Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting and controlling a contention of a convergence service based on resources. The method may analyze a contention between a plurality of applications through modeling of the resources, messages, and applications, establish a resolution policy, and detect and control the contention between the plurality of applications using the established resolution policy.

Abstract: A portable character input apparatus which is compact and uses strings connected to each finger to input characters. The portable character input apparatus includes a plurality of wearing units, each configured to be worn on or attached to a finger; at least one or more first connection strings, each configured to be attached to the wearing units; a detecting unit configured to detect a change of tension on the first connecting string according to movement of the finger wearing the wearing unit; and a tension change analysis unit configured to analyze the change of tension detected by the detection unit to determine position of an input key that corresponds to the movement of the finger. Accordingly, a keyboard row is determined based on a change of tension related to a user's finger movement, and then position of an input key belonging to the keyboard row can be obtained.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a broadcasting service in a multi terminal context in an IP based network are provided. A subscriber of a customized convergence broadcasting service organizes a personal program log, and a broadcast server provides a broadcasting service to the subscriber according to the personal program log. In order for the subscriber to receive broadcasting services using various types of heterogeneous terminals, a service control server controls customized convergence broadcasting services according to information about the status of each terminal possessed by the subscriber and a degree of preference to a terminal preferred by the subscriber among the terminals.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service is provided. The IPTV service controlling apparatus includes a service control unit and a display information providing unit. The service control unit is configured to conduct a user authentication based on user information of an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) terminal, create Electric Program Guide (EPG) information according to a request for EGP information made by an authorized user, transport the created EPG information to the display information providing unit and provide the IPTV terminal with an IPTV service that is requested using the EPG information by the user. The display information providing unit processes the EPG information to correspond to an environment of the IPTV terminal based on information about the IPTV terminal and provides the IPTV terminal with the processed EPG information.

Abstract: A channel control apparatus for an Internet protocol television (IPTV) broadcasting service, which selects and pre-joins channels based on data regarding a channel zapping pattern of a user, thereby effectively reducing channel zapping time, and a method of pre-joining channels using the channel control apparatus are provided. The channel control apparatus comprises: a pattern information collection unit configured to collect data regarding a channel zapping pattern of a user for a cycle of a previously set period; a bandwidth management unit configured to set a pre-joining bandwidth, which is an allowable bandwidth for channels to be pre-joined, based on the collected data; a channel selection unit configured to select channels to be pre-joined according to channel preference of a user; and a channel pre-join unit configured to pre-join the channels selected by the channel selection unit within the set pre-joining bandwidth.

Abstract: A congestion control access gateway and a congestion control method for the same are provided. The congestion control access gateway interfaces between a broadband convergence network and a ubiquitous sensor network including sensors and terminals. The congestion control access gateway receives data from the ubiquitous sensor network. When a congestion situation has occurred, the congestion control access gateway detects the congestion situation based on data received in the congestion situation and broadcasts congestion notification and control messages in response to the congestion situation detection. The congestion control access gateway generates a congestion situation detection profile as a result of the congestion situation detection and performs priority queuing of the received data based on the congestion situation detection profile and service classes.

Abstract: Provided are an IPTV service system and a method thereof. The IPTV service system includes: a headend, a set-top box, and a plurality of multicast routers. The headend assigns a multicast group address for each channel and assigns a source address for each PID with respect to an MPEG-TS and packetizes the MPEG-TS into a plurality of packet streams. The set-top box identifies a user-selected channel and the necessary elementary streams in the MPEG-TS for the selected channel, and requests selective reception of only packet streams corresponding to the selected channel and the necessary elementary streams from the plurality of packet streams. The plurality of multicast routers form a multicast path between the headend and the set-top box.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method that may perform various operations on a website according to combinations of buttons on a remote controller. A system for supporting a remote controller may include: a profile storage unit to store a plurality of profiles containing functions of the remote controller and information associated with the functions of the remote controller; a receiver to receive an input signal from the remote controller, and to interpret an event of the input signal based on a profile corresponding to the remote controller; and a presentation unit to access a web server, to transform, to a predetermined behavior, at least one event interpreted by the receiver, and to request the web server for an operation corresponding to the behavior.

Abstract: Provided is a remote controller supporting system and method that may display, on objects included in a webpage, keys of a remote controller corresponding to the objects and manipulation schemes, respectively. The remote controller supporting system may include: a profile storage unit to store a plurality of profiles containing functions of the remote controller and information associated with the functions of the remote controller; a receiver to receive an input signal from the remote controller, and to interpret a meaning of the input signal based on a profile corresponding to the remote controller; an event unit to transform the meaning of the input signal to an event form; and a presentation unit to access a web server to display a webpage, to transform, to a predetermined behavior, at least one event transformed by the event unit, and to request the web server for an operation corresponding to the behavior.

Abstract: Provided is a remote controller supporting system and method that may provide a web service optimized for a remote controller of a user by displaying a webpage with different functions according to functions of each remote controller. The remote controller supporting system may include: a webpage storage unit to store a different webpage for each remote controller according to functions supportable by each remote controller; and a function controller to transmit remote controller group information containing remote controllers and webpage information corresponding to each of the remote controllers, and to transmit a webpage corresponding to a remote controller used in a system receiving the remote controller group information according to a request of the system.

