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: 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: 10412338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data by using high definition media interface (HDMI). According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving a request message for requesting first latency information indicating latency for outputting the data from a receiver, the request message including second latency information indicating the latency of the receiver; acquiring the first latency information based on at least one of the second latency information and third latency information indicating the latency of the sink device; and transmitting a response message including the first latency information as a response to the request message to the receiver, and an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dokyun Kim, Hyeonjae Lee, Jangwoong Park, Jinkwon Lim, Hyunsik Yang
  • Patent number: 10397850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a message performed by a first relay device in a mesh network of Bluetooth including receiving a first message from at least one device including a first device and a second device, calculating a Hop count with the first device based on the first message, receiving a second message transmitted from a second device to the first device, and the second message includes a first relay value indicating a relay count and a destination address field including an address of a destination device, comparing the first relay value with the Hop count, and dropping or transmitting the second message to one or more neighboring devices according to the result of comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan Kwon, Jinkwon Lim
  • 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
  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: 10264312
    Abstract: A data transmission and reception method for a sink device which is connected to a plurality of source devices by means of a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving an allocation of an internet protocol (IP) address; transmitting device information about a sink device to a control point through a network; and transmitting service information about a supportable service by the sink device to the control point through the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jangwoong Park, Dokyun Kim, Hyeonjae Lee, Jinkwon Lim, Hyunsik Yang
  • Patent number: 10182327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for setting the role of a device in a Bluetooth mesh network. According to the present invention, a method and device are provided which: receive a write request message including settings information for setting the role of a first device from a control device; transmit a response message as a response to the write request; transmit an advertising message including role information set by the settings information to a second device; and transmit a first message including first information on the first device to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan Kwon, Jinkwon Lim, Jingu Choi
  • Patent number: 10162769
    Abstract: A method and device for transmitting and receiving data using HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) are disclosed. The method, if performed by a source device, includes: receiving a request from a sink device to transmit data processing capability information indicating whether the source device is capable of processing user-input data or not; transmitting the data processing capability information to the sink device; and receiving the user-input data from the sink device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunsik Yang, Hyeonjae Lee, Jangwoong Park, Dokyun Kim, Jinkwon Lim
  • Patent number: 10165082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for managing a connection between a first device and a second device in a network. The method may include requesting application information to the second device, the application information including information related to a specific application included in the second device for an interactive service, obtaining the information related to the specific application from the second device in response to the request, and performing the connection between the first device and the second device based on the information related to the specific application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungryul Yang, Kyoungsoo Moon, Jinpil Kim, Seungjoo An, Jinwon Lee, Donghyun Kang, Kyungho Kim, Hyeonjae Lee, Younghwan Kwon, Jinkwon Lim
  • Publication number: 20180352312
    Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling device using Bluetooth technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM, Hyunsik YANG, Minsoo LEE, Jingu CHOI
  • Patent number: 10009650
    Abstract: A method for processing data by a source device which transmits an object-based audio (OBA) using a high definition media interface (HDMI), includes when a sink device is connected, requesting the sink device to read an enhanced extended display identification data (E-EDID), receiving an E-EDID including OBA-processing information of the sink device from the sink device, the OBA processing information including at least one of capability information indicating capability of processing the OBA and property information required for processing the OBA, and determining whether the sink device is capable of processing the OBA based on the OBA processing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jangwoong Park, Hyeonjae Lee, Dokyun Kim, Jinkwon Lim, Hyunsik Yang
  • Publication number: 20180176851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for a relay device changing a relay role in a Bluetooth mesh network. A method and a device is provided, according to the present invention, wherein a first message is received from a first device, the first message comprising first capability information indicating the capability of the first device, and the first capability information is compared with second capability information indicating the capability of a relay device, and on the basis of the comparison result, whether the first device will perform a relay role is decided, and a notification message comprising the decision result is transmitted to at least one device connected with the relay device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Younghwan KWON, Jingu CHOI, Taeyoung SONG
  • Publication number: 20180160301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for a first device setting the address of a second device through a Bluetooth mesh network wherein a setting message for setting the address is transmitted to the second device, and a first status message is received from the second device as a response to the setting message, the first status message comprising status information indicating whether the setting of the address was successful, and the setting message comprises at least one among an address field comprising an address value to be used by the second device in the Bluetooth mesh network or a first identifier indicating a request or no request for a response to the setting message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180160284
    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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinkwon LIM, Younghwan KWON, Jingu CHOI
  • Patent number: 9992615
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for connecting, by a first device, with a second device using Bluetooth communication. The method includes transmitting a request message to request user information for identifying a user of the second device to the second device, receiving a response message including the user information from the second device, registering the second device to a first authority policy or a second authority policy based on the user information, and establishing a Bluetooth connection with the second device registered to the first authority policy or the second authority policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinkwon Lim, Jingu Choi, Minsoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20180139683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a message performed by a first relay device in a mesh network of Bluetooth including receiving a first message from at least one device including a first device and a second device, calculating a Hop count with the first device based on the first message, receiving a second message transmitted from a second device to the first device, and the second message includes a first relay value indicating a relay count and a destination address field including an address of a destination device, comparing the first relay value with the Hop count, and dropping or transmitting the second message to one or more neighboring devices according to the result of comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM
  • Publication number: 20180132102
    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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM, Youngjun JO, Jingu CHOI, Taeyoung SONG
  • Publication number: 20180124550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for setting the role of a device in a Bluetooth mesh network. According to the present invention, a method and device are provided which: receive a write request message including settings information for setting the role of a first device from a control device; transmit a response message as a response to the write request; transmit an advertising message including role information set by the settings information to a second device; and transmit a first message including first information on the first device to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghwan KWON, Jinkwon LIM, Jingu CHOI