Abstract: Provided is a camera pose estimation apparatus that estimates an initial camera pose using one of an input depth image and an input color image, and refines the initial camera pose using the other image. When the initial camera pose is estimated using the input depth image, the radius of a first area, in which color information is matched for refinement, can be adaptively set according to the distribution of the depth value of at least one first point that is subject to matching.

Abstract: Provided is a camera motion estimation method and apparatus that may estimate a motion of a depth camera in real time. The camera motion estimation apparatus may extract an intersection point from plane information of a depth image, calculate a feature point associated with each of planes included in the plane information using the extracted intersection point, and extract a motion of a depth camera providing the depth image using the feature point. Accordingly, in an environment where an illumination environment dynamically varies, or regardless of a texture state within a space, the camera motion estimation apparatus may estimate a camera motion.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, and the electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive, wherein the additive includes a polyester polyol-based monomer represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; C1 to C10 alkyl acrylate; and a phosphate-based compound selected from triallyl phosphate represented by the following Chemical Formula 10, triacryl phosphate represented by the following Chemical Formula 11, or a combination thereof: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as described in the detailed description.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution for a rechargeable lithium battery, including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive including fluoroethylene carbonate, a vinyl-containing carbonate, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C10 cyclic sulfate, and a nitrile-based compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R may be a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 alkylene group.

Abstract: An interactive method includes displaying image content received through a television (TV) network, identifying an object of interest of a user among a plurality of regions or a plurality of objects included in the image content, and providing additional information corresponding to the object of interest.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus for extracting a three-dimensional (3D) feature point from a depth image. An input processing unit may receive a depth image and may receive, via a user interface, selection information of at least one region that is selected as a target region in the depth image. A geometry information analyzer of the image processing apparatus may analyze geometry information of the target region within the input depth image, and a feature point extractor may extract at least one feature point from the target region based on the geometry information of the target region.

Abstract: An input device and method for protecting input information from exposure, in which the time of input of information is determined using a tactile output to protect the input information from being exposed. The input device for protecting input information from exposure includes a user-input module for receiving predetermined input information from a user, a control module for setting the information inputted in association with a tactile signal among the input information as user-input information, and a tactile-output-generation module for generating and providing the tactile signal to the user-input module under the control of the control module.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a camera pose includes an image acquisition unit to acquire a photographed image, a motion sensor to acquire motion information of the apparatus for estimating the camera pose, a static area detector to detect a static area of the photographed image based on the photographed image and the motion information, and a pose estimator to estimate a camera pose based on the detected static area.

Abstract: A separator for a battery having a porous base material layer and a polymer coating layer formed on at least a surface of the base material layer. The polymer coating layer includes a first fluorinated copolymer and a non-fluorinated polymer. A weight ratio of the first fluorinated copolymer to the non-fluorinated polymer is in a range of 3:1 to 1:3.

Abstract: An interactive method includes displaying image content received through a television (TV) network, identifying an object of interest of a user among a plurality of regions or a plurality of objects included in the image content, and providing additional information corresponding to the object of interest.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus search an image using a feature point. The image search method extracts at least one feature point from an image and describes the extracted at least one feature point in stages, thereby generating a hierarchical feature point descriptor. In addition, the method may search for information matching the feature point descriptor from a local database (DB) included in a terminal or a remote DB included in a server.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reckoning a position of a moving robot using dead-reckoning and range sensing. The method includes performing dead-reckoning to determine a variation state in accordance with motion of the moving robot, calculating an absolute position of the moving robot by sensing a distance between the moving robot and at least one fixed position, predicting an optimized current position of the moving robot using the variation state and the absolute position, determining whether the optimized current position is within a specified effective area, and correcting the optimized current position in accordance with the determined result.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode including a positive active material being capable of intercalating or deintercalating lithium; a negative electrode including a carbon-based negative active material and a water-soluble binder; and a polymer electrolyte including a polymer, a non-aqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt, wherein the polymer comprises a polymerization product of a first monomer represented by Chemical Formula 1 with a second monomer which is one or more of monomers represented by Chemical Formulae 2 to 7: A-U—B??Chemical Formula 1 CH2?CL1-C(?O)—O-M??Chemical Formula 2 CH2?CL1-O-M??Chemical Formula 3 CH2?CL1-O—C(?O)-M??Chemical Formula 4 CH2?CH—CH2—O-M??Chemical Formula 5 CH2?CH—S(?O)2-M??Chemical Formula 6 CH2?CL1-C(?O)—O—CH2CH2—NH—C(?O)—O-M??Chemical Formula 7 wherein, definition of each substituent group is as described in detailed description.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device including a transparent display and a method of controlling the electronic device, the method including acquiring a first image based on an optical display mode in which light incident from an object is transmitted; acquiring a second image based on a video display mode in which an image captured from the object is displayed; and displaying the first image and the second image on the transparent display by mixing the first image and the second image.

Abstract: An image correction apparatus, method and medium which can perform color component correction and geometric correction using the property of a projector projecting light of a plurality of color components of an input image at different times is provided. The image correction method includes sequentially projecting light of a plurality of color components of an input image onto a projection surface at different times, acquiring color components of the projected light, and correcting the input image by comparing the acquired color components with the color components of the input image.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for modeling a human body using a depth image and a color image. An image processing apparatus may extract a body area from a color image based on a depth value of a depth image, may match a boundary of the extracted body area and a boundary of a generic body mesh model, and may deform a mesh of the generic body mesh model based on a depth value of a pixel positioned within the boundary of the extracted body area.

Abstract: A multi-layered augmented reality system and method may extract a target object and a background from an image frame, may track the target object and the background, may apply different coordinate systems to a first virtual object corresponding to the target object and a second virtual object corresponding to the background, and may independently control the first virtual object and the second virtual object.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus search an image using a feature point. The image search method extracts at least one feature point from an image and describes the extracted at least one feature point in stages, thereby generating a hierarchical feature point descriptor. In addition, the method may search for information matching the feature point descriptor from a local database (DB) included in a terminal or a remote DB included in a server.

Abstract: A pouch type rechargeable battery insulates a terrace side end (a metal portion) and tightly adheres an insulation tape by adhering the insulation tape while absorbing a position tolerance of a lead tab (or a tab seal) on a terrace. The pouch type rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly; a pouch forming a sealing portion at a side surface of a cell body receiving the electrode assembly by sealing an outer portion thereof, forming a terrace at the other side surface of the cell body, and sealing a lead tab connected to the electrode assembly by a tab seal to draw it out to the terrace; and an insulation tape that insulates the sealing portion to be adhered to the cell body and insulating the terrace. The insulation tape includes a cutting portion corresponding to and adhered to one side of the tab seal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; an electrolyte solution including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a separator between the positive and the negative electrodes, the separator including a porous substrate and a coating layer positioned on at least one side of the porous substrate. The negative active material includes a Si-based material; the non-aqueous organic solvent includes cyclic carbonate including ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, or combinations thereof, the cyclic carbonate being included in an amount of about 20 volume % to about 60 volume % based on the total amount of the non-aqueous organic solvent; and the coating layer includes a fluorine-based polymer, an inorganic compound, or combinations thereof. The rechargeable lithium battery has improved cycle-life and high temperature storage characteristics.