Patents by Inventor Min-Sang Kim

Min-Sang 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: 12233783
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling a side mirror of an autonomous vehicle and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to detect whether a vehicle is autonomously driven and to fold the side mirror such that a mirror surface is in close contact with a vehicle body surface or side window glass or to insert the side mirror into the inner space of the vehicle when the vehicle is autonomously driven. Through the present disclosure, it is possible to notify an external vehicle of information indicating that the vehicle is driven in an autonomous driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Young Choi, Jin Su Jeong, Woo Jin Kim, Seo Hyung Cheon, Rosali Sun Pyun, Ki Seok Seong, Dong Il Yang, Min Sang Yu
  • Patent number: 12227192
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are configured to control a steering wheel of an autonomous driving vehicle. A state of a driver may be monitored during autonomous driving, and at least one of an upward/downward location, a leftward/rightward tilting angle, or an axial movement of the steering wheel of the autonomous driving vehicle may be controlled based on the state of the driver. As a result, danger information may be delivered to the driver through a dual system during autonomous driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seo Hyung Cheon, Jin Su Jeong, Eun Young Choi, Min Sang Yu, Rosali Sun Pyun, Ki Seok Seong, Dong Il Yang, Woo Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20250048861
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate including an open portion, a first barrier insulating layer disposed on the first substrate and including a first contact hole overlapping the open portion, a first fan-out line disposed on the first barrier insulating layer, a pad part integrally formed with the first fan-out line and exposed through the open portion, a second substrate disposed on the first fan-out line, a connection part disposed on the second substrate and connected to the first fan-out line, a second fan-out line disposed on a layer between the first fan-out line and the connection part and connected to the connection part, a data line disposed on the same layer as the connection part and electrically connected to the second fan-out line, a flexible film including a lead electrode, and a contact part electrically connecting the lead electrode and the pad part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Si Joon SONG, Youn Woong KANG, Eui Jeong KANG, Min Sang KOO, Tae Oh KIM, Seok Hyun NAM, Jeong Jin PARK, Dong Hyun LEE, Jae Hak LEE
  • Publication number: 20250036116
    Abstract: A state score derivation system includes a normal-state matrix generation unit configured to receive process data in a normal state for a plurality of points in time and generate a two-dimensional (2D) normal-state matrix representative of the relationship between the data values of a current point in time and a previous point in time for each point in time; a process data reception unit configured to receive process data; a checking target matrix generation unit configured to periodically check the received process data and generate a 2D checking target matrix representative of the relationship between the data values of a current point in time and a previous point in time for each period; and a state score derivation unit configured to derive a state score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Min Sang KIM, Hong Gyu RYU
  • Patent number: 12019352
    Abstract: A composition for preparing a nonlinear optic material including an organic chromophore that is polarized by an electric field, a precursor that can form an inorganic material polymer by a sol-gel reaction, and a compatibilizer that can bind to both the organic chromophore and the inorganic material polymer, wherein the organic chromophore includes a functional group at a terminal end that can bind to both the inorganic material polymer and the compatibilizer, a nonlinear optic material prepared from the composition, a method of preparing the nonlinear optic material, and an electro-optic device including the nonlinear optic material are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Sang Kim, Yoon Seok Ko, Boreum Jeong, Sang Soo Jee
  • Patent number: 12014005
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device, the method including: displacing a rollable touchscreen to a first position along a first direction, a first side of the rollable touchscreen being mounted in a housing, the rollable touchscreen being configured to be rolled into or unrolled out of the housing along the first direction, detecting an active electrode at a first location on the rollable touchscreen, the active electrode being mounted in the housing, and determining the first position of the rollable touchscreen based on the first location, the first positing being indicative of a fractional amount of the rollable touchscreen outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Sa Hyang Hong, Sang Hoon Jeon, Yun Sang On, Min Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20240119306
