Patents by Inventor Yun-Tae Kim

Yun-Tae Kim 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).

  • Display device and method
    Patent number: 8780013
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image display device and an image display method thereof that may generate a plurality of directional lights based on a number of views of an input image by using a variable scattering feature of a variable scattering layer included in a backlight unit, and may output a multi-view image by using the generated plurality of directional lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Gee Young Sung, Yun-Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY WITHOUT OUTPUT VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT, METHOD OF ADJUSTING OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20140178082
    Abstract: A high voltage power supply (HVPS) without an output voltage adjustment, a method of adjusting an output voltage of a HVPS, and an image forming apparatus using the method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a high-voltage output unit that outputs a high voltage produced by the HVPS, a tag that stores an offset voltage information and is attached to the HVPS, and a high-voltage output control unit that reads the tag attached to the HVPS to extract the offset voltage information, and corrects a high-voltage output control signal by using the offset voltage information to change the high voltage output by the high-voltage output unit. Accordingly, a process of adjusting an output voltage of an HVPS as a single component is not required. The manufacturing costs of HVPSs are reduced, and the process of finely adjusting an output voltage of the HVPS is simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yun-tae KIM
  • Color translation method for color-space with wide-color range
    Patent number: 8736899
    Abstract: A color conversion method for wide-gamut color spaces, in which color conversion is performed without gamut clipping so that data corresponding to a predetermined wide-gamut color space can be directly output by a display device that supports a different wide-gamut color space from the predetermined wide-gamut color space, and which maintains characteristics of the predetermined wide-gamut color space. The color conversion method includes converting data of a predetermined wide-gamut color space into data of the RGB color space, determining whether the RGB data is outside the gamut of the RGB color space, extending the RGB data and clipping the extended RGB data if the RGB data is outside the gamut of the RGB color space, and dividing the clipped RGB data into a number of regions and performing a mapping operation in units of regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-tae Kim, Heui-Keun Choh
  • System, medium, and method calibrating gray data
    Patent number: 8705152
    Abstract: A system, medium, and method calibrating gray data. The system calibrating gray data includes a transformation unit to transform red, green, and blue (RGB) data of a source device into transformed color data of a different color space using a color appearance model, and a calibration unit to map a chroma value of gray data, corresponding to the transformed color data, in the different color space to a predetermined value to generate calibrated color space data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Heui-keun Choh, YouSun Bang, Se-eun Kim, Yun-tae Kim
  • High density multi-view image display system and method with active sub-pixel rendering
    Patent number: 8681174
    Abstract: Provided are a high density multi-view image display system and method based on active sub-pixel rendering. The image display system may perform a rendering with respect to a viewpoint image in a pixel unit, using a viewpoint varying based on a position of left/right eyes of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Du-Sik Park, Gee Young Sung, Chang Yeong Kim, Yun-Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140081140
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasound imaging apparatus which includes a 3D display to display a 3D ultrasound image as well as a 2D display to display a 2D ultrasound image, thereby displaying both the anatomical shape of a diagnosis part and a high-resolution image, and a control method thereof. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an ultrasound data acquirer configured to acquire ultrasound data, a volume data generator configured to generate volume data based on the ultrasound data, a 3-Dimensional (3D) display image generator configured to generate a 3D ultrasound image based on the volume data, a cross-sectional image acquirer configured to acquire a cross-sectional image based on the volume data, a 3D display configured to display the 3D ultrasound image, and a 2D display configured to display the cross-sectional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Tae KIM, Jung Ho KIM
  • Organic light emitting display and method for driving the same
    Patent number: 8638276
    Abstract: In an organic light emitting display, a gamma can be applied according to color regardless of the sequence of data output from a data driver, even if a separate gamma by color is used. A method for driving the organic light emitting display is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: An-Su Lee, Myung-Ho Lee, June-Young Song, Kyoung-Soo Lee, Myoung-Seop Song, Yun-Tae Kim, Jong-Soo Kim, Min-Cheol Kim, Jung-Keun Ahn, Hun-Tae Kim, Sang-Kyun Cho, Hye-Jin Shin
  • Organic light-emitting display apparatus including improved power supply lines
    Patent number: 8575833
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus including improved power supply lines which may sufficiently handle high current. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes power supply lines outside an encapsulation layer sealing the display unit to a substrate. Because the power supply lines are outside the encapsulation layer their thickness can be increased to increase the current conducting capacity of the power supply lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Tae Kim
  • Display apparatus and driving chip mounting film in the display apparatus
    Patent number: 8576576
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a driving chip mounting film in the display apparatus, capable of simplifying a manufacturing process and reducing a process time. The display apparatus includes an insulating substrate; a display device formed on the insulating substrate and for defining an image display unit; pads formed on the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the display device; a first circuit substrate disposed at and separate from a first side of the insulating substrate; and a number of driving chip mounting films including one-side ends electrically connected to the first circuit substrate, and other-side ends electrically connected to the pads. A number of driving chips are mounted on each of the number of driving chip mounting films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Tae Kim
  • Video signal generation apparatus and method minimizing crosstalk between luminance signal and color difference signal
    Patent number: 8576244
    Abstract: Provided is a video signal generation apparatus and method that may minimize crosstalk between a luminance signal and color difference signals. The video signal generation apparatus may generate the luminance signal using a nonlinear Y signal and then generate color difference signals using a nonlinear XYZ signal to maximize a de-correlation characteristic between the luminance signal and the color difference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seo Young Choi, Ho Young Lee, Yun-Tae Kim, Du-Sik Park, Ji Young Hong
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ULTRASOUND IMAGE
