Patents by Inventor Won-Ki Hong

Won-Ki Hong 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: 11641416
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel to display an image, and a blood pressure measuring module including a pressure sensor and a pulse wave sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure that is applied to the display panel, the pulse wave sensor includes an optical sensor, and the pulse wave sensor is configured to generate a pulse wave signal using light that is emitted from a pixel of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Hyeon Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20230100439
    Abstract: Provided is a display device comprising a display panel, a metal plate on a bottom surface of the display panel, the metal plate including a first surface facing the bottom surface of the display panel and a second surface opposite to the one surface, and a fingerprint sensor overlappingly disposed on the second surface of the metal plate, wherein the metal plate includes an indentation groove recessed in a direction toward the first surface from the second surface of the metal plate, and the fingerprint sensor is disposed on the second surface of the metal plate on which the indentation groove is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kyung Min CHOI, Ji Hun RYU, Su Yul SEO, Kwang Hyun BAEK, Dong Hwan LEE, Won Ki HONG, Jeong An HONG
  • Patent number: 11609609
    Abstract: A pressure sensor, includes: a first substrate; a pressure sensing layer on one surface of the first substrate; and a driving electrode and a sensing electrode on the pressure sensing layer and spaced apart from each other, wherein the driving electrode and the sensing electrode are on a same layer, and each of the driving electrode and the sensing electrode is directly on the pressure sensing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: So Hee Park, Won Ki Hong, Hee Seomoon, Hyeon Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11573654
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first force sensor, a first vibration generator, and a first electromagnetic wave shielding member. The first force sensor is disposed under the display panel. The first vibration generator is disposed under the display panel and adjacent to the first force sensor. The first electromagnetic wave shielding member surrounds side surfaces of the first vibration generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Kook Park, Suk Kim, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Tae Hee Lee, Won Ki Hong
  • Patent number: 11567601
    Abstract: A force sensor includes first and second substrates. The second substrate faces the first substrate. A driving electrode is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate. A sensing electrode is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate and is spaced apart from the driving electrode. A force sensitive layer is disposed on a first surface of the second substrate, facing the first substrate. The driving electrode includes a main driving protrusion that protrudes from a side surface of the driving electrode, facing the sensing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Young Seok Seo, Tae Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20230028191
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a display panel that displays an image on a display surface and an input sensor having a sensor area and a dummy area defined therein. The input sensor includes a first conductive layer that is disposed on the display panel and that includes a first dummy electrode disposed in the sensor area and the dummy area, a second conductive layer that is disposed on the first conductive layer and that includes a sensor electrode disposed in the sensor area and a second dummy electrode disposed in the dummy area, and a pressure sensor electrode disposed between the first dummy electrode and the second dummy electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: SEUNG-LYONG BOK, Chang Sik KIM, WON-KI HONG
  • Patent number: 11515366
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel comprising a through hole and a pixel area, the pixel area surrounding the through hole and including pixels for displaying an image; a force sensor at a first surface of the display panel and configured to sense force applied from an outside; and a light sensor overlapping the through hole of the display panel in a thickness direction of the display panel, the light sensor being configured to sense light incident on the light sensor through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Hyeon Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11474630
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; an input sensing panel; a display flexible circuit board to control the display panel having an input sensing driving circuit electrically connected to the input sensing panel, the display flexible circuit board being connected to the display panel; and a first pressure sensor disposed adjacent to and extending along a first edge of the display panel, wherein the first pressure sensor is electrically connected to the input sensing driving circuit of the display flexible circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hee Lee, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Won Ki Hong
  • Publication number: 20220286366
    Abstract: A method for graph neural network-based virtual network management may comprise: preprocessing collected network data; converting node and edge data among the data for each category generated in the preprocessing step into a graph; learning the network data expressed in a matrix generated in the step of converting into the graph using a graph neural network (GNN); and learning node state information for each node generated through the learning using the GNN using a feedforward neural network (FNN) together with service list data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
    Inventors: Won Ki HONG, Jae Hyoung YOO, Hee Gon KIM
  • Publication number: 20220255817
    Abstract: A virtual network management-specific machine learning-based VNF anomaly detection system may comprise: a data collection unit configured to collect normal state data generated when a service is normally provided and abnormal state data generated through a fault injection method through a monitoring agent and a monitoring module in real time, store the collected data in a time-series database, and transmit the monitoring data to determine whether there is an abnormal state; and a data analysis unit configured to extract a feature necessary for detecting an abnormal state by pre-processing monitoring data received from the data collection unit and send data on the extracted data to an abnormal-state detection model so that the abnormal-state detection model analyzes data that is input in real time to determine whether there is an abnormal state and notifies a network manager when an abnormal state occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Won Ki HONG, Jae Hyoung YOO, Ji Bum HONG, Su Hyun PARK
