Patents by Inventor In-Kuk Yun

In-Kuk Yun 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).

  • LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20180002604
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds comprising a self-alignment additive for vertical alignment and additionally at least one compound of formula I as described more closely within this disclosure (polymerizable HALS), especially for vertically aligned display applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hyun-Jin YOON, Mi-Na PARK, Ji-Won JEONG, Eun-Kyu LEE, Min-Ok JIN, Yong-Kuk YUN
  • Device and method of setting or removing security on content
    Patent number: 9852279
    Abstract: A device for removing security on content using biometric information includes a memory configured to store content on which security has been set based on first biometric information of a user; and a controller configured to obtain second biometric information of the user, which is of a different type than the first biometric information, and remove the security on the content based on the second biometric information, in response to a user input for executing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-chul Shim, In-kuk Yun, In-hwan Lee
  • User authenticating method and head mounted device supporting the same
    Patent number: 9836663
    Abstract: A head mounted device (HMD) includes an imaging unit configured to capture at least one image of a partial region of an iris, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor configured to receive an ECG signal, and a control unit configured to acquire at least one image of the partial region of the iris and ECG signals, and authenticate a user by using the acquired image(s) of the partial region of the iris and the ECG signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-kuk Yun, Je-in Yu, Byeong-hoon Kwak, Hyun-jung Kim, In-hak Na, Bo-seok Moon, Jae-hyun Park, Young-eun Lee, Ji-yeon Han
  • Method and wearable device for providing a virtual input interface
    Patent number: 9829986
    Abstract: Provided is a wearable device including: an image sensor configured to sense a gesture image of a user setting a user input region; and a display configured to provide a virtual input interface corresponding to the set user input region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: In-kuk Yun
  • LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170335194
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium, in particular based on a mixture of polar compounds, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PA-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, IPS or PS-IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Eun-Kyu LEE, Ji-Won JEONG, Min-Ok JIN, Yong-Kuk YUN
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20170329504
    Abstract: A method and a device for providing content are provided. The device includes a display configured to display content, and an interface configured to receive a first input that selects a part of the displayed content, and a second input that requests to change a size of the displayed content. The device further includes a controller configured to control the display to display the selected part of the displayed content and an unselected part of the displayed content by changing a size of the selected part and a size of the unselected part to be different from each other, in response to the interface receiving the second input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-seung YANG, Da-hye PARK, Seol-hye WON, Young-ah SEONG, Yong-gook PARK, In-kuk YUN
  • LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIA AND LIGHT MODULATION ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20170253801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid crystalline (LC) medium, to a method of its production and to the use of such LC media in polymer network liquid crystalline (PNLC) light modulation elements operated in the reverse mode. Furthermore, the present invention relates to such light modulation elements, as such, to the use of such light modulation elements as light shutters for transparent OLED displays, and to a method of production of such light modulation elements according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo BAE, Dong-Mee SONG, Hoo-Yong Lee, Jung-Min LEE, Yong-Kuk Yun
  • Method and device for providing content
    Patent number: 9753626
    Abstract: A method and a device for providing content are provided. The device includes a display configured to display content, and an interface configured to receive a first input that selects a part of the displayed content, and a second input that requests to change a size of the displayed content. The device further includes a controller configured to control the display to display the selected part of the displayed content and an unselected part of the displayed content by changing a size of the selected part and a size of the unselected part to be different from each other, in response to the interface receiving the second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-seung Yang, Da-hye Park, Seol-hye Won, Young-ah Seong, Yong-gook Park, In-kuk Yun
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20170249519
    Abstract: Provided is a device including: a display unit configured to display handwritten content based on an analog handwritten input of a user; a user input unit that receives a user input of selecting a portion of the handwritten content displayed on the display unit; and a control unit reproduces a segment of multimedia content, which corresponds to the portion of the handwritten content, from the multimedia content synchronized with the handwritten content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-seung YANG, Da-hye PARK, Seol-hye WON, In-kuk YUN, Yong-gook PARK
  • Liquid-crystal medium
    Patent number: 9719016
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal (LC) medium containing a polymerisable compound, a process for its preparation, its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in an LC display of the polymer sustained alignment (PSA) type, and to an LC display, especially a PSA display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ji-Won Jeong, Hyun-Jin Yoon, Eun-Kyu Lee, Min-Ok Jin, Yong-Kuk Yun
  • DEVICE AND METHOD OF SETTING OR REMOVING SECURITY ON CONTENT
    Publication number: 20170193214
    Abstract: A device for removing security on content using biometric information includes a memory configured to store content on which security has been set based on first biometric information of a user; and a controller configured to obtain second biometric information of the user, which is of a different type than the first biometric information, and remove the security on the content based on the second biometric information, in response to a user input for executing the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-chul SHIM, In-kuk YUN, In-hwan LEE
