Abstract: Disclosed herein are image-based object recognition method and system by and in which a learning server performs image-based object recognition based on the learning of environment variable data. The image-based object recognition method includes: receiving an image acquired through at least one camera, and segmenting the image on a per-frame basis; primarily learning labeling results for one or more objects in the image segmented on a per-frame basis; performing primary reasoning by performing object detection in the image through a model obtained as a result of the primary learning; performing data labeling based on the results of the primary reasoning, and performing secondary learning with weights allocated to respective boxes obtained by the primary reasoning and estimated as object regions; and finally detecting one or more objects in the image through a model generated as a result of the secondary learning.

Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device can comprise a substrate, a device stack, first and second internal interconnects, and an encapsulant. The substrate can comprise a first and second substrate sides opposite each other, a substrate outer sidewall between the first substrate side and the second substrate side, and a substrate inner sidewall defining a cavity between the first substrate side and the second substrate side. The device stack can be in the cavity and can comprise a first electronic device, and a second electronic device stacked on the first electronic device. The first internal interconnect can be coupled to the substrate and the device stack. The encapsulant can cover the substrate inner sidewall and the device stack and can fill the cavity. Other examples and related methods are disclosed herein.

Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. When a user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server. An instruction for performing a task is received from the server. When the user interface is displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables the user to receive the user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to the external server.

Abstract: A smoking article according to an example embodiment include a medium receiver filled with a plurality of medium granules, a humectant receiver located on one side of the medium receiver and configured to generate an aerosol, and a filter located on the other side of the medium receiver. The plurality of medium granules are 0.25 mm or more in diameter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device comprising the same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein relates to an electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof, and since the electrode for a lithium secondary battery is provided with an auxiliary coating layer containing inorganic particles, a phenolic compound, and a binder at the end of an electrode mixture layer containing an electrode active material, thereby improving energy density of the battery due to an improvement in thickness deviation at the end of the electrode mixture layer, and preventing lithium from being precipitated at the end of the electrode, especially the negative electrode, due to increase in the adhesive strength of the separator at the end of the electrode, it has an advantage of excellent safety.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a naphthalimide sulfonate derivative, and a photoacid generator and a photoresist composition each comprising same and, more specifically, to a naphthalimide sulfonate derivative compound, and a photoacid generator and a photoresist composition each comprising same, wherein the compound has excellent absorbance for light of i-line (365 nm) wavelength, is greatly easy to prepare into a polymerizable composition due to very high solubility in an organic solvent, has good thermal stability, and shows a favorable acid generation rate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are image-based object recognition method and system by and in which a learning server performs image-based object recognition based on the learning of environment variable data. The image-based object recognition method includes: receiving an image acquired through at least one camera, and segmenting the image on a per-frame basis; primarily learning labeling results for one or more objects in the image segmented on a per-frame basis; performing primary reasoning by performing object detection in the image through a model obtained as a result of the primary learning; performing data labeling based on the results of the primary reasoning, and performing secondary learning with weights allocated to respective boxes obtained by the primary reasoning and estimated as object regions; and finally detecting one or more objects in the image through a model generated as a result of the secondary learning.

Abstract: A filter for controlling a pH of purified water is disclosed. The pH-controlling filter according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include a water permeable filter having a hollow formed in a center of a cross-section from one end to the other end; a lower stopper closing a lower end of the water permeable filter, a filling unit inserted into the hollow of the water permeable filter to form an inner space, the filling unit having an inlet through which the purified water passing through the water permeable filter flows into the inner space and an outlet through which the purified water passing through the inner space flows out; and control particles filled in the inner space of the filling unit to adjust a pH of the purified water passing through the inner space of the filling unit and comprising OH group-generating particles configured to supplement the purified water passing through the inner space with OH groups.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for skin improvement and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory skin disease, the compositions including an umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell culture medium as an active ingredient. The compositions exhibit a wound relief, wrinkle improvement, regeneration, elasticity increase, moisturizing, barrier strengthening, anti-inflammatory or antioxidant effect, and thus can be effectively used as a cosmetic composition for skin improvement or a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory skin disease.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer electronic component includes forming a stack by stacking a plurality of ceramic green sheets on which conductive patterns are disposed on a support film, cutting the stack in a second direction, perpendicular to a first direction which is a stacking direction of the plurality of ceramic green sheets, cutting the stack in a third direction, perpendicular to the first and second directions, to obtain a plurality of unit chips, separating the unit chip from the support film, arranging the unit chip such that one of side surfaces of the unit chip is in contact with an adhesive tape, and attaching another one of the side surfaces to a ceramic green sheet for a side margin portion, and forming a side margin portion on the another one of side surfaces.

