Abstract: A system for synchronizing and integrating the reservation data, order data, and e-commerce data, gift card data, and/or loyalty points data residing in a POS device with that of a merchant's website and synchronizing data residing in a website database to the POS device is disclosed. The system includes a POS device to host a POS application, the POS application having a POS database layer, and a web server to host a website application, the website application including a website database layer. The web server hosts a publically accessible website and the website application processes data inputs in the website into the website database layer, and the POS application communicates with the website application to harmonize the website database layer and the POS database layer via Internet protocols. The system can be used to integrate a restaurant or other merchant's POS reservation, ordering, and e-commerce systems with those provided via the website.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate, a light source module spaced apart by a gap from the guide plate, a receiving container and a gap adjusting element. The gap adjusting element is inter-coupled between the receiving container and the light source module and is actuatable to adjust the gap distance between the light source module and the light guide plate. Accordingly, a display quality may be prevented from being decreased, and the productivity may be enhanced.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for operating a gift card network are disclosed. The system receives registration data from first and second merchants, each having one or more points of sale, and processes the registration data to establish membership of the merchants in a gift card network. The system then receives card issuance data from the first merchant, the card issuance data reflecting at least a unique serial number and a monetary value associated with a network gift card issued by the first merchant. The network gift card is redeemable at the first merchant or at other merchants which have established membership in the gift card network. When a transaction occurs in which the card issued by the first merchant is used at the second merchant, transaction data is received from the second merchant, the transaction data indicating that at least a portion of the monetary value of the network gift card has been redeemed at the second merchant.

Abstract: An energy storage system and a controlling method thereof are provided. Accordingly, an operation mode of the energy storage system is stably changed. The energy storage system includes: a battery; an inverter for receiving a first power from an external source and generating a second power; and a converter coupled between the battery and both the external source and the inverter. The converter is configured to enter an off mode between a charge mode for charging the battery and a discharge mode for discharging the battery.

Abstract: An energy storage system and a method of controlling the energy storage system are disclosed. The energy storage system includes an integrated controller configured to determine a functional state of a power converting unit, a bidirectional converter, and a bidirectional inverter based on conditions of the power generation system, the battery, and the load.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the plasma display apparatus are provided. A maintenance period of a sustain signal changes depending on a temperature of a plasma display panel or an ambient temperature of the plasma display panel.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display apparatus is provided. The method of driving the plasma display apparatus includes applying a first pulse to a first electrode, applying a second pulse to a second electrode after the application of the first pulse, and applying a falling ramp pulse to the first electrode after the application of the second pulse.

Abstract: An energy storage system and a method of controlling the energy storage system, the energy storage system including a power converting unit for converting a voltage output from the power generating system into a direct current (DC) link voltage, a bidirectional converter enabled to perform mutual conversion between an output voltage of the battery and the DC link voltage, a DC link unit for constantly maintaining a level of the DC link voltage, a bidirectional inverter for converting the DC link voltage into an alternating current (AC) voltage appropriate for the grid, and for converting an AC voltage of the grid into the DC link voltage, and an integrated controller for controlling the power converting unit, the bidirectional converter, and the bidirectional inverter, and for controlling operation modes of the energy storage system. In particular, the integrated controller may control operation modes in accordance with the DC link voltage.

Abstract: A method of controlling a power storage system for supplying power to a load from a power generation system, a battery, and a grid includes: when power failure occurs in the grid, determining whether duration of the power failure is more than a standard duration; if the duration of the power failure is more than the standard duration, determining a state of charge of the battery; and when the power failure of the grid has ended, if the duration of the power failure is less than the standard duration or if the state of charge of the battery is equal or more than a standard value, performing a first power failure returning mode; and if the charging condition of the battery is less than the standard value, performing a second power failure returning mode. Accordingly, the power storage system performs a stable operation and prevents lifespan shortening of the battery.

Abstract: An energy storage system that prevents overshoot or undershoot at a node that transfers power when an operational mode of the energy storage system is converted or when a state of a power consuming element is changed, and a method of controlling the energy storage system.

