Abstract: An apparatus for color interpolation using an adjustable threshold is disclosed. The color interpolation apparatus calculates the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the elements of the image data and determines the color interpolation method of the image data depending on the difference to perform the corresponding color interpolation. With the present invention, the improved image quality can be provided because the color interpolation can be performed as a user desires.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for booting a computing device using a NAND flash memory. Boot code stored in the NAND flash memory is transferred to a RAM for execution by the CPU. Operating system program stored in the NAND flash memory is transferred to a system memory for execution therefrom by the CPU after system boot.

Abstract: A method for controlling a mobile terminal includes setting a variable menu icon to represent different functions for first and second operating modes, displaying a plurality of menu icons including the variable menu icon during the first operating mode, and switching the variable menu icon from a function different from a previous function of the variable menu icon during the first operating mode when the mobile terminal changes from the first operating mode to the second operating mode. The other menu icons may be controlled to maintain previous functions that they assumed during the first operating mode after the function of the variable menu icon is switched.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are conductive film including: a base member; N transparent electrodes formed on one surface of the base member, the N transparent electrodes being arranged in a second direction of the base member, while being extended in a first direction of the base member; and electrode wirings each correspondingly connected to one end or both ends of the N transparent electrodes and including wiring portions configured of a plurality of wirings extended in a third direction of the base member and bent and extended in the second direction of the base member and insulating portions having the wiring portions impregnated therein and formed on an upper surface of one side or both sides of the transparent electrode and a manufacturing method thereof. Accordingly, the plurality of wirings are formed in a three-dimensional shape vertically in the insulating portion rather than a plane of the base member, making it possible to reduce the area of a non-display region due to the electrode wirings.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to providing the IP-10 protein (interferon-?-inducible protein 10) as a novel therapeutic target relating to the etiology of bone diseases with bone destruction associated with RNAKL expression and osteoclast formation. More specifically, the present invention relates to (i) a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a disease or disorder associated with the expression of RANKL (receptor activator of NF-?B ligand), (ii) a method for inhibiting the expression of RANKL and (iii) a method for screening an antibody drug candidate to inhibit the expression of RANKL.

Abstract: Intermediate structures are provided that are formed during the manufacture of a memory device. These structures include first and second spaced apart gate patterns on a semiconductor substrate. A source/drain region is provided in the semiconductor substrate between the first and second gate patterns. An etch stop layer is provided on first and second sidewalls of the first gate pattern. The first and second sidewalls face each other to define a gap region between the etch stop layer on the first sidewall and the etch stop layer on the second sidewall. A dielectric layer is provided in the gap region. Finally, a preliminary contact hole is provided in the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A display device including a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix including rows and columns and a plurality switching elements coupled with the pixel electrodes; a plurality of gate lines coupled with the switching elements and extending in a row direction, at least two gate lines assigned to a row; and a plurality of data lines coupled with the switching elements and extending in a column direction, a data line assigned to at least two columns, wherein each of the pixel electrodes has a first side and a second side that is farther from a data line than the first side, and the switching elements are disposed near the second sides of the pixel electrodes.

Abstract: In a method for deciding an unregistered macrocell user equipment (MUE) adjacent to a femtocell base station (home evolved node B; HeNB), a macrocell base station (macro evolved node B; MeNB) decides occurrence of an unregistered MUE influenced by interference from a HeNB among MUEs. The MeNB requests an adjacent HeNB to transmit system information (SI) of the adjacent HeNB of which interference has influence on the unregistered MUE, and the unregistered MUE searches for the SI of the adjacent HeNB and transmits the searched SI to the MeNB, when it is decided that the unregistered MUE has occurred. The MeNB informs the adjacent HeNB of existence of the unregistered MUE using a closed subscriber group identifier (CSG ID) of the SI of the adjacent HeNB, transmitted from the unregistered MUE.

Abstract: Provided are an automatic translation device and a method thereof. The automatic translation device includes: a character string error correcting unit correcting an error of an input text; a language simplification processing unit substituting the input text with a simplified input text by applying context based constraints and rules corresponding thereto; and an automatic translation unit translating the simplified input text into an output text. As a result, it is possible to ultimately improve automatic translation quality by mitigating inconvenience of an input text writer due to restriction of a vocabulary using list and a text configuring rule.

