Patents by Inventor Chulhee Lee

Chulhee Lee 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: 20260133819
    Abstract: A signal processing device and a vehicle display apparatus including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a processor including a plurality of processor cores, and the processor is configured to execute a plurality of virtual machines on a hypervisor, and a first virtual machine among the plurality of virtual machines is configured to transmit first data to a second virtual machine based on one of heterogeneous data communication schemes, and transmit second data to an external signal processing device based on one of the heterogeneous data communication schemes. Accordingly, it is possible to transmit the data quickly and stably through various communication schemes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongkyu LEE, Hyunkyu KIM, Namyong PARK, Chulhee LEE, Taesuk YOON
  • Publication number: 20260133845
    Abstract: A signal processing device and a vehicle display apparatus including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a plurality of processor cores, wherein a first processor core among the plurality of processor cores is configured to execute a first application corresponding to a first safety level or a microservice corresponding to the first application, perform mode switching with a second processor core among the plurality of processor cores, and execute a second application corresponding to a second safety level higher than the first safety level or a microservice corresponding to the second application. Accordingly, the safety level of the processor core can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongkyu LEE, Namyong PARK, Chulhee LEE, Taesuk YOON
  • Publication number: 20260133815
    Abstract: A signal processing device of a vehicle and a vehicle communication device including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to receive data by wire from a plurality of zonal signal processing devices or a communication device and to process the received data, wherein the processor is configured to execute a hypervisor and execute a plurality of virtual machines on the hypervisor, and transmit the data to at least one virtual machine based on physical switching or virtual switching. Accordingly, the received data may be efficiently processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee LEE, Namyong PARK, Dongkyu LEE, Junsang PARK
  • Patent number: 12606204
    Abstract: A method for updating a container in a container-based vehicle system includes: executing an application included in the container, the application configured to access at least one item included in the container to operate a service related to a vehicle, receiving, from a server, a container image of an update target based on determining an update of the container being needed, the container image including a set of items, storing the received container image of the update target in a system registry, generating a new container by combining a user data item that is generated in the container and the stored container image of the update target, and updating the container by using a container management table on the new container while executing the application. The application reflects the updated container based on items included in the updated container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chulhee Lee, Eunkoo Lee, Hyunkyu Kim, Namyong Park, Woosung Kim, Dongkyu Lee, Taesuk Yoon
  • Publication number: 20260044334
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first signal processing device; a second signal processing device; and a control device including a controller configured to control a plurality of actuators, wherein the second processor is configured to: execute a first service to control the controller to output a turn-on signal or a turn-off signal to at least one of the plurality of actuators; in response to a second service being executed after storing data associated with execution of the second service, which is added or updated in addition to the first service, control the controller to output the turn-on signal or the turn-off signal, or an operation control signal to the actuator; and not transmit the data associated with the execution of the second service to the control device. Accordingly, a new service or an updated service can be efficiently executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Jung, Eunjin Kim, Dongkyu Lee, Chulhee Lee, Namyong Park
  • Publication number: 20260042449
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first signal processing device including a first processor and a first memory; a second signal processing device electrically connected to the first signal processing device and including a second processor and a second memory; and a control device electrically connected to the second signal processing device and configured to receive a signal from a hardware switch or a sensor or to control at least one actuator, wherein the first or second processor is configured to: in response to a failure of the hardware switch, execute a virtual switch service and output a virtual switch object corresponding to the virtual switch service to a display which is electrically connected; and in response to the virtual switch object being selected, control a controller to output a turn-on signal, a turn-off signal, or an operation control signal to the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junyoung Jung, Eunjin Kim, Yonghyun Kim, Chulhee Lee, Namyong Park, Dongkyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20250321774
    Abstract: A signal processing device in a vehicle and a vehicle communication device including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a processor configured to receive data by wire from a plurality of zonal signal processing devices or a communication device and process the received data, wherein the processor is configured to execute a hypervisor and execute a plurality of virtual machines on the hypervisor, wherein some virtual machine among the plurality of virtual machines is configured to operate as a master node of orchestration, and another virtual machine among the plurality of virtual machines is configured to operate as a worker node of orchestration. Accordingly, a service or application may be efficiently processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee LEE, Junyoung JUNG, Eunkoo LEE, Namyong PARK, Dongkyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20250298655
    Abstract: A signal processing device and a display apparatus for vehicles including the same are disclosed. The signal processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to perform signal processing for a display located in a vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to execute first to third virtual machines, wherein the first virtual machine operates as a server virtual machine, the second virtual machine and the third virtual machine operate as guest virtual machines, and the second virtual machine executes at least one container on a container engine, wherein the container includes an abstraction layer changed based on a platform, an operating system, or an executed application. Accordingly, the container may be efficiently installed and executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee LEE, Junyoung JUNG, Eunkoo LEE, Dongkyu LEE
  • Patent number: 12373222
    Abstract: A method of activating a new device in a vehicle based on a container includes: detecting the new device mounted in the vehicle using an interface implemented in the vehicle, identifying the detected new device, transmitting, to a server, (i) a request for a container for controlling an execution of the identified new device and (ii) information obtained by one or more sensors implemented in the vehicle, receiving, from the server, a container package including at least one container that is retrieved in the server in response to the request for the container, and controlling the execution of the new device by activating the at least one container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chulhee Lee, Namyong Park, Dongkyu Lee, Woosung Kim, Eunkoo Lee, Taesuk Yoon, Hyunkyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20250231816
    Abstract: A signal processing device and a vehicle display apparatus including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include: a processor configured to execute a first application, wherein the processor is configured to execute each of a plurality of microservices to execute the first application, to update a second microservice corresponding to a duplication of the first microservice to update the first microservice during an operation of the first microservice among the plurality of microservices, to distribute a load to each of the first microservice and the second microservice after completion of the update of the second microservice and control the operation of the first microservice and the second microservice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee LEE, Yonghyun KIM
