Patents by Inventor Sun Min Kim

Sun Min Kim 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 decoding audio bitstream including system data
    Patent number: 10217471
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for decoding audio, The method includes receiving a bitstream consisting of audio packets; decoding an audio packet included in the received bitstream; extracting a type of the decoded packet; obtaining system data from a packet of which system metadata corresponds to the extracted packet type; and transmitting the obtained system data to a system engine, wherein the system data includes at least one of information regarding a type of the system engine and a length of the system data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO
    Publication number: 20190058959
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) audio reproducing method and apparatus is provided. The 3D audio reproducing method may include receiving a multichannel signal comprising a plurality of input channels; and performing downmixing according to a frequency range of the multichannel signal in order to format-convert the plurality of input channels into a plurality of output channels having elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae CHON, Sun-min KIM
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190050193
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a speaker, a storage configured to store first rendering type information and second rendering type information based on a volume level of each content genre; a display, and a processor configured to render a sound signal of a content based on at least one of the first rendering type information and the second rendering type information corresponding to a genre of the content on the display and output the rendered sound signal through the speaker, wherein the processor, based on a volume level which is currently set in the display apparatus being within a predetermined range, renders the sound signal based on third rendering type information which is obtained by applying a weight according to the set volume level to at least one of the first rendering type information and the second rendering type information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-woo HWANG, Sun-min KIM, Jae-youn CHO, Ki-woong KANG, Ki-beom KIM, Hae-kwang PARK, Dong-hyun LIM
  • Method for processing sound on basis of image information, and corresponding device
    Patent number: 10187737
    Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal including at least one audio object based on image information includes: obtaining the audio signal and a current image that corresponds to the audio signal; dividing the current image into at least one block; obtaining motion information of the at least one block; generating index information including information for giving a three-dimensional (3D) effect in at least one direction to the at least one audio object, based on the motion information of the at least one block; and processing the audio object, in order to give the 3D effect in the at least one direction to the audio object, based on the index information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-joo Chung, Sun-min Kim, Chang-yeong Kim
  • Binaural decoder to output spatial stereo sound and a decoding method thereof
    Patent number: 10182302
    Abstract: A binaural decoder for an MPEG surround stream, which decodes an MPEG surround stream into a stereo 3D signal, and a decoding method thereof. The method includes dividing a compressed audio stream and head related transfer function (HRTF) data into subbands, selecting predetermined subbands of the HRTF data divided into subbands and filtering the HRTF data to obtain the selected subbands, decoding the audio stream divided into subbands into a stream of multi-channel audio data with respect to subbands according to spatial additional information, and binaural-synthesizing the HRTF data of the selected subbands with the multi-channel audio data of corresponding subbands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-gil Moon, Sun-min Kim, In-gyu Chun
  • STEREOPHONIC SOUND REPRODUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180367933
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing method includes: acquiring a multichannel audio signal; rendering signals to a channel to be reproduced according to channel information and a frequency of the multichannel audio signal; and mixing the rendered signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae CHON, Sun-min KIM, Hyun JO
  • AUDIO PROVIDING APPARATUS AND AUDIO PROVIDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180359586
    Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae CHON, Sun-min KIM, Jae-ha PARK, Sang-mo SON, Hyun JO, Hyun-joo CHUNG
  • Method and apparatus for rendering acoustic signal, and computer-readable recording medium
    Patent number: 10149086
    Abstract: When the elevation of the input channel differs from the standard elevation and an elevation rendering parameter corresponding to the standard elevation is used, audio image distortion occurs. A method of rendering audio signals, according to an embodiment of the present invention, reduces the audio image distortion even when the elevation of the input channel differs from the standard elevation, comprises the steps of: receiving a multi-channel signal comprising a plurality of input channels to be converted into a plurality of output channels; obtaining elevation rendering parameters for a height input channel having a standard elevation angle so that each output channel provides an audio image having a sense of elevation; and updating the elevation rendering parameters for a height input channel having a set elevation angle other than the standard elevation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim
  • Audio providing apparatus and audio providing method
    Patent number: 10149084
    Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Jae-ha Park, Sang-mo Son, Hyun Jo, Hyun-joo Chung
  • Method and apparatus for reproducing three-dimensional audio
    Patent number: 10136236
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) audio reproducing method and apparatus is provided. The 3D audio reproducing method may include receiving a multichannel signal comprising a plurality of input channels; and performing downmixing according to a frequency range of the multichannel signal in order to format-convert the plurality of input channels into a plurality of output channels having elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim
  • Audio apparatus and method of converting audio signal thereof
    Patent number: 10117039
    Abstract: An audio apparatus and a method of converting an audio signal are provided. The method includes: receiving a first audio signal including a plurality of channels; comparing audio signals of the plurality of channels to estimate a source position of the first audio signal; localizing a source of the first audio signal toward a three-dimensional (3D) position having an elevation component based on the estimated source position; converting the first audio signal into a second audio signal including the plurality of channels and at least one channel having, based on the localized source, a different elevation from the plurality of channels; and outputting the second audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Jeong-su Kim
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RENDERING ACOUSTIC SIGNAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20180295460
    Abstract: When a channel signal, such as a 22.2 channel signal, is rendered into a 5.1 channel signal, a three-dimensional (3D) audio may be reproduced by using a two-dimensional (2D) output channel, however, when an elevation angle of an input channel is different from a standard elevation angle, if elevation rendering parameters according to the standard elevation angle are used, distortion may occur in a sound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Bae CHON, Sun-min KIM
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING 3-DIMENSIONAL AUDIO SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20180286416
    Abstract: A method of encoding a multi-channel 3-dimensional (3D) audio signal mixed with a multi-channel 3D object signal is provided. The method includes: obtaining a location parameter indicating a virtual location of the multi-channel 3D object signal on a multi-channel speaker layout based on a gain value of the multi-channel 3D object signal for each channel; and encoding the multi-channel 3D audio signal and the location parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-woo LEE, Sun-min KIM, Hwan SHIM, Nam-suk LEE, Hyun-Wook KIM, Jong-hoon JEONG
  • Stereophonic sound reproduction method and apparatus
    Patent number: 10091600
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing method includes: acquiring a multichannel audio signal; rendering signals to a channel to be reproduced according to channel information and a frequency of the multichannel audio signal; and mixing the rendered signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Hyun Jo
  • AUDIO APPARATUS AND AUDIO PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180279064
    Abstract: An audio apparatus and an audio providing method thereof are provided. The audio providing method includes receiving an audio signal including a plurality of channels, applying an audio signal having a channel, from among the plurality of channels, giving a sense of elevation to a filter to generate a plurality of virtual audio signals to be respectively output to a plurality of speakers, applying a combination gain value and a delay value to the plurality of virtual audio signals so that the plurality of virtual audio signals respectively output through the plurality of speakers form a sound field having a plane wave, and respectively outputting the plurality of virtual audio signals, to which the combination gain value and the delay value are applied, through the plurality of speakers. The filter processes the audio signal to have a sense of elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae CHON, Sun-min KIM, Hyun JO, Jeong-su KIM
  • Synthesis of honokiol
    Patent number: 10053406
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved methods for the synthesis of honokiol, as well as methods for the synthesis of 3,3?-di-tert-butyl-5,5?-dimethyl-[1,1?-biphenyl]-2,4?-diol, 3?,5-dimethyl-[1,1?-biphenyl]-2,4?-diol, and 2,4?-dimethoxy-3?,5-dimethyl-1,1?-biphenyl, 3,3?,5,5?-tetra-tert-butyl-[1,1?-biphenyl]-2,4?-diol, and certain tetrasubstituted bisphenols, and uses therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: Stanislav Jaracz, Marisa Kozlowski, Young Eun Lee, Sun Min Kim
  • Audio providing apparatus and audio providing method
    Patent number: 10057704
    Abstract: An audio providing apparatus and method are provided. The audio providing apparatus includes: an object renderer configured to render an object audio signal based on geometric information regarding the object audio signal; a channel renderer configured to render an audio signal having a first channel number into an audio signal having a second channel number; and a mixer configured to mix the rendered object audio signal with the audio signal having the second channel number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim, Jae-ha Park, Sang-mo Son, Hyun Jo, Hyun-joo Chung
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INTERNAL CHANNEL FOR LOW COMPLEXITY FORMAT CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20180233157
    Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal, according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, further includes: receiving a signal for one channel pair element (CPE) to which internal channel gains (ICGs) have been pre-applied; when a reproduction channel configuration is not stereo, acquiring inverse ICGs for the one CPE based on Motion Picture Experts Group surround 212 (MPS212) parameters and on rendering parameters corresponding to MPS212 output channels defined in a format converter; and generating output signals based on the received signal for the one CPE and the acquired inverse ICGs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-min KIM, Sang-bae CHON
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180212579
    Abstract: An example sound output apparatus may include an input unit, an output unit, and a processor configured to perform first-filtering of a frequency band of an audio signal received through the input unit based on a sound pressure of the sound output apparatus, second-filtering of a frequency band of the first-filtered audio signal based on a frequency response characteristic of the sound output apparatus, adjust a loudness of the received audio signal based on a perception volume level of the second-filtered audio signal, and output the adjusted audio signal through the output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: In-woo HWANG, Sun-min KIM, Ki-beom KIM, Dong-hyun LIM
  • Method and device for rendering acoustic signal, and computer-readable recording medium
    Patent number: 10021504
    Abstract: When a channel signal, such as a 22.2 channel signal, is rendered into a 5.1 channel signal, a three-dimensional (3D) audio may be reproduced by using a two-dimensional (2D) output channel, however, when an elevation angle of an input channel is different from a standard elevation angle, if elevation rendering parameters according to the standard elevation angle are used, distortion may occur in a sound image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim