Patents by Inventor Sungwang Kim

Sungwang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240127810
    Abstract: A dialogue management method, a dialogue management system and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium may obtain, from a screen displayed via a user terminal, information required for executing a task corresponding to a user's speech input, and omit operations of inducing, receiving, and analyzing additional user's speech inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jaemin Moon, Jungdo Kim, Minjae Park, Sungwang Kim
  • Patent number: 11955123
    Abstract: A speech recognition system includes: a speech processor configured to identify an intention of a user included in an utterance of the user; a controller configured to identify whether a function corresponding to the intention of the utterance is performable, and if the function corresponding to the intention of the utterance is not performable, generate spoken text for requesting an other speech recognition system to perform the function corresponding to the intention of the user; and an utterance generator configured to convert the spoken text into a speech signal of an inaudible frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Minjae Park, Sungwang Kim, Byeong Yeol Kim
  • Patent number: 11922538
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an emoji includes an analyzer that is configured to, in response to an utterance of a user being input, acquire at least one of context information or information about a sentiment of the user. AN emoji generator generates a new emoji based on emoji generation information including information related to at least two among the context information, the information about the sentiment of the user, and information about an intent of the user corresponding to the utterance. The emoji generator is configured to select a plurality of emojis that match the emoji generation information from among a plurality of stored emojis and combine at least some of the plurality of emojis to generate the new emoji.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Minjae Park, Sungwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20230352015
    Abstract: A user terminal includes a microphone through which a speech of a user is input, a speaker through which a speech of a counterpart is output during a call, a controller configured to activate a speech recognition function upon receiving a trigger signal during the call, and a communicator configured to transmit, after the trigger signal is input, information related to the user's speech which is input through the microphone and information related to content of the call to a dialogue system that is configured to perform the speech recognition function, wherein the controller is configured to control the speaker to output a system response transmitted from the dialogue system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sungwang KIM, Jaemin MOON, Minjae PARK
  • Publication number: 20230317072
    Abstract: The method of processing a dialogue may include: monitoring a setting value for a setting item of a vehicle; in response to the setting value not matching a target value for the setting item, generating a system speech based on the target value and the setting value; and transmitting the generated system speech to a user terminal associated with the vehicle. The target value for the setting item may be determined based on a historic usage pattern for the setting item on the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jaemin Moon, Minjae Park, Sungwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20230298581
    Abstract: A dialogue management method includes: obtaining at least one of a speech recognition result or a natural language understanding result for a speech of a user; determining whether a fixed speech pattern is included in the speech of the user, based on the at least one of the speech recognition result or the natural language understanding result for the speech of the user; and when the fixed speech pattern is included in the speech of the user, generating recommended speech information for guiding a completion of the speech of the user, based on at least one of a current dialogue context or a type of the fixed speech pattern included in the speech of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jaemin MOON, Minjae PARK, Sungwang KIM
  • Publication number: 20230282212
    Abstract: A user terminal, a control method thereof, a dialogue management system and a dialogue management method may output an ambient sound related to a user intention in real time together with a system response to a user's voice command, thereby providing a user with a sense of presence and enabling a natural dialogue with the user. The user terminal includes at least one microphone; a speaker; a communication module configured to communicate with a server; and a controller configured to control the speaker to output a system response corresponding to a voice command of a user, when the user's voice command is input through the at least one microphone, wherein the controller is configured to control the speaker to output an ambient sound matching the voice command together with the system response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minjae PARK, Jaemin MOON, Sungwang KIM
  • Publication number: 20230206918
    Abstract: A vehicle may include: a display provided inside the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the display, based on a condition being satisfied, to display a vehicle image comprising a graphic object and a plurality of indicators, wherein the graphic object indicates a plurality of portions of the vehicle image, and wherein each of the plurality of indicators is respectively associated with one of the plurality of portions. Based on a user utterance associated with at least one indicator of the plurality of indicators, the controller may be configured to control a control target corresponding to the at least one indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Minjae Park, Jaemin Moon, Sungwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20230206922
    Abstract: Provided is a dialogue system including: a speech recognizer module configured to convert a speech of a user into a plurality of candidate texts, and prioritize the plurality of candidate texts; a understanding module configured to determine a first action corresponding to a first candidate text with a highest priority among the plurality of candidate texts; and a controller configured to attempt to perform the determined first action, and when the first action is not performable, reprioritize other candidate texts of the plurality of candidate texts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Sungwang Kim, Jaemin Moon, Minjae Park
  • Publication number: 20230081386
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle, comprising: a voice receiver configured to acquire a user voice input; a speaker provided inside the vehicle; a display provided inside the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the voice receiver, the speaker and the display, wherein the controller is configured to: acquire a control command from the user voice input, wait for receiving a subsequent control command for a predetermined waiting time after operating a control target based on the control command, and control at least one of the speaker or the display to provide a feedback for notifying that the control target is in a subsequent controllable state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jaemin Moon, Minjae Park, Sungwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20220355664
