Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A catalytic combustor comprising a plurality of corrugated strips alternating with a plurality of flat strips, wherein the corrugated and flat strips define a plurality of channels, wherein some of the channels are coated with catalyst and wherein some of the channels are not coated with catalyst, and wherein a portion of some of the coated channels also include means for inhibiting heat transfer from a coated channel to an uncoated channel.
2. The catalytic combustor of claim 1, wherein the heat transfer inhibiting means comprises a thermal barrier located on at least a portion of a strip defining one of said coated channels.
3. The catalytic combustor of claim 1, further comprising an additional strip, coated with catalyst, and located within one of said coated channels.
4. The catalytic combustor of claim 2, further comprising an additional strip, coated with catalyst, and located within one of said coated channels.
5. The catalytic combustor of claim 1, wherein the combustor has an inlet end and an outlet end, and wherein the heat transfer inhibiting means is located at the inlet end of the combustor.
6. The catalytic combustor of claim 1, wherein the combustor has an inlet end and an outlet end, and wherein the additional strip is located at the inlet end of the combustor.
7. The catalytic combustor of claim 1, wherein the combustor has an inlet end and an outlet end, and wherein the heat transfer inhibiting means, and the additional strip, are located at the inlet end of the combustor.
8. A catalytic combustor comprising a plurality of primary corrugated strips alternating with a plurality of flat strips, wherein the primary corrugated and flat strips define a plurality of channels, wherein some of the channels are coated with catalyst and wherein some of the channels are not coated with catalyst, wherein the combustor has an inlet end and an outlet end, and wherein at least some of the coated channels have, in a vicinity of the inlet end, a thermal barrier disposed between a strip defining the channel and the catalyst coating.
9. The catalytic combustor of claim 8, wherein the combustor further comprises, in a vicinity of the inlet end, an additional coated corrugated strip having corrugations in phase with, and of lesser amplitude than, corrugations of the primary corrugated strip, wherein the additional strip divides each coated channel into more than one coated channel.
10. The catalytic combustor of claim 9, wherein each coated channel includes, in a vicinity of the inlet end, at least two additional coated corrugated strips.
11. A catalytic combustor comprising a plurality of primary corrugated strips alternating with a plurality of flat strips, wherein the primary corrugated and flat strips define a plurality of channels, wherein some of the channels are coated with catalyst and wherein some of the channels are not coated with catalyst, wherein the combustor has an inlet end and an outlet end, and wherein the combustor further comprises, in a vicinity of the inlet end, an additional coated corrugated strip having corrugations in phase with, and of lesser amplitude than, corrugations of the primary corrugated strip, wherein the additional strip divides each coated channel into more than one coated channel.
12. The catalytic combustor of claim 11, wherein each coated channel includes, in a vicinity of the inlet end, at least two additional coated corrugated strips.
13. The catalytic combustor of claim 11, wherein at least some of the coated channels have, in a vicinity of the inlet end, a thermal barrier disposed between a strip defining the channel and the catalyst coating.
14. The catalytic combustor of claim 12, wherein at least some of the coated channels have, in a vicinity of the inlet end, a thermal barrier disposed between a strip defining the channel and the catalyst coating.
15. A catalytic combustor having an inlet end and an outlet end, the combustor having a plurality of channels which are coated with catalyst, and a plurality of channels which are not coated with catalyst, wherein at least some of the coated channels include, only in a vicinity of the inlet end, a thermal barrier.
16. The catalytic combustor of claim 15, wherein each coated channel has a boundary, and wherein the thermal barrier is disposed along at least a portion of said boundary of the coated channel.
17. A catalytic combustor having an inlet end and an outlet end, the combustor having a plurality of channels which are coated with catalyst, and a plurality of channels which are not coated with catalyst, wherein at least some of the coated channels include, only in a vicinity of the inlet end, a coated catalyst support disposed within the coated channel.
18. A catalytic combustor having an inlet end and an outlet end, the combustor having a plurality of channels which are coated with catalyst, and a plurality of channels which are not coated with catalyst, wherein at least some of the coated channels include, only in a vicinity of the inlet end, a thermal barrier, and wherein at least some of the coated channels include a coated catalyst support disposed within the coated channel.
19. The catalytic combustor of claim 18, wherein each coated channel has a boundary, and wherein the thermal barrier is disposed along at least a portion of said boundary of the coated channel.
