Patents by Inventor Sang-wook Kwon

Sang-wook Kwon 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: 20200235708
    Abstract: A power amplifier may comprise: an element for amplifying an electrical signal received through an input terminal, and outputting the amplified electrical signal through an output terminal; a first impedance adjustment circuit connected to the input terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to a frequency of a fundamental component at the input terminal; a second impedance adjustment circuit connected to the input terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to a frequency of a multiplied harmonic component at the input terminal; a third impedance adjustment circuit connected to the output terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to the frequency of the fundamental component at the output terminal; a fourth impedance adjustment circuit connected to the output terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to the frequency of the multiplied harmonic component at the output terminal; a first frequency separation circuit which prevents an imped
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sung-Ku YEO, Bum-Man KIM, Yun-Sik PARK, Sang-Wook KWON, Dong-Gyu MIN, Sung-Bum PARK
  • Publication number: 20200213882
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for processing a radio link failure (RLF) by a user equipment (UE) supporting a dual-connectivity communication system is provided. The method includes determining a state of a radio link with a first base station using a reference signal, transmitting to a second base station, when the radio link with the first base station fails, a message indicating that the radio link with the first base station fails, redetermining the state of the radio link with the first base station using a reference signal of the first base station during a predetermined time, and switching, after the predetermined time, a data transmission line when the radio link with the first base station fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: June HWANG, Hyun-Jeong KANG, Beom-Sik BAE, Sang-Wook KWON, Anil AGIWAL
  • Patent number: 10698510
    Abstract: A touch screen is disclosed. The touch screen comprises: a display panel displaying an image; and a touch panel detecting a touch of a user, wherein the touch panel comprises a 2D/3D touch pattern layer having a 2D touch electrode pattern and a 3D touch electrode pattern disposed on both sides of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ho Kim, Seung-jin Oh, Sang-wook Kwon, Byung-jik Kim
  • Publication number: 20200185970
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter for wirelessly transmitting power is provided. The wireless power transmitter includes four cells configured to wirelessly transmit power to a wireless power receiver; a power source configured to provide power to one of the four cells; and a connection unit configured to connect the four cells to each other, wherein the connection unit is further configured to connect the four cells in a cross configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Hyun PARK, Young Ho RYU, Sang Wook KWON, Ki Young KIM, Yun Kwon PARK, Keum Su SONG, Chi Hyung AHN
  • Patent number: 10658880
    Abstract: An electronic device performing communication with a powerless sensor is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless charging module configured to wirelessly transmit power to a powerless sensor; and a communication module configured to receive data that is sensed in the powerless sensor using the wirelessly transmitted power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Zo Kim, Sang-Wook Kwon, Ki-Young Kim, Sung-Bum Park, Byoung-Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20200154321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication systems for supporting higher data transfer rates, following the 4th generation (4G) communication systems, such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for supporting handover with multi-connectivity in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes sending a measurement report message including information of at least one small base station (eNB) to a macro cell eNB, receiving information of a new small eNB in a target cell from the macro cell eNB based on the measurement report message, and performing a random access procedure with the new small eNB in the target cell based on handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun-Jeong KANG, Sang-Wook KWON, Kyung-Kyu KIM, Young-Joong MOK, Sang-Kyu BAEK, Anil AGIWAL, Young-Bin CHANG, June HWANG
  • Publication number: 20200144863
    Abstract: A portable device is provided. The portable device includes a power receiving unit configured to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function and a control function, the second energy being used to charge a battery, and the wireless power transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit a power, a voltage generator configured to generate a wake-up voltage from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy, a controller configured to perform the communication function and the control function, the controller being activated by the wake-up voltage, and a communication unit configured to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter based on a control of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun KIM, Sang Wook KWON
  • Patent number: 10638385
    Abstract: Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system, such as LTE. Disclosed is a method for receiving data in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving, by a terminal, transmission point change information from a first base station connected to a gateway; receiving, by the terminal, the data transmitted from the gateway to the first base station through a second base station serving the terminal; and re-receiving, by the terminal, data, of which the transmission has failed, through a third base station according to a change of a transmission point from the second base station to the third base station on the basis of the transmission point change information, when data transmission from the second base station to the terminal has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Kyu Baek, June Hwang, Hyun-Jeong Kang, Sang-Wook Kwon, Anil Agiwal, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Young-Joong Mok, Young-Bin Chang
  • Patent number: 10635222
    Abstract: A touch pad is provided. The touch pad includes a transparent piezoelectric film layer configured to generate an electrical signal varying according to a touch pressure, and an electrode layer including a plurality of transparent electrodes disposed in a plurality of areas of the transparent piezoelectric film layer and configured to sense a voltage of the electrical signal generated from the plurality of areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-jin Oh, Sang-ho Kim, Byung-hoon Kang, Sang-wook Kwon, Byung-jik Kim, Chang-byung Park
  • Patent number: 10602382
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for processing a radio link failure (RLF) by a user equipment (UE) supporting a dual-connectivity communication system is provided. The method includes determining a state of a radio link with a first base station using a reference signal, transmitting to a second base station, when the radio link with the first base station fails, a message indicating that the radio link with the first base station fails, redetermining the state of the radio link with the first base station using a reference signal of the first base station during a predetermined time, and switching, after the predetermined time, a data transmission line when the radio link with the first base station fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: June Hwang, Hyun-Jeong Kang, Beom-Sik Bae, Sang-Wook Kwon, Anil Agiwal
