Patents by Inventor Heedong GANG

Heedong GANG 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).

  • Electronic device and method for controlling connection of external device using the same
    Patent number: 11244081
    Abstract: A method and electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes at least one connector, at least one switch electrically connected to the at least one connector, a sensor, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the at least one connector, the at least one switch, the sensor, and the memory. The processor implements the method, including detecting insertion of an external device into the at least one connector based on an electrical signal input through the at least one connector, receiving biometric information using the sensor after detecting the insertion of the external device, and controlling a switch electrically connected to the connector to be connected to the connector into which the external device is inserted when the received biometric information matches biometric information stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Heedong Gang, Jinhui Park
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION OF EXTERNAL DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200089920
    Abstract: A method and electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes at least one connector, at least one switch electrically connected to the at least one connector, a sensor, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the at least one connector, the at least one switch, the sensor, and the memory. The processor implements the method, including detecting insertion of an external device into the at least one connector based on an electrical signal input through the at least one connector, receiving biometric information using the sensor after detecting the insertion of the external device, and controlling a switch electrically connected to the connector to be connected to the connector into which the external device is inserted when the received biometric information matches biometric information stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Heedong GANG, Jinhui PARK