Patents by Inventor Hyoung Gon Kim
Hyoung Gon Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10350476Abstract: The present invention provides a screen baseball system including a pitching machine that shoots a baseball, a screen, having a screen hole through which the baseball passes, and a screen shutter including a safety screen configured to close the screen hole. The present invention can fundamentally prevent a safety incident from occurring during a screen baseball game.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: REALYAGU ZONE CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jin Lee, Han Jo Kwon, Hyoung Gon Kim
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Patent number: 10166482Abstract: A method of operating a screen baseball system includes registering a personal rank of a user by a game management unit, displaying a pitching motion on a screen and starting a pitching action according to a selected pitch type, performing a simulation along a trajectory of a batted ball converted from batting detection data of a batter among users, and displaying an image on the screen by the game management unit, photographing a batting image of the batter and storing the batting image in a database by a game photographing unit such that the batting image is utilized for user training and character development programs, and transmitting simulation information and batting image data displayed, to a game shop, in which another user is positioned, in real time by a game server to play a game on line if the another user is positioned in a remote place.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: REALYAGU ZONE CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Jin Lee, Han-Jo Kwon, Hyoung-Gon Kim
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Patent number: 10102346Abstract: A playing method for a screen baseball system includes (a) registering a personal rank, (b) transmitting pitching information section, (c) displaying a pitching motion on a screen if a batter at an offense side presses a pitching pedal, and starting a pitching action according to the selected pitch type, (d) detecting a batting action of the batter and transmitting batting detection data to the game management unit, (e) receiving the batting detection data, converting the batting detection data into a trajectory of a batted ball, performing a simulation along the trajectory of the batted ball, and displaying an image on the screen, (f) photographing a batting image of the batter and transmitting the batting image to the game management unit, (g) receiving and transmitting batting image data and the displayed simulation information, and (h) storing the batting image and game information data.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Realyagu Zone Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Jin Lee, Han-Jo Kwon, Hyoung-Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20180207508Abstract: The present invention provides a screen baseball system including a camera module (400) for photographing a struck ball. The camera module (400) includes a pair of cameras (410) including a right camera (411) and a left camera (412), and captures a plurality of images including an image of a struck ball or captures a plurality of images of the struck ball in one image, wherein the longitudinal lengths of the imaging ranges (FL and FR) of the pair of cameras (410) are longer than the transverse lengths thereof and the central axes of the horizontal angles of view of the pair of cameras (41) are angled inward with respect to a parallel line facing the front side. Through this, a locus of a struck ball may be effectively calculated while a dead angle is minimized. Further, the present invention provides a method for simulating screen baseball by using the screen baseball system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Seung Jin Lee, Han Jo Kwon, Hyoung Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20180126257Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for playing screen baseball and, more specifically, to a method for playing screen baseball which can be played in a manner similar to a real baseball game by further using a catching position, a ball speed, and a batter level while using a strike zone and a mitt zone along with a pitching mode in calculating the results of pitching.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Seung Jin Lee, Han Jo Kwon, Hyoung Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20180065020Abstract: The present invention provides a screen baseball system including a pitching machine that shoots a baseball, a screen having a screen hole through which the baseball shot from the pitching machine passes, and a screen shutter that is provided between the pitching machine and the screen and comprises a safety screen that closes the screen hole. The present invention can fundamentally prevent a safety accident that may occur during a screen baseball game. Even when a user does not recognize or neglects a warning image, the safety accident is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Seung Jin LEE, Han Jo KWON, Hyoung Gon KIM
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Publication number: 20180056195Abstract: Disclosed is a method for screen baseball using a mobile device. The method comprises (a) confirming whether a user of the mobile device is a member when the mobile device recognizes an identifier image shown on the display of the operator PC; (b) automatically logging in once the user is confirmed to be a member; and (c) controlling the screen baseball in real-time when the user's automatically logged-in mobile device is located in a Wi-Fi area. According to the present disclosure, the user is automatically logged in by recording and simply recognizing the Wi-Fi service set identifier image marked in the operator PC located in the screen baseball system, without installing an additional reader, thereby improving the user's convenience and simplicity as well as the operator's productivity. Additionally, by using the mobile device as a controller of the offense or defense of the screen baseball, the user can change a game plan, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Seung Jin Lee, Han Jo Kwon, Hyoung Gon Kim
