Patents by Inventor Seong Son

Seong 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).

  • Publication number: 20240190367
    Abstract: A wire guide for an airbag includes a first connection portion connected to a wire harness, a second connection portion connected to a branch wire branching off from the wire harness, and an elastic portion connecting the first and second connection portions and provided to be elastically deformable, in which a cross-section of the wire guide is formed in a ‘?’ shape, and the wire guide limits an installation route for the branch wire that transmits power and a control signal to a lighting emblem module provided on an airbag cover that accommodates an airbag module therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motors Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Su HWANG, Kyeong Boo ROH, Byung Woo NOH, Yu Ji SON, Seung Min KIM, Won-Seuk LEE, Ho-Jun SUNG, Young-Jae LEE, Yeong-Seong YUN
  • Publication number: 20240168984
    Abstract: A method of retrieving a document according to an embodiment of the present application includes: acquiring a user retrieval query; calculating a user inquiry vector in a unit of sentence from the user retrieval query and acquiring a first document candidate group based on similarity between the calculated user inquiry vector and an embedding vector of a document stored in a retrieval database; acquiring a second document candidate group based on similarity between a text included in the user retrieval query and a text of the document stored in the retrieval database; and determining a summarization target document based on the first document candidate group and the second document candidate group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: 42Maru Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Hwan Kim, Hyun Wuk Son, Hyun Ok Kim, You Kyung Kwon, In Je Seong, Yong Sun Choi, Ha Kyeom Moon
  • Publication number: 20240125960
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for evaluating an urban ground stability using traffic noise, which derive a physical property (S wave velocity) according to a depth by performing an inversion for a surface wave dispersion curve generated by traffic vibration in order to more accurately derive an underground physical property value (S wave velocity). In order to achieve the object, a system for evaluating an urban ground stability using traffic noise according to the present invention includes: a signal measurement unit measuring a passive elastic wave signal generated by the traffic noise, and acquiring an elastic wave signal containing refracted waves using an artificial transmission source in an exploration area; and a server performing an inversion by applying a surface wave dispersion curve inversion technique to a frequency-phase velocity dispersion curve according to the passive elastic wave signal or the elastic wave signal containing the refracted wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Woohyun Son, Yunseok Choi, Seong Hyung Jang, Donghoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11954411
    Abstract: Aspects and implementations of the present disclosure address shortcomings of existing technology by enabling autonomous vehicle simulations based on retro-reflection optical data. The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that involves initiating a simulation of an environment of an autonomous driving vehicle, the simulation including a plurality of simulated objects, each having an identification of a material type of the respective object. The method can further involve accessing simulated reflection data based on the plurality of simulated objects and retro-reflectivity data for the material types of the simulated objects, and determining, using an autonomous vehicle control system for the autonomous vehicle, a driving path relative to the simulated objects, the driving path based on the simulated reflection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Arthur Dov Safira, Harrison Lee McKenzie Chapter, Colin Andrew Braley, Hui Seong Son, Aleksandar Rumenov Gabrovski, Brian Choung Choi
  • Patent number: 11817045
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels coupled to a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of emission control lines, a controller for determining a width of a gate-off section of an emission control signal, which corresponds to a non-emission section of each of a plurality of frames belonging to a dimming period, in response to a dimming signal, and an emission driver for supplying the emission control signal in units of a plurality of consecutive pixel rows through the plurality of emission control lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si Beak Pyo, Seung Kyu Lee, Min Seong Son
  • Publication number: 20230141584
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying at least one virtual lane line based on an environmental condition and a method of controlling the same. The method includes recognizing an actual lane line of a vehicle traveling direction through at least one sensor, determining whether a head-up display (HUD) has been installed in a vehicle, upon determining that the HUD has been installed in the vehicle, displaying a first virtual lane line corresponding to the recognized actual lane line through the HUD and displaying a second virtual lane line corresponding to the recognized actual lane line on a road surface through a headlamp, and upon determining that the HUD has not been installed in the vehicle, displaying only a third virtual lane line corresponding to the recognized actual lane line through the headlamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Seong SON, Hyeon Bin JEONG, Jin Woo NOH
  • Publication number: 20230068220
