Patents by Inventor Nak-hoon Kim
Nak-hoon Kim 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: 11363199Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible. The electronic device may include a camera module including an optical image stabilizer, a motion sensor, a processor electrically connected to the camera module and the motion sensor. The processor may be configured to obtain first motion information corresponding to shaking of the electronic device through the motion sensor, while at least partially obtaining an image frame, determine second motion information, which corresponds to motion of a lens or an image sensor included in the camera module, from the first motion information, using attribute information and a frequency pass filter of the optical image stabilizer, and perform digital image correction, based on the first motion information and the second motion information.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Hee Lee, Nak Hoon Kim, Won Seok Song, Jae Mu Yun, Hak Jae Jeon, Byung Ho Ahn
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Patent number: 10965871Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible. An electronic device may include a lens assembly including, one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image stabilizer, and a processor. The lens assembly may be arranged to from a first angle between an optical axis of at least some lenses of the one or more lenses, and a surface of the image sensor. The processor may be configured to change an angle of the lens assembly through the image stabilizer in response to shaking of the electronic device, obtain an image through the image sensor, in a state that the angle of the lens assembly is changed, correct, based at least on the first angle and a second angle corresponding to the changed angle of the lens assembly, at least a portion of the image, which is distorted, by the second angle, and display the corrected image through a display electrically connected with the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won Seok Song, Nak Hoon Kim, Jae Mu Yun, Bo Hee Lee, Hak Jae Jeon, Min Heu, Byung Ho Ahn
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Publication number: 20200404182Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible. An electronic device may include a lens assembly including, one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image stabilizer, and a processor. The lens assembly may be arranged to from a first angle between an optical axis of at least some lenses of the one or more lenses, and a surface of the image sensor. The processor may be configured to change an angle of the lens assembly through the image stabilizer in response to shaking of the electronic device, obtain an image through the image sensor, in a state that the angle of the lens assembly is changed, correct, based at least on the first angle and a second angle corresponding to the changed angle of the lens assembly, at least a portion of the image, which is distorted, by the second angle, and display the corrected image through a display electrically connected with the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Won Seok SONG, Nak Hoon KIM, Jae Mu YUN, Bo Hee LEE, Hak Jae JEON, Min HEU, Byung Ho AHN
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Patent number: 10863091Abstract: An example electronic device includes a camera, a sensor obtaining first motion information about motion of the electronic device, and a processor electrically connected to the camera and the sensor. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of image frames from the camera, to generate second motion information by applying a filter for a specified frequency band to the first motion information, to generate one or more image frames, in each of which at least partial motion of the motion is compensated based on the second motion information, from the at least part of image frames, and to display the one or more image frames through a display operatively connected to the electronic device. The receiving includes obtaining the first motion information about at least part of image frames among the plurality of image frames.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Won Seok Song, Nak Hoon Kim, Byung Ho Ahn, Jae Mu Yun, Hak Jae Jeon
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Patent number: 10827125Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes a display device and a processor configured to identify a composite image in which one or more first images obtained using a first camera corresponding to a first direction and one or more second images obtained using a second camera corresponding to a second direction are combined, the second direction being different from the first direction, receive a request for playing the composite image, in response to the request for playing the composite image, identify movement information corresponding to a movement which is detected while the one or more first images and the one or more second images are obtained, correct a partial region to be displayed using the display device among regions of the composite image based on at least the movement information, and display a partial image corresponding to the corrected partial region in the composite image on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dongwoo Lee, Nak-Hoon Kim, Jihak Kim
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Publication number: 20200322534Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible. The electronic device may include a camera module including an optical image stabilizer, a motion sensor, a processor electrically connected to the camera module and the motion sensor. The processor may be configured to obtain first motion information corresponding to shaking of the electronic device through the motion sensor, while at least partially obtaining an image frame, determine second motion information, which corresponds to motion of a lens or an image sensor included in the camera module, from the first motion information, using attribute information and a frequency pass filter of the optical image stabilizer, and perform digital image correction, based on the first motion information and the second motion information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Bo Hee LEE, Nak Hoon KIM, Won Seok SONG, Jae Mu YUN, Hak Jae JEON, Byung Ho AHN
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Publication number: 20200221031Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment includes a camera, a sensor obtaining first motion information about motion of the electronic device, and a processor electrically connected to the camera and the sensor. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of image frames from the camera, to generate second motion information by applying a filter for a specified frequency band to the first motion information, to generate one or more image frames, in each of which at least partial motion of the motion is compensated based on the second motion information, from the at least part of image frames, and to display the one or more image frames through a display operatively connected to the electronic device. The receiving includes obtaining the first motion information about at least part of image frames among the plurality of image frames. Moreover, various embodiment grasped through the disclosure are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Won Seok SONG, Nak Hoon KIM, Byung Ho AHN, Jae Mu YUN, Hak Jae JEON
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Patent number: 10313549Abstract: A photographing apparatus is provided, including a photographing device comprising imaging circuitry configured to generate an image signal by photoelectric conversion of incident light, a processor comprising processing circuitry configured to determine a sampling interval of time lapse photographing over time based on a reference value acquired in real time while the time lapse photographing is performed, to sample a plurality of input frames generated from the image signal at the sampling interval while the time lapse photographing is performed, to stabilize a plurality of frames selected by sampling the plurality of input frames using a window determined based on the sampling interval, and to compress the plurality of selected frames at an output frame rate to generate a time lapse image file, and a storage configured to store the time lapse image file.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kai Guo, Nak-hoon Kim, Sahil Arora, Duck-chan Seo, Hyung-chul Yoo
