Patents by Inventor Yeong-rok LEE

Yeong-rok LEE 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: 10964048
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for generating an image, the apparatus including a processor configured to detect at least one object near a vehicle by using a result of sensing a surrounding area of the vehicle, determine a direction and a distance from the vehicle to the detected at least one object, and generate an image of the surrounding area of the vehicle based on the determined direction and distance. Therefore, the apparatus may accurately express a shape of the object and a relative location between the vehicle and the object on a three-dimensional (3D) image of the surrounding area of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun-seok Hong, Tae-gyu Lim, Sahng-gyu Park, Yeong-rok Lee, Seung-hoon Han
  • Patent number: 10878257
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes: receiving video data; acquiring a plurality of feature information representing an object from the received video data using a plurality of filters; detecting the object included in the video data using feature information, among the plurality of feature information, acquired by at least two of the plurality of filters; and providing information on the detected object. As a result, the electronic apparatus can accurately detect surrounding vehicles and pedestrians even under a general road condition, dark road conditions (such as at night time and bad weather), or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-gyu Lim, Yeong-rok Lee, Hyun-seok Hong, Seung-hoon Han, Bo-seok Moon
  • Patent number: 10726278
    Abstract: A method of providing notification information includes: obtaining information regarding a sensing region; determining a visible region and a non-visible region within the sensing region; and providing notification information regarding the non-visible region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-young Kim, Tae-hee Lee, Tae-gyu Lim, Seung-hoon Han, Min-su Hwangbo, Yeong-rok Lee, Sung-ho Lee, Hae-in Chun
  • Publication number: 20200117924
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes: receiving video data; acquiring a plurality of feature information representing an object from the received video data using a plurality of filters; detecting the object included in the video data using feature information, among the plurality of feature information, acquired by at least two of the plurality of filters; and providing information on the detected object. As a result, the electronic apparatus can accurately detect surrounding vehicles and pedestrians even under a general road condition, dark road conditions (such as at night time and bad weather), or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-gyu LIM, Yeong-rok LEE, Hyun-seok HONG, Seung-hoon HAN, Bo-seok MOON
  • Patent number: 10558870
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes: receiving video data; acquiring a plurality of feature information representing an object from the received video data using a plurality of filters; detecting the object included in the video data using feature information, among the plurality of feature information, acquired by at least two of the plurality of filters; and providing information on the detected object. As a result, the electronic apparatus can accurately detect surrounding vehicles and pedestrians even under a general road condition, dark road conditions (such as at night time and bad weather), or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-gyu Lim, Yeong-rok Lee, Hyun-seok Hong, Seung-hoon Han, Bo-seok Moon
  • Publication number: 20190385334
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for generating an image, the apparatus including a processor configured to detect at least one object near a vehicle by using a result of sensing a surrounding area of the vehicle, determine a direction and a distance from the vehicle to the detected at least one object, and generate an image of the surrounding area of the vehicle based on the determined direction and distance. Therefore, the apparatus may accurately express a shape of the object and a relative location between the vehicle and the object on a three-dimensional (3D) image of the surrounding area of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Hyun-seok HONG, Tae-gyu LIM, Sahng-gyu PARK, Yeong-rok LEE, Seung-hoon HAN
  • Patent number: 10511758
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including: a display unit comprising a display panel, the display unit configured to display an image including at least one subject; a detection unit comprising detection circuitry, the detection unit configured to detect an input for setting a region of interest in the image; and a controller configured to detect at least one candidate region from the region of interest set based on the input, and set one of the at least one detected candidate region as an auto-focus (AF) region based on priorities of the at least one detected candidate region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-seok Hong, Sahng-gyu Park, Yeong-rok Lee, Jin-gu Jeong
  • Patent number: 10404922
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to obtain, based on a previously set exposure condition, an imaging signal that corresponds to at least one frame; a flicker information determining circuitry configured to determine flicker information of a light source using the imaging signal that corresponds to the at least one frame; and a controller configured to control, based on the flicker information of the light source, an exposure start time of the imaging device in order to take into account flicker occurrence due to the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-seok Hong, Yeong-rok Lee
  • Publication number: 20180293963
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display a content, a view field divider provided at a front side of the display panel and configured to divide a view field in which the content is provided, a sensor configured to sense a user, and a processor configured to identify an area which is viewable by the sensed user between a first area which is viewable by a user at a first direction and a second area which is viewable by a user at a second direction based on the display apparatus, and control the view field divider to provide the content to the identified area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-sik KIM, Yeong-rok LEE, Mi-young KIM, Tae-gyu LIM
  • Patent number: 9979872
