Abstract: The present invention provides long-fiber reinforced polypropylene compositions comprising: (a) about 29-77 wt % of a crystalline polypropylene resin comprising about 50-100 wt % of a propylene homopolymer; (b) about 20-50 wt % of a long-fiber reinforcing material having an average fiber length of about 3-50 mm and an average diameter of about 4-30 ?m; (c) about 2-20 wt % of an elastomer, a plastomer, or a mixture thereof having a melt index as measured at 190° C. of about 20-150 g/10 min, wherein said elastomer, plastomer, or mixture thereof was polymerized by a metallocene-based catalyst; and (d) about 0.01-3 wt % of a radical initiator, wherein the ratio of the melt index as measured at 230° C. of the crystalline polypropylene resin to the melt index as measured at 190° C. of the elastomer, the plastomer, or the mixture thereof is in the range of about 0.5 to about 10.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device including an anode having a high light transmissivity and a controllable work function, and allowing for a high degree of freedom for selection of a cathode, and a method of manufacturing the same. The anode of the organic light emitting device includes a first layer. The first layer includes a first metal oxide, and a second metal oxide differing from the first metal oxide and doped into the first metal oxide. The cathode faces the anode, and an organic layer including an emission layer between the anode and the cathode.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting device, the method including: forming an anode; forming an intermediate layer including an emission layer on the anode; and forming a cathode on the intermediate layer, wherein the forming the cathode includes: thermally depositing indium oxide with plasma generated in a chamber; and surface-treating with plasma an indium oxide layer formed by the thermal depositing of the indium oxide.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting device, the method including: forming an anode; forming an intermediate layer comprising an emission layer on the anode; and forming a cathode on the intermediate layer, wherein the forming of the cathode comprises thermally depositing indium or indium oxide, with at least one of a metal or a metal oxide in plasma generated in a chamber to form a transparent conductive layer of indium oxide doped with the at least one of the metal or the metal oxide.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a transparent conducting oxide layer as a cathode and a method of manufacturing the organic light-emitting device. The organic light-emitting device includes an anode disposed on a substrate. An organic functional layer including at least an organic light-emitting layer is disposed on the anode. The transparent conducting oxide layer used as the cathode is disposed on the organic functional layer. The transparent conducting oxide layer cathode is formed by plasma-assisted thermal evaporation. A microcavity structure is not formed in the organic light-emitting device, thereby avoiding a luminance change and a color shift as a function of viewing angle.

Abstract: An application program executing a method and an apparatus for improving the speed of executing an application program for a digital television (DTV) are provided. If log information exists for a resource used by an application program, the resource indicated by the log information is requested, and the application program is executed using the resource transmitted as per the request. Accordingly, it is possible to rapidly provide the application program with the resource used by the application program, thereby increasing the speed of executing the application program.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display includes a picture quality improving unit that extracts a brightness component from first data, analyzes the brightness using the extracted brightness component, and generates second data having a contrast in accordance with the analyzed brightness. The contrast of the second data is extended from that of the first data. A timing controller rearranges the second data to supply the second data to a data driver. A backlight supplies the light to a liquid crystal panel in accordance with a driving current. An inverter supplies the driving current to the backlight.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device including: a substrate; a sealing member; an organic light emitting device between the substrate and the sealing member and for displaying images; a selective light absorbing layer on a surface of the sealing member facing the organic light emitting device and including pigments for selectively absorbing light; and a black matrix layer on the selective light absorbing layer corresponding to non-emission areas of the organic light emitting device.

Abstract: A carrier recovery apparatus, which may used in a high-definition TV receiver, includes an error compensating unit, an error detecting unit, and an oscillator. The error compensating unit combines a complex input signal with a frequency signal to generate a complex output signal. The complex output signal includes an error reference signal. The error detecting unit determines a location of the error reference signal in the complex output signal based on a real part of the complex output signal, and generates an error signal based on the location of the error reference signal. The oscillator generates the frequency signal with a frequency that varies based on the error signal. The complex input signal may be a VSB signal that is represented as a complex number, and the error reference signal may be a PN63 signal in a field synchronization signal of the complex input signal.

Abstract: A roaming service method for a fast and secure wireless network is provided. In an embodiment of the present invention, an AP, which an STA associates with, transmits proactive keys needed for roaming to neighbor APs of the AP. When the STA moves to one of the neighbor APs, a reassociation is carried out between the STA and the neighbor AP using the already provided proactive key. In another embodiment of the present invention, an authentication server transmits proactive keys needed for roaming to neighbor APs to which the STA is likely to move, so that when the STA moves to one of the neighbor APs, a reassociation is carried out between the STA and the neighbor AP using the already provided proactive key.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a packet in a wireless access network based on a wavelength identification code scheme. The method comprises the steps of connecting n number of RNCs (Radio Network Controllers) to one sub-ring where the “n” is a positive integer, and assigning a unique wavelength to each RNC; identifying a packet to be transmitted between the RNCs located within a same sub-ring using the assigned unique wavelength, and transmitting the packet through an SRC (Sub-Ring Controller); connecting m number of SRCs to one main-ring where the “m” is a positive integer, and assigning a unique wavelength to each SRC; and detaching a wavelength identification code from the packet to be transmitted between the RNCs located within different sub-rings, and transmitting the packet having the encapsulated wavelength identification code through an MRC (Main-Ring Controller).

