Patents by Inventor Si Hoon Sung

Si Hoon Sung 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: 11660964
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface capable of controlling various functions of a vehicle, and more particularly a vehicle function control system and a control method using a detachable control device. A method of controlling an integrated control unit includes: recognizing a first detachable control device attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided at an attachment unit; establishing a first data path with the first detachable control device; transmitting information about a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable control device through the first data path; and when receiving first manipulation information from the first detachable control device, controlling the first function to be controlled based on the first manipulation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Si Hoon Sung
  • Patent number: 11505068
    Abstract: A vehicle function control apparatus and method control various vehicle functions. A control method of an integrated manipulation unit may include: establishing a first data path with a first detachable knob attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided in an attachment unit; transmitting information on a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable knob through the first data path; establishing a second data path with a second detachable knob stacked on the first detachable knob; and transmitting information on a second function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the second detachable knob through the second data path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Si Hoon Sung
  • Patent number: 11472292
    Abstract: A manipulation system capable of controlling various functions in a vehicle includes a detachable rotary manipulation system capable of corresponding to various manipulation environments using an electromagnet and a method of controlling the same. The method includes determining whether a rotary manipulation unit having a plurality of magnets disposed thereat has been attached based on a change in current of a plurality of electromagnetic coils disposed at an attachment unit and controlling whether to activate at least some of the plurality of electromagnetic coils based on at least one of the number of clicks per rotation corresponding to a function to be controlled or a manipulation system type of the rotary manipulation unit upon determining that the rotary manipulation unit has been attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung
  • Patent number: 11345238
    Abstract: A vehicle function control apparatus and method use a detachable knob. The vehicle function control method includes determining, by an integrated manipulation unit, a target attachment position on an attachment unit having a plurality of attachment positions, sensing the position of a detachable knob having at least one magnet and a manipulation means on the attachment unit, and controlling a plurality of electromagnets disposed so as to correspond to the plurality of attachment positions such that the detachable knob is moved from the sensed position to the target attachment position, among the plurality of attachment positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Hoon Sung, Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim
  • Publication number: 20220134884
    Abstract: A vehicle function control apparatus and method control various vehicle functions. A control method of an integrated manipulation unit may include: establishing a first data path with a first detachable knob attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided in an attachment unit; transmitting information on a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable knob through the first data path; establishing a second data path with a second detachable knob stacked on the first detachable knob; and transmitting information on a second function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the second detachable knob through the second data path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Si Hoon Sung
  • Publication number: 20220118853
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface capable of controlling various functions of a vehicle, and more particularly a vehicle function control system and a control method using a detachable control device. A method of controlling an integrated control unit includes: recognizing a first detachable control device attached to a first attachment position. among at least one attachment position provided. at an attachment unit; establishing a fist data path with. the first detachable control device; transmitting information about a first function. to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable control device through the first data path; and when receiving first manipulation information from the first detachable control device, controlling the first function to be controlled based on the first manipulation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Si Hoon Sung
  • Patent number: 11084379
    Abstract: A user interface capable of controlling various functions of a vehicle is disclosed. More particularly, an in-vehicle function control apparatus using a detachable knob and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. A method of controlling a vehicle function using a detachable knob includes an integrated operation unit detecting an attachment position of the detachable knob among a plurality of attachment positions in a vehicle, transmitting information on a result of the operation from the detachable knob to the integrated operation unit when an operation unit provided in the detachable knob is operated, and the integrated operation unit controlling a controlled function corresponding to the attachment position of the detachable knob based on the information on the result. The detachable knob is fixed at any one of the plurality of attachment positions using magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Hoon Sung, Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim
  • Patent number: 10960847
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle using a smart key is provided and includes sensing at least one of a vehicle state, an attachment state of the smart key, and a detachment state of the smart key, the smart key including a magnet, and adjusting a magnetic force of at least one electromagnet provided in a smart key recognizer disposed in a predetermined attachment region inside the vehicle based on a plurality of levels and a result of the sensing. The levels include at least a first level occurring before driving and a second level occurring during driving, and a magnetic force corresponding to the second level is greater than a magnetic force corresponding to the first level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung
  • Publication number: 20210043349
    Abstract: A manipulation system capable of controlling various functions in a vehicle includes a detachable rotary manipulation system capable of corresponding to various manipulation environments using an electromagnet and a method of controlling the same. The method includes determining whether a rotary manipulation unit having a plurality of magnets disposed thereat has been attached based on a change in current of a plurality of electromagnetic coils disposed at an attachment unit and controlling whether to activate at least some of the plurality of electromagnetic coils based on at least one of the number of clicks per rotation corresponding to a function to be controlled or a manipulation system type of the rotary manipulation unit upon determining that the rotary manipulation unit has been attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung
  • Publication number: 20210039496
    Abstract: A vehicle function control apparatus and method use a detachable knob. The vehicle function control method includes determining, by an integrated manipulation unit, a target attachment position on an attachment unit having a plurality of attachment positions, sensing the position of a detachable knob having at least one magnet and a manipulation means on the attachment unit, and controlling a plurality of electromagnets disposed so as to correspond to the plurality of attachment positions such that the detachable knob is moved from the sensed position to the target attachment position, among the plurality of attachment positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Hoon Sung, Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim
  • Patent number: 10850708
    Abstract: A user interface capable of controlling various functions in a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle control method using a smart key includes an integrated operation unit detecting attachment of the smart key through a smart key detector disposed in a predetermined attachment area inside a vehicle, the integrated operation unit transmitting information on a controlled function corresponding to a vehicle state to the smart key, outputting a first user interface corresponding to the information on the controlled function on a first display of the smart key, transmitting information on a result of operation from the smart key to the integrated operation unit when an operation unit provided in the smart key is operated, and the integrated operation unit controlling the controlled function based on the information on the result. The smart key is fixed in the attachment area using magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung
  • Publication number: 20200307513
    Abstract: An in-vehicle control apparatus using a smart key provided with a display and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method includes sensing, by an integrated apparatus, at least one of a vehicle state, an attachment state of the smart key, and a detachment state of the smart key, the smart key including a magnet, and adjusting a magnetic force of at least one electromagnet provided in a smart key recognizer disposed in a predetermined attachment region inside the vehicle based on a plurality of levels and a result of the sensing. The levels include at least a first level occurring before driving and a second level occurring during driving, and a magnetic force corresponding to the second level is greater than a magnetic force corresponding to the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung
  • Publication number: 20200189520
    Abstract: A user interface capable of controlling various functions in a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle control method using a smart key includes an integrated operation unit detecting attachment of the smart key through a smart key detector disposed in a predetermined attachment area inside a vehicle, the integrated operation unit transmitting information on a controlled function corresponding to a vehicle state to the smart key, outputting a first user interface corresponding to the information on the controlled function on a first display of the smart key, transmitting information on a result of operation from the smart key to the integrated operation unit when an operation unit provided in the smart key is operated, and the integrated operation unit controlling the controlled function based on the information on the result. The smart key is fixed in the attachment area using magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung
  • Publication number: 20200189392
    Abstract: A user interface capable of controlling various functions of a vehicle is disclosed. More particularly, an in-vehicle function control apparatus using a detachable knob and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. A method of controlling a vehicle function using a detachable knob includes an integrated operation unit detecting an attachment position of the detachable knob among a plurality of attachment positions in a vehicle, transmitting information on a result of the operation from the detachable knob to the integrated operation unit when an operation unit provided in the detachable knob is operated, and the integrated operation unit controlling a controlled function corresponding to the attachment position of the detachable knob based on the information on the result. The detachable knob is fixed at any one of the plurality of attachment positions using magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Si Hoon Sung, Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim
  • Publication number: 20200164835
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus and method use a smart key provided with a display. The vehicle control method includes: an integrated manipulation unit detecting attachment of the smart key through a smart key detector disposed in a predetermined attachment area inside a vehicle; the integrated manipulation unit transmitting information on a target control function corresponding to a vehicle state to the smart key; outputting a first user interface corresponding to the information on the target control function on a first display of the smart key; transmitting information on a result of manipulation from the smart key to the integrated manipulation unit when an operating portion provided in the smart key is operated; and the integrated manipulation unit controlling the target control function based on the information on the result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung