ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE patent applications published on November 30th, 2023

Summary of the patent applications from ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE on November 30th, 2023

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has recently filed several patents in various fields, including flexible organic light emitting elements, broadcasting signals using layered division multiplexing, wireless communication systems, communication systems, wireless power reception apparatus, intelligent tutoring systems, education in augmented reality, processing driving cooperation messages in autonomous vehicles, low-resolution face recognition devices, and image encoding methods.

Summary of Recent Patents by ETRI:

- ETRI has filed a patent for a flexible organic light emitting element, which includes a flexible substrate, circuit element layer, emission layer, and encapsulation structures. The encapsulation structures consist of inorganic and organic layers, including a polymer nanocomposite.

- Another patent application by ETRI describes an apparatus and method for broadcasting signals using layered division multiplexing. The method involves combining core and enhanced layer signals, normalizing the power, performing time interleaving, and generating a broadcast signal frame.

- ETRI has also filed a patent for a method to improve the accuracy of channel estimation in wireless communication systems. The method involves receiving reference signals, generating channel information, processing it using artificial neural networks, and improving the accuracy of channel estimation.

- ETRI's patent application for operating a terminal in a communication system involves receiving data units, generating a HARQ codebook, transmitting it back to the base station, and sharing a reference time for effective communication.

- ETRI has developed a wireless power reception apparatus that includes a resonant circuit with two paths, capacitors, gates, and a reception coil. The apparatus wirelessly receives power based on the capacitance of the resonant circuit.

- ETRI's intelligent tutoring method involves selecting utterance types, selecting grounded knowledge, generating tutor utterances, and assessing learner utterances in a current dialogue turn.

- ETRI has filed a patent for an education system in augmented reality, specifically designed for technology education. The system includes an instructor terminal, AR service providing server, and learner terminal for training using AR content.

- ETRI's patent application for processing driving cooperation messages in autonomous vehicles focuses on adjusting cooperation classes, creating driving strategies, and generating second driving cooperation messages for cooperative driving.

- ETRI has developed a low-resolution face recognition device that accurately identifies faces using high-resolution and low-resolution images. The device includes image inputters, feature extractors, a feature combiner, a feature adaptation network, and a consistency meter.

- ETRI's image encoding method involves classifying view images, pruning them, generating an atlas, and encoding the atlas and metadata, which includes information about spherical harmonic functions in 3D space.

Notable Applications:

• Flexible organic light emitting elements for improved display technology.
• Broadcasting signals using layered division multiplexing for efficient signal transmission.
• Improved accuracy of channel estimation in wireless communication systems.
• Efficient handling of data units in communication systems using HARQ codebooks.
• Wireless power reception apparatus for wireless charging technology.
• Intelligent tutoring systems for personalized and effective learning.
• Education in augmented reality for enhanced technology education.
• Enhanced communication and coordination between autonomous vehicles.
• Accurate face recognition using high-resolution and low-resolution images.
• Image encoding method for efficient storage and transmission of view images.