Patents Assigned to CJ CGV Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9632405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a theater parameter management apparatus including: a parameter creation unit for creating parameters showing a structure of a theater based on input information; a database for storing the parameters created by the parameter creation unit; and a data processing unit for performing a data processing using the parameters stored in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang, Ji Hyung Kang
  • Patent number: 9625804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a projector clustering method including the steps of: (a) arranging projection areas of a plurality of projectors to be overlapped with each other; (b) setting a reference projector among the plurality of projectors; and (c) calculating relative transformation information between the reference projector and the other projectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang, Jihyung Kang
  • Patent number: 9602788
    Abstract: A projection device management system includes two or more projection devices which project images on a projection surface; and a management device which corrects the image projected by each projection device based on information on each projection device and manages information for maintenance of each projection device, the two or more projection devices being installed in the same theater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Patent number: 9558541
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of correcting an image overlap area. More specifically, the method includes steps of identifying an overlap area between images projected by a plurality of projectors, determining a difference in at least one of brightness and color between the overlap area and non-overlap area of images, analyzing RGB information of a projected image, and controlling brightness or color of an image projected on the overlap area or the non-overlap area in response to the RGB information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang, Jihyung Kang
  • Patent number: 9547228
    Abstract: An image correction method is disclosed. The method includes at least: identifying an overlapped area in an image projected by a plurality of projectors; determining a difference of at least any one of brightness and color of the overlapped area and a non-overlapped area of the image; and adjusting a factor among the brightness and the color in which the difference is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang, Ji Hyung Kang
  • Patent number: 9479747
    Abstract: The present invention provides a guide image generation device including a database unit which stores parameters representing the structure of a multi-projection theater and a guide image generation unit which generates a guide image that will be used in an image correction process of the multi-projection theater using the parameters stored in the database unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang, Jihyung Kang
  • Patent number: 9442361
    Abstract: The present invention provides an additional effect system and method, the additional effect system including: a plurality of projection surfaces installed in a single theater; and an additional effect device for implementing an additional effect other than images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces, wherein the additional effect device provides the additional effect depending the images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Patent number: 9436076
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-projection system for extending a visual element of a main image, the system including a main projection surface on which a main image is reproduced and an auxiliary projection surface arranged around the main projection surface, in which a visual element associated with the main image is displayed on the auxiliary projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Patent number: 9411221
    Abstract: The present invention provides a “multi-projection system” including a plurality of projection surfaces arranged so as not to be parallel to each other and two or more projection devices for projecting images on the plurality of projection surfaces, in which the two or more projection devices include a refraction projection device in which projection light is refracted before it reaches a projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Publication number: 20160142692
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of generating multi-projection images. The method of generating multi-projection images includes controlling a plurality of different types of filming devices so that the filming devices are disposed at specific angles, controlling the shutter operations of the plurality of different types of filming devices in order to synchronize the plurality of different types of filming devices, and controlling the plurality of different types of filming devices so that the filming devices perform filming operations in a plurality of viewpoint directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: CJ CGV Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul KIM, Su Ryeon KANG, Jihyung KANG
  • Patent number: 9341925
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rig for multi-camera photographing. The rig for multi-camera photographing includes a cover frame, a center base plate fixed and installed in a center line over the cover frame, and a left rotational movement plate and a right rotational movement plate disposed on the left and right sides of the center base plate and disposed in such a way as to rotatably move around rotational movement shafts protruded over the cover frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isaac Song, Ine Park, Hyung Jin Yoon
  • Publication number: 20160127711
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for normalizing the size of content in a multi-projection theater and a computer-readable recording medium. The method may include receiving theater parameters stored in a database, computing the scale factor of an image projected on a main screen based on the received theater parameters, controlling the image projected on the main screen by applying the computed scale factor to the image, and controlling the scale of an image projected on a sub-screen according to the controlled image of the main screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul KIM, Su Ryeon KANG, Jihyung KANG
  • Patent number: 9298071
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-projection system including two or more projection devices which project images on a plurality of projection surfaces and a management device which manages the images projected by the two or more projection devices and controls the two or more projection devices, the two or more projection devices projecting synchronized images on the plurality of projection surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Patent number: 9268206
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-projection system using an interior surface as a projection surface, the system including a screen installed in a single theater, a plurality of interior surfaces arranged around the screen, and two or more projection devices for projecting synchronized images on the screen and the interior surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Patent number: 9261762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-projection system and method including direction-changeable audience seats, and the multi-projection system includes a plurality of projection surfaces installed in a single theater; and an audience seat whose direction is changed depending on images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Patent number: 9217914
    Abstract: A multi-projection system having a plurality of projection surfaces onto which images are projected is provided, where the plurality of projection surfaces are disposed on two or more sides not parallel to each other. The multi-projection system provides high three-dimensional images and a high degree of immersion in images and further provides multi-view images, thereby making theater customers feel like they really exist in the space described through the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoo Hwan Choi, In Jae Seong, Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Patent number: 9134594
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projection device management system including two or more projection devices which project images on a projection surface; and a management device which corrects the image projected by each projection device based on information on each projection device and manages information for maintenance of each projection device, the two or more projection devices being installed in the same theater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kim, Su Ryeon Kang
  • Publication number: 20150062170
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simulated-image management device for providing a simulated image of a multi-projection system, the simulated-image management device including a simulated-image management unit which generates a simulated image that indirectly shows that specific image content is reproduced in a specific multi-projection theater, wherein the simulated image is an image showing that the specific image content is reproduced on a plurality of projection surfaces included in the specific multi-projection theater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul KIM, Su Ryeon KANG
  • Patent number: D785204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bonil Koo, Byoung Jun Song, Hae Jeong Koh, Min Jung Kim, Young Mi Kim, Ok Sun Kim, No Chan Park, In Jae Seong, Young Wook Choi
  • Patent number: D785814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: CJ CGV CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bonil Koo, Byoung Jun Song, Hae Jeong Koh, Min Jung Kim, Young Mi Kim, Ok Sun Kim, No Chan Park, In Jae Seong, Young Wook Choi