Patents by Inventor Kyu-hwan Choi

Kyu-hwan 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).

  • Patent number: 11945744
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for reusing wastewater. The method for reusing wastewater disclosed herein includes: generating a mixed wastewater by mixing multiple types of wastewater (S20); performing a first purification by passing the mixed wastewater through a flocculation-sedimentation unit (S40); performing a second purification by passing an effluent of the flocculation-sedimentation unit through a membrane bioreactor (MBR) (S60); performing a third purification by passing an effluent of the MBR through a reverse-osmosis membrane unit (S80); and reusing an effluent of the reverse-osmosis membrane unit as cooling water or industrial water (S100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seok Hwan Hong, Dae Soo Park, Seung Joon Chung, Yong Xun Jin, Jae Hyung Park, Jae Hoon Choi, Jae Dong Hwang, Jong Keun Yi, Su Hyoung Cho, Kyu Won Hwang, June Yurl Hur, Je Hun Kim, Ji Won Chun
  • Publication number: 20240071071
    Abstract: In an embodiment an apparatus includes a processor configured to generate a feature extraction module using a dataset in which an attribute for each object is defined, receive an image obtained by a camera, extract an attribute of an object of interest from the image using the learned feature extraction module, identify an object re-identification candidate group based on the extracted attribute of the object of interest and re-identify the object of interest based on the identified object re-identification candidate group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hyeon Seok Jung, Kyung Hwan Cho, Moon Sub Jin, Kyu Sang Choi, Bum Sub Ham, Chan Ho Eom, Geon Lee
  • Patent number: 10036884
    Abstract: A display including an electrowetting prism array is provided. The display includes: a light source, a 2-dimensional (2D) display for providing an image using light from the light source, a prism array in which a refractive power of one or more prisms of the prism array is adjustable in real time, and an optical element which increases a refraction of light transmitted therethrough. In the display, the optical element may be disposed in front of or behind the prism array. The optical element may be a convex lens, a Fresnel lens, a holographic optical element (HOE), a diffraction optical element (DOE), or a second electrowetting prism array. The convex lens may be a variable focus lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-hee Kim, Hoon Song, Jung-mok Bae, Kyu-hwan Choi, Yoon-sun Choi, Yong-joo Kwon
  • Patent number: 9983457
    Abstract: A complex spatial light modulator includes a polarization-phase modulator for separating an incident beam into a first beam having a first polarization and a first phase, and a second beam having a second polarization and a second phase, and for outputting the first beam and the second beam; and a beam synthesizer including a prism structure formed of an optical anisotropic material having a first refractive index with respect to the first beam having the first polarization and having a second refractive index, different form the first refractive index, with respect to the second beam having the second polarization, where the beam synthesizer combines the first beam and the second beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gee-young Sung, Hoon Song, Kang-hee Won, Kyu-hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 9791600
    Abstract: Provided is a micro-lens capable of changing a focal length. The micro-lens includes a plurality of electrodes, and an electrowetting liquid layer that is separable from the electrodes and that has a focal length that is controlled by a voltage applied to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Yun-hee Kim, Eok-su Kim, Jung-mok Bae, Hoon Song, Kang-hee Won, Yoon-sun Choi
  • Patent number: 9753272
    Abstract: Provided is a technology for controlling an electrowetting cell. The electrowetting cell may be controlled by applying a preset first voltage to the electrowetting cell, measuring a first circuit parameter between any one side surface and a conductive liquid disposed in the electrowetting cell and determining whether a reset second voltage is to be applied to the electrowetting cell based on the measured first circuit parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yong-joo Kwon, Kyu-hwan Choi, Yun-hee Kim, Jung-mok Bae, Yoon-sun Choi, Jung-hoon Lee, Seung-yul Choi
  • Patent number: 9423626
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus and method are provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes an image generating unit configured to generate an image, an active optical device configured to change a propagation path of light containing the generated image, and provide the generated image to multiple viewpoints that are located along a first direction parallel to the image generating unit, and a varifocal lens configured to vary a focal position of the generated image along a second direction away from the image generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Hong-seok Lee, Hoon Song, Yoon-sun Choi, Jung-mok Bae, Eok-su Kim