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Patent number: 9717994Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated screen baseball platform may include: a mobile character promotion game module that generates ability score information of a character, which has been promoted through a mobile character promotion game, by improving an ability score of the character; a PC management game module that generates management information of a baseball team by executing a PC management game through a user PC; and a screen baseball system that receives management the character ability score information and the management information of the baseball team and adjusts the level of difficulty of a screen baseball game by using any one thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: REALYAGU ZONE CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jin Lee, Han Jo Kwon, Hyoung Gon Kim
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Patent number: 9604114Abstract: A screen baseball game apparatus without temporal and spatial limitations includes a pitching machine unit pitching a ball according to a pitch type selected by a defense, a batting detection unit detecting batting of a batter, a game management unit registering a user personal bank, periodically checking screen baseball devices, performing a simulation along the trajectory of a batted ball converted from received batting detection data, and outputting simulation information, a game photographing unit photographing batting of a batter, a screen displaying pitching, the simulation information, and the batting image, a screen driving unit receiving the batting image and the simulation information and reproducing them on the screen, a game server matching stores having available screen game devices, a database storing the periodic check data, an available game schedule, the batting image, and game information, and a device control unit receiving the control instruction for integral monitoring and controlling.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: REALYAGU ZONE CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Jin Lee, Han-Jo Kwon, Hyoung-Gon Kim
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Publication number: 20160339316Abstract: A screen baseball game apparatus without temporal and spatial limitations includes a pitching machine unit pitching a ball according to a pitch type selected by a defense, a batting detection unit detecting batting of a batter, a game management unit registering a user personal bank, periodically checking screen baseball devices, performing a simulation along the trajectory of a batted ball converted from received batting detection data, and outputting simulation information, a game photographing unit photographing batting of a batter, a screen displaying pitching, the simulation information, and the batting image, a screen driving unit receiving the batting image and the simulation information and reproducing them on the screen, a game server matching stores having available screen game devices, a database storing the periodic check data, an available game schedule, the batting image, and game information, and a device control unit receiving the control instruction for integral monitoring and controlling.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Seung-Jin LEE, Han-Jo KWON, Hyoung-Gon KIM
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Publication number: 20160279496Abstract: A playing method for a screen baseball system includes (a) registering a personal rank, (b) transmitting pitching information section, (c) displaying a pitching motion on a screen if a batter at an offense side presses a pitching pedal, and starting a pitching action according to the selected pitch type, (d) detecting a batting action of the batter and transmitting batting detection data to the game management unit, (e) receiving the batting detection data, converting the batting detection data into a trajectory of a batted ball, performing a simulation along the trajectory of the batted ball, and displaying an image on the screen, (f) photographing a batting image of the batter and transmitting the batting image to the game management unit, (g) receiving and transmitting batting image data and the displayed simulation information, and (h) storing the batting image and game information data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: REALYAGU ZONE CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Jin LEE, Han-Jo KWON, Hyoung-Gon KIM
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Publication number: 20160279526Abstract: A method of operating a screen baseball system includes registering a personal rank of a user by a game management unit, displaying a pitching motion on a screen and starting a pitching action according to a selected pitch type, performing a simulation along a trajectory of a batted ball converted from batting detection data of a batter among users, and displaying an image on the screen by the game management unit, photographing a batting image of the batter and storing the batting image in a database by a game photographing unit such that the batting image is utilized for user training and character development programs, and transmitting simulation information and batting image data displayed, to a game shop, in which another user is positioned, in real time by a game server to play a game on line if the another user is positioned in a remote place.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: REALYAGU ZONE CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Jin LEE, Han-Jo KWON, Hyoung-Gon KIM
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Publication number: 20140361175Abstract: Disclosed is a device for extracting depth information using infrared light which can be provided at low cost in such a way to apply a nonlinear crystal and a photonic crystal to a depth camera and comprises infrared light emission unit which emits a first infrared light toward a subject; a wavelength conversion unit which concerts the first infrared light reflected from the subject into a second infrared light having a wavelength shorter than the wavelength of the first infrared light; and depth information extraction unit which detects the converted second infrared light and extracts depth information of the subject, wherein the wavelength conversion unit is formed of a crystal capable of concerting the length of the wavelength. The wavelength conversion unit is formed of a crystal which is capable of converting the length of wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hwasup Lim, Jae Hun Kim, Sang Chul Ahn, Hyoung Gon Kim, Junha Roh
