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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120109779 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING DIGITAL CONTENT A method and system for sharing digital content are provided. The method includes creating, by a first user, a purchase request message containing a content ID of digital content to be purchased, and transmitting the purchase request message to a content providing serve... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20110115925 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO EXECUTE THE METHOD A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus including a touch screen to which a touch input is applied by a user, the method includes: recognizing the touch input by the user in a photographing mode; setting a photographing condition by the recognized touc... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110090777 | OPTICAL REPRODUCING APPARATUS CONNECTABLE TO OPTICAL PICKUPS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPTICAL PICKUPS An optical reproducing apparatus connectable to optical pickups and a method of controlling an optical pickup thereof are provided. The optical reproducing apparatus measures resistance of an optical pickup on a port of a connection unit to which the optical pickup is c... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20100123647 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME A display apparatus includes: a display panel including gate lines, data lines and pixels; a gate driver connected to the gate lines and which transmits a first gate signal and a second gate signal to the gate lines; and a data driver connected to the data lines and whi... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100013660 | PAIRING METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREFOR A control device includes a search unit which receives profiles from each of a plurality of apparatuses in a home network and searches for a plurality of apparatuses able to be controlled in the home network, a user interface unit which displays information regarding th... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100005358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HYBRID ARQ IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM An apparatus and method for supporting Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A method of performing HARQ by a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system includes receiving a control message includin... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090271604 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DRIVE DEVICES A device driving apparatus includes a storage unit to store a plurality of device driving programs, a plurality of devices to receive the plurality of device driving programs, and a switching unit to transfer the plurality of device driving programs.... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090227271 | APPARATUS AND METHOD USING RADIO SIGNALS A method of using radio signals transmitted for reception by mobile user equipment that includes receiving, with mobile user equipment (UE), radio signals having at least one format; monitoring, with the mobile user equipment, at least one property of the received radio... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090014895 | Interposer chip, method of manufacturing the interposer chip, and multi-chip package having the interposer chip An interposer chip in accordance includes an insulating layer, conductive patterns and a dummy pattern. The conductive patterns are formed on the insulating layer. The dummy pattern is formed on the insulating layer to suppress a bending of the insulating layer. Further... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080307530 | Right object acquisition method and system A batch rights objects (ROs) acquisition method and system is provided to enable a mobile terminal to acquire multiple rights objects in a batch processing manner. A rights object acquisition method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes transmitti... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HOME NETWORK DEVICES USING RICH SITE SUMMARY SERVICE A method of controlling at least one home network device, in which a home network periodically connects to a rich site summary (RSS) server, fetches a control command for the at least one home network device, and controls the at least one home network device on the basi... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307471 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY PROVIDING BROADCASTING CONTENTS Disclosed is a digital broadcasting system and method for seamlessly providing digital broadcasting contents to a digital broadcasting terminal in a digital broadcasting mode. According to the digital broadcasting system and method, the area in which the digital broadca... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307458 | MULTICHANNEL DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A DIGITAL BROADCAST-ENABLED MOBILE TERMINAL A multichannel picture display method and system for a digital broadcast-enabled terminal is provided for receiving multiple service channels and displaying broadcast data of the multiple service channels simultaneously in response to a channel navigation request. A met... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307457 | CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD A channel-switching method and apparatus are provided. The channel-switching method includes switching from a first channel to a second channel, outputting a partial video corresponding to the second channel on a screen while main data of the second channel is being buf... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307285 | MEMORY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING ERROR-CORRECTION CODING AND METHODS FOR ERROR-CORRECTION CODING In one aspect, a memory device includes a memory cell array, parallel internal data paths which transmit internal data to and from the memory cell array, a data driver which transmits and receives external data, and a data buffer which delays and transfers the external ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307260 | SEMICONDUCTOR IC INCORPORATING A CO-DEBUGGING FUNCTION AND TEST SYSTEM A semiconductor IC capable of debugging two or more processors at the same time by means of a single debugger and a semiconductor IC test system. The semiconductor IC includes processors operating at different frequencies, a trigger circuit which causes all of the proce... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307092 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CONTENT IS USABLE Provided is a method of determining whether content provided from a first device is available to a second device in a network including the first and second devices. In the method, content domain information indicating a domain in which use of content provided from a fi... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080306627 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ROBOT GENOME A system and method for generating a robot genome. Internal state attribute preferences of internal states and behavior preferences are input by a user, and a set of one or more robot genomes containing initial values of genes is generated. A masking process of each rob... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080306249 | METHOD OF SELECTIVELY REMOVING PROTEIN FROM BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING CHEMICALS Provided is a method of removing protein while not removing nucleic acids from a biological sample containing protein, the method including: adding a compound of formula I below and a protein nucleating agent to the biological sample containing protein: 12/11/2008 | |
