Patents Assigned to Electronics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11758149
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an image-encoding method comprises the following steps: receiving image information; generating a restored block for the current block based on the image information; and generating a finally restored block for the current block by applying an in-loop filter to the restored block on the basis of the image information. According to the present invention, image-encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Wook Park, Jae Hyun Lim, Jung Sun Kim, Joon Young Park, Young Hee Choi, Byeong Moon Jeon, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11751741
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body, a connection pipe including a first catching groove, and a suction nozzle. The suction nozzle includes a connection neck, a nozzle housing rotatably coupled to the connection neck, a first catching body rotatably coupled to the connection neck, and a first elastic body. The first catching body includes a first catching protrusion portion which is caught by the first catching groove. The suction nozzle includes a pressing portion and a first lever. The first lever includes a first end portion in contact with the pressing portion, and a second end portion configured to press the first catching body. According to the disclosed vacuum cleaner, the fastening between the suction nozzle and the connection pipe may be maintained or released according to the relative angle between the suction nozzle and the connection pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kookhaeng Lee, Jungwan Ryu, Moo Hyun Ko, Youngsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11757193
    Abstract: An antenna assembly according to an implementation may include a dielectric substrate, a first patch having a first slot formed at an inner region of a first conductive pattern disposed on the dielectric substrate and configured to radiate a signal in a first band through the first conductive pattern, and a second patch having a second slot formed at an inner region of a second conductive pattern disposed at an inner region of the first slot and configured to radiate a signal in a second band and a third band through the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kangjae Jung, Kukheon Choi, Byeongyong Park, Uisheon Kim, Ilnam Cho
  • Patent number: 11754850
    Abstract: A prism apparatus, and a camera and an image display apparatus including the same are disclosed. The prism apparatus includes: a first prism configured to reflect input light toward a first reflected direction, a first actuator configured to change an angle of the first prism about a first rotation axis to change the first reflected direction based on a first control signal, a second prism configured to reflect the light reflected from the first prism toward a second reflected direction, and a second actuator configured to change an angle of the second prism about a second rotation axis to change the second reflected direction based on a second control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jayong Lee, Hyungjoo Kang, Kwanhyung Kim, Dongryeol Lee
  • Patent number: 11756316
    Abstract: A vehicular lane keeping system includes a forward-viewing camera disposed at a windshield of a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU is operable to (i) process map data relating to a current geographic location of the vehicle and (ii) process vehicle information relating to current operation of the vehicle in a traffic lane of a road. Responsive to (i) processing of image data captured by said forward-viewing camera and (ii) processing of the map data and (iii) processing of the vehicle information, the vehicular lane keeping system determines a path of travel for the vehicle that keeps the vehicle in the traffic lane during situations where lane markings are not readily determinable. The vehicular lane keeping system determines the path of travel even when no lane markings are present on the road. The vehicular lane keeping system maintains the vehicle along the determined path of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: William J. Chundrlik, Jr., Dominik Raudszus, Christopher L. Van Dan Elzen
  • Patent number: 11755882
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for recommending a location of a charging station of a robot are disclosed. The method includes obtaining movement path information from one or more robots in a space including a plurality of regions, determining density of each of the plurality of regions based on the obtained movement path information, and determining a recommended location of a charging station for charging the one or more robots from the plurality of regions based on the determined density. In a 5G environment connected for the Internet of things, the method for recommending a location of a charging station is implemented by executing an artificial intelligence algorithm or machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Hak Joo Lee
  • Patent number: 11752871
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus including: a camera; a display unit; a processor configured to monitor a passenger, based on a vehicle internal image data generated by the camera; a printed circuit board configured to be electrically connected to the camera, the display unit, and the processor; a case configured to form an outer shape by being coupled to the display unit with the printed circuit board interposed therebetween; and a mounting portion configured to fix the case to a portion of a vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungil Cho, Jayoen Kim, Yujune Jang