Abstract: Provided is a technology of estimating a bending stiffness variation of a tire and estimating a tread wear amount of a tire using the same. A tire wear measuring apparatus wear includes a signal receiver configured to measure acceleration inside the tire with respect to an axial direction, which is a radial direction of the tire, for each point inside the tire, a signal analyzer configured to receive signal information from the signal receiver and estimate a tread wear rate of the tire by calculating a bending stiffness variation rate of the tire using axial acceleration inside the tire, a transmitter configured to receive and transmit analysis information, which is information on the tread wear rate of the tire, from the signal analyzer, and a control module configured to receive the analysis information from the transmitter and generate a control signal for a vehicle to which the tire is installed.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of quantifying a change in irregularity appearing in an acceleration signal of a tire and measuring a tread wear amount of the tire using the quantified change.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for measuring a wear rate of a tire tread using tendency of a peak value of acceleration of the tire. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a tire wear measuring apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to measure acceleration inside the tire installed to a the vehicle for each point inside the tire; a signal analyzer configured to receive signal information from the signal receiver and estimate a tread wear rate of the tire using a peak value of acceleration in longitudinal direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the tire from among acceleration signals inside the tire; a transmitter configured to receive analysis information, which is information on the tread wear rate of the tire, from the signal analyzer and transmit the analysis information; and a control module configured to receive the analysis information from the transmitter and generate a control signal for the vehicle to which the tire is installed.

Abstract: A crowdfunding method may be executed by one or more processors of a crowdfunding system based on a blockchain for creating a game operating on a distributed network composed of a plurality of nodes. The method comprises performing a crowdfunding service on the distributed network according to a configured smart contract. The smart contract comprises generating an initial block including data records related to game production plan information, sharing at least one transaction record related to electronic transactions of coins with the plurality of nodes, generating at least one new block including data records related to at least one transaction record, and updating a blockchain stored in at least one of the plurality of nodes so as to add the new block to the blockchain through communication with the distributed network.

Abstract: An optical sheet and a method for manufacturing the optical sheet are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus of controlling base station power in a distributive manner in a wireless communication system. A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include determining ui indicating a turn-on or turn-off state of an i-th base station based on mutual message passing with an adjacent base station in the i-th base station among B base stations; determining xia indicating whether a signal is transmitted to an a-th terminal among N terminals from the i-th base station; and obtaining an optimized value of the ui and the xia which minimize total energy consumption consumed by the B base stations and simultaneously, maximize a data rate of the B base stations.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus of controlling base station power in a distributive manner in a wireless communication system. A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include determining ui indicating a turn-on or turn-off state of an i-th base station based on mutual message passing with an adjacent base station in the i-th base station among B base stations; determining xia indicating whether a signal is transmitted to an a-th terminal among N terminals from the i-th base station; and obtaining an optimized value of the ui and the xia which minimize total energy consumption consumed by the B base stations and simultaneously, maximize a data rate of the B base stations.

Abstract: A method may achieve an agreement among a plurality of nodes executed by one or a plurality of processors of a blockchain system including a distributed network of the plurality of nodes. The method may comprise: receiving a candidate block in a N-th round (N is a positive integer) by an arbitrary node among the plurality of nodes able to be promoted to producer nodes having a block generation status at a predetermined time for each round, determining whether the received candidate block is a valid candidate block, determining whether the valid candidate block is an unapproved block, and determining whether to vote for approval of the unapproved block by determining whether the unapproved block is a first received candidate block which is a first received candidate block within the N-th round by the arbitrary node.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a multi-capsule, the method including steps of: (a) preparing a coating solution by mixing purified water, titanium dioxide, mica, a hydrophobic polymer, cellulose gum, and sucrose; and (b) drying the coating solution prepared in step (a) while spraying the coating solution through a spray nozzle of a fluid bed dryer after introducing a spherical seed of a colorant component for a cosmetic; or a starch or sucrose spherical seed coated with a functional component into the fluid bed dryer, a multi-capsule produced by the method, and a cosmetic composition containing the multi-capsule as an active component.