Patents by Inventor Woon Seob So

Woon Seob So 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: 8611951
    Abstract: A fixed mobile convergence terminal using a wideband voice codec is provided. The fixed mobile convergence terminal includes a communication unit configured to connect to a network, and a control unit configured to download a wideband voice codec identical to a wideband voice codec of an opposite party terminal from a call control server in a call setting with the opposite party terminal through the communication unit, so that a high-quality voice call function is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Hyun-Joo Bae, Byung-Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 8359620
    Abstract: An Internet Set-Top Box (ISTB) and a method of providing wideband IP telephony services using the ISTB are provided, which are capable of implementing wideband voice communication services using a wideband voice codec, controlling a Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) packet payload to process a variety of wideband speech frame payloads, and providing high-quality wideband IP telephony services by controlling a jitter buffer to maintain conference call synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung-Han Choi, Woon-Seob So, Do-Young Kim, Hyun-Joo Bae, Byung-Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120163214
    Abstract: A method for measuring voice quality in a wireless communication network includes measuring an MOS of a signal using a narrowband voice codec and an MOS of a signal using a wideband voice codec in a cable loopback environment, calculating a wideband voice codec correction coefficient using the measured MOS, measuring an MOS of a signal using the narrowband voice codec and an MOS of a signal using the wideband voice codec in a terminal connection environment; and outputting a value obtained by adding the wideband voice codec correction coefficient to the measured MOS in the terminal connection environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Do-Young Kim, Byung-Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120127987
    Abstract: A packet route management device, a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system, and a method of controlling voice call quality. The packet route management device may manage a packet route in an effort to control VoIP voice call based on bandwidth information of packet route devices. Accordingly, the packet route devices may be allowed to process VoIP packets in real time, and thus voice quality can be maintained at a constant level without packet delay or packet loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob SO, Do-Young KIM, Byung-Sun LEE
  • Publication number: 20110151880
    Abstract: A fixed mobile convergence terminal using a wideband voice codec is provided. The fixed mobile convergence terminal includes a communication unit configured to connect to a network, and a control unit configured to download a wideband voice codec identical to a wideband voice codec of an opposite party terminal from a call control server in a call setting with the opposite party terminal through the communication unit, so that a high-quality voice call function is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob SO, Hyun-Joo BAE, Byung-Sun LEE
  • Publication number: 20110145872
    Abstract: An Internet Set-Top Box (ISTB) and a method of providing wideband IP telephony services using the ISTB are provided, which are capable of implementing wideband voice communication services using a wideband voice codec, controlling a Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) packet payload to process a variety of wideband speech frame payloads, and providing high-quality wideband IP telephony services by controlling a jitter buffer to maintain conference call synchronization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung-Han CHOI, Woon-Seob SO, Do-Young KIM, Hyun-Joo BAE, Byung-Sun LEE
  • Publication number: 20100272097
    Abstract: Provided are an Internet phone terminal that applies a wideband voice codec, and an Internet phone communication method. A wideband voice signal received from the Internet through a wired line or wirelessly is decoded using the wideband voice codec, and a wideband voice signal received through a microphone supporting a wideband is encoded using the wideband voice codec, so that the Internet phone terminal can provide high quality voice communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Do-Young Kim, Byung-Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20100150121
    Abstract: A fixed mobile convergence (FMC) communication apparatus using a wideband audio codec is provided. The FMC communication apparatus includes an application processor which is capable of processing one or more wireless communication protocols and supports a wideband audio codec; a wideband audio signal input/output (I/O) unit which is connected to the application processor and processes the input and output of wideband audio signals; a mobile network access unit which is connected to the application processor and accesses a mobile communication network; and a wireless local area network (LAN) access unit which is connected to the application processor and wirelessly accesses an access point (AP). The FMC communication apparatus can access the base station of a mobile internet system or the base station of a mobile communication system. In addition, the FMC communication apparatus can access a Bluetooth device or an AP using a short-range wireless communication method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Woon Seob SO, Hyun Joo BAE, Byung Sun LEE
  • Patent number: 7526679
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for developing and verifying a system-on-chip for an Internet phone. The object of the present invention is to provide the system-on-chip developing and verifying apparatus for the Internet phone, which can develop and verify the system-on-chip simultaneously by integrating an Advanced RISC Machine(ARM) core module, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a peripheral interface and the system-on-chip. The apparatus includes an ARM core module performing a core processor function, a peripheral interface including a memory and many external input/output devices, a FPGA controlling the ARM core module and performing a control function for connecting the ARM core module and the peripheral interface, and a system-on-chip integrating the functions of the ARM core module and the FPGA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Do-Young Kim, Young-Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 7522583
    Abstract: Disclosed is a communication terminal for a wire and wireless network phone which comprises: a communication service controller, including a RISC processor, for processing protocols that satisfy respective communication interfaces in hardware and software manners; a reset unit for applying a reset signal to be used for the communication service controller; a clock signal unit for supplying clock signals needed for the communication service controller; a memory connected to the communication service controller, for storing a start program, a terminal management program, user data, and various application programs; and an access unit for providing a VoIP telephone function, a DSL access function, an analog telephone function, an Ethernet access function, a wireless network access function, and an EIA232 access function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Insititute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Dae-Hwan Hwang
  • Publication number: 20080212568
