Patents by Inventor Keum Ryong KIM

Keum Ryong KIM 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: 11902225
    Abstract: An operation method of a user terminal for participating in a group event through an instant messaging application includes receiving, by the user terminal, a group event invitation message including information about an event start time through the instant messaging application; receiving, by the user terminal, a response to the invitation message from a user of the user terminal; in response to the user accepting the invitation message, transmitting, by the user terminal, an acceptance message through the instant messaging application; and receiving, by the user terminal, a group event participation request through the instant messaging application at a time corresponding to the event start time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LINE Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Patent number: 11465044
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for providing a game based on a video call and object recognition. A game providing method of an electronic device configured as a computer including displaying game content on a video call screen in response to a video call being established between a user of the electronic device and a counterpart through a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) channel, recognizing an object in a call image as motion data with respect to the game content, and controlling a game element corresponding to the game content using a result of the recognizing may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Keum Ryong Kim, Seeun Kim, Jung Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20210194835
    Abstract: An operation method of a user terminal for participating in a group event through an instant messaging application includes receiving, by the user terminal, a group event invitation message including information about an event start time through the instant messaging application; receiving, by the user terminal, a response to the invitation message from a user of the user terminal; in response to the user accepting the invitation message, transmitting, by the user terminal, an acceptance message through the instant messaging application; and receiving, by the user terminal, a group event participation request through the instant messaging application at a time corresponding to the event start time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: LINE Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong KIM
  • Patent number: 10897583
    Abstract: A video call providing method using a video call providing device capable may include: transmitting or receiving, by the video call providing device, a signal of displaying a first effect while the video call is performed to or from the external communication device; transmitting or receiving, by the video call providing device, a signal of displaying a second effect to or from the external communication device, after the first effect is transmitted or received; verifying, by the video call providing device, a type of the first effect, and a type of the second effect, after the second effect is transmitted or received; determining, by the video call providing device, an additional output of an effect and an additional effect to be output; and displaying, by the video call providing device, the additional effect, based on the determined additional output and additional effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Patent number: 10834468
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for delivering audio feedback of a viewer to a caster during a live broadcast. A method implemented on a computer system includes providing a live broadcast by receiving broadcast content transmitted from an electronic device of a caster, and by streaming the received broadcast content to each of electronic devices of a plurality of users through a communication session established between an account of the caster and accounts of the plurality of users; receiving an audio feedback about the live broadcast from an electronic devices of a user during the live broadcast; and delivering the audio feedback to the electronic device of the caster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200029028
    Abstract: A video call providing method using a video call providing device capable may include: transmitting or receiving, by the video call providing device, a signal of displaying a first effect while the video call is performed to or from the external communication device; transmitting or receiving, by the video call providing device, a signal of displaying a second effect to or from the external communication device, after the first effect is transmitted or received; verifying, by the video call providing device, a type of the first effect, and a type of the second effect, after the second effect is transmitted or received; determining, by the video call providing device, an additional output of an effect and an additional effect to be output; and displaying, by the video call providing device, the additional effect, based on the determined additional output and additional effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong KIM
  • Patent number: 10523812
    Abstract: Provided is a method, a system, an apparatus, and/or a non-transitory computer readable medium for providing a ringback tone and a ringtone using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call service. A call method may provide sound sources directly edited by users as a ringtone or a ringback tone in a VoIP call service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Line Corporation
    Inventors: Deok Yong Ahn, Sanghyuk Suh, Keum Ryong Kim, Tae Jeong Lee, Jaehyun Lee, Min Jeong Kim, Hee Nam Byun, Jeongrok Kim, Hwan Kim, Seung Wook Choi
  • Patent number: 10469415
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a document sharing service based on a messaging service. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store computer readable instructions and a processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Publication number: 20190124399
