Patents by Inventor Hye-Sun Kim

Hye-Sun 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).

  • Publication number: 20170329460
    Abstract: Provided are a method of receiving a Korean input by using an electronic apparatus and an apparatus. The method of inputting Korean, performed by using an electronic apparatus includes: displaying consonant buttons for inputting Korean consonants on a screen of the electronic apparatus; identifying a user's fingers; as a motion of a first finger is sensed among the user's fingers, selecting a consonant button corresponding to a location of the first finger; as the consonant button is selected, displaying vowel buttons corresponding to second, third, and fourth fingers among the user's fingers and being used to input Korean vowels on the screen of the electronic apparatus; and as a motion of at least one finger of the second, third, and fourth fingers is sensed, selecting at least one vowel button corresponding to the at least one finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Su-Jung BAE, Hye-sun KIM, Moon-sik JEONG, Sung-do CHOI, Hyun-soo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170251739
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a curled hair braid apparatus comprising: providing a length of artificial hair; forming a loop section, a first hair prong and a second hair prong, wherein the first hair prong comprises a first hair prong end and the second hair prong comprises a second hair prong end; rotating the first hair prong; rotating the second hair prong; wrapping the first hair prong around the second hair prong along at least a portion of the length of the artificial hair; separating a third hair prong from the second hair prong; wrapping the first hair prong behind the third hair prong and in front the second hair prong; wrapping the third hair prong behind the second hair prong and in front of the first hair prong; and wrapping the second hair prong behind the first hair prong and in front of the third hair prong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: JAMES K. KIM, Peter OUGH, Hye Sun KIM
  • Publication number: 20170245569
    Abstract: A method of securing a hair bundle to a user's natural hair is provided. The method includes providing the hair bundle comprising one or more strands of artificial hair. The method further includes providing a ring member and coupling the ring member to the hair bundle. At least a portion of a semicircle member of the bundle of hair is introduced through the user's natural hair and at least a portion of the first hair segment and the second hair segment is introduced through the semicircle member. The method includes tightening the hair bundle around the user's natural hair by moving the ring member away from the ends of at least one of the first hair segment and the second hair segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: James K. KIM, Hye Sun KIM, Peter OUGH
  • Patent number: 9720563
    Abstract: A method of representing a 3D video from a 2D video by use of a node-based task pipeline for 3D video representation, the method implementable by a computer and including generating nodes, each having a defined task sequence required for a 3D video representation, in a node connecting task section provided to a Graphic User Interface (GUI), generating a task pipeline defining a connectivity relationship between the generated nodes, providing a user interface that is configured to operate user-defined data that is to be used by a certain node of the task pipeline, and generating user-defined data based on a user input that is input through the user interface, and outputting a 3D video from an input 2D video by use of the task pipeline and the user-defined data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Woo Nam, Kyung Ho Jang, Myung Ha Kim, Yun Ji Ban, Hye Sun Kim, Bon Ki Koo
  • Publication number: 20170213385
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a 3-dimensional face model includes a multi-view image capturer configured to sense a motion of the mobile device and automatically capture still images from two or more directions; and a 3D model generator configured to generate a 3D face mode using the two or more still images obtained by the multi-view image capturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Jae YU, Hyun KANG, Jae Hean KIM, Hye Sun KIM, Chang Joon PARK, Yun Ji BAN, Dong Wan RYOO, Jin Sung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170202291
    Abstract: A method of securing a hair bundle to a user's natural hair is provided. The method includes providing the hair bundle comprising one or more strands of artificial hair. The method further includes providing a ring member and coupling the ring member to the hair bundle. At least a portion of a semicircle member of the bundle of hair is introduced through the user's natural hair and at least a portion of the first hair segment and the second hair segment is introduced through the semicircle member. The method includes tightening the hair bundle around the user's natural hair by moving the ring member away from the ends of at least one of the first hair segment and the second hair segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: James K. KIM, Hye Sun KIM
  • Patent number: 9629406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package for packaging a hair product having a plurality of hair strands which include curls. More particularly, the package includes first and second package sections engageable with one another for positioning the hair product therebetween. The first package section includes at least one first portion having a first curved shape, while the second package section includes at least one second portion having a second curved shape which substantially corresponds to the first curved shape. When the first and second package sections are engaged with one another, the at least one first curved portion and the at least one second curved portion are positioned in close proximity with one another so as to contain at least one set of the curls of the hair product therebetween for maintaining the shapes of the at least one set of the curls of the hair product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Shake-N-Go Fashion, Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Kim, Peter Ough, Hye Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20170079355
    Abstract: An artificial hair comprises a mesh layer configured to fit around a circumference of a user's head comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a front region, a rear region, and a circumferential edge region that extends around the front region and the rear region; a filament coupled to the outer surface of the mesh layer, at least a portion of the filament being disposed in each of the front region, the rear region and on the circumferential edge region of the mesh layer; a plurality of first hair members coupled to the filament; and a plurality of second hair members slidably disposed between the filament and the mesh layer, the first hair members comprising a first length and the second hair members comprising a second length, the first length being greater than the second length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: James K. KIM, Peter OUGH, Hye Sun KIM
  • Publication number: 20170066193
    Abstract: A 3D multifunctional device in which a 3D printer and a 3D scanner are combined and a method for operating the device. The 3D multifunctional device includes a printing unit that includes a nozzle for ejecting material for 3D printing, a scanning unit that includes a light radiation module for radiating light to an object to be scanned and a camera for capturing an image of the object, a head unit for moving the printing unit and the scanning unit in X-axis and Y-axis directions, a bed plate on which the object to be scanned is located or the ejected material is deposited, the bed plate moving in a Z-axis direction, and a control unit for setting a function by selecting 3D scanning or 3D printing, controlling the scanning unit or the printing unit, and controlling the movements of the head unit and bed plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jae-Hean KIM, Hyun KANG, Jung-Jae YU, Hye-Sun KIM, Chang-Joon PARK, Yun-Ji BAN, Dong-Wan RYOO, Jin-Sung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170060319
