Patents by Inventor Hyun-hwa Oh

Hyun-hwa Oh 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: 10937544
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display apparatus which facilitates a simultaneous comparison of a plurality of images which respectively illustrate different features on one divided display screen such that the images are seamlessly displayed on the screen, and an image display method which is performable by using the apparatus. The display apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of different types of images of an object, an input device configured to receive an input of a command relating to simultaneously displaying the different types of images, and a display device configured to display images. Upon receiving the command, the display device divides a screen upon which an image of the object is displayable into a first region within which a first image showing one portion of the object is displayed and a second region within which a second image showing the remaining portion of the object is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Hwa Oh, Young Hun Sung, Jae Hyun Kwon, Kang Eui Lee
  • Patent number: 10925566
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to generate X-rays and radiate the X-rays to an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays that have passed through the object and convert the X-rays into a signal; and a controller configured to generate a single energy X-ray image and multiple energy X-ray images including a first X-ray image generated using an X-ray having determined energy band that is extracted from the X-rays detected by the X-ray detector. The multiple energy X-ray images further include a second X-ray image in which a specific substance is separated, which is image is generated using the image signals corresponding to the energy bands from the detected X-rays, respectively, and the controller is further configured to control a display to display the single energy X-ray image and the first X-ray image and the second X-ray image on a screen of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION.
    Inventors: Hyun Hwa Oh, Young Hun Sung, Kang Eui Lee, Myung Jin Chung
  • Patent number: 10719925
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging control method includes combining a plurality of images by applying a first weight to the plurality of images, displaying a composite image, acquired by combining the plurality of images, newly receiving a second weight with respect to the composite image, recombining the plurality of images based on the received second weight, and displaying a recombined image, acquired by recombining the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Eui Lee, Hyun Hwa Oh, Sung Su Kim, Young Hun Sung
  • Publication number: 20200211702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display apparatus which facilitates a simultaneous comparison of a plurality of images which respectively illustrate different features on one divided display screen such that the images are seamlessly displayed on the screen, and an image display method which is performable by using the apparatus. The display apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of different types of images of an object, an input device configured to receive an input of a command relating to simultaneously displaying the different types of images, and a display device configured to display images. Upon receiving the command, the display device divides a screen upon which an image of the object is displayable into a first region within which a first image showing one portion of the object is displayed and a second region within which a second image showing the remaining portion of the object is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Hwa OH, Young Hun SUNG, Jae Hyun KWON, Kang Eui LEE
  • Patent number: 10622108
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display apparatus which facilitates a simultaneous comparison of a plurality of images which respectively illustrate different features on one divided display screen such that the images are seamlessly displayed on the screen, and an image display method which is performable by using the apparatus. The display apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of different types of images of an object, an input device configured to receive an input of a command relating to simultaneously displaying the different types of images, and a display device configured to display images. Upon receiving the command, the display device divides a screen upon which an image of the object is displayable into a first region within which a first image showing one portion of the object is displayed and a second region within which a second image showing the remaining portion of the object is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Hwa Oh, Young Hun Sung, Jae Hyun Kwon, Kang Eui Lee
  • Patent number: 10542949
    Abstract: An X-ray apparatus performs image processing on an image of an object photographed by using a camera, and uses the image-processed image as an image marker in an X-ray image. A display is configured to display the X-ray image and the image marker on the region of the X-ray image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong-won Lee, Jeong-yong Song, Do-kwan Oh, Hyun-hwa Oh, Choong-hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10531852
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided to display a plurality of different images with different characteristics of an object on a single screen while gradually and mutually converting the color images and an image display method using the same. The display apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of color images with different characteristics of an object and a display unit to display a second color image while gradually converting a first color image displayed on the display unit into the second color image, the second color image having a different characteristic from that of the first color image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Kwon, Hyun Hwa Oh, Young Hun Sung
  • Patent number: 10468134
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display apparatus which facilitates a simultaneous comparison of a plurality of images which respectively illustrate different features on one divided display screen such that the images are seamlessly displayed on the screen, and an image display method which is performable by using the apparatus. The display apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of different types of images of an object, an input device configured to receive an input of a command relating to simultaneously displaying the different types of images, and a display device configured to display images. Upon receiving the command, the display device divides a screen upon which an image of the object is displayable into a first region within which a first image showing one portion of the object is displayed and a second region within which a second image showing the remaining portion of the object is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Hwa Oh, Young Hun Sung, Jae Hyun Kwon, Kang Eui Lee
  • Publication number: 20190142355
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to generate X-rays and radiate the X-rays to an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays that have passed through the object and convert the X-rays into a signal; and a controller configured to generate a single energy X-ray image and multiple energy X-ray images including a first X-ray image generated using an X-ray having determined energy band that is extracted from the X-rays detected by the X-ray detector. The multiple energy X-ray images further include a second X-ray image in which a specific substance is separated, which is image is generated using the image signals corresponding to the energy bands from the detected X-rays, respectively, and the controller is further configured to control a display to display the single energy X-ray image and the first X-ray image and the second X-ray image on a screen of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hyun Hwa OH, Young Hun SUNG, Kang Eui LEE, Myung Jin CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20190125306