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels coupled to a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of emission control lines, a controller for determining a width of a gate-off section of an emission control signal, which corresponds to a non-emission section of each of a plurality of frames belonging to a dimming period, in response to a dimming signal, and an emission driver for supplying the emission control signal in units of a plurality of consecutive pixel rows through the plurality of emission control lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: SI BEAK PYO, SEUNG KYU LEE, MIN SEONG SON
  • Publication number: 20230020376
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an optical emitter configured to emit a first optical signal along an optical path towards a target object in an outdoor environment. The apparatus includes an optical detector positioned collinearly with respect to the optical emitter. The optical detector is configured to detect a second optical signal that is retro-reflected from the target object. The apparatus includes a lock-in amplifier coupled to the optical detector. The lock-in amplifier is configured to generate, based on the first optical signal and the second optical signal, a signal indicative of a retro-reflectivity of the target object in the outdoor environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Hui Seong Son
  • Patent number: 11545073
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels coupled to a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of emission control lines, a controller for determining a width of a gate-off section of an emission control signal, which corresponds to a non-emission section of each of a plurality of frames belonging to a dimming period, in response to a dimming signal, and an emission driver for supplying the emission control signal in units of a plurality of consecutive pixel rows through the plurality of emission control lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si Beak Pyo, Seung Kyu Lee, Min Seong Son
  • Publication number: 20220383838
    Abstract: A ligature for a mouthpiece of a musical instrument that includes a puller that includes a plurality of through holes, a cord for passing through the plurality of through holes, and a bridge configured to straddle the puller and engage the mouthpiece, the bridge including a plate, an arm extending from the plate, and a mouthpiece skate extending from the arm; and a fastener for securing the puller and the bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Leto R&D Corporation
    Inventor: Hye Seong Son
  • Patent number: 11474037
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring retro-reflectivity of a target object in an outdoor environment includes a modulator to modulate a first optical signal based on a specified modulation value, an optical emitter, coupled to the modulator, to emit the first optical signal along an optical path towards the target object, and an optical detector positioned collinearly with respect to the optical emitter. The optical detector detects a second optical signal that is retro-reflected from the target object. The apparatus includes a lock-in amplifier coupled to the modulator and the optical detector. The lock-in amplifier receives a first electrical signal from the modulator and a second electrical signal from the optical detector, and generates, based on the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, a third electrical signal indicative of the retro-reflectivity of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventor: Hui Seong Son
  • Patent number: 11462152
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel including a first transistor connected between a first node and a second node to generate a driving current; an emission driver supplying an emission control signal; a scan driver supplying first to fourth scan signals in a period in which the emission control signal is supplied; a data drive supplying a data signal; a power supply supplying a voltage of a first power source; and a timing controller controlling driving of the scan driver, the emission driver, the data driver, and the power supply The first scan signal controls a timing at which the voltage of the first power source is supplied to the first node or the second node. The power supply changes a level of the voltage of the first power source in one frame period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Seong Kim, Seung Kyu Lee, Sun Joon Hwang, Min Seong Son, Youn Woo Choe
  • Patent number: 11443687
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel including a first transistor coupled between a first node and a second node, an emission driver supplying an emission control signal at a first frequency to an emission control line, a scan driver supplying first to fourth scan signals respectively to first to fourth scan lines, a data driver supplying a data signal to a data line, and a timing controller. The first scan signal controls a timing at which a voltage of a first power source is supplied to the first node or the second node, and the second scan signal controls a timing at which a first electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the first transistor are coupled to each other. The scan driver controls a bias state of the first transistor by supplying, plural times, the first and second scan signals in a non-emission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Seong Son, Seung Kyu Lee, Sun Joon Hwang, Yun Seong Kim, Youn Woo Choe
  • Patent number: 11270650
    Abstract: A display device including pixels connected to a p-type scan line, an n-type scan line, and a data line, to display an image in a first mode with a first frequency or a second mode with a second, lower frequency, a first scan driver to supply a p-type signal having a first voltage to the p-type scan line, and a second scan driver to supply an n-type signal having a second, greater voltage to the n-type scan line, the second mode includes a first period corresponding to one frame period and a second period including consecutive frame periods, in which during the first period, the scan drivers supply i number of corresponding signals to the p-type and n-type scan lines, respectively, and during at least one frame of the second period, the first scan driver supplies j number of p-type signals to the p-type scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Deok Seo, Seung Kyu Lee, Min Seong Son
