Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By using the organic electroluminescent compound of the present disclosure, an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and/or long lifespan properties can be provided.

Abstract: A Unified Speech and Audio Codec (USAC) that may process a window sequence based on mode switching is provided. The USAC may perform encoding or decoding by overlapping between frames based on a folding point when mode switching occurs. The USAC may process different window sequences for each situation to perform encoding or decoding, and thereby may improve a coding efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is methods and apparatuses for scheduling service area in drone network environment. The method includes calculating a throughput in each section while changing a variable determining the number of sections within a maximum value of the variable and determining a variable, by which the calculated throughput becomes maximum, as an optimal value when a service area of the drone is divided into a plurality of sections, dividing the service area into a plurality of sections according to the determined optimal value and scheduling a service providing period of the divided service area, and communicating with a terminal located in the service area according to the scheduled service providing period. The present invention can enhance the networks throughput and energy-efficiency of drone networks.

Abstract: Disclosed is an LPC residual signal encoding/decoding apparatus of an MDCT based unified voice and audio encoding device. The LPC residual signal encoding apparatus analyzes a property of an input signal, selects an encoding method of an LPC filtered signal, and encode the LPC residual signal based on one of a real filterbank, a complex filterbank, and an algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP).

Abstract: Disclosed are an audio signal encoding method and device, and an audio signal decoding method and device. The encoding method includes transforming an original test signal of a time domain being an audio signal into a frequency domain, binarizing a coefficient of the original test signal of the frequency domain, performing an encoding layer feedforward using the binarized coefficient and a training model parameter derived through a training process, and performing an entropy encoding based on a result of performing the encoding layer feedforward.

Abstract: Disclosed is a binaural rendering method and apparatus for decoding a multichannel audio signal. The binaural rendering method may include: extracting an early reflection component and a late reverberation component from a binaural filter; generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of a multichannel audio signal base on the early reflection component; and applying the late reverberation component to the generated stereo audio signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system for group-based energy harvesting. The group-based energy harvesting method performed by an access point in an energy harvesting system includes allocating an access period in each group including at least one station, receiving an energy state from the station in the group corresponding to the allocated access period, and scheduling stations in each group as a data transmission station or an energy reception station based on the received energy state.

Abstract: A load switch circuit includes a charging transistor, a current sensor, a voltage sensor, a selector, a current controller and a mode controller. The charging transistor is connected between a first switch node and a second switch node and controls a charging current in response to a charging control signal. The current sensor is connected to the first switch node and the second switch node and senses the charging current to generate a current sensing signal. The voltage sensor is connected to the first switch node and the second switch node and senses a source-drain voltage of the charging transistor to generate a voltage sensing signal. The selector selects the current sensing signal or the voltage sensing signal in response to a mode signal to generate a selection voltage signal. The current controller compares the selection voltage signal with a reference voltage to generate the charging control signal.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device including a substrate on which a display area is provided, the display area including a central display area including a first pixel unit, a first edge display area extending from the central display area along a first direction, and a second edge display area including a second pixel unit and extending from the central display area along a second direction that intersects the first direction, and a first signal wiring unit overlapping with the first and second edge display areas, the first signal wiring unit being configured to provide a first scan signal having a first turn-on period to the first pixel unit and to provide a second scan signal having a second turn-on period to the second pixel unit, wherein the first edge display area is bent along a first bending line, which extends along the first direction.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a device including a two-dimensional (2D) material includes forming an amorphous transition metal oxide structure on a substrate and replacing the amorphous transition metal oxide structure by a transition metal dichalcogenide structure. The transition metal dichalcogenide structure includes atomic layers, that are substantially parallel to a surface of the transition metal dichalcogenide structure.

Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a memory system including a plurality of logical address groups each having a preset logical address range. The operation method may include: selecting a victim block; selecting a plurality of target blocks among empty blocks; mapping at least one logical address group of the logical address groups to each of the target blocks; determining a first logical address group including a logical address of first valid data stored in the victim block, among the logical address groups; and backing up the first valid data into a first target block mapped to the first logical address group among the target blocks.