20. A catalytic combustor comprising a plurality of corrugated strips alternating with a plurality of flat strips, wherein the corrugated and flat strips define a plurality of channels, wherein the combustor has an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein some of the channels are coated with catalyst and wherein some of the channels are not coated with catalyst, wherein a portion of some of the coated channels include, only in a vicinity of the inlet end, a thermal barrier which inhibits heat transfer from a coated channel to an uncoated channel, and wherein the combustor further comprises an additional strip, coated with catalyst, and located within one of said coated channels, in a vicinity of the inlet end.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of recognizing an object by a camera, the method comprising:
detecting feature information from a first preview image;
comparing the feature information with a threshold condition;
changing a camera setting parameter, when the feature information does not satisfy the threshold condition; and
performing an object recognition for a second preview image generated based on the changed camera setting parameter.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature information includes at least one of a number of matched feature points, an edge intensity, and an amount of textures.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the matched feature points are feature points, among detected feature points of the first preview image, which correspond to feature points of a pre-stored reference image.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the camera setting parameter comprises:
determining an ISO control value based on a result of the object recognition; and
controlling a gain of an image sensor installed in the camera according to the ISO control value.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the camera setting parameter comprises:
calculating a motion vector of an object in an image frame;
determining a movement direction of the object; and
performing an auto focus process, when the movement direction of the object is in a longitudinal direction.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the camera setting parameter comprises:
calculating a motion vector of an object in an image frame;
determining a brightness of the image frame, when there is a movement of the object; and
controlling a frame rate, when the brightness of the image frame is greater than a threshold value.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the camera setting parameter comprises:
selecting a region of interest from a preview image frame; and
cropping the region of interest in a raw image frame,
wherein an object recognition is performed for the cropped region of interest.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the first preview image in a display, based on a preset camera setting parameter.
9. A camera apparatus for recognizing an object, the camera apparatus comprising:
an imaging controller for changing a camera setting parameter;
an image recognition processor for performing an object recognition for a first preview image and detecting feature information from the first preview image; and
a camera setting parameter controller for comparing the feature information with a threshold condition, and controlling the imaging controller to change the camera setting parameter when the feature information does not satisfy the threshold condition.
10. The camera apparatus of claim 9, wherein the feature information comprises at least one of:
a number of matched feature points;
an edge intensity; and
an amount of textures.
11. The camera apparatus of claim 10, wherein the matched feature points are feature points, among detected feature points of the first preview image, which correspond to feature points of a pre-stored reference image.
12. The camera apparatus of claim 9, wherein the camera setting parameter controller comprises:
an ISO control determiner for determining an ISO control value based on a result of the object recognition,
wherein the imaging controller controls a gain of an image sensor installed in the camera apparatus, based on the ISO control value.
13. The camera apparatus of claim 9, wherein the camera setting parameter controller comprises an auto focus control determiner for calculating a motion vector of an object in an image frame, determining a movement direction of the object, and activating an auto focus procedure when the movement direction of the object is in a longitudinal direction.
14. The camera apparatus of claim 9, wherein the camera setting parameter controller comprises an exposure control determiner for calculating a motion vector of an object in an image frame, determining a brightness of the image frame, and determining a control value of a frame rate, when the brightness of the image frame is greater than a threshold value.
15. The camera apparatus of claim 9, wherein the camera setting parameter controller comprises a zoom control determiner for selecting a region of interest from a preview image frame and cropping the region of interest in a raw image frame,
wherein the image recognition processor performs an object recognition for the cropped region of interest.
16. The camera apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:
an imaging unit for generating the first preview image based on a preset camera setting parameter and generating a second preview image based on the changed camera setting parameter; and
a display unit for displaying the first preview image and the second preview image.

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a body to support a battery and the body to be provided on a first charging apparatus;
a current generator provided in the body to generate an induction current based on a current of the first charging apparatus;
a wireless charger between the current generator and the battery to charge the battery by converting the induction current into a direct current;
a connection port provided on the body, the connection port being connectable to a power supply terminal of a second charging apparatus, and the connection port to electrically connect the battery to the second charging apparatus; and
a power charging controller to disconnect an electrically connected status between the wireless charger and the battery when the power supply terminal is electrically connected to the connection port.
2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal includes a first connection line between the battery and the wireless charger, and a second connection line between the battery and the connection port, and the power charging controller includes:
a switching unit to change a connection status of the first connection line between the wireless charger and the battery; and
a signal generating unit on the second connection line between the connection port and the battery, and the signal generating unit to provide an OFF signal to the switching unit when the power supply terminal is electrically connected to the connection port.
3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the switching unit includes a first overvoltage preventing circuit to disconnect the first connection line when an overvoltage is provided at the wireless charger, and
wherein the first overvoltage preventing circuit is connected to the signal generating unit to disconnect the first connection line based on the OFF signal from the signal generating unit.
