Patents by Inventor Sung Joon Ahn

Sung Joon Ahn 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: 11975608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for displaying display information according to a driving environment and a method thereof. The apparatus for displaying display information according to the driving environment according to the present invention includes an input unit receiving driving environment information, a memory in which a program for controlling internal and external displays of a vehicle according to a driving environment is stored, and a processor executing the program, wherein the processor controls to select and project display information according to the driving environment information in an internal screen area and an external screen area according to preset partitioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hun Kim, Sung Joon Ahn, Myung Bin Choi
  • Patent number: 11977809
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle interacting with a console display includes determining a position of the console display; determining an interaction state of the console display; and controlling an output state to be displayed on the console display based on the position information of the console display and an interaction state of the console display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung Bin Choi, Sung Joon Ahn, Tae Hun Kim, Kyung Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240142863
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device for vehicle projectors including a projector disposed on a headlining of a vehicle, a projector heat sink provided in the projector, the projector heat sink being configured to conduct heat generated by the projector to an outside of the projector, a thermal conductor disposed on top of the projector heat sink, and an external heat sink disposed on top of the thermal conductor, the external heat sink being configured to dissipate heat conducted by the thermal conductor to an outside of the vehicle, the thermal conductor being configured to facilitate heat exchange between the projector heat sink and the external heat sink by transferring the heat from the projector heat sink to the external heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Joon AHN
  • Publication number: 20240140327
    Abstract: A moving display device disposed in a vehicle includes a display configured to be moveable in a forward or backward direction according to a driving mode of a vehicle, and a moving device mounted on a rear of the display and being configured to move a position of the display and to tilt the display, wherein the moving device includes rails, actuators, and gear modules for forward or backward movement of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Joon AHN, Shin Jik LEE, Tae Hun KIM, Hyun Jun AN, Kyung Hoon KIM, Ji Soo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240132010
    Abstract: Disclosed are airbag integrated moving display and a control method where the airbag-integrated display includes a display movable to a forward or rearward position according to a driving mode of a vehicle, and an airbag mounted to the rear of the display and being configured to move along with a movement of the display, vary a level of inflation of the airbag based on at least one of a position of the display or a distance from a driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Jun AN, Shin Jik LEE, Jun LEE, Sung Joon AHN, Ji Soo SHIN, Seok Hoon KO, Kyung Hoon KIM, Jae Seong CHA
  • Publication number: 20240100952
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for interlocking a display device with a vehicle, the device including a mount disposed in the vehicle, the display device being attached to and detached from the mount, a first sliding member disposed on a front surface of the mount and capable of moving forward or backward in a direction perpendicular to a rear surface of the display device, and a connector provided to the first sliding member, wherein the connector may transmit and receive electrical signals to and from the display device. The vehicle may be controlled by coupling a display device to the interlocking device disposed in the vehicle. Even when the display device is not coupled to the vehicle, the vehicle may be controlled by pairing through wireless communication between the vehicle and the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Jik LEE, Sung Joon AHN, Ji Soo SHIN, Jun LEE, Hyun Jun AN, Seung Ho SONG
  • Patent number: 11942508
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel in a display area. The pixel includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are spaced apart from each other, a first insulating layer disposed on the first and second electrodes and including a trench corresponding to a region between the first and second electrodes, light emitting elements disposed in the trench, each of the light emitting elements including a first end portion and a second end portion, a first contact electrode disposed on the first end portion of each of the light emitting elements and the first electrode, and a second contact electrode disposed on the second end portion of each of the light emitting elements and the second electrode. The trench includes a first trench accommodating the light emitting elements, and second trenches disposed in the first trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Kim, Yi Joon Ahn, Eun Kyung Yeon, Jae Been Lee
  • Patent number: 11865919
    Abstract: A vehicular display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display configured to display, as an image, a function for various pieces of vehicle operation information, a knob operatively coupled to the display and configured to selectively operate a corresponding function of the display according to left-right movement, and guide rails configured to provide a movement path for the knob and divide a plurality of functional areas interlocked with functions displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Seung Hwan Lee, Tae Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 11850919
    Abstract: An air vent apparatus of a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a knob electrically interlocked with a display disposed inside a cockpit and laterally moved to selectively operate various functions installed in the display and an air duct disposed on a movement path of the knob and configured to adjust a ventilation direction of air introduced into an interior of a vehicle according to the lateral movement of the knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Seung Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20230406100
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a display viewing environment of occupants in a vehicle with occupant seats forming multiple rows. The method includes, in response to a result of a viewing state determination being that a first occupant of a first seat in a first row of the vehicle, and a second occupant of a second seat in a second row of the vehicle, are in a state of viewing a front display together, performing reclining or vertical level reduction of the first row seats in response to a determination that occupants of the first row seats and the second row seats are in the state of viewing the front display together, and determining whether view of the front display is secured at an eye level of the occupants of the second row seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Joon AHN, Ji Soo SHIN, Shin Jik LEE, Kyung Hoon KIM, Hyun Jun AN, Tae Hun KIM
  • Patent number: 11827269
    Abstract: Provided is a steering apparatus. The steering apparatus includes a console unit allowed to be switched left and right in front of a driver's seat and a front passenger seat in a vehicle, a handle unit connected to the console unit and configured to steer the vehicle, and a rail unit disposed on a bottom surface of the console unit and configured to provide a path through which a position of the console unit is switched left and right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Seung Hwan Lee, Kyung Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11820215
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for controlling a display of a vehicle. The system for controlling a display of a vehicle includes an input part for receiving a touch input signal with respect to a touch operation region, a memory in which a haptic feedback provision program with respect to a touch input is stored, and a processor for executing the haptic feedback provision program, wherein the processor provides haptic feedback of a different feel for each touch operation region and for each function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Tae Hun Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Myung Bin Choi, Won Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11820228
    Abstract: Provided are a control system and method using an in-vehicle gesture input, and more particularly, a system for receiving an occupant's gesture and controlling the execution of vehicle functions. The control system using an in-vehicle gesture input includes an input unit configured to receive a user's gesture, a memory configured to store a control program using an in-vehicle gesture input therein, and a processor configured to execute the control program. The processor transmits a command for executing a function corresponding to a gesture according to a usage pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Myung Bin Choi, Kyung Hoon Kim, Seung Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20230249550
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a console display disposed in a vehicle includes a display holder unit coupled to the console display, a motor unit configured to rotate the display holder unit, and a mounting bracket including the display holder unit and the motor unit installed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Joon AHN, Myung Bin CHOI, Hyun Jun AN, Kyung Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 11714590
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: an inputter configured to receive internal display information and external display information about a vehicle; a memory storing a control program for an internal display of the vehicle and an external display of the vehicle; and a processor configured to perform control on a brightness of the internal display and a brightness of the external display, in connection with a portable terminal, by executing the control program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hun Kim, Sung Joon Ahn, Seung Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11703684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing cluster information using a three-dimensional (3D) image. The apparatus for providing the cluster information using the 3D image according to the present invention includes an input unit configured to receive display mode setting information and driving information, a memory configured to store a cluster information providing program that uses a 3D image, and a processor configured to execute the cluster information providing program, wherein the processor controls a light source disposed in a cluster according to the display mode setting information to display the driving information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Myung Bin Choi, Seung Hwan Lee, Tae Hun Kim, Kyung Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230221913
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle interacting with a console display includes determining a position of the console display; determining an interaction state of the console display; and controlling an output state to be displayed on the console display based on the position information of the console display and an interaction state of the console display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung Bin CHOI, Sung Joon AHN, Tae Hun KIM, Kyung Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20230219465
    Abstract: A purpose-built vehicle includes a windshield selectively presenting an image toward the inside and the outside of a vehicle, and a seat, a position of the seat being movable inside of the vehicle and a seating base of the seat being attachable and detachable. Particularly, the seating base of the seat is configured to have such a rotatable structure that the seating is detached from a frame of the seat and then is possibly fitted in place in an arbitrary space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Joon AHN, Kyung Hoon KIM, Tae Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230219418
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a system for vehicle display image warping including an occupant monitoring unit configured to check occupant monitoring information; a control command generation unit configured to generate a control command for warping an image according to the result of monitoring the occupant; and a warped image display unit configured to display a warped image according to the control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Joon AHN, Kyung Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 11691514
    Abstract: A vehicle display device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a display that displays, as an image, functions for various pieces of vehicle operation information, a knob that is electrically interlocked with the display and selectively operates a corresponding function of the display according to left-right movement thereof, a guide rail that provides a movement path of the knob and divides a plurality of functional areas interlocked with the functions displayed on the display, and a guide part in which magnets having different polarities are alternately arranged in a lengthwise direction of the guide rail to automatically guide a location of the knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Joon Ahn