Patents by Inventor Myong-Jo CHOI
Myong-Jo 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).
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Patent number: 11360305Abstract: An optical system is provided which includes a light source which outputs light; a first waveguide; a transmissive reflective layer provided on a top surface of the first waveguide and configured to reflect some light and transmit the remaining light incident thereon; a second waveguide provided on a top surface of the transmissive reflective layer; an in-coupler provided on the first waveguide and configured to allow the light output by the light source to enter the first waveguide; and an out-coupler provided on one of the first waveguide and the second waveguide and configured to emit light from the optical system.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Myong-jo Choi, Kyu-sub Kwak, Jae-eun Kang
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Patent number: 11333891Abstract: Provided are a wearable display device and a light guide element thereof, the display device including: a display element configured to project a first light forming a virtual image; and a light guide element configured to guide the first light from the display element and a second light input from outside of the wearable display device to a predetermined position. The light guide element includes: a first optical surface facing the display element; a second optical surface and a third optical surface configured to reflect the first light input through the first optical surface; and a fourth optical surface configured to reflect the reflected first light to the predetermined position. The first to third optical surfaces are flat surfaces, and the fourth optical surface is a rotationally asymmetric reflective surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Cheol Bae, Myong-Jo Choi, Jun-ho Koh, Chang-han Kim, Hyun-jung Kim
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Publication number: 20200150440Abstract: Provided are a wearable display device and a light guide element thereof, the display device including: a display element configured to project a first light forming a virtual image; and a light guide element configured to guide the first light from the display element and a second light input from outside of the wearable display device to a predetermined position. The light guide element includes: a first optical surface facing the display element; a second optical surface and a third optical surface configured to reflect the first light input through the first optical surface; and a fourth optical surface configured to reflect the reflected first light to the predetermined position. The first to third optical surfaces are flat surfaces, and the fourth optical surface is a rotationally asymmetric reflective surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Cheol BAE, Myong-Jo CHOI, Jun-ho KOH, Chang-han KIM, Hyun-jung KIM
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Patent number: 10607323Abstract: A head-mounted electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a curved display; a frame having a mounting surface having a curvature such that the curved display is mounted thereon; and a pair of optical assemblies provided on the left and right sides of the interior of the frame, respectively, so as to provide displayed images to the left and right eyes of the user, the optical assemblies comprising a first lens that forms a view angle of a binocular field of view and a second lens arranged to slope with regard to the first lens, thereby forming an additional view angle of the left or right field of view. In addition, the above head-mounted electronic device may be implemented variously according to embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soon-Seob Han, Myong-Jo Choi, Jae-Woo Ko, Tae-Kyung Kim
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Patent number: 10565693Abstract: A head-mounted electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a curved display; a frame having a mounting surface having a curvature such that the curved display is mounted thereon; and a pair of optical assemblies provided on the left and right sides of the interior of the frame, respectively, so as to provide displayed images to the left and right eyes of the user, the optical assemblies comprising a first lens that forms a view angle of a binocular field of view and a second lens arranged to slope with regard to the first lens, thereby forming an additional view angle of the left or right field of view. In addition, the above head-mounted electronic device may be implemented variously according to embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soon-Seob Han, Myong-Jo Choi, Jae-Woo Ko, Tae-Kyung Kim
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Publication number: 20190187472Abstract: An optical system is provided which includes a light source which outputs light; a first waveguide; a transmissive reflective layer provided on a top surface of the first waveguide and configured to reflect some light and transmit the remaining light incident thereon; a second waveguide provided on a top surface of the transmissive reflective layer; an in-coupler provided on the first waveguide and configured to allow the light output by the light source to enter the first waveguide; and an out-coupler provided on one of the first waveguide and the second waveguide and configured to emit light from the optical system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Myong-jo CHOI, Kyu-sub KWAK, Jae-eun KANG
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Publication number: 20190026871Abstract: A head-mounted electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a curved display; a frame having a mounting surface having a curvature such that the curved display is mounted thereon; and a pair of optical assemblies provided on the left and right sides of the interior of the frame, respectively, so as to provide displayed images to the left and right eyes of the user, the optical assemblies comprising a first lens that forms a view angle of a binocular field of view and a second lens arranged to slope with regard to the first lens, thereby forming an additional view angle of the left or right field of view. In addition, the above head-mounted electronic device may be implemented variously according to embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Soon-Seob HAN, Myong-Jo CHOI, Jae-Woo KO, Tae-Kyung KIM
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Publication number: 20170359572Abstract: A head mounted display includes: a display configured to display an image; a shutter configured to block light incident on an eye; a controller configured to control the display to display a left eye image and a right eye image using half or more of a region of the display in a horizontal direction and to control the shutter based on the image displayed on the display; and a lens configured to focus light output from the display such that the left eye image and the right eye image displayed on the display are viewed by a left eye and a right eye respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Myong-jo CHOI, Joon-hyun LEE, Dmitry Evgenievich PISKUNOV, Jae-yeol RYU, Nikolay Viktorovich MURAVEV, Jae-eun KANG, Byeong-hoon KWAK
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Publication number: 20150192777Abstract: Provided are a wearable display device and a light guide element thereof, the display device including: a display element configured to project a first light forming a virtual image; and a light guide element configured to guide the first light from the display element and a second light input from outside of the wearable display device to a predetermined position. The light guide element includes: a first optical surface facing the display element; a second optical surface and a third optical surface configured to reflect the first light input through the first optical surface; and a fourth optical surface configured to reflect the reflected first light to the predetermined position. The first to third optical surfaces are flat surfaces, and the fourth optical surface is a rotationally asymmetric reflective surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Cheol BAE, Myong-Jo CHOI, Jun-ho KOH, Chang-han KIM, Hyun-jung KIM