Patents Assigned to HYPERCONNECT, INC.
  • Patent number: 10560659
    Abstract: Provided is an application stored in a computer-readable storage medium to perform a method of providing a video call service using icon information corresponding to a facial expression of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Hee Min Choi
  • Patent number: 10554698
    Abstract: Provided are a terminal for providing a video call service by generating evaluation information corresponding to a gesture of a user of a video call service and a server for providing a video call service based on a reputation quotient of a user based on the evaluation information received from the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Hyeok Choi
  • Patent number: 10531042
    Abstract: There is provided an application stored in a computer-readable storage medium and enabling a first terminal to perform a method of providing a video call service, the method includes: establishing a video call session between the first terminal and a second terminal; displaying an exposure control area for controlling an exposure area of an image of a first user displayed on the second terminal; receiving an input of the first user for controlling the exposure control area; and transmitting a signal for controlling the exposure area to the second terminal in response to the input of the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sang Il Ahn, Hyeok Choi
  • Patent number: 10430523
    Abstract: A terminal control method may include: establishing, by a first terminal used by a first user who speaks a first language, connection to a second terminal used by a second user who speaks a second language different from the first language; and acquiring a second-language greeting transliterated into the first language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventor: Sangil Ahn
  • Publication number: 20190281093
    Abstract: An operating method of a server, comprising, mediating a video call session between a first terminal and a second terminal; receiving satisfaction information on the video call session of a user of the first terminal from the first terminal; preparing combination of a specific type of personal information about a user of the first terminal and facial characteristic information about a user of the second terminal; calculating a correlation between the combination and the satisfaction information corresponding to the combination; receiving a video call mediating request from a third terminal and from a plurality of candidate terminals, and predicting satisfaction information of a user of the third terminal with respect to each of the candidate terminals; and choosing a fourth terminal among the candidate terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Yongje LEE
  • Publication number: 20190268567
    Abstract: The video call method includes establishing, by a first terminal, a first video call session with a second terminal; establishing, by the first terminal, a second video call session with a third terminal; displaying, by the first terminal, a first video received from the second terminal through the first video call session and a second video received from the third terminal through the second video call session on a first display area and on a second display area, respectively; detecting, by the first terminal, a predetermined event; terminating, by the first terminal, one video call session among the plurality of video call sessions in response to the detecting the predetermined event; establishing, by the first terminal, a third video call session with a fourth terminal; displaying, by the first terminal, a third video received from the fourth terminal through the third video call session on a third display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Yongje Lee
  • Publication number: 20190251118
    Abstract: A server may include a communicator for receiving an image from a subject terminal from among a plurality of terminals; and a controller for identifying a type of a content included in the received image, and for controlling two or more different image filters using a recommended algorithm regarding an image filter to be applied to the image, wherein the controller may select a first image filter predicted to have a highest probability to be selected by a user of the subject terminal and a second image filter predicted to have a second highest probability to be selected by the user of the subject terminal using the recommended algorithm, and the communicator may transmit information on the first image filter and information on the second image filter to the subject terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Beomjun Shin, Minsik Oh, Eunhee Choi
  • Publication number: 20190238759
    Abstract: A terminal according to the present disclosure comprises an inputter for receiving input of a preview image converted from light reflected from surroundings of the terminal; a controller for identifying a type of an object included in the preview image and selecting two or more image filters using a recommended algorithm regarding an image filter to be applied to the preview image; and a display for displaying the preview image to which the selected two or more image filters are applied, wherein the controller may apply a first image filter of the two or more filters to a first image area of the preview image and apply a second image filter that is different from the first image filter to a second image area that is an area excluding the first image area of the preview image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Beomjun Shin, Minsik Oh, Eunhee Choi
  • Publication number: 20190158784
    Abstract: A server includes a session management device establishing a video call session between a first electronic apparatus of a first user and a second electronic apparatus of a second user, a communication device receiving match satisfaction calculated from the first electronic apparatus through the video call session, an image analysis device obtaining first feature point distribution information from a face image of the first user and obtaining second feature point distribution information from a face image of the second user, a processor training a machine learning model by using the first feature point distribution information, the second feature point distribution information, and the match satisfaction and estimating the match satisfaction of the first user for each of standby users by using the trained machine learning model when a video call connection between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus is terminated, and a user management device selecting a third user, who becomes a
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Sang Il AHN, Hyeok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190132550
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus making a video call includes a processor dividing an image of a user of the electronic apparatus into a plurality of areas and editing an area, which is not selected from the user, from among the plurality of areas to generate the edited image, an input device receiving a selection input to select at least one area among the plurality of areas from the user, and a communication device transmitting the edited image to an electronic apparatus of a video call counterpart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Sang Il AHN, Hyeok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190132549
    Abstract: The communication method includes performing, by a first terminal, consecutive video call with at least one or more second terminal; selecting, by the first terminal, at least one or more representative frame from among a plurality of frames of an image being photographed during each video call; detecting, by the first terminal, a face from the at least one or more representative frame; generating, by the first terminal, a face recognition result that includes information on a number of the faces detected from the at least one or more representative frame; outputting, by the first terminal, the face recognition result to a server; and upon completion of the video call with the at least one or more second terminal, performing, by the first terminal, video call with a third terminal selected based on the face recognition result from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG
  • Publication number: 20180103234
    Abstract: A method for censoring inappropriate images during a video call is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a first terminal, a stream including a plurality of images captured by the first terminal; attempting to detect a face in each of one or more sample images selected among the plurality of images included in the stream; determining that the face has not been detected in at least some of the sample images; performing image processing on at least one of the plurality of images included in the stream; and displaying the plurality of images included in the stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG
  • Publication number: 20180067929
    Abstract: A terminal control method may include: establishing, by a first terminal used by a first user who speaks a first language, connection to a second terminal used by a second user who speaks a second language different from the first language; and acquiring a second-language greeting transliterated into the first language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventor: Sangil AHN
  • Publication number: 20180052831
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG, Hyeok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180039623
    Abstract: A translation method may include: continuously receiving a voice recognition result for a first-language voice from a first terminal as a first-language text; continuously displaying the received voice recognition result; acquiring a second-language translation of an ended sentence included in the displayed voice recognition result; and substituting the displayed ended sentence with the acquired translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG, Hyeok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170351770
    Abstract: A mediating method may include: preparing at least two lists that respectively correspond to different values of a specific feature and that each of which includes at least one item; receiving first information about a first terminal or a user of the first terminal from the first terminal; deriving a value corresponding to the specific feature using the received first information; selecting a first list from among the at least two lists using the derived value; determining whether a first item matching the user of the first terminal is present in the at least one item included in the first list using the first information; and when it is determined that the first item is present in the first list, transmitting second information corresponding to the first item to the first terminal, or transmitting third information corresponding to the first terminal to a second terminal corresponding to the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG, Sangpil YOON