Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics
  • Patent number: 11169866
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method for detecting a memory leak and an electronic device thereof, the electronic device including a processor, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, control the electronic device to: acquire usage information for the memory of a process executed by the processor based on a collection period determined based at least partially on a characteristic of the process; identify a change pattern of a usage amount for the memory of the process based on the usage information; and determine whether a memory leak occurs based on the change pattern of the usage amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangjun Park, Sungdo Moon, Mooyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11170247
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a communication interface that receives an image from an external electronic device, a display that displays the image, and a processor, wherein the processor generates a user interface (UI) mask including probability information that a plurality of areas included in the image correspond to a UI, by using a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm, identifies a UI area included in the image by using the UI mask, identifies a text area included in the UI area, and recognizes text included in the text area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sergei Sudakov
  • Patent number: 11169874
    Abstract: A memory system includes; a memory device, a memory controller including a first interface, a second interface, and a first data processor having a first error correction code (ECC) engine, and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) including a third interface connected to the first interface, a fourth interface connected to the second interface, a fifth interface connected to an external host, and a second data processor having a second ECC engine. The memory controller may configure a normal write operation path or highly reliable write operation path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Min Shin, Hong-Rak Son
  • Patent number: 11169711
    Abstract: A memory module includes a memory device, a command/address buffering device, and a processing data buffer. The memory device includes a memory cell array, a first set of input/output terminals, each terminal configured to receive first command/address bits, and a second set of input/output terminals, each terminal configured to receive both data bits and second command/address bits. The command/address buffering device is configured to output the first command/address bits to the first set of input/output terminals. The processing data buffer is configured to output the data bits and second command/address bits to the second set of input/output terminals. The memory device is configured such that the first command/address bits, second command/address bits, and data bits are all used to access the memory cell array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SNU R&D FOUNDATION, WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seong-Il O, Nam Sung Kim, Young-Hoon Son, Chan-Kyung Kim, Ho-Young Song, Jung Ho Ahn, Sang-Joon Hwang
  • Patent number: 11169680
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor configured to obtain at least one first video data based on a first frame rate and at least one second video data based on a second frame rate that is higher than the first frame rate, when a request for playing video data is received, control the touchscreen to display a playing screen for the video data on a region, when a request for an editing interface is received while the playing screen is displayed, control the touchscreen to display a progress bar to indicate a full video section, the progress bar including at least one first video section corresponding to the at least one first video data and at least one second video section corresponding to the at least one second video data, and control the touchscreen to display at least some of at least one representative image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunyoung Park, Chunhyoung Park
  • Patent number: 11169762
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic device including a sub display. An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a housing, a first display disposed in the housing and including a transparent area, a module assembly disposed under the transparent area and configured to be visible to the outside of the housing, a second display disposed between the first display and the module assembly and configured to cover at least a portion of the module assembly by moving with respect to the first display, a driver configured to move the second display with respect to the transparent area, and a processor configured to move the second display by controlling an operation of the driver in response to an operation of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooseung Han, Sangsik Park, Junghyuck Im
  • Patent number: 11169774
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an input receiver configured to receive a user input; a voice receiver configured to receive a voice command; a processor configured to control to, based on a user input corresponding to an execution of a certain function of the electronic apparatus being received instead of an utterance of a first voice command corresponding to the execution of the certain function, carry out the certain function and carry out a guide operation for the utterance of the first voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hun Park, Myung Jae Kim, Hyun Don Yoon
  • Patent number: 11172362
    Abstract: A method of managing and verifying a certificate of a terminal is provided. The method includes obtaining certificate information that is usable when downloading and installing a specific bundle corresponding to at least one of a secondary platform bundle family identifier or a secondary platform bundle family custodian identifier, transmitting, to a secondary platform bundle manager, the certificate information corresponding to the at least one of the secondary platform bundle family identifier or the secondary platform bundle family custodian identifier of the specific bundle, and receiving, from the secondary platform bundle manager, at least one of a certificate of the secondary platform bundle manager, certificate information to be used by a smart secure platform (SSP), the secondary platform bundle family identifier, or the secondary platform bundle family custodian identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kangjin Yoon, Jonghoe Koo, Duckey Lee, Taehyung Lim
  • Patent number: 11172524
    Abstract: Example methods and terminals for sharing content are described. In one example method, an application is activated, upon detection of an event for executing the application, on a terminal, and an application screen having at least one content is displayed. Upon detecting a touch input for selecting, at least one content is selected. Upon detecting a touch input on a transmission button on the application screen, the selected content is transmitted to an external terminal. In another example method, an application screen having at least one icon for executing function is displayed; a touch input for selecting an icon associated with content to be received from an external terminal is detected; at least one identifier broadcast by the external terminal is displayed; and content is received from the external terminal corresponding to the selected identifier, upon detection of a touch input for selecting at least one identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Jin Eun, Yeo Jun Yoon, Seong Hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 11171152
