公开(公告)号：US12244917B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US18007993

申请日：2020-06-04

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yungwoo Jung ,  Yunsup Shin ,  Changhwan Lee

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

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：US11409119B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

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 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G02B3/00

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：US10824054B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16377098

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changhwan Lee ,  Jinwon Kang ,  Hangtae Kim ,  Yunsup Shin ,  Minyoung Lee ,  Ayoung Cho

IPC: G03B15/05 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H01S5/022 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/42 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H01S5/042

Abstract: A lighting device includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a submount mounted on the PCB, a die mounted on the submount and including a plurality of light emitting devices, and a pad inserted into a hole formed in the submount such that the die and the PCB are electrically connected through the submount, connected to the die by a wire bonding, and electrically connected to the PCB.

公开(公告)号：US10085002B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

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 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N13/00 ,  G01B11/25 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G06T7/50

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.

公开(公告)号：US11558555B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

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 ,  G06V10/40 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V10/145 ,  H04W88/02

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：US10085013B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US15107853

申请日：2013-12-24

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changhwan Lee

IPC: H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/257 ,  G01B11/25 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/18 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B26/08 ,  H04N13/00 ,  H04N5/222 ,  H04N13/02

CPC classification number: H04N13/254 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B26/0833 ,  H04N5/2226 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N13/257

Abstract: A 3D depth camera module, including a light transmitting portion having a laser for emitting light, and having a diffractive optical element for passing the light therethrough such that the light reaches a subject with a preset pattern; a light receiving portion configured to receive the light reflected from the subject; an analyzing portion configured to analyze a 3D shape of the subject, based on a shifted degree of the reflected light; and an operating portion configured to move part of the light transmitting portion such that a position of one region of the subject where the light reaches is changed. Further, the operating portion moves at least part of the light transmitting portion by a predetermined length being set to restrict repetitive arrival of the light onto one region of the subject; the diffractive optical element includes a plurality of spots spaced from each other by a predetermined spaced interval between two adjacent spots of the diffractive optical element; and the predetermined length is smaller than the predetermined interval.

公开(公告)号：US09906774B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

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 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N13/00

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: An apparatus for obtaining a 3D image including a light transmitter configured to transmit infrared ray (IR) structured light to a recognized object; an RGB-IR sensor configured to receive infrared rays and visible light reflected from the recognized object; a processor configured to obtain 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 RGB-IR sensor. The processor is further configured to obtain infrared differential images by subtracting infrared images obtained for a visible light measurement time period T1 from infrared images obtained for an infrared measurement time period T2.

公开(公告)号：US12184987B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18069027

申请日：2022-12-20

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changhwan Lee

IPC: H04N23/74 ,  G06V10/141 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/667

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a camera having two or more cameras responsible for different illuminances. The present disclosure includes a first camera, a second camera, an illuminance sensor sensing an ambient light illuminance or a subject illuminance, an interface unit configured to connect to an external device, and a controller configured to photograph a first camera image through a first camera, photograph a second camera image through a second camera by performing a first camera operation switch when an illuminance sensed through the illuminance sensor is equal to or smaller than a first illuminance, photograph the first camera image through the first camera by performing a second camera operation switch when the illuminance sensed through the illuminance sensor is equal to or greater than a second illuminance higher than the first illuminance, and control one of the photographed first and second images to be transmitted to the external device through the interface unit.

公开(公告)号：US11888292B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17039844

申请日：2020-09-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ayoung Cho ,  Changhwan Lee ,  Yunsup Shin

IPC: H04N25/00 ,  H01S5/183 ,  H01S3/102 ,  H05B47/14

CPC classification number: H01S5/18397 ,  H01S3/102 ,  H04N25/00 ,  H05B47/14

Abstract: Provided is an image acquiring device for easily acquiring a hyper spectral image in a small device and enhancing wavelength resolution, the device which includes a light source portion and a sensor portion. The light source portion includes an emitter portion having a plurality of groups of emitters configured to emit light of different wavelengths, a circuit portion dividing the emitter portion into a plurality of segments and configured to control the plurality of segments independently, and a driver portion configured to control the circuit part so that the plurality of segments are driven at different strengths or at different times.

公开(公告)号：US11756262B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17434312

申请日：2019-06-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changhwan Lee ,  Yunsup Shin ,  Salkmann Ji

IPC: G06T17/00 ,  G06T7/90

CPC classification number: G06T17/00 ,  G06T7/90

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling same, the mobile terminal comprising: a camera for recording a video; a display unit for displaying a recording screen of the video being recorded through the camera; and a control unit for, when a portion of the video being recorded satisfies a video upload requirement of at least one video upload service that can be provided from the mobile terminal, controlling to display an item indicating the video upload services for which the requirement is satisfied. The present invention provides the effect of allowing a user to quickly recognize an SNS to which a recorded portion of a video currently being recorded in real time can be uploaded, and easily upload the recorded portion to the SNS.