Patents Assigned to HYPERCONNECT, INC.
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Publication number: 20220237945Abstract: A method of generating a reenacted image includes: extracting a landmark from each of a driver image and a target image; generating a driver feature map based on pose information and expression information of a first face shown in the driver image; generating a target feature map and a pose-normalized target feature map based on style information of a second face shown in the target image; generating a mixed feature map by using the driver feature map and the target feature map; and generating the reenacted image by using the mixed feature map and the pose-normalized target feature map.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Hyperconnect Inc.Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Seokjun Seo, Hyountaek Yong, Sungjoo Ha, Martin Kersner, Beomsu Kim, Dongyoung Kim
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Patent number: 11394922Abstract: Provided is a terminal. The terminal may include an input and output interface configured to receive a first video capturing a first user, a communication interface configured to transmit the first video or a first sound of the first user to a terminal of a counterpart and receive a second video or second sound, which is obtained by the terminal of the counterpart, through a video call session, a display configured to display the first video and the second video, and a processor configured to detect a specific event during the video call session, determine whether an inappropriate element is included in the first video or the first sound when the specific event is detected, and stop transmitting the first video or the first sound according to a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Kang San Lee
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Patent number: 11379672Abstract: A method of a video call between a first user and a second user is disclosed. The method includes initiating the video call between a first terminal associated with the first user and a second terminal associated with the second user, and determining languages of the first user and the second user who participate in the video call. The method further includes, in case the first user's language is a first language and the second user's language is a second language different from the first language, displaying a transliteration of a greeting of the second language in the first language.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.Inventor: Sangil Ahn
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Publication number: 20220207368Abstract: A method of training a neural network model for predicting a click-through rate (CTR) of a user in an electronic device includes normalizing an embedding vector on the basis of a feature-wise linear transformation parameter, and inputting the normalized embedding vector into a neural network layer, wherein the feature-wise linear transformation parameter is defined such that the same value is applied to all elements of the embedding vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Joon Young Yi, Beom Su Kim, Bu Ru Chang
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Publication number: 20220207367Abstract: A method of classifying data includes: training a classification model for classifying input data into at least one class, such that a first output value is generated according to a second equation in which a component corresponding to a label distribution of source data is disentangled in a first equation corresponding to the classification model; generating a second output value by applying, to the first output value, information indicating a label distribution of target data; and classifying the target data into the at least one class by using the second output value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Youngkyu Hong, Seungju Han, Kwanghee Choi, Seokjun Seo, Beomsu Kim, Buru Chang
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Publication number: 20220199068Abstract: Disclosed is a speech synthesis method including acquiring second speech data and a target text, acquiring first information includes embedding information corresponding to the second speech data, acquiring second information including embedding information of the second speech data, the embedding information in relation with components generated based on a sequence of the target text, and acquiring audio data corresponding to the target text and reflecting characteristics of speech of a speaker based on the first information and the second information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Seung Woo Choi, Seung Ju Han, Dong Young Kim, Sung Joo Ha
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Patent number: 11323659Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
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Patent number: 11301534Abstract: A mediating method by a mediating device comprises receiving a first list including at least one item from a first terminal and receiving at least one list from at least one terminal different from the first terminal, searching for a list including an item corresponding to at least one item among the at least one item of the first list, among the received at least one list, and transmitting information on the corresponded item, according to a result of the search, to each of the first terminal and a terminal which provides the list including the item corresponding to the at least one item among the at least one terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
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Patent number: 11296898Abstract: A video call mediating apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium. The video call mediating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes connecting a plurality of terminals to a video call platform, computing a number of users of a first gender and a number of users of a second gender from among users of the plurality of terminals connected to the video call platform, computing a first value that is a ratio of the number of the users of the second gender to the number of the users of the first gender, and transmitting an item usable in the video call platform to terminals of at least some of the users of the first gender in response to computed ratio.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Jun Seok Gye, Hyeok Hwa Seong
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Publication number: 20220092140Abstract: A mediating method by a mediating device comprises receiving a first list including at least one item from a first terminal and receiving at least one list from at least one terminal different from the first terminal, searching for a list including an item corresponding to at least one item among the at least one item of the first list, among the received at least one list, and transmitting information on the corresponded item, according to a result of the search, to each of the first terminal and a terminal which provides the list including the item corresponding to the at least one item among the at least one terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
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Patent number: 11249886Abstract: A computer program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium to implement a test group distribution method in a server device. The test group distribution method includes: generating identification information of a first test to be performed, differently from identification information of at least one test that is registered in advance, wherein the first test is performed by a plurality of user terminals classified into a plurality of groups; generating a unique identifier of each of users by using a first key comprising identification information of each user and a second key comprising the identification information of the first test; and determining test group information of each user based on the unique identifier of each user, the test group information corresponding to a group to which each user belongs.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Sang Pil Yoon