  • Patent number: 11758424
    Abstract: A method and device for monitoring a signal in a wireless communication system includes a PDCCH monitoring operation based on a combination of X and Y. In detail, in order to monitor a PDCCH in Y slots, a duration of a search space is restricted to be an integer multiple of L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghwan Choi, Suckchel Yang, Seonwook Kim
  • Patent number: 11754638
    Abstract: A ground fault detection apparatus is used to detect a ground fault of a three-phase UPS apparatus. The UPS apparatus includes a first filter circuit, an AC/DC conversion circuit, a DC bus, a DC/AC conversion circuit, and a second filter circuit coupled in sequence. The ground fault detection apparatus includes a detection circuit having a first detection end and a second detection end. The first detection end is coupled to the first filter circuit and the second filter circuit, and the second detection end is coupled to an equipment grounding point. The equipment grounding point is coupled to a neutral point of a three-phase power source, and the three-phase power source is coupled to the first filter circuit. The detection circuit indicates whether the UPS apparatus has a ground fault and a location where the ground fault occurs according to a detection voltage between the first detection end and the second detection end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh Lin, Jen-Chuan Liao, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Hsin-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 11753761
    Abstract: A washing machine and a control method therefor are provided. The washing machine includes a water tank, a washing tub, a pulsator, a drive motor, a coupling flange connected to the drive motor, a drive shaft that rotates the pulsator, a dewatering shaft that rotates the washing tub, a coupler configured to move up and down along the dewatering shaft and to be placed in a first position where the coupler engages the coupling flange and in a second position where the coupler is placed above the coupling flange, a solenoid module that moves the coupler, a coupler guide configured to be rotated by the coupler and fix the coupler in the second position, and a controller configured to control the solenoid module to move the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonguk Lee, Manho Chun, Sechang Kim, Joonho Pyo, Taehyeon Sim
  • Patent number: 11754302
    Abstract: A portable air purifier may include at least one blower fan which rotates with respect to a rotational shaft extending in a first direction, and includes a hub, and a plurality of fan blades radially connected around the hub; and a fan cover provided with at least one shielding plate that shields the hub, and a plurality of guide vanes that guides a discharge direction of air discharged by the at least one blower fan. A foreground of a rotational area of the plurality of fan blades forms a blowing surface, and the plurality of guide vanes may be arranged in front of the blowing surface and extend radially with respect to the rotational shaft. Each of the plurality of guide vanes may include a first guide surface positioned adjacent to the at least one blower fan and a second guide surface connected to the first guide surface and positioned further from the at least one blower fan than the first guide surface. The second guide surface may extend parallel to the first guide surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kim, Ho-Jung Kim, Ji Hyung Kim, Tae Yoon Kim, Myung Jin Ku, Seong Ho Hong, Juhyun Kim, Jongkeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11758142
    Abstract: A method for image decoding, according to the present document, may comprise the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a chroma block as a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode; updating the intra prediction mode of the chroma block on the basis of an intra prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block; and determining an LFNST set including LFNST matrices on the basis of the updated intra prediction mode, wherein the updated intra prediction mode is derived as an intra prediction mode corresponding to a specific position in the luma block, and the specific position is set on the basis of a color format of the chroma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Hyeongmoon Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11758614
    Abstract: Provided are a method for adjusting timer T when disaster roaming occurs, and a device supporting same. When a disaster condition is applied to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN), a user equipment (UE) performs registration with a disaster roaming PLMN. When the registration with the disaster roaming PLMN is performed, a timer for periodically searching for the HPLMN does not operate, and the HPLMN is not searched while the timer does not operate. In addition, the UE re-operates the timer on the basis of the disaster condition no longer being applied to the HPLMN or the UE leaving a disaster area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangmin Park, Sungduck Chun, Hyunsook Kim
  • Patent number: 11754333
