Patents by Inventor Seunghyun HEO

Seunghyun HEO 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: 20230350639
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display unit for displaying a content image; a microphone for receiving voice commands from a user; a network interface unit for communicating with a natural language processing server and a search server; and a control unit for transmitting the received voice commands to the natural language processing server, receiving intention analysis result information indicating the user’s intention corresponding to the voice commands from the natural language processing server, and performing a function of the display device according to the received intention analysis result information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunki MIN, Kiwoong LEE, Hyangjin LEE, Jeean CHANG, Seunghyun HEO, Jaekyung LEE
  • Patent number: 11733965
    Abstract: Provided are a display device for more accurately providing a function intended by a user upon reception of the voice command and an operating method thereof. The display device comprises a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with at least one external server, a storage unit, a voice recognition unit configured to receive a voice command, a control unit configured to acquire a function corresponding to the voice command, a determination module configured to determine a provider providing the function corresponding to the voice command and an output unit configured to receive data related to the function from the at least one external server or the storage unit according to the determined provider and output the function corresponding to the voice command based on the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun Heo, Kiwon Park, Daegun Park, Sangseok Lee, Yookyoung Choi, Jaekyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20230261897
    Abstract: A display device according to as embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a display; a communication interface for receiving, from a first server, a connected device information set including information on each of multiple home appliances connected to the display device; and a processor for acquiring a voice signal corresponding to a voice command uttered by a user, transmitting voice data corresponding to the received voice signal and the connected device information set to a second server, receiving, from the second server, an intention analysis result for the voice command, determining, if home appliances of the same kind are included in the multiple home appliances, a home appliance matching the intention of the voice command from among the home appliances of the same kind on the basis of the received intention analysis result, and transmitting, to the first server, a control command for controlling the determined home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun HEO, Jiwon DO, Taehoon KIM, Kiwoong LEE, Jaekyung LEE
  • Patent number: 11704089
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display unit for displaying a content image; a microphone for receiving voice commands from a user; a network interface unit for communicating with a natural language processing server and a search server; and a control unit for transmitting the received voice commands to the natural language processing server, receiving intention analysis result information indicating the user's intention corresponding to the voice commands from the natural language processing server, and performing a function of the display device according to the received intention analysis result information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunki Min, Kiwoong Lee, Hyangjin Lee, Jeean Chang, Seunghyun Heo, Jaekyung Lee
  • Patent number: 11706482
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display unit, a storage unit configured to store information on a web page, a microphone configured to receive a user's voice command, a network interface unit configured to perform communication with a natural language processing (NLP) server, and a controller configured to transmit text data of the voice command to the NLP server, to receive intention analysis result information corresponding to the voice command from the NLP server, to select, as a final candidate address, one of a plurality of candidate addresses related to a search word included in the received intention analysis result information if the search word is not stored in the storage unit, and to access a website corresponding to the selected final candidate address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulmin Son, Seunghyun Heo, Jaekyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20220399019
    Abstract: A home appliance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can include: a transceiver configured to perform communication with a display device and a server; and a processor configured to receive text data corresponding to a voice command uttered by a user from the display device through the transceiver, acquire an intent of the received text data, generate a first control command including a first intent command indicating the acquired intent, convert the first intent command included in the first control command into a second intent command suitable for the home appliance, generate a second control command including the converted second intent command, and perform an operation according to the generated second control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seunghyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20220309095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device which directly executes searching related to text displayed on a screen, the display device comprising: a display unit for displaying content; a user input interface unit for receiving a control signal of a pointer being displayed on the content; and a control unit for, when a search command is received, controlling the display unit to display a search result of the text displayed on an area where the pointer is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seunghyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20220286726
    Abstract: A display device comprises a network interface, a memory, a display unit, and a control unit. When speech is received while a content image is displayed through a content provider application, the control unit controls the network interface so as to transmit, to a content provider that provided the content provider application, request information corresponding to the speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun HEO, Jaekyung LEE
  • Patent number: 11211063
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multimedia device capable of processing a recognized speech-based command. In one embodiment, the device may include a memory to store at least one application therein; an application manager for executing any of the at least one application stored in the memory; and a controller configured to receive from the application manager a list of at least one recognized speech-based command that can be executed by the executed application, wherein the controller is configured: to control a network interface module to transmit any speech-based data received from an outside and the list to the server; and to control the executed application or execute a function non-specific to the currently-executed application, based on a feedback result value received from the server via the network interface module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun Heo, Jeongmin Kim, Kiwon Park, Junku Park, Seokwon Seo, Dongyoung Lee, Jieun Lee, Hyangjin Lee, Changwook Im, Yookyoung Choi
  • Publication number: 20210345014
    Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of providing diversity of search through a plurality of apps capable of providing search results for search sources. An execution command of a context search app is received. One or more search source icons corresponding to one or more search source apps matched with the calling app is displayed on a display according to the received execution command. when one of the one or more search source icons is selected, the search result for the search source is acquired through a search source app corresponding to the selected icon. The acquired search result is displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun HEO, Jeean CHANG, Jaekyung LEE
  • Patent number: 11134294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and a mobile terminal. The image display apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a display; an interface unit for exchanging data with the mobile terminal; and a control unit for controlling a mirroring related menu including mirroring related server information or content related to the server information such that the mirroring related menu is displayed on the basis of a user input, receiving a mirroring application item from the mobile terminal through the interface unit, and controlling the received mirroring application item such that the received mirroring application item is displayed in the mirroring related menu. Therefore, the mirroring application item received from the mobile terminal can be simply installed and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunjung Lee, Jaekyung Lee, Seunghyun Heo, Obong An, Mingi Kim, Gahyun Sun
  • Publication number: 20210132901
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display unit for displaying a content image; a microphone for receiving voice commands from a user; a network interface unit for communicating with a natural language processing server and a search server; and a control unit for transmitting the received voice commands to the natural language processing server, receiving intention analysis result information indicating the user's intention corresponding to the voice commands from the natural language processing server, and performing a function of the display device according to the received intention analysis result information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunki MIN, Kiwoong LEE, Hyangjin LEE, Jeean CHANG, Seunghyun HEO, Jaekyung LEE
  • Patent number: 10945026
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a display unit; a storage unit for storing a reproduction list including a first content provided by a first content provider and a second content provided by a second content provider; and a controller for displaying the reproduction list through the display unit, reproducing the first content included in the displayed reproduction list through an application associated with the first content provider, sensing whether the reproduction of the first content has been completed, and reproducing the second content through an application associated with the second content provider on the basis of a sensing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun Heo, Jaekyung Lee, Jeean Chang
  • Patent number: 10901690
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display unit for displaying a content image; a microphone for receiving voice commands from a user; a network interface unit for communicating with a natural language processing server and a search server; and a control unit for transmitting the received voice commands to the natural language processing server, receiving intention analysis result information indicating the user's intention corresponding to the voice commands from the natural language processing server, and performing a function of the display device according to the received intention analysis result information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunki Min, Kiwoong Lee, Hyangjin Lee, Jeean Chang, Seunghyun Heo, Jaekyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20200404362
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display unit, a storage unit configured to store information on a web page, a microphone configured to receive a user's voice command, a network interface unit configured to perform communication with a natural language processing (NLP) server, and a controller configured to transmit text data of the voice command to the NLP server, to receive intention analysis result information corresponding to the voice command from the NLP server, to select, as a final candidate address, one of a plurality of candidate addresses related to a search word included in the received intention analysis result information if the search word is not stored in the storage unit, and to access a website corresponding to the selected final candidate address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chulmin SON, Seunghyun HEO, Jaekyung LEE
  • Publication number: 20200401371
    Abstract: Provided are a display device for more accurately providing a function intended by a user upon reception of the voice command and an operating method thereof. The display device comprises a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with at least one external server, a storage unit, a voice recognition unit configured to receive a voice command, a control unit configured to acquire a function corresponding to the voice command, a determination module configured to determine a provider providing the function corresponding to the voice command and an output unit configured to receive data related to the function from the at least one external server or the storage unit according to the determined provider and output the function corresponding to the voice command based on the received data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun HEO, Kiwon PARK, Daegun PARK, Sangseok LEE, Yookyoung CHOI, Jaekyung LEE
  • Patent number: 10860273
    Abstract: A display device operation method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: outputting first content on a screen of the display device; receiving a screen link request for linking a first screen of the display device and a second screen of another display device connected to the display device; and controlling the display device and another display device such that the first content is output on a merged screen in which the first screen and the second screen are merged according to the received screen link request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joonghee Han, Donghee Lee, Woojin Choi, Seunghyun Heo, Gahyun Chloe Sun, Sangrok Lee, Hyeongjin Park, Youngjae Jung, Kanghak Han, Jaeho Lee, Hojun Nam, Donguk Lee, Woojin Jeong, Seokho Jang, Changhoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200341730
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display unit for displaying a content image; a microphone for receiving voice commands from a user; a network interface unit for communicating with a natural language processing server and a search server; and a control unit for transmitting the received voice commands to the natural language processing server, receiving intention analysis result information indicating the user's intention corresponding to the voice commands from the natural language processing server, and performing a function of the display device according to the received intention analysis result information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunki MIN, Kiwoong LEE, Hyangjin LEE, Jeean CHANG, Seunghyun HEO, Jaekyung LEE
  • Patent number: 10796695
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multimedia device capable of processing a speech-based command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun Heo, Hyunseung Kim, Hyangjin Lee, Jaekyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10678396
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display device for displaying a pointer and a control method thereof. An image display device according to the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display image information, and a controller configured to display a pointer at a position set on the basis of a region displayed with a first layer based on the first layer displayed as an upper layer in a state that the image information is displayed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seunghyun Heo