Patents by Inventor Hyun-Ju HONG

Hyun-Ju HONG 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: 20200019804
    Abstract: A display arranged over a fingerprint sensor according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a cover glass, a display panel arranged below the cover glass, a first driver that applies a signal to a first pixel group arranged in a first area corresponding to the fingerprint sensor on the display panel, a second driver that applies a signal to a second pixel group arranged in a second area that does not overlap the first area on the display panel, and a controller that causes the first driver to apply an enable signal to the first pixel group to enable the first driver to emit light when a finger touches a fingerprint sensing area corresponding to the fingerprint sensor on the cover glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Su Yeon KIM, Sang Seob KIM, Kwang Tai KIM, Ju Yeong LEE, Hyun Ju HONG
  • Patent number: 10534534
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor operatively connected to the display and configured to control the display to display a window related to context recognition on the display according to a predefined first layout corresponding to a first event related to screen splitting and control the display to display at least two windows split with respect to a folded portion of the display according to a predefined second layout corresponding to a second event related to the screen splitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Sun Cheong, Byung Jin Kang, Yong-Jin Kwon, Gae-Youn Kim, Dae-Myung Kim, Kwon-Ho Song, Dong-Oh Lee, Suk-Jae Lee, Kwang-Hyun Cho, Byeng-Seok Choi, Ju-Yeong Lee, Hyun-Ju Hong
  • Patent number: 10531580
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that includes a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite the first direction, and a transparent member forming at least part of the first surface, a display that is interposed between the first surface and the second surface of the housing and is exposed through the transparent member, and a force sensor that is interposed between the display and the second surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Won Kim, Eui Jin Kim, Han Vit Kang, Ho Kyung Kang, Byeong Cheol Kim, Hyung Sup Byeon, Jeong Sik Jeong, Eun Sung Cho, Kwang Tai Kim, Hyun Ju Hong
  • Publication number: 20190354332
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a plurality of displays, at least one processor configured to select a first display including at least one of the plurality of displays, based on relative positions of the plurality of displays, user information, an application to be executed, or a component associated with a function of the application, and a display control module configured to output contents to the first display and at least one object associated with the contents to at least one other second display of the plurality of displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Seong Eun KIM, Ju Nyun KIM, Myung Hun BAE, Hyun Ju HONG, Do Hun CHA, Jung Sik PARK, Se Jun SONG, Heung Sik SHIN, Myung Gon HONG
  • Patent number: 10474282
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having a first face, a second face that faces a direction opposite to the first face, and a side face that encloses at least a portion of a space between the first face and the second face, a touch sensing circuit disposed within the housing, a communication circuit disposed within the housing, a transparent substrate that forms at least a portion of the first face, the second face, and the side face of the housing, at least one display disposed within the housing along at least a portion of the transparent substrate, a first conductive pattern disposed between the transparent substrate and the at least one display or inside the at least one display, and electrically connected with the touch sensing circuit, and a second conductive pattern disposed between the transparent substrate and the first conductive pattern, and electrically connected with the wireless communication circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Sik Park, Jae-Young Shin, Seunggil Jeon, Chongyoon Chung, Dohyung Ha, Byoung-Uk Yoon, Hyun-Ju Hong
  • Patent number: 10466822
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display panel, a partial region of the display panel including an active region configured to output light and including a cut in a thickness direction of the display panel, a touch sensor formed on the display panel, a partial region of the touch sensor corresponding to the cut region of the display panel, including a cut in a thickness direction of the touch sensor, and a polarizing plate disposed on the display panel, a partial region of the polarizing plate corresponding to the cut region of the display panel, including a cut in a thickness direction of the polarizing plate, and a cut surface of the display panel, a cut surface of the touch sensor, and a cut surface of the polarizing plate are formed to coincide with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Seob Kim, Su Yeon Kim, Kwang Tai Kim, Ju Yeong Lee, Hyun Ju Hong
  • Publication number: 20190311172
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing including a transparent cover including a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region, a touchscreen display interposed between the first region and a second surface of the housing and exposed through the first region, an opaque layer interposed between the second region of the transparent cover and the second surface and exposed through the second region, a fingerprint sensor interposed between the opaque layer and the second surface, and a pressure sensor interposed between the fingerprint sensor and the second surface and sensing a pressure of an external object against the opaque layer. The pressure sensor includes a first electrode substantially in parallel with the opaque layer, a second electrode spaced from the first electrode layer and extending substantially in parallel in the second direction, and a dielectric layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ho Kyung KANG, Young Tae JEONG, Han Vit KANG, Byeong Cheol KIM, Jung Won KIM, Jeong Sik JEONG, Kwang Tai KIM, Hyung Sup BYEON, Hyun Ju HONG