    Abstract: A learning system deploys, to one or more client devices, modules to be deployed in a learning environment of a respective client node. The learning environment of a respective client node may include modules for the client device (or client node) to collaborate with the central learning system and other client nodes via a distributed learning (e.g., federated learning, split learning) framework. In one embodiment, the learning system deploys an interoperable distributed learning environment for training a neural network encoder which can be used in heterogenous datasets to transform the heterogenous datasets across different institutions or entities into a common latent feature space. After training, the learning system receives data instances including a set of features and labels from different client nodes and trains a task neural network model configured to receive features in the latent space and generate an estimated label from the received data instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Kim, Min Sang Kim, Won Joon Yun
  • Patent number: 11864407
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display area, in which an image is displayed, and a non-display area, in which no image is displayed. The non-display area is disposed on at least one side of the display area. A plurality of pixels is disposed in the display area. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the plurality of pixels. A dam unit is disposed in the non-display area. The dam unit includes a body part and a plurality of protrusions. Each of the plurality of protrusions protrudes from the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh June Kwon, Il Sang Lee, Doo Hwan Kim, Woo Yong Sung, Min Sang Kim, Jin Hwan Jeon, Seung Yong Song
  • Publication number: 20230385699
    Abstract: Data boundary deriving system and method include: a sample data reception unit configured to receive a plurality of pieces of sample data having a plurality of characteristic values; a cluster generation unit configured to generate a plurality of clusters by classifying the plurality of pieces of sample data; a probability density function derivation unit configured to derive a probability density function based on the characteristic values of data included in each of the plurality of generated clusters; and a learning data generation unit configured to generate learning data by calculating the values of the probability density function of a cluster including each piece of sample data for each of the plurality of sample data and labeling second sample data based on the calculated values, and an operating method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Gun LIM, Min Sang KIM, Hong Gyu RYU
  • Patent number: 11829558
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes performing a calibration of a first touch cell of a touch screen, where performing the calibration includes: receiving a first code associated with the first touch cell; receiving a second code associated with the first touch cell; determining whether there is an indication of a touch of the touch screen based on the first and second codes; generating a raw code based on the first or second codes; receiving a third code associated with the first touch cell; determining whether the third code matches the raw code; and in response to determining that there is no indication of a touch of the touch screen based on the first and second codes, and that the third code matches the raw code, updating a calibration code associated with the first touch cell based on the raw code or the third code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sang Kim, Chan Hyuck Yun, Sang Hoon Jeon, Jeonghee Son, Yun Sang On
  • Patent number: 11822746
    Abstract: A method for operating a display includes receiving a horizontal synchronization (HSYNC) signal from a display driver of the display, the HSYNC signal including a plurality of pulses; measuring a parameter of the HSYNC signal within a frame; and initiating a touch scan on a touch sensing panel of the display based on the measured parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sang Kim, Kien Beng Tan, Eng Jye Ng, Boon Loong Woo, Tong Tee Tan
  • Publication number: 20230368926
    Abstract: A learning system deploys a dynamic data conversion module (DDCM) that is customized to perform one or more extract, transform, and load (ETL) operations on the local client data that is used to train at least a portion of a master machine-learning model for the distributed learning framework. The DDCM envelopes a set of components including at least a pre-assessment toolkit and a ETL model. The pre-assessment toolkit is configured to collect statistics and abstract information from the client database of the client device and provide the statistics and abstract information to the learning system. Based on the statistics and abstract information of a respective client device, the learning system generates conversion logics and standardized vocabularies and provides them to the DDCM of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel Kim, Min Sang Kim, Mijeong Ban
  • Publication number: 20230368879
    Abstract: A health technology system provides various applications for providing intelligent informatics on health and medical histories of subjects. In one embodiment, the health technology system includes a visualization system for providing an interactive user interface (UI) for displaying health and medical history for a subject. Specifically, the visualization system obtains health and medical information for a subject and generates various elements on the UI for visualizing the health and medical history of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Min Sang Kim, Samuel Kim, Mijeong Ban, In Gu Lee
  • Publication number: 20230306309
