Patents by Inventor Tae-Kwang Um

Tae-Kwang Um 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: 10419877
    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of devices by an electronic apparatus includes receiving data from a plurality of devices, determining a correlation between at least two devices among the plurality of devices on the basis of the received data, determining a position of a first device on the basis of the correlation, grouping the first device and another device positioned in the vicinity of the first device into one group, and automatically creating group information, and controlling the devices included in the group. The name of the first device may be automatically set using the group information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Jeong-yi Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Si-jun Lee, Soo-in Jang
  • Publication number: 20190272018
    Abstract: A device and method of managing power are provided. The device includes a user input unit configured to receive a user input from a user, an output unit configured to output information based on the user input, and a controller configured to, when the user input is not received, determine whether or not an out-focus status in which the user does not use the device has started, determine, when it is determined that the out-focus status has started, a period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained based on information about a probability of the out-focus status according to a context of the device, and stop, when the period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained is equal to or greater than a reference time period, an application executed in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tae-kwang UM, Du-seok KIM, Hyun-cheol PARK, Ho-sik CHO, Cheol-ju HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190260866
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Il-Hwan CHOI, Sang-Wook KANG, Young-Hoon KIM, Seung-Hoon PARK, Hyun-Ju SEO, Tae-Kwang UM, Jae-Yong LEE, Jin-Ho CHOI, Da-Som LEE, Jae-Yung YEO
  • Patent number: 10345116
    Abstract: A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-sik Cho, Jeong-jin Song, Il-kang Na, Sun-eung Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Tae-kwang Um, Cheol-ju Hwang, Ji-won Yang
  • Publication number: 20190208020
    Abstract: A method by which a server controls a home device is provided. The method includes receiving a trigger signal generated by a sensor in a home in response to a mobile device being present at a specific location in the home, determining a home device corresponding to the specific location by using the trigger signal, selecting context information related to an operation of the determined home device from among context information received from the mobile device, and providing the selected context information to the home device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-kwang UM, Young-ki KIM, Jeong-yi PARK, Hyun-cheol PARK, Dong-hun SHIN
  • Patent number: 10296072
    Abstract: A device and method of managing power are provided. The device includes a user input unit configured to receive a user input from a user, an output unit configured to output information based on the user input, and a controller configured to, when the user input is not received, determine whether or not an out-focus status in which the user does not use the device has started, determine, when it is determined that the out-focus status has started, a period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained based on information about a probability of the out-focus status according to a context of the device, and stop, when the period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained is equal to or greater than a reference time period, an application executed in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Du-seok Kim, Hyun-cheol Park, Ho-sik Cho, Cheol-ju Hwang
  • Patent number: 10250691
    Abstract: A method by which a server controls a home device is provided. The method includes receiving a trigger signal generated by a sensor in a home in response to a mobile device being present at a specific location in the home, determining a home device corresponding to the specific location by using the trigger signal, selecting context information related to an operation of the determined home device from among context information received from the mobile device, and providing the selected context information to the home device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Young-ki Kim, Jeong-yi Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Dong-hun Shin
  • Publication number: 20190026074
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen display exposed through a first area of the housing, a microphone exposed through a second area of the housing, a wireless communication circuit, a processor electrically connected to the touch screen display, the microphone, and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and storing instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kyu Young KIM, Tae Kwang UM, Jae Yung YEO
  • Publication number: 20180330154
    Abstract: This electronic device comprises: a sensor including a plurality of pixels disposed in a first direction; a processor electrically connected to the sensor; and a memory electrically connected to the processor. When implemented, the processor uses sensing data sensed by the sensor and determine user position information, and the memory may store instructions for carrying out a movement corresponding to the user position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sun-Eung PARK, Zhongwei LIU, Hyun-Cheol PARK, Tae-Kwang UM, Jeong-Yi PARK, Si-Jun LEE, Soo-In JANG
  • Publication number: 20180293220
