公开(公告)号：US11734800B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17346870

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Deokyoung Kang ,  Yang Ho Cho

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  G06T3/40

CPC classification number: G06T5/001 ,  G06T3/4046 ,  G06T2207/20084

Abstract: A method for processing an image by using a neural network is provided. The method includes obtaining a target image; and obtaining a restored image corresponding to the target image by using the neural network, the neural network including a plurality of residual blocks connected sequentially. The obtaining the restored image includes obtaining the restored image by performing, in each residual block of the plurality of residual blocks, image processing on an input image, which is input from a previous residual block, on different scales, and providing results of the image processing performed on the different scales to a subsequent residual block.

公开(公告)号：US11663699B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17246162

申请日：2021-04-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yang Ho Cho ,  Deokyoung Kang ,  Dong Kyung Nam

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  G06N20/10 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T5/30

CPC classification number: G06T5/001 ,  G02B3/0037 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06N20/10 ,  G06T5/30 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084

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.

公开(公告)号：US11570385B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17686150

申请日：2022-03-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Daekun Yoon ,  Deokyoung Kang

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N9/04

Abstract: Provided is an operation method of an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, the operation method including transmitting a first output voltage of a first pixel to a first amplifier, transmitting the first output voltage to a second amplifier by controlling a first switch connected to the first pixel, transmitting a second output voltage of a second pixel to be binned with the first pixel to the second amplifier by controlling a second switch connected to the second pixel, and outputting selectively one of a first output of the first amplifier and a second output of the second amplifier based on an illuminance of an environment in which the image sensor operates.

公开(公告)号：US20210266490A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-26

申请号：US17316068

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Daekun YOON ,  Yang Ho Cho ,  Kyuhwan Choi ,  Deokyoung Kang

IPC: H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/225

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.

公开(公告)号：US11778350B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17316068

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Daekun Yoon ,  Yang Ho Cho ,  Kyuhwan Choi ,  Deokyoung Kang

IPC: H04N25/77 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B13/00

CPC classification number: H04N25/77 ,  H04N23/45 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B13/001

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.

公开(公告)号：US11595575B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17239268

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yang Ho Cho ,  Deokyoung Kang ,  Geonwoo Kim ,  Dong Kyung Nam

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G06T5/00

Abstract: An imaging device may code light, passing through an imaging optical lens arranged in a multi-lens array (MLA), and may transmit the light to a sensing element, and the sensing element may restore an image based on sensed information.

公开(公告)号：US11448874B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16838231

申请日：2020-04-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (SNU) R&DB FOUNDATION

Inventor： Deokyoung Kang ,  Myung Joo Kang ,  Yang Ho Cho ,  Seung Won Jeong ,  Jin Je Park

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N9/04 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B13/00

Abstract: An aberration correction method and apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one processor, and an input/output unit configured to receive an captured image, wherein the processor is configured to initialize a first matrix or a second matrix by reducing a matrix of a point spread function (PSF) of a lens included in a capturing device used to capture the captured image, iteratively perform an aberration removal and a noise removal based on the captured image and the first matrix or the second matrix, and output a final original image as a result of the iteratively performing. Here, the first matrix is a matrix obtained by reducing the number of indices indicating light arrival points of the matrix of the PSF, and the second matrix is a matrix obtained by reducing the number of indices corresponding to light arrival points of a transposed matrix of the PSF.

公开(公告)号：US11297265B1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US17203156

申请日：2021-03-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Daekun Yoon ,  Deokyoung Kang

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N9/04

Abstract: Provided is an operation method of an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, the operation method including transmitting a first output voltage of a first pixel to a first amplifier, transmitting the first output voltage to a second amplifier by controlling a first switch connected to the first pixel, transmitting a second output voltage of a second pixel to be binned with the first pixel to the second amplifier by controlling a second switch connected to the second pixel, and outputting selectively one of a first output of the first amplifier and a second output of the second amplifier based on an illuminance of an environment in which the image sensor operates.

公开(公告)号：US10902557B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16197591

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yang Ho Cho ,  Deokyoung Kang ,  Dong Kyung Nam

IPC: G06T5/00 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N13/257 ,  H04N13/232 ,  H04N13/15

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.