Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics and Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11102418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor for capturing an image and a method for controlling the same. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises an image sensor and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a signal for capturing a moving image and to acquire a first plurality of image frames according to a first frame rate through the image sensor in response to the signal, the first image frames comprising a first image frame and a second image frame corresponding to an external object. The acquiring operation comprises an operation of generating a first part of a moving image according to a second frame rate, which is lower than the first frame rate, using some image frames among the first plurality of image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Shimokawa, Dong-Soo Kim, Hwa-Young Kang, Yeo-Tak Youn, Young-Kwon Yoon, Jong-Hun Won
  • Patent number: 11101968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of radio communications, and particularly to a method and apparatus for processing activation/deactivation of inter-eNodeB carrier aggregation. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing activation/deactivation of inter-eNodeB carrier aggregation, comprising the steps of: receiving, by UE, an MAC CE for activation/deactivation of an SCell sent by a master eNodeB or a secondary eNodeB; determining, by the UE, the corresponding SCell; and performing, by the UE, activation/deactivation to the corresponding SCell according to the indication information in the MAC CE for activation/deactivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Qiu, Lixiang Xu, Xiaowan Ke, Hong Wang
  • Patent number: 11099428
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit emitting light forward, a liquid crystal panel disposed in front of the backlight unit and having a front polarizing film, and a diffusion film disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the diffusion film includes a first refraction layer having a lens portion projecting forward, a second refraction layer disposed in front of the first refraction layer, a retardation member disposed at a front end of the lens portion, and a film polarizing layer disposed in front of the retardation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hyun Cho, Go Hyun Kim, Sang Hyun Sohn, Jong Hee Han
  • Patent number: 11099790
    Abstract: A system for parallel computing leveraging the use of a key value solid state drive. The system including a modified set of compiler directives that enable the use of parallel compute and data threads. The system may further include a concurrency manager to ensure that the parallel data threads are operated in a thread-safe manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Janki Bhimani, Jingpei Yang, Changho Choi
  • Patent number: 11099106
    Abstract: A diagnosis control method of an air conditioner is provided to clearly inform a user of an air conditioner installation error. The diagnosis control method includes receiving a test run command or a self-diagnosis command for diagnosis of the air conditioner, performing a first test run to diagnose an assembly state of the air conditioner, performing a second test run to diagnose pipe connection of the air conditioner and an amount of refrigerant in the air conditioner, performing a determination including diagnosing a state of the air conditioner based on operation results of the first test run and the second test run, and displaying the diagnosis result through a display device provided at an indoor unit of the air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Soo Son, Jong Kweon Ha, Kwang Sik Han, Young Jin Kim, Beom Seok Seo, Byoung Ok Ahn, Hong Seok Jun
  • Patent number: 11100607
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes: a memory configured to store information regarding an artificial intelligence model including a plurality of layers; and a processor configured to perform interpolation processing on an input image and to process the interpolated image using the artificial intelligence model to obtain an output image, wherein the processor is configured to be operated in a first mode or a second mode based on an update of parameters used in at least one of the plurality of layers being required, the first mode including a mode in which the output image is obtained based on an image processed using the artificial intelligence model in which the parameters are updated and based on the interpolated image, and the second mode includes a mode in which the output image is obtained based on the interpolated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Insang Cho, Kiwon Yoo, Wonjae Lee, Daesung Cho, Chanyoung Hwang
  • Patent number: 11099607
    Abstract: A flexible display window and an electronic device having the same are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first rigid portion and a flexible portion, at least one outer layer that covers the first rigid portion and the flexible portion, a display device including a screen including a first portion exposed through the first rigid portion and a second portion extended from the first portion and exposed through the flexible portion, at least one processor electrically coupled to the display device, and a memory electrically coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the outer layer includes a polymer layer, a glass layer interposed between the polymer layer and the screen, and an adhesive layer interposed between the polymer layer and the glass layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Younggyun Kim, Heecheul Moon
  • Patent number: 11101695
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a receiving circuit configured to wirelessly receive power and output AC power, a rectifying circuit configured to rectify the AC power from the receiving circuit, wherein the rectifying circuit may include a first P-MOSFET configured to transfer a positive amplitude of power to an output terminal of the rectifying circuit while the AC power has the positive amplitude and to prevent transferring a negative amplitude of power to the output terminal of the rectifying circuit while the AC power has the negative amplitude, and a forward loss compensating circuit connected with the first P-MOSFET configured to reduce a threshold voltage of the first P-MOSFET while the AC power has the positive amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Yeo, Sang-Yun Kim, Jae-Seok Park, Young-Ho Ryu, Kang-Yoon Lee, Hamed Abbasizadeh, Sang-Wook Kwon, Thi Kim Nga Truong, Dong-In Kim, Sung-Bum Park, Dong-Soo Lee, Seung Il Huh
  • Patent number: 11099026
    Abstract: Provided is a content visualizing method and apparatus. The content visualizing apparatus generates an object disposition space based on a road surface and an obstacle and determines a display position at which a graphic representation corresponding to route guidance content is visualized in the object disposition space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee Sae Lee
  • Patent number: 11101803
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes first and second logic cells adjacent to each other on a substrate, and a mixed separation structure extending in a first direction between the first and second logic cells. Each logic cell includes first and second active fins that protrude from the substrate, the first and second active fins extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and being spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and gate electrodes extending in the first direction and spanning the first and second active fins, and having a gate pitch. The mixed separation structure includes a first separation structure separating the first active fin of the first logic cell from the first active fin of the second logic cell; and a second separation structure on the first separation structure. A width of the first separation structure is greater than the gate pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taejoong Song, Jungho Do, Seungyoung Lee, Jonghoon Jung
