Patents Assigned to Thinkware Systems Corporation
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Patent number: 10386199Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for increasing navigation guidance efficiency using a camera image, and to a method for same. The navigation guidance apparatus includes an image obtaining unit that collects external images which are images in the moving direction of a vehicle and captured through a wide-angle lens camera; an image processing unit that processes the collected external images and obtains guidance images related to the guidance points; and an image displaying unit that displays the obtained guidance images on a navigation map.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Suk Pil Ko
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Patent number: 10318504Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method capable of minimizing user-set search data and local filtering data by creating index data in real time. A search data processing system includes an index generation unit adapted to generate index data for a search on map-associated data of an item selected by a user; and a search execution unit adapted to execute a search operation on the map-associated data of the selected item by means of the index data.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventor: Won Kyung Choi
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Patent number: 10068268Abstract: Provided is a location-based transaction processing method and system using a communication device. The location-based transaction processing method may include providing information on a display frequency for each area displayed on a map service to a storekeeper terminal, and creating a market POI indicating a virtual marketplace of a storekeeper at a location selected by the storekeeper terminal based on the display frequency.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventors: Hyun Joong Yu, Won Jun Heo, Jun Sik Kim
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Patent number: 10012507Abstract: A system and a method are provided that are capable of providing map data for supporting a variety of user network environments and selecting data zones freely. A navigation terminal includes a reception unit adapted to receive a file in which map data of a specific zone is stored, from a map provision server; and an execution unit adapted to execute a navigation function on the specific zone using the file. The file is produced by an individual unit with respect to each of geographic areas divided by a mesh unit having a variable size. The size of the mesh unit is decided according to the amount of information included in the geographic area such that the file has an equalized size.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Won Kyung Choi
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Patent number: 9908491Abstract: A control method for an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes acquiring current time zone information, discriminating a seasonal status in the vicinity of a vehicle on the basis of the acquired current time zone information, deciding a change or non-change of a minimum cutoff voltage for cutting off power received from a battery of the vehicle according to the discriminated seasonal status, and changing the cutoff voltage according to the change or non-change of the cutoff voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Hong Young Kim
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Patent number: 9696174Abstract: Provided is a system and method for providing a surrounding area search result. A search system may include a searcher configured to search for a reference location in response to a nearby point of interest (POI) search request based on the reference location, and to search for POIs located around the reference location, and a display configured to display a search result about the POIs based on each reference location when at least two reference locations are retrieved.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventor: Yeon Jung Kim
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Patent number: 9436703Abstract: A system and a method are provided that are capable of providing map data for supporting a variety of user network environments and selecting data zones freely. A navigation terminal includes a reception unit adapted to receive a file in which map data of a specific zone is stored, from a map provision server; and an execution unit adapted to execute a navigation function on the specific zone using the file. The file is produced by an individual unit with respect to each of geographic areas divided by a mesh unit having a variable size. The size of the mesh unit is decided according to the amount of information included in the geographic area such that the file has an equalized size.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventor: Won Kyung Choi
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Patent number: 9324201Abstract: Provided are a vehicular image processing apparatus and a method of sharing data using the same that may verify a driving route of a vehicle or detect and share a location of a vehicle by analyzing recorded images of the image processing apparatus, for example, a black box, thereby increasing data usage and utilization.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignees: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION, INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Dong Sok Jun
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Patent number: 9182887Abstract: A user interface apparatus for path search and a method thereof are disclosed. The interface apparatus for path search includes an interface unit configured to provide a first user interface comprising a plurality of image objects, the first user interface configured to implement sweeping transition between the image objects in at least one direction, wherein the interface unit displays an image associated with at least one place which is an object for path search on the image objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventors: Hyun Joong Yu, Won Jun Heo, Jun Sik Kim
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Patent number: 9171395Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method of displaying a guidance symbol. The guidance symbol displaying system may include a distance difference calculator to calculate a distance difference between a user location and a guidance symbol location, and a symbol display controller to control display of the guidance symbol by calculating a size of the guidance symbol based on the distance difference.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventor: Jung Kak Seo
