Patents by Inventor Jong-In Son

Jong-In Son 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).

  • Apparatus and method for detecting traffic lane in real time
    Patent number: 9483699
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting traffic lanes in real time are disclosed. The disclosed real-time lane detection apparatus may include: a candidate area establisher unit configured to establish as a candidate area for lane detection an area having an intensity value which corresponds to the intensity of a traffic lane marking from among the intensity values in a color space of a color image; and a lane-marking determiner unit configured to determine a traffic lane marking from the established candidate area by using a line component of the candidate area. According to the present invention, traffic lanes can be detected accurately and quickly, even in environments where the lighting conditions of the road vary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Kwang-Hoon Sohn, Jong-In Son
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRAFFIC LANE IN REAL TIME
    Publication number: 20140185879
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting traffic lanes in real time are disclosed. The disclosed real-time lane detection apparatus may include: a candidate area establisher unit configured to establish as a candidate area for lane detection an area having an intensity value which corresponds to the intensity of a traffic lane marking from among the intensity values in a color space of a color image; and a lane-marking determiner unit configured to determine a traffic lane marking from the established candidate area by using a line component of the candidate area. According to the present invention, traffic lanes can be detected accurately and quickly, even in environments where the lighting conditions of the road vary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Kwang-Hoon Sohn, Jong-In Son