Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device may include: forming a stack comprising first material layers and second material layers that are alternately stacked; forming an opening in the stack; forming a first seed layer in the opening; forming a first buffer layer by surface-treating the first seed layer; and forming a blocking layer by oxidizing the first seed layer through the first buffer layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a virus detection method that detects whether viruses are arranged in multiple layers and the density of viruses using a color change of a virus detector. A virus detection method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: taking an image of a virus detector reacting with a target analysis object; and determining whether viruses are arranged in multiple layers and density of the viruses in the target analysis object in accordance with a saturation value of the image.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for rehabilitation training of a cognitive function. A method for rehabilitation training of a cognitive function may comprise the steps of: performing a cognitive function test by a cognitive rehabilitation service server; receiving a cognitive function test result of the cognitive function test by the cognitive rehabilitation service server; determining a rehabilitation method matching the cognitive function test result, by the cognitive rehabilitation service server; and providing a user device with a rehabilitation content according to the rehabilitation method so as to perform rehabilitation training, by the cognitive rehabilitation service server.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for rehabilitation training of a cognitive function. A method for rehabilitation training of a cognitive function may comprise the steps of: performing a cognitive function test by a cognitive rehabilitation service server; receiving a cognitive function test result of the cognitive function test by the cognitive rehabilitation service server; determining a rehabilitation method matching the cognitive function test result, by the cognitive rehabilitation service server; and providing a user device with a rehabilitation content according to the rehabilitation method so as to perform rehabilitation training, by the cognitive rehabilitation service server.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering into a touch-lock mode to lock an entire display area on a touch screen, receiving an unlock signal corresponding to a selection of a touch-lock release button on the terminal, and unlocking an area of the touch screen that includes at least one displayed icon when the unlock signal is received such that a touching of the at least one icon displayed on the touch screen executes a corresponding function of the icon, and maintaining other areas of the touch screen in the touch-lock mode.

Abstract: An image sensor capable of ensuring high sensitivity image and minimizing color distortion is provided. The image sensor includes a first filter unit, a second filter unit formed at a lower part of the first filter unit and a sensor unit formed at a lower part of the second filter unit. The first filter unit is configured to pass light corresponding to a visible light region, pass light corresponding to a first region of a longer wavelength than the light corresponding to the visible region and cut off light corresponding to a second region of a longer wavelength than the light corresponding to the first region. The second filter unit is configure to pass light having a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength range corresponding to the visible light region among the light passing through the first filter unit and pass light corresponding to the first region. The sensor unit is configured to detect the light passing through the second filter unit.

Abstract: A noise-reduction method and apparatus are provided. The noise-reduction method includes estimating activity levels of regions in an input image; and applying different weights to a large noise filter kernel and a small noise filter kernel according to the estimated activity levels, wherein the estimating includes calculating a noise level of the input image, generating a binary image by calculating signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) of pixels of the input image and by comparing the SNRs of the pixels of the input image with a predefined threshold, and reducing binary data boundaries in the binary image.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering into a touch-lock mode to lock an entire display area on a touch screen, receiving an unlock signal corresponding to a selection of a touch-lock release button on the terminal, and unlocking an area of the touch screen that includes at least one displayed icon when the unlock signal is received such that a touching of the at least one icon displayed on the touch screen executes a corresponding function of the icon, and maintaining other areas of the touch screen in the touch-lock mode.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering into a touch-lock mode to lock an entire display area on a touch screen, receiving an unlock signal corresponding to a selection of a touch-lock release button on the terminal, and unlocking an area of the touch screen that includes at least one displayed icon when the unlock signal is received such that a touching of the at least one icon displayed on the touch screen executes a corresponding function of the icon, and maintaining other areas of the touch screen in the touch-lock mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing noise. A method of reducing noise according to an aspect of the present invention includes calculating a noise level of a reference pixel forming an input image, determining a weighted value to be allocated to the reference pixel based on similarity of a reference window including the reference pixel with respect to at least one comparative window existing in a comparative region of the input image and having the same size as the reference window, and the calculated noise level of the reference pixel, and filtering the input image using the determined weighted value.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus and method for restoring a high resolution of an image based on acquired image data using color information. The image processing apparatus selects at least one pixel from among pixels corresponding to narrow-band color information of image data, and estimates wide-band color information of the selected pixel.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering into a touch-lock mode to lock an entire display area on a touch screen, receiving an unlock signal corresponding to a selection of a touch-lock release button on the terminal, and unlocking an area of the touch screen that includes at least one displayed icon when the unlock signal is received such that a touching of the at least one icon displayed on the touch screen executes a corresponding function of the icon, and maintaining other areas of the touch screen in the touch-lock mode.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an image acquiring unit to acquire a first image including color information and a second image having a spectral band wider than that of the first image and a noise reduction unit to extract edge information from the second image and to reduce noise of the first image based on the extracted edge information.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering into a touch-lock mode to lock an entire display area on a touch screen, receiving an unlock signal corresponding to a selection of a touch-lock release button on the terminal, and unlocking an area of the touch screen that includes at least one displayed icon when the unlock signal is received such that a touching of the at least one icon displayed on the touch screen executes a corresponding function of the icon, and maintaining other areas of the touch screen in the touch-lock mode.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for simultaneously reducing various kinds of noises in an image output from an image sensor equipped to a camera. The image noise reducing method includes: determining a color reference value, which corresponds to a corrected value of the color value of a current pixel, based on the difference values between the color value of the current pixel among pixels of an image and the color values of neighboring pixels around the current pixel; determining unified filter kernel coefficients, which represent the weights of the current pixel and the neighboring pixels, based on the similarities between the determined color reference value and the color values of the neighboring pixels; and reducing a noise in the color value of the current pixel by weighted-averaging the color value of the current pixel and the color values of the neighboring pixels using the unified filter kernel coefficients.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing noise in a high definition image are provided. When performing wavelet shrinkage for reducing noise, a signal level of an image may be estimated by adjusting a kernel size, and a noise level of the image may be estimated using a noise level function. After the signal level and the noise level are estimated, the noise may be removed or reduced, based on the signal level and the noise level, and the detail of the image may be maintained.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a high ISO image are provided. To this end, an image may be divided into a first image having a low frequency component and a second image having a high frequency component. A brightness of the first image may be changed, and details of the second image may be restored. The first image having the changed brightness and the second image having the restored details may be synthesized.

Abstract: A noise reduction method, medium, and system. The noise reduction method includes calculating a noise level of an input image and removing noise from a central pixel within a window of a predetermined size in the input image using a weight determined based on a difference between signal intensities of the central pixel and a plurality of adjacent pixels within the window and the calculated noise level.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method are provided. In an exemplary method, noise of a main image signal is removed or reduced, using information about a subsidiary image signal with sensitivity higher than the main image signal or information about the main image signal, and details of the main image signal are restored using high-frequency components of the subsidiary image signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for obtaining a motion adaptive high dynamic range image, in which a motion degree of a first image and a second taken using different exposure times is calculated. The motion calculation intensity is adjusted based on the calculated motion degree. The motion compensation intensity involves a global motion compensation and/or a location motion compensation. Images subjected to compensation are synthesized and output, so that an image having high dynamic range is obtained.