Patents by Inventor Jinkwon LIM

Jinkwon LIM 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: 9955291
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of a first device being controlled by a control device in a group including the first device and a plurality of devices in a Bluetooth mesh network and a device performing the method. The method includes joining the Bluetooth mesh network, receiving a control message instructing the execution of a specific operation from the control device, and performing the specific operation based on the control message. The specific operation may be sequentially performed by the first device and the plurality of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Jangwoong Park, Younghwan Kwon, Taeyoung Song, Hyeonjae Lee, Jinkwon Lim
  • Publication number: 20180063694
    Abstract: This specification relates to a method for performing discovery in a wireless communication system. The method is performed by a first device, and includes turning on a direction-based discovery mode, obtains a first direction information related to a user from a second device, wherein the first direction information is information indicative of the progress direction of the user or the view direction of the user, exchanges a second direction information related to the locations of one or more peripheral devices with a third device, and performs discovery for a peripheral device existing in a specific direction among the peripheral devices based on the first direction information and the second direction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180007427
    Abstract: A data transmission and reception method for a sink device which is connected to a plurality of source devices by means of a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving an allocation of an internet protocol (IP) address; transmitting device information about a sink device to a control point through a network; and transmitting service information about a supportable service by the sink device to the control point through the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jangwoong PARK, Dokyun KIM, Hyeonjae LEE, Jinkwon LIM, Hyunsik YANG
  • Publication number: 20170339128
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for a first device to perform authentication by using Bluetooth LE (Low Energy). The present invention provides a method and an apparatus comprising exchanging capability information with a second device; generating a random code for first authentication through a user authentication service based on the capability information; transmitting a write request message including the generated random code to the second device; receiving a write response message in response to the write request message from the second device; receiving an authentication indication message from the second device, wherein the authentication indication message includes state information indicating success or failure of the first authentication based on the random code; and transmitting an authentication complete message in response to the authentication indication message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Donghyun KANG, Jingu CHOI, Minsoo LEE
  • Patent number: 9767684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for a first device being controlled by a control device using a Bluetooth Lowe Energy (LE). The present invention provides a method and apparatus including establishing a Bluetooth LE connection with the control device; receiving a write request message requesting a specific operation with the second device from the control device; transmitting a write response message in response to the request message; transmitting a request message to the second device in order to perform the specific operation; and transmitting an error message indicating that a performance of the specific operation is failed to the control device, when failing to perform the specific operation with the second device within a specific time, where the request message includes time information indicating the specific time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Younghwan Kwon, Jingu Choi
  • Publication number: 20170244927
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data by using high definition media interface (HDMI). According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving a request message for requesting first latency information indicating latency for outputting the data from a receiver, the request message including second latency information indicating the latency of the receiver; acquiring the first latency information based on at least one of the second latency information and third latency information indicating the latency of the sink device; and transmitting a response message including the first latency information as a response to the request message to the receiver, and an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dokyun KIM, Hyeonjae LEE, Jangwoong PARK, Jinkwon LIM, Hyunsik YANG
  • Publication number: 20170238050
    Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving data using a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) performed by a source device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include connecting to a sink device through the HDMI; receiving Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information from the sink device; parsing the received EDID information, and determining an operating parameter; and transmitting a message instructing to execute a video mute function to the sink device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunsik YANG, Dokyun KIM, Hyeonjae LEE, Jangwoong PARK, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20170208428
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for connecting, by a first device, with a second device using Bluetooth communication. The method includes transmitting a request message to request user information for identifying a user of the second device to the second device, receiving a response message including the user information from the second device, registering the second device to a first authority policy or a second authority policy based on the user information, and establishing a Bluetooth connection with the second device registered to the first authority policy or the second authority policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI, Minsoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20170201886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling connection between a first device and a second device by a control device using Bluetooth LE (Low Energy). According to the present invention, there are provided a method and an apparatus for obtaining pairing information from the first device and the second device to generate information for establishing connection between the first device and the second device and transmitting the generated information to the first device and the second device to control the first device and the second device to establish connection of a predetermined security level or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunsik YANG, Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20170201854
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of a first device being controlled by a control device in a group including the first device and a plurality of devices in a Bluetooth mesh network and a device performing the method. The method includes joining the Bluetooth mesh network, receiving a control message instructing the execution of a specific operation from the control device, and performing the specific operation based on the control message. The specific operation may be sequentially performed by the first device and the plurality of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu CHOI, Jangwoong PARK, Younghwan KWON, Taeyoung SONG, Hyeonjae LEE, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20170154522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for a first device being controlled by a control device using a Bluetooth Lowe Energy (LE). The present invention provides a method and apparatus including establishing a Bluetooth LE connection with the control device; receiving a write request message requesting a specific operation with the second device from the control device; transmitting a write response message in response to the request message; transmitting a request message to the second device in order to perform the specific operation; and transmitting an error message indicating that a performance of the specific operation is failed to the control device, when failing to perform the specific operation with the second device within a specific time, where the request message includes time information indicating the specific time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Younghwan KWON, Jingu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170134227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a data packet in a Bluetooth mesh network performed by a node, the method includes participating in the Bluetooth mesh network; receiving a first data packet from a previous node in a relay state, where the relay state is a state for relaying the data packet in a flooding technique in the mesh network; and transmitting the first data packet to at least one adjacent node, where the first data packet includes information of number of times that represents a number of retransmission of the first data packet, where the relay state is maintained for a first specific time, and wherein the first specific time is determined based on the information of number of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyoung SONG, Minsoo LEE, Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170134799
    Abstract: A method for processing data by a source device which transmits an object-based audio (OBA) using a high definition media interface (HDMI), includes when a sink device is connected, requesting the sink device to read an enhanced extended display identification data (E-EDID), receiving an E-EDID including OBA-processing information of the sink device from the sink device, the OBA processing information including at least one of capability information indicating capability of processing the OBA and property information required for processing the OBA, and determining whether the sink device is capable of processing the OBA based on the OBA processing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jangwoong PARK, Hyeonjae LEE, Dokyun KIM, Jinkwon LIM, Hyunsik YANG
  • Publication number: 20170132749
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for transmitting and receiving data performed by a source device may include transmitting a readout request for Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information to a sink device; receiving the EDID information from the sink device; and determining a video timing block based on the EDID information, where the EDID information may include: a Base EDID block including basic resolution information; and a Display Identification Data (DisplayID) structure including at least one of the video timing block including high resolution information and priority information of at least one of the video timing block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Jangwoong PARK, Dokyun KIM, Hyeonjae LEE, Hyunsik YANG
  • Publication number: 20170116138
    Abstract: A method and device for transmitting and receiving data using HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) are disclosed. The method, if performed by a source device, includes: receiving a request from a sink device to transmit data processing capability information indicating whether the source device is capable of processing user-input data or not; transmitting the data processing capability information to the sink device; and receiving the user-input data from the sink device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunsik YANG, Hyeonjae LEE, Jangwoong PARK, Dokyun KIM, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20170115740
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data by using HDMI (High Definition Media Interface). A method and an apparatus according to the present invention comprises requesting reading EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) from a sink device in case the sink device is connected; receiving from the sink device EDID including capability information of the sink device, wherein the capability information indicates whether the sink device is capable of processing gesture information; requesting gesture information indicating a predetermined gesture which may be recognized or extracted from the sink device on the basis of the EDID; and receiving the gesture information from the sink device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dokyun KIM, Hyunsik YANG, Hyeonjae LEE, Jangwoong PARK, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20170099567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a message in a Bluetooth mesh network performed by a first node, the method includes receiving a message including type information indicating a transmission method from a second node included in the Bluetooth mesh network; and transmitting the message to one or more nodes according to the type information, where the type information includes one of routing type information indicating a method for transmitting a message through a specific path or flooding type information indicating a flooding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20160323012
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data from a first device to a second device over a Bluetooth mesh network, includes receiving a first message from at least one device among the second device and a relay device included in the Bluetooth mesh network, in order to calculate the number of hops between the first and second devices, calculating the number of hops based on the first message, and transmitting a second message containing the number of hops and data to at least one device among the second device and the relay device, wherein the first message contains at least one between a maximum hop value indicating the maximum number of hops in the mesh network or a relay value indicating the number of relays for the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160301772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for managing a connection between a first device and a second device in a network. The method may include requesting application information to the second device, the application information including information related to a specific application included in the second device for an interactive service, obtaining the information related to the specific application from the second device in response to the request, and performing the connection between the first device and the second device based on the information related to the specific application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungryul YANG, Kyoungsoo MOON, Jinpil KIM, Seungjoo AN, Jinwon LEE, Donghyun KANG, Kyungho KIM, Hyeonjae LEE, Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM