Patents by Inventor Chi Nam Oh

Chi Nam Oh 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: 9336682
    Abstract: A navigation system for a vehicle and a navigation method for the same are disclosed. The navigation system collects transportation information and fuel efficiency information from several source vehicles located in a specific region, generates an optimum route for the corresponding region, and informs a target vehicle having requested a navigation service of the optimum route, resulting in the implementation of more effective navigation service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chi Nam Oh, Tae Soo Kim, Min Suk Kim, Young Eon Ma
  • Patent number: 8868292
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, which includes a storage means configured to store a temperature control table; a wireless transceiver means configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message; a message analysis means configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver means; a control means configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches a target temperature by communicating with a vehicle controller through an association means, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature control message; and the association means configured to associate the control means with the vehicle controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Heung In Park, Chi Nam Oh
  • Patent number: 8643483
    Abstract: A system for maintaining a plurality of vehicle consumables includes a storage unit configured to store a consumable maintenance list according to an engine type and a transmission type of a vehicle; a control unit configured to control recommendation of when to change the consumable by calculating a change interval of each consumable and an actual consumption distance in the consumable maintenance list; and a display unit configured to display a screen that recommends when to change a particular consumable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chi Nam Oh, In-Ho Yoon, Yun Joong Park
  • Publication number: 20120119897
    Abstract: A system for maintaining a plurality of vehicle consumables includes a storage unit configured to store a consumable maintenance list according to an engine type and a transmission type of a vehicle; a control unit configured to control recommendation of when to change the consumable by calculating a change interval of each consumable and an actual consumption distance in the consumable maintenance list; and a display unit configured to display a screen that recommends when to change a particular consumable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi Nam Oh, Yun Joong Park, In-Ho Yoon
  • Publication number: 20120116640
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for tracking a stolen vehicle, which includes a vehicle terminal configured to generate a periodic signal according to a given time period; and a control unit configured to determine whether the vehicle terminal is broken or out of place based on whether or not the periodic signal has been generated within the given time period, and when the vehicle terminal is determined to be broken or out of place, configured to stop or slow down the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi Nam Oh, Jong Moon Kim
  • Publication number: 20120116609
    Abstract: A system and method for providing vehicle diagnostic service, in which a central server cumulatively stores diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) of vehicles, analyzes a problem history based on the DTCs, determines whether a vehicle has a problem or not using the analyzed result, notifies a driver of problem information, and remotely controls a diagnostic period and a diagnostic time for the problemed diagnostic item to perform the intensive diagnostics so that it is possible to allow the driver to promptly manage the problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sang Yong Jung, Chi Nam Oh
  • Publication number: 20120116669
    Abstract: A route guidance system, a car-audio apparatus thereof, and a method for providing route guidance using the same are provided. The route guidance system using a car-audio apparatus which includes an input module for receiving destination information to be visited by a driver from the driver via, e.g. a voice command, a location tracking module which determines a present location information of a vehicle, and a control module which transfers voice information for the present location information of the vehicle and the destination information to the server. Route guidance information, received from the server, is searched via an electronic map on the server. The control module transfers the route guidance information to the car-audio apparatus and allows the car-audio apparatus to display the route information through an interface of a display module of the car-audio apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bum Tae Lee, Heung In Park, Chi Nam Oh, Min Suk Kim, Young Eon Ma
  • Publication number: 20120116608
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, which includes a storage means configured to store a temperature control table; a wireless transceiver means configured to receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message; a message analysis means configured to analyze the message received by the wireless transceiver means; a control means configured to identify a current vehicle interior temperature and control the vehicle interior temperature based on the temperature control table until the vehicle interior temperature reaches a target temperature by communicating with a vehicle controller through an association means, when the message analyzed by the message analysis means is a temperature control message; and the association means configured to associate the control means with the vehicle controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Heung In Park, Chi Nam Oh
  • Publication number: 20120116631
    Abstract: A vehicle management system and method which analyze diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) of the past having the same driver environment in order to predict the trouble probability for diagnostic target items in advance and provide the analyzed result to the driver so that the trouble and/or a car accident due to the trouble can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bum Tae Lee, Chi Nam Oh, Min Suk Kim, Yun Joong Park, Young Eon Ma
  • Publication number: 20120116671
    Abstract: Provided is a system for providing point of interest (POI) information includes a database configured to store the POI information corresponding to a name and identification information of each POI; a data communication module configured to extract the name and the identification information of the POI, which is extracted from a particular website by a first terminal and stored in a user designated path; and a control module configured to extract, from the database, the POI information corresponding to the name and the identification information of the POI extracted by the data communication module and transmit the POI information to the first terminal or a second terminal that is pre-defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bum Tae Lee, Sung Wook Heo, Chi Nam Oh, Min Suk Kim, Young Eon Ma
  • Publication number: 20120116658
    Abstract: The present invention provides a traffic information providing system and terminal and a method of providing traffic information. More specifically, the traffic information providing system includes a first module, within a vehicle, which is configured to receive a range associated with a route calculated by a terminal from a web server, wherein a plurality of ranges are previously set based on a traveling route, a specific region and a present position. Additionally the present invention also includes a second module that is configured to receive a traffic information request for any one of a plurality of ranges from the terminal via a command. A third module is configured to collect traffic information within the provided range corresponding to the command. Upon doing so the second module transmits the traffic information collected by the third module to the traffic information providing terminal to be conveyed to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bum Tae Lee, Sung Wook Heo, Chi Nam Oh, Min Suk Kim, Young Eon Ma
  • Publication number: 20120112897
    Abstract: A remote vehicle drive condition monitoring system and a method thereof are provided. The remote vehicle drive condition monitoring system, includes: a vehicle information center configured to receive a set value for monitoring a vehicle drive condition from a user and report a vehicle drive monitoring result to the user; a vehicle terminal configured to receive the set value from the vehicle information center and transmit the vehicle drive monitoring result to the vehicle information center; and a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether a vehicle violates the set value and output the vehicle drive monitoring result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi Nam Oh, Kyung Hwan Kang
  • Publication number: 20120116673
    Abstract: A technique for locating a fuel supply facility in response to a fuel supply alarm is provided. More specifically, the technique sends a request for a search of fuel supply facilities in the vicinity of the vehicle to a vehicle information center in response to a fuel supply alarm lamp signal being generated in the vehicle. Upon receiving the request, the vehicle information center searches peripheral fuel supply facilities according to engine information and road information of the vehicle and extracts one or more fuel supply facilities that conform to a previously input condition, which are then transmitted to the vehicle and conveyed via a terminal to the user Thus, the above system cooperates with a vehicle information center to automatically search peripheral fuel supply facilities to increase efficiency and effectiveness of such systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bum Tae Lee, Soon Hyeng Hwang, Chi Nam Oh, Tae Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120001770
    Abstract: A technology is provided that improves reliability of traffic information guidance by reflecting traffic information for each turning direction. A system of providing traffic information with intersection turning information includes a vehicle information collection unit is configured to collect vehicle information and a control unit is configured to calculate general link speed, travelling speed for each turning direction and link speed for each turning direction at an intersection using the collected vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chi Nam Oh, Tae Soo Kim, Sung Hwan Park, Young Eon Ma, Min Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20110320115
    Abstract: A navigation system for a vehicle and a navigation method for the same are disclosed. The navigation system collects transportation information and fuel efficiency information from several source vehicles located in a specific region, generates an optimum route for the corresponding region, and informs a target vehicle having requested a navigation service of the optimum route, resulting in the implementation of more effective navigation service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chi Nam Oh, Tae Soo Kim, Min Suk Kim, Young Eon Ma