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for delivering audio feedback of a viewer to a caster during a live broadcast. A method implemented on a computer system includes providing a live broadcast by receiving broadcast content transmitted from an electronic device of a caster, and by streaming the received broadcast content to each of electronic devices of a plurality of users through a communication session established between an account of the caster and accounts of the plurality of users; receiving an audio feedback about the live broadcast from an electronic devices of a user during the live broadcast; and delivering the audio feedback to the electronic device of the caster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong KIM
  • Publication number: 20190070500
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for providing a game based on a video call and object recognition. A game providing method of an electronic device configured as a computer including displaying game content on a video call screen in response to a video call being established between a user of the electronic device and a counterpart through a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) channel, recognizing an object in a call image as motion data with respect to the game content, and controlling a game element corresponding to the game content using a result of the recognizing may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Keum Ryong KIM, Seeun KIM, Jung Young LEE
  • Patent number: 10182095
    Abstract: A video call method and system may use a two-way transmission of a visual effect or an auditory effect. A server may manage and store content that includes visual information or auditory information as an effect to apply to a video call in association with an effect identifier. A server may receive, during the video call, an effect identifier and may transmit the visual information or audio information associated with the effect identifier to a reception-side electronic device together with a data packet for the video call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Line Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Publication number: 20180205677
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a document sharing service based on a messaging service. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store computer readable instructions and a processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong KIM
  • Patent number: 9942178
    Abstract: A method of providing a document sharing service based on a messaging service includes: receiving, by a server, a document transmission signal for transmitting a document which is displayed in a chat window of a first chat group from a first terminal application corresponding to a member of the first chat group, to second terminal applications respectively corresponding to members of a second chat group different from the first chat group; obtaining, by the server, a document identifier from the document transmission signal, searching, by the server, a database for a document corresponding to the document identifier, and transmitting, by the server, the document to the second terminal applications; and updating, by the server, shared status information of the document in the database based on a shared status of the document in the second chat group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Line Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Publication number: 20180027042
    Abstract: A video call method and system may use a two-way transmission of a visual effect or an auditory effect. A server may manage and store content that includes visual information or auditory information as an effect to apply to a video call in association with an effect identifier. A server may receive, during the video call, an effect identifier and may transmit the visual information or audio information associated with the effect identifier to a reception-side electronic device together with a data packet for the video call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong KIM
  • Publication number: 20170331948
    Abstract: Provided is a method, a system, an apparatus, and/or a non-transitory computer readable medium for providing a ringback tone and a ringtone using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call service. A call method may provide sound sources directly edited by users as a ringtone or a ringback tone in a VoIP call service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventors: Deok Yong AHN, Sanghyuk SUH, Keum Ryong KIM, Tae Jeong LEE, Jaehyun LEE, Min Jeong KIM, Hee Nam BYUN, Jeongrok KIM, Hwan KIM, Seung Wook CHOI
  • Patent number: 9819716
    Abstract: A video call method and system may use a two-way transmission of a visual effect or an auditory effect. A server may manage and store content that includes visual information or auditory information as an effect to apply to a video call in association with an effect identifier. A server may receive, during the video call, an effect identifier and may transmit the visual information or audio information associated with the effect identifier to a reception-side electronic device together with a data packet for the video call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keum Ryong Kim
  • Publication number: 20170171280
    Abstract: A video call method and system may use a two-way transmission of a visual effect or an auditory effect. A server may manage and store content that includes visual information or auditory information as an effect to apply to a video call in association with an effect identifier. A server may receive, during the video call, an effect identifier and may transmit the visual information or audio information associated with the effect identifier to a reception-side electronic device together with a data packet for the video call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Keum Ryong KIM
  • Publication number: 20160234135
    Abstract: A method of providing a document sharing service based on a messaging service includes: receiving, by a server, a document transmission signal for transmitting a document which is displayed in a chat window of a first chat group from a first terminal application corresponding to a member of the first chat group, to second terminal applications respectively corresponding to members of a second chat group different from the first chat group; obtaining, by the server, a document identifier from the document transmission signal, searching, by the server, a database for a document corresponding to the document identifier, and transmitting, by the server, the document to the second terminal applications; and updating, by the server, shared status information of the document in the database based on a shared status of the document in the second chat group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Keum Ryong KIM