Patents by Inventor Oh Yun Kwon

Oh Yun Kwon 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: 12676417
    Abstract: A monopole antenna includes an antenna portion including a monopole structure disposed perpendicular to a ground surface; a signal feeding portion configured to provide a signal to be fed to the antenna portion; a signal transmission portion disposed parallel to the ground surface and connected to the antenna portion and the signal feeding portion to transmit the signal to the antenna portion; and a base disposed between the ground surface and the signal transmission portion to support the signal transmission portion, wherein the antenna portion includes a shape in which a plurality of cylinders with different radii are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Oh Yun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20260171648
    Abstract: In an embodiment a vehicle includes an integration module disposed at any position in the vehicle, the integration module comprising a low noise amplifier module and an antenna module, a metal frame arranged along a part of an edge of a rear glass of the vehicle, a plurality of transparent antennas arranged in the rear glass of the vehicle, a circuit board connected to a power feed part of each of the plurality of antennas from the integration module; and a cable line configured to connect a feeding part of the integration module and the circuit board to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Oh Yun Kwon, Ui Sheon Kim, So Yeon Lee, Dong Jin Kim, Won Jeong Jeong, Byung Woon Jung, Kang Jae Jung
  • Publication number: 20260171647
    Abstract: In an embodiment an antenna apparatus includes a windshield, an integration module including an SXM antenna, the integration module being attached to the windshield, a plurality of antennas disposed on a top of the windshield and an infotainment unit, wherein the infotainment unit, the integration module, and the plurality of antennas are arranged adjacent to each other and the windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Oh Yun KWON, Byoung Hyun Lee, Kang Jae Jung, Dong Jin Kim, Won Jeong Jeong, Ui Sheon Kim, Byung Woon Jung, So Yeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20260113134
    Abstract: A radio apparatus for a vehicle and a control method thereof is provided. The radio apparatus and control method may provide an occupant of a vehicle, who cannot listen to an Internet radio, to be able to easily listen to radio broadcasts, even when a reception condition of an analog radio transmitted by a radio broadcasting station is poor. When a vehicle whose occupant can listen to the Internet radio is adjacent to a vehicle whose occupant cannot listen to the Internet radio, the Internet radio to which the vehicle whose occupant can listen, may be converted into an analog radio, and the analog radio is transmitted to the vehicle whose occupant cannot listen to the Internet radio by using one or moddre frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Kyu Yu, Oh Yun Kwon, Ji Hun Lim
  • Publication number: 20260106682
    Abstract: A control method of a vehicle radio apparatus includes: confirming a broadcast name of an Internet radio being listened to; searching a frequency at which a first analog radio having the broadcast name is being transmitted; determining whether a signal quality of the first analog radio received at the frequency is good; determining whether the Internet radio and the first analog radio are the same broadcast when it is determined that the signal quality of the first analog radio is not good; and converting the Internet radio into a second analog radio and transmitting the second analog radio when it is determined that the Internet radio and the first analog radio are the same broadcast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Kyu Yu, Oh Yun Kwon, Ji Hun Lim
  • Publication number: 20260106634
    Abstract: A method and apparatus automatically switch a vehicle radio frequency. The method includes: receiving, by a first tuner, a first signal at a current frequency at which listening is being performed in a vehicle; determining whether an electric field condition of a second signal received at an alternative frequency meets a first requirement; determining whether a similarity between the first signal and the second signal meets a second requirement in response to a determination that the electric field condition of the second signal meets the first requirement; and automatically switching a reception frequency of the vehicle radio to the alternative frequency in response to a determination that the similarity between the first signal and the second signal meets the second requirement. The first requirement and the second requirement are changed in consideration of noise caused by an electric power steering system of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Oh Yun Kwon, Jae Kyu Yu
  • Patent number: 12580315
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes at least one antenna provided on a transparent titling surface inside a vehicle, and a partition to surround at least a portion of the at least one antenna. The partition tilts a beam radiated from the at least one antenna receiving a signal including a first frequency band, and transmits or receives a signal including a second frequency band, in the second frequency band different from the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Oh Yun Kwon, Ha Yoon Chong, Yoon Soo Kim, Byoung Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20250379674
    Abstract: A radio apparatus for a vehicle and a control method thereof. An aspect of the present disclosure provides a method of controlling a vehicle radio apparatus, the method comprising: checking a program title of a program of Internet radio being listened to; searching for a frequency of a first analog radio with the program title, the first analog radio being a radio broadcast transmitted by a radio station; checking an electric field strength of the first analog radio at the frequency; modulating the Internet radio to a second analog radio when the electric field strength is less than a threshold; and transmitting the second analog radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Kyu Yu, Oh Yun Kwon, Ji Hun Lim
  • Publication number: 20250373313
    Abstract: A vehicle communication method can include: switching the vehicle's mode to ACC mode; performing first beamforming with respect to a beam directed at an angle ?(0°???180°); calculating first received power for the first beamformed beam; switching the vehicle's mode to IGN on or Start mode; performing second beamforming with respect to the beam directed at the angle ?; calculating second received power for the second beamformed beam; comparing the absolute value of a difference between the first received power and the second received power with a preset value K; and determining whether or not to transmit and receive the beam directed at the angle ? based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Oh Yun KWON, Kwang Woo RYU
  • Publication number: 20250309519
    Abstract: A glass antenna including: a transparent antenna unit which is formed on an upper portion of a glass for a vehicle and configured to allow light to pass therethrough; a heating antenna unit which is formed to be spaced at a predetermined distance apart from a lower portion of the transparent antenna unit and configured to be capacitively coupled with the transparent antenna unit; a plurality of vertical patterns which intersects with the heating antenna unit; and a pair of busbars disposed in both sides of the heating antenna unit, wherein the transparent antenna unit includes: a plurality of transparent conductive patterns transparently formed to allow light to pass therethrough; and a plurality of feeding units connected to each of the plurality of transparent conductive patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventor: Oh Yun Kwon
  • Patent number: 12425769
