Patents by Inventor Seung Heo
Seung Heo 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: 12256069Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus includes determining a splitting type of a current block, splitting the current block into a plurality of lower-layer blocks based on the splitting type, and decoding the lower-layer blocks. In this case, the current block may be a chroma block, and the determining the splitting type of the current block may be performed by disallowing a predetermined type, in which a width or height of the lower-layer blocks is a predetermined value, among a plurality of splitting types.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2024Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jangwon Choi, Jin Heo, Summi Yoo, Jungah Choi, Seung Hwan Kim
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Publication number: 20250088629Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus includes determining a splitting type of a current block, splitting the current block into a plurality of lower-layer blocks based on the splitting type, and decoding the lower-layer blocks. In this case, the current block may be a chroma block, and the determining the splitting type of the current block may be performed by disallowing a predetermined splitting type having a width or height of the lower-layer blocks being a predetermined value, among a plurality of splitting types.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Jangwon CHOI, Jin HEO, Sunmi YOO, Jungah CHOI, Seung Hwan KIM
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Publication number: 20250063151Abstract: A video coding method and apparatus select an optimal method from among various chrominance space conversion methods for the current chroma block's original signals, predictors, or residual signals, based on correlations between chroma channel components. The video coding method and the apparatus perform chrominance space conversion of Cb and Cr components using the selected method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Byeung Woo Jeon, Jee Yoon Park, Jee Hwan Lee, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
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Publication number: 20250059180Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by chemical formula I, a stereoisomer thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate or solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Seung Hwan Kim, Whui Jung Park, Dong Hyuk Shin, Seong Su Jeong, Sang Ho Lee, Ji Young Woo, Woon Heo, Doc Gyun Jeong, Seo Hee Jeong, Jae Kyung Lim, Yun Ha Hwang
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Patent number: 12219132Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus may include identifying a prediction mode of a current block, determining a candidate intra prediction mode for the current block, based on a prediction mode of a neighboring block located around the current block, based on the intra prediction mode of the current block being an intra prediction mode, generating a candidate intra prediction mode list of the current block based on the candidate intra prediction mode, and determine an intra prediction mode of the current block based on the candidate intra prediction mode list. In this case, the candidate intra prediction mode may be determined to be a predetermined intra prediction mode, based on the prediction mode of the neighboring block being an MIP mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jangwon Choi, Jin Heo, Sunmi Yoo, Jungah Choi, Seung Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 12217721Abstract: A mura inspection device may include; an optical meter configured to measure luminance of a display region and generate a first luminance matrix, a luminance preprocessor configured to detect a distortion region of the display region in relation to the first luminance matrix, and generate a second luminance matrix by adjusting luminance of the distortion region, a mura generator configured to generate a mura matrix in relation to a difference between the second luminance matrix and a reference value, and an encoder configured to generate encoding data by applying dimensionality reduction to the mura matrix.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pil-Seung Heo, Se Whan Na
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Publication number: 20250025955Abstract: A welding quality inspection apparatus includes: a welding position calculation part calculating a first virtual welding position based on an actual welding position of a robot welding gun; a comparison and verification part calculating a first error by comparing the first virtual welding position and a reference welding position, and determining that inspection is necessary when a magnitude of the first error is within a reference range; a calibration part, when a ratio of determining that inspection is necessary, by the comparison and verification part, is a preset criterion or more, generating a second virtual welding position based on the first virtual welding position by repeating calibration until the ratio of determining that inspection is necessary becomes less than the preset criterion; and a compensation part extracting a second error between the second virtual welding position and the reference welding position and compensating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, eZRobotics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Beomjun Kim, Seung Ho Lee, Yubin Jeon, Taehan Heo, Choongho Nam, Jungmin Kim
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Publication number: 20250030837Abstract: A video decoding device decodes from a bitstream an intra-prediction mode of the current block, derives a reference line group of the current block, and derives a reference line from within the reference line group. Further, the video decoding device generates a predictor of the current block by using the reference line according to the intra-prediction mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Byeung Woo Jeon, Jee Yoon Park, Yu Jin Lee, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
