Patents by Inventor Seong-Wook Song

Seong-Wook Song 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).

  • Patent number: 11812293
    Abstract: A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes at least one of transmitting data to and receiving data from a primary cell using a first Radio Frequency (RF) path, and, when a secondary cell is deactivated, operating a second RF path to perform searching and measurement with respect to at least one target cell at a frequency different from a frequency of the primary cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doo-Hee Lee, Byung-Wook Kim, Seong-Joon Kim, Jae-Ho Song, Myung-Hoon Yeon, Se-Jin Kim, Kyung-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20230284666
    Abstract: A method for producing fermented shiitake mushroom sauce according to an embodiment includes adding lactose and sucrose to shiitake mushroom concentrate followed by inoculation of Pediococcus pentosaceus strain or Lactobacillus acidophilus strain and fermentation to prepare lactic acid bacteria fermented product of shiitake mushroom, and mixing the lactic acid bacteria fermented product of shiitake mushroom prepared above with hot pepper extract, garlic extract, onion extract, and shiitake mushroom block, water, salt, lemongrass, and coriander, and the present invention also relates to fermented shiitake mushroom sauce produced by the aforementioned method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Kyoung-Sun SEO, Kyung-Je KIM, Seong-Woo JIN, Young-Woo KOH, Seung-Bin IM, Neul-I HA, Hee-Gyeong JEONG, Sang-Wook JEONG, Seung-Ju KIM, Jeong-Hee KIM, Hee-Soo KIM, Bok-Seon KIM, Yu-Jin CHOI, Da Hye SONG, Ki Man KIM, Se Eun PARK, Junhui CHOI
  • Patent number: 11688478
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell region and a peripheral circuit region. The memory cell region includes a memory block, and the peripheral circuit region includes a control circuit. The memory cell region includes a first metal pad. The peripheral circuit region includes a second metal pad and is vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first metal pad and the second metal pad. The memory block includes a plurality of memory cells disposed in a vertical direction. The control circuit determines whether a data erase characteristic for the memory block is degraded for each predetermined cycle of data erase operation, and performs a data erase operation by changing a level of a voltage applied to selection transistors for selecting the memory block as an erase target block when it is determined that the data erase characteristic is degraded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-Jin Song, Hyun-Wook Park, Bong-Soon Lim, Do-Bin Kim
  • Publication number: 20230170458
    Abstract: An insulation-coating overlay control system, an electrode plate for a secondary battery, and an insulation-coating overlay control method are provided. I system includes an insulation coater configured to coat an insulating material to allow the insulating material to cover a partial region of a coated part and a non-coated part in an electrode plate along a boundary part. The coated part has an electrode slurry coated thereon and the non-coated part does not have the electrode slurry coated thereon. An insulation-coating width measuring means is configured to measure an overlay width. An insulation coater moving means is configured to move the insulation coater and a controller is configured to control the insulation coater moving means to adjust the overlay width by comparing the measured overlay width with a predetermined overlay width setting range or an overlay width reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Hun Lee, Seong Wook Hong, Dong Hun Song, Sang Hoon Choy, Shin Wook Jeon
  • Patent number: 11563914
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image encoder. The image encoder is configured to encode an original image and reduce compression loss. The image encoder comprises an image signal processor and a compressor. The image signal processor is configured to receive a first frame image and a second frame image and generates a compressed image of the second frame image using a boundary pixel image of the first frame image. The image signal processor may include memory configured to store first reference pixel data which is the first frame image. The compressor is configured to receive the first reference pixel data from the memory and generate a bitstream obtained by encoding the second frame image based on a difference value between the first reference pixel data and the second frame image. The image signal processor generates a compressed image of the second frame image using the bitstream generated by the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Seok Lee, Seong Wook Song, Yun Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11558552
    Abstract: An image signal processor includes a shared circuit, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The shared circuit processes input image data. The first circuit provides a first algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a first operation mode in a first shooting environment. The second circuit provides a second algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a second operation mode different from the first operation mode in a second shooting environment different from the first shooting environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hyun Lee, Il Do Kim, Seong Wook Song
  • Patent number: 11523344
    Abstract: A device and a method for saving power in a mobile electronic device are provided. A mobile electronic device includes a plurality of antennas and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver includes a control unit configured to switch to a low power mode to operate in the low power mode, or to operate at least one of the plurality of antennas in the low power mode when a data non-transmission period occurs for a predetermined time in an active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Wook Song, Jin-Hee Cheon, Da-Hae Chong
  • Publication number: 20220343672
    Abstract: A fingerprint recognition device is provided. The fingerprint recognition device includes an image acquisition module acquiring a fingerprint image including an input fingerprint, a preprocessing module generating a preprocessed image by preprocessing the fingerprint image, a minutiae extraction module extracting coordinates of each of minutiae and orientation points of the input fingerprint from the preprocessed image and a fake detection module receiving regions-of-interest (ROIs), including the coordinates of each of the minutiae or orientation points of the input fingerprint, and determining whether the input fingerprint is a fake by performing learning using the received ROIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Han Sol LEE, Duck-Soo KIM, Kwang Hyuk BAE, Yeol Min SEONG, Moon Kyu SONG, Seong Wook SONG, Jun Seo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220070373
    Abstract: An image signal processor includes a shared circuit, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The shared circuit processes input image data. The first circuit provides a first algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a first operation mode in a first shooting environment. The second circuit provides a second algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a second operation mode different from the first operation mode in a second shooting environment different from the first shooting environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: JOO HYUN LEE, IL DO KIM, SEONG WOOK SONG
  • Patent number: 11182887
