Patents by Inventor Hyun Joo Chung
Hyun Joo Chung 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).
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Patent number: 10341800Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Jae-ha Park, Sang-mo Son, Hyun Jo, Hyun-joo Chung
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Patent number: 10327066Abstract: A directional speaker and a display apparatus having the same are provided. In particular, the display apparatus includes a pair of directional speakers as a surround sound speaker, wherein each directional speaker includes a driver to generate sound and a guide tube provided with sound radiated holes linearly aligned on one surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Hyun Jung, Sang Chul Ko, Young Sang Lee, Jong Bae Kim, Hyun Joo Chung
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Patent number: 10187737Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal including at least one audio object based on image information includes: obtaining the audio signal and a current image that corresponds to the audio signal; dividing the current image into at least one block; obtaining motion information of the at least one block; generating index information including information for giving a three-dimensional (3D) effect in at least one direction to the at least one audio object, based on the motion information of the at least one block; and processing the audio object, in order to give the 3D effect in the at least one direction to the audio object, based on the index information.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun-joo Chung, Sun-min Kim, Chang-yeong Kim
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Publication number: 20180359586Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-bae CHON, Sun-min KIM, Jae-ha PARK, Sang-mo SON, Hyun JO, Hyun-joo CHUNG
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Patent number: 10149084Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Jae-ha Park, Sang-mo Son, Hyun Jo, Hyun-joo Chung
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Patent number: 10057704Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Jae-ha Park, Sang-mo Son, Hyun Jo, Hyun-joo Chung
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Publication number: 20180167724Abstract: A directional speaker and a display apparatus having the same are provided. In particular, the display apparatus includes a pair of directional speakers as a surround sound speaker, wherein each directional speaker includes a driver to generate sound and a guide tube provided with sound radiated holes linearly aligned on one surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Hyun JUNG, Sang Chul KO, Young Sang LEE, Jong Bae KIM, Hyun Joo CHUNG
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Publication number: 20180014135Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal including at least one audio object based on image information includes: obtaining the audio signal and a current image that corresponds to the audio signal; dividing the current image into at least one block; obtaining motion information of the at least one block; generating index information including information for giving a three-dimensional (3D) effect in at least one direction to the at least one audio object, based on the motion information of the at least one block; and processing the audio object, in order to give the 3D effect in the at least one direction to the audio object, based on the index information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun-joo CHUNG, Sun-min KIM, Chang-yeong KIM
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Publication number: 20180007483Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-bae CHON, Sun-min KIM, Jae-ha PARK, Sang-mo SON, Hyun JO, Hyun-joo CHUNG
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Patent number: 9774973Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Jae-ha Park, Sang-mo Son, Hyun Jo, Hyun-joo Chung
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Patent number: 8958582Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method of surround wave field synthesizing a multi-channel signal excluding sound image localization information. A wave field synthesis and reproduction apparatus may include a signal classification unit to classify an inputted multi-channel signal into a primary signal and an ambient signal, a sound image localization information estimation unit to estimate sound image localization information of the primary signal and sound image localization information of the ambient signal, and a rendering unit to render the primary signal and the ambient signal based on the sound image localization information of the primary signal, the sound image localization information of the ambient signal, and listener environment information.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jae Hyoun Yoo, Hyun Joo Chung, Sang Bae Chon, Jeong Il Seo, Kyeong Ok Kang, Koang Mo Sung
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Patent number: 8351612Abstract: Disclosed is an object based audio contents generating/playing apparatus. The object based audio contents generating/playing apparatus may include an object audio signal obtaining unit to obtain a plurality of object audio signals by recording a plurality of sound source signals, a recording space information obtaining unit to obtain recording space information with respect to a recording space of the plurality of sound source signals, a sound source location information obtaining unit to obtain sound location information of the plurality of sound source signals, and an encoding unit to generate object based audio contents by encoding at least one of the plurality of object audio signals, the recording space information, and the sound source location information, thereby enabling the object based audio contents to be played using at least one of a WFS scheme and a multi-channel surround scheme regardless of a reproducing environment of the audience.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jae-Hyoun Yoo, Hwan Shim, Hyun-Joo Chung, Koen-Mo Sung, Jeongil Seo, Kyeongok Kang, Jin-Woo Hong, Chieteuk Ahn
