Patents by Inventor Yun Sup ANN

Yun Sup ANN 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: 11960787
    Abstract: A vehicle and control method of the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a camera provided on the vehicle and configured to capture an image of an object outside the vehicle, a controller configured to determine a photographing position required for facial recognition from the captured image, a guide configured to guide the photographing position, and a display configured to display a result of the facial recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun Sup Ann, Hyunsang Kim
  • Publication number: 20240075893
    Abstract: A vehicle providing a personalization setting function using a camera used for a face authentication system includes: a camera configured to have a field of view facing an outside of the vehicle; a communicator configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote controller of the vehicle; a storage storing a plurality of reference face images and a personalization setting corresponding to each of the plurality of reference face images; and a controller electrically connected to the camera, the communicator and the storage and configured to: detect the remote controller based on a signal received from the remote controller through the communicator; activate the camera based on the remote controller being detected; and control at least one electronic device of the vehicle according to a personalization setting corresponding to a first reference face image among the plurality of reference face images, based on a similarity score between the first reference face image and a first image obtained from the camera bei
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyunsang KIM, Yun Sup ANN
  • Publication number: 20230406101
    Abstract: A vehicle, which includes a display and enables a driver to easily observe an occupant in a rear seat, includes a rear camera configured to acquire a rear image and having a visual field directed toward a rear side of the vehicle, a display part configured to display the rear image, at least one rear-seat camera configured to acquire at least one rear-seat image and each having a visual field directed toward the rear seat of the vehicle, and a controller configured to control the display part to display all the rear image and the at least one rear-seat image on the basis that a preset condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, Yun Sup Ann
  • Patent number: 11760309
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes a display device, an input device configured to obtain an input of a user, a smart key identifying device configured to search for a smart key of a plurality of smart keys, and a controller electrically connected to the display device, the input device, and the smart key identifying device, wherein the controller is configured to control the smart key identifying device to search for the smart key located inside the vehicle based on receiving a first command for executing a face registration process through the input device and to determine whether to proceed with the face registration process based on how many of the plurality of smart keys are identified as being inside the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20230256939
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes a camera and a controller configured to determine a distance between the camera and a face of an object based on a face image acquired by the camera, perform an iris authentication based on the distance being shorter than a preset distance, and perform a face authentication based on the distance being greater than the preset distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20230177877
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes a camera and a controller configured to determine a similarity score based on a comparison of a face image of a user acquired by the camera with a reference image, determine that a face authentication process is successful based on the similarity score being greater than a threshold, and change the threshold based on a user input for changing the threshold, location information of a smart key, or environment information around the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Yun Sup Ann, Hyunsang Kim
  • Publication number: 20230126806
    Abstract: A face authentication system capable of flexibly coping with a change in a user's appearance and surrounding environment includes: a camera configured to acquire a first image for performing a face authentication process; and a controller configured to compare the first image with the at least one reference face image based on the face authentication process being started, determine a similarity score based on the first image being compared with the at least one reference face image, determine that face authentication may be successful in response to the similarity score being greater than a first threshold value, and register the first image as the at least one reference face image in response to the similarity score being greater than the first threshold value and less than a second threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20220388478
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes a display device, an input device configured to obtain an input of a user, a smart key identifying device configured to search for a smart key of a plurality of smart keys, and a controller electrically connected to the display device, the input device, and the smart key identifying device, wherein the controller is configured to control the smart key identifying device to search for the smart key located inside the vehicle based on receiving a first command for executing a face registration process through the input device and to determine whether to proceed with the face registration process based on how many of the plurality of smart keys are identified as being inside the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, Yun Sup Ann
  • Patent number: 11457141
    Abstract: Vehicle configured for reducing cost by performing a plurality of functions using a single camera, may include a camera; a at least one sensor configured to obtain location information related to a driver; a moving portion connected to the camera and configured to adjust a photographing direction of the camera; and a controller connected to the at least one sensor and the moving portion and configured to control the moving portion so that the photographing direction of the camera faces the outside of the vehicle or the inside of the vehicle according to the location information related to the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20220086335
    Abstract: Vehicle configured for reducing cost by performing a plurality of functions using a single camera, may include a camera; a at least one sensor configured to obtain location information related to a driver; a moving portion connected to the camera and configured to adjust a photographing direction of the camera; and a controller connected to the at least one sensor and the moving portion and configured to control the moving portion so that the photographing direction of the camera faces the outside of the vehicle or the inside of the vehicle according to the location information related to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20220058378
    Abstract: A vehicle and control method of the vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a camera provided on the vehicle and configured to capture an image of an object outside the vehicle, a controller configured to determine a photographing position required for facial recognition from the captured image, a guide configured to guide the photographing position, and a display configured to display a result of the facial recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun Sup ANN, Hyunsang Kim
