Patents by Inventor Jin Gu KWON
Jin Gu KWON 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).
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VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS INCLUDING RXSWIN INFORMATION AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
Publication number: 20240061670Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus and a vehicle control system including the same are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes an electronic control unit and a gateway. The electronic control unit is configured to store software identification management information associated with the electronic control unit. The gateway is configured to store a master list of the software identification management information, which includes the software identification management information received from the electronic control unit, deliver update information related to software associated with vehicle type approval (VTA) to the electronic control unit corresponding to the update information, as the update information is received, and update the software identification management information associated with the electronic control unit in the master list as an update of the software of the electronic control unit is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Hye Ryun LEE, Jin Gu KWON, Kyung Tae NOH, Min Ho HEO, Sug Woo SHIN, Duk Won HONG, Dong Jun AHN -
Patent number: 11847830Abstract: When a main power from a main battery of a vehicle is interrupted (or cut off), an auxiliary power supplied from an auxiliary battery may be used to drive electrical components of the vehicle. The vehicle includes: a main battery to supply the main power; the auxiliary battery to supply an auxiliary power; and an image recording controller to operate with the main power, capture and record an image of surroundings of the vehicle. In particular, when the supply of the main power is interrupted, the image recording controller performs capturing and recording the image by receiving the auxiliary power, controls a supply path of the auxiliary power so that the auxiliary power is supplied to a predetermined electrical component of the vehicle to continuously operate the predetermined electrical component using the auxiliary power.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Myoung Soo Park, Woo Kuen Kim, Jin Gu Kwon
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Publication number: 20220126695Abstract: An apparatus and a method for supporting safety of a driver are provided. The apparatus for supporting the safety of the driver includes a sensor to sense collision of an electric vehicle, a voltage converter to convert down a high voltage of a high voltage battery, which is provided in the electric vehicle, to a low voltage and to supply the low voltage to a safety device, and a controller to activate the voltage converter in the state that power is not supplied to the safety device provided in the electric vehicle due to the collision, such that the driver is supported to be escaped from the electric vehicle while preparing for a secondary collision with the following vehicle, in the state that power is not supplied to various safety devices provided in the electric vehicle due to a car collision accident.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Myoung Soo PARK, Woo Kuen KIM, Jin Gu KWON
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Publication number: 20210107375Abstract: When a main power from a main battery of a vehicle is interrupted (or cut off), an auxiliary power supplied from an auxiliary battery may be used to drive electrical components of the vehicle. The vehicle includes: a main battery to supply the main power; the auxiliary battery to supply an auxiliary power; and an image recording controller to operate with the main power, capture and record an image of surroundings of the vehicle. In particular, when the supply of the main power is interrupted, the image recording controller performs capturing and recording the image by receiving the auxiliary power, controls a supply path of the auxiliary power so that the auxiliary power is supplied to a predetermined electrical component of the vehicle to continuously operate the predetermined electrical component using the auxiliary power.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Myoung Soo PARK, Woo Kuen KIM, Jin Gu KWON
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Patent number: 10330710Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power management apparatus of a vehicle and a method of controlling the same, for determining whether a power circuit of a vehicle controller is abnormal. The power management apparatus includes a battery, a battery sensor configured to acquire voltage information of the battery, and a controller configured to receive the voltage information of the battery, to compare a second voltage and a third voltage with preset reference information, and to determine whether power is abnormal, wherein a first voltage is measured by the controller, the second voltage is adjusted by converting the first voltage into a digital signal, and the third voltage is measured by the battery sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Woo Kuen Kim, Jin Gu Kwon, Myoung Soo Park
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Patent number: 10266135Abstract: A system for controlling a dark current of a vehicle includes: a storage device storing address information of a customer; a navigation device acquiring current location information of a vehicle; a start detection device detecting a start of the vehicle to acquire start information; and a dark current controller determining whether to switch an initially set operation mode based on the address information, the current location information, and the start information. A method for controlling a dark current of the vehicle includes: storing the address information; acquiring the current location information; acquiring the start information; and determining whether to switch an initially set operation mode based on the address information, the current location information, and the start information.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Woo Kuen Kim, Jin Gu Kwon, Myoung Soo Park
