Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
  • Patent number: 11969238
    Abstract: Physiological parameter detecting apparatuses and methods of detecting the physiological parameters are provided. A physiological parameter detecting apparatus includes: a light source configured to emit a light onto a region of an object; an optical path converter configured to receive the light returning from the object and convert an optical path of the received light; an optical detector configured to detect the light that has the converted optical path; and a controller configured to extract physiological information of the object from the detected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alexey Andreevich Shchekin, Maxim Vladimirovich Riabko, Anton Sergeevich Medvedev, Alexey Dmitrievich Dmitrievich Lantsov, Sergey Nikolaevich Koptyaev
  • Patent number: 11974281
    Abstract: An apparatus for beam management includes a transceiver configured to receive configuration information for one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states and corresponding channels, receive one or more TCI state identifiers (IDs) on a channel for conveying TCI state IDs from among the corresponding channels, and transmit an acknowledgement message in response to the reception of the one or more TCI state IDs. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to determine, based on the one or more TCI state IDs, TCI states for data and control channels, respectively, from among the corresponding channels, and update spatial filters for the data and control channels based on the determined TCI states for the data channels and the control channels, respectively. The transceiver is further configured to receive the data channels and the control channels based on the updated spatial filters for the data and the control channels, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Emad N. Farag, Eko Onggosanusi, Md. Saifur Rahman
  • Patent number: 11974405
    Abstract: An electronic device housing, and an electronic device including the same are provided. The electronic device housing includes a substrate including glass, an insert portion which is bonded to the substrate at a surface of the insert portion, and at which a functional component of an electronic device having the electronic device housing is disposed, and an elastic layer which is between the substrate and the insert portion and extends along the surface of the insert portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmin Moon, Jaehyun Bae, Hyunsuk Choi
  • Patent number: 11974211
    Abstract: The 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). A method of a user equipment is provided. The method includes identifying a first bandwidth part for a cell and a second bandwidth part for the cell through radio resource control signaling; identifying a first control resource set on the first bandwidth part and a second control resource set on the second bandwidth part through the radio resource control signaling; and acquiring downlink control information for the second bandwidth part based on the first control resource set on the first bandwidth part being activated. A bandwidth part indicator, a frequency domain resource assignment, and a time domain resource assignment are included in the downlink control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Taehyoung Kim, Youngbum Kim, Jinyoung Oh, Seunghoon Choi, Heedon Gha, Taehan Bae
  • Patent number: 11971757
    Abstract: In embodiments, an electronic device may include a housing, a display panel, and an optical sensor module. The display panel is disposed in an inner space of the housing and is at least partially visible from an outside through the housing, the display including a display area, a first non-display area disposed adjacent to at least a peripheral portion of the display area, and a second non-display area disposed adjacent to at least a peripheral portion of the first non-display area. The optical sensor module is disposed in the inner space at least partially overlapping the display panel, and includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), a light emitting structure disposed on the FPCB at least partially overlapping the first non-display area when the display panel is viewed from above, and a light receiving structure disposed on the FPCB at least partially overlapping the display area when the display panel is viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongah Kim, Jeongho Cho, Heewoong Yoon, Donghan Lee
  • Patent number: 11973934
    Abstract: Provided is a method of decoding a video according to an embodiment, the method including determining at least one processing block for splitting the video; determining an order of determining at least one largest coding unit in the at least one processing block; determining at least one largest coding unit on the basis of the determined order; and decoding the determined at least one largest coding unit, wherein the order is one of a plurality of orders for determining a largest coding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-Ho Choi, Min-woo Park, Elena Alshina, Chan-yul Kim, In-kwon Choi
  • Patent number: 11973262
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes a housing, a first substrate disposed in an inner space of the housing, a second substrate disposed on a first surface of the first substrate, a third substrate disposed on a first surface of the second substrate, a first conductive patch attached to at least a partial region of the side surfaces of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate, and a second conductive patch attached to at least another partial region of the side surfaces of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Woongsun Hong, Hongil Kwon
  • Patent number: 11972995
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, an interposer on the package substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices on the interposer and spaced apart from each other, the semiconductor devices being electrically connected to the interposer, a dam structure on the interposer extending along a peripheral region of the interposer, the dam structure being spaced apart from the semiconductor devices, and a stress relief on the interposer, the stress relief including an elastic member that fills gaps between the semiconductor devices and the dam structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dahee Park
  • Patent number: 11972911
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having a key hole formed therein and including a switch disposed therein, the key hole being formed such that a first length is longer than a second, perpendicular length and a key assembly coupled to the housing, a portion of the key assembly being disposed inside the key hole. The key assembly includes a cover member, a portion of which is exposed outside the housing through the key hole and a pressing member that is coupled to the cover member and presses the switch. The pressing member includes first protrusions protruding from opposite longitudinal ends of the pressing member in a first direction, and the first protrusions are brought into contact with an inner wall of the key hole and have elasticity such that a portion of the first protrusions are capable of elastic deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungwhee Choi, Jingook Kim, Chijoon Kim, Wonyoung Seo, Seongki Jeong, Halim Choi
  • Patent number: 11969130
