Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronic Co, Ltd.
  • ACTIVE PATTERN STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180145072
    Abstract: An active pattern structure may include a substrate including an active pattern array defined by a plurality of trenches including first to third trenches, and first to third isolation patterns in the first to third trenches, respectively. The active pattern array may include a plurality of first and second active patterns extending in a first direction, and the first to third trenches may be between the first and second active patterns and may include different widths from each other. The active pattern array may include an active pattern group including one of the first active patterns and one of the second active patterns sequentially arranged in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the first and second active patterns may have a minute width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Il KIM, Seung-Jin MUN, Kwang-Yong YANG, Young-Mook OH, Ah-Young CHEON, Seung-Mo HA
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL
    Publication number: 20180145116
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, a panel driver configured to drive the display panel by applying a current to the plurality of light emitting elements, a memory configured to store luminance information according to a current of the light emitting elements, and a processor configured to determine a target luminance of the light emitting elements based on a gray level of an image, and to control the panel driver to drive the display panel by adjusting a current applied to the light emitting elements based on the target luminance and information stored in the memory and adjusting a duty to which the adjusted current is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-seop LEE, Seung-yong SHIN, Jin-mo KANG, Sang-young PARK
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180144537
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image rendering method and an apparatus are provided. The 3D image rendering method includes determining intersection points between candidate rays and an optical layer based on a first refractive index of a first medium that is disposed between a display panel and the optical layer and a second refractive index of a second medium that is outside a 3D display apparatus, and assigning a pixel value to a pixel of the display panel based on respective distances between the intersection points and optical elements of the optical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juyong PARK, DONG KYUNG NAM, Seok LEE
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180145078
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a substrate, first and second fin-type active areas which extend in a first direction on the substrate, first and second gate lines on the substrate that extend in a second direction that crosses the first direction, and first and second contact structures. The first and second gate lines intersect the first and second fin-type active areas, respectively. The first contact structure is on the first fin-type active area at a side of the first gate line and contacts the first gate line. The second contact structure is on the second fin-type active area at a side of the second gate line. The first contact structure includes a first lower contact including metal silicide and a first upper contact on the first lower contact. The second contact structure includes a second lower contact including metal silicide and a second upper contact on the second lower contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-yup CHUNG
  • SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180144749
    Abstract: A speech recognition apparatus and method. The speech recognition apparatus includes one or more processors configured to reflect a final recognition result for a previous audio signal in a language model, generate a first recognition result of an audio signal, in a first linguistic recognition unit, by using an acoustic model, generate a second recognition result of the audio signal, in a second linguistic recognition unit, by using the language model reflecting the final recognition result for the previous audio signal, and generate a final recognition result for the audio signal in the second linguistic recognition unit based on the first recognition result and the second recognition result. The first linguistic recognition unit may be a same or different linguistic unit type as the second linguistic recognition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Youl CHOI, Seokjin HONG
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180144542
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image rendering method and an apparatus are provided. The 3D image rendering method includes determining optical images associated with candidate viewpoint positions in a viewing zone, determining virtual rays intersecting a pixel of a display panel based on the determined optical images, and assigning a pixel value to the pixel based on respective distances between intersection points between the rays and an optical layer and optical elements of the optical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juyong PARK, Dong Kyung NAM, Kyuhwan CHOI
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MEDICAL APPARATUS AND MOBILE APPARATUS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180146499
    Abstract: A method of controlling a medical apparatus which includes: establishing, by a mobile apparatus, a communication link between the mobile apparatus and the medical apparatus; when the communication link is established, detecting an operation mode of the mobile apparatus; determining a function corresponding to the detected operation mode from functions provided by the medical apparatus; and performing the determined function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoon-woo Jun
  • BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND SPACER
    Publication number: 20180145295
    Abstract: Disclosed is battery spacer system that is or includes a battery spacer. The battery spacer is configured to include at least one elastically-deformable portion that is configured to elastically deform at forces within a predetermined range applied by one or more of two adjacent battery cells and at least one plastically-deformable portion that is configured to plastically deform at a force exceeding the predetermined range. The battery spacer system may be a battery assembly with the battery spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.