  • Patent number: 10423193
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling displaying of information in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a first display formed on at least a portion of a body of the electronic device, and a second display formed on at least a portion of a cover functionally connected to the body and including a transparent display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Eun Kim, Seon Il Kim, Young Hoon Kim, Jung Han Kim, Ju Nyun Kim, Jung Sik Park, Do Hun Cha, Seung Ki Choi, Soo Hyung Kim, Chang Wan Lee, Myung Gon Hong, Hyun Ju Hong
  • Publication number: 20190278412
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing that comprises a first surface which faces a first direction and a second surface which faces a second direction opposite to the first direction, and that comprises a first transparent plate which forms at least a portion of the first surface of the housing; a display that is disposed between the first transparent plate and the second face of the housing, and comprises a second transparent plate which faces the first direction, and a third transparent plate which faces the second direction; a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode that are disposed between the second transparent plate and the third transparent plate; and a control circuit that is electrically connected to the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode, wherein the control circuit may be configured to detect the position of touch input with respect to the first transpare
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Hyung-Sup BYEON, Jung-Won KIM, Han-Vit KANG, Ho-Kyung KANG, Kwang-Tai KIM, Byeong-Cheol KIM, Kyung-Wan PARK, Yo-Han LEE, Jeong-Sik JEONG, Eun-Sung CHO, Hyun-Ju HONG
  • Publication number: 20190251549
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing, a conductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field, a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing and includes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern, and a communication circuit that is configured to transmit at least one transaction information to an external device by using the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern may include a first end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, a second end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a coil that is connected between the first end and the second end and includes a plurality of turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Woo-Sup LEE, Hyun-Ju HONG, Youn-Ju KIM, Jae-Bong CHUN, Jung-Sik PARK
  • Patent number: 10374286
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a housing; a wireless communication transceiver provided within the housing; an antenna radiator provided within the housing; and a cover arranged to cover at least a portion of the antenna radiator and form at least a portion of a surface of the housing, wherein the cover includes a conductive material, and the cover is at least partially detachable from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Sik Park, Yeon-Woo Kim, Woo-Sup Lee, Seung-Gil Jeon, Ju-Seok Noh, Jae-Bong Chun, Hyun-Ju Hong
  • Patent number: 10335062
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided which includes a housing including a first face that faces a first direction and a second face that faces a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that forms at least a portion of the first face, a display disposed between the first face and the second face of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a fingerprint sensor disposed between the transparent cover and the display, a touch sensor disposed between the fingerprint sensor and the display, and a pressure sensor disposed between the display and the second face of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Han-Vit Kang, Ho-Kyung Kang, Byeong-Cheol Kim, Jung-Won Kim, Jeong-Sik Jeong, Kwang-Tai Kim, Hyung-Sup Byeon, Hyun-Ju Hong
  • Publication number: 20190171315
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various examples comprises: a housing, in an unfolded state, including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction and including at least one flexible portion; a touch screen display arranged between the first surface and the second surface of the housing, exposed through the first surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing; and a pressure sensor arranged between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Kyungwan PARK, Han-Vit KANG, Ho-Kyung KANG, Byeong-Cheol KIM, Jung Won KIM, Jeongsik JEONG, Kwang-Tai KIM, Hyungsup BYEON, Hyun-Ju HONG
  • Patent number: 10292317
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a PCB including a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface; an electronic component arranged on the first surface, adjacent to a portion of the side surface; a shield structure including a cap that covers the electronic component and a sidewall extending from a periphery of the cap toward the first surface of the PCB, wherein the sidewall extends in a first direction that is non-parallel to the first surface of the PCB; a first conductive structure that is formed on a portion of the side surface of the PCB; and a second conductive structure that is formed on a portion of the first surface to be connected to the first conductive structure. The sidewall contacts with the first surface of the PCB and overlaps with the second conductive structure, when viewed from above the first surface of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jung-Sik Park, Seung-Ki Choi, Joon Heo, Hyun-Ju Hong
