Patents by Inventor Jin Pil Kim

Jin Pil Kim 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: 20150334451
    Abstract: A method of processing a digital television (DTV) signal in a DTV receiver, the method includes receiving a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a last section number field, wherein the ETT instance further contains a CRC 32 field, demodulating the digital television signal, and identifying at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, Kyung Mee LEE
  • Publication number: 20150334449
    Abstract: A method of processing a digital television (DTV) signal in a DTV receiver, the method includes receiving a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a current next indicator field and a section syntax indicator field, demodulating the digital television signal, and identifying at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, Kyung Mee LEE
  • Publication number: 20150334452
    Abstract: A digital television (DTV) receiver for processing a DTV signal, the DTV receiver includes a receiver to receive a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a last section number field, wherein the ETT instance further contains a CRC 32 field, a demodulator to demodulate the digital television signal, and an identifier to identify at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, Kyung Mee LEE
  • Publication number: 20150334453
    Abstract: A method of processing a digital television (DTV) signal in a DTV receiver, the method includes receiving a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a protocol version field indicating a protocol version, wherein the ETT instance further contains a CRC 32 field, demodulating the digital television signal, and identifying at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, Kyung Mee LEE
  • Publication number: 20150334450
    Abstract: A digital television (DTV) receiver for processing a DTV signal, the DTV receiver includes a receiver to receive a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a current next indicator field and a section syntax indicator field, a demodulator to demodulate the digital television signal, and an identifier to identify at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, Kyung Mee LEE
  • Patent number: 9191718
    Abstract: A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hyung Song, Jong Yeul Suh, Gomer Thomas, Jun Hui Lee, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Kwan Suk Kim, Chang Sik Yun
  • Patent number: 9191697
    Abstract: Device and method for real time monitoring, and providing of useful program specific information (PSI) of a program received from a digital TV broadcasting system to a watcher, wherein, when broadcasting program PSI is changed, the change of the PSI is detected by monitoring a PMT in a PSIP, and facts of the change or addition of additional functions for a program following the change or addition of the PSI of the digital broadcasting program is reflected and informed to a watcher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jin Pil Kim
  • Patent number: 9191717
    Abstract: A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver, which receives and processes a service being transmitted in non-real time, and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. Herein, the method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium, wherein a list of recordings screen displaying the list of recordings includes at least one of a content name, a channel name, a date of recording, and a content size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hyung Song, Jong Yeul Suh, Gomer Thomas, Jun Hui Lee, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Kwan Suk Kim, Chang Sik Yun
  • Patent number: 9185452
    Abstract: A method of processing a digital television (DTV) signal in a DTV receiver, the method includes receiving a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a protocol version field indicating a protocol version and a section syntax indicator field indicating a section syntax indicator, demodulating the digital television signal and identifying at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
  • Patent number: 9185453
    Abstract: A digital television (DTV) receiver for processing a DTV signal, the DTV receiver includes a receiver to receive a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a current next indicator field and a section length field indicating a section length, a demodulator to demodulate the digital television signal and an identifier to identify at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
  • Publication number: 20150319483
    Abstract: A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, C. Gomer Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150319482
    Abstract: A method of providing a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service includes receiving a file configuring the NRT service, first signaling information, and second signaling information in a state of being IP-packetized and contained in a single ensemble, configuring and displaying a service guide using the first signaling information acquired from the ensemble, acquiring a first content identifier of content selected from the displayed service guide, accessing a FLUTE session using the second signaling information acquired from the ensemble and acquiring a second content identifier matched with the first content identifier from the accessed FLUTE session, and receiving and storing at least one file configuring the content based on the acquired second content identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hyung SONG, Jong Yeul SUH, Chul Soo LEE, Gomer THOMAS, Jin Pil KIM, Ho Taek HONG, Joon Hui LEE
  • Publication number: 20150319496
    Abstract: A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, C. Gomer Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150319495
    Abstract: A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jin Pil KIM, C. Gomer Thomas
  • Patent number: 9179177
    Abstract: A digital television (DTV) receiver includes a receiver to receive a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a protocol version field indicating a protocol version and a section syntax indicator field indicating a section syntax indicator, a demodulator to demodulate the digital television signal and an identifier to identify at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
  • Patent number: 9179179
    Abstract: A method of processing a digital television (DTV) signal in a DTV receiver, the method includes receiving a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a current next indicator field and a private indicator field indicating a private indicator, demodulating the digital television signal and identifying at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
  • Patent number: 9179178
    Abstract: A digital television (DTV) receiver includes a receiver to receive a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a current next indicator field and a last section number field indicating a last section number, a demodulator to demodulate the digital television signal and an identifier to identify at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
  • Patent number: 9172991
    Abstract: The disclosure is disclosed an apparatus of processing an image and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the method of transmitting a broadcast signal for a 3-dimensional, 3D, service, the method may include encoding video data for a 3D service into a stream and transmitting a broadcast signal including the encoded stream and service information for signaling the 3D service, wherein the service information comprises a first descriptor includes first information for specifying that a type of the stream is a video stream and second information for specifying a type of a component included in the video stream is a 3D video component, and wherein the first and second information including values for indicating presence and attribute of subtitles of the 3D service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Jin Pil Kim, Jee Hyun Choe, Ho Tack Hong, Kwan Suk Kim
  • Patent number: 9167291
    Abstract: A method of processing a digital television (DTV) signal in a DTV receiver, the method includes receiving a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a current next indicator field and a section length field indicating a section length, demodulating the digital television signal and identifying at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Mee Lee
  • Patent number: 9167211
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting an IPTV streaming service by P2P transmission comprises the steps of collecting TS packets of n skipped units to generate an encapsulation unit for an IPTV streaming service (where n is a natural number); adding an extension header containing type information to the generated encapsulation unit (wherein, said type information is information for identifying the sequence of the encapsulation unit, which is required for decoding the IPTV streaming service); adding an IP header to the encapsulation unit to which the extension header containing the type information is added, in order to generate an IP packet; and transmitting the generated IP packet to at least one super peers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ho Taek Hong, Jong Yeul Suh, Thomas Stockhammer, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Kyung Ho Kim, Joon Hui Lee