Patents by Inventor Kyu Young Hwang

Kyu Young Hwang 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).

  • Publication number: 20130135701
    Abstract: A holography device may include a light reaction layer configured to react with light to form and remove a diffraction grating, and a metal thin film on the light reaction layer. When first light is incident on the metal thin film while the grating is formed in the light reaction layer, surface plasmon formed on the metal thin film may be diffracted so as to output a holography image. A method of processing a holography image may include recording the image on a holography device by irradiating first light to a light reaction layer to form a diffraction grating, outputting the image by irradiating second light to a metal thin film on the light reaction layer to diffract surface plasmon formed on the metal thin film, and deleting the image from the holography device by irradiating third light to the light reaction layer to remove the grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae-hwang LEE, Jae-eun JUNG, Kyu-young HWANG
  • Patent number: 8451535
    Abstract: A display apparatus that may generate a high density light field image is provided. The display apparatus may identify an eye position of a user and set a virtual viewing window around the eye of the user. The display apparatus may generate a directional light corresponding to the viewing window and generate a high density light field image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park, Kyu Young Hwang, In Woo Ha
  • Publication number: 20130094069
    Abstract: A spatial light modulator may include a refraction layer including first and second regions with refractive indices different from each other; and/or a metal thin film on a lower face of the refraction layer configured to generate surface plasmons due to light incident on the metal thin film via the refraction layer. When first light is incident on the refraction layer, a phase difference between light reflected by the first and second regions may occur. A spatial light modulator may include a metal thin film and a refraction layer on the metal thin film. The refraction layer may include a first region with a first refractive index and a second region with a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. When first light is incident on the refraction layer, there may be a phase difference between light reflected from the first and second regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gae-hwang LEE, Jae-eun JUNG, Kyu-young HWANG
  • Publication number: 20130016897
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a multi-view image are provided. A priority may be assigned to each hole pixel in a hole region generated when an output view is generated. The priority of each hole pixel may be generated by combining a structure priority, a confidence priority, and a disparity priority. Hole rendering may be applied to a target patch including a hole pixel having a highest priority. The hole pixel may be restored by searching for a source patch most similar to a background of the target patch, and copying a pixel in the found source patch into a hole pixel of the target patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Du-Sik PARK, Ho Young LEE, Kyu Young HWANG
  • Publication number: 20120313932
    Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus may generate a reference layer about a reference viewpoint. The reference layer may include information used to perform a hole recovery with respect to holes within output images. The information may be generated by warping the reference layer to a viewpoint of an output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Young HWANG, Du-Sik Park, Ho Young Lee, Yang Ho Cho, Aron Baik
  • Publication number: 20120260979
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a solar cell configured to scatter incident light to be penetrated so as to increase a light progress path and includes a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer on at least one of a first and a second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gae-hwang Lee, Kyu-young Hwang, Jae-eun Jung
  • Publication number: 20120262649
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a reflective display device includes a plurality of pixel units. Each of the plurality of pixel units may include a reflective plate having at least one concave reflective surface, a first electrode on the reflective plate, a second electrode separate from the first electrode, at least one light-absorbing member corresponding to the at least one concave reflective surface, and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal PDLC layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The PDLC layer includes a polymer and liquid crystals. The light-absorbing member may be at a focus position of the at least one concave reflective surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gae-Hwang Lee, Kyu-Young Hwang, Jae-Eun Jung
  • Patent number: 8268109
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a method of forming a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer including a dichroic dye. A first PDLC layer including the dichroic dye and a second PDLC layer having no dichroic dye may be bonded to each other so as to form the desired PDLC layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-young Hwang, Jae-eun Jang, Gae-hwang Lee, Jae-eun Jung
  • Publication number: 20120212480
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for restoring a hole generated in multi-view rendering are provided. A hole in an output view may be restored using temporally neighboring images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Du Sik Park, Ho Young Lee, Kyu Young Hwang, Young Ju Jeong
  • Publication number: 20120169722
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating multi-view images are provided. An error suspicious area may be detected from a reference view image. A foreground-first image may be generated by foreground-first warping including regarding the error suspicious area as a foreground, and a background-first image may be generated by background-first warping including regarding the error suspicious area as a background. The foreground-first image and the background-first image may be blended, and an output view image in a predetermined viewpoint may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Young HWANG, Ho Young Lee, Yang Ho Cho, Young Ju Jeong
