Patents by Inventor Daebum KIM

Daebum 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: 11180135
    Abstract: An autonomous parking system includes an object detection apparatus, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: perform an initial parking operation for parking a vehicle into a first parking space along a first path, the first path including one or more first turnaround points; during the initial parking operation, detect a second parking space using the object detection apparatus; generate a second path for parking the vehicle into the second parking space; and, in response to user input, perform at least one of a first parking operation along the first path or a second parking operation along the second path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daebum Kim, Taeho Noh, Hyukmin Eum
  • Patent number: 11086335
    Abstract: A driving assistance system includes a camera and at least one processor. The camera is disposed on a mounting apparatus that is rotatably coupled to a vehicle and that rotates about a rotation axis that is spaced apart from the camera. The camera is configured to rotate together with the mounting apparatus from a first point to a second point, and to capture an external image of the vehicle at the first point and the second point. The processor is configured to control the camera to capture a first image at the first point and a second image at the second point, detect an object around the vehicle based on the first image and the second image, and determine a distance between the object and the vehicle based on the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daebum Kim, Jongin Son, Kihoon Han
  • Publication number: 20210188172
    Abstract: Disclosed is a side mirror including a mirror configured to be bendable, a bending driver configured to bend the mirror, an interface configured to receive information about the situation around a vehicle, and a processor configured to control the bending driver based on the surrounding situation information in order to bend the mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Kihoon HAN, Daebum KIM, Hyukmin EUM, Vassily KUZNETSOV
  • Patent number: 10983693
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 1st application including a prescribed information, the controller receiving a handwriting input through the touchscreen, the controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 2nd application mapped to the received 1st handwriting input to a prescribed region on the outputted running screen of the 1st application, wherein the running screen of the 2nd application includes at least one portion of the prescribed information. Accordingly, a control of running an application and a control of sending a message are facilitated based on a handwriting input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daebum Kim, Eunmin Youk
  • Patent number: 10843629
    Abstract: A side mirror for a vehicle includes a camera, a mirror panel disposed at a portion of the side mirror, a display panel stacked on the mirror panel, and at least one processor configured to cause the side mirror to enter one of a mirror mode or a display mode based on vehicle traveling information, based on the side mirror being in the mirror mode, to output, on a portion of the display panel, a visualization on a mirror image that appears in the mirror panel, based on the side mirror being in the display mode, to output, on the display panel in the display mode, a side-rear image captured by the camera, and based on the side mirror being in the display mode, to provide, a visual effect to a portion of the side-rear image regarding ambient situation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daebum Kim, Sangyol Yoon, Kihoon Han
  • Patent number: 10793143
    Abstract: A parking system for a vehicle that is configured to perform a parallel parking maneuver and that includes: an object detection apparatus; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations that include: determining, through the object detection apparatus, information regarding at least one nearby parked vehicle; setting at least one edge point of the at least one nearby parked vehicle based on the information regarding the at least one parked vehicle; setting a reference line based on the set at least one edge point of the at least one parked vehicle; and providing a control signal to control the vehicle to perform a parallel parking maneuver with a body of the vehicle passing through the set reference line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinkyo Lee, Daebum Kim, Ilho Kim
  • Publication number: 20200225847
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 1st application including a prescribed information, the controller receiving a handwriting input through the touchscreen, the controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 2nd application mapped to the received 1st handwriting input to a prescribed region on the outputted running screen of the 1st application, wherein the running screen of the 2nd application includes at least one portion of the prescribed information. Accordingly, a control of running an application and a control of sending a message are facilitated based on a handwriting input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daebum KIM, Eunmin YOUK
  • Patent number: 10642480
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 1st application including a prescribed information, the controller receiving a handwriting input through the touchscreen, the controller controlling the touchscreen to output a running screen of a 2nd application mapped to the received 1st handwriting input to a prescribed region on the outputted running screen of the 1st application, wherein the running screen of the 2nd application includes at least one portion of the prescribed information. Accordingly, a control of running an application and a control of sending a message are facilitated based on a handwriting input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daebum Kim, Eunmin Youk
  • Patent number: 10583829
    Abstract: A parking assistance system for a vehicle includes: an object detection apparatus; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations that include: generating, through the object detection apparatus, information regarding an object located outside the vehicle; determining, based on the information regarding the object located outside the vehicle, that a parking space available outside the vehicle is a diagonal parking space; and generating a diagonal parking path for the vehicle to enter the parking space available outside the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ilho Kim, Daebum Kim, Jinkyo Lee
  • Patent number: 10406979
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus for a vehicle includes a display unit; an interface unit that receives information; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations that include: receiving, through the interface unit, first information regarding a planned autonomous parking operation of the vehicle, and second information regarding a progress of an autonomous parking maneuver performed by the vehicle based on the planned autonomous parking operation; displaying, through the display unit, a graphic object corresponding to the first information regarding the planned autonomous parking operation of the vehicle; and controlling the display unit to apply an animation effect to the graphic object being displayed, the animation effect corresponding to the second information regarding the progress of the autonomous parking maneuver performed by the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daebum Kim, Ilho Kim, Jinkyo Lee
  • Patent number: 10378943
