Patents by Inventor Hee-seob Ryu

Hee-seob Ryu 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: 11984119
    Abstract: An electronic device and a voice recognition method thereof are provided. A voice recognition method of an electronic device includes receiving trigger voice, storing a characteristic of the trigger voice for voice verification by analyzing the trigger voice. When a user issues a voice command, determining whether the user voice command comprises the characteristic belonging to the trigger voice, and performing function of the electronic device corresponding to the user voice command based on the determination. Accordingly, users may easily use the voice recognition function of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam-yeong Kwon, Hee-seob Ryu, Kyung-mi Park, Chan-sik Bok, Chan-hee Choi
  • Publication number: 20240046934
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook CHOI, Hee-seob Ryu, Hee-ran LEE, Sung-pil HWANG
  • Patent number: 11823682
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook Choi, Hee-seob Ryu, Hee-ran Lee, Sung-pil Hwang
  • Patent number: 11727951
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a voice acquiring apparatus and a voice recognition method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit which displays an image; a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of external apparatuses; and a controller which includes a voice recognition engine to recognize a user's voice, receives a voice signal from a voice acquiring unit, and controls the communication unit to receive candidate instruction words from at least one of the plurality of external apparatuses to recognize the received voice signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk Jang, Chan-hee Choi, Hee-seob Ryu, Kyung-mi Park, Seung-kwon Park, Jae-hyun Bae
  • Publication number: 20230121055
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a voice acquiring apparatus and a voice recognition method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit which displays an image; a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of external apparatuses; and a controller which includes a voice recognition engine to recognize a user’s voice, receives a voice signal from a voice acquiring unit, and controls the communication unit to receive candidate instruction words from at least one of the plurality of external apparatuses to recognize the received voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk Jang, Chan-hee Choi, Hee-seob Ryu, Kyung-mi Park, Seung-kwon Park, Jae-hyun Bae
  • Publication number: 20220358949
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a voice acquiring apparatus and a voice recognition method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit which displays an image; a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of external apparatuses; and a controller which includes a voice recognition engine to recognize a user's voice, receives a voice signal from a voice acquiring unit, and controls the communication unit to receive candidate instruction words from at least one of the plurality of external apparatuses to recognize the received voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk JANG, Chan-hee CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Kyung-mi PARK, Seung-kwon PARK, Jae-hyun BAE
  • Publication number: 20210264914
    Abstract: An electronic device and a voice recognition method thereof are provided. A voice recognition method of an electronic device includes receiving trigger voice, storing a characteristic of the trigger voice for voice verification by analyzing the trigger voice. When a user issues a voice command, determining whether the user voice command comprises the characteristic belonging to the trigger voice, and performing function of the electronic device corresponding to the user voice command based on the determination. Accordingly, users may easily use the voice recognition function of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam-yeong KWON, Hee-seob RYU, Kyung-mi PARK, Chan-sik BOK, Chan-hee CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210152870
    Abstract: A display apparatus, including a microphone configured to receive a voice signal and a controller configured to generate a resulting screen corresponding to the voice signal different from a first displayed screen and according to a status of the content of the first displayed screen; to display the resulting screen on the display. Accordingly, the display apparatus provides a different resulting screen according to a status of the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-ran LEE, Hee-seob RYU, Sung-wook CHOI, Sung-pil HWANG
  • Patent number: 11011172
    Abstract: An electronic device and a voice recognition method thereof are provided. A voice recognition method of an electronic device includes receiving trigger voice, storing a characteristic of the trigger voice for voice verification by analyzing the trigger voice. When a user issues a voice command, determining whether the user voice command comprises the characteristic belonging to the trigger voice, and performing function of the electronic device corresponding to the user voice command based on the determination. Accordingly, users may easily use the voice recognition function of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam-yeong Kwon, Hee-seob Ryu, Kyung-mi Park, Chan-sik Bok, Chan-hee Choi
  • Publication number: 20200302935
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Hee-ran LEE, Sung-pil HWANG
  • Patent number: 10720162
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook Choi, Hee-seob Ryu, Hee-ran Lee, Sung-pil Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200184989
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a voice acquiring apparatus and a voice recognition method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit which displays an image; a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of external apparatuses; and a controller which includes a voice recognition engine to recognize a user's voice, receives a voice signal from a voice acquiring unit, and controls the communication unit to receive candidate instruction words from at least one of the plurality of external apparatuses to recognize the received voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk JANG, Chan-hee CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Kyung-mi PARK, Seung-kwon PARK, Jae-hyun BAE
  • Patent number: 10586554
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a voice acquiring apparatus and a voice recognition method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit which displays an image; a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of external apparatuses; and a controller which includes a voice recognition engine to recognize a user's voice, receives a voice signal from a voice acquiring unit, and controls the communication unit to receive candidate instruction words from at least one of the plurality of external apparatuses to recognize the received voice signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hyuk Jang, Chan-hee Choi, Hee-seob Ryu, Kyung-mi Park, Seung-kwon Park, Jae-hyun Bae
  • Publication number: 20190341051
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Hee-ran LEE, Sung-pil HWANG
  • Patent number: 10468023
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal; a display configured to display an image based on the received broadcasting signal; a sound receiver configured to receive a sound spoken by a user; a first sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the display apparatus is in a standby mode, and determine whether the received sound is a reserved word candidate having a high probability of corresponding to a reserved word; a second sound recognizer configured to be supplied with power when the received sound is determined as the reserved word candidate and to determine whether the received sound is the reserved word; and a controller configured to control the preset operation to be performed when the received sound is determined as the reserved word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-jun Ryu, Dong-Wan Kim, Jae-hyun Bae, Ki-hoon Shin, Nam-gook Cho, Byeong-seob Ko, Ki-beom Kim, Hee-seob Ryu
  • Patent number: 10395657
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook Choi, Hee-seob Ryu, Hee-ran Lee, Sung-pil Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190244619
    Abstract: An electronic device and a voice recognition method thereof are provided. A voice recognition method of an electronic device includes receiving trigger voice, storing a characteristic of the trigger voice for voice verification by analyzing the trigger voice. When a user issues a voice command, determining whether the user voice command comprises the characteristic belonging to the trigger voice, and performing function of the electronic device corresponding to the user voice command based on the determination. Accordingly, users may easily use the voice recognition function of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam-yeong Kwon, Hee-seob Ryu, Kyung-mi Park, Chan-sik Bok, Chan-hee Choi
  • Patent number: 10304443
    Abstract: An electronic device and a voice recognition method thereof are provided. A voice recognition method of an electronic device includes receiving trigger voice, storing a characteristic of the trigger voice for voice verification by analyzing the trigger voice. When a user issues a voice command, determining whether the user voice command comprises the characteristic belonging to the trigger voice, and performing function of the electronic device corresponding to the user voice command based on the determination. Accordingly, users may easily use the voice recognition function of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam-yeong Kwon, Hee-seob Ryu, Kyung-mi Park, Chan-sik Bok, Chan-hee Choi
  • Publication number: 20190057702
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook CHOI, Hee-seob RYU, Hee-ran LEE, Sung-pil HWANG
  • Patent number: 10140990
    Abstract: A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook Choi, Hee-seob Ryu, Hee-ran Lee, Sung-pil Hwang