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Publication number: 20190045099Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes a display device and a processor configured to identify a composite image in which one or more first images obtained using a first camera corresponding to a first direction and one or more second images obtained using a second camera corresponding to a second direction are combined, the second direction being different from the first direction, receive a request for playing the composite image, in response to the request for playing the composite image, identify movement information corresponding to a movement which is detected while the one or more first images and the one or more second images are obtained, correct a partial region to be displayed using the display device among regions of the composite image based on at least the movement information, and display a partial image corresponding to the corrected partial region in the composite image on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Dongwoo Lee, Nak-Hoon Kim, Jihak Kim
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Patent number: 9860448Abstract: A method of stabilizing a video in an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes determining shaking compensation areas corresponding to a respective plurality of frames acquired through an image sensor in entire areas of the respective plurality of frames based on shaking information of the plurality of frames and information on the magnification, generating output frames corresponding to the respective plurality of frames by enlarging the shaking compensation areas at the magnification, and providing a video including the output frames.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung-chul Yoo, Nak-hoon Kim, Duk-chan Seo
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Patent number: 9832382Abstract: An imaging apparatus and an imaging method are provided. The imaging apparatus includes an imager configured to output image data for a subject, a motion detector configured to detect motion of the imaging apparatus, and a controller configured to control the imager to suspend output of the image data in response to the motion detector detecting the motion.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Muhammad Kamrul Hasan, Kai Guo, Nak-hoon Kim
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Publication number: 20170180589Abstract: A photographing apparatus is provided, including a photographing device comprising imaging circuitry configured to generate an image signal by photoelectric conversion of incident light, a processor comprising processing circuitry configured to determine a sampling interval of time lapse photographing over time based on a reference value acquired in real time while the time lapse photographing is performed, to sample a plurality of input frames generated from the image signal at the sampling interval while the time lapse photographing is performed, to stabilize a plurality of frames selected by sampling the plurality of input frames using a window determined based on the sampling interval, and to compress the plurality of selected frames at an output frame rate to generate a time lapse image file, and a storage configured to store the time lapse image file.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Kai GUO, Nak-hoon KIM, Sahil ARORA, Duck-chan SEO, Hyung-chul YOO
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Publication number: 20170034410Abstract: A method of stabilizing a video in an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes determining shaking compensation areas corresponding to a respective plurality of frames acquired through an image sensor in entire areas of the respective plurality of frames based on shaking information of the plurality of frames and information on the magnification, generating output frames corresponding to the respective plurality of frames by enlarging the shaking compensation areas at the magnification, and providing a video including the output frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Hyung-chul YOO, Nak-hoon KIM, Duk-chan SEO
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Patent number: 9554058Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a high dynamic range (HDR) image, including obtaining an image sequence with similar exposure times, obtaining a plurality of still images with different exposure times, which temporally correspond to at least one image among the image sequence, and generating a matched image having an HDR from the plurality of still images by using the image sequence.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., INHA Industry Partnership InstituteInventors: Nak-hoon Kim, Byung-cheol Song, Jum-han Bae
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Publication number: 20160150158Abstract: Provided is a photographing apparatus including: a photographer configured to photograph a moving image; a sensor configured to detect shaking of the photographing apparatus; an image processor configured to correct a photographed frame of the photographed moving image; and a controller configured to determine a processing mode for processing the photographed moving image based on at least one of shaking information of the photographing apparatus which is detected through the sensor and motion estimation information of the photographed moving image, and to control the image processor to process the moving image in the determined processing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Muhammad Kamrul HASAN, Kai GUO, Duck-chan SEO, Nak-hoon KIM
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Publication number: 20160112640Abstract: An imaging apparatus and an imaging method are provided. The imaging apparatus includes an imager configured to output image data for a subject, a motion detector configured to detect motion of the imaging apparatus, and a controller configured to control the imager to suspend output of the image data in response to the motion detector detecting the motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Muhammad Kamrul HASAN, Kai GUO, Nak-hoon KIM
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Publication number: 20150092075Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a high dynamic range (HDR) image, including obtaining an image sequence with similar exposure times, obtaining a plurality of still images with different exposure times, which temporally correspond to at least one image among the image sequence, and generating a matched image having an HDR from the plurality of still images by using the image sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicants: INHA INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Nak-hoon KIM, Byung-cheol SONG, Jum-han BAE
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Patent number: 8295634Abstract: A method and apparatus for compensating for illumination of a reference block and a method and apparatus for encoding an image, using the illumination compensation method and apparatus, are provided. The method of compensating for illumination of a reference block includes: predicting the mean values of pixels of a current block and a reference block, based on restored values of pixels neighboring the current block, and restored values of pixels neighboring the reference block; and based on the predicted mean value of the pixels of the current block, the predicted mean value of the pixels of the reference block, and the values of the pixels of the current block and the reference block, determining an illumination compensation parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Byung-cheol Song, Nak-hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8244050Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding an image. The method of encoding the image includes calculating the number of times that encoding information of each of a plurality of sub-blocks included in a current block is exactly predicted, determining whether or not to predictably encode the encoding information of each sub-block, based on the calculated number of times, and predictably encoding the encoding information of each sub-block according to the determination. Using the method can prevent the case in which many bits are required to encode the encoding information due to inexact prediction about the encoding information, thereby decreasing the compression ratio of the image encoding process, and can compress the image with a higher efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nak-hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8208544Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding an image capable of performing a prediction coding process by using a correlation degree between neighboring pixels of a current block and neighboring pixels of a reference block, and an image decoding method and apparatus. In the method, reference block candidates having neighboring pixels similar to the neighboring pixels of the current block are selected, matching errors between selected reference block candidates and the current block are calculated, and a reference block candidate having the least matching error is determined to be a predicted block of the current block.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-cheol Song, Yun-gu Lee, Nak-hoon Kim