Patents by Inventor Jin-Woo Hong

Jin-Woo Hong 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: 20250118310
    Abstract: Provided is an encoding apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal, and may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a stereo encoder to down mix the input signal to a mono signal when the input signal is a stereo signal, and to extract stereo sound image information; a frequency band expander to expand a frequency band of the input signal; a sampling rate converter to convert a sampling rate; a speech signal encoder to encode the input signal using a speech encoding module when the input signal is a speech characteristics signal; a audio signal encoder to encode the input signal using a audio encoding module when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tae Jin LEE, Seung-Kwon BAEK, Min Je KIM, Dae Young JANG, Jeongil SEO, Kyeongok KANG, Jin-Woo HONG, Hochong PARK, Young-Cheol PARK
  • Patent number: 12260599
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data transmission system that transmits data by using a relay. The relay selects a transmission terminal from among a plurality of terminals accessing a base station. A base station transmits base station data to the relay during a first time slot, and the transmission terminal transmits terminal data to the relay. The relay transmits terminal data to the base station during a second time slot, and transmits base station data to the transmission terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Se Yoon Jeong, Hae Chul Choi, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woo Hong, Yung Lyul Lee, Dae Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20250071294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hae Chul CHOI, Se Yoon JEONG, Sung-Chang LIM, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woo HONG, Dong Gyu SIM, Seoung-Jun OH, Chang-Beom AHN, Gwang Hoon PARK, Seung Ryong KOOK, Sea-Nae PARK, Kwang-Su JEONG
  • Publication number: 20250071264
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang LIM, Jong Ho KIM, Hae Chul CHOI, Hui Yong KIM, Ha Hyun LEE, Jin Ho LEE, Se Yoon JEONG, Suk Hee CHO, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woo HONG, Jin Woong KIM
  • Publication number: 20250071263
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang LIM, Jong Ho KIM, Hae Chul CHOI, Hui Yong KIM, Ha Hyun LEE, Jin Ho LEE, Se Yoon JEONG, Suk Hee CHO, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woo HONG, Jin Woong KIM
  • Publication number: 20250069609
    Abstract: An encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus in a transform between a Modified Discrete Cosine Transform (MDCT)-based coder and a different coder are provided. The encoding apparatus may encode additional information to restore an input signal encoded according to the MIDCT-based coding scheme, when switching occurs between the MDCT-based coder and the different coder. Accordingly, an unnecessary bitstream may be prevented from being generated, and minimum additional information may be encoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seung Kwon BEACK, Tae Jin LEE, Min Je KIM, Dae Young JANG, Kyeongok KANG, Jin Woo HONG, Ho Chong PARK, Young-cheol PARK
  • Patent number: 12212739
    Abstract: Provided are an image encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jong Ho Kim, Hae Chul Choi, Hui Yong Kim, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Se Yoon Jeong, Suk Hee Cho, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woo Hong, Jin Woong Kim
  • Publication number: 20250030893
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding a moving picture based on adaptive scanning. The moving picture apparatus and method can increase a compression rate based on adaptive scanning by performing intra prediction onto blocks of a predetermined size, and scanning coefficients acquired from Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) of a residue signal and quantization differently according to the intra prediction mode. The moving picture encoding apparatus includes: a mode selector for selecting and outputting a prediction mode; a predictor for predicting pixel values of pixels to be encoded of an input video based on the prediction mode to thereby output a residue signal block; a transform/quantization unit for performing DCT onto the residue signal block and quantizing the transformed residue signal block; and an encoder for adaptively scanning and encoding the quantized residue signal block based on the prediction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong-Il SEO, Wook-Joong KIM, Kyu-Heon KIM, Kyeong-Ok KANG, Jin-Woo HONG, Yung-Lyul LEE, Ki-Hun HAN, Jae-Ho HUR, Dong-Gyu SIM, Seoung-Jun OH
  • Patent number: 12206843
    Abstract: Provided are an image encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jong Ho Kim, Hae Chul Choi, Hui Yong Kim, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Se Yoon Jeong, Suk Hee Cho, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woo Hong, Jin Woong Kim
  • Patent number: 12205599
    Abstract: Provided is an encoding apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal, and may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a stereo encoder to down mix the input signal to a mono signal when the input signal is a stereo signal, and to extract stereo sound image information; a frequency band expander to expand a frequency band of the input signal; a sampling rate converter to convert a sampling rate; a speech signal encoder to encode the input signal using a speech encoding module when the input signal is a speech characteristics signal; a audio signal encoder to encode the input signal using a audio encoding module when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tae Jin Lee, Seung-Kwon Baek, Min Je Kim, Dae Young Jang, Jeongil Seo, Kyeongok Kang, Jin-Woo Hong, Hochong Park, Young-Cheol Park
  • Patent number: 12177453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hae Chul Choi, Se Yoon Jeong, Sung-Chang Lim, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woo Hong, Dong Gyu Sim, Seoung-Jun Oh, Chang-Beom Ahn, Gwang Hoon Park, Seung Ryong Kook, Sea-Nae Park, Kwang-Su Jeong