  • Publication number: 20120169971
    Abstract: A reflective polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device may include a plurality of first and second electrodes on the first and second substrates, the first and second substrates separate from each other, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer between the plurality of first and second electrodes, the PDLC layer including polymer, liquid crystal, and a chain transfer reagent, and a specular reflection plate on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu-young Hwang, Gae-hwang Lee, Jae-eun Jung, Jae-eun Jang
  • Publication number: 20120133863
    Abstract: A reflective polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device includes a PDLC layer between first and second electrodes, the PDLC layer including polymers, liquid crystals, and dichroic dyes having negative dichroism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-wan Jin, Kyu-young Hwang, Jae-eun Jang, Gae-hwang Lee
  • Publication number: 20120113097
    Abstract: A display apparatus that may generate a high density light field image is provided. The display apparatus may identify an eye position of a user and set a virtual viewing window around the eye of the user. The display apparatus may generate a directional light corresponding to the viewing window and generate a high density light field image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park, Kyu Young Hwang, In Woo Ha
  • Publication number: 20120113360
    Abstract: A display device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, reflective plates and a transparent electrode. The first substrate and the second substrate may be facing each other. The reflective plates may be on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate. The transparent electrode may be disposed on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate. Color filters and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer may further be included in the display device. The color filters may be on the reflective plates, and the PDLC may be between the first substrate and the second substrate. The PDLC layer may include a polymer and liquid crystals dispersed in the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gae-hwang Lee, Jae-eun Jang, Jae-eun Jung, Kyu-young Hwang
  • Publication number: 20120088320
    Abstract: In a method of forming a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film, the presence of dichroic dye in a polymer may be prevented or reduced by diffusing dichroic dye into a PDLC layer, and a PDLC display device having improved visibility may be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-young Hwang, Jae-eun Jang, Gae-hwang Lee, Jae-eun Jung
  • Publication number: 20120081644
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a single-layer cholesteric liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal composition of a cholesteric phase is formed between a first substrate and a second substrate. A plurality of liquid crystal layers are formed by sequentially adjusting the temperature of the cholesteric phase liquid crystal composition and performing a plurality of optical curing processes on the cholesteric phase liquid crystal composition. Each of the plurality of liquid crystal layers corresponds to one of the plurality of subpixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-eun Jang, Jae-eun Jung, Kyu-young Hwang, Jae-hoon KIM, Kwang-soo Bae
  • Patent number: 8150197
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of obtaining a high-resolution image are provided. The apparatus of obtaining a high-resolution image may generate a high frequency component of an output image using a high frequency component of an input image, synthesize the input image and the generated high frequency component of the output image, and thereby may obtain a sharpness-enhanced high-resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Young Hwang, Ho Young Lee, Du-Sik Park
  • Publication number: 20120050283
    Abstract: A rendering apparatus and method for generating multi-views are provided. A rendering unit may generate a plurality of predicted views by rendering one or more reference views, and a hole aggregating unit may generate a reference hole representing an aggregation of holes existing in each of the predicted views. A hole inpainting unit may inpaint the reference hole, and a multi-view generating unit may remove the holes existing in each of the predicted views using the inpainted reference hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Young HWANG, Ho Young Lee, Yang Ho Cho, Young Ju Jeong
  • Publication number: 20120033872
    Abstract: A view extrapolation apparatus and a view extrapolation method to generate images at a plurality of virtual points using a relatively small number of input images are disclosed. The view extrapolation apparatus and the view extrapolation method output a view at a reference point, the view at the reference point being formed of frames according to time, generating the frames of the view at the reference point to generate a resized frame, and generating an extrapolated view at a virtual point using the resized frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Du-Sik Park, Ho Young Lee, Kyu Young Hwang, Young Ju Jeong
  • Patent number: 8107765
    Abstract: A block-based image restoration system and method is provided. The image restoration system, including: an edge processing unit to perform a color shifting in an edge of an image and process the edge of the image; a restoration parameter extraction unit to segment the image into at least one domain and extract a restoration parameter for each block included in the segmented domain; and an image restoration unit to apply a block-based transform domain filtering according to the restoration parameter and perform an image restoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyu Young Hwang, Ho Young Lee, Du-Sik Park