Patents by Inventor Solae LEE

Solae LEE 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: 20240153130
    Abstract: An apparatus includes one or more processors configured to generate a plurality of feature maps having respective different resolutions based on an input image; and update, for each of the plurality of transformer layers, respective position estimation information comprising first position information of a respective bounding box corresponding to one object query and second position information of respective key points corresponding to the one object query, wherein each of the plurality of transformer layers includes a self-attention model configured to generate respective intermediate data by performing self-attention on respective content information on a feature of the input image; and a cross-attention model configured to generate respective output data by performing cross-attention on respective one or more feature maps among the plurality of feature maps and the respective generated intermediate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeongseok SON, Seungin PARK, Byung In YOO, Dongwook LEE, Solae LEE, Sangil JUNG
  • Publication number: 20240073529
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of controlling a camera is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive an image from an image sensor and a processor configured to detect a target object from the image, perform a first zoom adjustment operation of the camera including the image sensor based on whether the target object is changed and perform a second zoom adjustment of the camera based on a center point of the target object and a center point of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Solae LEE, Sungyoul PARK, Seungin PARK, Changbeom PARK, Hyeongseok SON, Byung In YOO
  • Publication number: 20240021014
    Abstract: A liveness detection method and apparatus, and a facial verification method and apparatus are disclosed. The liveness detection method includes detecting a face region in an input image, measuring characteristic information of the face region, adjusting the measured characteristic information in response to the characteristic information not satisfying a condition, and performing a liveness detection on the face region with the adjusted characteristic information upon the measured characteristic information not satisfying the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hana LEE, Solae LEE, Minsu KO, Jiwon BAEK, Seungju HAN
  • Patent number: 11836235
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for testing a liveness, where the liveness test method includes receiving a color image and a photodiode (PD) image of an object from an image sensor comprising a pixel formed of a plurality of PDs, preprocessing the color image and the PD image, and determining a liveness of the object by inputting a result of preprocessing the color image and a result of preprocessing the PD image into a neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hana Lee, Youngjun Kwak, Sungheon Park, Hyeongwook Yang, Byung In Yoo, Juwoan Yoo, Solae Lee, Yong-Il Lee, Jiho Choi
  • Patent number: 11804070
    Abstract: A liveness detection method and apparatus, and a facial verification method and apparatus are disclosed. The liveness detection method includes detecting a face region in an input image, measuring characteristic information of the face region, adjusting the measured characteristic information in response to the characteristic information not satisfying a condition, and performing a liveness detection on the face region with the adjusted characteristic information upon the measured characteristic information not satisfying the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hana Lee, Solae Lee, Minsu Ko, Jiwon Baek, Seungju Han
  • Publication number: 20230306791
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method with liveness detection includes: receiving a plurality of phase images of different phases; generating a plurality of preprocessed phase images by performing preprocessing, including edge enhancement processing, on the plurality of phase images of different phases; generating a plurality of differential images based on the preprocessed phase images; generating a plurality of low-resolution differential images having lower resolutions than the differential images, based on the differential images; generating a minimum map image based on the low-resolution differential images; and performing a liveness detection on an object in the phase images based on the minimum map image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Solae LEE, Youngjun KWAK, Sungheon PARK, Byung In YOO, Yong-Il LEE, Hana LEE, Jiho CHOI, Jaejoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20230283876
    Abstract: A device and method with object recognition is included. In one general aspect, an electronic device includes a camera sensor configured to capture a first image of a scene, the camera sensor is configured to perform at least one type of physical camera motion relative to the electronic device, the at least one type of physical camera motion includes rolling, panning, tilting, or zooming the camera sensor relative to the electronic device, and a processor configured to control the camera sensor to perform a physical motion of the physical camera motion type based on detecting an object in the first image, acquire a second image captured using the camera sensor as adjusted based on the performed physical motion, and recognize the object in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung In YOO, Youngjun KWAK, Sungyoul PARK, Solae LEE, Hana LEE, Jiho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230245267
    Abstract: An apparatus and method with image processing for sparse dual-pixel image data are included. In one general aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to generate a first interpolated image by performing interpolation on a first image and generate a second interpolated image by performing interpolation on a second image, wherein the first image and the second image comprise pixel values obtained by dual-pixels of an image sensor, and generate a disparity map based on the first interpolated image and the second interpolated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SANGIL JUNG, SEUNGIN PARK, JAEHYOUNG YOO, SOLAE LEE, BYUNG IN YOO, HANA LEE
  • Publication number: 20230215219
    Abstract: A liveness test method includes detecting a face region in an input image; generating, based on the detected face region, weight map data related to a face location in the input image; generating concatenated data by concatenating the weight map data with feature data generated from an intermediate layer of a liveness test model or image data of the input image; and generating a liveness test result based on a liveness score generated by the liveness test model provided with the concatenated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SOLAE LEE, YOUNGJUN KWAK, BYUNG IN YOO, HANA LEE, JIHO CHOI
  • Patent number: 11694480
