Patents by Inventor Ki-Uk GWAK

Ki-Uk GWAK 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: 20240061508
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: an apparatus for generating first actuator strength values corresponding to representative values of frequency bands of first audio data and second actuator strength values corresponding to representative values of frequency bands of second audio data; and an apparatus for driving actuators, based on the first actuator strength values and the second actuator strength values, wherein a number of the actuators is smaller than a number of the first and second actuator strength values, the first audio data includes information on a first direction, the second audio data includes information on a second direction, an actuator corresponding to first position information is driven based on only at least one of the first actuator strength values, and an actuator corresponding to second position information is driven based on only at least one of the second actuator strength values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Won CHOI, Ki Uk GWAK
  • Patent number: 11893157
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of actuator cases respectively corresponding to the plurality of actuators. Each of the actuator cases includes: a cap covering an upper portion of a corresponding actuator; and a base covering a lower portion of the actuator, the base being connected to the cap to fix the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: BHAPTICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki Uk Gwak, Bo Gyeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20240032617
    Abstract: A tactile stimulus providing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is a tactile stimulus providing apparatus in the form of a vest and includes a first front panel including first actuators arranged between one side and the other side, a second front panel including second actuators arranged between one side and the other side, and a rear panel including third actuators and connected to the first front panel and the second front panel, wherein the first front panel further includes a first recess formed to extend along the one side, and the second front panel further includes a second recess formed to extend along the one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: BHAPTICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki Uk GWAK, Young Joo JO
  • Patent number: 11841730
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: an apparatus for generating first actuator strength values corresponding to representative values of frequency bands of first audio data and second actuator strength values corresponding to representative values of frequency bands of second audio data; and an apparatus for driving actuators, based on the first actuator strength values and the second actuator strength values, wherein a number of the actuators is smaller than a number of the first and second actuator strength values, the first audio data includes information on a first direction, the second audio data includes information on a second direction, an actuator corresponding to first position information is driven based on only at least one of the first actuator strength values, and an actuator corresponding to second position information is driven based on only at least one of the second actuator strength values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Bhaptics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Won Choi, Ki Uk Gwak
  • Publication number: 20230333659
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: a tactile stimulation pattern generating apparatus for generating a tactile stimulation pattern through a user interface including a plurality of virtual actuators to which positions of a plurality of actuators are mapped; and a tactile stimulation providing apparatus including the plurality of actuators, the tactile stimulation providing apparatus driving the plurality of actuators according to the generated tactile stimulation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Ki Uk GWAK
  • Patent number: 11726574
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: a tactile stimulation pattern generating apparatus for generating a tactile stimulation pattern through a user interface including a plurality of virtual actuators to which positions of a plurality of actuators are mapped; and a tactile stimulation providing apparatus including the plurality of actuators, the tactile stimulation providing apparatus driving the plurality of actuators according to the generated tactile stimulation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: BHAPTICS INC.
    Inventor: Ki Uk Gwak
  • Publication number: 20230017719
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of actuator cases respectively corresponding to the plurality of actuators. Each of the actuator cases includes: a cap covering an upper portion of a corresponding actuator; and a base covering a lower portion of the actuator, the base being connected to the cap to fix the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Uk GWAK, Bo Gyeong KIM
  • Publication number: 20230015728
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: an apparatus for generating first actuator strength values corresponding to representative values of frequency bands of first audio data and second actuator strength values corresponding to representative values of frequency bands of second audio data; and an apparatus for driving actuators, based on the first actuator strength values and the second actuator strength values, wherein a number of the actuators is smaller than a number of the first and second actuator strength values, the first audio data includes information on a first direction, the second audio data includes information on a second direction, an actuator corresponding to first position information is driven based on only at least one of the first actuator strength values, and an actuator corresponding to second position information is driven based on only at least one of the second actuator strength values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Won CHOI, Ki Uk GWAK
  • Patent number: 11513599
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of actuator cases respectively corresponding to the plurality of actuators. Each of the actuator cases includes: a cap covering an upper portion of a corresponding actuator; and a base covering a lower portion of the actuator, the base being connected to the cap to fix the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: BHAPTICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki Uk Gwak, Bo Gyeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20220276714
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: a tactile stimulation pattern generating apparatus for generating a tactile stimulation pattern through a user interface including a plurality of virtual actuators to which positions of a plurality of actuators are mapped; and a tactile stimulation providing apparatus including the plurality of actuators, the tactile stimulation providing apparatus driving the plurality of actuators according to the generated tactile stimulation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Ki Uk GWAK
  • Patent number: 11366524
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: a tactile stimulation pattern generating apparatus for generating a tactile stimulation pattern through a user interface including a plurality of virtual actuators to which positions of a plurality of actuators are mapped; and a tactile stimulation providing apparatus including the plurality of actuators, the tactile stimulation providing apparatus driving the plurality of actuators according to the generated tactile stimulation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: BHAPTICS INC.
