Patents by Inventor Byung-Jin Kim

Byung-Jin Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING MOVING PICTURE DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THEREOF AND REPRODUCING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF THE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20130077936
    Abstract: The medium has script files including additional information about moving picture data, e.g., scene descriptive text and introduction of characters, etc. In addition, information linking each script file with a section of moving picture data to be presented with contents of the script file is included in a link data file or is contained in a filename of the script file. In reproduction of the recording medium, a script file linked with presently reproduced moving picture data section is determined and searched for based on the link data file or every filename of the script files, and contents of the found script file are presented together with the presently reproduced moving picture data. Furthermore, previously presented additional information is removed depending on data or filename of the found script file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jang Hui Cho, Jea Yong Yoo, Sung Wan Park, Mi Hyun Kim, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Method for recording and managing a multi-channel stream
    Patent number: 8406605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recording and managing a multi-channel broadcast stream. The present method records on a recording medium such as a BD-RW a multi-channel broadcast stream where a plurality of channels are multiplexed, and creates and records management information for individual search and reproduction control of the plural channels. Consequently, this method ensures fast random access and various trick play of individual subchannel streams multiplexed in a recorded multi-channel stream at user's request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Mi Hyun Kim, Sang Ryun Cho, Byung Jin Kim, Kang Soo Seo, Sung Wan Park
  • Recording medium having a data structure for managing graphic information and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
    Patent number: 8406602
    Abstract: In one embodiment the data structure includes at least one stream file for the graphic information, and at least one playlist file including at least one subplayitem. The subplayitem includes navigation information for reproducing the stream file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jea Yong Yoo, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Recording medium storing a text subtitle stream, method and apparatus for reproducing a text subtitle stream to display a text subtitle
    Patent number: 8380044
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention relates to a recording medium for storing a data structure. The data structure has at least one text subtitle stream. Each text subtitle stream includes a style segment defining a group of region styles and a plurality of presentation segments. Each presentation segment has at least one region of text and each region of text being linked to a selected one of the group of region styles. The presentation segment further contains a palette update flag which indicates display update only in palette information in association with a immediately previous presentation segment when reproducing each presentation segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jea Yong Yoo, Byung Jin Kim, Kang Soo Seo
  • Recording medium storing a text subtitle stream, method and apparatus for a text subtitle stream to display a text subtitle
    Patent number: 8374486
    Abstract: The method includes receiving a text subtitle stream from an external source. Text subtitle streams include a style segment defining a group of region styles and a plurality of presentation segments, where presentation segments have a region of text being linked to a selected region style. The style segment defining palette information, and the presentation segments having a palette update flag which indicates whether to use the palette information defined in the style segment or use new palette information when reproducing each presentation segment. The text subtitle stream is decoded using the style segment defining a group of region styles, where the presentation segments include the palette update flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jea Yong Yoo, Byung Jin Kim, Kang Soo Seo
  • Recording medium, and method and apparatus for reproducing the recording medium
    Patent number: 8364025
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving management information associated with the audiovisual data. The management information includes link information, an indicator, and reference information. The method further includes identifying whether or not a set of additional data associated with the audiovisual data exists in a stream including at least a portion of the management information using the indicator. The additional data describes the audiovisual data. Also, the indicator includes one of a first indicator value indicating that the set of the additional data associated with the audiovisual data exists in the stream and a second indicator value indicating that the set of the additional data associated with the audiovisual data does not exist in the stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jang Hui Cho, Jea Yong Yoo, Sung Wan Park, Mi Hyun Kim, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Recording medium having a data structure for managing graphic information and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
    Patent number: 8358905
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes reading a play list including at least one subplayitem, the subplayitem including navigation information for a clip file including the graphic information. The graphic information is preloaded before starting reproduction of the playlist, and the graphic information is reproduced on the basis of the subplayitem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jea Yong Yoo, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Recording medium, and method and apparatus for reproducing the recording medium
    Patent number: 8358915
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving management information associated with audiovisual data. The management information includes location information, an indicator, and reference information. The method further includes identifying whether or not a set of additional data associated with the audiovisual data exists in a stream including at least a portion of the management information using the indicator, the additional data being describing the audiovisual data. The indicator includes one of a first indicator value indicating that the set of the additional data associated with the audiovisual data exists in the stream and a second indicator value indicating that the set of the additional data associated with the audiovisual data does not exist in the stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jang Hui Cho, Jea Yong Yoo, Sung Wan Park, Mi Hyun Kim, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Recording medium, method, and apparatus for reproducing text subtitle streams
    Patent number: 8346050
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a data area storing at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including a style segment defining a group of region styles and a plurality of presentation segments, at least one of the plurality of presentation segments containing first and second regions of text which are linked to first and second region styles selected from the group of region styles, respectively, wherein the first and second region styles define a same text flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kang Soo Seo, Jea Yong Yoo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Recording medium storing a text subtitle stream including a style segment and a plurality of presentation segments, method and apparatus for reproducing a text subtitle stream including a style segment and a plurality of presentation segments
    Patent number: 8326118
