Abstract: A method for providing notifications related to a vehicle to the consumer, comprising receiving a plurality of activities of a user on a webpage of a web site posting of a vehicle, determining an interest level of the user for the web site posting of the vehicle in view of the plurality of activities of the user, receiving an indication of a change of a status of the web site posting of the vehicle, and providing to the user a notification of the change of the status of the web site posting of the vehicle in view of the interest level of the user, and in response to the indication of the change of the status of the web site posting of the vehicle.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method for a three-dimensional (3D) image is provided. The image processing apparatus may include a parameter setting unit to set a first parameter related to a color image, and a parameter determining unit to determine an optimal second parameter related to a depth image, using the first parameter.

Abstract: Semiconductor memory devices having strapping contacts are provided, the devices include cell regions and strapping regions between adjacent cell regions in a first direction. Active patterns, extending in the first direction throughout the cell regions and strapping regions, are spaced apart from one another in a second direction intersecting the first direction. First interconnection lines, extending in the first direction throughout the cell regions and strapping regions, are spaced apart from one another in the second direction while overlapping with the active patterns. Second interconnection lines, extending in the second direction, intersect the active patterns and first interconnection lines in the cell regions. The second interconnection lines are spaced apart from one another in the first direction. Memory cells are positioned at intersection portions of the first and second interconnection lines in the cell regions.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat structure that is lighter than a steel vehicle seat structure while providing the same function thereof. For this, the vehicle seat structure includes a seat cushion frame and a seat back frame connected to the seat cushion frame. At least one of components constituting the seat back frame and the seat cushion frame is formed of a magnesium plate produced through a rolling process and that has a texture.

Abstract: Enclosed are a signature string storage memory optimizing method, a signature string pattern matching method, and a signature matching engine. Signature is tokenized in units of substrings and the tokenized substrings are stored in an internal memory block and an external memory block to optimize a memory storage pattern. Therefore, matching of introduction data to signature patterns is effectively performed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for restoring a resolution of a low resolution view image from a multi-view image. In the resolution restoration method, detailed information may be generated using a reference image neighboring a criterion image, and a resolution of the criterion image may be restored using the detailed information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing an image are provided. The apparatus may determine a distortion region based on warped pixels in a synthesized image of an intermediate view; and define a surface area of the distortion region as a distortion function of the synthesized image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for extracting a windows executable file that can search for a pattern related to windows executable files among a large quantity of network packets using a hardware-based session tracking and pattern matching technology and that can extract all packets included in the corresponding session are provided. The method of extracting a windows executable file includes: collecting incoming packets having a payload according to a session of a reference packet having an MZ pattern; performing a portable executable (PE) pattern matching for the collected incoming packets; and forming a PE file based on at least one incoming packet satisfying the PE pattern matching.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for encoding and decoding a depth image. An encoding apparatus may apply a block to a plurality of pixels forming a depth image, may divide the block into at least two areas based on a representative value, and may perform prediction encoding. Additionally, the encoding apparatus may encode prediction information associated with the block, may separate the at least two areas, and may select a prediction mode to perform prediction encoding.

Abstract: Provided is a biomarker composition for detecting diabetic retinopathy, comprising at least one protein selected from the group consisting of proteins as set forth in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 169, a method and a kit for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy using the same. The biomarker can provide fundamental information in researching vitreoretinal disorders, such as, diabetic retinopathy and the protein may be used in a method and a kit for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy with a molecule specifically binding thereto.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for image noise characterization, parameterization, removal, reconstruction and/or re-combination with a denoised image.

Abstract: A method for texture synthesis for video coding with side information may be implemented by a decoder device. The method may include receiving seed texture at high fidelity. The method may also include receiving remaining portions of synthesized regions at low fidelity. The method may also include receiving marking of regions to synthesize. The method may further include synthesizing the marked regions based on the high-fidelity seed texture and the low-fidelity portions of the synthesized regions.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus and method for detecting an executable code, capable of verifying reliability of an extracted signature by determining whether there is present an executable code in network data by using instruction pattern information related calling mechanism of function for distinguishing the executable code from a non-executable code, the method including: forming instructions by reverse assembling network data suspicious as an attack; comparing the respective formed instructions with instruction patterns according to calling mechanism of function; and determining whether there is present an executable code in the network data according to a result of the comparing.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for interference cancellation in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A receiving apparatus includes an estimator, a channel compensator, and a demodulator. The estimator estimates channels of a desired signal and at least one interference signal, estimates noise, calculates a mean interference power of each interference signal, and calculates a mean noise power. The channel compensator channel-compensates burst data. The demodulator calculates a noise variance value by adding the mean noise power to the at least one mean interference power and creates Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR) by demodulating the channel-compensated data.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for determining a multi-antenna transmission mode at a base station in a multi-antenna system are provided. The method for determining the multi-antenna transmission mode includes when using a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission mode as a multi-antenna transmission mode, determining a reference set point; updating a set point for transmit power control of a terminal according to an error occurrence of a signal received from the terminal; determining whether a channel to the terminal is a channel for applying the MIMO transmission mode by comparing the updated set point with the reference set point; and when the channel to the terminal is not a channel for applying the MIMO transmission mode, changing the multi-antenna transmission mode to a fixed transmission mode.

Abstract: A photoresist composition and method of forming pattern using the same are provided. The photoresist composition contains an alkali-soluble novolac resin, a photosensitizer including a compound of Chemical Formula 1, and a solvent.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method using a three-dimensional (3D) image format are provided. According to an embodiment, the 3D image format may be configured to generate a mono video, a stereo video, and a multiview video, so that various images may be outputted through various displays without changing an existing an infrastructure.

Abstract: There are provided a network attack detection apparatus and method capable of determining even unknown network attack, the apparatus connected between two networks or connected by port mirroring of an Ethernet switch to real-time monitor all packets flowing through the networks. The apparatus decodes a payload portion of an inputted network packet into a machine code instruction, determines whether an executable code is included in the decoded machine code by analyzing relationship between instructions, and determines whether the packet is harmful based on statistics with respect to a possibility that an executable code exists in a service and a certain transaction of the service when the executable code is included.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) burst in a communication system are provided. A transmitter obtains at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) according to a decoding order of a receiver which supports a HARQ mode. The receiver controls an order of at least one HARQ burst using burst information including a HARQ Channel IDentifier (ACID).

Abstract: A depth image encoding apparatus and a depth image decoding apparatus are provided. The depth image encoding apparatus may compute coefficients used to restore an edge region and a smooth region of a depth image, and may restore the depth image using the depth image and a color image.