Patents by Inventor Byoung-Ho Kang
Byoung-Ho Kang 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: 11966768Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for a multi-cloud service platform. The apparatus includes one or more processors and executable memory for storing at least one program executed by the one or more processors. The at least one program may receive a service request from a user client device, generate a multi-cloud infrastructure service using multiple clouds in response to the service request, make the multiple clouds interoperate with mufti-cloud infrastructure in order to provide the multi-cloud infrastructure service, and generate a multi-cloud application runtime environment corresponding to the multi-cloud infrastructure service.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Seok-Ho Son, Dong-Jae Kang, Byoung-Seob Kim, Seung-Jo Bae, Ji-Hoon Seo, Byeong-Thaek Oh, Kure-Chel Lee, Young-Woo Jung
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Publication number: 20220373514Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a method of detecting a fault location using an acoustic emission signal, including a measuring step of measuring, by a signal measuring unit including at least three sensors disposed in a diagnosed subject and isolated from one another, an acoustic emission signal generated from a faulty part of the diagnosed subject, a signal pre-processing step of filtering and amplifying, by the signal pre-processing unit, the acoustic emission signal, an extraction step of extracting, by a data operation unit, a measuring time, that is, the time when the acoustic emission signal reaches each of the at least three sensors of the signal measuring unit, and a first analysis step of analyzing, by a data analysis unit, a location and occurrence time of the faulty part by using the measuring time and location information of the signal measuring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Byung Il Lee, Hyeuk Nam Kwon, Kwang Bok Kim, Chang Il Kim, Jin Ho Woo, Min Kook Nah, Byoung Ho Kang, Bong Gi Kim
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Patent number: 8705886Abstract: A system, medium, and method compensating brightness of an image, by compensating the brightness of a main object included in the image. The system includes a brightness distribution calculation unit dividing the obtained image into a plurality of divided regions and calculating the brightness distribution of each divided region, and a compensation unit determining a main region including a main object in the obtained image according to the calculated brightness distribution and compensating the obtained image according to the determination result.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dae-su Chung, Byoung-ho Kang, Seong-deok Lee
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Patent number: 8624995Abstract: A white balancing detecting method, medium, and system. The white balancing method includes setting an illuminant detection region of an input image in accordance with an exposure integration time indicative of a collected amount of light when the image is taken, and detecting an illuminant by using data contained in the illuminant detection region in a color gamut of the image.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-su Kim, Byoung-ho Kang, Seong-deok Lee
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Patent number: 8625154Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for reproducing an optimized preference color using candidate images and natural languages, in which user-oriented optimized picture quality can be provided through a printer. The apparatus includes a preference color-natural language information memory which stores characteristic information of a preference color mapped on a natural language, a candidate image provider module which provides candidate images having characteristic information applied to original images, and a candidate preference image input module which inputs one image, which satisfies a user's preference, among the candidate images.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-ho Kang, Se-eun Kim, Heui-keun Choh
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Patent number: 8384961Abstract: Disclosed is a method of creating a color-mapping lookup table and a color-mapping method using the same. The method of creating a color-mapping lookup table includes; obtaining color-space data for respective solid colors specified as lattice points of the color-mapping lookup table, obtaining color-space data for respective achromatic colors specified as lattice points of the color-mapping lookup table, and tabulating the color-space data for the respective solid colors specified as the lattice points and the color-space for the respective achromatic colors specified as the lattice points. Therefore, the methods can create a color-mapping LUT in which significant colors such as solid colors or achromatic colors are specified as lattice points, so that significant colors are more optimally reproduced since device data for the significant colors are not calculated through interpolation.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Heul-keun Choh, Dae-won Kim, Byoung-ho Kang
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Patent number: 8139855Abstract: A color rendering technique, more particularly, an illuminant estimation method, medium, and system estimating an illuminant for white balancing. The illuminant estimation method includes detecting a plurality of valid images from input image data, and determining an illuminant for white balancing based on one or more estimated illuminants that are obtained based on data included in each of the valid images.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-su Kim, Byoung-ho Kang, Seong-deok Lee
