Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for sensing rotor location, the apparatus comprising: a sensing magnet; and a substrate arranged above the sensing magnet, wherein the sensing magnet comprises a main magnet and sub-magnet, the substrate comprises a first sensor and second sensor arranged along the same circular path with respect to the center of the sensing magnet, the first sensor comprises a plurality of first hole sensors adjacent to each other on the circular path, the second sensor comprises a plurality of second hole sensors adjacent to each other on the circular path, the plurality of first hole sensors are arranged separated by a first angle along the circumference of the circular path, the plurality of second hole sensors are arranged separated by the first angle along the circumference of the circular path, and the adjacent first hole sensor and second hole sensor are arranged separated by a second angle different from the first angle along the circumference of the circular path.

Abstract: A speech recognition device is provided. The speech recognition device includes at least one microphone configured to receive a sound signal from a first sound source, and at least one processor configured to determine a direction of the first sound source based on the sound signal, determine whether the direction of the first sound source is in a registered direction, and based on whether the direction of the first sound source is in the registered direction, recognize a speech from the sound signal regardless of whether the sound signal comprises a wake-up keyword.

Abstract: A memory device executes a method of controlling power of the memory device. The memory device includes a host interface which receives a command from a host and controls an access to the memory device by the host, a register which is accessible by the host and includes a plurality of different regions, a memory access monitor which monitors which region of the plurality of regions the host accesses, and in response thereto generates a monitoring signal, and a power control manager which selects a power-up group of modules of the memory device in accordance with the monitoring signal and which supplies power to the selected power-up group of modules while not supplying power to any modules of the memory device not belonging to the selected power-up group.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a touchscreen, microphone, speaker, wireless communication circuit, processor and memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive a first user utterance through the microphone, transmit, by the wireless communication circuit, the received first user utterance to an external server through the wireless communication circuit, receive, by the wireless communication circuit, first text data generated by the external server using automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the first text data includes at least one pre-stored word, phrase, and sentence, identifying a plurality of tasks mapped to the at least one pre-stored word, phrase, and sentence, and execute the identified plurality of tasks using at least one of sequential execution or parallel execution.

Abstract: There are provided a memory system and a method for operating the same. A memory system includes: a semiconductor memory device for outputting a ready/busy (R/B) signal by performing an internal operation in response to an operation command, and outputting status data by performing a status check operation in response to a status check command; and a controller for outputting the operation command and the status check command to the semiconductor memory device, and determining validity of the status data, based on the R/B signal.

Abstract: A method for operating a semiconductor memory device may include applying a program pulse for programming data of a first page included in the semiconductor memory device. The method may include determining whether the number of times of applying the program pulse has exceeded a first critical value. The method may include performing an error bit check on a second page coupled to the same word line as the first page, based on the determined result of whether the first critical value has been exceeded.

Abstract: A smoke exhaust hood apparatus having a heater for cooking food according to the present invention comprises: a suction part for suctioning smoke generated at a cooking part; an exhaust pipe through which the smoke suctioned by the suction part is transferred; and a heater assembly disposed at one side of the outside of one of the exhaust pipe and the suction part, the heater assembly radiating heat from above the cooking part. The apparatus has a heater installed at a lower portion adjacent to the suction part of the smoke exhaust hood apparatus installed above a food, so as to heat the food from above, and thus can assist food cooking or can quickly cook a tasty food.

Abstract: A speech recognition method and a speech recognition apparatus which pre-download a speech recognition model predicted to be used and use the speech recognition model in speech recognition is provided. The speech recognition method, performed by the speech recognition apparatus, includes determining a speech recognition model, based on user information downloading the speech recognition model, performing speech recognition, based on the speech recognition model, and outputting a result of performing the speech recognition.

Abstract: A storage device includes memories and a controller. The controller controls first and second program operations on the memory. When a temperature of the memory is lower than a reference value, the controller controls execution of the first program operation. When the temperature of the memory is equal to or higher than the reference value, the controller controls execution of the second program operation which consumes a smaller amount of power than the first program operation. The controller adjusts an operational condition of the memory such that bandwidth on the memory remains equivalent during the first and second program operations.

