Patents by Inventor Heung-soo Kim

Heung-soo 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: 10869019
    Abstract: A dual depth camera module provided in a mobile robot is provided. In the dual depth camera module, a first depth camera and a second depth camera each have a turned shape at a first angle to face each other with respect to an extending line in a proceeding direction of a mobile robot, and the first depth camera and the second depth camera each have an inclined shape at a second angle to face each other in a direction opposite a surface of the ground with respect to a vertical extending line in the proceeding direction of the mobile robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SYSCON ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Heung Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20200236339
    Abstract: A dual depth camera module provided in a mobile robot is provided. In the dual depth camera module, a first depth camera and a second depth camera each have a turned shape at a first angle to face each other with respect to an extending line in a proceeding direction of a mobile robot, and the first depth camera and the second depth camera each have an inclined shape at a second angle to face each other in a direction opposite a surface of the ground with respect to a vertical extending line in the proceeding direction of the mobile robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Heung Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 9121720
    Abstract: A system for providing driving information of an electric includes a telematics terminal configured to collect driver information, internal state information, and external environment information, and transmitting the collected driver information, internal state information, and external environment information. A path information server is configured to transmit road information and traffic information to the outside. A telematics server is configured to accumulate information received from the telematics terminal and the path information server, calculate a driving pattern of a first driver based on the accumulated information, calculate one or more candidate paths based on the driving pattern, and transmit the calculated one or more candidate paths to the telematics terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Heung Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20150019115
    Abstract: A system for providing driving information of an electric includes a telematics terminal configured to collect driver information, internal state information, and external environment information, and transmitting the collected driver information, internal state information, and external environment information. A path information server is configured to transmit road information and traffic information to the outside. A telematics server is configured to accumulate information received from the telematics terminal and the path information server, calculate a driving pattern of a first driver based on the accumulated information, calculate one or more candidate paths based on the driving pattern, and transmit the calculated one or more candidate paths to the telematics terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Heung Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 7492667
    Abstract: A location recognition system and method using stereophonic sound, the system having a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter uses the stereophonic sound and transmits location tracking information of an object. The transmitter includes a sound detector which detects a sound of the object and converts the detected sound to an electrical signal; a data converter which converts the electrical signal converted by the sound detector, to acoustic data; and a first communication interface which transmits the acoustic data converted by the data converter and the location tracking information to the receiver. A user can immediately recognize the location of the transmitter which transmits the location tracking information and is the target of the location tracking. Therefore, the mutual communications between the transmitter and the receiver which receives the location tracking information can be smoothly carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Q Kim, Min-seop Jeong, Heung-soo Kim, Byoung-joon Lee
  • Patent number: 7387905
    Abstract: An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line and a data line on the substrate, the gate line and the data line crossing each other to define a pixel area, a common line parallel to the gate line, a common electrode extending from the common line and including a plurality of vertical portions, a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a semiconductor layer over the gate electrode, a source electrode over the semiconductor layer and connected to the data line, and a drain electrode over the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the source electrode, wherein a portion of the semiconductor layer partly covers a side of the gate electrode disposed between the data line and the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode in the pixel area, the pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, and includes a plurality of vertical parts alternating with the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7295276
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a gate line on of the first substrate; a gate pad formed at one end of the gate line; a common line parallel to and spaced apart from the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; a data pad formed at one end of the data line; a terminal line parallel to and spaced apart from the data line, the terminal line being connected to one end of the common line; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode in the pixel region, the pixel electrode being connected to the thin film transistor; a common electrode connected to the common line; a contact terminal connected to the other end of the common line opposite the terminal line, the contact terminal having an island shape; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20070069215
    Abstract: An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line and a data line on the substrate, the gate line and the data line crossing each other to define a pixel area, a common line parallel to the gate line, a common electrode extending from the common line and including a plurality of vertical portions, a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a semiconductor layer over the gate electrode, a source electrode over the semiconductor layer and connected to the data line, and a drain electrode over the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the source electrode, wherein a portion of the semiconductor layer partly covers a side of the gate electrode disposed between the data line and the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode in the pixel area, the pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, and includes a plurality of vertical parts alternating with the
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20070037583
    Abstract: A location recognition system and method using stereophonic sound, the system having a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter uses the stereophonic sound and transmits location tracking information of an object. The transmitter includes a sound detector which detects a sound of the object and converts the detected sound to an electrical signal; a data converter which converts the electrical signal converted by the sound detector, to acoustic data; and a first communication interface which transmits the acoustic data converted by the data converter and the location tracking information to the receiver. A user can immediately recognize the location of the transmitter which transmits the location tracking information and is the target of the location tracking. Therefore, the mutual communications between the transmitter and the receiver which receives the location tracking information can be smoothly carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Min-Q Kim, Min-seop Jeong, Heung-soo Kim, Byoung-joon Lee
  • Patent number: 7130000
    Abstract: An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line and a data line on the substrate, the gate line and the data line crossing each other to define a pixel area, a common line parallel to the gate line, a common electrode extending from the common line and including a plurality of vertical portions, a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a semiconductor layer over the gate electrode, a source electrode over the semiconductor layer and connected to the data line, and a drain electrode over the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the source electrode, wherein a portion of the semiconductor layer partly covers a side of the gate electrode disposed between the data line and the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode in the pixel area, the pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, and includes a plurality of vertical parts alternating with the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7027458
