Patents Assigned to Electronics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11304162
    Abstract: A data communication method for a V2X communication apparatus is disclosed. A data communication method for a V2X communication apparatus including a plurality of transceivers according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving service advertisement information over a control channel (CCH) by using a first transceiver; and receiving, on the basis of the service advertisement information, service data over a service channel (SCH) by using a second transceiver, wherein accessing the control channel is performed on the basis of a sync interval, and the sync interval includes a first time unit and a second time unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jongseob Baek, Woosuk Ko
  • Patent number: 11304267
    Abstract: An induction heating device includes first and second working coils connected electrically in parallel, an inverter unit configured to switch at least one of the first working coil or the second working coil, an inverter driving unit connected to the inverter unit; a first semiconductor switch connected to the first working coil, a first semiconductor switch driving unit connected to the first semiconductor switch, an over-current protection unit connected to the first semiconductor switch, configured to generate information based on a current that flows in the first semiconductor switch, and configured to, based on the information, determine whether to turn off the inverter driving unit, and a control unit that is configured to receive the information, and determine, based on the information, whether to block a pulse signal to the inverter driving unit and whether to turn off the first semiconductor switch driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungbok Ok, Dooyong Oh, Jae-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11295904
    Abstract: Axis orientation compensation is provided in a system in which movement of a controlling device is used to control navigational functions of a target appliance by determining which one of plural sides of the controlling device is an active side of the controlling device and by causing navigational functions of the target appliance made relative to at least one of an X, Y, and Z axis of the target appliance to be dynamically aligned with movements of the controlling device made relative to at least one of an A, B, and C axis of the controlling device as a function of the one of the plural sides of the controlling device that is determined to be the active side of the controlling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Gerben Meijer
  • Patent number: 11295605
    Abstract: In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Arling, Brian Barnett
  • Patent number: 11295606
    Abstract: In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Arling, Brian Barnett
  • Patent number: 11296836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for an NR (New Radio Access Technology) user equipment to transmit and receive a signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. The method comprises the steps of checking a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) order and, if the PDCCH order is checked, initiating a random access procedure. In this case, if a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier are configured, the random access procedure is configured to transmit a random access preamble via a specific uplink carrier corresponding to an indicator associated with the PDCCH order among the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youngtae Kim, Yunjung Yi, Jaehyung Kim, Duckhyun Bae, Inkwon Seo, Suckchel Yang, Hyunho Lee, Daesung Hwang
  • Patent number: 11296918
    Abstract: A method for receiving, by a terminal, downlink control information in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving information on a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS) from among a plurality of SCS numerologies; receiving downlink control information through a terminal group common physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and obtaining information on a slot format from the downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information indicates the slot format on the basis of the reference SCS, and when the SCS of the terminal is different from the reference SCS, the terminal may convert the slot format of the reference SCS according to the SCS of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Soonki Jo, Yunjung Yi, Inkwon Seo
  • Patent number: 11297651
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) performing random access are disclosed. For this end, the UE transmits first multiple random access preambles for a random access procedure to the network, and monitors random access responses respectively corresponding to each of the first multiple random access preambles during each of multiple random access response reception windows. The UE transmits second multiple random access preambles for the random access procedure to the network, if a random access response reception of the first multiple random access preambles is determined as not successful. Here, the random access response reception is determined as not successful, when none of the random access responses is successfully received until a last random access response reception window among the multiple random access response reception windows ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungjune Yi, Sunyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11293126
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a water tub, a detergent box, a main passage having a main valve and connected to the detergent box, a pre-passage having a pre-valve and connected to the detergent box, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a method including a first main-continuous supply process of continuously supplying wash water by opening the main valve, a pre-continuous supply process of continuously supplying wash water by opening the pre-valve, and a second main-continuously supply process of continuously supplying wash water by opening the main valve. The controller controls each of the main valve and the pre-valve to supply wash water to the detergent box through the first main-continuously supply process, the pre-continuous supply process, and the second main-continuous supply process. The apparatus and method may reduce or remove a detergent residue in the detergent box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Juhyeong Park, Minsoo Seo, Dongwon Kang
  • Patent number: 11296643
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus for a home appliance includes: a power supply part configured to supply DC power, a DC-Link capacitor connected to the power supply part, an inverter connected to the DC-Link capacitor and comprising a plurality of switching elements, the inverter being configured to convert, by operating the plurality of switching elements, the DC power into AC power and output the converted AC power to a motor, a DC-Link resistor element disposed between the DC-Link capacitor and the inverter, a signal generator connected to the DC-Link resistor element and configured to generate and output a plurality of signals based on an output current flowing through the DC-Link resistor element, and a controller configured to control the inverter based on the plurality of signals received from the signal generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seongju Kim, Donggeun Lee
  • Patent number: 11293434
    Abstract: A bush bearing having an outer lubricating layer, a manufacturing method therefor and a scroll compressor having same applied thereto, according to the present disclosure, includes a bush bearing comprising: a base member which has a cylindrical shape having no separated surfaces along the circumferential direction; and a lubricating member which is formed from a material having a lower rigidity and more excellent lubricity than the base member, and has a cylindrical shape having no separated surfaces along the circumferential direction by being integrally provided to the outer circumferential surface of the base member, wherein the cylindricity of the outer circumferential surface of the lubricating member satisfies a value that is within 0.6% of the average thickness of the lubricating member, and the lubricating member has carbon fiber contained in a resin base, wherein the carbon fiber has cut surfaces exposed on both ends of the lubricating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaeha Lee, Jinho Kim, Sungyong Ahn, Byeongchul Lee, Seheon Choi
  • Patent number: 11296917
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting a demodulation reference signal for an uplink control signal in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method performed by a terminal includes: generating a low peak to average power ratio (PAPR) sequence based on a length-6 sequence; generating a sequence used for the demodulation reference signal based on the low PAPR sequence; and transmitting, to a base station, the demodulation reference signal based on the sequence used for the demodulation reference signal, in which the length-6 sequence has an 8-phase shift keying (PSK) symbol as each element of a sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunsu Cha, Sukhyon Yoon, Kilbom Lee, Haewook Park
  • Patent number: 11295603
    Abstract: In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Arling, Brian Barnett
  • Patent number: 11293678
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a controller that is configured to perform operations including driving a refrigerator compartment compressor, determining whether a sensed temperature in the refrigerator compartment satisfies a first temperature, driving, based on the sensed temperature in the refrigerator compartment satisfying the first temperature, a freezer compartment compressor, stopping the refrigerator compartment compressor, maintaining, after stopping the refrigerator compartment compressor, operation of the freezer compartment compressor, restarting the refrigerator compartment compressor, and varying a driving frequency of the refrigerator compartment compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namhun Kim, Buhwan Ahn
  • Patent number: 11296758
    Abstract: Disclosed are a codebook-based signal transmission and reception method in a multi-antenna wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for transmitting or receiving a signal on the basis of a codebook by a terminal in a 2-dimensional multi-antenna wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) through a multi-antenna port from a base station; and reporting channel state information to the base station, wherein the channel state information may include a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for indicating a precoding matrix, the PMI may include a first PMI for selecting a set of precoding matrixes from the codebook and a second PMI for selecting one precoding matrix from the set of precoding matrixes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Haewook Park, Kijun Kim, Jonghyun Park
  • Patent number: 11293132
    Abstract: A laundry apparatus including a cabinet; a first space provided in the cabinet, in which a first treating part provided to treat laundry is installed; a second space provided in the cabinet, in which a second treating part provided to treat laundry is installed; a drawer movably provided in the second space, in which the second treating part is installed; and a rail unit configured to limit vertical and horizontal movement of the drawer with respect to the second space and to guide the outward movement of the drawer. Therefore, laundry may be treated by using the first and second treating parts and vibration and noise generated in the second treating part may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungryong Kim, Dongwon Kim, Kyeonghwan Kim, Heakyung Yoo, Youngmin Kim
  • Patent number: 11296828
    Abstract: A method by which a station (STA) transmits a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless LAN system supporting an HARQ process, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating a HARQ PPDU including allocation information on a HARQ burst, which is unit data to which the HARQ process is applied, and a plurality of HARQ bursts; and transmitting the HARQ PPDU, wherein the HARQ PPDU includes a HARQ signaling (SIG) field of a physical layer for transmitting the allocation information on a HARQ burst, and the allocation information on a HARQ burst can include STA ID for each of the plurality of HARQ bursts, HARQ burst size information, HARQ process channel ID and information indicating, in a toggle manner, whether a transmission is a new transmission or retransmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeongki Kim, Kiseon Ryu, Jinyoung Chun, Jinsoo Choi
  • Patent number: 11297638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for triggering a buffer status reporting in wireless communication system, the method comprising: configuring with a first SR resource configuration and a second SR resource configuration; checking whether or not data is a first data on logical channels mapped to the first SR resource configuration, when the data becomes available for a first logical channel mapped to the first SR resource configuration, in a state that the first logical channel has a lower priority than a highest priority among priorities of logical channels having data, which are mapped to the second SR resource configuration; and triggering a first BSR if the data is the first data on logical channels mapped to the first SR resource configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungjune Yi, Sunyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11291343
    Abstract: Disclosed are a robot cleaner and a maintenance device for the same. The robot cleaner includes a body, a traveling module for moving the body, a bottom portion disposed in front of the traveling module for sliding along a floor when the body is moved, and a collection portion disposed in front of the bottom portion, the collection portion having therein a space for collecting foreign matter on the floor. The maintenance device includes a suction port configured to be inserted into the collection portion and a suction channel for guiding the movement of the air suctioned through the suction port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Minwoo Lee, Youngkouk Song
  • Patent number: 11296632
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus and a control method thereof, including a dc-link capacitor configured to store DC power, an inverter including a plurality of switching elements and converting the DC power stored in the dc-link capacitor into AC power to output the power to a motor, a dc-link resistor element disposed between the dc-link capacitor and the inverter; and a controller configured to control an operation of the inverter. The controller calculates a phase difference between a first reference voltage vector among a plurality of reference voltage vectors that are preset on the space vector and a voltage command, generates a switching frequency, determines a first operating point located in a dead band that is a one-phase current undetectable area in one switching cycle and a second operating point located at an outer position including a boundary of the dead band, and controls operation of the plurality of switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungsong Moon, Seongju Kim, Donggeun Lee