Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
  • Publication number: 20240143260
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an input/output interface connected to an external device and an input device, a memory, a first processor connected to the memory, and a second processor configured to be recognized as a universal serial bus (USB) device by the external device. The first processor generates a first image related to a function of the display apparatus, and a second image based on image data obtained from the external device, and controls the display to display the first image and the second image together. The first processor obtains an input signal from the input device, and based on a cursor corresponding to the input signal being located on the second image, provides the input signal to the second processor, and the second processor provides the input signal to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changmin HAN, Gwanhyung Kim, Hyeonggwon Kim, Minjae Shin, Huijun Shim
  • Publication number: 20240141578
    Abstract: A washing machine including a tub; a water supply valve configured to open or close a flow path to supply water to the tub; and a controller configured to (a) control the water supply valve to supply water to the tub to a target water level, (b) determine whether water pressure of the water supply valve is normal based on supplying the water to the tub to the target water level, (c) based on determining that the water pressure of the water supply valve is abnormal, update water pressure information that includes water pressure and water supply operation time of the water supply valve by adjusting the water supply operation time, and (d) set the updated water pressure information to be used for controlling the water supply valve in an operation course of the washing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sukwoo PARK, Minjoo KIM, Changju OH, Sangyeol LEE, Jaepoong LEE
  • Publication number: 20240143205
    Abstract: A method of managing sequential storage devices in a distributed storage environment including receiving, by a distributed controller, requests for performing operations, from one or more client devices in a distributed storage environment, each request including data of a client device from the one or more client devices and an identifier of a host device from one or more host devices, each of the one or more host devices being associated with one or more sequential storage devices, determining, by the distributed controller, a sequential order of the requests, based on the identifiers included in the requests, and performing, by the distributed controller in the sequential order, the operations on the one or more sequential storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Arun GEORGE
  • Publication number: 20240138668
    Abstract: Provided is a method, performed by an augmented reality (AR) device, of measuring a user's vision. The method includes: obtaining, by using a camera of the AR device, a background image including an image of at least one physical object; identifying an edge of the image of the at least one physical object in the background image; determining a first region for measuring the vision of the user on the background image based on the edge of the image; determining a second region corresponding to the first region on a display of the AR device; outputting a virtual object for measuring the vision of the user to the second region; obtaining a user input signal for vision measurement after the outputting the virtual object; and determining a vision prescription value of the user based on the user input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyookeun LEE, Harry Edward Milton, Sunghwan Shin, Bonkon Koo, Seungjae Lee
  • Publication number: 20240145023
    Abstract: A memory device includes a test mode detector circuit that determines whether the memory device has entered a test mode based on at least one test mode entry signal received through at least one pin of a plurality of pins and generates a test mode detection signal, and a test pad connection circuit that electrically couples a first pin of the plurality of pins to a dedicated test pad of the test mode such that a signal applied to the first pin is transmitted to the dedicated test pad based on the test mode detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Wook SEO, SangYong Yoon, Keeho Jung
  • Publication number: 20240147641
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first structure including a first fastening structure; a second structure disposed on an upper portion of the first structure and including a second fastening structure; a third structure disposed on an upper portion of the second structure and including a third fastening structure; and an integrated fastening structure including a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, the integrated fastening structure being configured to directly connect the first structure, the second structure, and the third structure. Each of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion is configured to engage a different fastening structure among the first fastening structure, the second fastening structure, and the third fastening structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minjae YOO, Youngmin KIM
  • Publication number: 20240139947
    Abstract: A robot includes: at least one sensor; a driver configured to move the robot; a memory configured to store at least one instruction; and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to: identify sub spaces of a traveling space of the robot, obtain navigability information corresponding to the respective sub spaces based on sensing data obtained by the at least one sensor while the robot is traveling, obtain time information on time required for passing through the respective sub spaces based on a traveling map, the traveling map being obtained based on the navigability information, identify a moving path of the robot based on the time information, and control the driver based on the moving path, wherein the navigability information includes at least one of region information associated with a sub space, information associated with at least one other robot, and information associated with a dynamic object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohoon KIM, Hyunki HONG
  • Publication number: 20240144086
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes: determining a prediction loss based on class prediction data obtained by applying a first machine learning model to a training input and a class label with which the training input is labeled; determining a confidence of the class label based on the determined prediction loss; and training a second machine learning model using the training input based on the determined confidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanho AHN, Kikyung KIM, Jiwon BAEK, Seungju HAN
  • Publication number: 20240145418
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a redistribution structure, a semiconductor chip on the redistribution structure, a conductive filler between the redistribution structure and the semiconductor chip and connecting the redistribution structure to the semiconductor chip, and a support post between the redistribution structure and the semiconductor chip, the support post being spaced apart from the conductive filler, where the support post includes a first post on a top surface of the redistribution structure, and a second post including a first end connected to the first post and a second end oriented toward the semiconductor chip and supporting the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junghoo Yun, Jaemoon Lim
  • Publication number: 20240142633
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for compensating a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal, including obtaining, by a correlation module, sample data which corresponds to a GNSS signal obtained based on an oscillator frequency of a crystal oscillator; obtaining, by the correlation module, aiding information which is determined based on information about the crystal oscillator; performing, by the correlation module, compensation processing on numerically-controlled oscillator (NCO) state data based on the aiding information, to obtain compensated NCO state data; performing, by the correlation module, correlation processing on the sample data based on the compensated NCO data; storing the compensated NCO state data in an NCO memory; and determining location information about a location of an electronic device corresponding to the correlation module based on the compensated sample data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Henry Dennis Falk, Sigang Qiu, Di Zhou, Mayank Amin, John Kiolbasa
