Patents Assigned to NHN Entertainment Corporation
  • Patent number: 11659364
    Abstract: A method capable of enhancing a user's acceptance of a received message, a message application program for performing the method, and a user terminal performing the method. The method of exposing received messages is a method performed by a message application program running on a user terminal. The method comprises receiving a message, and displaying the message if the current state of the user terminal satisfies a condition included in an exposure rule. After the message application program receives the message, the message application program displays the message only when the current state of the terminal satisfies the condition included in the exposure rule, thereby increasing the acceptance of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 11465038
    Abstract: A method for providing a puzzle game performed by a game server connected to a user terminal via a network includes the steps of: performing a user login process in response to receiving login information from the user terminal; and executing the puzzle game on the user terminal in response to receiving a game execution signal from the user terminal. Game action is performed in conjunction with player object groups if it is determined that a puzzle block elimination condition is satisfied according to a cumulative result of eliminating the puzzle blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: NHN Entertainment Corporation, NHN PixelCube Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Hyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11361128
    Abstract: Provided is a simulation method and system for real-time broadcasting. A simulation method may include verifying an action set for a mechanical object, and displaying a movement of the mechanical object in response to the action using a line that connects a start location of the movement and an end location of the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Hyeok Jun Kwon, Chan Jong Lee, Kieran Kyunghoon Park, Chul Byung Chae, Jong Woon Park
  • Patent number: 11330044
    Abstract: A method to load balance via a load balancing node in a virtual network environment, the method including: receiving a request packet from a client through a router; selecting, via a load balancer of the load balancing node, a backend virtual machine server to receive the received request packet; generating, via a virtual switch of the load balancing node, a packet for virtual networking by overlaying information for transmitting the received request packet to the selected backend virtual machine server through a virtual network to the received request packet; and transmitting the generated packet for virtual networking to a hypervisor node including the selected backend virtual machine server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Woo Park
  • Patent number: 11321478
    Abstract: A method for wirelessly connecting devices performed in a wireless connection system implemented with a computer includes: providing a list of devices capable of remote access with a user account of a user; connecting devices based on the list of devices capable of remote access; automatically updating a list of folders in the connected devices and a list of files included in the folders; and integrally managing files included in the connected devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Yeonseong Chae, JiHae Kim, Jihye Kim, SeYoung Jang, Nam kyung Kim, BeomSeok Jang, Jin Kyung Lyu, MinKyu Lee, Junghwan Park, Yong Seok Hong, Jinwoo Kim, Yonghee Lee, JongNa Kim, Jinwoo Lee, Nam Jug Kim
  • Patent number: 11250714
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a cooking support service. A computer-implemented method may include receiving a selection on a specific recipe from a user of an electronic device among recipes registered on a platform; and providing specifications information about each piece of cookware included in the specific recipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: NHN Entertainment Corporation, NHN Studio629 Corporation
    Inventor: Chuljae Lim
  • Patent number: 11240002
    Abstract: A resource operating method for each of plurality of nodes communicating through a network includes: receiving a problem through a mining program, and performing a proof-of-work process to solve the received problem; generating a transaction and transmitting the generated transaction to the plurality of nodes; receiving a transaction and a block hash value from the plurality of nodes; stopping the proof-of-work process; verifying validity of the generated or received transaction using the block hash value, and creating, in response to the transaction being verified, a block including information of the verified transaction; receiving a reward corresponding to the performed proof-of-work process through the mining program; and connecting the block to a blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Youngjun Jo
  • Patent number: 11196809
    Abstract: A mobile cloud system includes a plurality of mobile terminals having at least one functional module and a communicator; a cloud server to receive the information acquired from the at least one functional modules, the cloud server including a read-only file system to provide services applied to all of the plurality of connected mobile terminals, a read/write file system to provide independent services applies to each of the plurality of connected mobile terminals, and a controller to control operations of the both file systems; and a wireless communication network to provide a network between the plurality of mobile terminals and the cloud server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoung Hwan Oak, Cheol Hyeon Jo
  • Patent number: 11196590
    Abstract: A computer device forms a scope controller for a cloud network, including: memory configured to store a computer-readable instruction; and at least one processor configured to execute the instruction, wherein the cloud network may include: hypervisors classified as a plurality of scopes including a first scope; and virtual machines generated by the hypervisors, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: switch, using a virtual switch of the scope controller, a packet communicated between virtual machines generated by hypervisors classified as the first scope, and a packet received from an outside of the first scope, and route, using a virtual router of the scope controller, a packet communicated between the scope controller and a router for connecting to an outside of the cloud network, and a packet communicated between the scope controller and a different scope controller assigned to a different scope other than the first scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Woo Park
  • Patent number: 11142190
    Abstract: A system of controlling an autonomous driving vehicle may include one or more processors; and memory storing executable instructions that, if executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to: execute a tutorial for recognizing a driving pattern of a driver, obtaining training data when the tutorial performs training of the driver, storing information associated with the driving pattern of the driver based on the obtained training data, and controlling autonomous driving of the autonomous driving vehicle based on the information associated with the driving pattern of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NHN ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chuljae Lim
  • Patent number: 11080319
    Abstract: A method of providing an image search result online using device information including: receiving an input of a search query; identifying first device information of a device from the search query; indexing an image that matches the first device information by comparing the first device information to second device information included in metadata of the image; and providing the indexed image that matches the first device information as a search result of the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Miyoung Jang
