Lg Electronics Inc.

Taegil Cho

Salkmann Ji

Samnyol Hong

Youngman Kwon

Sungdu Kwon

Jayong Lee

Haejin Park

Kyoungsuk Ko

Byungjin Kim

Tacksung Choi

Seongmin Kim

Sujin Kim

Kwanhee Lee

Sungwook Lee

JungSik Kim

Donghyun Kang

Kwanhyung Kim

Yongjin Park

Minook Kim

Gyuhyeok Jeong

Kihyung Lee

Hyunsang Park

Hyunchul Choi

Yongkyoung Shin

Yoonji Moon

Yeongnam Ahn

Sungwon Jung

Jiyun Jung

Jaedong Kim

Jinho Sohn

Woohyun Paik

Kaeun Lee

Jungkwan Son

Hyunsu Choi

Sungmin You

Jaehark Park

Sewan Gu

Joseph Yoon

Changhun Sung

Woosok Chang

Inyeop Jang

Poram Kim

Seungsu Lee

Joonwoo Park

A terminal for controlling a wireless sound device can include a communication interface configured to wirelessly connect to at least one or more wireless sound devices; and a processor configured to transmit and receive a positioning signal to and from the at least one or more wireless sound devices, determine a relative position of the at least one or more wireless sound devices based on the positioning signal, receive an acceleration sensor value from the at least one or more wireless sound devices, determine a posture of the at least one or more wireless sound devices based on the acceleration sensor value, determine a wearing state of the at least one or more wireless sound devices based on the relative position and the posture of the at least one or more wireless sound devices, and transmit an audio signal to a worn wireless sound device among the wireless sound devices.

Terminal for controlling wireless sound device, and method therefor

Disclosed is a method of controlling a robot, the method including receiving user input of a request for fitting service, moving the robot to a position at which a distance from the user satisfies a predetermined reference distance or more, and a predetermined range or more of the body of the user is scannable, scanning the predetermined range or more of the body of the user through the camera at the moved position, and providing the fitting service by creating a virtual avatar character of the user based on a result of scanning.

Robot and method of controlling the same

A robot includes a sensing unit including at least one sensor for detecting a user, a face detector configured to acquire an image including a face of the user detected by the sensing unit, a controller configured to detect an interaction intention of the user from the acquired image, and an output unit including at least one of a speaker or a display for outputting at least one of sound or a screen for inducing interaction of the user, when the interaction intention is detected.

Robot and method of controlling thereof

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for processing a multimedia signal. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising obtaining at least one video object from the multimedia signal and at least one audio object from the multimedia signal, extracting video feature information for the at least one video object and audio feature information for the at least one audio object, and determining a correlation between the at least one video object and the at least one audio object through an object matching engine based on the video feature information and the audio feature information, and an apparatus therefor.

Method and apparatus for sound object following

Provided is a method of storing information on a face of a passenger in a vehicle in association with a terminal of the passenger, and an electronic apparatus therefor. In the present disclosure, at least one of an electronic apparatus, a vehicle, a vehicle terminal, and an autonomous vehicle may be connected or converged with an artificial intelligence (AI) module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device associated with a 5G service, and the like.

Electronic apparatus and operation method thereof

The present invention relates to a night image output apparatus, comprising: a photographing unit comprising an optical pulse output unit for outputting optical pulses and an image sensor for forming a plurality of images using optical pulses reflected by an external object; a display unit for outputting a final image made by synthesizing the plurality of images; and a control unit for calculating object distance information displayed in each pixel of the final image, by using data of a light quantity ratio of the plurality of images to each pixel of the final image and a light quantity ratio related to distance.

Night image display apparatus and image processing method thereof

Disclosed is an unmanned aircraft including: a housing; a drive unit that is formed in such a manner that the housing is moved; multiple UWB communication modules that are arranged a distance away from one another and that receives a wireless signal from an external device; a sensor unit that detects movement of the housing; and a control unit that calculates a distance between the external device and the housing, using pieces of movement information which are output by the multiple UWB communication modules and the sensor unit, and that controls the drive unit in such a manner that a specific distance between the external device and the housing is maintained.

Unmanned aircraft and method of controlling the same

A terminal service system and a terminal processing data are disclosed. The terminal service system comprises a terminal and shoe performing data communication with the terminal, wherein the shoe comprises a communication unit for transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the terminal; a sensor unit for sensing first movement data of a user who wears the shoe, through a first sensor; a memory for storing data sensed through the sensor unit; and a controller for controlling turn-on/turn-off of a second sensor on the basis of the first movement data sensed through the first sensor included in the sensor unit to sense second movement data of the user who wears the shoe, and identifying the first movement data sensed through the first sensor from the second movement data sensed through the second sensor to transmit the identified result to the smart terminal, and the smart terminal configures and outputs a user interface on the basis of the first and second movement data transmitted from the shoe.

Smart terminal service system and smart terminal processing data

A vehicle including a plurality of displays disposed at different positions inside the vehicle, each display including a touch screen and a cover layer on a top surface of the touch screen, the cover layer of a corresponding display having a color characteristic based on an interior part of the vehicle having the display such that when the corresponding display is off, the corresponding display appears hidden; a sensor configured to detect a seat location of a person seated in the vehicle; and a controller configured to selectively control the plurality of the displays based on the detect seat location of the person seated in the vehicle.

Vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle

An electronic device including a plurality of the microphones and operating method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes obtaining an audio according to a touch input of touching at least one of a plurality of the microphones, determining at least one selected from the group consisting of a location, a touch pattern, a touch strength, a touch duration time and a touch periodicity of the touch input based on the obtained audio, and performing an operation corresponding to the touch input based on a result of the determination.

Electronic device with plurality of microphones and method for controlling same based on type of audio input received via the plurality of microphones

Apparatus and method for controlling auto focus of a camera module. A controller is configured to provide a signal comprising first frequency signal and second frequency signal to a moving coil, a fixed coil receiving the variable current or the variable voltage through the second frequency signal, calculate a focus position value based on the received variable current or the variable voltage and an image signal, and control a lens unit to move according to the calculated focus position value. The controller is further configured to receive the second frequency signal only during a specific time slot in order for the second frequency signal to not include noise due to OIS signal and apply the OIS signal to an OIS coil during the rest of a time slot of the second frequency signal.

Apparatus and method for controlling auto focus of camera module

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling auto focus of a camera module. The present invention includes a lens unit, a moving coil, a fixed coil, and a controller configured to provide a signal comprising first frequency signal and second frequency signal to the moving coil, the fixed coil receiving a variable current or a variable voltage through the second frequency signal, calculate a focus location value based on the received variable current or variable voltage and an image signal, and control the lens unit to move by applying the first frequency signal to the moving coil according to the calculated focus location value, the second frequency signal is higher than the first frequency signal and is comprised of the signal during a prescribed time.

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling auto focus of a camera module. The present invention includes a lens unit, a moving coil, a fixed coil, and a controller configured to provide a signal comprising first frequency signal and second frequency signal to the moving coil, the fixed coil receiving the variable current or the variable voltage through the second frequency signal, calculate a focus position value based on the received variable current or the variable voltage and an image signal, and control the lens unit to move by applying the first frequency signal to the moving coil according to the calculated focus position value, wherein the controller is further configured to detect a temperature change of the fixed coil and to correct a focus position of the lens unit corresponding to the detected temperature change of the fixed coil.

A method for controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes establishing communication connections, via a communication unit of the mobile terminal, with a plurality of reference devices, for a location-based service to calculate a current location of the mobile terminal; displaying a list of controllable devices on a display unit of the mobile terminal based on the calculated current location of the mobile terminal; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a selection of a specific device from displayed list of controllable devices; storing location information about the selected device in an internal or external memory of the mobile terminal; and displaying a first graphic image for controlling a first device corresponding to the calculated current location and a direction of the mobile terminal.

Mobile terminal and method for controlling the mobile terminal

Disclosed are a digital TV and a method for controlling same. The method for controlling a digital TV according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying a user interface (UI) capable of selecting the standby mode for a power-off operation; and disconnecting the power source for a display panel so as to enter the standby mode when the standby mode is set through the UI in the power-off operation, and a power-off command is received. The standby mode includes a lower standby mode based on the operation of the digital TV and a network function, and the digital TV in the standby mode stops AV channel communication and performs SI channel communication.

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Seoul, South Korea

Taegil Cho