Abstract: A system and a method for providing a sign language service are provided. The system includes a first terminal that generates at least one piece of first message data corresponding to a message to be delivered by a first user. The system also includes a server that converts the first message data received from the first terminal into first operation data corresponding to an operation of a robot. The system also includes the robot that performs an operation according to the first operation data received from the server. The server sorts two or more pieces of first operation data based on a transmission order according to a predetermined criterion, when identifying the two or more pieces of first operation data, and transmits the pieces of sorted first operation data to the robot. The robot performs the operation, based on the pieces of sorted first operation data.

Abstract: An additive supply apparatus includes a cartridge configured to accommodate a liquid additive and discharge the additive through a discharge port thereof, a discharge tube connected to the cartridge and configured to guide the additive discharged from the cartridge, a check valve assembly interposed between the cartridge and the discharge tube and configured to selectively open or close the discharge tube and the discharge port of the cartridge based on a change in pressure, a pump configured to generate the pressure to be provided to the check valve assembly, a pressure tube that connects the pump to the check valve assembly and configured to transmit the pressure to the check valve assembly, and a water supply tube coupled to the discharge tube or the check valve assembly and configured to supply washing water to at least one of the discharge tube or the check valve assembly.

Abstract: An object synchronization apparatus includes a memory storing computer-executable instructions and at least one processor that accesses the memory and executes the instructions. The at least one processor: creates a virtual object corresponding to a source code of a user in a virtual space, in response to a compiling request based on the source code; performs verification for the created virtual object; performs synchronization between the verified virtual object and a real object, in response to a control request for the verified virtual object; and creates a sub-virtual object corresponding to a detected target object in the virtual space when the synchronized real object detects the target object.

Abstract: Provided are an additive supply unit configured to supply a stored additive to a washing tub, and a washing machine including the same.

Abstract: An additive supply apparatus includes a cartridge configured to accommodate a liquid additive and discharge the additive through a discharge port thereof, a discharge tube connected to the cartridge and configured to guide the additive discharged from the cartridge, a check valve assembly interposed between the cartridge and the discharge tube and configured to selectively open or close the discharge tube and the discharge port of the cartridge based on a change in pressure, a pump configured to generate the pressure to be provided to the check valve assembly, a pressure tube that connects the pump to the check valve assembly and configured to transmit the pressure to the check valve assembly, and a water supply tube coupled to the discharge tube or the check valve assembly and configured to supply washing water to at least one of the discharge tube or the check valve assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ultrasound imaging apparatus capable of setting a region of interest having a shape corresponding to a shape of the cervix canal in an elasticity image of the cervix and displaying the region of interest, and a control method thereof. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an ultrasound elasticity image and a controller configured to select a point included in a path corresponding to the cervix canal in the elasticity image of the cervix displayed on the display unit, configured to set a region of interest having a shape corresponding to a shape of at least one portion of the cervix canal based on the selected point, and configured to display the region of interest on the display unit.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a processor configured to set an internal orifice of an uterus (IOS) point indicating the IOS of a cervix and an external orifice of an uterus (EOS) point indicating the EOS of the cervix, from a cervix line indicating a cervical canal, set a region of interest (ROI) of the IOS and a ROI of the EOS based on the IOS point and the EOS point, and calculate degrees of elasticity in the ROI of the IOS and the ROI of the EOS, and a display configured to display information indicating the degrees of elasticity in the ROI of the IOS and the ROI of the EOS.

Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine. A washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a casing for forming the exterior; a tub arranged inside the casing; a drum rotatably provided in the tub to contain laundry; and a water supply/distribution device arranged inside the casing, the water supply/distribution device having a temporary space, in which water flowing in from the outside gathers, a plurality of discharge ports for distributing the water in the temporary space towards a plurality of locations, and a pressure limiting unit for limiting the rise of water pressure in the temporary space.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a processor configured to set an internal orifice of an uterus (IOS) point indicating the IOS of a cervix and an external orifice of an uterus (EOS) point indicating the EOS of the cervix, from a cervix line indicating a cervical canal, set a region of interest (ROI) of the IOS and a ROI of the EOS based on the IOS point and the EOS point, and calculate degrees of elasticity in the ROI of the IOS and the ROI of the EOS, and a display configured to display information indicating the degrees of elasticity in the ROI of the IOS and the ROI of the EOS.

Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.

Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.

Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.

Abstract: Provided is a method of evaluating performance of a photovoltaic module and a system therefor. The method of evaluating performance of the photovoltaic module according to the present invention has an advantage of more accurately evaluating and predicting a service life and/or performance of the photovoltaic module by reflecting a deterioration index of a photovoltaic module component on a first output value calculated using an electronic-optical diode (E/O diode) model for the photovoltaic module.

Abstract: A washing machine and an associated washing method are provided. The method may include supplying washing fluid into a drum containing laundry, repeatedly dropping the laundry while rotating the drum in a predetermined direction, and drawing the laundry towards or separating the laundry from the inner circumferential surface of the drum by repeatedly accelerating and decelerating the drum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine. A washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a casing for forming the exterior; a tub arranged inside the casing; a drum rotatably provided in the tub to contain laundry; and a water supply/distribution device arranged inside the casing, the water supply/distribution device having a temporary space, in which water flowing in from the outside gathers, a plurality of discharge ports for distributing the water in the temporary space towards a plurality of locations, and a pressure limiting unit for limiting the rise of water pressure in the temporary space.

Abstract: A dryer is configured to remove static electricity during a drying process. The dryer includes a drum rotatable within a cabinet. The drum is configured to receive laundry. A steam generator generates and exhausts steam into the drum. A steam diffuser uniformly diffuses the steam within the drum. A ventilation system ventilates air within the drum.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the tub for receiving laundry, a gasket provided between the cabinet and the tub, a plurality of spray nozzles provided at a lower part of the gasket for spraying wash water upward into the drum, and a pump for pumping wash water to the spray nozzles.

Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.

Abstract: A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.