Patents by Inventor Jingu Heo

Jingu Heo 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: 11934853
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for managing a memory in a Java execution environment, and an electronic device for performing same, and an electronic device may comprise a processor and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein: the memory is configured to store multiple Java application programs, and stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to execute a virtual machine configured to execute at least one Java application stored in the memory; and when generation of an object is detected during execution of the Java application, the virtual machine executed by the processor generates a reference for the generated object, identifies an application, which has generated the object by a threshold or more, on the basis of the generated reference, and provides information on the identified application to the processor. Other embodiments may also be possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungseok Lee, Jingu Kang, Kihun Heo, Hyojong Kim, Hakryoul Kim, Hyunjoon Kim, Donggyu Ahn, Haewook Lee, Kwanhee Jeong, Mooyoung Kim, Minjung Kim
  • Publication number: 20240046487
    Abstract: An image processing method includes acquiring an image frame; tracking a face region of a user based on first prior information obtained from at least one previous frame of the image frame; based on a determination that tracking of the face region based on the first prior information has failed, setting a scan region in the image frame based on second prior information obtained from the at least one previous frame; and detecting the face region in the image frame based on the scan region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo KANG, Jingu Heo, Byong Min Kang, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Patent number: 11830234
    Abstract: An image processing method and an image processing apparatus are provided. The image processing method includes acquiring information of a first region of interest (ROI) in a first frame, estimating information of a second ROI in a second frame that is received after the first frame, based on the acquired information of the first ROI, and sequentially storing, in a memory, subframes that are a portion of the second frame, each of the subframes being a line of the second frame. The image processing method further includes determining whether a portion of the stored subframes includes the second ROI, based on the estimated information of the second ROI, and based on the portion of the stored subframes being determined to include the second ROI, processing the portion of the stored subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu Heo, Byong Min Kang
  • Publication number: 20230326042
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for eye tracking. An eye tracking method includes detecting an eye area corresponding to an eye of a user in a first frame of an image; determining an attribute of the eye area; selecting an eye tracker from a plurality of different eye trackers, the eye tracker corresponding to the determined attribute of the eye area; and tracking the eye of the user in a second frame of the image based on the selected eye tracker, the second frame being subsequent to the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu HEO, Dongwoo KANG, Byong Min KANG
  • Publication number: 20230308599
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes: determining whether a plurality of tile sets of different zoom levels comprises a tile image, based on either one or both of a position of the tile image in a virtual image and a size of the tile image, wherein tile image corresponds to a visible region covered by a preview interface in the virtual image; updating the tile image based on whether the plurality of tile sets comprises the tile image; and generating a preview image corresponding to the tile image by stitching the updated tile image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu HEO, Yunhao ZHANG, Yue MA
  • Patent number: 11715217
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for eye tracking. An eye tracking method includes detecting an eye area corresponding to an eye of a user in a first frame of an image; determining an attribute of the eye area; selecting an eye tracker from a plurality of different eye trackers, the eye tracker corresponding to the determined attribute of the eye area; and tracking the eye of the user in a second frame of the image based on the selected eye tracker, the second frame being subsequent to the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu Heo, Dongwoo Kang, Byong Min Kang
  • Publication number: 20230206410
    Abstract: A method and device with synthetic image generation is included. A method includes acquiring a first image captured by a first camera and second images captured by a second camera having a narrower field of view (FOV) when the second images are captured thereby than that of the first camera when the first image is captured thereby. The method also includes detecting respective blur statuses of each of the second images, selecting a region of the first image on the basis of the region corresponding to a second image, of the second images, selected based on a determination that the blur status of the second image satisfies a blur condition, and generating a synthetic image by synthesizing together the selected region of the first image and the second images not including the selected second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KYUHWAN CHOI, JINGU HEO
  • Patent number: 11676421
    Abstract: An object tracking method and apparatus are provided. The object tracking method includes detecting a target object in a first-type input image that is based on light in a first wavelength band, tracking the target object in the first-type input image based on detection information of the target object, measuring a reliability of the first-type input image by comparing the first-type image to an image in a database, comparing the reliability of the first-type input image to a threshold, and tracking the target object in a second-type input image that is based on light in a second wavelength band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu Heo, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Publication number: 20230130355
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an image frame, detecting a face region of a user in the image frame, aligning a plurality of preset feature points in a plurality of feature portions included in the face region, performing a first check on a result of the aligning based on a first region corresponding to a combination of the feature portions, performing a second check on the result of the aligning based on a second region corresponding to an individual feature portion of the feature portions, redetecting a face region based on a determination of a failure in passing at least one of the first check or the second check, and outputting information on the face region based on a determination of a success in passing the first check and the second check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo KANG, Jingu HEO, Byong Min KANG
  • Patent number: 11636705
    Abstract: Provided in a fingerprint image preprocessing method including receiving an input fingerprint image, performing a short-time Fourier transform (STFT) on the input fingerprint image to obtain a transformed fingerprint image, comparing the input fingerprint image and the transformed fingerprint image, and generating a combined image by combining the input fingerprint image and the transformed fingerprint image based on a result of the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huijin Lee, Jingu Heo
