Patents Assigned to NHN Corporation
  • Patent number: 11941666
    Abstract: A system for automatic matching search advertisement based on a product includes an advertising server configured to be accessible by at least one affiliate server and provide the affiliate server with a product-based automatic matching advertising interface, a text analysis apparatus configured to generate at least one text-based product attribute value corresponding to selected product advertising information by analyzing text information corresponding to the product advertising information selected by the affiliate server while operating in conjunction with the advertising server and to provide the at least one text-based product attribute value, and at least one user terminal having a product search application provided by the advertising server and installed therein, and connected to the advertising server over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bowoo Choi, Ji Hyun Sung, Kirin Choi
  • Patent number: 11669867
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including: a memory having a plurality of applications stored therein; an application management module configured to receive application information corresponding to the respective applications, and generate status information of the applications, corresponding to the application information; and a controller configured to determine execution history information of the applications through the status information provided from the application management module, wherein the application management module includes: an application information collection unit configured to collect cache data size information of the respective applications at preset time intervals; and a comparison unit configured to generate the status information of the applications by comparing the cache data size information of the applications, collected by the application information collection unit, to reference values corresponding to the respective applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventors: Daebeom Lee, Joon Sung Park, Joon Ho Lee, Donghun Kwon, Jun Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 11663632
    Abstract: A network server for providing web pages to user terminals which access through user identifications (IDs) may include: a communicator connected to a network; and a processor configured to communicate with the user terminals through the communicator. The processor may be configured to score first convertibility points corresponding to the respective user IDs, according to whether actions of the user terminals on the web pages are matched with predetermined user events, select one of the plurality of message types according to whether the first convertibility point of one user ID among the user IDs is higher than a threshold value, when the one user ID accesses through a user terminal, and provide the selected message type including the selected object to the user terminal of the one user ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: NHN CORPORATION, NHN AD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunha Baik, Jichan Yoo, Dong Ju Shin
  • Patent number: 11631064
    Abstract: A crowdfunding method may be executed by one or more processors of a crowdfunding system based on a blockchain for creating a game operating on a distributed network composed of a plurality of nodes. The method comprises performing a crowdfunding service on the distributed network according to a configured smart contract. The smart contract comprises generating an initial block including data records related to game production plan information, sharing at least one transaction record related to electronic transactions of coins with the plurality of nodes, generating at least one new block including data records related to at least one transaction record, and updating a blockchain stored in at least one of the plurality of nodes so as to add the new block to the blockchain through communication with the distributed network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soo Kyoung Seol, Heetae Lyu, Junghwa Baek, Kiho Na, HeeJae Myeong, Min Tae Kim, SeungJae Lee
  • Patent number: 11531882
    Abstract: A processor of an image automatic classification server may perform a method for automatically classifying images. The method includes receiving partial or entire contents of a plurality of products from an online shopping website, classifying the received contents of the plurality of products into each of the products and storing the contents classified by each of the products, extracting a plurality of product images of one product among the plurality of products form the stored contents, and automatically classifying the extracted product images of the one product into a plurality of categories to generate information for the one product. The information for the one product comprises information that classifies the plurality of product images of the one product for each of a plurality of categories to provide the classified product images to be selectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Myounghoon Cho
  • Patent number: 11509759
    Abstract: A method of providing a user interface for managing voice call information and text message information in a mobile terminal including a voice call management part to process manage a voice call, and a text message management part to process and manage a text message, the method including the steps of accessing the voice call management part and the text message management part to retrieve the voice call information and the text message information, editing the voice call information and the text message information according to a predetermined message block format to generate integrated message information, generating message blocks including the integrated message information, and arranging the message blocks according to a receiving time and a transmitting time of the voice call information and the text message information to display the message blocks on a message management user interface of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 11483392
