Patents by Inventor Kum-ran Ji

Kum-ran Ji 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: 8457161
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and method, where the digital broadcasting system includes: a transmission stream generator multiplexing a normal stream and a turbo stream to generate a dual transmission stream; a transmitter inserting an supplementary reference signal (SRS) into the dual transmission stream, processing the turbo stream to reconstitute the dual transmission stream, and outputting the reconstituted dual transmission stream; and a receiver receiving the reconstituted dual transmission stream, separately turbo decoding the turbo stream, inserting the turbo decode turbo stream into the dual transmission stream, and decoding the dual transmission stream into which the turbo decoded turbo stream has been inserted, to restore normal stream data and turbo stream data. Thus, reception sensitivity of a digital broadcasting signal can be efficiently improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-pil Yu, Hae-joo Jeong, Eui-jun Park, Joon-soo Kim, Yong-sik Kwon, Jin-hee Jeong, Yong-deok Chang, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8406324
    Abstract: A transmission system to transmit a transport stream (TS) having normal data and additional data, the transmission system including: a stream constructor to generate a TS, and a multiplexer (MUX) to insert information representing the characteristics of additional data in the TS. Therefore, it is possible for a reception system to use the additional data efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kum-Ran Ji, Jung-Pil Yu, Chan-Sub Park
  • Publication number: 20130058359
    Abstract: Provided are a digital broadcast transmitter, a digital broadcast receiver, a method for processing a stream of the transmitter, and a method for processing a stream of the receiver. The method of processing the stream of the transmitter includes: generating a stream in which a plurality of slots of different formats is consecutively arranged; and encoding and interleaving the generated stream, and outputting the encoded and interleaved stream as a transport stream, wherein the generating the stream includes arranging at least one of second mobile data, training data, and dummy data in an orphan region generated according to a difference of the formats between consecutive slots of the plurality of slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hee Jeong, Hak-ju Lee, Yong-Sik Kwon, Kum-ran Ji
  • Publication number: 20130051405
    Abstract: Provided are a digital broadcast transmitter, a digital broadcast receiver, a method for processing a stream of the transmitter, and a method for processing a stream of the receiver. The method of processing the stream of the transmitter includes: arranging second mobile data according to a predetermined mode within a stream that includes a first region allocated for first mobile data and a second region allocated for normal data; configuring the stream in which the normal data and the second mobile data are arranged; and encoding and interleaving the stream to output the stream as a transport stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hee Jeong, Hak-ju Lee, Se-ho Myung, Yong-sik Kwon, Kum-ran Ji
  • Patent number: 8385369
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and method, where the digital broadcasting system includes: a transmission stream generator multiplexing a normal stream and a turbo stream to generate a dual transmission stream; a transmitter inserting an supplementary reference signal (SRS) into the dual transmission stream, processing the turbo stream to reconstitute the dual transmission stream, and outputting the reconstituted dual transmission stream; and a receiver receiving the reconstituted dual transmission stream, separately turbo decoding the turbo stream, inserting the turbo decode turbo stream into the dual transmission stream, and decoding the dual transmission stream into which the turbo decoded turbo stream has been inserted, to restore normal stream data and turbo stream data. Thus, reception sensitivity of a digital broadcasting signal can be efficiently improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-pil Yu, Hae-joo Jeong, Eui-jun Park, Joon-soo Kim, Yong-sik Kwon, Jin-hee Jeong, Yong-deok Chang, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8359526
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing streams includes a trellis encoding unit which changes a part of streams with parities, an RS re-encoding unit which corrects at least one of parity part and data part of the streams, and generates new codewords to match the changed part of the streams, and a multiplexer which re-constructs the streams with the generated codewords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kum-ran Ji, Yong-deok Chang, Chan-sub Park, Jung-pil Yu, Hae-joo Jeong
  • Patent number: 8356238
    Abstract: A trellis encoder for trellis encoding a dual transmission stream. A first multiplexer selectively outputs one of a predetermined first bit of the dual transmission stream and a value stored in a first memory according to an external control signal. A first adder adds the value output from the first multiplexer to the value stored in the first memory, outputs the added value, and stores the added value in the first memory. A second multiplexer selectively outputs one of a predetermined second bit of the dual transmission stream and a value stored in a second memory according to the external control signal. A second adder adds the value output from the second multiplexer to the value stored in the second memory and stores the added value in a third memory. Thus, an initialization is effectively performed before trellis encoding is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-pil Yu, Hae-joo Jeong, Eui-jun Park, Joon-soo Kim, Yong-sik Kwon, Jin-Hee Jeong, Yong-deok Chang, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8332733
