Patents by Inventor Shukjae CHOI

Shukjae 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).

  • Patent number: 11974116
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: an audio output device comprising circuitry configured to output a sound; a microphone; and a processor configured to control, based on a content being selected, the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the content using a sound compensation value, wherein the processor is configured to: extract, based on a sound corresponding to the content being output from the audio output device and input to the microphone, characteristic information from the sound input to the microphone, calculate a sound compensation value based on the extracted characteristic information, and update the sound compensation value with the calculated sound compensation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoseok Wey, Shukjae Choi, Inwoo Hwang, Sunmin Kim
  • Patent number: 11917390
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: an audio output device comprising circuitry configured to output a sound; a microphone; and a processor configured to control, based on a content being selected, the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the content using a sound compensation value, wherein the processor is configured to: extract, based on a sound corresponding to the content being output from the audio output device and input to the microphone, characteristic information from the sound input to the microphone, calculate a sound compensation value based on the extracted characteristic information, and update the sound compensation value with the calculated sound compensation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoseok Wey, Shukjae Choi, Inwoo Hwang, Sunmin Kim
  • Patent number: 11515853
    Abstract: An equalizer and a method of controlling same are provided. The equalizer includes a memory storing an EQ value set for a plurality of music attributes and storing a general-purpose EQ value; and a processor configured to: obtain an input music signal; calculate a plurality of probability values for the plurality of music attributes by analyzing attributes of the input music signal based on a convolutional neural network; calculate a moderate index between the plurality of probability values; generate an EQ value based on the plurality of probability values and the moderate index; and perform equalizing by applying the generated EQ value to the input music signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kibeom Kim, Hoon Heo, Sangmo Son, Sunmin Kim, Jaeyoun Cho, Shukjae Choi
  • Publication number: 20220159398
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: an audio output device comprising circuitry configured to output a sound; a microphone; and a processor configured to control, based on a content being selected, the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the content using a sound compensation value, wherein the processor is configured to: extract, based on a sound corresponding to the content being output from the audio output device and input to the microphone, characteristic information from the sound input to the microphone, calculate a sound compensation value based on the extracted characteristic information, and update the sound compensation value with the calculated sound compensation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hoseok WEY, Shukjae CHOI, Inwoo HWANG, Sunmin KIM
  • Patent number: 11082795
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus outputs a first sound having a first characteristic for measuring a listening environment through an output unit, acquires first listening environment information based on a first feedback sound received through a receiving unit based on the output first sound, outputs a second sound having a second characteristic through the output unit based on receiving input through the receiving unit, acquires second listening environment information based on a second feedback sound received through the receiving unit based on the output second sound, and performs audio correction based on the acquired first listening environment information and second listening environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeonggeun Cheon, Jaeyoun Cho, Shukjae Choi, Byeongseob Ko, Sangmo Son, Hyeonsik Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210203298
    Abstract: An equalizer and a method of controlling same are provided. The equalizer includes a memory storing an EQ value set for a plurality of music attributes and storing a general-purpose EQ value; and a processor configured to: obtain an input music signal; calculate a plurality of probability values for the plurality of music attributes by analyzing attributes of the input music signal based on a convolutional neural network; calculate a moderate index between the plurality of probability values; generate an EQ value based on the plurality of probability values and the moderate index; and perform equalizing by applying the generated EQ value to the input music signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kibeom Kim, Hoon Heo, Sangmo Son, Sunmin Kim, Jaeyoun Cho, Shukjae Choi
  • Patent number: 10992273
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and an operation method thereof. The operation method of an electronic device for processing an audio signal may include obtaining viewing environment information related to sound intelligibility, processing an input audio signal by separating the input audio signal into a first channel including a primary signal and a second channel including an ambient signal based on the viewing environment information, processing the input audio signal based on a frequency band and based on the viewing environment information, and generating an output signal based on processing the input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeonsik Jeong, Jaeyoun Cho, Sangmo Son, Shukjae Choi
  • Publication number: 20200196088
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus outputs a first sound having a first characteristic for measuring a listening environment through an output unit, acquires first listening environment information based on a first feedback sound received through a receiving unit based on the output first sound, outputs a second sound having a second characteristic through the output unit based on receiving input through the receiving unit, acquires second listening environment information based on a second feedback sound received through the receiving unit based on the output second sound, and performs audio correction based on the acquired first listening environment information and second listening environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Byeonggeun CHEON, Jaeyoun CHO, Shukjae CHOI, Byeongseob KO, Sangmo SON, Hyeonsik JEONG
  • Publication number: 20200076389
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and an operation method thereof. The operation method of an electronic device for processing an audio signal may include obtaining viewing environment information related to sound intelligibility, processing an input audio signal by separating the input audio signal into a first channel including a primary signal and a second channel including an ambient signal based on the viewing environment information, processing the input audio signal based on a frequency band and based on the viewing environment information, and generating an output signal based on processing the input audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeonsik JEONG, Jaeyoun CHO, Sangmo SON, Shukjae CHOI