Patents by Inventor Aron Baik

Aron Baik has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12653365
    Abstract: A robot includes: a travel unit configured to move the robot; a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor; and at least one processor configured to: obtain first distance data between the robot and objects around the robot by using the LiDAR sensor, obtain line data corresponding to an object having a line shape based on the first distance data, control the travel based on the line data to move the robot, track the line data based on second distance data obtained by the LiDAR sensor while the robot moves, and identify a curvature value of the tracked line data, and identify whether the LiDAR sensor is defective based on a change in the curvature value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinwon Kim, Aron Baik
  • Patent number: 12644725
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a memory storing map data corresponding to a travelling space, the map data comprising Z-axis information. The electronic apparatus further includes a camera and a processor configured to: obtain first height information of an object included in one point of the map data, based on a first image obtained by the camera at a first location while the electronic apparatus is travelling, obtain second height information of the object included in the one point of the map data, based on a second image obtained by the camera at a second location that is different than the first location, and update the Z-axis information corresponding to the one point based on the first height information and the second height information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunsoll Chang, Myounggon Kim, Jewoong Ryu, Aron Baik
  • Publication number: 20260065551
    Abstract: An electronic device includes memory storing instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the electronic device to receive an input prompt; identify feature information in a first portion of a first generated image based on the input prompt; obtain a modified prompt by modifying the input prompt based on the feature information; obtain candidate images of a first image quality corresponding to the modified prompt using a first generative artificial intelligence (AI) model; display a user interface (UI) including the candidate images via a display; and based on a selected candidate image being identified from among the candidate images, obtain a second generated image of a second image quality corresponding to the selected candidate image, wherein a second image quality parameter of the second generated image is higher than a first image quality parameter of the first generated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minchul LEE, Aron BAIK, Beomjin KIM, Hyeongsik MIN
  • Patent number: 12560940
    Abstract: Provided is a robot device and method of controlling same, wherein the robot device includes: at least one sensor; at least one memory configured to store at least one instruction; and at least one processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on the robot device being positioned at a first position, control the robot device in a first mode corresponding to the first position, identify, based on sensing data obtained by the at least one sensor, a first event of picking up the robot device by a user and a second event of placing the robot device, and based on an identification that a position of the robot device is changed from the first position to a second position based on new sensing data obtained by the at least one sensor after the first event and the second event sequentially occur, control the robot device in a second mode corresponding to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyomuk Kim, Woojeong Kim, Jewoong Ryu, Aron Baik, Mideum Choi
  • Publication number: 20260044154
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling thereof. A method of controlling an electronic device includes identifying a first traveling path heading to a preset destination based on a map corresponding to an environment in which an electronic device operates; identifying an object interfering with traveling according to the first traveling path based on at least one sensor while traveling according to the first traveling path; identifying an avoidance path to avoid the object based on at least one of a location and speed of the identified object and traveling according to the avoidance path; and based on the identified object being distant by a preset distance or more based on traveling according to the avoidance path, controlling the electronic device to travel according to the first traveling path based on a current location of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mideum CHOI, Hyomuk KIM, Jewoong RYU, Aron BAIK
  • Patent number: 12468305
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling thereof. A method of controlling an electronic device includes identifying a first traveling path heading to a preset destination based on a map corresponding to an environment in which an electronic device operates; identifying an object interfering with traveling according to the first traveling path based on at least one sensor while traveling according to the first traveling path; identifying an avoidance path to avoid the object based on at least one of a location and speed of the identified object and traveling according to the avoidance path; and based on the identified object being distant by a preset distance or more based on traveling according to the avoidance path, controlling the electronic device to travel according to the first traveling path based on a current location of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mideum Choi, Hyomuk Kim, Jewoong Ryu, Aron Baik
  • Patent number: 12422848
