Patents by Inventor Yong-Sun Kim

Yong-Sun 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).

  • Exterior Airbag Cushion for Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140097604
    Abstract: An external airbag cushion including: an outer cover that inflates to cover the front of a bumper of a vehicle; a plurality of separation walls that are disposed inside outer cover to divide the inside into a plurality of chambers in the transverse direction of the vehicle; and low-pressure variable vents and high-pressure variable vents that are disposed for the chambers, respectively, and selectively open, depending on the internal pressure of the chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Tae Wook Chung, Yong Sun Kim, Seoung Hoon Lee, Jin Ho Bae
  • Exterior Airbag Cushion for Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140097603
    Abstract: An exterior airbag cushion for a vehicle includes a cushion body which is deployed forward from a front end of the vehicle, a vent hole which is formed in the cushion body, and a variable guide which has a cover shape and covers the vent hole in such a way that a first end and opposing side edges of the variable guide are fastened to the cushion body, and a second end thereof is open to form an opening. The variable guide is folded and is brought into close contact with the cushion body and temporarily fastened to the cushion body so that the variable guide guides a direction of gas discharged from the vent hole and the opening when a temporary fastening structure is loosened by internal pressure of the cushion body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Tae Wook Chung, Yong Sun Kim, Seoung Hoon Lee, Jin Ho Bae
  • System and method of allocating channels for multiple traffic streams
    Patent number: 8687574
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method that may allocate channels with respect to multiple traffic channels. A channel request apparatus may determine a correlation between traffic streams to which channels are allocated, and to determine whether the traffic streams are related to each other, may generate a channel allocation request message that simultaneously requests channel allocation with respect to related traffic streams that are related to each other, and may transmit the channel allocation request message to a channel response apparatus to request the channel allocation with respect to the related traffic channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Sun Kim, Seung Eun Hong, Kap Seok Chang, Sung Geun Jin, Woo Yong Lee, Hyun Kyu Chung
  • External airbag module for vehicle and back beam for mounting external airbag module
    Patent number: 8672078
    Abstract: An external airbag module for a vehicle, installed to be located in a space formed between a back beam and a front bumper may include an inflator secured to a front of the back beam and accommodated in the back beam, and an airbag cushion surrounding the inflator and secured to the back beam together with the inflator between the back beam and the front bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Seoung Hoon Lee, Yong Sun Kim, Un Koo Lee
  • Data transceiving apparatus and method in centralized MAC-based wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8670440
    Abstract: A data transceiving apparatus and method in a centralized MAC-based wireless communication system are provided. The data transceiving method of a centralized MAC-based device may include: setting a direct path to a device and a relay path to a piconet coordinator (PNC); selecting any one of the direct path and the relay path; and transceiving data via the selected path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyoung Jin Kwon, Jin Kyeong Kim, Yong Sun Kim, Seung Eun Hong, Kyeongpyo Kim, Woo Yong Lee
  • External airbag structure of vehicle
    Patent number: 8662237
    Abstract: An external airbag structure for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion disposed to develop toward a front side of a bumper from a folded state, a vent hole formed at the airbag cushion, and a variable vent cover attached to the airbag cushion to block the vent hole, wherein the variable vent cover includes a material having a heat-resisting property which is melted and torn by a temperature and/or a pressure of an internal expansion gas of the airbag cushion on expansion of the airbag cushion. The vent hole is opened to perform an effective cushion action as the airbag cushion is developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Wook Chung, Yong Sun Kim, Seoung Hoon Lee
  • HANDLE STRUCTURE FOR A PORTABLE TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20140054910
    Abstract: Disclosed is a handle structure formed on the rear surface of the portable terminal, which comprises: fixing holes parallel formed in an shape on said rear surface; and a belt-type handle of which both ends are inserted and fixed into said fixing holes. Said belt-type handle comprises: a fixing part, folded parts, and a human body contact part extending from and connecting both folded parts. Said human body contact part has a curved shape the width of which is narrow at the center and gradually increases toward both folded parts. Each of said folded parts has a cylindrical shape, and a silicone layer is pressed and attached to the inner surfaces of the folded parts. Said silicone layer extends to surround a hole jaw within each of the fixing holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Yong Sun Kim
  • Method and apparatus for allocating resource in wireless network using directional antenna
    Patent number: 8649390