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Publication number: 20120114153Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method of surround wave field synthesizing a multi-channel signal excluding sound image localization information. A wave field synthesis and reproduction apparatus may include a signal classification unit to classify an inputted multi-channel signal into a primary signal and an ambient signal, a sound image localization information estimation unit to estimate sound image localization information of the primary signal and sound image localization information of the ambient signal, and a rendering unit to render the primary signal and the ambient signal based on the sound image localization information of the primary signal, the sound image localization information of the ambient signal, and listener environment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jae Hyoun YOO, Hyun Joo Chung, Sang Bae Chon, Jeong Il Seo, Kyeong Ok Kang, Koang Mo Sung
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Patent number: 8060523Abstract: Disclosed is a search system using a plurality of search references, and a search method thereof. When a search word is provided by a user terminal through a network, search targets to be searched are established based on the search word. The search process is performed by applying different search references to the respective search targets, and search results are provided to the search targets. According to the present invention, more reliable information is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: NHN CorporationInventor: Hyun Joo Chung
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Patent number: 8005837Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inserting contents provided by external web server in community homepage. Community manager sets up key word or search category regarding interest contents, the key word and search category information is transmitted to predetermined web server. The web server derives contents corresponding to key word and search category, the derived contents information is transmitted to community server from the web server. The community server transforms search result information into HTML format and insert in community homepage. Users of community can obtain information which is not uploaded by community members.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: NHN CorporationInventors: Ram Lee, Min-Hyung Hong, Hyun-Joo Chung
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Patent number: 7761441Abstract: Disclosed is a community search system and method through a network. When a search word is provided by a user through the network, communities with information corresponding to the search word are searched. Reliabilities of the searched communities are estimated. The searched communities can be sequentially arranged according to the estimated reliabilities, or communities having reliability greater than a predetermine value can be selected and provided to the user. According to some embodiments of the present invention, communities that provide reliable contents are searched on the network, and are provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: NHN CorporationInventor: Hyun Joo Chung
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Publication number: 20100135510Abstract: Disclosed is an object based audio contents generating/playing apparatus. The object based audio contents generating/playing apparatus may include an object audio signal obtaining unit to obtain a plurality of object audio signals by recording a plurality of sound source signals, a recording space information obtaining unit to obtain recording space information with respect to a recording space of the plurality of sound source signals, a sound source location information obtaining unit to obtain sound location information of the plurality of sound source signals, and an encoding unit to generate object based audio contents by encoding at least one of the plurality of object audio signals, the recording space information, and the sound source location information, thereby enabling the object based audio contents to be played using at least one of a WFS scheme and a multi-channel surround scheme regardless of a reproducing environment of the audience.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jae-Hyoun YOO, Hwan SHIM, Hyun-Joo CHUNG, Koen-Mo SUNG, Jeongil SEO, Kyeongok KANG, Jin-Woo HONG, Chieteuk AHN
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Patent number: 7567970Abstract: Disclosed is a contents search system and method for providing reliable search results. In the method, search results are identified by searching contents for information that pertains to a query word inputted from a user via the network are searched. Then, a degree of reliability of the search results is determined in consideration of at least one evaluation variable, and the search results are provided to the user according to the determined degree of reliability. With this configuration, reliable search results can be identified among contents posted on a network.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: NHN CorporationInventor: Hyun Joo Chung
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Publication number: 20090100011Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inserting contents provided by external web server in community homepage. Community manager sets up key word or search category regarding interest contents, the key word and search category information is transmitted to predetermined web server. The web server derives contents corresponding to key word and search category, the derived contents information is transmitted to community server from the web server. The community server transforms search result information into HTML format and insert in community homepage. Users of community can obtain information which is not uploaded by community members.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2005Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: NHN CORPORATIONInventors: Ram Lee, Min-Hyung Hong, Hyun-Joo Chung