Patents by Inventor Min Kyu Lee

Min Kyu 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: 20230191934
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of detecting a position of a vehicle such as an electric vehicle (EV) using a camera to determine whether the EV may be parked or located in a proper position. The vehicle position detection method, which may be performed by a device comprising a processor, includes: acquiring an original image of a vehicle from a camera; converting the original image into a bird's eye view image; detecting a bounding box associated with of the vehicle in the bird's eye view image by using the original image and the bird's eye view image; projecting the bird's-eye view image including the bounding box into a plane parallel with a ground to generate a projection image; and estimating a distance to the vehicle from a predetermined reference point or an orientation of the vehicle with respect to a predetermined reference line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Min Kyu Lee, Jae Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20230182712
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle in which a torque converter is disposed between a motor and a transmission for driving the hybrid electric vehicle comprises, by a control unit, determining a driver demand torque and an output speed of the torque converter based on vehicle driving information, determining a target input speed of the torque converter from the determined output speed of the torque converter based on preset characteristic information of the torque converter and information on the determined driver demand torque, determining the determined target input speed of the torque converter as a target engine starting speed, and performing control to start an engine using torque of the motor when an engine-on mode is determined, and controlling and engine speed to the determined target engine starting speed after startup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sok Young Yun, Min Kyu Lee, Kyung Taek Lee, Sang Jun Han
  • Publication number: 20230150400
    Abstract: A seat automatic arrangement method and apparatus of an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The seat automatic arrangement method and apparatus have an advantage that it is possible to automatically arrange seats in the vehicle into the seat-facing mode through remote control, and it is possible to prevent interference when moving the seats by arranging the seats in accordance with priority when arranging the seats into the seat-facing mode, thereby being able to more smoothly arrange the seats into the seat-facing mode in an autonomous driving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Dong Woo Jeong, Myung Hoe Kim, Duk Kyu Byun, Jin Wook Choi, Gwon Young Jang, Sin Jeong Kang, Byoung Wan Bae, Min Kyu Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ho Hun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11620978
    Abstract: An automatic interpretation method performed by a correspondent terminal communicating with an utterer terminal includes receiving, by a communication unit, voice feature information about an utterer and an automatic translation result, obtained by automatically translating a voice uttered in a source language by the utterer in a target language, from the utterer terminal and performing, by a sound synthesizer, voice synthesis on the basis of the automatic translation result and the voice feature information to output a personalized synthesis voice as an automatic interpretation result. The voice feature information about the utterer includes a hidden variable including a first additional voice result and a voice feature parameter and a second additional voice feature, which are extracted from a voice of the utterer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Yun, Sang Hun Kim, Min Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20230102948
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides is a method and device for accurately estimating a pose of a charging socket of an electric vehicle regardless of a shape of the charging socket, so that an electric vehicle charging robot may precisely move a charging connector toward the charging socket of the electric vehicle and couple the charging connector to the charging socket. According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, a method of estimating the pose of the charging socket of an electric vehicle includes: acquiring an RGB image and a depth map of the charging socket; detecting a keypoint of the charging socket based on the RGB image; deriving a first estimated pose of the charging socket based on the depth map; and deriving a second estimated pose of the charging socket based on the keypoint of the charging socket and the first estimated pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Kyu Lee, Byung Ho Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230038407
    Abstract: Provided a method performed by an automatic interpretation server based on a zero user interface (UI), which communicates with a plurality of terminal devices having a microphone function, a speaker function, a communication function, and a wearable function. The method includes connecting terminal devices disposed within a designated automatic interpretation zone, receiving a voice signal of a first user from a first terminal device among the terminal devices within the automatic interpretation zone, matching a plurality of users placed within a speech-receivable distance of the first terminal device, and performing automatic interpretation on the voice signal and transmitting results of the automatic interpretation to a second terminal device of at least one second user corresponding to a result of the matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung YUN, Sang Hun KIM, Min Kyu LEE, Joon Gyu MAENG
  • Patent number: 11551012
