Abstract: A network cooperation-based low power type charged broadcasting set-top box and a controlling method therefor, the set-top box sub-dividing a standby mode of the set-top box into an active standby mode, in which only background functions are processed without processing a main function, and a passive standby mode, in which no functions are processed; extending the passive standby mode occupation time to more than that of the active standby mode; and including a way of transitioning between operating modes by exchanging information regarding the set-top box through an inter-cooperation between a charged broadcasting network and the set-top box, thereby reducing the power consumption of a processor (SoC) which processes multimedia contents and minimizing the power consumption while the set-top box is in standby mode.

Abstract: A control method for collision avoidance in low power wireless sensor communication including a center node and a plurality of neighbor nodes includes assigning a seed to a neighbor node associated with a center node, updating, by the neighbor node, the seed at each radio frame, determining, by the neighbor node, a criterion for performing communication, and transmitting data in a next slot according to a result of carrier sensing is provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for dynamically configuring a wireless sensor relay network for monitoring train activity according to the present invention includes a plurality of wireless sensors that wirelessly transmit sensor data obtained by measuring heat and vibration of a train running unit, a plurality of coordinator units that are located in train cars, and receive the sensor data from one or more wireless sensors located within the same train car, a plurality of wireless relay units that are located in the train cars, form a wireless sensor relay network with the wireless relay unit located in a neighboring train car, and transmit the sensor data received from the coordinator units, and a gateway unit that receives the sensor data from the plurality of wireless relay units through the wireless sensor relay network, and transmits the received sensor data to a control center.

Abstract: A method of acquiring an Internet protocol (IP) address to control a standby mode of a set-top box, and the set-top box and a power management server performing the method are disclosed. The method may include determining whether a state of the set-top box changes from a broadcasting state in which a broadcasting service is provided to a passive standby state in which a network connection between the set-top box and a headend providing the broadcasting service is blocked, receiving state information associated with an IP address allocated to the set-top box for the network connection in response to the state of the set-top box changing to the passive standby state, and transmitting, to the set-top box, a state change command to maintain the network connection for the IP address allocated to the set-top box based on the received state information.

Abstract: Provided is an olivine-type lithium iron phosphate composed of secondary particles having a mean particle diameter (D50) of 5 to 100 ?m, formed by aggregation of primary particles having a mean particle diameter (D50) of 50 to 550 nm, wherein the primary and secondary particles have a composition represented by Formula I below and the secondary particles have a porosity of 15 to 40%: Li1+aFe1?xMx(PO4?b)Xb (I) wherein M is selected from Al, Mg, Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, Ga, Cu, V, Nb, Zr, Ce, In, Zn, Y and combinations thereof; X is selected from F, S, N and combinations thereof; ?0.5?a?+0.5; 0?x?0.5; and 0?b?0.1.

Abstract: A dynamic packet relay method of a personal area network (PAN) coordinator in a sensor network includes receiving a Child_Register message that includes information about a device associated with a coordinator and building or updating a network hierarchical structure; monitoring reception of a packet or a beacon from the coordinator and determining whether the coordinator is defective or not; and in response to a determination that the coordinator is defective, changing the current coordinator to one of devices belonging to a PAN as a new coordinator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a current collector prepared by coating a primer on a metallic base and a magnesium secondary battery including the same. The primer includes a conductive material and a polymer material and enhances adhesive strength between a cathode current collector and an active material, thereby maintaining stability in an operating voltage range of the battery without increasing internal resistance.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for distributed processing of train monitoring traffic based on a hierarchical wireless sensor network, the apparatus including: a wireless sensor node configured to generate sensor data by measuring states of a train; a wireless mesh network (WSN) manager configured to classify the sensor data into priority data and non-priority data according to change characteristics, and to transmit the priority data to a sensor monitoring center through a wireless communication network and the non-priority data to wireless mesh nodes through a wireless mesh network; and one or more wireless mesh nodes configured to be spaced apart at predetermined intervals on a railway side, and to transmit the non-priority data, received from the WSN manager, to the sensor monitoring center.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium iron phosphate with an olivine crystal structure wherein the lithium iron phosphate has a composition represented by the following Formula 1 and carbon (C) is coated on the surface of the lithium iron phosphate by chemical bonding via a heterogeneous element other than carbon. Li1+aFe1?xMx(PO4?b)Xb (1) (wherein M, X, a, x, and b are the same as defined in the specification).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including lithium transition metal oxide, where the lithium transition metal oxide is coated with carbon particles and a polymer resin at a surface thereof, and the polymer resin is a substance inactivated by an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and an organic solvent and has a melting point of at least 80° C. A lithium secondary battery having the disclosed cathode active material has advantages of improving rate properties and high temperature stability, so as to provide excellent cell characteristics.

