Patents by Inventor Yong Kim

Yong 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).

  • CURRENT CONSUMPTION CONTROL DEVICE AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20230420969
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling current consumption of a battery management system (BMS) managing a battery pack, including an input unit including a logic element to which a charger connection signal and an always constant power source off signal are input, an operation unit including a control circuit, the control circuit including a plurality of switches, a plurality of operational amplifiers, and a plurality of resistance elements, and the operation unit generates a current consumption control signal for at least one component in the BMS according to an output of the logic element and an output voltage of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Wook KIM, Ha Yong KIM, Sangkyu LEE, Suk Hoon LEE, Bum CHOI
  • TIMBER-CONCRETE COMPOSITE SLAB WITH NOTCHED PLYWOOD SHEAR CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230417052
    Abstract: Proposed are a timber-concrete composite slab with a notched plywood shear connector and a manufacturing method thereof. The timber-concrete composite slab may include a plurality of shear connectors disposed with gaps in a width direction, and a plurality of tension members made of wood and each coupled to lower portions of any one and another adjacent one of the shear connectors between the adjacent shear connectors. The timber-concrete composite slab may also include a plurality of heat insulators each bonded or inserted between upper portions of any one and another adjacent one of the shear connectors, and concrete poured in a predetermined height over the shear connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Kwon OH, Kyung Sun AHN, Sung Jun PANG, Ji Yong KIM
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BIT STREAM
    Publication number: 20230421757
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises decoding first information indicating whether a maximum of N intra prediction modes are used or a maximum of M intra prediction modes are used for an intra prediction for a current block, in which the M is smaller than the N, deriving an intra prediction mode of the current block, inverse-mapping the derived intra prediction mode on a corresponding intra prediction mode among the maximum N intra prediction modes when the decoded first information indicates that the maximum M intra prediction modes are used for the intra prediction for the current block, and generating an intra prediction block by performing an intra prediction for the current block, based on the inverse-mapped intra prediction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong San JUN, Jin Ho LEE, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Sung Chang LIM, Ha Hyun LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
  • METHOD AND DEVICE USING INTER PREDICTION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20230421804
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. In video encoding and decoding, inter-prediction information for a target block may be derived, and inter prediction for a target block may be performed using the derived inter-prediction information. Combined inter-prediction information may be performed by combining multiple pieces of inter-prediction information, and the combined inter-prediction information may be added as a candidate to a list used for inter prediction. One of candidates in the list may be selected for inter prediction for the target block, and inter prediction using the selected candidate may be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION KOREA AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jin-Ho LEE, Jung-Won KANG, Hyunsuk KO, Sung-Chang LIM, Ha-Hyun LEE, Dong-San JUN, Hui-Yong KIM, Jae-Gon KIM, Do-Hyeon PARK, Yong-Uk YOON
  • IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH SUB-BLOCK INTRA PREDICTION
    Publication number: 20230421778
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises deriving an intra prediction mode for a current block, selecting at least one reconstructed sample line neighboring to the current block, constructing a reference sample using at least one reconstructed sample included in the at least one reconstructed sample line, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode and the reference sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong San JUN, Jin Ho LEE, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Sung Chang LIM, Ha Hyun LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
  • Grouping of network devices
    Patent number: 11856395
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to setup of IoT network devices, and specifically to setup of multiple similar IoT devices at substantially the same time using joint authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Yong Kim, Jon Plummer, Matt Glidden, Douglas Edward McLaughlin
  • Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 11855172
    Abstract: A semiconductor layer stack includes a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer including a high-k material, which is formed on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer formed on the dielectric layer, and an interface control layer formed between the dielectric layer and the second conductive layer and including a leakage blocking material, a dopant material, a high bandgap material and a high work function material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Beom-Yong Kim
  • Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus, and recording medium storing bitstream
    Patent number: 11856197
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a method of decoding an image. The method of decoding an image according to the method includes: obtaining transform skip information of a current block from a bitstream; obtaining multiple transform selection information of the current block on the basis of the transform skip information from the bitstream; and performing inverse transform on the current block on the basis of the multiple transform selection information, wherein the multiple transform selection information is used to set each of a horizontal transform type and a vertical transform type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNK WAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim, Byeung Woo Jeon, Jee Yoon Park
  • Method and device for image encoding and decoding, and recording medium having bit stream stored therein
    Patent number: 11856221
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of decoding an image and a method of encoding an image. The method of decoding an image includes: obtaining motion-constrained tile set information; determining, on the basis of the motion-constrained tile set information, a first boundary region of a collocated tile set within a reference picture, which corresponds to a motion-constrained tile set; padding a second boundary region corresponding to the first boundary region; and performing inter prediction on the motion-constrained tile set by using a collocated tile set that includes the padded second boundary region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, CHIPS & MEDIA, INC
    Inventors: Ha Hyun Lee, Jung Won Kang, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim, Dae Yeon Kim, Dong Jin Park
  • Apparatus for encoding and decoding image by skip encoding and method for same
    Patent number: 11849110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Ha Hyun Lee, Se Yoon Jeong, Hui Yong Kim, Suk Hee Cho, Jong Ho Kim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Chie Teuk Ahn, Dong Gyu Sim, Seoung Jun Oh, Gwang Hoon Park, Sea Nae Park, Chan Woong Jeon
  • SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING REGENERATIVE BRAKING TORQUE OF ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20230398876