    Inventors: DongKee SOHN, Sang Do PARK, Duk Jin OH, Hyosun HWANG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF BATTERY BASED ON ERROR CORRECTION
    Publication number: 20180143254
    Abstract: A method of estimating a state of a battery is disclosed. The method includes correcting electrical physical quantity information of the battery at a current time period using a correction value determined based on a voltage error of the battery from a previous time period, and determining state information of the battery based on the corrected electrical physical quantity information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho KIM, Tae Won SONG, Sungick KIM
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180140771
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device are provided. The method includes sensing a weight of an intravenous (IV) fluid injected into a user; measuring a time remaining until injection of the IV fluid is completed, based on the sensed weight of the IV fluid; determining whether the measured remaining time is equal to or less than a predetermined value; and transmitting an alarm signal indicating an injection state of the IV fluid to an external device based on a result of the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-hyun BAEK, Sung-hoon MOON, Jin-ha SEONG, Geon-ho YOON, Wan-hyoung LEE
  • COMPONENT FOR PROVISIONING SECURITY DATA AND PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180144347
    Abstract: A security component according to an example embodiment includes: a user authentication processor configured to authenticate the input data by determining whether the input data is provided by an authorized user of the security component based on component user data of the input data; a master key generator configured to generate a master key based on the component user data of the input data in response to the user authentication processor authenticating the input data; a decryption processor configured to generate security data by decrypting encrypted data of the input data based on the master key; and a security storage configured to store the security data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-tae KIM, Bo-gyeong KANG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM FACIAL EXPRESSION RECOGNITION AND TRAINING
    Publication number: 20180144185
    Abstract: A facial expression recognition method includes actuating a processor to acquire an input image including an object; and identifying a facial expression intensity of the object from the input image based on a facial expression recognition model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungin YOO, Youngjun KWAK, Youngsung KIM, Seonmin RHEE, Chang Kyu CHOI
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PERIPHERAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180146045
    Abstract: Provided is a technology for sensor networks, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure can be utilized for intelligent services based on the above technology (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services). There is provided a system for controlling peripheral devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeonjin KANG
  • BROADBAND MULTI-PURPOSE OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180145190
    Abstract: A broadband multi-purpose optical device includes a semiconductor layer having a light absorption characteristic, a first active layer having a light absorption band different from a light absorption band of the semiconductor layer, a first two-dimensional (2D) material layer adjacent to the first active layer, and a first interfacial layer configured to control a pinning potential of the semiconductor layer and the first active layer. The broadband multi-purpose optical device may further include at least one second active layer, and may include a tandem structure that further includes at least one second 2D material layer. The first active layer and the second active layer may have different light absorption bands. The broadband multi-purpose optical device may further include a second interfacial layer adjacent to the first 2D material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoung LEE, Jinseong HEO, Jaeho LEE, Haeryong KIM, Seongjun PARK, Hyeonjin SHIN, Eunkyu LEE, Sanghyun JO
  • PHASE-SHIFT MASK FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20180143527
    Abstract: A phase-shift mask for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography may be provided. The phase-shift mask may include a substrate, a reflection layer on the substrate, and phase-shift patterns including at least one metal nitride on the reflection layer. The at least one metal nitride may include at least one of TaN, TiN, ZrN, HfN, CrN, VN, NbN, MoN, WN, AlN, GaN, ScN, and YN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwanseok SEO, SeongSue KIM, Taehoon LEE, Roman CHALYKH
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180146387
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method and a terminal can be provided, and a beacon service method of the terminal comprises the steps of: transmitting a beacon including identification information of the terminal; receiving beacon-related information from a reception device having received the beacon; receiving a beacon-related information report request message from an information collection device; and transmitting stored beacon-related information to the information collection device. In addition, the present disclosure can provide a beacon reception device communicating with the terminal and an operation method therefor, an information collection device communicating with the terminal and an operation method therefor, and a server for providing a beacon service and an operation method of the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohy HONG, Dojun BYUN, Sinseok SEO, Kiseok LEE, Daekyu CHOI
  • VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT (VCU) AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180141555
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle control unit (VCU) and an operation method thereof that calculate a speed variation of a vehicle based on input information, predict an average speed of the vehicle based on the calculated speed variation, generate a first speed profile based on the predicted average speed, and generate a second speed profile by applying speed noise information to the first speed profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Daebong JUNG, Mo-Yuen CHOW, Habiballah Rahimi EICHI, Jinyong JEON
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180146138
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a receiver, an image processor, a display and a controller. The receiver receives an image of content in the form image segments. The image processor processes the image of content received via the receiver. The display displays the processed image of content. The controller controls the image processor to display an image corresponding to one viewpoint of the image of content, and display information about a display quality of at least one image segment based on reception states of the image segments. With this, the display apparatus may provide the information about display quality for the at least one segment of the image of content, thereby allowing a user to watch the image of content while smoothly moving a viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-byoul JEON, Dae-wang KIM, Jeong-hun PARK, Han-sub PARK, Jong-hee YUN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING CURVE
    Publication number: 20180144544
    Abstract: Provided is a method of rendering a curve. The method includes determining a tessellation level of dividing a curve based on a control point of the curve, generating at least one triangle and at least two first sub-curves corresponding to the curve based on the tessellation level, and rendering the at least two first sub-curves and the at least one triangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-joon YOO, Sundeep KRISHNADASAN, Soo-jung RYU
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY
    Publication number: 20180145528
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a battery, the apparatus configured to measure a current usage of a battery, generate a concentration limitation condition on a material in an active material of the battery based on a characteristic of the active battery, and control a usage of the battery based on the current usage and the concentration limitation condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duk Jin OH, Tae Won SONG, Jinho KIM, Ju Wan LIM