Abstract: In a digital broadcasting signal transmission system, a transmission frame includes a frame body and a frame header, and the frame body is divided into a plurality of sub-bands in the frequency domain and is divided into a plurality of symbols in the time domain. The frame header is provided in the former part of the transmission frame and is transmitted with a signal in the time domain. The frame body includes a plurality of services, and the services respectively receive at least one sub-band and at least one symbol. The frame header includes information on the plurality of services, and information on the plurality of services includes information on the sub-band and the symbol to which the services are allocated, information on channel encoding levels of the services, and information on digital modulation levels of the services.

Abstract: Disclosed is lithium iron phosphate having an olivine crystal structure, wherein the length in the direction [001] is greater than the length in the direction [010] when the Li+ diffusion direction is the direction [010] in the lattice structure of the crystal.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material having a composition represented by the following Formula I: LiFe(P1-XO4) (I) wherein a molar fraction (1?x) of phosphorus (P) is in the range of 0.910 to 0.999, to allow operational efficiency of the cathode active material to be leveled to a lower operational efficiency of an anode active material and improve energy density of the cathode active material. Furthermore, a cathode active material, wherein a molar fraction (1?x) of phosphorus (P) is lower than 1, contains both Fe2+ and Fe3+, thus advantageously preventing structural deformation, improving ionic conductivity, exhibiting superior rate properties and inhibiting IR drop upon charge/discharge, thereby imparting high energy density to batteries.

Abstract: Disclosed is the structure of a center pin inserted into the winding center of a winding-type electrode assembly of an electrochemical device, which has a case containing the winding-type electrode assembly. The center pin can be manufactured through a simple process and can secure the safety of an electrochemical device when physical impact (e.g. squeezing, shock) is applied from the outside or when the internal temperature rises. The center pin is manufactured by winding a planar substrate, which has at least two protrusions formed in an embossing type or which has at least two scores formed in a predetermined shape, into a tubular shape.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode mix for lithium secondary batteries, comprising a cathode active material having a composition represented by the following Formula I: LiFe(P1-XO4) (I) wherein a molar fraction (1?x) of phosphorus (P) is in the range of 0.910 to 0.999, to allow operational efficiency of the cathode active material to be leveled to a lower operational efficiency of an anode active material and improve energy density of the cathode active material. The cathode mix maximizes operational efficiency of batteries, minimizes electrode waste and thus reduces manufacturing costs of batteries. Furthermore, The cathode active material, wherein a molar fraction (1?x) of phosphorus (P) is lower than 1, according to the present invention contains both Fe2+ and Fe3+, thus advantageously causing no structural deformation, improving ionic conductivity, exhibiting superior rate properties, inhibiting IR drop upon charge/discharge, thereby imparting high energy density to batteries.

Abstract: Provided are an on-channel repeater and an on-channel repeating method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a lithium-metal composite oxide, the method comprising the steps of: (a) mixing an aqueous solution of one or more transition metal-containing precursor compounds with an alkalifying agent and a lithium precursor compound to precipitate hydroxides of the transition metals; (b) mixing the mixture of step (a) with water under supercritical or subcritical conditions to synthesize a lithium-metal composite oxide, and drying the lithium-metal composite oxide; and (c) subjecting the dried lithium-metal composite oxide either to calcination or to granulation and then calcination. Also disclosed are an electrode comprising the lithium-metal composite oxide, and an electrochemical device comprising the electrode. In the disclosed invention, a lithium-metal composite oxide synthesized based on the prior supercritical hydrothermal synthesis method is subjected either to calcination or to granulation and then calcination.

Abstract: A beta-based titanium alloy with a low elastic modulus includes 37 wt. % to 41 wt. % niobium (Nb), 5 wt. % to 8 wt. % zirconium (Zr), and a balance of titanium (Ti), with unavoidable impurities, and having an elastic modulus of 47 GPa or lower. The beta-based titanium alloy has a much lower elastic modulus than the typical biomedical titanium alloys, and thus can resolve the problem of so-called “stress shield effect.” Therefore, the beta-based titanium alloy can be widely used as a material for general civilian goods such as eyewear frames and headsets and sports and leisure goods, as well as a biomedical material for artificial bones, artificial teeth and artificial hip joints.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of receiving, by a terminal, an additional network service provided through a temporary base station disposed temporarily or locally in order to transfer disaster information, including: receiving information on the additional network through an existing network service provided by a base station; verifying whether the terminal is handed over to the additional network based on the information on the additional network; and receiving the additional network service through the additional network. According to the present invention, even when a communication service disability occurs due to a flood of telephone traffic in an area where a disaster situation or an event occurs, a communication service can be provided through the additional network in terms of the communication service and a broadcasting channel that provides information specific to the disaster situation or event can be temporarily or locally additionally provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for a scalable broadcast. The method includes scalably dividing a broadcast frequency band into segments, scalably dividing a video image into segments, and linking the segment of the broadcast frequency band to the scalably divided video image, and broadcasting the linked segments to at least one receiving apparatus.