Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for communication interface between application programs on virtual machines using a shared memory. The apparatus, includes: a request dividing unit for checking a type of socket request information transmitted from a first socket application program on a first virtual machine through a socket interface and dividing the socket request information based on the checked information; a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) socket connecting unit setting up TCP socket connection with a second socket application program on a second virtual machine based on the divided socket request information for control request; and a shared memory connecting unit for setting up shared memory connection through the set up TCP socket connection and transmitting/receiving data with the second socket application program through the set up shared memory connection based on the divided socket request information for data transmission/reception.

Abstract: A neighbor discovery method and apparatus for performing network-transparent neighbor discovery in a heterogeneous network environment is provided. A neighbor discovery method for a multi-mode mobile node includes determining a type of a network, with which a mobile node is in communication, in response to a detection of a request for sending a neighbor solicitation message, retrieving, if the network type identifies a self-processing network, information about the network from a database, determining whether a tentative address contained in the neighbor solicitation message is already in use by another node with reference to the information about the network, and generating, when the tentative address is already in use, a neighbor advertisement message.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhanced heterogeneous network handover using a media independent handover scheme is provided. A heterogeneous network handover method of the present invention includes generating, at a mobile node, self-location information, transmitting the self-location information to a management server which manages heterogeneous networks, searching, at the management server, surrounding networks using the self-location information, composing a set of candidate networks including at least one of the surrounding networks, transmitting information on the set of candidate networks to mobile node and deciding, at the mobile node, a target handover network among the candidate networks. Accordingly, latency during handover in a heterogeneous network can be reduced.

Abstract: Improving a transmission latency of a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is provided. The apparatus includes a communicator transmitting a message for measuring power of a transmission signal to a radio access station (RAS) and receiving a response message corresponding to the message from the RAS; a TCP manager instructed by a controller to check and store a round trip time (RTT) required for receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) corresponding to data, which is transmitted from the portable terminal to the RAS; and the controller instructing the TCP manager to measure the RTT for measuring a retransmission timeout (RTO).

Abstract: Provided is a method for performing a handover of a subscriber station having a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) wireless communication interface and a plurality of wireless communication interfaces for a plurality of mobile communication systems. In method, wireless communication with one of the mobile communication systems is performed using the corresponding wireless communication interface. Network information for a handover to the mobile communication systems is obtained from a DMB channel during the performing of the wireless communication. If the wireless communication with one of the mobile communication systems is impossible, the network information is analyzed to select the best mobile communication system as a handover target.

Abstract: A network block device using a network asynchronous I/O method is provided. The network block device includes an asynchronous I/O interface for managing a plurality of socket connections; an request process unit for analyzing a request from a client through a socket, reading data from a disk and transmitting the read data to the client through the socket, and writing the data transmitted through the socket to the disk, through the asynchronous I/O interface; and a request processing unit for collecting a result event of processing an operation asynchronously requested by the request processing unit and informing the request processing unit of the collected result event, through the asynchronous I/O interface.

Abstract: The present invention propose a new mechanism, IP check layer which enables to use TOE cards and legacy NICs simultaneously within same protocol family in a Linux or a UNIX computing environment. The IP check layer is inserted between a BSD socket layer and an INET socket layer. IP check layer maintains a routing information and, information of IP addresses of each network interfaces and each socket's bind state. Using this information, IP check layer determines how to process a socket call and which layer (TOE layer, host INET layer) will take over the socket call. By means of the above mechanism, the present invention makes existing socket applications to use TOE cards and legacy NICs at the same time without modification or recompiling.

Abstract: An operating mode transition method and control apparatus for power saving of a mobile station in a wireless communication environment are disclosed. The operating mode transition method includes receiving, in an idle mode, a control message having an indication of ranging from a corresponding base station, transitioning to a sleep mode, upon reception of the control message, and performing a ranging procedure in the sleep mode.

Abstract: An optical pickup includes a light source which emits light, a grating which separates a portion of the light emitted from the light source, a reflecting member which reflects another portion of the light emitted from the light source, a monitoring photodetector disposed on a traveling path of the light reflected from the reflecting member and which measures the reflected light, an optical path changer which changes an optical path of the light separated by the grating, an objective lens light which condenses the light the optical path of which is changed onto a disc, and a signal detecting photodetector which receives the light reflected from the disc.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing a power-saving mode of a portable terminal are provided. The method includes when a application program is running, assigning a network traffic type of the application program with one of a class type selected from a plurality of predefined class types of a sleep mode, instructing a modem to operate in the sleep mode of the assigned class type, and operating the modem in the sleep mode of the assigned class type.

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus and an optical recording/reproducing system including the same, the optical pickup apparatus includes at least two optical systems for different types of optical recording media, one of objective lenses of the optical systems being offset from a central line of the optical recording medium, wherein the optical system including the offset objective lens having a diffraction grating diffracting light emitted from a light source to form a main beam and sub-beams, wherein the diffraction grating includes first and second diffraction regions having different grating patterns arranged alternately thereon, and a center of each sub-beam is arranged at a boundary of the first and second diffraction regions of the diffraction grating, and a center of the diffraction grating and an optical axis of the light source are adjusted to be coincided with each other, preventing generation of an alternating current in a Push-Pull signal of the sub-beams.