    Abstract: A modem and a method for controlling the same. The modem includes a first interface interfacing with a subscriber terminal, a second interface interfacing with a switching system, a detection means detecting a communication connection status with the subscriber terminal and outputting a detection result signal, and a controller processing a data communication between the subscriber terminal and the switching system and controlling the second interface to stop the operations if a non-connection signal is inputted from the detection means. In the present invention, releasing a communication channel with the switching system when the subscriber terminal is in a non-connection status reduces unnecessary power consumption and lengthens the life span of an apparatus. Further, the operations of such subscriber modem can control unnecessary line occupation in a switching system for a plurality of subscriber modems, to reduce power consumption in the switching system and enhance system data processing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 6954635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing through a plurality of printer robot systems. Specifically, the invention provides a mobile printer system which prints letters or pictures inputted by a user without being constrained by the printing region through a plurality of mobile printer robots. The present invention comprises a plurality of mobile printer robot systems which have in-built printer functions and a main body which controls the printer operations through a wireless communication with the printer robot system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jong Hwan Kim, Shin Kim, Myung Jin Jung, Heung Soo Kim, Dong Han Kim, Kui Hong Park, Kang Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20040233283
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of detecting change in a background area. The apparatus comprises: at least one image pick-up device for picking up an image of an object zone; a background area extraction section for extracting a background area by excluding a moving area from a current input image picked up by the at least one image pick-up device; a reference image storage section for storing a predetermined reference image for the object zone; a comparison section for comparing the background area with the reference image; and a judging section for determining whether there has been change in the background area on the basis of the comparison result of the comparing section and outputting the result. Using the disclosed apparatus and method, it is possible to enhance efficiency of security, and to effectively cope with theft, calamity, or the like, because the apparatus and method can determine an invader's action of intentionally interrupting normal operation of an image pick-up apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Goo-ho Kang, Heung-soo Kim, Jae-soo Cho
  • Publication number: 20040125306
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a gate line on of the first substrate; a gate pad formed at one end of the gate line; a common line parallel to and spaced apart from the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; a data pad formed at one end of the data line; a terminal line parallel to and spaced apart from the data line, the terminal line being connected to one end of the common line; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode in the pixel region, the pixel electrode being connected to the thin film transistor; a common electrode connected to the common line; a contact terminal connected to the other end of the common line opposite the terminal line, the contact terminal having an island shape; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20040066483
    Abstract: An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line and a data line on the substrate, the gate line and the data line crossing each other to define a pixel area, a common line parallel to the gate line, a common electrode extending from the common line and including a plurality of vertical portions, a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a semiconductor layer over the gate electrode, a source electrode over the semiconductor layer and connected to the data line, and a drain electrode over the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the source electrode, wherein a portion of the semiconductor layer partly covers a side of the gate electrode disposed between the data line and the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode in the pixel area, the pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, and includes a plurality of vertical parts alternating with the
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 6690718
    Abstract: An asymmetric digital subscriber line transceiver unit-card (ATU-C) and a method of controlling the same. The ATU-C includes: a power supply unit; a plurality of modems to be connected to a plurality of asymmetric digital subscriber line transceiver unit-remote (ATU-R) for subscribers; a plurality of power switches for selectively supplying power generated by the power supply unit to the modems; and a microprocessor for controlling the operation of the power switches depending on the connection status between the subscribers and the modems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Heung-soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20030067937
    Abstract: A data transmission system for transmitting data between a plurality of modules. The data transmission system has a data bus for transmitting the data between the modules, a control signal bus for transmitting a request signal for requesting use of the data bus and an allowance signal related to allowing the use of the data bus, and a bus controller for controlling the control signal bus. The bus controller receives the request signal transmitted from the modules through the control signal bus, and transmits the allowance signal with respect to one of the modules in response to the request signal, to the modules through the control signal bus. The allowed module transmits the data through the data bus, and the request and the allowance is performed through the control signal bus while the data is being transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Heung-soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20020042267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing through a plurality of printer robot systems. Specifically, the invention provides a mobile printer system which prints letters or pictures inputted by a user without being constrained by the printing region through a plurality of mobile printer robots. The present invention comprises a plurality of mobile printer robot systems which have in-built printer functions and a main body which controls the printer operations through a wireless communication with the printer robot system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jong Hwan Kim, Shin Kim, Myung Jin Jung, Heung Soo Kim, Dong Han Kim, Kui Hong Park, Kang Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20020034192
    Abstract: A modem and a method for controlling the same. The modem includes a first interface interfacing with a subscriber terminal, a second interface interfacing with a switching system, a detection means detecting a communication connection status with the subscriber terminal and outputting a detection result signal, and a controller processing a data communication between the subscriber terminal and the switching system and controlling the second interface to stop the operations if a non-connection signal is inputted from the detection means. In the present invention, releasing a communication channel with the switching system when the subscriber terminal is in a non-connection status reduces unnecessary power consumption and lengthens the life span of an apparatus. Further, the operations of such subscriber modem can control unnecessary line occupation in a switching system for a plurality of subscriber modems, to reduce power consumption in the switching system and enhance system data processing speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 6349123
    Abstract: An asymmetric data transmission apparatus using asymmetric digital subscriber lines, which connects a high-speed data network to telephone subscriber lines in response to a demand of a subscriber, is provided. The apparatus contains subscriber line connectors which are connected to the telephone subscriber lines, which include activation sensors that receive activation signals from remote units via the subscriber lines, and which receive output signals from the remote units and output corresponding analog signals. Also, a particular subscriber line connector inputs a particular output signal from a particular remote unit via a particular telephone subscriber line and outputs a particular analog signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heung-Soo Kim