Patents by Inventor Soryoung KIM

Soryoung 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: 11562579
    Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle control method, which adjusts a seat installed in a vehicle, a first display positioned in front of the seat and facing the seat, and a second display positioned in front of the first display and facing the seat, includes: detecting the face of a passenger sitting in the seat by a camera installed in the vehicle; estimating the face height from the floor surface of the vehicle; if the estimated face height is lower than a predetermined level, setting a display region on the first display, and, if the estimated face height is higher than the predetermined level, setting the display region on at least part of the second display; and displaying images in the set display region. One or more among an autonomous vehicle, user terminal, and server according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11500974
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for user authentication of a vehicle in an autonomous driving system are disclosed. The method includes determining an authentication value indicating matching accuracy of authentication data entered for a passenger of the vehicle and authentication information of a caller of the vehicle, determining a driving setting of the vehicle based on the authentication value, driving on a pre-driving route according to the driving setting, performing decryption for encrypted data blocks related to the passenger received from an infra apparatus located on the pre-driving route, using a key value of the passenger, determining a destination of the vehicle based on whether the decryption for the encrypted data blocks succeeds or fails, and controlling the vehicle to drive to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11435196
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for managing lost property in a shared autonomous vehicle, which determine a likely lost property spot based on a location and time a passenger is highly likely to lose their property, by monitoring the passenger's movements in the vehicle and classifying the passenger's behavior as a behavior pattern that makes the passenger prone to losing their property. Accordingly, the passenger may send a lost property retrieval request, and the passenger may be given guidance on how to retrieve the lost property, thereby allowing for efficient management of lost property in a shared autonomous vehicle. One or more among an autonomous vehicle, user terminal, and server according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)) robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a 5G service-related device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11430436
    Abstract: A voice interaction method and a vehicle using the same are disclosed. A voice interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention activates a personal terminal through which a voice signal of an occupant is received as a voice interaction assisting device between the vehicle and the occupant and changes presence or absence of a voice interaction between the vehicle and the occupant and voice interaction settings according to states of the vehicle and the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Soryoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11340619
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method of an autonomous including: generating driving information by merging meta information, including location information, and image information; receiving an object detection algorithm selected based on the meta information; based on the object detection algorithm, setting a driving path while monitoring a main object that has appeared in a place indicated by the location information; and when dangerous object information is received from a server, resetting the driving path to avoid an dangerous object. One or more of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server of the present invention may be in conjunction with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), an Augmented Reality (AR) device, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, and a device related to a 5G service, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20210404816
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for managing lost property in a shared autonomous vehicle, which determine a likely lost property spot based on a location and time a passenger is highly likely to lose their property, by monitoring the passenger's movements in the vehicle and classifying the passenger's behavior as a behavior pattern that makes the passenger prone to losing their property. Accordingly, the passenger may send a lost property retrieval request, and the passenger may be given guidance on how to retrieve the lost property, thereby allowing for efficient management of lost property in a shared autonomous vehicle. One or more among an autonomous vehicle, user terminal, and server according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)) robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a 5G service-related device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210403054
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle allocation method of a server in an automated vehicle and highway system, which acquires a state information of a user, using a home Internet of Things (IoT), determines behavior information of the user, sets a going out stage related to an action sequence for going out of the user, based on the behavior information, transmits a vehicle allocation request message to the vehicle in order for the user to use the vehicle, based on the going out stage, whereby efficient vehicle allocation can be provided to users. One or more of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal and a server may be connected to an artificial intelligence (AI) module, a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV) robot, an augmented reality (AR) apparatus, a virtual reality (VR) apparatus, a 5G service related apparatus or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210403018
    Abstract: A method for providing rest information based on a rest pattern of a driver and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. A rest information providing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure determines a fatigue degree and provides rest information to a driver. Here, the rest information is previously analyzed rest information preferred by the driver, and thus vehicle use satisfaction of the driver can be improved. An autonomous vehicle of the present disclosure can be associated with artificial intelligence modules, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)), robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, devices related to 5G service, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210362727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a management method for a shared vehicle including the steps of: receiving, by at least one processor, a vehicle allocation request signal; determining, by at least one processor, an allocated vehicle based on first traveling path information included in the vehicle allocation request signal; authenticating, by at least one processor, driving qualification of a user for a manned autonomous vehicle when the manned autonomous vehicle is determined to be the allocated vehicle; and providing, by at least one processor, a passenger-assistance autonomous vehicle option. A shared vehicle management device can manage an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be linked to a robot. The shared vehicle management device may be implemented through an artificial intelligence algorithm. The shared vehicle management device may produce augmented reality (AR) contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soryoung KIM, Chiwon SONG
  • Publication number: 20210354722