Abstract: The present invention propose a new mechanism, IP check layer which enables to use TOE cards and legacy NICs simultaneously within same protocol family in a Linux or a UNIX computing environment. The IP check layer is inserted between a BSD socket layer and an INET socket layer. IP check layer maintains a routing information and, information of IP addresses of each network interfaces and each socket's bind state. Using this information, IP check layer determines how to process a socket call and which layer (TOE layer, host INET layer) will take over the socket call. By means of the above mechanism, the present invention makes existing socket applications to use TOE cards and legacy NICs at the same time without modification or recompiling.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling the input of characters and numbers using function switches installed on a mobile digital device. In particularly, a method of controlling a mobile digital device so that a user can input characters and numbers to the mobile digital device, which includes a display panel and input switches that are arranged around the display panel is provided. The method includes: displaying icons for inputting characters that correspond to the input switches on the display panel, and when an input switch is pressed, receiving a signal related to the icon that corresponds to the pressed input switch.

Abstract: There is provided a socket compatibility layer for a TOE in a high quality server system. The socket compatibility layer for a TOE provides a standard socket API to an application program and provides binary-level compatibility so that a networking function of a TOE can be used without modifying the conventional socket application program thereby supporting simultaneous use of a TOE and a general Ethernet-based NIC. In a kernel structure of the Linux operation system, the socket compatibility layer for a TOE is located below a BSD socket layer receiving a socket system call from an application program through a standard socket API, is located above an INET socket layer and a TOE driver to control connection between an upper layer and a lower layer, and transmits the socket system call received from the BSD socket layer to the TOE driver or the INET socket layer according to call contents of the socket system call.

Abstract: A compatible optical pickup including an optical unit and a focusing unit. The optical unit emits a short wavelength light for high-density recording media and a long wavelength light for low-density recording media, directs the short and long wavelength light to a recording medium, receives lights reflected by the recording medium, and detects an information reproduction signal and/or an error signal from the received lights. The focusing unit focuses light received from the optical unit to form a light spot on a recording surface of the recording medium, diffracts the short wavelength light into a zero order light and the long wavelength light into a second order light to be used as effective light for recording and/or reproduction. Thus, a high-density recording medium and a low-density recording medium having different thicknesses can be compatibly used.

Abstract: A digital camera and method of controlling a digital camera is provided. In the method, when the user enters data of an electronic mail address book in the menu mode, the data of the electronic mail address book is received and stored. When the user selects a recipient from the electronic mail address book in the menu mode, recipient information regarding the selected recipient is stored. When an image file is acquired through photographing in the photographing mode, the acquired image file, storage path information regarding the stored image file, and the recipient information are stored. When the digital camera is connected to a communication network in one of the photographing and menu modes, the image file is transmitted to the recipient according to the storage path information and the recipient information.

Abstract: An optical pickup includes a light source which emits light, a grating which separates a portion of the light emitted from the light source, a reflecting member which reflects another portion of the light emitted from the light source, a monitoring photodetector disposed on a traveling path of the light reflected from the reflecting member and which measures the reflected light, an optical path changer which changes an optical path of the light separated by the grating, an objective lens light which condenses the light the optical path of which is changed onto a disc, and a signal detecting photodetector which receives the light reflected from the disc.

Abstract: An optical pickup actuator and an optical pickup using the same, wherein the optical pickup actuator has: a lens holder, on which an objective lens is mounted; and a tilt photodetector, which is installed in the lens holder and receives a portion of light used to record and/or to reproduce information on and/or from a recording medium according to a relative tilt between the objective lens and the recording medium. The optical pickup actuator moves the objective lens in a tracking direction, a focusing direction, and a tilting direction. The optical pickup actuator can detect both tilt of the recording medium and tilt of the objective lens using the tilt photodetector, so the optical pickup can be applied to an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus of high-density and/or high-speed.

Abstract: A circuit protects a light element and prevents a breakdown of a laser diode (LD) when electric static discharge (ESD) occurs. The circuit protects the light element in a drive to control an operation of the light element, which radiates light onto a disc. Here, the drive includes a switch between an active node of the light element and a predetermined potential so that the switch is short-circuited in a normal state, but is open when the drive operates. The light element is protected from static electricity or a surge voltage in a manufacturing process thereof or under a user environment. As a result, the probability that the light element is broken down is remarkably reduced.

Abstract: A circuit protects a light element and prevents a breakdown of a laser diode (LD) when electric static discharge (ESD) occurs. The circuit protects the light element in a drive to control an operation of the light element, which radiates light onto a disc. Here, the drive includes a switch between an active node of the light element and a predetermined potential so that the switch is short-circuited in a normal state, but is open when the drive operates. The light element is protected from static electricity or a surge voltage in a manufacturing process thereof or under a user environment. As a result, the probability that the light element is broken down is remarkably reduced.