Abstract: An apparatus for generating 3-dimensional (3D) volume mask model and a method therefor. The apparatus includes a 2D mask data collector, a 3D mask model generator, and a 3D mask model adjuster, whereby 2D mask data is generated from a 2D mask image designed by a user, a 2D mask mesh is created based on inner and outer contour feature points, a 2D mask is transformed into a 3D model according to the user's settings, and the generated 3D mask model is modified to fit on a facial shape of a person who will wear the mask, and a 3D mask volume model is generated, which is immediately printed by a 3D printer to produce a 3D mask.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for verifying support of 3D printing and more particularly, to a device and a method for verifying whether a support is formed properly for printing through a 3D printer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for simulating 3D printing and more particularly, to a simulation technology which is able for a producer or a user to predict and correct a 3D model through previews shown when the 3D model displayed in a monitor is outputted by a 3D printer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an object detection apparatus for detecting an object and a financial apparatus using the same. In an embodiment, the object detection apparatus may include a light emission unit configured to emit light and a light-reception unit configured to receive both direct light that is emitted by the light emission unit and reflected light of the light emitted by the light emission unit which is reflected by an object to be detected. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the object detection apparatus can perform self-diagnosis, such as autonomously determining whether a failure is present and measuring sensitivity, although an object, that is, the subject of detection, is not present and process media, such as bills. Accordingly, performance in detecting a medium can be improved in financial apparatuses that perform deposit and withdrawal.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) face scanning apparatus is provided. The 3D face scanning apparatus includes a housing body configured to comprise a darkroom formed inside, and a face positioning part with an opening in front of the darkroom, allowing a user's face to be placed in the darkroom therethrough; a camera module installed at a rear of the darkroom to capture stereo images of the user's face; and a lighting module installed in the darkroom to illuminate the face. The 3D face scanning apparatus enables an ordinary user to easily perform 3D face scanning, and has improved mobility due to its compact structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a premix composition of glutinous rice cake for baking in microwave oven and a preparation method thereof, the present invention have effect on providing premix composition of glutinous rice cake which have a good shape retainability after heating and to maintain softness for 24 hours without adding inhibitor of aging and to distribute for above 6 months at room temperature with glutinous rice of water content of below 15% by using glutinous rice powder having 200 to 400 ?m of average grain size and comprising less than 5 wt % of glutinous rice powder of below 200 mesh and 40 to 70 wt % of glutinous rice powder of 200 to 400 mesh.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for generating a pre-visualization image supporting functions of simulating interactions between the digital actor motion, the virtual space, and the virtual shooting device motion in an actual space and previewing the image by using a virtual camera and a virtual space including a 3D digital actor in an image production operation. Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to support more effective image production.

Abstract: Disclosed is the apparatus for controlling color temperature enabling the color region determiner to determine whether the inputted chroma signal value in pixels belongs to a pre-set achromatic color region or a chromatic color region, and the color temperature corrector to correct the chroma signal gains according to the determined achromatic color region or chromatic color region.

Abstract: An apparatus for 3D mesh compression based on quantization, includes a data analyzing unit (510) for decomposing data of an input 3D mesh model into vertices information (511) property information (512) representing property of the 3D mesh model, and connectivity information (515) between vertices constituting the 3D mesh model: and a mesh model quantizing unit (520) for producing quantized vertices and property information of the 3D mesh model by using the vertices, property and connectivity information (511, 512, 513). Further, the apparatus for 3D mesh compression based on quantization includes a decision bit encoding unit (535) for calculating a decision bit by using the quantized connectivity information and then encoding the quantized vertex information, property information and connectivity information (511, 512, 513) by using the decision bit.

