Patents by Inventor Kye Yoon KIM

Kye Yoon 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).

  • Publication number: 20230303315
    Abstract: A smart pod is used for safe and convenient loading and unloading of cargo as well as fast and efficient transport thereof, and a mobility system transports the smart pod. The smart pod includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a pair of first sidewalls connecting the upper surface and the lower surface to each other. The first sidewalls have a hexagonal shape, and a fastening protrusion is installed on the upper surface and configured to retract from the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Publication number: 20230286344
    Abstract: A transporting robot is utilized for rapid and efficient logistics and transportation. The transporting robot includes a main body having a flat upper surface, support frames that are respectively provided on both sides of the main body, extend downwardly, and define a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface of the main body, a leg rotatably installed on the support frame, and a wheel installed at an end of the leg. The leg is configured to be folded below the main body, raised toward the main body, or unfolded outside of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Publication number: 20230264816
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for loading and unloading cargo of air mobility, in which cargo loading and unloading may be automated without the aid of human resources, as well as enabling loading and unloading of cargo in a required location without an air mobility landing. The apparatus includes a winch installed in a cargo hold of an air mobility, a multiarticulated robot arm suspended from the winch, and a gripper provided on an end of the multiarticulated robot arm and capable of gripping a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Publication number: 20230227274
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobility capable of automating loading and unloading of a cargo without the aid of manpower and an apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo. The mobility includes a cargo hold that accommodates a cargo; and a loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of the cargo hold and installed so as to be able to tilt toward any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Ji A Lee, Ji Min Han, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Jong Min Oh, Jae Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20230229159
    Abstract: A central management server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a selection module for selecting an unmanned aircraft and an unmanned robot to monitor a management target area; and a control module for transmitting a monitoring execution command to the selected unmanned aircraft and the unmanned robot, wherein, according to the monitoring execution command, the unmanned robot moves along a preset ground guard route and monitors the management target area on the ground, and the unmanned aircraft flies along a preset air guard route and monitors the management target area from above. When it may be determined that an event has occurred during monitoring, at least one of the unmanned aircraft and the unmanned robot may be configured to transmit event information including location information of a point at which the event has occurred to the control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Min HAN, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Jae Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20230222432
    Abstract: A central management server includes a determination module determining a landable local delivery hub among a plurality of local delivery hubs located within a preset radius centered around a destination, when a location information request for the landable local delivery hub is received from an unmanned cargo aircraft; and a control module configured to transmit a landing command including the location information of the determined landable local delivery hub to the unmanned cargo aircraft, and transmit a task execution command to cause the unmanned cargo aircraft to deliver goods to the destination. The determination module determines the landable local delivery hub, based on a combination of an expected landing standby period of the unmanned cargo aircraft, an expected battery consumption amount of the unmanned cargo aircraft, an expected delivery period of the unmanned delivery robot, and an expected battery consumption amount of the unmanned delivery robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji A LEE, Jong Min OH, Ji Min HAN, Ki Seok SUNG, Jong Kyu CHOI, Young Jun BYUN, Kye Yoon KIM, Jae Hoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20230222436
    Abstract: A delivery management server includes: a control module for searching for a plurality of delivery locations located on a navigation route among the navigation information and transmitting the searched delivery locations, when order information and navigation information of goods are received; and a determination module for determining an assembly point to receive goods loaded in an unmanned cargo aircraft according to the order information and an unmanned delivery robot to receive the goods from the assembly point and deliver them to the delivery location to receive the goods from the assembly point and deliver the same to the delivery location, so that the goods can be delivered to the delivery location within the estimated arrival time, when the delivery location selected by the user among the plurality of delivery locations and the estimated arrival time of the vehicle to the selected delivery location are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ji Min Han, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Jae Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20230219687
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading and unloading cargo, capable of loading cargo while distributing the weight of the cargo and unloading the cargo regardless of the loading order of the cargo, is provided. The apparatus for loading and unloading cargo may include: a base portion; a rail installed on the base portion; a plurality of movable plates disposed on the rail, supporting the cargo, and moving along the rail; and a raising-lowering portion connected between the base portion and a body so that the base portion can be raised and lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Patent number: 11654741
    Abstract: A cargo packaging system for a mobility vehicle may include a housing mounted on the mobility vehicle; a plurality of air cushions provided at a plurality of positions on an internal surface of the housing, and applying a pressure to and cushioning the cargo accommodated in the housing in a plurality of directions during expansion thereof; an air charging part connected to the plurality of air cushions and configured for injecting gas into each air cushion of the housing and controlling a flow rate or a pressure of the injected gas; and an outlet controlled by the air charging part and discharging the gas injected into each air cushion to the outside of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Choung Hyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11538350
    Abstract: A service robot for guiding and describing a displayed vehicle and a method for operating the robot, may include a projector for projecting visual information related to a target vehicle; monitoring means for monitoring a state of a user; and a controller configured to: suggest, to the user, presentation of visual information in conjunction with a guide description of the target vehicle; determine, via the monitoring means, whether the user has accepted the suggestion; and upon determination that the user has accepted the suggestion, present the visual information via the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han, Ji A Lee
