Patents by Inventor Sang Don Kim

Sang Don 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: 20140086428
    Abstract: A portable terminal having a Bluetooth module and a Bluetooth communication method between the portable terminal and a device having a Bluetooth module are provided. The method includes determining whether the portable terminal receives a signal from the device in a call history viewing mode, during Bluetooth communication between the portable terminal and the device, wherein the signal is generated as a volume control key of the device is operated. The method also includes scrolling and displaying the call history, in the portable terminal, according to the received signal. The call history can be searched for in the portable terminal by using a volume control key of a headset or a hands-free accessory, which is linked to the portable terminal via Bluetooth communication, thereby providing users with a convenient mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Don KIM
  • Publication number: 20140073308
    Abstract: A method of running a car application connected to a mobile device is provided. The method includes determining, by the mobile device, whether a wireless charging event occurs; determining, by the mobile device, whether the mobile device is located in a car, if the wireless charging event occurs; and running the car application if the mobile device is determined to be located in the car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Don KIM
  • Patent number: 8600301
    Abstract: A portable terminal having a Bluetooth module and a Bluetooth communication method between the portable terminal and a device having a Bluetooth module are provided. The method includes determining whether the portable terminal receives a signal from the device in a call history viewing mode, during Bluetooth communication between the portable terminal and the device, wherein the signal is generated as a volume control key of the device is operated. The method also includes scrolling and displaying the call history, in the portable terminal, according to the received signal. The call history can be searched for in the portable terminal by using a volume control key of a headset or a hands-free accessory, which is linked to the portable terminal via Bluetooth communication, thereby providing users with a convenient mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20130012128
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for performing a hands-free function of a portable terminal by allowing the portable terminal to perform a hands-free accessory function of a device in communication with the portable terminal through wireless communication. The apparatus includes: a hands-free function unit connected to an audio gateway function unit of a device to implement a hands-free communication mode; and an audio gateway function unit for outputting audio data received from the device and transmitting audio data input from the portable terminal to the device during the hands-free communication mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Don KIM
  • Publication number: 20120122399
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for receiving and processing a control signal and/or a data signal through a short-range wireless communication. The wireless signal processing apparatus preferably includes a connection detection unit that detects a connection of a peripheral device, and a communication unit that receives the control signal and the data signal from a client device through the short-range wireless communication. A data processing unit sends the received data signal to the peripheral device, and a mode control unit for controlling the communication unit to send the received data signal to the data processing unit when the connection detection unit detects the connection of the peripheral device. The apparatus and method may be utilized for various purposes on the basis of the short-range wireless communication, depending on whether or not the peripheral device is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Don KIM
  • Patent number: 7860456
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for secured communication between Bluetooth devices. A temporary Bluetooth Device Address (BD_ADDR) is generated and set if a Bluetooth communication request is generated in a secured mode and Bluetooth communication is performed using the temporary BD_ADDR; when the Bluetooth communication is terminated, the temporary BD_ADDR is released and eliminated and a default BD_ADDR is set. Thus, it is possible to prevent another Bluetooth device from performing the Bluetooth communication without a bonding process, thereby enabling secured communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Sang-Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20100303244
    Abstract: A method and mobile device for delivering individual audio streams multiplexed in an audio data to at least one audio device through corresponding radio channels. The method includes establishing a communication channel with each of at least one audio device, receiving multiplexed audio data, extracting individual audio streams from the multiplexed audio data, allocating at least one of the individual audio streams to one or more communication channels, and transmitting the at least one of the individual audio streams to one or more of the at least one audio device through respective one or more communication channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Don KIM, Wan Gyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20100304674
    Abstract: A system and method for connecting Bluetooth devices are provided. The system includes a first device comprising a Bluetooth module, a relay terminal for transmitting information regarding the first device selected by a touch signal together with a Bluetooth connection request, and a second device for receiving the Bluetooth connection request and device information from the relay terminal, for analyzing the received Bluetooth connection request and the device information, and for transmitting a Bluetooth connection response accepting the request to the first device. The information includes an address of the first device and a name of the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Don KIM, Jin Ho JANG
  • Patent number: 7826821
    Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of emergency message transmission using Bluetooth® technology is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a memory unit for storing a recipient list and a pre-composed emergency message; an input unit for inputting a command of emergency message transmission; a Bluetooth® module for discovering Bluetooth®-enabled devices within Bluetooth® range and for extracting a Bluetooth® address of the discovered Bluetooth®-enabled device when a Bluetooth®-enabled device is discovered; a controller for inserting the extracted Bluetooth® address into the emergency message; and a communication unit for transmitting the emergency message to a mobile terminal associated with the stored recipient list in response to input of a command of emergency message transmission. As a result, an emergency message is transmitted to a proximate Bluetooth®-enabled device for immediate help to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang Don Kim, Jin Ho Jang
  • Publication number: 20090088078
    Abstract: A portable terminal having a Bluetooth module and a Bluetooth communication method between the portable terminal and a device having a Bluetooth module are provided. The method includes determining whether the portable terminal receives a signal from the device in a call history viewing mode, during Bluetooth communication between the portable terminal and the device, wherein the signal is generated as a volume control key of the device is operated. The method also includes scrolling and displaying the call history, in the portable terminal, according to the received signal. The call history can be searched for in the portable terminal by using a volume control key of a headset or a hands-free accessory, which is linked to the portable terminal via Bluetooth communication, thereby providing users with a convenient mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Don KIM
