Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a multimedia streaming service via a network. The method of providing a multimedia streaming service includes: dividing encoded data of a video including at least one of a two-dimensional (2D) video and a three-dimensional (3D) video into fragments; determining at least one of 3D signaling information for each fragment and relationship information to be used when the video refers to other videos; and continuously transmitting the fragments including the property information regarding the fragments and encoded video data.

Abstract: A gluing-free shoe provides a gluing-free shoe comprising an upper leather and a sole coupled to each other without using glue, wherein the upper leather has an upper leather fixing piece formed on the lower end thereof, a fixing hole extending through the upper leather fixing piece, a reinforcing core material having high strength and durability is embedded on the lower end of the upper leather and inside the fixing piece; the sole comprises a frame, which is fixed to the upper leather, and an outsole fitted to the frame, the frame is injection-molded using a hard synthetic resin or molded using a rubber molding material, a frame fixing piece is formed on the upper side of the periphery of the frame to be positioned outside the upper leather fixing piece formed on the upper leather, a pin coupling hole being formed in the frame fixing piece.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving multimedia contents. A transmission characteristic relating to a section, from among a plurality of sections for transmitting data, where an initial transmission speed is high, is provided from a server. The multimedia contents are requested in consideration of the transmission characteristic. The multimedia contents are received from the server.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving multimedia contents. A transmission characteristic relating to a section, from among a plurality of sections for transmitting data, where an initial transmission speed is high, is provided from a server. The multimedia contents are requested in consideration of the transmission characteristic. The multimedia contents are received from the server.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a multimedia streaming service via a network. The method of providing a multimedia streaming service includes: dividing encoded data of a video including at least one of a two-dimensional (2D) video and a three-dimensional (3D) video into fragments; determining at least one of 3D signaling information for each fragment and relationship information to be used when the video refers to other videos; and continuously transmitting the fragments including the property information regarding the fragments and encoded video data.

Abstract: A method of operating a hard disk drive (HDD) on the basis of a predicted new defect in a disk associated with the HDD is disclosed. The method includes detecting defects in a magnetic surface of the disk, defining a plurality of clusters by grouping the detected defects using a hierarchical clustering algorithm, calculating a curve fit for each one of the plurality of clusters, predicting a new defect likely to occur in the magnetic surface of the disk on the basis of the calculated curve fit; and writing data to the disk on the basis of the new defect prediction.

Abstract: A disturbance compensation determination apparatus, a related method, a computer readable medium storing a computer program related to the method, and a disk drive comprising the apparatus are provided. The disturbance compensation determination apparatus includes a disturbance observer (DOB) receiving a control input signal and a servo output signal of a plant, wherein the DOB calculates and outputs a current estimated disturbance value. The apparatus also includes a disturbance evaluation unit selectively changing a current disturbance compensation (DC) mode, wherein selectively changing the current DC mode comprises evaluating an accumulated estimated disturbance value in accordance with a condition corresponding to the current DC mode. In addition, the apparatus includes a switching unit selectively providing the current estimated disturbance value to a control loop of the plant in accordance with the current DC mode as selectively changed by the disturbance evaluation unit.

Abstract: A packet forwarding system to transfer packets through a plurality of interfaces by reading out information for the packet forwarding beforehand includes a packet processor that organizes and processes data to be transferred into packets, a packet memory storing the organized packets, a plurality of interfaces respectively transferring the packets stored in the packet memory depending on destinations of the packets, and a packet forwarding manager managing an packet information to transfer the packets through the plurality of the interfaces, respectively, and to control transfer of the packets immediately through a corresponding interface of the plurality of the interfaces by reading out the packet information before the packet forwarding. Accordingly, the fast packet forwarding is realized by processing the packet information read and the actual packet forwarding in parallel.

