Abstract:
An apparatus for measuring fine particulate matter to determine a time to replace each of a filter and an air quality sensor based on a concentration of a filtered fine particulate matter and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus for measuring fine particulate matter is applied to an air cleaner, a personal environment monitoring system (PEMS), a fine particulate matter module, or the like by sensing a target material, such as harmful gas, as well as particulate matter and fine particulate matter in the air and providing result information.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a piece of network access apparatus for indoor environment monitoring and a method for indoor environment monitoring of the network access apparatus. The present disclosure also relates to a network access apparatus for indoor environment monitoring and a method for indoor environment monitoring of the network access apparatus so that network access apparatus installed indoors (e.g. in the house, in the office, in a building) additionally take an action of monitoring indoor environment. The network access apparatus includes a network connection performer to support at least a communication terminal's connection to an external network, relay a data communication between the communication terminal and the external network, and obtain and provide information on a history of network connections per communication terminal, an indoor environment monitoring unit to sense and inform indoor environment via a plurality of indoor environment sensors, infer a user situation based on the history of network connections per communication terminal, and control each sensing cycle of the plurality of indoor environment sensors based on the user situation, and a power supplier to generate and provide an operating power of the network connection performer and the indoor environment monitoring unit.
Abstract:
A multi-mode wireless power receiving device and method are disclosed. The multi-mode wireless power receiving device can comprise: an antenna module comprising an outer loop and an inner loop; a mode control unit for controlling an operation mode of the antenna module; a switch connecting the outer loop and the inner loop, and operated by the mode control unit; an outer loop module for supporting a magnetic resonance method and NFC communication by using the outer loop, according to the operation of the switch; and an inner loop module using the outer loop and the inner loop simultaneously so as to support a magnetic induction method according to the operation of the switch, thereby transmitting power.
Abstract:
The multi-aperture camera system includes a first aperture receiving an RGB optical signal, a second aperture distinguished from the first aperture and receiving an optical signal of which a wavelength is different from that of the RGB optical signal, an image sensor, a plurality of frame buffers, wherein the first and second images are respectively stored in the frame buffers, and a scan line-based processor unit (SPU) processing the first and second images using a scan line processing technique to determine a depth at at least one pixel of the first and second images. The first aperture and the second aperture are formed on a single optical system so as to be offset in a horizontal direction of the image sensor and thus have center positions deviated from each other.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides technology which enables a user to process non-compressed input content or compressed input content according to settings of the user, and technology capable of selectively supporting adding, editing, and eliminating an object from the compressed input content on the basis of various coding methods.
Abstract:
A method for storing an image of a vehicle black box comprises: an image input step for inputting an image through a camera module; a temporary storage step for temporarily storing the inputted image in a temporarily processing unit, which consumes relatively low power, and allowing an event processing unit, which consumes relatively high power, to be in a sleep state or a power-off state; and an event storage step for allowing the event processing unit to be returned from the sleep state or the power-off state and storing in the event processing unit an image for the event from the time of the event occurrence up until before a predetermined time and from the time of the event occurrence up until after a predetermined time.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a bit rate and an apparatus therefor, and more specifically to an apparatus for storing a bit rate changed according to a significant level in a memory and a method for determining the bit rate, which meets the requirements for the distortion according to the memory space limitation and the significant level of the image information so as to minimize the energy consumption.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a dual aperture camera which includes a dual band filter and a CMOS image sensor (CIS). The dual band filter is adapted to filter light signals to receive a light signal of a first wavelength range and receive a light signal of a second wavelength range through a pin hole included therein. The CIS is adapted to process the light signal of the first wavelength range and the light signal of the second wavelength range received through the dual band filter.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a near-field-communication or a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) based electrochemical biosensor capable of measuring an ingredient by being inter-worked with a wireless communication device such as a smartphone and a method for an ingredient measurement using thereof. The near field communication or radio-frequency identification based electrochemical biosensor, includes: a casing having a specimen introduction channel formed therein; an ingredient measurement electrode disposed in the casing and measuring a specific ingredient of a specimen; a reaction reagent portion disposed in the casing and reacting with the specimen; a specimen recognition electrode disposed in the casing and recognizing the introduction of the specimen; an antenna transmitting and receiving signals and power to and from a smart device or a tester; and a control integrated circuit (IC) chip controlling the ingredient measurement electrode, the specimen recognition electrode, and the antenna.
Abstract:
An optical probe includes a light source configured to generate an optical signal, a plurality of waveguides configured to guide the optical signal to a target, a plurality of electrodes configured to record an electrical signal generated by the target, and a modulator configured to transmit the optical signal of the light source to at least one target waveguide from among the plurality of waveguides.