Patents by Inventor Jang Won Boo

Jang Won Boo 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: 6676477
    Abstract: A toy having a detachable central processing unit is disclosed and includes a central processing unit having a growth algorithm for learning purposes, a driving unit for exhibiting learned actions and functions, and a link unit for linking the central processing unit and the driving unit. When the central processing unit is detached from the driving unit, the toy can learn via a cyber character or can be utilized as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), mobile phone, or a personal computer. When the driving unit is linked to the central processing unit, the toy's learning abilities are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Ju Dan, Jong Rak Lim, Jae Ho Na, Jang Won Boo, Hee Il Wang, Nam Woong Kim, In Sang Song
  • Publication number: 20020061702
    Abstract: A toy having a detachable central processing unit is comprised of a central processing unit with a built-in growth algorithm for having the toy grow, a driving unit for exhibiting action according to growth or outputting an audio information and a link unit for linking the central processing unit and the driving unit. Therefore, in case of using just the central processing unit, the toy with which the toy can grow or to which application programs are installed using the cyber character so as to utilize as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), mobile phone and a computer for home-use. Also, in case the toy is combined with the central processing unit, it can perform more improved actions thus to give a variety of learning chances and attract a variety of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Ju Dan, Jong Rak Lim, Jae Ho Na, Jang Won Boo, Hee ll Wang, Nam Woong Kim, In Sang Song
  • Publication number: 20020059386
    Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for operating toys through a computer communication, an apparatus for operating toys through a computer communication comprises a communication server supplying message information through a computer communication in a network, an operation device interpreting the message information inputted from the communication servers, and a toy being inputted the message information from the operation device and performing a certain motion or outputting character information/audio information/image information corresponded to the inputted message information, accordingly a user can perform a computer communication with reality and have better interaction between users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Ju Dan, Jong Rak Lim, Jae Ho Na, Jang Won Boo, Hee ll Wang, Nam Woong Kim, In Sang Song
  • Publication number: 20020059153
    Abstract: A toy learning apparatus using a cyber community and a method thereof comprising a cyber community having a cyber character which grows by learning in online, and a toy which grows by receiving experience of the cyber character or experience of a user's learning can increase the interest of the user, promote the sale of the toy and supply the program update of the toy, contents and various kinds of information smoothly by connecting the actual toy and the cyber character which acts in the cyber community.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Ju Dan, Jong Rak Lim, Jae Ho Na, Jang Won Boo, Hee II Wang, Nam Woong Kim, In Sang Song, Wae Yeul Kim
  • Publication number: 20020049606
    Abstract: A system for programming an interactive learning device, such as electronic toy, using a web server includes a first processing unit having a web server for providing a control module used for remote processing, a second processing unit linked to the first processor through the communication medium to exchange data with the first processor, an interactive device, such as a robot toy pet, having at least a processor and a memory and adapted to communicate with the first processing unit. The interactive device includes a sensor for collecting data and formulating a learned module. The interactive device receives the control module from the first processing unit and sends the learned module. The control module is updated with more advanced function to be performed by the interactive toy in response to the content of the learned module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Ju Dan, Jong Rak Lim, Jae Ho Na, Jang Won Boo, Hee Il Wang, Nam Woong Kim, Wae Yeul Kim, Mun Chae Joung, In Sang Song
  • Publication number: 20020022523
    Abstract: A learning/growing system of a toy using real living goods to solve problems of conventional art, that is, that the method of conventional art is too simple and related to real life little, whereby the growing of the toy is monotonous and the user can not be interested in the toy continuously, comprises a learning/growing toy expressing desires for eating, learning, and playing at a certain time point, and grown intellectually and physically by being inputted products and goods information corresponding to satisfaction of the desires; a personal computer for downloading the goods information for satisfying the desires of the toy and inputting the information into the learning/growing toy; and a web server recognizing the desire generations of the toy and including advertising banners for various products of many companies and detailed information according to the banners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Ju Dan, Jong Rak Lim, Jae Ho Na, Jang Won Boo, Hee Il Wang, Nam Woong Kim, In Sang Song
  • Publication number: 20020022507
    Abstract: The present invention is provided to solve the problem that the conventional cyber game on the basis of network decreases continuous interest of a user and sense for the real since a user can enjoy the game only in the cyber space and the toy driving system in accordance with the present invention comprises a toy driving system using a game program comprising a game program which is operated in the cyber space, including a cyber character, learning/growing toys corresponding to the cyber character, PC for outputting to the learning/growing toys the motion/voice command of the cyber character while a user operates the game program, embodying the motion/voice of the cyber character and outputting the intelligence/learning information according to the learned contents of the learning/growing toys, and a game server for outputting to the PC the command for embodying the motion/voice of the cyber character, receiving the intelligence/learning information and the game progress information of the learning/growing to
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Ju Dan, Jong Rak Lim, Jae Ho Na, Jang Won Boo, Hee Il Wang, Nam Woong Kim, In Sang Song