Patents by Inventor Hyountaek YONG

Hyountaek YONG 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: 11947612
    Abstract: A mediating method by a mediating device comprises receiving a first list including at least one item from a first terminal and receiving at least one list from at least one terminal different from the first terminal, searching for a list including an item corresponding to at least one item among the at least one item of the first list, among the received at least one list, and transmitting information on the corresponded item, according to a result of the search, to each of the first terminal and a terminal which provides the list including the item corresponding to the at least one item among the at least one terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Patent number: 11722638
    Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Publication number: 20230244730
    Abstract: A mediating method may include: preparing at least two lists that respectively correspond to different values of a specific feature and that each of which includes at least one item; receiving first information about a first terminal or a user of the first terminal from the first terminal; deriving a value corresponding to the specific feature using the received first information; selecting a first list from among the at least two lists using the derived value; determining whether a first item matching the user of the first terminal is present in the at least one item included in the first list using the first information; and when it is determined that the first item is present in the first list, transmitting second information corresponding to the first item to the first terminal, or transmitting third information corresponding to the first terminal to a second terminal corresponding to the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Hyperconnect LLC
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong, Sangpil Yoon
  • Patent number: 11716424
    Abstract: A video call mediation method of a system may include receiving, by a server, a mediation request, from a plurality of mobiles, mediating, by the server, a first mobile and a second mobile, of the plurality of mobiles, establishing, by the first mobile and the second mobile, a video call session, receiving, by the first mobile, a video, from the second mobile, through the video call session, detecting, by the first mobile, a certain input, reporting, by the first mobile, a video received in the server, in response to the certain input, ending, by the first mobile, the video call session with the second mobile, and establishing, by the first mobile, a video call session with a third mobile, and verifying, by the server, the reporting, and rejecting, by the server, additional mediation request of the second mobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Patent number: 11553157
    Abstract: This application relates to an image display device and method. In one aspect, the image display device includes a communication interface, a user interface, a memory and a processor. The processor may receive, from a first terminal through the communication interface, a stream including a plurality of images captured by the first terminal. The processor may also determine whether the received stream includes a first image in which no face is detected among the plurality of images. The processor may further, in response to determining that the received stream includes the first image, perform image processing on the first image to generate a second image. The processor may further display, through the user interface, the plurality of images by replacing the first image with the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Patent number: 11550860
    Abstract: A mediating method may include: preparing at least two lists that respectively correspond to different values of a specific feature and that each of which includes at least one item; receiving first information about a first terminal or a user of the first terminal from the first terminal; deriving a value corresponding to the specific feature using the received first information; selecting a first list from among the at least two lists using the derived value; determining whether a first item matching the user of the first terminal is present in the at least one item included in the first list using the first information; and when it is determined that the first item is present in the first list, transmitting second information corresponding to the first item to the first terminal, or transmitting third information corresponding to the first terminal to a second terminal corresponding to the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Hyperconnect LLC
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong, Sangpil Yoon
  • Publication number: 20220253970
    Abstract: Provided is a method of transforming a landmark including: receiving an input image including a facial image of a first person and a landmark corresponding to the facial image; estimating a transformation matrix corresponding to the landmark; and calculating an expression landmark and an identity landmark corresponding to the input image by using the transformation matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Seokjun Seo, Hyountaek Yong, Sungjoo Ha, Martin Kersner, Beomsu Kim, Dongyoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220239862
    Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Publication number: 20220237945
    Abstract: A method of generating a reenacted image includes: extracting a landmark from each of a driver image and a target image; generating a driver feature map based on pose information and expression information of a first face shown in the driver image; generating a target feature map and a pose-normalized target feature map based on style information of a second face shown in the target image; generating a mixed feature map by using the driver feature map and the target feature map; and generating the reenacted image by using the mixed feature map and the pose-normalized target feature map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Seokjun Seo, Hyountaek Yong, Sungjoo Ha, Martin Kersner, Beomsu Kim, Dongyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11323659
    Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Patent number: 11301534
