Patents Assigned to Samsung.
  • Patent number: 8963129
    Abstract: A transparent organic light emitting display device having a uniform transmittance of external light and having uniformly formed transmissive windows in pixels. The device includes a substrate; pixels formed on the substrate, each of the pixels comprising: at least one light emitting region for emitting light; at least one transmissive region for transmitting external light; and at least one circuit region comprising a pixel circuit unit; an insulating layer covering the pixel circuit unit; pixel electrodes formed on the insulating layer in the light emitting region and the transmissive region of each pixel, and electrically connected to the pixel circuit unit; an organic layer formed on the pixel electrodes; and a facing electrode formed on the organic layer, integrally formed over all of the pixels, and having transmissive windows, wherein each of the transmissive windows corresponds to the transmissive region of each of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Koo Chung, Jun-Ho Choi, Seong-Min Kim
  • Patent number: 8963818
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of dummy loads, a pad portion and a fanout portion. The data lines are disposed in a display area, on which a plurality of pixels are disposed. The gate lines are disposed in the display area and cross the data lines. The dummy loads are disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the display area. The pad portion is disposed in the peripheral area and includes signal pads and dummy pads. The fanout portion includes a first fanout line portion connecting the data lines to the signal pads, and a second fanout line portion connecting the dummy loads to the dummy pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Sin Kim, Byeong-Doo Kang, Yong-Soon Lee, Ock-Jin Kim, Sang-Gon Lee
  • Patent number: 8963506
    Abstract: A battery management system and method accurately estimate a state of charge (SOC) of a battery. For this, the battery management system may include a unit SOC calculator calculating a unit SOC by using a charge/discharge current of a battery, an electromotive force SOC calculator calculating an electromotive force SOC using an electromotive force of the battery; a corrector calculating a compensation amount using the electromotive force SOC and a previous SOC, and an SOC calculator calculating a current SOC using the unit SOC, the previous SOC, and the compensation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazawa, Yusai Murakami
  • Patent number: 8966532
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for scheduling a broadcast using the same. The broadcast scheduling method includes generating a program information table, in which broadcast information is arranged, if a broadcast program selected by a user in the program information table is moved into an area adjacent to an icon, displaying the broadcast program being added to an item folder, and scheduling the broadcast program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-il Kim, Yong-hwan Kwon, Joon-hwan Kim, Heui-jin Kwon, Chang-soo Lee, Jeong-yeon Lee, Victor Szilagyi
  • Patent number: 8963876
    Abstract: A touch sensing system comprises: a touch sensing unit which includes regions having predetermined coordinates; and a baseline updating unit for updating a baseline by reflecting sensing signals outputted from the touch sensing unit. The baseline updating unit includes a comparator for calculating difference values between the sensing signal of an n-th frame and the baseline of an n?1-th frame for each region, and for comparing the difference values with predetermined reference values. The touch sensing system further comprises an arithmetic unit for setting the baseline of the n?1-th frame as the baseline of the n-th frame for a region in which the difference values are larger than the reference values and for the region adjacent to it, and for updating the baseline of the n-th frame by a predetermined arithmetic for a remaining region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Won Lee, Hee-Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 8965344
    Abstract: A mobile terminal participates in or originates a multipoint call with at least two other communication terminals connected to at least first and second call lines formed in the multipoint call. The voice data on each call line is separately recorded, or each party's voice data is separately recorded. A playback list is generated with playback selections, where each playback selection corresponds to one of the communication terminals. A user can thereby play back voice data from specific parties in the multipoint call without having to search an entire file to find the specific voice data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Previr Rangroo, In-Hyung Jung
  • Patent number: 8962137
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a branched nanowire having parasitic nanowires grown at a surface of the branched nanowire, and a method for fabricating the same. The branched nanowire may be fabricated in a fractal form and seeds of the parasitic nanowires may be formed by thermal energy irradiation and/or a wet-etching process. The branched nanowire may effectively be used in a wide variety of applications such as, for example, sensors, photodetectors, light emitting elements, light receiving elements, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Kyung Lee, Byoung Ryong Choi, Sang Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 8964761
