Patents by Inventor Deokhwa KIM

Deokhwa 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).

  • Method and system for updating map for pose estimation based on images
    Patent number: 11625855
    Abstract: A map updating method may include calculating a relative pose relationship between consecutive images; calculating an absolute pose of each image based on the relative pose relationship between the consecutive images; and updating a map used for visual localization (VL) based on the absolute pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: NAVER LABS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deokhwa Kim, Donghwan Lee, Sangok Seok
  • Method and system for tracking trajectory based on visual localization and odometry
    Patent number: 11620755
    Abstract: The trajectory tracking method for a mobile electronic device may include tracking a trajectory of the electronic device by using results of pose estimation using odometry and results of pose estimation using visual localization (VL) as camera pose information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NAVER LABS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donghwan Lee, Deokhwa Kim
  • Electronic device for providing visual localization based on outdoor three-dimension map information and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 11514645
    Abstract: Electronic devices and/or operating methods of the electronic device to provide visual localization based on outdoor three-dimensional (3D) map information may be provided. Such electronic devices may be configured to acquire two-dimensional (2D) image information about an outdoor environment, generate 3D map information about the outdoor environment based on the 2D image information, and determine a position of a point in the 3D map information corresponding to a query image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: NAVER CORPORATION, NAVER LABS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deokhwa Kim, Donghwan Lee
  • Method and system for generating depth information of street view image using 2D map
    Patent number: 11482009
    Abstract: A method for generating depth information of a street view image using a two-dimensional (2D) image includes calculating distance information of an object on a 2D map using the 2D map corresponding to a street view image; extracting semantic information on the object from the street view image; and generating depth information of the street view image based on the distance information and the semantic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NAVER LABS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donghwan Lee, Deokhwa Kim
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VISUAL LOCALIZATION BASED ON OUTDOOR THREE-DIMENSION MAP INFORMATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210241523
    Abstract: Electronic devices and/or operating methods of the electronic device to provide visual localization based on outdoor three-dimensional (3D) map information may be provided. Such electronic devices may be configured to acquire two-dimensional (2D) image information about an outdoor environment, generate 3D map information about the outdoor environment based on the 2D image information, and determine a position of a point in the 3D map information corresponding to a query image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: NAVER CORPORATION, NAVER LABS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deokhwa KIM, Donghwan LEE
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING TRAJECTORY BASED ON VISUAL LOCALIZATION AND ODOMETRY
    Publication number: 20210142488
    Abstract: The trajectory tracking method for a mobile electronic device may include tracking a trajectory of the electronic device by using results of pose estimation using odometry and results of pose estimation using visual localization (VL) as camera pose information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Donghwan LEE, Deokhwa KIM
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DEPTH INFORMATION OF STREET VIEW IMAGE USING 2D MAP
    Publication number: 20210049372
    Abstract: A method for generating depth information of a street view image using a two-dimensional (2D) image includes calculating distance information of an object on a 2D map using the 2D map corresponding to a street view image; extracting semantic information on the object from the street view image; and generating depth information of the street view image based on the distance information and the semantic information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Donghwan LEE, Deokhwa KIM
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING MAP FOR POSE ESTIMATION BASED ON IMAGES
    Publication number: 20200320738
    Abstract: A map updating method may include calculating a relative pose relationship between consecutive images; calculating an absolute pose of each image based on the relative pose relationship between the consecutive images; and updating a map used for visual localization (VL) based on the absolute pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Deokhwa KIM, Donghwan LEE, Sangok SEOK