Abstract:
A ridge-type semiconductor laser is provided. The ridge-type semiconductor laser includes a pattern for a current inflow path control formed on an active layer and having an opening thereinside controlling a current inflow path with a width W1, and a ridge formed on the pattern for a current inflow path control, with a width W2 greater than W1 and burying the opening with a width W1 and controlling an optical mode. The ridge-type semiconductor laser improves the characteristics of a laser by separately controlling the extent that current is spread in the space, and the extent that optical mode is spread in the space, to maximize the coincidence of the respective space distributions of the current and the optical mode.
Abstract:
In an apparatus and a method for processing description information of multimedia data, in order to reflect a user's preference about multimedia data, a usage history of a user is made by adding description information to the multimedia data, in order to manage the usage history efficiently the apparatus includes, a server adding description information to the multimedia, and a terminal transmitting/receiving multimedia data to/from the server, storing a user's usage history about the multimedia data, grasping a preference of a user with the stored usage history and providing the preference of the user to the server, accordingly multimedia sequences can be efficiently managed with the usage history of the user, a restrictive memory unit can be efficiently used, and grouping of lots of multimedia data can be easily performed by displaying all commonly applicable data as the same result by using common information or application group information without retrieving characteristic information.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for reproducing a MIDI file are provided. In the apparatus and the method, a point that limits reproduction of a MIDI file is determined and reproduction of the MIDI file is forcibly terminated at the determined reproduction limitation point when the MIDI file is reproduced. Therefore, non-continuous points are reduced and thus noises are reduced, so that the MIDI file can be reproduced in high quality.
Abstract:
A user preference information structure having a multiple hierarchical structure in which an information is provided to a user according to a user preference in a multi-media environment consisting of an information provider and an information user, comprising user use information by using information desired by the user; user preference information of information desired by the user; and individual user preference information that is differently set depending on situations in which the user is put and positioned in a sub-tree of the user preference information. The hierarchical data structure is able to provide the user preference for providing information desired by the user is provided depending on the environment, based on which various information can be provided. The hierarchical data structure constructing the user preference makes it possible for the user to receive information fitting the situation in which he or she is put by using a proper individual user preference information, automatically or according to user's selection.
Abstract:
A user preference information structure having a multiple hierarchical structure in which an information is provided to a user according to a user preference in a multi-media environment having an information provider and an information user, that can include user use information by using information desired by the user; user preference information of information desired by the user; and individual user preference information that is differently set depending on situations in which the user is put and positioned in a sub-tree of the user preference information. The hierarchical data structure is able to provide the user preference for providing information desired by the user is provided depending on the environment, based on which various information can be provided.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for synthesizing a MIDI based on a wave table are provided. According to the method, sound samples of a plurality of instruments stored in a wave table are compressed and stored so as to reduce the storage space required by the wave table. Bit streams for the samples are decoded to synthesize a MIDI when a specific instrument's sound samples are requested.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a scalable encoding method of a color histogram that produces an initial color histogram of relatively upper quantization level and produces a color histogram of relatively lower level using the initial color histogram. The scalable color histogram encoding method according to the present invention includes producing initial color histogram bins of the relatively upper level, and producing color histogram bins of relatively lower level by applying predetermined operators to the color histogram bins of the upper level, wherein the relatively upper level of color histogram bins including dummy bins and the relatively lower level of color histogram bins modified and produced from the upper level of color histogram bins at each intermediate encoding step have different encoding depths.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a 4-wheel drive of hydraulic manual and automatic transmission of a vehicle running on a road by transmitting rotational engine force to rear wheels, which allows manual or automatic gear shifting using hydraulic rotary machines rotating a main shaft by hydraulic pressure and hydraulic rotary machines independently installed to each wheel and allows to drive 4-wheels including front wheels whitout use of a differential gear. A transmission control panel that is installed to a center portion of a steering wheel and acts as a manual and automatictransmission causing instant gear shifting without a differential gear or a clutch by manipulating a transmission level and a transmission switch in a convenient and easy way. A switch device having many switches concentrated on the fixed center portion of a steering wheel to allow a user to rapidly turn on or off the switch buttons during stopping or running.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for protecting a battery pack. The apparatus includes: a sensor for detecting external physical impact so as to output a voltage signal; a first protection circuit for receiving the voltage signal output from the sensor; a gauging IC for determining whether the voltage received from the first protection circuit is larger than a predetermined value, so as to output the voltage signal to either the first protection circuit or a second protection circuit; the second protection circuit for receiving the voltage signal from the gauging IC; and an alarm circuit connected to the first and second protection circuits so as to receive the voltage signal from the first and second protection circuits and raise an alarm signal.
Abstract:
A music composing device includes a user interface for receiving a melody from a user, a melody generator for generating a melody file corresponding to the received melody, a harmony accompaniment generator for generating a harmony accompaniment file suitable for the melody through analysis of the melody file, and a music generator for generating a music file by synthesizing the melody file and the harmony accompaniment file.