Patents by Inventor Kyoung-gu Woo

Kyoung-gu Woo 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: 11765234
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Min Je, Sun Key Lee, Kyung Tae Kim, Joo Hwan Kim, Jae Yung Yeo, Kyoung Gu Woo, Jeong Hyeon Yun, Dong Sun Lim
  • Patent number: 11670302
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a network interface and processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input through a network interface as transmitted from a first external device, including a request to execute a function using at least one application which is not indicated in the voice input, extracting a first text from the voice input by executing automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the at least one application is identified based on the first text, transmitting, through the network interface to the first external device, second data associated with the identified at least one application for display by the first external device, and when the at least one application is not identified based at least in part on the first text, reattempting identification of the at least one application by executing natural language understanding (NLU) on the first text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hyuk Jeon, Woo Up Kwon, Jin Woo Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, Eun Taek Lim, Kyung Hak Hyun, Dong Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 11561763
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jong Rhee, Ji Min Lee, Sang Ki Kang, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, Jang Seok Seo, In Wook Song, Won Ick Ahn, Kyoung Gu Woo, Ji Soo Yi, Chang Kyun Jeon, Ho Jun Jaygarl, Il Hwan Choi, Yoo Jin Hong, Ji Hyun Kim, Jae Yung Yeo
  • Patent number: 11194545
    Abstract: The electronic device according to an embodiment may receive a first user input including a first request for performing a first task requiring one or more first parameters for execution, to transmit first data associated with the first user input through the communication circuit to a server including an intelligence system providing a sequence of action states for the electronic device performing at least one task using the at least one application program, to receive the first sequence of the action states for performing the first task, from the server through the communication circuit, to perform not all but part of the first sequence of the action states, based at least on the first user input, and to transmit second data associated with an action state of the electronic device caused from the performing of the part of the first sequence, to the server through the communication circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Gu Woo, Ho Jun Jaygarl, Han Jun Ku, Kyung Tae Kim, Ga Jin Song
  • Patent number: 11182554
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing an application may execute a text string selected by a user or an application associated with a type of text string to input the text string to increase the user's convenience. The apparatus of executing an application includes a text string recognizer to determine a text string, a determiner to determine one or more candidate applications related to the text string, and an input location of the selected text string based on a type of the selected text string and the association model, an application list provider to generate and display a list of the candidate applications, and an application executer to execute a candidate application selected from the list and to input the selected text string into the input location of the candidate application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Lee, Kyoung Gu Woo, Seok Jin Hong, Yo Han Roh, Sang Hyun Yoo, Ho Dong Lee
  • Patent number: 11170768
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a microphone, at least one speaker, a processor and a memory which stores instructions that cause the processor to receive a user utterance including a request for performing a task with the electronic device, to transmit data associated with the user utterance to an external server, to receive a response from the external server including sample utterances representative of an intent of the user utterance and the sample utterances being selected by the external server based on the user utterance, to display the sample utterances on the touchscreen display, to receive a user input to select one of the sample utterances, and to perform the task by causing the electronic device to follow a sequence of states associated with the selected one of the sample utterances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kyoung Gu Woo, Kyu Young Kim, Hyun Jin Park, Injong Rhee, Woo Up Kwon, Dong Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 11170764
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for utilizing same are disclosed, the electronic device including a touch screen display disposed in the housing and exposed through a first portion of the housing; a microphone disposed in the housing and exposed through a second portion of the housing; at least one speaker disposed in the housing and exposed through a third portion of the housing; a communication circuit disposed in the housing; a processor disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the communication circuit; and a memory disposed in the housing, electrically connected to the processor, and configured to store application programs including a first application program, a second application program and a third application program, the second application program and the third application program include at least one common function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kyoung Gu Woo, Ho Jun Jaygarl, Kyu Young Kim, Jin Woong Kim, Hyun Jin Park, Jae Yung Yeo
  • Patent number: 11137978
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor, and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, cause the processor to display a user interface including items, receive a first user utterance while the user interface is displayed, wherein the first user utterance includes a first request for executing a first task by using at least one item, transmit first data related to the first user utterance to an external server, receive a first response from the external server, wherein the first response includes information on a first sequence of states of the electronic device for executing the first task and further includes numbers and locations of the items in the user interface, and execute the first task including an operation of allowing the application program to select the one or the plurality of items based on the numbers or the locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Yong Lee, Jung Hoe Kim, Soo Bin Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, Seong Min Je
  • Publication number: 20210286589
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: In Jong RHEE, Ji Min LEE, Sang Ki KANG, Han Jun KU, Sung Pa PARK, Jang Seok SEO, In Wook SONG, Won Ick AHN, Kyoung Gu WOO, Ji Soo YI, Chang Kyun JEON, Ho Jun JAYGARL, Il Hwan CHOI, Yoo Jin HONG, Ji Hyun KIM, Jae Yung YEO
  • Publication number: 20210274001
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Seong Min JE, Sun Key LEE, Kyung Tae KIM, Joo Hwan KIM, Jae Yung YEO, Kyoung Gu WOO, Jeong Hyeon YUN, Dong Sun LIM
  • Patent number: 11032374
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Min Je, Sun Key Lee, Kyung Tae Kim, Joo Hwan Kim, Jae Yung Yeo, Kyoung Gu Woo, Jeong Hyeon Yun, Dong Sun Lim
  • Patent number: 11023201
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jong Rhee, Ji Min Lee, Sang Ki Kang, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, Jang Seok Seo, In Wook Song, Won Ick Ahn, Kyoung Gu Woo, Ji Soo Yi, Chang Kyun Jeon, Ho Jun Jaygarl, Il Hwan Choi, Yoo Jin Hong, Ji Hyun Kim, Jae Yung Yeo
  • Patent number: 10969954
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen display located inside the housing and exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone located inside the housing and exposed through a second portion of the housing, at least one speaker located inside the housing and exposed through a third portion of the housing, a communication circuit located inside the housing, a processor located inside the housing and electrically connected with the touch screen display, the microphone, the speaker, and the communication circuit, and a memory located inside the housing and electrically connected with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Jaygarl, Kyoung Gu Woo, Ga Jin Song, Seong Min Je
  • Publication number: 20210065716
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a network interface and processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input through a network interface as transmitted from a first external device, including a request to execute a function using at least one application which is not indicated in the voice input, extracting a first text from the voice input by executing automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the at least one application is identified based on the first text, transmitting, through the network interface to the first external device, second data associated with the identified at least one application for display by the first external device, and when the at least one application is not identified based at least in part on the first text, reattempting identification of the at least one application by executing natural language understanding (NLU) on the first text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Joo Hyuk JEON, Woo Up KWON, Jin Woo PARK, Kyoung Gu WOO, Eun Taek LIM, Kyung Hak HYUN, Dong Ho JANG
  • Patent number: 10909982
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a touch screen display, a microphone disposed at least one speaker, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a first user utterance input, to transmit first data associated with the first user utterance input to an external server, to receive a first response, to provide the first sample utterances, to receive a first user input for selecting one of the first sample utterances, to transmit second data associated with the first user input to the external server, and to perform the second task by causing the electronic apparatus to have a sequence of states. The first user utterance input includes a request for performing a first task. The first response includes first sample utterances indicating a second task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo Up Kwon, Jung Hoe Kim, Kyu Young Kim, Hyun Jin Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, In Jong Rhee, Dong Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 10908763
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for generating one or more path rules or combination or path rules for performing the operations of an application. According to various embodiments, a user terminal through an intelligence server may generate a path rule and may perform the operation of an application based on the path rule to provide a service. The user terminal may provide a user with the processing status of a user utterance and may receive an additional user input to process the user utterance. For example, when a keyword (or parameter) required to process the user utterance is insufficient, the user terminal may provide the user with a state requiring additional information and may output feedback corresponding to the insufficient state in order to receive the necessary information from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Gu Woo, Kyu Young Kim, Jun Seong Kim, Jung Hoe Kim, Ji Min Lee, Ho Jun Jaygarl, In Chul Hwang, Ji Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10885524
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for purchasing a product online is provided. The method may include switching, in response to a user input, from a display mode that displays a screen to a purchasing mode, detecting a product, which is commercially available for purchase, from among elements shown on the screen in the purchasing mode, and distinguishing display of the detected product from other elements on the displayed screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonkwang Shin, Kyoung Gu Woo
  • Patent number: 10847152
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a microphone receiving a voice input according to user speech, a memory storing information about an operation of the speech recognition service, a display, and a processor electrically connected with the communication module, the microphone, the memory, and the display. The processor is configured to calculate a specified numerical value associated with the operation of the speech recognition service, to transmit information about the numerical value to a first external device processing the voice input, and to transmit a request for a function, which corresponds to the calculated numerical value, of at least one function associated with the speech recognition service stepwisely provided from the first external device depending on a numerical value, to the first external device to refine a function of the speech recognition service supported by the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byong Mok Oh, Han Jun Ku, Kyoung Gu Woo, Sang Hoon Lee, In Jong Rhee, Seok Yeong Jung, Kyung Tae Kim, Ji Hyun Kim, Dong Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 10839806
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a network interface and processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input through a network interface as transmitted from a first external device, including a request to execute a function using at least one application which is not indicated in the voice input, extracting a first text from the voice input by executing automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the at least one application is identified based on the first text, transmitting, through the network interface to the first external device, second data associated with the identified at least one application for display by the first external device, and when the at least one application is not identified based at least in part on the first text, reattempting identification of the at least one application by executing natural language understanding (NLU) on the first text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hyuk Jeon, Woo Up Kwon, Jin Woo Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, Eun Taek Lim, Kyung Hak Hyun, Dong Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 10824392
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen display disposed inside the housing and exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed inside the housing and exposed through a second portion of the housing, a communication circuit disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the touch screen display, the microphone, and the communication circuit, and a memory disposed in the housing and electrically connected with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hwan Kim, Sun Key Lee, Kyung Tae Kim, Jae Yung Yeo, Kyoung Gu Woo, Jeong Hyeon Yun, Dong Sun Lim, Seong Min Je