Patents by Inventor Yun Gu

Yun Gu 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: 20160171403
    Abstract: A system (700) having at least one controller (710) which may obtain space attribute information (103) including information related to identity, use type, square area, occupant density, and daylight illumination a plurality of spaces of a building; cluster (109) the plurality of spaces into one or more classes in accordance with energy consumption and energy savings potentials of the plurality of spaces, wherein each class has class attributes which define the class; determine a priority value (113) for each of the one or more classes based upon the class attributes of each class of the one or more classes; and assign one or more sensors (115) of a plurality of sensors (760) to one or more classes in accordance with the determined priority value for each corresponding class of the plurality of classes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: ERIC BERTRAND SHEN, SAEED REZA BAGHERI, YAO-JUNG WEN, YUN GU, SIRISHA RANGAVAJHALA
  • Publication number: 20160014337
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus, a motion estimating apparatus, an image compensating method, a motion estimating method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. The photographing apparatus includes: an image sensing unit which continuously captures a plurality of images by using a rolling shutter method; and an image processor which compensates for a uniformly accelerated motion of the photographing apparatus by using the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-gu LEE, Hong-jun CHOI, Chang-woo LEE, Jae-Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 9225947
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image capturing unit which captures an image, a control unit which controls the image capturing unit to generate a wide-angle image, a composition calculating unit which calculates an optimum composition of image pickup using the generated wide-angle image, and a user interface unit which provides composition guide information to capture the image according to the calculated optimum composition of image pickup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Duck-chan Seo
  • Publication number: 20150352255
    Abstract: A tissue engineered nerve graft for repairing peripheral nerve injury consists of a nerve conduit and a extracellular matrix (ECM) that is secreted by autologous or allogeneic support cells and obtained by decellularization. A preparation method of the ECM-modified tissue engineered nerve grafts containing support cells, nerve conduit and constructing a ECM-modified tissue engineered nerve graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: XIAOSONG GU, FEI DING, YUN GU, CHENGBIN XUE, YUMIN YANG, YONGJUN WANG, LEILEI GONG
  • Patent number: 9143686
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus, a motion estimating apparatus, an image compensating method, a motion estimating method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. The photographing apparatus includes: an image sensing unit which continuously captures a plurality of images by using a rolling shutter method; and an image processor which compensates for a uniformly accelerated motion of the photographing apparatus by using the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Hong-jun Choi, Chang-woo Lee, Jae-ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9100575
    Abstract: A video stabilization method includes: measuring an inter-frame camera motion based on a difference angle of a relative camera view direction in comparison with a reference camera view direction in each frame of a frame sequence of a video; generating a camera motion path of the frame sequence by using the inter-frame camera motion and determining a camera view direction adjustment angle based on a user's view direction by using the camera motion path; and compensating for the camera view direction by using the camera view direction adjustment angle in each frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SAMASUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Yang-lim Choi
  • Publication number: 20150160375
    Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating a thick film of a large area substrate. The method of fabricating comprises applying a first rein on a base substrate to form a rein partition, and applying a second resin on an inner area formed by the resin partition. According to the present invention, by forming a first partition formed with resin when a film of a large area is coated and then by coating the film, uniformity and reliability of the coating can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung Jun Kim, Yun Gu Kang, Myoung Soo Ahn
  • Publication number: 20140247370
    Abstract: A video stabilization method includes: measuring an inter-frame camera motion based on a difference angle of a relative camera view direction in comparison with a reference camera view direction in each frame of a frame sequence of a video; generating a camera motion path of the frame sequence by using the inter-frame camera motion and determining a camera view direction adjustment angle based on a user's view direction by using the camera motion path; and compensating for the camera view direction by using the camera view direction adjustment angle in each frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-gu LEE, Yang-lim CHOI
  • Patent number: 8806206
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cooperation method of a mobile hardware secure unit and a fixed hardware secure unit, comprising: providing user's identification information of a mobile hardware secure unit; providing platform's identification information of a computer-based or other-device-based fixed hardware secure unit; establishing a bidirectional communication pipe between the mobile and fixed hardware secure unit; and binding the mobile and fixed hardware secure units through interaction of the user's identification information and the platform's identification information. The present invention further provides a cooperation system of a mobile hardware secure unit and a fixed hardware secure unit as well as a computer device, with which the security solution based on a fixed hardware secure unit can be combined with a mobile hardware secure unit securing a user's identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Xizhe Li, Hongping Tian, Wei Xie, Yun Gu, Xingzhong Mao, Chentao Yu
  • Patent number: 8749644
    Abstract: A video stabilization method includes: measuring an inter-frame camera motion based on a difference angle of a relative camera view direction in comparison with a reference camera view direction in each frame of a frame sequence of a video; generating a camera motion path of the frame sequence by using the inter-frame camera motion and determining a camera view direction adjustment angle based on a user's view direction by using the camera motion path; and compensating for the camera view direction by using the camera view direction adjustment angle in each frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Yang-lim Choi
  • Patent number: 8509304