  • Patent number: 10594161
    Abstract: A stereoscopic flexible resonator is provided. The stereoscopic flexible stereoscopic resonator includes at least one cell, at least one resonator including a capacitor, and a connection unit configured to connect the cell and the resonator in a stereoscopic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200052405
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a metamaterial structure antenna may comprise: a feed line for feeding a signal; a ground plane comprising a cross-shaped aperture forming circular polarization on the basis of a magnetic field induced by the fed signal; and a patch plane formed parallel to the ground plane which emits electromagnetic waves on the basis of the circular polarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jae-Seok PARK, Jeong-Hae LEE, Jae-Hyun PARK, Kwi-Seob UM, Young-Ho RYU, Chang-Hyun LEE, Sang-Wook KWON, Sung-Bum PARK, Jae-Gon LEE, Sang-Wook CHI
  • Patent number: 10554071
    Abstract: A portable device is provided. The portable device includes a power receiving unit configured to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function and a control function, the second energy being used to charge a battery, and the wireless power transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit a power, a voltage generator configured to generate a wake-up voltage from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy, a controller configured to perform the communication function and the control function, the controller being activated by the wake-up voltage, and a communication unit configured to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter based on a control of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 10542469
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication systems for supporting higher data transfer rates, following the 4th generation (4G) communication systems, such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for supporting handover with multi-connectivity in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes sending a measurement report message including information of at least one small base station (eNB) to a macro cell eNB, receiving information of a new small eNB in a target cell from the macro cell eNB based on the measurement report message, and performing a random access procedure with the new small eNB in the target cell based on handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jeong Kang, Sang-Wook Kwon, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Young-Joong Mok, Sang-Kyu Baek, Anil Agiwal, Young-Bin Chang, June Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200021138
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise a plurality of patch antennas, a coil, and a processor. The processor can control such that an electronic device is detected, the plurality of patch antennas and/or the coil is selected as a power transmission circuit for transmitting power for charging the electronic device, and power is transmitted by means of the plurality of patch antennas and/or the coil in accordance with the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Ku YEO, Chang-Yeong KIM, Joon-Hyun LEE, Sang-Wook KWON, Sung-Bum PARK, Jae-Hyun PARK
  • Patent number: 10531484
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates 5G or pre-5G communication systems for supporting higher data transmission rate than those by LTE or other post-4G communication systems. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for allocating a resource in a communication system includes determining a beam to be used for data communication between a UE and the base station based on beam feedback information from the UE. The method also includes releasing resource allocation for a beam used previously depending on whether the determined beam is changed from the previously used beam, allocating a resource for the determined beam, and transmitting information related to the resource allocation for the determined beam to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Wook Kwon, Anil Agiwal, Young-Bin Chang
  • Publication number: 20190393735
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wireless power transmitter for charging a wireless power receiver may comprise the operations of: transmitting power for charging; receiving a first PRU dynamic signal indicating completion of charging, from the wireless power receiver, applying a beacon for detecting the wireless power receiver on the basis of a load change to a resonance circuit of the wireless power transmitter; receiving, from the wireless power receiver, a first advertisement signal including information indicating that charging is not requested; and ignoring the advertisement signal and maintaining application of the beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Hee-Won JUNG, Sang-Wook KWON, Kang-Ho BYUN
  • Patent number: 10512010
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system that is to support higher data transmission rates after 4G communication systems such as LTE. A method, by a MeNB, for switching a SeNB communicating with a UE in a wireless communication system, provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, includes receiving, from the UE, a measurement report (MR) of the at least two SeNB neighboring with the UE, determining whether predetermined switch criteria are satisfied based on the MR, and transmitting, to the UE and a first SeNB or a second SeNB, a switch message indicating switching of an SeNB cooperating with the MeNB for communication with the UE from the first SeNB to the second SeNB, based on whether the switch criteria are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anil Agiwal, June Hwang, Hyun-Jeong Kang, Young-Bin Chang, Sang-Wook Kwon, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Young-Joong Mok, Sang-Kyu Baek
  • Publication number: 20190379425
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver, and control methods thereof are provided. The wireless power receiver includes a communication module; and a controller. The controller is configured to identify whether a near-field communication (NFC) tag is detected, wherein the NFC tag is external to a wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver, and transmit, by using the communication module, a signal indicating whether the NFC tag is detected to the wireless power transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Sang-Wook Kwon, Sung-Kweon Park
  • Patent number: 10506601
    Abstract: Provided are a wireless power transmission control method and wireless power transmission control apparatuses. The wireless power transmission control method may include transmitting a wake-up request signal used to wake up a target device, and receiving a response message from the target device activated by the wake-up request signal. A source device may set a demand power based on the response message, and may transmit a resonance power to the target device based on the demand power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Eun Seok Park, Sang Wook Kwon, Young Tack Hong, Young Ho Ryu