Patents by Inventor Soobin KIM

Soobin 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: 11941162
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus includes a display device, a location receiving device configured to receive current location information for obtaining a current location, an image obtaining device configured to obtain an image of a surrounding environment, and a controller configured to control display of image information on the image obtained by the image obtaining device during execution of an augmented reality mode, obtain information on a building in the image information based on at least one of the current location information or map information obtained by the location receiving device, and control the display device to overlap and display representative information on the obtained building of the image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seunghyun Woo, Jae Yul Woo, Rowoon An, Soobin Kim
  • Patent number: 11922692
    Abstract: A vehicle and a control method may adjust an augmented reality (AR) image of a point of interest (POI) based on at least one of a driving speed of the vehicle or a distance between the vehicle and the POI. The vehicle may include: an image sensor configured to obtain a front image of the vehicle; a display module configured to display the front image; and a controller configured to control the display module to display an AR image of a POI included in the front image by being superimposed on the front image, and adjust the AR image so that at least one of an amount of information or a size is changed based on at least one of a driving speed of the vehicle or a distance between the vehicle and the POI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Soobin Kim, Jae Yul Woo, Seunghyun Woo, Rowoon An
  • Patent number: 11873055
    Abstract: An embodiment personal mobility includes a main body provided in a box shape, a steering device comprising a steering handle configured to extend outwardly from the main body or to retract so as not to protrude from the main body, and a front wheel and a rear wheel installed on a front side and a rear side of the main body, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Rowoon An, Ilsun Song, Jae Yul Woo, Seunghyun Woo, Soobin Kim
  • Patent number: 11873044
    Abstract: Disclosed is a personal mobility device including a towing module configured to allow various types of towed modules to be selectively connected and towed, and a connection device configured to connect the towing module and the towed modules. The connection device includes a connection member extending rearward from the towing module, a connection shaft having an upper side rotatably supported on the connection member and a lower side coupled to a shaft coupling hole formed on a connection frame of the towed module, and a locking device provided on the connection frame to lock the connection shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soobin Kim, Rowoon An, Ilsun Song, Seunghyun Woo, Jae Yul Woo
  • Publication number: 20240004346
    Abstract: Provided is a holographic display apparatus capable of providing an expanded viewing window when reproducing a holographic image via an off-axis technique. The holographic display apparatus includes a spatial light modulator comprising a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally; and an aperture enlargement film configured to enlarge a beam diameter of a light beam coming from each of the plurality of pixels of the spatial light modulator. The beam diameter of each light beam enlarged by the aperture enlargement film may be greater than the width of an aperture of each pixel of the spatial light modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Yunhee KIM, Hwi KIM, Hoon SONG, Soobin KIM, Hongseok LEE
  • Publication number: 20230393018
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for monitoring a hydrocarbon storage system. The system and method for using the system allows the operator to determine if any undesired releases of gaseous hydrocarbons are occurring. The method utilizes a computer programmed with a process simulator function suitable for miming equations of state and determining the unwanted release of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: FLOGISTIX, LP
    Inventors: Paul Munding, Aaron Baker, Soobin Kim, Mims Brooks Talton, III
  • Patent number: 11796960
    Abstract: Provided is a holographic display apparatus capable of providing an expanded viewing window when reproducing a holographic image via an off-axis technique. The holographic display apparatus includes a spatial light modulator comprising a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally; and an aperture enlargement film configured to enlarge a beam diameter of a light beam coming from each of the plurality of pixels of the spatial light modulator. The beam diameter of each light beam enlarged by the aperture enlargement film may be greater than the width of an aperture of each pixel of the spatial light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Yunhee Kim, Hwi Kim, Hoon Song, Soobin Kim, Hongseok Lee
  • Patent number: 11736603
    Abstract: A personal mobility includes a support including a holder and an awning configured to mount a user terminal, a first sensor configured to obtain illumination information, a second sensor configured to obtain road surface inclination information, and a controller configured to identify a brightness of a light corresponding to the illumination information and control a structure of the holder or the awning to be changed based on the brightness of the light and the road surface inclination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rowoon An, Jae Yul Woo, Soobin Kim, Seunghyun Woo
  • Patent number: 11715233
    Abstract: An embodiment mobility device includes a position detector configured to detect a first current position of the mobility device, a display configured to display position information of the mobility device, and a controller configured to set the first current position of the mobility device detected by the position detector as first position information, identify an augmented reality (AR) marker in a predetermined range, based on the first position information, determine a second current position of the mobility device based on the identified AR marker, and set the second current position of the mobility device determined based on the identified AR marker as second position information, and determine final position information of the mobility device by applying the second position information to the first position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Yul Woo, Soobin Kim, Seunghyun Woo, Rowoon An
  • Patent number: 11701275
    Abstract: A towing module of a personal mobility includes: a main body provided to extend in a vertical direction and in which a battery is mounted: a driving wheel installed on a lower portion of the main body and having a driving motor: a steering handle installed on an upper portion of the main body; and a connector provided in the main body to selectively connect one of various types of modules to be towed. The main body is maintained in a standing state while driving by the connection to the module to be towed. A personal mobility and a control method thereof utilize the towing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seunghyun Woo, Soobin Kim, Jae Yul Woo, Rowoon An
  • Publication number: 20230186515
