Patents by Inventor Ji-Won Kang

Ji-Won Kang 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).

  • Patent number: 9094060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for receiving a signal through a terminal in a distributed antenna system (DAS) comprising the steps of: receiving composition information of a local midamble corresponding to a terminal or a terminal group including the terminal from a base station which belongs to the DAS; and receiving the local midamble from the base station, and the local midamble can be a midamble corresponding to one or more effective transmission antennas associated with the terminal or the terminal group of a plurality of antennas of the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm, Jin Young Chun
  • Patent number: 9055476
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for measuring interference in a wireless communication system. A terminal receives, from a base station, a zero-power channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) indicator that indicates whether or not to estimate interference using a zero-power CSI RS signal, and, according to the zero-power CSI RS indicator, measures interference on the basis of the zero-power CSI RS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Young Chun, Ki Tae Kim, Su Nam Kim, Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9046049
    Abstract: A method of controlling fuel injection of a bi-fuel vehicle running on gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and more particularly, a method of controlling fuel injection of a bi-fuel vehicle having an engine running on gasoline and LPG, capable of simultaneously controlling supply systems and injectors of fuels and switching the fuels in response to a fuel switch request based on an injection ratio and an injection time of each fuel is provided. Thus, fuels may be switched stably and efficiently, output reduction and exhaust gas increase due to deviation of an air-fuel ratio while switching fuels may be prevented, and fuels may be appropriately switched. Furthermore, mechanical stress generated while switching fuels may be minimized and stable driving may be provided. Accordingly, the reliability of a bi-fuel vehicle simultaneously using gasoline and LPG may be improved and the competitiveness of bi-fuel vehicle products may also be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KEFICO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byung Chun Jeon, Hu Rak Choi, Ji Won Kang
  • Patent number: 9042475
    Abstract: Provided is a signal transmitting method of a terminal in a multi-node system including and configured to control a plurality of nodes and a base station connected to each of the plurality of nodes. The method includes: estimating a channel of at least one node by receiving a reference signal from at least one node among the plurality of nodes; selecting a preferred rank and a precoding matrix index by applying at least one precoding matrix to the estimated channel; selecting one of a plurality of codeword-layer mappings (CLMs) by applying a precoding matrix indicated by the rank and the precoding matrix index; and transmitting the selected rank, the selected precoding matrix index, and a CLM indicator to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm, Su Nam Kim, Jin Young Chun, Sung Ho Park, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9025510
    Abstract: An interference elimination method performed by a first terminal in a multi-node system and an apparatus for the same are provided. The method includes receiving information from a node related to a second precoding matrix that is applied to a second signal to be transmitted to a second terminal; receiving a first signal to which a first precoding matrix is applied from the node; and eliminating an interference signal contained in the first signal based on the information on related to the second precoding matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Young Chun, Ki Tae Kim, Su Nam Kim, Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9001717
    Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal from a base station to a user equipment in a multi-node system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of allocating a resource of a certain zone to each of nodes in accordance with a radio resource multiplexing scheme; and transmitting the signal to the user equipment by using a resource zone allocated to the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Young Chun, Ji Won Kang, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm
  • Patent number: 9001761
    Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal from a base station to a user equipment in a distributed antenna system (DAS) comprises equally broadcasting DA common broadcast information, which includes information required for initial access, into a cell through a plurality of DA groups of the base station; and independently broadcasting DA specific broadcast information, which includes information on the number of antennas of each DA group, through each DA group of the base station, wherein the DA group includes one or more DAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Young Chun, Ji Won Kang, Sung Ho Park, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Wook Bong Lee
  • Patent number: 9001799
    Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal from a base station to a user equipment in a multi-node system comprises down-link-transmitting a signal at a first zone of a radio frame by using centralized antennas (CAs); and downlink-transmitting a signal at a second zone used for a backhaul link of a relay in the radio frame by using distributed nodes, wherein the first zone and the second zone are multiplexed by time division.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Young Chun, Ji Won Kang, Seung Hyun Kang, Ja Ho Koo, Bin Chul Ihm, Moon Il Lee
  • Patent number: 8989655
    Abstract: A method in which user equipment transmits a signal in a distributed antenna system in which a plurality of antennas is distributed in a cell, comprises the following steps: receiving uplink antenna information from a base station; controlling uplink power on the basis of the uplink antenna information; and transmitting an uplink signal on the basis of the uplink power control, wherein the uplink antenna information indicates a receiving antenna of the base station that receives the uplink signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Jin Young Chun, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Patent number: 8983511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for mitigating inter-cell interference in a multi-cell DAS. In one embodiment of the present invention, user equipment estimates an interfering antenna of an adjacent cell on the basis of RS pattern information of the adjacent cell, provided by a base station of a serving cell, or the base station provides the user equipment with information which specifies an interfering cell of the adjacent cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ja Ho Koo, Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm
  • Patent number: 8976660
