Patents by Inventor Seung Jong Choi

Seung Jong 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: 8773505
    Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a 3D video data processing method thereof are disclosed herein, a 3D video data processing method of a broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving, by a receiving unit, a broadcast signal including 3D video data and 3D complementary video information, wherein the 3D video data include half-resolution base video data and complementary video data for configuring a full-resolution image; parsing, by 3D video information processing unit, a 3D complementary video information; decoding, by a base video decoder, the half-resolution base video data; decoding, by a complementary video decoder, the complementary video data for configuring a full-resolution image; and combining and formatting, by an output formatter, the base video data and the complementary video data using the 3D complementary video information, thereby outputting a full-resolution 3D image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Nagaraj Nandhakumar, Jong Yeul Suh, Seung Jong Choi, Jin Seok Im, Jeong Hyu Yang
  • Publication number: 20130314499
    Abstract: A receiving system and a method of processing data are disclosed herein. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a system information processor, a decoding unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including a 3D content and system information associated with the 3D content. The system information processor extracts identification information from the system information. Herein, the identification information may identify that the broadcast signal being received by the receiving unit includes the 3D content. The decoding unit decodes the received 3D content based upon transmission format information of the 3D content. Herein, the transmission format information may be included in the extracted identification information. And, the display unit displays the 3D content decoded by the decoding unit as a 3D image based upon a display method of a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chul Soo LEE, Jong-Yeul SHU, Seung Jong CHOI, Jung Eun LIM, Jeong Hyu YANG, Jin Seok IM, Wern Bae KIL
  • Publication number: 20130258981
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a data processing method including receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the received broadcast signal, outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a broadcast signal frame, and acquiring reference time information contained in the mobile service data frame, setting the reference time information to a system time clock at a specific time based on the demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system time clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, In Hwan Choi, Jae Hyung Song, Seung Jong Choi
  • Patent number: 8472476
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a data processing method including receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the received broadcast signal, outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a broadcast signal frame, and acquiring reference time information contained in the mobile service data frame, setting the reference time information to a system time clock at a specific time based on the demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system time clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, In Hwan Choi, Jae Hyung Song, Seung Jong Choi
  • Patent number: 8427469
    Abstract: A receiving system that can receive and process 3D images and a data processing method of the same are disclosed. The receiving system includes an image receiving unit and a display unit. The image receiving unit receives a 3-dimensions (3D) image and system information including additional information of the 3D image (i.e., additional 3D image information), generates 3D signaling information based upon the additional 3D image information included in the system information, and transmits the generated 3D signaling information along with the 3D image through a digital interface. And, the display unit receives the 3D signaling information along with the 3D image through the digital interface, formats the 3D image based upon the receiving 3D signaling information, and displays the formatted 3D image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Chul Soo Lee, Seung Jong Choi, Jung Eun Lim, Jeong Hyu Yang, Jin Seok Im, Wern Bae Kil
  • Patent number: 8385250
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a data processing method including receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the received broadcast signal, outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a broadcast signal frame, and acquiring reference time information contained in the mobile service data frame, setting the reference time information to a system time clock at a specific time based on the demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system time clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, In Hwan Choi, Jae Hyung Song, Seung Jong Choi
  • Publication number: 20130002819
    Abstract: A receiving system and a method of processing data are disclosed herein. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a system information processor, a decoding unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including a 3D content and system information associated with the 3D content. The system information processor extracts identification information from the system information. Herein, the identification information may identify that the broadcast signal being received by the receiving unit includes the 3D content. The decoding unit decodes the received 3D content based upon transmission format information of the 3D content. Herein, the transmission format information may be included in the extracted identification information. And, the display unit displays the 3D content decoded by the decoding unit as a 3D image based upon a display method of a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, Jong-Yeul Shu, Seung Jong Choi, Jung Eun Lim, Jeong Hyu Yang, Jin Seok Im, Wern Bae Kil