  • Patent number: 12346719
    Abstract: A signal processing device and a display apparatus for vehicles including the same are disclosed. The signal processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to perform signal processing for a display located in a vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to execute first to third virtual machines, wherein the first virtual machine operates as a server virtual machine, the second virtual machine and the third virtual machine operate as guest virtual machines, and the second virtual machine executes at least one container on a container engine, wherein the container includes an abstraction layer changed based on a platform, an operating system, or an executed application. Accordingly, the container may be efficiently installed and executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee Lee, Junyoung Jung, Eunkoo Lee, Dongkyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20250156210
    Abstract: A signal processing device and a vehicle display apparatus including the same are disclosed. The signal processing device includes a processor configured to perform signal processing for a display installed in a vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to execute first and second virtual machines, the first virtual machine operating as a server virtual machine and the second virtual machine operating as a guest virtual machine, wherein at least one of the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine is configured to: execute a shared container and at least one service container on a container engine; and add a shared layer in the shared container to the at least one service container before executing the at least one service container, execute the at least one service container after adding the shared layer, and retrieve the shared layer after terminating the execution of the at least one service container. Accordingly, service container-based application may be executed efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee LEE, Junyoung JUNG, Eunkoo LEE, Dongkyu LEE
  • Patent number: 12236156
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device and a vehicle display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to perform signal processing for displays located in a vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to: display a first image including a first overlay on a first display, transmit the first image by screen sharing, and display a second image of a mirrored image corresponding to the first image on a second display; generate a second overlay different from the first overlay while displaying the first image and the second image; transmit information related to the second overlay by instance copying; and display a second overlay generated based on the information related to the second overlay on top of the first image or the second image. Accordingly, objects may be displayed rapidly and accurately by instance copying during screen sharing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee Lee, Junyoung Jung, Dongkyu Lee, Eunkoo Lee, Eunjin Kim
  • Publication number: 20240427625
    Abstract: A signal processing device and a display apparatus for vehicles including the same are disclosed. The signal processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to perform signal processing for a display located in a vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to execute first to third virtual machines, wherein the first virtual machine operates as a server virtual machine, the second virtual machine and the third virtual machine operate as guest virtual machines, and the second virtual machine executes at least one container on a container engine, wherein the container includes an abstraction layer changed based on a platform, an operating system, or an executed application. Accordingly, the container may be efficiently installed and executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulhee LEE, Junyoung JUNG, Eunkoo LEE, Dongkyu LEE
  • Patent number: 12175348
    Abstract: A method for managing a vehicle's resource includes: executing at least one application requiring a resource in a first mode, the at least one application associated with autonomous driving process of the vehicle, obtaining driving route information, obtaining, from a position data generation device disposed at the vehicle, location information providing a current location of the vehicle, predicting resource utilization expected to be required in the first mode by using the driving route information and the location information, and switching from the first mode executing the at least one application to a second mode, wherein the at least one application is executed in the second mode requiring less resources than being executed in the first mode based on the predicted resource utilization exceeding a first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongkyu Lee, Namyong Park, Eunkoo Lee, Chulhee Lee, Taesuk Yoon
  • Patent number: 12164947
    Abstract: One or more of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server of the present disclosure may be linked or converged with an artificial intelligence (AI) module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, virtual reality (VR), a 5G service-related device, and the like. There is provided a method for providing information in a server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes receiving a request message including information related to generation of a virtual machine (VM) from an operating apparatus, generating a VM corresponding to the operating apparatus based on the request message, receiving information acquired at the operating apparatus, performing computation corresponding to the acquired information by use of the VM, and transmitting information related to a result of the computation to the operating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chulhee Lee, Namyong Park, Taesuk Yoon, Dongkyu Lee, Eunkoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20240400094
    Abstract: A method for updating a container in a container-based vehicle system includes: executing an application included in the container, the application configured to access at least one item included in the container to operate a service related to a vehicle, receiving, from a server, a container image of an update target based on determining an update of the container being needed, the container image including a set of items, storing the received container image of the update target in a system registry, generating a new container by combining a user data item that is generated in the container and the stored container image of the update target, and updating the container by using a container management table on the new container while executing the application. The application reflects the updated container based on items included in the updated container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Chulhee LEE, Eunkoo LEE, Hyunkyu KIM, Namyong PARK, Woosung KIM, Dongkyu LEE, Taesuk YOON
  • Publication number: 20240392192
    Abstract: An etching gas composition includes an organic fluorine compound and tungsten fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kyungseok MIN, Jinyoung KIM, Youngmoon KIM, Sooryun RO, Jisoo OH, Kwangbae KIM, Chulhee LEE
  • Publication number: 20240392191
    Abstract: An etching gas composition includes an organic fluorine compound and carbon disulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kyungseok MIN, Youngmoon KIM, Sooryun RO, Jisoo OH, Kwangbae KIM, Chulhee LEE
  • Patent number: 12060075
    Abstract: A method for updating a container in a container-based vehicle system includes: executing an application included in the container, the application configured to access at least one item included in the container to operate a service related to a vehicle, receiving, from a server, a container image of an update target based on determining an update of the container being needed, the container image including a set of items, storing the received container image of the update target in a system registry, generating a new container by combining a user data item that is generated in the container and the stored container image of the update target, and updating the container by using a container management table on the new container while executing the application. The application reflects the updated container based on items included in the updated container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chulhee Lee, Eunkoo Lee, Hyunkyu Kim, Namyong Park, Woosung Kim, Dongkyu Lee, Taesuk Yoon