Patents by Inventor Joon Hwang
Joon Hwang 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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Publication number: 20240146330Abstract: Provided are a method of low-complexity decoding based on soft decision and a computing device for performing the method. The method of low-complexity decoding based on soft decision, performed by a computing device, includes receiving a vector, in which a codeword is modulated, through a channel, determining a decoding result by sequentially applying the received vector to one or more decoding algorithms, and decoding the codeword based on an analysis on the decoding result of a detector corresponding to each of the one or more decoding algorithms.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: In Ki HWANG, Hun Sik KANG, Joon Ki LEE
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Patent number: 11972751Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a voice end point by using acoustic and language modeling information to accomplish strong voice recognition. A voice end point detection method according to an embodiment may comprise the steps of: inputting an acoustic feature vector sequence extracted from a microphone input signal into an acoustic embedding extraction unit, a phonemic embedding extraction unit, and a decoder embedding extraction unit, which are based on a recurrent neural network (RNN); combining acoustic embedding, phonemic embedding, and decoder embedding to configure a feature vector by the acoustic embedding extraction unit, the phonemic embedding extraction unit, and the decoder embedding extraction unit; and inputting the combined feature vector into a deep neural network (DNN)-based classifier to detect a voice end point.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)Inventors: Joon-Hyuk Chang, Inyoung Hwang
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Publication number: 20240136359Abstract: Provided is a synaptic array structure. The synaptic array structure includes: an isolation insulating layer positioned in a predetermined area on a semiconductor substrate to isolate devices; TFT-type synaptic devices arranged in an array on an isolation insulating layer; and CMOS peripheral circuits provided on the semiconductor substrate. The TFT-type synaptic device includes: a source and a drain positioned on the isolation insulating layer; a semiconductor body positioned between the source and the drain; oxide layers positioned between the semiconductor body and the source/drain; a semiconductor layer for channel; a TFT gate insulating layer; and a TFT gate electrode. The present invention, based on CMOS integration technology, processes TFT-type synaptic devices and CMOS peripheral circuits together, thereby reducing the number of masks and fabrication steps used during the fabricating process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Jong-Ho LEE, Min Kyu PARK, Joon HWANG, Ryunhan GU, Won Mook KANG
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Publication number: 20240125566Abstract: There is provided a heat transfer member which is made of an aluminum alloy including silicon (Si), iron (Fe), and magnesium (Mg). The aluminum alloy further includes at least one or two or more of copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), titanium (Ti), calcium (Ca), tin (Sn), phosphorus (P), chromium (Cr), zirconium (Zr), nickel (Ni), strontium (Sr), and vanadium (V).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Lemon Metal Inc.Inventors: Se Joon HWANG, Han Goo KIM, Kwang Hoon PARK
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Publication number: 20240125616Abstract: A method of correcting a GPS vehicle trajectory of a vehicle on a roadway for a high-definition map is provided. The method comprises receiving first bitmap data from a first sensor of a first vehicle to create a plurality of first multi-layer bitmaps for the first vehicle using the first bitmap data and receiving second bitmap data from a plurality of second sensors of a plurality of second vehicles to create a plurality of second multi-layer bitmaps. The method further comprises creating first probability density bitmaps and an overall probability density bitmap with a probability density estimation, and matching an image template from each of the first probability density bitmaps with the overall probability density bitmap to define match results. The method further comprises combining the match results to define combined utility values and determining the maximal utility value with the combined utility values.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Bo Yu, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Shu Chen, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Donald K. Grimm, Fan Bai
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Patent number: 11961822Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a plurality of emission areas respectively corresponding to a plurality of subpixels for displaying an image, a plurality of light emitting elements respectively located in the plurality of emission areas of a first surface of the substrate and respectively corresponding to the plurality of subpixels, a first planarization layer on the first surface of the substrate and covering the plurality of light emitting elements, and an array layer on the first planarization layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Joon Kim, Jung Hwan Hwang, Kye Uk Lee, Sang Jin Jeon
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Publication number: 20240112626Abstract: A display device includes a scan write line, a PWM emission line, a PAM emission line, a sweep signal line, a first data line, a second data line, and a subpixel connected thereto, and including a light emitting element, a first pixel driver to supply a control current to a node according to the first data voltage in response to the PWM emission signal, a second pixel driver to generate a driving current according to the second data voltage in response to the PWM emission signal, and a third pixel driver to supply the driving current to the light emitting element according to the PAM emission signal and a voltage of the node, wherein the PWM emission signal includes a plurality of PWM pulses, the PAM emission signal includes a plurality of PAM pulses, and a number of the PWM pulses is greater than a number of the PAM pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Jung Hwan HWANG, Hyun Joon KIM, Kye Uk LEE, Sang Jin JEON, Jun Ki JEONG