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a wireless communication circuit, a memory storing a framework, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to receive a first event or a second event, to provide the framework with a notification object associated with an event received among the first event and the second event, to parse the notification object to obtain one or more parameters, to select one or more tasks associated with the received event based on at least part of the one or more parameters by using the framework, to select a natural language expression indicating at least one task of the one or more tasks, to provide a user interface including the natural language expression, through the touchscreen display, and to execute the at least one task based at least partly on a user input of the natural language expression provided on the touchscreen display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Jae Yong LEE, Tae Kwang UM, Han Jun KU, Sung Pa PARK, Jae Yung YEO, Da Som LEE, Yong Joon JEON
  • Publication number: 20180278740
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Il-Hwan CHOI, Sang-Wook KANG, Young-Hoon KIM, Seung-Hoon PARK, Hyun-Ju SEO, Tae-Kwang UM, Jae-Yong LEE, Jin-Ho CHOI, Da-Som LEE, Jae-Yung YEO
  • Publication number: 20170205244
    Abstract: A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-sik CHO, Jeong-jin SONG, Il-kang NA, Sun-eung PARK, Hyun-cheol PARK, Tae-kwang UM, Cheol-ju HWANG, Ji-won YANG
  • Patent number: 9710803
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a short-range communicator, a security server and a payment method thereof, the mobile terminal including a short-range communicator which exchanges data by a predetermined short-range technology, a payment processor which performs a payment process corresponding to a preset standard in response to a user's request for payment, and a secure world which communicates with the payment processor, extracts secure information from data and stores the data therein and masks the secure information from the outside. Thus, the secure data may be masked at the time of communication with the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-eung Park, Do-jun Yang, Tae-kwang Um, Cheol-ju Hwang
  • Publication number: 20170192101
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an electronic device. The method for controlling an electronic device may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is an obstacle in the first direction from the electronic device; if it is determined that there is an object in the first direction, determining that the electronic device is disposed indoors; and if it is determined that there is no obstacle in the first direction, determining that the electronic device is disposed outdoors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Ho-Sik CHO, Hyun-Cheol PARK, Jin-Goo SEO, Tae-Kwang UM, Cheol-Ju HWANG
  • Patent number: 9631944
    Abstract: A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-sik Cho, Jeong-jin Song, Il-kang Na, Sun-eung Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Tae-kwang Um, Cheol-ju Hwang, Ji-won Yang
  • Publication number: 20170105095
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling a plurality of devices by the electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving data from a plurality of devices, determining a correlation between at least two devices among the plurality of devices on the basis of the received data, determining a position of a first device on the basis of the correlation, grouping the first device and another device positioned in the vicinity of the first device into one group, and automatically creating group information, and controlling the devices included in the group. The name of the first device may be automatically set using the group information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Tae-kwang UM, Jeong-yi PARK, Hyun-cheol PARK, Si-jun LEE, Soo-in JANG
  • Patent number: 9563764
    Abstract: A method performed by a first application in a client apparatus to authenticate a second application in the client apparatus is provided. The method includes, when the first application receives an execution request from the second application, requesting authentication information of the second application from an authentication server, obtaining the authentication information of the second application from the authentication server, and authenticating the second application using the authentication information, wherein the authentication information of the second application is signed with a private key of the authentication server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Sun-eung Park, Jin-goo Seo, Do-jun Yang, Cheol-ju Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160239069
    Abstract: A device and method of managing power are provided. The device includes a user input unit configured to receive a user input from a user, an output unit configured to output information based on the user input, and a controller configured to, when the user input is not received, determine whether or not an out-focus status in which the user does not use the device has started, determine, when it is determined that the out-focus status has started, a period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained based on information about a probability of the out-focus status according to a context of the device, and stop, when the period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained is equal to or greater than a reference time period, an application executed in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Tae-kwang UM, Du-seok KIM, Hyun-cheol PARK, Ho-sik CHO, Cheol-ju HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160198001
    Abstract: A method by which a server controls a home device is provided. The method includes receiving a trigger signal generated by a sensor in a home in response to a mobile device being present at a specific location in the home, determining a home device corresponding to the specific location by using the trigger signal, selecting context information related to an operation of the determined home device from among context information received from the mobile device, and providing the selected context information to the home device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Young-ki Kim, Jeong-yi Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Dong-hun Shin
  • Publication number: 20150330805
    Abstract: A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-sik CHO, Jeong-jin SONG, Il-kang NA, Sun-eung PARK, Hyun-cheol PARK, Tae-kwang UM, Cheol-ju HWANG, Ji-won YANG