Patents by Inventor Hyung-ok Choi

Hyung-ok Choi 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: 20240080320
    Abstract: A server according to an embodiment includes a processor configured to receive a friend add request for a target account from a user terminal accessed with a user account; based on one of the user account and the target account being a protected account, transmit an approval request for the friend add request to a protector account connected to the protected account; and based on receiving a reply to the approval request from the protector terminal, add the target account to a friend list of the user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: You Jin KIM, Jung Woo CHOI, Jenog Ryeol CHOI, Joong Seon KIM, Hong Chan YUN, Ju Ho CHUNG, Do Hyun YOUN, Hyung Min KIM, Hyun Ok CHOI, Chun Ho KIM, Soo Beom KIM, Min Jeong KIM, Chang Oh HEO, Eun Soo HEO
  • Patent number: 9185337
    Abstract: A device includes a photographing unit, an image processing unit, a buffer, a storage unit, and a digital signal processor. The buffer stores index information to be assigned to at least one image signal obtained by the photographing unit, file name and storage path information to be provided to the at least one image signal when the at least one image signal is stored in the storage unit. The digital signal processor displays the most recently stored image signal when a display input instruction to display a currently captured image is received, searches the storage unit when an input instruction to display previously-captured images is additionally received, if a corresponding image file is found in the storage unit, displays the found image file, and if the corresponding image file is not found in the storage unit, displays an image signal stored in the buffer using the index information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-saac Lee, Seong-hyun Kim, Jae-gun No, Hae-sung Oh, Jae-hun Jeong, Hyung-ok Choi
  • Publication number: 20150062375
    Abstract: A device includes a photographing unit, an image processing unit, a buffer, a storage unit, and a digital signal processor. The buffer stores index information to be assigned to at least one image signal obtained by the photographing unit, file name and storage path information to be provided to the at least one image signal when the at least one image signal is stored in the storage unit. The digital signal processor displays the most recently stored image signal when a display input instruction to display a currently captured image is received, searches the storage unit when an input instruction to display previously-captured images is additionally received, if a corresponding image file is found in the storage unit, displays the found image file, and if the corresponding image file is not found in the storage unit, displays an image signal stored in the buffer using the index information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-saac Lee, Seong-hyun Kim, Jae-gun No, Hae-sung Oh, Jae-hun Jeong, Hyung-ok Choi
  • Publication number: 20130010177
    Abstract: A digital photographing apparatus includes a lens; a light dividing unit that divides incident light having passed through the lens into a first path and a second path; an imaging device that generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion using the incident light of the first path; an auto-focusing unit that generates a lens drive signal by using the incident light of the second path; and a lens driving unit that drives the lens by using the lens drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyung-ok Choi
  • Patent number: 7554601
    Abstract: Disclosed is a digital video camera performing white balance adjustment according to a photographing condition. The digital video camera with automatic exposure comprises an iris state detector for outputting an electrical signal with a predetermined magnitude corresponding to the status of an iris, a memory for saving a threshold value to be compared with the magnitude of the electrical signal, and a controller for comparing the magnitude of the electrical signal output from the iris state detector with the threshold value, determining the photographing condition after a predetermined determination time is elapsed, and adjusting the determination time according to the difference between the magnitude of the electrical signal and the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyung-Ok Choi
  • Patent number: 7333138
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a digital image device having an image-capturing device for photoelectrically changing an optical image focused through a lens unit, and for converting a signal output from the image-capturing device into a digital signal and processing input color data which is output in a predetermined period are disclosed. The apparatus and method comprise changing a range of established luminance levels every predetermined period, and luminance-dividing and storing color data, from the input color data, which belongs to the range of the established luminance level; detecting a white color out of the luminance-divided and stored color data, and setting to a range of clip luminance levels a range of luminance levels to which the detected white color belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hyung-ok Choi
  • Publication number: 20060007348
    Abstract: Disclosed is a digital video camera performing white balance adjustment according to a photographing condition. The digital video camera with automatic exposure comprises an iris state detector for outputting an electrical signal with a predetermined magnitude corresponding to the status of an iris, a memory for saving a threshold value to be compared with the magnitude of the electrical signal, and a controller for comparing the magnitude of the electrical signal output from the iris state detector with the threshold value, determining the photographing condition after a predetermined determination time is elapsed, and adjusting the determination time according to the difference between the magnitude of the electrical signal and the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventor: Hyung-Ok Choi
  • Publication number: 20050041115
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a digital image device having an image-capturing device for photoelectrically changing an optical image focused through a lens unit, and for converting a signal output from the image-capturing device into a digital signal and processing input color data which is output in a predetermined period are disclosed. The apparatus and method comprise changing a range of established luminance levels every predetermined period, and luminance-dividing and storing color data, from the input color data, which belongs to the range of the established luminance level; detecting a white color out of the luminance-divided and stored color data, and setting to a range of clip luminance levels a range of luminance levels to which the detected white color belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventor: Hyung-ok Choi