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for providing a preview of a menu object in a technique of displaying a menu object. The apparatus includes an input unit that receives an event from a user, an event processing unit that highlights objects, from among objects displayed on a screen, to which a user input can be applied according to the received event, and a display unit that displays the highlighted objects.

Abstract: A chuck assembly for high density plasma equipment includes: a chuck having an upper surface and a plurality of pin holes formed in an outer peripheral portion, wherein the chuck upper surface is configured to receive a semiconductor substrate thereon; a substrate guide disposed on an outer surface of the chuck, wherein the substrate guide is configured to prevent a semiconductor substrate positioned on the upper surface of the chuck from being separated from the chuck; a fixing plate disposed at a lower portion of the chuck; a plurality of lift pins secured to the fixing plate and extending in an upward direction from the fixing plate so that each lift pin is inserted into a respective one of the pin holes, wherein each lift pin has an upper surface that extends to a position adjacent to the upper surface of the chuck; and a chuck lifter penetrating the fixing plate and engaged with a lower portion of the chuck, wherein the chuck lifter is configured to move the chuck upward and downward.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel composition for fuel cells with improved performance. In order to efficiently remove undesirable intermediates of a fuel cell that uses liquid oxygenated hydrocarbons as fuel thereof, polyoxometalate as an oxidation assistant is directly added to the fuel cell. Herein, polyoxometalate includes at least one redox reactive anion caused by dissolution of polyoxometalate in an organic medium containing solution and/or an aqueous solution. The intermediates generated during activating the fuel cell are efficiently oxidized and, additionally, carbon monoxide with the property of catalyst poisoning of electrode catalyst is eliminated, thereby accomplishing improvements in poisoning resistance of the catalyst and, in turn, performance of the fuel cell.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel healthy and functional food having an obesity-suppressing activity. The healthy and functional food according to the present invention is manufactured by using an extract or a raw juice of purple-colored potato as a main/minor ingredient, or by adding the extract or a raw juice of purple-colored potato to various favorite foods. The extract of purple-colored potato according to the present invention has an obesity-suppressing activity by preventing an adipose cell from being differentiated and reducing leptin protein aiding to differentiate into adipose cells, and has an ability to reduce free fatty acid which is a hyperlipidemia-inducing factor and cholesterol in blood. Therefore, the healthy and functional food containing the extract of purple-colored potato according to the present invention can be useful to treat obesity patients including a wide age group of teenagers and adults and old persons.

Abstract: A developing-transferring module includes a sub frame which is detachably mounted to a main frame, a plurality of photosensitive units which are disposed inside the sub frame with a predetermined interval and includes a photosensitive body to which a developer is attached, and a intermediate transferring unit which are provided inside the sub frame disposed opposite the plurality of photosensitive units so that the developer of the photosensitive units can be primarily transferred thereto and secondarily transfers the primarily transferred developer to a record medium of the main frame.

Abstract: Provided is a probing method for handoff including constructing a group of neighbor access points of a current access point with which the station associated, generating subgroups of the neighbor access points by the channel assigned to the access points, probing the access points by subgroup in a subgroup selection order, and selecting the neighbor access point having best link quality as a target access point to handoff. The probing method of the present invention is implemented with a novel non-overlap graph for constructing the neighbor graph such that the probing latency is dramatically reduced, resulting in reduction of handoff delay.

Abstract: A wideband retardation layer (or film) that can perform circular polarizing so that the retardation layer can be formed with an organic light-emitting device to be relatively thin and have a relatively high contrast with no reduction in brightness, and an organic light-emitting device including the retardation layer. The retardation film includes a base and a retardation layer including an alkali oxide layer grown to be inclined on a surface of the base, wherein the alkali oxide layer is disposed by slant-angle depositing alkali oxide on the surface of the base.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display includes a picture quality improving unit that extracts a brightness component from first data, analyzes the brightness using the extracted brightness component, and generates second data having a contrast in accordance with the analyzed brightness. The contrast of the second data is extended from that of the first data. A timing controller rearranges the second data to supply the second data to a data driver. A backlight supplies the light to a liquid crystal panel in accordance with a driving current. An inverter supplies the driving current to the backlight.