  • Publication number: 20090049768
    Abstract: Disclosed is a grating, and more particularly a grating capable of easily and firmly fixing a second partition member to a frame member and a first partition member. This grating includes fixing projections formed at regular intervals along a longitudinal direction of the first partition members on both sides of the first partition member and on inner sides of the frame member that face a side of the first partition member; and second partition members installed between the first partition members and between the first partition member and the frame member respectively, the second partition members having insertion slots into which the fixing projections are inserted, the insertion slots being bent to subsequently contact with the first partition members facing each other or the first partition member and the frame member facing each other so that the fixing projections are inserted into the insertion slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: Sang-don Kim
  • Publication number: 20080003975
    Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of emergency message transmission using Bluetooth® technology is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a memory unit for storing a recipient list and a pre-composed emergency message; an input unit for inputting a command of emergency message transmission; a Bluetooth® module for discovering Bluetooth®-enabled devices within Bluetooth® range and for extracting a Bluetooth® address of the discovered Bluetooth®-enabled device when a Bluetooth®-enabled device is discovered; a controller for inserting the extracted Bluetooth® address into the emergency message; and a communication unit for transmitting the emergency message to a mobile terminal associated with the stored recipient list in response to input of a command of emergency message transmission. As a result, an emergency message is transmitted to a proximate Bluetooth®-enabled device for immediate help to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Don Kim, Jin Ho Jang
  • Publication number: 20070202806
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for secured communication between Bluetooth devices. A temporary Bluetooth Device Address (BD_ADDR) is generated and set if a Bluetooth communication request is generated in a secured mode and Bluetooth communication is performed using the temporary BD_ADDR; when the Bluetooth communication is terminated, the temporary BD_ADDR is released and eliminated and a default BD_ADDR is set. Thus, it is possible to prevent another Bluetooth device from performing the Bluetooth communication without a bonding process, thereby enabling secured communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20070202807
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for Bluetooth communication. In the Bluetooth system, a Bluetooth device includes: a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader for reading out RFID information from the RFID Tag within an effective transmission and receiving range and outputting the RFID information; a control unit for activating the RFID reader when a request for Bluetooth connection using the RFID is inputted by a user in a Bluetooth communication mode, extracting the bonding information from the RFID information inputted from the RFID reader, and outputting the bonding information; and a Bluetooth module for receiving the bonding information outputted from the control unit, pairing the first Bluetooth device using the bonding information, and performing Bluetooth communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20070195962
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for outputting audio data using a wireless terminal to output audio data of an external audio device from an audio data output device performing wireless communication with the wireless terminal. The apparatus includes an external audio device for outputting audio data to the wireless terminal when connected to the wireless terminal; the wireless terminal for encoding the audio data input from the external audio device when connected to the external audio device and transmitting the encoded audio data to an audio data output device in a wireless communication state; and the audio data output device for performing wireless communication with the wireless terminal, decoding the encoded audio data of the external audio device received from the wireless terminal through the wireless communication, and outputting the decoded audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Don Kim, Byeng-Sang Jung
  • Publication number: 20060270350
    Abstract: A method for automatically connecting a mobile communication terminal to a home network system using Bluetooth® and a mobile communication terminal adapted thereto are provided. A stationary appliance performs paging pursuant to a preset profile regardless of a Bluetooth® profile to be used between a mobile communication terminal and the stationary appliance. If the stationary appliance requests the mobile communication terminal to connect to its own service after the stationary appliance and the mobile communication terminal are connected to each other pursuant to the preset profile, the mobile communication terminal performs paging pursuant only to a profile of the corresponding service, and the stationary appliance performs page scan. In this way, the mobile communication terminal is connected to the corresponding service of the stationary appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20060135064
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a bonding process in a user terminal having a Bluetooth module. The method includes recognizing a barcode of a Bluetooth device to be connected using a camera module, acquiring bonding information of the Bluetooth device from the barcode, performing pairing with the Bluetooth device using the acquired bonding information, and establishing a connection between the user terminal and the Bluetooth device after performing pairing. The bonding information may also be acquired using a secure cable in another embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Hyun Cho, Sang-Don Kim, Jou-Sun Baek
  • Publication number: 20060094402
    Abstract: Disclosed is a security monitoring method in a Bluetooth device, the method including detecting transmission or reception of a predetermined monitor-target message when a user device is in a connection-available or authentication-available scan mode enabling a user to recognize the occurrence of the monitor-target message; and recording log information about the monitor-target message. Therefore, a user equipment monitors authentication and connection requests by using the Bluetooth connection feature, so that the user can recognize a connection set up and release between devices by using log record although the connection set up and release is generated without user's knowledge. In addition, since the user equipment notifies the user of authentication and connection set up (e.g., by using a beep, a vibration or other alerting means), the user can influence the connection set up and release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Don Kim
  • Publication number: 20060094359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting a Bluetooth device by using a company ID. The method includes searching by a user equipment having a Bluetooth function in order to connect the user equipment to a desired Bluetooth device; and selecting and displaying information about counterpart Bluetooth devices, each of which has an address including a company ID identical to a predetermined company ID, from among searched Bluetooth devices. Therefore, when many Bluetooth devices besides a device desired to register by the user exist around the user equipment, the user can easily find the desired device by using company IDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Don Kim