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Patent number: 8948924Abstract: An apparatus and method of determining a driving state of a moving object using a gravity value sensor and a speed measurement device is provided. Specifically, disclosed is an apparatus and method that can determine whether a moving object is in a level driving state or in an inclining/declining-slope driving state using a Y-axis measurement value of an acceleration sensor and a speed of a speed measurement unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventors: Kwon Soo Lee, Yong Kwan Park
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Patent number: 8935092Abstract: A navigation system, a server connected thereto, and a method for controlling a vehicle navigation system are provided. The vehicle navigation system includes a display; an input unit configured to receive input information corresponding to a reference position; a storage configured to store video data mapped with first location data, and map data; a communication unit configured to receive the video data from a vehicle black box installed in a vehicle; and a controller configured to obtain second location data from the map data using the input information, to search the storage for video data mapped with the first location data corresponding to a location within a predetermined distance from a location corresponding to the second location data and to output the search result to the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventors: Heungwon Kim, Seungwan Woo, Wonkeun Lee, Haeil Lee
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Publication number: 20140325236Abstract: Provided is a vehicular image processing apparatus for applying a different encryption scheme and access authority for each of a channel and a type of data with respect to an image recorded in a black box mounted in a vehicle, and a data processing method using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicants: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD., THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Jae Sung KIM
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Publication number: 20140320637Abstract: Provided are a vehicular image processing apparatus that may prevent an accident by recognizing, using a black box for a vehicle, a dangerous situation through image recognition and by warning a driver of the vehicle and a driver of another vehicle corresponding to a counterparty vehicle about a probable accident to avoid the accident, and a method of providing information using the vehicular image processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicants: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD., THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Chang Soung YI
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Publication number: 20140324247Abstract: Provided are a vehicular image processing apparatus and a method of sharing data using the same that may verify a driving route of a vehicle or detect and share a location of a vehicle by analyzing recorded images of the image processing apparatus, for example, a black box, thereby increasing data usage and utilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicants: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD., THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Dong Sok JUN
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Publication number: 20140320655Abstract: Provided are a vehicular image processing apparatus and a method of processing an event using the same that may prevent unnecessary event records from being generated in a driving state while the vehicular image processing apparatus, for example, a vehicular black box, is performing ordinary recording, and may block event recording to be performed through an impact sensor in an uneven zone, for example, a speed bump zone and a construction zone, thereby increasing data usage and utilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicants: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION, INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyung Chul KIM
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Patent number: 8843308Abstract: A system for displaying a map, the system including: a map database maintaining map data associated with a route; a map data identification unit identifying map data corresponding to a driving route of a vehicle from the map database; an information receiving unit receiving weather information associated with a current seasonal weather from a background service server in real time; a background data generation unit generating background data according to an actual environment based on the received weather information; and a route guidance unit guiding a route by associating the map data with the generated background data.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventor: Sang Hun Chang
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Patent number: 8823698Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) path are provided. The apparatus includes: a polygon generation unit to generate a left polygon and a right polygon on the left and the right of path data, respectively, based on a linear interpolation point of the path data; and a polygon conversion unit to apply a height value to the linear interpolation point based on the left polygon and the right polygon and to thereby generate the 3D path.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventor: Jung Kak Seo
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Publication number: 20140236689Abstract: An advertisement system of a map using a virtual POI according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a map database including map data; a membership database including advertisement display configuration information; a virtual POI database where stored are information about virtual advertisement POI and advertisement location which is the location of the virtual advertisement POI; and a virtual world generation module, generating an image map based on the map data and searching the image map for a virtual advertisement POI associated with a location which can be displayed on the image map and corresponding to the advertisement display configuration information; and displaying the virtual advertisement POI on the advertisement location of the image map.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Jong Kook HAN
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Patent number: 8811202Abstract: A safety photo service providing method and system are disclosed. The safety photo service providing method comprises setting a time for identifying a location of a ward, changing location identification networks for the ward depending on whether the ward is located in a predetermined area, performing location identification and image capturing by a ward's terminal at the set time, and transmitting location identification information including at least one a location of the ward and a captured image to the guardian's terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventors: Yongrae Cho, Eunjung Song, Junghwa Yoo