Patent

Issued Patent (Us)

  1. Hyunwoo Kim, Tae-Kyun Kim, Seok-Cheol Kee, Jongha Lee, Wonjun Hwang, and Changkyu Choi, "Method and apparatus of recognizing face using 2nd-order independent component analysis (ICA)/principal component analysis (PCA)," US Patent Issue Num. US7,164,781, Jan., 2007. (Japanese patent issued, 4,210,137, Oct., 2008)

  2. Hyunwoo Kim, Tae-Kyun Kim, Wonjun Hwang, and Seok-Cheol Kee, "Face Recognition Method and Apparatus using Component-based Face Descriptor," US Patent Issue Num. US7,203,346, Apr., 2007.

  3. Hyunwoo Kim, Tae-Kyun Kim, Seok-Cheol Kee, Jongha Lee, and Wonjun Hwang, "Method and Apparatus of Recognizing Face using Component-based 2nd-order Principal Component Analysis (PCA)/Independent Component Analysis (ICA)," US Patent Issue Num. US7,254,257, Aug., 2007.

  4. Hyunwoo Kim, Tae-Kyun Kim, Wonjun Hwang, and Seok-Cheol Kee, "Image Retrieval Method and Apparatus using Iterative Matching," US Patent Issue Num. US7,298,931, Nov., 2007. (Japanese patent issued, 4,295,062, Apr., 2009)

  5. Hyunwoo Kim, Tae-Kyun Kim, Wonjun Hwang, Seok-Cheol Kee, Toshio Kamei, "Method and Apparatus for Extracting Feature Vector used for Face Recognition and Retrieval," US Patent Issue Num. US7,391,889, Jun., 2008 (Japanese patent issued, 4,061,260, Dec., 2007/EU patent issued, 1411459, May, 2009/Chinese patent issued, 200310120470.3, Jun., 2007)

  6. Jiali Zhao, Haibing Ren, Haitao Wang, Wonjun Hwang, and Seok-Cheol Kee, "Face Image Verification Method and Apparatus using A Kernel Based Discriminant Analysis with Local Binary Pattern (LBP)," US Patent Issue Num., US7,558,763, Jul., 2009.

  7. Whoi-Yul Kim, Wonjun Hwang, and Seok-Cheol Kee, "Apparatus and Method for Generating Shape Model of Object and Apparatus and Method for Automatically Searching for Feature Points of Object Employing the Same," US patent Issue Num. US7,711,156, May., 2010 (Expired)

  8. Wonjun Hwang, and Tae-Kyun Kim, "Face Recognition Apparatus and Method using PCA Learning per Subgroup," US patent Issue Num. US7,734,087, Jun., 2010.

  9. Jongha Lee, Jungbae Kim, Wonjun Hwang, Gyutae Park, Youngsu Moon, "Method and Apparatus to Extracting Facial Features from Image Containing Face,” US patent Issue Num. US8,111,880, Feb., 2012.

  10. Wonjun Hwang, DongKeun Lee, Moonsik Jeong, Gyutae Park, "Method and System for Image Restoration using Frequency-based Image Model," US patent Issue Num. US8,189,948, May, 2012.

  11. Wonjun Hwang, Woosup Han, "Image Processing Apparatus of Robot System and Method and Computer-readable Medium Thereof," US patent Issue Num. US8,687,900, Apr., 2014.

  12. Seokjun Yoon, Seungyong Hyung, Seunghan Ahn, Wonjun Hwang, Kyungsik Noh, "3D Object Tracking Method and Apparatus," US patent Issue Num. US8,737,686 B2, May, 2014.

  13. Wonjun Hwang, Jeehyo Lee, Seokjun Yoon, Kyungsik Noh, "Method and Apparatus for Estimating Face Position in 3 Dimensions," US patent Issue Num., US8,805,021 B2, Aug., 2014.

  14. Wonjun Hwang, Kyungsik Noh, "Face Recognition Apparatus and Method," US patent Issue Num. US8,837,786 B2, Sept., 2014.

  15. Wonjun Hwang, Seokjun Yoon, Youngbo Shim, Kyungsik Roh, "Face Recognition Apparatus and Method for Controlling the Same," US patent Issue Num., US8,861,805 B2, Oct., 2014.

  16. Wonjun Hwang, Seokjun Yoon, Kyungsik Noh, "Method and Apparatus to Generate Object Descriptor Using Extended Curvature Gabor Filter," US patent Issue Num., US8,977,040 B2, Mar., 2015.

  17. Hyoseok Hwang, Xiangsheng Huang, Dongsoo Kim, Kyungshik Roh, Youngbo Shim, Sukjune Yoon, Seungyong Hyung, Wonjun Hwang, "IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF," US patent Issue Num., US9,275,296 B2, Mar., 2016.

  18. Wonjun Hwang, Kyungshik Roh, Sukjune Yoon, Seungyong Hyung, "SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME," US patent patent Issue Num., US9615890 B2, Apr., 2017

  19. Wonjun Kim, Sungjoo Suh, Jaejoon Han, Wonjun Hwang, "LIVENESS TESTING METHODS AND APPARATUSES AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS AND APPARATUSES," US patent Issue Num., US9679212 B2, Jun., 2017

  20. Seungyong Hyung, Jiyeun Kim, Kyungshik Roh, Jongwon Lee, Jusuk Lee, Wonjun Hwang, Hyoseok Hwang, "X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME," US Patent Issue Num., US9724061 B2, Aug. 2017

  21. Wonjun Hwang, Changkyo Lee, Jaejoon Han, "Method and apparatus for detecting biometric region for user authentication," US Patent Issue Num., US9875418B2, Jan. 2018