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence configuration system and an artificial intelligence configuration method include a device type information storage unit configured to store device type information for a plurality of device types to be monitored; an artificial intelligence configuration information storage unit configured to store one or more pieces of artificial intelligence configuration information for each of the device types; a device information storage unit configured to store device information for each actual device of each of the device types; an artificial intelligence configuration unit; a device configuration unit; and a sensing data analysis unit, and an artificial intelligence configuration method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Gun KIM, Min Sang KIM, Hong Gyu RYU
  • Publication number: 20230195255
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device, the method including: displacing a rollable touchscreen to a first position along a first direction, a first side of the rollable touchscreen being mounted in a housing, the rollable touchscreen being configured to be rolled into or unrolled out of the housing along the first direction, detecting an active electrode at a first location on the rollable touchscreen, the active electrode being mounted in the housing, and determining the first position of the rollable touchscreen based on the first location, the first positing being indicative of a fractional amount of the rollable touchscreen outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Sa Hyang Hong, Sang Hoon Jeon, Yun Sang On, Min Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 11600120
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality of a vehicle sensor is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to measure an acceleration and an angular velocity of a vehicle, a camera configured to generate a front time series image frame of the vehicle, and a controller configured to estimate the acceleration and the angular velocity of the vehicle by using the front time series image frame generated by the camera and diagnose an abnormality in the sensor based on the acceleration and the angular velocity of the vehicle estimated by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jung Mo Koo, Sang Pil Hwang, Yong Gyun Kim, Beom Geum Cho, Min Sang Kim, Hyung Il Koo, So Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11592932
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device, the method including: displacing a rollable touchscreen to a first position along a first direction, a first side of the rollable touchscreen being mounted in a housing, the rollable touchscreen being configured to be rolled into or unrolled out of the housing along the first direction, detecting an active electrode at a first location on the rollable touchscreen, the active electrode being mounted in the housing, and determining the first position of the rollable touchscreen based on the first location, the first positing being indicative of a fractional amount of the rollable touchscreen outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Sa Hyang Hong, Sang Hoon Jeon, Yun Sang On, Min Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 11573663
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device includes rotating a first portion of a flexible touchscreen with respect to a second portion of the flexible touchscreen around a folding axis; detecting, self-capacitances sensed in a folding area of the flexible touchscreen using a self-sensing scan, where a first side of the folding area is on the first portion of the flexible touchscreen and a second side of the folding area is on the second portion of the flexible touchscreen, and the first side and the second side are separated by a folding axis; determining, a current strength sensed by the flexible touchscreen in the folding area based on the self-capacitances in the folding area; and determining, a folding angle of the first portion of the flexible touchscreen with the second portion of the flexible touchscreen around the folding axis based on the current strength in the folding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan Hyuck Yun, Min Sang Kim
  • Publication number: 20220291800
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device, the method including: displacing a rollable touchscreen to a first position along a first direction, a first side of the rollable touchscreen being mounted in a housing, the rollable touchscreen being configured to be rolled into or unrolled out of the housing along the first direction, detecting an active electrode at a first location on the rollable touchscreen, the active electrode being mounted in the housing, and determining the first position of the rollable touchscreen based on the first location, the first positing being indicative of a fractional amount of the rollable touchscreen outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sa Hyang Hong, Sang Hoon Jeon, Yun Sang On, Min Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 11390287
    Abstract: A device for identifying a road surface includes: storage for storing a deep learning-based road surface model; and a controller configured to identify a type of a road surface on which a vehicle is currently traveling, using the road surface model. The device for identifying a road surface can identify a type of a road surface on which the vehicle is traveling based on deep learning and control the terrain mode of the vehicle based on the identified type of the road surface. The type of the road surface on which the vehicle is traveling may be identified with a high accuracy and an optimal terrain mode may be set, thereby improving not only travel stability but also riding comfort of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jung Mo Koo, Sang Pil Hwang, Hyung Il Koo, Yong Gyun Kim, Beom Geum Cho, So Yeon Kim, Min Sang Kim