Patents by Inventor Soungmin Im

Soungmin Im 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: 11525627
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a refrigerator may include a storage compartment, a door, one or more cameras provided in the door, a global DB configured to store a plurality of default food identification items and a plurality of default product names respectively corresponding to the plurality of default food identification items, and a local DB configured to store edited product names and a food identification item corresponding to the edited product names, and a processor configured to photograph an internal image of the storage compartment, obtain one or more food identification items from the photographed internal image, and if the obtained one or more food identification items are stored in the local DB, recognize one or more product names of the obtained one or more food identification items as product names of the food identification items stored in the local DB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehong Kim, Heeyeon Choi, Hyunseok Shin, Yongsuk Lee, Soungmin Im, Kamin Lee, Hangil Jeong, Hyoeun Kim, Hyejeong Jeon
  • Publication number: 20220325945
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a refrigerator may include a storage compartment, a door, one or more cameras provided in the door, a global DB configured to store a plurality of default food identification items and a plurality of default product names respectively corresponding to the plurality of default food identification items, and a local DB configured to store edited product names and a food identification item corresponding to the edited product names, and a processor configured to photograph an internal image of the storage compartment, obtain one or more food identification items from the photographed internal image, and if the obtained one or more food identification items are stored in the local DB, recognize one or more product names of the obtained one or more food identification items as product names of the food identification items stored in the local DB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehong KIM, Heeyeon CHOI, Hyunseok SHIN, Yongsuk LEE, Soungmin IM, Kamin LEE, Hangil JEONG, Hyoeun KIM, Hyejeong JEON
  • Patent number: 11383720
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle control method and an intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle. The processor can detect a gaze response speed of the driver by projecting a virtual object to an HUD when determining that the driver is in a drowsy state. The processor outputs a secondary warning and controls the vehicle to be driven in accordance with the secondary warning when the gaze response speed of the driver is less than a predetermined reference value. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce accidents that occur due to carelessness of drivers. Disclosed are a vehicle control method and an intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle. The processor can detect a gaze response speed of the driver by projecting a virtual object to an HUD when determining that the driver is in a drowsy state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin Im, Hyun Kim, Ilyong Lee, Sangmin Lee
  • Publication number: 20210331681
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle control method and an intelligent computing device for controlling a vehicle. The processor can detect a gaze response speed of the driver by projecting a virtual object to an HUD when determining that the driver is in a drowsy state. The processor outputs a secondary warning and controls the vehicle to be driven in accordance with the secondary warning when the gaze response speed of the driver is less than a predetermined reference value. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce accidents that occur due to carelessness of drivers. According to an autonomous vehicle of the present invention, one or more of a user terminal and a server may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone ((Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV), a robot, an AR (Augmented Reality) device, a VR (Virtual Reality) device, a device associated with 5G services, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin IM, Hyun KIM, Ilyong LEE, Sangmin LEE
  • Patent number: 10776618
    Abstract: The mobile terminal comprises: a body formed to be worn on a head part of a user; a display unit disposed at the front side of the body and formed to display a virtual space including a virtual object; a plurality of cameras formed to detect a user's hand existing within the virtual space; a plurality of feedback signal units arranged to be spaced apart from each other to output feedback signals in different directions; and a control unit for, when the user's hand approaches or contacts a virtual object included in the virtual space, detecting a particular part of the user's hand approaching or contacting the virtual object on the basis of a plurality of pieces of sensing information received from the plurality of cameras, and controlling the plurality of feedback signal units to cause feedback signals having different directions to reach the particular part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunjoo Rhee, Soungmin Im
  • Patent number: 10545571
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) according to the present invention is capable of controlling various functions on the basis of movement of a main body thereof. In addition, in order to control the various functions, the HMD can set a moving area where the main body is to be moved, and display alert information when the main body deviates from the moving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin Im, Taehoon Cho
  • Patent number: 10497171
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smart device, which is configured to track the movement of the user's head, and a method for controlling the same. The present invention provides a smart device and a method for controlling the same, the smart device comprising: a body; an output device, which can be attached to/detached from the body, and which is configured to provide multiple reference points in a peripheral space; a camera for acquiring images of the provided reference points; and a control device configured to track the movement of the smart device using the acquired images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungmin Baek, Choonghwan Shin, Byunghwa Lee, Sungjin Kim, Soungmin Im, Sangki Kim
  • Patent number: 10379362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a head mounted display (HMD) capable of receiving an image through a camera. An HMD according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main body configured to be worn on a user's head; a camera equipped in the main body; a sensing unit configured to measure the distance between the main body and a subject corresponding to the image received through the camera; and a control unit which determines a plurality of feature points satisfying preset conditions in the image, measured, by means of the sensing unit, the distance between the main body and the subject corresponding to at least one of the plurality of feature points, and determines the movement of the main body on the basis of at least one of the plurality of feature points and the measured distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungmin Baek, Soungmin Im
  • Publication number: 20190004316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a head mounted display (HMD) capable of receiving an image through a camera. An HMD according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main body configured to be worn on a user's head; a camera equipped in the main body; a sensing unit configured to measure the distance between the main body and a subject corresponding to the image received through the camera; and a control unit which determines a plurality of feature points satisfying preset conditions in the image, measured, by means of the sensing unit, the distance between the main body and the subject corresponding to at least one of the plurality of feature points, and determines the movement of the main body on the basis of at least one of the plurality of feature points and the measured distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungmin BAEK, Soungmin IM
  • Publication number: 20180349690
    Abstract: The mobile terminal comprises: a body formed to be worn on a head part of a user; a display unit disposed at the front side of the body and formed to display a virtual space including a virtual object; a plurality of cameras formed to detect a user's hand existing within the virtual space; a plurality of feedback signal units arranged to be spaced apart from each other to output feedback signals in different directions; and a control unit for, when the user's hand approaches or contacts a virtual object included in the virtual space, detecting a particular part of the user's hand approaching or contacting the virtual object on the basis of a plurality of pieces of sensing information received from the plurality of cameras, and controlling the plurality of feedback signal units to cause feedback signals having different directions to reach the particular part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunjoo RHEE, Soungmin IM
  • Patent number: 10108143
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal having a hologram output unit and a method for controlling the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eunjoo Rhee, Soungmin Im
  • Publication number: 20180204375
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smart device, which is configured to track the movement of the user's head, and a method for controlling the same. The present invention provides a smart device and a method for controlling the same, the smart device comprising: a body; an output device, which can be attached to/detached from the body, and which is configured to provide multiple reference points in a peripheral space; a camera for acquiring images of the provided reference points; and a control device configured to track the movement of the smart device using the acquired images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungmin BAEK, Choonghwan SHIN, Byunghwa LEE, Sungjin KIM, Soungmin IM, Sangki KIM
  • Publication number: 20180136718
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) according to the present invention is capable of controlling various functions on the basis of movement of a main body thereof. In addition, in order to control the various functions, the HMD can set a moving area where the main body is to be moved, and display alert information when the main body deviates from the moving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin IM, Taehoon CHO
  • Patent number: 9851091
    Abstract: Disclosed is a head mounted display (HMD) having light emitting devices. The HMD includes a body having a plurality of surfaces; and a plurality of light emitting units formed on the plurality of surfaces and configured to emit light to outside of the body, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting units includes at least four light emitting devices that are disposed in a straight line in a spaced manner such that a specific cross ratio defines spacing for each of the plurality of light emitting units, a cross ratio of one of the plurality of light emitting units being different from cross ratios of other light emitting units among the plurality of light emitting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin Im, Sungjin Kim, Sungmin Baek
  • Patent number: 9787901
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a stabilization correction or a preset correction is performed depending on whether a destabilization is recognized from at least one object contained in an image. The present invention includes a display, and a controller operably coupled to the display and configured to cause the display to display a first image, cause the display to display a second image when destabilization of at least one object included in the first image is detected, the second image being an image of which destabilization correction is performed on the at least one object, and cause the display to display a third image when no destabilization of the at least one object is detected in the first image, the third image being an image of which preset correction is performed on the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin Im, Sooyon Chung
  • Patent number: 9746939
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a projector configured to project image information; a capturing unit configured to recognize a writing motion on a paper medium and a writing of a specific symbol in an area selected by the writing motion; and a controller configured to execute a control command for the specific symbol in the selected area if the specific symbol matches a preset symbol, and control the projector to project image information corresponding to a result of the execution of the control command on the area with the written specific symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungmin Baek, Soungmin Im
  • Patent number: 9729819
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a camera; a display; a wireless communication unit; and a controller configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit a first signal requesting a video call to provide a virtual reality (VR) image to an external device, the VR image having an angle of view equal to or greater than a preset degree, generate the VR image based on a plurality of images obtained using the camera, control the wireless communication unit to receive a preset second signal from the external device, and control the wireless communication unit to transmit a third signal including the generated VR image to the external device in response to the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin Im, Yunmi Kwon, Kiseon Lee, Byounggi Lee
  • Publication number: 20170118409
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a stabilization correction or a preset correction is performed depending on whether a destabilization is recognized from at least one object contained in an image. The present invention includes a display, and a controller operably coupled to the display and configured to cause the display to display a first image, cause the display to display a second image when destabilization of at least one object included in the first image is detected, the second image being an image of which destabilization correction is performed on the at least one object, and cause the display to display a third image when no destabilization of the at least one object is detected in the first image, the third image being an image of which preset correction is performed on the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin IM, Sooyon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20170068213
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal having a hologram output unit and a method for controlling the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Eunjoo RHEE, Soungmin IM
  • Publication number: 20170006235
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal allowing for image processing, and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit to transmit a first video of a specific object captured with a first capture setting value, to an external server or at least one external terminal, and receive a plurality of videos of the specific object captured with different capture setting values different from the first capture setting value, from the external server or the external terminal, a display unit to output a plurality of objects corresponding to the plurality of videos, and a controller to produce a merged video by merging a selected video corresponding to at least one object with the first video, in response to a user input for selecting the at least one object from the plurality of objects, and output the merged video on the display unit, based on a preset user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taehoon CHO, Soungmin IM