    Abstract: A three-dimensional flash memory device is described that may include a substrate, a plurality of cell gate patterns and a plurality of mold insulating layers alternately stacked on the substrate, and a vertical channel structure in contact with side surfaces of the plurality of cell gate patterns and side surfaces of the plurality of mold insulating layers. Each of the plurality of cell gate patterns may include a cell gate electrode and a blocking barrier pattern adjacently disposed on one side surface of the cell gate electrode. An inner side surface of the blocking barrier pattern may include an upper inner side surface, a middle inner side surface, and a lower inner side surface. The middle inner side surface of the blocking barrier pattern may face the one side surface of the cell gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunghwan Yang, Joyoung Park, Taeyun Bae, Byungyong Choi
  • Patent number: 11171894
    Abstract: An interface method for a mobile terminal includes: receiving in the order of time and saving two or more types of messages corresponding to two or more types of first applications; integrating and configuring the two or more types of messages using a second application, which integrates and manages the two or more types of first applications; and displaying the two or more types of messages with the identification information on the type of each of the messages using the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chan-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 11170534
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial intelligence (AI) decoding apparatus includes: a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, the processor is configured to: obtain AI data related to AI down-scaling an original image to a first image; obtain image data corresponding to an encoding result on the first image; obtain a second image corresponding to the first image by performing a decoding on the image data; obtain deep neural network (DNN) setting information among a plurality of DNN setting information from the AI data; and obtain, by an up-scaling DNN, a third image by performing the AI up-scaling on the second image, the up-scaling DNN being configured with the obtained DNN setting information, wherein the plurality of DNN setting information comprises a parameter used in the up-scaling DNN, the parameter being obtained through joint training of the up-scaling DNN and a down-scaling DNN, and wherein the down-scaling DNN is used to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehwan Kim, Jongseok Lee, Sunyoung Jeon, Kwangpyo Choi, Minseok Choi, Quockhanh Dinh, Youngo Park
  • Patent number: 11168426
    Abstract: Provided is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, a laundry care device movably provided inside the cabinet, wherein the laundry care device includes a jetting unit configured to jet air to the laundry, and a suction unit into which air jetted by the jetting unit, after passing through the laundry, is suctioned. Inside of the laundry treating apparatus is kept pleasant and laundry care efficiency is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwang Mook Cho, Eung Ryeol Seo, Geon Ung Lee
  • Patent number: 11172525
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method for transmitting a device to device (D2D) discovery signal by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system supporting a D2D scheme is provided. The method includes determining transmission power for D2D discovery signal transmission, and transmitting a D2D discovery signal using the transmission power, wherein the transmission power is determined by considering a cell at which the D2D discovery signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Seok Ryu, Peng Xue, Sang-Won Choi
  • Patent number: 11170472
    Abstract: A terminal for receiving streaming data may receive information of a plurality of different quality versions of an image content; request, based on the information, a server for a version of the image content from among the plurality of different quality versions of the image content; when the requested version of the image content and artificial intelligence (AI) data corresponding to the requested version of the image content are received, determines whether to perform AI upscaling on the received version of the image content, based on the AI data; and based on a result of the determining whether to perform AI upscaling, performs AI upscaling on the received version of the image content through a upscaling deep neural network (DNN) that is trained jointly with a downscaling DNN of the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngo Park, Yumi Sohn, Myungjin Eom, Kwangpyo Choi
  • Patent number: 11170778
    Abstract: Provided are a conversational control system and method for registering an external device. The method performed by the conversational robot device, includes: receiving profile information from a plurality of external devices; selecting a service category of a service provided by the conversational robot device; selecting at least one external device related to the selected service category from among the plurality of external devices; generating a function tree including at least some functions of the selected at least one external device; and registering the function tree and the service category with a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haesik Jun
  • Patent number: 11169686
    Abstract: An electronic device having a flexible display and method of providing the same are disclosed herein. A flexible display is disposed on at least a portion of an area of the electronic device and configured to egress or ingress from at least one housing of the electronic device to alter an exposed area of the flexible display. At least one processor operatively coupled to the flexible display is configured to detect the exposed area of the flexible display altered by egress or ingress of the flexible display from the housing, detect a setting mode based on the altered exposed area of the flexible display; and execute at least one of changing a resolution setting, changing an operation mode, and changing a user interface setting of the flexible display based on the detected setting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Hyung Kim, Byoung-Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 11169700
    Abstract: An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The control method of the electronic device includes displaying at least one page from among a plurality of pages, detecting a touch drag input while the at least one page is displayed, performing a scroll function with respect to the plurality of pages according to the touch drag input based on a start point of the touch drag input being positioned in a first area, and performing a drawing function according to the touch drag input based on the start point of the touch drag input being positioned in a second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeannie Kang, Dong-hyuk Kim, Soo-ah Kim, Yong-ku Kim, So-jeong Park, Hyeon-seung Bae, Dong-hee Won, Sung-hye Lee, Jae-kwang Lee, Hyun-ho Choi, Young-ran Han
  • Patent number: 11169627
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heung Kyo Seo, Kyung Hwa Kim, Soo Jung Bae, Hee Woon Kim, Ah Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11171136
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a division pattern, and a second transistor sequentially stacked on a substrate. The first transistor includes a first gate structure, a first source/drain layer at each of opposite sides of the first gate structure, and first semiconductor patterns spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction. Each of the first semiconductor patterns extends through the first gate structure and contacts the first source/drain layer. The division pattern includes an insulating material. The second transistor includes a second gate structure, a second source/drain layer at each of opposite sides of the second gate structure, and second semiconductor patterns spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. Each of the second semiconductor patterns extends through the second gate structure and contacts the second source/drain layer. The first source/drain layer does not directly contact the second source/drain layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungmin Kim, Soonmoon Jung