  • Patent number: 11138446
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a camera that acquires an image from front of a vehicle and a controller that generates feature pyramid images based on a plurality of feature images extracted from the image. The controller also generates feature aggregation images by filtering the feature pyramid images, detects a pedestrian area from the feature aggregation images, and detects face regions from the feature pyramid images. At least one of the face regions that overlaps the pedestrian area is then determined as a face of a pedestrian.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Chung Ang University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hyun Sang Kim, Yun Sup Ann, Joon Ki Paik, Jin Beum Jang, Nak Eun Choi, Yeon Seung Choo
  • Publication number: 20200327337
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a camera that acquires an image from front of a vehicle and a controller that generates feature pyramid images based on a plurality of feature images extracted from the image. The controller also generates feature aggregation images by filtering the feature pyramid images, detects a pedestrian area from the feature aggregation images, and detects face regions from the feature pyramid images. At least one of the face regions that overlaps the pedestrian area is then determined as a face of a pedestrian.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun Sang Kim, Yun Sup Ann, Joon Ki Paik, Jin Beum Jang, Nak Eun Choi, Yeon Seung Choo
  • Patent number: 9963070
    Abstract: A method for displaying vehicle information includes: photographing a front image of a driver's own vehicle at a time of driving with a cruise control feature activated; overlappingly matching the front image with an augmented reality display region of a head-up display; performing image analysis on the front image after the front image matches the augmented reality display region; determining a position of a preceding vehicle within the augmented reality display region according to the image analysis result; and controlling a display of the preceding vehicle information according to the position of the preceding vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yun Sup Ann, Ju Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9809221
    Abstract: A method for displaying vehicle information includes: setting a driving velocity and an inter-vehicle distance after activating a smart cruise control function; performing a smart cruise control according to the set driving velocity and the set inter-vehicle distance and displaying smart cruise control-related information in an augmented reality display region located in a front portion of a driver's own vehicle; comparing an actual inter-vehicle distance between the driver's own vehicle and a nearby vehicle to the set inter-vehicle distance during performance of the smart cruise control; determining an information displayable region in the augmented reality display region when the actual inter-vehicle distance is less than the set inter-vehicle distance; and displaying display information corresponding to the set inter-vehicle distance in the information displayable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Yun Sup Ann
  • Patent number: 9694817
    Abstract: A method for displaying vehicle information includes: setting a driving velocity and an inter-vehicle distance after activating a smart cruise control function; performing a smart cruise control according to the set driving velocity and the set inter-vehicle distance and displaying smart cruise control-related information in an augmented reality display region located in a front portion of a driver's own vehicle; comparing an actual inter-vehicle distance between the driver's own vehicle and a nearby vehicle to the set inter-vehicle distance during performance of the smart cruise control; determining an information displayable region in the augmented reality display region when the actual inter-vehicle distance is less than the set inter-vehicle distance; and displaying display information corresponding to the set inter-vehicle distance in the information displayable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20160194004
    Abstract: A method for displaying vehicle information includes: setting a driving velocity and an inter-vehicle distance after activating a smart cruise control function; performing a smart cruise control according to the set driving velocity and the set inter-vehicle distance and displaying smart cruise control-related information in an augmented reality display region located in a front portion of a driver's own vehicle; comparing an actual inter-vehicle distance between the driver's own vehicle and a nearby vehicle to the set inter-vehicle distance during performance of the smart cruise control; determining an information displayable region in the augmented reality display region when the actual inter-vehicle distance is less than the set inter-vehicle distance; and displaying display information corresponding to the set inter-vehicle distance in the information displayable region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20160059697
    Abstract: A method for displaying vehicle information includes: setting a driving velocity and an inter-vehicle distance after activating a smart cruise control function; performing a smart cruise control according to the set driving velocity and the set inter-vehicle distance and displaying smart cruise control-related information in an augmented reality display region located in a front portion of a driver's own vehicle; comparing an actual inter-vehicle distance between the driver's own vehicle and a nearby vehicle to the set inter-vehicle distance during performance of the smart cruise control; determining an information displayable region in the augmented reality display region when the actual inter-vehicle distance is less than the set inter-vehicle distance; and displaying display information corresponding to the set inter-vehicle distance in the information displayable region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Yun Sup Ann
  • Publication number: 20150375679
    Abstract: A method for displaying vehicle information includes: photographing a front image of a driver's own vehicle at a time of driving with a cruise control feature activated; overlappingly matching the front image with an augmented reality display region of a head-up display; performing image analysis on the front image after the front image matches the augmented reality display region; determining a position of a preceding vehicle within the augmented reality display region according to the image analysis result; and controlling a display of the preceding vehicle information according to the position of the preceding vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Yun Sup Ann, Ju Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9151634
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing road guidance based on an augmented reality head-up display (HUD) are provided. The method includes creating, by a controller, a route toward a destination and operating the augmented reality HUD to display a virtual preceding vehicle driven along the route to show that the virtual preceding vehicle is driven in front of a traveling vehicle by a reference distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yun Sup Ann, Ju Hyun Kim