Abstract: An audio metadata providing apparatus and method and a multichannel audio data playback apparatus and method to support a dynamic format conversion are provided. Dynamic format conversion information may include information about a plurality of format conversion schemes that are used to convert a first format set by an author of multichannel audio data into a second format that is based on a playback environment of the multichannel audio data and that are each set for corresponding playback periods of the multichannel audio data. The audio metadata providing apparatus may provide audio metadata including the dynamic format conversion information. The multichannel audio data playback apparatus may identify the dynamic format conversion information from the audio metadata, may convert the first format of the multichannel audio data into the second format based on the identified dynamic format conversion information, and may play back the multichannel audio data in the second format.

Abstract: An augmented reality operating system based on augmented reality software as a service (SaaS) comprises an augmented reality management system providing a pre-assigned 3D virtual image to a web browser which has transmitted a URL address in a distribution mode and in supporting creation of augmented reality content based on augmented reality software as a service in an authoring mode, providing a template for creating the augmented reality content on a web browser authorized as a manager and billing a payment according to the type of template used; a user terminal receiving the 3D virtual image from the augmented reality content management system by transmitting the URL address through an installed web browser and displaying each physical object of actual image information displayed on the web browser by augmenting the physical object with a pre-assigned virtual object of the 3D virtual image in a distribution mode; and a manager terminal accessing augmented reality software as a service of the augmented real

Abstract: The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to an artificial RNA nanostructure molecule and method to treat brain tumor in a subject. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to a RNA nanostructure containing a multiple branched RNA nanoparticle, a brain tumor targeting module, and an effective amount of a therapeutic agent. Further, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to a method of using the RNA nanostructure composition to treat brain tumor in a subject having or at risk of having brain tumor.

Abstract: The VCM according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a base unit, a mover including a bobbin arranged at an upper surface of the base unit and formed with a plurality of rotation prevention units along a periphery and a first driving unit arranged at a periphery of the bobbin, a stator including a yoke configured to the base unit to surround the mover and inner yoke units each extended to between the rotation prevention units, and a second driving unit oppositely arranged to the first driving unit, and an elastic member elastically supporting the mover, wherein an object occurrence preventing portion is formed between the rotation prevention unit and the inner yoke units to decrease a contact area between the rotation prevention unit and the inner yoke units.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method for operating the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes a low power condition module which determines whether a system operated by a battery satisfies enter and exit conditions of a low power mode; an address module which identifies a predetermined own address; a low power set module which sets a detailed operation mode of the low power mode in accordance with the address identified by the address module; a debounce module which executes a debounce operation before the system entering the low power mode; and a low power enter/exit module which executes entry and exit of the low power mode of the system.

Abstract: An encoder and an encoding method for a multi-channel signal, and a decoder and a decoding method for a multi-channel signal are disclosed. A multi-channel signal may be efficiently processed by consecutive downmixing or upmixing.

Abstract: An augmented reality operating system based on augmented reality software as a service (SaaS) comprises an augmented reality management system providing a pre-assigned 3D virtual image to a web browser which has transmitted a URL address in a distribution mode and in supporting creation of augmented reality content based on augmented reality software as a service in an authoring mode, providing a template for creating the augmented reality content on a web browser authorized as a manager and billing a payment according to the type of template used; a user terminal receiving the 3D virtual image from the augmented reality content management system by transmitting the URL address through an installed web browser and displaying each physical object of actual image information displayed on the web browser by augmenting the physical object with a pre-assigned virtual object of the 3D virtual image in a distribution mode; and a manager terminal accessing augmented reality software as a service of the augmented real

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high pressure fluidized bed system using dual control valves, and an inner pressure control method thereof. The high pressure fluidized bed system includes a fluidized bed reactor, a pressure sensor which measures a pressure in the interior of the fluidized bed reactor, a cyclone part which is coupled to the fluidized bed reactor, a first valve allowing controlling of the exhaust gas, and a second valve allowing manually controlling of exhaust gas except for the exhaust gas controlled by the first valve. The first valve is capable of opening and closing automatically, and the second valve is capable of opening and closing manually, and are used in combination in the high pressure fluidized bed, allowing decreasing of the pressure variation within the reactor and improving the operation stability of the reactor.

Abstract: An audio encoding apparatus and method that encodes hybrid contents including an object sound, a background sound, and metadata, and an audio decoding apparatus and method that decodes the encoded hybrid contents are provided. The audio encoding apparatus may include a mixing unit to generate an intermediate channel signal by mixing a background sound and an object sound, a matrix information encoding unit to encode matrix information used for the mixing, an audio encoding unit to encode the intermediate channel signal, and a metadata encoding unit to encode metadata including control information of the object sound.