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: 11327537
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including: a printed circuit board, a first support member including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first support member defining a first hole formed through the first surface and the second surface, wherein the printed circuit board is coupled to the second surface, and a display coupled to the first surface of the first support member, the display defining: a second hole on a first side of the display to correspond to at least a portion of the first hole, and a third hole on a second side of the display opposite the first side, the third hole adjacent to the second hole and corresponding to the remaining portion of the first hole, wherein signal lines related to driving pixels of the display are disposed in an area between the second hole and the third hole, and wherein at least a partial area of the display is set as an active area configured to display a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woosung Chun, Dongil Son, Hyunwoo Sim, Seungbum Choi
  • Publication number: 20220109472
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing of which a shape is changeable, a plurality of antenna modules positioned inside the housing and including at least one antenna array, and at least one processor operatively connected to the plurality of antenna modules. The electronic device may detect a change in the shape of the housing and perform communication using a first beam book and/or a second beam book based at least on the change in the shape of the housing. In addition to the above, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hyoseok NA, Dongil SON
  • Patent number: 11289790
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, an antenna module disposed along an inner wall of the housing, and a heat dissipation member disposed inside the housing. The antenna module may include a first circuit board including a plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers include a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of non-conductive layers, and the conductive layer and the non-conductive layer are alternately stacked, at least one integrated circuit mounted on the first circuit board, an antenna array disposed on any one of the plurality of layers and electrically coupled with the at least one integrated circuit, and a heat transfer member including a conductive member extending from any one conductive layer among the plurality of conductive layers and a non-conductive member surrounding, at least in part, the conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungmin Park, Chonghwa Seo, Dongil Son, Jongwon Lee, Sangwon Ha
  • Publication number: 20220094408
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of operating an electronic device comprising: identifying that a first antenna module among a plurality of antenna modules is unusable; changing a first beam set of the plurality of antenna modules to a second beam set including at least one sub beam to cover at least a part of the coverage of the first antenna module; and performing communication based on the second beam set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daehee PARK, Dongil SON, Jungmin PARK, Chonghwa SEO, Hyoungjoo LEE
  • Patent number: 11281880
    Abstract: A display device and an electronic device including the same are provided. The display device includes a cover glass, a substrate disposed under the cover glass, a display light emitting layer disposed between the cover glass and the substrate and including a plurality of pixels, a fingerprint sensor layer disposed between the display light emitting layer and the substrate to generate sound waves in a specified frequency band in connection with obtaining of fingerprint information of a user's body in contact with a portion of the cover glass, and a thin film transistor (TFT) circuit layer disposed between the fingerprint sensor layer and the substrate and including a plurality of first transistors related to driving of the plurality of pixels and a plurality of second transistors related to driving of the fingerprint sensor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changryong Heo, Dongil Son, Chihyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11277915
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Chulwoo Park, Dongil Son
  • Patent number: 11249559
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for controlling a reset of a control IC. The electronic device may include a battery, at least one sensor, a control IC operatively connected to the at least one sensor, a reset IC operatively connected to the control IC, and a power supply unit operatively connected to the reset IC, wherein when an operation signal is not received from the control IC for a predetermined time, the reset IC is configured to control a voltage and/or current being applied to the control IC by controlling the power supply unit. Other certain embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon Park, Dongil Son, Jeonggyu Jo, Yanghee Lee
  • Publication number: 20220013135
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment may include a microphone, a display, and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a voice input of a user through the microphone, to identify a word having a plurality of meanings among one or more words recognized based on the voice input, in response to the voice input, and to display an image corresponding to one meaning selected from the plurality of meanings through the display in association with the word. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Dongil SON, Hyoseok NA
  • Patent number: 11209326
    Abstract: An electronic device for detecting pressure is provided. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including at least one element or circuit pattern for driving the electronic device, at least one electrode pattern formed to detect a pressure in the wiring layer included in the PCB, an elastic member arranged to be at least partially overlapped with the electrode pattern, and a pressure sensor circuit electrically connected to the electrode pattern included in the PCB. The pressure sensor circuit is configured to apply a voltage to the electrode pattern and measure intensity of the pressure based on a change in the voltage applied to the electrode pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Sim, Seongjun Kim, Yonghwa Kim, Dongil Son, Jaedeok Lim, Seungbum Choi
  • Publication number: 20210391641
    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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Dongil SON
