Abstract: A display device and a method of controlling the display device are provided. The display device includes: a display unit for displaying visual information to a user on an overall screen region, and being configured to bend with respect to a bending portion between screen regions of the overall screen region that display the visual information; a pressure sensor a location corresponding to the bending portion, and being configured to sense a first pressure applied to the bending portion when the display unit is bent with respect to the bending portion; and a control unit for controlling the visual information provided through the display unit based on sensing information transferred from the pressure sensor.

Abstract: Provided is a pop-noise removing method. The pop-noise removing method analyzes an acoustic noise, occurring when receiving digital broadcasting under a weak electric field environment, and reduces a pop-noise on the basis of the analyzed result, for transferring digital broadcasting with a minimized pop-noise to consumers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor network managing apparatus and a method thereof. The sensor network managing apparatus according to the present invention receives a query that includes a spatial join predicate for searching for target sensor nodes and a comparison predicate that is different for each sensor network, and generates query execution order information for searching for the target sensor nodes based on the spatial join predicate and the comparison predicate, wherein the spatial join predicate is related to a spatial location between sensor nodes respectively included in different sensor networks, and the comparison predicate are related to sensing values of sensor nodes of the sensor networks. In addition, the sensor node managing apparatus executes queries for the spatial join predicate and the comparison predicate on the plurality of sensor nodes on the basis of determined query execution order, and then extracts target sensor nodes as the query results.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information providing system for a vehicle. The information providing system includes an information output controller, a smart device, and a stand. The information output controller receives state information from at least one vehicle state detector comprising a sensor or a switch inside the vehicle, and communicates the state information to a smart device. The smart device is loaded with an application for communicating with the information output controller and displaying the state information. The stand holds the smart device and communicably connects the smart device and the information output controller.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing a plurality of RFID readers includes a service policy managing unit that defines demands in the form of service policies to be understood by the plurality of RFID readers, a data processing rule managing unit that generates a data processing rule on the basis of the service policies, a collected data processing unit that receives a plurality of RFID tag data from the plurality of RFID readers, and generates integrated RFID events by applying the data processing rule to the plurality of RFID tag data, and a service report processing unit that provides results corresponding to the integrated RFID events.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for providing position information and gathering information using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The apparatus includes: a plurality of RFID tags, driven by a radio frequency transmitted from an RFID reader installed in the vehicle, for providing stored tag information in order to provide current position information to the vehicle; a plurality of sensor nodes for sensing the time point when the RFID tags are driven and transmitting the sensed information through a sensor network; and an information gathering server for gathering and processing the information sensed by the sensor nodes, where at least two RFID tags and one sensor node are configured in groups, and the groups are installed at predetermined intervals on each lane of a road.

Abstract: Provided are a Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN) middleware apparatus and method for generating an information service based on heterogeneous sensor networks and a system for providing the information service using the same. In the system, a sensor node constructing a sensor network senses environment information, and a sensor network data transmitter collects sensed data sensed by the sensor node in real-time and transmits the collected sensed data in a message form. A USN middleware extracts object and environment information by cleaning, classifying and integrating the message received from the sensor network data transmitter, generates conditional events and context aware information from the extracted object and environment information, and provides the information service to an application program, the application program providing a user with information related to environment where the sensor network observes.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing a plurality of wireless sensor networks selects a configuring policy according to a characteristic of each wireless sensor network and configures a network with the selected configuring policy for management. When an error occurs in the wireless sensor network, the apparatus performs error diagnosis based on a configuring policy applied to the error-detected wireless sensor network, infers a cause of the error, and provides an error recovery method corresponding to the inferred cause of the error to the error-detected wireless sensor network.

Abstract: Provided are a RFID tag and a method for providing a RFID service using the same. The RFID tag includes: a code type data denoting a code type of the RFID tag; and a content server IP address code denoting an IP address of a content server that provides content related to an item with the RFID tag attached.

