Patents by Inventor Seok-Joong Kim

Seok-Joong 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: 10866636
    Abstract: A virtual touch recognition apparatus and a method of correcting a recognition error of the virtual touch recognition apparatus utilize a user's eye position and an image display position or projection position of a head-up display (HUD). The virtual touch recognition apparatus includes a gesture recognizer detecting the eye position of a user, the head-up display projecting an image on the image display position in front of the user, and a controller correcting a recognition error of a virtual touch based on the eye position of the user and the image display position. The apparatus and method can minimize a virtual touch recognition error occurring depending on the user's eye position and the image display position of the HUD when gesture control technology using the virtual touch is applied to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: VTouch Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Won Shin, Dong Woo Kim, Sang Woo Ji, Seok Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200208166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificially manipulated unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis-associated factor and use thereof to increase the content of a specific unsaturated fatty acid of a plant body. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system capable of artificially controlling unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and a plant body produced thereby, which include an artificially manipulated unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis-associated factor to control unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and a composition capable of artificially manipulating the factor. In a specific aspect, the present invention relates to artificially manipulated unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis-associated factors such as FAD2, FAD3, FADE, FAD7 and FAD8 and/or an unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis controlling system by an expression product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Seok Joong KIM, Ok Jae KOO, Min Hee JUNG, Ye Seul KIM
  • Publication number: 20200172912
    Abstract: The disclosure provided herewith relates to a Campylobacter jejuni CRISPR/CAS system-derived RGEN and a use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Eun Ji Kim, Seok Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 10642372
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus comprises an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image of the body of a user by photographing the image, a location calculation unit for calculating coordinate data representing the locations of a first coordinate (eye) and a second coordinate (a finger or a pointer) of the body of the user by means of the image received from the image acquisition unit, and a match confirmation unit for checking whether the locations of the first and second coordinates of the body of the user match the extended connecting straight line, the coordinates having been confirmed on the basis of the camera lens-based coordinate data calculated in the location calculation unit, and if the match is confirmed, then concluding the setup intention of the user to be an affirmative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: VTOUCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seok-joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200070736
    Abstract: A display device for an autonomous vehicle includes a display unit mounted in a ceiling of the vehicle and including at least one display; and a position adjustment unit configured to move a position of at least one display of the display unit. The at least one display of the display unit is moved by the position adjustment unit between a first position in which a screen is disposed toward a ceiling or floor of the vehicle and a second position in which a screen is disposed toward each of seats facing each other. At least one display of the display unit is disposed such that the screen faces the front and the rear of the vehicle at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: VTOUCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seok Joong KIM
  • Patent number: 10519454
    Abstract: The disclosure provided herewith relates to a Campylobacter jejuni CRISPR/CAS system-derived RGEN and a use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TOOLGEN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eun Ji Kim, Seok Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20190385605
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for providing a voice recognition trigger, comprising the steps of: estimating a first distance, which is a distance between a device and a user, on the basis of proximity information detected by the device, and estimating a second distance, which is a distance between the device and a location where a voice detected by the device is uttered, with reference to information on the voice detected by the device; and determining whether the voice detected by the device is an object of voice recognition, with reference to similarity between the first distance and the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: VTOUCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Joong KIM, Won Jin JUNG
  • Publication number: 20190276503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificially manipulated SC function-controlling factor for SC function control and/or the treatment or alleviation of a disease due to an SC function disorder, and to a use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system capable of performing artificial SC function control and/or treating or alleviating a disease due to an SC function disorder, the system comprising: an artificially manipulated SC function-controlling factor for SC function control and/or the treatment or alleviation of a disease due to an SC function disorder; and/or a composition for treating or alleviating a disease due to an SC function disorder. In a specific aspect, the present invention relates to an SC function-controlling system by an SC function-controlling factor, such as artificially manipulated PMP22, and/or an expression product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Seok Joong KIM, Dong Woo SONG, Young Bin HONG, Byung Ok CHOI, Jae Young LEE, Jung Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20190250716
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for assisting object control, comprising the steps of: specifying, in a real-world coordinate system, a control vector corresponding to a gesture or manipulation performed by a user; determining an object indicated by the control vector as a target object to be controlled by the gesture or manipulation performed by the user; performing mapping for specifying a control coordinate point corresponding to a magnitude or direction of the control vector in a target object reference coordinate system defined on the basis of a characteristic of the target object; and determining a control command to be applied to the target object, with reference to the control coordinate point specified by the mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: VTouch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seok Joong KIM
  • Publication number: 20190185860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificially manipulated immune system having an improved immune effect. More particularly, the present invention relates to an immune system having functions artificially altered which comprises artificially manipulated immunoregulatory elements and cells containing the same. Contemplated according to a particular embodiment is an immune system comprising artificially manipulated immunoregulatory genes such as PD-1, CTLA-4, A20, DGK?, DGK?, FAS, EGR2, PPP2R2D, PSGL-1, KDM6A, and TET2, and/or expression products thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Seok Joong KIM, Yoon-Young KIM, Ho-Sung YU, In-Young JUNG, Jung Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20190163268
