Patents by Inventor Kang-Bok Lee

Kang-Bok Lee 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: 20240125706
    Abstract: A surface plasmon resonance imaging apparatus is provided. The surface plasmon resonance imaging apparatus includes a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate polarized light onto a metal coating film provided on one surface of a prism, a light modulator configured to spatially pattern-encode light reflected by the metal coating film and the prism, a light detector configured to detect a pattern-encoded light signal, obtained through pattern-encoding by the light modulator, as a spectral signal, a signal processor configured to spatially decode the spectral signal and analyze a decoded spectral signal to generate characteristic data of a sample provided on the metal coating film, and an output unit configured to output the characteristic data of the sample as a two-dimensional (2D) image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: SOOCHEOL KIM, JeongKyun KIM, Hyunseok KIM, Jin Hwa RYU, SO YUNG PARK, Hoe-Sung YANG, KANG BOK LEE, Sun-Hwa LIM, Kwang-Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN, Sang Gi HONG
  • Patent number: 11959857
    Abstract: Provided is a Raman scattering measurement apparatus including a light source which emits light to smoke particles, a filter configured to block light which is incident to the smoke particles and passes through the particle and to allow Raman scattered light to pass therethrough, and a photodetector which detects the Raman scattered light passing through the filter in order to distinguish fire smoke generated due to a true fire from non-fire smoke generated due to daily life or industrial activity. The present invention also provides a fire determination apparatus including a unit which reads a Raman shift from Raman scattered light detected by the photodetector of the Raman scattering measurement apparatus, estimates a smoke component from the read Raman shift, and determines fire/non-fire from the estimated smoke component and a method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hoe Sung Yang, Soo Cheol Kim, Hyun Seok Kim, Sang Hyun Mo, So Young Park, Kang Bok Lee, Kyu Won Han
  • Publication number: 20240077417
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) gas sensor which detects the concentration of gas with a simple structure and method by manufacturing an optical waveguide with a gas-permeable polymer material instead of a conventional cavity or chamber type. An optical signal travels through the optical waveguide of gas-permeable polymer by total internal reflection, and the gas naturally penetrates the optical waveguide without the use of separate inlet and outlet openings, so that the optical signal and gas particles come into contact with each other within the optical waveguide. Since the optical signal detected by a photodetector at the other end of the optical waveguide after traveling while contacting the gas particles has properties changed according to the concentration of the gas which they have contacted in the optical waveguide, it is possible to measure the concentration of a specific gas from the detected optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin Hwa RYU, Soocheol KIM, Hyunseok KIM, So Yung PARK, Hoe-Sung YANG, Kang Bok LEE, Kwang-Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN
  • Patent number: 11747270
    Abstract: Optical data is collected from an optical sensor of a dual wavelength, and in order to detect the fire from the collected optical data, an average value of a first wavelength, an average value of a second wavelength, and a ratio of the average values of the two wavelengths are calculated, and an amount of change of a slope of the ratio is used to detect the fire and determine the fire occurrence time. From the determined fire occurrence time, fire features are extracted from the optical data in real time according to defined rules to configure a data set. The data set may be used for learning and inference techniques to identify a fire or non-fire, a fire source, a combustion material, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kyu Won Han, Soo Cheol Kim, Hyun Seok Kim, Sang Hyun Mo, So Yung Park, Hoe Sung Yang, Kang Bok Lee
  • Publication number: 20230236301
    Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a system for obtaining a relative location of an anchor-free UWB-based node. The method includes obtaining relative distances between a plurality of nodes based on UWB sensor values between the nodes, constructing a relative coordinate system having a center node of the plurality of nodes as a base, and calculating coordinate values of other nodes in the relative coordinate system. The constructing of the relative coordinate system having the center node of the plurality of nodes as a base includes constructing the relative coordinate system based on a relative distance between the center node and another node and absolute values of y axis values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Hun JEON, Sang Yeoun LEE, Jun Hee PARK, Kang Bok LEE, Soo Young JANG, Min Gi JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230206742
    Abstract: A smoke detection apparatus based on multiple wavelengths is provided, which includes: a chamber configured to receive an inflow of a smoke; a detector including a light emitter having a plurality of light sources that radiate light having a plurality of different wavelengths into a space in the chamber, and a light receiver configured to receive scattered light by the plurality of light sources; and a controller configured to control an operation of the detector and to distinguish between fire smoke and non-fire quasi-smoke by detecting and analyzing a light receiving signal of the light receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hoe Sung YANG, Soo Cheol KIM, Hyun Seok KIM, So Yung PARK, Kang Bok LEE, Kwang Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN
  • Publication number: 20230206741
