Patents by Inventor Kook HEO

Kook HEO 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: 10007873
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to providing a payment processing service and a near field communication (NFC) tag processing service through the single smart card. The smart card may store identification (ID) information of one of a payment card and a NFC tag at a first memory sector and store associated information for providing a related service as the payment card and the NFC tag at predetermined memory sectors. The smart card may be also implemented with a NFC tag applet providing the ID information and the associated information as the NFC tag to the user terminal. The smart card may be recognized as the NFC tag while storing the ID information for the payment card at the first memory sector in the memory or as the payment card while storing the ID information for the NFC tag at the first memory sector in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kook Heo, Sung-Chul Kim, Youn-Pil Jeung
  • Patent number: 9928496
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to generating a temporal physical payment card with a predetermined valid period. One of virtual payment cards stored in user equipment is selected based on a selection input received from a user. Information on the selected virtual payment card is transferred to a physical dummy payment card with a predetermined valid period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin-Hyoung Lee, Youn-Pil Jeung, Young-Bin Cho, Kook Heo
  • Publication number: 20140236697
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide a device for storing and managing a coupon in a smart card. Such a device may include a receiver, a sensor, a writer, and a reader. The receiver may be configured to receive at least one of a write request and a read request from a user where the read request is for reading a selected coupon from the smart card and the write request is for writing a selected coupon the smart card. The sensor may be configured to sense a near field communication (NFC) tag included in a smart card when the smart card is located within a predetermined distance from the device. The writer may be configured to store coupon data of a selected coupon in the smart card in response to the write request. The reader may be configured to read coupon data stored in the smart card in response to the read request. The smart card may be a combi card capable of radio frequency communication with other entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Myoung-Hee SEO, Youn-Pil JEUNG, Sung-Chul KIM, Ju-Young LEE, Kook HEO
  • Publication number: 20140229247
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide a system and method for a global transit card service. The method may include receiving a global transit card service request from user equipment, where the global transit card service request includes information on a domestic transit card. The method may include transmitting information on an international transit card number for a target roaming area and information on a remaining balance in a foreign currency unit of the target roaming area to the user equipment. The information on the international transit card number of the target roaming area and the remaining balance in the foreign currency unit of the target area may be stored in an international transit card applet included in the user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Myoung-Hee SEO, Dong-Hoon KYE, Sung-Chul KIM, Yong-Joo PARK, Youn-Pil JEUNG, Kook HEO
  • Publication number: 20140214665
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to generating a temporal physical payment card with a predetermined valid period. One of virtual payment cards stored in user equipment is selected based on a selection input received from a user. Information on the selected virtual payment card is transferred to a physical dummy payment card with a predetermined valid period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: KT Corporation
    Inventors: Jin-Hyoung LEE, Youn-Pil JEUNG, Young-Bin CHO, Kook HEO
  • Publication number: 20140207696
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to sharing purchasing information among consumer using near field communication feature of user equipment. First user equipment may transfer purchasing information to second user equipment and the second user equipment may conveniently and instantly repurchase the same good or service, which the first user equipment purchases, based on the purchasing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youn-Pil JEUNG, Kook HEO, Sung-Chul KIM
  • Publication number: 20140027506
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to providing a payment processing service and a near field communication (NFC) tag processing service through the single smart card. The smart card may store identification (ID) information of one of a payment card and a NFC tag at a first memory sector and store associated information for providing a related service as the payment card and the NFC tag at predetermined memory sectors. The smart card may be also implemented with a NFC tag applet providing the ID information and the associated information as the NFC tag to the user terminal. The smart card may be recognized as the NFC tag while storing the ID information for the payment card at the first memory sector in the memory or as the payment card while storing the ID information for the NFC tag at the first memory sector in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kook HEO, Sung-Chul KIM, Youn-Pil JEUNG
  • Publication number: 20110261270
    Abstract: A system and method for estimating a position and a direction using an infrared light are provided. The system may measure an intensity of an irradiation light irradiated by each light irradiator through each light receiver, and may estimate a position and a direction of a remote apparatus, based on the measured intensity, a light receiving directivity, and a light emitting directivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Chul Bang, Hyong Euk Lee, Sang Hyun Kim, Gee Hyuk Lee, Seong Kook Heo, Jae Hyun Han