• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.572-588
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• 2013

In this paper, 4K-UHDTV or 8K-UHDTV and UHD-3DTV that the next generation broadcasting implementation and the possibility of direct receiving environment construction is analyzed on the terrestrial broadcasting. Particularly, we investigated the possibility by analyzing the previous and related works with regard to UHDTV transmission by DVB-T2 that is one of the best commercialized transmission mode. In order that the UHDTV broadcasting succeeds once again after completion of digital terrestrial switch over at the end of 2012, the ultra high resolution image transfer is important. However, the direct, the indoor and ubiquitous receiving environment is important in not only TV but also the personal type multimedia terminal in the sense of UHDTV service penetration. Therefore, in this paper, by using SFN and high error-correcting mode in DVB-T2 standard, the efficient frequency utilization and effective reception environment construction is illustrated. Particularly, SFN network constitution by 2 mutually different frequencies including the VHF bandwidth and UHF band, and etc. is shown. And the method that builds the free wireless receive environment by using SFN low power radio repeater and for home use gap filler is proposed. And the effect and frequency amount required are presented, when UHDTV broadcasting use 10MHz bandwidth.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.135-146
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• 2018

This study aims to investigate the consumers' preference and willingness to pay for UWV panoramic video, which is a new realistic video technology, and propose the issues to be considered for developing and commercializing this technology in accordance with the needs of consumers. For this purpose, experimental study was conducted by constructing two environments; watching TV at home and watching panoramic video on the big screen. As a result, consumers in both experimental environments were more likely to prefer UWV than UHD, which is the existing video ratio. Consumers also showed intend to use UWV and are willing to pay for it. As a result of exploring the consumers' maximum amount of money to pay for the UWV and the reasons for it, the perception of immersion, liveliness, and actual experience of UWV were important factors for consumer acceptance of new realistic video technology.

• Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.36-45
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• 2014

With major sports events such as FIFA World Cup and The Olympic Games coming up, UHDTV technology has been given a major push by broadcasters, test and measurement (T&M), and consumer electronics (TV and set-top box) manufacturers. The increase in picture resolution ($3840{\times}2160$) for 4K and ($7680{\times}4320$) for 8K compared to current HDTV ($1920{\times}1080$), as well as the need to deliver these services in higher frame rates (50/60 up to 100/120fps) translate to a big challenge in UHDTV content delivery to households over terrestrial transmission due to higher data rates. DVB-T2 has been favored by many countries across the world as it is proven to give the best spectral efficiency for terrestrial broadcasting. On the other hand MPEG-4 appears to be the bottleneck for UHDTV since a much higher data rate is needed to deliver such services. Therefore HEVC becomes mandatory for UHDTV delivery over DVB-T2. In this paper, we will give an overview about a complete end-to-end solution for UHDTV delivery over DVB-T2 based on a realistic SFN scenario in Seoul metropolitan area.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.453-456
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• 2012

최근 멀티코어 프로세서의 사용이 증가함에 따라 영상처리나 대용량 처리가 필요한 기술과 같은 다양한 분야에 OpenMP, SIMD 등과 같은 다양한 병렬화 기법들이 적용되고 있다. 특히, 영상처리 분야에서 Full-HD, UHD, 3D TV 등과 같이 높은 복잡도를 갖는 컨텐츠들의 수요가 높아짐에 따라 기존의 싱글코어 기반의 코덱에 병렬화를 적용하는 여러가지 기법들이 제안되어왔다. 본 논문은 기존의 OpenMP와 SIMD와 같은 병렬처리 기법을 H.264/AVC 코덱의 참조 소프트웨어 JM 18.2의 디코더에 적용함으로써 Full-HD영상을 실시간으로 디코딩하는 기법을 제안한다. 실험결과는 평균 38.338 fps의 프레임 율을 보이며 병렬처리시 평균 2배 이상 프레임 율이 증가함으로써 Full-HD 영상의 실시간 처리가 가능하다는 것을 보여준다.

• Informatization Policy
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.3-29
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• 2017

The purpose of this research is to understand immersive media such as virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, 360-degree videos etc. from the perspective of user-based approach. 3D videos were once expected as the next-generation industry, but soon it further evolved into UHD and are now followed by immersive media represented by virtual reality. As the virtual reality plays an important role, the current research tries to bring up implications that can be applied to the industrial field along with academic understanding through six theoretical approaches related to virtual reality such as media richness, interactivity, presence, body-ownership, user experience, and visual perception. These six theories were used in immersive media studies such as 3D videos. Media richness and interactivity are the main factors forming positive or negative attitude, presence explains why users are immersed, user experience accounts for total psychological reaction, and visual perception explains how complex the experience of seeing is. Especially, although there is less media research applied, the body-ownership is likely to be not only used in virtual reality research, but immersive media research. The user-based theories related to virtual reality will provide various implications for immersive media researchers as well as hardware and content creators of virtual reality.