    Abstract: An audio system includes an audio device and a control device. The control device receives a second broadcast signal for an alternative frequency associated with the first broadcast signal with receive sensitivity of specified first reference sensitivity or more than the predetermined first reference sensitivity and verifies and stores a second radio frequency for transmitting the same broadcast as a radio broadcast of the first radio frequency, receives a third broadcast signal for the alternative frequency, when the first broadcast signal with receive sensitivity less than the specified first reference sensitivity, but greater than or equal to specified reference sensitivity is received, and change the frequency of the audio device from the first radio frequency to a third radio frequency, and changes the frequency of the audio device based on the second radio frequency, when the first broadcast signal with receive sensitivity less than the specified second reference sensitivity is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Kyu Yu, Oh Yun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20250211271
    Abstract: An antenna system of a vehicle includes a first low noise amplifier (LNA) for adjusting a strength of a radio frequency (RF) signal received by an antenna element; a mixer for converting the adjusted RF signal received through a connection cable into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal; a second low noise amplifier for adjusting a strength of the IF signal; a noise level detector for measuring a noise level introduced into the connection cable; and a second auto gain controller (AGC) for controlling a gain of the second LNA based on the strength of the IF signal and the noise level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Oh Yun Kwon, Jae Kyu Yu
  • Publication number: 20250192907
    Abstract: A method for controlling a radio apparatus for a vehicle, includes: determining of scanning determining whether to scan alternative broadcasts based on a signal quality of a listening broadcast; scanning the alternative broadcasts; determining of noise determining noise types of the alternative broadcasts based on a plurality of polarizations; comparing and determining comparing signal qualities of the listening broadcast and the alternative broadcasts based on a determination result of the determining of noise and determining whether to switch the listening broadcast to one of the alternative broadcasts; and switching the listening broadcast to the alternative broadcast based on a determination result of the comparing and determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Oh Yun KWON
  • Publication number: 20250192440
    Abstract: A monopole antenna includes an antenna portion including a monopole structure disposed perpendicular to a ground surface; a signal feeding portion configured to provide a signal to be fed to the antenna portion; a signal transmission portion disposed parallel to the ground surface and connected to the antenna portion and the signal feeding portion to transmit the signal to the antenna portion; and a base disposed between the ground surface and the signal transmission portion to support the signal transmission portion, wherein the antenna portion includes a shape in which a plurality of cylinders with different radii are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia corporation
    Inventor: Oh Yun KWON
  • Publication number: 20250192906
    Abstract: An embodiment control method for a radio device for a vehicle includes determining whether to scan alternative broadcasts based on a signal quality of a listening broadcast, wherein each of the alternative broadcasts has a same content as the listening broadcast and is a radio broadcast having a frequency or a polarization that is different from the frequency or the polarization of the listening broadcast, scanning the alternative broadcasts, comparing the signal quality of the listening broadcast with signal qualities of the alternative broadcasts to determine to switch the listening broadcast to a selected one of the alternative broadcasts, and in response to a determination to switch the listening broadcast to the selected alternative broadcast, switching the listening broadcast to the selected alternative broadcast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventor: Oh Yun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20240405436
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes at least one antenna provided on a transparent titling surface inside a vehicle, and a partition to surround at least a portion of the at least one antenna. The partition tilts a beam radiated from the at least one antenna receiving a signal including a first frequency band, and transmits or receives a signal including a second frequency band, in the second frequency band different from the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Oh Yun KWON, Ha Yoon CHONG, Yoon Soo KIM, Byoung Hyun LEE
  • Publication number: 20240406627
    Abstract: An audio system includes an audio device and a control device. The control device receives a second broadcast signal for an alternative frequency associated with the first broadcast signal with receive sensitivity of specified first reference sensitivity or more than the predetermined first reference sensitivity and verifies and stores a second radio frequency for transmitting the same broadcast as a radio broadcast of the first radio frequency, receives a third broadcast signal for the alternative frequency, when the first broadcast signal with receive sensitivity less than the specified first reference sensitivity, but greater than or equal to specified reference sensitivity is received, and change the frequency of the audio device from the first radio frequency to a third radio frequency, and changes the frequency of the audio device based on the second radio frequency, when the first broadcast signal with receive sensitivity less than the specified second reference sensitivity is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Kyu YU, Oh Yun KWON
  • Patent number: 11336879
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel on which an image is displayed, a receiver configured to receive an image signal related to the image from an external device and a controller configured to change an image processing mode of the image based on a change in a vertical frequency of the image signal. The display apparatus according to an embodiment has an effect of providing a more vivid image to a user by changing the image processing mode of the image based on the change in the vertical frequency of the image signal received from the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh Yun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200336716
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel on which an image is displayed, a receiver configured to receive an image signal related to the image from an external device and a controller configured to change an image processing mode of the image based on a change in a vertical frequency of the image signal. The display apparatus according to an embodiment has an effect of providing a more vivid image to a user by changing the image processing mode of the image based on the change in the vertical frequency of the image signal received from the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh Yun KWON
  • Publication number: 20190258114
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit outputting an image, a backlight unit controlling a backlight source of the display unit, a signal receiving unit receiving an image signal, an image processing unit processing the received image signal and transmitting the processed image signal to the display unit such that an image is capable of being output depending on a specified frequency, and a control unit controlling the backlight unit and the image processing unit to change at least one of a lighting time of the backlight source and the frequency depending on a feature of the received image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh Yun KWON, Do Won HEO