Abstract: Disclosed herein are a washing machine with a balancer to counterbalance unbalanced load produced during rotation of a drum and a control method thereof. The washing machine having a balancer to counterbalance unbalanced load produced during rotation of the drum seats a mass in a groove in the balancer before rotation of the drum possibly producing unbalance as in the spin-drying cycle begins, thereby efficiently maintaining balance of the drum. Accordingly, vibration in the drum may be reduced and product liability incident due to touch of the frame may be prevented.

Abstract: A flexible display device including a flexible display panel which displays an image, a strain gauge disposed in the flexible display panel, where the strain gauge senses a strain in the flexible display panel and generates a detection signal based on the sensed strain, a strain controller which receives the detection signal and outputs a strain compensation voltage based on the detection signal, and a strain compensation layer disposed on a surface of the flexible display panel and which receives the strain compensation voltage, where a thickness of the strain compensation layer may be controlled based on the strain compensation voltage such that a neutral plane of the flexible display device is maintained in a predetermined reference area in the flexible display panel.

Abstract: Disclosed are cross-layer optimization method where information about lots of dynamic changes in wireless environment is shared and cross-layer optimization is implemented through abstraction layer component. Multimedia transport layer operating method where optimization of first layer and second layer is implemented by using service information provided from first layer having transport layer and network layer and second layer having datalink layer and physical layer. The operating method includes upward abstraction step where service information provided to second layer is processed and processed service information is provided to multimedia transport layer and downward abstraction step where indication information provided from multimedia transport layer is processed and processed service information is provided to second layer.

Abstract: A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include, a generating device adapted to generate electricity by torque of an engine or to start the engine. an input device adapted to receive the torque of the engine. a speed output device changing the torque transmitted from the input device into two speed steps and outputting the changed torque. an auxiliary power source disposed between the input device and the speed output device and adapted to supply torque to the speed output device or to generate electricity by the torque of the speed output device. a final reduction device outputting the torque transmitted from the speed output device.

Abstract: A method of decoding an image includes the steps of restoring a residual value by performing inverse quantization and inverse transform on the residual value by entropy decoding a received bit stream, generating a prediction unit by performing intra prediction selectively using one of a plurality of prediction modes on a prediction unit split by conducting at least one of asymmetric partitioning and geometrical partitioning, and restoring an image by adding the residual value to the prediction unit. It may be possible to enhance encoding efficiency of high-resolution images having a resolution of HD or higher by performing intra prediction on the asymmetric partitioning and/or geometrical partitioning.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a printed circuit board, a semiconductor package having the same, and a method for manufacturing the same. A printed circuit board according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a package board including a mounting area and a peripheral area, the mounting area having a semiconductor chip mounted therein, the peripheral area surrounding the mounting area; a first central circuit pattern formed in the mounting area on one surface of the package board; a second central circuit pattern formed in the mounting area on the other surface of the package board and having a greater thickness than the first central circuit pattern; a first peripheral circuit pattern formed in the peripheral area on the one surface of the package board; and a second peripheral circuit pattern formed in the peripheral area on the other surface of the package board and having a greater thickness than the second peripheral circuit pattern.

Abstract: In a heat pump system according to the present invention, at least part of a plurality of outdoor heat-exchanging flow paths that pass through an outdoor heat exchanger is alternately selected as a flow path for defrosting and is used, and the other flow path is used as a flow path for evaporation so that defrosting and a heating operation can be simultaneously performed. In addition, the refrigerant in which a defrosting action is performed, while passing through the outdoor heat exchanger, is throttled and then is used for an evaporation action so that the structure of the heat pump system is simple and both heating and defrosting can be performed.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a cardo-based resin including a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; (B) a reactive unsaturated compound; (C) a pigment; (D) an initiator; and (E) a solvent. A light blocking layer can be made using the same. In the above Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: A balancer of a washing machine including a balancer housing mounted to a front surface of a drum and having an annular channel therein, a plurality of masses movably disposed along the channel, at least one magnet coupled to the balancer housing so as to restrict the masses from moving along the channel when a revolution per minute value of the drum is within a specific revolution per minute range, and at least one guide groove which is formed on an inner surface of the balancer housing and guides movement of the plural masses when the drum rotates.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board, including a base substrate; and a circuit pattern formed on the base substrate and including a first metal layer having an inclined surface on both upper sides thereof and a second metal layer formed on the inclined part.

Abstract: A black photosensitive resin composition includes (A) pigment dispersion including at least two kinds of carbon black having different oil absorption from each other; (B) a binder resin; (C) a photopolymerizable monomer; (D) a photopolymerization initiator; and (E) a solvent. A light-blocking layer can be formed using the same.

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: Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition including (A) a binder resin represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; (B) a reactive unsaturated compound; (C) an initiator; (D) a pigment; and (E) a solvent, and a light blocking layer using the same, wherein, in the following Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding/decoding method involves selecting, for units which are more precise than picture units, interpolation filters to be used in a motion compensated inter prediction to calculate sub-pixel values, wherein said precise units include at least one of a slice unit and a partition unit. Thus, encoding precision may be improved in a high resolution image having high definition (HD) or greater resolution.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method for rate-distortion optimization and a device for performing the same. A macro-block to be encoded is provided, a prediction macro-block is generated by performing either inter prediction or intra prediction, a residual prediction block is generated on the basis of the generated prediction macro-block and the provided macro-block, and the residual prediction block is transformed by applying one of a plurality of predetermined transform matrices to the generated residual prediction block. Accordingly, rate-distortion can be optimized, and image quality can be enhanced.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding/decoding method involves selecting, for units which are more precise than picture units, interpolation filters to be used in a motion compensated inter prediction to calculate sub-pixel values, wherein said precise units include at least one of a slice unit and a partition unit. Thus, encoding precision may be improved in a high resolution image having high definition (HD) or greater resolution.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method for rate-distortion optimization and a device for performing the same. A macro-block to be encoded is provided, a prediction macro-block is generated by performing either inter prediction or intra prediction, a residual prediction block is generated on the basis of the generated prediction macro-block and the provided macro-block, and the residual prediction block is transformed by applying one of a plurality of predetermined transform matrices to the generated residual prediction block. Accordingly, rate-distortion can be optimized, and image quality can be enhanced.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding/decoding method involves selecting, for units which are more precise than picture units, interpolation filters to be used in a motion compensated inter prediction to calculate sub-pixel values, wherein said precise units include at least one of a slice unit and a partition unit. Thus, encoding precision may be improved in a high resolution image having high definition (HD) or greater resolution.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method for rate-distortion optimization and a device for performing the same. A macro-block to be encoded is provided, a prediction macro-block is generated by performing either inter prediction or intra prediction, a residual prediction block is generated on the basis of the generated prediction macro-block and the provided macro-block, and the residual prediction block is transformed by applying one of a plurality of predetermined transform matrices to the generated residual prediction block. Accordingly, rate-distortion can be optimized, and image quality can be enhanced.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding/decoding method involves selecting, for units which are more precise than picture units, interpolation filters to be used in a motion compensated inter prediction to calculate sub-pixel values, wherein said precise units include at least one of a slice unit and a partition unit. Thus, encoding precision may be improved in a high resolution image having high definition (HD) or greater resolution.