Patents Assigned to Electronics, Inc.
  • Method for transmitting and receiving SRS and communication device therefor
    Patent number: 11700096
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) by a by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving, from a base station, first information on a number of SRS symbols configured for one slot and second information on a number of repetitions of symbols configured for transmission of an SRS; determining whether the number of repetitions is greater than the number of the SRS symbols; when the number of repetitions is greater than the number of the SRS symbols, determining the number of repetitions of the symbols by a value identical to the number of the SRS symbols; and transmitting the SRS based on the determined number of repetitions. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station, or a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kukheon Choi, Jiwon Kang, Jonghyun Park, Kyuseok Kim, Kilborn Lee
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving signal of device-to-device communication terminal in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11700523
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a device-to-device (D2D) signal receiving method in which a terminal receives a D2D signal in a wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: receiving a first medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU); receiving a second MAC PDU; and determining whether to combine the first MAC PDU and the second MAC PDU in order to decode; wherein whether to combine the first MAC PDU and the second MAC PDU in order to decode is determined from the number of transmissions of MAC PDUs and an NDI that have been instructed to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyukjin Chae, Hanbyul Seo
  • System and method for provision of appliance control functionality to a smart device
    Patent number: 11700327
    Abstract: A system for use in issuing commands to a plurality of appliances each of a specific one of a plurality of different appliance types includes a smart device adapted to transmit command communications and a plurality of low-energy consuming controllers each adapted to transmit a command to a one of the plurality of appliances of a specific one of the plurality of different appliance types in response to receipt of a command communication originating from the smart device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Brandt Thompson, Patrick H. Hayes
  • Method and apparatus for triggering transmission carrier selection in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11700666
    Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method including: selecting to create a configured sidelink grant corresponding to transmissions of at least one media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU); and triggering a transmission carrier selection procedure based on (i) data being available in a sidelink traffic channel (STCH) associated with one or more carriers, and (ii) there being no configured sidelink grant on any carrier, among the one or more carriers, that is allowed for the STCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaewook Lee, Taehun Kim, Youngdae Lee, Jongwoo Hong
  • Refrigerator with vacuum insulation housing a heat interchanger
    Patent number: 11698211
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner case, an outer case, a vacuum space, and a liquid-gas interchanger. The inner case defines an exterior appearance of a storage space. The outer case is spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case. The vacuum space is provided between the inner case and the outer case, and maintains a vacuum to insulate the inner case from the outer case. The liquid-gas interchanger is arranged in the vacuum space to generate heat exchange between a refrigerant after it is exhausted from an evaporator and a refrigerant before it is drawn into an evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
  • Modified transform-based image coding method and device for same
    Patent number: 11700377
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document is characterized by including: a step for receiving a bitstream including residual information; a step for deriving transform coefficients for a target block on the basis of the residual information; a step for deriving corrected transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse non-separable transform of the transform coefficients; and a step for deriving residual samples for the target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform of the corrected transform coefficients, wherein the inverse non-separable transform is performed when the size of the target block is equal to or smaller than the size of a prescribed maximum transform application block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Junghak Nam, Seunghwan Kim
  • Universal voice assistant
    Patent number: 11700412
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for enabling voice interaction with appliances, services (e.g., media streaming services, gaming services, news feed services, social platform services, etc.), and the like by way of appropriate supplied apps (also referred to as “skills,” “actions,” or the like) which may be presented or downloaded to a smart device having associated therewith one or more cloud-based voice service platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Rex Xu, Wesley Millora, Steven McAllister, Arsham Hatambeiki, Nicu Ahmadi, Jelmer Jonkman, Steve Gutman, Norman G. Sheridan, Haiming Huang
  • Method by which user equipment controls transmission power of sidelink signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 11700601
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus by which user equipment controls transmission power of a sidelink signal in a wireless communication system that supports a sidelink, according to various embodiments. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus by which user equipment controls transmission power of a sidelink signal in a wireless communication system that supports a sidelink, wherein the method comprises the steps of: calculating required power for each antenna unit included in a plurality of antenna units to which the sidelink signal is transmitted; determining reference transmission power on the basis of the required power calculated for the plurality of antenna units; and allocating transmission power for the plurality of antenna units on the basis of the reference transmission power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmin Lee, Hyukjin Chae
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signal in multi-antenna system
    Patent number: 11700099
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a reference signal in a multi-antenna system is provided. The method includes: selecting at least one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in a subframe containing a plurality of OFDM symbols; allocating a channel quality indication reference signal (CQI RS) capable of measuring a channel state for each of a plurality of antennas to the selected at least one OFDM symbol; and transmitting the CQI RS, wherein the CQI RS is allocated to an OFDM symbol which does not overlap with an OFDM symbol to which a common reference signal to be transmitted to all user equipments in a cell or a dedicated reference signal to be transmitted to a specific user equipment in the cell is allocated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Soo Ko, Seung Hee Han, Ja Ho Koo, Jae Hoon Chung, Bin Chul Ihm, Moon Il Lee
  • Vehicular camera assembly process using heat staking during active focus and alignment to secure lens relative to imager
    Patent number: 11700439
    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a lens holder accommodating a lens and an imager printed circuit board (imager PCB). The lens holder includes a plurality of posts protruding from an attaching portion of the lens holder. The imager PCB includes an imager disposed at a first side of the imager PCB, and includes a plurality of apertures therethrough. The attaching portion of the lens holder is positioned at the imager PCB such that the posts protrude through the apertures of the imager PCB. The posts are movable within the apertures while the lens is adjusted relative to the imager to align the lens relative to the imager. With the lens aligned relative to the imager, the posts are heated to deform within the apertures, whereby the deformed posts harden upon cooling to secure the lens holder relative to the imager PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin E. Skrocki, Robert A. Devota, Matthew C. Sesti, Donald W. Mersino