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, values which are specifically defined for each user equipment are reflected when resource allocation/mapping of downlink/uplink ACK/NACK channels is performed, so as to vary uplink/downlink ACK/NACK information transmitting resources for each user equipment allocated to the same downlink/uplink resource. According to another aspect of the present invention, nodes for transmitting uplink/downlink ACK/NACK information vary for each user equipment allocated to the same downlink/uplink resource. According to the present invention, even when downlink/uplink signals for a plurality of user equipment are transmitted from the same resource, uplink/downlink ACK/NACK signals of the plurality of user equipment are transmitted from different resources, thereby reducing interferences among ACK/NACK signals of the plurality of user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Jin Young Chun, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Publication number: 20150043548
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, antennas or antenna nodes spaced away from each other by a predetermined distance or more are configured to be able to transmit control information of mutually different user equipment groups, thereby increasing the efficiency in the operation of control channels. In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a resource region for transmitting control information for an improved user equipment, which is a target of a multi-node cooperative transmission, is set differently from a resource region for transmitting control information for a legacy user equipment, thereby increasing the efficiency in the transmission of the control information for the improved user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ji Won KANG, Jin Young CHUN, Su Nam KIM, Bin Chul IHM, Sung Ho PARK
  • Patent number: 8953700
    Abstract: Provided is a signal transmission method of a multi-node system employing a plurality of nodes and a base station that can control each of the plurality of nodes. The method includes: transmitting per-node transmission information to a user equipment; transmitting at least one stream to the user equipment by applying a precoding matrix determined for each node in at least one node among the plurality of nodes; and receiving per-node feedback information from the user equipment, wherein the per-node feedback information includes information on a precoding matrix applicable to a node which transmits the at least one stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Jin Young Chun, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Patent number: 8942081
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, antennas or antenna nodes spaced away from each other by a predetermined distance or more are configured to be able to transmit control information of mutually different user equipment groups, thereby increasing the efficiency in the operation of control channels. In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a resource region for transmitting control information for an improved user equipment, which is a target of a multi-node cooperative transmission, is set differently from a resource region for transmitting control information for a legacy user equipment, thereby increasing the efficiency in the transmission of the control information for the improved user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Jin Young Chun, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Publication number: 20150003269
    Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for measuring interference in a wireless communication system. A user equipment receives a plurality of channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) configurations from a base station through a plurality of nodes of the base station, and receives zero-power CSI RS configurations through the plurality of nodes of the base station. The user equipment measures interference with respect to the plurality of CSI RS configurations based on the zero-power CSI RS configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Young Chun, Ki Tae Kim, Su Nam Kim, Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Publication number: 20140364113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal which receives signals from a base station, and to a method in which the terminal receives signals from the base station in a distributed antenna system (DAS). The terminal receives, from the base station having a plurality of antennas, control information on one or more active transmission antennas allocated to the terminal, from among the plurality of antennas, and receives signals from the base station via said one or more active transmission antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ji Won KANG, Bin Chul IHM, Jin Young CHUN
  • Publication number: 20140355469
    Abstract: Provided are a method for measuring the interference of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and user equipment using the method. The method involves receiving an indication of a reference resource and an amount of interference correction from a base station, measuring an amount of interference in the reference resource, and correcting the measured amount of interference on the basis of the instructed amount of interference. The user equipment feeds back the corrected amount of interference and/or channel state information generated on the basis of the corrected amount of interference to the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Jin Young Chun, Ki Tae Kim, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Patent number: 8903455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal-transceiving apparatus for a base station in a distributed antenna system (DAS), comprising: a transmitting module for transmitting a signal; an antenna module which includes a plurality of antennas, and in which a predetermined number of pilot patterns are used in accordance with the size of the coverage area, which is a signal-transmitting range for each of the plurality of antennas, and in accordance with the number of overlapping antenna coverage areas; and a processor which transmits, via the transmitting module, a signal to a terminal using a pilot pattern corresponding to a portion of the plurality of antennas. The same pilot pattern is used for the antennas, the antenna coverage areas of which do not overlap, from among the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Jin Young Chun
  • Publication number: 20140348093
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for searching for a user equipment searching for a control channel in a multi-node system. The method comprises: searching inside an E-PDCCH region for a first piece of downlink control information (DCI), which is determined according to a transmission mode; and searching inside the E-PDCCH region for a second piece of DCI, regardless of the transmission mode, wherein the E-PDCCH region is a control channel region to which the DCI, which is decoded on the basis of a user equipment-specific reference signal (URS), is transmitted from a subframe comprising a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Bin Chul Ihm, Ki Tae Kim, Su Nam Kim, Ji Won Kang, Jin Young Chun, Sung Ho Park
  • Publication number: 20140348063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting an uplink reference signal in a multi-node system and a terminal using same. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a synchronization signal from a node; receiving parameters for a virtual cell identifier(ID) from the node; generating an uplink demodulation reference signal(DM-RS) using the parameters for the virtual cell ID; and transmitting the generated uplink DM-RS to the node, wherein a physical cell ID is a cell ID obtained from the synchronization signal, and the parameters for the virtual cell ID are parameters used for generating the uplink DM-RS in the replacement of the physical cell ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Jin Young Chun, Min Seok Noh, Ki Tae Kim, Su Nam Kim, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park