    Abstract: A method of a first DNS which can update server information in real time without necessarily using a TTL (Time To Live) by recording a network address of the first DNS, which has previously obtained server address information from a second DNS, in a notification list, by the second DNS, and transmitting the changed information from the second DNS to the first DNS recorded in the notification list when the previously obtained/requested server address changes, and updating the server address by the first DNS as provided by the second DNS. A DNS updating server address method may further include providing a first DNS with server address information corresponding to a domain, recording a network address of the first DNS in a notification list, corresponding to the domain and/or the server address information, and transmitting a changed server address information to the first DNS based on the notification list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Churl Shin, Woo Jin Yang, Sang Moon Lee
  • Patent number: 8961692
    Abstract: Provided is an evaporating apparatus that deposits a deposition material onto a treatment object. The evaporating apparatus includes a base, a deposition source, and first and second correction units. The deposition source deposits the deposition material onto the treatment object. The base is disposed separately from the treatment object. The deposition source is placed on a surface of the base. The first and second correction units located between the deposition source and the treatment object. The first and second correction units are disposed on outer regions of the deposition source and face each other. Each of the first and second correction units rotates to control the thickness of a layer formed by the deposition material deposited on the treatment object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Wan Park, You-Min Cha, Jae-Hong Ahn, Won-Seok Cho, Jae-Mork Park, Min-Jeong Hwang
  • Patent number: 8966142
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inputting and outputting data by using a virtualization technique are provided. The method includes generating a virtual operating system (OS) for the external device, which is connected to a host, based on OS information stored in the external device, setting a partial area of a storage of the host as virtual storage for the external device, and storing the data in the virtual storage or a memory of the external device in response to a request for inputting and outputting the data from the virtual OS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-sung Jang, Seong-yeol Park, Jae-min Park, Sang-Bum Suh, Sung-kwan Heo, Byung-woan Kim
  • Patent number: 8962360
    Abstract: An organic layer deposition apparatus includes: a conveyer unit including a transfer unit, a first conveyer unit, and a second conveyer unit; a loading unit for fixing a substrate to the transfer unit; a deposition unit including a chamber and at least one organic layer deposition assembly; and a measuring unit located between the loading unit and the deposition unit to measure position information of the substrate before an organic layer is deposited onto the substrate; and an unloading unit for separating, from the transfer unit, the substrate onto which the deposition has been completed, wherein the transfer unit is configured to cyclically move between the first conveyer unit and the second conveyer unit, and wherein the substrate fixed to the transfer unit is configured to be spaced apart from the at least one organic layer deposition assembly while being transferred by the first conveyer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Ho Chang, Jong-Won Hong, Sang-Su Kim
  • Patent number: 8960934
    Abstract: A door of a refrigerator includes a front panel formed of a metal material, a display unit including a display portion which is disposed at a rear side of the front panel and on which operating information of the refrigerator is displayed when the display portion becomes bright or dark, and a plurality of through holes formed in a region of the front panel corresponding to the display portion. Although the display unit is hidden inside the door, information displayed on the display unit can be seen to a user through the plurality of through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Soo Sung, Heung Seob Choi, Man Yeob Lee, Jong Tak Lee
  • Patent number: 8963261
    Abstract: Provided are a capacitive transducer, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. The capacitive transducer includes: a monolithic substrate comprising a first doping region, a second doping region that is opposite in conductivity to the first doping region, and a vibrating portion; and an empty space that is disposed between the first doping region and the vibrating portion. The vibrating portion includes a plurality of through-holes, and a material film for sealing the plurality of through-holes is disposed on the vibrating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Che-heung Kim
  • Patent number: 8963336