Abstract: Provided is a method for selecting only desired item information in a mobile terminal. The method includes the steps of: a) setting up an item category desired and selected by a user in the mobile terminal; b) reading item information stored in tags attached to items with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader loaded in the mobile terminal; and c) performing filtering and displaying only the item information of an item that belongs to the selected item category among the item information acquired by the RFID reader of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an integrated query from various sensor networks and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes an integrated query parser for parsing an integrated query and analyzing a syntax of the parsed integrated query; an integrated query execution plan generator for analyzing meaning of the parsed integrated query and generating an integrated query execution query for processing an integrated query; an integrated query optimizer for optimizing a process time for the generated execution plan based on query information stored in the query information storage and sensor network information stored in the sensor network information storage; and an integrated query executer for detailing the integrated query execution plan by controlling an execution order according to the optimized integrated query and transferring the detailed integrated query execution plan to an event data process executer, a temporal data process executer, and a continuous data process executer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor network managing apparatus and a method thereof. The sensor network managing apparatus according to the present invention receives a query that includes a spatial join predicate for searching for target sensor nodes and a comparison predicate that is different for each sensor network, and generates query execution order information for searching for the target sensor nodes based on the spatial join predicate and the comparison predicate, wherein the spatial join predicate is related to a spatial location between sensor nodes respectively included in different sensor networks, and the comparison predicate are related to sensing values of sensor nodes of the sensor networks. In addition, the sensor node managing apparatus executes queries for the spatial join predicate and the comparison predicate on the plurality of sensor nodes on the basis of determined query execution order, and then extracts target sensor nodes as the query results.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a query in a plurality of heterogeneous sensor networks includes a query queue, a query combining and converting unit, a query command manager, and a data combiner. The query queue receives a plurality of queries from a user interface and stores them and the query combining and converting unit combines or converts the queries according to the heterogeneous sensor networks. The query command manager transmits the combined or converted queries to a corresponding sensor network from among the heterogeneous sensor networks, and the data combiner transmits a result according to the data received from the heterogeneous sensor networks to a user interface.

Abstract: Provided is a real-time business process triggering system (RBPTS) using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and a method thereof. The RBPTS is to provides interface to a corporation information system by generating an RFID event proper to a specific domain by giving the RFID data a business meaning to apply the RFID data to a predetermined rule before transmitting the RFID data to the corporation information system, provide a rule modeling function to flexibly managing changes in application field and environment, and provide an RFID related-action related to rule performance, and a method thereof.

Abstract: A method for grouping sensor nodes in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks has a sensor network management system. The method includes: receiving a group forming code from the sensor network management system at the respective sensor nodes, wherein the group forming code have sensor conditions and selecting group information from the group forming code in accordance with the conditions at the respective sensor nodes. The method further includes transmitting the selected group information IDs to the sink node.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for providing position information and gathering information using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The apparatus includes: a plurality of RFID tags, driven by a radio frequency transmitted from an RFID reader installed in the vehicle, for providing stored tag information in order to provide current position information to the vehicle; a plurality of sensor nodes for sensing the time point when the RFID tags are driven and transmitting the sensed information through a sensor network; and an information gathering server for gathering and processing the information sensed by the sensor nodes, where at least two RFID tags and one sensor node are configured in groups, and the groups are installed at predetermined intervals on each lane of a road.

Abstract: An event surveillance system includes: a network camera for monitoring real-time video images to perform event tracking on an event occurred therein; and at least one machine-to-machine agent, connected to the network camera and devices in a network, for providing protocols for data communications between the network camera and the devices. If the machine-to-machine agent receives information on the event occurred in the network camera, the machine-to-machine agent requests the devices to provide event information for use in verifying accuracy of the event and verifies the accuracy of the event based on the event information provided by the devices. The network camera monitors in real time the event verified to be accurate.

Abstract: Provided are a Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN) middleware apparatus and method for generating an information service based on heterogeneous sensor networks and a system for providing the information service using the same. In the system, a sensor node constructing a sensor network senses environment information, and a sensor network data transmitter collects sensed data sensed by the sensor node in real-time and transmits the collected sensed data in a message form. A USN middleware extracts object and environment information by cleaning, classifying and integrating the message received from the sensor network data transmitter, generates conditional events and context aware information from the extracted object and environment information, and provides the information service to an application program, the application program providing a user with information related to environment where the sensor network observes.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for integrating heterogeneous sensor data in a ubiquitous sensor network. The method includes steps of receiving an integrated query for heterogeneous sensor networks from a sensor network management system, disintegrating the received integrated query to be suitable for each sensor network and transmitting the disintegrated queries to each corresponding sensor network. The method further includes steps of generating responses as integrated sensor data and storing the integrated sensor data into an integrated database, when receiving responses to respective queries from each of the sensor networks, and converting the integrated sensor data stored in the integrated database into a preset data format and transmitting the converted sensor data to the sensor network management system.

Abstract: Provided is a mobile Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) service providing apparatus and a method thereof. The apparatus, includes: a policy server for establishing a policy on level of quality of service (QoS) to be provided to each user, and a policy to be applied between nodes for security; an Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) server for performing network access authentication and authorization to each user, authorization for a mobile RFID service, security association establishment and distribution between constituent nodes based on information of the policy server; a mobile RFID agent for performing a diameter client role and a mobile RFID service agent role; and a service server for searching uniform resource locator (URL) of a server providing information related to an RFID code and providing detailed information and history information to the mobile RFID phone.