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a partition wall provided between first and second storage chambers and having a partition wall insulator, an evaporator case arranged in the partition wall and communicating with the first and second storage chambers, an evaporator installed inside the evaporator case, a grill cover provided on a rear side of the evaporator case and configured to accommodate a blower fan, and support guides provided in the grill cover and supporting a rear portion of the evaporator, such that an internal storage space of the refrigerator is increased, and a withdrawal distance of a drawer provided in the refrigerator is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junsoo Han, Younseok Lee, Dongseok Kim
  • Patent number: 11754073
    Abstract: A compressor fault diagnostic apparatus including a current sensing unit to sense a current flowing through a motor of the compressor, a fault diagnostic unit to determine whether or not the motor performs a reverse rotation based on the current flowing through the motor, and a cut-off unit to remove power based on a determination of the fault diagnostic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sehoon Kim, Jangsik Kim
  • Patent number: 11757384
    Abstract: A plural-fans driving apparatus is provided to drive a first fan and a second fan, and the first fan and the second fan are three-phase fans. The plural-fans driving apparatus includes a controller, a first three-phase motor driver structure, a second three-phase motor driver structure, and a protection and input interface circuit. The protection and input interface circuit is coupled to the first three-phase motor driver structure and the second three-phase motor driver structure, and protects the first three-phase motor driver structure and the second three-phase motor driver structure. The controller controls the first three-phase motor driver structure to drive the first fan, and controls the second three-phase motor driver structure to drive the second fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ying Lee, Feng-Ying Lin, Meng-Yu Chen, Chia-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 11757310
    Abstract: The present specification provides a wireless power reception apparatus comprising: a power pick-up unit configured to receive wireless power from a wireless power transmission apparatus by magnetic coupling with the wireless power transmission apparatus and convert an AC signal generated by the wireless power into a DC signal; a communication/control unit configured to receive the DC signal from the power pick-up unit and control the wireless power; and a load configured to receive the DC signal from the power pick-up unit. When foreign material is detected before power transmission, wireless power transmission is sustained on the basis of a safe basic power profile of 5 W or less, without interrupting power transmission, and thus, a charging delay can be prevented and the accuracy and reliability of detection of foreign material can be increased despite individual characteristics of the wireless power reception apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yongcheol Park, Kyunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11758205
    Abstract: A method of processing data in a digital receiving apparatus, the method including receiving a broadcast signal including low level signaling data, wherein the low level signaling data is carried via a specific data pipe (DP), wherein the low level signaling data includes service category information, the service category information is used to identify an AV service, an audio only service or an ESG (electronic service guide) service, wherein the low level signaling data is used to provide bootstrap information that allows the receiving apparatus to discover at least one service layer signaling information, wherein the bootstrap information includes URL data for a first service layer signaling information when the first service layer signaling information is transmitted via a broadband network, and wherein the bootstrap information includes a destination user datagram protocol (UDP) port number and a destination internet protocol (IP) address for a second service layer signaling information when the second se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sejin Oh, Minsung Kwak, Woosuk Kwon, Kyoungsoo Moon, Jangwon Lee, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
  • Patent number: 11757593
    Abstract: A method and a device of transmitting or receiving a downlink channel from multiple transmission and reception points in a wireless communication system is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyungtae Kim, Jiwon Kang, Inkwon Seo
  • Patent number: 11758221
    Abstract: A wireless communication connection system enables an electronic device to perform Wi-Fi connection using a mobile terminal and to facilitate liking to the mobile terminal. The wireless communication connection system includes a mobile terminal connected to a wireless communication network, and an electronic device to perform, when receiving wireless communication connection information from the mobile terminal, the wireless communication connection based on the received wireless communication connection information. The electronic device displays an authentication manner, receives the wireless communication connection information from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is authenticated in the authentication manner, and is connected to a wireless communication network the same as the wireless communication network connected to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyojeong Jeong, Taejin Park, Chiho Shin, Chanseok Lim