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Patent number: 7940325Abstract: An apparatus and method of capturing images having an optimized quality during night time conditions is provided. The apparatus for capturing images includes an image-capturing unit that captures an light from an object and generates a first digital image, a night-scene-sensing unit sensing whether the first digital image is a night-scene image, an exposure-adjustment unit adjusting an optimized exposure time by comparing an edge level of the night-scene image with that of a pre-generated reference image if it is sensed that the input image is the night-scene image, and a controller controlling the image-capturing unit to generate a second digital image based on the adjusted exposure time.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-su Kim, Dae-su Chung, Byoung-ho Kang, Seong-deok Lee
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Patent number: 7941042Abstract: An auto-focus method, medium, and apparatus for image-capturing. The auto-focus method includes obtaining a first image by placing a focus lens of a corresponding image-capturing apparatus at a first fixed position, obtaining a second image by placing the focus lens at a second fixed position; calculating blur levels of the first and second images, and determining a position of the focus lens by substituting the blur levels of the first and second images into each of a plurality of blur level relational expressions, which are derived from a plurality of pairs of images of respective corresponding objects at different distances from an image sensor module, each of the pairs of images being obtained by placing the focus lens at the first and second fixed positions, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-kwan Park, Sung-su Kim, Byoung-ho Kang
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Patent number: 7852535Abstract: An apparatus and method for converting color data are provided. The method includes generating a CMYK color gamut extended from a CMY color gamut that consists of a cyan (C) colorant, a magenta (M) colorant, and a yellow (Y) colorant, by use of the CMY color gamut and a black (K) colorant; mapping input colors using the generated CMYK color gamut; converting color data of the mapped input colors to CMY data; and converting the CMY data to CMYK data. Accordingly, natural representation and printing of low-lightness colors and high-saturation colors can be attained.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-ho Kang, Dae-won Kim, Heui-keun Cho, Min-ki Cho
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Patent number: 7835576Abstract: An apparatus and method for editing an optimized color preference are provided. The apparatus includes a color information controlling unit which extracts data about a preference by comparing color information of a transformed image generated by transforming color information of an original image and the original image according to a user preference; a learning unit which teaches a neural network about the preference, based on the extracted data, and predicts color information variation by the neural network; and an image correcting unit which corrects color information of an input image according to the predicted color information variation. The method includes extracting data about a preference; teaching a neural network about the preference, based on the extracted data; predicting color information variation by the neural network; and correcting color information of an input image according to the predicted color information variation.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-ho Kang, Heui-keun Choh, Se-eun Kim
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Patent number: 7835575Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for converting a preference color, in which the color space of a preference color selected by a user is divided into a plurality of sub-regions according to color distribution characteristics, and the colors of the respective regions of an input image corresponding to the user's preference color are converted into colors of proper sub-regions among the plurality of sub-regions.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Se-eun Kim, Byoung-ho Kang, Heui-keun Choh
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Patent number: 7733525Abstract: A gamut mapping method and apparatus are provided which allow a reproduction device to properly represent colors that are not within a gamut boundary of the reproduction device but within in a gamut boundary of a source device. The gamut mapping method includes (a) setting a cut-off rate for a predetermined color component and defining a cut-off region on a standard color circle; (b) determining a gamut of a reproduction device using color data which is part of basic color data and corresponds to colors that do not belong to the cut-off region; (c) modifying a gamut of a source device according to the determined gamut of the reproduction device; (d) determining a mapping relationship between the modified gamut of the source device and the determined gamut of the reproduction device; and (e) creating a mapping table based on the determined mapping relationship.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Byoung-ho Kang, Se-eun Kim, Heui-keun Choh