  • Patent number: 9354439
    Abstract: Provided are an integral imaging type 3-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus and a 3D image pickup apparatus for increasing a depth by using an electrowetting lens array. The 3D image display apparatus includes a display panel and an electrowetting lens array having an electrically adjustable variable focal distance. The 3D image display apparatus displays a plurality of images having different depths on different focal planes and thus a depth of a 3D image by using one display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Yun-hee Kim, Yong-joo Kwon, Jung-mok Bae, Yoon-sun Choi
  • Patent number: 9256203
    Abstract: A surface light source device is provided. The surface light source device includes a light source, a beam splitter configured to split a light irradiated from the light source into a plurality of light beams each having a different path, a diffusion unit configured to diffuse the plurality of light beams split by the beam splitter into a surface light, and a collimating unit configured to arrange the plurality of light beams diffused from the diffusion unit in one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Hong-seok Lee, Hoon Song, Yoon-sun Choi, Jung-mok Bae
  • Patent number: 9195049
    Abstract: A light refraction controlling panel, a 3D-display, and a method of operating a 3D-display are provided. The light refraction controlling panel includes a transparent substrate, a barrier wall on the transparent substrate, first to fourth electrodes on the barrier wall, the first to fourth electrodes being separated from each other, an electro-wetting prism within the barrier wall, the electro-wetting prism being configured to refract incident light to a desired direction, and an isolation layer between the barrier wall and the first to fourth electrodes, and the electro-wetting prism. One electrode of two adjacent electrodes of the first to fourth electrodes is inside an other electrode of the two adjacent electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Jung-mok Bae, Hoon Song, Sang-yoon Lee, Yoon-sun Choi, Eok-su Kim
  • Patent number: 9146534
    Abstract: A 3-dimensional (3D) holographic image displaying apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a hologram reproducer configured to generate surface plasmons in response to incident light and reproduce a 3D image by diffracting the generated surface plasmons by a hologram, and a surface light source unit including a light source and a light guide plate, the light guide plate being configured to allow incident light from the light source to enter into the light guide plate, internally reflect the allowed light, and output the internally reflected light through a light-output surface, the surface light source unit being configured to implement colors by adjusting an angle of the light incident to the hologram reproducer so that the outputted light through the light-output surface is incident to the hologram reproducer at a surface plasmon-forming angle for each wavelength to generate the surface plasmons corresponding to a plurality of color beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Dong-kyung Nam, Seung-hoon Han, Jung-mok Bae, Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 9063273
    Abstract: A changeable liquid prism array and a method of manufacturing the changeable liquid prism array are provided. The changeable liquid prism array includes a substrate, a wiring layer formed on the substrate, and including conducting wire portions and non-conducting wire portions where the conducting wire portions are not formed, and barrier walls disposed on the wiring layer. The changeable liquid prism array further includes cells defined by the barrier walls, a first liquid included in the cells, and a second liquid located on the first liquid. The changeable liquid prism array further includes side electrodes disposed on side surfaces of the barrier walls, and separated from each other by spaces corresponding to the non-conducting wire portions, and an upper electrode arranged above the barrier walls, and separated from the side electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eok-su Kim, Jung-mok Bae, Hoon Song, Kang-hee Won, Deuk-seok Chung, Kyu-hwan Choi, Yoon-sun Choi
  • Publication number: 20150160611
    Abstract: A holographic display is provided. The holographic display includes a support plate that is rotatable based on a rotary axis; a plurality of spatial light modulators arranged on the support plate at same distances from the rotary axis; a light source supplying light to the plurality of spatial light modulators; an optical path conversion device for guiding light emitted from the light source to the plurality of spatial light modulators; an image signal input device for inputting holographic image signals to the plurality of spatial light modulators; and an imaging area on which images by the plurality of spatial light modulators are displayed so that three-dimensional (3D) images may be displayed in all directions according to the rotation of the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoon SONG, Hong-seok LEE, Kyu-hwan CHOI
