Patents by Inventor Jingu CHOI

Jingu CHOI 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: 20200100091
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for allowing a first device to be connected to a second device in a wireless communication system. The method includes performing a procedure for setting an advertising packet for providing a transport discovery service (TDS) and transmitting the set advertising packet to the second device, wherein the advertising packet comprises at least one advertising (AD) structure field, and one of the at least one AD structure field comprises a first length field, an AD type field indicating a type of data for providing the TDS, and an AD data field comprising TDS data for providing the TDS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Minsoo Lee, Joonkie Kim, Hangyu Cho, Jingu Choi
  • Publication number: 20200100090
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for discovering an adjacent device in a wireless communication system using Bluetooth low energy (LE). In particular, the method performed by a first device includes recognizing an advertising channel in which interference exists among three advertising channels constituting a first advertising channel set, transmitting a control message instructing application of a protected mode to a second device, when the advertising channel in which interference exists is recognized, the protected mode indicating a mode for transmitting and receiving a message using a second advertising channel set updated from the first advertising channel set in a non-connection state, and receiving an advertisement message from the second device through the second advertising channel set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jonghyun BAIK, Younghwan KWON, Taeyoung SONG, Minsoo LEE, Jingu CHOI, Jonghun SONG
  • Patent number: 10560974
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for selecting and connecting a gateway by a user device by using Bluetooth low energy technology, and a voice recognition system including a first device, a first gateway, and a voice recognition server. The first device broadcasts a voice signal to a neighboring gateway, the voice signal is forwarded to the voice recognition server by neighboring gateways, and the voice recognition server transmits a connection request message to an optimal gateway by processing the voice signal. After authentication of the voice recognition server is performed, the optimal gateway receiving the connection request message and a user device are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyoung Song, Jingu Choi, Younghwan Kwon
  • Patent number: 10548068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for connecting Bluetooth BR/EDR by using Bluetooth low energy (LE) technology. According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving an advertising message from a second device; transmitting a request message for requesting detailed information associated with the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection to the second device based on the advertising message; receiving a response message including the detailed information from the second device in response to the request message; transmitting a connection request message to the second device based on the detailed information; and establishing the Bluetooth BR/EDR LE connection with the second device, wherein the advertising message includes at least one of location information of the detailed information or available information of the Bluetooth BR/EDR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaeho Lee, Jingu Choi
  • Patent number: 10547995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for a first device transmitting/receiving data through a Bluetooth mesh network wherein a first message for setting the address of the first device is received from a second device, wherein the first message comprises at least one among an address field comprising the address, or a first response field indicating a request or no request for a response to the first message, and if the response field indicates a request for a response, a first response message to the message is transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Younghwan Kwon, Jingu Choi
  • Patent number: 10524298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a device to set advertising messages on Bluetooth LE (Low Energy), wherein: a gostof the device transmits to a controller of the device a first parameter-setting command for setting parameters of two or more advertising messages, and receives, as a response to the parameter-setting command from the controller, a first completion command indicating that the parameter setting has been completed; the host transmits to the controller a first data-setting command for setting first data including the two or more advertising messages, and receives, as a response to the data-setting command from the controller, a second completion command indicating that the data setting has been completed; and the host transmits to the controller a first instruction command instructing transmission of the two or more advertising messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Joonkie Kim, Younghun Nam, Jangwoong Park, Minsoo Lee, Younghwan Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190380161
    Abstract: A terminal of the present disclosure includes a communicator configured to communicate using a short-range wireless protocol, a camera, and one or more processors configured to receive advertisement information from a plurality of target devices, control the camera to photograph an image of a selected target device of the plurality of target devices, and establish a connection with the selected target device via the communicator based on the photographed image of the selected target device and the received advertisement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyoung SONG, Jingu CHOI
  • Patent number: 10492060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for a sever device to transmit and receive data with a client device in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, a method and device are provided which: store device information showing a client device on a list and register the client device; update the status of the client device from the client device; and transmit first status information showing the updated status to a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Hyunhee Park, Younghwan Kwon
  • Patent number: 10484363
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for a first device to perform authentication by using Bluetooth LE (Low Energy). The present invention provides a method and an apparatus comprising exchanging capability information with a second device; generating a random code for first authentication through a user authentication service based on the capability information; transmitting a write request message including the generated random code to the second device; receiving a write response message in response to the write request message from the second device; receiving an authentication indication message from the second device, wherein the authentication indication message includes state information indicating success or failure of the first authentication based on the random code; and transmitting an authentication complete message in response to the authentication indication message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Donghyun Kang, Jingu Choi, Minsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10462661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for a first device transmitting data to a second device in a Bluetooth mesh network. A method and a device may be provided, according to the present invention, wherein an advertising message is received from a second device forming a mesh network, the advertising message comprising a first type field indicating that the advertising message is an advertising message transmitted from a device of the mesh network, and a connection is made to the mesh network on the basis of the advertising message, and a control message comprising a parameter indicating a certain operation is transmitted to the second device through the mesh network, wherein the control message comprises at least one among the address of a first device, the address of the second device, the number of relays as a value, or a second type field indicating the type of the control message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan Kwon, Jinkwon Lim, Youngjun Jo, Jingu Choi, Taeyoung Song
  • Patent number: 10390113
    Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling device using Bluetooth technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan Kwon, Jinkwon Lim, Hyunsik Yang, Minsoo Lee, Jingu Choi
  • Patent number: 10375710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for connecting a first device to a second device using Bluetooth low energy (LE). According to the present invention, provided are a method and an apparatus which receive, from the second device, a first advertising message comprising first interval information indicative of the transmission interval of the advertising message; adjust the size of a scan window for searching for peripheral devices on the basis of the first advertising message; receive a second advertising message from the second device or an external device via the scan window; and establish a Bluetooth LE connection with the second device if the transmission interval indicated by the interval information is the same as the interval at which the first advertising message and the second advertising message are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Hyeonjae Lee, Minsoo Lee, Younghwan Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190215879
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for selecting and connecting a gateway by a user device by using Bluetooth low energy technology, and a voice recognition system including a first device, a first gateway, and a voice recognition server. The first device broadcasts a voice signal to a neighboring gateway, the voice signal is forwarded to the voice recognition server by neighboring gateways, and the voice recognition server transmits a connection request message to an optimal gateway by processing the voice signal. After authentication of the voice recognition server is performed, the optimal gateway receiving the connection request message and a user device are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taeyoung SONG, Jingu CHOI, Younghwan KWON
  • Publication number: 20190215673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method by which a user device controls a target device by using Bluetooth low energy technology in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus. According to the present invention, provided are a method and an apparatus for: discovering a first gateway for controlling at least one target device through a voice signal; receiving a first voice signal for controlling the at least one target device from a user; transmitting user information for identifying the user and the first voice signal to the searched for first gateway; and receiving, from the first gateway, a second voice signal or data indicating a control result with respect to the first voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu CHOI, Taeyoung SONG, Minsoo LEE, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20190166490
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for establishing a connection of a wireless communication interface between a client and a server using Bluetooth Low Energy (LE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minsoo LEE, Jingu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190159030
    Abstract: Disclosed is an authentication method and system for a device using a Bluetooth technology. A method for performing authentication by a first device, using Bluetooth low energy (LE), according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: authenticating a user on the basis of ID information of the user; and authenticating a device by comparing information acquired from a user input with information acquired using an exchanged public key. The authentication scheme for a device is determined according to the input/output capability of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI, Younghwan KWON, Taeyoung SONG, Minsoo LEE
  • Patent number: 10299104
    Abstract: This specification relates to a method for performing discovery in a wireless communication system. The method is performed by a first device, and includes turning on a direction-based discovery mode, obtains a first direction information related to a user from a second device, wherein the first direction information is information indicative of the progress direction of the user or the view direction of the user, exchanges a second direction information related to the locations of one or more peripheral devices with a third device, and performs discovery for a peripheral device existing in a specific direction among the peripheral devices based on the first direction information and the second direction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Jingu Choi
  • Publication number: 20190141786
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present invention, provided herein is a method for turning on a Wi-Fi interface based on a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface by a first station (STA) in a wireless communication system, including: exchanging an advertising packet with a second STA based on the BLE interface; transmitting a first message to the second STA based on the BLE interface; and receiving a second message from the second STA based on the BLE interface. In this case, the Wi-Fi interface may be turned on based on the advertising packet, and information related to the Wi-Fi interface may be exchanged through the first and second messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Giwon Park, Jingu Choi, Byungjoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20190101966
    Abstract: A method for supplying power performed by a power provider device including a plurality of ports according to an embodiment of the present invention may include providing power to a plurality of power consumer devices through the plurality of ports which is connected to the plurality of power consumer devices through an HDMI cable; detecting a connection release between a first power consumer device among the plurality of power consumer devices and a port; detecting a second power consumer device which is provided with insufficient power currently among the plurality of power consumer devices; notifying remaining supply power levels that are available to additionally supply to the second power consumer device; receiving a request of a power level that the second power consumer device is to receive among the remaining supply power levels; and supplying the power additionally to the second power consumer device as much as the requested power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jangwoong PARK, Jingu CHOI
  • Patent number: 10251048
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a method for performing, by a first device, scanning in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving a scan request which orders at least one neighboring device to perform scanning; and performing the scan negotiation procedure with a second device. According to the present specification, it is possible to enable a device with an insufficient energy source to perform a scanning function at lower power than a conventional wireless communication technique by performing a search function by another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Hyeonjae Lee, Minsoo Lee, Younghwan Kwon