公开(公告)号：US09839403B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14956237

申请日：2015-12-01

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Woo-hyun Nam ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Jae-sung Lee ,  Yun-sub Jung ,  Yoon-mi Hong

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  A61B6/00 ,  G06T11/00 ,  A61B6/03

CPC classification number: A61B6/469 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B6/4441 ,  A61B6/488 ,  A61B6/5205 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06T11/005 ,  G06T2211/424 ,  G06T2211/432

Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus includes a data acquirer configured to acquire measured data acquired by detecting an X-ray transmitted by an X-ray source to an object, and an image processor configured to acquire an initial image based on the measured data, alternately estimate region of interest (ROI)-outside measured data and ROI-inside measured data based on the measured data and the initial image, and acquire a reconstructed image based on the ROI-inside measured data.

公开(公告)号：US11195261B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16348584

申请日：2017-11-08

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Woo-hyun Nam ,  Il-jun Ahn ,  Tammy Lee ,  Ki-heum Cho ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Min-su Cheon

IPC: G06T5/50 ,  G06T3/40

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus. The present image processing apparatus comprises: an input unit for inputting an image; and a processor for shrinking the inputted image to a predetermined ratio, extracting a visual feature from the shrunken image, performing an image quality enhancement process reflecting the extracted visual feature in the inputted image, repeatedly performing, for a predetermined number of times, the shrinking, the extracting, and the image quality enhancement process on the image that has undergone the image quality enhancement process. The present disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence (AI) system and an application thereof that simulate the functions of a human brain, such as recognition, judgment, etc., by using a machine learning algorithm such as deep learning, etc.

公开(公告)号：US10805634B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US15982382

申请日：2018-05-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Parichay Kapoor ,  Ji-hun Oh ,  Kwang-hoon Son ,  Young-chul Cho ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Hyun-jung Kim

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N19/59 ,  G06N3/02 ,  G06N3/04 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N21/2343

Abstract: A super-resolution processing method of a moving image is provided. The super-resolution processing method of a moving image includes sequentially inputting a plurality of input frames included in the video to any one of a recurrent neural network (RNN) for super-resolution processing and a convolutional neural network (CNN) for super-resolution processing, sequentially inputting a frame sequentially output from the any one of the RNN and the CNN to an additional one of the RNN and the CNN, and upscaling a resolution of the output frame by carrying out deconvolution with respect to a frame sequentially output from the additional one of the RNN and the CNN.

公开(公告)号：US11257186B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16345616

申请日：2017-10-26

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Il-jun Ahn ,  Woo-hyun Nam ,  Ki-heum Cho ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Tammy Lee ,  Min-su Cheon

IPC: G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06F30/27

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The present image processing apparatus includes an input unit to which an image is input; and a processor which extracts visual characteristics by reducing an input image and obtains a high-definition image by reflecting extracted visual characteristics on the input image. The disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence (AI) system and application thereof that simulate functions such as cognition and decision-making of a human brain using a machine learning algorithm such as deep learning.

公开(公告)号：US10360678B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15430846

申请日：2017-02-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yun-sub Jung ,  Gye-hyun Kim ,  Jae-sung Lee ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Ji-hun Oh

IPC: G06T7/62 ,  A61B5/107 ,  A61B5/087 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B6/03 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/0402

Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing apparatus, an image processing method and a recording medium thereof, the image processing apparatus including: a storage configured to store standard information about at least one anatomical entity; and at least one processor configured to detect regions corresponding to a plurality of anatomical entities based on a medical image obtained by scanning an object including the plurality of anatomical entities, to estimate a volume of a first anatomical entity at a predetermined point in time based on object information measured from the detected regions of the anatomical entity and the standard information stored in the storage, and to provide information about condition of the first anatomical entity based on the estimated volume. Thus, it is possible to make a diagnosis more simply and accurately by determining condition information of an anatomical entity at a point in time for the diagnosis based on a randomly taken medical image.

公开(公告)号：US20180299538A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US15768535

申请日：2016-10-13

Applicant: Sogang University Research & Business Foundation ,  SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Mun-kyeong Hwang ,  Tai-kyong Song ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Hyun-taek Lee ,  Kang-won Jeon ,  Sua Bae

IPC: G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89

CPC classification number: G01S7/52046 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S7/52065 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/8995

Abstract: An ultrasonic device provides a wider image to a user of the device and includes a transducer for transmitting a plane wave; and a processor for controlling the transducer to sequentially transmit plane waves in a plurality of different travelling directions and thereby extend a transmission range in which the plane waves travel, where the transducer receives a plurality of ultrasonic signals which are reflected from an object by each of the transmitted plane waves, and the processor synthesizes the plurality of received ultrasonic signals so as to image at least a predetermined partial region in the extended transmission range.

公开(公告)号：US11006108B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16130253

申请日：2018-09-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Ki-heum Cho ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Jae-yeon Park ,  Chang-han Kim ,  Il-jun Ahn ,  Hee-seok Oh ,  Tammy Lee ,  Min-su Cheon

IPC: H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/134 ,  G06T3/40 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/115 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/154

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in response to an image including a plurality of frames being input, change a predetermined parameter to a parameter corresponding to a compression rate of each of the plurality of frames for each frame, and process the input image by using the parameter changed for each frame, and an output interface configured to output the processed image.

公开(公告)号：US10725158B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15768535

申请日：2016-10-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION

Inventor： Mun-kyeong Hwang ,  Tai-kyong Song ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Hyun-taek Lee ,  Kang-won Jeon ,  Sua Bae

IPC: G01S15/89 ,  G01S7/52

Abstract: An ultrasonic device provides a wider image to a user of the device and includes a transducer for transmitting a plane wave; and a processor for controlling the transducer to sequentially transmit plane waves in a plurality of different travelling directions and thereby extend a transmission range in which the plane waves travel, where the transducer receives a plurality of ultrasonic signals which are reflected from an object by each of the transmitted plane waves, and the processor synthesizes the plurality of received ultrasonic signals so as to image at least a predetermined partial region in the extended transmission range.

公开(公告)号：US10719935B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US15770695

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jae-sung Lee ,  Gye-hyun Kim ,  Woo-hyun Nam ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Ji-hun Oh ,  Yun-sub Jung

IPC: G06T7/30 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61B6/03 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/168 ,  G06T7/37 ,  A61B6/00

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises: an image receiving unit for receiving a first image and a second image of the same object taken at different times; a processor for obtaining transformation information by registering the first image on the basis of the second image, obtaining a first segment image corresponding to an area of the object from the first image, and generating a second segment image corresponding to an area of the object of the second image by transforming the obtained first segment image according to the transformation information; and an output unit for outputting the second segment image.

公开(公告)号：US09836861B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14967962

申请日：2015-12-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Woo-hyun Nam ,  Jong Beom Ra ,  Yongjin Chang ,  Yong-sup Park ,  Jae-sung Lee ,  Yunje Cho

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T11/00

CPC classification number: G06T11/006 ,  G06T2211/412

Abstract: A method of reconstructing a tomography image and a tomography apparatus configured to reconstruct a tomography image are provided. Tomography data corresponding to a moving object is acquired by performing a tomography scan on the object, and a tomography image is reconstructed using prior images obtained based on the acquired tomography data.