Patents by Inventor Yang-Ho Cho

Yang-Ho Cho 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).

  • LENS ARRAY CAMERA AND METHOD OF DRIVING LENS ARRAY CAMERA
    Publication number: 20200195873
    Abstract: A method of driving a lens array camera may include simultaneously driving a first group of sensing elements from among a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element from among the first group of sensing elements corresponding to a same original signal viewpoint, wherein the plurality of sensing elements is included in a sensor corresponding to the lens array camera including N rows of N lenses, N being a natural number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: DAEKUN YOON, Yang Ho Cho, Kyuhwan Choi, Deokyoung Kang
  • CONTENT VISUALIZING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200175752
    Abstract: A content visualizing device and method that may adjust content based on a distance to an object so as to maintain a projection plane and prevent an overlap with the object in front is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam
  • CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200177794
    Abstract: A calibration method and apparatus are provided. The calibration method includes sensing spots at which collimated light passing through multiple lenses is imaged on a sensor and determining a transformation matrix configured to restore an image acquired using the multiple lenses based on the spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyuhwan CHOI, Deokyoung KANG, Yang Ho CHO, Daekun YOON
  • Multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10652518
    Abstract: A multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method are provided. The capturing apparatus includes a lens array including lenses and a sensor including sensing pixels, wherein at least a portion of sensing pixels in the sensor may generate sensing information based on light entering through different lenses in the lens array, and light incident on each sensing pixel, among the portion of the plurality of sensing pixels may correspond to different combinations of viewpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam, Hyoseok Hwang, Young Ju Jeong, Jingu Heo
  • APPARTAUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE
    Publication number: 20200128176
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus and method. The image processing method includes obtaining, by a sensor and a lens array, a first image corresponding to an original image, identifying the first image obtained by the sensor and the lens array, rearranging the first image in response to rearranging a transformation matrix based on the sensor and the lens array, and generating a second image by performing a color interpolation on the rearranged first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokyoung KANG, Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung NAM, Daekun YOON, Kyuhwan CHOI
  • IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200112671
    Abstract: An image sensor and an image sensing method are provided. The image sensor may restore a high resolution image with respect to a high magnification based on sensing information corresponding to different fields of view (FOVs) and that is received through lens elements having a same focal length and different lens sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokyoung KANG, Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung NAM
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting image data, and method and apparatus for generating 3D image
    Patent number: 10602120
    Abstract: Transmitting image data, and generating a three-dimensional (3D) image, may include generating one or more images associated with corresponding fields of view of one or more viewpoints that a display is configured to provide to a user, generating image data based on the images, and transmitting the image data to a target device. The one or more images may be generated based on weaving one or more images to generate one or more panel images. An image device that may receive the image data may generate one or more first images based on the image data, select one or more second images from the first images, and generate a panel image based on weaving the selected second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING IMAGE
    Publication number: 20200090306
    Abstract: Provided is an image restoration apparatus and method. The image restoration apparatus may store an image restoration model including a convolutional layer corresponding to kernels having various dilation gaps, and may restore an output image from a target image obtained by rearranging a compound eye vision (CEV) image by the image restoration model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Deokyoung KANG, Dong Kyung NAM
  • Content visualizing device and method
    Patent number: 10573063
    Abstract: A content visualizing device and method that may adjust content based on a distance to an object so as to maintain a projection plane and prevent an overlap with the object in front is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING IMAGE
    Publication number: 20200053338
    Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating a multiview image may extract feature points from the multiview image and perform image calibration based on the extracted feature points, track corresponding feature points in temporally successive image frames of a first view image, and perform the image calibration based on pairs of corresponding feature points between the feature points tracked from the first view image and feature points of a second view image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoseok HWANG, Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam, Ouk Choi
  • Omnidirectional image sensor and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 10529754
