Patents by Inventor Gee-young Sung

Gee-young Sung 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).

  • Patent number: 8199103
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a switching display is provided. The system for controlling a switching display which embodies a transmitting/transflective/reflective mode, the system including: a display mode setting unit to set a display mode of a switching display according to a condition of an external light; and a twist ball control unit to control an electric signal of a transparent electrode of the switching display according to the set display mode, and to control a plurality of twist balls included in the switching display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gee Young Sung, Du-Sik Park
  • Publication number: 20120105929
    Abstract: A holographic three-dimensional (3D) image generating apparatus that may use a collimated directional blacklight unit (CD BLU) is provided. The CD BLU may output a collimated light of which an emitting light is adjusted. The convergent lens may enable the outputted collimated light to converge into a viewing area of a viewer and thus, a viewing window may be generated. A spatial light modulator (SLM) may perform spatially-varying modulation with respect to the collimated light converging into the viewing area to generate a focused beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gee Young SUNG, Yun Tae KIM, Dong Kyung NAM, Seung Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 8154799
    Abstract: A two dimensional/three dimensional (2D/3D) switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method. The 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method may selectively display a 2D image and 3D image using two displays, control a display operated as backlight from among the two displays when displaying the 2D image, and thereby may increase a contrast. Also, the 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method may output a 2D object and a 3D background using two displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Tae Kim, Gee Young Sung, Du-Sik Park, Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park
  • Patent number: 8144390
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and method are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a light source unit to include at least one light source, an optical unit to generate a directional light using a light projected from the light source unit, a variable diffuser unit to control diffusion of the directional light, a pixel unit to selectively generate one of two-dimensional (2D) images and three-dimensional (3D) images to correspond to the control of the variable diffuser unit, and a vertical diffusion unit to diffuse the 3D images in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Gee Young Sung, Yun Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20120056872
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for outputting view images by tracking a gaze of a user are provided. The image processing apparatus estimates movement of a gaze of a user using a camera, and determines an output order of view images according to the gaze movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Tae Kim, Gee Young Sung, Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20120038627
    Abstract: Example embodiments of a display system and method using a hybrid user tracking sensor are described. The display system may determine a final location of a user based on information of a face or eyes of a user generated based on information received from a plurality of cameras and posture information generated based on information received from a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gee Young Sung, Dong Kyung Nam, Yun Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20120019518
    Abstract: A rendering system and method based on a weighted value of a sub-pixel region are provided. The rendering system may change a pixel value of a single sub-pixel using pixel values of sub-pixels that represent, as respective central viewpoints, a plurality of viewpoints represented by the single sub-pixel based on an inclined lens, and may perform rendering using the changed pixel value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Tae Kim, Gee Young Sung, Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20120019516
    Abstract: A multi-view display system and method using color consistent selective sub-pixel rendering are provided. The multi-view display system may determine a pixel value based on a contribution level of a viewpoint varying based on a viewing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Yong PARK, Dong Kyung Nam, Gee Young Sung, Yun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8053855
    Abstract: A CMOS image sensor for improving light sensitivity and peripheral brightness ratio, and a method for fabricating the same. The CMOS image sensor includes a substrate on which a light sensor and device isolating insulation films are formed, in which the top of the substrate is coated with a plurality of metal layers and oxide films; a plurality of reflective layers formed inside the metal layers, each being spaced apart; a color filter embedded in a groove formed by etching the oxide films inside the reflective layers by a predetermined thickness; a plurality of protrusions formed on both sides of the top of the color filter, each arranged at a predetermined distance from one another; a flat layer formed on the top of the protrusions and the oxide films; and a micro-lens formed on the top of the flat layer. The reflective layer disposed at the top of the photodiode is made of a material having a high reflectance and low absorptivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-ho Nam, Jin-hwan Kim, Gee-young Sung
  • Patent number: 7986857
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image using a multi-channel filter. More particularly, provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image using a multi-channel filter, wherein images input into a plurality of image sensors are allowed to pass through different filters, each of which includes a plurality of channels, and segmented images passed through the filters are combined to produce a desired image. The apparatus includes a filter unit including a plurality of filters having different patterns with respect to a plurality of image channels and filtering images input into the filters, an image sensing unit including a plurality of image sensors sensing images filtered through the plurality of the filters, an interpolation unit calculating image channel values of pixels of the sensed images, and an image combination unit assigning the calculated image channel values to corresponding pixel positions to generate a single desired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-tae Kim, Heui-keun Choh, Gee-young Sung
