Patents Assigned to NHN
  • Patent number: 10269218
    Abstract: A method of providing prescheduling of the betting action in advance of a user turn in an online card game services performed by a game service server, the method including: providing a first user interface displaying betting options on a first user terminal, each of the betting options including a betting action associated with a betting action of an opponent having a higher-priority; receiving a user input selecting a first betting option from the betting options; receiving a second betting action of the opponent from a second user terminal; determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied by comparing the betting action of the opponent of the predetermined condition with the second betting action, before the user turn; and executing automatically a first betting action in response to determining the predetermined condition is satisfied on the user turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Yong Kim, Tae Jong Lee
  • Patent number: 10269039
    Abstract: An Internet telematics service providing system and method that may provide various Web contents and information is disclosed. The Internet telematics service providing system may include a request information receiver to receive request information about the Internet telematics service from a telematics system of a vehicle, a content selector to select Internet content associated with the request information via an Internet content providing server, and a content providing unit to provide the selected content to the telematics system. The telematics system may output the content to a user in an auditory form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Bo Nam, Choong Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10260766
    Abstract: An air handling system includes an indirect heat exchanger, a first circulation equipment, a second circulation equipment, a third circulation equipment, a direct adjusting apparatus, a first sensor configured to detect a state of a first air, a second sensor configured to detect a state of a second air, and a control apparatus configured to receive the state of the first air, receive the state of the second air, and control at least one of a circulation of the first air within the first circulation equipment, a circulation of second air within the second circulation equipment, a liquid injection by a vaporization part, an exchange of the second air with the first air with the third circulation equipment, and a direct adjustment of the second air with the direct adjusting apparatus based on the received state of the first air and the received state of the second air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Joo-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 10237605
    Abstract: An input/output system and a method for a set-top box using a terminal include making a connection with the terminal including a display unit or a speaker through wired or wireless communication, determining whether the terminal is in a receive enable state for image data or audio data, and sharing the image data or the audio data with the terminal by transmitting the image data or the audio data to the terminal to output an image through the display unit of the terminal or to output audio through the speaker of the terminal, when the terminal is in the receive enable state for the image data or the audio data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoung Hwan Oak, Hyeyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 10206615
    Abstract: A reliable content evaluation method and system are disclosed. The system includes a brainwave detector, a bio signal detector, a first controller, and a second controller. The brainwave detector detects a brainwave signal of a subject provided with content and outputs a result. The bio signal detector detects bio signals of the subject and outputs a result. The first controller can modify the brainwave and the bio signals to a signal level available for the second controller. The second controller detects change of the brainwave signal and the bio signal through an analysis of the brain wave signal and the bio signal from the first controller. Then, the second controller determines at least one of a degree of engagement and an emotional reaction of the subject to the content, using changes in the brainwave signal and the bio signal, and evaluates the content using the determined results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kyung Soon Shin
  • Patent number: 10203753
    Abstract: An apparatus for inducing immersion in video and a method for inducing immersion in video is disclosed. The apparatus includes a measuring unit, a control unit and an immersion inducing unit. The measuring unit obtains skin measurement data of a user watching a video output from an image display device and outputs the measured skin measurement data. The control unit outputs an immersion inducing control signal when the measured skin conductivity level is outside of a normal range of skin conductivity values. The immersion inducing unit receives the immersion inducing control signal from the control unit and outputs an immersion inducing message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kyung-Soon Shin
  • Patent number: 10188338
    Abstract: A reliable content evaluation method and system are disclosed. The system includes a brainwave detector, a bio signal detector, a first controller, and a second controller. The brainwave detector detects a brainwave signal of a subject provided with content and outputs a result. The bio signal detector detects bio signals of the subject and outputs a result. The first controller can modify the brainwave and the bio signals to a signal level available for the second controller. The second controller detects change of the brainwave signal and the bio signal through an analysis of the brain wave signal and the bio signal from the first controller. Then, the second controller determines at least one of a degree of engagement and an emotional reaction of the subject to the content, using changes in the brainwave signal and the bio signal, and evaluates the content using the determined results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kyung Soon Shin
  • Patent number: 10156955
    Abstract: A method and cloud server for capturing and encoding a video from a website through a toolbar are disclosed. The method of capturing the video through the toolbar may include retrieving and selecting video from the website and capturing the selected video. The method of uploading the object on the webpage through the toolbar may include analyzing object information about the object on the webpage through the toolbar, selecting and transferring the object to an upload area through the toolbar using an account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventor: Chan Ho Yun
  • Patent number: 10142764
    Abstract: A method of providing an overlay display control performed on an electronic device, the method including: displaying a progress screen of a main service associated with an application through a first virtual layer under control of the application executed on the electronic device; displaying a user interface on a preset area of the first virtual layer, the user interface configured to receive a selection signal on a control function associated with the main service; displaying a second virtual layer for providing an additional service associated with the main service overlapping the first virtual layer in response to a progress of the main service meeting a preset condition; and processing a progress of the additional service, including: hooking a selection signal input on a partial area of the second virtual layer; and calling a control function corresponding to the partial area of the second virtual layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: NHN Entertainment Corporation, NHN Studio629 Corporation
    Inventor: Chuljae Lim
  • Patent number: 10105605
