Patents by Inventor Seung-Kwon Park

Seung-Kwon Park 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: 8823646
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed which includes: a camera which senses a light beam focused on a screen; a video processor which processes at least one of a first image including a reference position for calculating coordinates of the light beam and a second image corresponding to the coordinates of the light beam to be displayed on the screen; and a controller which calculates the coordinates of the light beam on the basis of the reference position changed in accordance with change in a display characteristic of the first image, and transmits the calculated coordinates to the video processor so that the second image corresponding to the calculated coordinates can be displayed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-hee Choi, Jong-hyuk Jang, Seung-kwon Park
  • Patent number: 8812317
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for recognizing voice commands, the apparatus including: a voice command recognition unit which recognizes an input voice command; a voice command recognition learning unit which learns a recognition-targeted voice command; and a controller which controls the voice command recognition unit to recognize the recognition-targeted voice command from an input voice command, controls the voice command recognition learning unit to learn the input voice command if the voice command recognition is unsuccessful, and performs a particular operation corresponding to the recognized voice command if the voice command recognition is successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk Jang, Seung-kwon Park, Jong-ho Lea
  • Patent number: 8799526
    Abstract: A media player device and a method for wake-up thereof are provided. The method includes: when the media player device is in a standby mode, checking whether an external device is connected to the plurality of contact locations; and if the external device is connected to the media player device, waking up the media player device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-hwan Cho, Seung-kwon Park, Il-ju Na, Jae-min Lee
  • Publication number: 20140205187
    Abstract: A pose classification apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first image analyzer and a second image analyzer configured to estimate a body part for each pixel of an input image including a human body, a body part decider configured to calculate reliabilities of analysis results of the first image analyzer and the second image analyzer, and configured to decide the body part for each pixel of the input image based on the calculated reliabilities, and a pose estimator configured to estimate a pose of the human body included in the input image, based on the decided body part for each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-hong KANG, Hee-seob RYU, Mikiyas TESHOME, Seung-kwon PARK, Dong-ho LEE, Ki-jun JEONG
  • Publication number: 20140184726
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for video calling thereof are provided. The method includes: capturing an image; detecting a face of at least one user from the captured image; setting an interest area to include a preset body part of the at least one user whose face has been detected; editing the interest area set in the captured image to generate a video calling image; and transmitting the video calling image to an external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-yoon KIM, Bong-seok LEE, Hee-seob RYU, Seung-kwon PARK, Dong-ho LEE
  • Patent number: 8749609
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for implementing a video call between a first caller and a second caller are provided. The apparatus includes: an image sensor which captures an image of the first caller; a display which displays an image of the second caller; a microphone which captures an audio input by the first caller; a speaker which outputs an audio input by the second caller; a detector which is configured to determine a location of the first caller; and a controller which controls the detector to determine the location of the first caller as corresponding to an original location, wherein in response to the first caller changing a location from the original location to a new location, the controller controls the detector to determine the location of the first caller as being the new location, and controls the microphone to adjust a configuration of the microphone based on the new location of the first caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-seob Ryu, Seung-kwon Park, Chang-yong Kim, Jong-hyuk Jang, Young-kwang Seo
  • Publication number: 20140146124
    Abstract: A display apparatus for providing a multi view mode along with glasses is provided. The display apparatus includes a communicator which communicates with the glasses, a display which displays multiple contents respectively, a screen telephony performer which performs screen telephony with another display apparatus, and a controller. The controller controls the communicator to transmit a user's voice received from the another display apparatus to the glasses, when the screen telephony with another display apparatus is performed, and which controls the display to display screen telephony images received from the another display apparatus and one content from among the multiple contents in a multi view mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-ick JANG, Yeun-bae KIM, Chang-yong KIM, Seung-kwon PARK, Jea-hee HAN
  • Publication number: 20140136205
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a voice acquiring apparatus and a voice recognition method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit which displays an image; a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of external apparatuses; and a controller which includes a voice recognition engine to recognize a user's voice, receives a voice signal from a voice acquiring unit, and controls the communication unit to receive candidate instruction words from at least one of the plurality of external apparatuses to recognize the received voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk JANG, Chan-hee CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Kyung-mi PARK, Seung-kwon PARK, Jae-hyun BAE
  • Publication number: 20140119618
    Abstract: A control method of an apparatus for face recognition includes acquiring an image through an image acquirer, extracting a facial image from the acquired image, determining whether the extracted facial image meets a predetermined quality condition to decide use/non-use of the extracted facial image and performing a face recognizing operation by using the extracted facial image if the extracted facial image meets the predetermined quality condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-yoon KIM, Hee-seob Ryu, Seung-kwon Park, Dong-ho Lee, Chan-hee Choi
  • Publication number: 20130275895
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: an image processor, which processes an image signal; a display unit, which displays an image based on the image signal and a user interface (UI) for user interfacing; and a controller, which determines a size of the UI displayed on the display unit for a user currently watching the display apparatus and, which displays the UI in the determined size on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-min KANG, Seung-kwon PARK, Hee-soo LEE
  • Publication number: 20130260832