    Abstract: A mediating method by a mediating device comprises receiving a first list including at least one item from a first terminal and receiving at least one list from at least one terminal different from the first terminal, searching for a list including an item corresponding to at least one item among the at least one item of the first list, among the received at least one list, and transmitting information on the corresponded item, according to a result of the search, to each of the first terminal and a terminal which provides the list including the item corresponding to the at least one item among the at least one terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hyperconnect Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Publication number: 20220092140
    Abstract: A mediating method by a mediating device comprises receiving a first list including at least one item from a first terminal and receiving at least one list from at least one terminal different from the first terminal, searching for a list including an item corresponding to at least one item among the at least one item of the first list, among the received at least one list, and transmitting information on the corresponded item, according to a result of the search, to each of the first terminal and a terminal which provides the list including the item corresponding to the at least one item among the at least one terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Patent number: 11227129
    Abstract: A method of providing real-time translation for video chat is provided. The method includes: continuously receiving first-language voice data and at least one second-language word from a first terminal; continuously displaying the at least one second-language word at the same time as reproduction of the voice data; acquiring a second-language translation of an ended sentence included in a voice recognition result for the voice data; and substituting at least one word, which corresponds to the ended sentence in the displayed at least one second-language word, with the acquired translation. The at least one second-language word corresponds to respective words included in the voice recognition result for the voice data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong, Hyeok Choi
  • Patent number: 11102450
    Abstract: A method for censoring inappropriate images during a video call is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a first terminal, a stream including a plurality of images captured by the first terminal; attempting to detect a face in each of one or more sample images selected among the plurality of images included in the stream; determining that the face has not been detected in at least some of the sample images; performing image processing on at least one of the plurality of images included in the stream; and displaying the plurality of images included in the stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hyperconnect, Inc.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Publication number: 20210203880
    Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG
  • Publication number: 20210203882
    Abstract: This application relates to an image display device and method. In one aspect, the image display device includes a communication interface, a user interface, a memory and a processor. The processor may receive, from a first terminal through the communication interface, a stream including a plurality of images captured by the first terminal. The processor may also determine whether the received stream includes a first image in which no face is detected among the plurality of images. The processor may further, in response to determining that the received stream includes the first image, perform image processing on the first image to generate a second image. The processor may further display, through the user interface, the plurality of images by replacing the first image with the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG
  • Publication number: 20210142440
    Abstract: An image conversion apparatus for converting an image by using an artificial neural network includes: an image receiver receiving an image from a user; a template obtainer obtaining at least one image conversion template; and an image converter converting the static image into a moving image by using the obtained at least one image conversion template, wherein the image converter converts the static image received by the image receiver, into the moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Seokjun Seo, Hyountaek Yong, Sungjoo Ha, Martin Kersner, Beomsu Kim, Dongyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 10965907
    Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil Ahn, Kangsik Jung, Hyountaek Yong
  • Publication number: 20210011966
    Abstract: A mediating method by a mediating device comprises receiving a first list including at least one item from a first terminal and receiving at least one list from at least one terminal different from the first terminal, searching for a list including an item corresponding to at least one item among the at least one item of the first list, among the received at least one list, and transmitting information on the corresponded item, according to a result of the search, to each of the first terminal and a terminal which provides the list including the item corresponding to the at least one item among the at least one terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG
  • Publication number: 20200358904
    Abstract: A video call mediation method of a system may include receiving, by a server, a mediation request, from a plurality of mobiles, mediating, by the server, a first mobile and a second mobile, of the plurality of mobiles, establishing, by the first mobile and the second mobile, a video call session, receiving, by the first mobile, a video, from the second mobile, through the video call session, detecting, by the first mobile, a certain input, reporting, by the first mobile, a video received in the server, in response to the certain input, ending, by the first mobile, the video call session with the second mobile, and establishing, by the first mobile, a video call session with a third mobile, and verifying, by the server, the reporting, and rejecting, by the server, additional mediation request of the second mobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: HYPERCONNECT, INC.
    Inventors: Sangil AHN, Kangsik JUNG, Hyountaek YONG