  • Patent number: 11101283
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a stack structure that includes a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate, and a plurality of gate electrodes that vertically extend to penetrate the stack structure. Each of the plurality of layers may include a plurality of semiconductor patterns that extend in parallel along a first direction, a bit line that is electrically connected to the semiconductor patterns and extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a first air gap on the bit line, and a data storage element that is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the semiconductor patterns. The first air gap is interposed between the bit line of a first layer of the plurality of layers and the bit line of a second layer of the plurality of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui-Jung Kim, Kiseok Lee, Keunnam Kim, Yoosang Hwang
  • Patent number: 11099410
    Abstract: A layered structure including a transparent substrate; a photoluminescent layer disposed on the transparent substrate and a pattern of a quantum dot polymer composite; and a capping layer disposed on the photoluminescent layer and including an inorganic material, a method of producing the same, a liquid crystal display including the same. The quantum dot polymer composite includes a polymer matrix; and a plurality of quantum dots in the polymer matrix, the pattern of the quantum dot polymer composite includes at least one repeating section and the repeating section includes a first section configured to emit light of a first peak wavelength, the inorganic material is disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the repeating section, and the inorganic material includes a metal oxide, a metal nitride, a metal oxynitride, a metal sulfide, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deukseok Chung, Shin Ae Jun, Tae Won Jeong, Yong Seok Han
  • Patent number: 11096668
    Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus includes a touch screen configured to display, on an ultrasound image, a touch recognition region of an object used as a measurement mark; and a controller configured to move the object and the touch recognition region, in response to an input for touching and dragging the touch recognition region, to detect, from a portion of the ultrasound image which corresponds to the touch recognition region, a line formed by connecting points at which a brightness variation of a pixel is greater than a threshold value, and to move the object to a position of the detected line by using coordinates of the detected line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-ho Lee, Soon-jae Hong, Myong-woo Lee, Gi-hun Yun, Su-jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210256898
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) packages arranged in a matrix on a module substrate and a controller. Each of the plurality of LED packages includes a pixel driving integrated circuit and a first LED chip, a second LED chip, and a third LED chip on the pixel driving integrated circuit. The pixel driving integrated circuit controls, based on a control signal of the controller, a pulse width of current applied to the first, second, and third LED chips at a first current level or at a second current level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyoungjun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210257324
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a redistribution layer and a semiconductor chip provided on the redistribution layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The semiconductor chip includes a first chip pad and a second chip pad which are exposed at the first surface. The semiconductor package further includes a capacitor chip disposed between the first surface and the redistribution layer and including a capacitor chip pad connected to the first chip pad, an insulating layer covering the first surface and the capacitor chip, and a conductive post being in contact with the second chip pad and penetrating the insulating layer so as to be connected to the redistribution layer. The conductive post may be spaced apart from the capacitor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SOOJEOUNG PARK, HEESEOK LEE, HEI SEUNG KIM
  • Publication number: 20210256720
    Abstract: Vanishing point extraction includes obtaining a straight line including a vanishing point of a first image; obtaining a plurality of sample points in the first image based on processing the first image according to an object included in the first image and the straight line including the vanishing point of a first image, such that the plurality of sample points are determined as pixels in the first image having coordinates that overlap with coordinates of pixels of both the straight line and the object included in the first image; obtaining at least one matching point, in a second image, that corresponds to at least one sample point of the plurality of sample points in the first image the second image generated subsequently to the first image being generated; and obtaining a vanishing point of the second image based on the at least one matching point of the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinhyuk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210257275
    Abstract: A semiconductor package provided. The semiconductor package includes an interposer layer including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip on the first surface of the interposer layer, and a block copolymer film on the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip are different from each other. The block copolymer film includes a first pattern and a second pattern, which are different from each other, and one of the first pattern and the second pattern contains graphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Jeoung PARK, Yun Hyeok IM
  • Publication number: 20210258044
    Abstract: Provided is a human body communication (HBC) apparatus for a near field communication (NFC) signal?, the HBC apparatus including: a first communicator configured to receive a first NFC signal from an NFC reader through a body in proximity to the body; and a second communicator configured to transmit a signal to a user device, wherein first data included in the first NFC signal received from the NFC reader through the body by the first communicator is transmitted to the user device by the second communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Andrey Vladimirovich KLETSOV, Alexander Gennadievich CHERNOKALOV, Konstantin Aleksandrovich PAVLOV, Artem Yurievich NIKISHOV, Nikolay Nikolayevich OLYUNIN, Kisoo KIM, Taeseon KIM
  • Publication number: 20210254846
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a main fan configured to draw air into the housing through the suction port and discharge air from the housing through the discharge port, an auxiliary fan configured to draw, into the housing, air discharged by the main fan and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the auxiliary fan to change a direction in which air is discharged from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jin KIM, Ju-Hyun KANG, Young-Jae KIM, Byung Yul SO, Yong-Gak KIM, In-Jung BAEK, Na Yeong BYEON, Moo Gyo SEO, Hyeong Joon SEO, Seung Cheon YU, Sang Woo LEE, Hyo Kyu LEE, Jin Ho LIM, Min-Gi CHO, Hyeong Kyu CHO, Jun HWANG, Do Yeon KIM, Hyun Ah KIM, Yong Ho SEO, Woo Seog SONG, Hyun-Joo SONG, Young Sun SHIN, Joon-Ho YOON, Bu Youn LEE, Jung Dae LEE, Chang Seon LEE, Min Gu JEON, Hee Jae JEONG
  • Patent number: D928766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon-Keun Park, Hee-Sun Kim, Yoon-Young Kim