Patents by Inventor Jong-burn Choi

Jong-burn Choi 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENCODE AND DECODE HALFTONE IMAGE
    Publication number: 20090169123
    Abstract: A method to encode and decode a halftone image such that the halftone image is efficiently compressed and decoded by using pattern characteristics of the halftone image includes determining different template shapes according to characteristics of the halftone image, compressing the halftone image based on determined template shape information, compressing the template shape information, and generating the compressed halftone image and the compressed template shape information as a bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-bum PARK, Woo-sung Shim, Young-ho Moon, Dai-woong Choi, Jong-burn Choi