Patents by Inventor Dong-Youl Lee

Dong-Youl 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).

  • Patent number: 11722866
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a connectivity control unit (CCU) to internetwork with a server through a wireless network to provide a connected car service and an integrated body unit (IBU) to perform low power communication with another vehicle to control the CCU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Ho Shin, Dong Hee Han, Hee Jun Lee, Dong Youl Lee, Jae Am Seo, Sun Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 11659370
    Abstract: An over-the-air update apparatus in a vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The over-the-air update apparatus in the vehicle includes a communication device that receives data for an over-the-air (OTA) update of vehicle software from an external server and a processor that determines a priority for the over-the-air update based on a current consumption and a data processing speed with respect to each of a plurality of controllers. The processor allows data to be selectively transmitted based on the determined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Jun Lee, Sun Woo Kim, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Won Ho Shin, Hyeok Sang Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230066683
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus for operating an over-the-air (OTA) update for a vehicle including a generation device generating starting control information of the vehicle based on information about an OTA update of the vehicle and a transmission device transmitting the generated starting control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Young Jee Yang, Dong Youl Lee, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Yoon Sik Jung, Hak Jun Kim, Hyeok Sang Jeong, Jin Ah Kim
  • Publication number: 20230052548
    Abstract: An update management apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first cooperative controller configured to first determine whether a vehicle controller is updatable based on a state of a low-voltage battery at a predetermined interval during vehicle driving; a management controller configured to receive a first determination result from the first cooperative controller, and when the vehicle controller is updatable, to request user approval during ignition-off of the vehicle, to update the vehicle controller; and a second cooperative controller configured to display an approval window for the user approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Jin Ah Kim, Yoon Sik Jung, Hak Jun Kim, Dong Youl Lee, Young Jee Yang
  • Publication number: 20230051776
    Abstract: A vehicle software management system includes a management controller mounted on a vehicle to perform an update of software of a performance controller, and an over-the-air (OTA) server for transmitting a software package for roll back and a software package for the update to the management controller based on whether the management controller has the software package for the roll back, and the management controller performs roll back of the software of the performance controller using the software package for the roll back when the update of the software of the performance controller using the software package for the update fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Jin Ah Kim, Yoon Sik Jung, Hak Jun Kim, Dong Youl Lee, Young Jee Yang
  • Publication number: 20230052414
    Abstract: An over-the-air (OTA) update apparatus for a vehicle may include an update management device for generating mode information about an OTA update of the vehicle, an update execution device for performing OTA updates of one or more controllers included in the vehicle based on the generated mode information, and a battery charging control device for controlling charging of a low-voltage battery of the vehicle based on the generated mode information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Jin Ah Kim, Yoon Sik Jung, Hak Jun Kim, Dong Youl Lee, Young Jee Yang
  • Publication number: 20230047810
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing an over-the-air (OTA) update for a vehicle includes an estimated-time calculating device that calculates estimated time required for the OTA update of one or more controllers included in the vehicle, an update performing device that starts the OTA update based on the calculated estimated time, and a rollback performing device that performs an initial rollback on a failed OTA update once and to calculate a first value indicating whether a rollback is able to be performed on the failed OTA update in a case where the OTA update of at least one of the controllers fails when the OTA update is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang JEONG, Dong Youl LEE, Hak Jun KIM, Jin Ah KIM, Young Jee YANG, Yoon Sik JUNG, Hyung Jin JOO, Myeong Gyu JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230047340
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing an over-the-air (OTA) update for a vehicle includes a display that displays at least one message for the OTA update of the vehicle, and a controller that generates the at least one message displayed based on at least one condition for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Jin Ah Kim, Yoon Sik Jung, Hak Jun Kim, Dong Youl Lee, Young Jee Yang
  • Publication number: 20230051369
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing an OTA update for a vehicle includes a first collection device that collects first information about a controller to perform an OTA update process on the controller included in the vehicle, a second collection device that collects second information about the controller in response to the OTA update process being interrupted, a replacement information generation device that generates replacement information of the controller based on the collected first information and the collected second information, and a process execution device that performs either a process of resuming the OTA update or a process of initializing the OTA update previously performed on the controller based on the generated replacement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Jin Ah Kim, Yoon Sik Jung, Hak Jun Kim, Dong Youl Lee, Young Jee Yang
  • Patent number: 11564093
    Abstract: A security strategy providing apparatus of a vehicle includes a communication circuit, a power controller, and at least one control circuit electrically connected to the communication circuit and the power controller. The at least one control circuit is configured to detect a connection of an external apparatus or an inflow of external data, and to block at least part of a function provided by the vehicle, at least part of power supplied by the power controller, or the at least part of the function and the at least part of the power, based on a detection result of the connection of the external apparatus or the inflow of the external data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soo Yun Kim, Jae Am Seo, Dong Youl Lee, Won Ho Shin, Hee Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11544051