Abstract: A focusing board assembly for a medical imaging equipment gives a comfortable feeling mentally or physically by visually getting rid of an oppressive feeling arisen when a patient is in a tunnel-like enclosed space such as MRI or CT for his/her medical examination.

Abstract: A switch lever for a vehicle is provided. The switch lever for a vehicle includes: knobs 6 and 8 that perform a rotation manipulation in order to turn on, turn on or off a light of a vehicle, or to adjust a wiping interval of a windshield wiper of the vehicle; a pair of lever arms 14 and 16 that are disposed within the knobs 6 and 8 to rotate together according to a rotation of the knobs 6 and 8; a pair of contact terminals 28 and 30 each that is installed at an end part of one side of the lever arms 14 and 16 to move according to a rotation of the lever arms 14 and 16; a guide member 24 in which each of guide grooves 26 and 26? for arriving and moving the contact terminals 28 and 30 is formed; and an insulation part 34 that contacts with each of the contact terminals 28 and 30 to generate an operation signal.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for character recognition that analyze three-dimensional motion of a user using an acceleration sensor and thereby perform character input and character recognition. The apparatus and method easily discern each stroke on the basis of a direction of motion at the beginning portion and end portion of the stroke, and recognize a character using a combination of the strokes, thereby enabling realization of a small-sized motion-based character input system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite service control system resolving a conflict, the system including a conflict set defining unit to classify and define an explicit conflict set and an implicit conflict set, a determining unit to determine an application triggering condition of a new application, and to determine whether an intersection between an explicit conflict set and an explicit conflict set exists and whether an intersection between an implicit conflict set and an implicit conflict set exists, an application managing unit to transmit the application triggering condition and execution information of the existing application and to request a defining of a conflict resolution policy or a changed application triggering condition and to store the application triggering condition and the execution information of the new application in an application information database, when the intersections do not exist or the conflict resolution policy has been defined, an explicit conflict processing unit to select an application

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus of transmitting packet filtering information. A DSG channel information management server included in a digital cable broadcasting transmission headend combines a packet address and information related to the packet address and generates the combined information to be a single file, the packet address being used for filtering packets received by a cable modem contained in a cable broadcasting receptor, for each data type. The generated file is transmitted from a CMTS to the cable modem through a packet having a designated address mutually agreed upon between the headend and the cable modem, the cable modem obtains information for selectively filtering the received packets, from the received file, and constructs a filter. Data selectively filtered through each constructed filter is transmitted to a corresponding process module included in the cable broadcasting receptor that processes broadcasting program information, conditional access information, and the like.

Abstract: Provided are a method and system for providing a multicast service in a next-generation network (NGN), which can improve the quality-of- service (QoS) of broadcast services by separating a routing path calculation function and a resource allocation function during the setting of a multicast broadcast channel and enabling a resource control server to perform centralized resource control. In the method and system for providing a multicast service in an NGN, a multicast router calculates a routing path, and a number of multicast routers on the calculated routing path issue a request for resources for a desired multimedia broadcast channel, and a resource control server allocates resources to the multicast routers on the calculated routing path.

Abstract: A Web service gateway for an IPTV service is provided. The Web service gateway for an IPTV service includes: an IPTV request notification processor for transmitting, when IPTV service progress information is transmitted from an IPTV network, IPTV request notification corresponding to the progress information to a content provider server; an IPTV service request processor for controlling, when a request for an IPTV service is transmitted from the content provider server, the IPTV network so that the requested IPTV service is transmitted to an IPTV terminal; an information request processor for receiving, when information related to the IPTV service is requested from the content provider server, information requested from the IPTV network and transmitting the information to the content provider server; and an execution request processor for transmitting, when an execution request related to the IPTV service is transmitted from the content provider server, the execution request to the IPTV network.

Abstract: There are provided a method and a system for controlling restriction on viewing multimedia contents. In the control of viewing multimedia contents through a terminal, contents transmitted to the terminal are restricted on a network according to a predetermined restriction condition to provide contents based on the user of the terminal. When it is required to change the restriction condition, the restriction condition can be remotely set and changed using a network for a specific user. Accordingly, restriction on viewing contents according to the user can be effectively controlled and the restriction condition can be effectively administrated to provide additional services.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for recommending personalized content in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service environment. The content recommending method includes: acquiring a user's viewing history information regarding broadcasting content; analyzing the user's preference for each content item based on the user's viewing history information; creating a list of recommended content items based on the analysis of the user's preference; and providing the list of recommended content items to the user's terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to recommend personalized content according to users' preference.

Abstract: Provided is an access mediator system for mediating convergence services of communication and broadcasting using a non-communicative appliance. The access mediator system includes: a non-communicative appliance access interface unit performing an interface function so as to converge a non-communicative appliance comprising an interface supporting image and voice multimedia data but not including a communication function; a broadband convergence network access interface unit performing an interface function so as to access a broadband convergence network connected to various service provider servers via wire and wireless interfaces; and a main processor accessing a selected service provider server via the broadband convergence network access interface unit to mediate the selected service provider server and the non-communicative appliance.