    Abstract: A virtual touch recognition apparatus and a method of correcting a recognition error of the virtual touch recognition apparatus utilize a user's eye position and an image display position or projection position of a head-up display (HUD). The virtual touch recognition apparatus includes a gesture recognizer detecting the eye position of a user, the head-up display projecting an image on the image display position in front of the user, and a controller correcting a recognition error of a virtual touch based on the eye position of the user and the image display position. The apparatus and method can minimize a virtual touch recognition error occurring depending on the user's eye position and the image display position of the HUD when gesture control technology using the virtual touch is applied to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Hee Won Shin, Dong Woo Kim, Sang Woo Ji, Seok Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20190163284
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus comprises an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image of the body of a user by photographing the image, a location calculation unit for calculating coordinate data representing the locations of a first coordinate (eye) and a second coordinate (a finger or a pointer) of the body of the user by means of the image received from the image acquisition unit, and a match confirmation unit for checking whether the locations of the first and second coordinates of the body of the user match the extended connecting straight line, the coordinates having been confirmed on the basis of the camera lens-based coordinate data calculated in the location calculation unit, and if the match is confirmed, then concluding the setup intention of the user to be an affirmative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: VTouch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seok-joong KIM
  • Patent number: 10234954
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus comprises an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image of the body of a user by photographing the image, a location calculation unit for calculating coordinate data representing the locations of a first coordinate (eye) and a second coordinate (a finger or a pointer) of the body of the user by means of the image received from the image acquisition unit, and a match confirmation unit for checking whether the locations of the first and second coordinates of the body of the user match the extended connecting straight line, the coordinates having been confirmed on the basis of the camera lens-based coordinate data calculated in the location calculation unit, and if the match is confirmed, then concluding the setup intention of the user to be an affirmative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: VTOUCH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Seok-joong Kim
  • Patent number: 9809839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reporter construct and method for identifying or enriching the cells, wherein a specific endogenous nucleotide sequence is cleaved by a specific nuclease or modified by such cleavage; a host cell comprising the reporter construct; and a system for monitoring a nuclease activity. The reporter system of the present invention is simple and non-invasive, and allows for an efficient enrichment of the gene-modified cells. Therefore, the present invention will promote the application of a nuclease in the field of gene therapy and genetic engineering as well as basic research.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: TOOLGEN INC.
    Inventors: Jin Soo Kim, Seok Joong Kim, Yong Sub Kim
  • Publication number: 20170191123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for analyzing a genotype using a target-specific nuclease and, specifically, to a method for diagnosing cancer or analyzing a genotype by removing wild type DNA or particular genotype DNA using a target-specific nuclease or a variant thereof to amplify or concentrate only a small amount of DNA which has a difference in variation, such as a mutation, or genotype, and to a method for separating target DNA sesusing a target-specific nuclease or a variant thereof. Such methods are novel paradigm methods contrary to existing simple target-specific nucleases for post-PCR recognition of normal genotype and carcinogenic genotype, and can be favorably used in the early diagnosis of cancer or analysis of similar genotypes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicants: Toolgen Incorporated, Institute for Basic Science
    Inventors: Jin Soo Kim, So Jung Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Seok Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20170145425
    Abstract: The disclosure provided herewith relates to a Campylobacter jejuni CRISPR/CAS system-derived RGEN and a use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Eun Ji Kim, Seok Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20170075427
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus comprises an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image of the body of a user by photographing the image, a location calculation unit for calculating coordinate data representing the locations of a first coordinate (eye) and a second coordinate (a finger or a pointer) of the body of the user by means of the image received from the image acquisition unit, and a match confirmation unit for checking whether the locations of the first and second coordinates of the body of the user match the extended connecting straight line, the coordinates having been confirmed on the basis of the camera lens-based coordinate data calculated in the location calculation unit, and if the match is confirmed, then concluding the setup intention of the user to be an affirmative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Seok-joong KIM
  • Patent number: 9569103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a virtual touch remote control apparatus and method using user's movements (gestures) capable of control electronic devices remotely regardless of existence of a display on the device, by providing additional information display with a projector. The apparatus includes a 3D coordinates calculation unit, an electronic device detection unit, a user detection unit, an electronic device operation controller, and an electronic device information DB for storing device specific information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: VTOUCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seok-Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 9367138
    Abstract: Disclosed is a remote control apparatus and method using a virtual touch of a three-dimensionally modeled electronic device. The remote control apparatus includes a 3D coordinate calculation unit, an electronic device detecting unit, a user detecting unit, an electronic device driving control unit, and an electronic device information database. The remote control apparatus enables the user to remotely control an operation of an electronic device using a virtual touch through a motion or gesture of the user's finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: VTOUCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seok-Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20150145830
    Abstract: Disclosed is a virtual touch remote control apparatus and method using user's movements (gestures) capable of control electronic devices remotely regardless of existence of a display on the device, by providing additional information display with a projector. The apparatus includes a 3D coordinates calculation unit, an electronic device detection unit, a user detection unit, an electronic device operation controller, and an electronic device information DB for storing device specific information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: VTouch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seok-Joong Kim