Patents by Inventor Kyu-Ok Choi
Kyu-Ok 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).
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Patent number: 11711663Abstract: An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Mi Lee, Kyu-Ok Choi, Ji-Hyun Um
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Patent number: 11669166Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit to communicate with at least one wearable device, and at least one processor electrically connected with the communication circuit. The at least one processor is configured to obtain position information on a position on which the at least one wearable device is placed on a user's body, and to transmit a control signal to the at least one wearable device through the communication circuit such that, when an output of a haptic pattern specified based on a function is requested, the at least one wearable device outputs a haptic feedback corresponding to the position information and the specified haptic pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Gu Lee, Ji Won Kim, Young Hak Oh, Sun Young Yi, Won Jun Lee, Kyu Ok Choi
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Publication number: 20220014863Abstract: An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Jung-Mi LEE, Kyu-Ok CHOI, Ji-Hyun UM
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Publication number: 20210311552Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit to communicate with at least one wearable device, and at least one processor electrically connected with the communication circuit. The at least one processor is configured to obtain position information on a position on which the at least one wearable device is placed on a user's body, and to transmit a control signal to the at least one wearable device through the communication circuit such that, when an output of a haptic pattern specified based on a function is requested, the at least one wearable device outputs a haptic feedback corresponding to the position information and the specified haptic pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Yong Gu LEE, Ji Won KIM, Young Hak OH, Sun Young YI, Won Jun LEE, Kyu Ok CHOI
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Patent number: 11134355Abstract: An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Mi Lee, Kyu-Ok Choi, Ji-Hyun Um
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Patent number: 11061478Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit to communicate with at least one wearable device, and at least one processor electrically connected with the communication circuit. The at least one processor is configured to obtain position information on a position on which the at least one wearable device is placed on a user's body, and to transmit a control signal to the at least one wearable device through the communication circuit such that, when an output of a haptic pattern specified based on a function is requested, the at least one wearable device outputs a haptic feedback corresponding to the position information and the specified haptic pattern.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Gu Lee, Ji Won Kim, Young Hak Oh, Sun Young Yi, Won Jun Lee, Kyu Ok Choi
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Publication number: 20200396556Abstract: An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Jung-Mi LEE, Kyu-Ok CHOI, Ji-Hyun UM
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Patent number: 10795442Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a communication interface; at least one first vibration device; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine vibration information including a first time for vibrating the at least one first vibration device and a second time for vibrating at least one second vibration device included in an external device to which the electronic device is mounted, based at least partially on information included in content to be outputted by the electronic device, transmit, through the communication interface, at least part of the vibration information to the external device such that the external device vibrates the at least one second vibration device based at least partially on the second time, and control the at least one first vibration device to vibrate based at least partially on the first time while the content is outputted.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won Jun Lee, Sun Young Yi, Ji Won Kim, Young Hak Oh, Yong Gu Lee, Kyu Ok Choi
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Patent number: 10764702Abstract: An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Mi Lee, Kyu-Ok Choi, Ji-Hyun Um
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Publication number: 20200225755Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit to communicate with at least one wearable device, and at least one processor electrically connected with the communication circuit. The at least one processor is configured to obtain position information on a position on which the at least one wearable device is placed on a user's body, and to transmit a control signal to the at least one wearable device through the communication circuit such that, when an output of a haptic pattern specified based on a function is requested, the at least one wearable device outputs a haptic feedback corresponding to the position information and the specified haptic pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Yong Gu LEE, Ji Won KIM, Young Hak OH, Sun Young YI, Won Jun LEE, Kyu Ok CHOI
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Patent number: 10691296Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a memory, and a processor, and the processor displays, on the display, a folder icon that includes execution icons of a plurality of applications and, in response to a first user input selecting the folder icon, displays a user interface for collectively controlling notifications for the plurality of applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Gu Lee, Kyu Ok Choi, Ji Won Kim, Young Hak Oh, Sun Young Yi, Won Jun Lee
