Patents Assigned to Snow Corporation
  • Patent number: 11954142
    Abstract: A method and a system for producing a story video are provided. A method for producing a story video, according to one embodiment, can produce a specific story video by determining a theme of a story that is suitable for collected videos and selecting and arranging an appropriate video for each frame of a template associated with the theme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Snow Corporation
    Inventors: Junghwan Jin, Sungwook Kim, Sangho Choi, Byung-Sun Park, Wonhyo Yi, Seongyeop Jeong, Noah Hahm, Jimin Kim, Hyeongbae Shin
  • Patent number: 11902653
    Abstract: A computer-implemented camera function control method of an electronic device includes receiving a user selection, the user selection corresponding to a camera function selected from a camera list which includes a plurality of camera functions of a camera application installed on the electronic device, the plurality of camera functions each being configured in a package form to be operable in an individual camera mode of the camera application; and constructing, using a package of the camera function corresponding to the user selection, a user interface for image capturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Snow Corporation
    Inventors: SangCheol Jeon, Sam-Yeol Lim, Jihun Jeong
  • Patent number: 11823418
    Abstract: An image compression method includes segmenting, by a processor, an image file to be compressed into a plurality of blocks; performing, by the processor, a first pixel conversion based on pixel difference values between blocks from among the plurality of blocks; and storing the image file of which the first pixel conversion is completed in a first format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SNOW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byung-Sun Park
  • Publication number: 20230297608
    Abstract: A method and a system for producing a story video are provided. A method for producing a story video, according to one embodiment, can produce a specific story video by determining a theme of a story that is suitable for collected videos and selecting and arranging an appropriate video for each frame of a template associated with the theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Snow Corporation
    Inventors: Junghwan Jin, Sungwook Kim, Sangho Choi, Byung-Sun Park, Wonhyo Yi, Seongyeop Jeong, Noah Hahm, Jimin Kim, Hyeongbae Shin
  • Patent number: 11704355
    Abstract: A method and a system for producing a story video are provided. A method for producing a story video, according to one embodiment, can produce a specific story video by determining a theme of a story that is suitable for collected videos and selecting and arranging an appropriate video for each frame of a template associated with the theme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Snow Corporation
    Inventors: Junghwan Jin, Sungwook Kim, Sangho Choi, Byung-Sun Park, Wonhyo Yi, Seongyeop Jeong, Noah Hahm, Jimin Kim, Hyeongbae Shin
  • Patent number: 11539955
    Abstract: An image compression method includes parsing, by a processor, an image file to be compressed; and compressing, by the processor, the image file by ignoring a portion of bits of each pixel from among a plurality of pixels of the image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SNOW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byung-Sun Park
  • Patent number: 11403864
    Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus wherein an object is distinguished from the background of the object by using a sensor unit including at least one sensor, the distances to measurement points of the background and/or the object are measured, and information on the shape of at least one part constituting the object is acquired on the basis of the measured distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SNOW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sangho Choi, Byung-Sun Park, Junghwan Jin, Wonhyo Yi, Hyeongbae Shin, Seongyeop Jeong, Sungwook Kim, Noah Hahm, Jimin Kim
  • Publication number: 20220217270
    Abstract: A computer-implemented camera function control method of an electronic device includes receiving a user selection, the user selection corresponding to a camera function selected from a camera list which includes a plurality of camera functions of a camera application installed on the electronic device, the plurality of camera functions each being configured in a package form to be operable in an individual camera mode of the camera application; and constructing, using a package of the camera function corresponding to the user selection, a user interface for image capturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Snow Corporation
    Inventors: SangCheol JEON, Sam-Yeol LIM, Jihun JEONG
  • Publication number: 20220207779
    Abstract: An image compression method includes segmenting, by a processor, an image file to be compressed into a plurality of blocks; performing, by the processor, a first pixel conversion based on pixel difference values between blocks from among the plurality of blocks; and storing the image file of which the first pixel conversion is completed in a first format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Snow Corporation
    Inventor: Byung-Sun PARK
  • Patent number: 11308647
    Abstract: An image compression method includes segmenting, by a processor, an image file to be compressed into a plurality of blocks; performing, by the processor, a first pixel conversion based on pixel difference values between blocks from among the plurality of blocks; and storing the image file of which the first pixel conversion is completed in a first format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Snow Corporation
    Inventor: Byung-Sun Park
  • Patent number: 11310415
    Abstract: A computer-implemented camera function control method of an electronic device includes receiving a user selection, the user selection corresponding to a camera function selected from a camera list which includes a plurality of camera functions of a camera application installed on the electronic device, the plurality of camera functions each being configured in a package form to be operable in an individual camera mode of the camera application; and constructing, using a package of the camera function corresponding to the user selection, a user interface for image capturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Snow Corporation
    Inventors: SangCheol Jeon, Sam-Yeol Lim, Jihun Jeong