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Patent number: 11945744Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for reusing wastewater. The method for reusing wastewater disclosed herein includes: generating a mixed wastewater by mixing multiple types of wastewater (S20); performing a first purification by passing the mixed wastewater through a flocculation-sedimentation unit (S40); performing a second purification by passing an effluent of the flocculation-sedimentation unit through a membrane bioreactor (MBR) (S60); performing a third purification by passing an effluent of the MBR through a reverse-osmosis membrane unit (S80); and reusing an effluent of the reverse-osmosis membrane unit as cooling water or industrial water (S100).Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventors: Seok Hwan Hong, Dae Soo Park, Seung Joon Chung, Yong Xun Jin, Jae Hyung Park, Jae Hoon Choi, Jae Dong Hwang, Jong Keun Yi, Su Hyoung Cho, Kyu Won Hwang, June Yurl Hur, Je Hun Kim, Ji Won Chun
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Publication number: 20240099886Abstract: The present invention provides a lens capsule incision device capable of applying differential power for lens capsule incision to a lens capsule incising part according to the contact states of electrodes of the lens capsule incising part with the lens capsule. The lens capsule incision device, which has a lens capsule incising part adapted to incise the lens capsule and having electrodes, includes: a measuring part for measuring an impedance in a state in which the electrodes of the lens capsule incising part come into contact with the lens capsule; a state determining part for determining a current contact state of the electrodes with the lens capsule, based on the impedance measured through the measuring part; and a power application part for applying differential power for lens capsule incision to the lens capsule incising part according to the current contact state determined by the state determining part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Hong Jai LEE, Sun Joon HWANG
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Publication number: 20240090840Abstract: Provided is a bio-adhesive device including an adhesive material layer, an electronic device layer, and a protective film layer to have advantages of being harmless to the human body, being naturally degraded in the body without a separate removal process, and capable of observing the movement of internal organs more closely in real time from outside the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Dong Soo Hwang, Hyung Joon Cha, Tae Il Kim, Jung Ki Jo
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Publication number: 20240094411Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS)-bias detection and reduction system including a GPS-bias model having GPS statistical data creating a database representing data collected from a vehicle group having thousands or multiple thousands of vehicles saved in a database. At least one newly collected vehicle GPS data point is compared to the GPS statistical data to reduce negative effects of GPS-bias and to update the vehicle GPS-bias correction based on a previous GPS-bias model. A selected road node and a segment of a roadway have a map matching performed using a nearest service from a collection location of the GPS statistical data. A GPS-bias is calculated using a look-up of the database. An estimated horizontal position error (EHPE) defining a quality indicator is applied to distinguish a good quality GPS statistical data from a poor quality GPS statistical data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Gui Chen, Shu Chen, Bo Yu, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Vivek Vijaya Kumar
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Publication number: 20240085210Abstract: A method of creating a high-definition (HD) map of a roadway includes receiving a multi-layer probability density bitmap. The multi-layer probability density bitmap represents a plurality of lane lines of the roadway sensed by a plurality of sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The multi-layer probability density bitmap includes a plurality of points. The method further includes recursively conducting a hill climbing search using the multi-layer probability density bitmap to create a plurality of lines. In addition, the method includes creating the HD map of the roadway using the plurality of lines determined by the hill climbing search.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Bo Yu, Fan Bai, Gui Chen, Joon Hwang, Carl P. Darukhanavala, Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Shu Chen, Donald K. Grimm
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Patent number: 11927253Abstract: A powertrain for an electric vehicle includes: a planetary gear having a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element, wherein a first rotating element is connected to a first shaft and the second rotating element is connected to a second shaft; a first motor configured to selectively supply power to the first shaft at two or more gear ratios; a first shift assembly configured to transfer power of the first motor to the first shaft through one of two or more external engagement gear trains having different gear ratios; and a second motor configured to selectively supply power to the first shaft and the second shaft. The third shaft is fixedly disposed on a transmission housing, and any two shafts among the first, second and third shafts restrain each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jin Ho Kim, Jae Joon Lee, Jong Sool Park, Jin Young Hwang, Jong Sung Kim
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Patent number: 11925581Abstract: A capsulorhexis device is inserted into an incision site of a cornea to make an incision in an anterior capsule surrounding a crystalline lens. The capsulorhexis device includes a loop having elasticity and conductivity; a moving member having one end fixed and coupled to the loop; an insertion guide configured so that, while the incision is being made in the crystalline lens capsule, a front end thereof is inserted into the incision site of the cornea; and a housing having one end coupled to a rear end of the insertion guide, wherein the loop is housed in the housing and, to make the incision in the crystalline lens capsule, slides in the housing together with the moving member to pass through the insertion guide and be deployed into an anterior chamber of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TI INC.Inventors: Hong Jai Lee, Sung Hyuk Moon, Jae Wook Yang, Seung Jai Lee, Sun Joon Hwang, Hyun Jeong Kang
