Patents by Inventor Jun-kwon Choi

Jun-kwon 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).

  • Patent number: 10375312
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device and a video generation method by the imaging device, and more specifically, an imaging device, which enlarges an object selected in a video displayed on a screen and displays same, and a video generation method by the imaging device. According to an example embodiment, an object selected in a video displayed on a screen is enlarged, and the enlarged object is tracked and then displayed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-kwon Choi, Sung-hoon Kim, Su-jin Ryu, Dong-jin Jung, Kyu-chun Han
  • Patent number: 10127455
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a processing unit configured to extract at least one frame selected from a plurality of frames of moving-picture data as a candidate thumbnail image, wherein the at least one frame corresponds to at least one frame selected according to a plurality of thumbnail extraction criteria, and to determine at least one candidate thumbnail image selected from a group comprising candidate thumbnail images obtained by the extracting, as at least one final thumbnail image, based on a thumbnail extraction criterion to which the candidate thumbnail images obtained by the extracting respectively correspond, and a display unit configured to display the at least one final thumbnail image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-chun Han, Sung-hoon Kim, Su-jin Ryu, Dong-jin Jung, Jun-kwon Choi
  • Publication number: 20170201686
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device and a video generation method by the imaging device, and more specifically, an imaging device, which enlarges an object selected in a video displayed on a screen and displays same, and a video generation method by the imaging device. According to an example embodiment, an object selected in a video displayed on a screen is enlarged, and the enlarged object is tracked and then displayed on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jun-kwon CHOI, Sung-hoon KIM, Su-jin RYU, Dong-jin JUNG, Kyu-chun HAN
  • Publication number: 20150356356
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a processing unit configured to extract at least one frame selected from a plurality of frames of moving-picture data as a candidate thumbnail image, wherein the at least one frame corresponds to at least one frame selected according to a plurality of thumbnail extraction criteria, and to determine at least one candidate thumbnail image selected from a group comprising candidate thumbnail images obtained by the extracting, as at least one final thumbnail image, based on a thumbnail extraction criterion to which the candidate thumbnail images obtained by the extracting respectively correspond, and a display unit configured to display the at least one final thumbnail image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kyu-chun HAN, Sung-hoon KIM, Su-jin RYU, Dong-jin JUNG, Jun-kwon CHOI
  • Patent number: 8681235
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a digital image signal and a method of controlling the same includes: a storage unit that stores a video file including a first video with a first resolution; a resizing unit that generates a second video with a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution; a determining unit that determines whether any of one or more frames of the second video satisfies a preset condition; and a still image generating unit that generates a still image by capturing a frame of the first video corresponding to a frame of the second video satisfying the condition. Accordingly, a user may more precisely obtain a high-quality still image with respect to a point in time desired by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-kwon Choi
  • Patent number: 8466972
    Abstract: Provided is a digital image processing apparatus that realizes an out-focusing effect by tilting a photographing device about a plane that is perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens. The digital image processing apparatus includes a lens and a photographing device configured to generate data about an image from light which has passed through the lens. The photographing device is configured to be tilted about a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens. The photographing device is tilted about the plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens so as to control a range of a focus area formed on the photographing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-kwon Choi
  • Patent number: 8243181
    Abstract: A digital image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The digital image processing apparatus includes a multi-direction button as a shutter release button which can move an auto focus (AF) region while a first shutter release signal is being applied. The multi-direction shutter release button is operable along the first direction which is an up and down direction, and is operable in the multiple directions which include back, front, right, and left directions. Specifically, the multi-direction shutter release button is operable to apply a first shutter release signal when moved down along the first direction to a first position, to allow for auto focusing operations in accordance with movement in any of the multiple directions, and is operable to apply a second shutter release signal when moved down along the first direction to a second position to control the digital image processing apparatus to operate a shutter to capture an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-kwon Choi, Sang-seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20120162456
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a digital image signal and a method of controlling the same includes: a storage unit that stores a video file including a first video with a first resolution; a resizing unit that generates a second video with a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution; a determining unit that determines whether any of one or more frames of the second video satisfies a preset condition; and a still image generating unit that generates a still image by capturing a frame of the first video corresponding to a frame of the second video satisfying the condition. Accordingly, a user may more precisely obtain a high-quality still image with respect to a point in time desired by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-kwon Choi
  • Patent number: 7847851
    Abstract: Disclosed are a digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus that allow a user to easily identify the current position of an image displayed on a display within a sequence of images and to easily identify a consecutive sequence of related images. The apparatus and method include displaying a lattice-shaped index on the display, which can be displayed at the same time as an image. At least one of the images represented as a region of the index relates to at least one other image represented as a region of the index. Regions of the index representing images that relate with one another have the same distinguishing characteristic, such as the same color, luminance, shading or shape to show that they are related.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-kwon Choi
  • Publication number: 20100182492
    Abstract: Provided is a digital image processing apparatus that realizes an out-focusing effect by tilting a photographing device about a plane that is perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens. The digital image processing apparatus includes a lens and a photographing device configured to generate data about an image from light which has passed through the lens. The photographing device is configured to be tilted about a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens. The photographing device is tilted about the plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens so as to control a range of a focus area formed on the photographing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-kwon Choi
  • Publication number: 20100166316
    Abstract: A digital image processing apparatus and method may detect faces from an input image, obtain face number information indicating a number of faces detected, and generate an image file including the input image together and the face number information. A number of copies of the image file to print may be automatically determined based on the face number information. A plurality of image files may also be arranged according to their respective number of detected faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-kwon Choi, Min-su Kang
  • Publication number: 20100157132
    Abstract: A digital image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The digital image processing apparatus includes a multi-direction button as a shutter release button which can move an auto focus (AF) region while a first shutter release signal is being applied. The multi-direction shutter release button is operable along the first direction which is an up and down direction, and is operable in the multiple directions which include back, front, right, and left directions. Specifically, the multi-direction shutter release button is operable to apply a first shutter release signal when moved down along the first direction to a first position, to allow for auto focusing operations in accordance with movement in any of the multiple directions, and is operable to apply a second shutter release signal when moved down along the first direction to a second position to control the digital image processing apparatus to operate a shutter to capture an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-kwon Choi, Sang-seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20100026841
    Abstract: Provided is methods and apparatuses for providing photographing information in a digital image processing device in which photographing information is classified and stored when an image is photographed, and the photographing information is provided to a user according to a user's request, so that a user's may know their photographing pattern. The photographing information may include the type of lens used when an image is photographed and the accumulated number of times the lens has been used when an image is photographed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-kwon Choi
  • Publication number: 20080049111
    Abstract: Disclosed are a digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus that allow a user to easily identify the current position of an image displayed on a display within a sequence of images and to easily identify a consecutive sequence of related images. The apparatus and method include displaying a lattice-shaped index on the display, which can be displayed at the same time as an image. At least one of the images represented as a region of the index relates to at least one other image represented as a region of the index. Regions of the index representing images that relate with one another have the same distinguishing characteristic, such as the same color, luminance, shading or shape to show that they are related.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-kwon Choi