Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Juyong Park

Dong Kyung Nam

Seok Pil Lee

Hyun Joon Kim

Seok Lee

Jingu Heo

Kyuhwan Choi

Yang Ho Cho

Byong Min Kang

Hyoseok Hwang

Jinho Lee

Yoonsun Choi

Dongwoo Kang

Hyun Jung Kim

Dongkyung Nam

Dongjin Park

Hyun Sung Chang

Seungwoo Yang

Heonhee Kim

Jaelim Ryu

Dong Kyun Nam

An imaging device includes an imaging lens array including a plurality of imaging lenses each with a same focal length, the plurality of imaging lenses being configured to capture a scene; a sensing array comprising a plurality of sensors configured to receive light passing through the plurality of imaging lenses; a processor configured to determine a scene depth plane corresponding to the scene based on a comparison, for each of a plurality of candidate depths, between reference pixel values based on first sensors of the plurality of sensors corresponding to a reference imaging lens of the plurality of imaging lenses and target pixel values that are based on second sensors of the plurality of sensors corresponding to a target imaging lens of the plurality of image lenses; and a lens driver configured to position the imaging lens array to be disposed at a point corresponding to the scene depth plane.

Imaging method and device for autofocusing

An image processing method includes: based on an imaging device generating an input array image of a multi-view through an array lens, determining a first setting parameter indicating whether to use the multi-view or a single view selected from the multi-view; determining a second setting parameter indicating whether a priority is assigned to sensitivity enhancement based on pixel binning or to resolution enhancement based on pixel interpolation; determining an image processing mode based on the first setting parameter and the second setting parameter; and generating an output image by performing image processing on the input array image based on a processing procedure that is based on the determined image processing mode.

Method and apparatus for processing array image

An electronic device may include: a camera module comprising a wide angle camera configured to generate a wide image and a telephoto camera configured to generate teleimages corresponding to grid cells of the wide image; and one or more processors configured to: partition the teleimages into partial teleimages; determine partial wide images corresponding to the partial teleimages based on subcells of the grid cells and the wide image; perform feature matching between the partial teleimages and the partial wide images; determine a warping parameter of the teleimages based on a result of the feature matching; and generate a synthetic image corresponding to the wide image by warping the teleimages based on the warping parameter.

Method and apparatus with image processing

Provided are an image processing method and an image processing device. The image processing method includes generating an image based on viewpoint information of a user; rendering the image based on information about what is in front of the user; and outputting the rendered image using an optical element.

Image processing method of generating an image based on a user viewpoint and image processing device

Provided is a battery module. The battery module includes a first cooling tube, a second cooling tube connected to the first cooling tube and arranged on a different plane than the first cooling tube, and a branching portion connecting the first cooling tube to the second cooling tube, wherein the branching portion includes a lower connection tube connected to the first cooling tube, an upper connection tube connected to the second cooling tube, and a connection member into which one of the lower connection tube and the upper connection tube is inserted, the connection member being inserted into the other of the lower connection tube and the upper connection tube.

Battery module

Provided is a battery module. The battery module includes: a first cooling pipe; a second cooling pipe connected to the first cooling pipe and arranged on a different plane than the first cooling pipe; and a branch unit connecting the first cooling pipe and second cooling pipe, wherein the branch unit includes: a lower connection pipe connected to the first cooling pipe; an upper connection pipe connected to the second cooling pipe; and a connection member into which one of the lower connection pipe and the upper connection pipe is inserted and which is inserted into the other one of the lower connection pipe and the upper connection pipe.

A method and apparatus for outputting a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. To output a 3D image, a stereo image is generated based on viewpoints of a user and rendered into a 3D image. Since the stereo image is generated based on the viewpoints of the user, the user views a different side of an object appearing in the 3D image depending on a viewpoint of the user.

Method of outputting three-dimensional image and electronic device performing the method

A three-dimensional (3D) image rendering method for a heads-up display (HUD) system including a 3D display apparatus and a catadioptric system is provided. The 3D image rendering method includes determining optical images corresponding to both eyes of a user by applying, to each of the positions of the eyes, an optical transformation that is based on an optical characteristic of the catadioptric system, and rendering an image to be displayed on a display panel included in the 3D display apparatus, based on a position relationship between the optical images and the display panel.

Three-dimensional (3D) image rendering method and apparatus

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for calibrating parameters of a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus, the method including acquiring a first captured image of a 3D display apparatus displaying a first pattern image, adjusting a first parameter set of the 3D display apparatus based on the first captured image, acquiring a second captured image of the 3D display apparatus displaying a second pattern image based on the adjusted first parameter set, and adjusting a second parameter set of the 3D display apparatus based on the second captured image.

Method and apparatus for calibrating parameter of three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus

A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus is provided. The 3D display apparatus includes a display panel configured to output pixel values that respectively correspond to a preset number of viewpoints, and an optical layer that is provided in front of or behind the display panel and that is configured to adjust directions of rays output from the display panel or to provide light to the display panel so that the rays diverge.

Three-dimensional display apparatus

A display device may include a panel including a plurality of pixels and an optical layer. The display device may include a processor configured to generate an image of the panel based on a location relationship between the pixels and the optical elements so that a plurality of rays corresponding to the image propagate evenly at a viewing distance. The location relationship is based on an optical parameter of the optical layer.

Device and method for displaying three-dimensional (3D) image

Provided are a display panel and a three-dimensional (3D) display device and a 3D head-up display (HUD) device using the display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of placement spaces provided between the plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels are uniformly provided in the display panel based on a pattern corresponding to the plurality of placement spaces, and wherein a frequency corresponding to a repetition interval of the pattern is outside of a cognitive frequency band that is visible to a user.

Display panel, and 3D display device and 3D head up display (HUD) device using the display panel

A three-dimensional (3D) image providing method and apparatus is provided. The 3D image providing method includes detecting an eye location of a viewer and providing a 3D image based on the detected eye location, in which the providing of the 3D image includes determining an image pixel value corresponding to a display pixel of a display panel, determining a luminance weight corresponding to the display pixel based on a ray direction of a ray output from the display pixel and the detected eye location, applying the luminance weight to the image pixel value corresponding to the display pixel, and outputting, through the display pixel, the image pixel value with the luminance weight applied thereto.

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