Abstract: A method used in a disk drive system for compensating a frequency component affecting servo control performance. The method includes detecting a frequency component affecting a servo control output in a disk drive/head during a manufacturing process and storing the detected frequency component in a nonvolatile memory device. A frequency component is read from a nonvolatile memory device corresponding to a selected head each time the disk drive is turned on by a user. A parameter value of a filter is determined by using a servo control circuit of the disk drive to suppress the read frequency component.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for controlling a motor which compensates for a mechanical tolerance of the motor in a case where a feedback sampling frequency increases in order to more precisely control a brushless DC motor. The apparatus for compensating the mechanical tolerance of the brushless DC motor includes: a speed controller calculating a speed error that is a difference between a motor speed measured in control sections and a reference speed using a back electromotive force generated by the motor, and generating a motor control input signal using the speed error of the control section; a moving average calculator calculating a moving average value of the motor control input signals in a predetermined moving average section including recently generated motor control input signal whenever the motor control input signals are generated; and a motor driver generating an electric current for driving the motor corresponding to the moving average value.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for detecting a gateway in a private network. A gateway detection method includes verifying whether a connectable state exists with respect to at least two Internet environments and detecting a driving of a gateway for connection between a private network and an external network in response to verifying the connectable state with respect to the at least two Internet environments.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to safely repress disturbances from being applied to a system from the surroundings in which the system is used. The method of adaptively repressing disturbances includes estimating frequency components of a disturbance applied to a system in a user environment; and optimizing parameter values determining characteristics of a disturbance compensating servo control loop including a disturbance observer, based on the estimated frequency components of the disturbance.

Abstract: A method of operating a hard disk drive (HDD) on the basis of a predicted new defect in a disk associated with the HDD is disclosed. The method includes detecting defects in a magnetic surface of the disk, defining a plurality of clusters by grouping the detected defects using a hierarchical clustering algorithm, calculating a curve fit for each one of the plurality of clusters, predicting a new defect likely to occur in the magnetic surface of the disk on the basis of the calculated curve fit; and writing data to the disk on the basis of the new defect prediction.

Abstract: A method of providing a content service and an authentication method between devices using broadcast encryption, a display device, and a resource-constrained device are provided. A method of providing a content service, the method including: transmitting, to a display device, an identification (ID) of a resource-constrained device via the resource-constrained device; receiving encryption information from the display device via the resource-constrained device; and decrypting the encryption information by using a stored secret key set via the resource-constrained device.

Abstract: An open-loop driving method of a spindle motor includes determining of whether open-loop driving conditions for the spindle motor are met, and adjusting widths of driving pulses applied to the spindle motor according to a predictive speed variation of the spindle motor when it is determined that the open-loop driving conditions for the spindle motor are met.

Abstract: A hard disk drive apparatus to control a flying height of a magnetic head and a method thereof are provided. The hard disk drive apparatus includes a disk, a magnetic head to read data from the disk or to record data on the disk, a flying height maintaining unit to control a flying height of the magnetic head and to uniformly maintain the flying height above the disk, and a controller to control the flying height maintaining unit to maintain a first height as the flying height of the magnetic head in a seek mode, wherein the first height is greater than a second height at which a write operation or a read operation is performed by the magnetic head.

Abstract: A disturbance compensation determination apparatus, a related method, a computer readable medium storing a computer program related to the method, and a disk drive comprising the apparatus are provided. The disturbance compensation determination apparatus includes a disturbance observer (DOB) receiving a control input signal and a servo output signal of a plant, wherein the DOB calculates and outputs a current estimated disturbance value. The apparatus also includes a disturbance evaluation unit selectively changing a current disturbance compensation (DC) mode, wherein selectively changing the current DC mode comprises evaluating an accumulated estimated disturbance value in accordance with a condition corresponding to the current DC mode. In addition, the apparatus includes a switching unit selectively providing the current estimated disturbance value to a control loop of the plant in accordance with the current DC mode as selectively changed by the disturbance evaluation unit.

Abstract: An apparatus, medium, and method to control a disk drive, and in particular, an apparatus, medium, and method controlling a disk drive to perform a seek mode at an optimum state with respect to an operational temperature. A seek servo control method considering temperature change in controlling a disk drive may includes determining a seek time considering a given seek length and operational temperature change in a seek mode, and generating position, velocity, and acceleration trajectories to move a transducer according to the determined seek time.

Abstract: A method, medium, and apparatus controlling a hard disk drive, and particularly, embodiments include methods, media, and apparatuses compensating for torque variations with respect to temperature variations in a seek servo operation, compensating for differences between modeling torque constants, used for servo designing, and actual torque constants. The method includes controlling gain of a seek control loop to vary depending on a torque constant temperature compensation value corresponding to a measured temperature of the hard disk drive, the seek control loop generating a seek driving current to be applied to a voice coil in the seek mode.

Abstract: A seek servo control method and device for a disk drive device for performing seek servo control according to a variation in a power supply voltage for the disk drive. The seek servo control method includes: detecting a supply voltage for the disk drive; and adjusting a seek time according to a track seek length based on the detected supply voltage.