  • Patent number: 11631180
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a reflection are provided. The method includes acquiring an input image of an object, based on an activation of an infrared light source, acquiring a reference image of the object, based on a deactivation of the infrared light source, and extracting a reflection region from the input image, based on the input image and the reference image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo Kang, Dong Kyung Nam, Jingu Heo
  • Publication number: 20230079203
    Abstract: An image processing method and an image processing apparatus are provided. The image processing method includes acquiring information of a first region of interest (ROI) in a first frame, estimating information of a second ROI in a second frame that is received after the first frame, based on the acquired information of the first ROI, and sequentially storing, in a memory, subframes that are a portion of the second frame, each of the subframes being a line of the second frame. The image processing method further includes determining whether a portion of the stored subframes includes the second ROI, based on the estimated information of the second ROI, and based on the portion of the stored subframes being determined to include the second ROI, processing the portion of the stored subframes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu HEO, Byong Min Kang
  • Publication number: 20230060314
    Abstract: A method with image processing includes: receiving an input image including Bayer images captured by a plurality of lenses included in a lens assembly; generating channel separation images by separating each of the Bayer images by a plurality of channels; determining corresponding points such that pixels in the channel separation images are displayed at the same position on a projection plane, for each of the plurality of lenses; performing binning on the channel separation images, based on a brightness difference and a distance difference between a target corresponding point and a center of a pixel including the target corresponding point, corresponding to each of the corresponding points in channel separation images that correspond to a same channel and that are combined into one image, for each of the plurality of lenses; restoring the input image for each of the plurality of lenses based on binned images generated by performing the binning; and outputting the restored input image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byong Min KANG, Dong Kyung NAM, Yang Ho CHO, Jingu HEO
  • Patent number: 11538277
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an image frame, detecting a face region of a user in the image frame, aligning a plurality of preset feature points in a plurality of feature portions included in the face region, performing a first check on a result of the aligning based on a first region corresponding to a combination of the feature portions, performing a second check on the result of the aligning based on a second region corresponding to an individual feature portion of the feature portions, redetecting a face region based on a determination of a failure in passing at least one of the first check or the second check, and outputting information on the face region based on a determination of a success in passing the first check and the second check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo Kang, Jingu Heo, Byong Min Kang
  • Patent number: 11527053
    Abstract: An image processing method and an image processing apparatus are provided. The image processing method includes acquiring information of a first region of interest (ROI) in a first frame, estimating information of a second ROI in a second frame that is received after the first frame, based on the acquired information of the first ROI, and sequentially storing, in a memory, subframes that are a portion of the second frame, each of the subframes being a line of the second frame. The image processing method further includes determining whether a portion of the stored subframes includes the second ROI, based on the estimated information of the second ROI, and based on the portion of the stored subframes being determined to include the second ROI, processing the portion of the stored subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu Heo, Byong Min Kang
  • Patent number: 11514723
    Abstract: A liveness determining method and apparatus are provided. The liveness determining apparatus includes an optical sensor including at least one optical source; a memory configured to store registered color information; and at least one processor configured to: obtain, from the optical sensor, an input fingerprint image of an object corresponding to the at least one optical source, obtain input color information from the input fingerprint image, compare the input color information and the registered color information, and determine liveness of the object based on a result of the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Younkyu Lee, Jingu Heo, Joohyeon Kim, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Publication number: 20220366531
    Abstract: A processor-implemented imaging method includes: obtaining initial homography information between a plurality of tele images that covers a field of view (FOV) of a wide image; receiving a user input of zooming a partial region of the wide image from a screen on which the wide image is displayed; stitching tele images corresponding to the partial region using the initial homography information, based on whether a zoom level corresponding to the user input exceeds a maximum zoom level of the wide image; and rendering the stitched tele images and displaying an image obtained by the rendering on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jingu HEO, Dong Kyung NAM, Juyong PARK, Sung Kwang CHO
  • Patent number: 11468701
    Abstract: Provided is a method of processing data corresponding to a fingerprint image including obtaining first image data corresponding to a group including a plurality of pixels, and dividing the first image data into second image data corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels based on a plurality of weights corresponding to the plurality of pixels, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huijin Lee, Dongkyun Kim, Jingu Heo
  • Publication number: 20220269343
    Abstract: An eye reconstruction-based eye tracking method and apparatus are provided. The eye tracking method includes generating a reconstructed image by performing eye reconstruction with respect to an input image, determining a difference value between the input image and the reconstructed image, selecting one of the input image, the reconstructed image, and a replacement image as a target image based on the determined difference value, and performing eye tracking based on the target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu HEO, Dongwoo Kang, Dong Kyung Nam
  • Patent number: 11417003
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for tracking eyes of a user. The method and apparatus may acquire an image of the user, acquire an illuminance of a viewpoint from which the image is captured, and output coordinates of the eyes tracked from the image by operating at least one of a high illuminance eye tracker that operates at a high illuminance or a low illuminance eye tracker that operates at a low illuminance based on the acquired illuminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo Kang, Jingu Heo, Dong Kyung Nam