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Patent number: 7667873Abstract: An apparatus and method for image-adaptive color reproduction is provided. The apparatus includes an information-extraction unit, an image-compression unit and an image-information-reproduction unit. The information-extraction unit inputs image information of a first color space model, converts the input image information into image information of a second color space model, and extracts pixel frequency information of pixels belonging to a plurality of color regions by using the image information of the second color space model. The image compression unit inputs the image information of the first color space model, converts the input image information into the image information of the second color space model, and calculates compressed image information by compression-mapping the image information of the second color space model. The image information reproduction unit outputs final image information by using the pixel frequency information and the compressed image information.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-ho Kang, Heui-keun Choh, Min-ki Cho, Se-eun Kim, Ronnier Luo
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Patent number: 7626742Abstract: A color data conversion apparatus and method. The color data conversion apparatus includes a K ratio calculator for outputting a K ratio that is calculated using entered color data; a K ratio adjuster for adjusting the calculated K ratio, which is output from the K ratio calculator, in reference to gamut boundary descriptors (GBDs) corresponding to a K ratio and outputting the adjusted K ratio as a final K ratio; and a CMY ratio calculator for calculating C, M, and Y ratios based on the final K ratio. When converting the entered color data to the CMYK data, the calculated K ratio can be adjusted to the K ratio printable by use of the K GBDs. Accordingly, the printing apparatus can substantially print according to the calculated K ratio and thus the degradation of the printing quality can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Dae-won Kim, Heui-keun Cho, Byoung-ho Kang
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Patent number: 7583411Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing gamut compression. A gamut mapping apparatus of the invention includes a gamut analyzing unit for analyzing the gamut of a source device and the gamut of a target device using a gamut information profile; a gamut compressing unit for mapping original images of the source device within the gamut of the target device by using the analytical information on the gamuts; and a gamut extending unit for increasing the chroma of predetermined images among the compressed original images on the basis of the analytical information on the gamuts and the performance result of the gamut compressing unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-ho Kang, Dae-won Kim, Heui-keun Choh, Min-ki Cho
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Publication number: 20090074396Abstract: An auto-focus method, medium, and apparatus for image-capturing. The auto-focus method includes obtaining a first image by placing a focus lens of a corresponding image-capturing apparatus at a first fixed position, obtaining a second image by placing the focus lens at a second fixed position; calculating blur levels of the first and second images, and determining a position of the focus lens by substituting the blur levels of the first and second images into each of a plurality of blur level relational expressions, which are derived from a plurality of pairs of images of respective corresponding objects at different distances from an image sensor module, each of the pairs of images being obtained by placing the focus lens at the first and second fixed positions, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung-kwan Park, Sung-su Kim, Byoung-ho Kang
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Publication number: 20090051783Abstract: An apparatus and method of capturing images having an optimized quality during night time conditions is provided. The apparatus for capturing images includes an image-capturing unit that captures an light from an object and generates a first digital image, a night-scene-sensing unit sensing whether the first digital image is a night-scene image, an exposure-adjustment unit adjusting an optimized exposure time by comparing an edge level of the night-scene image with that of a pre-generated reference image if it is sensed that the input image is the night-scene image, and a controller controlling the image-capturing unit to generate a second digital image based on the adjusted exposure time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-su Kim, Dae-su Chung, Byoung-ho Kang, Seong-deok Lee
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Publication number: 20080174798Abstract: A color-management apparatus and method which can improve color reproducibility during color-gamut mapping of devices having different color gamuts are provided. The apparatus includes a transformation unit transforming a first color space of an original image supplied from a source device into a second color space, a computing unit computing a plurality of second parameters based on at least one among a plurality of first parameter defining the second color space, and a color-gamut mapping unit performing color-gamut mapping between the source device and a reproduction device reproducing an output image from the original image using the plurality of second parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Ronnier Luo, Heui-keun Choh, Byoung-ho Kang
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Publication number: 20080080764Abstract: A color rendering technique, more particularly, an illuminant estimation method, medium, and system estimating an illuminant for white balancing. The illuminant estimation method includes detecting a plurality of valid images from input image data, and determining an illuminant for white balancing based on one or more estimated illuminants that are obtained based on data included in each of the valid images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-su Kim, Byoung-ho Kang, Seong-deok Lee