Abstract: A method for switching a call mode and a method thereof are provided. The method for switching during a call mode in a terminal includes: providing a conference call; providing a switch interface for switching a private call connection including a call counterpart list corresponding to counterparts of a conference call when a direction of the terminal changes to a landscape direction during the conference call; and providing a private call with a call counterpart corresponding to a selected item when one item is selected from the call counterpart list.

Abstract: A method and system enables the control of an imaging device by an electronic device located remotely to the imaging device. The method includes displaying a media captured by the imaging device at the electronic device using at least one of Bluetooth basic rate technique and Bluetooth enhanced data rate technique. The method also includes controlling, by the electronic device, properties of the imaging device that are associated with capturing of the media using at least one of Bluetooth low energy technique, the Bluetooth basic rate technique and the Bluetooth enhanced data rate technique, thereby controlling capturing of the media by the imaging device and corresponding display of the media at the electronic device. Further, the method includes controlling of display features of imaging device using at least one of audio video remote control profile and audio video control transport protocol.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cellulose-based filament for a tire cord, a bundle including the same, a twisted yarn including the same, and a tire cord including the same. The cellulose-based filament is suitable for use in a tire cord has advantages in that strength deterioration due to twisting is remarkably low and elongation is improved, and thus the fatigue resistance is good.

Abstract: There is provided a transformer improved in leakage inductance including: a core having first, second and third legs electromagnetically coupled to one another; a primary winding formed of a conductor having one end and another end receiving power from the outside and dividedly wound around the first, second and third legs; and a secondary winding wound around at least one of the first, second and third legs and receiving induced power by electromagnetic induction with the primary winding.

Abstract: An electric generating system using a solar cell improves the quality of output power by including a converter for converting an output voltage generated from the solar cell into a DC voltage in a pulse shape. An inverter converts the DC voltage in the pulse shape into an AC voltage and applies the AC voltage to a power system and a control device for determining whether an erroneous operation of the electric generating system using the solar cell is generated or not based on an output voltage of the solar cell, an output current of the solar cell and a voltage of the power system. At least one inverter switching device among a plurality of inverter switching devices performs a switching at a frequency higher than a frequency during a normal operation at an interval where the erroneous operation is generated.

Abstract: A time-sharing Visible Light Communication (VLC) system is provided. Two or more light sources transmit data received from one or more VLC terminals located in its service area to a communication control device, and transmits data received from the communication control device to the one or more VLC terminals. The communication control device determines and groups at least one of the two or more light sources to be included in a cell according to a generated user service, maps the grouped at least one light source to the cell, allocates a time slot used to provide the user service to the cell, transmits data associated with the user service to at least one of the one or more VLC terminals through the at least one light source mapped to the cell using the allocated time slot, detects a location of the at least one VLC terminal located in a service area of the cell on a real-time basis, and remaps the cell according to the detected location.

Abstract: Provided are apparatus and method for setting a cyclic prefix length according to a type of a base station. The apparatus may include a memory, a receiver, a selector, and an inserter. The receiver may be configured to store and to manage a plurality of prefix lengths associated with base station types. The receiver may be configured to receive base station information from a base station. The selector may be configured to select a prefix length from the plurality of prefix length based on the received base station information. The inserter may be configured to insert a cyclic prefix having the determined prefix length in a guard interval of a transmission frame.

Abstract: A self-organizing resource access method is provided for transmitting data by self-organizing resource access by each individual node in a Local Area Network (LAN) communication environment where at least two nodes exchange data with each other. A first node listens to at least one data transmission of at least one other node connected to the LAN, and adjusts a data transmission start time of the first node in accordance with a data transmission start time of the at least one other node so that the data transmission start time of the first node does not overlap the data transmission start time of the at least one other node. The first node transmits data to the at least one other node at the adjusted data transmission start time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric generating system using a solar cell, including: a DC/DC converter that converts output voltage generated from a solar cell into DC voltage and has a converter switching device; a snubber device that has a snubber switch clamping voltage applied to the converter switching device; and a control device that detects the voltage applied to the converter switching device and controls an operation of the snubber switch according to a detected voltage level applied to the converter switching device, thereby increasing the efficiency of the electric generating system using a solar cell while reducing switching loss and conduction loss.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube, a method of preparing the same, a supported catalyst including the same, and a fuel cell using the supported catalyst are provided. The method of preparing the carbon nanotube includes: depositing a metal catalyst in single wall nanotubes and growing multi wall nanotubes over the single wall nanotubes using the metal catalyst. The carbon nanotubes of the present invention have satisfactory specific surface area and low surface resistance. Thus, the carbon nanotubes perform remarkably better than a conventional catalyst carrier. Accordingly, the carbon nanotubes, when used as a catalyst carrier of an electrode for a fuel cell, can improve the electrical conductivity of the fuel cell. In addition, a fuel cell employing the electrode has excellent efficiency and overall performance.