    Abstract: A robot includes: a sensor configured to sense an environment of the robot; a driver configured to drive movement of the robot; at least one memory; and at least one processor configured to: based on identifying at least one wall through the sensor, control the driver to cause the robot to perform wall following in which the robot travels along the at least one wall, generate a map of an explored area by exploring an area in a vicinity of the robot through the sensor while the robot travels, store information on the generated map in the at least one memory, and based on the robot completing the wall following, control the driver to cause the robot to move to an exploration point in an unexplored area in the vicinity of the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aron Baik, Soonbeom Kwon, Dohoon Kim
  • Patent number: 12216477
    Abstract: A robot is provided. The robot includes a driving part, a three dimensional (3D) depth sensor, a memory storing instructions, and a processor connected to the driving part, the 3D depth sensor, and the memory. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to acquire a depth image of a driving surface photographed by the 3D depth sensor while the robot is driving in a space, acquire, based on the acquired depth image, location information of a boundary area where tilt information of the driving surface is changed, acquire type information corresponding to an outside area of the boundary area based on the acquired location information of the boundary area and the changed tilt information, and control the driving part based on the acquired type information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohoon Kim, Aron Baik, Chanho Yoon, Eunsoll Chang
  • Patent number: 12181884
    Abstract: A robot includes: a sensor; a driver; a memory storing instructions; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to: acquire first scan data including location information of an object around the robot based on a sensing value acquired by the sensor at a first time point, input the first scan data to a neural network model learned to predict scan data to acquire second scan data predicted to be acquired by the robot at a second time point after the first time point, identify a possibility of collision with the object based on location information of the object included in the second scan data; acquire driving data based on the identified possibility of collision; and control the driver based on the acquired driving data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aron Baik, Myounggon Kim, Eunsoll Chang, Mideum Choi, Heejun Choi
  • Patent number: 12045064
    Abstract: Provided are a method, performed by an electronic device, of controlling a vehicle, and an electronic device for the same. A method, performed by an electronic device, of controlling a vehicle includes: transmitting, to an external server communicatively connected to the vehicle, as profile information of the vehicle, sensor information regarding at least one sensor mounted on the vehicle, communication efficiency information of the vehicle, and driving information of the vehicle; receiving, from the external server, precise map data related to at least one map layer selected based on the profile information of the vehicle from among a plurality of map layers that are combined to form a precise map and distinguished according to attributes thereof; and controlling the vehicle to perform autonomous driving by using the received at least one precise map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Aron Baik
  • Publication number: 20240180387
    Abstract: A robot includes: a travel unit configured to move the robot; a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor; and at least one processor configured to: obtain first distance data between the robot and objects around the robot by using the LiDAR sensor, obtain line data corresponding to an object having a line shape based on the first distance data, control the travel based on the line data to move the robot, track the line data based on second distance data obtained by the LiDAR sensor while the robot moves, and identify a curvature value of the tracked line data, and identify whether the LiDAR sensor is defective based on a change in the curvature value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO,. LTD.
    Inventors: Jinwon KIM, Aron Baik
  • Patent number: 11988526
    Abstract: Provided is a method, performed by a first vehicle, of providing detailed map data, the method including collecting first traveling data about a first path using at least one first sensor while the first vehicle is traveling the first path; obtaining first detailed map data corresponding to the first path based on the first traveling data about the first path; and providing the first detailed map data to at least one external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aron Baik, Kyunghun Jang, Inhak Na
  • Publication number: 20240148213
    Abstract: A robot includes: a communication interface; a sensor configured to obtain distance data; a driver configured to control a movement of the robot; a memory storing with map data corresponding to a space in which the robot travels; and a processor configured to: control the sensor to output a sensing signal for sensing a distance with an external robot, obtain position information of the external robot based on a time at which at least one echo signal is received from the external robot, control at least one of the driver or an operation state of the external robot based on the position information, transmit a control signal for controlling the operation state of the external robot through the communication interface, identify, based on an error occurring in communication with the external robot through the communication interface, a pose of the external robot based on a type of the at least one echo signal received from the external robot, identify a target position of the robot based on the pose of the extern
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyomuk KIM, Aron Baik
  • Patent number: 11967157