    Abstract: A network server communicating with a plurality of user terminals over a network includes a communicator and at least one processor configured to communicate with the plurality of user terminals through the communicator. The at least one processor obtains an event history including information on user input events of each of the plurality of user terminals by communicating with each of the plurality of user terminals through the communicator, determines a macro score corresponding to each of the plurality of user terminals based on each of the event histories of the plurality of user terminals, adjusts a reference value for detecting whether a macro is used, based on the macro scores corresponding to the plurality of user terminals, and detects whether each of the plurality of user terminals uses the macro, by comparing each of the macro scores corresponding to the plurality of user terminals with the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Jun Kim, Cheol Won Jang, Han Sol Jung
  • Patent number: 11442926
    Abstract: A method for storing driving record data based on a blockchain comprises generating and storing driving record information associated with a driving of a vehicle; detecting occurrence of a predetermined event to the vehicle; if the occurrence of the event is detected, extracting driving record information related to the event from the stored driving record information; converting the extracted driving record information into transaction data; and transmitting the converted transaction data to a consortium blockchain network system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Youngjun Jo
  • Patent number: 11389728
    Abstract: Provided is a method of monitoring mobile game macro user. The method is performed by a processor of a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chang Yul Lee
  • Patent number: 11314328
    Abstract: A mobile device comprises a display panel configured to display a plurality of graphic user interfaces including one or more first type graphic user interfaces and/or one or more second type graphic user interfaces; one or more sensors configured to detect a position of a user; and one or more processors configured to: calculate a relative inclination of the display panel with respect to the position of the user based on the position of the user detected by the sensor, and change sizes of the first type graphic user interfaces among the plurality of graphic user interfaces based on the relative inclination of the display panel. The first type graphic user interfaces are pre-designated among the plurality of graphic user interfaces and stored in memory, and the processors are configured to magnify the sizes of the first type graphic user interfaces according to the relative inclination of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Dong Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11287147
    Abstract: An air handling system includes an indirect heat exchange apparatus performing heat exchange between external and internal air heat exchange passages; an external air circulation facility connected to the external air heat exchange passage and circulating an external air in an external space other than a target space through the external air heat exchange passage; an internal air circulation facility connected between the target space and the internal air heat exchange passage; the internal air circulation facility circulating an internal air in the target space through the internal air heat exchange passage; external and internal air temperature sensors disposed in the external and internal air circulation facilities to measure temperatures of the external and internal air; and a control apparatus controlling circulation of the external air within the external air circulation facility based on the temperatures of the external and internal air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Duk Kyo Jung
  • Patent number: 11244424
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for creating and providing a mosaic image based on an image tag-word by a mosaic service providing server, which includes: determining each tag-word for each image and classifying a plurality of images according to the determined tag-word; determining a target image among the plurality of images; providing a pixel image selection interface for selecting a pixel image for mosaicizing the determined target image based on the tag-words of the plurality of images; and creating a mosaic image for the target image based on the pixel image selected through the pixel image selection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeon-gi Kim, Rok-kyu Lee, Gi-Hyeok Pak, Chi-Young Song
  • Patent number: 11239683
    Abstract: A transmitter for wireless charging power transmission comprises a transmitter-side power converting unit converting power of an input Alternating Current (AC) signal and outputting the converted AC signal; a transmitter-side resonant circuit unit generating a magnetic field based on the converted AC signal and providing power to a receiver located within a charging area; and a transmitter-side processor controlling power conversion of the transmitter-side power converting unit and performing impedance matching of the transmitter-side resonant circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hee Jea Shin
  • Patent number: 11221753
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes an image capturing device obtaining image contents, an image content storage device storing the image contents obtained by the image capturing device, a display device including a touch panel through which a user input is received, and displaying the image contents, and an image contents viewer controller. The image contents viewer controller is configured to generate and display a first image content viewer interface listing thumbnails and/or information of the image contents based on an acquisition time of each of the image contents, receive an interface switching user touch gesture input from an user on the first image content viewer interface, and in response to the interface switching user touch gesture, switch the first image content viewer interface to a period-specific image content viewer interface in which the plurality of image contents are grouped and provided according to a grouping period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hye Kim, Dong Woo Kim, Han Na Lee, Yeon Seong Chae