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for efficiently reproducing a text subtitle stream, using a dialog style segment defining a set of region styles and at least one dialog presentation segment. Each of the dialog presentation segments contains one or more regions of dialog text that are linked to one of the set of region styles defined in the dialog style segment. The dialog text includes at least one pair of an inline style and a text string. The inline style changes one of the region presentation properties specified by the linked region style for the text string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jea Yong Yoo, Si Jung Noh, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Recording medium having a data structure for managing graphic information and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
    Patent number: 8320734
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the data structure includes at least one graphic information of first type graphic information and second type graphic information. The first type graphic information is for always on display and the second type graphic information is for display in response to user request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jea Yong Yoo, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Method for supporting a still picture of data stream recorded in a disk recording medium
    Patent number: 8311397
    Abstract: In the method, video data is reproduced from the recording medium, and an I-picture and a number of P-pictures are output as a still picture based on the reproduced video data. The output data may then be received and decoded for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung-Jin Kim, Kang-Soo Seo, Jea-Yong Yoo
  • Method for managing animation chunk data and its attribute information for use in an interactive disc
    Patent number: 8305379
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method and system of managing animation data and related control data for recording on an enhanced navigation medium is provided. The method comprises constructing animation data comprising first image data into a first graphic MNG file in chunk data format, wherein the first graphic file comprises a first header portion, a second end portion, first control data and a frame containing additional data; and recording the first graphic file on an enhanced navigation medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Woo Seong Yoon, Jea Yong Yoo, Limoniv Alexandre, Byung Jin Kim
  • Method for managing animation chunk data and its attribute information for use in an interactive disc
    Patent number: 8300054
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method of managing animation data and related control data for recording on an enhanced navigation medium is provided. The method comprises constructing animation data comprising first image data into a first graphic MNG file in chunk data format, wherein the first graphic file comprises a first header portion, a second end portion, first control data and a frame containing additional data; and recording the first graphic file on an enhanced navigation medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Woo Seong Yoon, Jea Yong Yoo, Limoniv Alexandre, Byung Jin Kim
  • Method For Ensuring Synchronous Presentation of Additional Data With Audio Data
    Publication number: 20120272087
    Abstract: A recording medium, method and apparatus for managing data are discussed. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reproducing main data and additional data. The method includes receiving the additional data associated with the main data, the additional data being divided into a plurality of segment units; and reproducing the additional data in a synchronous manner with the main data using time information if indication information indicates a presence of the time information. The time information indicates a presentation time of the additional data with respect to the main data. The main data and the additional data are reproduced according to management data, the management data including link information for linking the main data and the additional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyung Sun KIM, Kang Soo SEO, Byung Jin KIM, Soung Hyun UM
  • METHOD OF REPRODUCING A STILL PICTURE FROM A RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF DECODING THE STILL PICTURE AND THE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20120269493
    Abstract: In the method, video data is reproduced from the recording medium, and an I-picture and a number of P-pictures are output as a still picture based on the reproduced video data. The output data may then be received and decoded for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Byung-Jin Kim, Kang-Soo Seo, Jen-Yong Yen
  • Method of recording dubbing audio data onto a rewritable recording medium
    Patent number: 8295686
    Abstract: A method for reproducing data includes reproducing still pictures and audio data in separate files, the still pictures and audio data being managed by using at least one playlist. The playlist includes first navigation information for the audio data and at least one playitem for the still pictures, and the first navigation information includes playitem-identifying information for linking the first navigation information and the playitem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Soung Hyun Um, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Method for creating and managing navigation information in a rewritable recording medium
    Patent number: 8295677
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of managing the navigation data for a rewritable recording medium which are referred to for control of recording, editing, and reproduction. It enables to access to each information table in the navigation data directly by referring to the start address, which is kept in the first information table in the navigation data. When data are recorded to the rewritable recording medium, the management data which are relevant to the data to be recorded are created and written to the relevant information tables, which are accessed directly based on the start addresses. When data on the recording medium are reproduced, the information tables which contain management data required for reproduction of the requested data are located directly by the start addresses. Then, the data are read out from the rewritable recording medium and reproduced in reference to the management data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung-Jin Kim, Kang-Soo Seo, Ki-Won Kang
  • Recording medium, and method and apparatus for reproducing the recording medium
    Patent number: 8270804
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the recording medium includes a data area storing moving picture data, and a navigation area storing navigation information for managing reproduction of the moving picture data. The navigation information includes a metadata indicator indicating whether metadata associated with the moving picture data exists. The metadata is additional information describing content of the moving picture data, and the navigation information includes linking information identifying metadata associated with the moving picture data if the metadata indicator indicates metadata associated with the moving picture data exists. The navigation area may also store a content reference that references the moving picture data associated with the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jang Hui Cho, Jea Yong Yoo, Sung Wan Park, Mi Hyun Kim, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim
  • Recording medium, method and apparatus for recording on recordable recording medium, and method for managing backup files of the same
    Patent number: 8271752
    Abstract: A method of recording data on a recording medium by a recording apparatus which is unable to create a backup file. The method includes deleting a backup file corresponding to an original file from the recording medium when the original file on the recording medium is modified or deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Wan Park, Kang Soo Seo, Byung Jin Kim