Patents by Inventor Jichan MAENG

Jichan MAENG 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).

  • Publication number: 20210358457
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence apparatus for calibrating an output position of a display panel according to an embodiment includes a camera configured to capture an image displayed by the display panel; and a processor configured to: transmit a signal for outputting a position reference image to the display panel, receive, via the camera, a captured image for the display panel, calculate an output position offset for the display panel in a predetermined unit based on the position reference image and the captured image, determine an output position calibration value for the display panel using the calculated output position offset, and transmit the determined output position calibration value to the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jichan MAENG, Taehyun KIM, Beomoh KIM, Wonho SHIN, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210360367
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a moving agent group platooning within a building, the method comprising: a sensing step in which a first moving agent among a plurality of moving agents senses an occurrence of a predetermined event during the plurality of moving agents are platooning, wherein the first moving agent leads the platooning of the plurality of moving agents; and a transferring step in which the first moving agent transfers a group control authority to a second moving agent among the plurality of moving agents, wherein the second moving agent just follows the first moving agent; wherein the second moving agent having the group control authority leads movement of remaining moving agents following the second moving agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taehyun KIM, Beomoh KIM, Jichan MAENG, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210331312
    Abstract: An intelligent robot cleaner setting a travel path based on a video learning includes a travel driver, a suction unit, an image acquisition unit, and a controller. The travel driver moves to an area to be cleaned along the travel path. The suction unit sucks foreign substances on the travel path. The image acquisition unit acquires an image on the travel path. The controller analyzes the image, decides whether an object is present on the travel path, classifies a type of the object, and sets a bypass travel path that avoids the object if the object is an avoidance object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Beomoh KIM, Taehyun KIM, Jichan MAENG, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210327447
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device performing an audio zoom based on speaker detection using lip reading and a method for controlling the electronic device. According to an embodiment, the electronic device detects a direction of a sound source while recording a video and determines a speaker's direction via facial recognition and mouth shape recognition in the sound source direction. Microphone beamforming may be performed based on the speaker's direction. Thus, the accuracy of audio zoom may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jichan MAENG, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210295821
    Abstract: A robot for providing a guidance service in a first language using artificial intelligence includes a microphone configured to receive voice data, a camera configured to acquire image data, an output unit, and a processor configured to determine a second language used to provide the guidance service based on one or more of the voice data or the image data, change the language used to provide the guidance service from the first language to the second language when the determined second language is different from the first language and output the guidance service through the output unit in the changed second language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Wonho SHIN, Jichan MAENG
  • Patent number: 11082610
    Abstract: Provided are an intelligent device and a method of correcting an image thereof. The intelligent device includes a camera received in a body; a processor for controlling to obtain subject state information from an image transmitted from the camera; and a memory for storing the subject status information, wherein the processor is configured to determine a distortion state of a size of a subject based on the obtained subject state information, to measure a distance between the camera and the subject when the distortion state of the size of the subject is recognized, to correct a size of the subject to correspond to a ratio of the measured distance, and to correct a blank of a subject background formed by the corrected size of the subject. The intelligent device may be connected to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, a drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a device related to a 5G service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wonho Shin, Beomoh Kim, Taehyun Kim, Jichan Maeng
  • Publication number: 20210209465
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence cooking device can include an output interface; a heater configured to heat ingredients contained in a cooking vessel; a sensor comprising at least one of a weight sensor configured to detect a weight of the cooking vessel containing the ingredients or a vibration sensor configured to detect a vibration signal of the ingredients contained in the cooking vessel; and a processor configured to obtain cooking information including at least one of cooking behavior information or state information about the ingredients by using data obtained by the sensor; and output a guide based on the cooking information through the output interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jichan MAENG
  • Publication number: 20210210073
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence device for providing a speech recognition function includes a memory configured to store a basic wake-up word used to activate the speech recognition function of the artificial intelligence device and an additional wake-up word used to control operation of the artificial intelligence device, a microphone configured to receive a speech command, and a processor configured to determine whether a current situation is an additional wake-up word recognition situation when the basic wake-up word is recognized from the speech command and perform operation corresponding to the remaining command excluding the basic wake-up word from the speech command upon determining that the current situation is the additional wake-up word recognition situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wonho SHIN, Jichan MAENG
  • Publication number: 20210173614
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial intelligence device which identifies a plurality of objects contained in the video, acquires one or more objects, which are capable of outputting an audio, of the plurality of identified objects, displays one or more volume adjustment items for adjusting a volume of the audio output from each of the one or more acquired objects on a display, and adjusts the volume of the audio output from the corresponding object according to an operation command of each of the volume adjustment items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wonho SHIN, Jichan MAENG
  • Publication number: 20210138927
    Abstract: A system and a method for predicting a battery consumption of an electric vehicle are disclosed. The battery consumption prediction system of the electric vehicle predicts the battery consumption considering an overall state of the electric vehicle and an external environment of the electric vehicle. The battery consumption prediction system of the electric vehicle may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, devices related to 5G services, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jichan MAENG, Beomoh Kim
  • Publication number: 20210142711