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting transmission system processes dual transport stream (TS) including multi turbo streams. The digital broadcasting transmission system includes a turbo processor to detect a turbo stream from a dual transport stream (TS) which includes a multiplexed normal stream and a turbo stream, encoding the detected turbo stream and stuffing the encoded turbo stream into the dual TS; and a transmitter to trellis-encode the processed dual TS, and to output the resultant stream, wherein the turbo processor encodes the turbo stream using a plurality of turbo processors. Accordingly, a plurality of turbo streams may be processed in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-joo Jeong, Jung-pil Yu, Yong-sik Kwon, Eui-jun Park, Joon-soo Kim, Jong-hun Kim, Kum-ran Ji, Jin-hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 8325823
    Abstract: Provided is an error correcting encoder and, more particularly, to an error correcting encoder used for an improved transmission method of the Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC), and a method thereof. The error correcting encoder for digital television broadcasting, which is suggested in the present research, includes a robust encoder for encoding a one-bit input into robust encoded data; a pre-coding block for receiving the robust encoded data and performing pre-coding to thereby produce a pre-coded signal; and a trellis encoding block for performing trellis encoding on the robust encoded data and the pre-coded signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kum-ran Ji, Sung-hoon Kim, Jae-young Lee, Seung-won Kim, Soo-in Lee, Chie-teuk Ahn, Jae-bum Kim, Hyun-cheol Park
  • Patent number: 8320501
    Abstract: A digital broadcast transmitting/receiving system, and a signal processing method thereof, includes a randomizer for randomizing a transport stream into a specified position of which stuff bytes are inserted, a stuff-byte exchanger for replacing the stuff bytes included in data output from the randomizer with specified known data, an RS encoder for performing an RS-encoding of data output from the stuff-byte exchanger, an interleaver for interleaving data output from the RS encoder, a trellis encoder for performing a trellis encoding of data output from the interleaver, an RS parity generator for generating a parity by performing an RS encoding of data output from the RS encoder, and outputting the generated parity to the trellis encoder, and a modulator/RF converter for modulating data output from the trellis encoder and performing an RF up-converting of the modulated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui-jun Park, Yong-sik Kwon, Joon-soo Kim, Jung-pil Yu, Jin-hee Jeong, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120236922
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing a stream of a digital broadcasting receiver. The method comprises: arranging at least one of new mobile data and known data in at least a portion of an existing mobile data region and in at least a portion of a normal data region, in a stream which includes the normal data region and the existing mobile data region; and composing a transmission stream where at least one of the new mobile data and the known data is arranged, and wherein the arranging combines a block of data arranged in the existing mobile data region and a block of the new mobile data in the stream, and performs serially concatenated convolution code (SCCC) coding on the combined blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hee Jeong, Hak-ju Lee, Se-ho Myung, Yong-Sik Kwon, Kum-ran Ji, June-hee Lee, Chan-sub Park, Ga-hyun Ryu, Jung-jin Kim, Kyo-shin Choo, Sung-il Park, Jong-hwa Kim
  • Patent number: 8238484
    Abstract: A transmission system to transmit a transport stream (TS) having normal data and additional data, the transmission system including: a stream constructor to generate a TS, and a multiplexer (MUX) to insert information representing the characteristics of additional data in the TS. Therefore, it is possible for a reception system to use the additional data efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kum-Ran Ji, Jung-Pil Yu, Chan-Sub Park
  • Patent number: 8223823
    Abstract: A digital broadcast transmitting/receiving system, and a signal processing method thereof, includes a randomizer for randomizing a transport stream into a specified position of which stuff bytes are inserted, a stuff-byte exchanger for replacing the stuff bytes included in data output from the randomizer with specified known data, an RS encoder for performing an RS-encoding of data output from the stuff-byte exchanger, an interleaver for interleaving data output from the RS encoder, a trellis encoder for performing a trellis encoding of data output from the interleaver, an RS parity generator for generating a parity by performing an RS encoding of data output from the RS encoder, and outputting the generated parity to the trellis encoder, and a modulator/RF converter for modulating data output from the trellis encoder and performing an RF up-converting of the modulated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui-jun Park, Yong-sik Kwon, Joon-soo Kim, Jung-pil Yu, Jin-hee Jeong, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8218666
