Patents by Inventor Wonjae Cha

Wonjae Cha 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: 20240064232
    Abstract: A captioned telephone service (CTS) system for blocking spam calls includes a CTS server and a database. A CTS user's equipment is associated with a CTS number and an original phone number. The CTS server is configured to allow the user to elect to use an original number service and a call drop service. If the original number service is set, when the user places a phone call to a peer by using the CTS number, the original phone number, instead of the CTS number, is displayed as caller identification on a communications device of the peer. The CTS server assists the user to set up call forwarding and checks whether the call forwarding was successfully set. If the call drop service is set, the CTS server drops a call, directed to the CTS number. However, emergent calls or emergency related calls are excluded from the call drop service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Wonjae CHA, Jong Oh CHOI, John LEE
  • Patent number: 11909911
    Abstract: A system for centralized captioned telephone service (“C-CTS”), which includes a C-CTS system (“C-CTSS”) for providing a transcription service to a user subscribed to the C-CTS during a phone call with a peer; a mobile communications device of the user which includes a first phone number assigned from a carrier of the user; a communications device of the peer which includes a second phone number; and a plurality of caption providers that communicate with the C-CTSS. The first phone number is associated with the C-CTSS and each of the caption providers provides a captioned telephone service. A carrier of the first phone number includes a voice network, a data network, and a database that stores the first phone number of the user which is subscribed to the C-CTS. The C-CTSS includes a database that stores the first phone number of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MEZMO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sungho Lee, Wonjae Cha, John H. Lee
  • Patent number: 11902466
    Abstract: A captioned telephone service system having the text-to-speech and answer assistance functions includes a captioner, a text-to-speech system, and an answer assistance system. The captioner provides captions to a user during a phone call between the user and a peer by receiving the peer's voice from a peer device, transcribing the peer's voice into caption data, and transferring the caption data to the user device. The text-to-speech system is configured to receive text data from the user device, convert the text data into speech, and transfer the voice of the speech to the peer device via the voice path in real time. The answer assistance system is configured to receive the caption data from the captioner, analyze the caption data to identify a question, analyze the question to generate answer suggestions, and forward the answer suggestions to the user device for review, editing, and selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Mezmo Corporation
    Inventors: Wonjae Cha, John H Lee
  • Publication number: 20230239401
    Abstract: A captioned telephone service system having the text-to-speech and answer assistance functions includes a captioner, a text-to-speech system, and an answer assistance system. The captioner provides captions to a user during a phone call between the user and a peer by receiving the peer’s voice from a peer device, transcribing the peer’s voice into caption data, and transferring the caption data to the user device. The text-to-speech system is configured to receive text data from the user device, convert the text data into speech, and transfer the voice of the speech to the peer device via the voice path in real time. The answer assistance system is configured to receive the caption data from the captioner, analyze the caption data to identify a question, analyze the question to generate answer suggestions, and forward the answer suggestions to the user device for review, editing, and selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Wonjae CHA, John H. LEE
  • Patent number: 11705131
    Abstract: A system for identifying spoken language in a telecommunications relay service, which includes a call serving entity; and a plurality of automatic speech recognition groups where each of the automatic speech recognition groups includes an associated automatic speech recognition engine that recognizes and transcribes speech to a predefined language. One of the plurality of automatic speech recognition groups is set as a default automatic speech recognition group and automatic speech recognition engines transcribe and convert peer voices into text packets. The text packets are scored by the automatic speech recognition engine and transmitted to the call serving entity to determine whether the text packets meet a predetermined threshold based on their respective scores with the text packet having the highest score that meets or exceeds the predetermine threshold transmitted to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Mezmo Corporation
    Inventors: WonJae Cha, John H. Lee
  • Patent number: 11570302
    Abstract: A system for providing a caption feedback service to a call center agent includes a plurality of TRS providers, a caption feedback system, and a plurality of call centers. The TRS providers provide a transcription service to TRS users during phone calls between the TRS users and peers, and the call centers connect phone calls between customers and call agents. The caption feedback system is connected to the caption feedback agents of the TRS providers and caption feedback clients of the call centers via data networks. If the caption feedback system finds that the TRS user's phone number matches the customer's phone number and the peer's phone number matches the call center's phone number, the caption feedback server connects the TRS provider to the call center via data network to enable transfer of the caption data of the call agent's voice from the TRS provider to the call center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Mezmo Corporation