    Abstract: In a method of processing an image which is a video image including a plurality of frame images, a first high dynamic range (HDR) image is generated by combining a first frame image and a second frame image subsequent to the first frame image. The first and second frame images are included in the plurality of frame images. The first frame image has a first exposure time. The second frame image has a second exposure time different from the first exposure time. A second HDR image is generated by combining the second frame image and a third frame image subsequent to the second frame image. The third frame image is included in the plurality of frame images and has the first exposure time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Kang, Seong-Wook Song, Hye-Yun Jung
  • Publication number: 20210344869
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image encoder. The image encoder is configured to encode an original image and reduce compression loss. The image encoder comprises an image signal processor and a compressor. The image signal processor is configured to receive a first frame image and a second frame image and generates a compressed image of the second frame image using a boundary pixel image of the first frame image. The image signal processor may include memory configured to store first reference pixel data which is the first frame image. The compressor is configured to receive the first reference pixel data from the memory and generate a bitstream obtained by encoding the second frame image based on a difference value between the first reference pixel data and the second frame image. The image signal processor generates a compressed image of the second frame image using the bitstream generated by the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: WON SEOK LEE, SEONG WOOK SONG, YUN SEOK CHOI
  • Patent number: 11140320
    Abstract: An image signal processor includes a shared circuit, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The shared circuit processes input image data. The first circuit provides a first algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a first operation mode in a first shooting environment. The second circuit provides a second algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a second operation mode different from the first operation mode in a second shooting environment different from the first shooting environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hyun Lee, Il Do Kim, Seong Wook Song
  • Publication number: 20210092683
    Abstract: A device and a method for saving power in a mobile electronic device are provided. A mobile electronic device includes a plurality of antennas and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver includes a control unit configured to switch to a low power mode to operate in the low power mode, or to operate at least one of the plurality of antennas in the low power mode when a data non-transmission period occurs for a predetermined time in an active state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Seong-Wook SONG, Jin-Hee CHEON, Da-Hae CHONG
  • Patent number: 10880724
    Abstract: A method of using subscriber identification information stored in mobile user equipment (UE) to connect to a communication service over a public wireless network in the UE, establishing a communication link between the UE and a device, generating network access information (NAI) associated with the communication service in the UE, and sending the NAI from the UE to the device via the communication link. The method further comprises connecting the communication service in the device using the NAI and terminating the connection of the communication service in the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Wook Song, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jong-Han Lim
  • Patent number: 10863440
    Abstract: A device and a method for saving power in a mobile electronic device are provided. A mobile electronic device includes a plurality of antennas and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver includes a control unit configured to switch to a low power mode to operate in the low power mode, or to operate at least one of the plurality of antennas in the low power mode when a data non-transmission period occurs for a predetermined time in an active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Wook Song, Jin-Hee Cheon, Da-Hae Chong
  • Patent number: 10848746
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first camera module providing a first image of an object with a first field of view, a second camera module providing a second image of the object with a second field of view different from the first field of view, a first depth map generator that generates a first depth map of the first image based on the first image and the second image, and a second depth map generator that generates a second depth map of the second image based on the first image, the second image, and the first depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Min Han, Kai Guo, Seong-Wook Song
  • Publication number: 20200221027
    Abstract: An image signal processor includes a shared circuit, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The shared circuit processes input image data. The first circuit provides a first algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a first operation mode in a first shooting environment. The second circuit provides a second algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a second operation mode different from the first operation mode in a second shooting environment different from the first shooting environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: JOO HYUN LEE, IL DO KIM, SEONG WOOK SONG
  • Publication number: 20200219240
    Abstract: In a method of processing an image which is a video image including a plurality of frame images, a first high dynamic range (HDR) image is generated by combining a first frame image and a second frame image subsequent to the first frame image. The first and second frame images are included in the plurality of frame images. The first frame image has a first exposure time. The second frame image has a second exposure time different from the first exposure time. A second HDR image is generated by combining the second frame image and a third frame image subsequent to the second frame image. The third frame image is included in the plurality of frame images and has the first exposure time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Kang, Seong-Wook Song, Hye-Yun Jung
  • Publication number: 20200195910
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first camera module providing a first image of an object with a first field of view, a second camera module providing a second image of the object with a second field of view different from the first field of view, a first depth map generator that generates a first depth map of the first image based on the first image and the second image, and a second depth map generator that generates a second depth map of the second image based on the first image, the second image, and the first depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: SEUNG-MIN HAN, KAI GUO, SEONG-WOOK SONG
  • Patent number: 10681711
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided method for operating a terminal. A motion pattern of at least one of the terminal or a peer terminal communicating with the terminal is determined in a time interval. A channel quality of a channel between the terminal and the peer terminal is determined in time intervals after the time interval based on the motion pattern in the time interval. At least one first time interval among the time intervals in which the channel quality is greater than or equal to a threshold value and at least one second time interval among the time intervals in which the channel quality is less than the threshold value are determined. Data in the at least one first time interval is transmitted to the peer terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Kim, Seong-Wook Song, Jong-Han Lim