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Patent number: 11252373Abstract: A video call mediating apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium thereof are disclosed. The video call mediating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes establishing a video call session between a first terminal and a second terminal; obtaining user information about the first terminal and user information about the second terminal; displaying a video obtained by the first terminal, a video obtained by the second terminal, and a profile of a user of the second terminal, on first to third areas of a display area of the first terminal, respectively; receiving a selection input regarding the profile of the user of the second terminal from a user of the first terminal; and in response to receiving the selection input, displaying contents uploaded by the user of the second terminal on a fourth area on the display area of the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Byong Jong Kim
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Patent number: 11227129Abstract: A method of providing real-time translation for video chat is provided. The method includes: continuously receiving first-language voice data and at least one second-language word from a first terminal; continuously displaying the at least one second-language word at the same time as reproduction of the voice data; acquiring a second-language translation of an ended sentence included in a voice recognition result for the voice data; and substituting at least one word, which corresponds to the ended sentence in the displayed at least one second-language word, with the acquired translation. The at least one second-language word corresponds to respective words included in the voice recognition result for the voice data.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong, Hyeok Choi
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Patent number: 11206362Abstract: A method for providing a video call service of a terminal according to an embodiment includes establishing a video call session with a second terminal, transmitting a first video that is a photographed video of a first user, from the first terminal to the second terminal, modulating a second video that is a photographed video of a second user and that is received from the second terminal, to a first intensity, and displaying the modulated second video, detecting a predetermined event while the video call session is being maintained, and controlling an intensity of the modulation based on the predetermined event.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventor: Sangil Ahn
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Patent number: 11196777Abstract: A video call mediating method includes: connecting, by a first terminal and a second terminal, to a video call platform; extracting a first identifier (ID) of a user of the first terminal and a second ID of a user of the second terminal, that is not displayed on the first terminal and the second terminal, during a video call; creating a first identification code for the first terminal and a second identification code of the second terminal from the first ID and the second ID, respectively; establishing a first video call session between the first terminal and the second terminal; creating a first image and a second image corresponding to the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively, with reference to the first identification code and the second identification code, respectively; and displaying the first image and the second image on a display of the first terminal and on a display of the second terminal, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Sangpil Yoon
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Patent number: 11184582Abstract: An operating method of a terminal may include establishing a video call session between the terminal and a counterpart terminal; acquiring a first video that is captured by the terminal and includes a plurality of frames; censoring the first video based on a censorship algorithm for determining whether or not at least one object preset as an inappropriate element is included in a frame within a predetermined video; and displaying the first video instead of a second video received from a counterpart terminal when it is determined that the at least one object is included in at least one of the plurality of frames as a result of censoring the first video.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Oh Sung Kang
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Patent number: 11140356Abstract: Provided is an application stored in a computer-readable storage medium to perform a method of providing a video call service, the method including, in a first terminal, establishing a video call session between the first terminal and a second terminal; modulating and displaying an area of an image of a second user, except for an exposure area, the image of the second user being displayed in the first terminal; detecting a predetermined event during the video call session; and controlling a size of the exposure area based on the predetermined event.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Hyeok Choi
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Publication number: 20210289166Abstract: A report evaluation method of a report evaluation device may include receiving a report from at least one client terminal, determining a category of the received report, identifying a learning model corresponding to the category, evaluating a reliability of the report through the learning model, and generating and outputting information on the reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Hyperconnect Inc.Inventors: Sang Il AHN, Beomjun SHIN, Seokjun SEO, Hyeongmin BYUN, Mingyun CHAE
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Publication number: 20210281801Abstract: Provided are a mediation method and a computer-readable recording medium. A mediation method according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes establishing one video call session between a plurality of terminals, receiving videos obtained from each of the plurality of terminals, analyzing characteristics of the video call session, and in response to the analysis result, determining respective qualities of videos to be transmitted to each of the plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals includes one host terminal and at least one guest terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.Inventors: Sang Il AHN, Yongje Lee, Wonseob Jang
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Publication number: 20210266498Abstract: A terminal includes a communication interface for receiving a plurality of profile information from a plurality of terminals, an input/output interface for receiving a first signal generated by a user of the terminal based on a certain profile information of the plurality of profile information, and a processor for checking whether the terminal has a history of receiving a second signal from a terminal that provided the certain profile information, and for attempting, by the terminal, a video call to the terminal that provided the certain profile information depending on a result of the check, and the input/output interface may display the certain profile information and video call waiting time during the video call waiting time after attempting the video call.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.Inventors: Sangil AHN, Byungjong KIM