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method with liveness detection includes: receiving a plurality of phase images of different phases; generating a plurality of preprocessed phase images by performing preprocessing, including edge enhancement processing, on the plurality of phase images of different phases; generating a plurality of differential images based on the preprocessed phase images; generating a plurality of low-resolution differential images having lower resolutions than the differential images, based on the differential images; generating a minimum map image based on the low-resolution differential images; and performing a liveness detection on an object in the phase images based on the minimum map image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Solae Lee, Youngjun Kwak, Sungheon Park, Byung In Yoo, Yong-Il Lee, Hana Lee, Jiho Choi, Jaejoon Han
  • Patent number: 11636577
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method with blur estimation includes: acquiring size information of an input image; resizing the input image to generate a target image of a preset size; estimating a blur of the target image; and estimating a blur of the input image based on the size information of the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Jin Park, Jiwon Baek, Seungju Han, Minsu Ko, Solae Lee, Hana Lee
  • Publication number: 20230112452
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for testing a liveness, where the liveness test method includes receiving a color image and a photodiode (PD) image of an object from an image sensor comprising a pixel formed of a plurality of PDs, preprocessing the color image and the PD image, and determining a liveness of the object by inputting a result of preprocessing the color image and a result of preprocessing the PD image into a neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hana LEE, Youngjun KWAK, Sungheon PARK, Hyeongwook YANG, Byung In YOO, Juwoan YOO, Solae LEE, Yong-Il LEE, Jiho CHOI
  • Patent number: 11508188
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for testing a liveness, where the liveness test method includes receiving a color image and a photodiode (PD) image of an object from an image sensor comprising a pixel formed of a plurality of PDs, preprocessing the color image and the PD image, and determining a liveness of the object by inputting a result of preprocessing the color image and a result of preprocessing the PD image into a neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hana Lee, Youngjun Kwak, Sungheon Park, Hyeongwook Yang, Byung In Yoo, Juwoan Yoo, Solae Lee, Yong-Il Lee, Jiho Choi
  • Patent number: 11354535
    Abstract: A method with image recognition includes: extracting, using a feature extraction layer, feature data from an input image received by an image sensor; and outputting a recognition result of an object appearing in the input image, by applying a fixed mask and a variable mask to the extracted feature data, wherein the variable mask is adjusted in response to the extracted feature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiho Choi, Solae Lee, Hana Lee, Youngjun Kwak, Byung In Yoo, Yong-Il Lee
  • Publication number: 20220130175
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a liveness based on a phase difference are provided. The method includes generating a first phase image based on first visual information of a first phase, generating a second phase image based on second visual information of a second phase, generating a minimum map based on a disparity between the first phase image and the second phase image, and detecting a liveness based on the minimum map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Solae LEE, Youngjun KWAK, Sungheon PARK, Byung In YOO, Yong-Il LEE, Hana LEE, Jiho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220130176
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a liveness based on a phase difference are provided. The method includes generating a first phase image based on first visual information of a first phase, generating a second phase image based on second visual information of a second phase, generating a minimum map based on a disparity between the first phase image and the second phase image, and detecting a liveness based on the minimum map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Solae LEE, Youngjun KWAK, Sungheon PARK, Byung In YOO, Yong-Il LEE, Hana LEE, Jiho CHOI
  • Patent number: 11244181
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a liveness based on a phase difference are provided. The method includes generating a first phase image based on first visual information of a first phase, generating a second phase image based on second visual information of a second phase, generating a minimum map based on a disparity between the first phase image and the second phase image, and detecting a liveness based on the minimum map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Solae Lee, Youngjun Kwak, Sungheon Park, Byung In Yoo, Yong-Il Lee, Hana Lee, Jiho Choi
  • Publication number: 20220027649
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method with liveness detection includes: receiving a plurality of phase images of different phases; generating a plurality of preprocessed phase images by performing preprocessing, including edge enhancement processing, on the plurality of phase images of different phases; generating a plurality of differential images based on the preprocessed phase images; generating a plurality of low-resolution differential images having lower resolutions than the differential images, based on the differential images; generating a minimum map image based on the low-resolution differential images; and performing a liveness detection on an object in the phase images based on the minimum map image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Solae LEE, Youngjun KWAK, Sungheon PARK, Byung In YOO, Yong-Il LEE, Hana LEE, Jiho CHOI, Jaejoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20210397819
    Abstract: Disclosed is an object recognition method and object recognition apparatus. The object recognition method may include detecting an object region comprising an object in an input image, determining scores corresponding to regions of the object region, determining weights based on the scores and detection information of the object region, determining a final score based on the scores and the determined weights, and determining a result of recognizing the object based on the final score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungheon PARK, Youngjun KWAK, Byungin YOO, Solae LEE, Yong-Il LEE, Hana LEE, Jiho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210326616
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for testing a liveness, where the liveness test method includes receiving a color image and a photodiode (PD) image of an object from an image sensor comprising a pixel formed of a plurality of PDs, preprocessing the color image and the PD image, and determining a liveness of the object by inputting a result of preprocessing the color image and a result of preprocessing the PD image into a neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hana LEE, Youngjun KWAK, Sungheon PARK, Hyeongwook YANG, Byung In YOO, Juwoan YOO, Solae LEE, Yong-Il LEE, Jiho CHOI