Patents by Inventor Byeong-seob Ko
Byeong-seob Ko 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).
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Patent number: 11190875Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an audio system and a method of controlling the same. An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an optimal listening state according to a user setting volume and hardware characteristics of an audio system. The audio system includes a signal inputter configured to receive an input audio signal; a signal processor configure to variably apply a dynamic range for each area of the input audio signal, to apply a scaling of a size corresponding to an inverse number of a boosting gain determined by a user setting volume for the input audio signal, to perform a tone mapping of the input audio signal by applying the boosting gain, to perform signal compensation for the input audio signal by the inverse number of the scaling, and to apply a master volume according to the user setting volume; a storage configured to store parameters used in signal processing of the signal processor; and a signal outputter configured to output the audio signal processed by the signal processor.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeon Sik Jeong, Byeong Seob Ko, Sang Mo Son, Anant Baijal
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Patent number: 10997236Abstract: An audio contents recognition method includes receiving an audio signal; obtaining audio fingerprints (AFPs) based on a spectral shape of the received audio signal; generating hash codes for the obtained audio fingerprints; transmitting a matching query between the generated hash codes and hash codes stored in a database; and receiving a contents recognition result of the audio signal in response to the transmitting, wherein the generating of the hash codes includes: determining a frame interval delta_F of an audio fingerprint to generate the hash codes among the obtained audio fingerprints.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-moon Lee, In-woo Hwang, Byeong-seob Ko, Ki-beom Kim, Young-tae Kim, Anant Baijal
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Publication number: 20200404419Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an audio system and a method of controlling the same. An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an optimal listening state according to a user setting volume and hardware characteristics of an audio system. The audio system includes a signal inputter configured to receive an input audio signal; a signal processor configure to variably apply a dynamic range for each area of the input audio signal, to apply a scaling of a size corresponding to an inverse number of a boosting gain determined by a user setting volume for the input audio signal, to perform a tone mapping of the input audio signal by applying the boosting gain, to perform signal compensation for the input audio signal by the inverse number of the scaling, and to apply a master volume according to the user setting volume; a storage configured to store parameters used in signal processing of the signal processor; and a signal outputter configured to output the audio signal processed by the signal processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeon Sik JEONG, Byeong Seob KO, Sang Mo SON, Anant BAIJAL
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Patent number: 10848901Abstract: A sound output apparatus is provided. The sound output apparatus according to an embodiment includes an inputter, an outputter, a storage configured to store mapping information between a volume level and a dynamic range of the sound output apparatus and a processor configured to obtain a dynamic range corresponding to a volume level currently set to the sound output apparatus based on the mapping information, process a sound signal input through the inputter based on the dynamic range and output the processed sound signal through the outputter.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Anant Baijal, Hyeon-sik Jeong, Sang-mo Son, Byeong-seob Ko, Hae-kwang Park
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Patent number: 10530317Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling the electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes an audio processor that outputs an audio including a first audio component and a second audio component and a controller that controls the audio processor to change a ratio of the first audio component to the second audio component according to the changed audio level, in response to receiving an instruction to change a level of the output audio.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-mo Son, Hyunjoo Chung, Byeong-seob Ko, Anant Baijal, Hyeon-sik Jeong
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Patent number: 10468023Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal; a display configured to display an image based on the received broadcasting signal; a sound receiver configured to receive a sound spoken by a user; a first sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the display apparatus is in a standby mode, and determine whether the received sound is a reserved word candidate having a high probability of corresponding to a reserved word; a second sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the received sound is determined as the reserved word candidate and to determine whether the received sound is the reserved word; and a controller configured to control the preset operation to be performed when the received sound is determined as the reserved word.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young-jun Ryu, Dong-Wan Kim, Jae-hyun Bae, Ki-hoon Shin, Nam-gook Cho, Byeong-seob Ko, Ki-beom Kim, Hee-seob Ryu
