Abstract: Provided are a shared mesh protection switching apparatus and method. The shared mesh protection switching apparatus includes a plurality of linear protection switching processors allocated to the linear protection domains respectively and configured to provide a switching report signal in response to fault occurrence in the corresponding linear protection domains or a linear protection switching operation, and perform a function of limiting use of the shared section in response to a provided lock signal, and a mesh protection switching processor configured to select at least one linear protection domain to be limited in use of the network resources of the shared section according to a predetermined reference when the switching report signal is provided and provide the lock signal to a linear protection switching processor corresponding to the at least one selected linear protection domain.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a first scan switching element controlled in response to a first scan signal from a first scan line and connected between a first data line and a first node, a first storage capacitor connected between the first node and an AC voltage supply line, a first driving switching element controlled in response to a signal applied to the first node and connected between a second node and the AC voltage supply line, a light emitting element connected between a high-level voltage supply line and the second node, a first sensing switching element controlled in response to a first gate signal from a first gate line and connected between the first data line and the second node, a second scan switching element controlled in response to a second scan signal from a second scan line and connected between a second data line and a third node, a second storage capacitor connected between the third node and the AC voltage supply line, and a second driving switching element controll

Abstract: Disclosed are a solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof. The solar cell in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate having a plurality of holes formed on one surface thereof; a metal layer formed on an inner wall of the hole and on one surface of the substrate; a p-type semiconductor coated on the metal layer; an n-type semiconductor formed inside the hole and on one surface of the substrate; a transparent conductive oxide formed on the n-type semiconductor; and an electrode terminal formed on the p-type semiconductor and on the transparent conductive oxide.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an interface unit; a processor configured to communicate with one other electronic device; where a message communicated between the electronic device and the other electronic device includes a message type field and a transmission counter field. The message type field indicates a type of the message. The transmission counter field indicates how many times the same message is transmitted, and a range of a value included in the transmission counter field is determined based on the type of the message indicated by the message type field. The interface unit receives a device information message from the other electronic device, and generates a profile for managing the other electronic device based on the device information message.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light emitting layer comprises a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer. The active layer comprises a quantum well layer, a quantum barrier layer, and a dual barrier layer.

Abstract: A metallic separator for a fuel cell including 2.2 to 6.0 parts by weight of tungsten based on 100 parts by weight of stainless steel containing molybdenum, and the weight ratio of molybdenum to tungsten (Mo/W) is 0.15 to 1.60. The separator for fuel cells has excellent anti-corrosive properties and contact resistance as low as that of a metal material, and thus, a fuel cell having high efficiency can be manufactured at a reasonable cost using the separator.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus to control power supplied to a heating roller and a phase control circuit corresponding to the method or the apparatus. The phase control circuit may include an examination unit to compare levels of a sine wave having a predetermined first period and a switching signal to increase and decrease repeatedly according to a predetermined second period, and a phase control signal generation unit to generate a phase control signal having a non-zero in intervals of time sections including a time when levels of the switching signal and the sine wave which is in a decreasing section are equal to each other during a time period when the level of the sine wave is zero, and a time when levels of the switching signal and the sine wave which is in an increasing section are equal to each other during a time period when the level of the sine wave is zero.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a data processing method for application layer based on a living network control protocol. The data processing method for application layer which is based on a predetermined protocol composed of at least a lower layer and an application layer includes the steps of: receiving a predetermined primitive from an upper application software; generating a communication cycle identifier (CycleID) according to the primitive; generating a service description according to the primitive and the communication cycle identifier (CycleID); composing an application layer protocol data unit (APDU) including the primitive; and transmitting the APDU to the lower layer.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling traffic according to user that includes a statistics processing unit measuring traffic volume used according to user, calculating a traffic variation ?V by using the measured traffic volume, and updating a traffic user list by comparing the calculated traffic variation ?V; a traffic detecting unit determining whether abnormal traffic is generated in a network and transferring a control command according to priority in the traffic user list; and a packet controlling unit controlling a user's traffic according to the control command received from the traffic detecting unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for detecting a preferred color, which is capable of accurately detecting a preferred-color area with a small amount of computations, and a liquid crystal display device using the same. The method for detecting a preferred color includes comparing a hue value of an input pixel with hue reference values and detecting a first preferred-color pixel, and performing a best linear estimation (BLE) operation with respect to the first preferred-color pixel and detecting a second preferred-color pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for enhancing blood vessels in angiography images. The method incorporates the use of linear directional features present in an image, extracted by a Directional Filter Bank, to obtain more precise Hessian analysis in noisy environment and thus can correctly reveal small and thin vessels. Also, the directional image decomposition helps to avoid junction suppression, which in turn, yields continuous vessel tree.

Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-layered electrode for fuel cell and a method for producing the same, wherein the electrode can be operated under non-humidification and normal temperature, the flooding of the electrode catalyst layer can be prevented, and the long-term operation characteristic can be increased due to the prevention of the loss of the electrode catalyst layer.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit having a holding valve of an external pilot pressure operation type is provided, which can make a double check valve, which is installed to prevent an actuator from being pushed due to leakage of hydraulic fluid of a main control valve, be opened by an external signal pressure being supplied to shift the main control valve. The hydraulic circuit includes a double check valve installed in a flow path between the main control valve and the hydraulic cylinder to be opened by the pilot signal pressure for shifting the main control valve, and preventing the hydraulic cylinder from being moved due to leakage of hydraulic fluid of the main control valve, and a select valve shifted to open the double check valve in response to the pilot signal pressure being supplied in accordance with the manipulation of the joystick.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power factor correction circuit and a method of driving the power factor correction circuit. The power factor correction circuit according to the present invention includes a power transfer element configured to receive an input voltage, an input current corresponding to the input voltage flowing through the power transfer element, and a switch connected to the power transfer element and configured to control an output voltage generated by the current flowing through the power transfer element.

Abstract: Provided are a reconfigurable arithmetic unit and a processor having the same. The reconfigurable arithmetic unit can perform an addition operation or a multiplication operation according to an instruction by sharing an adder. The reconfigurable arithmetic unit includes a booth encoder for encoding a multiplier, a partial product generator for generating a plurality of partial products using the encoded multiplier and a multiplicand, a Wallace tree circuit for compressing the partial products into a first partial product and a second partial product, a first Multiplexer (MUX) for selecting and outputting one of the first partial product and a first addition input according to a selection signal, a second MUX for selecting and outputting one of the second partial product and a second addition input according to the selection signal, and a Carry Propagation Adder (CPA) for adding an output of the first MUX and an output of the second MUX to output an operation result.

Abstract: An electrode for a fuel cell including a support and a catalyst layer formed on the support, wherein the catalyst layer comprises a supported catalyst and a polyurethane-based compound, wherein all or some of the polyurethane-based compound is synthesized from a polyol monomer where some or all of the polyol monomer is a polyol monomer that contains a phosphonyl group; a method of preparing the same; and a fuel cell including the same. The electrode for a fuel cell has excellent ion conductivity because it maintains stability at high temperature operation, and is capable of retaining phosphoric acid effectively even at high temperatures. A fuel cell can be prepared by using the electrode where the fuel cell can operate under these conditions of high temperature above 100° C. and no humidity and shows improved performance for generating electricity.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) using an oxide semiconductor as an active layer, a method of manufacturing the TFT, and a flat panel display device having the TFT include a gate electrode formed on a substrate; an active layer made of an oxide semiconductor and insulated from the gate electrode by a gate insulating layer; source and drain electrodes coupled to the active layer; and an interfacial stability layer formed on one or both surfaces of the active layer. In the TFT, the interfacial stability layer is formed of an oxide having a band gap of 3.0 to 8.0 eV. Since the interfacial stability layer has the same characteristic as a gate insulating layer and a passivation layer, chemically high interface stability is maintained. Since the interfacial stability layer has a band gap equal to or greater than that of the active layer, charge trapping is physically prevented.

Abstract: An optical recording medium having a read-only storage area and a writable storage area and a recording/reproducing apparatus and method therefor. The optical recording medium is a hybrid disc having both the read-only storage area, which is suitable for mass production of information having the same contents, and the writable storage area on which data can be recorded, updated or added at a user's option.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The lower substrate includes a display part for displaying image and a driving part for providing the display part with a driving signal. The upper substrate includes a common electrode and an insulating member that electrically insulates the common electrode from the driving part. The insulating member has a lower dielectric constant than the liquid crystal layer. Thus, a parasitic capacitance between the driving part and the common electrode is reduced to prevent malfunction of the driving part, and a display quality is enhanced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel bacteriophage, more particularly, a bacteriophage that has a specific bactericidal activity against Fowl Typhoid causing Salmonella Gallinarum (SG) and Pullorum disease-causing Salmonella Pullorum (SP). Further, the present invention relates to a composition for the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases caused by Salmonella Gallinarum or Salmonella Pullorum, comprising the bacteriophage as an active ingredient. Furthermore, the present invention relates to feed and drinking water for poultry, sanitizers and cleaners, comprising the bacteriophage as an active ingredient.