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Publication number: 20140363088Abstract: A method of recognizing a hand shape by using a database including a plurality of hand shape depth images includes receiving a motion of a user, extracting a hand shape depth image of the user from the received motion, normalizing a size and depth values of the extracted hand shape depth image to conform to criteria of a size and depth values of the hand shape depth images stored in the database, and detecting from the database a hand shape depth image corresponding to the normalized hand shape depth image. It is possible to detect a hand shape depth image in a rapid and accurate way with the disclosed method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Young-woon CHA, Hwasup LIM, Sang Chul AHN, Hyoung Gon KIM
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Publication number: 20140285526Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for managing content media. The method for managing content media includes creating or receiving content media, receiving level of detail (LOD) setting information at which the content media is displayed, and determining a display format of a point of interest (POI) on the content media based on the LOD setting information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Heedong KO, Hyoung Gon KIM, Sangchul AHN, Byounghyun YOO, Hogun PARK, Daeil SEO
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Patent number: 8320706Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for tagging a photograph with information. The method of tagging a photograph with information, which calculates a shooting position of an input image from reference images having shooting position information to tag the shooting position information, includes: selecting a plurality of reference images; calculating a relative shooting position of the input image to the shooting positions of the reference images; calculating the shooting position of the input image on the basis of the calculation result of the calculating; and storing the shooting position and shooting direction information on the input image in an exchangeable image file format (EXIF) tag of the input image.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Ig Jae Kim, Hyoung Gon Kim, Sang Chul Ahn
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Patent number: 8180638Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for emotion recognition based on a minimum classification error. In the method, a speaker's neutral emotion is extracted using a Gaussian mixture model (GMM), other emotions except the neutral emotion are classified using the Gaussian Mixture Model to which a discriminative weight for minimizing the loss function of a classification error for the feature vector for emotion recognition is applied. In the emotion recognition, the emotion recognition is performed by applying a discriminative weight evaluated using the Gaussian Mixture Model based on minimum classification error to feature vectors of the emotion classified with difficult, thereby enhancing the performance of emotion recognition.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Hyoung Gon Kim, Ig Jae Kim, Joon-Hyuk Chang, Kye Hwan Lee, Chang Seok Bae
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Patent number: 7978075Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for recognizing an activity of daily living (ADL). The apparatus includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for reading the information of an RFID tag to recognize a motion object, a motion detector attached on a moving subject for acquiring acceleration information and recognizing a motion characteristic, and a controller for receiving information on the motion object from the RFID reader and information on the motion characteristic from the motion detector and then recognizing an ADL.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Ig Jae Kim, Hyoung Gon Kim, Sang Chul Ahn
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Publication number: 20100217595Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for emotion recognition based on a minimum classification error. In the method, a speaker's neutral emotion is extracted using a Gaussian mixture model (GMM), other emotions except the neutral emotion are classified using the Gaussian Mixture Model to which a discriminative weight for minimizing the loss function of a classification error for the feature vector for emotion recognition is applied. In the emotion recognition, the emotion recognition is performed by applying a discriminative weight evaluated using the Gaussian Mixture Model based on minimum classification error to feature vectors of the emotion classified with difficult, thereby enhancing the performance of emotion recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hyoung Gon KIM, Ig Jae KIM, Joon-Hyuk CHANG, Kye Hwan LEE, Chang Seok BAE
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Publication number: 20100191155Abstract: An apparatus for calculating calorie balance based on an activity classification, disclosed herein, includes a calculation part calculating characteristic values of acceleration and a user's calorie expenditure from the user's activities, and calculating food data and the user's calorie intake from foods taken by the user; and a recognition part recognizing the user's activities based on the characteristic values of acceleration, and recognizing the foods based on the food data. The characteristic values of acceleration are extracted from acceleration data of acceleration sensors, which determine the user's activities, and include information on the relationship between the acceleration data and the user's activities. The calculation part calculates calorie balance, using the user's calorie expenditure and the user's calorie intake.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Ig-Jae KIM, Hyoung Gon KIM, Sang Chul AHN