Patents by Inventor Sung Hwan Jun
Sung Hwan Jun 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).
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Patent number: 12689832Abstract: A display system for a vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect an approaching object at a rear of an ego vehicle, at least one camera configured to photograph the approaching object at the rear, a display configured to output an image photographed by the camera, and a controller, and the controller receives driving-related information about the approaching object at the rear from the sensor, determines whether the driving-related information satisfies a preset criterion, changes a zoom magnification of the image according to a result of the determination, and outputs the image with the changed zoom magnification on the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20260103112Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle may comprise a first battery, a second battery, a camera configured to record surroundings of the vehicle, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to receive first state of charge (SOC) information of the first battery and second SOC information of the second battery, select, based on the first and second SOC information, one of the first battery and the second battery, and control, based on the selected battery, the camera to record the surroundings of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2025Publication date: April 16, 2026Inventors: Jeong Muk Kang, Sung Hwan Jun, Seok Ju Yeom, Dong Hyuk Jeong, Kyoung Jun Kim
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Publication number: 20260101099Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a camera light shield may include: a camera mount; a bottom plate comprising a top edge connected to a lower portion of the camera mount; and a pair of side plates each connected to the bottom plate and a side portion of the camera mount. The bottom plate may slope down from the top edge to a bottom edge of the bottom plate. A plurality of steps may be formed on a sloped surface of the bottom plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2025Publication date: April 9, 2026Inventors: Sung Hwan Jun, Dong Hyuk Jeong, Seok Ju Yeom, Joo Young Song, Se Young Park, Kyoung Jun Kim
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Patent number: 12565102Abstract: A method for adjusting a video image in a vehicle equipped with a driving video recording device, and a vehicle using same, are disclosed. The method may include obtaining, by a camera module of the driving video recording device, video data corresponding to a video depicting surroundings of the vehicle. The method may also include obtaining, by a processor of the driving video recording device, a gravity vector acquired using a G sensor of the driving video recording device. The method may additionally include determining, by the processor, an adjustment value according to the gravity vector acquired using the G sensor. The adjustment value may include one or both of a pitch adjustment value or a roll adjustment value. The method may further include adjusting, by the processor, the video data using the adjustment value to generate adjusted video data. The method may also include displaying, by a head unit of the vehicle, the adjusted video data together with navigation information on a screen.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20260054645Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory storing at least one instruction that, when executed by the processor communicating with the memory, is configured to cause the apparatus to detect, using a motion sensor, a movement of an external object in a first detection zone monitored by the motion sensor. Based on the detection of the movement, the apparatus may record, using a camera, a video of a surrounding area of a vehicle, wherein the surrounding area may comprise at least a portion of the first detection zone. The apparatus may adjust one or more settings of the motion sensor for the first detection zone based on position information of the vehicle or frequency of detecting the movement of the external object in the first detection zone, and transmit, based on the adjusted one or more settings, a command to the camera to adjust recording behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2025Publication date: February 26, 2026Inventors: Dong Hyuk JEONG, Kyoung Jun KIM, Seok Ju YEOM, Jeong Muk KANG, Sung Hwan JUN, Joo Am BAEK
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Patent number: 12555391Abstract: A driving video recording system includes a camera module for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle, a first memory for storing an image transmitted from the camera module, a second memory for storing a computer program for controlling storage of the image, and a controller including a processor to execute the computer program. The processor determines whether a view condition is satisfied through execution of the computer program, selects one of a first region or a second region for a field of view of the camera module according to the determination, and stores the image obtained by the camera module according to the selection.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2023Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20250392683Abstract: Disclosed is a video recording device for a vehicle that may receive motion information of an external object from a motion sensor, and when the external object is detected within a first area or when the external object is determined to enter the first area from a second area within a set time, transmit a wake-up command to a camera and prepare for event recording. When an impact is detected by an impact sensor, the video recording device may determine whether at least one of a distance, a speed, or a direction of the external object satisfies a condition that may cause an impact on the vehicle, determine whether the external object is within a set area in a range of the motion sensor, and determine whether to perform the event recording, thereby storing a video (e.g., only) when there is an actual impact by the external object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: December 25, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Hyuk Jeong, Kyoung Jun Kim, Seok Ju Yeom, Jeong Muk Kang, Sung Hwan Jun, Joo Am Baek
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Publication number: 20250392684Abstract: Disclosed is a video recording device for a vehicle including a sensor configured to detect a motion of an external object around the vehicle, a camera configured to record the surroundings of the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine whether to start recording by the camera based on a result of the detecting, wherein the controller is configured to receive motion information of the external object from the sensor and transmit a wake-up command to the camera when the external object is determined to enter a first area from a second area within a set time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2024Publication date: December 25, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Hyuk Jeong, Kyoung Jun Kim, Seok Ju Yeom, Jeong Muk Kang, Sung Hwan Jun, Joo Am Baek
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Publication number: 20250385991Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle video recording method to perform video recording upon detecting a motion of an object around a vehicle in a parked state. The method for controlling the vehicle video recording system includes collecting motion information of a first object with a continuous motion in an area for a first set time; generating a static motion area based on the motion information collected during the first set time, and in response to the motion of the first object being a motion in the static motion area, turning off a video recording function for the motion of the first object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: December 18, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Patent number: 12489884Abstract: A method for evaluating performance of a driving video recording system may include extracting, by a control device, a plurality of video frames from a video file, identifying, by the control device, a time interval associated with at least one video frame that comprises a marker among the plurality of video frames and identifying a first time point, of the time interval, corresponding to the at least one video frame, identifying, by the control device and from the video file, a sound signal corresponding to the at least one video frame to identify a second time point, of the time interval, associated with the sound signal corresponding to the at least one video frame, and outputting, by the control device and based on a time difference between the first time point and the second time point, a result associated with a time synchronization performance of the driving video recording system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 2, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Patent number: 12483767Abstract: A vehicle video record system includes a camera module for monitoring an area around a vehicle, a first memory for storing a video transmitted from the camera module, and a controller including a second memory configured to store a computer program for controlling storage of the video, and a processor configured to execute the computer program, where the camera module includes at least one camera having a view guide extending ahead of the at least one camera to block reflected light coming into a lens of the at least one camera from inside the vehicle, where a vertical field of view of the field of view increases from a center toward both ends along a horizontal expansion of the field of view.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2024Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Dong Hyuk Jeong, Sung Hwan Jun, Seok Ju Yeom, Mun Jun Hur, Kwan Ho Kim
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Publication number: 20250358520Abstract: A display system for a vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect an approaching object at a rear of an ego vehicle, at least one camera configured to photograph the approaching object at the rear, a display configured to output an image photographed by the camera, and a controller, and the controller receives driving-related information about the approaching object at the rear from the sensor, determines whether the driving-related information satisfies a preset criterion, changes a zoom magnification of the image according to a result of the determination, and outputs the image with the changed zoom magnification on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: November 20, 2025Inventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20250148798Abstract: A method of providing an event site image to a related person in an emergency and an image transmission system includes: determining whether an event has occurred; determining whether it is an emergency by detecting a biosignal of an occupant; and in response to a determination that it is an emergency, transmitting recorded indoor/outdoor images of a vehicle at a time of the event to a management server, which may, in a dangerous situation where a driver of the vehicle loses consciousness or a secondary accident is likely to occur when the vehicle is stopped after the accident, provide recorded images and indoor/outdoor situations of the vehicle at a time of the accident to a person involved with the driver or to an emergency vehicle/tow truck/police car, or the like is dispatched to handle the accident, through real-time streaming, and may respond to the accident more efficiently and rapidly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20250131737Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a G value equal to or higher than threshold, which is a reference point of recording an impact event, may be bypassed at the time when a vehicle passes over a speed bump ahead on the path on which the vehicle is driving to prevent recording of impact events, so that the impact event resulting from an impact caused by the speed bump may be disregarded at the time when the vehicle passes over the speed bump after the speed bump has been perceived, thereby preventing unnecessary videos from being stored in a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Inventor: Sung Hwan JUN
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Publication number: 20250117279Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory that stores computer-executable instructions and at least one processor that accesses the memory and executes the instructions, wherein the at least one processor may allocate a first target area to a memory of a target controller at a start point in time when over-the-air (OTA) programming is performed in the target controller by a main controller, store an OTA log containing a communication record between the target controller and the main controller in the first target area, and apply the OTA log to an encryption model and transmit an encrypted OTA log to the management server based on failure of the OTA at an end point in time when the OTA performed in the target controller ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20250071399Abstract: A vehicle video record system includes a camera module for monitoring an area around a vehicle, a first memory for storing a video transmitted from the camera module, and a controller including a second memory configured to store a computer program for controlling storage of the video, and a processor configured to execute the computer program, where the camera module includes at least one camera having a view guide extending ahead of the at least one camera to block reflected light coming into a lens of the at least one camera from inside the vehicle, where a vertical field of view of the field of view increases from a center toward both ends along a horizontal expansion of the field of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Dong Hyuk Jeong, Sung Hwan Jun, Seok Ju Yeom, Mun Jun Hur, Kwan Ho Kim
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Publication number: 20250042251Abstract: A method for adjusting a video image in a vehicle equipped with a driving video recording device, and a vehicle using same, are disclosed. The method may include obtaining, by a camera module of the driving video recording device, video data corresponding to a video depicting surroundings of the vehicle. The method may also include obtaining, by a processor of the driving video recording device, a gravity vector acquired using a G sensor of the driving video recording device. The method may additionally include determining, by the processor, an adjustment value according to the gravity vector acquired using the G sensor. The adjustment value may include one or both of a pitch adjustment value or a roll adjustment value. The method may further include adjusting, by the processor, the video data using the adjustment value to generate adjusted video data. The method may also include displaying, by a head unit of the vehicle, the adjusted video data together with navigation information on a screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20240420486Abstract: A driving video recording system includes a camera module for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle, a first memory for storing an image transmitted from the camera module, a second memory for storing a computer program for controlling storage of the image, and a controller including a processor to execute the computer program. The processor determines whether a view condition is satisfied through execution of the computer program, selects one of a first region or a second region for a field of view of the camera module according to the determination, and stores the image obtained by the camera module according to the selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventor: Sung Hwan Jun
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Publication number: 20240406554Abstract: A driving image recording device includes a camera module for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle, a first memory for storing an image transmitted from the camera module, a second memory for storing a computer program that controls storage of the image; and a controller including a processor for executing the computer program, where the processor determines whether a wiper of the vehicle is in an on-state through execution of the computer program and determines whether to change a motion detection setting of the camera module according to this determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Sung Hwan Jun, Dong Hyuk Jeong
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Patent number: 12063347Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for evaluating a built-in video recording device for a vehicle, the system including: a GUI (graphical user interface) test part configured to automatically perform evaluation of a GUI screen of a vehicle display device that operates in conjunction with the built-in video recording device for a vehicle; and an automatic evaluating part configured to automatically evaluate performance of the built-in video recording device for a vehicle based on a result evaluated by the GUI test part.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Sung Hwan Jun, Kyoung Jun Kim