Abstract: A storage device includes memories and a controller. The controller controls first and second program operations on the memory. When a temperature of the memory is lower than a reference value, the controller controls execution of the first program operation. When the temperature of the memory is equal to or higher than the reference value, the controller controls execution of the second program operation which consumes a smaller amount of power than the first program operation. The controller adjusts an operational condition of the memory such that bandwidth on the memory remains equivalent during the first and second program operations.

Abstract: A method of updating speech recognition data including a language model used for speech recognition, the method including obtaining language data including at least one word; detecting a word that does not exist in the language model from among the at least one word; obtaining at least one phoneme sequence regarding the detected word; obtaining components constituting the at least one phoneme sequence by dividing the at least one phoneme sequence into predetermined unit components; determining information regarding probabilities that the respective components constituting each of the at least one phoneme sequence appear during speech recognition; and updating the language model based on the determined probability information.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for providing a translations service are disclosed. The electronic device for providing a translation service includes an input unit comprising input circuitry configured to receive input text of a first language, a processor configured to divide the input text into a main segment and a sub-segment and to generate output text of a second language by selecting translation candidate text corresponding to the input text from translation candidate text of the second language, based on a meaning of text included in the sub-segment, and an output unit comprising output circuitry configured to output the output text.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles having excellent water dispersibility and stability, and a method for preparing the same. Specifically, the polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a surface-modified polymer capsule surface-modified to thereby have a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and transition metal particles loaded on a surface of the surface-modified polymer capsule. In addition, a method for preparing a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a) preparing a polymer capsule; b) surface-modifying the polymer capsule to prepare a polymer capsule having a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and c) sequentially adding a water-soluble transition metal precursor and a reducing agent to a water dispersion of the surface-modified polymer capsule obtained in step b).

Abstract: A communication interface apparatus for a system and a plurality of users is provided. The communication interface apparatus for the system and the plurality of users includes a first process unit configured to receive voice information and face information from at least one user, and determine whether the received voice information is voice information of at least one registered user based on user models corresponding to the respective received voice information and face information; a second process unit configured to receive the face information, and determine whether the at least one user's attention is on the system based on the received face information; and a third process unit configured to receive the voice information, analyze the received voice information, and determine whether the received voice information is substantially meaningful to the system based on a dialog model that represents conversation flow on a situation basis.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and method for controlling place recognition are provided. The method includes collecting at least one of state information about a mobile terminal and user information stored in the mobile terminal, determining whether a current place of the mobile terminal is a major place that the user has previously visited at least a number of times using the collected information, determining, if it is determined that the current place of the mobile terminal is a major place, whether the current place has been registered using at least one signal received externally, and outputting a result of the determination as to whether the current place has been registered.

Abstract: There are provided a memory chip and an operating method thereof. A memory chip includes a main memory block including a plurality of sub-memory blocks, a peripheral circuit for programming memory cells included in the sub-memory blocks in units of pages, and a control circuit for controlling the peripheral circuit such that, after a program operation of a sub-memory block selected among the sub-memory blocks is completed, a program operation of a sub-memory block selected next among the sub-memory blocks is performed.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles having excellent water dispersibility and stability, and a method for preparing the same. Specifically, the polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a surface-modified polymer capsule surface-modified to thereby have a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and transition metal particles loaded on a surface of the surface-modified polymer capsule. In addition, a method for preparing a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a) preparing a polymer capsule; b) surface-modifying the polymer capsule to prepare a polymer capsule having a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and c) sequentially adding a water-soluble transition metal precursor and a reducing agent to a water dispersion of the surface-modified polymer capsule obtained in step b).

Abstract: A method and a user terminal for identifying exercise information of a user are provided. The method includes detecting air pressure information at a location of the user terminal; identifying a state of a topography at the location of the user terminal by using the detected air pressure information; analyzing vertical movement and horizontal movement of the user terminal to identify movement information of the user terminal; and identifying the exercise information of the user according to the identified movement information of the user terminal and the identified state of the topography at the location of the user terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for gesture recognition in a portable terminal. An operation of the portable terminal includes determining a user situation by using at least one situation information, determining a user's gesture by using at least one sensor measurement value, and performing a function corresponding to the user situation and the gesture.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing an intelligence-oriented service using context information estimation in a mobile terminal are provided. In the method, a correlation relation between a low level context variable and a high level context variable is registered. The low level context variable is obtained from at least one data stored in the mobile terminal. The high level context variable is generated using at least one low level context variable. The high level context variable is provided to an upper application.