Patents by Inventor Cheolmun KIM

Cheolmun KIM 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: 11235759
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes: an input device that is configured to receive a user command from a user; and a controller that is configured to: obtain vehicle driving information, based on the vehicle driving information, control the vehicle to travel autonomously, determine whether the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, based on a determination that the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to ignore the user command, in response to a determination to ignore the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information without the user command, based on a determination that the user command is consistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to apply the user command, and in response to a determination to apply the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information and the user command is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Sanghyuk Lee, Jonghwa Yoon
  • Patent number: 10737689
    Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image of an area around a vehicle; a sensor unit configured to detect at least one object around the vehicle; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to perform an automatic parking function that moves the vehicle to a target parking position by: calculating a congestion level for the automatic parking function based on information about the at least one object around the vehicle detected by the sensor unit; and executing the automatic parking function according to the calculated congestion level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Kwangjin Jang
  • Patent number: 10597043
    Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to sense vehicle surroundings; an interface unit configured to receive at least one of brake operation input information, accelerator operation input information, and steering operation input information; a display unit configured to display a graphic image for an automatic parking function; and a processor configured to set a target parking space based on information about the vehicle surroundings sensed by the sensor unit; design a parking path for directing a vehicle to the set target parking space; and perform the automatic parking function by performing control such that the vehicle follows the parking path, wherein, when it is detected that there is an operation input of the user through the interface unit, the processor performs the automatic parking function by reflecting the operation input of the user or releases the automatic parking function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Sangmin Park, Nami Oh
  • Publication number: 20200070820
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes: an input device that is configured to receive a user command from a user; and a controller that is configured to: obtain vehicle driving information, based on the vehicle driving information, control the vehicle to travel autonomously, determine whether the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, based on a determination that the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to ignore the user command, in response to a determination to ignore the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information without the user command, based on a determination that the user command is consistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to apply the user command, and in response to a determination to apply the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information and the user command is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Sanghyuk LEE, Jonghwa YOON
  • Patent number: 10471956
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes: an input device that is configured to receive a user command from a user; and a controller that is configured to: obtain vehicle driving information, based on the vehicle driving information, control the vehicle to travel autonomously, determine whether the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, based on a determination that the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to ignore the user command, in response to a determination to ignore the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information without the user command, based on a determination that the user command is consistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to apply the user command, and in response to a determination to apply the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information and the user command is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Sanghyuk Lee, Jonghwa Yoon
  • Patent number: 10421391
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a plurality of lamps provided on a vehicle; a sensing unit configured to sense information related to the vehicle; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to, based on a determination, through the sensing unit, that at least a portion of the vehicle has entered a first area that is adjacent to an available parking space, activate, in a first illumination mode, at least one lamp among the plurality of lamps that has entered the first area that is adjacent to the available parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Sanghyuk Lee, Kihoon Han
  • Patent number: 10414328
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a laser diode configured to output light, an interface configured to communicate with a brake device of the vehicle, and at least one processor coupled to the interface and configured to receive brake operation information from the brake device via the interface, and control a light output of the laser diode based on the brake operation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Seongju Ha, Kihoon Han
  • Patent number: 10399480
    Abstract: A control device may include a sensing unit configured to sense a topographical state of a road surface on which a vehicle is travelling. The control device may also include at least one processor configured to, based on the topographical state of the road surface being a first topographical state, control a head lamp of the vehicle to be in a first output state that outputs light to a first area ahead of the vehicle. The at least one processor may also be configured to, based on the topographical state of the road surface changing to a second topographical state different from the first topographical state, control the head lamp of the vehicle to change to a second output state that maintains the output of the light to the first area ahead of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Wonseok Yoo
  • Publication number: 20190193724
    Abstract: Disclosed are an autonomous vehicle and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes an interface device, an object detecting device, a communication device, and a processor configured to control the interface device, the object detecting device, and the communication device. And, the processor is further configured to make a request for parking slot information to a server, select a specific parking slot based on the parking slot information received from the server in response to the request, receive a first level route from a current location of the autonomous vehicle to the selected specific parking slot from the server at a first timing, create a second level route based on information sensed in a sensing area of the object detecting device and the received first level route, and control the autonomous vehicle to drive to the specific parking slot based on the created second level route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Sungpil YANG, Jinkyo LEE, Sukhwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20190111917