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating a resource in a wireless network using a directional antenna is provided. The method and apparatus for allocating a resource in a wireless network using a directional antenna may spatially reuse resources using the directional antenna, allocate resources to enable a maximum number of groups to be transmitted in a given time or to enable a group including a number of links to be transmitted first, and thereby may reduce communication delay and increase throughput.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Sun Kim, Woo Yong Lee, Meejoung Kim
  • Terminal, method, and wireless communication for power saving
    Patent number: 8634780
    Abstract: Provided are a terminal for power saving, a power saving method of the terminal, and a wireless communication system for power saving. A receiving terminal may receive scheduling information associated with data transmission and reception of a transmitting terminal. The receiving terminal may directly communicate with the transmitting terminal by referring to the scheduling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Geun Jin, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Kap Seok Chang, Yong Sun Kim, Seung Eun Hong, Woo Yong Lee, Hyun Kyu Chung
  • Frame generation apparatus and method of protecting protocol header information over wideband high frequency wireless system
    Patent number: 8630309
    Abstract: Provided are a frame generation apparatus and method that may protect variable length header information in a wideband high frequency wireless system. The frame generation apparatus may report variable length header information of a frame, and thereby the variable length header information may be verified in a receiving device. Also, the frame generation apparatus may convert a variable length header into a fixed length header by adding padding information to the variable length header of a frame, thereby protecting variable length header information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Eun Hong, Kyeongpyo Kim, Yong Sun Kim, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Woo Yong Lee
  • Transmission reception apparatus of data using polarization transmission in los radio communication system
    Patent number: 8619671
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data using a polarization transmission in a line-of-sight (LOS) radio communication system. An for transmitting data using a polarization transmission in a LOS radio communication system may include: an antenna unit including at least two antennas to transmit or receive via a different polarization path; a polarization data setting unit to set the different polarization path for each of the at least two antennas; and a resource allocation unit to set a transmission scheme according to a data characteristic and a service type, and to allocate a resource to be transmitted via the different polarization path according to the transmission scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommuniations Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyoung Jin Kwon, Jin Kyeong Kim, Woo Yong Lee, Yong Sun Kim, Kyeongpyo Kim, Dongyong Lee, Jong Hwa Choi
  • Frame structure for fast wireless communication system and apparatus for fast wireless communication using the frame
    Patent number: 8605802
    Abstract: A method of configuring a frame for fast wireless communication and an apparatus for fast wireless communication are provided. The apparatus for fast wireless communication includes: a frame configuration unit configuring a frame including transmission data; a demultiplexing unit demultiplexing the transmission data included in the frame into N number of parallel streams (N: positive number greater than 2); N number of coding and modulation units connected in parallel to perform error correction coding and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with respect to each of the N number of parallel streams; and a multiplexing unit multiplexing outputs of the N number of coding and modulation units into serial streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woo Yong Lee, Kyeongpyo Kim, Jin Kyeong Kim, Yong Sun Kim, Hyoung Jin Kwon
  • Apparatus and method for transmit/receive of image data
    Patent number: 8594093
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving image data. The method for transmitting image data includes classifying each pixel of image data into upper bits and lower bits, enabling the classified upper bits to be included in a payload of aMost Significant Bit (MSB) packet, and also enabling the classified lower bits to be included in a payload of a Least Significant Bit (LSB) packet, generating a header of the MSB packet and a header of the LSB packet, combining the payload and the header to respectively generate the MSB packet and the LSB packet, and transmitting the generated MSB packet and the LSB packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woo Yong Lee, Jin Kyeong Kim, Kyeongpyo Kim, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Yong Sun Kim, Jae Sup Lee, Dongyong Lee, Min Taig Kim, Seung Ku Hwang
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNEQUAL ERROR PROTECTION IN TRANSMITTING UNCOMPRESSED VIDEO WITH VARIOUS TYPE OVER WIDEBAND HIGH FREQUENCY WIRELESS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130308056
    Abstract: Disclosed are an Unequal Error Protection (UEP) apparatus and method thereof for transmitting various types of uncompressed video signals in a broadband high frequency wireless system. The UEP apparatus may include a UEP transmission controller to verify a bit separation point of separating a color depth and priority for each pixel element being composed of a video data pixel when video data is inputted, and to control an error correction coding of correcting relatively many errors to be used in information with a high priority for each pixel element, a bit separator to separate the video data pixel through a control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element, and a channel coding unit to use a corresponding error correction coding through the control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Sun KIM, Seung Eun Hong, Kyeongpyo Kim, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Jin Kyeong Kim, Woo Yong Lee
