Patents by Inventor Soon-Ki Hwang

Soon-Ki Hwang 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).

  • Method and apparatus of transmitting personal information in subscriber-based ringback tone service
    Patent number: 8315614
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a called subscriber to send a sound for his own personal information as a ringback tone with a ringback tone replacing sound are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: HLR providing MSC with the first information about whether a ringback tone is to be replaced or not and the second information for routing to sound providing means when a called terminal is registered in MSC; MSC requesting a call connection to the sound providing means based on the first and second information when the called terminal is called; and the sound providing means call-connecting to the calling terminal, and providing the calling terminal with a specific sound, wherein the specific sound is generated by combining a subscriber information sound, which can identify the called subscriber or can represent the subscriber's character, with the ringback tone replacing sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: SK Telecom., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Tae No, Sang-Yun Lee, Hee-Hyeok Hahm, Ki-Mun Kim, Jae-Young Park, Soon-Ki Hwang
  • Method and Apparatus of Transmitting Personal Information in Subscriber-Based Ringback Tone Service
    Publication number: 20080002824
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a called subscriber to send a sound for his own personal information as a ringback tone with a ringback tone replacing sound are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: HLR providing MSC with the first information about whether a ringback tone is to be replaced or not and the second information for routing to sound providing means when a called terminal is registered in MSC; MSC requesting a call connection to the sound providing means based on the first and second information when the called terminal is called; and the sound providing means call-connecting to the calling terminal, and providing the calling terminal with a specific sound, wherein the specific sound is generated by combining a subscriber information sound, which can identify the called subscriber or can represent the subscriber's character, with the ringback tone replacing sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong-Tae No, Sang-Yun Lee, Hee-Hyeok Hahm, Ki-Mun Kim, Jae-Young Park, Soon-Ki Hwang