Abstract: A terminal is provided, the terminal comprising: a display unit configured to display information that is processed; a user input unit configured to input information on amount of carbon emission; a storage stored with information on the amount of carbon emission inputted through the user input unit and a program for calculating the amount of carbon emission; and a controller configured to calculate the amount of carbon emission based on usage of carbon emission and to display the amount of carbon emission on the display unit.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a path computation request comprising at least one path computation constraint, and determining whether there is a path through an optical network that satisfies the path computation constraints. Also disclosed is an apparatus configured to process a data structure comprising a flags field comprising at least one flag having one of an active state or an inactive state, wherein each flag is representative of an optical quality constraint.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte for an electrochemical device. The electrolyte includes a composite of a plastic crystal matrix electrolyte doped with an ionic salt and a crosslinked polymer structure. The electrolyte has high ionic conductivity comparable to that of a liquid electrolyte due to the use of the plastic crystal, and high mechanical strength comparable to that of a solid electrolyte due to the introduction of the crosslinked polymer structure. Further disclosed is a method for preparing the electrolyte. The method does not essentially require the use of a solvent. Therefore, the electrolyte can be prepared in a simple manner by the method. The electrolyte is suitable for use in a cable-type battery whose shape is easy to change due to its high ionic conductivity and high mechanical strength.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a touch panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch panel 100 according to the present invention includes a transparent substrate 110; a discoloring layer 120 formed on one surface of the transparent substrate 110; and a transparent electrode 130 formed on the discoloring layer 120, wherein the transparent electrode 130 is patterned to have an opening 135 and the discoloring layer 120 selectively discolors only the portion 125 corresponding to the opening 135 into color corresponding to the transparent electrode 130. The present invention uses the discoloring layer 120 discolored into color corresponding to the transparent electrode 130 to prevent the recognition of the patterned transparent electrode 130 by a user, thereby making it possible to the improve visibility of the touch panel 100.

Abstract: Provided is a burst scheduling method in an Optical Burst Switching (OBS) system in which a plurality of nodes are connected through a mesh-type network. When a TDB which has used many network resources via a plurality of nodes and an SHG burst generated in a previous node, among bursts including BCPs transmitted from the previous node, compete in a current node so as to occupy a specific output channel, scheduling is performed to cause the TDB to have a higher priority than the SHG burst such that the corresponding output channel is occupied. Therefore, it is possible to minimize a burst loss in a network node, thereby enhancing the overall system performance.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving a display panel, and more particularly, an apparatus and method for easily generating a programmable signal to drive a digital display panel without re-designing a drive signal generating apparatus according to the specifications of the digital display panel including its size, the number of scan lines, and types of input signals. The apparatus includes a memory, a decoder, and an output waveform generating circuit. The memory stores information to generate a plurality of drive pulse signals necessary for driving the display panel. The decoder reads information stored in an address assigned according to a predetermined control sequence from the memory and then edits the read information so as to be suitable for specifications of the display panel. The output waveform generating circuit generates drive pulse signals corresponding to the information read by the decoder.

Abstract: The present invention comprises the design, synthesis and development of a new class of chemotherapeutic agents for prophylactic and therapeutic treatments in a mammal, particularly a human, believed to be at risk of suffering from a hormone-responsive disorder. In an aspect of the invention, such treatments include therapeutic compositions comprising novel steroidal antiestrogen and antiandrogen compounds. In a preferred aspect, such a novel compound of the present invention has an address and a message component, which are made into a single composite entity for more aggressive intervention and effective treatment of hormone-responsive disorders, thereby prolonging the disease-free interval for the patient and reducing a number of side effects.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive comprising a) a compound represented by the following Formula (1), and b) a compound selected from the group consisting of a sulfone-based compound, a poly(ester)(metha)acrylate, a polymer of poly(ester)(metha)acrylate, and a mixture thereof: wherein R1 is a C1 to C10 alkyl, a C1 to C10 alkoxy, or a C6 to C10 aryl, and preferably a methyl, ethyl, or methoxy, X is a halogen, and m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 5, where m+n is less than or equal to 6.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a prostaglandin derivative and an intermediate therefor. In accordance with the present invention, the prostaglandin F (PGF) derivative can be efficiently prepared with high purity by removing the protecting group of a protected prostaglandin E (PGE) derivative obtained from conjugate addition and then stereoselectively reducing the ketone group on the cyclopentanone ring of the PGE derivative.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a solar cell, which includes: forming a first semiconductor layer on a first surface of a light-absorbing layer, forming a second semiconductor layer on a second surface of the light-absorbing layer, forming a first transparent conductive layer having one X-ray diffraction peak on the first semiconductor layer in a first direction, forming a second transparent conductive layer having one X-ray diffraction peak on the second semiconductor layer in a second direction opposite to the first direction, forming a first electrode on the first transparent conductive layer in the first direction and forming a second electrode on the second transparent conductive layer in the second direction, in which at least one of the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is formed at about 180 to about 220° C.