Patents by Inventor Kwang-Tai Kim

Kwang-Tai Kim 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: 20180131869
    Abstract: An electronic device for image processing and a method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a lens part, an image sensor, a memory, and at least one image processor. The at least one image processor for processing an image signal of the image sensor is configured to collect first image data through the image sensor at a first time, collect first recognition information about a plurality of objects recognized from the first image data, collect second image data through the image sensor at a second time, collect second recognition information about an object recognized from the second image data, and determine an object of interest of a user based on a difference between the first recognition information and the second recognition information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Do Han KIM, Jae Hyoung PARK, Sung Kyu LEE, Kwang Tai KIM, Ha Joong PARK, Dong Hyun YEOM, Jong Hoon WON
  • Publication number: 20180061313
    Abstract: An electronic device having a display and a sensor and methods for operating the same are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display disposed on a surface of the housing, a sensor mounted under the display inside the housing to detect light received through the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to determine an illuminance of an outside of the housing using detection data obtained by the sensor while the display displays an image and relevant information between the display and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Eun-Taek JANG, Eun-Sook SEO, Dong-Kyoon HAN, Tae-Woong LEE, Dong-Hui KIM, Hong-Kook LEE, Kwang-Tai KIM, Dong-Hyun YEOM
  • Patent number: 9898161
    Abstract: A method of controlling multitasking in an electronic device using a double-sided display is provided. The method includes detecting a first gesture which reverses a first direction of a first screen executing a first application to a second direction or reverses the second direction of a second screen to the first direction, displaying a first list of applications on the second screen of the second direction is reversed to the first direction, when the first gesture is detected, detecting a input for selecting a second application from the first list of applications, and executing and displaying the touched second application on the second screen having the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Eun Han, Kwang-Tai Kim, Da-Som Lee
  • Patent number: 9898799
    Abstract: An image processing method and an electronic device supporting the method are provided. The electronic device includes a processor having an image processing module processing an input image, and a memory, wherein the processor obtains image data that is processed for the input image, wherein the memory stores volatile information which is temporarily obtained from the image during an image processing process of the image processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Oh Kim, Hyun Hee Park, Yong Man Lee, Kwang Young Kim, Ki Huk Lee, Kwang Tai Kim, Soo Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Eun Seok Ryu, Jin Hong Jeong
  • Publication number: 20180046305
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, where a transparent cover forms at least one part of the first surface. The electronic device also includes a touch screen display disposed between the first surface and second surface of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a pressure sensor disposed between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and having an active area for sensing pressure placed on the first surface by an external object and an inactive area disposed around the active area, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed between the pressure sensor and the second surface of the housing, and an electrically conductive connection member for electrically connecting the pressure sensor and the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Han-Vit KANG, Ho-Kyung KANG, Byeong-Cheol KIM, Jung Won KIM, Kyungwan PARK, Jeongsik JEONG, Kwang-Tai KIM, Hyungsup BYEON, Hyun-Ju HONG
  • Publication number: 20180042127
    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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    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: 20180039372
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a housing comprising a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, and a transparent cover which forms at least part of the first surface, a display interposed between the first and second surfaces of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a first electrode interposed between the transparent cover and the display, a second electrode interposed between the first electrode and the display, a third electrode interposed between the second electrode and the display, a first dielectric layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, a second dielectric layer interposed between the second and third electrodes, and a processor configured to detect a location of a touch on the first surface using the first and second electrodes, and detect pressure on the first surface using the second and third electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eunsung CHO, Jung Won KIM, Euijin KIM, Han-Vit KANG, Ho-Kyung KANG, Byeong-Cheol KIM, Hyungsup BYEON, Jeongsik JEONG, Kwang-Tai KIM, Hyun-Ju HONG
  • Publication number: 20180035923
    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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    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: 20180032248
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor, a touch sensor, and a touch controller including a register. The processor writes, into the register, data associated with a partial area of the touch sensor specified to sense an effective touch. When the effective touch is sensed in the partial area of the touch sensor, the touch controller writes data associated with the effective touch into the register, and the processor reads the data associated with the effective touch from the register when the data associated with the effective touch is written in the register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chang Jin KIM, Man Sung KIM, Jong Kon BAE, Kwang Tai KIM, Min Uk KIM, Dong Hyun YEOM, Kyoung Taek LEE, Hoon Do HEO
  • Publication number: 20180025478
    Abstract: An electronic device for processing one or more images is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit that receives images including at least a part of original images obtained by a plurality of cameras of an external device, a memory that stores the images, and at least one processor that is electrically connected with the communication circuit and the memory. The at least one processor is configured to obtain information associated with at least part of the external device, the electronic device, or the plurality of images, and to perform at least one of a plurality of processes on part of each of the images, or a part of the plurality of processes on the images, based on the information associated with the at least part of the external device, the electronic device, or the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ki Huk LEE, Kwang Young KIM, Kwang Tai KIM, Soo Hyung KIM, Sung Hyuk SHIN, Dong Hyun YEOM, In Jong RHEE, Jung Eun LEE, Cheol Ho CHEONG, Jihwan CHOE, Ho Chul HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180025468