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.267
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• pp.80-92
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• 2015

산업통상자원부가 주최하고 한국생산기술연구원이 주관하는 2015년도 "제9회 미래패키징 신기술 정부포상"수상작이 선정됐다. 미래지식산업인 패키징산업 종사자의 긍지와 자부심 함양의 계기를 실천하고, 패키징산업 종사자의 사기진작과 패키징산업 활성화를 도모하기 위해 매년 진행되고 있는 미래패키징신기술 정부포상은 패키징 산업 기술인의 기술개발 의욕을 고취하고 패키징산업 기술성과 및 산업발전 기여도에 대한 정부포상를 실현하며 패키징산업 종사자간 정보교류 극대화 및 공동체 의식 함양으로 일체감을 조성시켜왔다는 평가를 받고 있다. 미래패키징 신기술 정부포상은 기업부문 및 학생부문, 그리고 공로부문으로 나누어 수상자를 선정, 진행되고 있다. 기업부문은 패키징 완제품, 친환경패키징, 패키징관련기계(설비) 및 관련부품, 패키징인쇄(라벨링), 패키징원부자재 생산 및 가공공정, 패키징디자인 등의 분야에서 신기술 개발 또는 개선으로 수출신장, 매출 수익 증대 및 발명특허 획득을 통해 패키징 기술력 발전에 기여한 기업의 패키징제품 또는 패키징디자인을 대상으로 하고 있으며, 학생부문은 패키징 디자인 관련분야 전공자로 패키징과 연관된 컨셉으로 상품성, 창의성, 표현성, 친환경성, 지속가능성 등이 어우러진 독창적인 패키징제품 또는 패키징디자인을 대상으로 진행하고 있다. 또한 공로부문은 패키징 산업 관련 산업계, 학계, 연구계, 유관기관에 종사하는 자로서 패키징 관련 핵심 기술개발, 경영, 마케팅 면에서 패키징 산업 발전에 기여한 공적이 뚜렷한 자, 패키징산업발전 정책연구 및 패키징산업 육성에 기여한 기업 또는 개인을 대상으로 하고 있다. 제9회 미래패키징 신기술 정부포상 심사 결과 삼성전자(주)의 'Curved UHD TV 용(用) Curved 포장 Box'가 국무총리상으로 선정됐으며, (주)대륙제관의 '폭발방지 맥스부탄'을 비롯해 4개사가 산업통상자원부 장관상으로 선정되는 등 총 29개사가 수상 기업으로 선정됐다. 공로부문에서는 (주)남경의 김선창 회장과 (주)화남인더스트리의 석용찬 회장이 산업통상자원부장관 표창자로 선정됐다. 이 외에도 학생부문에 17개 작품이 선정, 수상이 예정되어 있다. 본 고에서는 기업부문 수상작 및 공로부문 수상자들의 활약상을 살펴보도록 한다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.425-430
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• 2016

The goal of this study is to explore the factors that influence on intention to use UHDTV Service. Research problems has been designed to Structural equation model by Technology Acceptance Model. The Perceived quality, Price sensitivity, Innovativeness are adopted as independent variables. And Perceived usefulness, Perceived ease of use are adopted as intervening variables. A result of analysis, Perceived quality and Price sensitivity influenced the Intention to use via Perceived usefulness and Perceived ease of use. But in case of Innovativeness, it did not influence the Perceived usefulness while it influenced the Perceived ease of use. Meanwhile, the influence of Perceived quality to Perceived usefulness had more impact than the other path between the other factors.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.39B no.8
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• pp.510-517
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• 2014

Recently, Cable communications services are becoming the HDTV to 3DTV, UHDTV broadcasting and 100Mbps to 1Gbps Internet. however existing technologies are limited to provide high-quality broadband services in the HFC network. The network upgrade technologies have some problems that Up/Downsteam frequency extension, Cost of upgrading by using DOCSIS3.1, EPOC and Legacy STB compatibility, Cost of upgrading the network by RFoG, RF overlay PON. This paper propose the RF/PON based gigabit Transmission system in order to provide the 1Gbps internet without using frequency and the Multiscreen to IP devices. After the proposed RF/PON system was developed and implemented, this paper evaluate the performance of RF/PON system for simultaneously real-time braodcasting and 1Gbps internet, Multiscreen service, and so on.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.1483-1486
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• 2013

