Patents by Inventor Chul-Min Kim

Chul-Min 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).

  • Publication number: 20170129366
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a driving position of a driver of a vehicle includes: a communication module performing wireless communication with an external terminal of a user; a door module sensing an opening or closing of a door of the vehicle; and a controller receiving, when the door of the vehicle is opened, user information identifying the user from the external terminal via the communication module, retrieving driving position adjustment information corresponding to the user information from a big data server, and adjusting the driving position based on the driving position adjustment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jin Kim, Dong Youl Lee, Chul Min Kim, Young Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20170118670
    Abstract: A vehicle terminal includes a data collector for collecting driving information of a vehicle, a first communicator for performing wireless communication with other vehicle terminals, a second communicator for performing wireless communication with roadside terminals positioned at roadsides, and a controller for generating corresponding vehicle transmission data using the driving information, wherein the controller compares other vehicle transmission data provided from the other vehicle terminals and the corresponding vehicle transmission data with each other and transmits identification information assigned to the corresponding vehicle transmission data through the second communicator when an error between the other vehicle transmission data and the corresponding vehicle transmission data is within an allowable error range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jae Am SEO, Dong Youl LEE, Chul Min KIM, Young Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20170103594
    Abstract: A smart key controller for controlling a vehicle through wireless communication with a smart key includes a control unit for including a timer and a memory, creating an operation time table regarding operation numbers by time zones based on the timer by checking an ignition signal, and storing the created operation time table in the memory, and a signal driver for generating a wireless signal for communication with the smart key according to an active signal generated by the control unit at a predetermined period in a time zone with high operation frequency by comparing operation numbers of respective time zones and a threshold operation number with reference to the operation time table, while the vehicle is parked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jin KIM, Chul Min KIM, Young Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20170099563
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for constructing utilization information of a sensor, capable of collecting information regarding various sensors installed in a mobile device of an occupant positioned within a vehicle from the mobile device, comparing the information regarding the sensors with characteristics of various sensors installed in the vehicle and performing analysis to generate utilization information so that the various sensors installed in the mobile device may be utilized in the vehicle, and a method thereof. The apparatus for constructing utilization information of a sensor constructs utilization information between various sensors provided in the mobile device and various sensors provided in the vehicle by matching the corresponding sensors of the mobile device in consideration of types, functions, and positions of the sensors of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Youl LEE, Young Su KIM, Chul Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20170098736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a material layer stack, a light emitting element, a light emitting package, and a method of fabricating a light emitting element. The material layer stack includes: a substrate having a first lattice constant; and a semiconductor layer grown on the substrate, the semiconductor layer having a second lattice constant that is different from the first lattice constant. Using the material layer stack, a light emitting element having a low leakage current, a low operation voltage, and an excellent luminous efficiency can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KEON-HUN LEE, EUN-DEOK SIM, SUK-HO YOON, JEONG-WOOK LEE, DO-YOUNG RHEE, KEE-WON LEE, CHUL-MIN KIM, TAE-BANG NAM
  • Patent number: 9614121
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor light-emitting device is provided that includes forming a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, forming an active layer by alternately forming a plurality of quantum well layers grown at a first temperature and a plurality of quantum barrier layers grown at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and forming a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Seok Choi, Chul Min Kim, Dong Gyu Shin, Ho Chul Lee, Joo Young Cheon, Do Young Rhee, Jeong Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 9607518
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are vehicle accident recorders and methods for generating accident information thereof. A method may include receiving an accident message transmitted from an accident vehicle; confirming a distance between a vehicle and an accident point and whether or not a view confirming the accident point is secured, based on accident data included in the accident message; and generating witness data for the accident point depending on results of the confirming of the distance between the vehicle and the accident point and whether or not the view is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyo Geun Kwak, Dong Youl Lee, Young Su Kim, Chul Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20170085340
    Abstract: A vehicle communication system includes at least one vehicle controller configured to control functions of a vehicle and configured to output data related to the vehicle. A communication unit is configured to transmit the data output from the vehicle controller to an external data collecting device. A memory is configured to store the data. A network managing unit is configured to control the communication unit to output the data to the data collecting device when the data is different from previous data transmitted to the data collecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jae Woo PARK, Dong Youl LEE, Sang Jae HAN, Chul Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20170043731
    Abstract: A system for interworking between a vehicle controller and an external resource includes at least one vehicle controller installed in a vehicle and configured to control an operation of the vehicle. At least one external device provides processing information of the external resource upon a request of the vehicle controller. A vehicle mobile gateway is connected to the vehicle controller via an in-vehicle network and connected to the external device via an external network of the vehicle to interface so that the vehicle controller and the external device may communicate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chul Min KIM, Si Jun KIM, Dong Youl LEE, Young Su KIM, Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20160364986
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are vehicle accident recorders and methods for generating accident information thereof. A method may include receiving an accident message transmitted from an accident vehicle; confirming a distance between a vehicle and an accident point and whether or not a view confirming the accident point is secured, based on accident data included in the accident message; and generating witness data for the accident point depending on results of the confirming of the distance between the vehicle and the accident point and whether or not the view is secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hyo Geun Kwak, Dong Youl Lee, Young Su Kim, Chul Min KIM
  • Patent number: 9455698
    Abstract: A gate driver is provided. The gate driver includes a plurality of cascade-connected stages. The k-th stage of the stages includes a switching unit for connecting a first node to a second node, a driving unit for generating an output signal in accordance with a voltage of the first node, and an input unit for inputting an output signal of a (k?1)-th stage of the stages and an output signal of a (k+1)-th stage of the stages to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Seok Bae, Chul Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20160210795
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting vehicle data is provided. The method for collecting vehicle data in a vehicle data collection server communicating with a vehicle through a wireless network includes receiving vehicle data corresponding to first to Nth data items from a first vehicle. When alternative data collection vehicles are needed, the method searches for the alternative data collection vehicles in a group of vehicles, for each of the first to Nth data items, receives vehicle data corresponding to at least one of the first to Nth data items through the searched alternative data collection vehicles, and stores the vehicle data received from the first vehicle and the vehicle data received from the alternative data collection vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Dong Jin SHIN, Sang Jae HAN, Dong Youl LEE, Jae Am SEO, Chul Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20160171801
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a plurality of logging policies includes: a logging policy input unit configured to receive the plurality of logging policies for vehicle data; a logging policy storage configured to store the logging policies received by the logging policy input unit; a logging policy analyzer configured to parse the logging policies stored in the logging policy storage and extract variables from the parsed logging policies; a rule maker configured to make a logging policy applying rule based on the variables extracted by the logging policy analyzer; and a logging policy processor configured to read and process the corresponding logging policy which is stored in the logging policy storage depending on the logging policy applying rule made by the rule maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Chul Min KIM, Dong Youl LEE, Young Su KIM, Jae Am SEO
  • Publication number: 20160171793
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing logging policies includes: a logging policy input section configured to receive a plurality of logging policies for use with vehicle data; a logging policy storage configured to store the received plurality of logging policies; a logging policy interpreter configured to extract profile data, variable data, and policy data from the plurality of logging policies stored at the logging policy storage; a logging policy analyzer configured to analyze the profile data, the variable data, and the policy data of the respective logging policies extracted by the logging policy interpreter and create an integration rule based on the analyzed data; an integration logging policy generator configured to generate an integration logging policy based on the integration rule created by the logging policy analyzer; and an integration logging policy processor configured to process the integration logging policy generated by the integration logging policy generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Chul Min Kim, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Young Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20160163136
    Abstract: A system for collecting vehicle data includes: at least one vehicle controller in a vehicle network configured to control driving of a vehicle; a server configured to monitor a load state of the vehicle network and request a data collection by adjusting a control parameter corresponding to a selected vehicle controller according to an available capacity in the vehicle network when any one of the at least one vehicle controller is selected; and a data collection device configured to request data corresponding to the control parameter according to a request of the server by determining an error range based on the load state of the vehicle network. The at least one vehicle controller detects the data corresponding to the control parameter and arranges and transmits the data corresponding to the control parameter based on the load state of the vehicle network and the error range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Dong Youl Lee, Jae Am Seo, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Young Su Kim, Chul Min Kim
  • Patent number: 9355507
    Abstract: A system for collecting vehicle data includes: at least one vehicle controller in a vehicle network configured to control driving of a vehicle; a server configured to monitor a load state of the vehicle network and request a data collection by adjusting a control parameter corresponding to a selected vehicle controller according to an available capacity in the vehicle network when any one of the at least one vehicle controller is selected; and a data collection device configured to request data corresponding to the control parameter according to a request of the server by determining an error range based on the load state of the vehicle network. The at least one vehicle controller detects the data corresponding to the control parameter and arranges and transmits the data corresponding to the control parameter based on the load state of the vehicle network and the error range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Youl Lee, Jae Am Seo, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Young Su Kim, Chul Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20160111596
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a lighting unit comprising at least one lighting device, a sensing unit configured to measure at least one of atmospheric temperature and humidity, a controlling unit configured to compare the at least one of the temperature and the humidity measured by the sensor unit with set values and determine a color temperature of the lighting unit as a result of the comparison, and a driving unit configured to drive to the lighting unit to have the determined color temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Min KIM, Tan SAKONG, Suk Ho YOON, Keon Hun LEE, Do Young RHEE, Sang Don LEE
  • Patent number: 9252327
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device may include: a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; an active layer disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; an electron-blocking layer disposed on the active layer; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer disposed on the electron-blocking layer; and a hole-diffusion layer disposed between the electron-blocking layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer. The hole-diffusion layer may include three layers having different energy band gaps and different resistance levels and at least one of the three layers may contain Al. A composition of the Al may be lower in the at least one layer than in the electron-blocking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Min Kim, Tan Sakong, Suk Ho Yoon, Keon Hun Lee, Do Young Rhee, Sang Don Lee
  • Publication number: 20150348336
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for transmitting data of a vehicle for efficiently managing a server or a communications network by at least a communications network infrastructure by determining a first list of priorities of vehicle information by a second server, transmitting the first list of priorities to a first server, comparing the transmitted first list of priorities of the vehicle information with traffic data to generate a second list of priority information, and informing the second server and a computing device of the vehicle of the generated second list of priority information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Yun KIM, Chul Min KIM, Jae Am SEO, Young Su KIM, Min Wook SEO, Hyeon Soo KIM, Dong Youl LEE, Si Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20150207025
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device includes forming, on a substrate, a first region of a light emitting structure and the light emitting structure includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer. A protective layer is formed on the first region in a first chamber. The substrate with the first region and the protective layer formed thereon is transferred to a second chamber. A second region is formed on the first region. The first and second regions are disposed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The protective layer is grown above a defective region included in the first region and removed before or while the second region is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Do Young RHEE, Sung Tae KIM, Young Sun KIM, Chul Min KIM, Suk Ho YOON, Sang Don LEE