Patents by Inventor Joonwoo Song

Joonwoo Song 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: 11924065
    Abstract: A method, performed by an electronic device, of placing a micro network function, includes: determining at least one micro network function used for a service; predicting control signaling overhead of at least one cell including at least one cell edge cloud, based on a history of control signaling overhead of the at least one cell; and placing the at least one micro network function in the at least one cell edge cloud, based on the predicted control signaling overhead of the at least one cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Seongkyu Song, Joonwoo Kim, Sangheon Pack, Jaewook Lee, Taeyun Kim, Youbin Jeon, Jungsoo Jung
  • Patent number: 11772497
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a battery; an electric motor to be actuated by electric energy stored in the battery; a switch coupled between the battery and the electric motor; an inertial sensor configured to output an acceleration signal; a controller configured to output a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal having a duty ratio according to an acceleration magnitude of the acceleration signal; and a switch driving circuit configured to generate a control current for controlling the switch based on the PWM signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dolores Kim, Byeongseon Min, Joonwoo Song
  • Publication number: 20210276429
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a battery; an electric motor to be actuated by electric energy stored in the battery; a switch coupled between the battery and the electric motor; an inertial sensor configured to output an acceleration signal; a controller configured to output a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal having a duty ratio according to an acceleration magnitude of the acceleration signal; and a switch driving circuit configured to generate a control current for controlling the switch based on the PWM signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dolores KIM, Byeongseon MIN, Joonwoo SONG
  • Patent number: 9172258
    Abstract: A cell balancing circuit controlling balanced discharge of a plurality of battery cells, the cell balancing circuit having a balancing part sensing voltages of the battery cells, a controller responsive to an output of the balancing part to select one of the battery cells for discharge of the cell, and a resistance controller controlling discharge of the selected cell. The resistance controller includes at least one discharge circuit connected to the battery cells; and a plurality of resistors connected to output signal channels of the discharge circuit, the resistors being selectively connected in series according to a control signal of the controller to discharge the selected cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joonwoo Song
  • Publication number: 20130200852
    Abstract: A cell balancing circuit controlling balanced discharge of a plurality of battery cells, the cell balancing circuit having a balancing part sensing voltages of the battery cells, a controller responsive to an output of the balancing part to select one of the battery cells for discharge of the cell, and a resistance controller controlling discharge of the selected cell. The resistance controller includes at least one discharge circuit connected to the battery cells; and a plurality of resistors connected to output signal channels of the discharge circuit, the resistors being selectively connected in series according to a control signal of the controller to discharge the selected cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Joonwoo Song
  • Publication number: 20090128531
    Abstract: A plasma display device and driving method generate a control signal based on an image signal from an external source and a mode signal from a mode input unit, and output a driving waveform based on the control signal, the driving waveform used to drive a plasma display panel of the plasma display device. The driving waveform may be changed from a parent waveform mode into a child waveform mode selected from a plurality of child waveform modes defining misdischarge prevention waveforms in accordance with the mode signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Choonsook Kim, Heehwan Kim, Byoungjo Chang, Jinyoung Jeon, Choelgi Son, Jungsu Shin, Sangik Lee, Sangmin Oh, Inwon Jin, Jiryong Jung, Changhoon Lim, Jongsu Kim, Jongbum Kim, Joonwoo Song