Abstract:
A method and apparatus of expanding a listening sweet spot. A method of expanding a listening sweet spot with respect to signals output from speakers includes: obtaining an HRTF (head related transfer function) at a position of a listener's ear; moving a first virtual ear around the position of the listener's ear; obtaining an HRTF at each position of the first virtual ear; and processing a signal to be input to the speakers using the obtained HRTFs to output to the speakers.
Abstract:
A computer-implemented method and apparatus for parallelizing input computer-program code based on class-specific abstractions. The method includes the steps of providing a class-specific abstraction (CSA), and generating parallelization code based on the CSA and the input code. Other aspects include checking the input code for compliance with the CSA, performing a dependency analysis of the input code for compliance with the CSA, analyzing the control flow of the input code based on the CSA, and generating a block-based representation of a control flow based on index variables in the input code and on the CSA. In one embodiment, the CSA includes a computational-set template, a dependency template, and a set of allowed index-variable access patterns. Yet other aspects include generating synchronization points based on the CSA, mapping a computational set to a virtual array of parallel processors, and mapping the virtual array of parallel processors to a physical array of parallel processors. Other features include outputting a representation of communications flow between processors of data related to index variables in the input code. Other aspects include a storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for causing a computer to parallelize input code by the method. Another embodiment includes the steps of identifying to the computer a numerical-method class used in the input code, identifying a mapping of an index variable used in the input code to spatial coordinates. Other aspects include performing dependency analysis to determine communication-synchronization points, and minimizing the number of such points for data transmitted between processors.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a relay. The relay includes: a reception unit configured to receive signals from a transmitter; a processor configured to estimate a channel with respect to the transmitter based on a pilot signal of the transmitter among receiving signals, remove the pilot signal from among the received signals, amplify the signals without the pilot signal according to the estimated channel, and insert a pilot signal of the relay into the amplified signals; and a transmitter transmitting the signals including the pilot signal of the relay under the control of the processor.
Abstract:
A noncontact type suction gripping device suitable for lifting a flat object in a noncontact manner includes a housing section including a pressing part which forms a closed surface when being placed to closely face one surface of a flat object, an R part which extends from the pressing part to be convexly rounded when viewed from the flat object, a sidewall part which is formed such that at least a portion thereof linearly extends from the R part in a direction facing away from the flat object, and an air inlet part which is connected to the sidewall part to introduce air, supplied from the outside, into the housing section; and a nozzle section including a nozzle tip which is separated from an inner surface of the sidewall part by a predetermined gap such that air supplied through the air inlet part can be discharged toward the perpendicular direction on the flat object, and an inclined surface which is formed to have a gradually decreasing diameter from the nozzle tip toward the air inlet part, the nozzle section having a funnel-shaped configuration and being inserted into a space defined in the housing section.
Abstract:
A method, medium, and system encoding and/or decoding a multi-channel audio signal, and a method, medium, and system decoding a signal down-mixed from multi-channels to a 2-channel signal. The method of encoding an audio signal may include generating spatial cues indicating directivity information of a virtual sound source generated by at least two channel sound sources among a plurality of channels, and down-mixing the plurality of channel signals. The method of decoding an audio signal may include receiving inputs of spatial cues indicating directivity information of a virtual sound source generated by at least two channel sound sources among sound sources of a plurality of channels, and a signal down-mixed from the plurality of channel signals, and restoring the down-mixed signal to a plurality of channel signals by using the spatial cues. According to such systems, media, and methods, a multi-channel audio signal can be accurately encoded and/or decoded regardless of frequency bands.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus of expanding a listening sweet spot. A method of expanding a listening sweet spot with respect to signals output from speakers includes: obtaining an HRTF (head related transfer function) at a position of a listener's ear; moving a first virtual ear around the position of the listener's ear; obtaining an HRTF at each position of the first virtual ear; and processing a signal to be input to the speakers using the obtained HRTFs to output to the speakers.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a mobile terminal capable of wirelessly charging a battery using a magnetic induction method. The mobile terminal may include a battery configured to support normal charging mode and fast charging mode, a power pick-up unit configured to pick up power transmitted by a wireless charging device based on magnetic induction, generate a charging voltage based on the pick-up power, and supply the charging voltage to the battery, and a control unit configured to increase the pick-up power by controlling an impedance of the power pick-up unit and increase a charging speed of the battery based on the increased pick-up power in the fast charging mode. The mobile terminal can increase the charging speed of the battery in such a way as to increase pick-up power from power transmitted by the wireless charging device by varying the impedance of the power pick-up unit in fast charging mode.
Abstract:
A method, medium, and system encoding and/or decoding a multi-channel audio signal, and a method, medium, and system decoding a signal down-mixed from multi-channels to a 2-channel signal. The method of encoding an audio signal may include generating spatial cues indicating directivity information of a virtual sound source generated by at least two channel sound sources among a plurality of channels, and down-mixing the plurality of channel signals. The method of decoding an audio signal may include receiving inputs of spatial cues indicating directivity information of a virtual sound source generated by at least two channel sound sources among sound sources of a plurality of channels, and a signal down-mixed from the plurality of channel signals, and restoring the down-mixed signal to a plurality of channel signals by using the spatial cues. According to such systems, media, and methods, a multi-channel audio signal can be accurately encoded and/or decoded regardless of frequency bands.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a mobile terminal which, when wireless (contactless) charging of a battery is performed by approximating a transmission coil of a charging unit (charging pad) and a reception coil provided in a wireless charging module of a mobile terminal, can adjust the saturation magnetic flux density and eddy currents of a shield sheet to which the reception coil is attached, the shield sheet being provided in the wireless charging module. When the reception coil is placed on the shield sheet to perform wireless charging, the saturation magnetic flux density and eddy current generation in the shield sheet are adjusted for wireless charging purpose because a part of the region in which the magnetic flux density is most quickly saturated was clipped off from the shield sheet. Thus, charging efficiency can be increased, and the problem of heat generation of the shield sheet can be effectively.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for tracking a listener's head position for virtual stereo acoustics. The method of tracking the head position of a listener includes: obtaining face images of the listener using two image pickup units; tracking the skin color of an image, thereby obtaining the two-dimensional (2D) coordinate value of the listener's position; and obtaining the distance between the image pickup units and the listener using triangulation.