  • Patent number: 7944498
    Abstract: A multi-focal camera apparatus and methods and mediums for generating a focus-free image and an autofocus image using the multi-focal camera apparatus are provided. The multi-focal camera apparatus includes a lens module which comprises a plurality of lenses that concentrate light incident thereupon, and an image-sensor module which comprises a plurality of sensing zones respectively corresponding to the lenses, and obtains a plurality of images by converting beams of light that transmit through the lenses into electrical signals using the sensing zones, wherein the lenses have the same optical properties and are different distances apart from the respective sensing zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gee-young Sung, Heui-keun Choh, Du-sik Park, Young-ran Han, Yun-tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20110102423
    Abstract: Provided are a high density multi-view image display system and method based on active sub-pixel rendering. The image display system may perform a rendering with respect to a viewpoint image in a pixel unit, using a viewpoint varying based on a position of left/right eyes of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Du-Sik Park, Gee Young Sung, Chang Yeong Kim, Yun-Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20110090243
    Abstract: Disclosed is an inter-view crosstalk reduction apparatus and method. The inter-view crosstalk reduction apparatus applies a different margin value based on a spatial location of an image, the margin value being used to compensate for crosstalk, performs smoothing of a margin image, and applies a margin only to a portion where the margin is utilized, thereby decreasing crosstalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Yong Park, Yun-Tae Kim, Gee Young Sung, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Publication number: 20110081042
    Abstract: A depth adjusting method and apparatus is described. The depth adjusting method and apparatus may calculate an average depth value of objects based on a spatial feature of an image, may adjust a depth of the image based on the calculated average value, and may adjust a depth of the image according to a difference in depth between a current frame and a previous frame, based on a temporal feature of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Tae Kim, Gee Young Sung, Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20100315324
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image display device and an image display method thereof that may generate a plurality of directional lights based on a number of views of an input image by using a variable scattering feature of a variable scattering layer included in a backlight unit, and may output a multi-view image by using the generated plurality of directional lights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Gee Young Sung, Yun-Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Patent number: 7722160
    Abstract: A nozzle plate and printhead allowing for control of a deflection direction of ejected droplets using electro-wetting, and methods of operating and manufacturing the same. The nozzle plate has at least one nozzle for ejecting fluid and includes electrode segments disposed along a circumference of the nozzle, an insulating layer disposed on a surface of each electrode segment so as to contact fluid in the nozzle, the insulating layer divided into at least two insulating layer segments corresponding to the electrode segments, and a wire pattern electrically coupled to the electrode segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gee-young Sung, Min-soo Kim, Kye-si Kwon, Se-young Oh, Seog-soon Baek, Mi-jeong Song
  • Publication number: 20100118127
    Abstract: A display apparatus and method that may display a high depth three-dimensional (3D) image is provided. The display method may separate an input image into a near-sighted image and a far-sighted image, image and output the near-sighted image using a light field method, and image and output the far-sighted image using a multi-view method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Yun-Tae Kim, Du-Sik Park, Gee Young Sung, Ju-Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20100118126
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display device and method using a directional light field is provided. The 3D display device may construct a light field using a direction light generated by a high speed projector and at least one rotating optical device to thereby display a more natural 3D image in a wide region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Yong Park, Dong Kyung Nam, Du-Sik Park, Gee Young Sung, Yun-Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20100097387
    Abstract: A rendering method is provided. The rendering method forms a pixel structure in which a plurality of red, green, blue, and white (RGBW) sub pixels is arranged in a predetermined pattern, and renders a plurality of pixels which configure an image using the plurality of RGBW sub pixels on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Tae Kim, Gee Young Sung
  • Publication number: 20100091095
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for driving a glasses-type stereoscopic display preventing visual fatigue and refractive index-variable shutter glasses. The method includes generating a plurality of left-eye viewing point images and a plurality of right-eye viewing point images. The plurality of left-eye viewing point images and right-eye viewing point images have viewing points different from each other. An initial left-eye viewing point image and a subsequent left-eye viewing point image of the plurality of left-eye viewing point images are output, and an initial right-eye viewing point image and a subsequent right-eye viewing point image of the plurality of right-eye viewing point images are output. Each of the plurality of left-eye viewing point images and right-eye viewing point images is inputted into a single pupil. The glasses include a refractive index control unit to control a strength of an electric field to vary a refractive index of the glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gee Young Sung, Du Sik Park, Dong Kyung Nam, Yun Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park