Patents by Inventor San Ko

San Ko 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: 20120039515
    Abstract: Described is a method of classifying a scene for each person in a video, the method including: detecting a face within input video frames; detecting a shot change of the input video frames; extracting a person representation frame in the shot; performing a person clustering in the extracted person representation frame based on time information; detecting a scene change by separating a person portion from a background based on face extraction information, and comparing the person portion and the background; and merging similar clusters from the extracted person representation frame and performing a scene clustering for each person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Guk Jeong, Ji Yeun Kim, Sang Kyun Kim, San Ko
  • Patent number: 8073208
    Abstract: A method of classifying a scene for each person in a video, the method including: detecting a face within input video frames; detecting a shot change of the input video frames; extracting a person representation frame in the shot; performing a person clustering in the extracted person representation frame based on time information; detecting a scene change by separating a person portion from a background based on face extraction information, and comparing the person portion and the background; and merging similar clusters from the extracted person representation frame and performing a scene clustering for each person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Guk Jeong, Ji Yeun Kim, Sang Kyun Kim, San Ko
  • Publication number: 20110268422
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium of providing various types of broadcast services such as a record, a summary, a navigation and a real-time event service with respect to a broadcast content, utilizing a home server, according to a user's request. A broadcast service providing method includes: storing broadcast summary data, navigation data and real-time event data which is generated by analyzing received broadcast data according to a broadcast record request from a user's portable device, in a database; and providing the user's portable device with a streaming service with respect to the stored broadcast summary data, the navigation data and the real-time event data, according to a summary selection request from the user's portable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Guk Jeong, Sang Kyun Kim, Yong Ju Jung, Eul Hyeon Hwang, Doo Sun Hwang, Ji Yeun Kim, San Ko, Cheol Kon Jung, Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 8000578
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium of providing various types of broadcast services such as a record, a summary, a navigation and a real-time event service with respect to a broadcast content, utilizing a home server, according to a user's request. A broadcast service providing method includes: storing broadcast summary data, navigation data and real-time event data which is generated by analyzing received broadcast data according to a broadcast record request from a user's portable device, in a database; and providing the user's portable device with a streaming service with respect to the stored broadcast summary data, the navigation data and the real-time event data, according to a summary selection request from the user's portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Guk Jeong, Sang Kyun Kim, Yong Ju Jung, Eui Hyeon Hwang, Doo Sun Hwang, Ji Yeun Kim, San Ko, Cheol Kon Jung, Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20080166027
    Abstract: A method of classifying a scene for each person in a video, the method including: detecting a face within input video frames; detecting a shot change of the input video frames; extracting a person representation frame in the shot; performing a person clustering in the extracted person representation frame based on time information; detecting a scene change by separating a person portion from a background based on face extraction information, and comparing the person portion and the background; and merging similar clusters from the extracted person representation frame and performing a scene clustering for each person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Guk Jeong, Ji Yeun Kim, Sang Kyun Kim, San Ko
  • Publication number: 20070248243
    Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of detecting a gradual shot transition in a moving picture The method includes: setting at least one feature point of a frame included in the moving picture, tracking the set at least one feature point, and setting a feature point of a subsequent frame, from the tracked at least one feature point; calculating a feature value corresponding to each feature point of each of the frames; and comparing corresponding feature values of corresponding feature points which are tracked for each of the frames, and determining that a gradual shot transition between the frames occurs when the comparison value is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: San Ko, Ji Yeun Kim, Young Su Moon, Sang Kyun Kim, Doo Sun Hwang, Jin Guk Jeong
  • Publication number: 20070196076
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium of providing various types of broadcast services such as a record, a summary, a navigation and a real-time event service with respect to a broadcast content, utilizing a home server, according to a user's request. A broadcast service providing method includes: storing broadcast summary data, navigation data and real-time event data which is generated by analyzing received broadcast data according to a broadcast record request from a user's portable device, in a database; and providing the user's portable device with a streaming service with respect to the stored broadcast summary data, the navigation data and the real-time event data, according to a summary selection request from the user's portable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Guk Jeong, Sang Kyun Kim, Yong Ju Jung, Eui Hyeon Hwang, Doo Sun Hwang, Ji Yeun Kim, San Ko, Cheol Kon Jung, Yong Lee