    Abstract: A vehicle update system includes a server that determines whether a new version of data is present based on an update version of and a final update-failed version of a vehicle controller, and transmits the new version of the data when the new version of the data is present. An update controller executes an update of the vehicle controller based on the new version of the data received from the server, and determines a processing method of the data according to whether the update of the vehicle controller is successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Jae Hoon Lee, Yoon Sik Jung, Dong Youl Lee, Myeong Gyu Jeong
  • Patent number: 11305760
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling the avoidance of an emergency vehicle, and a vehicle system are provided. The apparatus includes a communication device to receive traveling data from vehicles traveling in a specific section on an expected traveling path of the emergency vehicle, a determination device to identify locations of the vehicles from the received traveling data and to determine at least one control vehicle based on the identified locations of the vehicles, and a controller to determine an avoidance control time point of each control vehicle based on an expected approach time of the emergency vehicle to the control vehicle, and to transmit a control message to the control vehicle based on the avoidance control time point of the control vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Jin Shin, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Jae Am Seo, Hyeok Sang Jeong
  • Patent number: 11281455
    Abstract: An apparatus for over the air update (OTA) for a vehicle and a method therefor are provided. The apparatus includes a communication device to receive data for the OTA update of vehicle software from a sever, and a processor to control background transfer for the OTA update based on at least one of a network load update, a vehicle power state, a battery state, or an expected time for residual read-only memory (ROM) data transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Jae Am Seo
  • Publication number: 20210382707
    Abstract: A vehicle update system includes a server that determines whether a new version of data is present based on an update version of and a final update-failed version of a vehicle controller, and transmits the new version of the data when the new version of the data is present. An update controller executes an update of the vehicle controller based on the new version of the data received from the server, and determines a processing method of the data according to whether the update of the vehicle controller is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Jae Hoon Lee, Yoon Sik Jung, Dong Youl Lee, Myeong Gyu Jeong
  • Patent number: 11175906
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling firmware update of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus may include a state manager configured to manage state information regarding a plurality of controllers included in the vehicle, a control device configured to determine whether to perform an update based on the state information when an ignition of the vehicle is turned off, and an update manager configured to perform a reprogramming operation on at least one controller of the plurality of controllers depending on whether to perform the update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Jae Am Seo
  • Publication number: 20210345076
    Abstract: An over-the-air update apparatus in a vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The over-the-air update apparatus in the vehicle includes a communication device that receives data for an over-the-air (OTA) update of vehicle software from an external server and a processor that determines a priority for the over-the-air update based on a current consumption and a data processing speed with respect to each of a plurality of controllers. The processor allows data to be selectively transmitted based on the determined priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hee Jun Lee, Sun Woo Kim, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Won Ho Shin, Hyeok Sang Jeong
  • Patent number: 11144300
    Abstract: An update control apparatus for a vehicle controller includes a state information collecting device that collects vehicle state information when an update event of a vehicle controller occurs, a battery control device that determines an update-based ultimate target State of Charge (SOC) based on the collected vehicle state information and controls charge or discharge of a battery based on the determined ultimate target SOC, and a control device that downloads update data of the vehicle controller from an update server and updates the vehicle controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Heok Sang Jeong, Dong Jin Shin, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Young Su Kim, Jae Am Seo
  • Patent number: 11126421
    Abstract: An apparatus providing an update for a vehicle includes a plurality of controllers, a communication circuit communicating with a server, a memory configured to store data received from the server, and a control circuit electrically connected to the plurality of controllers, the communication circuit, and the memory. The control circuit is configured to set an order of the update, based on a preset priority and a size of update data, which correspond to each of the plurality of target controllers, when an update for a plurality of target controllers among the plurality of controllers is required, to receive the update data corresponding to each of the plurality of target controllers, from the server using the communication circuit in the set order, and to update the plurality of target controllers in the set order using the received update data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hee Jun Lee, Jae Am Seo, Heok Sang Jeong, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Dong Youl Lee, Soo Yun Kim, Won Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 11093273
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for verifying a vehicle controller based on a virtual machine. A system for verifying a vehicle controller based on a virtual machine may include: a server configured to store software of upper level controllers of a vehicle and to execute the software of the upper level controllers through the virtual machine; and a telematics terminal configured to collect input data of the upper level controllers and to transmit the input data to the server. The telematics terminal may be further configured to compare first output data collected from the upper level controllers with second output data received from the server corresponding to the input data, and to verify a validity of the first output data based on the comparison of first output data with the second output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Jin Shin, Dong Youl Lee, Myeong Gyu Jeong, Jae Am Seo
  • Publication number: 20210185495
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a connectivity control unit (CCU) to internetwork with a server through a wireless network to provide a connected car service and an integrated body unit (IBU) to perform low power communication with another vehicle to control the CCU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Ho SHIN, Dong Hee HAN, Hee Jun LEE, Dong Youl LEE, Jae Am SEO, Sun Woo KIM