Patents by Inventor Ki Bong Song

Ki Bong 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).

  • Publication number: 20240036517
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for reproducing a hologram image. The apparatus may include a holographic display module for reproducing a digital hologram, a background display module for reproducing a background image, and a combiner for selecting the background image in consideration of the depth map of the digital hologram and reproducing a hologram image synthesized by combining the selected background image with the digital hologram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Sung YOON, Hyoung LEE, Ki-Bong SONG
  • Patent number: 11500376
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a vehicle management game service providing device installed in a vehicle. The vehicle management game service providing device includes a receiver, a controller, which obtains vehicle information, and determines whether a user's intervention is required with regard to a vehicle-related task on the basis of the obtained vehicle information, a user interface, which receives a user input signal, and provides a screen according to execution of the user game, and an operator, which operates the vehicle according to a vehicle control signal. At least one among an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be associated or integrated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a 5G service related device, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jun Young Jung, Hyun Kyu Kim, Ki Bong Song, Chul Hee Lee, Sang Kyeong Jeong
  • Patent number: 11334754
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for monitoring an object in a vehicle which recognize a state of an object from a different type of image through an artificial intelligence algorithm are disclosed. The in-vehicle object monitoring apparatus is an apparatus which monitors an in-vehicle object by using a first image and a second image, and comprises: an interface configured to receive a first image generated by a first camera in a vehicle and a second image generated by a second camera in the vehicle; and a processor configured to, when it is determined that there is an object in each of the first image and the second image, extract the first feature information about the object from the first image, extract the second feature information about the object from the second image, and recognize a state of the object, based on the first feature information and the second feature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Ki Bong Song
  • Patent number: 11257221
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fallen object detection apparatus and method for controlling a component to continuously provide a service, provided by a communication device, when the communication device has fallen inside a vehicle. A fallen object detection apparatus inside a vehicle includes: a monitor configured to monitor an inside of the vehicle in which a passenger and an object are present: an identifier configured to identify that the object is a communication device capable of being connected to the component inside the vehicle in response to determination that the object is determined to have fallen on the basis of a monitoring result; and a processor configured to connect the object with the component and control the component to continuously provide a service, provided by the object, when the object is identified to be the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jun Ho Moon, Hyun Kyu Kim, Ki Bong Song
  • Patent number: 11062157
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting a fallen object which adjust a passenger's seat to easily pick up the fallen object in the vehicle. A fallen object detecting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is an apparatus for detecting a fallen object in a vehicle which includes a camera configured to generate at least one image of an inside of the vehicle; an image identifier configured to identify at least one passenger and at least one object from the image, and to determine a location of the fallen object in response to a falling of the object in the vehicle; and a controller configured to provide the determined location of the fallen object via at least one component located in the vehicle and adjust a seat of the passenger based on the location of the fallen object and a condition of the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chul Hee Lee, Hyun Kyu Kim, Ki Bong Song, Sang Kyeong Jeong, Jun Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20210110184
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for monitoring an object in a vehicle which recognize a state of an object from a different type of image through an artificial intelligence algorithm are disclosed. The in-vehicle object monitoring apparatus is an apparatus which monitors an in-vehicle object by using a first image and a second image, and comprises: an interface configured to receive a first image generated by a first camera in a vehicle and a second image generated by a second camera in the vehicle; and a processor configured to, when it is determined that there is an object in each of the first image and the second image, extract the first feature information about the object from the first image, extract the second feature information about the object from the second image, and recognize a state of the object, based on the first feature information and the second feature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Ki Bong SONG
  • Patent number: 10718759
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a transparent immunoassay apparatus and method. The transparent immunoassay apparatus includes a sample pad configured to allow a liquid specimen to be dropped thereonto, a first porous pipe configured to move the dropped specimen in a lateral flow manner, an immunobinding reaction unit configured to generate a detectable signal from binding of a previously applied reactant and the specimen between transparent upper and lower plates of the immunobinding reaction unit, a second porous pipe configured to move the specimen, having passed through the immunobinding reaction unit, in a lateral flow manner, and an absorption pad configured to absorb the specimen transferred from the second porous pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yo-Han Choi, Ki-Bong Song
