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: 9672483
    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: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-joo Chae, Hyun-soo Nah, Jong-hyun Ryu, Sang-ok Cha, Seung-eok Choi, Won-young Choi
  • Patent number: 9659034
    Abstract: A method of providing capture data, performed by a mobile terminal, is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting a capture panel, and displaying the entire capture panel, which was partially displayed at a side of a screen or was hidden, according to the user's gesture requesting the capture panel. The capture panel displays a list of capture data including an image and meta data corresponding to each of at least one content captured by the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Dong-woo Kim, Young-ri Kim, Ji-yeon Yoo, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20170111460
    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: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Jong-hyun RYU, Hee-chul JEON, Won-young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170061521
    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: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Lee, Sang-Ok Cha, Pa Ra Kang, Da Hey Yoo, Su Jung Youn, Kyoung-Ae Lim, Ye Eun Choi
  • Patent number: 9531819
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Jong-hyun Ryu, Hee-chul Jeon, Won-young Choi
  • Patent number: 9529520
    Abstract: A method of providing information, performed by a mobile terminal, is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting a panel, and causing the panel to appear from at least one from among a left side, a right side, and a bottom side of a screen and then displaying the panel on the screen, according to the user's gesture requesting the panel. The panel includes at least one from among a share panel including a list of identification information of one or more external devices, a capture panel including a list of capture data, and a recommending panel including recommend contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Dong-woo Kim, Young-ri Kim, Ji-yeon Yoo, Ju-youn Lee
  • Publication number: 20160309090
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a transparent display configured to display a plurality of graphic objects, and in response to a predetermined event occurring, interrupt displaying the graphic objects except for a predetermined graphic object among the plurality of displayed graphic objects, an image photographing unit configured to generate a photographed image by photographing a subject projected from the transparent display, and a controller configured to synthesize the generated photographed image and the predetermined graphic object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Hae-yoon PARK, Dong-goo KANG, Yeo-jun YOON, Yong-yeon LEE, Sang-ok CHA, Ji-yeon KWAK
  • Patent number: 9389723
    Abstract: A mobile device and a method for providing a User Interface (UI) thereof are provided. The mobile device includes a pressure detecting unit configured to detect a pressure, a user interface unit configured to perform a user interface, and a control unit configured to control the user interface unit to activate when the pressure detecting unit detects pressure and determine a function being performed by a user interface input through the user interface unit and the pressure detected at the pressure detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Bo-min Kim, Min-kyu Park, Yong-gook Park, Hyun-jin Kim, Tae-young Kang, Han-chul Jung, Ji-sun Yang, Sang-ok Cha
  • Patent number: 9360960
    Abstract: A mobile device and a method for providing a User Interface (UI) thereof are provided. The mobile device includes a pressure detecting unit configured to detect a pressure, a user interface unit configured to perform a user interface, and a control unit configured to control the user interface unit to activate when the pressure detecting unit detects pressure and determine a function being performed by a user interface input through the user interface unit and the pressure detected at the pressure detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Bo-min Kim, Min-kyu Park, Yong-gook Park, Hyun-jin Kim, Tae-young Kang, Han-chul Jung, Ji-sun Yang, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20160110010
    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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yong-yeon LEE, Dong-goo KANG, Hae-yoon PARK, Yeo-jun YOON, Sang-ok CHA, Ji-yeon KWAK
  • Publication number: 20160092047
    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: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Min-kyoung YOON, Sang-ok CHA, Young-jun YOON, Joo-yeon CHO
  • Publication number: 20160077795
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus are provided. The method includes analyzing a display item displayed on a display screen, outputting audio corresponding to the analyzed display item, and in response to the audio being output, displaying a user interface (UI), which includes at least one icon for controlling a display item corresponding to the output audio, in an area of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Min-kyoung YOON, Young-jun YOON, Joo-yeon CHO
  • Patent number: 9275077
    Abstract: A method of capturing content, performed by a mobile terminal, is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting the mobile terminal to capture at least one content, selecting a type of content to be captured, based on a time period that the user's gesture requesting the mobile terminal to capture at least one content is maintained for or a number of times that the user's gesture requesting the mobile terminal to capture at least one content, and capturing the selected type of the content. The type of the content includes internal content to be reproduced in the mobile terminal, and external content from outside the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Dong-woo Kim, Young-ri Kim, Ji-yeon Yoo, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20160014336
    Abstract: A photographing method and apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-jun HAN, Yong-gook PARK, Ju-il EOM, Sang-ok CHA
  • Patent number: 9207902
    Abstract: A method for implementing a multi-vision system by using a plurality of portable terminals, wherein, if a user applies a touch input to each of the plurality of portable terminals in a state in which the plurality of portable terminals are disposed, each of the plurality of portable terminals transmits information relating to the touch input to a multi-vision controller, and the multi-vision controller determines how the plurality of portable terminals have been disposed by using the touch input information and then transmits picture division information indicating a respective content portion to be displayed by each portable terminal to the plurality of portable terminals, and thus, the user can conveniently and quickly implement the multi-vision system by using the plurality of portable terminals and can select an optimized disposition of the plurality of portable terminals based on the characteristics of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-hyun Kim, Je-han Yoon, Young-ri Kim, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20150350272
    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: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-young KANG, Yeon-hee LEE, Sang-ok CHA
  • Patent number: 9167156
    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 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-jun Han, Yong-gook Park, Ju-il Eom, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20150269834
    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: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Han-joo CHAE, Hyun-soo NAH, Jong-hyun RYU, Sang-ok CHA, Seung-eok CHOI, Won-young CHOI
  • Patent number: 9110587
    Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving data between a memo layer and an application and an electronic device using the same are provided. The method includes executing an application and displaying the executed application on a touch screen, detecting a gesture on the touch screen during execution of the application, displaying a memo layer overlapped on the application according to the detected gesture, the memo layer including a handwriting input area for displaying data to be provided to the application and a display area for displaying data received from the application, receiving a handwriting image in the handwriting input area of the memo layer, recognizing the received handwriting image and comparing the recognized handwriting image with preset data, and displaying a feedback received from the application in the display area of the memo layer according to a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa-Kyung Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Joo-Yoon Bae, Jin-Ha Jun, Sang-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: 9100777
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a device are provided. Information regarding a second external device, which was received by a first external device, is received from the first external device. The second external device is authenticated based on the information regarding the second external device. Position information regarding the second external device is detected. Control information regarding the first external device is transmitted to the first external device. The control information is based on the position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-gook Park, Tae-young Kang, Jung-ho Kim, Joo-yoon Bae, Ho-jun Lee, Hee-chul Jeon, Sang-ok Cha, Won-young Choi