Patents by Inventor Soojung Hyun

Soojung Hyun 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: 11836901
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining metadata corresponding to an input image, determining a black level of a display device and a peak luminance value of the display device, and determining a tone mapping function that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device based on the metadata, the black level of the display device, and the peak luminance value of the display device. The metadata comprises a distribution of luminance values in the input image. The black level of the display device and the peak luminance value of the display device represent a lowest luminance value and a highest luminance value, respectively, achievable on the display device. The method further comprises applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device and provided to the display device for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenguang Liu, William Mandel, Dung Trung Vo, McClain C. Nelson, Soojung Hyun
  • Publication number: 20230224536
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes performing analysis to determine information associated with a high dynamic range (HDR) media content item. A standard dynamic range (SDR) version of the HDR media content item is derived using HDR metadata. The derivation including encoding the HDR media content item to SDR content and normalizing data of the SDR content. The HDR metadata and the SDR version of the HDR media content item are transmitted with embedding of the HDR metadata within a protocol with the SDR version to a storage service. The HDR metadata and the SDR version are caused to be received at a display device. The SDR version is converted to HDR per incremental portion with a dynamic range bounded based on the HDR metadata of the protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Seongnam Oh, Soojung Hyun, William Mandel
  • Publication number: 20230120505
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining metadata corresponding to an input image, determining a black level of a display device and a peak luminance value of the display device, and determining a tone mapping function that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device based on the metadata, the black level of the display device, and the peak luminance value of the display device. The metadata comprises a distribution of luminance values in the input image. The black level of the display device and the peak luminance value of the display device represent a lowest luminance value and a highest luminance value, respectively, achievable on the display device. The method further comprises applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device and provided to the display device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Chenguang Liu, William Mandel, Dung Trung Vo, McClain C. Nelson, Soojung Hyun
  • Publication number: 20230102730
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a high dynamic range (HDR) media content item. Statistical analysis is performed to determine statistical information associated with the HDR media content item at each incremental portion of the HDR media content item. Metadata for each incremental portion of the HDR media content item is generated. A standard dynamic range (SDR) version of the content is derived using the HDR metadata. The metadata and an SDR version of the HDR media content item is transmitted to a storage service. The metadata and the SDR version are caused to be received at a display device. The SDR version is converted to HDR with a dynamic range bounded based on the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Seongnam Oh, Soojung Hyun, William Mandel
  • Patent number: 11606605
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a high dynamic range (HDR) media content item. Statistical analysis is performed to determine statistical information associated with the HDR media content item at each incremental portion of the HDR media content item. Metadata for each incremental portion of the HDR media content item is generated. A standard dynamic range (SDR) version of the content is derived using the HDR metadata. The metadata and an SDR version of the HDR media content item is transmitted to a storage service. The metadata and the SDR version are caused to be received at a display device. The SDR version is converted to HDR with a dynamic range bounded based on the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongnam Oh, Soojung Hyun, William Mandel
  • Publication number: 20230039667
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving an input content, and receiving ambient contextual data indicative of one or more ambient lighting conditions of an environment including a display device. The input content has corresponding metadata that at least partially represents a creative intent indicative of how the input content is intended to be viewed. The method further comprises adaptively correcting the input content based on the ambient contextual data to preserve the creative intent, and providing the corrected input content to the display device for presentation. The adaptively correcting comprises applying automatic white balancing to the input content to correct color tone of the input content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Dung Trung Vo, Chenguang Liu, Chang Su, McClain C. Nelson, Madhu Athreya, William Mandel, Soojung Hyun
  • Patent number: 11526968
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining metadata corresponding to an input image, determining a black level of a display device and a peak luminance value of the display device, and determining a tone mapping function that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device based on the metadata, the black level of the display device, and the peak luminance value of the display device. The metadata comprises a distribution of luminance values in the input image. The black level of the display device and the peak luminance value of the display device represent a lowest luminance value and a highest luminance value, respectively, achievable on the display device. The method further comprises applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device and provided to the display device for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenguang Liu, William Mandel, Dung Trung Vo, McClain C. Nelson, Soojung Hyun
  • Publication number: 20220327672
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining multi-dimensional metadata corresponding to an input image, and determining ambient light information indicative of a level of ambient light in an ambient environment of a display device. The multi-dimensional metadata comprises a cumulative distribution function (CDF) of pixels in the input image. The method further comprises determining, based on the multi-dimensional metadata and the ambient light information, one or more gains that adaptively compensate for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The method further comprises generating a tone mapping function based on the one or more gains, and applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The tone-mapped image is provided to the display device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Dung Trung Vo, Chenguang Liu, McClain C. Nelson, William Mandel, Soojung Hyun
  • Patent number: 11398017
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining multi-dimensional metadata corresponding to an input image, and determining ambient light information indicative of a level of ambient light in an ambient environment of a display device. The multi-dimensional metadata comprises a cumulative distribution function (CDF) of pixels in the input image. The method further comprises determining, based on the multi-dimensional metadata and the ambient light information, one or more gains that adaptively compensate for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The method further comprises generating a tone mapping function based on the one or more gains, and applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The tone-mapped image is provided to the display device for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dung Trung Vo, Chenguang Liu, McClain C. Nelson, William Mandel, Soojung Hyun
  • Publication number: 20220164929
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining metadata corresponding to an input image, determining a black level of a display device and a peak luminance value of the display device, and determining a tone mapping function that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device based on the metadata, the black level of the display device, and the peak luminance value of the display device. The metadata comprises a distribution of luminance values in the input image. The black level of the display device and the peak luminance value of the display device represent a lowest luminance value and a highest luminance value, respectively, achievable on the display device. The method further comprises applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device and provided to the display device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Chenguang Liu, William Mandel, Dung Trung Vo, McClain C. Nelson, Soojung Hyun
  • Publication number: 20220114707
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining multi-dimensional metadata corresponding to an input image, and determining ambient light information indicative of a level of ambient light in an ambient environment of a display device. The multi-dimensional metadata comprises a cumulative distribution function (CDF) of pixels in the input image. The method further comprises determining, based on the multi-dimensional metadata and the ambient light information, one or more gains that adaptively compensate for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The method further comprises generating a tone mapping function based on the one or more gains, and applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The tone-mapped image is provided to the display device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Dung Trung Vo, Chenguang Liu, McClain C. Nelson, William Mandel, Soojung Hyun
  • Patent number: 10504263
    Abstract: A method for video tone mapping includes receiving an overlay indication from an input data stream indicating whether a graphic is being overlaid on image data for a High Dynamic Range (HDR) scene. Based on the overlay indication, a hardware processor processes a video stream using a first tone mapping function to generate a first tone mapped video, or a second tone mapping function to generate a second tone mapped video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Taeg Kim, Seongnam Oh, Soojung Hyun, Li Tao
  • Publication number: 20190043233
    Abstract: A method for video tone mapping includes receiving an overlay indication from an input data stream indicating whether a graphic is being overlaid on image data for a High Dynamic Range (HDR) scene. Based on the overlay indication, a hardware processor processes a video stream using a first tone mapping function to generate a first tone mapped video, or a second tone mapping function to generate a second tone mapped video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yeong-Taeg Kim, Seongnam Oh, Soojung Hyun, Li Tao