  • Publication number: 20200074640
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fallen object detection apparatus and method for controlling a component to continuously provide a service, provided by a communication device, when the communication device has fallen inside a vehicle. A fallen object detection apparatus inside a vehicle includes: a monitor configured to monitor an inside of the vehicle in which a passenger and an object are present: an identifier configured to identify that the object is a communication device capable of being connected to the component inside the vehicle in response to determination that the object is determined to have fallen on the basis of a monitoring result; and a processor configured to connect the object with the component and control the component to continuously provide a service, provided by the object, when the object is identified to be the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jun Ho MOON, Hyun Kyu KIM, Ki Bong SONG
  • Publication number: 20200042000
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a vehicle management game service providing device installed in a vehicle. The vehicle management game service providing device includes a receiver, a controller, which obtains vehicle information, and determines whether a user's intervention is required with regard to a vehicle-related task on the basis of the obtained vehicle information, a user interface, which receives a user input signal, and provides a screen according to execution of the user game, and an operator, which operates the vehicle according to a vehicle control signal. At least one among an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be associated or integrated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a 5G service related device, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jun Young JUNG, Hyun Kyu KIM, Ki Bong SONG, Chul Hee LEE, Sang Kyeong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20200012871
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting a fallen object which adjust a passenger's seat to easily pick up the fallen object in the vehicle. A fallen object detecting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is an apparatus for detecting a fallen object in a vehicle which includes a camera configured to generate at least one image of an inside of the vehicle; an image identifier configured to identify at least one passenger and at least one object from the image, and to determine a location of the fallen object in response to a falling of the object in the vehicle; and a controller configured to provide the determined location of the fallen object via at least one component located in the vehicle and adjust a seat of the passenger based on the location of the fallen object and a condition of the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chul Hee LEE, Hyun Kyu KIM, Ki Bong SONG, Sang Kyeong JEONG, Jun Young JUNG
  • Publication number: 20180100852
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a transparent immunoassay apparatus and method. The transparent immunoassay apparatus includes a sample pad configured to allow a liquid specimen to be dropped thereonto, a first porous pipe configured to move the dropped specimen in a lateral flow manner, an immunobinding reaction unit configured to generate a detectable signal from binding of a previously applied reactant and the specimen between transparent upper and lower plates of the immunobinding reaction unit, a second porous pipe configured to move the specimen, having passed through the immunobinding reaction unit, in a lateral flow manner, and an absorption pad configured to absorb the specimen transferred from the second porous pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Yo-Han CHOI, Ki-Bong SONG
  • Patent number: 9023607
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease by detecting the presence of beta-amyloid in cells using a phototransistor device. Cells that potentially contain beta-amyloid are provided and labeled with a multi-protein that selectively binds to beta-amyloid if present and that includes streptavidin, biotin and polyethylene glycol connected in sequence with the streptavidin being bound to a magnetic bead and the polyethylene glycol being bound to the beta-amyloid, to provide labeled cells. A phototransistor device including a channel layer is provided and a difference in photocurrent determined corresponding to incident light measured before and after selectively fixing the labeled cells on a surface of the channel layer by applying an external magnetic field effective to attract the magnetic bead to the phototransistor device through a permanent magnet positioned below the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwan-Su Kim, Cheol-Joo Chae, Jae-Min Kang, Jeong-Dae Suh, Myung-Ae Chung, Ki-Bong Song
  • Publication number: 20140346408
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a graphene or graphene oxide/nanoparticle hybrid material and a graphene/nanoparticle hybrid material manufactured thereby, wherein the hybrid material can be easily, rapidly and eco-friendly synthesized while minimizing the use of chemicals and thermal treatment because of electrostatic self-assembly properties of a biomaterial. This method includes preparing nanoparticles, a biomaterial solution and a graphene oxide solution, mixing the nanoparticles with the biomaterial solution to form biomaterial-coated nanoparticles, mixing the biomaterial-coated nanoparticles with the graphene oxide solution to obtain a graphene oxide/nanoparticle hybrid material, and reducing the graphene oxide/nanoparticle hybrid material to obtain a graphene/nanoparticle hybrid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong-Ju YUN, Ki-Bong SONG
  • Patent number: 8786998
