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).

  • Multi-lens based capturing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10187627
    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: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam, Hyoseok Hwang, Young Ju Jeong, Jingu Heo
  • Image sensor and method of generating restoration image
    Patent number: 10171782
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of non-color pixel sensors each configured to sense a non-color signal; and a color pixel sensing region including at least one color pixel sensor configured to sense a color signal, wherein the color pixel sensing region has an area physically greater than an area of each of the non-color pixel sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam, Byong Min Kang, Hyoseok Hwang, Du-Sik Park
  • Image processing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 10063832
    Abstract: An image processing method includes generating a target color image of a second viewpoint by warping a color image of a first viewpoint to the second viewpoint using a depth image corresponding to the color image of the first viewpoint; determining a conversion relationship of temporally neighboring color images among a plurality of color images of the second viewpoint, the plurality of color images including the target color image; and restoring a first hole of the target color image based on the conversion relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Hyoseok Hwang
  • MULTI-LENS BASED CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180152692
    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: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung NAM, Hyoseok HWANG, Young Ju JEONG, Jingu HEO
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE
    Publication number: 20180144504
    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: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ju JEONG, Dong Kyung NAM, Yang Ho CHO
  • DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180143435
    Abstract: A displaying device and a displaying method are provided. The displaying device may include a light source configured to emit a plurality of input rays, a spatial light modulator configured to adjust at least one from among a brightness and a color of each of the input rays, and a tilting mirror array configured to adjust a progress direction of each of the input rays of which at least one from among the brightness and the color is adjusted and to output the input rays based on the adjusted progress direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho LEE, Dong Kyung NAM, Yang Ho CHO
  • Image processing method and apparatus for processing an image pair
    Patent number: 9948913
    Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus are provided. The image processing method may include determining whether stereoscopic objects that are included in an image pair and that correspond to each other are aligned on the same horizontal line. The method includes determining whether the image pair includes target objects having different geometric features from those of the stereoscopic objects if the stereoscopic objects are not aligned on the same horizontal line. The method includes performing image processing differently for the stereoscopic objects and for the target objects if the image pair includes the target objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiming Li, Zhihua Liu, Xiying Wang, Yang Ho Cho, Kang Xue, Mingcai Zhou, Tao Hong, Gengyu Ma, Haitao Wang
  • Image processing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9811883
    Abstract: An image processing method includes acquiring a feature defining a distribution of similar forms in a first image; and restoring a hole included in a second image based on the feature. The feature may include structure information on a background included in the first image. The restoring may include determining, based on the feature, candidate blocks corresponding to a restoration block and restoring the restoration block based on the candidate blocks. The restoration block may include at least a portion of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam
  • IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING RESTORATION IMAGE
    Publication number: 20170237957
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of non-color pixel sensors each configured to sense a non-color signal; and a color pixel sensing region including at least one color pixel sensor configured to sense a color signal, wherein the color pixel sensing region has an area physically greater than an area of each of the non-color pixel sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Dong Kyung Nam, Byong Min Kang, Hyoseok Hwang, Du-Sik Park
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE DATA, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING 3D IMAGE
    Publication number: 20170180700
    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: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung NAM
  • Method and apparatus for image processing
    Patent number: 9679395
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses an imaging apparatus that may receive input images with different viewpoints, obtain information associated with the input images, and generate a new viewpoint image based on the received input images and the obtained information and thus, reduce an information loss of the new viewpoint image for the input images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ju Jeong, Ji Won Kim, Dong Kyung Nam, Du-Sik Park, Yang Ho Cho, Hyo Seok Hwang
  • Image processing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9661296
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing method and apparatus, the apparatus including an object separation unit to separate an object region from a background region using at least one of a color image and a depth image associated with the color image, a contrast calculating unit to calculate a contrast between the object region and the background region, and a depth adjusting unit to adjust a depth of the depth image based on the calculated contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Hong, Yang Ho Cho, Ho Young Lee
  • Method and apparatus for image processing
    Patent number: 9646399
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for image processing is provided, in which the method for image processing includes generating a base image based on multi-view color images and depth images corresponding to the multi-view color images, and generating a light field (LF) image, for example, an output image, based on the base image, that is, an image including occlusion regions of at least one LF image to be generated based on color images and depth images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Ju Jeong, Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park, Yang Ho Cho
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170116777
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus may estimate a hole region based on a two-dimensional (2D) color image and a depth image corresponding to the 2D color image, and estimate color information and depth information of the hole region. The image processing apparatus may determine a view direction of an image pixel corresponding to the hole region based on the depth information of the hole region, and allocate a color value of the image pixel to a location of a display pixel corresponding to the determined view direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YOUNG JU JEONG, Yang Ho CHO, Hyun Sung CHANG, Dong Kyung NAM
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE
    Publication number: 20170104983
    Abstract: A display device may include a panel including a plurality of pixels and an optical layer. The display device may include a processor configured to generate an image of the panel based on a location relationship between the pixels and the optical elements so that a plurality of rays corresponding to the image propagate evenly at a viewing distance. The location relationship is based on an optical parameter of the optical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: JINHO LEE, Yang Ho Cho, Dong Kyung Nam, Juyong Park
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170064280
    Abstract: An image processing method includes generating a target color image of a second viewpoint by warping a color image of a first viewpoint to the second viewpoint using a depth image corresponding to the color image of the first viewpoint; determining a conversion relationship of temporally neighboring color images among a plurality of color images of the second viewpoint, the plurality of color images including the target color image; and restoring a first hole of the target color image based on the conversion relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ho CHO, Hyoseok HWANG
  • Multi-view rendering apparatus and method using background pixel expansion and background-first patch matching
    Patent number: 9582928
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for restoring a hole generated in multi-view rendering are provided. A hole in an output view may be restored using temporally neighboring images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ho Cho, Du Sik Park, Ho Young Lee, Kyu Young Hwang, Young Ju Jeong
  • In-cell touch liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9470923
    Abstract: Disclosed are an in-cell touch liquid crystal display (LCD) device having a pixel electrode top structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The in-cell touch LCD device includes a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed in each of a plurality of pixel areas, first to fourth passivation layers disposed on the TFT, a common electrode disposed on the second passivation layer, a conductive line disposed on the third passivation layer; a pixel electrode connected to a drain electrode of the TFT and disposed on the fourth passivation layer, and a bridge contact part configured to electrically connect the common electrode to the conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Hwan Woo, Young Sik Kim, Yang Ho Cho
  • Image processing apparatus and method to adjust disparity information of an image using a visual attention map of the image
    Patent number: 9445075
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus. A region of interest (ROI) configuration unit may generate a visual attention map according to a visual attention of a human in correspondence to an input three dimensional (3D) image. A disparity adjustment unit may adjust disparity information, included in the input 3D image, using the visual attention map. Using the disparity information adjusted result, a 3D image having a decreased visual fatigue may be generated and be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Hong, Yang Ho Cho, Ho Young Lee, Kyu Young Hwang
  • Method and apparatus generating multi-view images for three-dimensional display
    Patent number: 9445071
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating multi-view images are provided. An error suspicious area may be detected from a reference view image. A foreground-first image may be generated by foreground-first warping including regarding the error suspicious area as a foreground, and a background-first image may be generated by background-first warping including regarding the error suspicious area as a background. The foreground-first image and the background-first image may be blended, and an output view image in a predetermined viewpoint may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Young Hwang, Ho Young Lee, Yang Ho Cho, Young Ju Jeong