  • Method and device for reproducing content
    Patent number: 9652679
    Abstract: Provided is a device including: a display unit configured to display handwritten content based on an analog handwritten input of a user; a user input unit that receives a user input of selecting a portion of the handwritten content displayed on the display unit; and a control unit reproduces a segment of multimedia content, which corresponds to the portion of the handwritten content, from the multimedia content synchronized with the handwritten content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-seung Yang, Da-hye Park, Seol-hye Won, In-kuk Yun, Yong-gook Park
  • Method and device for reproducing content
    Patent number: 9652678
    Abstract: Provided is a device including: a display unit configured to display handwritten content based on an analog handwritten input of a user; a user input unit that receives a user input of selecting a portion of the handwritten content displayed on the display unit; and a control unit reproduces a segment of multimedia content, which corresponds to the portion of the handwritten content, from the multimedia content synchronized with the handwritten content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-seung Yang, Da-hye Park, Seol-hye Won, In-kuk Yun, Yong-gook Park
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WEARABLE DEVICE AND WEARABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170112438
    Abstract: Provided are a method of controlling a wearable device and a wearable device. The method of controlling the wearable device includes: determining whether a sensor provided in the wearable device is in an activated state; controlling an adherency controller for adjusting adherency between the sensor and a body of a user wearing the wearable device based on whether the sensor is in the activated state; and detecting a biosignal via the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-hye MIN, Moon-joo LEE, In-kuk YUN, Myung-jin EOM, Nam-suk LEE
  • Device and method of setting or removing security on content
    Patent number: 9614842
    Abstract: A device for removing security on content using biometric information includes a memory configured to store content on which security has been set based on first biometric information of a user; and a controller configured to obtain second biometric information of the user, which is of a different type than the first biometric information, and remove the security on the content based on the second biometric information, in response to a user input for executing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-chul Shim, In-kuk Yun, In-hwan Lee
  • Flexible display device
    Patent number: 9569018
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible display device adapted to accurately detect bending information when the flexible display device is flexed, bent or folded, and to be capable of variously controlling an image displayed on a screen on the basis of the detected bending information. The flexible display device includes a flexible touch screen part, and a bending detection part provided on the touch screen part, the bending detection part having an electrostatic capacitance or electric resistance that changes depending on a bending of the touch screen part, so as to detect bending information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seok-Myong Kang, Shi-Yun Cho, Ho-Seong Seo, In-Kuk Yun, Youn-Ho Choi
  • Multi-functional pen and method for using multi-functional pen
    Patent number: 9454246
    Abstract: A multi-functional pen apparatus and a method for using the multi-functional pen are provided. The method includes switching an operation mode of the multi-functional pen to a pen mode according to a predetermined key input; receiving pen data in the switched pen mode; and transmitting the pen data to a portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal transmits a call based on the transmitted pen data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seong-Min Seo, Jeong-Seok Lee, In-Kuk Yun, Po-Ra Kim
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IRRADIATING LIGHT FOR PHOTOGRAPHING IRIS
    Publication number: 20160260206
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling an irradiating light for photographing an iris is provided. The device includes a light source configured to generate light, an active lens configured to adjust a refractive index of light passing through the active lens, an image capturer configured to capture an image of the iris by using a camera, and a controller configured to control the active lens to change the refractive index of the light passing through the active lens based on distance, motion and ambient light levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Dae-kwang JUNG, Je-in YU, In-kuk YUN, Jun-ho KOH, Byeong-hoon KWAK, Sung-chan KIM, Yang-wook KIM, Chang-han KIM, Hyun-jung KIM, In-hak NA, Kang-jin YOON, Yong-chan LEE, Jae-ho JUNG
  • User Authenticating Method and Head Mounted Device Supporting the Same
    Publication number: 20160259986
    Abstract: A head mounted device (HMD) includes an imaging unit configured to capture at least one image of a partial region of an iris, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor configured to receive an ECG signal, and a control unit configured to acquire at least one image of the partial region of the iris and ECG signals, and authenticate a user by using the acquired image(s) of the partial region of the iris and the ECG signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: In-kuk YUN, Je-in YU, Byeong-hoon KWAK, Hyun-jung KIM, In-hak NA, Bo-seok MOON, Jae-hyun PARK, Young-eun LEE, Ji-yeon HAN
  • Display device having pattern and method of detecting pixel position therein
    Patent number: 9423910
    Abstract: A display device and method having a pattern are provided. The display device includes a plurality of color filters which correspond to one or more sub-pixels constituting a pixel of the display device; and a black matrix formed between the plurality of color filters, wherein the one or more sub-pixels include one or more position marks indicating an absolute position of each pixel of the display device and one or more error correction marks for correcting an error when the one or more position marks are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seong-Min Seo, Kang-Nam Kim, In-Kuk Yun