    Abstract: A large format display (LFD) apparatus is provided. The LFD apparatus includes a display configured to display a content comprising at least one content element, a sensor configured to detect at least one user, and a processor configured to estimate a height of the at least one user detected by the sensor, and change a display location of the at least one content element on a screen of the display based on the estimated height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju-hee SEO, Hye-sun KIM, Moon-sik JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170053158
    Abstract: A Large Format Display (LFD) apparatus is provided. The LFD apparatus may include: a display; a sensor configured to recognize a user that is present within a predetermined distance from the display; and a processor configured to acquire profile information of the user recognized through the sensor, determine a model and recommended clothes corresponding to the acquired profile information, and control the display to display the clothing wearing the recommended clothes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-sun KIM, Ju-hee SEO, Moon-sik JEONG, Da-hyun RYU, Seong-oh LEE
  • Publication number: 20170027671
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing a teeth model. The apparatus for managing a teeth model includes a database for storing a 3D intraoral structure image and a 3D teeth model image generated by scanning a healthy intraoral structure and teeth of a user; a generation unit for generating a damaged tooth model image by scanning a damaged tooth when the tooth of the user is damaged; and a modeling unit for modeling any one of a dental prosthesis and an artificial tooth by comparing the damaged tooth model image and the image stored in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hye-Sun KIM, Hyun KANG, Jae-Hean KIM, Chang-Joon PARK, Yun-Ji BAN, Dong-Wan RYOO, Jung-Jae YU, Jin-Sung CHOI
  • Patent number: 9510631
    Abstract: An artificial hair package assembly is provided. The assembly includes a base member including a first body and a second body, the first body including a first exterior surface and the second body including a second exterior surface; a first securing member including a first interior surface; a second securing member including a second interior surface; and a hair product including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed between the first interior surface of the first securing member and the first exterior surface of the first body and the second portion being disposed between the second interior surface of the second securing member and the second exterior surface of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SHAKE-N-GO FASHION, INC.
    Inventors: Hye Sun Kim, James K. Kim, Peter Ough
  • Patent number: 9486023
    Abstract: An artificial hair apparatus comprises: a front region comprising an inner front surface, an outer front surface, a first mesh section and a second mesh section, the first mesh section comprising a first hair parting channel comprising a first predetermined length and a second hair parting channel comprising a second predetermined length, the first hair parting channel and the second hair parting channel protruding into the second mesh section such that the first predetermined length is different from the second predetermined length; a top region adjacent to the front region comprising an inner top surface and an outer top surface; a rear region adjacent to the top region comprising an inner rear surface and an outer rear surface; and a plurality of side regions adjacent to each of the front region, the top region and the rear region comprising an inner side surface and an outer side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SHAKE-N-GO FASHION, INC.
    Inventors: James K. Kim, Peter Ough, Hye Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20160261847
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for producing new 3D stereoscopic video from 2D video. The method for producing new 3D stereoscopic video from 2D video, which may be implemented by a computer, includes segmenting input 2D video into work clips in units of cuts, generating object region extraction information from each of the work clips, and generating stereoscopic conversion work directives for each of the work clips on the basis of the object region extraction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Hye Sun KIM
  • Publication number: 20160224591
    Abstract: A method for searching for an image includes receiving a user input to select a region of interest from an image; displaying an indicator showing the region of interest; determining at least one piece of identification information for the region of interest as a search word; searching for an image corresponding to the search word from an image database; and displaying a found image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Hye-sun KIM, Su-jung BAE, Seong-oh LEE, Moon-sik JEONG, Hyeon-hee CHA, Sung-do CHOI, Hyun-soo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160213083
    Abstract: An artificial hair package assembly is provided. The assembly includes a base member including a first body and a second body, the first body including a first exterior surface and the second body including a second exterior surface; a first securing member including a first interior surface; a second securing member including a second interior surface; and a hair product including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed between the first interior surface of the first securing member and the first exterior surface of the first body and the second portion being disposed between the second interior surface of the second securing member and the second exterior surface of the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hye Sun KIM, James K. KIM, Peter OUGH
  • Publication number: 20160124514
    Abstract: A control method and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a photographing unit configured to photograph a hand including fingers, a display unit configured to display a plurality of content objects, and a control unit configured to recognize a finger gesture of the photographed hand and a distance from the electronic device to the finger, and control the display unit to change and display a range of a displayed content object according to the recognized finger gesture and the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Hyeon-hee CHA, Hye-sun KIM, Su-jung BAE, Seong-oh LEE, Moon-sik JEONG, Sung-do CHOI, Hyun-soo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160081412
    Abstract: A packaging includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end. The elongated member is elongated along a longitudinal axis between the first and second ends. At least one hair product has at least one strip, which is secured to the elongated member such that it is extends along the longitudinal axis of the elongated member. The at least one hair product also has a plurality of hair strands, at least some of which are attached to the at least one strip. The plurality of hair strands are wound around the elongated member and positioned between the first and second ends of the elongated member. At least one wrap is wound around the elongated member over the plurality of hair strands so as to keep the plurality of hair strands wound around the elongated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Shake-N-Go Fashion, Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Kim, Peter Ough, Hye Sun Kim
  • Patent number: D764269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SHAKE-N-GO FASHION, INC.
    Inventors: Hye Sun Kim, James K. Kim, Peter Ough