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Patent number: 10455342Abstract: Provided is a method of operating an acoustic event detecting apparatus including: receiving an acoustic input; extracting frequency characteristics of the acoustic input; determining whether a first acoustic event has occurred by analyzing the extracted frequency characteristics; and in response to determining that the first acoustic event has occurred, acquiring data about at least one of a sound, an image, and a video from an environment outside of the acoustic event detecting apparatus and transmitting the data to a first device.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin-sung Kim, Jae-hoon Jeong, Jung-eun Park, Ki-wan Eom, Byeong-seob Ko, Anant Baijal, In-woo Hwang, Sang-chul Ko, Jeong-su Kim, Seung-yeol Lee, Jae-youn Cho
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Patent number: 10431240Abstract: Provided is a speech enhancement method and a system therefor. The speech enhancement method includes receiving at least one speech signal; generating a first speech signal by performing a primary speech enhancement on the at least one speech signal; selecting a noise removing gain corresponding to the first speech signal from pre-learned noise removing gain information; and generating a second speech signal by performing a secondary speech enhancement on the first speech signal based on the selected noise removing gain.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventors: Seung-yeol Lee, Joon-hyuk Chang, Byeong-seob Ko, Song-kyu Park, Tae-jun Park
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Publication number: 20190109573Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling the electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes an audio processor that outputs an audio including a first audio component and a second audio component and a controller that controls the audio processor to change a ratio of the first audio component to the second audio component according to the changed audio level, in response to receiving an instruction to change a level of the output audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-mo SON, Hyunjoo CHUNG, Byeong-seob KO, Anant BAIJAL, Hyeon-sik JEONG
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Publication number: 20190014435Abstract: A sound output apparatus is provided. The sound output apparatus according to an embodiment includes an inputter, an outputter, a storage configured to store mapping information between a volume level and a dynamic range of the sound output apparatus and a processor configured to obtain a dynamic range corresponding to a volume level currently set to the sound output apparatus based on the mapping information, process a sound signal input through the inputter based on the dynamic range and output the processed sound signal through the outputter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Anant BAIJAL, Hyeon-sik JEONG, Sang-mo SON, Byeong-seob KO, Hae-kwang PARK
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Patent number: 10177728Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling the electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes an audio processor that outputs an audio including a first audio component and a second audio component and a controller that controls the audio processor to change a ratio of the first audio component to the second audio component according to the changed audio level, in response to receiving an instruction to change a level of the output audio.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-mo Son, Hyunjoo Chung, Byeong-seob Ko, Anant Baijal, Hyeon-sik Jeong
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Patent number: 10121487Abstract: A signaling processor is provided. The signaling processor includes a frequency domain processing module configured to generate a cut-off frequency of an input signal and to generate level information for adjusting a level of a high frequency recovery signal and a time domain processing module configured to receive the cut-off frequency and the level information from the frequency domain processing module, to generate a signal having a frequency greater than or equal to the cut-off frequency using part of a signal of a frequency lower than the cut-off frequency in the input signal, to generate the high frequency recovery signal by adjusting a level of the generated signal using the level information, and to synthesize the high frequency recovery signal with the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Anant Baijal, Hyeon Sik Jeong, Byeong Seob Ko, Hyunjoo Chung, Sang Mo Son
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Patent number: 10014008Abstract: Provided is a method of analyzing audio content. The method includes: extracting a feature value of the audio content; classifying the audio content on a section basis of the audio content based on the extracted feature value; and selecting at least one section for analyzing the audio content, and performing analysis on audio content of the at least one selected section based on a class to which the audio content of each section belongs.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Nam-gook Cho, Woo-jung Lee, Sang-yoon Kim, Young-jun Ryu, Byeong-seob Ko