| 20080306231 | Novel perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether compound, process for preparing copolymer by using the compound, and optical plastic materials comprising copolymer prepared by the process Disclosed herein are a novel perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether compound, a process for preparing a copolymer by using the perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether compound, and an optical plastic material comprising a copolymer prepared by the process. More specifically, the perfluoroalkyl ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305810 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE USING LOCATION INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL A method and apparatus for providing a service using location information in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes identifying service area information and operation information allocated to each corresponding area information from a Subscrib... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305798 | HANDOVER METHOD IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A SYSTEM THEREFOR A handover method of a mobile station in a wireless mobile communication system and a system therefore are provided. The mobile station transmits a handover indication message to a serving base station, receives a ranging response message that comprises authentication i... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINUSOIDAL AUDIO CODING AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINUSOIDAL AUDIO DECODING A method and apparatus for sinusoidal audio coding and decoding are provided. The method for sinusoidal audio coding includes performing sinusoidal analysis on an input signal and extracting sinusoids of a current frame; tracking and coding a continuation mode sinusoid ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305567 | NITRIDE-BASED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an n-type cladding layer; a p-type cladding layer; an active layer interposed between the n-type cladding layer and the p-type cladding layer; and an ohmic contact layer cont... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305410 | IMPRINTING DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME. AND METHOD OF PATTERNING THIN FILM USING THE SAME An imprinting device includes a first substrate, a light blocking layer formed on the first substrate corresponding to a light blocking area, and a patterned layer formed on the first substrate. The patterned layer includes an etch pattern and a flow control pattern for... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305376 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME Provided are an electrode for a fuel cell and a fuel cell employing the electrode, the electrode comprising a catalyst layer including: a catalyst; a material having stronger binding force to anions than the catalyst; and a binder. According to the electrolyte for a fue... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305334 | CORE/SHELL NANOCRYSTALS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Disclosed herein are a core/shell nanocrystal and a method for producing the same. More specifically, disclosed herein are a core/shell nanocrystal comprising a metal-doped shell nanocrystal, and a method for producing the same. The core/shell nanocrystal comprises a co... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305011 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Provided are a microfluidic chip and a method of fabricating the same. The microfluidic chip includes: a lower substrate; an upper substrate formed of a silicone resin, wherein the lower substrate and the upper substrate, bonded together, provide a channel through which... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080305006 | MICROFLUIDIC APPARATUS HAVING FLUID CONTAINER A microfluidic apparatus having a substrate including a channel through which a fluid is conveyed, a fluid container in which at least one kind of fluid is accommodated and which is disposed on the substrate so as to allow the fluid to flow toward the channel, and a flu... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304890 | Character input apparatus and method for automatically switching input mode in terminal having touch screen Provided is a character input method and apparatus for automatically switching an input mode in a terminal having a touch screen. If a press event occurs in one of key regions displayed in the touch screen, it is determined whether a drag event occurs prior to occurrenc... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304882 | FUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A fusing device includes a pressing member, a belt member to rotate in contact with the pressing member, a nip forming member to support the belt member so that nip areas are formed on the pressing member and the belt member at contacting portions thereto, a heating mem... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304880 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A transfer apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a transfer tube to face an image carrier, and a transfer roller disposed inside the transfer tube to cause the transfer tube to rotate.... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304873 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME A developing unit which forms an image on a photosensitive medium, includes a housing which accommodates a developer, a magnetic cylinder having a catch pole which picks up the developer in the housing by a magnetic force, and a main pole which couples a carrier among t... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304868 | DEVELOPER SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A developer supplying apparatus includes a developer lump prevention unit that reduces the aggregation of developer into lumps in the path, which defines the supply passage of developer from the developer cartridge, in which the developer is stored, to the developing ca... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304855 | Image forming apparatus with external air circulation chamber An image forming apparatus capable of minimizing a temperature rise of a cover is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a main body, a fusing unit mounted in the main body to fuse an image to paper, a cover mounted to the main body to expose the fusing unit, a... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304851 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A power supply includes a transformer to transform an input voltage into an output driving voltage for one of a plurality of components of an image forming apparatus, and an output converter to detect the driving voltage being output from the transformer, to amplify the... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304848 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A fixing device includes a pressing member, a belt member which rotates in contact with the pressing member and forms a nip with the pressing member, a first roller member and a second roller member to guide a rotation of the belt member, and a heating member which is m... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304844 | LIGHT SCANNING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME A light scanning unit of an image forming apparatus, the light scanning unit including: a base frame comprising a metal material to prevent the base frame from expanding and/or contracting due to an ambient temperature change; one or more mounting members provided in th... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304837 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD THEREOF An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit which comprises a cartridge having a toner therein to form an image and a controller to control the image forming unit to increase a density of the image to be formed, if it is determined that a standard of the ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304812 | DETAILED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER Provided are a detailed information providing method and apparatus in content storage apparatus that automatically provide a user with desired broadcast information in synchronization with the Internet. The detailed information providing method includes: when a recordin... | 12/11/2008 |