    Abstract: A robot may include a LiDAR sensor, and a processor configured to acquire, based on a sensing value of the LiDAR sensor, a first map that covers a space where the robot is located, detect one or more obstacles existing in the space based on the sensing value of the LiDAR sensor, acquire a number of times that each of a plurality of areas in the first map is occupied by the one or more obstacles, based on location information of the one or more obstacles, determine an obstacle area based on the number of times that each of the plurality of areas is occupied by the one or more obstacles, and acquire a second map indicating the obstacle area on the first map to determine a driving route of the robot based on the second map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soonbeom Kwon, Youngil Koh, Aron Baik
  • Publication number: 20240053764
    Abstract: A robot includes: at least one memory storing first map data corresponding to a first region of a specific space; a distance sensor configured to acquire distance data while the robot travels in the specific space; and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one memory and the distance sensor. The at least one processor is configured to: based on second map data acquired based on the distance data, compare the first map data and the second map data and generate a comparison result, and based on identifying, based on the comparison result, that an error does not exist in the second map data and that the second map data comprises information on a second region, update the first map data with the second map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungbeom HAN, Jinwon KIM, Keunchan OH, Aron BAIK
  • Publication number: 20240036585
    Abstract: Provided is a robot device and method of controlling same, wherein the robot device includes: at least one sensor; at least one memory configured to store at least one instruction; and at least one processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on the robot device being positioned at a first position, control the robot device in a first mode corresponding to the first position, identify, based on sensing data obtained by the at least one sensor, a first event of picking up the robot device by a user and a second event of placing the robot device, and based on an identification that a position of the robot device is changed from the first position to a second position based on new sensing data obtained by the at least one sensor after the first event and the second event sequentially occur, control the robot device in a second mode corresponding to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyomuk KIM, Woojeong Kim, Jewoong Ryu, Aron Baik, Mideum Choi
  • Publication number: 20230333567
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling thereof. A method of controlling an electronic device includes identifying a first traveling path heading to a preset destination based on a map corresponding to an environment in which an electronic device operates; identifying an object interfering with traveling according to the first traveling path based on at least one sensor while traveling according to the first traveling path; identifying an avoidance path to avoid the object based on at least one of a location and speed of the identified object and traveling according to the avoidance path; and based on the identified object being distant by a preset distance or more based on traveling according to the avoidance path, controlling the electronic device to travel according to the first traveling path based on a current location of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mideum CHOI, Hyomuk KIM, Jewoong RYU, Aron BAIK
  • Publication number: 20230266143
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a memory storing map data corresponding to a travelling space, the map data comprising Z-axis information. The electronic apparatus further includes a camera and a processor configured to: obtain first height information of an object included in one point of the map data, based on a first image obtained by the camera at a first location while the electronic apparatus is travelling, obtain second height information of the object included in the one point of the map data, based on a second image obtained by the camera at a second location that is different than the first location, and update the Z-axis information corresponding to the one point based on the first height information and the second height information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunsoll CHANG, Myounggon KIM, Jewoong RYU, Aron BAIK
  • Publication number: 20230251663
    Abstract: A robot includes: a sensor configured to sense an environment of the robot; a driver configured to drive movement of the robot; at least one memory; and at least one processor configured to: based on identifying at least one wall through the sensor, control the driver to cause the robot to perform wall following in which the robot travels along the at least one wall, generate a map of an explored area by exploring an area in a vicinity of the robot through the sensor while the robot travels, store information on the generated map in the at least one memory, and based on the robot completing the wall following, control the driver to cause the robot to move to an exploration point in an unexplored area in the vicinity of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNELECTRONICCO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aron BAIK, Soonbeom KWON, Dohoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20230213944
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are a robot and a control method therefor. The robot includes: a depth camera; a driver; and a processor for acquiring a depth image by performing photographing through the depth camera, generating a plurality of 3D points on a three-dimensional (3D) space corresponding to a plurality of pixels, based on depth information about the plurality of pixels of the depth image, identifying a plurality of 3D points having a preset height value, based on a driving bottom surface of the robot in the 3D space from among the plurality of 3D points, and controlling the driver to move the robot based on the identified plurality of 3D points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aron BAIK, Myounggon KIM, Jewoong RYU, Eunsoll CHANG