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Publication number: 20250030874Abstract: A method is disclosed for predicting chroma components based on reconstructed luma information. In the disclosed embodiments, to intra-predict the current chroma block, the video decoding device decodes the prediction mode indicator of the current chroma block and checks whether the prediction mode indicator utilizes the Direct Mode_Intra Block Copy mode (DM_IBC mode) for the current chroma block. If the current chroma block utilizes DM_IBC mode, the video decoding device uses the block vector of the previously reconstructed corresponding luma block to generate the prediction block of the current chroma block.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Dong Gyu SIM, Joo Hyung BYEON, Min Hun LEE, Jin HEO, Seung Wook PARK
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Publication number: 20250024038Abstract: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for video using adaptive multiple transform selection. In the disclosed embodiments, a video decoding device obtains a multiple-transform-selection index and inverse-quantized residual signals of the current block from a bitstream. The video decoding device composes a plurality of multiple-transform-selection groups for the current block, and selects a multiple-transform-selection group from the multiple-transform-selection groups. The video decoding device derives a transform kernel from the multiple-transform-selection group by using the multiple-transform-selection index. The video decoding device generates inverse-transformed residual signals by inversely transforming the inverse-quantized residual signals by using the derived transform kernel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Je Won KANG, Jin HEO, Seung Wook PARK
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Publication number: 20250014499Abstract: A method performed by a mura compensation data generation device, the method includes: generating optical information for a plurality of pixels of a display panel operating based on test data; generating, based on the optical information, raw mura compensation data to compensate input video data provided to the display panel; extracting a high spatial frequency component and a low spatial frequency component from the raw mura compensation data; generating a compressed high spatial frequency component, by compressing, based on a first compression algorithm, the high spatial frequency component; generating a compressed low spatial frequency component, by compressing, based on a second compression algorithm, the low spatial frequency component; and storing the compressed high spatial frequency component and the compressed low spatial frequency component in an external storage circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Pil-Seung HEO
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Publication number: 20240127835Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit, a speaker, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a bitrate of a first audio bitstream received via the communication circuit from an external electronic device. The processor is configured to obtain, in response to the bitrate lower than a reference value, an audio signal by executing a bandwidth extension (BWE) for the first audio bitstream based on at least one coding parameter obtained from a second audio bitstream previously received via the communication circuit from the external electronic device before the first audio bitstream. The processor is configured to obtain, in response to the bitrate higher than or equal to the reference value, the audio signal for the first audio bitstream without executing the BWE. The processor is configured to output, based on the audio signal, audio via the speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Hyunwook KIM, Kyoungho BANG, Hangil MOON, Jaeha PARK, Hyunchul YANG, Seung HEO
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Patent number: 11908432Abstract: An apparatus and a method for automatically controlling a screen brightness of an AVN system are provided to automatically change screen brightness in a user customized manner in a response to a change in illumination outside the vehicle. The apparatus include a screen brightness control module that controls such that a screen brightness of a display provided in the AVN system is automatically changed according to a change in the illumination data received from the illumination sensor, based on a default matching relationship between previously stored illumination data and screen brightness and a gain adjustment module that generates a new customized matching relationship by correcting the screen brightness matched to each illumination data based on the default matching relationship in accordance with an input of a user who adjusts to enhance or weaken the screen brightness and provides the screen brightness control module with the new customized matching relationship for screen brightness control.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Hyun Woo Koo, Mun Jun Hur, Tae Ho Lee, Hyeo Jin Kim, Kwang Seung Heo, Kyowoong Choo
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Patent number: 11889139Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a display includes a controller to set a relationship index indicating relationship between selected content, which is selected through an input of a user, of the at least one content, and remaining content of the at least one content, and arrange an output screen of the output device, based on the relationship index, such that content useful to a user as well as content desired by the user is determined and provided, thereby improving the convenience of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Ho Lee, Mun Jun Hur, Jong Pil Park, Kwang Seung Heo, Kyowoong Choo
