Patents by Inventor Jae-Min Joh

Jae-Min Joh 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: 9774719
    Abstract: An outgoing call control method for an in-vehicle head unit equipped with a voice recognition function includes connecting Bluetooth communication with a user device when vehicle is powered on. Whether or not an existing voice recognition database is present is checked. Phone book information is downloaded from the user device through the connected Bluetooth communication. Voice recognition for an outgoing call is performed using the existing voice recognition database during download of the phone book information if the existing voice recognition database is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jae Min Joh, Kyu Seop Bang, Soon Kwon Paik, Kyung Chul Lee, Woo Young Kwak
  • Publication number: 20170257470
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication, a display, and a controller configured to, activate a mode for voice recognition in response to a touch input to a soft button displayed on the display or to a hard button on the mobile terminal, receive a first voice input associated with a phone call relating operation of the mobile terminal, display an indicator on the display indicating the voice input is being recognized by the mobile terminal, analyze the context of a voice command in the voice input, execute the call relating operation only if there is a single contact in a phonebook that matches the voice command in the first voice input, if there is no single contact that matches the voice command of the received voice input, display a plurality of candidates that is analyzed based on the voice command, receive a second input according to a plurality of candidates, and execute the call relating operation based on the second input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong-Keun YOUN, Dae-Sung JUNG, Jae-Hoon YU, Tae-Jun KIM, Jae-Min JOH, Jae-Do KWAK, Jong-Ho SHIN
  • Patent number: 9692865
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication, a display, and a controller configured to, activate a mode for voice recognition in response to a touch input to a soft button displayed on the display or to a hard button on the mobile terminal, receive a first voice input associated with a phone call relating operation of the mobile terminal, display an indicator on the display indicating the voice input is being recognized by the mobile terminal, analyze the context of a voice command in the voice input, execute the call relating operation only if there is a single contact in a phonebook that matches the voice command in the first voice input, if there is no single contact that matches the voice command of the received voice input, display a plurality of candidates that is analyzed based on the voice command, receive a second input according to a plurality of candidates, and execute the call relating operation based on the second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong-Keun Youn, Dae-Sung Jung, Jae-Hoon Yu, Tae-Jun Kim, Jae-Min Joh, Jae-Do Kwak, Jong-Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 9628617
    Abstract: An outgoing call control method for an in-vehicle head unit equipped with a voice recognition function includes connecting Bluetooth communication with a user device when a vehicle is powered on. Whether or not an existing voice recognition database is present is checked. Phone book information is downloaded from the user device through the connected Bluetooth communication. Voice recognition for an outgoing call is performed using the existing voice recognition database during download of the phone book information if the existing voice recognition database is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Min Joh, Kyu Seop Bang, Soon Kwon Paik, Kyung Chul Lee, Woo Young Kwak
  • Publication number: 20170019515
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication, a display, and a controller configured to, activate a mode for voice recognition in response to a touch input to a soft button displayed on the display or to a hard button on the mobile terminal, receive a first voice input associated with a phone call relating operation of the mobile terminal, display an indicator on the display indicating the voice input is being recognized by the mobile terminal, analyze the context of a voice command in the voice input, execute the call relating operation only if there is a single contact in a phonebook that matches the voice command in the first voice input, if there is no single contact that matches the voice command of the received voice input, display a plurality of candidates that is analyzed based on the voice command, receive a second input according to a plurality of candidates, and execute the call relating operation based on the second input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Keun YOUN, Dae-Sung JUNG, Jae-Hoon YU, Tae-Jun KIM, Jae-Min JOH, Jae-Do Kwak, Jong-Ho SHIN
  • Patent number: 9521231
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling an outgoing call during download of phone book information are provided. The method includes setting, by a controller, a communication channel with a user device when a vehicle is powered on. Additionally, the method includes transmitting, by the controller, a predetermined phone book download request signal to the user device via the set communication channel. The method may further include downloading, by the controller, new phone book information from the user device via the set communication channel. Furthermore, the method includes completing an outgoing call service request from a user using existing phone book information while new phone book information is downloaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Chul Lee, Kyu Seop Bang, Soon Kwon Paik, Woo Young Kwak, Jae Min Joh
  • Patent number: 9497305
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication, a display, and a controller configured to, activate a mode for voice recognition in response to a touch input to a soft button displayed on the display or to a hard button on the mobile terminal, receive a first voice input associated with a phone call relating operation of the mobile terminal, display an indicator on the display indicating the voice input is being recognized by the mobile terminal, analyze the context of a voice command in the voice input, execute the call relating operation only if there is a single contact in a phonebook that matches the voice command in the first voice input, if there is no single contact that matches the voice command of the received voice input, display a plurality of candidates that is analyzed based on the voice command, receive a second input according to a plurality of candidates, and execute the call relating operation based on the second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong-Keun Youn, Dae-Sung Jung, Jae-Hoon Yu, Tae-Jun Kim, Jae-Min Joh, Jae-Do Kwak, Jong-Ho Shin
  • Publication number: 20160028867
