Patents by Inventor Dongil Son

Dongil Son 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: 11605891
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit electrically connected with a circuit board. The circuit board includes a first portion comprising a first layered structure in which a wiring layer and a first insulating layer are alternately positioned, and a second portion comprising a second layered structure in which the wiring layer and the first insulating layer are alternately positioned and a second insulating layer. At least one antenna patch is positioned on or within the second insulating layer. A conductive line penetrates the second layered structure and the second insulating layer and electrically connects the at least one antenna patch and the communication circuit. The first insulating layer has a first loss tangent value, and the second insulating layer has a second loss tangent value smaller than the first loss tangent value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungwon Park, Dongil Son, Sangwon Ha
  • Publication number: 20230076323
    Abstract: An electronic device may comprise: a first cover; a second cover coupled to the first cover and configured to perform a sliding operation; a rollable display including a first display area visible in a rolled state and a second display area unrolled in response to the sliding operation of the second cover; a first antenna including a plurality of first antenna elements disposed in the first display area of the rollable display; a second antenna including a plurality of second antenna elements disposed in the second display area of the rollable display; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: form a plurality of directional beams using the first antenna based on a first beam table in a rolled state of the rollable display, and to form a plurality of directional beams using at least a part of the second antenna elements and the first antenna based on a second beam table based on the size of a visible area of the rollable display increasing from the rolled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Dongil SON, Chihyun CHO, Jaebong CHUN
  • Patent number: 11599152
    Abstract: An electronic device having a bended display and a method for controlling the same. The electronic device includes a front display area and at least two separate side display areas that are physically connected with at least one side of the front display area and form a convex curved surface in at least one space between the front and the rear of the electronic device. The electronic device also includes and a non-display area that physically connects at least two side display areas of the at least two separate side display areas and forms a convex double curvature surface in at least another space between the front and the rear of the electronic device. The at least two physically connected side display areas may be bent in directions so that an acute angle, a right angle or an obtuse angle is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Sim, Yonghwa Kim, Junghoon Park, Jungchul An, Seungbum Choi, Dongil Son
  • Patent number: 11558496
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate including a glass plate, a second plate facing the first plate, and a side surface surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display positioned inside the space and exposed through a first area of the first plate, an antenna structure at least partially overlapping a second area of the first plate when viewed from above the first plate and which is connected to the second area, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seyoung Jang, Chulwoo Park, Dongil Son, Hyeongju Lee
  • Publication number: 20220400572
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first printed circuit board disposed in the inner space of the housing, a second printed circuit board disposed so as to overlap at least a portion of the first printed circuit board, when the first printed circuit board is viewed from above, a first interposer disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and electrically connecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and at least one second interposer which is disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board so as to be spaced apart from the first interposer when the first printed circuit board is viewed from above, and which electrically connects the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Junghoon PARK, Seungbo SHIM, Yongjin WOO, Junhee HAN, Dongil SON
  • Publication number: 20220385755
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, at least one wireless communication circuit, and at least one processor. When the electronic device is in the first form, the at least one processor may establish a wireless communication connection with a first peripheral device mapped to the first form using the at least one wireless communication circuit, and obtain that the electronic device changes from the first form to the second form using the at least one sensor, and in response to changing to the second form, establish a wireless communication connection with a second peripheral device mapped to the second form using the at least one wireless communication circuit. In addition to this, various embodiments understood through the specification are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongil SON, Doosuk KANG
  • Patent number: 11509173
    Abstract: A method for wireless charging an electronic device and a method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a near field communication device, a wireless charging device including a conductive coil, and at least one processor operatively connected to the near field communication device and the wireless charging device. The at least one processor is configured to transmit a first ping, using the near field communication device, receive first acknowledgement (ACK) information responsive to the first ping from an external electronic device, transmit a second ping, using the wireless charging device, based on that the first ACK information is received, and control the wireless charging device such that a charging current flows through the conductive coil based on second ACK information responsive to the second ping being received from the external electronic device within a specified time from the transmission of the second ping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myungkyoon Chung, Haekwon Lee, Dongil Son
  • Patent number: 11503749
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a housing, and a display disposed to at least part of the housing. The display may include a display panel including at least one pixel, and a substrate layer disposed below the display panel. The substrate layer may include a bendable connecting area extending to the outside of the display panel. The display may further include a display driving circuit disposed to one face of the connecting area, a Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) electrically coupled with at least part of the connecting area and including a contact area to which a conductor electrically coupled with a ground portion of the electronic device is exposed, and a shielding member electrically coupled with the contact area. The shielding member may be disposed on the FPCB and one face of the connecting area to cover at least part of the display driving circuit. Various other embodiments may also be possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Sim, Yonghwa Kim, Dongil Son, Seungbum Choi
  • Publication number: 20220361335
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise: a display, a first circuit board disposed under the display, at least one component disposed on one surface of the first circuit board, an interposer surrounding at least two sides of the at least one component and disposed on the first circuit board, and a second circuit board spaced apart from the first circuit board and including an area joined with the interposer. The interposer may include: a first interposer portion disposed along a first area of the first circuit board, a first end of the first interposer having at least a portion including a non-shielding area, and a second interposer portion disposed along a second area, adjacent to the first area, of the first circuit board, a second end of the second interposer facing the first end and having at least a portion including a non-shielding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Seungbo SHIM, Junghoon PARK, Dongil SON
  • Patent number: 11487377
