Abstract: The present invention provides a light source apparatus and method for integrating diffused light with high efficiency using a collimating including an axicon lens, collimating it, tuning the wavelength of desired light, and passing it.

Abstract: A system, method and computer product for combining audio tracks. In one example embodiment herein, the method comprises determining at least one music track that is musically compatible with a base music track, aligning those tracks in time, and combining the tracks. In one example embodiment herein, the tracks may be music tracks of different songs, the base music track can be an instrumental accompaniment track, and the at least one music track can be a vocal track. Also in one example embodiment herein, the determining is based on musical characteristics associated with at least one of the tracks, such as an acoustic feature vector distance between tracks, a likelihood of at least one track including a vocal component, a tempo, or musical key. Also, determining of musical compatibility can include determining at least one of a vertical musical compatibility or a horizontal musical compatibility among tracks.

Abstract: A system, method and computer product for combining audio tracks. In one example embodiment herein, the method comprises determining at least one music track that is musically compatible with a base music track, aligning those tracks in time, and combining the tracks. In one example embodiment herein, the tracks may be music tracks of different songs, the base music track can be an instrumental accompaniment track, and the at least one music track can be a vocal track. Also in one example embodiment herein, the determining is based on musical characteristics associated with at least one of the tracks, such as an acoustic feature vector distance between tracks, a likelihood of at least one track including a vocal component, a tempo, or musical key. Also, determining of musical compatibility can include determining at least one of a vertical musical compatibility or a horizontal musical compatibility among tracks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal layered hydroxide complex and a method of preparing the metal layered hydroxide complex.

Abstract: A system, method and computer product for combining audio tracks. In one example embodiment herein, the method comprises determining at least one music track that is musically compatible with a base music track, aligning those tracks in time, and combining the tracks. In one example embodiment herein, the tracks may be music tracks of different songs, the base music track can be an instrumental accompaniment track, and the at least one music track can be a vocal track. Also in one example embodiment herein, the determining is based on musical characteristics associated with at least one of the tracks, such as an acoustic feature vector distance between tracks, a likelihood of at least one track including a vocal component, a tempo, or musical key. Also, determining of musical compatibility can include determining at least one of a vertical musical compatibility or a horizontal musical compatibility among tracks.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for a curved display device are provided. The image processing method includes acquiring physical curvature information related to the display device, determining a center region of an input image based on the physical curvature information, generating a pixel-by-pixel spatial indexed gain based on the determined center region of the input image, and correcting a pixel value of the input image by using the pixel-by-pixel spatial indexed gain.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing chroma of an input image by performing chroma conversion on a chroma value of a chroma component of the input image and compensating for a variation in a brightness value of the input image, based on the chroma value on which the chroma conversion is performed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing and improving image quality are provided. The method includes separating an input image into at least one low frequency component and at least one high frequency component; modulating the low frequency components in a block unit by dithering; modulating the high frequency components by sampling; and combining the modulated low frequency components and the modulated high frequency components.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for a curved display device are provided. The image processing method includes acquiring physical curvature information related to the display device, determining a center region of an input image based on the physical curvature information, generating a pixel-by-pixel spatial indexed gain based on the determined center region of the input image, and correcting a pixel value of the input image by using the pixel-by-pixel spatial indexed gain.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a brightness of an input image includes performing brightness conversion on a brightness component value of the input image, and compensating a chroma value of the input image based on input image information and a brightness value obtained from the brightness conversion, wherein the input image information includes a chroma component value and the brightness component value of the input image.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and storage mediums for processing color signals of an image are provided. A method includes converting an input signal in a first color space into a luminance component and a saturation component in a second color space, determining a boundary of the second color space by using the luminance component and the saturation component, determining whether the converted input signal is outside the boundary, and matching the saturation component so that the converted input signal outside the boundary of the second color space enters the second color space. The method may be carried out by a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing chroma of an input image by performing chroma conversion on a chroma value of a chroma component of the input image and compensating for a variation in a brightness value of the input image, based on the chroma value on which the chroma conversion is performed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing and improving image quality are provided. The method includes separating an input image into at least one low frequency component and at least one high frequency component; modulating the low frequency components in a block unit by dithering; modulating the high frequency components by sampling; and combining the modulated low frequency components and the modulated high frequency components.

Abstract: The present invention relates in general to a cathode ray tube, more particularly, to a structure of an electron gun for enhancing resolution of a cathode ray tube. The structure of an electron gun for a cathode ray tube of the invention is effective for enhancing the resolution of the screen without an application of a dynamic voltage.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube has a low focus degradation, optimum focus characteristic and improved resolution by optimizing a relation between a horizontal inside diameter of a rim portion, which is a common opening portion of main lens forming electrodes for focusing electron beams onto a screen, and a horizontal distance between outside end of one outer electron beam passing hole to outside end of the other outer electron beam passing hole of a correction electrode.

Abstract: An electron gun for a color cathode ray tube efficiently modulates magnetic field of a velocity modulation coil. The electron gun contains at least two focus electrodes receiving a fixed focus voltage, and the focus electrodes are arranged in a row in the electron gun. When a sum of lengths of the focus electrodes is ‘L’ and a sum of intervals of the electrodes is ‘g’, the relationship (g×100)/L=5-30(%) is satisfied.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electron gun for a color cathode ray tube. In order to efficiently penetrate a speed modulation magnetic field of a velocity modulation coil, at least two focus electrodes of main electrodes receiving a fixed focus voltage are arranged in a row in the electron gun. When a sum of lengths of the focus electrodes is ‘L’ and a sum of intervals of the electrodes is ‘g’, ‘(g×100)/L=5˜30(%)’ is satisfied.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube having a panel to which a fluorescent layer is applied, a slim neck portion with an electron gun, a funnel joined to the panel, and a stem with the electron gun sealed to the neck portion, wherein if an inner diameter of the neck portion and an outer diameter of the stem equal a and f, respectively, an interval between the neck portion's inner diameter and the stem's outer circumference meets the condition of 0.2≦(a−f)/2≦3.0, and the neck portion's outer diameter equals 23.0 mm to 28.5 mm.

Abstract: Focusing electrode in an electron gun for a color cathode ray tube, is disclosed, which can reduce a man-power and a number of components in a fabrication of the electron gun and can prevent a center electron beam from being elongated horizontally depending on a fitted depth of an inner guide electrode, the focusing electrode including a first focusing electrode adapted to be applied of a low static voltage and having a face with three vertically elongated electron beam pass-through holes of a key hole type and an inner guide electrode with three electron beam passthrough holes disposed at an inner side of the face, and a second focusing electrode adapted to be applied of a high dynamic voltage and having correcting electrodes unitary with a face of the second focusing electrode opposite to the first focusing electrode formed in a cathode direction at upper and lower sides of each of the three electron beam pass-through holes, whereby facilitating changes of center and side powers of the dynamic quadrupole le