Patents by Inventor Jinkwon LIM

Jinkwon LIM 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: 11979032
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission device according to an embodiment of the present specification comprises: a power conversion circuit for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power reception device by means of magnetic coupling with the wireless power reception device at an operating frequency; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power reception device by using in-band communication that uses the operating frequency and/or out-band communication that uses a frequency other than the operating frequency, and for communicating with at least one other wireless power transmission device by using the out-band communication, wherein the communication/control circuit measures the distance to the wireless power reception device and transmits the information about the measured first distance to the other wireless power transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Jinkwon Lim, Minsoo Lee, Joonho Park, Jaehyu Kim, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 11949254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a near field communication method and device in a wireless power transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Jinkwon Lim, Minsoo Lee, Joonho Park, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 11941602
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a wireless power reception device includes: a power pick-up circuit which is configured to form magnetic coupling with a wireless power transmission device and receive wireless power from the wireless power transmission device; and a communication/control circuit which is configured to perform at least one among control of the transmission of the wireless power and data transmission and reception on the basis of communication with the wireless power transmission device, wherein the communication/control circuit can receive a check message for checking payment information from the wireless power transmission device and perform a payment procedure for wireless power transmission, and can provide a user interface related to information for the payment procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Minsoo Lee, Jingu Choi, Joonho Park, Jaehyu Kim, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 11941967
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a wireless power transmission device, a wireless power reception device, a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power reception method, and a wireless power transmission system, wherein, when a wireless charging error is determined to have occurred during wireless charging between the wireless charging transmission device and the wireless power reception device, the wireless power transmission device transmits a broadcasting alarm message on the basis of out-of-band communication, the wireless power reception device receives the broadcasting alarm message, and the wireless power reception device can, upon receiving the broadcasting alarm message, transmit the alarm message to a Bluetooth device connected to the wireless power reception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Minsoo Lee, Jingu Choi, Jaehyu Kim
  • Patent number: 11916615
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a device and method for wirelessly transmitting power on the basis of the reestablishment of out-band communication. The present specification discloses a wireless power receiving device comprising a communication/control circuit configured to carry out the operations of: performing handover from in-band communication using operating frequencies to out-band communication using any frequencies except for the operating frequencies; transmitting power characteristic information to the wireless power transmitting device or receiving power characteristic information from the wireless power transmitting device through the out-band communication before entering a power transmission phase; and saving power state information determined during the power transmission phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Jingu Choi, Joonho Park, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 11903056
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, a method comprising: receiving a first advertisement message for measuring a declination angle between devices; measuring each declination angle between a reference point set in the control device and positions of at least one device based on the first advertisement message, wherein the positions of the at least one device are respectively adjusted such that each declination angle satisfies a specific angle for receiving a voice signal, based on the measured respective declination angles; receiving each of a first voice signals based on the respective adjusted positions from the at least one device; and measuring a volume of the received first voice signal, respectively, wherein based on the measured volume, an audio signal output angle of the at least one device is adjusted such that an audio signal received by the control device is incident at right angles to the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hyeonjae Lee, Jinkwon Lim, Taeyoung Song
  • Publication number: 20240030753
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for performing wireless power transmission on the basis of authentication. A wireless power receiver according to the present specification comprises a communication/control circuit for performing an authentication procedure on the basis of out-band communication, wherein the out-band communication is Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication, and the communication/control circuit performs the authentication procedure on the basis of a logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP) or a generic attribute profile (GATT) of the BLE communication. The present disclosure defines an authentication procedure or authentication messages of a wireless transmission device or a wireless reception device by using an out-band communication protocol, and thus can support various applications of wireless power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyu KIM, Jingu CHOI, Minsoo LEE, Jinkwon LIM
  • Patent number: 11870271
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus, which can transmit and update firmware of the wireless power transmission apparatus through out-band communication between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus, and to firmware updating of the wireless power transmission apparatus using out-band communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyu Kim, Jingu Choi, Minsoo Lee, Jinkwon Lim
  • Patent number: 11829747
    Abstract: The present specification relates to wireless power transmission and particularly to a wireless power reception device, wireless power transmission device, method, and system, which can receive and update firmware of a wireless power reception device and/or wireless charging transmission device by using wireless communication. According to the present specification, the firmware of the wireless power reception device and firmware of the wireless power transmission device can be maintained in an up-to-date state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Joonho Park, Jinkwon Lim, Jingu Choi
  • Patent number: 11800340
    Abstract: A method for receiving audio data using Bluetooth Low Energy technology comprises: receiving, from a server device, a first advertisement message including information for providing an audio streaming service and a second advertisement message including synchronization information for synchronization between the client device and the server device; receiving, from the server device, a third advertisement message including transmission timing information of the audio data related to the audio streaming service, wherein audio data information for providing information on the audio data is included in at least one of the second advertisement message and the third advertisement message; receiving, from the server device, the audio data through isochronous channel; obtaining, from an user, specific information related to whether to permit a provision of the audio streaming service based on the audio data information; and decoding the audio data based on the specific information representing permission to provide t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeonjae Lee, Jinkwon Lim, Taeyoung Song