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for providing a personal assistant service based on automatic translation. The apparatus for providing a personal assistant service based on automatic translation includes an input section configured to receive a command of a user, a memory in which a program for providing a personal assistant service according to the command of the user is stored, and a processor configured to execute the program. The processor updates at least one of a speech recognition model, an automatic interpretation model, and an automatic translation model on the basis of an intention of the command of the user using a recognition result of the command of the user and provides the personal assistant service on the basis of an automatic translation call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Yun, Sang Hun Kim, Min Kyu Lee, Yun Keun Lee, Mu Yeol Choi, Yeo Jeong Kim, Sang Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20220336040
    Abstract: The present technology includes a memory device, a memory system including the memory device, and a test operation of the memory device. The memory device includes a memory block connected to word lines and select lines, a bit line connected to the memory block, a voltage generator configured to generate a test voltage to be applied to a selected line among the word lines and the select lines, a page buffer configured to sense a voltage of the bit line to store and output test data, and a control logic circuit configured to determine whether a first defect exists in the memory block according to the test data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Hyuk LEE, Deung Kak YOO, Dong Jae JUNG, Min Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 11477399
    Abstract: A temperature measuring device using a thermal imaging camera according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a first operation module for obtaining, for the thermal imaging camera, a curve of temperature difference versus output code difference where the X axis represents the output code difference and the Y axis represents the temperature difference indicated by a plurality of measured values; a second operation module for obtaining a function of temperature difference versus output code difference, the function curve-fitted by using the curve of temperature difference versus output code difference; and a third operation module for measuring the temperature of an object by applying the curve-fitted function of temperature difference versus output code difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: U ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Sub Lee, Tae Hwan Eom, Min Kyu Lee, Hyung Won Kim, Mi Sook Ahn
  • Patent number: 11440419
    Abstract: A method of controlling gear shifting in an electric vehicle includes: determining whether or not an electric vehicle travels in an electric vehicle (EV) traveling mode; determining whether or not kick-down gear shifting is required in the EV traveling mode; determining whether or not acceleration linearity control is possible, in a case where the kick-down gear shifting is required; performing correction of a torque of a motor in a case where the acceleration linearity control is possible; and performing gear shifting in a transmission on the basis of the corrected torque of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheol Ho Jang, Gi Young Kwon, Sang Jun Han, Ji Hyun Park, Jae Yun Jung, Min Su Kim, Jeong Soo Park, Jae Chang Kook, Min Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11427077
    Abstract: A support assembly type baffle is proposed. The baffle may include a baffle body provided in an inner space of a vehicle tank to reduce flow noise, and having a plurality of through holes spaced apart from each other and a fastening portion formed on the inner circumferential surface of the through holes, and a support having a columnar shape, being fitted into the through holes to penetrate the through holes, and having an engagement portion coupled with the fastening portion, formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, so that the support is fastened to the baffle body in a state of penetrating the baffle body, each of both ends of the support being fixed to two opposite sides of the inner sides of the tank to maintain the shape of the inner space of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Dong Hee Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hong KYE, Dong Kun Lee, Se Hun Ko, Min Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20220215857
    Abstract: Provided is a method of performing automatic interpretation based on speaker separation by a user terminal, the method including: receiving a first speech signal including at least one of a user speech of a user and a user surrounding speech around the user from an automatic interpretation service providing terminal, separating the first speech signal into speaker-specific speech signals, performing interpretation on the speaker-specific speech signals in a language selected by the user on the basis of an interpretation mode, and providing a second speech signal generated as a result of the interpretation to at least one of a counterpart terminal and the automatic interpretation service providing terminal according to the interpretation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong Uk BANG, Seung YUN, Sang Hun KIM, Min Kyu LEE, Joon Gyu MAENG
  • Publication number: 20220169122
    Abstract: A method of controlling gear shifting in an electric vehicle includes: determining whether or not an electric vehicle travels in an electric vehicle (EV) traveling mode; determining whether or not kick-down gear shifting is required in the EV traveling mode; determining whether or not acceleration linearity control is possible, in a case where the kick-down gear shifting is required; performing correction of a torque of a motor in a case where the acceleration linearity control is possible; and performing gear shifting in a transmission on the basis of the corrected torque of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheol Ho JANG, Gi Young KWON, Sang Jun HAN, Ji Hyun PARK, Jae Yun JUNG, Min Su KIM, Jeong Soo PARK, Jae Chang KOOK, Min Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220147722