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, disclosed is an electronic device comprising at least one sensor, a display comprising a touch panel, at least one pressure sensor disposed in the upper or lower layer of the touch panel such that pressure applied to at least a part of a region of the display can be sensed, and at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to: sense whether the electronic device is in a submerged state by using the at least one sensor or the display, receive a user input with respect to the at least a part of a region of the display while the electronic device is sensed to be in the submerged state, acquire the pressure and the position of the user input by using the at least one pressure sensor, and process the user input on the basis of the acquired pressure and the acquired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junghoon Park, Hyunseok Kim, Dongyup Lee, Yongseung Yi, Hoyeong Lim, Seunggoo Kang, Dongil Son
  • Publication number: 20220327878
    Abstract: An electronic device including a keyless sensor according to various embodiments includes: a case including an opening; a sensor frame provided inside the case and at least partially exposed to an outside of the case through the opening, the sensor frame including a conductive part and a non-conductive part; and a hybrid sensor provided inside the case and accommodated in the sensor frame, wherein the hybrid sensor includes: a base disposed in the sensor frame; a pressure sensor disposed on the base and in contact with the conductive part; and a touch sensor disposed on the base and in contact with the non-conductive part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jeonggyu JO, Yonghwa KIM, Dongil SON, Dongyoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20220303078
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for receiving data from a plurality of transmission nodes in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit that transmits/receives wireless signals, a plurality of antenna modules that are electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit, and a processor that is electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the plurality of antenna modules, wherein the processor is configured to receive control information from at least one of the transmission nodes by using a first antenna module among the plurality of antenna modules, in case that data is received from a plurality of transmission nodes based on the control information, select at least one antenna module among the plurality of antenna modules, and form a reception beam based on the at least one antenna module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Euichang JUNG, Seungnyun KIM, Dongil SON, Jaebong CHUN
  • Publication number: 20220286542
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise: a first housing including a first insulating portion, a second housing including a second insulating portion adjacent to the first insulating portion, a hinge connecting the first housing and the second housing to be pivotable from a folded state to an unfolded state with respect to a pivot shaft, a hinge cover exposed to an outside and covering the hinge in the folded state and including a third insulating portion in at least a partial area thereof, a flexible display configured to be deformable in response to relative motion of the second housing with respect to the first housing, and an antenna structure including an antenna circuit board disposed in at least a partial area of the hinge and a plurality of antenna elements comprising at least one antenna forming an array on or in the antenna circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Seunghan SEO, Jaehoon SONG, Dongil SON
  • Patent number: 11439012
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Junghoon Park, Seungbo Shim, Seunggoo Kang, Seockkeun Han, Dongil Son
  • Patent number: 11431830
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to a circuit board included in an electronic device and, according to one embodiment, the circuit board can comprise: at least one wire included on the circuit board, at least one conductive structure arranged on the circuit board in order to reinforce the circuit board, and arranged in order to electrically connect the at least one wire; and at least one conductive member included on the circuit board, and electrically connecting the at least one wire with the at least one conductive structure, and additional other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junghoon Park, Dongyup Lee, Hyunseok Kim, Yongseung Yi, Hoyeong Lim, Seunggoo Kang, Dongil Son, Hyangbok Lee
  • Patent number: 11428679
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having a hole formed therein, an audio device inside the housing and communicating with an outside of the electronic device through the hole, a gas sensor inside the housing and communicating with the outside through the hole, a proximity sensor inside the housing, a wireless communication module inside the housing, and a processor inside the housing. The processor is configured to acquire data associated with air outside the electronic device by using the gas sensor, to recognize a user gesture of starting a proximity call by using the proximity sensor, and to calculate air quality of the outside air based on at least one of data acquired by the gas sensor before the proximity call starting gesture is recognized and data acquired by the gas sensor after a gesture of ending the proximity call is recognized. Other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bokyung Sim, Seunggoo Kang, Jeonggyu Jo, Dongil Son
  • Publication number: 20220261048
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a housing including a front surface on which a display glass is formed, a display panel, a display antenna layer, provided inside the housing, between the display glass and the display panel, and configured to transmit and receive a communication signal, a wireless communication module electrically connected to the display antenna layer, a grip sensor configured to detect a change in capacitance of the display antenna layer based on an approach of an external object, and a processor configured to receive a signal from the grip sensor and adjust a transmission energy of the display antenna layer, based on the received signal from the grip sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Jungmin PARK, Yeonwoo KIM, Daehee PARK, Dongil SON, Janghoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20220247456
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device for communicating using beamforming, and an operating method therefor, the electronic device including a plurality of antenna modules which are disposed at different locations and which support beamforming, a communication module which transmits and receives a signal through the plurality of antenna modules, at least one processor, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory may store instructions, when executed, causing the processor to perform a beam search on the plurality of antenna modules, select at least two antenna modules allowing a beam satisfying a specified condition to be formed among the plurality of antenna modules, based on a result of the beam search, and communicate by alternately using the selected at least two antenna modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dongil SON, Daehee PARK
  • Publication number: 20220201861
    Abstract: An antenna device and an electronic device including the same are provided. The antenna device includes a housing that includes a first plate, a second plate facing a direction opposite to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display viewable through at least a portion of the first plate, an antenna assembly disposed within the housing wherein the antenna assembly includes a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board, at least one structure interconnecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board and including conductive paths, a plurality of conductive patterns, and a wireless communication circuit, a flexible printed circuit board, and a third printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Minki KIM, Chulwoo PARK, Dongil SON
  • Patent number: 11367945
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising a housing, a display, an antenna structure and at least one wireless communication circuit. The at least one wireless communication circuit is configured so as to transmit and/or receive a signal having a frequency between 3 GHz and 100 GHz, and may be configured so as to transmit and/or receive, in a first operation, a first signal having a first frequency by using not all but at least one conductive plate among a plurality of first conductive plates and a plurality of second conductive plates, and transmit and/or receive, in a second operation, a second signal having a second frequency differing from the first frequency by using not all but at least one conductive plate among the plurality of second conductive plates and the plurality of first conductive plates. In addition, various embodiments are possible as identified in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dongil Son