  • Patent number: 11397114
    Abstract: The temperature sensor includes a first sensor including a sensing element configured to measure a first resistance value of the sensing element in a first state, and also configured to measure a second resistance value of the sensing element in a second state different from the first state, a second sensor configured to measure a touch pressure corresponding to a user's touch input in the second state, a compensator configured to calculate a first change rate based on the first resistance value and the second resistance value, and also configured to calculate a change rate of a correction resistance value by correcting the first change rate based on the touch pressure, and a temperature calculator configured to calculate a temperature value based on the change rate of the correction resistance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Won Ki Hong
  • Patent number: 11398533
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a first force sensor disposed under the display panel; and a waterproofing member disposed under the display panel and disposed adjacent to the first force sensor, a part of the first force sensor and a part of the waterproofing member overlap each other in a height direction of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Seomoon, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Bong Hyun You, Tae Hee Lee, Won Ki Hong
  • Publication number: 20220221958
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel having a first area, a second area, and a plurality of pixels to provide an image during a frame period, and a touch panel including a first touch part including first and second touch coils insulated from each other, and a second touch part including first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes insulated each other, in which corresponding second scan signals are applied to the first touch electrodes disposed in the first area when corresponding first scan signals are applied to the first touch coils disposed in the second area during a first period of the frame period, the second touch coils are configured to provide first sensing signals according to a resonant frequency of an input device, and the second touch electrodes are configured to provide second sensing signals according to a variation in a capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: KANGWON LEE, INCHEOL KIM, UNG CHOI, WON-KI HONG, SEUNGHO NAM, JIHONG PARK, CHUL KIM, HOJIN BYUN, KISEOK CHA
  • Publication number: 20220217227
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel to display an image, and a blood pressure measuring module including a pressure sensor and a pulse wave sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure that is applied to the display panel, the pulse wave sensor includes an optical sensor, and the pulse wave sensor is configured to generate a pulse wave signal using light that is emitted from a pixel of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Won Ki HONG, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON, Hyeon Jun LEE
  • Patent number: 11353981
    Abstract: A display device including a first pressure sensor disposed under a display panel that includes an upper surface, a first upper curved portion extended from a first edge of the upper surface, and a first side surface extended from the first upper curved portion. The first pressure sensor is disposed in the first upper curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Seomoon, Won Ki Hong, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Tae Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11341372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique in which demand prediction of resources of virtual network functions (VNFs) that provide a core technology in a network virtualization environment is performed using machine learning technology. In the present invention, in order to predict VNF resource information, not only are the resources of the VNFs as data but also information of surrounding VNFs that are directly or indirectly related are used, and prediction is possible even in a dynamically changed network environment. In addition, service function chain (SFC) data among various pieces of network information is used to reduce a time required for machine learning according to a size of an entire network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, Jae Hyoung Yoo, Do Young Lee, Hee Gon Kim
  • Patent number: 11320924
    Abstract: A display device controls a display by changing a reference value set in a foldable area of a display panel. The display device includes a display panel displays an image and outputs force sensing signals, and a controller that converts the force sensing signals into force values and controls the display when the force values in the foldable area of the display area are equal to or greater than a second reference value different from a first reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, So Hee Park, Moon Hee Seo, Hyeon Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11320925
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a force sensor. The force sensor is disposed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel and extends along the first edge. The force sensor includes a first sensing region, a second sensing region, a first force concentration bump, and a second force concentration bump. The second sensing region is located on a side of the first sensing region and has a larger area than the first sensing region. The first force concentration bump overlaps the first sensing region. The second force concentration bump overlaps the second sensing region and is spaced apart from the first force concentration bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, Sung Kook Park, Hee Seomoon, Tae Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11314368
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel having a first area, a second area, and a plurality of pixels to provide an image during a frame period, and a touch panel including a first touch part including first and second touch coils insulated from each other, and a second touch part including first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes insulated each other, in which corresponding second scan signals are applied to the first touch electrodes disposed in the first area when corresponding first scan signals are applied to the first touch coils disposed in the second area during a first period of the frame period, the second touch coils are configured to provide first sensing signals according to a resonant frequency of an input device, and the second touch electrodes are configured to provide second sensing signals according to a variation in a capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kangwon Lee, Incheol Kim, Ung Choi, Won-ki Hong, Seungho Nam, Jihong Park, Chul Kim, Hojin Byun, Kiseok Cha
  • Patent number: D985604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Seomoon, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Tae Hee Lee, Won Ki Hong