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electro-magnetic contactor and an electro-magnetic contactor monitoring system. The present disclosure may sense and display the status of input power that supplies electric energy to a power input end of the electro-magnetic contactor in real time, and when a failure occurs to generate a low voltage or over voltage, it may be sensed in real time to notify it to a user or the like, thereby allowing the user to monitor the status from a remote location. According to the present disclosure, it may be possible to prevent a load from being damaged by a fire due to a phenomenon of chattering in the electro-magnetic contactor, and eradicating a phenomenon that a coil of the contactor is damaged by a fire due to the over voltage, and minimizing losses that can be caused in a factory management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: LSIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Bong Song
  • Patent number: 8647394
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of fabricating a CIS or CIGS thin film, comprising: forming, on a substrate, a seed particle layer comprising copper-indium-compound seed particles comprising copper (Cu); indium (In); and at least one selected from the group consisting of gallium (Ga), sulfur (S) and selenium (Se), applying, on the seed particle layer, a water-soluble precursor solution comprising: a water-soluble copper (Cu) precursor; a water-soluble indium (In) precursor; and at least one selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble gallium (Ga) precursor, a water-soluble sulfur (S) precursor and a water-soluble selenium (Se) precursor, and forming a thin film at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Min Cho, Eun-Jin Bae, Ki-Bong Song, Jeong-Dae Suh, Myung-Ae Chung
  • Patent number: 8569102
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high density CIS thin film and a method of manufacturing the same, which includes coating CIS nanopowders, CIGS nanopowders or CZTS nanopowders on a substrate by non-vacuum coating, followed by heat treatment with cavities between the nanopowders filled with filling elements such as copper, indium, gallium, zinc, tin, and the like. The high density CIS thin film is applied to a photo-absorption layer of a thin film solar cell, thereby providing a highly efficient thin film solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Se-Jin Ahn, Jae-Ho Yun, Ji-Hye Gwak, Ara Cho, Kyung-Hoon Yoon, Kee-Shik Shin, Seoung-Kyu Ahn, Ki-Bong Song
  • Patent number: 8501524
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a thin-film light-absorbing layer using spraying, including mixing precursor solutions comprising CuCl2, InCl3 and SeC(NH2)2 under a nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature thus preparing a mixture solution; spraying the mixture solution on a substrate and drying it, thus forming a thin film; and selenizing the thin film under a selenium atmosphere. A method of manufacturing a thin-film solar cell is also provided, which includes forming a back contact layer on a glass substrate using sputtering; forming a light-absorbing layer on the back contact layer using spraying; forming a buffer layer on the light-absorbing layer using chemical vapor deposition; forming a window layer on the buffer layer using sputtering; and forming an upper electrode layer on the window layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung-Min Cho, Eun-Jin Bae, Chang-Woo Ham, Jeong-Dae Suh, Myung-Ae Chung, Ki-Bong Song
  • Patent number: 8456268
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic coil assembly for suppressing the generation of broken wire in a coil as well as reducing a winding time, the magnetic coil assembly according to the present disclosure comprise a bobbin; a magnetic coil wound around the bobbin; a pair of terminals fixedly installed at the bobbin; a first coil fixing protrusion portion extended from the terminal to fix a starting end portion of a first coil half which is a half of the entire length of the magnetic coil; a second coil fixing protrusion portion extended from the bobbin to fix a starting end portion of a second coil half which is the remaining half of the magnetic coil, and fix an terminal end portion of the first coil half; and a third coil fixing protrusion portion extended from the terminal to fix a terminal end portion of the second coil half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: LSIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Bong Song
  • Publication number: 20130045565
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high density CIS thin film and a method of manufacturing the same, which includes coating CIS nanopowders, CIGS nanopowders or CZTS nanopowders on a substrate by non-vacuum coating, followed by heat treatment with cavities between the nanopowders filled with filling elements such as copper, indium, gallium, zinc, tin, and the like. The high density CIS thin film is applied to a photo-absorption layer of a thin film solar cell, thereby providing a highly efficient thin film solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Se-Jin Ahn, Jae-Ho Yun, Ji-Hye Gwak, Ara Cho, Kyung-Hoon Yoon, Kee-Shik Shin, Seoung-Kyu Ahn, Ki-Bong Song
  • Publication number: 20120300354
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electro-magnetic contactor and an electro-magnetic contactor monitoring system. The present disclosure may sense and display the status of input power that supplies electric energy to a power input end of the electro-magnetic contactor in real time, and when a failure occurs to generate a low voltage or over voltage, it may be sensed in real time to notify it to a user or the like, thereby allowing the user to monitor the status from a remote location. According to the present disclosure, it may be possible to prevent a load from being damaged by a fire due to a phenomenon of chattering in the electro-magnetic contactor, and eradicating a phenomenon that a coil of the contactor is damaged by a fire due to the over voltage, and minimizing losses that can be caused in a factory management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Bong SONG