  • Publication number: 20240143183
    Abstract: A storage device operated by zone and data processing system including the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joo Young Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240144452
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for detecting contamination of a camera lens, where the electronic device includes at least one camera configured to capture an image, a memory configured to store the image, and a contamination detection model configured to detect a contaminated portion of a lens of the at least one camera, in response to the image being input, and a processor configured to determine whether an operation of the electronic device is hindered by the contaminated portion, in response to the contamination detection model detecting the contaminated portion in the lens of the at least one camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaewook YOO, Youngwan SEO, Dokwan OH, Dasol HAN
  • Publication number: 20240147744
    Abstract: A display panel may include a light emitting element including a light emitting layer and a sensor including a photosensitive layer on a substrate. The light emitting element and the sensor each may include respective portions of first and second common auxiliary layers, which may be continuous under and over the light emitting layer and the photosensitive layer. The first and second common auxiliary layers respectively may include a hole transport material and an electron transport material. The photosensitive layer may include first and second semiconductor layers close to the first and second common auxiliary layers, respectively. The first and second semiconductor layers respectively may include a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor. The second semiconductor layer may have an uneven surface facing the second common auxiliary layer and may have an average roughness (Rq) of greater than or equal to about 5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyoung YUN, Hyeong-Ju KIM, Kyung Bae PARK, Jungyun WON, Bongsu KIM, Seongyong PARK, Jeong Il PARK
  • Publication number: 20240143230
    Abstract: A memory controller and a memory control method are disclosed. The memory controller includes a first buffer configured to receive a first memory request from a host and to store the first memory request, a request scheduler configured to determine an order in which the first memory request is transferred to a command generator, a request generator configured to generate one or more second memory requests based on a generation parameter of the first memory request, in response to an address of the first memory request corresponding to a processing in memory (PIM) memory, the command generator being configured to generate a first command corresponding to the first memory request and one or more second commands corresponding to the one or more second memory requests, and to store the generated first command and the one or more second commands in a second buffer, and a command scheduler configured to schedule the first command and the one or more second commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungwoo SEO, Seungwon LEE
  • Publication number: 20240138682
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of a skin surface when a user comes into contact with a main body of the electronic device; a first heating element spaced apart from the first temperature sensor by a first predetermined distance; a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first heating element by a second predetermined distance and configured to measure a second temperature inside the main body; and a processor configured to: estimate heat flux based on the first temperature and the second temperature; estimate a blood perfusion rate of the user based on a temperature of the first heating element and the first temperature, and estimate a core body temperature of a user based on the first temperature, the estimated heat flux, and the estimated blood perfusion rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ho Taik LEE, Woochul KIM, Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, Gimin PARK, Sungho KIM, Jiyong KIM, Seungjai WOO, So Young LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20240142605
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sign apparatus for displaying a sign for traffic or a vehicle, where the sign apparatus includes a display configured to display the sign and to permit a radar signal radiated from a source to pass, a filter configured to attenuate a signal of at least one frequency in the radar signal passing through the display and to allow a signal of a remaining frequency to pass, and a reflector configured to reflect the signal passing through the filter, wherein the reflected signal includes encoded identification information of the sign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JINYONG JEON, SEUNG TAE KHANG, SUNGDO CHOI, JONG-SOK KIM, YOUNG RAE CHO
  • Publication number: 20240143237
    Abstract: Provided is a storage device including a memory, a plurality of non-volatile memories of which an access speed is slower than that of the memory, and a controller configured to control a first data input/output operation with a host device using the plurality of non-volatile memories, based on a first map table stored in the memory, in a first mode, and control a second data input/output operation with the host device using the memory, based on a second map table stored in the memory, in a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daehun YU, Sungwook KIM, Byungyo LEE
  • Publication number: 20240146958
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for playing a plurality of streams. In some embodiments, an electronic apparatus includes a decoder configured to decode the plurality of streams, a plurality of buffers divided into a plurality of buffer groups corresponding to the plurality of streams, a first processor configured to acquire one frame, and at least one second processor. The at least one second processor is configured to identify an additional use rate of the first processor sufficient for playing an additional stream, and control the first processor to downscale at least one of the additional stream and each of the plurality of streams, based on a second determination that the additional use rate of the first processor exceeds the available use rate of the first processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Namhyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240145530
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses including a capacitor structure. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit includes a substrate, and a capacitor structure, disposed above the substrate in a vertical direction, including a first electrode configured to receive a first voltage and including at least one first metal line having a first patterned side surface, a second electrode configured to receive a second voltage and including at least one second metal line having a second patterned side surface, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The at least one first metal line and the at least one second metal line extend in a first horizontal direction. The first electrode, the second electrode, and the dielectric layer are disposed on a same layer. The at least one second metal line is spaced apart from the at least one first metal line in a second horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongjun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240139758
    Abstract: An electrostatic precipitator includes: a charging unit configured to charge foreign materials; and a dust collecting sheet configured to collect the foreign materials charged in the charging unit. The dust collecting sheet includes: a first electrode; a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode to face the first electrode and configured to collect the foreign materials passed through the charging unit; a first power connector connected to the first electrode and configured to apply a voltage to the first electrode; a second power connector connected to the second electrode and configured to apply a voltage to generate a potential difference with respect to the first electrode to the second electrode; and a third power connector connected to the second electrode and configured to heat the second electrode. The third power connector is closer to the second power connector than to the first power connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myungsoo KANG, Hyongsoo NOH, Myungseob SONG, Kyuho SHIN, Joonoh SHIN, Hyeongjoon SEO, Kisup LEE