    Abstract: Disclosed are a Zero User Interface (UI)-based automatic speech translation system and method. The system and method can solve problems such as the procedural inconvenience of inputting speech signals and the malfunction of speech recognition due to crosstalk when users who speak difference languages have a face-to-face conversation. The system includes an automatic speech translation server configured to select a speech signal of a speaker from among multiple speech signals received from user terminals connected to an automatic speech translation service and configured to transmit a result of translating the speech signal of the speaker into a target language, a speaker terminal configured to receive the speech signal of the speaker and transmit the speech signal of the speaker to the automatic speech translation server, and a counterpart terminal configured to output the result of the translation in a form of text or voice in the target language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sang Hun KIM, Seung YUN, Min Kyu LEE, Joon Gyu MAENG, Dong Hyun KIM
  • Patent number: 11276445
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including dies including word line groups in which word lines are grouped; and a controller. The controller includes a word line health rating logic configured to determine a health rating of each word line and a health rating of each word line group based on state information on each of health rating factors associated with the word lines; a memory including a word line health rating table in which the health rating of each word line and the health rating of each word line group are stored; and a mapping logic configured to generate a management target logical super block by mapping one word line group having a lowest health rating and word line groups having a highest health rating, and generate a normal logical super block by mapping word line groups having intermediate health ratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Nack Hyun Kim, Shin Hye Lee, Min Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11225239
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle may include an engine controller that determines an activation state of an oxygen sensor when the engine controller is requested to operate an engine and controls a voltage applied to the oxygen sensor depending on whether or not the oxygen sensor is in an activated state, and a vehicle controller that controls a voltage of a battery of the hybrid vehicle and applies the voltage of the battery to the engine controller. The engine controller outputs an activation demand signal for the oxygen sensor to be activated to the vehicle controller when it is determined that the oxygen sensor is not in the activated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Mo Ahn, Sang Yoon Shin, Jae Yui Kim, Yun Chan Heo, Min Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11215094
    Abstract: A sooty smoke filter regeneration control system of a hybrid vehicle, includes an engine, a sooty smoke filter installed in an exhaust line through which exhaust gas from the engine passes, and filtering out sooty smoke included in the exhaust gas; a temperature sensor installed in the front end of the sooty smoke filter, and measuring a temperature of exhaust gas flowing into the front end of the sooty smoke filter; an engine controller controlling a temperature of exhaust gas flowing into the sooty smoke filter and to control fuel injection of the engine, based on information associated with a grade of a road on which a vehicle is to drive; and a hybrid control unit controlling an engine clutch disposed between the engine and a motor that assists the engine in association with engine output, in response to a request from the engine controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun Chan Heo, Sang Yoon Shin, Jae Yui Kim, Hyun Mo Ahn, Min Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20210312938
    Abstract: Provided is a zero user interface (UI)-based automatic interpretation method including receiving a plurality of speech signals uttered by a plurality of users from a plurality of terminal devices, acquiring a plurality of speech energies from the plurality of received speech signals, determining main speech signal uttered in a current utterance turn among the plurality of speech signals by comparing the plurality of acquired speech energies, and transmitting an automatic interpretation result acquired by performing automatic interpretation on the determined main speech signal to the plurality of terminal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung YUN, Sang Hun KIM, Min Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 11091144
    Abstract: An engine control method of a hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The method includes detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a main battery of the hybrid electric vehicle and detecting whether a brake requires operation when the main battery is in a fully-charged state or a charging-limiting state. An engine fuel cut of the hybrid electric vehicle is executed when a request for the engine brake is generated and an engine is operated to maximize an engine load of the hybrid electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun-Mo Ahn, Min-Kyu Lee, Doo-Il Won, Yun-Chan Heo
  • Publication number: 20210250524
    Abstract: A temperature measuring device using a thermal imaging camera according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a first operation module for obtaining, for the thermal imaging camera, a curve of temperature difference versus output code difference where the X axis represents the output code difference and the Y axis represents the temperature difference indicated by a plurality of measured values; a second operation module for obtaining a function of temperature difference versus output code difference, the function curve-fitted by using the curve of temperature difference versus output code difference; and a third operation module for measuring the temperature of an object by applying the curve-fitted function of temperature difference versus output code difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Joon Sub Lee, Tae Hwan Eom, Min Kyu Lee, Hyung Won Kim, Mi Sook Ahn