Patents by Inventor Tae-Young Kang

Tae-Young Kang 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: 9671870
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a display, a bending sensor configured to detect a bending of the flexible display device, and a controller configured to control the display so that a graphical user interface (GUI) appears in response to detection of the bending of the flexible display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Kang, Kyoung Woon Hahm, Hyun Jin Kim, Ju Yun Sung
  • Patent number: 9525310
    Abstract: Provided are an energy harvesting device capable of generating electric energy by effectively obtaining an electromagnetic wave emitted from an indoor lighting device and a power control system of a lighting device capable of performing self-power generation by using the energy harvesting device as a power source. The energy harvesting device using an electromagnetic wave according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an interface unit made of a conductive material and configured to capture a conductive interference signal transferred through a conductive member of a lighting device; and a rectifier circuit unit configured to rectify the captured conductive interference signal to convert the rectified conductive interference signal to direct current power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang Hee Hyoung, Sung Weon Kang, Jung Hwan Hwang, In Gi Lim, Jung Bum Kim, Kyung Soo Kim, Kyung Hwan Park, Hyung-Il Park, Tae Young Kang, Sung Eun Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Byoung Gun Choi
  • Patent number: 9495536
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining an input are provided. The method includes authenticating an external device, when the external device approaches in a predetermined range; determining an area approached by the external device and determining whether the determined area is valid; and outputting a predetermined indication to a predetermined area related to the area approached by the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ju-il Eom, Tae-young Kang, Yong-gook Park
  • Publication number: 20160299668
    Abstract: A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes: displaying a photograph image on the display of the device; receiving a touch input made on the display; superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to the touch input; receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display; adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides, in response to the drag input; and displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the display, wherein the display characteristic is a magnification of the photograph image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Chul YANG, Nho Kyung HONG, Jin Young JEON, Tae Young KANG, In Won Jong
  • Publication number: 20160242003
    Abstract: A mobile device and a method performed by the mobile device for receiving a service from a server are provided. The mobile device includes communication circuitry configured to receive a signal transmitted from a wireless transmitter, wherein the mobile device is located within a detectable range from the wireless transmitter; and a processor configured to determine signal intensity information based on an intensity of the received signal, and send, to a server, a request for information based on the determined signal intensity information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Tae-young KANG, Hee-chul JEON, Hye-rin KIM, Da-hye PARK, Won-young CHOI, Seung-hwan HONG
  • Patent number: 9411502
    Abstract: A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes: displaying a photograph image on the display of the device; receiving a touch input made on the display; superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to the touch input; receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display; adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the one of the plurality of control guides, in response to the drag input; and displaying the photograph image having the adjusted display characteristic on the display, wherein the display characteristic is a magnification of the photograph image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Chul Yang, Nho Kyung Hong, Jin Young Jeon, Tae Young Kang, In Won Jong
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160167111
    Abstract: A frame for a self-piercing rivet system that can provide bearing capacity for joining a rivet to a plate by using an anvil die and a punch unit is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Byung Joon PARK, Mun Yong LEE, Tae Young KANG, Do Hyung KIM, Sung Ho LEE
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9338593
    Abstract: A mobile device and a method performed by the mobile device for receiving a service from a service providing apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving a signal which is emitted from the beacon apparatus, wherein the mobile device is located within vicinity of the beacon apparatus; determining an intensity of the received signal; requesting the service providing apparatus for a service based on the determined intensity; and receiving the service from the service providing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tae-young Kang, Hee-chul Jeon, Hye-rin Kim, Da-hye Park, Won-young Choi, Seung-hwan Hong
  • Patent number: 9268368
    Abstract: A display device and a data displaying method thereof are disclosed. The device includes at least one sensor including a touch sensor to generate touch events according to touch events, a flexible sensor to generate a bend signal to detect bend events, and a pressure sensor to generate a pressure signal to detect pressure events, a storage unit to store a function table, and a controller to control the components of the device. The function table is configured to define control operations to reproduce currently output contents based on the touch events, the bend events, the pressure events, and events combined thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Kang, Kyoung Woon Hahm, Hyun Jin Kim, Ju Yun Sung
  • Patent number: 9267876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell for optical analysis, wherein a flow space of a low depth is formed by attachment, using a simple double-coated tape without out special processing, of a micro flow channel through which a liquid sample passes, thereby enabling: a very easy manufacturing method; a reduction of manufacturing costs, thereby allowing the cell to be more widely used; a maintenance of a short path length of light with respect to the flow space in which the liquid sample flows, thereby enabling accurate optical analysis without diluting a sample with high absorbance; an expansion of a flow space region along the plane vertical to the light-passing direction, thereby enabling smoother optical analysis and improving the accuracy of optical analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: I-SENS, INC.
    Inventors: Young Jae Kang, Tae Young Kang
  • Patent number: 9250778
    Abstract: A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes displaying a photograph image on the display of the device, detecting a touch on the display, providing a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch over the displayed photograph image, in response to detecting the touch, detecting a first drag in a first direction corresponding to a first one of the plurality of control guides provided on the display, removing the plurality of control guides from the display in response to detecting the first drag, detecting a second drag in a second direction different from the first direction of the first drag and corresponding to a second one of the plurality of control guides, the second drag is performed while maintaining touch on the display after the first drag is performed, adjusting a display characteristic of the photograph image corresponding to the second one of the plurality of control guides corresponding to the second drag, and displaying the photograp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Chul Yang, Nho Kyung Hong, Jin Young Jeon, Tae Young Kang, In Won Jong
  • 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: 9143917
    Abstract: A communication method and a terminal adopting same are provided. The method includes setting a calling terminal in a short-range wireless communication standby mode; and transmitting, upon detecting movement of the calling terminal during the short-range wireless communication standby mode, data to a called terminal via a short-range wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Bo-min Kim, Min-kyu Park, Yong-gook Park, Tae-young Kang, Seong-woon Kim, Hyoung-il Kim
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20150215428
    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: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-young KANG, Yeon-hee LEE, Sang-ok CHA
  • Patent number: 9032043
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-young Kang, Yeon-hee Lee, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20150116269
    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: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    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: 20150111604
    Abstract: A mobile device and a method performed by the mobile device for receiving a service from a service providing apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving a signal which is emitted from the beacon apparatus, wherein the mobile device is located within vicinity of the beacon apparatus; determining an intensity of the received signal; requesting the service providing apparatus for a service based on the determined intensity; and receiving the service from the service providing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Tae-young KANG, Hee-chul JEON, Hye-rin KIM, Da-hye PARK, Won-young CHOI, Seung-hwan HONG