    Abstract: A wire/wireless Internet phone terminal using a wideband voice codec is provided. The wire/wireless Internet phone terminal using a wideband voice codec includes: a multimedia application processor for including a process core to perform a protocol according to a wire and wireless interface communication scheme and supporting wideband voice service; an Ethernet processing unit for connecting the multimedia application processor to the Ethernet to perform an Ethernet physical-layer function of and transforming a power input from the Ethernet to supply a driving power to the multimedia application processor; a PSTN (public switched telephone network) processing unit for connected to the multimedia application processor and a PSTN to emulate a telephone function; and a wireless processing unit for connecting the multimedia application processor to an AP (access point) in a wireless manner. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a wideband service without a limitation to wire/wireless implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon Seob So, Do Young Kim, Hae Won Jung
  • Patent number: 7296186
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system-on-chip development apparatus for wire/wireless Internet telephone. The system-on-chip development apparatus for wire/wireless Internet telephone according to the present invention adds functions indispensable to a RISC core, constructs a core kernel section using a device integrating additional FPGAs available to support additional functions, and provides a plurality of interfaces necessary to an Internet telephone function centering around the core kernel section. With this, the number of necessary component parts can be minimized to facilitate design and simplify the configuration thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Dae-Hwan Hwang, Bong-Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20060143526
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for developing and verifying a system-on-chip for an Internet phone. The object of the present invention is to provide the system-on-chip developing and verifying apparatus for the Internet phone, which can develop and verify the system-on-chip simultaneously by integrating an Advanced RISC Machine(ARM) core module, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a peripheral interface and the system-on-chip. The apparatus includes an ARM core module performing a core processor function, a peripheral interface including a memory and many external input/output devices, a FPGA controlling the ARM core module and performing a control function for connecting the ARM core module and the peripheral interface, and a system-on-chip integrating the functions of the ARM core module and the FPGA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Do-Young Kim, Young-Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20050138582
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system-on-chip development apparatus for wire/wireless Internet telephone. The system-on-chip development apparatus for wire/wireless Internet telephone according to the present invention adds functions indispensable to a RISC core, constructs a core kernel section using a device integrating additional FPGAs available to support additional functions, and provides a plurality of interfaces necessary to an Internet telephone function centering around the core kernel section. With this, the number of necessary component parts can be minimized to facilitate design and simplify the configuration thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Dae-Hwan Hwang, Bong-Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20040090949
    Abstract: Disclosed is a communication terminal for a wire and wireless network phone which comprises: a communication service controller, including a RISC processor, for processing protocols that satisfy respective communication interfaces in hardware and software manners; a reset unit for applying a reset signal to be used for the communication service controller; a clock signal unit for supplying clock signals needed for the communication service controller; a memory connected to the communication service controller, for storing a start program, a terminal management program, user data, and various application programs; and an access unit for providing a VoIP telephone function, a DSL access function, an analog telephone function, an Ethernet access function, a wireless network access function, and an EIA232 access function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Dae-Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 6614761
    Abstract: An ADSL subscriber processing equipment in ATM switch is provided. The ADSL subscriber is connected with ATM layer processing device by transmit-receive cellbus and control signal bus and is connected with a number of ADSL subscribers by ADSL line. The ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) subscriber processing equipment in accordance with the present invention includes transmit-cell processing means ATM physical layer processing means ADSL processing means receive-cell processing means and central control means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woon Seob So, Sung Mo Yang, Jin Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20030112830
    Abstract: An Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) communications terminal apparatus is provided. The ISDN communications terminal apparatus includes a reset and clock signal unit for providing a reset signal and a clock signal needed by a communications service controller; a memory unit for storing a start program and an operating program of the communications terminal apparatus and user data; an input/output unit for receiving needed information from a user and providing needed information to the user; a transformer for matching a signal of ISDN lines or a network termination apparatus; and a communications service control unit which internally has a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) microprocessor, and is connected to the reset and clock signal unit, the memory unit, the input/output unit, and the transformer to process the communications protocol of each unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Dae-Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 6212168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a subscriber control module having a test apparatus suitable for testing internal routes in an Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM exchange system for improved reliability and effective maintenance thereof. A subscriber control module having testing functions makes it possible that internal whole routes in the exchange system under the control by maintenance control module inside the system can be tested through the use of subscriber switching network and connection switching network. Further, a test apparatus of the present invention placed inside the exchange system can test ATM subscribers with individually different rates, configured in such a way to be identical with boards used in the exchange system so that the test apparatus can be installed inside the exchange system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Telecom
    Inventors: Woon Seob So, Sung Mo Yang, Seung Han Lee, Jin Tae Kim, Hae Geun Kim
  • Patent number: 5822769
    Abstract: A dual port random access memory (RAM) matching circuit for a Versa Module Europe bus (VMEbus) which makes it possible to have a higher capacity when transmitting and receiving data by using a RAM which is possible to bidirectionally access during a communication between processors using a VMEbus of an electronic switching system. The dual port RAM matching circuit includes a dual port RAM for bidirectionally outputting/inputting a data in accordance with an address and a control signal, an address matching unit for selecting first through sixteenth addresses from a local system or first through sixteenth addresses from a VMEbus in accordance with the control signal, and a data matching unit for selecting 0-th through thirty first CPU data or 0-th through thirty first VMEbus data from the local system in accordance with the control signal from the control bus, and for checking a parity during a data transmission and receiving operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Telecommunication Authority
    Inventors: Woon-Seob So, Jin-Tae Kim