公开(公告)号：US20210334991A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17234749

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changhwan LEE ,  Yunsup SHIN ,  Yungwoo JUNG

IPC: G06T7/521 ,  G02B27/42 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An optical device includes: a first light emitting device that emits a plurality of line pattern lights spaced apart from each other to a target area; at least one sensor device that detects a received light, which is the emitted line pattern light, that is reflected from the target area; and a controller that calculates a parallax distance from a pattern of the detected received light, and acquires depth information of the target area by using the calculated parallax distance, wherein the first light emitting device includes: at least one light emitting unit including at least one light emitting element and emitting light of a specific wavelength; and a first optical member that generates light emitted from the at least one light emitting unit into at least one line pattern light.

公开(公告)号：US20230262311A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18007993

申请日：2020-06-04

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yungwoo JUNG ,  Yunsup SHIN ,  Changhwan LEE

IPC: H04N23/56 ,  G06V10/141 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B3/12

CPC classification number: H04N23/56 ,  G06V10/141 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  G02B3/12

Abstract: A camera apparatus and an electronic device including the same are disclosed. The camera apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a light source; a lens module configured to output light from the light source to the outside; an actuator configured to move the light source or the lens module; and an image sensor configured to convert external light into an electrical signal. Accordingly, it is possible to implement a high-quality 3D volume by dynamically moving output light.

公开(公告)号：US20160109232A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-21

申请号：US14852129

申请日：2015-09-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yunsup SHIN ,  Salkmann JI ,  Yungwoo JUNG

IPC: G01C3/08 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225

CPC classification number: H04N5/232 ,  G01C3/085 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/2354 ,  H04N13/204 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N2013/0081

Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal having a plurality of light emitting devices, and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a camera; a light emitting portion including a plurality of light emitting units; and a controller configured to control the light emitting portion to emit light, such that depth information of an image received through the camera is extracted, wherein the controller determines the number of light emitting units which emit light among the plurality of light emitting units, based on a distance between a subject corresponding to the image and the camera.

Abstract translation: 公开了具有多个发光装置的移动终端及其控制方法。 移动终端包括摄像机; 发光部，其包括多个发光单元; 以及控制器，被配置为控制发光部分发光，从而提取通过照相机接收的图像的深度信息，其中控制器基于多个发光单元确定发光的发光单元的数量 在对应于图像的被摄体与照相机之间的距离上。

公开(公告)号：US20150312556A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-29

申请号：US14646641

申请日：2013-08-13

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ayoung CHO ,  Sunho YANG ,  Yunsup SHIN ,  Sungmin KIM ,  Youngman KWON ,  Yungwoo JUNG ,  Seongkeun AHN ,  Changhwan LEE

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  H04N13/00 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: H04N13/257 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/2352 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N13/139 ,  H04N13/15 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/296 ,  H04N2013/0081

Abstract: The present invention relates to an RGB-IR sensor, and a method and an apparatus for obtaining a 3D image by using the same. The RGB-IR sensor according to the present invention comprises: a first pixel basic unit including one of each of R, G, B and IR pixels; and a second pixel basic unit in which the R, G, B and IR pixels are arranged in a different order from those in the first pixel basic unit, wherein the RGB-IR sensor is comprised by alternately arranging the first pixel basic unit and the second pixel basic unit in a horizontal direction, and wherein R, G, B and IR pixel arrangements in the first pixel basic unit and the second pixel basic unit are determined so that the position of IR-pixels in the RGB-IR sensor are not equidistance apart from each other.

Abstract translation: RGB-IR传感器技术领域本发明涉及一种RGB-IR传感器，以及通过使用该RGB-IR传感器获得3D图像的方法和装置。 根据本发明的RGB-IR传感器包括：包括R，G，B和IR像素中的每一个的第一像素基本单元; 以及第二像素基本单元，其中R，G，B和IR像素以与第一像素基本单元中的不同的顺序排列，其中RGB-IR传感器包括通过交替地布置第一像素基本单元和 第二像素基本单元在水平方向上，并且其中确定第一像素基本单元和第二像素基本单元中的R，G，B和IR像素布置，使得RGB-IR传感器中的IR像素的位置不 距离相等。

公开(公告)号：US20180343438A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US15944458

申请日：2018-04-03

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ayoung CHO ,  Yunsup SHIN ,  Yungwoo JUNG ,  Salkmann JI

IPC: H04N13/207 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N13/268

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal including a lighting device and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lighting device; a camera; and a controller configured to capture a 3D image by means of the camera, wherein the lighting device includes a pattern light source configured to emit light having a predetermined pattern; and a surface light source configured to emit uniform light, and wherein the controller controls the lighting device so that the pattern light source and the surface light source alternately emit light.