    Abstract: There are provided an interface setup apparatus and method capable of easily setting up an interface in a mobile terminal. A controller transmits, to a server, identification information extracted from a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card inserted into the mobile terminal upon power-on of the mobile terminal, in response, downloads a binary received from the server and corresponding to the identification information, and sets up the interface of the mobile terminal based on the binary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Kwon Park, Hyun-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8446428
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing unit which processes and displays an image; a recognizing unit which recognizes a pointing operation input from a pointing device; and a control unit which executes during an execution a predetermined function when a first pointing operation which selects the predetermined function and a second pointing operation which confirms whether to execute the selected predetermined function are input from the pointing device, and controls the image processing unit to process the image in response to the execution of the predetermined function. With this configuration, it is possible to more precisely detect a pointing operation input from a pointing device according to user's intention and allow a user to serve the user's intention using the pointing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk Jang, Seung-kwon Park
  • Publication number: 20130117027
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method thereof are provided. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus includes recognizing a voice signal that is input; and displaying text corresponding to the recognized voice signal on a display unit of the electronic apparatus; and deleting selected text of the text displayed on the display unit in response to a deletion motion that is input while the text is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-hee CHOI, Hee-Seob RYU, Jae-hyun BAE, Jong-hyuk JANG, Seung-kwon PARK
  • Patent number: 8408710
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method thereof for recording a presentation. The presentation recording apparatus includes: a projector operable to project an original image of a presentation onto a screen; a camera operable to capture the image of the presentation projected onto the screen and a light of a pointing device which is irradiated onto the screen; a memory; and a controller, wherein if the projector projects the image of the presentation onto the screen, the controller controls the camera to capture the image of the presentation projected onto the screen, determines coordinate information corresponding to a position of the light of the pointing device irradiated onto the screen, and controls the memory to store the original image of the presentation together with the determined coordinate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk Jang, Seung-kwon Park, Hee-seob Ryu
  • Patent number: 8390665
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus, system and method for facilitating a video call between a first caller and a second caller, the apparatus including: an image sensor which captures an image of the first caller; a display which displays an image of the second caller; a microphone which captures audio input by the first caller; a speaker which plays audio input by the second caller; a detector which is operable to determine a location of the first caller; and a controller which controls the detector to determine the location as corresponding to an original location, wherein if the first caller changes from the original location to a new location, the controller controls the detector to determine the location as being the new location and controls the microphone to readjust based on the determined new location of the first caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-seob Ryu, Seung-kwon Park, Chang-yong Kim, Jong-hyuk Jang
  • Publication number: 20130054240
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for recognizing a voice by using a lip image are provided. The apparatus includes: a voice recognizer which recognizes a voice of a user and outputs text information based on the recognized voice; a lip shape detector which detects a lip shape of the user; and a voice recognition result verifier which determines whether the text information output by the voice recognizer is correct, by using a result of the detection by the lip shape detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk JANG, Hee-seob RYU, Kyung-mi PARK, Seung-kwon PARK, Jae-hyun BAE
  • Publication number: 20130033428
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof is disclosed. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus includes using motion recognition photographs as an object, and changing and displaying a screen based on a movement direction of the object, when a determination that the photographed object is moved while maintaining a first shape is made. By this method, the user is able to perform zoom in and zoom out operations more easily and intuitively by using motion recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-hee CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Dong-ho LEE, Ki-jun JEONG, Seung-kwon PARK, Sang-jin HAN
  • Publication number: 20130033422
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof is disclosed. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus includes using motion recognition photographs as an object, and changing and displaying a screen based on a movement direction of the object, when a determination that the photographed object is moved while maintaining a first shape is made. By this method, the user is able to perform zoom in and zoom out operations more easily and intuitively by using motion recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-hee CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Dong-ho LEE, Ki-jun JEONG, Seung-kwon PARK, Sang-jin HAN
  • Publication number: 20120262373
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed which includes: a camera which senses a light beam focused on a screen; a video processor which processes at least one of a first image including a reference position for calculating coordinates of the light beam and a second image corresponding to the coordinates of the light beam to be displayed on the screen; and a controller which calculates the coordinates of the light beam on the basis of the reference position changed in accordance with change in a display characteristic of the first image, and transmits the calculated coordinates to the video processor so that the second image corresponding to the calculated coordinates can be displayed on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-hee CHOI, Jong-hyuk JANG, Seung-kwon PARK
  • Publication number: 20120179472
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a motion recognition unit which recognizes motion of an object and a control unit which, if a push motion in which the object located in front of the electronic device is moved in a direction of the electronic device is sensed by the motion recognition unit, activates a motion recognition mode, tracks the motion of the object, and performs a control operation of the electronic device corresponding to a subsequent motion of the object. The control unit may inactivate the motion recognition mode if an end motion in which the motion of the object is in a direction to contact a body part of a user or an additional object is recognized by the motion recognition unit while the motion recognition mode is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-seob RYU, Seung-kwon PARK, Jong-hyuk JANG, Chan-hee CHOI