Patents by Inventor Yoonjung Hong

Yoonjung Hong 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: 11974401
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a first frame at least partially exposed to an outside of the electronic device and comprising a metal material, a flexible printed circuit board at least a portion of which is disposed adjacent to the first frame, a first connector electrically connecting the flexible printed circuit board and a main board of the electronic device, a bendable second connector electrically connecting the flexible printed circuit board and the first frame, a bolt including a bolt body extending through a groove formed in the second connector to be bolt-coupled to a bolt groove formed in the first frame and a bolt head formed integrally with the bolt body and disposed in a first direction with respect to the first frame, a plate disposed adjacent to the bolt head of the bolt and coupled to the first frame in the first direction to allow the bolt body of the bolt to be maintained in a state of being coupled to the bolt groove formed in the first frame, and an int
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghyup Lee, Chongo Yoon, Kwonho Son, Mincheol Seo, Yoonjung Kim, Hyungjin Kim, Jungsik Park, Sangyoup Seok, Donghun Shin, Seongyong An, Kyungjae Lee, Heeseok Jung, Huiwon Cho, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: 11940208
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source and a front plate, through which light emitted from the light source passes, an output interface provided on the cabinet or the door to output sound, a communication unit configured to communicate with a remote device and a controller configured to play music through the output interface and to control the light source in association with music playback through the output interface, when a music playback command is received from the remote device through the communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Kunwoo Lee, Heekyung Kang, Yongbeom Ma
  • Publication number: 20240077252
    Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source, an illuminance sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect illuminance, a user detection sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect user proximity, and a controller configured to control the light source based on information detected by the user detection sensor, wherein, when a user is detected to approach the home appliance within a reference distance by the user detection sensor, the controller controls the light source of the door to be changed from a first state to a second state, and the reference distance is changeable based on one or more of an illuminance and current time detected by the illuminance sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yoonjung HONG, Heekyung KANG, Yongbeom MA, Kunwoo LEE
  • Patent number: 11852402
    Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source, an illuminance sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect illuminance, a user detection sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect user proximity, and a controller configured to control the light source based on information detected by the user detection sensor, wherein, when a user is detected to approach the home appliance within a reference distance by the user detection sensor, the controller controls the light source of the door to be changed from a first state to a second state, and the reference distance is changeable based on one or more of an illuminance and current time detected by the illuminance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Heekyung Kang, Yongbeom Ma, Kunwoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230194157
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source and a front plate, through which light emitted from the light source passes, an output interface provided on the cabinet or the door to output sound, a communication unit configured to communicate with a remote device and a controller configured to play music through the output interface and to control the light source in association with music playback through the output interface, when a music playback command is received from the remote device through the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Yoonjung HONG, Kunwoo LEE, Heekyung KANG, Yongbeom MA
  • Publication number: 20230134292
    Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source, an illuminance sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect illuminance, a user detection sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect user proximity, and a controller configured to control the light source based on information detected by the user detection sensor, wherein, when a user is detected to approach the home appliance within a reference distance by the user detection sensor, the controller controls the light source of the door to be changed from a first state to a second state, and the reference distance is changeable based on one or more of an illuminance and current time detected by the illuminance sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yoonjung HONG, Heekyung KANG, Yongbeom MA, Kunwoo LEE
  • Patent number: 11407309
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle controlling apparatus for controlling a vehicle having a display. The vehicle controlling apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with the display; and a processor configured to set at least one region among an entire region of the display as a display region, based on a sight line range changed according to a position of a passenger who got on the vehicle, and configured to control the communication unit so that visual information is displayed on the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyongguk Kim, Hyeongjin Im, Chiwon Song, Jaehoon Cho, Heejeong Heo, Yoonjung Hong
  • Patent number: 11383731
    Abstract: Provided is an image output device mounted on a vehicle capable of performing autonomous driving. In particular, the image output device provides a user interface optimal for an occupant using 5G communication in a vehicle capable of performing autonomous driving. The image output device may be a robot having artificial intelligence. Specifically, the image output device includes: an image output unit; and a processor setting a screen in the vehicle on the basis of a gaze of an occupant riding in the vehicle, and controlling the image output unit to output an image corresponding to the screen, wherein at least one of a size and a ratio of the image is varied according to the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyongguk Kim, Hyeongjin Im, Jaehoon Cho, Heejeong Heo, Yoonjung Hong
  • Patent number: 11370456
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for providing service to recommend customized exercise used for autonomous vehicle. The system and method are configured to determine whether the user does the exercise safely and freely during autonomous control of the vehicle through the monitoring system in the autonomous vehicle and recommend the customized exercise used for the autonomous vehicle according to a situation of the user and the situation of the autonomous control and to determine whether the user does the exercise safely and freely during the autonomous control of the vehicle through the monitoring system in the autonomous vehicle and recommend the autonomous vehicle in which the user can do the recommended exercise according to the situation of the user and the situation of the autonomous control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Soo Park, Hyong Guk Kim, Hyeong Jin Im, Jaehoon Cho, Hee Jeong Heo, Yoonjung Hong