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Patent number: 10649534Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit to communicate with at least one wearable device, and at least one processor electrically connected with the communication circuit. The at least one processor is configured to obtain position information on a position on which the at least one wearable device is placed on a user's body, and to transmit a control signal to the at least one wearable device through the communication circuit such that, when an output of a haptic pattern specified based on a function is requested, the at least one wearable device outputs a haptic feedback corresponding to the position information and the specified haptic pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Gu Lee, Ji Won Kim, Young Hak Oh, Sun Young Yi, Won Jun Lee, Kyu Ok Choi
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Publication number: 20200059746Abstract: An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Jung-Mi LEE, Kyu-Ok CHOI, Ji-Hyun UM
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Patent number: 10521068Abstract: A portable device and a screen displaying method of a portable device are provided. The method includes displaying a screen of an executed application on a screen of a portable device; detecting an approaching direction of an external device by using a sensor; and overlapping a directional layer for content sharing corresponding to the approaching direction of the external device, on the screen of the application.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Jong-Sung Joo, Bo-Keun Kim, Kyu-Ok Choi
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Patent number: 10462594Abstract: An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Mi Lee, Kyu-Ok Choi, Ji-Hyun Um
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Patent number: 10403241Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display positioned on at least a surface of a housing of the electronic device, at least one sensor configured to sense a bend of the display and a mount of the electronic device, and a processor configured to control a running of an application, obtain information relating to a shape of the bend of the display and a form of the mount of the electronic device based on information sensed by the at least one sensor, determine a transformation type of the display based on the information relating to the shape of the bend and the form of the mount, when the electronic device is mounted in the determined transformation type, determine at least one display area in the display according to a first function of the application corresponding to the transformation type, and perform control to display an object relating to the first function on the determined display area.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Jin Kim, Kyu-Ok Choi, Dong-Jun Shin, Chul-Woo Kim
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Patent number: 10353659Abstract: According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device for controlling a plurality of displays can comprise: a first display for displaying a first screen; a second display for displaying a second screen; and a control unit for determining attributes of the first screen and the second screen, for determining whether to display, on a display that does not enter into an idle mode, a screen displayed on a display that enters into the idle mode in correspondence to the entry into the idle mode of either the first display or the second display, and for controlling the first display or the second display such that the first screen or the second screen is displayed thereon. In addition, various other examples are possible.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Hyun Han, Bo-Keun Kim, Mi-Jung Park, Sung-Sik Lee, Kyu-Ok Choi
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Patent number: 10346359Abstract: An electronic device and a method for managing an object in a folder on the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a displaying unit, and a controller performing control to display a first folder including at least one object on a screen of the displaying unit, display at least one recommended folder associated with the first folder or an object selected from among the at least one object, along with the first folder, on the screen where the first folder is displayed, when the selected object is moved to a second folder among the at least one recommended folder, include the selected object in the second folder.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soo-Youn Park, Seok-Hee Na, Yoon-Jeong Choi, Bo-Keun Kim, Kyu-Ok Choi
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Publication number: 20190155389Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a communication interface; at least one first vibration device; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine vibration information including a first time for vibrating the at least one first vibration device and a second time for vibrating at least one second vibration device included in an external device to which the electronic device is mounted, based at least partially on information included in content to be outputted by the electronic device, transmit, through the communication interface, at least part of the vibration information to the external device such that the external device vibrates the at least one second vibration device based at least partially on the second time, and control the at least one first vibration device to vibrate based at least partially on the first time while the content is outputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Won Jun LEE, Sun Young YI, Ji Won KIM, Young Hak OH, Yong Gu LEE, Kyu Ok CHOI
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Publication number: 20190155388Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication circuit to communicate with at least one wearable device, and at least one processor electrically connected with the communication circuit. The at least one processor is configured to obtain position information on a position on which the at least one wearable device is placed on a user's body, and to transmit a control signal to the at least one wearable device through the communication circuit such that, when an output of a haptic pattern specified based on a function is requested, the at least one wearable device outputs a haptic feedback corresponding to the position information and the specified haptic pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Yong Gu LEE, Ji Won KIM, Young Hak OH, Sun Young YI, Won Jun LEE, Kyu Ok CHOI