Patents by Inventor Sang-ok Cha

Sang-ok Cha 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: 10656790
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for displaying a screen in a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus and method of displaying a screen in a display apparatus includes setting an area of a display screen as a user designated area through an area designation user interface (UI) and when a preset event is generated, displaying at least one of a graphical user interface (GUI) and a portion of the display screen in the set user designated area, depending on the generated event type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-kyoung Yoon, Sang-ok Cha, Young-jun Yoon, Joo-yeon Cho
  • Patent number: 10585636
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile device including a touch screen display; one or more processors; and a memory, wherein the one or more processors control the touch screen display to display an execution screen image of an application, receive a user input on or nearby the touch screen display, and, based on the user input, and transmit the execution screen image of the application to a wearable device connected via a communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-soo Nah, Sang-ok Cha, Seung-eok Choi, Won-young Choi
  • Patent number: 10552890
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a refrigerator and method of controlling the same. Refrigerator includes a memory configured to store at least ones of characteristics of one or more goods items that are able to be stored in the refrigerator and a user's purchasing characteristics; a controller configured to display a user interface including at least one icon for at least one goods item selected based on the at least ones of the characteristics of the goods items and the user's purchasing characteristics stored in the memory, on a display unit, and to collect the user's purchase history to set a method of displaying the at least one icon for the at least one goods item; and a proximity sensor configured to measure a distance to the user, wherein the controller changes the user interface that is displayed on the display unit based on the distance to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Lee, Sang-Ok Cha, Pa Ra Kang, Da Hey Yoo, Su Jung Youn, Kyoung-Ae Lim, Ye Eun Choi
  • Patent number: 10552012
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for editing a display of a touch display apparatus. A first screen including at least one object is displayed. An object on the first screen is designated. The touch display apparatus is converted to an edit mode for editing the display, when the object is designated. When a movement of the touch display apparatus is detected, the first screen is converted into a second screen according to at least one of a degree and a direction of the movement. The designated object is displayed on the second screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Sang-jun Han, Jung-hyun Shim
  • Publication number: 20200007764
    Abstract: A photographing method and apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-jun Han, Yong-gook Park, Ju-il Eom, Sang-ok Cha
  • Patent number: 10498956
    Abstract: A photographing method and apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit; a sensing unit for sensing motion of the photographing apparatus; a display unit for displaying at least one guide image for panorama photographing; a controller for controlling the photographing unit to automatically photograph, if a photographing direction that changes in accordance with motion of the photographing apparatus corresponds to one of the at least one guide image; and a storage unit for storing the photographed image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-jun Han, Yong-gook Park, Ju-il Eom, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20190279489
    Abstract: A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Han-joo CHAE, Hyun-soo NAH, Jong-hyun RYU, Sang-ok CHA, Seung-eok CHOI, Won-young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190213635
    Abstract: A method and device which provide a recommendation to a user based on the type of device are provided. The device includes: a user input which is configured to receive a user touch input, a communicator which is configured to transmit a recommendation item request including identification information of the device to a server in response to the user touch input and receive at least one recommendation item selected based on the identification information of the device from the server; a display which is configured to display a recommendation panel including the received at least one recommendation item; and a controller which is configured to control the communicator to receive the at least one recommendation item and control the display to display the recommendation panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-young CHOI, Nam-wook KANG, Jong-hyun LEE, Hee-Chul JEON, Sang-ok CHA
  • Publication number: 20190215674
    Abstract: Provided are a method and device for providing service via wireless communication. A device which provides a service includes a wireless communication unit which receives, from an external device, information about at least one content that is being reproduced by the external device; and a controller which is configured to request an object for using a service related to the at least one content from a server, and to receive the object from the server, and to output the object via an output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Jong-hyun Ryu, Hee-chul Jeon, Won-young Choi
  • Patent number: 10325477
    Abstract: A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-joo Chae, Hyun-soo Nah, Jong-hyun Ryu, Sang-ok Cha, Seung-eok Choi, Won-young Choi
  • Publication number: 20190149992
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for obtaining a service is provided. Information about an external device is received at a terminal from the external device. It is determined whether the external device has been registered based on the information about the external device. Service information associated with the external device is provided when at least the external device has been registered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Young-gook PARK, Ho-jun LEE, Tae-young KANG, Hee-chul JEON, Ju-il EOM, Joo-yoon BAE, Won-young CHOI, Sang-gon SONG, Kuk-huyn HAN, Bum-joo LEE, Seung-hwan HONG
  • Publication number: 20190141492