    Inventor: Ki Uk Gwak
  • Publication number: 20210208685
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of actuator cases respectively corresponding to the plurality of actuators. Each of the actuator cases includes: a cap covering an upper portion of a corresponding actuator; and a base covering a lower portion of the actuator, the base being connected to the cap to fix the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Uk GWAK, Bo Gyeong KIM
  • Patent number: 10990178
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of actuator cases respectively corresponding to the plurality of actuators. Each of the actuator cases includes: a cap covering an upper portion of a corresponding actuator; and a base covering a lower portion of the actuator, the base being connected to the cap to fix the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BHAPTICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki Uk Gwak, Bo Gyeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200293111
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing system includes: a tactile stimulation pattern generating apparatus for generating a tactile stimulation pattern through a user interface including a plurality of virtual actuators to which positions of a plurality of actuators are mapped; and a tactile stimulation providing apparatus including the plurality of actuators, the tactile stimulation providing apparatus driving the plurality of actuators according to the generated tactile stimulation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Ki Uk GWAK
  • Publication number: 20190286236
    Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of actuator cases respectively corresponding to the plurality of actuators. Each of the actuator cases includes: a cap covering an upper portion of a corresponding actuator; and a base covering a lower portion of the actuator, the base being connected to the cap to fix the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Ki Uk GWAK, Bo Gyeong KIM
  • Patent number: 8674709
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a capacitance value of a touch screen includes: a target capacitor unit having a target capacitor charged with a target charging voltage; a target voltage control unit to charge the target capacitor; a reference capacitor unit having a reference capacitor charged with a charging reference voltage; a reference voltage control unit to charge the reference capacitor; a comparator to compare the target charging voltage and the charging reference voltage and output a transition signal at a moment when the target charging voltage becomes higher than the charging reference voltage; and a controller to receive an output signal of the comparator and a clock signal and generate a digital output signal and a control signal, wherein a capacitance value of the target capacitor is measured using a time elapsed from a time when the target capacitor is initialized to a time when the transition signal is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hun Kim, Hyun Min Song, Joon Ho Na, Ki Uk Gwak, Sang Gug Lee
  • Publication number: 20110279131
    Abstract: A circuit for measuring a capacitance value of a touch screen includes: a target capacitor unit having a target capacitor charged with a target charging voltage; a target voltage control unit to charge the target capacitor; a reference capacitor unit having a reference capacitor charged with a charging reference voltage; a reference voltage control unit to charge the reference capacitor; a comparator to compare the target charging voltage and the charging reference voltage and output a transition signal at a moment when the target charging voltage becomes higher than the charging reference voltage; and a controller to receive an output signal of the comparator and a clock signal and generate a digital output signal and a control signal, wherein a capacitance value of the target capacitor is measured using a time elapsed from a time when the target capacitor is initialized to a time when the transition signal is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Hyun-Min SONG, Joon-Ho NA, Ki-Uk GWAK, Sang-Gug LEE