Patents by Inventor Hack Joon SHIM

Hack Joon SHIM 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: 12784148
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, provided are a method for harmonizing a medical image which includes receiving a medical image for an object, and harmonizing the received medical image to acquire a filtered medical image by using a convolutional filter based on a predictive model trained to output a reconstructed image using the medical image as input, in which the convolutional filter corresponds to a first convolutional layer of the predictive model, and a device using the same and the present disclosure is a technology developed through the Seoul Business Agency of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (2023 Bio-Medical Technology Commercialization Support Project BT230080 Validation of Safety and Efficacy of Echocardiographic Imaging Diagnosis Solution through Myocardial Texture Analysis Based on Ultrasound Imaging).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Taek Hong, Ji Na Lee, Seung Ah Lee, Hack Joon Shim, Annes Choi
  • Patent number: 12727851
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing information on an M-mode ultrasound image implemented by a processor and device using same, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an M-mode ultrasound image of a subject; segmenting a plurality of cardiac tomographic regions within the M-mode ultrasound image by using a segmentation model that is trained so as to segment the M-mode ultrasound image into a plurality of cardiac tomographic regions; and determining measurements for the plurality of segmented cardiac tomographic regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hee Jung, Hack Joon Shim, Da Wun Jeong, Annes Choi
  • Publication number: 20260248482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing information regarding an ultrasound image view, which is implemented by a processor, and a device using the method, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an ultrasound image of an object; and classifying respective image views on the basis of the received ultrasound image, by using an image view classification model trained to classify a plurality of image views by using an ultrasound image as an input and output respective image views, wherein the respective image views indicate ultrasound image views in a plurality of different ultrasound modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hack Joon SHIM, Seong Min HA, Hyun Seok JEONG, Jae Ik JEON, Annes CHOI
  • Publication number: 20260114848
    Abstract: Abstract as amended below shows added text with underlining and deleted text with The present disclosure provides a method, implemented by a processor, for providing information about a doppler ultrasound image, and a device using the same, the method including receiving a first image showing a portion of an individual's heart and a second image showing the flow or velocity of blood; and classifying a view of the second image on the basis of the received first and second images by using a view classification model trained to classify a view by using each of the first and second images as inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Ik JEON, Hack Joon SHIM, Ji Yeon KIM, Seong Min HA, Annes CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250308018
    Abstract: Provided according to an embodiment of the present invention are a method and an apparatus for providing uncertainty data for a predicted target region in a medical image. Also provided according to an embodiment of the present invention are a method and an apparatus for screening a medical image for labeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hack Joon SHIM, Jae Ik JEON, Se Keun KIM, Annes CHOI, Seong Min HA
  • Publication number: 20250295376
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing information on an M-mode ultrasound image implemented by a processor and device using same, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an M-mode ultrasound image of a subject; segmenting a plurality of cardiac tomographic regions within the M-mode ultrasound image by using a segmentation model that is trained so as to segment the M-mode ultrasound image into a plurality of cardiac tomographic regions; and determining measurements for the plurality of segmented cardiac tomographic regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Applicant: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hee JUNG, Hack Joon SHIM, Da Wun JEONG, Annes CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250272844
    Abstract: The present invention provides an echocardiography guide method implemented by means of a processor, and a device using same, the echocardiography guide method comprising the steps of: receiving an echocardiographic image of an individual; segmenting a cross section of the echocardiographic image into a plurality of cardiac monolayer regions; calculating, on the basis of a standard cross section received in advance, a matching rate for the cross section from which the plurality of cardiac monolayer regions is segmented; determining, on the basis of the matching rate of the cross section, whether to provide a guide; and, in response to whether to provide the guide, providing the guide for acquiring a cross section having a preset matching rate or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicant: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hack Joon SHIM, Seong Min HA, Hyun Seok JEONG, Jae Ik JEON, Annes CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250131536
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, provided are a method for harmonizing a medical image which includes receiving a medical image for an object, and harmonizing the received medical image to acquire a filtered medical image by using a convolutional filter based on a predictive model trained to output a reconstructed image using the medical image as input, in which the convolutional filter corresponds to a first convolutional layer of the predictive model, and a device using the same and the present disclosure is a technology developed through the Seoul Business Agency of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (2023 Bio-Medical Technology Commercialization Support Project BT230080 Validation of Safety and Efficacy of Echocardiographic Imaging Diagnosis Solution through Myocardial Texture Analysis Based on Ultrasound Imaging).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: ONTACT HEALTH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Taek Hong, Ji Na LEE, Seung Ah Lee, Hack Joon Shim, Annes Choi
  • Publication number: 20250054604
    Abstract: In order to determine presence or absence of abnormality in an internal organ or muscle, a method of determining presence or absence of abnormality in an internal organ or muscle may include obtaining at least one image of the internal organ or muscle, determining at least one feature matrix for the at least one image, determining a feature value for measuring a tissue phenotype from the at least one feature matrix, and determining presence or absence of the abnormality in the internal organ or muscle using a trained artificial intelligence model. The feature value may include items selected as information indicating the tissue phenotype of the internal organ or muscle, and the items may be selected using a machine learning model among candidate feature values determinable from the at least one feature matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Hack Joon SHIM, Young Taek HONG, Da Wun JEONG, Annes CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240225610
    Abstract: In order to detect medical indices in a medical image, a method of obtaining information from a medical image may include performing segmentation on regions of a heart in the medical image, generating at least one reference line based on the segmentation and determining at least one medical index based on the at least one reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Se Keun KIM, Hack Joon SHIM, Young Taek HONG, Seong Min HA, Shin Hee MAENG
  • Publication number: 20240130715
    Abstract: In order to detect medical indices in a medical image, a method of obtaining information from a medical image may include performing segmentation on regions of a heart in the medical image, generating at least one reference line based on the segmentation and determining at least one medical index based on the at least one reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Se Keun KIM, Hack Joon SHIM, Young Taek HONG, Seong Min HA, Shin Hee MAENG
  • Publication number: 20230411018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to predicting a future onset possibility of a disease by using an artificial intelligence algorithm, and a method for predicting the onset of the disease may include: obtaining input data based on medical checkup data of a subject; generating output data indicating an onset possibility of the disease by year from the input data by using a trained artificial intelligence model; determining at least one item with a relatively high contribution to a result of the output data; and outputting information regarding the onset possibility of the disease by year and the at least one item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Su Jin LEE, Hack Joon SHIM, Ji Min SUNG, Young Taek HONG, Ga Eun KIM, Seong Min HA, Shin Hee MAENG