Abstract: A grid-connected energy storage system and a method of controlling the energy storage system. In the energy storage system, a normal operation of the energy storage system and the UPS function due to electrical failure may be stably performed even if electrical failure occurs. The energy storage system includes: a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) converter outputting converted power to a first node; a battery storing power; a bi-directional inverter converting power and outputting the converted power to the load, the grid or the first node; a bi-directional converter converting and storing power in the battery and outputting the power stored in the battery to the first node; and an integrated controller controlling the MPPT converter, the bi-directional inverter and the bi-directional converter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of protecting a printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference. The LCD device of the present invention includes a LCD panel for presenting an image, a backlight assembly for illuminating light to the LCD panel, a bottom chassis for securing the LCD panel and the backlight assembly, a first printed circuit board seated on a rear surface of the bottom chassis for generating signals to be supplied to the LCD panel on the basis of externally input signals, a first connector coupled with a signal transfer film which provides the input signal of the first printed circuit board, a shield case made of a conductive material for protecting an upper surface of the first printed circuit board, and a first conductive adhesive member interposed between the first connector and the shield case for discharging an electromagnetic wave from the first connector to the shield case.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma display apparatus having a plasma display panel constituted of a plurality of discharge cells, and a driver for driving the panel. The apparatus includes a scan IC (integrated circuit) having a first switch turning on to apply a first signal to the panel, and a second switch turning on to apply a second signal to the panel, wherein, when the first signal applied to the panel changes into the second signal, the first and second switches are floated between an application period of the first signal and an application period of the second signal.

Abstract: Provided is a failure recovery method in a non-revertive mode of an Ethernet ring network. In an Ethernet ring network, link priorities between nodes or node priorities are determined based on media access control (MAC) addresses and the nodes having blocked ports are determined after failures are recovered from based on the priorities so that the blocked ports can be distributed.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight assembly, a display assembly and a board combining member. The backlight assembly includes a light source generating light and a container receiving the light source. The display assembly includes a display panel received in the container and displaying an image, a driving printed circuit board (“DPCB”) disposed on an outer face of the container, and a flexible printed circuit board (“FPCB”) connecting the DPCB to the display panel. The board combining member combines the DPCB with the outer face of the container to be capable of moving corresponding to a thermal expansion of the container such that a position of the DPCB with respect to the FPCB is not substantially changed. Thus, the FPCB is prevented from warping due to the thermal expansion of the container.

Abstract: In a plasma display device, a first driving method or a second driving method is selected according to a video signal, and the plasma display device is driven according to the selected driving method. The first driving method includes selecting first on cells from among a plurality of discharge cells in an address period of a first subfield of a plurality of subfields, and selecting second on cells in an address period of each of a plurality of second subfields from among the plurality of discharge cells other than discharge cells selected as on cells in preceding subfields. The second driving method includes initializing the plurality of discharge cells as off cells in a reset period of each of the plurality of subfields, and selecting on cells from among the plurality of discharge cells in an address period of each of the plurality of subfields following the corresponding reset period.

Abstract: Provided is a protection switching method via forwarding table correction in an Ethernet ring network. Upon detecting a failure in a link, a node generates a protection switching frame including an address list of a forwarding table corresponding to a port connected to the link, and transmits the protection switching frame to a port at an opposite direction of the link. A node that receives the protection switching frame deletes its own address from the address list included in the protection switching frame, and changes a port number of an address in the address list of the protection switching frame from among addresses of the forwarding table corresponding to a port that received the protection switching frame to a port number in an opposite direction of the port that received the protection switching frame or deletes the port number of the address in the address list.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus, and more particularly, to a plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof, wherein a sustain waveform can be improved. According to the present invention, the plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel comprising a plurality of sustain electrode pairs wherein each of the sustain electrode pairs has a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, and a sustain waveform controller for controlling a rising time or a falling time of sustain waveforms supplied to at least one of the sustain electrode pairs according to a temperature of the plasma display panel. The sustain waveform controller controls a time corresponding to a time point at which a sustain discharge is generated, of the rising time and the falling time. The present invention improves a plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof. Accordingly, there is an effect in that erroneous discharge depending on a temperature of a plasma display panel can be prevented.

Abstract: A plasma display and method of driving the display are disclosed. To form wall charges at each electrode such that the sustain discharge is generated, a positive voltage is applied to a plurality of sustain electrodes after a scan pulse is applied to the scan electrodes in an address period and before the first sustain pulse is applied to the plurality of scan electrodes in a sustain period.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel, and more particularly, to a plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof, in which power consumption can be reduced and contrast can be improved, so that a high contrast image can be displayed. The plasma display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a scan electrode, a sustain electrode, and a controller for applying a rising waveform and a falling waveform to the scan electrode in a reset period of a first subfield of a frame and applying the falling waveform to the scan electrode when a first time elapses, after a first sustain voltage is applied to the scan electrode during a sustain period. The sustain electrode is applied with a second sustain voltage when a second time is elapsed, after the first sustain voltage is applied.