    Abstract: A video encoding method and apparatus, and a video decoding method and apparatus, which are capable of improving efficiency of encoding a luminance component video signal by predicting information on various encoding modes of the luminance component video signal by using a result obtained by encoding a chrominance component video signal, are provided. Accordingly, a block mode and an intra-prediction mode of the luminance component video signal are predicted from a previously encoded and recovered chrominance component video signal, and the predicted block mode and the predicted intra-prediction mode are used to encode the luminance component video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Byung-cheol Song
  • Patent number: 8503805
    Abstract: A method of encoding an image includes checking a storage status of a buffer storing encoded data, at every data unit equal to or less than at least one macroblock; rearranging information about a macroblock so that encoded data of the macroblock is reduced, based on the storage status of the buffer; and storing data encoded by using data of the image and the information about the macroblock, which is rearranged based on the storage status of the buffer, in the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-gu Lee
  • Publication number: 20130155293
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image capturing unit which captures an image, a control unit which controls the image capturing unit to generate a wide-angle image, a composition calculating unit which calculates an optimum composition of image pickup using the generated wide-angle image, and a user interface unit which provides composition guide information to capture the image according to the calculated optimum composition of image pickup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-gu LEE, Duck-chan SEO
  • Publication number: 20130088610
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus, a motion estimating apparatus, an image compensating method, a motion estimating method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. The photographing apparatus includes: an image sensing unit which continuously captures a plurality of images by using a rolling shutter method; and an image processor which compensates for a uniformly accelerated motion of the photographing apparatus by using the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yun-gu LEE, Hong-jun CHOI, Chang-woo LEE, Jae-ho KIM
  • Patent number: 8295634
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for compensating for illumination of a reference block and a method and apparatus for encoding an image, using the illumination compensation method and apparatus, are provided. The method of compensating for illumination of a reference block includes: predicting the mean values of pixels of a current block and a reference block, based on restored values of pixels neighboring the current block, and restored values of pixels neighboring the reference block; and based on the predicted mean value of the pixels of the current block, the predicted mean value of the pixels of the reference block, and the values of the pixels of the current block and the reference block, determining an illumination compensation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Byung-cheol Song, Nak-hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8209731
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a buffer in a transmitter and a receiver of a video transmission system in an environment where a channel transfer rate varies. The method includes: if a channel transfer rate is changed, changing a capacity of a buffer in a transmitter being used in proportion to the c rate, the buffer temporarily storing and outputting the video data to a receiver, or changing the delay time of a buffer in the receiver by gradually changing an operating clock in the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Byung-cheol Song
  • Patent number: 8208544
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding an image capable of performing a prediction coding process by using a correlation degree between neighboring pixels of a current block and neighboring pixels of a reference block, and an image decoding method and apparatus. In the method, reference block candidates having neighboring pixels similar to the neighboring pixels of the current block are selected, matching errors between selected reference block candidates and the current block are calculated, and a reference block candidate having the least matching error is determined to be a predicted block of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-cheol Song, Yun-gu Lee, Nak-hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8189660
    Abstract: Provided are a bit rate control method and apparatus for intra-only coding, the method including calculating a similarity between at least one block group from among block groups including a plurality of macroblocks in a current frame to be encoded and at least one block group in a previous frame, which corresponds to the at least one block group in the current frame, determining a target bit amount of a current block group including a current macroblock using a video characteristic of the previous frame if the calculated similarity is greater than a threshold value, determining a target bit amount of the current macroblock based on the determined target bit amount of the current block group, and calculating a quantization parameter of the current macroblock based on the determined target bit amount of the current macroblock and the amount of bits generated for up to a previous macroblock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-gu Lee, Byung-cheol Song, Nak-hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120120264
    Abstract: A video stabilization method includes: measuring an inter-frame camera motion based on a difference angle of a relative camera view direction in comparison with a reference camera view direction in each frame of a frame sequence of a video; generating a camera motion path of the frame sequence by using the inter-frame camera motion and determining a camera view direction adjustment angle based on a user's view direction by using the camera motion path; and compensating for the camera view direction by using the camera view direction adjustment angle in each frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-gu LEE, Yang-lim CHOI
  • Publication number: 20120121024
    Abstract: Provided are an entropy encoding method, an entropy decoding method, an entropy encoding apparatus, and an entropy decoding apparatus. The entropy encoding method includes: generating bitstreams by dividing video data into a plurality of data groups, encoding each of the data groups so as to generate symbols, and performing entropy encoding on the symbols; classifying the generated bitstreams into a plurality of classes such that bitstreams of neighboring data groups are classified into different classes; determining, from among a plurality of segments divided from a datastream, segments to which one or more bitstreams of a same class are allocated based on decoding rates of the bitstreams; and outputting a datastream including bitstreams allocated to each segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yun-gu LEE