Abstract: An apparatus for recognizing a person includes a content separator configured to receive contents and separate the contents into video content and audio content; a video processor configured to recognize a face from an image in the video content received from the content separator and obtain information on a face recognition section by analyzing the video content; an audio processor configured to recognize a speaker from voice data in the audio content received from the content separator and obtain information on a speaker recognition section by analyzing the audio content; and a person recognized section information provider configured to provide information on a section of the contents in which a person appears based on the information on the face recognition section and the information on the speaker recognition section.

Abstract: A method of driving a pixel array includes providing a ramp signal to one or more columns of the pixel array. For each cycle of the ramp signal, the method further includes providing a first row driving signal to at least a first row of the pixel array and a second row driving signal to a second row of the pixel array. A pixel array driver may include a ramp signal generator configured to produce a ramp signal, a first amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a first amplified ramp signal, and a second amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a second amplified ramp signal. The first amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a first set of pixels of a pixel array, and the second amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a second set of pixels of the pixel array.

Abstract: The invention is a multi-microphone voice processing SoC primarily for head worn applications. It bypasses the use of conventional pre-amp voice CODEC (ADC/DAC) chips all together by replacing their functionality with digital MEMS microphone(s) and digital speaker driver (DSD). Functionality necessary for speech recognition such as noise/echo cancellation, speech compression, speech feature extraction and lossless speech transmission are also integrated into the SoC. One embodiment is a noise cancellation chip for wired, battery powered headsets and earphones, as smart-phone accessory. Another embodiment is as a wireless Bluetooth noise cancellation companion chip. The invention can be used in headwear, eyewear glass, mobile wearable computing, heavy duty military, aviation and industrial headsets and other speech recognition applications in noisy environments.

Abstract: The invention is a multi-microphone voice processing SoC primarily for head worn applications. It bypasses the use of conventional pre-amp voice CODEC (ADC/DAC) chips all together by replacing their functionality with digital MEMS microphone(s) and digital speaker driver (DSD). Functionality necessary for speech recognition such as noise/echo cancellation, speech compression, speech feature extraction and lossless speech transmission are also integrated into the SoC. One embodiment is a noise cancellation chip for wired, battery powered headsets and earphones, as smart-phone accessory. Another embodiment is as a wireless Bluetooth noise cancellation companion chip. The invention can be used in headwear, eyewear glass, mobile wearable computing, heavy duty military, aviation and industrial headsets and other speech recognition applications in noisy environments.

Abstract: A method of generating column signals for use by a pixel array includes connecting two or more controllable bus buffers in series. The output of each of the two or more controllable bus buffers drives an associated node. The method further includes providing a column data signal to an input of the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers. The method also includes sequentially enabling each controllable bus buffer in the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers, such that each node is sequentially driven. Each node is electrically coupled to an input of an associated controllable local output buffer. The method further includes sequentially enabling each of the controllable local output buffers in an order associated with the sequentially enabling of the controllable bus buffers.

Abstract: A signature actor determination method for video identification includes setting a list of actors who appear in each of a plurality of videos, generating a plurality of subsets including the actors, and determining that an actor included in a single final set indicating a first video among the plurality of subsets is a signature actor of the first video. Accordingly, video identification is possible by using just a little information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a double-sided tape, an electronic device including the same, and a method of preparing the double-sided tape. According to one aspect, the present invention provides a double-sided tape that contains, in order, a first adhesive layer, one or more film carrier layers, and a second adhesive layer, and a core adhesive layer between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer.

Abstract: A method of generating column signals for use by a pixel array includes connecting two or more controllable bus buffers in series. The output of each of the two or more controllable bus buffers drives an associated node. The method further includes providing a column data signal to an input of the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers. The method also includes sequentially enabling each controllable bus buffer in the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers, such that each node is sequentially driven. Each node is electrically coupled to an input of an associated controllable local output buffer. The method further includes sequentially enabling each of the controllable local output buffers in an order associated with the sequentially enabling of the controllable bus buffers.

Abstract: A unit pixel driver circuit includes a capacitor configured to store a voltage corresponding to a desired pixel brightness and a control block. The control block may include a first, second third and fourth transistors, all of which are connected together, both in parallel and in series. The control block controls, based on the voltage stored in the capacitor, the amount of current flowing through a pixel LED. The first transistor, second transistor, third transistor and fourth transistor all share a common gate geometry size.

Abstract: Disclosed is a direct synthesis method of nanostructured catalyst particles on surfaces of various supports.

