Inventor

Kun-Bin Lee

Inventor

Taipei, TW

Overview

1996–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 58 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television34%

F25CProducing, working or handling ice9%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein6%

F25DRefrigerators5%

G06FElectric digital data processing4%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information3%

H01RElectrically-conductive connections3%

H05KPrinted circuits3%

B67DDispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for2%

PatentTitleYear

11,112,638Panel and method for manufacturing panel with minimal border area2021 11,099,416Liquid crystal display panel with narrow bezel2021 11,088,120Panel for display by micro LED and method for making same2021 10,715,813Method and apparatus for performing block prediction search based on restored sample values derived from stored sample values in data buffer2020 10,523,938Method and apparatus for processing picture having picture height not evenly divisible by slice height and/or slice width not evenly divisible by pixel group width2019 10,142,640Method and apparatus for using small-sized buffer in compression/decompression with block prediction2018 10,126,951Apparatus and method for processing data samples with different bit widths2018 10,038,904Method and apparatus for controlling transmission of compressed picture according to transmission synchronization events2018 9,860,530'Method and apparatus for loop filtering'2018 9,832,478Video encoding method and apparatus for determining size of parallel motion estimation region based on encoding related information and related video decoding method and apparatus2017 9,807,389'Method and apparatus for improving visual quality by using neighboring pixel information in flatness check and/or applying smooth function to quantization parameters/pixel values'2017 9,699,466'Adaptive reference/non-reference frame determination for video encoding'2017 9,596,477'Methods of multiple-slice coding for frame buffer compression'2017 9,532,074'Method and system for video coding system with loop filtering'2016 9,503,760'Method and system for symbol binarization and de-binarization'2016 9,398,302'Image encoding method and apparatus with rate control by selecting target bit budget from pre-defined candidate bit budgets and related image decoding method and apparatus'2016 9,373,176'Image compression method and apparatus for encoding pixel data of frame into interleaved bit-stream, and related image decompression method and apparatus'2016 9,307,248'Image encoding method and apparatus for performing bit-plane scanning coding upon pixel data and related image decoding method and apparatus'2016 9,288,487'Methods and electronic devices for quantization and de-quantization'2016 9,274,374'Display device'2016 9,148,672'Method and apparatus for residue transform'2015 9,118,891'Video encoding system and method'2015 9,098,887'Image compression method and apparatus for encoding pixel data of frame into interleaved bit-stream, and related image decompression method and apparatus'2015 9,077,965'Method and apparatus for performing lossy image compression through source quantization and lossless compression kernel, and related method and apparatus for image decompression'2015 8,948,574'Multimedia recording apparatus and method'2015 8,887,180'Display device, electronic device having the same, and method thereof'2014 8,854,233'Method and system for de-binarization'2014 8,824,812'Method and apparatus for data compression using error plane coding'2014 8,786,795'Display device'2014 8,737,469'Video encoding system and method'2014 8,737,613'Scanning methods of transform-based digital data processing that conditionally adjust scan order according to characteristics information and related apparatus thereof'2014 8,638,844'Method and apparatus for storing decoded moving pictures with a reduced memory requirement'2014 8,599,924'Method of storing motion vector information and video decoding apparatus'2013 8,594,200'Method of storing motion vector information and video decoding apparatus'2013 8,588,295'Methods and electronic devices for quantization and de-quantization'2013 8,451,554'Flat panel display device and method for producing the same'2013 8,432,490'Display systems and information display methods thereof'2013 8,345,167'Methods of storing and accessing pictures'2013 8,326,059'Method and apparatus for progressive JPEG image decoding'2012 8,290,285'Method and related apparatuses for decoding multimedia data'2012 8,259,801'Methods for coding digital media data with prediction information and prediction error information being respectively carried by different bit stream sections'2012 7,925,120'Methods of image processing with reduced memory requirements for video encoder and decoder'2011 7,903,091'Touch panel having a speaker function'2011 7,630,023'Display device having chassis with bottom plate and having circuit board and grounding unit with protrusion on rear surface of bottom plate for grounding chassis to circuit board'2009 7,587,093'Method and apparatus for implementing DCT/IDCT based video/image processing'2009 7,129,921'Gray voltage generation circuit for driving a liquid crystal display rapidly'2006 6,670,935'Gray voltage generation circuit for driving a liquid crystal display rapidly'2003 5,881,563'Ice maker having a position control for an ice-making tray upon recovery from a power outage'1999 5,839,286'Method for protecting an ice maker from operation failure'1998 5,836,168'Automatic ice production apparatus'1998 5,813,238'Automatic ice production apparatus'1998 5,794,451'Method for controlling an ice-ejecting mode of an ice maker'1998 5,737,932'Refrigerator having controller for supplying water from a reservoir to either an ice maker or an outside dispenser'1998 5,735,130'Ice removal motor control circuit and method for an automatic ice maker'1998 5,712,551'Starting circuit protection apparatus and method for brushless DC motor compressor'1998 5,697,222'Methods and apparatus for determining when a water reservoir in a refrigerator needs refilling'1997 5,675,975'Method for controlling ice removing motor of automatic ice production apparatus'1997 5,548,969'Method for controlling rotation speed of a compressor for a refrigerator'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996–2011Patents assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (15)· patent assignee history

1997–2006Based in Seoul, KR· patent location history

2009–2020Patents assigned to MEDIATEK INC (35)· patent assignee history

2009–2020Based in Taipei, TW· patent location history

2009–2016Based in Suwon-si, KR· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to LEE KUN-BIN (15)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Based in Jhongshan District, TW· patent location history

2013–2016Patents assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD (4)· patent assignee history

2021Patents assigned to HON HAI PREC IND CO LTD (3)· patent assignee history

2021Based in New Taipei, TW· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MEDIATEK INC	35	2009–2020
LEE KUN-BINself	15	2012–2016
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD	15	1996–2011
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD	4	2013–2016
HON HAI PREC IND CO LTD	3	2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Taipei, TW	34	2009–2020
Seoul, KR	11	1997–2006
Suwon-si, KR	6	2009–2016
New Taipei, TW	3	2021
Jhongshan District, TW	2	2012–2013