Patents Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 12688654Abstract: A wearable device comprises a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor, and memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wearable device to: establish a first connection with a first external electronic device of the plurality of external electronic devices by using the communication circuit; identify a second external electronic device of the plurality of external electronic devices within a field of view of the wearable device; display, through the display, a first visual object representing the first connection, based on identifying an event associated with the first connection; and based on an input obtained for the first visual object for establishing a second connection between the first external electronic device and a second external electronic device, cease displaying of the first visual object and display, through the display, a second visual object representing the second connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Doosuk Kang, Seungnyun Kim, Dongil Son
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Patent number: 12688681Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide a method for reducing errors in the outputs of machine learning, ML, models on a potential output of the models to resolve any inconsistencies before outputting a final result from the models. The final result respects a set of rules or constraints, which may include logical constraints. Advantageously, this reduces the risk of a model outputting a result which violates some rules associated with the overall task of the model, which could be dangerous or provide a poor user experience.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Cristina Cornelio, Timothy Hospedales, Jan Stuehmer
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Patent number: 12689389Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and apparatuses for compression of artificial intelligence models. In one or more examples, the systems, devices, and methods include categorizing data based on an analysis of a distribution of the data, generating compressed data based on the data and on a compression algorithm that is selected based on the categorization, and storing the compressed data in a storage device. In one or more examples, the systems, devices, and methods include identifying an address associated with compressed data based on a request for the compressed data, determining a decompression algorithm based on the address, and decompressing the compressed data using the determined decompression algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jonghyeon Kim, Soogil Jeong
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Patent number: 12689227Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing, a first interface, a second interface, a battery, a charger circuitry, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may determine information on a charging type of the external power supply connected through the first interface, acquire state information of the external electronic device connected through the second interface, acquire state information of the battery, determine a first power that will be supplied to the battery and a second power that will be supplied to the external electronic device, charge the battery based on the first power, and transmit the second power to the external electronic device through the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jongmin Yoon, Seungnyun Kim, Jeongwon Park, Chunsik Choi
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Patent number: 12689247Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a stator is formable in a band shape or an annular shape, and includes plurality of element stators adjacently arranged, each element stator of the plurality of element stators including a teeth portion and a body portion disposed at one end of the teeth portion. The stator includes a plurality of connecting portions, wherein, for adjacent element stators of the plurality of element stators, a respective connecting portion of the plurality of connecting portions connects a first lateral side of a first body portion of a first element stator of the adjacent element stators and a second lateral side of a second body portion of a second element stator of the adjacent element stators, and a recess is formed at a front end of the first lateral side or a front end of the second lateral side.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jihoon Han, Dongsuk Ko, Taesang Park, Woong Hwang, Younmo Kang, Jimin Kim
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Patent number: 12688888Abstract: A memory device may include a memory cell array, and a write driver and sense amplifier connected to the memory cell array through bit lines. The memory cell array includes a first cell area including a plurality of first memory cells arranged on a plane corresponding to a first direction and a second direction, a second cell area including a plurality of second memory cells arranged on the plane disposed on one side of the first cell area in the first direction, a word line extending in the first direction and is connected to the plurality of first memory cells and the plurality of second memory cells, first bit lines extending in the second direction and are respectively connected to the plurality of first memory cells, and second bit lines extending in the second direction and are respectively connected to the plurality of second memory cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Daeshik Kim
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Patent number: 12689167Abstract: An interface apparatus is disclosed. The interface apparatus includes a substrate configured to perform interfacing of a signal between an electronic device and a display device, the substrate includes a first connector configured to connect with the electronic device, a second connector configured to with the display device, and a power connector configured to receive power, and the substrate is configured to provide power received through the power connector to the electronic device through the first connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Changmin Han, Gwanhyung Kim, Yeongjun Kwon, Minjae Shin, Huijun Shim