  22. Kyungshik Roh, SeungYong Hyung, Jiyeun Kim, Jongwon Lee, Jusuk Lee, Wonjun Hwang, Hyoseok Hwang, "METHODS OF TRACING REGIONS OF INTEREST, RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES, METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES, AND RADIOGRAPHY METHODS," US Patent Issue Num., US9997269 B2, Jun., 2018

Published Patents (US)

  1. Tae-Kyun Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Wonjun Hwang, Seok-Cheol Kee, Sangryung Kim, "Apparatus and Method for Retrieving Face Images using Combined Component Descriptors," US patent published 2004/0015495 A1, Jan., 2004. (Japanese patent issued, 3,872,778, Oct., 2006)

  2. Wonjun Hwang, Seok-Cheol Kee, and Chanmin Park, "Apparatus and Method for Processing Image based on Layers," US patent published 2006/0115162 A1, Jun., 2006.

  3. Gyutae Park, Jongha Lee, Wonjun Hwang, and Seok-Cheol Kee, "Scalable Face Recognition Method and Apparatus based on Complementary Features of Face Image," US patent published 2007/0172099 A1, Jul., 2007.

  4. Wonjun Hwang, Haitao Wang, Gyutae Park, and Seok-Cheol Kee, "Method, Medium, and System Recognizing A Face, and Method, Medium, and System Extracting Features from A Facial Image," US patent published 2007/0147683 A1, Jun., 2007.

  5. Doosun Hwang, Jungbae Kim, Wonjun Hwang, Sangkyun Kim, Youngsu Moon, Jiyeun Kim, "Method and Apparatus for Processing Video Data," US patent published 2007/0296863 A1, Dec., 2007.

  6. Wonjun Hwang, Haibing Ren, Gyutae Park, Jongha Lee and Seok-Cheol Kee, "Method and Apparatus for Face Recognition using Gender Information," US Patent published 2007/0104362 A1, May, 2007.

  7. Xiangsheng Huang, Wonjun Hwang, Gyutae Park, Jongha Lee, Seok-Cheol Kee, Youngsu Moon, "Method and Apparatus for Face Recognition Using Extended Gabor Wavelet Features,” US patent published 2008/0107311 A1, May, 2008.

  8. Xiangsheng Huang, Wonjun Hwang, Jiali Zhao, Gyutae Park, Youngsu Moon, "Method and Apparatus for Generating Face Descriptor Using Extended Local Binary Patterns, and Method and Apparatus for Face Recognition using Extended Local Binary Patterns," US patent published 2008/0166026 A1, Jul., 2008.

  9. Wonjun Hwang, Eui-Hyeon Hwang, Gyutae Park, Youngsu Moon, "Method and Apparatus for Calculating Similarity of Face Image, Method and Apparatus for Retrieving face Image, and Method of Synthesizing Face Image,” US patent published 2008/0144891 A1, Jun., 2008.

  10. Wonjun Hwang, Xiangsheng Huang, Seok-Cheol Kee, "Method, Medium, and Apparatus with Object Descriptor Generation using Curvature Gabor Filter,” US patent published 2009/0028444 A1 Jan., 2009.

  11. Wonjun Hwang, Woosup Han, "Robot System and Method and Computer-readable Medium Controlling The Same," US patent published, 2011/0118877 A1, May, 2011.

  12. Seungyon Hyung, Dongsoo Kiim, Kyungshik Roh, Youngbo Shim, Sukjune Yoon, Wonjun Hwang, Hyoseok Hwang, "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSE RECOGNITION," US patent published, 2013/0238295 A1, Sept., 2013.

  13. Wonjun Hwang, Dongsoo Kim, Kyungshik Roh, Youngbo Shim, Xiangsheng Huang, "IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD," US patent published, 2013/0148853 A1, jun., 2013.

  14. Heekuk Lee, Nosan Kwak, Wonjun Hwang, "DISPLAY APPARATUSES AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF," US patent published, 2014/0354689 A1, Dec., 2014.

  15. Wonjun Hwang, Kyungshik Roh, Youngbo Shim, Sukjune Yoon, "ENDOSCOPE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME," US patent published, 2014/0330078 A1, Nov., 2014.

  16. Sukjune Yoon, Kyungshik Roh, Soonyong Park, Sunghwang Ahn, Jihyo Lee, Wonjun Hwang, Hyoseok Hwang, "SURGICAL TROCARS AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD USING THE SAME," US patent published, 2014/0330077 A1, Nov., 2014.

  17. Heekuk Lee, Wonjun Hwang, Kyungshik Roh, Jungyun Choi, "AUGMENTED REALITY IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME," US patent published, 2014/0275760 A1, Sept., 2014.

  18. Sukjune Yoon, Nosan Kwang, Kyungshik Roh, Sunghwang Ahn, Wonjun Hwang, "ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF," US patent published, 2014/0243596 A1, Aug., 2014.

  19. Wonjun Hwang, Sungjoo Suh, Jungbae Kim, Jaejoon Han, "METHOD AND APPARATUS OF IDENTIFYING USER USING FACE RECOGNITION," US patent published, US2016/0026854 A1, Jan., 2016.

  20. Sungjoo Suh, Wonjun Hwang, Wonjun Kim, Jaejoon Han, "Method and Apparatus for Facial Recognition," US patent published, US2016/60042223 A1, Feb., 2016

  21. Wonjun Hwang, Wonjun Kim, Byungin Yoo, Sungjoo Suh, Jae-joon Han, Changkyu Choi, "Multi-modal Fusion Method For User Authentication and User Authentication Method," US patent published, US2016/097555 A1, Apr., 2016.