Patents by Inventor Say Jang

Say Jang 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: 11450315
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for processing a voice recognition service in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a microphone, a memory, and a processor operatively coupled to the microphone and the memory. The processor may be configured to wake-up on the basis of detection of a wake-up word, process a first task corresponding to a first voice command of a user on the basis of the wake-up, set a wait time during which a follow-up command can be received on the basis of the processing of the first task, detect a second voice command of the user during the wait time, analyze a conversational context on the basis of the first voice command and second voice command, and process a second task on the basis of a result of the analysis. Various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Ho Kim, Sourabh Pateriya, Sunah Kim, Gahyun Joo, Sang-Woong Hwang, Say Jang
  • Patent number: 11334152
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for executing content by using sight-line information thereof, the electronic device comprising: a display; a sight-line tracking module; a memory storing at least one command; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the display, the sight-line tracking module and the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Choi, Hyunjin Kim, Da-Hye Park, Jaeyoung Lee, Say Jang, Sang-Woong Hwang
  • Patent number: 11211048
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method, a variety of embodiments of the apparatus comprising a microphone, memory, and a processor functionally connected to the microphone or memory, wherein the processor is configured to: count end-point detection (EPD) time on the basis of a voice input; when the EPD time expires, determine whether the final word of the voice input corresponds to a previously configured word stored in memory; and, if the final word corresponds to the previously configured word, then extend the EPD time and wait for reception of a voice input. Additionally, other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Ho Kim, Sourabh Pateriya, Sunah Kim, Gahyun Joo, Sang-Woong Hwang, Say Jang
  • Patent number: 11087308
    Abstract: A user terminal device is disclosed. The user terminal device comprises: a communication unit for implementing communication between at least one other user terminal device and a terminal for payment; a display unit for displaying a UI screen for a payment; a user input unit for inputting information on payment means and a payment amount on the UI screen; and a processor for controlling a communication unit for receiving, from at least one other user terminal device, information on payment means and a payment amount input in the at least one other user terminal device and, on the basis of information input through the user input unit and received information, transmitting payment requests respectively corresponding to the user terminal device and the at least one other user terminal device to the terminal for payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Wook Baek, Young-ah Seong, Pil-seung Yang, Say Jang
  • Patent number: 11042223
    Abstract: According to an embodiment disclosed in the present document, a gesture-based command execution method may comprise the operations of: acquiring a command from a user by using a sensor; in response to acquisition of the command, controlling an actuator so that the user can be included in a FoV of a camera module, and thus changing a capturing direction of the camera module; acquiring first gesture information on the user's moving gesture through the camera module at a first time point and a second time point; at the second time point, controlling the actuator so that the FoV can be changed, on the basis of a direction determined by the first gesture information; acquiring space information corresponding to the changed FoV through the camera module; controlling the actuator so that the user can be included in a FoV of the camera module, at a third time point after the second time point; acquiring second gesture information on the user's moving gesture through the camera module after the third time point; and w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seunghwan Choi, Hyunjin Kim, Jaeyoung Lee, Say Jang, Sangwoong Hwang
  • Patent number: 11010029
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of displaying an image by the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus and the method include displaying a first content image on the display apparatus, detecting a first touch from a bezel of the display apparatus, displaying a folding area on a first edge of the first content image in response to a location of the first touch, and moving the first content image to the folding area from an adjacent folding area of the first content image, which contacts the folding area, in response to holding time of the first touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-ah Seong, Chan-hong Min, Pil-seung Yang, Say Jang, Jae-eun Kang, Yong-hyun Lim
  • Patent number: 10962785
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a first camera and a second camera, a microphone, a display, and a processor electrically connected to the first camera, the second camera, the microphone, and the display, wherein the processor can be set to display, on the display, a user interface (UI) including a plurality of objects, acquire user gaze information from the first camera, activate, among the plurality of objects, a first object corresponding to the gaze information, determine at least one method of input, corresponding to a type of the activated first object, between a gesture input acquired from the second camera and a voice input acquired by the microphone, and execute the function corresponding to the input for the first object While an activated state of the first object is maintained, if the input of the determined method is applicable to the first object. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Woong Hwang, Young Ah Seong, Say Jang, Seung Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20210064148
    Abstract: According to an embodiment disclosed in the present document, a gesture-based command execution method may comprise the operations of: acquiring a command from a user by using a sensor; in response to acquisition of the command, controlling an actuator so that the user can be included in a FoV of a camera module, and thus changing a capturing direction of the camera module; acquiring first gesture information on the user's moving gesture through the camera module at a first time point and a second time point; at the second time point, controlling the actuator so that the FoV can be changed, on the basis of a direction determined by the first gesture information; acquiring space information corresponding to the changed FoV through the camera module; controlling the actuator so that the user can be included in a FoV of the camera module, at a third time point after the second time point; acquiring second gesture information on the user's moving gesture through the camera module after the third time point; and w
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Seunghwan CHOI, Hyunjin KIM, Jaeyoung LEE, Say JANG, Sangwoong HWANG
  • Patent number: 10939171
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing content, where content received or generated in a device is automatically grouped and managed in real-time, and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method which includes detecting whether content is received or generated by a device, grouping the received or generated content with another received or generated content, and displaying the grouped content on the device, wherein the another content includes at least one content received or generated before the detected received or generated content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-gook Park, Bum-joo Lee, Say Jang, Ji-su Jung, Seung-hwan Hong
  • Publication number: 20200249750
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for executing content by using sight-line information thereof, the electronic device comprising: a display; a sight-line tracking module; a memory storing at least one command; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the display, the sight-line tracking module and the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Seung Hwan CHOI, Hyunjin KIM, Da-Hye PARK, Jaeyoung LEE, Say JANG, Sang-Woong HWANG