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling an outgoing call during download of phone book information are provided. The method includes setting, by a controller, a communication channel with a user device when a vehicle is powered on. Additionally, the method includes transmitting, by the controller, a predetermined phone book download request signal to the user device via the set communication channel. The method may further include downloading, by the controller, new phone book information from the user device via the set communication channel. Furthermore, the method includes completing an outgoing call service request from a user using existing phone book information while new phone book information is downloaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kyung Chul Lee, Kyu Seop Bang, Soon Kwon Paik, Woo Young Kwak, Jae Min Joh
  • Publication number: 20160014273
    Abstract: An outgoing call control method for an in-vehicle head unit equipped with a voice recognition function includes connecting Bluetooth communication with a user device when a vehicle is powered on. Whether or not an existing voice recognition database is present is checked. Phone book information is downloaded from the user device through the connected Bluetooth communication. Voice recognition for an outgoing call is performed using the existing voice recognition database during download of the phone book information if the existing voice recognition database is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Min JOH, Kyu Seop BANG, Soon Kwon PAIK, Kyung Chul LEE, Woo Young KWAK
  • Publication number: 20150126252
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication, a display, and a controller configured to, activate a mode for voice recognition in response to a touch input to a soft button displayed on the display or to a hard button on the mobile terminal, receive a first voice input associated with a phone call relating operation of the mobile terminal, display an indicator on the display indicating the voice input is being recognized by the mobile terminal, analyze the context of a voice command in the voice input, execute the call relating operation only if there is a single contact in a phonebook that matches the voice command in the first voice input, if there is no single contact that matches the voice command of the received voice input, display a plurality of candidates that is analyzed based on the voice command, receive a second input according to a plurality of candidates, and execute the call relating operation based on the second input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong-Keun YOUN, Dae-Sung JUNG, Jae-Hoon YU, Tae-Jun KIM, Jae-Min JOH, Jae-Do KWAK, Jong-Ho SHIN
  • Patent number: 8958848
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including an input unit configured to receive an input to activate a voice recognition function on the mobile terminal and a memory configured to store multiple domains related to menus and operations of the mobile terminal. It further includes a controller configured to access a specific domain among the multiple domains included in the memory based on the received input to activate the voice recognition function, to recognize user speech based on a language model and an acoustic model of the accessed domain, and to determine at least one menu and operation of the mobile terminal based on the accessed specific domain and the recognized user speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Ho Shin, Jong-Keun Youn, Dae-Sung Jung, Jae-Hoon Yu, Tae-Jun Kim, Jae-Min Joh, Jae-Do Kwak
  • Patent number: 8560322
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a specific content and another content associated with the specific content can be quickly searched using a user's voice. The present invention includes inputting a voice for a search for a specific content provided to the mobile terminal via a microphone, analyzing a meaning of the inputted voice, searching a memory for at least one content to which a voice name having a meaning associated with the analyzed voice is tagged, and displaying the searched at least one content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Jik Lee, Jong Keun Youn, Dae Sung Jung, Jae Min Joh, Sun Hwa Cha, Seung Heon Yang, Jae Hoon Yu
  • Patent number: 8355914
    Abstract: A method for selecting text created in a mobile terminal by word and correcting it or changing it to another word, and a mobile terminal implementing the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a display unit to display one or more words of text, and to display tags for each of the one or more words; an input unit to select at least one of the tagged one or more words as selected one word; and a controller to display candidate words having a similar pronunciation to that of the word selected via the input unit, select one of the candidate words as selected one candidate word, and change the selected one word from the text to the selected one candidate word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Min Joh, Jae-Do Kwak, Jong-Keun Youn
  • Publication number: 20100332226
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a specific content and another content associated with the specific content can be quickly searched using a user's voice. The present invention includes inputting a voice for a search for a specific content provided to the mobile terminal via a microphone, analyzing a meaning of the inputted voice, searching a memory for at least one content to which a voice name having a meaning associated with the analyzed voice is tagged, and displaying the searched at least one content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: In Jik Lee, Jong Keun Youn, Dae Sung Jung, Jae Min Joh, Sun Hwa Cha, Seung Heon Yang, Jae Hoon Yu
  • Publication number: 20090299730
    Abstract: A method for selecting text created in a mobile terminal by word and correcting it or changing it to another word, and a mobile terminal implementing the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a display unit to display one or more words of text, and to display tags for each of the one or more words; an input unit to select at least one of the tagged one or more words as selected one word; and a controller to display candidate words having a similar pronunciation to that of the word selected via the input unit, select one of the candidate words as selected one candidate word, and change the selected one word from the text to the selected one candidate word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jae-Min JOH, Jae-Do KWAK, Jong-Keun YOUN
  • Publication number: 20090253463
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including an input unit configured to receive an input to activate a voice recognition function on the mobile terminal and a memory configured to store multiple domains related to menus and operations of the mobile terminal. It further includes a controller configured to access a specific domain among the multiple domains included in the memory based on the received input to activate the voice recognition function, to recognize user speech based on a language model and an acoustic model of the accessed domain, and to determine at least one menu and operation of the mobile terminal based on the accessed specific domain and the recognized user speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Jong-Ho SHIN, Jong-Keun YOUN, Dae-Sung JUNG, Jae-Hoon YU, Tae-Jun KIM, Jae-Min JOH, Jae-Do KWAK