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for a vehicle includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a communication device located at a gas station, and a processor configured to control the vehicle to perform at least one of autonomous driving or autonomous fueling based on information received from the communication device. In addition, a control method for controlling a vehicle includes communicating with a communication device located at a gas station, and controlling a vehicle to perform an operation based on information received from the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daebum Kim, Sangmin Park, Jonghwa Yoon, Chaehwan Leem
  • Publication number: 20190232952
    Abstract: An autonomous parking system includes an object detection apparatus, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: perform an initial parking operation for parking a vehicle into a first parking space along a first path, the first path including one or more first turnaround points; during the initial parking operation, detect a second parking space using the object detection apparatus; generate a second path for parking the vehicle into the second parking space; and, in response to user input, perform at least one of a first parking operation along the first path or a second parking operation along the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Daebum KIM, Taeho NOH, Hyukmin EUM
  • Patent number: 10351060
    Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes a first sensor configured to sense a first environment corresponding to a first distance around a vehicle; a second sensor configured to sense a second environment corresponding to a second distance around the vehicle that is greater than the first distance; and a display configured to display a graphic image. The parking assistance apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to: acquire first information regarding the first environment around the vehicle and second information regarding the second environment around the vehicle; detect an available parking space based on the first information and based on the second information; and based on an available parking space being detected outside of the first environment, control the display to display information regarding the available parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seongju Ha, Daebum Kim, Ilho Kim
  • Publication number: 20190056749
    Abstract: A driving assistance system includes a camera and at least one processor. The camera is disposed on a mounting apparatus that is rotatably coupled to a vehicle and that rotates about a rotation axis that is spaced apart from the camera. The camera is configured to rotate together with the mounting apparatus from a first point to a second point, and to capture an external image of the vehicle at the first point and the second point. The processor is configured to control the camera to capture a first image at the first point and a second image at the second point, detect an object around the vehicle based on the first image and the second image, and determine a distance between the object and the vehicle based on the first image and the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Daebum KIM, Jongin SON, Kihoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20190031105
    Abstract: A side mirror for a vehicle includes a camera, a mirror panel disposed at a portion of the side mirror, a display panel stacked on the mirror panel, and at least one processor configured to cause the side mirror to enter one of a mirror mode or a display mode based on vehicle traveling information, based on the side mirror being in the mirror mode, to output, on a portion of the display panel, a visualization on a mirror image that appears in the mirror panel, based on the side mirror being in the display mode, to output, on the display panel in the display mode, a side-rear image captured by the camera, and based on the side mirror being in the display mode, to provide, a visual effect to a portion of the side-rear image regarding ambient situation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Daebum KIM, Sangyol YOON, Kihoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20180345955
    Abstract: A parking assistance system for a vehicle includes: an object detection apparatus; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations that include: generating, through the object detection apparatus, information regarding an object located outside the vehicle; determining, based on the information regarding the object located outside the vehicle, that a parking space available outside the vehicle is a diagonal parking space; and generating a diagonal parking path for the vehicle to enter the parking space available outside the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Ilho KIM, Daebum KIM, Jinkyo LEE
  • Publication number: 20180339654
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus for a vehicle includes a display unit; an interface unit that receives information; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations that include: receiving, through the interface unit, first information regarding a planned autonomous parking operation of the vehicle, and second information regarding a progress of an autonomous parking maneuver performed by the vehicle based on the planned autonomous parking operation; displaying, through the display unit, a graphic object corresponding to the first information regarding the planned autonomous parking operation of the vehicle; and controlling the display unit to apply an animation effect to the graphic object being displayed, the animation effect corresponding to the second information regarding the progress of the autonomous parking maneuver performed by the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Daebum KIM, Ilho KIM, Jinkyo LEE
  • Publication number: 20180339700
    Abstract: A parking system for a vehicle that is configured to perform a parallel parking maneuver and that includes: an object detection apparatus; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations that include: determining, through the object detection apparatus, information regarding at least one nearby parked vehicle; setting at least one edge point of the at least one nearby parked vehicle based on the information regarding the at least one parked vehicle; setting a reference line based on the set at least one edge point of the at least one parked vehicle; and providing a control signal to control the vehicle to perform a parallel parking maneuver with a body of the vehicle passing through the set reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jinkyo LEE, Daebum KIM, Ilho KIM
  • Publication number: 20180106654
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for a vehicle includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a communication device located at a gas station, and a processor configured to control the vehicle to perform at least one of autonomous driving or autonomous fueling based on information received from the communication device. In addition, a control method for controlling a vehicle includes communicating with a communication device located at a gas station, and controlling a vehicle to perform an operation based on information received from the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Daebum KIM, Sangmin PARK, Jonghwa YOON, Chaehwan LEEM
  • Publication number: 20170355307
    Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes a first sensor configured to sense a first environment corresponding to a first distance around a vehicle; a second sensor configured to sense a second environment corresponding to a second distance around the vehicle that is greater than the first distance; and a display configured to display a graphic image. The parking assistance apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to: acquire first information regarding the first environment around the vehicle and second information regarding the second environment around the vehicle; detect an available parking space based on the first information and based on the second information; and based on an available parking space being detected outside of the first environment, control the display to display information regarding the available parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Seongju HA, Daebum KIM, Ilho KIM