  • Publication number: 20200150917
    Abstract: A content sharing method is provided. The content sharing method is performed by a display device connected to at least one user terminal. The content sharing method includes displaying content on the display device, receiving information included in a transparent layer of a first user terminal among the at least one user terminal from the first user terminal, and overlapping the transparent layer, including the information received from the first user terminal, on the displayed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Pil-seung YANG, Chan-hong MIN, Young-ah SEONG, Say JANG
  • Patent number: 10572212
    Abstract: A content sharing method is provided. The content sharing method is performed by a display device connected to at least one user terminal. The content sharing method includes displaying content on the display device, receiving information included in a transparent layer of a first user terminal among the at least one user terminal from the first user terminal, and overlapping the transparent layer, including the information received from the first user terminal, on the displayed content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pil-seung Yang, Chan-hong Min, Young-ah Seong, Say Jang
  • Patent number: 10567694
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling the sound of the electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a display configured to display content; a speaker configured to output sound; a communicator configured to receive information from an external remote control device; and a controller configured to control the display, the speaker, and the communicator, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the communicator receiving first control information from the remote control device while the display displays first content and the speaker outputs a first sound corresponding to the first content, control the display to display second content and control the speaker to continuously output the first sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da-hye Park, Pil-Seung Yang, Chan-hong Min, Sung-wook Baek, Young-ah Seong, Say Jang
  • Publication number: 20200051554
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for processing a voice recognition service in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a microphone, a memory, and a processor operatively coupled to the microphone and the memory. The processor may be configured to wake-up on the basis of detection of a wake-up word, process a first task corresponding to a first voice command of a user on the basis of the wake-up, set a wait time during which a follow-up command can be received on the basis of the processing of the first task, detect a second voice command of the user during the wait time, analyze a conversational context on the basis of the first voice command and second voice command, and process a second task on the basis of a result of the analysis. Various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Ho KIM, Sourabh PATERIYA, Sunah KIM, Gahyun JOO, Sang-Woong HWANG, Say JANG
  • Patent number: 10516846
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling the sound of the electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a display configured to display content; a speaker configured to output sound; a communicator configured to receive information from an external remote control device; and a controller configured to control the display, the speaker, and the communicator, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the communicator receiving first control information from the remote control device while the display displays first content and the speaker outputs a first sound corresponding to the first content, control the display to display second content and control the speaker to continuously output the first sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da-hye Park, Pil-Seung Yang, Chan-hong Min, Sung-wook Baek, Young-ah Seong, Say Jang
  • Publication number: 20190378493
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method, a variety of embodiments of the apparatus comprising a microphone, memory, and a processor functionally connected to the microphone or memory, wherein the processor is configured to: count end-point detection (EPD) time on the basis of a voice input; when the EPD time expires, determine whether the final word of the voice input corresponds to a previously configured word stored in memory; and, if the final word corresponds to the previously configured word, then extend the EPD time and wait for reception of a voice input. Additionally, other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yong Ho KIM, Sourabh PATERIYA, Sunah KIM, Gahyun JOO, Sang-Woong HWANG, Say JANG
  • Publication number: 20190324279
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a first camera and a second camera, a microphone, a display, and a processor electrically connected to the first camera, the second camera, the microphone, and the display, wherein the processor can be set to display, on the display, a user interface (UI) including a plurality of objects, acquire user gaze information from the first camera, activate, among the plurality of objects, a first object corresponding to the gaze information, determine at least one method of input, corresponding to a type of the activated first object, between a gesture input acquired from the second camera and a voice input acquired by the microphone, and execute the function corresponding to the input for the first object While an activated state of the first object is maintained, if the input of the determined method is applicable to the first object. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Sang Woong HWANG, Young Ah SEONG, Say JANG, Seung Hwan CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190215563
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing content, where content received or generated in a device is automatically grouped and managed in real-time, and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method which includes detecting whether content is received or generated by a device, grouping the received or generated content with another received or generated content, and displaying the grouped content on the device, wherein the another content includes at least one content received or generated before the detected received or generated content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-gook PARK, Bum-joo Lee, Say Jang, Ji-su Jung, Seung-hwan Hong
  • Patent number: 10250943
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing content, where content received or generated in a device is automatically grouped and managed in real-time, and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method which includes detecting whether content is received or generated by a device, grouping the received or generated content with another received or generated content, and displaying the grouped content on the device, wherein the another content includes at least one content received or generated before the detected received or generated content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yong-gook Park, Bum-joo Lee, Say Jang, Ji-su Jung, Seung-hwan Hong
  • Publication number: 20190095014
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method by which a first device shares content with a second device, including establishing a short-range wireless communication with the second device, receiving, from the second device, image data representing a page of the second device, displaying a content list of the first device together with the received image data representing the page of the second device, receiving a user input to select a content item in the content list and move the selected content item to the displayed image data, and providing content corresponding to the moved content item to the second device, according to the received user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ji-su Jung, Min-jung Park, Yong-gook Park, Bum-joo Lee, Say Jang, Seung-hwan Hong