Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Korea University Industrial Academic Collaboration Foundation

Su Myeon Kim

Hun Il Lim

Jin Wook Lee

Won Keun Kong

Kyung Soo Lim

Sang Bin Lee

Sun Shin An

Tae Ho Jang

An apparatus and method for generating context-aware information based on local service information are provided. In one embodiment, a hardware apparatus for generating context-aware information may include an information receiver configured to receive local service information from a local server; and a context-aware information generator configured to generate context-aware information associated with a user based on sensor information and the received local service information.

Apparatus and method for generating context-aware information using local service information

A context-aware information obtaining method and apparatus uses local service information. A communication apparatus may receive local service information associated with a location of the communication apparatus. The communication apparatus may interpret the local service information to generate context-aware information of the communication apparatus.

A presentation apparatus includes: a communication connection establishing unit establishing a communication connection with a plurality of receiving terminals and a source terminal, the source terminal having a token corresponding to an authority of controlling a presentation; a presentation data relay unit receiving presentation data from the source terminal, broadcasting a presentation image to the plurality of receiving terminals to display the presentation image of the received presentation data on each screen of the plurality of receiving terminals, and broadcasting voice information to the source terminal and the plurality of receiving terminals to output, from each terminal, the voice information being inputted from any one of the source terminal and the plurality of receiving terminals; and a presentation control unit controlling a transmission/reception of the presentation image and the voice information, and controlling a receiving terminal requesting the token to obtain the token.

Presentation apparatus with broadcasting function and method using the same

A method of configuring a virtual device and a system of configuring a virtual device is provided. A plurality of virtual device drivers corresponding to a plurality of specific functions of a first device is identified along with a second device. A plurality of virtual device drivers corresponding to the plurality of specific functions of the second device is also identified. A plurality of virtual device drivers required for a service is selected from the plurality of virtual device drivers corresponding to the plurality of specific functions of the first device and the plurality of virtual device drivers corresponding to the plurality of specific functions of the second device. The virtual device is configured with the plurality of virtual device drivers required for the service.

Method and system of configuring a virtual device

An apparatus and method of recognizing a surrounding state are provided. The apparatus for recognizing a surrounding state includes: a unique information obtaining unit which obtains, from a peripheral device, unique information of the peripheral device; and a surrounding state determining unit which determines a surrounding state, based on the unique information.

Apparatus and method for recognizing surrounding state

A picture image providing method and a picture-taking device using the method are provided. The picture-taking device includes: a picture-taking module generating a picture image by taking a picture of a photography object via a camera; a transmission location management module managing a target image for identifying the photography object included in the picture image, and transmission location information for transmitting the picture image, in correspondence to the target image; an area selection module selecting an area on the picture image corresponding to the target image; an image identification module identifying the target image corresponding to the photography object, included in the picture image, using the target image and the selected area on the picture image; and a picture image transmission module identifying the transmission location information corresponding to the identified target image, and transmitting the picture image to a location corresponding to the transmission location information.

Picture image providing method and picture-taking device using the method

An apparatus and method of determining a number of data transmissions in a sensor network are provided. More particularly, an apparatus for determining a number of data transmissions preferably includes an interest zone detector for detecting an interest zone based on a user query, a zone determination unit for determining whether the interest zone is overlapped with a sensing zone, a zone calculator for calculating an overlap amount when the interest zone is overlapped with the sensing zone, and a transmission number determination unit for determining a number of data transmissions according to the overlap amount.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Su Myeon Kim