Abstract: There is provided a photovoltaic and fuel cell hybrid generation system using dual converters and a single inverter and a method of controlling the same. A photovoltaic and fuel cell (PV-FC) hybrid generation system according to an aspect of the invention may include: a PV DC/DC converter unit converting a PV output voltage into a predetermined voltage; an FC DC/DC converter unit converting an FC output voltage into a predetermined voltage; a DC link unit commonly connecting an output terminal of the PV DC/DC converter unit and an output terminal of the FC DC/DC converter unit, and linking the converted PV output voltage from the PV DC/DC converter unit to the converted FC output voltage from the FC DC/DC converter unit to thereby generate a DC voltage; and a DC/AC inverter unit converting the DC voltage from the DC link unit into a predetermined AC voltage.

Abstract: A method and device for determining an output of a visible frame in at Visible Light Communication (VLC) device are provided. A first VLC device determines whether to permit a second VLC device to generate visible frames, and transmits, to the second VLC device, visible frame information indicating whether the second VLC device is permitted to generate the visible frames.

Abstract: Provided are apparatus and method for controlling handover to prevent femtocell interference. The apparatus may include an event receiving module, a handover determining module, and an inter-frequency processing module. The event receiving module may be configured to receive a control message from user equipment. The handover determining module may be configured to analyze the received control message and determine whether the control message includes a request of inter-cell handover from a first cell base station of the first cell to a second cell base station of one of the second cells. The inter-frequency processing module may be configured to perform inter-frequency handover using an unshared frequency when the handover determining module determines that the control message includes the request of inter-cell handover.

Abstract: Disclosed are an oxide-based nonvolatile memory with superior resistive switching characteristics and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a nonvolatile memory device having a metal/reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) thin film/metal structure and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and device for simply and safely preparing, using a direct synthesis process at room temperature, a radioactive methyl iodine (CH3131I) tracer for use in evaluating the ability of impregnated activated carbon to adsorb radioactive organic iodine according to ASTM D 3803 (Standard Test Method for Nuclear-Grade Activated Carbon), in which the tracer can be directly synthesized by mixing radioactive sodium iodide (Na131I) with methyl iodine (CH3I) at room temperature under reduced pressure, thus shortening excessive synthesis time and decreasing the probability of radiation exposure due to leakage of volatile material during the distillation.

Abstract: A fusing unit and an image forming apparatus having the same. The fusing unit may include a heating roller, a fusing frame to which the heating roller may be mounted, a pivoting frame to mount to the fusing frame to be rotatable about the heating roller, and a plurality of pressure rollers to mount to the pivoting frame and to be elastically supported on an outer peripheral surface of the heating roller. When paper that undergoes serious curling beyond an appropriate level is used, the pressure rollers may rotate to allow paper having passed between the heating roller and the pressure rollers to move in a path rotated by an angle corresponding to a rotation angle of the pressure rollers. This exemplary embodiment may reduce paper jam.

Abstract: Disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising a reinforced lithium aluminate matrix, a cathode, an anode, a cathode frame channel and an anode frame channel, wherein at least one of the cathode frame channel and the anode frame channel is filled with a lithium source. Disclosed also are a method for producing the same, and a method for supplying a lithium source. The molten carbonate fuel cell in which a lithium source is supplied to an electrode has high mechanical strength and maintains stability of electrolyte to allow long-term operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to forming the material represented by the following formula (1) into a layer having hexagonal crystalline structure, which is different from the orthorhombic crystalline structure of the material in bulk phase, so that the material can be used more effectively in various fields requiring multiferroic properties by obtaining multiferroic properties enhanced than the conventional multiferroic materials. RMnO3, (R=Lanthanide) . . .

Abstract: A barrier coating of organic-inorganic composition, the barrier coating having optical properties that are substantially uniform along an axis of light transmission, said axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the coating.

Abstract: A method of operating a high-temperature fuel cell, the method including increasing the temperature of a fuel cell stack the operation of which has stopped; starting the operation of the fuel cell stack and applying at least a portion of a load to the fuel cell stack when the temperature of the fuel cell stack reaches a first temperature; and applying any remaining load to the fuel cell stack when the temperature of the fuel cell stack reaches a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature.