Patents by Inventor Sung Woong Shin
Sung Woong Shin 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).
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Publication number: 20120141026Abstract: A system includes a server including a map data storage device storing original tile map data, grayscale image tile map data, and a plurality of multi-resolution color image tile map data having a resolution lower than that of the grayscale image tile map data, and a multi-resolution tile map data generation and transmission device generating the grayscale image tile map data and the multi-resolution color image tile map data and storing the generated data in the map data storage device, and a client including a multi-resolution tile map data reception and fusion device generating color tile map data by fusing the received grayscale image tile map data and color image tile map data and providing the color tile map data to a user, in which the resolution of the color image tile map data transmitted from the server is variably controlled according to the network environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Chang Rak YOON, Hak Cheol KIM, Ki Jung LEE, Kyung Ok KIM, Seong Ho LEE, Jae Chul KIM, Yoon Seop CHANG, Sung Woong SHIN
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Publication number: 20120143691Abstract: Provided are a system and method for providing a user-specific advertisement on the basis of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and a mobile terminal. The method includes: receiving an advertising message broadcasted from at least one mobile terminal; extracting an advertisement according to a user situation using profile information set by a user of the mobile terminal; and presenting and displaying the extracted advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Min Soo KIM, In Hak Joo, Moon Soo Lee, Chung Ho Lee, In Sung Jang, Sung Woong Shin
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Publication number: 20120128205Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for providing spatial contents service which includes a spatial contents insertion unit, a spatial contents generation unit, a topological relationship generation unit, and a spatial contents composition unit. The spatial contents insertion unit extracts spatial objects included in an image. The spatial contents generation unit generates primary spatial contents corresponding to the image. The topological relationship generation unit compares spatial location information of the primary spatial contents with spatial location information of one or more pieces of secondary spatial contents, and defines a spatial topological relationship between the primary spatial contents and the secondary spatial contents. The spatial contents composition unit couples or links the secondary spatial contents, which has a spatial topological relationship with the primary spatial contents, to the primary spatial contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research IntstituteInventors: Seong-Ho LEE, Jae-Chul KIM, Yoon-Seop CHANG, Kyung-Ok KIM, Sung-Woong SHIN, Chang-Rak YOON, Hak-Cheol KIM, Ki-Jung LEE
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Publication number: 20120131682Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for protecting digital spatial information. The apparatus for protecting digital spatial information according to the present invention includes a spatial information authority database which stores access authority information on spatial information, an access authority determining unit which, when there is a request for access to the spatial information from a user, determines whether to permit the user to access the requested spatial information by referring to the spatial information authority database, a spatial information database, a spatial information providing unit which obtains the access-permitted spatial information from the spatial information database, organizes the information based on the user's request for access, and provides the information, and an access control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jae Chul KIM, Seong Ho Lee, Yoon Seop Chang, Kyung Ok Kim, Chang Rak Yoon, Hak Cheol Kim, Ki Jung Lee, Sung Woong Shin
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Publication number: 20120122476Abstract: A system for providing spatial-based context-aware service includes a database configured to store a geocontext including spatial information, one or more contexts, and sensor data; a sensor/context catalog server configured to manage meta data of the contexts and the sensor data; a context processing server configured to generate a list of contexts applicable to the mobile device based on the sensor data and the meta data upon a receipt of the sensor data from the mobile device; a geocontext search server configured to search the database for candidate geocontexts appropriate for the user of the mobile device by using the location information of the mobile device and the list of contexts; and a context-aware management server configured to generate a list of recommended services by executing the searched candidate geocontexts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: MOONSOO LEE, Min Soo Kim, Inhak Joo, Chung-ho Lee, In Sung Jang, Sung Woong Shin
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Publication number: 20120089376Abstract: The method includes generating a 3D facility model for time-series information mapping using a 3D facility model, receiving input information on a desired time-series information type and a time-series information showing method, retrieving time-series information required to be visualized on the basis of the input information on the time-series information type and the time-series information showing method, mapping the retrieved time-series information to the generated 3D facility model according to the input time-series information showing method, and integratedly visualizing the 3D facility model and the time-series information mapped to the 3D facility model. When the apparatus and method are used, household-specific time-series information is precisely mapped and visualized to the corresponding 3D positions of a 3D spatial model, so that the time-series information in a 3D virtual city model can be integratedly visualized.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hak Cheol KIM, Ki Jung Lee, Chang Rak Yoon, Kyung Ok Kim, Sung Woong Shin, Jae Chul Kim, Seong Ho Lee, Yoon Seop Chang
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Patent number: 8086433Abstract: A simulation apparatus and method in relation to a sensor network are provided. The apparatus includes: a space database storing space information; a database storing standard specifications of sensors or sensor nodes; and a modeling unit extracting information on a 3-dimensional (3D) virtual space in which a sensor or sensor node is positioned, from the space database, obtaining the characteristic of the sensor or the sensor node from the standard specification based on the extracted space information and the standard specification of the sensor or the sensor node, and modeling the sensor or the sensor node. According to the apparatus and method, a virtual wireless sensor network system identical to a real world environment can be established, and as a result, the performance of the system can be accurately measured and an optimized design of the system can be efficiently performed.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Chung Ho Lee, Kyung Ok Kim, Sung Woong Shin, Hak Cheol Kim
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Publication number: 20110151412Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating driving safety comprises: a task/action storing unit that stores a task list and an action list, wherein the task list comprises at least one task that a driver can perform while driving and the action list comprises at least one action for performing the at least one task, a task/action defining unit that extracts a performing task that the driver currently intends from the task list and defines detailed actions for performing the performing task from the action list, a driving conduct analyzing unit that analyzes driving conduct on the basis of the performing task and the detailed actions and a driving safety evaluating unit that evaluates the degree of safe driving of the driver by using a result analyzed by the driving conduct analyzing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstitueInventors: Daesub YOON, Hyun Suk Kim, Yoon Sook Hwang, Jong-woo Choi, Kyong Ho Kim, Sung Woong Shin, Jong-Hyun Park
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Publication number: 20110137547Abstract: A system for generating spatial information using an unmanned aerial vehicle may collect area information of an area where the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, obtain image information of the area where the unmanned aerial vehicle is located, and integrate a time code into the image information. Next, the system for generating spatial information may map integrated information in which the time code is integrated into the image information and the area information, and generate three-dimensional (3D) spatial information including a true orthophoto generated by performing a true ortho-correction for a mapping result.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Seung Joon KWON, Sung Woong SHIN
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Publication number: 20110040493Abstract: A greenhouse gas monitoring system collects information about greenhouse gas and analyzes a greenhouse gas emissions distribution using the collected information about greenhouse gas. Thereafter, the greenhouse gas monitoring system generates a greenhouse gas distribution map by mapping the greenhouse gas emissions distribution to a three-dimensional digital map and provides the greenhouse gas distribution map to the user according to a user's request.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jong-woo CHOI, Sung Woong Shin
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Patent number: 7734064Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for classifying geological materials using image processing techniques. The method and apparatus classify geological materials including stones, rock samples, and rock surfaces according to type and state by sequentially applying image processing techniques, such as a color space analysis, a granulometry analysis, texture parameter extraction and texture statistics extraction, to digital images of the geological materials. Since the method and apparatus extract quantitative figures that represent an entire image region by applying various image processing techniques, such as the color space analysis, the granulometry, the texture parameter extraction and the texture statistics extraction, to the digital images of the geological materials, the geological materials can be classified, which is not possible using a conventional image processing technique.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Yoon Seop Chang, Kyung Ok Kim, Sung Woong Shin
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Publication number: 20090154793Abstract: Disclosed is a digital photogrammetric method and apparatus using the integrated modeling of different types of sensors. A unified triangulation method is provided for an overlapping area between an aerial image and a satellite image that are captured by a frame camera and a line camera equipped with different types of sensors. Ground control lines or ground control surfaces are used as ground control features used for the triangulation. A few ground control points may be used together with the ground control surface in order to further improve the three-dimensional position. The ground control line and the ground control surface may be extracted from LiDAR data. In addition, triangulation may be performed by bundle adjustment in the units of blocks each having several aerial images and satellite images. When an orthophoto is needed, it is possible to generate the orthophoto by appropriately using elevation models with various accuracies that are created by a LiDAR system, according to desired accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Sung Woong SHIN, Ayman HABIB, Mwafag GHANMA, Changjae KIM, Eui-myoung KIM
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Publication number: 20080140625Abstract: A system for providing geospatial information processing services using web service technologies via a network includes: one or more geospatial information databases storing therein geospatial information; a geospatial information processing service provider including one or more geospatial information processing servers having a plurality of geospatial information processing web service components for performing geospatial information processing unit functions; and a user terminal including a client software for accessing the geospatial information processing servers via the network to select one or more of the geospatial information processing web service components and transmit a user request.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Yoon-Seop CHANG, Sung Woong SHIN, Kyung Ok KIM