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) electrically coupled with the display, a memory that stores an image, and a processor. The processor is configured to analyze at least one feature of the image and to determine at least one of a movement range, a movement interval, and a movement period of the image based on the at least one feature. The DDI is configured to display the image in the display when at least part of the processor is deactivated, and to change a display location of the image within the movement range depending on the movement interval and the movement period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Han Yu Ool KIM, Matheus Farias MIRANDA, Yo Han LEE, Jong Kon BAE, Dong Kyoon HAN, Kwang Tai KIM, Dong Hyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20180007315
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first camera supporting a first FOV, a second camera supporting a second FOV, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain a first image having the first FOV using the first camera, to obtain a second image, which is associated with the first image and has the second FOV using the second camera, to adjust at least one operation attribute of the first camera based on the second image, and to obtain a third image having the first FOV based on the adjusted at least one operation attribute using the first camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Sung Oh KIM, Dong Hyun YEOM, Yong Man LEE, Kwang Tai KIM, Soo Hyung KIM, Hyun Hee PARK, Ki Huk LEE, Hyung Ju CHUN
  • Publication number: 20180004333
    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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    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: 20170374281
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method for converting a frame rate are provided. According to the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a memory, a first black-and-white image sensor, a second image sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to set different values as a first setting value for the first black-and-white image sensor and a second setting value for the second image sensor, if an illuminance value indicating an illuminance at an arbitrary time point does not satisfy a predetermined illuminance value, to acquire a black-and-white image of an object based on the first setting value using the first black-and-white image sensor, to acquire at least one color image of the object based on the second setting value using the second image sensor, to generate a color image by synthesizing the black-and-white image with a color determined based on at least part of color information of the at least one color image, and to store the generated color image as video data in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Sung-Oh KIM, Kwang-Tai KIM, Soo-Hyung KIM, Hyun-Hee PARK, Dong-Hyun YEOM, Ki-Huk LEE, Yong-Man LEE, Jee-Hoon AN, Seul-Ki JANG, Hyung-Ju CHUN, Jong-Bum CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170235398
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a 1st surface that faces in a 1st direction, and a 2nd surface that faces in a 2nd direction opposite to the 1st direction, a display disposed between the transparent plate and the 2nd surface of the housing, and including a 1st surface that faces in the 1st direction and a 2nd surface that faces in the 2nd direction, at least one sensor disposed between the 2nd surface of the display and the 2nd surface of the housing, a processor electrically coupled with the display and the at least one sensor, and a memory electrically coupled with the processor. The memory stores instructions and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to enable the display during 1st time periods, and disable at least a part of the display during at least a part of 2nd time periods, and enable the at least one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Seung-Min CHOI, Min-Yong SONG, Silkyu LIM, Seunghyun HWANG, Kwang-Tai KIM, Hyungsup BYEON
  • Patent number: 9705732
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying time information of at least one counterpart electronic device, displaying the time information of the counterpart electronic device when an application program for displaying time information is executed, when time change information of the counterpart electronic device is received, changing the time information of the counterpart electronic device according to the time change information, and displaying changed time information of the counterpart electronic device when the application program for displaying time information is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Tai Kim, Ji-Hyun Kim, Da-Som Lee
  • Patent number: 9678705
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device is provided including establishing a communication with a wearable device and transmitting a first data item from the electronic device to the wearable device based on (i) a distance between the electronic device and the wearable device and (ii) a position of the wearable device relative to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon-Soo Kim, Kwang-Tai Kim, Da-Som Lee
  • Publication number: 20170155917
    Abstract: An electronic device and an method of operating the same according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. The method may include: receiving, by first image reception circuitry of a first image reception unit, first image data corresponding to a first attribute parameter; receiving, by second image reception circuitry of a second image reception unit, second image data corresponding to a second attribute parameter; detecting converted image data from the first image data based on a difference in component between the first attribute parameter and the second attribute parameter; and generating compressed image data for the second image data using the converted image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Jong-Bum CHOI, Sungoh KIM, Hyunhee PARK, Yongman LEE, Jaemoon KIM, Seulki JANG, Hyung-Ju CHUN, Kwang-Tai KIM, Soohyung KIM, Dong-Hyun YEOM, Kihuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20170148307
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring event information and determining a target user from among a plurality of users to receive the event information, based on stored user information. Additionally, the method includes acquiring device information about at least one of the electronic device and at least one external electronic device corresponding to the target user, determining a target device to provide the event information, based on the device information, and then providing an event output signal for outputting the event information, to the target device. Further, the method includes determining a method for outputting the event information through the target device, based on an event output scheme of the target device, and a privacy level of the event information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Yeom, Kwang-Tai Kim, Ji-Yoon Park, Jung-Eun Lee, Cheol-Ho Cheong
  • Publication number: 20170099245
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing a messenger service in an electronic device are provided. In the method, the messenger service with at least one counterpart electronic device is provided. First application setting information is determined during the messenger service. The first application setting information is transmitted to the at least one counterpart electronic device through the messenger service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Se-Jun SONG, Jae-Hyeon KANG, Kwang-Tai KIM, Ji-Hea PARK, Kang-Hwan OH, Da-Som LEE, Yo-Han LEE