    Abstract: A method of monitoring parking of an autonomous vehicle, the method including: determining, based on at least one parameter, a monitoring mode for a parking operation of the autonomous vehicle; transmitting, according to the monitoring mode, driving information about the autonomous vehicle to at least one remote device; determining whether a command is received from the at least one remote device for controlling the parking operation of the autonomous vehicle; and controlling the parking operation of the autonomous vehicle based on the monitoring mode and based on a determination of whether a command is received from the at least one remote device for controlling the parking operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Sungpil YANG, Jinkyo LEE, Sukhwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20190054851
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a laser diode configured to output light, an interface configured to communicate with a brake device of the vehicle, and at least one processor coupled to the interface and configured to receive brake operation information from the brake device via the interface, and control a light output of the laser diode based on the brake operation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Seongju Ha, Kihoon Han
  • Patent number: 9969320
    Abstract: A lamp of an autonomous vehicle may include at least one light emitting unit. The lamp may further include at least one processor configured to: in a first state in which the autonomous vehicle is operating in a manual driving state, control the at least one light emitting unit to emit a light into a space outside the autonomous vehicle; and in a second state in which the autonomous vehicle is transitioned from the manual driving state to an autonomous driving state, control the at least one light emitting unit to not emit a light into the space outside the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheolmun Kim, Sanghyuk Lee, Kihoon Han
  • Publication number: 20180126986
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes: an input device that is configured to receive a user command from a user; and a controller that is configured to: obtain vehicle driving information, based on the vehicle driving information, control the vehicle to travel autonomously, determine whether the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, based on a determination that the user command is inconsistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to ignore the user command, in response to a determination to ignore the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information without the user command, based on a determination that the user command is consistent with the vehicle driving information, determine to apply the user command, and in response to a determination to apply the user command, control the vehicle based on the vehicle driving information and the user command is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Sanghyuk LEE, Jonghwa YOON
  • Publication number: 20180093663
    Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image of an area around a vehicle; a sensor unit configured to detect at least one object around the vehicle; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to perform an automatic parking function that moves the vehicle to a target parking position by: calculating a congestion level for the automatic parking function based on information about the at least one object around the vehicle detected by the sensor unit; and executing the automatic parking function according to the calculated congestion level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Kwangjin JANG
  • Publication number: 20180056851
    Abstract: A lamp of an autonomous vehicle may include at least one light emitting unit. The lamp may further include at least one processor configured to: in a first state in which the autonomous vehicle is operating in a manual driving state, control the at least one light emitting unit to emit a light into a space outside the autonomous vehicle; and in a second state in which the autonomous vehicle is transitioned from the manual driving state to an autonomous driving state, control the at least one light emitting unit to not emit a light into the space outside the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Sanghyuk LEE, Kihoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20180043819
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a plurality of lamps provided on a vehicle; a sensing unit configured to sense information related to the vehicle; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to, based on a determination, through the sensing unit, that at least a portion of the vehicle has entered a first area that is adjacent to an available parking space, activate, in a first illumination mode, at least one lamp among the plurality of lamps that has entered the first area that is adjacent to the available parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Sanghyuk LEE, Kihoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20180043905
    Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to sense vehicle surroundings; an interface unit configured to receive at least one of brake operation input information, accelerator operation input information, and steering operation input information; a display unit configured to display a graphic image for an automatic parking function; and a processor configured to set a target parking space based on information about the vehicle surroundings sensed by the sensor unit; design a parking path for directing a vehicle to the set target parking space; and perform the automatic parking function by performing control such that the vehicle follows the parking path, wherein, when it is detected that there is an operation input of the user through the interface unit, the processor performs the automatic parking function by reflecting the operation input of the user or releases the automatic parking function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Sangmin PARK, Nami OH
  • Publication number: 20170327030
    Abstract: A control device may include a sensing unit configured to sense a topographical state of a road surface on which a vehicle is travelling. The control device may also include at least one processor configured to, based on the topographical state of the road surface being a first topographical state, control a head lamp of the vehicle to be in a first output state that outputs light to a first area ahead of the vehicle. The at least one processor may also be configured to, based on the topographical state of the road surface changing to a second topographical state different from the first topographical state, control the head lamp of the vehicle to change to a second output state that maintains the output of the light to the first area ahead of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Cheolmun KIM, Wonseok YOO