  • Patent number: 11318961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a robot provided in a vehicle capable of performing a function related to the vehicle. The robot includes a body, a head positioned above the body, an actuator configured to apply an external force to allow the head to move relative to the body, a camera disposed on the head to capture an image, a communication unit configured to perform communications with one or more devices provided in the vehicle, and a processor configured to control the actuator so that the camera is directed toward an inside or outside of the vehicle based on information received via the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyongguk Kim, Hyeongjin Im, Yoonjung Hong
  • Publication number: 20210362748
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for providing service to recommend customized exercise used for autonomous vehicle according to a situation of a user and a situation of autonomous control by determining that a user does an exercise safely and freely during autonomous control of the vehicle through a monitoring system in the vehicle. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to determine whether the user does the exercise safely and freely during autonomous control of the vehicle through the monitoring system in the autonomous vehicle and recommend the customized exercise used for the autonomous vehicle according to the situation of the user and the situation of the autonomous control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Soo PARK, Hyong Guk KIM, Hyeong Jin IM, Jaehoon CHO, Hee Jeong HEO, Yoonjung HONG
  • Publication number: 20210354711
    Abstract: Provided is an image output device mounted on a vehicle capable of performing autonomous driving. In particular, the image output device provides a user interface optimal for an occupant using 5G communication in a vehicle capable of performing autonomous driving. The image output device may be a robot having artificial intelligence. Specifically, the image output device includes: an image output unit; and a processor setting a screen in the vehicle on the basis of a gaze of an occupant riding in the vehicle, and controlling the image output unit to output an image corresponding to the screen, wherein at least one of a size and a ratio of the image is varied according to the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hyongguk KIM, Hyeongjin IM, Jaehoon CHO, Heejeong HEO, Yoonjung HONG
  • Publication number: 20210354559
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle controlling apparatus for controlling a vehicle having a display. The vehicle controlling apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with the display; and a processor configured to set at least one region among an entire region of the display as a display region, based on a sight line range changed according to a position of a passenger who got on the vehicle, and configured to control the communication unit so that visual information is displayed on the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyongguk KIM, Hyeongjin IM, Chiwon SONG, Jaehoon CHO, Heejeong HEO, Yoonjung HONG
  • Publication number: 20210334917
    Abstract: A method of providing real estate services using an autonomous vehicle including receiving desired-real-estate information through a human machine interface (HMI) provided in an autonomous vehicle, extracting a plurality of pieces of real-estate-for-sale information corresponding to the desired-real-estate information from a database, and transmitting the plurality of pieces of extracted real-estate-for-sale information to the HMI, receiving desired-real-estate-for-sale information selected by a user through the HMI, generating a path for autonomous driving to desired real estate for sale on the basis of the location of the desired real estate for sale and visit information on the desired real estate for sale included in the desired-real-estate-for-sale information, and when the location of the autonomous vehicle and the location of the desired real estate for sale are within a certain distance on the path for autonomous driving, assigning authority to access the desired real estate for sale to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Soo PARK, Hyong Guk KIM, Hyeong Jin IM, Jaehoon CHO, Hee Jeong HEO, Yoonjung HONG
  • Publication number: 20210331709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle capable of driving autonomously and a method of recommending a more appropriate driving mode depending on a driver's status. A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle comprises: a memory that stores a driving stress map containing stress level information which is calculated for each road section based on a driver's stress information collected while the vehicle is driving on each road section; and a processor that retrieves a stress level for a road section where the vehicle is currently located from the driving stress map and outputs notification information recommending a change to a first driving mode or second driving mode according to the retrieved stress level. The vehicle may perform autonomous driving by the vehicle control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyongguk KIM, Hyeongjin IM, Jaehoon CHO, Heejeong HEO, Yoonjung HONG
  • Publication number: 20210331706
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a robot provided in a vehicle capable of performing a function related to the vehicle. The robot includes a body, a head positioned above the body, an actuator configured to apply an external force to allow the head to move relative to the body, a camera disposed on the head to capture an image, a communication unit configured to perform communications with one or more devices provided in the vehicle, and a processor configured to control the actuator so that the camera is directed toward an inside or outside of the vehicle based on information received via the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyongguk KIM, Hyeongjin IM, Yoonjung HONG
  • Patent number: 10412791
    Abstract: An induction heating device and a method of controlling the induction heating device are provided. The induction heating device may include a working coil, a power supply to provide an induction voltage to operate the working coil, a temperature sensor to sense a temperature of a cooking utensil, a first lighting unit to emit visually perceivable light, a second lighting unit to emit visually perceivable light, and a controller for controlling the first lighting unit based on the sensed temperature of the cooking utensil transmitted from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jayoen Kim, Woojin Suh, Joohyeon Oh, Yoonjung Hong
  • Patent number: D817921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh, Woojin Suh
  • Patent number: D817922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh, Woojin Suh
  • Patent number: D817923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh, Woojin Suh