Patents by Inventor Sowoon Yoon

Sowoon Yoon 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: 11040620
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus configured to be installed in a vehicle, the apparatus includes a touch screen; a gesture detecting unit configured to detect a gesture of a user and convert the gesture into an electrical signal; and at least one processor configured to determine whether a criteria for switching to an autonomous driving state is satisfied in response to the gesture detected by the gesture detecting unit being applied from a driver seat of the vehicle to the touch screen, further, in response to the criteria for switching to the autonomous driving state being satisfied, the at least one processor is further configured to switch a state of the vehicle to the autonomous driving state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suhyung Jang, Gangseub Lee, Jongmin Baek, Sowoon YooN
  • Publication number: 20190070963
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus configured to be installed in a vehicle, the apparatus includes a touch screen; a gesture detecting unit configured to detect a gesture of a user and convert the gesture into an electrical signal; and at least one processor configured to determine whether a criteria for switching to an autonomous driving state is satisfied in response to the gesture detected by the gesture detecting unit being applied from a driver seat of the vehicle to the touch screen, further, in response to the criteria for switching to the autonomous driving state being satisfied, the at least one processor is further configured to switch a state of the vehicle to the autonomous driving state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suhyung JANG, Gangseub LEE, Jongmin BAEK, Sowoon YOON
  • Patent number: 10144290
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus for a vehicle including a touch screen; a gesture input unit configured to detect a gesture of a user; and a processor configured to in response to the gesture detected by the gesture input unit being applied from a driver seat of the vehicle, display a preset first screen on the touch screen corresponding to driver operations of the vehicle, and in response to the gesture detected by the gesture input unit being applied from a front passenger seat of the vehicle, display a preset third screen on the touch screen corresponding to passenger operations of the vehicle excluding vehicle driving operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suhyung Jang, Gangseub Lee, Jongmin Baek, Sowoon Yoon
  • Publication number: 20170282717
    Abstract: A user interface apparatus for a vehicle including a touch screen; a gesture input unit configured to detect a gesture of a user; and a processor configured to in response to the gesture detected by the gesture input unit being applied from a driver seat of the vehicle, display a preset first screen on the touch screen corresponding to driver operations of the vehicle, and in response to the gesture detected by the gesture input unit being applied from a front passenger seat of the vehicle, display a preset third screen on the touch screen corresponding to passenger operations of the vehicle excluding vehicle driving operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suhyung JANG, Gangseub LEE, Jongmin BAEK, Sowoon YOON
  • Patent number: D778306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junsic Park, Junghoon Son, Yoonna Soh, Jieun Song, Sowoon Yoon
  • Patent number: D778307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junsic Park, Junghoon Son, Yoonna Soh, Jieun Song, Sowoon Yoon
  • Patent number: D782503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kunsik Lee, Junsic Park, Sowoon Yoon, Kyoungjune Shin
  • Patent number: D782504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kunsik Lee, Junsic Park, Sowoon Yoon, Kyoungjune Shin
  • Patent number: D783028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kunsik Lee, Junsic Park, Sowoon Yoon, Kyoungjune Shin
  • Patent number: D783029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kunsik Lee, Junsic Park, Sowoon Yoon, Kyoungjune Shin
  • Patent number: D783030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kunsik Lee, Junsic Park, Sowoon Yoon, Kyoungjune Shin
  • Patent number: D786274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kunsik Lee, Junsic Park, Sowoon Yoon, Kyoungjune Shin
  • Patent number: D786909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junsic Park, Yoonna Soh, Jieun Song, Sowoon Yoon
  • Patent number: D797774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junsic Park, Junghoon Son, Yoonna Soh, Jieun Song, Sowoon Yoon
  • Patent number: D806727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junsic Park, Uniyoung Kim, Gangseub Lee, Seungwon Ryu, Yoonna Soh, Sowoon Yoon, Sunghwa Jang
  • Patent number: D809535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junsic Park, Uniyoung Kim, Gangseub Lee, Seungwon Ryu, Yoonna Soh, Sowoon Yoon, Sunghwa Jang