Patents by Inventor Suk-Pyo Hong

Suk-Pyo Hong 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: 8384769
    Abstract: A three-dimensional image display method is disclosed. The three-dimensional image display method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying an object image; displaying a background image by using a three-dimensional image display method; and disposing the object image at a close distance and the background image at a far distance such that the object image and the background image overlap inside a same viewing angle. By using images having a different sense of depth, a high-resolution image can be displayed while providing a sense of reality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kwangwoon University Research Institute for Industry Cooperation
    Inventors: Suk-Pyo Hong, Yong-Seok Oh, Dong-Hak Shin, Eun-Soo Kim, Seung-Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20090033741
    Abstract: A two dimensional to three dimensional (2D-3D) convertible display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display device includes i) a first display unit configured to selectively output one of a composite image and backlight, wherein the composite image comprises a background image and a mask image, for an object, wherein the background image comprises element images for a background excluding the object and wherein the mask image is a white image which has the same shape as that of the object, ii) a lens unit configured to convert the composite image into a stereoscopic image or pass through the backlight and iii) a second display unit configured to output i) a two-dimensional (2D) image of the object by the use of the backlight at a 2D mode and ii) the combination of the 2D image and the composite image at a three dimensional (3D) mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicants: KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Yong-Seok Oh, Suk-Pyo Hong, Keong-Jin Lee, Dong-Hak Shin, Eun-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20080291269
    Abstract: A three-dimensional image display method is disclosed. The three-dimensional image display method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying an object image; displaying a background image by using a three-dimensional image display method; and disposing the object image at a close distance and the background image at a far distance such that the object image and the background image overlap inside a same viewing angle. By using images having a different sense of depth, a high-resolution image can be displayed while providing a sense of reality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Suk-Pyo Hong, Yong-Seok Oh, Dong-Hak Shin, Eun-Soo Kim, Seung-Cheol Kim