Patents by Inventor Gyeongtae PARK

Gyeongtae PARK 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).

  • Publication number: 20230376322
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display including a flexible display having a first state where a portion of a display area is drawn into the housing and a second state where a portion of the display area is drawn out of the housing as the flexible display is deformed or moved, a sensor, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores instructions to display a first user interface including an object on the display when the display is in the first state, identify a degree of the display area drawn out of the housing by using the sensor, display at least one user interface that is distinguished based on the identified degree so as to be distinguished from each other when the display is in the second state, and perform a specified function related to the object in response to a user input related to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Gyeongtae PARK, Moonjeong Kim, Myunghoon Kwak, Jookwan Lee, Yangwook Kim, Jihea Park
  • Publication number: 20230215312
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Gyeongtae PARK, Jooyoung KANG, Youngseong KIM, Yangsoo CHOI, Sungmin HONG, Changryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20230185420
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a housing; a memory configured to store instructions; a display slidable into the housing or slidable out of the housing; and at least one processor, when the instructions are executed, configured to: identify, while an image is displayed in a display area of the display exposed outside the housing, an event in which the display area exposed outside the housing is extended; and change, in response to the identification, a representation of the image based on at least one of a direction in which the display area is extended or a speed at which the display area is extended, while the display area is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Moonjeong KIM, Raetae KIM, Yangwook KIM, Wankyu KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Sunghwan PARK, Jookwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230177982
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display, a memory storing executable instructions, and at least one processor, wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to identify a first event triggering a first display operation for displaying an image based on a rotation of the electronic device, identify a second event triggering a second display operation for displaying an image based on a change in an area of the flexible display, and sequentially change a display attribute of an image displayed on the flexible display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jookwan LEE, Yongjin KWON, Gyeongtae PARK, Yangwook KIM, Jihea PARK
  • Publication number: 20230141581
    Abstract: An electronic device may output, on at least a portion of a flexible display, an affordance for adjusting a size of an exposed area of a flexible display, receive information about a target size based on the affordance, and control the flexible display to have the size of the exposed size correspond to the target size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Moonjeong KIM, Yangwook KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Jookwan LEE, Myunghoon KWAK, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20230130358
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display comprising a first housing, a second housing and a third housing movably coupled with respect to the first housing, a first region disposed in the first housing to form a first surface exposed to the outside of the electronic device, a second region which extends from the first region and is located inside the second housing, and a third region which extends from the first region and is located inside the second housing, and a processor that may display a first screen in the first region, determine a direction and a distance in which the flexible display is extended based on a value obtained by a sensor, and display a screen different from the first screen in the second region or the third region based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yangsoo CHOI, Youngseong KIM, Sungmin HONG, Junhyuk KIM, Jooyoung KANG, Yangwook KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Hyunju HONG
  • Patent number: 11636791
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state is enlarged, and a processor, the processor configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeongtae Park, Jooyoung Kang, Youngseong Kim, Yangsoo Choi, Sungmin Hong, Changryong Heo
  • Publication number: 20230095528
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a base housing, a sliding housing and that is coupled to the base housing so as to slide, a folding housing that at least partially overlaps the base housing and that is connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, a rolling module that is coupled to a rear surface of the display, and a hinge module connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing. The electronic device is configured to be capable of a sliding operation in which the folding housing and the sliding housing move in a sliding direction to extend or retract a display region of the electronic device and a folding operation in which the folding housing is folded or unfolded relative to the sliding housing to fold or unfold a portion of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Gyeongtae PARK, Sungho AHN, Youngseong KIM, Sungmin HONG, Jooyoung KANG, Yangwook KIM, Seungjoon LEE, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20230074701
    Abstract: An electronic device and its screen control method are disclosed. The electronic device may include a flexible display configured to change a size of a display area and at least one processor. The at least one processor may, based on a first screen being displayed in the display area of a first size, receive an input for changing the display area into a second size The at least one processor may, based on the display area being changed to the second size according to the received input, control the display to display a second screen which changes the first screen in response to the second size in the display area changed into the second size. The second screen may include, among a plurality of elements in content, a first element corresponding to an element in the first screen and a second element of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Raetae KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Dahee KIM, Songyi LEE, Jonghwa LEE, Jihea PARK