    Abstract: A medical image transmitting method includes obtaining a medical image generated by imaging an object; performing a first determination to determine whether the object has an abnormality, based on the medical image; performing a second determination to determine, based on the first determination, whether to transmit at least one assistance image associated with the medical image; and when the object has no abnormalities, transmitting, to an external apparatus, the medical image, thereby minimizing a data processing amount and a data transmission amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-hwa OH, Dong-jae LEE, Se-min KIM, Jeong-yong SONG, Hyun-jung LEE
  • Publication number: 20190130565
    Abstract: A device and a method for medical image processing are provided. The medical image processing method may include: obtaining a plurality of actual medical images corresponding to a plurality of patients and including lesions; training a deep neural network (DNN), based on the plurality of actual medical images, to obtain a first neural network for predicting a variation in a lesion over time, the lesion being included in a first medical image of the plurality of actual medical images, wherein the first medical image is obtained at a first time point; and obtaining, via the first neural network, a second medical image representing a state of the lesion at a second time point different from the first time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-jae LEE, Hyun-hwa OH, Se-min KIM, Jeong-yong SONG, Hyun-Jung LEE
  • Publication number: 20190110768
    Abstract: An X-ray apparatus performs image processing on an image of an object photographed by using a camera, and uses the image-processed image as an image marker in an X-ray image. A display is configured to display the X-ray image and the image marker on the region of the X-ray image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong-won LEE, Jeong-yong SONG, Do-kwan OH, Hyun-hwa OH, Choong-hwan CHOI
  • Patent number: 10201319
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to generate X-rays and radiate the X-rays to an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays that have passed through the object and convert the detected X-rays into a signal; and a controller configured to generate a single energy X-ray image and a plurality of multiple energy X-ray images using the signal and control a display to display the generated single energy X-ray image and the plurality of multiple energy X-ray images together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hyun Hwa Oh, Young Hun Sung, Kang Eui Lee, Myung Jin Chung
  • Patent number: 10172578
    Abstract: An X-ray apparatus performs image processing on an image of an object photographed by using a camera, and uses the image-processed image as an image marker in an X-ray image. A display is configured to display the X-ray image and the image marker on the region of the X-ray image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong-won Lee, Jeong-yong Song, Do-kwan Oh, Hyun-hwa Oh, Choong-Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10085704
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the X-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to generate and emit X-rays onto an object, an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays transmitted through the object and convert the X-rays into an electrical signal, a heating portion located at an upper portion of the X-ray detector configured to contact a lower part of the object, a heat transfer portion configured to transfer heat produced in the X-ray source to the heating portion, and a thermal insulation member located between the X-ray detector and the heating portion configured to block heat from being transferred to the X-ray detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Su Kim, Hyun Hwa Oh, Dong Goo Kang, Sung Hoon Kang, Young Hun Sung, Kang Eui Lee, Seok Min Han
  • Patent number: 10083520
    Abstract: The radiographic image generation method includes acquiring a plurality of radiographic images corresponding to a number of radiation dose portions by emitting radiation to an object by dividing a radiation exposure dose into the radiation dose portions, and by detecting the emitted radiation, and matching the plurality of acquired radiographic images, by shifting all or a portion of data of a plurality of the acquired radiographic images such that the corresponding articles within a plurality of the acquired radiographic images are positioned at a same relative position in each of the acquired radiographic images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Su Kim, Hyun Hwa Oh, Dong Goo Kang, Young Hun Sung, Kang Eui Lee
  • Patent number: 9901318
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to emit X-rays to a subject; an X-ray detection panel including a plurality of light receiving elements each configured to receive X-rays that have passed through the subject, convert the X-rays into an electric signal, and output the electric signal, and a plurality of capacitor modules respectively corresponding to the plurality of light receiving elements, each of the plurality of capacitor modules including a plurality of capacitors connected to a corresponding one of the light receiving elements and configured to store the electric signal output from the corresponding light receiving element in at least one capacitor of the plurality of capacitors; and an image processor configured to read out the electric signal stored in the at least one capacitor of each of the plurality of capacitor modules to generate at least one X-ray image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Goo Kang, Sung-Hoon Kang, Sang-Wook Han, Young-Hun Sung, Hyun-Hwa Oh
  • Patent number: 9895123
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating an X-ray image are provided. The method includes obtaining an X-ray image of an object, performing image analysis on a tissue of interest in an area other than an interference target region in the obtained X-ray image, and performing image processing on an entirety of the obtained X-ray image based on information on the analyzed tissue of interest and generating a final X-ray image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Su Kim, Hyun Hwa Oh, Jae Hyun Kwon, Young Hun Sung, Kang Eui Lee
  • Patent number: 9839405
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus for providing information about accurate breast density, and a control method of the X-ray imaging apparatus. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a reconstructing unit configured to reconstruct volumes relating to an object from an X-ray image of the object, a first reference image of the object generated based on the object being of only adipose tissue, and a second reference image of the object generated based on the object being of only fibroglandular tissue, and a density calculator configured to calculate a density of the object that is a ratio of fibroglandular tissue of the object with respect to entire tissue of the object using the reconstructed volumes of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Su Kim, Hyun Hwa Oh, Jae Hyun Kwon, Young Hun Sung, Kang Eui Lee
  • Patent number: 9799109
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging control method includes combining a plurality of images by applying a first weight to the plurality of images, displaying a composite image, acquired by combining the plurality of images, newly receiving a second weight with respect to the composite image, recombining the plurality of images based on the received second weight, and displaying a recombined image, acquired by recombining the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Eui Lee, Hyun Hwa Oh, Sung Su Kim, Young Hun Sung