  • Method for performing a procedure related to AMF registration by UDM in wireless communication system and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 11700524
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for enabling a UDM (Unified Data Management) to perform a registration related procedure of an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, by the UDM, a message related to serving AMF registration of a UE, which includes access type information and ID (Identity) information, from a first AMF; transmitting, by the UDM, a deregistration related message to a second AMF when the second AMF exists, wherein the second AMF is registered as a serving AMF of the UE and related to the access type information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Laeyoung Kim, Hyunsook Kim, Jinsook Ryu, Sangmin Park, Myungjune Youn
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11700087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, more specifically, to a method and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: merging a first cell having a first TTI and a second cell having a second TTI, the length of the second TTI being N (N>1) times the length of the first TTI; receiving data scheduling information for the second cell in the first TTI of the first cell; and establishing data communication on the basis of the data scheduling information in the second TTI of the second cell corresponding to the first TTI of the first cell, wherein the first TTI for the first cell is any one TTI from among the N number of TTIs of the first cell corresponding to the second TTI of the second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suckchel Yang, Hyunsoo Ko, Eunsun Kim
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 11692756
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a freezing compartment below a refrigerating compartment, an ice making compartment at a side of the refrigerating compartment, an evaporator, a shroud that is disposed at a front side of the evaporator, a grille panel coupled to a front surface of the shroud, a first cool air guide channel defined between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to guide cool air to a freezing compartment, a second cool air guide channel defined between the grille panel and the shroud and configured guide cool air to the ice making compartment, a freezing fan module disposed between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to supply cool air to the first cool air guide channel, and an ice making fan module disposed between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to supply cool air to the second cool air guide channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Gyu Park, Ki Hwang Kim, Sung Hee Kang
  • Image decoding method and device using DPB parameter for OLS
    Patent number: 11695923
    Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document comprises the steps of: obtaining image information including an output layer set (OLS) decoded picture buffer (DPB) parameter index for a target OLS and DPB parameter information; deriving DPB parameter information for the target OLS on the basis of the OLS DPB parameter index; performing a picture management process on pictures of a DPB on the basis of the DPB parameter information for the target OLS; configuring a reference picture list for a current picture on the basis of the pictures of the DPB; and performing an inter prediction on a block in the current picture on the basis of the reference picture list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hendry Hendry
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: 11692296
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a casing, a tub, a drum, a pump for circulating water from the tub, a gasket connecting an entry hole of the casing to an entrance hole of the tub and including nozzles for spraying water to the drum, and outlet ports for supplying water to the nozzles. The nozzles are arranged at an inner surface of the gasket at both lateral sides of the gasket in a vertical direction. The gasket includes port receiving pipes that receive the outlet ports, respectively, that are arranged in the vertical direction at an outer surface of the gasket, and that extend parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaehyun Choi, Yohwan Kang, Hyunjae Lee
  • Deterministic real time multi protocol heterogeneous packet based transport
    Patent number: 11695708
    Abstract: Deterministic real-time multi-protocol heterogeneous packet-based transport is achieved by traffic shaping. When receiving a plurality of packets from a root complex where contents of each packet from the plurality of packets organized in accordance with a first protocol, a sequence number is added to each packet and a packet type is identified. Every packet in the first plurality of packets is encapsulated into at least one packet organized in accordance with a second protocol to form a second plurality of packets organized in accordance with the second protocol. All the packets from the second plurality of packets pass traffic scheduling or traffic shaping prior being sent via a plurality of connections to avoid burstiness and to achieve bounded transport latency in the plurality of connections, thereby providing deterministic real-time behavior in distributed systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Missing Link Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Nils Endric Schubert, David Epping, Andreas Braun, Ulrich Langenbach
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving radio signals in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11696271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method of transmitting and receiving a radio signal and an apparatus therefor. The method comprises the steps of receiving data in a time unit #n of a first frequency band and transmitting A/N in a time unit #m+k of a second frequency band in response to the data. In this case, the first frequency band and the second frequency band have different subcarrier spacing and a time unit #m of the second frequency band indicates the last time unit among a plurality of time units of the second frequency band corresponding to the time unit #n of the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suckchel Yang, Seonwook Kim, Jaehyung Kim
  • Image coding method based on motion vector and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 11695935
    Abstract: A picture decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present disclosure includes obtaining motion prediction information from bitstream, generating an affine MVP candidate list including affine MVP candidates for a current block, deriving CPMVPs for respective CPs of the current block based on one of the affine MVP candidates included in the affine MVP candidate list, deriving the CPMVDs for the CPs of the current block based on information on CPMVDs for each of the CPs included in the obtained motion prediction information, deriving CPMVs for the CPs of the current block based on the CPMVPs and the CPMVDs, deriving prediction samples for the current block based on the CPMVs, and generating reconstructed samples for the current block based on the derived prediction samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seethal Paluri, Seunghwan Kim
  • Method and device for processing video signal on basis of inter prediction
    Patent number: 11695948
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for processing a video signal and an apparatus therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Zhao, Seunghwan Kim
  • Hermetic compressor having oil guide that surrounds rotating shaft
    Patent number: 11692547
    Abstract: A hermetic compressor according to the present disclosure may include an oil guide disposed on a rotating shaft between a driving motor and a main frame, the oil guide may include an oil block surrounding a main bearing surface between the main frame and the rotating shaft, and one end of the oil block may radially overlap a shaft support protrusion of the main frame. This can suppress oil returned after lubricating a compression unit from being scattered, thereby reducing a leakage of the oil to outside of a casing through a refrigerant discharge pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junghoon Park, Sungyong Ahn, Taekyoung Kim, Seheon Choi