  • Method and apparatus for configuring protocol header in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8582603
    Abstract: Provided are a method of configuring a protocol header in a wireless communication system, and a communication apparatus and method using the protocol header configuration method. The protocol header may include a fixed length physical layer (PHY) header containing information associated with the number of Media Access Control (MAC) service data units, a variable length PHY header containing information associated with a segment constituting a payload, a MAC header containing information associated with the MAC service data units, and a Header Check Sequence (HCS) checking an error regarding a combination of the fixed length PHY header, the variable length PHY header, and the MAC header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Eun Hong, Kyeongpyo Kim, Yong Sun Kim, Woo Yong Lee
  • Apparatus and method for super fine positioning with networks in tiered structure
    Patent number: 8559370
    Abstract: A super fine positioning apparatus is provided. A super fine positioning apparatus, including: a network module unit comprising a plurality of network modules which processes a signal among a user terminal and a plurality of communication networks, the plurality of communication networks being sorted by a positioning precision; a network module control unit which sequentially selects the plurality of network modules and controls connection to the plurality of network modules; a positioning calculation unit which sequentially connects to the plurality of network modules and calculates a location of the user terminal according to each connection phase; and a database which stores information about the user terminal and provides the network module control unit and positioning calculation unit with the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Sun Kim, Jin Kyeong Kim, Woo Yong Lee, Kyeongpyo Kim, Hyoung Jin Kwon
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130266208
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus. A boundary detector of the image processing apparatus may detect a boundary of an occlusion region of a color image warped in correspondence to a first view. A boundary labeling unit of the image processing apparatus may label the detected boundary with one of a foreground region boundary and a background region boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwa Sup Lim, Yong Sun Kim, Kee Chang Lee, Seung Kyu Lee, Ouk Choi
  • Method and apparatus for unequal error protection in transmitting uncompressed video with various type over wideband high frequency wireless system
    Patent number: 8520726
    Abstract: Disclosed are an Unequal Error Protection (UEP) apparatus and method thereof for transmitting various types of uncompressed video signals in a broadband high frequency wireless system. The UEP apparatus may include a UEP transmission controller to verify a bit separation point of separating a color depth and priority for each pixel element being composed of a video data pixel when video data is inputted, and to control an error correction coding of correcting relatively many errors to be used in information with a high priority for each pixel element, a bit separator to separate the video data pixel through a control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element, and a channel coding unit to use a corresponding error correction coding through the control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Sun Kim, Seung Eun Hong, Kyeongpyo Kim, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Jin Kyeong Kim, Woo Yong Lee
  • Method and apparatus for resource allocation using directional beam in wireless network
    Patent number: 8514834
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating resources using a directional beam in a wireless communication network is provided. A coordinator device calculates the number of flows able to be concurrently transmitted with each flow that is generated between the nodes and a transmission time of the each flow, and groups together the flows based on the calculation result. In addition, the coordinator device allocates resources to the respective nodes such that the nodes which generate the flows belonging to the same group can transmit the flows concurrently. Thus, the amount of the overall concurrent transmission can be maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong-Sun Kim, Woo-Yong Lee
  • Multi-antenna communication method and system thereof
    Patent number: 8503565
    Abstract: A multiple antenna communication method and a multiple antenna communication system are provided. The multiple antenna communication method includes: determining a weighting vector with respect to a plurality of transmit antennas, using a spread spectrum code; determining a target transmission rate of each of the transmit antennas using the determined weighting vector; transmitting information associated with the target transmission rate to a multiple antenna reception apparatus; receiving, from the multiple antenna reception apparatus, channel information including information regarding whether to accept the transmitted target transmission rate information; and transmitting data to the multiple antenna reception apparatus using the received channel information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woo Yong Lee, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Kyeongpyo Kim, Jin Kyeong Kim, Yong Sun Kim, Jae Sup Lee, Young-chai Ko