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for detecting smoke based on polarization. The apparatus includes a chamber into which smoke is introduced, a detection unit comprising a light-emitting unit configured to emit light beams having a plurality of different wavelengths into a space in the chamber, and a light-receiving unit configured to receive scattered light from a plurality of light sources, a control unit configured to control an operation of the detection unit, and a fire determination unit configured to distinguish between fire smoke and non-fire analogous smoke by detecting and analyzing a light-receiving signal received by the light-receiving unit, in which horizontal polarization and vertical polarization are applied to the plurality of light sources of the light-emitting unit and the light-receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hoe Sung YANG, Soo Cheol KIM, Hyun Seok KIM, So Yung PARK, Kang Bok LEE, Kwang Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN
  • Patent number: 11668605
    Abstract: Provided is a system for detecting flame, which includes a light collecting module configured to collect light emitted from flame and sense location information and intensity information of the collected light, a memory configured to store a program for determining fire information on the basis of the sensed location information and intensity information of the light, and a processor configured to calculate intensity information and fluttering information of the flame from the intensity information of the light by executing the program stored in the memory, to calculate centroid spatial distribution information of the flame from the location information of the light, and to detect whether there is flame on the basis of at least one of the intensity information of the flame, the fluttering information of the flame, and the centroid spatial distribution information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Soo Cheol Kim, Hyun Seok Kim, So Yung Park, Hoe Sung Yang, Kang Bok Lee, Kwang Soo Cho, Kyu Won Han
  • Publication number: 20230160748
    Abstract: Provided is a system for detecting flame, which includes a light collecting module configured to collect light emitted from flame and sense location information and intensity information of the collected light, a memory configured to store a program for determining fire information on the basis of the sensed location information and intensity information of the light, and a processor configured to calculate intensity information and fluttering information of the flame from the intensity information of the light by executing the program stored in the memory, to calculate centroid spatial distribution information of the flame from the location information of the light, and to detect whether there is flame on the basis of at least one of the intensity information of the flame, the fluttering information of the flame, and the centroid spatial distribution information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Soo Cheol KIM, Hyun Seok KIM, So Yung PARK, Hoe Sung YANG, Kang Bok LEE, Kwang Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN
  • Publication number: 20230080756
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for providing customized decision support information required for decision-making for each disaster type and each situation management work process stage based on a situation management work process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyesun LEE, Sun-Hwa LIM, Sang Gi HONG, Soyoung PARK, Kang Bok LEE
  • Publication number: 20230047587
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for estimating the behavior of a user based on an image converted from sensing data. The apparatus for estimating the behavior of a user based on an image converted from sensing data includes memory for storing at least one program, and a processor for executing the program, wherein the program performs acquiring sensing data measured by one or more behavior measurement devices worn by the user, converting sensing data of the user obtained for a predetermined time period into images, and estimating the behavior of the user from the images of the user based on a pre-trained model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Gi JEONG, Kang-Bok LEE, Sang-Yeoun LEE, Ji-Hun JEON
  • Publication number: 20230018507
    Abstract: Provided herein is an infrared spectroscopy technique capable of performing spectroscopic analysis on infrared rays in a broad infrared range (including a near infrared range, a short infrared range, a mid-infrared range, a far infrared range, and an extreme infrared range). An apparatus and a method for spectroscopic analysis on infrared rays are provided, without using an image sensor having a limited response range, to generate a signal in which transmitted light for each wavelength passes through a plurality of filters having different transmittances for each wavelength and is spatially pattern-coded, restore the signal into an infrared transmittance image, discriminate a wavelength according to a transmittance of the filter from the infrared transmittance image, calculate an intensity of the light for each wavelength, and output infrared spectrum information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Soo Cheol KIM, Kang Bok LEE, Hyun Seok KIM, Sang Hyun MO, So Yung PARK, Hoe Sung YANG, Kwang Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN
  • Publication number: 20220238005
    Abstract: Provided is a disaster management system including a plurality of fire receivers configured to receive fire data including sensing data and event data from a plurality of fire-fighting facilities and configure the fire data as fire data having different data structures and a disaster information management server configured to configure the fire data having different data structures received from the plurality of fire receivers as standardized standard data and transmit the configured standard data to an external server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Sun Hwa LIM, Sang Gi HONG, Sang Hyun MO, So Young PARK, Kyo Hoon SON, Kang Bok LEE, Ji Hun JEON
  • Publication number: 20220163443