  • Patent number: 11075981
    Abstract: A method to process load balancing via a hypervisor node in a virtual network environment includes: generating one or more backend virtual machine servers and a virtual switch responding to the one or more backend virtual machine servers, the virtual switch including a loopback interface; receiving, from a load balancing node via a virtual network, a request packet of a client received at the load balancing node through a router, the load balancing node including an L4 direct server return (DSR) load balancer; generating a response packet by processing the request packet through a backend virtual machine server selected by the L4 DSR load balancer among the one or more backend virtual machine servers, the request packet including an address of the client; and transmitting, according to the loopback interface, the generated response packet to the router of a real network based on the address of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Woo Park
  • Patent number: 11030154
    Abstract: A method performed by a digital device including a touch interface display apparatus to simultaneously process files displayed thereon, including providing a file list in a first direction, at least a part of information of each file are displayed in a second direction, tracing a first user input on a first file in the second direction, displaying a command selection GUI on a path of the movement, detecting a stop position of the movement and determining a command corresponding to one of the command icons where the movement stopped as an execution command, and tracing a second user input including a movement of a user touch from the one of command icons in the first direction, detecting a stop position of the movement in a second file of the plurality of files, and executing the execution command for the first file, second file, and files displayed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Chang-Yol Baek
  • Patent number: 11030594
    Abstract: A network server includes a communicator and at least one processor coupled to the communicator. The at least processing is configured to: receive a first data signal from a first user terminal that is shared with a game server; transfer to the game server a first request, together with the first data signal, to verify validation of a game item when a first message including information relating to the game item is received from the first user terminal; receive from the second user terminal a second message relating to the game item; and transfer to the game server a second request, together with the first data signal, to change an owner of the game item from a first game ID associated with the first user terminal to a second game ID associated to the second user terminal in response to determining whether second message is authorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Cheolmin Ju, Yuik Yim
  • Patent number: 11027203
    Abstract: A game system capable of more easily recruiting game players and a game progress method using the game system is disclosed. The game system includes: a game server providing an online game; an external server for providing a communication service; a recruiting user terminal creating a party of the online game, transmitting the generated party to the game server, creating a party member recruitment announcement including information on a participation condition of the party, and transmitting the party member recruitment announcement to the external server; and at least one participating user terminal receiving the party member recruitment announcement from the external server and transmitting user game information for participating in the party to the game server in response to the received party member recruitment announcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11000758
    Abstract: A method for providing a game includes: providing a plurality of blocks arranged on a block map with mission information to be displayed on a screen; selecting a block, among the plurality of blocks, based on a user's input and moving the selected block; determining whether matched blocks are adjacent to or exist around a mission block relating to mission information when some blocks, among the plurality of blocks match with a deletable form according to a movement of the block; deleting the matched blocks when the matched blocks are adjacent to or exist around the mission block; and processing the mission information for the mission block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: NHN Entertainment Corporation, NHN PixelCube Corporation
    Inventors: Seong Hyeon Kim, Eun Kyung Kim, Suan Yu
  • Patent number: 10953331
    Abstract: A method of providing a game based on augmented reality includes: performing, at an augmented map server, three-dimensional (3D) modeling based on object information about a reality object in response to extracting a location of the reality object from a map provided from a map server; mapping, at the augmented map server, an augmented reality object based on a location of the reality object in response to creating an augmented map according to performing of the 3D modeling; determining a location of a client based on beacon information of at least one Internet of Things (IoT) device configured as a beacon; and providing an augmented reality game environment by disposing the reality object on the augmented map based on the location of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: NHN Entertainment Corporation, NHN Studio629 Corporation
    Inventor: Chuljae Lim
  • Patent number: 10956966
    Abstract: A method and system for online transaction using an offline experience. A computer-implemented method may include providing, to an electronic device, an internal image of an offline store registered as an affiliate to an online open market; recognizing a product displayed in the offline store in the internal image; generating a user interface using a virtual object for the product recognized in the internal image; and providing a service associated with a corresponding product with respect to a product selected through the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Youn Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 10880704
    Abstract: A method capable of enhancing a user's acceptance of a received message, a message application program for performing the method, and a user terminal performing the method. The method of exposing received messages is a method performed by a message application program running on a user terminal. The method comprises receiving a message, and displaying the message if the current state of the user terminal satisfies a condition included in an exposure rule. After the message application program receives the message, the message application program displays the message only when the current state of the terminal satisfies the condition included in the exposure rule, thereby increasing the acceptance of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 10866843
    Abstract: A method and system for invoking an event-based package module, in which the method is executed by a computer, and includes modulating a program package in which a plurality of functions related to a specific event has been implemented into an event module using a programming language based on reflection, loading the program package corresponding to a plurality of events, analyzing the loaded program package using the reflection, and structurizing the class and function of the analyzed program package for each event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Hyeon Geol Lee, Ji Seong Kim