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus for photographing a scene happening in a very short moment, such as an impact moment, in a high speed movement, such as a golf swing movement, a baseball swing movement, etc., and a method of controlling the photographing apparatus are provided. The method of controlling the photographing apparatus includes: receiving an input with respect to a region of interest during the swing movement; receiving a portion of the swing movement, which is input on an area of a screen, in a state in which a live view image is displayed on the screen; determining a rotational angle of a swing object based on the received portion of the swing movement; and determining a point in time of photographing with respect to the region of interest, based on the determined rotational angle, and photographing a subject at the determined point in time of photographing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-seok Hong, Sahng-gyu Park, Yeong-rok Lee, Jin-gu Jeong
  • Publication number: 20180129889
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes: receiving video data; acquiring a plurality of feature information representing an object from the received video data using a plurality of filters; detecting the object included in the video data using feature information, among the plurality of feature information, acquired by at least two of the plurality of filters; and providing information on the detected object. As a result, the electronic apparatus can accurately detect surrounding vehicles and pedestrians even under a general road condition, dark road conditions (such as at night time and bad weather), or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-gyu LIM, Yeong-rok LEE, Hyun-seok HONG, Seung-hoon HAN, Bo-seok MOON
  • Publication number: 20180096211
    Abstract: A method of providing notification information includes: obtaining information regarding a sensing region; determining a visible region and a non-visible region within the sensing region; and providing notification information regarding the non-visible region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Mi-young KIM, Tae-hee LEE, Tae-gyu LIM, Seung-hoon HAN, Min-su HWANGBO, Yeong-rok LEE, Sung-ho LEE, Hae-in CHUN
  • Patent number: 9871966
    Abstract: A photographing device may reduce additional consumption of memory capacity and power and capture high resolution images. A method of controlling the photographing device includes storing first resolution input images acquired from live view images in a buffer; storing, according to an input of a time point, a second resolution input image acquired at the time point from the live view images in the buffer; and generating a result image based on the second resolution input image when the second resolution input image, which is stored within a threshold time from a photography command reception time point, is found in the buffer, and generating at least one of the stored first resolution image images as the result image when the second resolution input image, which is stored within the threshold time from the photography command reception time point, is not found in the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-rok Lee, Hyun-seok Hong, Sahng-gyu Park, Tae-hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20170201668
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to obtain, based on a previously set exposure condition, an imaging signal that corresponds to at least one frame; a flicker information determining circuitry configured to determine flicker information of a light source using the imaging signal that corresponds to the at least one frame; and a controller configured to control, based on the flicker information of the light source, an exposure start time of the imaging device in order to take into account flicker occurrence due to the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-seok HONG, Yeong-rok LEE
  • Publication number: 20170201680
    Abstract: A photographing device may reduce additional consumption of memory capacity and power and capture high resolution images. A method of controlling the photographing device includes storing first resolution input images acquired from live view images in a buffer; storing, according to an input of a time point, a second resolution input image acquired at the time point from the live view images in the buffer; and generating a result image based on the second resolution input image when the second resolution input image, which is stored within a threshold time from a photography command reception time point, is found in the buffer, and generating at least one of the stored first resolution image images as the result image when the second resolution input image, which is stored within the threshold time from the photography command reception time point, is not found in the buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Yeong-rok LEE, Hyun-seok HONG, Sahng-gyu PARK, Tae-hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20170026565
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including: a display unit comprising a display panel, the display unit configured to display an image including at least one subject; a detection unit comprising detection circuitry, the detection unit configured to detect an input for setting a region of interest in the image; and a controller configured to detect at least one candidate region from the region of interest set based on the input, and set one of the at least one detected candidate region as an auto-focus (AF) region based on priorities of the at least one detected candidate region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-seok HONG, Sahng-gyu PARK, Yeong-rok LEE, Jin-gu JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170026564
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus for photographing a scene happening in a very short moment, such as an impact moment, in a high speed movement, such as a golf swing movement, a baseball swing movement, etc., and a method of controlling the photographing apparatus are provided. The method of controlling the photographing apparatus includes: receiving an input with respect to a region of interest during the swing movement; receiving a portion of the swing movement, which is input on an area of a screen, in a state in which a live view image is displayed on the screen; determining a rotational angle of a swing object based on the received portion of the swing movement; and determining a point in time of photographing with respect to the region of interest, based on the determined rotational angle, and photographing a subject at the determined point in time of photographing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-seok HONG, Sahng-gyu PARK, Yeong-rok LEE, Jin-gu JEONG
  • Publication number: 20160269624
    Abstract: An image photographing apparatus is provided. The image photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit configured to photograph a plurality of objects and a controller configured to determine a main object to be used as a reference for a photographing operation from among the plurality of objects, set a parameter for the photographing operation based on a motion of the main object, and control the photographing unit to photograph the plurality of objects using the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jin-gu JEONG, Kyoung-young KIM, So-hyeong KIM, Sahng-gyu PARK, Yeong-rok LEE, Hyun-seok HONG