Abstract: An apparatus for transforming an image in a mobile device is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pen style transformation unit for transforming an original image to a pen style image using a separated Gaussian filter and outputting pen style image, a cartoon style transformation unit for transforming the original image to a cartoon style image and outputting the cartoon style image, a mosaic creation unit for creating a photomosaic to which the original image is applied based on an optimum photo image set and outputting the created photo mosaic by applying the created photo mosaic to the original image, and an image output unit for outputting the images output from the pen style transformation unit, the cartoon style transformation unit, and the mosaic creation unit to an output unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing digital cartoons includes: an image collection unit for collecting photorealistic image data; and a cartooning processor for performing a rendering process including image abstraction and edge generation on the photorealistic image data collected by the image collection unit to generate cartooned images. The apparatus further includes a stylization unit for producing a cartoon page having various shapes of cartoon frames, resizing the cartooned images to place the resized images into the cartoon frames and adding cartoon elements to the images placed in the cartoon frames.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for creating animation by capturing the motions of a non-rigid object. The apparatus includes a geometry mesh reconstruction unit, a motion capture unit, and a content creation unit. The geometry mesh reconstruction unit receives moving images captured by a plurality of cameras, and generates a reconstruction mesh set for each frame. The motion capture unit generates mesh graph sets for the reconstruction mesh set and generates motion data, including motion information, using the mesh graph sets. The content creation unit creates three-dimensional (3D) content for a non-rigid object by generating a final transformation mesh set, having a topology similar to that of the reconstruction mesh set, using the motion data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for generating a digital actor based on multiple images. The apparatus includes a reconstruction appearance generation unit, a texture generation unit, and an animation assignment unit. The reconstruction appearance generation unit generates a reconstruction model in which the appearance of a target object is reconstructed in such a way as to extract 3-Dimensional (3D) geometrical information of the target object from images captured using multiple cameras which are provided in directions which are different from each other. The texture generation unit generates a texture image for the reconstruction model based on texture coordinates information calculated based on the reconstruction model. The animation assignment unit allocates an animation to each joint of the reconstruction model, which has been completed by applying the texture image to the reconstruction model, in such a way as to add motion data to the joint.

Abstract: A face avatar generating apparatus includes: a face feature information extraction unit for receiving a face photo and extracting face feature information from the face photo and a two-dimensional (2D) avatar generation unit for selecting at least one region from the face photo based on the face feature information, and exaggerating or beautifying the selected region to create a 2D avatar image. The apparatus further includes a 3D avatar generation unit for modifying a standard 3D face model through a comparison with the standard 3D model based on the face feature information and pre-stored standard information to create a 3D avatar image.

Abstract: A system for creating a risk analysis for at least one turbomachine includes a database storing characteristics of one or more turbomachines and a processing module coupled to the database that receives the characteristics from the database and creates the risk analysis. The processing module includes a modeling module that creates a representation of the amount of rocking in a particular turbomachine based on the characteristics and a performance modeler coupled to the modeling module and that, based on the representation of the amount of rocking, creates the risk analysis.

Abstract: A system for creating a risk analysis for at least one turbomachine includes a database storing characteristics of one or more turbomachines and a processing module coupled to the database that receives the characteristics from the database and creates the risk analysis. The processing module includes a modeling module creates a representation of the amount of rocking in a particular turbomachine based on the characteristics and a performance modeler coupled to the modeling module and that, based on the representation of the amount of rocking, creates the risk analysis.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an effect using style lines, includes a contour line creation unit for creating contour lines using polygons of a three-dimensional (3D) object and location information of a camera; a style line creation unit for putting edge lists, extracted at the time of creating the contour lines, into groups, and creating one or more style lines for each of the groups; and an effect processing unit for representing a line style by inserting the created style lines inside and outside a contour line corresponding to the group. Therefore, representation to appear to have been drawn by a human hand is enabled by adding style lines to existing contour lines in order to represent a line style that belongs to various styles of non-photo realistic rendering.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a gate electrode formed on the substrate; a data line formed on the substrate; a gate insulating layer formed on the data line and the gate electrode, and having a first contact hole exposing the gate electrode, and a second contact hole exposing the data line; a gate line intersecting the data line, and connected to the gate electrode through the first contact hole; a semiconductor formed the gate insulating layer, and including a channel of a thin film transistor; a source electrode connected to the data line through the second contact hole; a drain electrode opposite to the source electrode with respect to the channel on the semiconductor; a passivation layer having a third contact hole exposing the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the third contact hole are included.

Abstract: A method for producing cartoon animation using character animation and mesh deformation is provided. The system includes a motion analysis module, a mesh deformation module, a motion deformation module, and a skinning module. The motion analysis module receives existing motion data having information about non-deformed motions of a character, and extracts parameters from the existing motion data by analyzing an animation value that a character's each joint has. The mesh deformation module receives existing mesh data having information about an external appearance of a character and existing skinning data having information for cohering the parameters or bones with mesh, and generates deformed mesh data. The motion deformation module receives the existing motion data and deforms motion using the parameters. The skinning module receives the deformed mesh data, the deformed motion data, and the existing skinning data and generates character animation data having cartoon like motion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for creating a 3D avatar. The method of creating a three dimensional (3D) avatar includes receiving body information of a user and storing the body information in a DataBase (DB), and creating a 3D avatar for the user by modifying standard data, predetermined based on body information about various persons and stored in the DB, based on the body information of the user.