Abstract: A method of driving a pixel array includes providing a ramp signal to one or more columns of the pixel array. For each cycle of the ramp signal, the method further includes providing a first row driving signal to at least a first row of the pixel array and a second row driving signal to a second row of the pixel array. A pixel array driver may include a ramp signal generator configured to produce a ramp signal, a first amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a first amplified ramp signal, and a second amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a second amplified ramp signal. The first amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a first set of pixels of a pixel array, and the second amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a second set of pixels of the pixel array.

Abstract: A unit pixel driver circuit includes a capacitor configured to store a voltage corresponding to a desired pixel brightness and a control block. The control block may include a first, second third and fourth transistors, all of which are connected together, both in parallel and in series. The control block controls, based on the voltage stored in the capacitor, the amount of current flowing through a pixel LED. The first transistor, second transistor, third transistor and fourth transistor all share a common gate geometry size.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for extracting a highlight section of music. The apparatus for extracting a highlight section of music in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention includes a frame divider that divides an audio file into a plurality of frames having a predetermined sample length; an average energy signal calculator that calculates a signal representing the average magnitude of audio energy for a plurality of samples belonging to each frame for each frame of the plurality of frames; and a highlight section selector that extracts a low frequency signal from the signal representing the average audio energy magnitude for each frame and determines the highlight section from frame sections including maximum points of the low frequency signal.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an active matrix LED pixel driving circuit and pixel layout for increased uniform illumination of LED display panels. A plurality of sub driving transistors can be located in neighbor pixels of the pixel associated with the prime driver transistor's LED. The sub driving transistors can compensate for the process variations affecting the threshold voltage variation of the prime driver transistor resulting in uniform illumination of LED's on the display panel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for measuring quality of audio. The apparatus includes a distorted signal generation unit, an extraction unit, a distortion level measurement unit, a distortion function generation unit, and a search and measurement unit. The distorted signal generation unit generates a plurality of distorted signals with respect to audio in compliance. The extraction unit extracts a fingerprint and AV information corresponding to the audio and fingerprints and AV information corresponding to the plurality of distorted signals. The distortion level measurement unit measures fingerprint distance differences, and arousal and valence (AV) distance differences. The distortion function generation unit generates a fingerprint distortion function and an AV distortion function.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing a representative video image, which selects representative images based on human visual aesthetic criteria and creates an album by arranging the selected representative images in an album template with various layouts, based on the region of interest (ROI).

Abstract: A method of generating column signals for use by a pixel array includes connecting two or more controllable bus buffers in series. The output of each of the two or more controllable bus buffers drives an associated node. The method further includes providing a column data signal to an input of the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers. The method also includes sequentially enabling each controllable bus buffer in the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers, such that each node is sequentially driven. Each node is electrically coupled to an input of an associated controllable local output buffer. The method further includes sequentially enabling each of the controllable local output buffers in an order associated with the sequentially enabling of the controllable bus buffers.

Abstract: A method of arranging components in an integrated circuit includes providing two or more circuit cells of a first type and providing two or more circuit cells of a second type. The circuit cells of the first type are configured to operate in conjunction with the circuit cells of the second type. The method further includes arranging the circuit cells of the first and second types in an alternating pattern such that each circuit cell of the first type is adjacent to at least one circuit cell of the second type. The alternating pattern may be an array of rows and columns and may include a repeating pattern of one first type cell and one second type cell in each of the columns. The alternating pattern may include a repeating pattern of one cell of the first type and two cells of the second type in each of the columns.

Abstract: Provided is an advertisement service system for providing additional information regarding an item as an advertisement target. The system for providing additional information of an advertisement includes an original advertisement server configured to provide original advertisement content and identification information regarding the original advertisement content, and a processing server configured to generate processed advertisement content by inserting the identification information into the original advertisement content, extract feature information with respect to the original advertisement content, and store at least one of the identification information and the feature information, together with additional information with respect to the original advertisement content.

Abstract: The invention is a multi-microphone voice processing SoC primarily for head worn applications. It bypasses the use of conventional pre-amp voice CODEC (ADC/DAC) chips all together by replacing their functionality with digital MEMS microphone(s) and digital speaker driver (DSD). Functionality necessary for speech recognition such as noise/echo cancellation, speech compression, speech feature extraction and lossless speech transmission are also integrated into the SoC. One embodiment is a noise cancellation chip for wired, battery powered headsets and earphones, as smart-phone accessory. Another embodiment is as a wireless Bluetooth noise cancellation companion chip. The invention can be used in headwear, eyewear glass, mobile wearable computing, heavy duty military, aviation and industrial headsets and other speech recognition applications in noisy environments.