    Abstract: A method of resetting a trellis-coded modulation (TCM) encoder to a known state, the TCM encoder including a reset input that resets the TCM encoder to the known state when held at a reset level for a plurality of symbol clock cycles, the method including identifying an event to occur in the future that requires the TCM encoder to be reset to the known state; and holding the reset input of the TCM encoder at the reset level beginning the plurality of clock symbol cycles before a time the event will occur so that the TCM encoder will be reset to the known state immediately before the event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-pil Yu, Hae-joo Jeong, Joon-soo Kim, Yong-sik Kwon, Eui-jun Park, Jin-hee Jeong, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8184688
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting reception apparatus and robust stream decoding method thereof. The digital broadcasting reception apparatus includes a robust decoder that decodes a robust stream of a dual transport stream where a normal stream and the robust stream are combined. The robust decoder includes a first decoder that trellis-decodes the robust stream; a robust deinterleaver that interleaves the trellis-decoded robust stream; a second decoder that convolution decodes the deinterleaved robust stream; a robust interleaver that interleaves the convolution-decoded robust stream; and a frame formatter that adds decoded data of the second decoder to a part that corresponds to a position of the robust stream of a frame where the normal stream and the robust stream are mixed. Accordingly, a receiver of a simple structure can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui-jun Park, Hae-joo Jeong, Joon-soo Kim, Jung-pil Yu, Yong-sik Kwon, Jin-hee Jeong, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim, Yong-deok Chang
  • Publication number: 20120063502
    Abstract: A method for processing a stream of a digital broadcast transmitter, the digital broadcast transmitter, a method of processing a stream of a digital broadcast receiver, and the digital broadcast receiver are provided. The method includes: configuring a stream including a slot to which mobile data is allocated; and encoding and interleaving the configured stream and outputting the encoded and interleaved stream. Each slot of the stream includes signaling data, and the signaling data includes a slot indicator indicating a type of a slot, and may include at least one of a backward training indicator and a forward training indicator according to a value of the slot indicator. Accordingly, information on an adjacent slot is efficiently used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hee JEONG, Chan-sub PARK, Kum-ran JI, Hak-ju LEE
  • Publication number: 20120063443
    Abstract: A method for processing a stream of a digital broadcast transmitter, the digital broadcast transmitter, a method of processing a stream of a digital broadcast receiver, and the digital broadcast receiver are provided. The method for processing the stream of the digital broadcast transmitter includes: configuring a stream including a slot to which mobile data is allocated; and encoding and interleaving the configured stream and outputting the encoded and interleaved stream, wherein signaling data included in each slot of the stream includes information of an adjacent slot. Accordingly, a digital broadcast receiver efficiently uses even the adjacent slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-sub PARK, Kum-ran JI
  • Publication number: 20120063407
    Abstract: The method for transporting a digital broadcast stream includes: receiving a transport stream, including mobile broadcast data that is placed in at least a part of a normal data area allocated to normal data and signaling data that includes an FIC chunk header with a variable length; decoding the signaling data; and decoding the mobile data using the decoded signaling data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-il Park, Hae-joo Jeong, Sung-jin Park, June-hee Lee, Jung-jin Kim, Yong-sik Kwon, Jin-hee Jeong, Ga-hyun Ryu, Kyo-shin Choo, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hwa Kim, Chan-sub Park
  • Publication number: 20120056985
    Abstract: A digital broadcast transmitter and a digital broadcast receiver for 3-dimensional (3D) broadcasting, and methods for processing a steam thereof. The digital broadcast transmitter includes: a stream processor which processes first and second data parts of an input signal differently from each other, wherein the first data part is to constitute a 2-dimensional (2D) image, and the second data part is to constitute a 3D image; and a transmitter which transmits a transport stream (TR) including the first and second data parts processed by the stream processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-joo JEONG, Chan-sub PARK, Kum-ran JI
  • Patent number: 8111768
    Abstract: A digital broadcast transmitting/receiving system, and a signal processing method thereof, includes a randomizer for randomizing a transport stream into a specified position of which stuff bytes are inserted, a stuff-byte exchanger for replacing the stuff bytes included in data output from the randomizer with specified known data, an RS encoder for performing an RS-encoding of data output from the stuff-byte exchanger, an interleaver for interleaving data output from the RS encoder, a trellis encoder for performing a trellis encoding of data output from the interleaver, an RS parity generator for generating a parity by performing an RS encoding of data output from the RS encoder, and outputting the generated parity to the trellis encoder, and a modulator/RF converter for modulating data output from the trellis encoder and performing an RF up-converting of the modulated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui-jun Park, Yong-sik Kwon, Joon-soo Kim, Jung-pil Yu, Jin-hee Jeong, Kum-ran Ji, Jong-hun Kim