    Abstract: Optical data is collected from an optical sensor of a dual wavelength, and in order to detect the fire from the collected optical data, an average value of a first wavelength, an average value of a second wavelength, and a ratio of the average values of the two wavelengths are calculated, and an amount of change of a slope of the ratio is used to detect the fire and determine the fire occurrence time. From the determined fire occurrence time, fire features are extracted from the optical data in real time according to defined rules to configure a data set. The data set may be used for learning and inference techniques to identify a fire or non-fire, a fire source, a combustion material, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kyu Won HAN, Soo Cheol KIM, Hyun Seok KIM, Sang Hyun MO, So Yung PARK, Hoe Sung YANG, Kang Bok LEE
  • Publication number: 20220125351
    Abstract: In the invention, only light reflected by a portion in which a microneedle is disposed arrives on a photodetector, and light reflected by a portion in which the microneedle is not disposed does not arrive on the photodetector. Disclosed is a skin patch for measuring blood glucose including a patch including a skin attachment surface, a reaction layer which reacts with glycation products of skin, and a plurality of microneedles disposed on the skin attachment surface to guide the glycation products of the skin to the reaction layer and an optical trap which allows light, which is reflected by only one portion among a portion in which the microneedle is disposed and a portion in which the microneedle is not disposed when the light is emitted to the reaction layer, to pass therethrough, a method of manufacturing the same, and a blood glucose measuring apparatus using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hoe Sung YANG, Kang Bok LEE, Kwang Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN
  • Publication number: 20220099579
    Abstract: Provided is a Raman scattering measurement apparatus including a light source which emits light to smoke particles, a filter configured to block light which is incident to the smoke particles and passes through the particle and to allow Raman scattered light to pass therethrough, and a photodetector which detects the Raman scattered light passing through the filter in order to distinguish fire smoke generated due to a true fire from non-fire smoke generated due to daily life or industrial activity. The present invention also provides a fire determination apparatus including a unit which reads a Raman shift from Raman scattered light detected by the photodetector of the Raman scattering measurement apparatus, estimates a smoke component from the read Raman shift, and determines fire/non-fire from the estimated smoke component and a method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hoe Sung YANG, Soo Cheol KIM, Hyun Seok KIM, Sang Hyun MO, So Young PARK, Kang Bok LEE, Kyu Won HAN
  • Patent number: 11113944
    Abstract: A walking analysis method includes measuring impacts due to floor landing occurring during walking; identifying an impact section before floor landing, a free fall section, and an impact peak section by floor landing in an impact graph over time; analyzing at least one impact-related parameter for the impact section before floor landing, the free fall section, and the impact peak section by floor landing; and determining a walking-related accident type according to a result of analyzing the at least one impact-related parameter. Accordingly, by classifying and detecting a variety of accidents that may actually occur, the main walking characteristics that are dangerous in the actual accident can be extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min Gi Jeong, Jeong Kyun Kim, Myung Nam Bae, Kang Bok Lee, Sang Yeoun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210153788
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for measuring a blood glucose level. In the blood glucose level measurement apparatus and method, the apparatus coupled to a patch with a microneedle formed in at least one area and configured to calculate a blood glucose level of a body fluid extracted from a user may calculate the blood glucose level by analyzing a reflected light beam reflected from the patch with a microneedle formed in a second area and correct the calculated blood glucose level of the user by analyzing data obtained by measuring a reflected light beam from a first area from which the body fluid is not extracted so as to measure a precise blood glucose level with an error being reduced in consideration of environmental factors influencing measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hoe Sung YANG, Kang Bok LEE, Kwang Soo CHO, Kyu Won HAN
  • Publication number: 20210123864
    Abstract: Provided are a fire detection apparatus and method for analyzing a spectral distribution of secondary light generated as primary light is scattered or transmitted through smoke particles to distinguish between fire smoke generated due to an actual fire and living smoke generated in daily life, thereby reducing non-fire alarms. When smoke enters the inside of the fire detection apparatus (100) due to a fire, secondary light (150) scattered or transmitted through smoke particles (140) is incident on the light receiver (120). Upon receiving the secondary light (150), the light receiver (120) outputs a spectrum (170) of the secondary light (150). The fire identification unit (160) receives and analyzes the spectrum (170) of the secondary light (150) and identifies whether the smoke particles (140) are particles of living smoke or particles of fire smoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Hoe Sung YANG, So Yung PARK, Kang Bok LEE, Kyu Won HAN
  • Publication number: 20210090418
    Abstract: A walking analysis method includes measuring impacts due to floor landing occurring during walking; identifying an impact section before floor landing, a free fall section, and an impact peak section by floor landing in an impact graph over time; analyzing at least one impact-related parameter for the impact section before floor landing, the free fall section, and the impact peak section by floor landing; and determining a walking-related accident type according to a result of analyzing the at least one impact-related parameter. Accordingly, by classifying and detecting a variety of accidents that may actually occur, the main walking characteristics that are dangerous in the actual accident can be extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Min Gi JEONG, Jeong Kyun KIM, Myung Nam BAE, Kang Bok LEE, Sang Yeoun LEE