    Publication number: 20130170721
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing an ultrasound image are provided. The method includes determining similarities between a first two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound image, among 2D ultrasound images of a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image, and the 2D ultrasound images. The method further includes generating a predetermined number of similar ultrasound images with respect to the first 2D ultrasound image based on the similarities. The method further includes generating 3D volume data based on the predetermined number of the similar ultrasound images. The method further includes removing noise from the 3D volume data. The method further includes generating another 3D ultrasound image based on the noise-removed 3D volume data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-tae KIM, Jung-ho Kim
  • Method and apparatus for reproducing image using output prediction
    Patent number: 8456511
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for image reproduction using output prediction is provided. The method includes converting color information of a first color space input to an image display device into color information of a second color space in which a sampled viewing environment of an output object by a printing device has been reflected; selecting a specific color distortion region according to a difference between an actual viewing environment and the sampled viewing environment of the converted second color space, and compensating a color component of the selected specific color distortion region; and converting corrected color information of the second color space which has been created through the compensation into corrected color information of the first color space, and outputting the corrected color information of the first color space through the image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-tae Kim, Heui-keun Choh
  • Apparatus and method for displaying three dimensional image
    Patent number: 8451324
    Abstract: Disclosed are a 3D image display apparatus and method. The 3D image display apparatus may adjust a number of viewpoints of a 3D image, distance between viewpoints, and other parameters through varying a display pattern of a viewing zone generating unit and a distance between an image display unit and the viewing zone generating unit. Accordingly, the 3D image display apparatus may effectively express the 3D image suitable for various viewing circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Yong Park, Gee Young Sung, Du-Sik Park, Dong Kyung Nam, Yun-Tae Kim
  • Color display apparatus having pixel pattern including repeating units
    Patent number: 8400480
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a color display apparatus which has a pixel pattern including a plurality of repeating units of a pixel array, wherein each of the plurality of repeating units of the pixel array is composed of at least five sub-pixels while including at least one sub-pixel from a first to fourth sub-pixel, respectively, the first sub-pixel representing a red color (R), the second sub-pixel representing a green color (G), the third sub-pixel representing a blue color (B), and the fourth sub-pixel representing a mixed color of at least two colors from among the R, G, and B, and each of the plurality of repeating units of the pixel array corresponds to at least two image pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Tae Kim, Chang Yeong Kim, Du-Sik Park, Seung Sin Lee, Wonhee Choe, Joo Hyung Lee, Jong Woung Park
  • System and method for enhancing saturation of RGBW image signal
    Patent number: 8384653
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the saturation of a red-green-blue-white (RGBW) image signal, the system including: an image signal classification unit to classify a frame of an image signal into an image classification unit using an image classification parameter based on a luminance and a saturation of the frame; a backlight luminance controller to increase a backlight luminance with respect to the frame if the image classification unit thereof is a saturation improvement target; and a W sub-pixel controller to decrease a luminance of a W sub-pixel of the frame according to an amount of increase in the backlight luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Tae Kim, Du-Sik Park, Ju Yong Park
  • Apparatus and method to concurrently display two and three dimensional images
    Patent number: 8368745
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and method to simultaneously display two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) images with minimized visual 3D discomfort. The image display apparatus may include a lens unit to spatially separate images displayed in a display panel unit to thereby simultaneously form a 2D image viewing area and a 3D image viewing area, respectively, enabling the simultaneous displaying of the 2D images and the 3D images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Yun-Tae Kim, Du-Sik Park
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ULTRASOUND IMAGE
    Publication number: 20130018265
    Abstract: A method of processing an ultrasound image includes generating a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound images from three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volume data of an object to be diagnosed, generating a plurality of tissue edge images of an edge of at least one tissue component in the object to be diagnosed based on values of a plurality of pixels forming each of the 2D ultrasound images generated from the 3D ultrasound volume data, and generating a 2D ultrasound image from which a noise component has been removed by discriminating the edge of the at least one tissue component from a position of the noise component based on a difference between a similarity of the edge of the at least one tissue component in the tissue edge images and a similarity of the noise component in the tissue edge images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-tae KIM, Jung-ho Kim
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RGB PRIMARY FOR WIDE GAMUT, AND COLOR ENCODING SYSTEM USING RGB PRIMARY
    Publication number: 20120281010
    Abstract: A red, green, and blue (RGB) primary generation system and method for a wide color gamut, and a color encoding system using the RGB primaries. The RGB primary generation system may achieve a wide color gamut by generating a color gamut having a gamut coverage which meets a gamut coverage threshold, meeting a unique hue, having a maximum gamut efficiency, and a minimum quantization error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Tae Kim, Seo Young Choi, Ho Young Lee, Du-Sik Park, Ji Young Hong
  • Image display apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8279163
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and method. At least one of a left eye image and a right eye image may be formed on a pixel representation unit at a predetermined frame rate. A light, emitted from a backlight module, may be converted into a directional light having at least one direction through synchronization with the predetermined frame rate. The directional light may be guided to the pixel representation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Tae Kim, Du-Sik Park, Gee Young Sung, Dong Kyung Nam, Ju Yong Park
  • Image processing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8223194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes an image capturing unit generating a plurality of images at different visual points and a three-dimensional image processing unit extracting depth information using the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Tae Kim, Heui-Keun Choh, Gee-Young Sung