames being joined together by welding or joining means to form walls; roof frames which are constituted by a steel structure and have a truss structure to be positioned on the top of the walls and joined to the wall panels by welding or joining means; wall inner/outer coverings applied to the inner/outer peripherals of the walls; and roof coverings applied to the outer peripheral face of the roof frame.

Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of gate lines extending in a row direction; a plurality of data lines; a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines; and a gate signal supply line connected with at least two gate lines among the plurality of gate lines. At least three data lines among the plurality of data lines are between two pixels adjacent to each other in a row direction.

Abstract: A cooling and heating control method of a multi type air conditioner in which a target pressure of a compressor is adjusted based on conditions of respective indoor units so as to reduce power consumption is provided. The cooling control method includes determining the indoor unit desired to execute power saving control, judging whether or not a difference between a temperature of a space in which the indoor unit desired to execute power saving control is located and a set temperature of the indoor unit is less than a reference value, raising a target evaporation temperature of the indoor unit upon judging that the difference is less than the reference value, comparing an evaporation temperature of the indoor unit with the raised target evaporation temperature, and raising an evaporation pressure of a compressor, when the evaporation temperature of the indoor unit is lower than the raised target evaporation temperature.

Abstract: A multi-network based-simultaneous data transmission service is performed by: transmitting, over one or more networks, two or more partial data divided from data to be transmitted in relation to a particular service; when a network switching of the one or more networks is required, identifying a type of the particular service; and performing the network switching at a network switching timing controlled based on the identified type of the particular service.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction, a plurality of sub-gate lines corresponding to the plurality of gate lines and extending in a first direction to be adjacent to a corresponding gate line of the plurality of gate lines, a gate driver configured to drive the plurality of gate lines, a data driver configured to drive the plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels arranged in a display area, where an end of each of the plurality of gate lines extends in the first direction from the gate driver is electrically connected to a center portion of a corresponding sub-gate line in the first direction.

Abstract: Disclosed are a heterogeneous network based-simultaneous data transmission service system and method which include a transmission device for dividing data into two or more partial data, selecting first partial data corresponding to a part of the two or more partial data, and selecting second partial data corresponding to another part of the two or more partial data; a first network device for receiving the first partial data from the transmission device; a second network device for receiving the second partial data from the transmission device; and a reception device for receiving the first partial data from the first network device, receiving the second partial data from the second network device, and reconstituting the data by combining the first partial data and the second partial data.

Abstract: The heterogeneous network based-simultaneous data transmission service method includes identifying an access state with a reception device by a network device configured to relay data transmission/reception between a particular reception device and a particular transmission device, the network device being located in a particular network, when the access state with the reception device is abnormal, making a request for re-routing particular data transmitted from the transmission device to the reception device, and when the transmission device configured to transmit/receive particular partial data divided from one particular data through two or more network interfaces receives the re-routing request from the network device corresponding to a particular network interface, transmitting the particular partial data according to the re-routing request to the reception device through another network interface of the two or more network interfaces.

Abstract: A display device with a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, the display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate comprises: a first insulating substrate; a gate and data line formed on the first insulating substrate; a pixel thin film transistor formed on the display region and electrically connected to the gate line; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the pixel thin film transistor; a gate driver formed on the non-display region and connected to the gate line; and a direct current (DC)/DC converter formed on the non-display region and having a capacitance part. The capacitance part includes: a first capacitance part with a first electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a second electrode; and a second capacitance part with the second electrode, a second dielectric layer, and a third electrode.

Abstract: According to example embodiments, a photomultiplier detector cell for tomography includes a detector unit and a readOUT unit. The detector unit is configured to generate a digitized detect signal in response to receives light having a certain range of wavelength. The readOUT unit is configured to generate an output signal corresponding to the detect signal generated by the detector unit and to transmit the output signal to an external circuit. The readOUT unit is configured to transmit the output signal to the external circuit right after the detect signal is received.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first pixel, a second pixel, a first selector, and a second selector. The first pixel includes first sub-pixels connected to a first gate line and respectively connected to corresponding data lines included in a first data line group and the second pixel includes second sub-pixels connected to a second gate line adjacent to the first gate line and respectively connected to corresponding data lines, one of which is included in a second data line group different from the first data line group. The first selector applies first data signals to one of odd-numbered data lines, and the second selector applies second data signals having a different polarity from the second data signals to one of even-numbered data lines.

Abstract: A data output timing control circuit for a semiconductor apparatus includes a phase adjustment unit. The phase adjustment unit is configured to shift a phase of a read command as large as a code value of the delay control code in sequential synchronization with a plurality of delayed clocks obtained by delaying the external clock as large as predetermined delay amounts, respectively, delay the shifted read command as large as the variable delay amount, and output the result of delay as an output enable flag signal.

Abstract: A method for converting a SMS sent through a mobile communication network into a SMS or MMS in a previously registered format includes the steps of: receiving a SMS from a certain sending subscriber, determining whether the corresponding sending subscriber is subscribed to a SMS converting service, then converting the SMS into a previously registered format in case the sending subscriber is subscribed to the SMS converting service, and then sending the converted message to a designated receiving terminal.

Abstract: A synchronization circuit includes a delay line, and a first loop and a second loop configured to share the delay line, and the second loop is activated when a number of unit delay cells used in the delay line is equal to or less than a predetermined number according to an operation of the first loop.

Abstract: A latency control circuit includes a delay unit configured to delay an input signal for a delay corresponding to a phase difference between an external clock and an internal clock and generate a delayed input signal, a delay information generation unit configured to generate a delay information based on a latency information and a delay amount of the input signal caused by a chip including the latency control circuit, a shift unit configured to shift the delayed input signal for a time period corresponding to the delay information in synchronism with the internal clock and an asynchronous control unit configured to selectively control the shift unit to output the delayed input signal without performing a shift operation.

Abstract: A washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine are provided. According to the washing machine and method of controlling the washing machine, the drum is operated at a first speed so that part of laundry within the drum tumbles and another part of the laundry adheres to the drum. When an unbalance amount of the drum operating at the first speed is a first specific value or less, the speed of the drum is increased to a second speed so that all of the laundry adheres to the drum. When an unbalance amount of the drum detected during the increasing to the second speed is a second specific value or more, the rotation of the drum is decelerated. Accordingly, at a time of a dehydration cycle, stability of the washing machine and laundry balancing can be ensured.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device capable of measuring a temperature without the influence of noise includes a temperature sensing device for sensing a current temperature in response to a control signal, wherein the semiconductor memory device enters a power save mode for a predetermined time starting from an activation of the control signal and wherein the power save mode has substantially no power consumption. A method for driving a semiconductor memory device in accordance with the present invention includes sensing a current temperature in response to a control signal and entering a power save mode for a predetermined time starting from an activation of the control signal, wherein the power save mode has substantially no power consumption.