Abstract: Disclosed herein are a media signal sink (100) having a graphic user interface (GUI) function and a method for displaying devices connected thereto. In a method for operating a media signal sink (100) connected with one or more signal sources (200,202,204,206,208) each having one or more devices, the display method includes checking connection states of the signal sources (200,202,204,206,208) to the signal sink (100), and displaying menu items of the devices of the signal sources (200,202,204,206,208) connected to the signal sink (100) in a GUI screen, based on a result of the connection state check. In the GUI screen, menu items of the same type of devices, among the devices of the signal sources (200,202,204,206,208), are displayed under the condition that they are grouped into one group. Also, in the GUI screen, menu items of devices corresponding to the same type of signal sources are displayed under the condition that they are grouped into one group.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for generating a digital multimedia broadcasting application format. The apparatus includes: generating metadata for DMB contents; and combining the generated metadata and the DMB contents, wherein the metadata includes copyright information for the metadata, user information for a user who consumes the DMB contents, and package table information for describing a package related to the DMB contents.

Abstract: Disclosed is a triple swirl gas turbine combustor using various fuels such as coal gas, DiMethyl Ether, and waste gas generated in an ironworks in a gas turbine. The triple swirl gas turbine combustor combusts three different fuels simultaneously or individually and various fuels such as LCV gas and HCV gas so that fuel flexibility can be improved. Swirl generated in a second swirler of the triple swirler is reversely jetted to increase a mixing degree of a fuel-air mixture and an intensity of a turbulent flow so that combustion efficiency can be increased, harmful exhaust gas can be reduced and vibration can be reduced.

Abstract: Nonvolatile memory devices are provided and methods of manufacturing such devices. In the method, conductive layers and insulating layers are alternatingly stacked on a substrate. A first sub-active bar is formed which penetrates a first subset of the conductive layers and a first subset of the insulating layers. The first sub-active bar is electrically connected with the substrate. A second sub-active bar is formed which penetrates a second subset of the conductive layers and a second subset of the insulating layers. The second sub-active bar is electrically connected to the first sub-active bar. A width of a bottom portion of the second sub-active bar is less than a width of a top portion of the second sub-active bar.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof, which are suitable for facilitating a user to use the terminal, are disclosed. The present invention includes providing multimedia relevant data in graphic data to a graphic processing unit, rendering a graphic frame using non-multimedia relevant data in the graphic data and providing the rendered graphic frame to the graphic processing unit, enabling the graphic processing unit to combine the multimedia relevant data and the rendered graphic frame together, and displaying the combined data and frame on a display unit. Accordingly, since a large-scale graphic data is processed in a manner of being appropriately distributed to a controller and a graphic processing unit of a terminal, an execution speed of the terminal can be enhanced.

Abstract: A scalable video bitstream may have an H.264/AVC compatible base layer (BL) and a scalable enhancement layer (EL), where scalability refers to color bit depth. The SVC standard allows spatial inter-layer prediction, wherein a residual in the EL is generated which is then intra coded. Another spatial intra-coding mode for EL is pure intra coding (I_N×N). The invention discloses a new intra-coding mode and two new inter coding modes, particularly for bit depth scalability. The new intra coding mode uses encoding of the residual between upsampled reconstructed BL and original EL, using mode selection. Two possible modes are residual prediction from BL and additional intra-coding of this residual. The new inter coding modes use also prediction of EL from reconstructed BL. In a first inter coding mode, the residual is encoded using Motion Estimation based on this residual. In a second inter coding mode, the residual is encoded using upsampled motion information from the BL.

Abstract: A vertical pillar semiconductor device may include a substrate, a group of channel patterns, a gate insulation layer pattern and a gate electrode. The substrate may be divided into an active region and an isolation layer. A first impurity region may be formed in the substrate corresponding to the active region. The group of channel patterns may protrude from a surface of the active region and may be arranged parallel to each other. A second impurity region may be formed on an upper portion of the group of channel patterns. The gate insulation layer pattern may be formed on the substrate and a sidewall of the group of channel patterns. The gate insulation layer pattern may be spaced apart from an upper face of the group of channel patterns. The gate electrode may contact the gate insulation layer and may enclose a sidewall of the group of channel patterns.

Abstract: The invention relates to an iron (1) comprising a soleplate (3) having a garment-contact surface (5) and having a means for accommodating an antimicrobial agent. By contacting the garment-contact surface with the piece of garment, as is being done during ironing, the antibacterial agent is transferred to the garment. The antimicrobial agent is disposed on the garment by simply placing the iron on the garment and moving it over the garment surface. The garment stays fresher for a longer period of time. The invention further relates to a soleplate, a steam ironing device and methods of manufacturing an iron and a soleplate, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing proteins having factor VIII procoagulant activity in serum-free medium by in vitro culturing of mammalian cells, wherein the serum-free medium contains an inhibitor against the protease released from cultured cells. In accordance with this invention, the inhibitor can protect the cleavage of a target protein during cultivation and increase homogeneity of a target molecule, wherein the inhibitor can be a dextran sulfate. This invention also relates to a method of purifying target molecules from the culture medium containing both a target molecule and selected inhibitors by affinity chromatography.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including a main body provided with a storage chamber; a door to respectively open and close the storage chamber; a control unit installed the door to select an operation; a reception part provided in the door to receive the control unit; and an installation hole provided on a side end of the door to cause the control unit to be inserted into the reception part. The control unit is installed through the side end of the door, which is deviated from a user's line of sight.

Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat sink having a planar base, a plurality of LED modules attached to a bottom face of the base, an envelope disposed on the bottom face of the base and covering the LED modules, and a lamp bracket securing the base and the envelope together. The lamp bracket includes a vertical frame which defines an opening at a lateral side thereof, an engaging flange extending from an inner face of the frame and supporting a fixing flange of the envelope, and a plurality of protrusions projecting from the inner face of the frame above the engaging flange and pressing the base downwardly towards the envelope. The base of the heat sink and the envelope are inserted into the vertical frame through the opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in which each device sets its own beacon slot by using beacon slot information of its neighbors and its neighbors' neighbors in a WPAN. In the method, beacon slot information of the neighbors and the neighbors' neighbors is received from neighbor devices. The beacon slots of the neighbors and the neighbors' neighbors are decided as beacon slots to avoid. The beacon slot of the WPAN device of the present invention is set among beacon slots of the beacon-only period, except for the beacon slots decided as beacon slots to avoid.

Abstract: Machine-readable media, methods, and apparatus are described for a media playing tool with a multiple media playing model. In some embodiments, the multiple media playing model may decoding a first media stream into a plurality of first frames and decode a second media stream into a plurality of second frames. Further, the multiple media playing model may adjust a first frame of the plurality of first frames and a second frame of the plurality of second frames into a third frame with a predetermined layout.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which extracting, by an audio processing apparatus, scheme type information indicating either time excitation scheme or frequency excitation scheme for each of a plurality of subframes included in current frame; when the time excitation scheme is applied to at least one subframe among the plurality of subframes according to the scheme type information, extracting mode information representing bit allocation of codebook index for the current frame; and, when the mode information is extracted, decoding the at least one subframe using the mode information according to the time excitation scheme.

Abstract: Disclosed are polysilazane, a method of synthesizing the polysilazane, a composition for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the composition. The polysilazane is synthesized through a reaction, under a catalyst, between dichlorosilane, trichlorosilane, and ammonia added in a reaction solvent as a reactant. In this instance, a polystyrene conversion weight average molecular weight of the polysilazane is about 2,000 to 30,000.

Abstract: An implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. The lead may include a body and an electrical pathway. The body may include a distal portion with an electrode and a proximal portion with a lead connector end. The electrical pathway may extend between the electrode and lead connector end and may include a coiled inductor including first and second electrically conductive filar cores. The first and second filar cores may be physically joined into a unified single piece proximal terminal on a proximal end of the coiled inductor. The first and second cores may be physically joined into a unified single piece distal terminal on a distal end of the coiled inductor. The first and second filar cores may be helically wound into a coiled portion between the proximal and distal terminals, the filar cores being electrically isolated from each other in the coiled portion.

Abstract: A connector (10) for an apparatus includes a housing (11) having a fit-in part (41) to be fit in a mounting hole (33) that penetrates through a case (30) of the apparatus. Tubular terminal insertion parts (42), penetrating through the fit-in part (41) and can receive a terminal fitting (21) connected with an end of a wire (20). Guide ribs (46A-46C) project from the fit-in part (41) into the case (30) and are spaced apart around an inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole (33). Reinforcing ribs (45A-45D) projecting into the case (30) Each reinforcing rib (45A-45D) and connects a side edge of a guide rib (46A-46C) to a peripheral surface of a terminal insertion part (42).

Abstract: A method for making housing, comprising: providing a substrate; etching the substrate to form a plurality of grooves on a surface of the substrate; micro-arc oxidizing the substrate to form a micro-arc oxide film in the grooves and on the surface of the substrate; and polishing the micro-arc oxide film formed on the surface of the substrate. A housing, comprising: a substrate, the substrate having a plurality of grooves defined therein; and a micro-arc oxide film formed on the surface of the substrate and in the grooves; wherein the oxide film formed on the surface of the substrate is polished to present a glossy appearance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of efficiently assigning addresses in a WPAN and a WPAN device. The address assignment method of the present invention is performed by a higher device. Address assignment information for determining an address to be assigned to a lower device, is managed. An address is assigned to a lower device that requests connection from the higher device based on the address assignment information. The address assignment information is updated to a address value as the address value is assigned, and the updated address assignment information is transmitted to lower devices. If an update of address assignment information is requested by the lower device that assigned an address value to a device lower thereto, the address assignment information is updated and the updated address assignment information is transmitted to lower devices.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices are provided for improving data management between implantable medical devices (IMDs) and external devices for the detection of volume overload and volume depletion conditions. Data acquired by the IMD is periodically communicated to the external device where a volume overload monitoring algorithm is operated to detect whether a volume overload condition is present in the patient by monitoring the acquired data at the external device at a first lower, non-real-time frequency rate. Upon detection of a volume overload condition, the external device issues an instruction to the IMD causing the IMD to initiate a volume depletion condition monitoring algorithm for detecting in real time whether a volume depletion condition is present in the patient.