公开(公告)号：US20150304638A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：US14647003

申请日：2013-08-13

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ayoung CHO ,  Sunho YANG ,  Yunsup SHIN ,  Sungmin KIM ,  Youngman KWON ,  Yungwoo JUNG ,  Seongkeun AHN ,  Changhwan LEE

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  H04N5/376 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: H04N13/257 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/2352 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/3765 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N13/139 ,  H04N13/15 ,  H04N13/207 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/296 ,  H04N2013/0081

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for obtaining a 3D image. The apparatus for obtaining the 3D image, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a light transmitting portion for emitting infrared ray (IR) structured light onto a recognized object; a light receiving portion comprising an RGB-IR sensor for receiving infrared rays and visible light reflected from the recognized object; a processor for obtaining 3D image information including depth information and a visible light image of the recognized object by using each of the infrared rays and the visible light, which are received by the light receiving portion; and a lighting portion for controlling a lighting cycle of the infrared ray (IR) structured light. Also, the present invention further comprises an image recovery portion for recovering a 3D image of the recognized object by using the 3D image information which is obtained by the processor, and a display portion for providing the recovered 3D image on a visual screen. The present invention, by means of the method and the apparatus, for obtaining the 3D image, can adaptively respond to the brightness of ambient light so as to eliminate interference by the RGB-IR sensor. As a result, more accurate 3D images can be obtained regardless of time or place of image capturing, such as night, day, a dark space, or a bright space.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种用于获得3D图像的装置和方法。 根据本发明的一个实施例，用于获得3D图像的装置包括用于将红外线（IR）结构光发射到识别对象上的光透射部分; 光接收部分，包括用于接收红外线的RGB-IR传感器和从识别的物体反射的可见光; 处理器，用于通过使用由光接收部分接收的每个红外线和可见光获得包括识别对象的深度信息和可见光图像的3D图像信息; 以及用于控制红外线（IR）结构光的点亮周期的照明部分。 此外，本发明还包括图像恢复部分，用于通过使用由处理器获得的3D图像信息和用于在可视屏幕上提供恢复的3D图像的显示部分来恢复识别的对象的3D图像。 本发明通过该方法和装置获得3D图像，可以自适应地响应环境光的亮度，以消除RGB-IR传感器的干扰。 因此，可以获得更准确的3D图像，而不管图像捕获的时间或地点，例如夜晚，日间，黑暗空间或明亮的空间。

公开(公告)号：US20220103741A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17167011

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changhwan LEE ,  Yunsup SHIN ,  Salkmann JI ,  Yungwoo JUNG

IPC: H04N5/235 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06K9/20

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal having a lighting unit and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to one implementation includes a lighting unit, a camera, and a controller configured to control the lighting unit to irradiate illumination light to a subject to be captured through the camera, and control the camera to capture the subject irradiated with the illumination light, wherein the controller is configured to determine a material of the subject based on information related to the illumination light irradiated on the subject captured through the camera.

公开(公告)号：US20190204615A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16303051

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ayoung CHO ,  Yunsup SHIN ,  Changhwan LEE ,  Yungwoo JUNG

IPC: G02B27/42 ,  H04M1/22

CPC classification number: G02B27/4205 ,  G02B3/0056 ,  G02B27/0905 ,  G02B27/0944 ,  G02B27/1086 ,  G02B27/4233 ,  G02B27/4288 ,  H04M1/0264 ,  H04M1/22

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising a lighting device. The lighting device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises multiple light-emitting elements and a diffractive optical element (DOE) for diffracting a part of the light which has been output from each of the multiple light-emitting elements, wherein the light, which has been output from the multiple light-emitting elements and has passed through the diffractive optical element, comprises multiple first kinds of light not diffracted by the diffractive optical element and multiple second kinds of light diffracted by the diffractive optical element, and the diffractive optical element diffracts the part of the light output from the multiple light-emitting elements such that at least some of the multiple second kinds of light is radiated into an area formed by connecting the multiple first kinds of light.

公开(公告)号：US20180134285A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15572532

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Ayoung CHO ,  Salkmann JI ,  Joonhong PARK ,  Yungwoo JUNG

IPC: B60W30/09 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G10L15/22

CPC classification number: B60W30/09 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K2370/21 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60R2300/30 ,  B60R2300/60 ,  B60R2300/8006 ,  B60R2300/8093 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W30/0953 ,  B60W30/0956 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2420/42 ,  B60W2550/10 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G06K9/00805 ,  G06K9/00845 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/09626 ,  G08G1/165 ,  G08G1/166 ,  G08G1/167 ,  G08G1/168 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/181

Abstract: An autonomous driving apparatus and a vehicle including the same are disclosed. The autonomous driving apparatus including a plurality of cameras, and a processor to verify an object around a vehicle based on a plurality of images acquired from the plurality of cameras, calculate hazard severity of the object based on at least one of a movement speed, direction, distance and size of the object, and output a level of hazard severity information corresponding to the calculated hazard severity when the speed of the vehicle is lower than or equal to a first speed or the vehicle is reversed. Thereby, hazard information may be provided based on verification of objects around the vehicle.