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Publication number: 20240075943Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes: determining an accelerator position sensor/brake pedal position sensor (APS/BPS) command value based on a state variable and a reward variable including a prediction value for a future velocity of the vehicle predicted based on a past APS/BPS command value of the vehicle; and learning for a reward value according to the reward variable to satisfy a predetermined goal based on a change that the determined APS/BPS command value causes to at least one state variable under given environment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation FoundationInventors: Kyung Hun Hwang, Joong Hoo Park, Hyeon Goo Pyeon, Se Joon Lim, Hee Jung Kim
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Publication number: 20240078027Abstract: A storage device, including: a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to perform a write operation on at least one write unit included in the plurality of memory cells, and to perform an erase operation on at least one erase unit included in the plurality of memory cells, wherein the controller is further configured to: allocate a plurality of zones to a storage space of the nonvolatile memory device based on a request received from an external host device, select two or more erase units from among a plurality of erase units included in the plurality of memory cells to be allocated to each of the plurality of zones based on a zone map table, fixedly and sequentially manage logical addresses of data written in the plurality of zones, wherein the nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of memory chips, wherein each memory chip of the plurality of memory chips includes a plurality of memory blocks, wherein each memory block of the plurality of memory bType: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: KUI-YON MUN, JOOYOUNG HWANG, Gyeongmin KIM, KEUNSAN PARK, JOON-WHAN BAE
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Publication number: 20240069750Abstract: A storage device, including: a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to perform a write operation on at least one write unit included in the plurality of memory cells, and to perform an erase operation on at least one erase unit included in the plurality of memory cells, wherein the controller is further configured to: allocate a plurality of zones to a storage space of the nonvolatile memory device in response to a request of an external host device, select two or more erase units among a plurality of erase units of the plurality of memory cells to be allocated to each of the plurality of zones based on a zone map table, fixedly and sequentially manage logical addresses of data written in the plurality of zones, wherein the controller includes an internal buffer configured to store first data to be written in a first zone from among the plurality of zones, and wherein the controller is further configured to perform a backup operation for the first data bType: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kui-Yon MUN, Junyeong HAN, Jooyoung HWANG, Gyeongmin KIM, Keunsan PARK, Joon-Whan BAE, Heetak SHIN, Seunghyun CHOI
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Publication number: 20240070067Abstract: A storage device, including: a nonvolatile memory device comprising a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to perform a write operation on at least one write unit included in the plurality of memory cells, and to perform an erase operation on at least one erase unit included in the plurality of memory cells, wherein the controller is further configured to: allocate a plurality of zones to a storage space of the nonvolatile memory device based on a request received from an external host device, select two or more erase units from among a plurality of erase units included in the plurality of memory cells to be allocated to each zone of the plurality of zones, fixedly and sequentially manage logical addresses of data to be written in the plurality of zones, and generate at least two map tables for the each zoneType: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seunghyun CHOI, Keunsan PARK, Joon-Whan BAE, Jooyoung HWANG, Gyeongmin KIM, Heetak SHIN, Junyeong HAN
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Publication number: 20240070066Abstract: A storage device, including a nonvolatile memory device comprising a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to: allocate a plurality of zones to a storage space of the nonvolatile memory device based on a request received from an external host device, fixedly and sequentially manage logical addresses of data written in the plurality of zones, generate a first page map table corresponding to a first zone based on performing the write operation on the first zone, the first page map table comprising a logical address and a physical address of the first zone, based on the first zone being full, activate a read service, which is based on the zone map table, and based on the read service being activated, process read requests for the first zone from the external host device using the zone map table.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seunghyun CHOI, Keunsan PARK, Heetak SHIN, Junyeong HAN, Gyeongmin KIM, Joon-Whan BAE, Jooyoung HWANG
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Publication number: 20240071299Abstract: A display device includes connection lines, pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) data lines configured to receive pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltages, PWM data lines configured to receive the PWM data voltages, a first connection control line configured to receive a first connection control signal, a second connection control line configured to receive a second connection control signal, subpixels connected to the PWM data lines and the PAM data lines, and a first demultiplexer (demux) unit configured to connect the connection lines to the PAM data lines or to the PWM data lines according to the first connection control signal and the second connection control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Jung Hwan HWANG, Hyun Joon KIM, Kye Uk LEE, Jun Ki JEONG, Sang Jin JEON