  • Patent number: 12148438
    Abstract: An encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus in a transform between a Modified Discrete Cosine Transform (MDCT)-based coder and a different coder are provided. The encoding apparatus may encode additional information to restore an input signal encoded according to the MDCT-based coding scheme, when switching occurs between the MDCT-based coder and the different coder. Accordingly, an unnecessary bitstream may be prevented from being generated, and minimum additional information may be encoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seung Kwon Beack, Tae Jin Lee, Min Je Kim, Dae Young Jang, Kyeongok Kang, Jin Woo Hong, Ho Chong Park, Young-cheol Park
  • Patent number: 12137248
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding a moving picture based on adaptive scanning. The moving picture apparatus and method can increase a compression rate based on adaptive scanning by performing intra prediction onto blocks of a predetermined size, and scanning coefficients acquired from Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) of a residue signal and quantization differently according to the intra prediction mode. The moving picture encoding apparatus includes: a mode selector for selecting and outputting a prediction mode; a predictor for predicting pixel values of pixels to be encoded of an input video based on the prediction mode to thereby output a residue signal block; a transform/quantization unit for performing DCT onto the residue signal block and quantizing the transformed residue signal block; and an encoder for adaptively scanning and encoding the quantized residue signal block based on the prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong-Il Seo, Wook-Joong Kim, Kyu-Heon Kim, Kyeong-Ok Kang, Jin-Woo Hong, Yung-Lyul Lee, Ki-Hun Han, Jae-Ho Hur, Dong-Gyu Sim, Seoung-Jun Oh
  • Publication number: 20240212698
    Abstract: A Unified Speech and Audio Codec (USAC) that may process a window sequence based on mode switching is provided. The USAC may perform encoding or decoding by overlapping between frames based on a folding point when mode switching occurs. The USAC may process different window sequences for each situation to perform encoding or decoding, and thereby may improve a coding efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seungkwon BEACK, Tae Jin LEE, Min Je KIM, Kyeongok KANG, Dae Young JANG, Jeongil SEO, Jin Woo HONG, Chieteuk AHN, Ho Chong PARK, Young-cheol PARK
  • Publication number: 20240119948
    Abstract: Provided is an encoding apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal, and may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a stereo encoder to down mix the input signal to a mono signal when the input signal is a stereo signal, and to extract stereo sound image information; a frequency band expander to expand a frequency band of the input signal; a sampling rate converter to convert a sampling rate; a speech signal encoder to encode the input signal using a speech encoding module when the input signal is a speech characteristics signal; a audio signal encoder to encode the input signal using a audio encoding module when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Tae Jin LEE, Seung-Kwon BAEK, Min Je KIM, Dae Young JANG, Jeongil SEO, Kyeongok KANG, Jin-Woo HONG, Hochong PARK, Young-Cheol PARK
  • Patent number: 11949881
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Research Institute for Industry Cooperation, Industry-Academia Cooperation Group of Sejong University
    Inventors: Se-Yoon Jeong, Hae-Chul Choi, Jeong-Il Seo, Seung-Kwon Beack, In-Seon Jang, Jae-Gon Kim, Kyung-Ae Moon, Dae-Young Jang, Jin-Woo Hong, Jin-Woong Kim, Yung-Lyul Lee, Dong-Gyu Sim, Seoung-Jun Oh, Chang-Beom Ahn, Dae-Yeon Kim, Dong-Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240107032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hae Chul CHOI, Se Yoon JEONG, Sung-Chang LIM, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woo HONG, Dong Gyu SIM, Seoung-Jun OH, Chang-Beom AHN, Gwang Hoon PARK, Seung Ryong KOOK, Sea-Nae PARK, Kwang-Su JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240105194
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LPC residual signal encoding/decoding apparatus of an MDCT based unified voice and audio encoding device. The LPC residual signal encoding apparatus analyzes a property of an input signal, selects an encoding method of an LPC filtered signal, and encode the LPC residual signal based on one of a real filterbank, a complex filterbank, and an algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Kwon BEACK, Tae Jin LEE, Min Je KIM, Kyeongok KANG, Dae Young JANG, Jin Woo HONG, Jeongil SEO, Chieteuk AHN, Hochong PARK, Young-Cheol PARK
  • Patent number: 11922962
    Abstract: A Unified Speech and Audio Codec (USAC) that may process a window sequence based on mode switching is provided. The USAC may perform encoding or decoding by overlapping between frames based on a folding point when mode switching occurs. The USAC may process different window sequences for each situation to perform encoding or decoding, and thereby may improve a coding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seungkwon Beack, Tae Jin Lee, Min Je Kim, Kyeongok Kang, Dae Young Jang, Jeongil Seo, Jin Woo Hong, Chieteuk Ahn, Ho Chong Park, Young-cheol Park
  • Patent number: 11887612
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LPC residual signal encoding/decoding apparatus of an MDCT based unified voice and audio encoding device. The LPC residual signal encoding apparatus analyzes a property of an input signal, selects an encoding method of an LPC filtered signal, and encode the LPC residual signal based on one of a real filterbank, a complex filterbank, and an algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Kwon Beack, Tae Jin Lee, Min Je Kim, Kyeongok Kang, Dae Young Jang, Jin Woo Hong, Jeongil Seo, Chieteuk Ahn, Hochong Park, Young-Cheol Park