4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the power charging controller further includes a signal transmission line that diverges from a signal connection line between the first overvoltage preventing circuit and the signal generating unit, and
wherein the OFF signal is provided to the first charging apparatus through the signal transmission line when the power supply terminal is electrically connected to the connection port.
5. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the power charging controller further includes a delay circuit to delay a power supply through the second connection line for a preset time when the OFF signal is provided to the switching unit.
6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein a voltage change occurs before and after the second connection line starts to perform a power supply by the delay circuit, and
wherein the power charging controller detects a connection of the second charging apparatus to the power supply terminal based on the voltage change.
7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein based on the voltage change, the power charging controller disconnects the electrically connected status between the wireless charger and the battery when the power supply terminal is connected to the connection port, and the power charging controller maintains the electrically connected status between the wireless charger and the battery when a data supply terminal is connected to the connection port.
8. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the switching unit further includes a second overvoltage preventing circuit to disconnect the second connection line when an overvoltage is provided at the second connection line, and
wherein a delay circuit is connected to the second overvoltage preventing circuit.
9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a user input unit provided on the body to input a control command, and
wherein the power charging controller is controlled based on the control command such that the mobile terminal is simultaneously charged by the first charging apparatus and the second charging apparatus.
10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein a first connection line electrically connects the wireless charger and the battery, and a second connection line electrically connects the connection port and the battery, and
wherein a first charging integrated circuit is provided at the first connection line and a second charging integrated circuit is provided at the second connection line.
11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the power charging controller controls an ONOFF status of the first charging integrated circuit.
12. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising a display provided on the body to display visual information, and
wherein the display displays a pop-up selection window to select the control command when a power supply terminal is connected to the connection port.
13. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the power charging controller includes:
a switching unit to connect or disconnect a first connection line between the wireless charger and the battery;
a signal generating unit to transmit an OFF signal to the switching unit when the power supply terminal is connected to the connection port; and
a control switch between the switching unit and the signal generating unit, and the control switch is changed to prevent the OFF signal from being provided to the switching unit when the control command is input to the user input unit.
14. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:
an accommodation space on the body to receive the battery; and
a cover to cover the accommodation space, wherein at least one of the current generator or the wireless charger is formed on the cover.
15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein a first set of connection terminals are provided at the cover and a second set of connection terminals are provided at the body, so as to electrically connect the current generator or the wireless charger to the body when the cover is provided to the body.
16. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a body to receive a battery and to be provided on a first charging apparatus;
a current generator provided in the body to generate an induction current based on a current of the first charging apparatus;
a wireless charger between the current generator and the battery to charge the battery by converting the induction current into a direct current;
a first charging integrated circuit between the wireless charger and the battery to control charging of the battery;
a connection port provided on the body, the connection port being connectable to a power supply terminal of a second charging apparatus and the connection port to electrically connect the battery to the second charging apparatus; and
a power charging controller to control the first charging integrated circuit such that either a single charging of the battery by the second charging apparatus is provided or a simultaneous charging of the battery by the first charging apparatus and the second charging apparatus is provided.
17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the single charging or the simultaneous charging is set by a user’s selection.
18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, further comprising a second charging integrated circuit between the connection port and the battery to control charging of the battery.
19. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the power charging controller to transmit an ON signal or an OFF signal to the first charging integrated circuit based on a user’s setting and based on whether the power supply terminal is connected to the connection port.
20. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a body to receive a battery and to be provided on a first charging apparatus;
a current generator provided in the body to generate an induction current based on a current of the first charging apparatus;
a wireless charger between the current generator and the battery to charge the battery by converting the induction current into a direct current;
a connection port provided on the body, the connection port to electrically connect to the battery, and the connection port being connectable to a power supply terminal and a data supply terminal; and
a power charging controller to electrically disconnect a connection of the wireless charger to the battery when the power supply terminal is electrically connected to the connection port, and the power charging controller to maintain an electrical connection of the connection between the wireless charger to the battery when the data supply terminal is connected to the connection port.
21. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the power charging controller includes:
a switching unit to connect or disconnect a first connection line between the wireless charger and the battery;
a signal generating unit on a second connection line between the connection port and the battery to transmit an OFF signal to the switching unit when the power supply terminal is connected to the connection port; and
a delay circuit to delay a power supply through the second connection line for a preset time so as to detect a connection between the power supply terminal and the connection port when the OFF signal has been transmitted to the switching unit.
22. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a body to support a battery and the body to be provided on a wireless charging apparatus;
a current generator provided in the body to generate an induction current based on a current of the wireless charging apparatus; and
a wireless charger between the current generator and the battery to charge the battery by converting the induction current into a direct current.
23. The mobile terminal of claim 22, further comprising:
a connection port provided on the body, the connection port being connectable to a power supply terminal of a wired charging apparatus, and the connection port to electrically connect the battery to the wired charging apparatus.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A mobile communication method of performing a handover process for allowing a mobile station to perform a handover from a handover-source cell under control of a handover-source radio base station to a handover-target cell under control of a handover-target radio base station, the method comprising the steps of :
(A) generating, at the handover-source radio base station, an intermediate key, by inputting, into a first function, a base station key which is necessary for generating a key for communication of the mobile station in the handover-source cell, identification information of the handover-target cell, and identification information of a frequency for the handover-target cell; and transmitting, from the handover-source radio base station to the handover-target radio base station, the intermediate key, in the handover process; and
(B) generating, at the handover-target radio base station, a base station key, on the basis of the intermediate key in the handover process, the base station key being necessary for generating a key for communication of the mobile station in the handover-target cell.
2. The mobile communication method according to claim 1, wherein
in the step (B), the handover-target radio base station sets the intermediate key as the base station key in the handover process.
3. A mobile communication method of performing a handover process for allowing a mobile station to perform a handover from a handover-source cell under control of a handover-source radio base station to a handover-target cell under control of a handover-target radio base station, the method comprising the steps of :
(A) generating, at the handover-source radio base station, an intermediate key, by inputting, into a first function, a parameter notified by an upper station, identification information of the handover-target cell, and identification information of a frequency for the handover-target cell; and transmitting, from the handover-source radio base station to the handover-target radio base station, the intermediate key, in the handover process; and
(B) generating, at the handover-target radio base station, a base station key, on the basis of the intermediate key in the handover process, the base station key being necessary for generating a key for communication of the mobile station in the handover-target cell.
4. The mobile communication method according to claim 3, wherein
in the step (B), the handover-target radio base station sets the intermediate key as the base station key in the handover process.
5. A radio base station capable of serving as a handover-source radio base station in a mobile communication method in which a handover process is performed for allowing a mobile station to perform a handover from a handover-source cell under control of the handover-source radio base station to a handover-target cell under control of a handover-target radio base station, wherein
the radio base station is configured to generate an intermediate key, by inputting, into a first function, a base station key which is necessary for generating a key for communication of the mobile station in the handover-source cell, identification information of the handover-target cell, and identification information of a frequency for the handover-target cell; and to transmit, to the handover-target radio base station, the intermediate key, in the handover process.
6. A radio base station capable of serving as a handover-source radio base station in a mobile communication method in which a handover process is performed for allowing a mobile station to perform a handover from a handover-source cell under control of the handover-source radio base station to a handover-target cell under control of a handover-target radio base station, wherein
the radio base station is configured to generate an intermediate key, by inputting, into a first function, a parameter notified by an upper station, identification information of the handover-target cell, and identification information of a frequency for the handover-target cell; and to transmit, to the handover-target radio base station, the intermediate key, in the handover process.
7. A mobile station configured to perform a handover process for performing a handover from a handover-source cell under control of a handover-source radio base station to a handover-target cell under control of a handover-target radio base station, wherein
the mobile station is configured to generate an intermediate key, by inputting, into a first function, a base station key which is necessary for generating a key for communication of the mobile station in the handover-source cell, identification information of the handover-target cell, and identification information of a frequency for the handover-target cell, in the handover-target cell; and
the mobile station is configured to generate a base station key, on the basis of the intermediate key in the handover process, the base station key being necessary for generating a key for communication of the mobile station in the handover-target cell.
8. The mobile station according to claim 7, wherein
the mobile station is configured to set the intermediate key as the base station key in the handover process.
9. A mobile communication method of performing a handover process for allowing a mobile station to perform a handover from a handover-source cell under control of a handover-source radio base station to a handover-target cell under control of a handover-target radio base station, the method comprising the steps of:
(A) generating, at the handover-target radio base station, an intermediate key, by inputting, into a first function, a parameter notified by an upper station, identification information of the handover-target cell, and identification information of a frequency for the handover-target cell, in the handover process; and
(B) generating, at the handover-target radio base station, a base station key on the basis of the intermediate key in the handover process, the base station key being necessary for generating a key for communication of the mobile station in the handover-target cell.
10. The mobile communication method according to claim 9, wherein
in the step (B), the handover-target radio base station sets the intermediate key as the base station key in the handover process.