  • Patent number: 11420642
    Abstract: A vehicle configured for determining an emotion state of a user, and adjusting a speed change of the vehicle that exerts an influence on the drive ability on the basis of the determined emotion state, and a method of controlling the same, may include a sensing unit configured to measure an acceleration of a vehicle and a bio-signal of a user; and a control unit connected to the sensing unit and configured to determine emotion state information indicating an emotion state of the user on the basis of the measured bio-signal when the measured acceleration is greater than or equal to a threshold acceleration, and on the basis of the emotion state information and correlation information indicating a relationship between the emotion state information and a drive ability factor related to a drive ability according to a speed change of the vehicle, update a setting value of the drive ability factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seunghyun Woo, Jimin Han, Jia Lee, Kye Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11364894
    Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one speaker, a camera configured to obtain a passenger's image, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify the passenger, to search for the identified passenger and emotion tag information related to a sound source output through the at least one speaker, and to control the at least one speaker or obtain passenger's emotional information according to the search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seok-young Youn, Jimin Han, Jia Lee, Kye Yoon Kim, Seunghyun Woo
  • Publication number: 20220185058
    Abstract: A cargo packaging system for a mobility vehicle may include a housing mounted on the mobility vehicle; a plurality of air cushions provided at a plurality of positions on an internal surface of the housing, and applying a pressure to and cushioning the cargo accommodated in the housing in a plurality of directions during expansion thereof; an air charging part connected to the plurality of air cushions and configured for injecting gas into each air cushion of the housing and controlling a flow rate or a pressure of the injected gas; and an outlet controlled by the air charging part and discharging the gas injected into each air cushion to the outside of the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon KIM, Choung Hyoung KIM
  • Patent number: 11279204
    Abstract: The vehicle includes an air conditioner, a temperature sensor configured to measure an indoor temperature of the vehicle, a camera configured to obtain an image data of a passenger, and a bio-signal sensor configured to measure a bio-signal of the passenger. A controller is configured to control, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the air conditioner to change a type of wind blowing at predetermined time intervals, to obtain emotion information corresponding to the changed type of wind based on at least one of the image data or the bio-signal, and to blow a type of wind for which a degree of positiveness of emotion information is equal to or greater than a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seok-Young Youn, Jimin Han, Jia Lee, Kye Yoon Kim, Seunghyun Woo
  • Patent number: 11191695
    Abstract: A pair of detachable crutches extends in a longitudinal direction, where each of the detachable crutches includes a metal ball having magnetic properties and a holder having magnetic properties. A magnetic force is generated between the metal ball provided at one of the crutches and the holder provided at the other one of the crutches so as to maintain attachment therebetween. Each of the crutches further includes a sensor configured to sense whether the metal ball and the holder have been attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han, Seok Young Youn
  • Patent number: 11147488
    Abstract: An electronic device attached to a user's skin is provided to determine a user emotion based on measured bio-signals. An image corresponding to the determined emotion is displayed. The electronic device includes a skin-attachment apparatus having a bonding unit for bonding to a user's skin and a bio-signal sensor that measures the bio-signals of the user. A display unit and a controller are connected with the skin-attachment apparatus. The controller determines the user emotion based on the bio-signals acquired from the bio-signal sensor and operates the display unit to display at least one of a color and a pattern corresponding to the determined emotion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jia Lee, Seok-young Youn, Jimin Han, Kye Yoon Kim, Seunghyun Woo
  • Patent number: 11077848
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a sensor for measuring a relative position and a relative speed between an obstacle and the vehicle; an injector for injecting a deforming material which is solidified during injection to absorb an impact and enhance coupling strength at a portion to which the deforming material is attached; and a controller configured to determine a collision probability with the obstacle based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed, to determine a predicted collision position when the collision probability reaches a reference collision probability, to determine an injection direction of the injector based on the predicted collision position, and to control the injector to inject the deforming material in the determined injection direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kye Yoon Kim, Jimin Han, Jia Lee, Seok-young Youn, Seunghyun Woo
  • Patent number: 11004450
    Abstract: A dialogue system for a vehicle may include: an input processor configured to receive a dialogue among occupants of the vehicle including a driver and at least one passenger, to detect vehicle operation information, to identify the at least one passenger based on the dialogue among the occupants or the vehicle operation information, to generate passenger number information which estimates a change in a number of passengers in the vehicle based on the dialogue among the occupants when the vehicle arrives at a stop-over point, and to acquire a pre-utterance message according to the passenger number information; and a result processor configured to output a pre-utterance according to the pre-utterance message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Mi Park, Donghee Seok, Dongsoo Shin, Jeong-Eom Lee, Ga Hee Kim, Seona Kim, HeeJin Ro, Kye Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10997974
    Abstract: A dialogue system for a vehicle may include: a storage storing context information including at least one of vehicle state information indicating a vehicle state, user information indicating a driver of the vehicle, or driving environment information indicating a driving environment of the vehicle; an input processor determining whether a context of the vehicle is a pre-utterance context, in which the dialogue system firstly outputs an utterance, based on the stored context information, determining whether a task related to the pre-utterance context is a duplicate task which has already processed or is currently processing when the context of the vehicle is the pre-utterance context, and obtaining at least one of an action corresponding to the pre-utterance context or a pre-utterance message to be output by the dialogue system when the task related to the pre-utterance context is not a duplicate task; a dialogue manager obtaining, from the storage, a parameter value of an action parameter used to perform the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dongsoo Shin, Donghee Seok, Sihyun Joo, Jeong-Eom Lee, Ga Hee Kim, Seona Kim, Jung Mi Park, HeeJin Ro, Kye Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: D1020227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seok-Young Youn, Joo-Young Chun, Kye-Yoon Kim, Ju-Young Yoon, Kyung-Mo Jung, Ji-Min Han, Dong-Jin Hyun