Patents by Inventor Kook Tae CHOI

Kook Tae CHOI 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: 11955124
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. When a user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server. An instruction for performing a task is received from the server. When the user interface is displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables the user to receive the user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to the external server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Ki Kang, Jang-Seok Seo, Kook-Tae Choi, Hyun-Woo Kang, Jin-Yeol Kim, Chae-Hwan Li, Kyung-Tae Kim, Dong-Ho Jang, Min-Kyung Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220130388
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. When a user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server. An instruction for performing a task is received from the server. When the user interface is displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables the user to receive the user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to the external server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Sang-Ki KANG, Jang-Seok SEO, Kook-Tae CHOI, Hyun-Woo KANG, Jin-Yeol KIM, Chae-Hwan LI, Kyung-Tae KIM, Dong-Ho JANG, Min-Kyung HWANG
  • Patent number: 11314898
    Abstract: An operating method of an electronic device for function execution includes receiving an execution signal associated with executing a voice command function performed based on a voice input, confirming a locked state of an electronic device, and providing an entire function execution state in which access to the entire information stored in a memory is allowed or a partial function execution state in which access to a part of the information stored in the memory is allowed, based on the locked state in relation to executing a function corresponding to the voice input or outputting a result corresponding to the voice input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jong Rhee, Sang Ki Kang, Sung Pa Park, Jang Seok Seo, Ji Soo Yi, Kook Tae Choi, Han Jun Ku, Da Som Lee, Dong Ho Jang, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11222635
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present invention comprises: a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. The electronic device is configured to store an application program including a user interface for receiving a text input. When the user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server including an automatic speech recognition system and an intelligence system. An instruction for performing a task generated by the intelligence system in response to the user speech is received from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Ki Kang, Jang-Seok Seo, Kook-Tae Choi, Hyun-Woo Kang, Jin-Yeol Kim, Chae-Hwan Li, Kyung-Tae Kim, Dong-Ho Jang, Min-Kyung Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200020334
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present invention comprises: a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. The electronic device is configured to store an application program including a user interface for receiving a text input. When the user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server including an automatic speech recognition system and an intelligence system. An instruction for performing a task generated by the intelligence system in response to the user speech is received from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sang-Ki KANG, Jang-Seok SEO, Kook-Tae CHOI, Hyun-Woo KANG, Jin-Yeol KIM, Chae-Hwan LI, Kyung-Tae KIM, Dong-Ho JANG, Min-Kyung HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180247065
    Abstract: An operating method of an electronic device for function execution includes receiving an execution signal associated with executing a voice command function performed based on a voice input, confirming a locked state of an electronic device, and providing an entire function execution state in which access to the entire information stored in a memory is allowed or a partial function execution state in which access to a part of the information stored in the memory is allowed, based on the locked state in relation to executing a function corresponding to the voice input or outputting a result corresponding to the voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: In Jong RHEE, Sang Ki KANG, Sung Pa PARK, Jang Seok SEO, Ji Soo YI, Kook Tae CHOI, Han Jun KU, Da Som LEE, Dong Ho JANG, Yong Joon JEON
  • Publication number: 20160099897
    Abstract: An information sharing method that includes receiving additional information about content on a webpage, inputting the additional information into a message including a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the webpage, specifying a destination of the message including the URI of the webpage and the additional information, and transmitting the message to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kyung Tae KIM, Jung Jik LEE, Chang Hyup JWA, Jae Bong YOO, Sun Kee LEE, Hyo Jung SONG, Kook Tae CHOI