Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
  • Patent number: 10574476
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a method and/or apparatus for managing a guest room, and for example, for assigning a guest room based on customized setting information provided by a user and thereafter managing the guest room based on the setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chungyong Eom, Apoorv Kansal, Yunho Park, Yoseong Song, Subyeong Oh
  • Patent number: 10575049
    Abstract: An example broadcasting signal receiving apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal of a channel tuned among a plurality of channels; an information processor configured to process channel information embedded in the broadcasting signal; a plurality of signal processors configured to sequentially perform a plurality of signal processes based on the channel information with respect to the received broadcasting signal; a storage configured to store the channel information processed by the information processor; and a channel-switching setting portion comprising channel-switching setting circuitry configured to perform a channel-switching setting operation for at least one among the plurality of signal processors based on the channel information stored in the storage in response to switching of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da-som Seo, Sang-mook Lim
  • Patent number: 10573643
    Abstract: An integrated circuit having a vertical transistor includes first through fourth gate lines extending in a first direction and sequentially arranged in parallel with each other, a first top active region over the first through third gate lines and insulated from the second gate line, and a second top active region. The first top active region forms first and third transistors with the first and third gate lines respectively. The second top active region is over the second through fourth gate lines and insulated from the third gate line. The second top active region forms second and fourth transistors with the second and fourth gate lines respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-ho Do, Sang-hoon Baek, Tae-joong Song, Jong-hoon Jung, Seung-young Lee
  • Patent number: 10572605
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for providing a translations service are disclosed. The electronic device for providing a translation service includes an input unit comprising input circuitry configured to receive input text of a first language, a processor configured to divide the input text into a main segment and a sub-segment and to generate output text of a second language by selecting translation candidate text corresponding to the input text from translation candidate text of the second language, based on a meaning of text included in the sub-segment, and an output unit comprising output circuitry configured to output the output text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-ho Han, Il-hwan Kim, Chi-youn Park, Nam-hoon Kim, Kyung-min Lee
  • Patent number: 10568527
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a blood pressure includes: emitting a laser to a blood vessel in a body part; detecting, from the body part, laser speckles caused by scattering of the emitted laser; obtaining a bio-signal indicating a change in a volume of the blood vessel by using the detected laser speckles; and estimating a blood pressure based on the obtained bio-signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngzoon Yoon, Jaesoong Lee, Jisoo Kyoung, Younggeun Roh, Yeonsang Park, Chanwook Baik
  • Patent number: 10573270
    Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, an electronic device may include: a camera unit; a processor; and a data processing unit that is electrically connected to the camera unit and the processor, wherein the data processing unit may detect a first number of pixels corresponding to first illuminance data based on first pixel data received from the camera unit to transmit the first number of pixels to the camera unit, and may determine a brightness of a display corresponding to second illuminance data based on second pixel data received from the camera unit in which a sensor corresponding to the first number of pixels is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Gyu Jo, Seung-Goo Kang, Jin-Hwan Seo, Hyun-Ho Shin, Bo-Kyung Sim, Dong-Il Son
  • Patent number: 10573933
    Abstract: A lithium metal battery includes: a positive electrode, a negative electrode including lithium, a liquid electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a protective layer disposed on at least a portion of the negative electrode, wherein the protective layer includes a first polymer selected from at least one of a poly(vinyl alcohol) and a poly(vinyl alcohol) blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joonseon Jeong, Yooseong Yang, Hyorang Kang
  • Patent number: 10573552
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode disposed on a fin, a gate spacer disposed on the fin and a sidewall of the gate electrode, a source/drain electrode disposed on the fin, and an air pocket structure interposed between the gate spacer and the source/drain electrode. The air pocket structure includes an air gap, a first sidewall, a top sealing, a second sidewall and a bottom sealing. The air gap is enclosed by the first sidewall, the top sealing, the second sidewall and the bottom sealing arranged in a clockwise sequence. The top sealing and the bottom sealing include the same material of an energy removable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joseph W Wiseman, Suraj K Patil
  • Patent number: 10574780
