公开(公告)号：US20220229298A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17569883

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Doukyoung SONG ,  Hokeun KWAK ,  Jaeheung PARK ,  Hyoungil SONG ,  Jina JEON ,  Yonghyun PARK

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B7/02 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a frame including a first region and a second region, a window member supported by the frame, a support member rotatably connected to the frame, a display module configured to project an image onto the window member, and a camera disposed in the second region of the frame to capture an eye part of a user. The camera may include a substrate and an image sensor disposed on the substrate, and an area of the substrate may be equal to or smaller than an area of the image sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20230259205A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18303221

申请日：2023-04-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyoungil SONG ,  Yonghyun PARK ,  Doukyoung SONG ,  Jina JEON ,  Dongok CHOI

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/013 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B27/0179 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0178

Abstract: An electronic device performing a method of tracking a user's gaze of an electronic device and outputting an augmented reality (AR) image is provided. The metho includes outputting a first light which is a structured light at a first time point toward the user's eyes, outputting a second light at a second time point toward the user's eyes, acquiring a first image in response to the output of the first light at the first time point, acquiring a second image in response to the output of the second light at the second time point, synthesizing the first image and the second image to create a third image, calculating first coordinate values, which are coordinate values of pupils of the user's eyes on the basis of the third image; and detecting a gaze direction on the basis of the first coordinate values.

公开(公告)号：US20230236321A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18157087

申请日：2023-01-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Doukyoung SONG ,  Jina JEON ,  Chulkwi KIM ,  Jongmin YOON

IPC: G01S17/89 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N25/77

CPC classification number: G01S17/89 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N25/77 ,  G02B27/0172

Abstract: An electronic device includes an image sensor, a light transmission module including light transmission elements, a light reception module including light reception elements, and a processor operatively connected with the image sensor, the light transmission module, and the light reception module. The processor obtains first distance information through the light transmission elements and the light reception elements, obtains a first frame and a second frame through the image sensor, obtains area information related to an area of the second frame, in which a difference in pixel value from the first frame is a set value or more, through the image sensor, activates a light transmission element corresponding to the area among the light transmission elements based on the area information, and obtains second distance information about the area through the activated light transmission element and at least one of the light reception elements.

公开(公告)号：US20220329110A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17724624

申请日：2022-04-20

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jongmin YOON ,  Doukyoung SONG ,  Seungnyun KIM ,  Yongsang YUN

IPC: H02J50/40 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/12 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C11/00 ,  A45C11/04 ,  H01Q7/00

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device may include a housing forming a first space configured to seat an external electronic device and a second space, a battery storing power, a support part disposed within the first space and configured to support the external electronic device when the external electronic device is seated in the electronic device, a first antenna and a second antenna disposed in the support part, a third antenna disposed in the second space and configured to receive a first magnetic field from the outside of the housing and to supply power to the battery. The battery may be disposed in the second space. The battery may radiate a second magnetic field to at least some area of the first space by supplying power to at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20240027797A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18481618

申请日：2023-10-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Doukyoung SONG ,  Sangeun MUN ,  Seunghoon HAN ,  Jina JEON

IPC: G02C11/00 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C7/10 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B5/00

CPC classification number: G02C11/10 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C7/104 ,  G02B1/002 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B3/005 ,  G02B5/003

Abstract: A wearable electronic device may include a frame, a first temple connected to one side of the frame, a second temple connected to an opposite side of the frame, and a camera located in one region of the frame. The camera may include a lens module including at least one meta-lens in which nanostructures are arranged in two dimensions and an image sensor that detects light guided by the lens module.

公开(公告)号：US20220232148A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17588102

申请日：2022-01-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Doukyoung SONG ,  Sangeun MUN ,  Jina JEON ,  Hyoungil SONG ,  Seunghoon HAN

IPC: H04N5/225

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed herein may include a lens assembly having a structure in which at least one meta-lens and a spacer member are stacked, and an image sensor assembly attached to one side of the lens assembly to receive light passing through the lens assembly and convert the light into an optical signal. The spacer member may be fixed to one side of the lens assembly between the image sensor assembly and the lens assembly such that a cavity is defined by an inner side surface of the spacer member, a bottom surface of the lens assembly, and a top surface of the image sensor assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20220197378A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17572442

申请日：2022-01-10

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Doukyoung SONG ,  Hokeun KWAK ,  Jina JEON

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  H04N5/247 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device includes: a frame; a glass module comprising a glass supported by the frame; a support rotatably connected to the frame; a display module comprising display circuitry configured to project an image to the glass module; a front camera disposed in at least one of the frame or the support configured to photograph the front of the frame; a light emitting unit comprising light-emitting circuitry configured to radiate light toward the rear of the frame; and an eye tracking camera disposed in the frame configured to photograph the rear of the frame and including a lens assembly including at least one lens, wherein the eye tracking camera is configured to form a field of view (FOV) to include both a left eye and a right eye of a user based on an object distance, which is a distance between the lens assembly and an object, being a first distance corresponding to a distance between the lens assembly and the left eye and/or the right eye of the user wearing the electronic device, wherein an absolute value of a distortion value of the lens assembly is equal to or less than a threshold value capable of tracking a pupil movement of the left eye and the right eye with respect to light incident from a region of interest (ROI) within a certain range from an outermost portion to the inside among regions corresponding to the FOV.

公开(公告)号：US20230209168A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18118237

申请日：2023-03-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jina JEON ,  Doukyoung SONG ,  Hyoungil SONG

IPC: H04N23/57 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04N23/90 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N23/50 ,  H04N23/66

CPC classification number: H04N23/57 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  H04N23/90 ,  G06F3/013 ,  H04N23/50 ,  H04N23/66 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/014

Abstract: An electronic device may include: at least one camera; an encoder connected to the at least one camera through a first interface having a first number of signal lines; and a decoder connected to the encoder through a second interface having a second number of signal lines that is less than the first number. The encoder can provide, to the decoder through the second interface, data acquired from the at least one camera through the first interface and data encoded on the basis of identification information indicating each of the first number of signal lines.

公开(公告)号：US20230195223A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18079403

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Joonyoung SONG ,  Doukyoung SONG ,  Jina JEON

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  H04N5/30 ,  H04N25/40 ,  H04B10/50

CPC classification number: G06F3/013 ,  H04N5/30 ,  H04N25/41 ,  H04B10/50

Abstract: A device and method of controlling a light source in eye tracking using a glint are provided. The method includes transmitting, from a processor to a first camera and a second camera, an activation signal to instruct the first and second cameras to operate according to a pattern, transmitting, to a first light driver and a second light driver, a control command to instruct the first and second light drivers to operate according to a control signal (a first control signal or a second control signal) corresponding to each of the first and second light drivers, and preventing the processor from intervening in a process of turning on and off odd-numbered light sources and even-numbered light sources.

公开(公告)号：US20230094462A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US18075013

申请日：2022-12-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jina JEON ,  Doukyoung SONG ,  Joonyoung SONG

IPC: H04N23/951 ,  H04N23/90 ,  H04N23/73 ,  H04N23/76 ,  H04N23/72

Abstract: A wearable apparatus including a camera and a method of controlling the same is provided. The method includes determining a vision processing process to be performed on each of image frames obtained at a first frame rate, determining a dummy image frame on which the vision processing process is not to be performed, applying, to a camera, a camera setting corresponding to a vision processing process to be performed on a current image frame, obtaining the current image frame according to the applied camera setting, outputting the obtained current image frame from the camera, and setting an exposure time of the camera setting to be less than or equal to an threshold value or changing the first frame rate to a second frame rate in response to the current image frame being the dummy image frame.