  • Patent number: 10275761
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a conductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field, a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing and includes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern; and a control circuit that is configured to transmit at least one transaction information by using the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern includes a first coil that includes a plurality of first turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate, and a second coil that includes a plurality of second turns that are substantially parallel to the surface of the plate. When viewed from the upper side of the plate, the first coil and the second coil may not at least partially overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Sup Lee, Jae-Bong Chun, Hyun-Ju Hong, Jung-Sik Park
  • Patent number: 10269005
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing, a conductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field, a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing and includes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern, and a communication circuit that is configured to transmit at least one transaction information to an external device by using the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern may include a first end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, a second end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a coil that is connected between the first end and the second end and includes a plurality of turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Sup Lee, Hyun-Ju Hong, Youn-Ju Kim, Jae-Bong Chun, Jung-Sik Park
  • Patent number: 10261616
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including at least one opened surface, a touchscreen display at least a portion of which is exposed through the opened surface of the housing, and a pressure sensor disposed between the touchscreen display and the housing. The pressure sensor includes a first electrode plate having a first size and a first shape, a second electrode plate having a size and a shape that are the same as or similar to the first size and the first shape and facing the first electrode plate, a dielectric layer disposed in a first area between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and a waterproof member disposed in a second area corresponding to a peripheral area of the first area and at least partially enclosing a space between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Sik Jeong, Han Vit Kang, Ho Kyung Kang, Byeong Cheol Kim, Jung Won Kim, Kwang Tai Kim, Hyung Sup Byeon, Hyun Ju Hong
  • Publication number: 20190012007
    Abstract: An electronic device for widening an active area of a display is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate and a second plate facing away from the first plate, a touch screen display including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) layer interposed between the first plate and the second plate, a flexible layer including a first portion connected to the first surface of the second glass plate and bent around an edge of the second glass plate toward the second plate of the housing, and a second portion extending from the first portion and interposed between the second glass plate and the second plate of the housing, a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) mounted on a first surface of the second portion of the flexible layer, and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a portion mounted on a second surface of the second portion of the flexible layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Seong Hoon KIM, Jaewan KIM, Min-Sung LEE, Min-Su JUNG, Dohyung HA, Sung-Won HONG, Kwang-Tai KIM, Hyungsup BYEON, Donghyun YEOM, Seung Ah OH, Min-Woo YOO, Jungwon LEE, Jong-Chul CHOI, Hyun-Ju HONG
  • Patent number: 10171636
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface, a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface, a display panel disposed under the cover glass and including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein at least one opening or at least one cutaway portion is formed in the display panel, and a camera module disposed in a space formed by the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jung Hee Yeo, Kuk Hwan Kim, Dong Kyun Kim, Jae Ho Baik, Sung Jin Yum, Ji Young Lee, Jin Sang Hwang, Woon Geun Kwak, Jung Sik Park, Byoung Uk Yoon, Yong Seok Lee, Jung Won Lee, Min Su Jung, Seung Min Choi, Hyun Ju Hong
  • Patent number: 10172175
    Abstract: A method and apparatus capable of enhancing the usability of an electronic device through interworking between the electronic devices are disclosed. The electronic device includes a 1st wireless communication interface configured to perform 1st wireless communication with another electronic device, a 2nd wireless communication interface configured to perform 2nd wireless communication with another electronic device, and a processor operatively coupled with the 1st wireless communication interface and the 2nd wireless communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sehwan Choi, Soon-Youl Kwon, Kyoungwon Kim, Jung-Sik Park, Yu-Min Cho, Young Kyu Seon, Hong-Ik Jin, Kyungjung Kim, Ga-Jin Song, Hyun-Ju Hong