  • Patent number: 11366563
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first sub-housing, and a second sub-housing, a flexible, a sensor, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including detecting a first input, obtaining a first value from the first input, when the first value is equal to or greater than a first reference value, detecting a second input following the first input, displaying a first graphical user interface element in response to the second input, obtaining a second value from the second input, when the second value is less than a second reference value, displaying the first GUI element on the display based on the second value, and when the second value is equal to or greater than the second reference value, displaying a second GUI element on the flexible display, wherein the second housing is moved to extend a display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wankyu Kim, Jooyoung Kang, Sangeun Lee, Raetae Kim, Youngseong Kim, Gyeongtae Park, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: 11360589
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a first structure comprising a reciprocating housing; a second structure including a guide configured to guide sliding movement of the first structure; a flexible display configured to be at least partially inserted inside the second structure or visible to an outside of the second structure by the sliding movement of the first structure; at least one sensor; and at least one processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to: detect a touch on the flexible display through the at least one sensor, detect pressure of the touch through the at least one sensor, determine whether a direction in which the touch moves corresponds to a direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, based on determining that the direction in which the touch moves corresponds to the direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, determine whether a ch
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangsoo Choi, Youngseong Kim, Gyeongtae Park, Jookwan Lee, Jihea Park
  • Publication number: 20220164093
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include: a slidable housing including a first housing and a second housing coupled to the first housing to be slidable with respect to the first housing; a roller unit; a flexible display including a first display area disposed adjacent to the first housing and a second display area disposed in an inner space of the portable electronic device while surrounding the roller unit; a processor connected to the display; and a memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: when a state of the portable electronic device is a first state in which the second display area is disposed in the inner space, determine the first display area as an active area in which visual information is to be displayed, when the state of the portable electronic device is a second state in which the second display area is exposed to the outside, determine, as the active area, an entire area of the display including the first display are
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jooyoung KANG, Youngseong KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Yangsoo CHOI, Sungmin HONG, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20220155889
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a first structure comprising a reciprocating housing; a second structure including a guide configured to guide sliding movement of the first structure; a flexible display configured to be at least partially inserted inside the second structure or visible to an outside of the second structure by the sliding movement of the first structure; at least one sensor; and at least one processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to: detect a touch on the flexible display through the at least one sensor, detect pressure of the touch through the at least one sensor, determine whether a direction in which the touch moves corresponds to a direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, based on determining that the direction in which the touch moves corresponds to the direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, determine whether a ch
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yangsoo CHOI, Youngseong KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Jookwan LEE, Jihea PARK
  • Publication number: 20220148475
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Gyeongtae PARK, Jooyoung KANG, Youngseong KIM, Yangsoo CHOI, Sungmin HONG, Changryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20220113842
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first sub-housing, and a second sub-housing, a flexible, a sensor, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including detecting a first input, obtaining a first value from the first input, when the first value is equal to or greater than a first reference value, detecting a second input following the first input, displaying a first graphical user interface element in response to the second input, obtaining a second value from the second input, when the second value is less than a second reference value, displaying the first GUI element on the display based on the second value, and when the second value is equal to or greater than the second reference value, displaying a second GUI element on the flexible display, wherein the second housing is moved to extend a display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Wankyu KIM, Jooyoung KANG, Sangeun LEE, Raetae KIM, Youngseong KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20210409532
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a base housing, a sliding housing at least partially overlapping the base housing and slidably coupled to the base housing, a folding housing least partially overlapping the base housing and connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, at least part of the display being located inside the base housing, a rolling module comprising a rollable support coupled to a rear surface of the display and having one side connected to the sliding housing and an opposite side extending into an inner space of the base housing, and a hinge module comprising a hinge connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing wherein the sliding housing is configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation and the folding housing is configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Seungjoon LEE, Sungho AHN, Youngseong KIM, Sungmin HONG, Jooyoung KANG, Yangwook KIM, Gyeongtae PARK, Hyunju HONG