Patents by Inventor Nak Eun Choi

Nak Eun 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).

  • Apparatus and method for detecting object of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11138446
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a camera that acquires an image from front of a vehicle and a controller that generates feature pyramid images based on a plurality of feature images extracted from the image. The controller also generates feature aggregation images by filtering the feature pyramid images, detects a pedestrian area from the feature aggregation images, and detects face regions from the feature pyramid images. At least one of the face regions that overlaps the pedestrian area is then determined as a face of a pedestrian.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Chung Ang University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hyun Sang Kim, Yun Sup Ann, Joon Ki Paik, Jin Beum Jang, Nak Eun Choi, Yeon Seung Choo
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECT OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200327337
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a camera that acquires an image from front of a vehicle and a controller that generates feature pyramid images based on a plurality of feature images extracted from the image. The controller also generates feature aggregation images by filtering the feature pyramid images, detects a pedestrian area from the feature aggregation images, and detects face regions from the feature pyramid images. At least one of the face regions that overlaps the pedestrian area is then determined as a face of a pedestrian.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun Sang Kim, Yun Sup Ann, Joon Ki Paik, Jin Beum Jang, Nak Eun Choi, Yeon Seung Choo