  • Patent number: 11200225
    Abstract: A method for constructing a sub-blockchain in a blockchain system comprising a distributed network of nodes comprises generating and propagating, by one of the nodes, a candidate sub-block comprised in a sub-blockchain to be connected to one of main blocks included in a main blockchain; validating the candidate sub-block and storing and propagating the validated candidate sub-block by one of the nodes; validating a content block received from a node which generated the candidate sub-block corresponding to content queried by a user and storing and propagating an end block connected to the content block by one of the nodes; and if the number of the same end blocks received from other nodes is larger than a preconfigured value, generating an approved sub-block, and propagating the approved sub-block by one of the nodes while updating the approved sub-block to a local copy of a blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Paul Park
  • Patent number: 11177939
    Abstract: A method may achieve an agreement among a plurality of nodes executed by one or a plurality of processors of a blockchain system including a distributed network of the plurality of nodes. The method may comprise: receiving a candidate block in a N-th round (N is a positive integer) by an arbitrary node among the plurality of nodes able to be promoted to producer nodes having a block generation status at a predetermined time for each round, determining whether the received candidate block is a valid candidate block, determining whether the valid candidate block is an unapproved block, and determining whether to vote for approval of the unapproved block by determining whether the unapproved block is a first received candidate block which is a first received candidate block within the N-th round by the arbitrary node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junghwa Baek, SeungJae Lee, Soo Kyoung Seol, Yoonsun Kye, Min Tae Kim, Sin Seok Kim, Kiho Na, Wonkeun Lee, Suhyeon Jeong, Heetae Lyu, HeeJae Myeong
  • Patent number: 11113355
    Abstract: A network server includes a webpage provider, a user monitor, and a content selector. The webpage provider is configured to provide to a user terminal a webpage including a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction in response to a request from the user terminal. The first region includes pieces of first content arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the second region includes pieces of second content arranged in the second direction. The user monitor is configured to detect an action of the user terminal for the pieces of first content. The content selector is configured to search for pieces of third content related to the content for which the action of the user terminal is detected among the pieces of first content in a database, and to include the pieces of third content in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jung Ho Ahn
  • Patent number: 11037335
    Abstract: A deep learning-based virtual hair dyeing method is performed by an image editing server including a deep learning neural network and generative adversarial networks (GANs). The method comprises obtaining an original image and a desired hair color; generating a semantic map by providing the original image to the deep learning neural network; generating a trimap automatically with respect to the original image based on the semantic map; generating an alpha mask by performing alpha matting on the original image based on the trimap; obtaining a transformed image by applying the original image to the GANs; and obtaining a virtual dyeing image by synthesizing the original image and the obtained transformed image through the alpha mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rokkyu Lee, Minseok Kang, Gi Hyeok Pak
  • Patent number: 10996750
    Abstract: A mobile device comprises a display panel configured to display a plurality of graphic user interfaces including one or more first type graphic user interfaces and/or one or more second type graphic user interfaces; one or more sensors configured to detect a position of a user; and one or more processors configured to: calculate a relative inclination of the display panel with respect to the position of the user based on the position of the user detected by the sensor, and change sizes of the first type graphic user interfaces among the plurality of graphic user interfaces based on the relative inclination of the display panel. The first type graphic user interfaces are pre-designated among the plurality of graphic user interfaces and stored in memory, and the processors are configured to magnify the sizes of the first type graphic user interfaces according to the relative inclination of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Dong Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 10924604
    Abstract: A mobile device including a voice call management part configured to manage a voice call, a text message management part configured to manage text messages exchanged through a mobile telephone switching network, a display part, an integrated message management unit, and an additional function process part configured to process at least one additional function in association with the integrated message management unit, in which the integrated message management unit includes a message monitoring unit configured to monitor voice call information and text message information in association with the voice call management part and the text message management part, a message information managing unit configured to generate integrated message information, which is to be provided to a user, based on the voice call information and the text message information, and an interface managing unit configured to generate an integrated message management user interface displaying the integrated message information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Wook Kim