Patents by Inventor Jae Yoon Ok

Jae Yoon Ok 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100407
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a hybrid golf system, a control method of a mobile terminal used to the same and a method for locating a golf ball at a ball position on a field using a user's mobile terminal in the hybrid golf system that allows the user to find a golf ball position on an actual field corresponding to a virtual ball position on a virtual golf course using the user's mobile terminal without additional devices for pointing the golf ball position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GOLFZON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Yoon OK
  • Publication number: 20240033597
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a hybrid golf system and control method for the same that can further improve the realism of golf play by naturally connecting a virtual golf course on an image projected on a screen and an actual field to naturally convert from a virtual golf play through the virtual golf course image to a field play on the actual field. The above object can be accomplished by the provision of a hybrid golf system comprising a screen golf module in which a virtual golf play can be performed, an actual field on which an actual golf play can be performed, and a screen shutter provided on a wall of the screen golf module facing the actual field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: GOLFZON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Chan KIM, Jae Yoon OK, Gwang Seok JEON
  • Patent number: 9463357
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a virtual golf simulation apparatus and method that is capable of performing virtual golf simulation as if a golfer is frequently guided by a caddie during a round of golf in a real golf course and, in particular, the caddie reads the lie of a green and guides a putting direction when the golfer putts a golf ball to provide contents provided through the virtual golf simulation in a more active golfer-oriented form, thereby improving user convenience and inducing interest in virtual golf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: GOLFZON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Yoon Ok
  • Patent number: 8926443
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a virtual golf simulation device, a system including the same and a terminal device, and a virtual golf simulation method wherein the best shot or the worst shot occurring during a virtual golf game is stored in a server such that the best shot or the worst shot can be watched afterwards or such that the best shot or the worst shot can be shared by many persons, and a user enjoying a screen golf culture records various impressions of such a culture such that the impressions can be listened to afterward or can be open to the public, that is, various contents are provided, whereby a user using a screen golf system based on virtual golf simulation can enjoy various cultures which cannot be provided by a conventional golf system and thus interest of users can be induced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Golfzon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Heon Woo, Jae Yoon Ok
  • Patent number: 8678892
    Abstract: A virtual golf simulation device and a method for the same are disclosed. The virtual golf simulation device includes a sensor for sensing flight of a ball hit by a golfer, an image processor for processing a simulated image of a virtual golf course and a simulated image of a flight trajectory of the ball sensed by the sensor, a caddy voice guide for providing a golfer logged in to a system with customized voice guidance through a virtual caddy selected for the golfer from among a plurality of virtual caddies, and a controller for identifying the logged-in golfer and controlling the caddy voice guide to provide the logged-in golfer with the customized voice guidance through the selected virtual caddy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Golfzon Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Yoon Ok
  • Patent number: 8585477
    Abstract: A virtual golf simulation device and a method for the same are disclosed. The virtual golf simulation device includes a sensor for sensing flight of a ball hit by a golfer, an image processor for processing a simulated image of a virtual golf course and a simulated image of a flight trajectory of the ball sensed by the sensor, a database including a text storing part for storing text data corresponding to predetermined voice guides to determined text data among the text data stored in the text storing part to voice, and a controller for identifying a situation to trigger voice guidance to the golfer, extracting or extracting and combining the predetermined text data, and outputting the extracted or combined text data to the voice converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Golfzon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong In Cho, Jae Yoon Ok
  • Patent number: 8512162
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf simulation apparatus and a method for the same, which reproduce the trajectory of a golf ball hit by a golfer to give a sense of reality to the golfer by identifying a current golf club and applying information about the identified golf club in a simulation result, the object can be accomplished by the provision of a golf simulation apparatus for simulating a golf course, including a sensing unit for sensing at least one of a golf ball hit by a golfer and a golf club used by the golfer in a simulated golf course, a club identification unit for identifying the golf club used by the golfer in the simulated golf course, and a simulation unit for simulating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Golfzon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pil Joo Kim, Joo Myung Jeong, Jae Yoon Ok
  • Publication number: 20120295677
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for virtual golf simulation that is capable of providing various contents based on user history information of a user who has previously played golf through the virtual golf simulation apparatus during a virtual golf procedure through virtual golf simulation and enabling a user to play golf with the user, another user, or a virtual user acquired based on play information of a celebrity, thereby improving user convenience and inducing interest in virtual golf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GOLFZON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Yoon Ok
  • Publication number: 20120289351
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a virtual golf simulation device, a system including the same and a terminal device, and a virtual golf simulation method wherein the best shot or the worst shot occurring during a virtual golf game is stored in a server such that the best shot or the worst shot can be watched afterwards or such that the best shot or the worst shot can be shared by many persons, and a user enjoying a screen golf culture records various impressions of such a culture such that the impressions can be listened to afterward or can be open to the public, that is, various contents are provided, whereby a user using a screen golf system based on virtual golf simulation can enjoy various cultures which cannot be provided by a conventional golf system and thus interest of users can be induced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: GOLFZON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Heon Woo, Jae Yoon Ok
  • Publication number: 20120276965
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a virtual golf simulation apparatus and method that is capable of performing virtual golf simulation as if a golfer is frequently guided by a caddie during a round of golf in a real golf course and, in particular, the caddie reads the lie of a green and guides a putting direction when the golfer putts a golf ball to provide contents provided through the virtual golf simulation in a more active golfer-oriented form, thereby improving user convenience and inducing interest in virtual golf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Golfzon Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Jae Yoon Ok
  • Publication number: 20120083351
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf simulation apparatus and a method for the same, which reproduce the trajectory of a golf ball hit by a golfer to give a sense of reality to the golfer by identifying a current golf club and applying information about the identified golf club in a simulation result, the object can be accomplished by the provision of a golf simulation apparatus for simulating a golf course, including a sensing unit for sensing at least one of a golf ball hit by a golfer and a golf club used by the golfer in a simulated golf course, a club identification unit for identifying the golf club used by the golfer in the simulated golf course, and a simulation unit for simulating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Pil Joo Kim, Joo Myung Jeong, Jae Yoon Ok
  • Publication number: 20110301927
    Abstract: A virtual golf simulation device and a method for the same are disclosed. The virtual golf simulation device includes a sensor for sensing flight of a ball hit by a golfer, an image processor for processing a simulated image of a virtual golf course and a simulated image of a flight trajectory of the ball sensed by the sensor, a caddy voice guide for providing a golfer logged in to a system with customized voice guidance through a virtual caddy selected for the golfer from among a plurality of virtual caddies, and a controller for identifying the logged-in golfer and controlling the caddy voice guide to provide the logged-in golfer with the customized voice guidance through the selected virtual caddy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Jae Yoon Ok
  • Publication number: 20110294586
    Abstract: A virtual golf simulation device and a method for the same are disclosed. The virtual golf simulation device includes a sensor for sensing flight of a ball hit by a golfer, an image processor for processing a simulated image of a virtual golf course and a simulated image of a flight trajectory of the ball sensed by the sensor, a database including a text storing part for storing text data corresponding to predetermined voice guides to determined text data among the text data stored in the text storing part to voice, and a controller for identifying a situation to trigger voice guidance to the golfer, extracting or extracting and combining the predetermined text data, and outputting the extracted or combined text data to the voice converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Seong In Cho, Jae Yoon Ok