Patents by Inventor Soo-Chahn LEE

Soo-Chahn 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).

  • Method and apparatus for creating 3D image based on user interaction
    Patent number: 9304653
    Abstract: A method of creating a three-dimensional (3D) image based on user interaction, the method including receiving an input image; receiving a user input; segmenting an object, which is included in the input image, based on the received user input; editing an area of the segmented object; configuring a layer for the segmented object, based on the edited area; and creating a 3D image, based on the configured layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bernard Moon, Se-Hoon Kim, Woo-sung Shim, Soo-chahn Lee, Han-tak Kwak, Myung-jin Eom, Ji-hwan Woo
  • Video segmentation apparatus and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 9135711
    Abstract: A method for controlling a video segmentation apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving an image corresponding to a frame of a video; estimating a motion of an object in the received image to be extracted from the received image, determining a plurality of positions of windows corresponding to the object; adjusting at least one of a size and a spacing of at least one window located at a position of the plurality of determined positions of the windows based on an image characteristic; and extracting the object from the received image based on the at least one window of which the at least one of the size and the spacing is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Hoon Kim, Young-Ho Moon, Soo-Chahn Lee, Han-Tak Kwak, Woo-Sung Shim, Ji-Hwan Woo
  • VIDEO SEGMENTATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140093169
    Abstract: A method for controlling a video segmentation apparatus is provided. The method includes receiving an image corresponding to a frame of a video; estimating a motion of an object in the received image to be extracted from the received image, determining a plurality of positions of windows corresponding to the object; adjusting at least one of a size and a spacing of at least one window located at a position of the plurality of determined positions of the windows based on an image characteristic; and extracting the object from the received image based on the at least one window of which the at least one of the size and the spacing is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Hoon KIM, Young-Ho MOON, Soo-Chahn LEE, Han-Tak KWAK, Woo-Sung SHIM, Ji-Hwan WOO