Patents by Inventor Seok Gwan HONG

Seok Gwan HONG 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: 9694746
    Abstract: A user may freely generate a vehicle driving sound using a mounted mobile terminal so as to generate various types of driving sounds through a speaker. A vehicle includes a setting unit configured to set response characteristics of a vehicle driving sound for at least one of a plurality of pieces of vehicle state information and set a section-specific volume of the vehicle driving sound for at least one of a plurality of set response characteristics including revolutions per minute (RPM) and a controller configured to control an output of the vehicle driving sound generated according to a setting of the setting unit and control sound transfer characteristics unique to the vehicle to be reflected when the vehicle driving sound is generated and output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Enusoo Jo, Ju In Kim, Taekun Yun, Kyoung Jin Chang, Seonghyeon Kim, Doyoung Park, Dong Chul Park, Seok Gwan Hong, Ki Woong Jeong
  • Patent number: 9674608
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle, an apparatus for generating a driving sound of the vehicle, and an apparatus and method for controlling a driving sound of the vehicle. The present invention intends to provide a driving sound of a vehicle having a characteristic desired by a driver. The vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a voice signal input unit configured to receive a voice signal; a filter generation unit configured to extract a characteristic of the voice signal and generate a driving sound filter considering the characteristic of the voice signal; and a driving sound control unit configured to generate a default driving sound based on a driving state of the vehicle and generate a new driving sound obtained by applying the driving sound filter to the default driving sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyoung Jin Chang, Ju In Kim, Enusoo Jo, Seonghyeon Kim, Dong Chul Park, Seok Gwan Hong, Ki Woong Jeong
  • Publication number: 20160373859
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle, an apparatus for generating a driving sound of the vehicle, and an apparatus and method for controlling a driving sound of the vehicle. The present invention intends to provide a driving sound of a vehicle having a characteristic desired by a driver. The vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a voice signal input unit configured to receive a voice signal; a filter generation unit configured to extract a characteristic of the voice signal and generate a driving sound filter considering the characteristic of the voice signal; and a driving sound control unit configured to generate a default driving sound based on a driving state of the vehicle and generate a new driving sound obtained by applying the driving sound filter to the default driving sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyoung Jin CHANG, Ju In KIM, Enusoo JO, Seonghyeon KIM, Dong Chul PARK, Seok Gwan HONG, Ki Woong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20160144782
    Abstract: A user may freely generate a vehicle driving sound using a mounted mobile terminal so as to generate various types of driving sounds through a speaker. A vehicle includes a setting unit configured to set response characteristics of a vehicle driving sound for at least one of a plurality of pieces of vehicle state information and set a section-specific volume of the vehicle driving sound for at least one of a plurality of set response characteristics including revolutions per minute (RPM) and a controller configured to control an output of the vehicle driving sound generated according to a setting of the setting unit and control sound transfer characteristics unique to the vehicle to be reflected when the vehicle driving sound is generated and output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Enusoo JO, Ju In KIM, Taekun YUN, Kyoung Jin CHANG, Seonghyeon KIM, Doyoung PARK, Dong Chul PARK, Seok Gwan HONG, Ki Woong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20160101726
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle, an apparatus for generating a driving sound of the vehicle, and an apparatus and method for controlling a driving sound of the vehicle. The present invention intends to provide a driving sound of a vehicle having a characteristic desired by a driver. The vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a voice signal input unit configured to receive a voice signal; a filter generation unit configured to extract a characteristic of the voice signal and generate a driving sound filter considering the characteristic of the voice signal; and a driving sound control unit configured to generate a default driving sound based on a driving state of the vehicle and generate a new driving sound obtained by applying the driving sound filter to the default driving sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kyoung Jin CHANG, Ju In KIM, Enusoo JO, Seonghyeon KIM, Dong Chul PARK, Seok Gwan HONG, Ki Woong JEONG