Patents by Inventor Kimin KIM

Kimin 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).

  • Patent number: 11868524
    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) device is provided. The AR device includes a display module configured to output light of a virtual image, a waveguide configured to transmit the output light of the virtual image to an eye of a user and to pass external light therethrough, a gaze tracking sensor configured to obtain information on the eye of the user, the information including a pupil size, a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to control the display module to adjust a brightness of the light of the virtual image based on the pupil size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kimin Kim, Dowan Kim, Bonkon Koo, Taehwa Hong
  • Publication number: 20230267632
    Abstract: An image processing device is provided. The image processing device includes a camera configured to obtain a stereo image, an eye-tracking sensor configured to obtain gaze information of a user, a memory storing one or more instructions, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to, by executing one or more instructions, extract feature points from the stereo image and generate gaze coordinate information in which gaze coordinates corresponding to the gaze information of the user are accumulated on the stereo image, and perform stereo matching based on the feature points and the gaze coordinate information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Taehwa HONG, Dowan KIM, Kimin KIM
  • Publication number: 20220197377
    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) device is provided. The AR device includes a display module configured to output light of a virtual image, a waveguide configured to transmit the output light of the virtual image to an eye of a user and to pass external light therethrough, a gaze tracking sensor configured to obtain information on the eye of the user, the information including a pupil size, a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to control the display module to adjust a brightness of the light of the virtual image based on the pupil size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kimin KIM, Dowan KIM, Bonkon KOO, Taehwa HONG