  • Patent number: 11191440
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a light emitter emitting visible light, an infrared emitter emitting infrared light, at least one detector detecting an electromagnetic wave, and at least one processor configured to obtain a user input to obtain spectral data of a target object, in response to obtaining the user input, emit the visible light by using the light emitter and emit the infrared light by using the infrared emitter, obtain a first reflected signal of the visible light reflected by the target object and a second reflected signal of the infrared light reflected by the target object, using the at least one detector, and generate the spectral data of the target object based on the first reflected signal and the second reflected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Seunggoo Kang, Dongil Son, Junghoon Park
  • Patent number: 11196847
    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: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seyoung Jang, Chulwoo Park, Dongil Son, Hyeongju Lee
  • Patent number: 11177733
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a voltage conversion mode in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a power management module, a communication processor, and at least one processor operably connected to the communication processor, wherein the at least one processor identifies a modulation order used for communication with an external device, in a case that communication with the external device is performed using a wireless resource, and configures, based on the modulation order, a voltage conversion mode of the power management module that supplies power to the communication processor to a pulse frequency modulation (PFM) mode or a pulse width modulation (PWM) mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungchul Park, Dongil Son, Suha Yoon, Euichang Jung
  • Patent number: 11166333
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a communication circuit; a display; a memory; and at least one processor operably connected to the communication circuit, the display, and the memory. The at least one processor may be configured to control the electronic device to: identify a first network connection between the electronic device and a first external electronic device using the communication circuit. In response to the identification of the first network connection, the electronic device may identify a second external electronic device. In response to the identification of the second external electronic device, the at least one processor may display a UI for connecting the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonchang Lee, Hyoungtak Cho, Jongsung Joo, Dongil Son, Sunkee Lee, Sunmin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11162991
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a connector comprising a plurality of terminals, the connector being configured to be connected with an external device; a circuit electrically connected to at least a subset of the plurality of terminals; and a processor electrically connected to the circuit, wherein the processor is configured to detect a connection of the external device through the connector, detect a first impedance of a first electrical path including a first terminal of the plurality of terminals, detect a second impedance of a second electrical path including a second terminal of the plurality of terminals, and determine a connection direction of the external device connected through the connector, based on the first impedance and the second impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehwan Lee, Hoyeong Lim, Kihyun Park, Gihoon Lee, Duhyun Kim, Yongseung Yi, Dongil Son
  • Publication number: 20210297514
    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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Seyoung JANG, Chulwoo PARK, Dongil SON, Hyeongju LEE
  • Patent number: 11120630
    Abstract: An electronic device providing information through a virtual environment is disclosed. The device includes: a display; and an information providing module functionally connected with the display, wherein the information providing module displays an object corresponding to an external electronic device for the electronic device through the display, obtains information to be output through the external electronic device, and provides contents corresponding to the information in relation to a region, on which the object is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woosung Choi, Hyuk Kang, Minji Kim, Dongil Son, Buseop Jung, Jongho Choi, Jooman Han
  • Publication number: 20210274637
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a first plate, a second plate facing away from the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a middle plate disposed in the space between the first plate and the second plate in parallel with the second plate, a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed in a space between the second plate and the middle plate, a first electronic component mounted on the first PCB between the first PCB and the middle plate, a first heat transfer structure disposed between the first electronic component and the middle plate, a second electronic component including a first surface disposed in the space and spaced apart from the first PCB, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a side face substantially perpendicular to the first surface or the second surface, and a second heat transfer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yonghwa KIM, Min PARK, Dongil SON, Hyunwoo SIM, Jaedeok LIM, Chunghyo JUNG, Seungbum CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210234259
    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: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Dongil SON
  • Publication number: 20210192858
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a display, and a processor configured to obtain a first image including one or more external objects by using the camera, display to output a three-dimensional (3D) object generated based on attributes related to a face among the one or more external objects using the display, receive a selection of at least one graphic attribute from a plurality of graphic attributes which can be applied to the 3D object, generate a 3D avatar for the face based on the at least one graphic attribute, and generate a second image including at least one object reflecting a predetermined facial expression or motion using the 3D avatar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Wooyong LEE, Yonggyoo KIM, Byunghyun MIN, Dongil SON, Chanhee YOON, Kihuk LEE, Cheolho CHEONG