    Abstract: A method for receiving profile information by a terminal in a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure to solve the above-described problem comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a predetermined server, a first request message including an identifier related to the terminal and information related to a standby server; transmitting, to the standby server, a second request message including identifier information related to the terminal; and receiving, from the standby server, a first response message including server information for profile reception. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to effectively carry out an opening of an eUICC terminal and a device change, and flexibly manage a transfer server for profile download. In addition, it is possible to flexibly install and manage a communication provider's remote installation of a profile in the eUICC terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonghan Park, Duckey Lee, Sangsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10574299
    Abstract: A power supply device for an internal antenna of a display is provided. The power supply device includes at least two coils configured to be separated by a predetermined interval and a power supply terminal of the at least two coils to connect the at least two coils in parallel. An integrated circuit (IC) includes the power supply terminal of the at least two coils connects the at least two coils in parallel and supplies a current to the at least two coils through the included power supply terminal. Phases of the current flowing in the at least two coils are the same due to the current supplied by the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Lim, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10573947
    Abstract: An electrochemical battery including: a battery module comprising at least one electrochemical cell; an air supplier configured to supply air to the battery module and constantly maintain an oxygen concentration in the air that is supplied to the battery module; and an air recirculator configured to recirculate air exhausted from the battery module, wherein the battery module comprises an air inlet port though which air is introduced from the air supplier, and an air outlet port through which air remaining after a reaction in the at least one electrochemical cell is exhausted, and wherein the air recirculator is configured to recirculate the air exhausted through the air outlet port of the battery module to the air inlet port of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyukjae Kwon, Jeongsik Ko, Heungchan Lee
  • Patent number: 10571713
    Abstract: A camera module according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a fixed part; a movable part for receiving a lens assembly, the movable part being coupled to the fixed part to be movable in a plane perpendicular to an optic axis of the lens assembly; and a guiding part for guiding the movement of the movable part, the guiding part being interposed between the fixed part and the movable part, wherein the guiding part can be formed in a C shape of which at least one side is opened. The camera module as above can be implemented variously according to the embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Young-Bok Yu, Se-Won Kim, Hyung-Jin Rho, Young-Kwon Yoon
  • Patent number: 10573918
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a body including an electrolyte, the body configured to be charged and discharged; a protrusion protruding from the body and having a polarity corresponding to a positive electrode or a negative electrode; a depression recessed toward an inside of the body and having an opposite polarity to the polarity of the protrusion; and a resiliently deformable support disposed in either one or both of the inside of the depression and the outside of the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myunghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10572161
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system may include a computer system, which may include a processor that may execute instructions of an application that accesses an object using an object command, and a memory storing the instructions of the application. The computer system may also include a conversion module to convert the object command to a key-value (KV) command. Finally, the system may include a storage device storing data for the object and processing the object using the KV command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anand Subramanian, Oscar Prem Pinto
  • Patent number: 10575201
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A control method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Donggun Kim, Soenghun Kim, Jaehyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 10574077
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for charging an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The electronic device includes a rechargeable battery; a charging port; and at least one processor configured to: if a supply power amount of power supplied from an outside through the charging port is smaller than a use power amount of power used by the electronic device and a remaining amount of the battery is smaller than or equal to a reference value, switch the electronic device to a power-saving mode. Also, other embodiments may be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dae-Han Choi
  • Patent number: D876409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunae Lee, Jeonghan Song
  • Patent number: D876416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoungshin Park, Seungho Jang, Dongkyun Kim, Seonkeun Park, Yunjin Kim
  • Patent number: D876417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoungshin Park, Seungho Jang, Dongkyun Kim, Seonkeun Park, Yunjin Kim
  • Patent number: D876458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bonghee Han, Yusic Kim