Patents by Inventor Mingi Oh

Mingi Oh 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).

  • Light control apparatus, vehicle having the light control apparatus, and method for controlling the vehicle
    Patent number: 10118550
    Abstract: A light control apparatus for controlling brightness of a lighting unit indicating a charging state of a battery of a vehicle includes: an interface configured to communicate with an external illuminance detector; a memory configured to store illuminance information corresponding to a first reference illuminance and a second reference illuminance lower than the first reference illuminance and to store brightness information set based on the first reference illuminance and the second reference illuminance; a controller configured to receive the illuminance information via the interface, to set the brightness information based on the first reference illuminance and the second reference illuminance, and to control the brightness of the lighting unit based on the set brightness information; and a driver configured to regulate power of the lighting unit in response to a command of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: Huyndai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mingi Oh, Hyungjin Park, Nuri Jeon
  • LIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE HAVING THE LIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180229653
    Abstract: A light control apparatus for controlling brightness of a lighting unit indicating a charging state of a battery of a vehicle includes: an interface configured to communicate with an external illuminance detector; a memory configured to store illuminance information corresponding to a first reference illuminance and a second reference illuminance lower than the first reference illuminance and to store brightness information set based on the first reference illuminance and the second reference illuminance; a controller configured to receive the illuminance information via the interface, to set the brightness information based on the first reference illuminance and the second reference illuminance, and to control the brightness of the lighting unit based on the set brightness information; and a driver configured to regulate power of the lighting unit in response to a command of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Mingi Oh, Hyungjin Park, Nuri Jeon