  • Publication number: 20220058309
    Abstract: Aspects and implementations of the present disclosure address shortcomings of existing technology by enabling autonomous vehicle simulations based on retro-reflection optical data. The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that involves initiating a simulation of an environment of an autonomous driving vehicle, the simulation including a plurality of simulated objects, each having an identification of a material type of the respective object. The method can further involve accessing simulated reflection data based on the plurality of simulated objects and retro-reflectivity data for the material types of the simulated objects, and determining, using an autonomous vehicle control system for the autonomous vehicle, a driving path relative to the simulated objects, the driving path based on the simulated reflection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Arthur Dov Safira, Harrison Lee McKenzie Chapter, Colin Andrew Braley, Hui Seong Son, Aleksandar Rumenov Gabrovski, Brian Choung Choi
  • Publication number: 20220028329
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel including a first transistor connected between a first node and a second node to generate a driving current; an emission driver supplying an emission control signal; a scan driver supplying first to fourth scan signals in a period in which the emission control signal is supplied; a data drive supplying a data signal; a power supply supplying a voltage of a first power source; and a timing controller controlling driving of the scan driver, the emission driver, the data driver, and the power supply The first scan signal controls a timing at which the voltage of the first power source is supplied to the first node or the second node. The power supply changes a level of the voltage of the first power source in one frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yun Seong KIM, Seung Kyu LEE, Sun Joon HWANG, Min Seong SON, Youn Woo CHOE
  • Patent number: 11194012
    Abstract: Provided is a radio source position estimation system including a plurality of radio transmission devices spaced a predetermined distance apart from one another and configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals received from an arbitrary radio source and a central radio reception device configured to estimate a position of the radio source using the RF signals received from at least three radio transmission devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Moon Beom Heo, Se Bum Chun, Deok Won Lim, Eun Seong Son, Koon Tack Kim
  • Publication number: 20210372923
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring retro-reflectivity of a target object in an outdoor environment includes a modulator to modulate a first optical signal based on a specified modulation value, an optical emitter, coupled to the modulator, to emit the first optical signal along an optical path towards the target object, and an optical detector positioned collinearly with respect to the optical emitter. The optical detector detects a second optical signal that is retro-reflected from the target object. The apparatus includes a lock-in amplifier coupled to the modulator and the optical detector. The lock-in amplifier receives a first electrical signal from the modulator and a second electrical signal from the optical detector, and generates, based on the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal, a third electrical signal indicative of the retro-reflectivity of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Hui Seong Son
  • Publication number: 20210375193
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel including a first transistor coupled between a first node and a second node, an emission driver supplying an emission control signal at a first frequency to an emission control line, a scan driver supplying first to fourth scan signals respectively to first to fourth scan lines, a data driver supplying a data signal to a data line, and a timing controller. The first scan signal controls a timing at which a voltage of a first power source is supplied to the first node or the second node, and the second scan signal controls a timing at which a first electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the first transistor are coupled to each other. The scan driver controls a bias state of the first transistor by supplying, plural times, the first and second scan signals in a non-emission period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Min Seong SON, Seung Kyu LEE, Sun Joon HWANG, Yun Seong KIM, Youn Woo CHOE
  • Patent number: 11189233
    Abstract: A display device includes a display driver configured to drive pixels in correspondence with input image data, timing signals, and a brightness selection signal. The display driver includes a storage unit configured to store gamma data and a duty value for each of a plurality of sample brightness levels including a K-th sample brightness level, and a brightness controller, the display driver being configured to control the brightness of the display area according to the gamma data or the duty value or gamma data obtained by non-linearly interpolating gamma data of a (K?1)-th sample brightness level and the K-th sample brightness level, with respect to a tuning point brightness level. A light emission time of the pixels corresponding to the (K?1)-th sample brightness level is less than or equal to 10% shorter than the light emission time of the pixels corresponding to the K-th sample brightness level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Seong Son, Hyun Jung Son, Jae Cheon Park, Seung Kyu Lee, Yoon Gyu Lee, Sun Joon Hwang