    Abstract: An apparatus for interworking a mobile terminal account and a gaming account by interworking game record information in the mobile terminal and a game integration account used in multiple games. The method includes: storing information, on a storage device, on a game integration ID used to manage games for the gaming account; receiving, from a mobile terminal, unique terminal identification information of the mobile terminal; confirming whether a mobile ID is mapped to the terminal identification information; creating a mobile ID mapped to the terminal identification information when the confirming determines that a mobile ID is not mapped to the terminal identification information; and mapping, one-to-one, the created mobile ID and the game integration ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Jung Kim, Seong Youn Joo, Jong Yoon Kim, Hye Kyung Park, Yu Ik Yim
  • Patent number: 10095792
    Abstract: An approach is provided for search services. User-defined search input is received by at least one processor. At least a portion of the user-defined search input is determined, via the at least one processor, as corresponding to at least one functional keyword associated with a type of object to be searched. Classification information is generated to facilitate identification of the at least one functional keyword among at least one other portion of the user-defined search input. Search information is generated about at least one object relating to at least some of the user-defined search input based on at least some of the classification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 10086294
    Abstract: Provided is a game service method and system. The game service method may include providing a game service to terminals of game users over a network; setting rankings of the game users based on progress results of the game service; storing and managing a game log of a previous game played by a first game user of a predetermined ranking or greater in association with the first game user; and providing a replay service to replay the previous game played by the first game user on a terminal of a second game user based on the game log stored in association with the first game user, in response to a request from the terminal of the second game user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: NHN Entertainment Corporation, NHN Studio629 Corporation
    Inventor: Keeyun Lee
  • Patent number: 10073846
    Abstract: Provided is a cloud-based document link system and a method that uses a processor to provide a method for connecting a document between services. The cloud-based document link system includes a storage unit configured to store, on a cross-clipboard, at least one first document associated with a first service provided through a first device, an identification unit configured to identify at least one second service linkable with each first document, and a providing unit configured to provide a list of each second service in response to an access of the cross-clipboard through a second device, and to provide the second device with a second document associated with the at least one second service in response to a selection of the at least one second service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventor: DongWook Kim
  • Patent number: 10006780
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a service method and system a service based on an activity of a user. A service method may include receiving location information of a terminal when a mode of the terminal is an exercise mode, measuring a moving path of the terminal and an exercise amount of a user based on the location information, calculating an activity amount of the user based on the moving path and the exercise amount, and providing a digital content to the terminal based on the activity amount of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Gwang Yeon Hwang, Jeong Kwon Yang, Dae Woo Cho, Chung Hyun Yu, Kwang Min Kim, Hye Ran Lee, Byoung Cho Park
  • Patent number: 9993727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an online flash game system and method, a flash game web page providing method, a web server for providing web pages for flash game execution, and a storage medium for recording method programs. When a flash game execution is selected, a skin flash module performs a skin flash, which is a frame on a flash game screen, on a user terminal screen, and controls a UI flash module and a game contents flash module. The skin flash module displays the skin flash, which is a frame on the flash game screen, on the user terminal screen, and controls the UI flash module and the game contents flash module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Zoo Il Yang
  • Patent number: 9978091
    Abstract: A method and system for tracking a marketing channel of an application is disclosed. A marketing channel tracking method includes generating identification information for identifying an editor and an application corresponding to the editor that provides a marketing channel of the application, transferring the identification information from the editor through a user terminal, and storing the identification information corresponding to a user terminal in response to the user terminal downloading the application through the marketing channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: NHN PAYCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seungbeom Woo
  • Patent number: 9946805
    Abstract: Provided is a cloud-based document link system and a method that uses a processor to provide a method for providing a service configured to paste a document stored on a cross-clipboard. The cloud-based document link system includes a storage unit configured to store, on a cross-clipboard, at least one first document associated with a first service provided through a first device, an identification unit configured to identify at least one second service linkable with each first document based on whether the at least one second service is configured to paste the at least one first document stored on the cross-clipboard, and a providing unit configured to provide a list of each second service if the cross-clipboard is accessed through a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Corporation
    Inventor: DongWook Kim
  • Patent number: 9948609
    Abstract: Provided are a cloud-based mail system and a mail service method for providing an improved security. The cloud-based mail system including: an e-mail transmission manager configured to encode an e-mail received from a terminal of a user or an external mail server with a first key, and to forward the e-mail encoded with the first key to a cloud mail server that provides a cloud mail service, the first key being configured to be inaccessible by the cloud mail server; and a communication interface to transmit the e-mail encoded with the first key to the cloud mail server. The e-mail encoded with the first key is configured to be encoded at the cloud mail server with a second key of the cloud mail server and stored in a storage of the cloud mail server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Ilhwan Kim, Seonghwan Jeong
  • Patent number: 9861301
    Abstract: Disclosed is a service method and system for providing a service based on a moving path of a user. A service method configured as a computer may include receiving location information from a terminal of a user in response to a determination that a mode set by the user is an exercise mode, measuring a moving path of the user based on the location information, managing target information corresponding to at least one of a type of exercise that the user is doing and a predetermined path, and providing the target information to the user based on the measured moving path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Gwang-Yeon Hwang, Dae Woo Cho, Jeong Kwon Yang, Chung Hyun Yu, Hye Ran Lee, Kwang Min Kim
  • Patent number: 9860331
    Abstract: Provided are a game service system and a game service method for a global game service. A game service system for providing a multi-player game service for users connected to a game server and users connected to at least one proxy server includes: a game server constructed at a single base in a first local area, the game server configured to provide game progress data to users connected to a proxy server associated with the game server; and at least one proxy server constructed at a base in a second local area different from the first local area in which the single base is located, and configured to connect to the game server through an exclusive line. The game server is configured to provide the game service to users connected to the at least one proxy server through the at least one proxy server and the exclusive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Seong Joon Ann, Guiun Oh