Patents by Inventor Minji SON

Minji SON 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: 10671069
    Abstract: A driving system for a vehicle includes: an input unit configured to receive user input from a user; an interface configured to acquire vehicle driving information and to acquire information from one or more devices provided in the vehicle; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations including: acquiring information from the one or more devices; determining that the vehicle is to be autonomously driven in absence of a set destination; determining at least one of a first time period or a first distance based on the acquired information; identifying a first area based on at least one of the first time period or the first distance; and providing a control signal configured to autonomously drive the vehicle within the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Minji Son, Eunkyung Noh, Jinhua Piao
  • Publication number: 20190011918
    Abstract: A driving system for a vehicle includes: an input unit configured to receive user input from a user; an interface configured to acquire vehicle driving information and to acquire information from one or more devices provided in the vehicle; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations including: acquiring information from the one or more devices; determining that the vehicle is to be autonomously driven in absence of a set destination; determining at least one of a first time period or a first distance based on the acquired information; identifying a first area based on at least one of the first time period or the first distance; and providing a control signal configured to autonomously drive the vehicle within the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Minji SON, Eunkyung NOH, Jinhua PIAO
  • Patent number: 10078966
    Abstract: A driver assistance apparatus in a vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus including a sensor unit configured to sense a surrounding of the vehicle; an alarm unit on the vehicle configured to output an alarm outside of the vehicle; a transceiver configured to provide wireless communication; and a processor configured to detect a person included in the sensed surrounding of the vehicle is in an alarm situation, control the transceiver to transmit an alarm signal to a mobile terminal of the person to inform the person he or she is in the alarm situation in response to a successful attempt to communicate with the mobile terminal of the person, and output an alarm via the alarm unit towards the person to inform the person he or she is in the alarm situation in response to an unsuccessful attempt to communicate with the mobile terminal of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seonghwan Kim, Jinhua Piao, Minji Son
  • Publication number: 20180033306
    Abstract: A driver assistance apparatus in a vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus including a sensor unit configured to sense a surrounding of the vehicle; an alarm unit on the vehicle configured to output an alarm outside of the vehicle; a transceiver configured to provide wireless communication; and a processor configured to detect a person included in the sensed surrounding of the vehicle is in an alarm situation, control the transceiver to transmit an alarm signal to a mobile terminal of the person to inform the person he or she is in the alarm situation in response to a successful attempt to communicate with the mobile terminal of the person, and output an alarm via the alarm unit towards the person to inform the person he or she is in the alarm situation in response to an unsuccessful attempt to communicate with the mobile terminal of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seonghwan KIM, Jinhua PIAO, Minji SON