Patents by Inventor Sung-won Lim

Sung-won Lim 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: 20210297666
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image encoding method of the present invention comprises: a first dividing step of dividing a current image into a plurality of blocks; and a second dividing step of dividing, into a plurality of sub blocks, a block, which is to be divided and includes a boundary of the current image, among the plurality of blocks, wherein the second dividing step is recursively performed by setting a sub block including the boundary of the current images as the block to be divided, until the sub block including the boundary of the current image does not exist among the sub blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Patent number: 11122273
    Abstract: A method for encoding image signal, according to the present invention, can: encode a partial block coefficient flag indicating whether a coefficient of a current partial block is a non-zero coefficient; encode a first flag indicating whether an absolute value of the coefficient is greater than 1, encode a second flag indicating whether the absolute value of the coefficient is greater than 2; encode the residual coefficients, which have not been encoded, on the basis of the first flag or the second flag in the current partial block; and encode a code for the coefficient of the current partial block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Dong Jae Won, Sung Won Lim
  • Patent number: 11122265
    Abstract: An image signal decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding information indicating whether a current block is encoded using a multi-mode intra prediction; when it is determined that the current block is encoded in the multi-mode intra prediction, dividing the current block into a plurality of partial blocks; and obtaining an intra prediction mode of each of the plurality of partial blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Publication number: 20210281853
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The method and apparatus select at least one reference pixel line from among multiple reference pixel lines and derive a predicted value of a pixel within a current block by using the value of at least one pixel within the selected reference pixel line(s). Alternatively, the method and apparatus derive an intra prediction mode of a reconstructed pixel region on the basis of a reference pixel region of at least one reconstructed pixel region, derive an intra prediction mode of a current block on the basis of the derived intra prediction mode of the reconstructed pixel region, obtain an intra prediction block of the current block by using the derived intra prediction mode, and reconstruct the current block by summing the obtained intra prediction block and a residual block of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Publication number: 20210281854
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The method and apparatus select at least one reference pixel line from among multiple reference pixel lines and derive a predicted value of a pixel within a current block by using the value of at least one pixel within the selected reference pixel line(s). Alternatively, the method and apparatus derive an intra prediction mode of a reconstructed pixel region on the basis of a reference pixel region of at least one reconstructed pixel region, derive an intra prediction mode of a current block on the basis of the derived intra prediction mode of the reconstructed pixel region, obtain an intra prediction block of the current block by using the derived intra prediction mode, and reconstruct the current block by summing the obtained intra prediction block and a residual block of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Patent number: 11115659
    Abstract: An image signal decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding information indicating whether a current block is encoded using a multi-mode intra prediction; when it is determined that the current block is encoded in the multi-mode intra prediction, dividing the current block into a plurality of partial blocks; and obtaining an intra prediction mode of each of the plurality of partial blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Publication number: 20210274214
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method includes determining an initial motion vector of a current block using a motion vector of a reconstructed region, searching for the motion vector of the current block based on the initial motion vector, and generating a prediction sample of the current block using the motion vector. The initial motion vector includes a motion vector in a past direction and a motion vector in a future direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Dong Jae WON, Jae Min HA, Sung Won LIM
  • Patent number: 11103408
    Abstract: Provided are an obstetric and gynecologic diagnosis apparatus and an obstetric and gynecologic diagnosis method using the same. The obstetric and gynecologic diagnosis apparatus includes a chair unit on which an object is mounted, the chair unit including an upper body support, a seat, and a leg cradle sequentially arranged in one direction and connected to each other; a storage configured to store body information of the object; an input interface configured to input identification (ID) information of the object; a controller configured to generate a control signal for moving at least one of the upper body support, the seat, and the leg cradle according to first body information of the object identified by the input ID information; and a driver configured to generate a driving force for moving at least one of the upper body support, the seat, and the leg cradle according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-won Lim, Ui Kim, Jun-pil Moon, Cheon-seop Shin, Kil-su Ha
  • Patent number: 11082700
    Abstract: A method for encoding image signal, according to the present invention, can: encode a partial block coefficient flag indicating whether a coefficient of a current partial block is a non-zero coefficient; encode a first flag indicating whether an absolute value of the coefficient is greater than 1, encode a second flag indicating whether the absolute value of the coefficient is greater than 2; encode the residual coefficients, which have not been encoded, on the basis of the first flag or the second flag in the current partial block; and encode a code for the coefficient of the current partial block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Dong Jae Won, Sung Won Lim
