Patents by Inventor Dong Hyean Kim

Dong Hyean 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).

  • Method and apparatus for modification of channel in digital TV translator
    Patent number: 6668022
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for modifying channel information in a digital translator of a digital communication system so that when a broadcasting signal is transmitted using a transmitting channel different from a receiving channel, the channel information stored in the broadcasting signal can be appropriately modified according to the transmitting channel. A method of operating a digital communication system having a translator related to the present invention includes detecting a start time of a compressed data extracted from a transmitted digital TV broadcasting signal. Then, it is determined whether a channel information stored in the data is identical to the prescribed channel information. When the channel information stored in the data is not identical to the prescribed channel information, the channel information stored in the data is modified according to the prescribed channel information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: LG Information & Communications, Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Hyean Kim