  • Patent number: 8248461
    Abstract: A receiving system and a method of processing data are disclosed herein. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a system information processor, a decoding unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including a 3D content and system information associated with the 3D content. The system information processor extracts identification information from the system information. Herein, the identification information may identify that the broadcast signal being received by the receiving unit includes the 3D content. The decoding unit decodes the received 3D content based upon transmission format information of the 3D content. Herein, the transmission format information may be included in the extracted identification information. And, the display unit displays the 3D content decoded by the decoding unit as a 3D image based upon a display method of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, Jong-Yeul Shu, Seung Jong Choi, Jung Eun Lim, Jeong Hyu Yang, Jin Seok Im, Wern Bae Kil
  • Publication number: 20120140035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image output method for a display device which outputs three-dimensional contents, and to a display device employing the method, and more specifically, relates to: an image output method for a display device, wherein a judgment is made as to whether an image signal contains three-dimensional image data, the image signal is then subjected to image processing in accordance with whether or not it contains three-dimensional image data, and any three-dimensional image data contained in the image signal is output in 3D format; and to a display device employing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seung Kyun Oh, Seung Jong Choi, Jin Seok Im
  • Publication number: 20120032954
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stereoscopic image reproducing apparatus which provides a user interface (UI) appropriate for a 3D image signal, comprising: a user interface generating unit which generates the user interface; a UI-scaling unit which scales the generated UI in accordance with the mode of the 3D image signal; a first storage unit which stores the scaled UI together with a first position value; a second storage unit which copies the UI stored in the first storage unit, and stores the copied UI together with a second position value in accordance with the mode of the 3D image signal; and an integrated storage unit which integrates the UIs stored in the first storage unit and in the second storage unit in accordance with the position value of each of the UIs, and stores the integrated UIs. Preferably, the UI-scaling unit performs a downscaling process for reducing the generated UI in the horizontal direction when the 3D image signal has a side-by-side mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Sang-Choul Han, Seung-Jong Choi, Joon-Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20120014300
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a data processing method including receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the received broadcast signal, outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a broadcast signal frame, and acquiring reference time information contained in the mobile service data frame, setting the reference time information to a system time clock at a specific time based on the demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system time clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Chul Soo LEE, In Hwan Choi, Jae Hyung Song, Seung Jong Choi
  • Patent number: 8089929
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a data processing method including receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the received broadcast signal, outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a broadcast signal frame, and acquiring reference time information contained in the mobile service data frame, setting the reference time information to a system time clock at a specific time based on the demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system time clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, In Hwan Choi, Jae Hyung Song, Seung Jong Choi
  • Publication number: 20110310982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a video signal processing method, comprising the steps of: receiving a multi-view coded bitstream including a color picture and a depth picture, the depth picture representing a set of numeric information on a distance between an object and a camera serving as a reference; acquiring data type identification information as well as depth range information from the multi-view video coded bitstream, the data type identification information indicating whether the multi-view video coded bitstream contains depth coded data, the depth range information representing information of maximum and minimum values in variances between two pictures at different visual points; according to the data type identification information, if the multi-view video coded bitstream contains the depth coded data, recovering the depth coded data; adjusting the depth range information by comparing the depth range information with a predetermined threshold range for changes of depth; and displaying 3D video by
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong Hyu Yang, Jong Yeul Suh, Seung Jong Choi, Jin Seok Im, Jung Eun Lim
  • Publication number: 20110267438
    Abstract: The present invention provides a 3D LCD using a spectrum method. The 3D LCD which forms and displays a 3D image using light sources comprises: a 1st light source that forms an image for a left eye; a 2nd light source that forms an image for a right eye; and a control unit that is connected to the 1st and 2nd light sources and drives the light sources in turn, wherein the RGB spectrum bands of each light source overlap to a degree that does not cause interference between the RGB spectrum bands. Preferably, the 1st and 2nd light sources include an LED. More preferably, the 1st and 2nd light sources are installed on a light source unit for a back light unit. Selectively, the 1st and 2nd light sources comprise at least one light source body respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyu Yang, Jin-Gyeong Kim, Seung-Jong Choi
  • Publication number: 20110090306
    Abstract: A broadcast receiver and a 3D broadcast data processing method are disclosed. The processing method includes receiving a broadcast signal including system information (SI) and video data, parsing SI of a program, and determining whether the program provides a 3D broadcast service on the basis of the SI, extracting, if the program provides a 3D broadcast service, 3D broadcast data corresponding to the 3D broadcast service, and processing the 3D video data according to the SI. The broadcast receiver includes a receiving unit receiving a broadcast signal including SI and video data, an SI processor parsing system information of a program, and determining whether the program provides a 3D broadcast service on the basis of the SI, a demultiplexer extracting, if the program provides a 3D broadcast service, 3D broadcast data corresponding to a 3D broadcast service, and a video processing unit processing 3D video data according to the SI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Jin Pil Kim, Jeong Hyu Yang, Seung Jong Choi, Jin Seok Im, Kwan Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20110057818
    Abstract: Encoding and decoding apparatuses and encoding and decoding methods are provided. The decoding method includes extracting a plurality of encoded signals from an input bitstream, determining which of a plurality of decoding methods is to be used to decode each of the encoded signals, decoding the encoded signals using the determined decoding methods, and synthesizing the decoded signals. Accordingly, it is possible to encode signals having different characteristics at an optimum bitrate by classifying the signals into one or more classes according to the characteristics of the signals and encoding each of the signals using an encoding unit that can best serve the class where a corresponding signal belongs. In addition, it is possible to efficiently encode various signals including audio and speech signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yang Won Jung, Hyen-O Oh, Hyo Jin Kim, Seung Jong Choi, Dong Geum Lee, Hong Goo Kang, Jae Seong Lee
  • Patent number: 7839452
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image display device in a digital TV that is capable of carrying out the conversion into various kinds of resolution by using single bit map data in the digital TV. The image display device includes: a data processing part for executing bit map conversion, compression, restoration and format-conversion for text data; a memory for storing the bit map data obtained according to the bit map conversion and compression in the data processing part and image data inputted from an arbitrary receiving part, the receiving part receiving one of digital image data and analog image data; an image outputting part for reading the image data from the memory; and a display processing part for mixing the image data read from the image outputting part and the bit map data converted in format from the data processing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Seung Jong Choi
  • Publication number: 20100271465
    Abstract: A receiving system and a method of processing data are disclosed herein. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a system information processor, a decoding unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including a 3D content and system information associated with the 3D content. The system information processor extracts identification information from the system information. Herein, the identification information may identify that the broadcast signal being received by the receiving unit includes the 3D content. The decoding unit decodes the received 3D content based upon transmission format information of the 3D content. Herein, the transmission format information may be included in the extracted identification information. And, the display unit displays the 3D content decoded by the decoding unit as a 3D image based upon a display method of a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, Jong-Yeul Shu, Seung Jong Choi, Jung Eun Lim, Jeong Hyu Yang, Jin Seok Im, Wern Bae Kil
  • Publication number: 20100254318
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a data processing method including receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the received broadcast signal, outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a broadcast signal frame, and acquiring reference time information contained in the mobile service data frame, setting the reference time information to a system time clock at a specific time based on the demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system time clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, In Hwan Choi, Jae Hyung Song, Seung Jong Choi
  • Publication number: 20100238274
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving a three-dimensional (3D) image signal, generating image data from the 3D image signal, wherein said image data includes a plurality of left image data and a plurality of right image data, configuring the generated 3D image data to a 3D format, wherein the configured 3D image data includes black data and displaying the configured 3D image data at an output frequency, wherein the output frequency is synchronized with a shutter glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hak Tae KIM, Keun Bok SONG, Seung Jong CHOI