    Inventors: Wonjae Cha, Haesung Lee
  • Publication number: 20230007121
    Abstract: A system for centralized captioned telephone service (“C-CTS”), which includes a C-CTS system (“C-CTSS”) for providing a transcription service to a user subscribed to the C-CTS during a phone call with a peer; a mobile communications device of the user which includes a first phone number assigned from a carrier of the user; a communications device of the peer which includes a second phone number; and a plurality of caption providers that communicate with the C-CTSS. The first phone number is associated with the C-CTSS and each of the caption providers provides a captioned telephone service. A carrier of the first phone number includes a voice network, a data network, and a database that stores the first phone number of the user which is subscribed to the C-CTS. The C-CTSS includes a database that stores the first phone number of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sungho LEE, Wonjae CHA, John H. LEE
  • Patent number: 11546465
    Abstract: A system includes a TRS system for providing a transcription service to a user of the TRS system during a phone call with a peer and a communications device of the user which includes a phone call unit associated with the phone number and a TRS call unit associated with the virtual number. The TRS system includes a database which stores a phone number and a virtual number of the user, wherein the phone number is assigned from a carrier of the user and the virtual number is assigned from a TRS provider to the user; and a communications device of the user which includes a phone call unit associated with the phone number and a TRS call unit associated with the virtual number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MEZMO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sungho Lee, Wonjae Cha, Jong Oh Choi
  • Publication number: 20220284903
    Abstract: A system for identifying spoken language in a telecommunications relay service, which includes a call serving entity; and a plurality of automatic speech recognition groups where each of the automatic speech recognition groups includes an associated automatic speech recognition engine that recognizes and transcribes speech to a predefined language. One of the plurality of automatic speech recognition groups is set as a default automatic speech recognition group and automatic speech recognition engines transcribe and convert peer voices into text packets. The text packets are scored by the automatic speech recognition engine and transmitted to the call serving entity to determine whether the text packets meet a predetermined threshold based on their respective scores with the text packet having the highest score that meets or exceeds the predetermine threshold transmitted to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: WonJae CHA, John H. Lee
  • Publication number: 20220182489
    Abstract: A system includes a TRS system for providing a transcription service to a user of the TRS system during a phone call with a peer and a communications device of the user which includes a phone call unit associated with the phone number and a TRS call unit associated with the virtual number. The TRS system includes a database which stores a phone number and a virtual number of the user, wherein the phone number is assigned from a carrier of the user and the virtual number is assigned from a TRS provider to the user; and a communications device of the user which includes a phone call unit associated with the phone number and a TRS call unit associated with the virtual number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Sungho Lee, Wonjae Cha, Jong Oh CHOI
  • Patent number: 10999431
    Abstract: A system and a method for switching call agents in telecommunications relay service includes a TRS server system. The TRS server system includes a voice handler for processing voice data, a text handler for processing text data, and a controller for controlling, establishing, and terminating voice paths and data paths. The voice handler transmits a peer's voice to a first CA such that the first CA transcribes and converts the peer's voice into text data. The text handler receives the text data generated by the first CA. The controller selects a second CA; establishes a voice path and a data path between the second CA and the TRS server system; and terminate the voice path and data path associated with the first CA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Mezmo Corporation
    Inventors: Sungho Lee, Wonjae Cha
  • Patent number: 10342931
    Abstract: An optically induced injection device is provided. The optically induced injection device includes: an injection needle, a light generator providing light to an affected area, a first optical cable which is disposed in the injection needle and through which the light passes, and an injection unit disposed in the injection needle and providing an injection solution to the affected area while the light is provided to the affected area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Inventor: Wonjae Cha
  • Publication number: 20180185591
    Abstract: An optically induced injection device is provided. The optically induced injection device includes: an injection needle, a light generator providing light to an affected area, a first optical cable which is disposed in the injection needle and through which the light passes, and an injection unit disposed in the injection needle and providing an injection solution to the affected area while the light is provided to the affected area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Wonjae Cha
  • Patent number: 9502037