    Abstract: An omnidirectional image sensor and a method of manufacturing the omnidirectional image sensor are provided. An image sensor may include a plurality of photodiodes, and a spherical structure comprising a plurality of protrusions, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are disposed between the plurality of protrusions, and wherein the spherical structure comprises a plurality of spherical wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Dae Hyeong Kim, Yang Ho Cho, Mincheol Lee, Jun Kyul Song
  • Method and apparatus for calibrating image
    Patent number: 10506213
    Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating a multiview image may extract feature points from the multiview image and perform image calibration based on the extracted feature points, track corresponding feature points in temporally successive image frames of a first view image, and perform the image calibration based on pairs of corresponding feature points between the feature points tracked from the first view image and feature points of a second view image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoseok Hwang, Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam, Ouk Choi
  • IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20190312072
    Abstract: An image sensor and a method of manufacturing the image sensor are provided. The image sensor includes a block layer including an absorption layer and a transparent layer, a lens element located below the block layer, and a sensing element located to face the lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Ki-Hun JEONG, Dong Kyung NAM, Kisoo KIM, Kyung-Won JANG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING IMAGE
    Publication number: 20190164255
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for restoring an image, the apparatus including a plurality of lenses configured to pass a plurality of rays, a sensor including a target sensing element configured to receive a target ray passing a first lens among the plurality of lenses, and a second sensing element configured to receive a second ray passing a second lens among the plurality of lenses, the first lens being different from the second lens, and a processor configured to determine the second sensing element based on a difference between a direction of the target ray and a direction of the second ray, and to restore color information corresponding to the target sensing element based on color information detected by the second sensing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YANG HO CHO, Deokyoung KANG, DONG KYUNG NAM
  • Method and apparatus for processing image
    Patent number: 10304211
    Abstract: A method of processing an image includes obtaining a position of a viewpoint corresponding to the image, selecting, based on the position, two reference rays closest to a ray included in the image from among a plurality of reference rays included in reference images photographed in advance from different reference viewpoints; determining whether a difference between color values of the selected reference rays is less than or equal to a threshold; and determining a color value of the ray based on the color values of the selected reference rays in response to the difference between the color values of the selected reference rays being determined to be less than or equal to the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ju Jeong, Dong Kyung Nam, Yang Ho Cho
  • MULTI-LENS BASED CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190158810
    Abstract: A multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method are provided. The capturing apparatus includes a lens array including lenses and a sensor including sensing pixels, wherein at least a portion of sensing pixels in the sensor may generate sensing information based on light entering through different lenses in the lens array, and light incident on each sensing pixel, among the portion of the plurality of sensing pixels may correspond to different combinations of viewpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung NAM, Hyoseok HWANG, Young Ju JEONG, Jingu HEO
  • CONTENT VISUALIZING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190139298
    Abstract: A content visualizing device and method that may adjust content based on a distance to an object so as to maintain a projection plane and prevent an overlap with the object in front is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung NAM
  • OMNIDIRECTIONAL IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190067347
    Abstract: An omnidirectional image sensor and a method of manufacturing the omnidirectional image sensor are provided. An image sensor may include a plurality of photodiodes, and a spherical structure comprising a plurality of protrusions, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are disposed between the plurality of protrusions, and wherein the spherical structure comprises a plurality of spherical wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: DONG KYUNG NAM, Dae Hyeong KIM, YANG HO CHO, Mincheol LEE, Jun Kyul SONG
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190043892
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel including: a substrate including an active area for displaying an image, and a non-active area surrounding the active area; and a plurality of gate driving circuits arranged in the non-active area of the substrate, wherein the non-active area includes a straight portion and a corner portion, and the plurality of gate driving circuits is arranged only in the straight portion of the non-active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Yeob Lee, Yang-Ho Cho
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190034731
    Abstract: Provided are an image processing method and an image processing device. The image processing method includes generating an image based on viewpoint information of a user; rendering the image based on information about what is in front of the user; and outputting the rendered image using an optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho LEE, Dong Kyung NAM, Juyong PARK, Yang Ho CHO, Kyuhwan CHOI, Yoonsun CHOI