  • Patent number: 11281890
    Abstract: Provided is a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for performing image correction by determining a plurality of first facial feature points of a first face included in a first image, displaying (i) at least a portion of the plurality of first facial feature points and (ii) the first image on a screen of an electronic device, recognizing a first input from an external source for moving at least one first facial feature point among the plurality of first facial feature points in the first image displayed on the screen, generating a corrected first image by moving the at least one first facial feature point in response to the first input and correcting the first image based on the moved at least one first facial feature point, and generating correction pattern information by analyzing a correction pattern of the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SNOW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sungwook Kim, Sangho Choi, Byung-Sun Park, Junghwan Jin, Wonhyo Yi, Hyeongbae Shin, Seongyeop Jeong, Noah Hahm, Jimin Kim
  • Patent number: 11176678
    Abstract: An image processing method including acquiring depth information on at least one of a first portion of a specific object included in a target image or a second portion in a region of the target image that excludes the specific object based on reference pattern information, the reference pattern information including first information on a shape of an object included in an image and second information on a relative position between at least two objects included in the image, and applying a dynamic effect to at least one of the first portion or the second portion based on the acquired depth information may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SNOW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sangho Choi, Byung-Sun Park, Junghwan Jin, Wonhyo Yi, Hyeongbae Shin, Seongyeop Jeong, Sungwook Kim, Noah Hahm, Jimin Kim
  • Patent number: 11025571
    Abstract: A message sharing method includes: receiving image data captured via an imaging unit; receiving text input by a user via the input unit; analyzing, by a processor, the text and the image data and extracting a first object related to the user by using at least one of a result of analyzing the text, a result of analyzing the image data, and a sensed value obtained from a sensor unit; editing the image data to further include the extracted first object, and converting the edited image data to a thumbnail format; sharing the converted image data and the text with another user via a chat room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SNOW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Cheol Jeon, Chang Young Jeong, Young Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 11024338
    Abstract: Provided is a non-transitory computer readable medium including computer readable instruction, which when executed by a computer processor cause the computer to read image data extracted from a moving image file stored in the storage medium, a frame rate of the image data, and speed control data of the image data, determine a reproduction speed of a first section of the moving image file by analyzing the speed control data, calculate a change rate of the first section based on the reproduction speed of the first section; and reproduce the moving image file by increasing a reproduction time or removing some of a plurality of frames included in the first section based on the calculated change rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SNOW Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Cheol Jeon, Young Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 11017567
    Abstract: A dynamic content providing method performed by a computer-implemented dynamic content providing system including recognizing a facial region in an input image, extracting feature information of the recognized facial region, and dynamically synthesizing an image object of content based on the feature information, the content being synthesizable with the input image may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SNOW Corporation
    Inventors: Jimin Kim, Sangho Choi, Byung-Sun Park, Junghwan Jin, Wonhyo Yi, Hyeongbae Shin, Seongyeop Jeong, Sungwook Kim, Noah Hahm
  • Patent number: 10984568
    Abstract: Provided are methods, servers, and computer-readable media for sharing an effect for an image. An effect sharing method may include: receiving, from a first electronic device, a sharing request for an effect set that is applied to an image by an image editing logic of the first electronic device, wherein the sharing request includes an identifier of the effect set; generating a link for sharing the effect set; and sending the link in response to the sharing request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Snow Corporation
    Inventors: Dookyung Ahn, Min Kyoung Kim, Seonju Lee, Geen-Sil Lee, Tae Hwan Park
  • Publication number: 20200242810
    Abstract: An image compression method includes segmenting, by a processor, an image file to be compressed into a plurality of blocks; performing, by the processor, a first pixel conversion based on pixel difference values between blocks from among the plurality of blocks; and storing the image file of which the first pixel conversion is completed in a first format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Snow Corporation
    Inventor: Byung-Sun PARK
  • Publication number: 20200244961
    Abstract: An image compression method includes parsing, by a processor, an image file to be compressed; and compressing, by the processor, the image file by ignoring a portion of bits of each pixel from among a plurality of pixels of the image file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Snow Corporation
    Inventor: Byung-Sun PARK
  • Patent number: 10712056
    Abstract: Some aspects of the invention provide an air cooling system. The air cooling system may include a solar energy gathering component that drives a cooling system. The air cooling system may include an absorption cooling system or a thermoelectric cooling system. The cooling system may include a solar collector matched with an air venting system. The cooling unit may hang on the inside of a window or on another vertical surface and utilize the heat and/or radiation from the sun to activate a cooling mechanism that, in turn, provides cooling via the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Solar Snow Corporation
    Inventor: Harold Finkleman