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) apparatus for calibrating a display panel includes a camera and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a captured image of the display panel captured via the camera, receive a reference image corresponding to the captured image, receive context information at a reception time of the captured image, determine an image preprocessing parameter set based on the captured image, the reference image, and the context information, preprocess the reference image based on the image preprocessing parameter, and calibrate the display panel based on the preprocessed reference image and the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jichan MAENG, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210132607
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) moving agent is provided. The AI moving agent includes a traveling actuator configured to drive the artificial intelligence moving agent, at least one sensor configured to obtain data for determining an occupied region, and at least one processor configured to determine an occupied region of one or more objects based on the data, and obtain an adjustment zone by resetting a restricted zone set by a user based on the occupied region of the one or more objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jichan MAENG, Taehyun KIM, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210110815
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an electronic device for substituting the name of an object for a corresponding pronoun occurring in a speech. The method includes acquiring a speech, generating text data from the speech, generate a pronoun list and first target object assumption information, recognizing objects from the images, recognizing a speaker from among the recognized objects, generate second target object assumption information, determine target objects referred to by the respective pronouns; and determine target object names corresponding to the determined target objects. Since each of the pronouns is replaced with the name of a corresponding one of the target objects, listeners or viewers who later listen to or view a record file can avoid having difficulty in understanding the content of the record file. Therefore, usability and each of use of a recording application or device can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jichan MAENG
  • Publication number: 20210093150
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence dishwasher including a dish rack on which dishes are arranged, a spray nozzle configured to spray washing water toward the dishes, a washing pump configured to feed washing water stored in a sump to the spray nozzle, a washing motor configured to drive the washing pump, a camera configured to capture the dish rack to obtain a dish arrangement image, and a processor configured to provide the dish arrangement image to a dish recognition model to obtain dish information included in the dish arrangement image, determine a washing cycle for the dishes based on the dish information, and control driving of the washing motor according to the determined washing cycle is provided. A dishwashing method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wonho SHIN, Beomoh KIM, Taehyun KIM, Jichan MAENG, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Patent number: 10964202
    Abstract: A home monitoring system according to an aspect of the present disclosure relates to a home monitoring system and, more particularly, to a home monitoring system that can prevent a safety accident when a child or a pet approaches a predetermined dangerous space or a home IoT device, by sensing it, controlling the home IoT device, and making a user recognize it. According to the home monitoring system of the present disclosure, one or more of an IoT device and a server of the present disclosure may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an AR (Augmented Reality) device, a VR (Virtual Reality) device, a device associated with 5G services, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jichan Maeng, Beomoh Kim, Wonho Shin, Taehyun Kim, Jonghoon Chae
  • Publication number: 20210085558
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence massage apparatus for controlling a massage operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a microphone, a camera, a driver comprising at least one motor, and a processor configured to obtain image data including a face of a user via the camera, determine whether the user is uttering using the obtained image data, obtain speech data via the microphone, if it is determined that the user is uttering, generate intention information corresponding to the obtained speech data, and control a massage operation based on the generated intention information by controlling the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wonho SHIN, Jichan MAENG
  • Patent number: 10936062
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method of displaying status information for a device to a user comprises receiving a control command for controlling the device to display the status information, determining the user's location, selecting other areas than where the user is located as mapping candidate areas, and selecting at least any one or more of the mapping candidate areas as a mapping area and displaying the status information in the mapping area in a projection fashion. Embodiments of the present invention may be related to artificial intelligence (AI) modules, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, and 5G service-related devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jichan Maeng, Beomoh Kim, Taehyun Kim, Wonho Shin, Jonghoon Chae
  • Patent number: 10931813
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an artificial intelligence apparatus includes a haptic module configured to output a vibration notification, a microphone configured to obtain noise data generated by the vibration notification, a gyro sensor configured to obtain equilibrium state information of the artificial intelligence apparatus, and a processor configured to obtain floor strength information output by a floor strength prediction model by providing the equilibrium state information and the noise data to the floor strength prediction model which outputs the floor strength information of a floor on which the artificial intelligence apparatus is placed, and determine vibration notification strength based on the floor strength information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taehyun Kim, Jonghoon Chae, Jichan Maeng
  • Publication number: 20200375425
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an intelligent robot cleaner. The intelligent robot cleaner primarily senses foreign matter sucked through a suction unit under the control of a control unit, and secondarily senses an article collected in a collection unit, if articles other than the foreign matter are sensed, thus allowing a use to recognize accurate information about the article collected in the collection unit and preventing valuables or small articles from being lost. The intelligent robot device may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, devices related to 5G services, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Taehyun KIM, Beomoh KIM, Jichan MAENG, Wonho SHIN, Jonghoon CHAE
  • Patent number: 10819844
    Abstract: A method of setting a mode of an intelligent electronic device is disclosed. The method includes collecting a plurality of sensing information through a plurality of sensors, obtaining surrounding situation information based on the plurality of collected sensing information, extracting a feature value from the obtained surrounding situation information and determining a surrounding environment based on the extracted feature value, and selecting a disturbance interruption mode corresponding to the determined result. The intelligent robot device may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, devices related to 5G services, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taehyun Kim, Jichan Maeng, Wonho Shin