Patents by Inventor Dong Hyun KU

Dong Hyun KU 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).

  • Broadcast receiving device, method for providing moving image zapping advertisements thereof, and system providing moving image zapping advertisements
    Patent number: 11765425
    Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a broadcast contents processing unit which is configured to request, when receiving a channel switching signal, broadcast contents of a switched channel and to display the transmitted broadcast contents of the switched channel on a first plane; a zapping advertisements processing unit which is configured to request a moving image zapping advertisement corresponding to the switched channel from a zapping advertisements server and to displays the received moving image zapping advertisement on a first plane; and a screen control unit which is configured to display the broadcast contents of the switched channel on the first plane after the moving image zapping advertisement is finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ZAPPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jong Soo Kim, Tae Yong Park, Dong Hyun Ku
  • BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOVING IMAGE ZAPPING ADVERTISEMENTS THEREOF, AND SYSTEM PROVIDING MOVING IMAGE ZAPPING ADVERTISEMENTS
    Publication number: 20220150580
    Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a broadcast contents processing unit which is configured to request, when receiving a channel switching signal, broadcast contents of a switched channel and to display the transmitted broadcast contents of the switched channel on a first plane; a zapping advertisements processing unit which is configured to request a moving image zapping advertisement corresponding to the switched channel from a zapping advertisements server and to displays the received moving image zapping advertisement on a first plane; and a screen control unit which is configured to display the broadcast contents of the switched channel on the first plane after the moving image zapping advertisement is finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Jong Soo KIM, Tae Yong PARK, Dong Hyun KU
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING VIEWER RATING BY USING CHANNEL CHANGE DATA
    Publication number: 20210385535
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and a method for calculating a viewer rating and, more specifically, to an apparatus and a method for calculating a viewer rating, which process channel change data of a set-top box and can survey a viewer rating per household in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Soo KIM, Dong Hyun KU, Jong Kyu JUNG, Jae Woong HWANG