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Patent number: 12688899Abstract: A device includes a first current mirror circuit including a plurality of first transistors, the plurality of first transistors including a common gate configured to receive a decoding signal according to a number of fail bits that are program-failed, a second current mirror circuit including a plurality of second transistors including a common gate configured to receive a reference current signal and a plurality of resistors respectively electrically connected to respective first terminals of the second transistors, and a comparison circuit configured to determine a compared result by comparing a first voltage corresponding to the decoding signal with respective ones of a plurality of second voltages output from the second current mirror circuit and configured to output a count signal corresponding to the compared result.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eunchan Lee, Jungyu Lee, Yumin Kim, Jihyun Park, Jayang Yoon
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Patent number: 12686036Abstract: Provided is a cleaning apparatus that includes a nozzle configured to spray cleaning liquid, a nozzle extension comprising a nozzle extension body having a first aperture and a second aperture connected by a fluid passage in the nozzle extension body, the first aperture aligned with the nozzle and the second aperture for discharging the cleaning liquid, and the first aperture and the second aperture each have a normal direction oblique to each other, and a cover that encloses the second aperture and that comprises a first cover portion configured to cover at least a portion of a front surface of a substrate, a second cover portion configured to cover at least a portion of a rear surface of the substrate, and a third cover portion configured to cover at least a portion of a side of the substrate edge, wherein the cover comprises a placement groove configured to receive the substrate edge.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangjine Park, Ji Hwan Park
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Patent number: 12689466Abstract: A method and a system are provided in which a message is encoded, by a neural encoder, to generate a codeword having a first length corresponding to a first code rate of the neural encoder. A number of components of the codeword corresponds to the first code rate. At least one of repeating the components or puncturing at least one of the components is performed to generate a rate-matched codeword having a second length corresponding to a second code rate. The rate-matched codeword is estimated and modified to generate an estimated codeword having the first length corresponding to the first code rate of a neural decoder. The estimated codeword is decoded, by the neural decoder, to generate an estimated message.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Linfang Wang, Hamid Saber, Homayoon Hatami, Mohammad Vahid Jamali, Jung Hyun Bae
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Patent number: 12690079Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a memory, a communication circuit configured to perform communication with at least two external electronic devices through at least two communication links, and at least one processor operatively connected with the memory and the communication circuit. The memory may store instructions configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to, transmit first data to each of the at least two external electronic devices through the at least two communication links. The processor further monitors whether second data, which is broadcast data, is received while transmitting the first data. The processor further transmits the second data, instead of the first data, to at least one of the at least two external electronic devices based on a set condition.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ukho Lee, Taesik Yun
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Patent number: 12690087Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that merges IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems, and a system for same. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed is a method for a base station, in which a CU and a DU are split, to service a terminal in a mobile communication system.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Beomsik Bae, Hyunjeong Kang, Jinwoo Ock
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Patent number: 12690282Abstract: An image sensor may include a pixel array including a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels. Each pixel may include a first meta-photodiode absorbing light of a first wavelength band; a second meta-photodiode absorbing light in a second wavelength band; and a third meta-photodiode absorbing light of a third wavelength band, wherein the first meta-photodiode, the second meta-photodiode, and the third meta-photodiode may be arranged in an area having a size less than a diffraction limit. The arrangement form of the first meta-photodiode, the second meta-photodiode, and the third meta-photodiode arranged in the plurality of pixels in a central portion of the pixel array may be the same as the arrangement form of the first meta-photodiode, the second meta-photodiode, and the third meta-photodiode arranged in the plurality of pixels in a periphery of the pixel array.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junho Lee, Sookyoung Roh, Sangeun Mun, Seokho Yun