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a method of recommending an application or content by providing information regarding a terminal status obtained by the mobile communication terminal when a connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal without having to look for the application or content. The mobile communication terminal includes a connection status determining unit which determines a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal, a terminal status storage unit which stores information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal; and a recommended target executing unit which determines a recommended application based on the connection status and the information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Dong-woo KIM, Young-ri KIM, Ji-yeon YOO, Ju-youn LEE
  • Patent number: 10264430
    Abstract: Provided are a method and device for providing service via wireless communication. A device which provides a service includes a wireless communication unit which receives, from an external device, information about at least one content that is being reproduced by the external device; and a controller which is configured to request an object for using a service related to the at least one content from a server, and to receive the object from the server, and to output the object via an output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Jong-hyun Ryu, Hee-chul Jeon, Won-young Choi
  • Patent number: 10248296
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for editing a display of a touch display apparatus. A first screen including at least one object is displayed. An object on the first screen is designated. The touch display apparatus is converted to an edit mode for editing the display, when the object is designated. When a movement of the touch display apparatus is detected, the first screen is converted into a second screen according to at least one of a degree and a direction of the movement. The designated object is displayed on the second screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Sang-jun Han, Jung-hyun Shim
  • Publication number: 20190087147
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile device including a touch screen display; one or more processors; and a memory, wherein the one or more processors control the touch screen display to display an execution screen image of an application, receive a user input on or nearby the touch screen display, and, based on the user input, and transmit the execution screen image of the application to a wearable device connected via a communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Hyun-soo NAH, Sang-ok CHA, Seung-eok CHOI, Won-young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190089792
    Abstract: A first device for displaying an object related to content reproduced by a second device is provided. The first device including a sensor which senses an exit of the first device from a service zone of the second device during reproduction of the content by the second device; a communication device which requests a management server for an object related to the content, the object including link information for receiving information about the content reproduced by the second device at a point of time when the sensor senses the exit, and for receiving the object related to the content from the management server; and a controller which controls a display to display the received object related to the content on a predetermined screen of the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Jong-hyun RYU, Hee-Chul JEON, Won-young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190075145
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sharing content are provided. Information about at least one content is transmitted to an external device. Information about associated content that have been searched for by the external device based on the transmitted information about the at least one content is received from the external device. Content to share with a second user device are selected from among the associated content based on a predetermined condition. Information about the selected content is transmitted to the second user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-young KANG, Yeon-hee LEE, Sang-ok CHA
  • Patent number: 10225704
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a method of recommending an application or content by providing information regarding a terminal status obtained by the mobile communication terminal when a connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal without having to look for the application or content. The mobile communication terminal includes a connection status determining unit which determines a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal, a terminal status storage unit which stores information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal; and a recommended target executing unit which determines a recommended application based on the connection status and the information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Dong-woo Kim, Young-ri Kim, Ji-yeon Yoo, Ju-youn Lee
  • Patent number: 10222840
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a first touch screen, a second touch screen overlaid with or unfolded from the first touch screen and projecting a screen on the first touch screen when the second touch screen overlays the first touch screen, a sensing unit sensing a disposition form of the first touch screen and the second touch screen, and a control unit displaying a user interface (UI) element corresponding to a user touch on at least one of the first touch screen and the second touch screen depending on the disposition form of the sensed two touch screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-yeon Lee, Dong-goo Kang, Hae-yoon Park, Yeo-jun Yoon, Sang-ok Cha, Ji-yeon Kwak
  • Publication number: 20190029059
    Abstract: A system and a method of connecting devices via a Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network are provided. The method of communication-connecting an external device to an Access Point (AP) via a Wi-Fi network is performed by a device and includes operations of receiving device information of the external device from the external device that operates in an AP mode, accessing the external device that operates in the AP mode, by using the device information, and providing connection information relating to the AP to the external device, and wherein, when the connection information is provided to the external device, the external device terminates operating in the AP mode, and the external device then accesses the AP based on the connection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Hee-chul JEON, Jung-ho KIM, Yong-gook PARK, Woo-hyoung LEE, Sang-ok CHA