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Publication number: 20180361962Abstract: A system for controlling a dark current of a vehicle includes: a storage device storing address information of a customer; a navigation device acquiring current location information of a vehicle; a start detection device detecting a start of the vehicle to acquire start information; and a dark current controller determining whether to switch an initially set operation mode based on the address information, the current location information, and the start information. A method for controlling a dark current of the vehicle includes: storing the address information; acquiring the current location information; acquiring the start information; and determining whether to switch an initially set operation mode based on the address information, the current location information, and the start information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Woo Kuen Kim, Jin Gu Kwon, Myoung Soo Park
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Publication number: 20180364284Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power management apparatus of a vehicle and a method of controlling the same, for determining whether a power circuit of a vehicle controller is abnormal. The power management apparatus includes a battery, a battery sensor configured to acquire voltage information of the battery, and a controller configured to receive the voltage information of the battery, to compare a second voltage and a third voltage with preset reference information, and to determine whether power is abnormal, wherein a first voltage is measured by the controller, the second voltage is adjusted by converting the first voltage into a digital signal, and the third voltage is measured by the battery sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Woo Kuen KIM, Jin Gu Kwon, Myoung Soo Park
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Patent number: 9988015Abstract: An apparatus for cutting off dark current, and a method of controlling the apparatus are provided. The apparatus for cutting off dark current includes: a communicator to receive an input signal of a remote keyless entry (RKE) remote control from a body control module (BCM); a controller to determine whether the received input signal of the RKE remote control satisfies conditions for changing a dark current control mode of the apparatus, and to send out a control signal to change the dark current control mode upon determination that the input signal of the RKE remote control satisfies the conditions for changing the dark current control mode; and a switch to maintain the changed dark current control mode based on the sent out control signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Woo Kuen Kim, Jin Gu Kwon, Myoung Soo Park
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Publication number: 20180022313Abstract: An apparatus for cutting off dark current, and a method of controlling the apparatus are provided. The apparatus for cutting off dark current includes: a communicator to receive an input signal of a remote keyless entry (RKE) remote control from a body control module (BCM); a controller to determine whether the received input signal of the RKE remote control satisfies conditions for changing a dark current control mode of the apparatus, and to send out a control signal to change the dark current control mode upon determination that the input signal of the RKE remote control satisfies the conditions for changing the dark current control mode; and a switch to maintain the changed dark current control mode based on the sent out control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Woo Kuen KIM, Jin Gu KWON, Myoung Soo PARK
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Patent number: 9674034Abstract: A method of repairing communication disruption using a gateway, and an apparatus and a system therefor are disclosed. A method of repairing communication disruption in a gateway includes detecting whether failure in a communication line occurs by monitoring a change in voltage of the communication line, successively transmitting communication line disconnection request signals to first to Nth smart joint blocks when the occurrence of the communication line failure is detected, and determining whether the communication line failure is repaired after transmitting the communication line disconnection request signals. The communication line failure may be repaired by identifying a smart joint block causing the failure according to a result of the determination. Accordingly, the present invention has an advantage of providing more stable in-vehicle communication by automatically repairing communication line failure.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Sung Ho Choi, Jin Gu Kwon, Myoung Soo Park
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Publication number: 20160164718Abstract: A method of repairing communication disruption using a gateway, and an apparatus and a system therefor are disclosed. A method of repairing communication disruption in a gateway includes detecting whether failure in a communication line occurs by monitoring a change in voltage of the communication line, successively transmitting communication line disconnection request signals to first to Nth smart joint blocks when the occurrence of the communication line failure is detected, and determining whether the communication line failure is repaired after transmitting the communication line disconnection request signals. The communication line failure may be repaired by identifying a smart joint block causing the failure according to a result of the determination. Accordingly, the present invention has an advantage of providing more stable in-vehicle communication by automatically repairing communication line failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Sung Ho CHOI, Jin Gu KWON, Myoung Soo PARK