Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ki-ju Lee

Chung-ung Kim

Jong-jin Park

Su-bong Bae

Dong-hwi Cho

Jong-cheol Kim

Jong-Cheol Kim

Im-ho Shin

A blood testing apparatus includes a loader configured to receive a test medium, the test medium including a test object to be tested; a controller configured to perform control to operate the loader to receive the test medium in response to receiving an input of a trigger signal indicating a test start in an emergency mode; a display configured to display a user interface screen indicating the emergency mode; and an analyzer configured to automatically start analysis of the test object under the control of the controller when the test medium is received.

Blood testing apparatus and blood testing method thereof

Provided are a system and method for checking a state of a rotator. The system includes: a position recognition sensor that senses a position of a rotator and generates a position synchronization signal corresponding to the position of the rotator; a control unit that detects a position of a detection specimen existing in the rotator based on the position synchronization signal and generates an image photographing control signal corresponding to the detected position of the detection specimen; and a camera system that photographs an image of the detection specimen existing in the rotator based on the image photographing control signal. Accordingly, movement of a detection specimen existing in the rotator when the rotator stops rotating or whether a detection specimen being rotated is centrifuged, moved, or dried is monitored and controlled, thereby checking a change in a state of the detection specimen in the process of development of the rotator and checking whether each of operations of the system is completed.

System and method for checking state of rotator

Provided are a method and/or apparatus for measuring the concentration of a detection target using the transmission or reflection of light. The system includes an illumination unit disposed over a biodisc and configured to apply light to the detection target included in the biodisc and a camera module disposed below the biodisc and configured to measure the amount of light transmitted through the detection target.

Method and/or system for measuring concentration of detection target using transmission or reflection of light

Provided are a centrifugal force-based microfluidic device, in which biochemical treatments of samples are executed, and a method of fabricating the centrifugal force-based microfluidic device. The centrifugal force-based microfluidic device is mountable on a rotatable device and includes: a disk-shaped portion; and an inlet hole defined within, configured to receive fluid from outside the centrifugal force-based microfluidic device having a first opening with a first inner diameter, and a second opening disposed on the first opening having a second inner diameter greater than the first inner diameter, and a depth of the second opening greater than a height of a fluid droplet formable in the second opening.

Centrifugal force-based microfluidic device and method of fabricating the same

Provided are a method and apparatus for adjusting brightness of an illumination device that is used in photographing an analysis object in a bio disk. The method includes taking images of an analysis object in a bio disk; calculating brightness of the images of the analyzing object; and adjusting brightness of an illumination device which is used in the photographing operation of the analysis object in the bio disk based on a difference between the calculated brightness and a target brightness.

Method of adjusting brightness of illumination device and bio disk drive using the method

Provided is a structure for fixing a camera module on a biodrive. The structure includes a socket fixed on a top surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) of the biodrive. The camera module is combined with the socket. A holder member is disposed over the camera module and covers the camera module. A plurality of fixing units may fix the holder member to fix the camera module on the PCB. The structure can prevent distortion and deviation of the camera module due to external shock.

Structure for fixing camera module on biodrive

Provided are a disc chucking method of preventing mis-chucking from occurring according to a state and direction of a disc loaded onto a tray when the tray is closed, and a disc driving apparatus for performing the disc chucking method. The method include: opening a tray on which a disc in which a first magnet is installed is loadable; moving a feeding unit to a position where attraction between a second magnet installed in the feeding unit and the first magnet is relatively low; and if the tray is closed, placing a center of the disc in a turn table.

Disc chucking method and disc driving apparatus

Provided is a method of obtaining an image of a disc, in which the method obtains an image of an analysis or test result object of a disc by minimizing a difference between the positionings of a magnet of the disc and a magnet of a feeding unit, and an apparatus for driving a disc, wherein the apparatus performs the method. The method includes: fixing a positioning of a disc by using magnetic attraction between a first magnet installed on the disc and a second magnet installed on a feeding unit; minimizing a difference between the positionings of the first and second magnets; and obtaining an image of an analysis or test result object of the disc.

Method of obtaining image of disc and apparatus for driving disc

An apparatus, a computer-readable recording medium, and a method of controlling data recording and reproducing to and from a disk. Controlling the recording of data includes storing password information set in a recording mode and key information to a first area of the disk, encrypting location information of the first area, storing the encrypted location information to a second area of the disk, encrypting desired data and an address of the desired data using the key information, and recording the encrypted data at the encrypted address. Controlling the reproducing of data includes, when the password information is received in a reproducing mode, reading the encrypted location information saved to the second area of the disk, decrypting the encrypted location information of the first area, reading the password information saved to the first area, comparing the received password information with the read password information, and when the received password information is identical to the read password information, reading the key information saved to the first area and reproducing the desired data and the address using the read key information.

Method of protecting data saved to recording medium and data storage apparatus adopting method

A system and method, which correctly and easily diagnose all types of failures generated in a disc drive, the system includes an interface, a system controller, a failure type diagnosis unit, and an output unit. The interface transmits an operation state information request signal to the disc drive and receives operation state information from the disc drive. The system controller transmits the operation state information request signal to the interface and generates a failure information file using the operation state information when the operation state information is received from the interface. The failure type diagnosis unit analyzes the failure information file generated by the system controller to diagnose the type of failure of the disc drive. The output unit outputs the result of the diagnosis of the type of failure under the control of the system controller.

Disc drive failure diagnostic system and method

A flash memory in which a code for debugging an optical drive and a code for controlling the optical drive are downloaded when required, the functions of the downloaded code are subsequently executed, and the executed code is then deleted. The flash memory includes a first area where a firmware operation module that is received from an external source is executed and deleted; and a second area allocated to store a code for loading the firmware operation module that is stored in the first area, a code for executing the firmware operation module that is stored in the first area, and a firmware code.

Flash memory and method of dynamically loading firmware operation module in optical drive

A method of updating firmware for a product by downloading the updated firmware and automatically diagnosing download errors when processing customer requests to update the firmware. The method is provided by starting provision of the firmware file to a user device and receiving from the user device a first temporary file indicating a start of downloading the firmware file, and receiving from the user device a second temporary file completion or a failure of the download. It is determined whether the download of the firmware file is started and whether the download was a success or a failure by inspecting the received first and second temporary files and to rectify a problem that caused the failure of the download based upon the received second temporary file.

Method of updating firmware

Method of protecting data saved to recording medium and disk drive adopting the method

A flash memory that shares a booting function and a booting program, and an apparatus and method for protecting the same in an AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) drive. The flash memory includes a first boot zone, where a booting program is stored, a second boot zone, where a backup of the booting program is stored, and a data zone, where an executable and downloaded firmware program is stored, wherein the corresponding booting program in either of the first or second boot zones which has no error is executed when an error is detected in the alternate first or second boot zone. Accordingly, it is possible to restore a flash memory damaged due to some external cause to its original state, thereby reducing costs for replacement of the damaged flash memory.

Flash memory system including a duplicate booting program and apparatus and method for protecting the same flash memory

A technique for setting a speed of an optical disk player according to a condition of an optical disk performs the steps of: setting a speed of the optical disk and an interval for measuring the condition, reading data recorded on the optical disk at the predetermined speed and at the same time measuring a data transfer rate, an access time, a compared value with respect to a reference value and an error of the disk of the predetermined interval, displaying the condition of the optical disk and the measured speed thereof on a screen, and setting a desired speed with reference to the condition and speed displayed on the screen. Thus, the speed may be set according to the condition of the optical disk, to check stability of the optical disk and enhance the condition of the optical disk.

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Ki-ju Lee