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a through-via electrode extending through the substrate. The through-via electrode has an interconnection metal layer and a barrier metal layer surrounding a side surface of the interconnection metal layer. One end of the through-via electrode protrudes above the second surface. A spacer insulating layer may be provided on an outer sidewall of the through-via electrode. A through-via electrode pad is connected to the through-via electrode and extends on the spacer insulating layer substantially parallel to the second surface. A first silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer are stacked on the second surface. A thickness of the first silicon oxide layer is greater than a thickness of the silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deok-young Jung, Pil-kyu Kang, Byung-lyul Park, Ji-soon Park, Seong-min Son, Jin-ho An, Ji-hwang Kim
  • Patent number: 8962455
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first preliminary gate barrier layer and a first preliminary gate electrode recessed to have a first depth from the surface of the substrate within a gate trench, removing an upper portion of the first preliminary gate electrode by means of a first wet etching process using a first etchant to form a second preliminary gate electrode recessed to have a second depth greater than the first depth, and removing an upper portion of the first preliminary gate barrier layer and an upper portion of the second preliminary gate electrode by means of a second wet etching process using a second etchant to form a gate electrode and a gate barrier layer recessed to a third depth greater than the second depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun Choi, Jin-Ho Noh, Yoon-Ho Son, Dae-Hyuk Chung, In-Seak Hwang, Tae-Joon Park, Tae-Ho Hwang
  • Patent number: 8963151
    Abstract: A high efficiency HFET may include a substrate, a semi-insulating gallium nitride (GaN) layer formed on the substrate, an aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) layer formed on the GaN layer, and a silicon carbide (SixC1-x) functional layer formed on the AlGaN layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Ki Se Kim
  • Patent number: 8964377
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body and a second body that may be disposed in a first position in which the second body overlaps the first body, a second position in which the second body is slid from the first body, and a third position in which the second body is tilted with respect to the first body, and includes an exposure prevention member that prevents a flexible connection member that electrically connects the first and second bodies from being externally exposed when the first and second bodies are disposed in the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-wook Choi
  • Patent number: 8963175
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes each of first and second semiconductor stacked structures including first and second conductive type semiconductor layers and an active layer, first and second contacts on tops and bottoms of the first and second semiconductor stacked structures to be connected to the first and second conductive type semiconductor layers, a substrate structure including first and second sides, a first insulation layer on an area where no second contact is formed among a surface of the first and second semiconductor stacked layers, first and second conductive layers connected to the second contacts of the first and second semiconductor stacked structures, first and second wiring layers on the first side of the substrate structure, and first and second external connection terminals connected to the first and second contacts of the first semiconductor stacked structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Grigory Onushkin, Jin Hyun Lee, Myong Soo Cho, Pun Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 8965452
    Abstract: A method for realizing a user interface using a camera module and a mobile communication terminal for the same. If a user makes a predetermined motion in a state in which the camera module of the mobile communication terminal is activated, the mobile communication terminal performs a predetermined action according to the motion pattern by recognizing the user motion and patterning the motion. In this case, the action performed according to the motion pattern corresponds to mouse control in a mouse mode, game control in a game mode, and character input in a character input mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Soon-Ok Kim, Dae-Gyu Kim, Yong-Soo Park
  • Patent number: 8965729
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method of recognizing a motion that is capable of performing a pointing function and a character input function using motions sensed by an optical sensor and an inertial sensor. The apparatus includes an inertial sensor sensing a first motion by using at least one of acceleration and angular velocity that are generated by an input motion; an optical sensor sensing a second motion by using reflection of light due to the motion; a locus calculating unit calculating the locus of the motion on the basis of the locus of the first motion and the locus of the second motion; and a communication unit transmitting the calculated locus of the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-chul Bang, Seong-il Cho, Byung-seok Soh, Eun-seok Choi, Sung-jung Cho, Yeun-bae Kim, Kyu-yong Kim, Sang-on Choi