Patents by Inventor Dong Wan Ryoo

Dong Wan Ryoo 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: 9223405
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for inputting events. An embodiment of the present invention can generate left and right click events in addition to activating and stopping pointers by sensing a rolling of a wrist and calculate and output a coordinate displacement according to the motion of the hand at the time of activating the pointers according to the events. Further, the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a large-sized display or a contactless spatial input apparatus of an HMD, entertainment such as games, and the like, and can overcome restricted environments by a gesture input scheme under special environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Wan Ryoo, Jun Seok Park
  • Publication number: 20150173307
    Abstract: Provided is an adaptive greenhouse control method that can control a greenhouse to provide an optimized environment by automatically and daily adapting to an external environment and a type of the greenhouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Wan RYOO, Hae Dong LEE, Ae Kyeung MOON, Jang Sik BAE, Sang Ho Lee, Song Li, Jin Hong Kim, Soo In Lee
  • Publication number: 20150142834
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating agricultural semantic image information are provided to manage crop image information and agricultural environmental information as an object in an integrated manner. The apparatus generates agricultural semantic image information through these steps: receiving primary agricultural environmental information from each sensor of an agricultural environment semantic adaptation system; generating secondary agricultural environmental information based on the primary agricultural environmental information; receiving image information and still lo images from imaging means of the agricultural environment semantic adaptation system; extracting growth state information from the still images; and recording the primary agricultural environmental information, secondary agricultural environmental information, and growth state information as metadata for the image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hae Dong LEE, Ae Kyeung MOON, Dong Wan RYOO, Soo In LEE
  • Publication number: 20140160074
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a multiple sensors-based motion input apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, a calculation unit, and a control unit. The transmission unit transmits a signal. The reception unit receives a signal that is reflected and enters therein after the signal has been transmitted by the transmission unit. The calculation unit calculates touch location information based on the transmission signal of the transmission unit and the reception signal of the reception unit. The control unit outputs a selection signal corresponding to the touch location information that is calculated by the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong-Wan RYOO, Jun-Seok PARK
  • Publication number: 20120235906
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for inputting events. An embodiment of the present invention can generate left and right click events in addition to activating and stopping pointers by sensing a rolling of a wrist and calculate and output a coordinate displacement according to the motion of the hand at the time of activating the pointers according to the events. Further, the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a large-sized display or a contactless spatial input apparatus of an HMD, entertainment such as games, and the like, and can overcome restricted environments by a gesture input scheme under special environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Wan RYOO, Jun Seok PARK
  • Publication number: 20120127070
    Abstract: Provided are a control signal input device and method using posture recognition. More particularly, the present invention relates to a control signal input device including: a database unit storing predetermined system control commands corresponding to postures of combinations of one or more of an arm, a wrist, and fingers of a user; a sensing unit sensing a posture of a combination of the arm, wrist, and fingers of the user; and a control signal generating unit extracting a system control command corresponding to the sensed result of the sensing unit from the database unit and generating a control signal for controlling the system, and a control signal input method using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Wan RYOO, Jun Seok PARK
  • Publication number: 20110310013
    Abstract: A space input/output interface apparatus includes: a proximity sensor for sensing a movement of a user's wrist; an inertial sensor for sensing a movement of the user's arm; and a controller for generating user input/output interface recognition information corresponding to a sensing value of the proximity sensor or the inertial sensor. The apparatus is an armband-type space input/output interface apparatus which can be put on the user's wrist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong wan RYOO, Jun Seok PARK, Jeun Woo LEE
  • Patent number: 7822804
    Abstract: Provided is a method for providing a personalization service in a ubiquitous environment and an intelligent gadget thereof. The intelligent gadget includes: a gadget service block for collecting and processing data to provide a personalization service; and a gadget interface block for forming a gadget network between gadgets and providing a cooperating service based on the collected and processed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kwang-Hee Lee, Kyoung-Ju Noh, Chang-Seok Bae, Jong-Ho Won, Dong-Won Han, Hye-Ju Jang, Eun-Jeong Choi, Dong-Wan Ryoo
  • Patent number: 7602673
    Abstract: A timer control device controlling at least one timer-controlled device having a timer built therein via a network, the time control device including: a timer setting unit setting an operating time and an operating method of the timer built in the at least one timer-controlled device; a timer absolute time provider providing a standard time of an area in which the timer control device is located; a control message generator generating a control message by combining the operating time and operating method of the timer of the timer setting unit with the standard time of the timer absolute time provider; and a control message transmitter transmitting the control message generated by the control message generator to the at least one timer-controlled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Joon Young Jung, Jeun Woo Lee, Dong Wan Ryoo
  • Publication number: 20080140775
    Abstract: Provided is a method for providing a personalization service in a ubiquitous environment and an intelligent gadget thereof. The intelligent gadget includes: a gadget service block for collecting and processing data to provide a personalization service; and a gadget interface block for forming a gadget network between gadgets and providing a cooperating service based on the collected and processed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Kwang-Hee LEE, Kyoung-Ju NOH, Chang-Seok BAE, Jong-Ho WON, Dong-Won HAN, Hye-Ju JANG, Eun-Jeong CHOI, Dong-Wan RYOO
  • Publication number: 20080123474
    Abstract: A timer control device controlling at least one timer-controlled device having a timer built therein via a network, the time control device including: a timer setting unit setting an operating time and an operating method of the timer built in the at least one timer-controlled device; a timer absolute time provider providing a standard time of an area in which the timer control device is located; a control message generator generating a control message by combining the operating time and operating method of the timer of the timer setting unit with the standard time of the timer absolute time provider; and a control message transmitter transmitting the control message generated by the control message generator to the at least one timer-controlled device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Joon Young Jung, Jeun Woo Lee, Dong Wan Ryoo
  • Publication number: 20060109201
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for converting a vision signal into a haptic signal, an agent system using the same, and an operating method thereof are provided. If a blind person has a vision signal processing module mounted on glasses and a haptic signal processing module wore on a skin, it can be very useful for the blind person because a guide for a white cane and a voice guiding service can be provided through a network. The guide for the white cane is performed by adjusting various heights and vibration intensities of pins of a matrix according to a Y component extracted from an image of surroundings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Dong Wan Ryoo, Yun Kyung Park, Jeun Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 6999127
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for image conversion and automatic error correction for a digital television receiver (TV) which can improve the picture quality by converting an image signal for a TV or PC that displays an image having an RGB format into an image signal of YPbPr for the digital TV and automatically correcting an error produced in the received image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Wan Ryoo, Hyung Jik Lee, Jeun Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20030210348
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for image conversion and automatic error correction for a digital television receiver (TV) which can improve the picture quality by converting an image signal for a TV or PC that displays an image having an RGB format into an image signal of YPbPr for the digital TV and automatically correcting an error produced in the received image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Dong Wan Ryoo, Hyung Jik Lee, Jeun Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20030041301
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for error detection in a precise system board requiring reliability and safety for controlling a number of processes, in which a failure detector and maintainer is connected to the system board, so as to detect a failure of the system board and normally maintain the operation of the system board even in failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Dong Wan Ryoo, Jeun Woo Lee