    Abstract: Disclosed are an autonomous vehicle and a driving control system and method using the same. The method of controlling driving a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes searching for a section occupied by a section service provider in a driving route to a destination; determining whether the vehicle is a subscriber vehicle registered in a section service provided by the section service provider. When the subscriber vehicle drives a section occupied by the section service provider, the subscriber vehicle has a priority in a driving speed, compared to a non-subscriber vehicle. At least one of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server of the present invention may be connected to or fused with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, a drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a device related to a 5G service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210358492
    Abstract: A voice interaction method and a vehicle using the same are disclosed. A voice interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention activates a personal terminal through which a voice signal of an occupant is received as a voice interaction assisting device between the vehicle and the occupant and changes presence or absence of a voice interaction between the vehicle and the occupant and voice interaction settings according to states of the vehicle and the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210357669
    Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle control method, which adjusts a seat installed in a vehicle, a first display positioned in front of the seat and facing the seat, and a second display positioned in front of the first display and facing the seat, includes: detecting the face of a passenger sitting in the seat by a camera installed in the vehicle; estimating the face height from the floor surface of the vehicle; if the estimated face height is lower than a predetermined level, setting a display region on the first display, and, if the estimated face height is higher than the predetermined level, setting the display region on at least part of the second display; and displaying images in the set display region. One or more among an autonomous vehicle, user terminal, and server according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210334904
    Abstract: Disclosed are an insurance guidance system and method for an autonomous vehicle. The insurance guidance system includes a user terminal for inputting a destination and a safety grade of the vehicle; and a server for transmitting insurance related information of each section of two or more existing sections on a driving route to the destination to the user terminal. Therefore, by providing a danger level of each section so that a user recognizes in advance a danger section on a driving route, an accident can be prevented, and when an accident occurs, a user's damage can be compensated with an appropriate insurance premium. At least one of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server may be connected to or fused with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, a drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a device related to a 5G service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210331699
    Abstract: A vehicle resource management method of a network in automated vehicle & highway systems includes: monitoring whether an event of a vehicle entering a road monitored by the network occurs; receiving driving information of the vehicle when the entry event has occurred; and setting a role value for object detection to the vehicle on the basis of information on the road prestored in the network and the driving information. Accordingly, the vehicle can perform efficient resource management for object detection. One or more of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal and a server of the present disclosure can be associated with an artificial intelligence module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device and a 5G service related device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Patent number: 11138453
    Abstract: Disclosed is a driving guide method for a vehicle. The driving guide method includes: acquiring predicted driving information of a vehicle that is driving manually; acquiring gaze information of a user of the vehicle; identifying at least one recognition pattern information that is acquired based on history information corresponding to the predicted driving information; identifying recognition pattern information corresponding to the gaze information from among the at least one recognition pattern information; and displaying information on a region of interest that is determined based on the recognition pattern information. One or more of an autonomous vehicle a crime predicting apparatus of the present disclosure may be linked to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a robot, an Augmented Reality (AR) device, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, a 5G service-related device, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11040650
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving system. The method for controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving system can improve recognition accuracy of an object by outputting light corresponding to a first brightness value changed in correspondence to detection of an object having a recognition error larger than a predetermined range during driving while outputting light corresponding to a first brightness value that is determined of the basis of information about external illumination. An autonomous vehicle of the present disclosure may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone ((Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV), a robot, an AR (Augmented Reality) device, a VR (Virtual Reality) device, a device associated with 5G services, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Soryoung Kim
  • Publication number: 20210104004
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of generating a virtual profile and providing transportation services to a user using the virtual profile to protect the user's personal information, thereby requiring no personal information of the user to provide transportation services and relieving the user anxiety about revelation of personal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210101290
    Abstract: At least one of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server may be connected or converged with an artificial intelligence (AI) module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device associated with a 5G service, and the like. A method for a collecting device may include identifying a user and an item associated with the user, identifying image information associated with the user, verifying whether the item is to be collected based on the image information, moving to a position corresponding to the user when the item is to be collected, and providing information associated with item collection to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210078598
    Abstract: Disclosed are an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian guidance system and method using the same. The pedestrian guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one autonomous vehicle for transmitting pedestrian information recognizing a pedestrian and indicating the pedestrian based on a signal received from the pedestrian terminal to other vehicle. At least one of an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, and a server of the present invention may be connected to or fused with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, a drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a device related to a 5G service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210055116
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular electronic device including a processor configured, upon determining that a vehicle is located within a predetermined distance from an input destination, to acquire passenger information through a camera, to receive, from an external server, information about the type of passenger classified based on the passenger information, to determine one or more get-off points, in consideration of destination information, based on the type of passenger, and to output the one or more get-off points to the passenger through a user interface device. At least one of an autonomous vehicle of the present disclosure, a user terminal, or a server can be linked to or combined with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device associated with a 5G service, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Soryoung KIM