Abstract:
Provided are an image encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameters.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for estimating a channel capacity of an end-to-end terminal. The channel capacity estimating method of the end-to-end terminal includes calculating an average value of channel capacities for each size of data packets, the data packets varying in size, measuring an actual channel capacity with respect to the data packets, and deriving a linear model of a channel capacity based on the size of the data packets using the average value of the channel capacities and the actual channel capacity.
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and an audio signal. An encoding apparatus for integrally encoding a speech signal and an audio signal, may include: a module selection unit (110) to analyze a characteristic of an input signal and to select a first encoding module for encoding a first frame of the input signal; a speech encoding unit (130) to encode the input signal according to a selection of the module selection unit (110) and to generate a speech bitstream; an audio encoding unit (140) to encode the input signal according to the selection of the module selection unit (110) and to generate an audio bitstream; and a bitstream generation unit (150) to generate an output bitstream from the speech encoding unit (130) or the audio encoding unit (140) according to the selection of the module selection unit (110).
Abstract:
A telephone with a receiver arousing bone-conduction and air-conduction hearing converts an input electric voice signal into vibration and acoustic signals. Since a conventional telephone has a receiver for only air-conduction hearing, a hearing impaired person cannot use the conventional telephone. In case of a bone-conduction telephone using a bone-conduction vibrator as a receiver, this vibrator is only used for bone-conduction hearing, so that an additional telephone is needed when the ordinary person and the hearing impaired person live in the same place. The telephone with a receiver arousing bone-conduction and air-conduction hearing uses a vibrator of smoothly arousing bone-conduction and air-conduction hearing as a receiver, is capable of hearing a vibration signal through bone-conduction hearing as well as an acoustic signal through air-conduction hearing, makes a hearing-impaired person with conductive hearing loss and an old person who has difficulty in air-conduction hearing use bone-conduction hearing, and makes an ordinary person having a normal sense of hearing use either bone-conduction hearing in a noise environment or air-conduction hearing in a normal environment.
Abstract:
A tool pack structure includes: a signature value for guaranteeing authenticity of a tool pack; a tool pack identifier for identifying the tool pack; each unit tool pack provided according to a hardware platform; and tool pack data containing initial values assigned when each unit tool pack is used. Each tool pack includes platform information indicating information about hardware in which the tool pack may be used; a tool agent that is a program activated for content execution; and a tool group including at least one tool program activated by the tool pack agent for processing content according to a predetermined rule. A tool agent leaves operation of a protection tool group used by a specific service provider entirely to a tool agent (execution code) provided together with the tool group by service providers. Accordingly, information about the used tools does not have to be disclosed to the public. Since a user terminal simply calls each tool agent, it can support interoperability with other DRM techniques.
Abstract:
Backlight intensity is adjusted in a terminal. An adaptation apparatus transmits a visual signal after optimizing brightness or contrast of the visual signal based on the backlight intensity information which is related to the adjusted backlight intensity, so that the user can enjoy digital item with reduced power consumption of the terminal.
Abstract:
A telephone receiver includes a transducer, which receives the electrical signals and simultaneously converts the electrical signals into audible signals to be heard via the human ear and vibration signals for inducing bone conduction hearing in humans. The transducer includes a magnet structure 22, 23, 24 with a voice coil 25a mounted on a bobbin 25, the movement of the voice coil in the yoke gap causing movement of the audio diaphragm 26 and the mechanical diaphragm 27 attached to the vibration transmitter 30.