  • Patent number: 9042028
    Abstract: Provided are an electrowetting prism device which has increased an aperture ratio by simplifying an electrode and wiring structure, and a 3D image display apparatus capable of providing a super multi-view 3D image using the electrowetting prism device. The electrowetting prism device includes lower and upper transparent substrates disposed against each other, a vertical wall mounted on the lower transparent substrate so as to form a diamond-shaped space, a first electrode arranged along two adjacent sidewalls of the vertical wall, a second electrode arranged along the other remaining two adjacent sidewalls of the vertical wall to be disposed against the first electrode, and a non-polarized liquid and a polarized liquid arranged within a space surrounded by the vertical wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Jung-mok Bae, Yong-joo Kwon, Yun-hee Kim, Yoon-sun Choi
  • Publication number: 20150116813
    Abstract: Provided is a technology for controlling an electrowetting cell. The electrowetting cell may be controlled by applying a preset first voltage to the electrowetting cell, measuring a first circuit parameter between any one side surface and a conductive liquid disposed in the electrowetting cell and determining whether a reset second voltage is to be applied to the electrowetting cell based on the measured first circuit parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-joo KWON, Kyu-hwan CHOI, Yun-hee KIM, Jung-mok BAE, Yoon-sun CHOI, Jung-hoon LEE, Seung-yul CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150116469
    Abstract: A multi-view point 3D display apparatus using an active optical device is provided. The active optical device may change a path of light without a substantial drop of image resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan CHOI, Hong-seok LEE, Hoon SONG, Yoon-sun CHOI, Jung-mok BAE
  • Patent number: 8994715
    Abstract: A 3D image display apparatus is provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes a light emission unit including one or more cells, the cells being configured to respectively adjust a direction in which light is emitted, an active prism array on the light emission unit, the active prism array including one or more prism units corresponding to the cells, the active prism array being configured to adjust an inclination of a refracting surface of each of the prism units according to an electric signal to change an optical path, and a display panel configured to modulate light that passes through the active prism array according to an image signal to form an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Song, Yoon-sun Choi, Hong-seok Lee, Jung-mok Bae, Kyu-hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 8982438
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a recording light source configured to emit recording beams, an EASLM configured to time sequentially modulate the recording beams emitted from the recording light source according to hologram information corresponding to a 3-dimensional image spatially divided into a plurality of portions, an OASLM configured to include a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of the divided portions of the 3-dimensional image and images on a region corresponding to the portions using the modulated recording beams to form a hologram, a scanning optical unit configured to reproduce the hologram formed by the recording beams serially modulated by the EASLM on a reduced scale and transmit the hologram to the regions of the OASLM corresponding to the portions, and a reproducing light source configured to produce a surface light and emit the surface light to the OASLM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Hoon Song, Hong-seok Lee, Yoon-sun Choi, Jung-mok Bae, Seung-hoon Han
  • Patent number: 8947779
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a 3-dimensional (3D) image, which is capable of providing a super multi-view, is provided. The apparatus includes: at least one image projector for projecting light including an image; an active optical element for adjusting a path of at least one light within a range of a predetermined angle; and a relay optical system for transmitting the at least one light to a pupil of a viewer. The apparatus provides a plurality of images in different views to the pupil using a time division method, by using the active optical element for adjusting the path of the at least one light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan Choi, Yoon-sun Choi, Hong-seok Lee, Hoon Song
  • Publication number: 20150009684
    Abstract: A surface light source device is provided. The surface light source device includes a light source, a beam splitter configured to split a light irradiated from the light source into a plurality of light beams each having a different path, a diffusion unit configured to diffuse the plurality of light beams split by the beam splitter into a surface light, and a collimating unit configured to arrange the plurality of light beams diffused from the diffusion unit in one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-hwan CHOI, Hong-seok LEE, Hoon SONG, Yoon-sun CHOI, Jung-mok BAE