Patents by Inventor Deokyoung KANG

Deokyoung 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).

  • Publication number: 20210266490
    Abstract: A method of driving a lens array camera may include simultaneously driving a first group of sensing elements from among a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element from among the first group of sensing elements corresponding to a same original signal viewpoint, wherein the plurality of sensing elements is included in a sensor corresponding to the lens array camera including N rows of N lenses, N being a natural number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daekun YOON, Yang Ho Cho, Kyuhwan Choi, Deokyoung Kang
  • Publication number: 20210256659
    Abstract: Provided is an image restoration apparatus and method. The image restoration apparatus may store an image restoration model including a convolutional layer corresponding to kernels having various dilation gaps, and may restore an output image from a target image obtained by rearranging a compound eye vision (CEV) image by the image restoration model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Deokyoung KANG, Dong Kyung NAM
  • Publication number: 20210218944
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for restoring an image, the apparatus including a plurality of lenses configured to pass a plurality of rays, a sensor including a target sensing element configured to receive a target ray passing a first lens among the plurality of lenses, and a second sensing element configured to receive a second ray passing a second lens among the plurality of lenses, the first lens being different from the second lens, and a processor configured to determine the second sensing element based on a difference between a direction of the target ray and a direction of the second ray, and to restore color information corresponding to the target sensing element based on color information detected by the second sensing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Deokyoung Kang, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Patent number: 11039097
    Abstract: A method of driving a lens array camera may include simultaneously driving a first group of sensing elements from among a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element from among the first group of sensing elements corresponding to a same original signal viewpoint, wherein the plurality of sensing elements is included in a sensor corresponding to the lens array camera including N rows of N lenses, N being a natural number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daekun Yoon, Yang Ho Cho, Kyuhwan Choi, Deokyoung Kang
  • Patent number: 11030724
    Abstract: Provided is an image restoration apparatus and method. The image restoration apparatus may store an image restoration model including a convolutional layer corresponding to kernels having various dilation gaps, and may restore an output image from a target image obtained by rearranging a compound eye vision (CEV) image by the image restoration model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Deokyoung Kang, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Publication number: 20210166352
    Abstract: An image restoration method and apparatus are provided. The image restoration method includes acquiring a target image, and acquiring a restoration image of the target image from an image restoration model to which the target image and pixel position information of the target image are input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: DEOKYOUNG KANG, Yang Ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20210133920
    Abstract: An image restoration apparatus generates a plurality of warped images by warping each of a plurality of input images based on respective depths corresponding to a plurality of disparities, and generates an output image with a high resolution based on the plurality of input images and the plurality of warped images using an image restoration model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seho LEE, Yang Ho CHO, Deokyoung KANG
  • Publication number: 20210116705
    Abstract: An aberration correction method and apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one processor, and an input/output unit configured to receive an captured image, wherein the processor is configured to initialize a first matrix or a second matrix by reducing a matrix of a point spread function (PSF) of a lens included in a capturing device used to capture the captured image, iteratively perform an aberration removal and a noise removal based on the captured image and the first matrix or the second matrix, and output a final original image as a result of the iteratively performing. Here, the first matrix is a matrix obtained by reducing the number of indices indicating light arrival points of the matrix of the PSF, and the second matrix is a matrix obtained by reducing the number of indices corresponding to light arrival points of a transposed matrix of the PSF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (SNU) R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: DEOKYOUNG KANG, Myung Joo KANG, Yang Ho CHO, Seung Won JEONG, Jin Je PARK
  • Patent number: 10924667
    Abstract: An image sensor and an image sensing method are provided. The image sensor may restore a high resolution image with respect to a high magnification based on sensing information corresponding to different fields of view (FOVs) and that is received through lens elements having a same focal length and different lens sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokyoung Kang, Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Patent number: 10902557
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for restoring an image, the apparatus including a plurality of lenses configured to pass a plurality of rays, a sensor including a target sensing element configured to receive a target ray passing a first lens among the plurality of lenses, and a second sensing element configured to receive a second ray passing a second lens among the plurality of lenses, the first lens being different from the second lens, and a processor configured to determine the second sensing element based on a difference between a direction of the target ray and a direction of the second ray, and to restore color information corresponding to the target sensing element based on color information detected by the second sensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Deokyoung Kang, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Patent number: 10873693
    Abstract: A calibration method and apparatus are provided. The calibration method includes sensing spots at which collimated light passing through multiple lenses is imaged on a sensor and determining a transformation matrix configured to restore an image acquired using the multiple lenses based on the spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: Kyuhwan Choi, Deokyoung Kang, Yang Ho Cho, Daekun Yoon
  • Patent number: 10868957
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus and method. The image processing method includes obtaining, by a sensor and a lens array, a first image corresponding to an original image, identifying the first image obtained by the sensor and the lens array, rearranging the first image in response to rearranging a transformation matrix based on the sensor and the lens array, and generating a second image by performing a color interpolation on the rearranged first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokyoung Kang, Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam, Daekun Yoon, Kyuhwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20200259979
    Abstract: An image sensor and an image sensing method are provided. The image sensor may restore a high resolution image with respect to a high magnification based on sensing information corresponding to different fields of view (FOVs) and that is received through lens elements having a same focal length and different lens sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokyoung KANG, Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Publication number: 20200195873
    Abstract: A method of driving a lens array camera may include simultaneously driving a first group of sensing elements from among a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element from among the first group of sensing elements corresponding to a same original signal viewpoint, wherein the plurality of sensing elements is included in a sensor corresponding to the lens array camera including N rows of N lenses, N being a natural number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: DAEKUN YOON, Yang Ho Cho, Kyuhwan Choi, Deokyoung Kang
  • Publication number: 20200177794
    Abstract: A calibration method and apparatus are provided. The calibration method includes sensing spots at which collimated light passing through multiple lenses is imaged on a sensor and determining a transformation matrix configured to restore an image acquired using the multiple lenses based on the spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyuhwan CHOI, Deokyoung KANG, Yang Ho CHO, Daekun YOON
  • Publication number: 20200128176
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus and method. The image processing method includes obtaining, by a sensor and a lens array, a first image corresponding to an original image, identifying the first image obtained by the sensor and the lens array, rearranging the first image in response to rearranging a transformation matrix based on the sensor and the lens array, and generating a second image by performing a color interpolation on the rearranged first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokyoung KANG, Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung NAM, Daekun YOON, Kyuhwan CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200112671
    Abstract: An image sensor and an image sensing method are provided. The image sensor may restore a high resolution image with respect to a high magnification based on sensing information corresponding to different fields of view (FOVs) and that is received through lens elements having a same focal length and different lens sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokyoung KANG, Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung NAM
  • Publication number: 20200090306
    Abstract: Provided is an image restoration apparatus and method. The image restoration apparatus may store an image restoration model including a convolutional layer corresponding to kernels having various dilation gaps, and may restore an output image from a target image obtained by rearranging a compound eye vision (CEV) image by the image restoration model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Deokyoung KANG, Dong Kyung NAM
  • Publication number: 20190164255
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for restoring an image, the apparatus including a plurality of lenses configured to pass a plurality of rays, a sensor including a target sensing element configured to receive a target ray passing a first lens among the plurality of lenses, and a second sensing element configured to receive a second ray passing a second lens among the plurality of lenses, the first lens being different from the second lens, and a processor configured to determine the second sensing element based on a difference between a direction of the target ray and a direction of the second ray, and to restore color information corresponding to the target sensing element based on color information detected by the second sensing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YANG HO CHO, Deokyoung KANG, DONG KYUNG NAM