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Publication number: 20180152787Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an audio processor configured to generate an audio output by processing an audio input having at least two channels; and a controller configured to control the audio processor to split the audio input into a first audio component and a second audio component different in a sound image from each other, modify the sound image of the second audio component to a predetermined location for enhancing presence of the audio output, and generate the audio output based on the first audio component having unmodified sound image and the second audio component having modified sound image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-mo SON, Hyunjoo CHUNG, Byeong-seob KO, Anant BAIJAL, Hyeon-sik JEONG
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Publication number: 20180144758Abstract: A signaling processor is provided. The signaling processor includes a frequency domain processing module configured to generate a cut-off frequency of an input signal and to generate level information for adjusting a level of a high frequency recovery signal and a time domain processing module configured to receive the cut-off frequency and the level information from the frequency domain processing module, to generate a signal having a frequency greater than or equal to the cut-off frequency using part of a signal of a frequency lower than the cut-off frequency in the input signal, to generate the high frequency recovery signal by adjusting a level of the generated signal using the level information, and to synthesize the high frequency recovery signal with the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Anant BAIJAL, Hyeon Sik JEONG, Byeong Seob KO, Hyunjoo CHUNG, Sang Mo SON
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Publication number: 20180060428Abstract: An audio contents recognition method includes receiving an audio signal; obtaining audio fingerprints (AFPs) based on a spectral shape of the received audio signal; generating hash codes for the obtained audio fingerprints; transmitting a matching query between the generated hash codes and hash codes stored in a database; and receiving a contents recognition result of the audio signal in response to the transmitting, wherein the generating of the hash codes includes: determining a frame interval delta_F of an audio fingerprint to generate the hash codes among the obtained audio fingerprints.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-moon LEE, In-woo HWANG, Byeong-seob KO, Ki-beom KIM, Young-tae KIM, Anant BAIJAL
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Publication number: 20180054174Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling the electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes an audio processor that outputs an audio including a first audio component and a second audio component and a controller that controls the audio processor to change a ratio of the first audio component to the second audio component according to the changed audio level, in response to receiving an instruction to change a level of the output audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-mo SON, Hyunjoo CHUNG, Byeong-seob KO, Anant BAIJAL, Hyeon-sik JEONG
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Publication number: 20170365275Abstract: Provided is a speech enhancement method and a system therefor. The speech enhancement method includes receiving at least one speech signal; generating a first speech signal by performing a primary speech enhancement on the at least one speech signal; selecting a noise removing gain corresponding to the first speech signal from pre-learned noise removing gain information; and generating a second speech signal by performing a secondary speech enhancement on the first speech signal based on the selected noise removing gain.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Seung-yeol LEE, Joon-hyuk CHANG, Byeong-seob KO, Song-kyu PARK, Tae-jun PARK
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Patent number: 9830907Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal; a display configured to display an image based on the received broadcasting signal; a sound receiver configured to receive a sound spoken by a user; a first sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the display apparatus is in a standby mode, and determine whether the received sound is a reserved word candidate having a high probability of corresponding to a reserved word; a second sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the received sound is determined as the reserved word candidate and to determine whether the received sound is the reserved word; and a controller configured to control the preset operation to be performed when the received sound is determined as the reserved word.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young-jun Ryu, Dong-Wan Kim, Jae-hyun Bae, Ki-hoon Shin, Nam-gook Cho, Byeong-seob Ko, Ki-beom Kim, Hee-seob Ryu
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Publication number: 20170330568Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal; a display configured to display an image based on the received broadcasting signal; a sound receiver configured to receive a sound spoken by a user; a first sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the display apparatus is in a standby mode, and determine whether the received sound is a reserved word candidate having a high probability of corresponding to a reserved word; a second sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the received sound is determined as the reserved word candidate and to determine whether the received sound is the reserved word; and a controller configured to control the preset operation to be performed when the received sound is determined as the reserved word.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young-jun RYU, Dong-Wan KIM, Jae-hyun BAE, Ki-hoon SHIN, Nam-gook CHO, Byeong-seob KO, Ki-beom KIM, Hee-seob RYU