  • Patent number: 11791670
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a device and method for supporting heterogeneous communication in a wireless power transfer system. The present specification discloses a wireless power reception device comprising: a power pickup circuit configured to receive, from a wireless power transfer device, wireless power generated on the basis of magnetic coupling in a power transfer phase; and a communication and control circuit configured to transmit, to the wireless power transfer device, a first random address packet including a random address of the wireless power reception device or receive, from the wireless power transfer device, a second random address packet including a random address of the wireless power transfer device via in-band communication. By performing a handover using a random address, cross reference can be prevented and security can be enhanced, and thus a BLE connection in a wireless charging system can be more safely performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joonho Park, Jinkwon Lim, Jingu Choi, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 11736919
    Abstract: A method for receiving audio data using Bluetooth Low Energy technology, the method performed by a client device comprising: receiving, from a server device, a first advertisement message including information for providing an audio streaming service; receiving, from the server device, a second advertisement message including synchronization information for synchronization between the client device and the server device; receiving, from the server device, a third advertisement message including an indicator representing that audio data of the audio streaming service is grouped with audio data information for the audio data and transmitted; receiving, from the server device, broadcast audio data including the grouped audio data and the audio data information based on the indicator, through an isochronous channel; obtaining, from an user, specific information related to whether to permit a provision of the audio streaming service based on the audio data information; and decoding the audio data based on the s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeonjae Lee, Jinkwon Lim, Taeyoung Song
  • Publication number: 20230208205
    Abstract: A wireless power reception apparatus according to an embodiment of the present specification comprises: a power pickup circuit for receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmission apparatus via magnetic coupling with the wireless power transmission apparatus at an operating frequency; and a communication/control circuit for controlling reception of the wireless power while communicating with the wireless power transmission apparatus by using at least one of in-band communication using the operating frequency and out-band communication using a frequency other than the operating frequency, wherein the communication/control circuit transmits a request message to the wireless power transmission apparatus during an out-band channel establishment process for the out-band communication, and transmits an error message to the wireless power transmission apparatus, on the basis of a response message regarding the request message being not received from the wireless power transmission apparatus with a certain
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI, Minsoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20230198318
    Abstract: A wireless power reception device according to an embodiment of the present specification relates to a wireless power reception device for receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmission device, wherein the wireless power reception device can receive additional power from an additional power source in addition to the wireless power, and enters a suspend state for receiving the wireless power transmitted according to a power transfer contract for a predetermined time on the basis of a variation in the additional power while receiving the wireless power from the wireless power transmission device according to the power transfer contract established by the wireless power transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingu CHOI, Jaehyu KIM, Minsoo LEE, Jinkwon LIM, Yongcheol PARK
  • Patent number: 11665214
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of receiving audio data using Bluetooth Low Energy technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeonjae Lee, Minsoo Lee, Jinkwon Lim
  • Publication number: 20230134962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing charging status information in a wireless power transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Jaehyu KIM, Yongcheol PARK, Joonho PARK, Taeyoung SONG, Jingu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230108910
    Abstract: A device for transmission of wireless power according to an embodiment of the present specification comprises: a power conversion circuit for transmitting the wireless power to a wireless power receiving device; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power receiving device and controlling the wireless power, wherein the communication/control circuit transmits a response to a reception data packet received from the wireless power receiving device or a transmission data packet transmitted to the wireless power receiving device on the basis of a timeout period, and the timeout period is changed according to a communication speed between the communication/control circuit and the wireless power receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jingu Choi, Minsoo Lee, Hongwon Lee, Jinkwon Lim, Jaehyu Kim, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 11622196
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method by which a third device transmits audio data in a short-range wireless communication system, and an apparatus for same. According to the present disclosure, the method comprising: receiving, from a first device and a second device, capability information related to the audio data output capabilities of the first device and the second device; determining, based on the capability information, whether to form a channel for audio data transmission between the first device and the second device; transmitting, to the first device and the second device, setting information for outputting audio data of the first device and the second device, based on the determination result; and transmitting the audio data to the first device and the second device, wherein the positions and the audio data output time points of the first device and the second device are determined based on the setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeonjae Lee, Minsoo Lee, Jinkwon Lim
  • Publication number: 20230084679
    Abstract: The present specification relates to an apparatus and method enabling different types of communication between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus. The present specification provides a wireless power transmission apparatus, a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power reception apparatus, a wireless power reception method, and a wireless charging system capable of quickly providing a user with information according to a change in a charging status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Minsoo LEE, Jingu CHOI, Jinkwon LIM, Jaehyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20230084965
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a device and method for supporting heterogeneous communication in a wireless power transfer system. The present specification discloses a wireless power reception device comprising: a power pickup circuit configured to receive, from a wireless power transfer device, wireless power generated on the basis of magnetic coupling in a power transfer phase; and a communication and control circuit configured to transmit, to the wireless power transfer device, a first random address packet including a random address of the wireless power reception device or receive, from the wireless power transfer device, a second random address packet including a random address of the wireless power transfer device via in-band communication. By performing a handover using a random address, cross reference can be prevented and security can be enhanced, and thus a BLE connection in a wireless charging system can be more safely performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joonho PARK, Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI, Yongcheol PARK