    Abstract: A Wireless Caption Communication Service (“WCCS”) System includes a relay center, a wireless caption communication device, and a wireless captioning service server. The wireless caption communication device has a voice collecting device and a wireless caption communication terminal. Text entered by a first user is transmitted to the wireless captioning service server and converted into a speech. Then, the speech is transmitted to the voice collecting device and the sound of the speech comes out of a speaker of the voice collecting device so that a second user can hear the speech. The voice of the second user is transmitted to the wireless captioning service server and then to the relay center. The voice is converted into a caption data and transmitted to the wireless caption communication device, and the caption data is displayed on the wireless caption communication terminal so that the first user can read the caption data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Miracom USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Wonjae Cha
  • Publication number: 20160203818
    Abstract: A Wireless Caption Communication Service (“WCCS”) System includes a relay center, a wireless caption communication device, and a wireless captioning service server. The wireless caption communication device has a voice collecting device and a wireless caption communication terminal. Text entered by a first user is transmitted to the wireless captioning service server and converted into a speech. Then, the speech is transmitted to the voice collecting device and the sound of the speech comes out of a speaker of the voice collecting device so that a second user can hear the speech. The voice of the second user is transmitted to the wireless captioning service server and then to the relay center. The voice is converted into a caption data and transmitted to the wireless caption communication device, and the caption data is displayed on the wireless caption communication terminal so that the first user can read the caption data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: WONJAE CHA
  • Patent number: 9191787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for a real time transmission of transcribed voice data via a wireless packet network of a telecommunication network used by IP-Relay or IP-CTS for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The invention provides a text relay service communication system for a real-time transmission of transcribed voice data via a wireless packet network, comprising a text data receiving part for receiving text data generated and sent by a call agent; a text data transmitting algorithm part for generating dummy text data when the text data receiving part has not received any text data from the call agent for a pre-determined time period; and a text transmitting part for transmitting the text data and the dummy text data via the wireless packet network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Miracom USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Wonjae Cha
  • Patent number: 9100474
    Abstract: This invention is about WCTS Server System, WCTS Terminal and Method to provide Caption Telephone Service. By using voice in wireless and data network, WCTS Sever System provides Wireless Captioned Telephone Service, WCTS), which is one of Telecommunication Relay Service Types. This invention provides convenience by providing the same method of non-handicapped person with WCTS terminal when a deaf person who can speak is speaking on the phone with non-handicapped person. On the other hand, this invention also provides the method of direct dialing to a deaf person who can speak, not the method of indirect dialing that uses representative number of relay center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Miracom USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Wonjae Cha, Jinseok Eom
  • Publication number: 20140355485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for a real time transmission of transcribed voice data via a wireless packet network of a telecommunication network used by IP-Relay or IP-CTS for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The invention provides a text relay service communication system for a real-time transmission of transcribed voice data via a wireless packet network, comprising a text data receiving part for receiving text data generated and sent by a call agent; a text data transmitting algorithm part for generating dummy text data when the text data receiving part has not received any text data from the call agent for a pre-determined time period; and a text transmitting part for transmitting the text data and the dummy text data via the wireless packet network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: WONJAE CHA
  • Publication number: 20130058270
    Abstract: This invention is about WCTS Server System, WCTS Terminal and Method to provide Caption Telephone Service. By using voice in wireless and data network, WCTS Sever System provides Wireless Captioned Telephone Service, WCTS), which is one of Telecommunication Relay Service Types. This invention provides convenience by providing the same method of non-handicapped person with WCTS terminal when a deaf person who can speak is speaking on the phone with non-handicapped person. On the other hand, this invention also provides the method of direct dialing to a deaf person who can speak, not the method of indirect dialing that uses representative number of relay center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Wonjae CHA, Jinseok EOM
  • Publication number: 20060088002
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal used for a mobile communication system simultaneously providing multiple services through a wireless traffic channel by multiplexing/de-multiplexing the multiple services and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal used for a mobile communication system simultaneously providing multiple services through a wireless traffic channel by implementing an optimal wireless channel connection using voice vocoding transmission, variable rate voice coding vocoder in order to reduce interference. Accordingly, since multiple services are simultaneously transmitted or received, it is possible to easily provide value-added services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Nohee Park, Wonjae Cha