    Abstract: A rack assembly of a dish washer is disclosed. A rack assembly of a dish washer according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a frame including a plurality of wires separately arranged on a bottom surface configured to house cutlery, and a plurality of tine blocks detachable from the plurality of wires, each of the plurality of tine blocks respectively includes a holding surface supporting the cutlery, and a plurality of tines formed on the holding surface, wherein the plurality of tine blocks include a first time block including a plurality of first tines separately arranged by a first interval in a first direction, and a second tine block including a plurality of tines separately arranged by a second interval narrower than the first interval in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jusik Kim, Kitae Park, Daeseon Yeom, Junho Lee, Minho Jung
  • Patent number: 11973556
    Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration information including a CSI reporting band and a frequency granularity of CSI reporting, where the CSI reporting band is within a bandwidth part (BWP) comprising M physical resource blocks (PRBs), and the frequency granularity of CSI reporting is based on whether M<N, where N is a threshold; identifying the frequency granularity of CSI reporting; generating a CSI report with the identified frequency granularity, wherein the CSI report includes at least one of a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) and a channel quality indicator (CQI); and transmitting the CSI report over an uplink (UL) channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Md. Saifur Rahman, Eko Onggosanusi
  • Patent number: 11972960
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging ellipsometry (IE)-based inspection method including selecting a mode from among a first mode of an IE-based inspection device having a first field of view (FOV) and a second mode of an IE-based inspection device having a second FOV, measuring an inspection target by the IE-based inspection device based on the selected mode, and determining whether the inspection target is normal based on a result of the measuring, wherein the measuring of the inspection target comprises simultaneously measuring patterns included in a plurality of cells provided in a region of the inspection target, the region corresponding to an FOV of the selected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myungjun Lee, Wookrae Kim, Jaehwang Jung, Myoungki Ahn
  • Patent number: 11971769
    Abstract: A context hub receives and processes data from multiple sensors. An operation method of the context hub includes identifying a pattern of context data input to the context hub from at least one of the sensors, determining a dynamic voltage-frequency scaling (DVFS) level corresponding to the identified pattern of the context data, and processing, at the context hub, the context data by using a clock signal or a driving voltage corresponding to the determined DVFS level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungsoo Lee, Taekkyun Shin
  • Patent number: 11973723
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting a message in an electronic device are provided. The method for transmitting a hidden message includes displaying one or more hiding frames in an input message display area of a display, and transmitting a message including information on the hiding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Choel-Hwi Kwon
  • Patent number: 11972763
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure provide an electronic device and a method of operating the same, the electronic device including: a speech recognition module; a memory configured to store information corresponding to a plurality of domains related to a collaborative task; and a processor operatively connected to the speech recognition module or the memory, wherein the processor is configured to receive a user voice from a user, analyze the received user voice using the speech recognition module to determine whether or not to perform a collaborative task, if the collaborative task is determined to be performed, select at least one participant related to the collaborative task, collect information related to the collaborative task from the user or an electronic device of the selected participant, and perform the collaborative task, based on the collected information. Various embodiments may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jooyong Byeon, Jinwoo Park, Juwan Lee, Jaeyung Yeo
  • Patent number: 11972634
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an image frame, detecting a face region of a user in the image frame, aligning a plurality of preset feature points in a plurality of feature portions included in the face region, performing a first check on a result of the aligning based on a first region corresponding to a combination of the feature portions, performing a second check on the result of the aligning based on a second region corresponding to an individual feature portion of the feature portions, redetecting a face region based on a determination of a failure in passing at least one of the first check or the second check, and outputting information on the face region based on a determination of a success in passing the first check and the second check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo Kang, Jingu Heo, Byong Min Kang
  • Patent number: 11972361
    Abstract: Provided is a method including receiving object IOs for a target device, grouping the object IOs using a first plurality of input parameters, associating a tracking parameter with the first plurality of input parameters and a performance parameter corresponding to the first plurality of input parameters, storing a first data entry including the tracking parameter, the first plurality of input parameters, and the performance parameter in a database, extracting a plurality of data entries from the database, the plurality of data entries including the first data entry, training a training model using one or more of the plurality of data entries, cross-validating the training model to determine a degree of error reduction of the training model, performing a model check to compare the training model to an inferencing model, and updating the inferencing model based on the model check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Somnath Saha, Jian Liang, Ramaraj Pandian
  • Patent number: D1025081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jaejin Lee
  • Patent number: D1025526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinsook Park, Junkyo Lee, Jichang Kang
  • Patent number: RE49957
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing and using content advisory (CA) information on Internet contents. A method of providing CA information by using a CA information server, includes receiving a request for the CA information on a content, from an Internet Protocol television (IPTV); searching for CA information on the content; and transmitting the found CA information to the IPTV. A method of using CA information when an IPTV reproduces a content not having the CA information, according to the present invention, includes transmitting a request for CA information, to a CA information server; receiving the CA information from the CA information server; analyzing the CA information; and applying the CA information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-shin Park, Kwang-hyuk Kim, Sung-wook Ahn, Sung-wook Byun, Sang-woong Lee, Eun-Hee Rhim, O-hoon Kwon, Sung-jin Park, In-chul Hwang, Mun-jo Kim