    Abstract: A server includes a communicator; and a controller configured to: when an image data is received from a terminal device through the communicator, determine a first key point of the image data and a first descriptor corresponding to the first key point, determine a location of the terminal device by comparing the first descriptor with a second descriptor stored in a virtual positioning system (VPS) map, determine an area where a difference between the first descriptor and the second descriptor is greater than or equal to a predetermined value based on the location of the terminal device, and update a key point of the area on the VPS map and the second descriptor based on the image data, or request crowdsourcing of an image data about the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seunghyun WOO, Jae Yul WOO, Rowoon AN, Soobin KIM
  • Publication number: 20230169060
    Abstract: In an embodiment a server includes a communicator and a controller configured to update a database for a point of interest stored in advance with point of interest information when receiving the point of interest information and link information from a user terminal through the communicator and control the communicator to transmit the link information and a reward request for a user of the user terminal to an external server, wherein the link information is information on an identification code assigned to the user of the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Yul Woo, Soobin Kim, Seunghyun Woo, Rowoon An
  • Publication number: 20230160711
    Abstract: In an embodiment a vehicle includes a communication module, a display module, an image sensor configured to acquire a front image of the vehicle and a controller configured to determine that the vehicle enters a predetermined range of a destination based on a global positioning system (GPS) signal received through the communication module, compare a feature point of the front image of the vehicle with point cloud map information to determine a first predicted position of the vehicle, based on a difference between the first predicted position and a second predicted position of the vehicle indicated by the GPS signal, determine one of the first predicted position and the second predicted position as a position of the vehicle and control the display module to display an augmented reality (AR) image for performing a route guidance to the destination based on the determined position of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Seunghyun Woo, Jae Yul Woo, Rowoon An, Soobin Kim
  • Publication number: 20230143631
    Abstract: An embodiment electronic device includes a display module, a communicator configured to communicate with a server, an input module, and a controller configured to determine a route to be guided as a shortest path, from an indoor route or an outdoor route based on an input received at the input module from a user or based on an external environment, determine a route from a departure point to an arrival point based on the route to be guided as the shortest path, and control the display module to display the determined route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Yul Woo, Soobin Kim, Seunghyun Woo, Rowoon An
  • Patent number: 11634001
    Abstract: A personal mobility and a control method are provided. The personal mobility includes: a main body; a front wheel mounted on the front end of the main body; a pair of rear wheels mounted on the rear end of the main body; an actuator configured to adjust a distance between the pair of rear wheels; an image data device mounted on the personal mobility and having a field of view outside of the personal mobility, the image data device configured to acquire image data; and a controller configured to determine at least one of user state information or external environment information based on the image data, and control the actuator to adjust the distance between the pair of rear wheels based on at least one of the user state information or the external environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seunghyun Woo, Soobin Kim, Jae Yul Woo, Rowoon An
  • Patent number: 11625142
    Abstract: An embodiment user equipment includes an image sensor, a user interface configured to display an image photographed by the image sensor and to receive a user input, a location detection sensor configured to detect a location of the user equipment, and a controller configured to identify a point of interest (POI) located in a shooting direction of the image sensor based on an output of the location detection sensor, control the user interface to display an augmented reality (AR) icon corresponding to the POI by superimposing the AR icon on the image photographed by the image sensor, and add information about the POI to a scrap list based on an input to the AR icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Rowoon An, Jae Yul Woo, Seunghyun Woo, Soobin Kim
  • Publication number: 20230108484
    Abstract: An embodiment user terminal includes an image acquisition part, a user interface configured to display an image photographed through the image acquisition part, a position detection sensor configured to detect a position of the user terminal, and a controller configured to determine a recommended point of interest (POI) among a plurality of POIs located around the user terminal, based on operation information about each of the plurality of POIs, a user's search history for a POI, and the user's POI scrap, and to control the user interface to display an augmented reality (AR) image corresponding to the recommended POI by superimposing the AR image on the image photographed through the image acquisition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Rowoon An, Jae Yul Woo, Seunghyun Woo, Soobin Kim
  • Publication number: 20230086016
    Abstract: An embodiment mobile device includes a display and a control device configured to control the display to display a user interface on the display, wherein the user interface includes a user menu region configured to allow a user to input a search condition of a point of interest (POI), a detailed information region configured to display information on one or more candidate POIs that satisfy the search condition, and a heat map display region configured to display a distribution of the one or more candidate POIs that satisfy the search condition as a heat map, wherein the heat map is a background for the user menu region and the detailed information region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Soobin Kim, Jae Yul Woo, Seunghyun Woo, Rowoon An
  • Publication number: 20230064993
    Abstract: A vehicle and a control method may adjust an augmented reality (AR) image of a point of interest (POI) based on at least one of a driving speed of the vehicle or a distance between the vehicle and the POI. The vehicle may include: an image sensor configured to obtain a front image of the vehicle; a display module configured to display the front image; and a controller configured to control the display module to display an AR image of a POI included in the front image by being superimposed on the front image, and adjust the AR image so that at least one of an amount of information or a size is changed based on at least one of a driving speed of the vehicle or a distance between the vehicle and the POI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Soobin Kim, Jae Yul Woo, Seunghyun Woo, Rowoon An
  • Patent number: 11554830
    Abstract: An embodiment personal mobility includes a height adjustment device configured to adjust a height of a steering handle, an image sensor configured to measure user body information, and a controller configured to control the height adjustment device to adjust the height of the steering handle based on the user body information measured by the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Soobin Kim, Rowoon An, Ilsun Song, Jae Yul Woo, Seunghyun Woo