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of tactile input devices configured to receive a tactile input for controlling a function of the vehicle; a microphone configured to receive an audio input; and a voice recognition system configured to control the function of the vehicle based on the audio input, where the voice recognition system is configured to determine a target object to be controlled based on the tactile input, determine a control instruction for the target object based on the audio input, and control the target object based on the control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sungwang Kim, Woo Taek Lim, Minjae Park, Donghyeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220301560
    Abstract: A speech recognition system includes: a speech processor configured to identify an intention of a user included in an utterance of the user; a controller configured to identify whether a function corresponding to the intention of the utterance is performable, and if the function corresponding to the intention of the utterance is not performable, generate spoken text for requesting an other speech recognition system to perform the function corresponding to the intention of the user; and an utterance generator configured to convert the spoken text into a speech signal of an inaudible frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Minjae Park, Sungwang Kim, Byeong Yeol Kim
  • Publication number: 20220301232
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an emoji includes an analyzer that is configured to, in response to an utterance of a user being input, acquire at least one of context information or information about a sentiment of the user. AN emoji generator generates a new emoji based on emoji generation information including information related to at least two among the context information, the information about the sentiment of the user, and information about an intent of the user corresponding to the utterance. The emoji generator is configured to select a plurality of emojis that match the emoji generation information from among a plurality of stored emojis and combine at least some of the plurality of emojis to generate the new emoji.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Minjae Park, Sungwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20220250472
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a display, a dial input device configured to receive a first input from a user, and a controller configured to control the display based on the first input, wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display a plurality of characters, a first indicator indicating one character among the plurality of characters, and a second indicator indicating at least one character not indicated by the first indicator among the plurality of characters, controls the display to change the characters indicated by the first indicator and the second indicator based on the first input, and determines the character indicated by the first indicator as the character selected by the user based on the second input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sungwang KIM, Minjae PARK
  • Publication number: 20220165264
    Abstract: An embodiment dialogue system includes a speech recognizer configured to convert an utterance of a user into an utterance text, a natural language understanding module configured to identify an intention of the user based on the utterance text, and a controller configured to generate a first control signal for performing control corresponding to the intention of the user, identify whether an additional control item related to the control corresponding to the intention of the user exists, and in response to the additional control item existing, generate a second control signal for displaying information about the additional control item on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Sungwang Kim, Donghyeon Lee, Minjae Park
  • Patent number: 10386927
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for providing notification are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen, a communication circuit, an electric motor, a processor electrically coupled to the touch screen, the communication circuit, and the electric motor, and a memory electrically coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions to be executed by the processor which is configured to control for detecting occurrence of an event from a signal received through the communication circuit or an operation of the electronic device, generating a notification based on at least part of the event, detecting whether at least some areas of the touch screen are touched by a user's hand or finger using the touch screen, and, when the at least some areas of the touch screen are touched by the user's hand or finger, activating the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo-Gil Kim, Sungwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20180268398
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operation method therefor according to various embodiments may be configured to perform user authentication in response to an electronic card; detect access to an external device; and perform, by means of the electronic card, account transactions via the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chanpyo PARK, Hyun KIM, Boosun SHIN, Sungwang KIM
  • Publication number: 20170153705
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for providing notification are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen, a communication circuit, an electric motor, a processor electrically coupled to the touch screen, the communication circuit, and the electric motor, and a memory electrically coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions to be executed by the processor which is configured to control for detecting occurrence of an event from a signal received through the communication circuit or an operation of the electronic device, generating a notification based on at least part of the event, detecting whether at least some areas of the touch screen are touched by a user's hand or finger using the touch screen, and, when the at least some areas of the touch screen are touched by the user's hand or finger, activating the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Hyo-Gil KIM, Sungwang KIM
  • Publication number: 20150032544
    Abstract: A terminal performs a coupon notification service method. In the method, in response to a request for a notification service for a coupon, the terminal defines a notification range by measuring a distance from a current location of the terminal to a destination for using the coupon. When the terminal is located within the notification range, the terminal obtains an estimated time of arrival at the destination on the basis of the current location of the terminal and a current velocity of the terminal. Then the terminal displays the estimated time of arrival on a map to perform the notification service for the coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sungwang Kim, Byungin Yu, Bola Yoo