Patents by Inventor Jihyun Ahn

Jihyun Ahn 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: 20140245155
    Abstract: A method of providing a voice-speech service in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes receiving sensing information from a sensor unit, determining whether to set an operating mode of the voice-speech service as a driving mode according to the sensing information, and providing an audible feedback according to pre-stored driving mode setting information when an operating mode of the voice-speech service is set as the driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayoung JEON, Sora KIM, Heewoon KIM, Yumi AHN, Jihyun AHN
  • Patent number: 8818166
    Abstract: A method for dividing and displaying a content unit includes: extracting a sub-content unit which is generated by dividing an original content unit by a preset time interval; displaying the entire sub-content unit when receiving a sub-content unit display command; receiving a jump command that selects a replay time point for an arbitrary sub-content unit among the above sub-content units; and replaying and displaying the original content unit from the replay time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunhye Lee, Jinyoung Jeon, Minkoo Kang, Jinyong Kim, Jihyun Ahn, Changmo Yang
  • Publication number: 20140222432
    Abstract: A voice talk function-enabled terminal and voice talk control method for outputting distinct content based on the current emotional state, age, and gender of the user are provided. The mobile terminal supporting a voice talk function includes a display unit, an audio processing unit, which selects content corresponding to a first criterion associated with a user in response to a user input, determines a content output scheme based on a second criterion associated with the user, and outputs the selected content through the display unit and audio processing unit according to the content output scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jihyun Ahn, Sora Kim, Jinyong Kim, Hyunkyoung Kim, Heewoon Kim, Yumi Ahn
  • Patent number: 7338084
    Abstract: The present invention is a book made of plural inner sheets with specific cutouts at specific locations at the open margin edge. Each sheet is colored or printed with different animal characters or graphic elements. The sheets are arranged and bound in such a way that when an user flips through this invention at specific location of the open edge, only specific pages after another are viewed. The specific pages are all designed with the same specific colors or the same graphic elements depending on which location of the open edge the user holds to flip through the pages. The appearance of the book changes by the user trying out different locations for flipping the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Jihyun Ahn