최근 무선통신의 급격한 발전과 스마트 기기의 확산으로 인해 Tving, pooq 등 다양한 모바일 방송 서비스가 급속도로 증가하고 있다. 또한 다양한 영상처리 기법 등이 등장함에 따라 4K, 8K급의 UHD 동영상들이 속속들이 등장하고 있다. 이로 인해 트랜스코딩을 통해 가공되는 동영상의 포맷 및 해상도 또한 매우 다양해질 것으로 전망된다. 현재까지의 트랜스코딩 연구사례는 사용자의 이동환경을 고려한 안정적 QoS 보장 또는 서버의 부하를 줄이기 위한 분산처리 기법 등의 연구 위주로 진행되어 온 것이 현실이다. 하지만 상기 조건(adaptive streaming 및 서버부하 처리)들을 충족시키긴 위해선 보다 효율적인 트랜스코딩 시스템의 제공이 선행 되어야 할 것이다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 사용자 관점에서 보다 빨리 스트리밍 서비스를 제공 받기 위하여 우선순위 큐 알고리즘을 적용한 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다. 검증을 위하여 4가지 콘테이너(.MOV, .FLV, .MKV, .AVI)를 실험대상으로 하였고, 비교 대상 트랜스코딩 시스템은 상용 스트리밍 서비스인 YouTube를 활용하였다. 성능 측정결과, 총 트랜스코딩 완료시간은 YouTube에 비해 41.61%로 시간이 단축되었다. 또한 모바일 TV시청자가 55%를 차지한다는 점을 고려하여 컨트롤 서버에서는 최단시간 서비스 제공을 위하여 저해상도부터 추출하여 스트리밍 서버를 통해 송출하도록 구현하였다. 본 연구결과는 트랜스코딩 성능개선 뿐만 아니라 모바일 대상자를 위한 맞춤형 서비스를 보다 빨리 제공할 수 있을 것이며, 그 수요는 점차 증대될 것으로 예상된다.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.21-35
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• 2018

Since the introduction of MP3 players, CD recordings have gradually been vanishing, and the music consuming environment of music users is shifting to mobile devices. The introduction of smart devices has increased the utilization of music through music playback, mass storage, and search functions that are integrated into smartphones and tablets. At the time of initial MP3 player supply, the bitrate of the compressed music contents generally was 128 Kbps. However, as increasing of the demand for high quality music, sound quality of 384 Kbps appeared. Recently, music content of FLAC (Free License Audio Codec) format using lossless compression method is becoming popular. The download service of many music sites in Korea has classified by unlimited download with technical protection and limited download without technical protection. Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology is used as a technical protection measure for unlimited download, but it can only be used with authenticated devices that have DRM installed. Even if music purchased by the user, it cannot be used by other devices. On the contrary, in the case of music that is limited in quantity but not technically protected, there is no way to enforce anyone who distributes it, and in the case of high quality music such as FLAC, the loss is greater. In this paper, the author proposes an audio watermarking technology for copyright protection of high quality stereo music. Two kinds of information, "Copyright" and "Copy_free", are generated by using the turbo code. The two watermarks are composed of 9 bytes (72 bits). If turbo code is applied for error correction, the amount of information to be inserted as 222 bits increases. The 222-bit watermark was expanded to 1024 bits to be robust against additional errors and finally used as a watermark to insert into stereo music. Turbo code is a way to recover raw data if the damaged amount is less than 15% even if part of the code is damaged due to attack of watermarked content. It can be extended to 1024 bits or it can find 222 bits from some damaged contents by increasing the probability, the watermark itself has made it more resistant to attack. The proposed algorithm uses quantization in DCT so that watermark can be detected efficiently and SNR can be improved when stereo music is converted into mono. As a result, on average SNR exceeded 40dB, resulting in sound quality improvements of over 10dB over traditional quantization methods. This is a very significant result because it means relatively 10 times improvement in sound quality. In addition, the sample length required for extracting the watermark can be extracted sufficiently if the length is shorter than 1 second, and the watermark can be completely extracted from music samples of less than one second in all of the MP3 compression having a bit rate of 128 Kbps. The conventional quantization method can extract the watermark with a length of only 1/10 compared to the case where the sampling of the 10-second length largely fails to extract the watermark. In this study, since the length of the watermark embedded into music is 72 bits, it provides sufficient capacity to embed necessary information for music. It is enough bits to identify the music distributed all over the world. 272 can identify $4*10^{21}$, so it can be used as an identifier and it can be used for copyright protection of high quality music service. The proposed algorithm can be used not only for high quality audio but also for development of watermarking algorithm in multimedia such as UHD (Ultra High Definition) TV and high-resolution image. In addition, with the development of digital devices, users are demanding high quality music in the music industry, and artificial intelligence assistant is coming along with high quality music and streaming service. The results of this study can be used to protect the rights of copyright holders in these industries.