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Patent number: 11817026Abstract: A screen control apparatus of a vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The screen control apparatus includes: a sensing device that measures illumination; a brightness determining device that determines a brightness degree corresponding to the illumination from one or more illumination measurement data; and a controller that controls a screen brightness of a display depending on the determined brightness degree. The controller controls the screen brightness of the display, whenever the brightness degree is changed.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hyun Woo Koo, Mun Jun Hur, Tae Ho Lee, Hyeo Jin Kim, Kwang Seung Heo, Kyowoong Choo
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Patent number: 11772551Abstract: A screen control apparatus of a moving object, a method thereof, and a system thereof are provided. The screen control apparatus includes: a communication device that receives illumination measurement data measured by at least one information providing moving object from a server; an illumination score calculating device that calculates an illumination score for the received illumination measurement data; an illumination determining device that selects reference illumination measurement data depending on the illumination score and determine illumination; and a controller that controls a screen brightness on the basis of the determined illumination.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Ho Lee, Mun Jun Hur, Hyeo Jin Kim, Hyun Woo Koo, Kwang Seung Heo, Kyowoong Choo
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Patent number: 11650722Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch screen display, an input/output interface, a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor, and the processor modifies screen configuration information associated with at least a part of a resolution, a density, and an orientation of a screen output by the electronic device if the electronic device is connected to the external display device through the input/output interface, determines whether a target application to be displayed on the external display device supports resizing of a window that displays an execution screen of the target application, configures a first type of window which is resizable if the target application supports the resizing, configures a second type of window with a fixed size if the target application does not support the resizing, and displays the first type of window or the second type of window on the external display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Woo Suh, Young Kyu Seon, Seong Hoon Choi, Jong Seung Baek, Jeong Won Yang, Kwang Ho Lim, So Jung Jang, Gye Hun Jeon, Byung Seok Jung, Jun Hee Cho, Jae Sook Joo, Seung Heo, Ga Jin Song
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Publication number: 20230148119Abstract: A mura inspection device may include; an optical meter configured to measure luminance of a display region and generate a first luminance matrix, a luminance preprocessor configured to detect a distortion region of the display region in relation to the first luminance matrix, and generate a second luminance matrix by adjusting luminance of the distortion region, a mura generator configured to generate a mura matrix in relation to a difference between the second luminance matrix and a reference value, and an encoder configured to generate encoding data by applying dimensionality reduction to the mura matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: PIL-SEUNG HEO, SE WHAN NA
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Publication number: 20220223119Abstract: An apparatus and a method for automatically controlling a screen brightness of an AVN system are provided to automatically change screen brightness in a user customized manner in a response to a change in illumination outside the vehicle. The apparatus include a screen brightness control module that controls such that a screen brightness of a display provided in the AVN system is automatically changed according to a change in the illumination data received from the illumination sensor, based on a default matching relationship between previously stored illumination data and screen brightness and a gain adjustment module that generates a new customized matching relationship by correcting the screen brightness matched to each illumination data based on the default matching relationship in accordance with an input of a user who adjusts to enhance or weaken the screen brightness and provides the screen brightness control module with the new customized matching relationship for screen brightness control.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Hyun Woo KOO, Mun Jun HUR, Tae Ho LEE, Hyeo Jin KIM, Kwang Seung HEO, Kyowoong CHOO
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Publication number: 20220198978Abstract: A screen control apparatus of a vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The screen control apparatus includes: a sensing device that measures illumination; a brightness determining device that determines a brightness degree corresponding to the illumination from one or more illumination measurement data; and a controller that controls a screen brightness of a display depending on the determined brightness degree. The controller controls the screen brightness of the display, whenever the brightness degree is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hyun Woo Koo, Mun Jun Hur, Tae Ho Lee, Hyeo Jin Kim, Kwang Seung Heo, Kyowoong Choo