  • Patent number: 11057624
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image encoding method of the present invention comprises: a first dividing step of dividing a current image into a plurality of blocks; and a second dividing step of dividing, into a plurality of sub blocks, a block, which is to be divided and includes a boundary of the current image, among the plurality of blocks, wherein the second dividing step is recursively performed by setting a sub block including the boundary of the current images as the block to be divided, until the sub block including the boundary of the current image does not exist among the sub blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Publication number: 20210195238
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method of the present disclosure may include reconstructing reference pixel line information, selecting, based on the reference pixel line information, at least one reference pixel line among a plurality of reference pixel lines, and generating a prediction block for a current block by performing intra prediction for the current block based on the selected reference pixel line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Jae Min HA, Dong Jae WON, Sung Won LIM
  • Publication number: 20210195191
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining a transformation performing region; segmenting the determined transformation performing region into at least one sub-transform block by using at least one of quadtree segmentation and binary tree segmentation; and performing inverse transformation on the at least one sub-transform block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Dong Jae WON, Sung Won LIM
  • Patent number: 11039148
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The method and apparatus select at least one reference pixel line from among multiple reference pixel lines and derive a predicted value of a pixel within a current block by using the value of at least one pixel within the selected reference pixel line(s). Alternatively, the method and apparatus derive an intra prediction mode of a reconstructed pixel region on the basis of a reference pixel region of at least one reconstructed pixel region, derive an intra prediction mode of a current block on the basis of the derived intra prediction mode of the reconstructed pixel region, obtain an intra prediction block of the current block by using the derived intra prediction mode, and reconstruct the current block by summing the obtained intra prediction block and a residual block of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Publication number: 20210152836
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is a brightness change between a current image including a current block and a reference image of the current image; if it is determined that there is a brightness change between the current image and the reference image, determining weight prediction parameter candidates for the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter for the current block on the basis of index information which specifies any one of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing a prediction on the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Publication number: 20210152814
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method includes decoding coding mode information of a current coding block, dividing the current coding block into at least one prediction block, and generating prediction samples of the at least one prediction block on the basis of the decoded coding mode, in which the coding mode information is information indicating any one mode among intra mode, inter mode, and hybrid mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Dong Jae WON, Sung Won LIM
  • Patent number: 10979709
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining a transformation performing region; segmenting the determined transformation performing region into at least one sub-transform block by using at least one of quadtree segmentation and binary tree segmentation; and performing inverse transformation on the at least one sub-transform block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Dong Jae Won, Sung Won Lim
  • Patent number: 10951884
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method includes decoding coding mode information of a current coding block, dividing the current coding block into at least one prediction block, and generating prediction samples of the at least one prediction block on the basis of the decoded coding mode, in which the coding mode information is information indicating any one mode among intra mode, inter mode, and hybrid mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Dong Jae Won, Sung Won Lim
  • Publication number: 20210076057
    Abstract: A method of decoding a video signal according to the present invention may include: determining whether or not change in brightness is present between a current video including a current block and a reference video of the current video; when it is determined that change in brightness is present between the current video and the reference video, determining weight prediction parameter candidates of the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter of the current block on the basis of index information specifying any of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing prediction for the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Patent number: 10939125
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is a brightness change between a current image including a current block and a reference image of the current image; if it is determined that there is a brightness change between the current image and the reference image, determining weight prediction parameter candidates for the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter for the current block on the basis of index information which specifies any one of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing a prediction on the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Publication number: 20210021847
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for encoding/decoding an image according to the present invention may determine a reference area that is a pre-reconstructed area spatially adjacent to a current block on the basis of reference information for specifying the position of a reference area used for predicting a current block and may predict the current block on the basis of the reference area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Dong Jae WON, Jae Min HA, Sung Won LIM