Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a first camera; a second camera; an image processor to process first image data generated by the first camera according to an interface format of a host processor; and a concurrent driver to process second image data generated by the second camera according to an output format of the image processor and to buffer the processed second image data to the host processor. A method for image processing of a mobile terminal includes, if both the first and second cameras operate in an ON state, the image processor processing the first image data of the first camera according to the interface format of the host processor, and the concurrent driver operating in an active mode to process the second image data of the second camera according to the output format of the image processor and buffering the arranged images to the host processor.

Abstract: A mobile device to control a multi-party video conferencing including a processor to process video data to be sent to a counterpart mobile device participating in the multi-party video conferencing and to transmit the processed video data to the counterpart mobile device, and a control unit to select a counterpart mobile device to authorize a main control right for controlling the multi-party video conferencing among counterpart mobile devices participating in the multi-party video conferencing. A method that uses a processor to determine a main controller of a video conferencing session including determining mobile devices for the video conferencing session, receiving check packet data from the mobile devices, and selecting, using the processor, a mobile device to control the video conferencing as a main controller.

Abstract: Provided is a flexible terminal including a body, a flexible control display provided on one side of the body, and a control unit which processes a control signal inputted through the control display. The control display includes a piezoelectric member, which is divided into one or more cells, and one or more conductive members, which are formed of a conductive material. The control display may recognize a touch signal through a touch type method or a piezoelectric signal by a deformation of the piezoelectric member.

Abstract: The application generation system includes: a first managing unit to extract at least one execution component from at least one application; and a second management unit to generate an extracted execution component into a container application. The system provides the ability to generate an application configured by extracting operations among the operations of applications stored in a terminal.

Abstract: A device and a method having a gesture recognition operation at a distance are provided. The device to recognize a gesture of a user includes an image capture unit to capture a gesture to acquire image information, a control unit to determine a distance between the device and the user based on the image information, and to determine a mode of the device according to the determined distance. The method for recognizing a gesture for a device includes capturing a gesture of a user as image information, determining a distance between the device and the user based on the image information, and determining a mode of operation according to the determined distance.

Abstract: A terminal includes a first board including an accommodation portion, the accommodation portion being disposed in a first groove of the first board, and a camera module mounted in the accommodation portion. A method for manufacturing a terminal includes obtaining a first board including an accommodation portion, the accommodation portion being disposed in a first groove of the first board, obtaining a camera module to be mounted in the accommodation portion, and mounting the camera module in the accommodation portion.

Abstract: A terminal and method for performing wireless communication to determine priority of a wireless connection to an access point (AP), including scanning APs within a receivable range of the terminal to collect air log information; one or more of classifying the APs within the receivable range according to Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), determining a number of terminals connected to the APs in the receivable range, or determining a number of terminals connectable to a corresponding AP for the APs in the receivable range, and determining an order of priority to connect the terminal to at least one AP within the receivable range, based the connection status of the AP, the classification according to RSSI, the number of terminals connected to the APs, or a number of terminals connectable to the APs.

Abstract: A user authentication device to authenticate a user by voice recognition includes: an operating unit for performing authentication by comparing a audio signal input for voice recognition with voice information of an authorized user; a noise output unit to combine a noise signal with the input audio signal; and a noise cancellation unit to combine a negative noise signal corresponding to the noise signal with the audio signal with the noise signal, and to provide the mixed signal to the operating unit. Accordingly, by using the noise signal as an encryption signal, the security of user authentication using voice recognition may be improved.

Abstract: A mobile communication device includes a heat transfer path to transfer heat generated in the mobile communication device to a heat exhaust component, in which the heat exhaust component generates air flow to exhaust heat out of the mobile communication device.

Abstract: An apparatus to identify an available access point (AP) includes a communication unit to detect one or more APs located within a reference proximity from the apparatus, a determination unit to determine an available state of the detected AP, and a display unit to display an AP scan list including available state of the accessible AP. A method for identifying an available AP of a wireless local area network (LAN) terminal includes detecting APs located within a reference proximity of the wireless LAN terminal, determining an available state of at least one of the detected APs, and displaying an AP scan list including the available state of the AP.

Abstract: An advertisement controlling apparatus includes a display unit to display a content of a program on a display area; a touch input unit to detect a first input on the display area; a determining unit to determine whether the display area comprises an advertisement area, and to determine whether a position of the first input corresponds to the advertisement area; and a processing unit to invalidate a command associated with the first input if the position of the first input corresponds to the advertisement area. An advertisement controlling method including determining, using the processor, whether a display area comprises an advertisement area based on a content for displaying on the display area; deactivating the advertisement area if the display area is determined to comprise the advertisement area; and invalidating a command associated with an input received in the display area if the input is associated with the deactivated advertisement area.

Abstract: A terminal to hide a message includes an input unit to receive a signal to hide a message and a signal to restore a hidden message; a display unit to display the message and the hidden message; and a control unit to control display of the message. The terminal hides messages or applications on a separate screen. The separate screen may be a virtual screen or a different display screen. A hidden message may be displayed on the separate screen according to a conversation partner. A hidden message may be restored to a location in which the message would have originally been displayed. A portion of the stored message may be extracted and provided to an application of the terminal.

Abstract: A mobile terminal to handle a booting process includes a processor to process the booting process, a log storage to store error information of a module extracted from a system log, and a log comparator, during the booting process, to extract the error information of the module from the log storage, and to exclude an initialization of the module based on the error information of the module stored in the log storage. A method that uses a processor to handle a booting process includes loading error information of a module from a system log to a log storage, processing, using the processor, the booting process by initializing multiple modules, and determining whether to initialize the module based on the loaded error information of the module.

Abstract: A mobile terminal to control an operation using a touch includes a first input area to detect a first touch input, a second input area to detect a touch gesture, and a touch sensing unit to detect whether to activate the second input area based on the first touch input, to determine a state of the mobile terminal, and to determine a control operation corresponding to the touch gesture with respect to the state of the mobile terminal, in which at least one of the first input area and the second input area is disposed on a side of a body of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method for reducing leakage current generated by a pull-down circuit detects if leakage current is generated by the pull-down circuit and collects at least a portion of the leakage current. The collected leakage current is amplified and output to a battery. The apparatus to reduce leakage current includes a pull-down circuit to generate leakage current, a leakage current detector to detect the leakage current and to collect at least a portion of the leakage current, an integrator to receive leakage current and to amplify the leakage current; and a battery to receive voltage generated from the amplified leakage current.

Abstract: An apparatus to switch an application includes an input unit to receive an input for switching a foreground application, the input including an application distinguishing portion associated with an application switching portion, a control unit to determine an application to be run in the foreground among the applications running in a background, the application distinguishing portion corresponding to the application, and an output unit to output the application in a display as the foreground application.

Abstract: A wireless communication terminal transmitting/receiving data with a folder closed and a method thereof are disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: a wireless transceiver for transmitting and receiving data through a wireless communication network; a storage for storing the transmitted data and the received data; a detector for detecting a state of the folder of the wireless communication terminal in order to determine whether the folder is opened or closed; an outputting unit for indicating a result of the data transmission/reception; and a controller for analyzing the transmitted/received data to detect the last packet of the data, and continuing to perform the data transmission/reception without regard to the detected state of the folder until the last packet of the data has been detected.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a touch sensing unit configured to receive a first-type touch input in a first mode, the first-type touch input being not processed in a second mode dedicated for a second-type touch input, and a controller configured to determine whether the first mode is operated, and to process an operation in the first mode according to the first-type touch input. A method for processing a plurality of touch input types includes receiving a touch input, determining a type of the touch input from a plurality of touch input types including a first-type touch input and a second-type touch input, and, in response to a determination that the touch input corresponds to the first-type touch input, processing the touch input if the touch input corresponds to a defined input pattern or the touch input is received in a first mode for processing the first-type touch input.

Abstract: A method for controlling a terminal with a processor includes detecting a first bend on a flexible display unit; determining, using the processor, whether the first bend comprises a curvature greater than or equal to a first curvature; and displaying a plurality of virtual layers in a hierarchical order according to the first bend. A terminal includes a flexible display unit to display an image provided on a virtual layer corresponding to a reference hierarchy; a bending determination unit to determine whether a first bend of the flexible display unit includes a curvature greater or equal to a first curvature; and an interface unit to display a plurality of virtual layers in a hierarchical order according to the first bend.

Abstract: A method for generating a combined function includes selecting a first application including a first function, determining whether a second application includes a second function compatible to be combined with the first function, and combining the first function and the second function to generate the combined function. A terminal includes a user interface to receive a selection of a first application including a first function, an information acquiring unit to determine whether a second application includes a second function compatible to be combined with the first function, and a shortcut menu creating apparatus to combine the first function and the second function to generate a combined function.