Patents by Inventor Chung-Hyun KIM

Chung-Hyun KIM 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY USING SYNTHESIZED ENVIRONMENT MAP
    Publication number: 20140139521
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing Augmented Reality (AR) corresponding to objects that are hidden from view of a user. The apparatus includes a first extraction unit to extract a first environment map corresponding to a location of a terminal; a second extraction unit to determine an expanded area enclosing the location of the terminal and to extract a second environment map corresponding to the expanded area; and a synthesization unit to generate a synthesized environment map by synthesizing the first environment map and the second environment map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Hyun KIM
  • Apparatus and method for providing augmented reality using synthesized environment map
    Patent number: 8654151
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing Augmented Reality (AR) corresponding to objects that are hidden from view of a user. The apparatus includes a first extraction unit to extract a first environment map corresponding to a location of a terminal; a second extraction unit to determine an expanded area enclosing the location of the terminal and to extract a second environment map corresponding to the expanded area; and a synthesization unit to generate a synthesized environment map by synthesizing the first environment map and the second environment map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Hyun Kim
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY USING SYNTHESIZED ENVIRONMENT MAP
    Publication number: 20120154425
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing Augmented Reality (AR) corresponding to objects that are hidden from view of a user. The apparatus includes a first extraction unit to extract a first environment map corresponding to a location of a terminal; a second extraction unit to determine an expanded area enclosing the location of the terminal and to extract a second environment map corresponding to the expanded area; and a synthesization unit to generate a synthesized environment map by synthesizing the first environment map and the second environment map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: PANTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Hyun KIM