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Patent number: 12689502Abstract: Provided is a method of sharing a digital key between devices, and a method, performed by an owner device in a wireless communication system, including transmitting, to a friend device, key configuration data, receiving, from the friend device, certification information signed by a private key of the friend device, the certification information including a public key of the friend device, generating a key attestation based on the certification information and the key configuration data, and transmitting, to the friend device, information including the key attestation.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taehyung Lim, Sooyeon Jung, Inyoung Shin, Duckey Lee, Hyewon Lee, Jonghyo Lee
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Patent number: 12686962Abstract: A filter apparatus positionable outside a washing machine and connectable to a drain device of the washing machine, the filter apparatus including a filter case including a case inlet a case outlet; a filter detachably installable inside the filter case, the filter through which water flowing from the case inlet to the case outlet passes; a sensor to detect water entered into the filter apparatus from the drain device and to produce a corresponding signal; and a filter cleaning device to clean the filter in accordance with the signal produced by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kanghyun Lee, Dongpil Seo, Jaebok Lee, Youngjin Cho
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Patent number: 12687567Abstract: An electric field measuring apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck with a through hole and holding a wafer, a lift pin picking up the wafer, a driver vertically moving the lift pin along the through hole, a probe in the lift pin and having a refractive index changed by an electric field of the wafer, the probe including an electro-optical crystal, an optical waveguide forming at least one internal path of light having a polarization characteristic changed by the changed refractive index between the probe and the wafer, and a control module controlling the lift pin and the driver. The lift pin moves to first and second positions. The control module calculates a strength of the electric field of the wafer, using electric field data measured using the probe at each of the first and second positions.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinyeong Yun, Meehyun Lim, Sungjin Kim, Masahiko Yamabe, Sungyeol Kim, Sungyong Lim, Sunghwi Cho
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Patent number: 12686960Abstract: A clothes care apparatus including an accommodating chamber to accommodate a target; a heat pump apparatus to dehumidify and heat air circulating through the accommodating chamber, the heat pump apparatus including a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant circulates and at least one of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion apparatus, or an evaporator; and a condensed water collecting apparatus configured to collect condensed water generated from the heat pump apparatus, and having a storage space in which the collected condensed water is stored, wherein a portion of the refrigerant pipe passes through the storage space so that, in an operating course for taking care of the target, the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant pipe passes through the portion of the refrigerant pipe while in a high temperature state, to evaporate the condensed water stored in the storage space.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joongwon Na, Minsoo Kim, Kookjeong Seo
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Patent number: 12687337Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner case having a storage compartment therein, an outer case coupled to an outer side of the inner case, and an insulation filled between the inner case and the outer case. The inner case includes an insulation contact surface in contact with the insulation, and the insulation contact surface having a contact area with the insulation larger than other areas of the inner case thereby increasing an adhesion to the insulation.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungcheul Park, Yonghyun Kang, Hyoseok Noh
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Patent number: 12687769Abstract: An example electronic apparatus may include a main body having an upper surface at which a projection lens is disposed and a side surface at which a nut is disposed; a support including a base plate and a support member having a first end connected to the base plate and a second end facing the side surface of the main body; and a hinge module configured to rotatably connect the main body to the support member, wherein the hinge module includes a first hinge member having a first end fixed to the side surface of the main body and a second end at which a first teethed part is formed and a second hinge member having a first end fixed to the support member and a second end at which a second teethed part configured to engage with the first teethed part is formed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Wonjun Baek, Hyungchul Kim, Jean Hur
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Patent number: 12688088Abstract: A memory system includes a host and a memory device configured to transmit and receive data to and from the host through a plurality of channels. The host may include an error correction code (ECC) engine configured to generate ECC parity information corresponding to write data to be transmitted to the memory device, a data bus inversion (DBI) engine configured to generate DBI information corresponding to the write data to be transmitted to the memory device, and a memory controller configured to control the ECC engine and the DBI engine. The plurality of channels may include a data channel group, including a plurality of data channels, and an ECC channel group including a plurality of ECC channels. The DBI information may be transmitted from the host to the memory device through an unused ECC channel in the ECC channel group.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Juyeon Lee, Mingoo Kang, Hyun-Min Kyung, Sanghune Park, Sungcheol Park, Seungbum Baek