    Abstract: Proposed is a system and method of controlling regenerative braking torque of an eco-friendly vehicle, the system and method being configured to quickly reduce and maintain a wheel slip amount less than a reference value during coasting, and accordingly, being able to achieve coasting stability and stable regenerative braking, by controlling regenerative brake into zero when a wheel slip over a reference value is generated and an Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) is turned on while an eco-friendly vehicle coasts, and by gradually increasing regenerative braking torque of a motor with a predetermined inclination from zero using Proportional-Integral (PI) control when the ABS is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Yong Kim, Hyun Seok Jang, Chang Eun Na
  • Pouch Film for Secondary Battery and Manufacturing Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20230402686
    Abstract: A pouch film for a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. In some embodiments, the pouch film includes a stretchable auxiliary layer that is a multi-layered structure comprising a plurality of layers, wherein layers in the plurality of layers have different elongation rates. The stress at the interface of each layer is relieved and the moldability of a pouch is improved. The risk of breakage of a pouch is significantly reduced and defect rates are reduced in a pouch manufacturing process, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Kim
  • LOOP-WISE ROUTE REPRESENTATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM AND THE CORRESPONDING OPTIMIZATION FORMULATION
    Publication number: 20230400310
    Abstract: Disclosed is a loop-wise route optimization method including defining, by a loop variable designer, a loop as a set of links of a predetermined directionality including a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction in which a start node and an end node are the same in a graph including nodes and links; defining, by the loop variable designer, loop variables that are virtual variables each having a continuous value between a negative base route value and a positive base route value assigned in a predetermined directionality including a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction to the loop; defining, by a base route designer, a base route has a positive value and of which a travel direction is set in a direction from the origin node to the destination node; and formulating, by an effective route searcher, an effective route problem using the loop variables and the base route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: In Gwun JANG, Geunu KIM, Sung Yong Kim, Kitae JANG
  • Method and device for determining reference unit
    Patent number: 11843795
    Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: selecting candidate units from among reconstructed neighbor units; creating a candidate unit set with respect to units to be decoded, using the selected candidate units; determining a reference unit from among the candidate units which constitute the created candidate unit set; and performing inter prediction on the units to be decoded, using the determined reference unit. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Hui Yong Kim, Se Yoon Jeong, Suk Hee Cho, Jong Ho Kim, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Chie Teuk Ahn
  • Vehicle and control method thereof
    Patent number: 11840118
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an alarm portion, a storage configured to store information on a ground clearance, a camera configured to obtain a surrounding image including a front image and a rear image of the vehicle, and a controller configured to, when an object in front of the vehicle is recognized based on the front image obtained by the camera, determine a height of the object based on the front image obtained by the camera, and when the ground clearance is greater than the height of the object by comparing the height of the object with the ground clearance, and when the object is not recognized in a rear side of the vehicle based on the rear image obtained by the camera, configured to control the alarm portion to output a warning alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dae Hwan Kim, Sam Yong Kim
  • Method and apparatus for setting reference picture index of temporal merging candidate
    Patent number: 11843768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a reference picture index of a temporal merging candidate. An inter-picture prediction method using a temporal merging candidate can include the steps of: determining a reference picture index for a current block; and inducing a temporal merging candidate block of the current block and calculating a temporal merging candidate from the temporal merging candidate block, wherein the reference picture index of the temporal merging candidate can be calculated regardless of whether a block other than the current block is decoded. Accordingly, a video processing speed can be increased and video processing complexity can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hui Yong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim, Sang Min Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Apparatuses and methods including multilevel command and address signals
    Patent number: 11842791
    Abstract: Multilevel command and address (CA) signals are used to provide commands and memory addresses from a controller to a memory system. Using multilevel signals CA signals may allow for using fewer signals compared to binary signals to represent a same number of commands and/or address space, or using a same number of multilevel CA signals to represent a larger number of commands and/or address space. A number of external command/address terminals may be reduced without reducing a set of commands and/or address space. Alternatively, a number of external terminals may be maintained, but provide for an expanded set of commands and/or address space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Kang-Yong Kim
  • Method and apparatus for setting reference picture index of temporal merging candidate
    Patent number: 11843769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a reference picture index of a temporal merging candidate. An inter-picture prediction method using a temporal merging candidate can include the steps of: determining a reference picture index for a current block; and inducing a temporal merging candidate block of the current block and calculating a temporal merging candidate from the temporal merging candidate block, wherein the reference picture index of the temporal merging candidate can be calculated regardless of whether a block other than the current block is decoded. Accordingly, a video processing speed can be increased and video processing complexity can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hui Yong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim, Sang Min Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED
    Publication number: 20230396791
    Abstract: The present invention is about an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. According to present invention, a method of decoding an image, the method comprising, loading information of a neighboring block of a current block; decoding a current block using the loaded information of the neighboring block; and saving information of the current block that is decoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Chang LIM, Jung Won KANG, Ha Hyun LEE, Jin Ho LEE, Hui Yong KIM
  • MEMORY SYSTEM REFRESH MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20230393748
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to memory system refresh management are described herein. In an example, a refresh operation can be performed on a set of memory cells in a memory device. The memory device comprising a plurality of sets of memory cells corresponding to respective portions of an array of memory cells of the memory device. The refresh operation can include receiving a mode register write command. The refresh operation can include writing mode register data associated with the mode register write command. The refresh operation can be performed on the set of memory cells at an address location indicated by the written mode register data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yang Lu, Kang-Yong Kim