Patents by Inventor Bokun Choi

Bokun Choi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220083494
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a display; a communication circuit; a processor coupled to the display and the communication circuit; and a memory operatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive, by using the communication circuit, shared data from an external server device and metadata generated by means of the external server device; reconstruct at least a portion of the shared data on the basis of a device attribute set on the basis of at least a portion of the metadata and uses of the electronic device; and display the reconstructed at least a portion of the shared data on the display. Various other embodiments which can be known from the specification are also possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Bokun CHOI
  • Patent number: 11265051
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method of controlling data communication of an electronic device, the method comprising performing the directional wireless communication together with an external electronic device capable of performing the directional wireless communication and the omni-directional wireless communication, by using the first wireless communication circuit, determining the distance between an electronic device and the external electronic device, at least partially on the basis of a signal of the external electronic device received by using the second wireless communication circuit, when the stop or degradation of the directional wireless communication is detected, and determining whether to reattempt the directional wireless communication using the first wireless communication circuit, at least partially on the basis of the determined distance or to start the omni-directional wireless communication using the second wireless communication circuit. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunkee Min, Youngkow Lee, Junghun Lee, Chounjong Nam, Taehun Lim, Minwhoa Hong, Sunkey Lee, Doosuk Kang, Bokun Choi
  • Publication number: 20220060230
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a camera including at least one lens, an antenna array capable of outputting a beamforming signal in a direction corresponding to an axis of the at least one lens, a communication circuit electrically connected with the antenna array, and a processor. The processor may identify a function being executed through the processor, may output a first specified beamforming signal capable of communicating with an external electronic device through the antenna array by using the communication circuit, when the function does not use the camera, and may output a second specified beamforming signal capable of detecting an external object through the antenna array by using the communication circuit, when the function uses the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hyoseok NA, Hyungsup BYEON, Sunkey LEE, Bokun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220053310
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit that supports a Bluetooth network, at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Gupil CHEONG, Jesus Manuel PEREZ PUEYO, Doosuk KANG, Doosu NA, Sungjun CHOI, Jongmu CHOI, Bokun CHOI
  • Patent number: 11252773
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed which includes a wireless communication circuit configured to support BLUETOOTH communication, a processor, and a memory. The electronic device may connect with a first external electronic device via a first link configured to communicate in units of time slots, connect with a second external electronic device via the second link, transmit first link information for estimation of a radio resource of the first link to the second external electronic device via the second link, change a radio resource of the second link using the first link information, and communicate with the second external electronic device via the second link using the changed radio resource. In addition to the above, various embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gupil Cheong, Byoungchul Lee, Jongmu Choi, Doosuk Kang, Bokun Choi
  • Publication number: 20220046525
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jongmu CHOI, Heechan KIM, Junyoung PARK, Bokun CHOI, Hyunah OH, Seongyu CHO
  • Patent number: 11240664
    Abstract: The electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a housing structure; a user interface located in the housing structure; a network interface that can be connected by wire or wirelessly; a wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device by using frequencies between 10 GHz and 100 GHz; a processor located in the housing structure and operatively connected to the user interface, the network interface, and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory located in the housing structure and operatively connected to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junghun Lee, Chounjong Nam, Doosuk Kang, Sunkey Lee, Bokun Choi
  • Patent number: 11234113
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a first communication circuit supporting a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) protocol; a second communication circuit configured to support a second protocol different from the NAN protocol; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit, and the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: Jongmu Choi, Bokun Choi, Doosuk Kang, Dooho Lee, Youngkow Lee
  • Patent number: 11231806
    Abstract: An electronic device including an electronic pen and a method of controlling a communication connection with the electronic pen is provided. The electronic device include a housing, a touch-screen display, a first wireless communication circuit, an extended recess disposed inside the housing, a first wireless charging circuit; an electronic pen including a second wireless communication circuit and a second wireless charging circuit electrically coupled to the first wireless charging circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions causing the processor to detect whether the electronic pen is inserted into the recess, charge the electronic pen through the first wireless charging circuit based on the detection, receive inherent information of the electronic pen through the first wireless communication circuit during or after the charging, and maintain or re-establish a communication connection with the electronic pen based on at least a portion of the received inherent information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmu Choi, Byunghoon Kang, Banghyun Kwon, Hyunwoong Kwon, Chunho Park, Namyong Kang, Doosuk Kang, Bokun Choi
  • Patent number: 11228890
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises a first communication circuit configured to support a first communication protocol; a display; and at least one processor operatively connected to the first communication circuit and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: configure a cluster with at least one external electronic based on the first communication protocol device through the first communication circuit, receive through the first communication circuit, from the at least one external electronic device, information identifying at least one short-range communication device connected to the at least one external electronic device via a second communication protocol, and control the display to display at least one indicator of the at least one short-range communication device based on the information received from the at least one external electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmu Choi, Doosuk Kang, Inshik Shin, Buseop Jung, Bokun Choi, Sungjun Choi
  • Patent number: 11216178
    Abstract: A video encoding method and an electronic device adapted to the method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bokun Choi, Yongjoon Jeon, Seokhyun Yoon, Hyungsup Byeon, Donghyun Yeom, Inhyuk Choi
  • Publication number: 20210385893
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an audio reception circuit, an audio output circuit, a communication circuit configured to support Bluetooth communication, a processor, and a memory. The processor may be configured to connect to a first external electronic device by a first communication link, connect a second external electronic device with a second communication link, transmit connection information including information about the first communication link to the second external electronic device via the second communication link, receive first data from the second external electronic device via the first communication link on a first time slot for data transmission from the first external electronic device of the first communication link, and transmit second data to the second external electronic device via the first communication link on a second time slot for data transmission to the first external electronic device of the first communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Juyeon JIN, Gupil CHEONG, Sanghyeok SIM, Doosuk KANG, Bokun CHOI
  • Patent number: 11171701
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device for controlling communications. The electronic device may comprise: a housing including a first side and a second side facing the first side; a touch screen display exposed through the first side; a wireless communication unit for generating a directional beam in order to establish a wireless communication channel with an external electronic device; a sensor mounted in the housing; at least one processor mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the display, the wireless communication unit and the sensor; and a memory mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunkee Min, Gongbo Moon, Sunkee Lee, Taehun Lim, Minwhoa Hong, Doosuk Kang, Chounjong Nam, Junghun Lee, Bokun Choi
  • Publication number: 20210344525
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device, including a housing, a first communication circuit disposed in the housing and configured to support omnidirectional wireless communication, a second communication circuit disposed in the housing and configured to support directional wireless communication using beamforming, a processor disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a memory disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hyunkee MIN, Yongseok JANG, Taehun LIM, Minwhoa HONG, Sunkee LEE, Doosuk KANG, Bokun CHOI
  • Patent number: 11166140
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit that supports a Bluetooth network, at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gupil Cheong, Jesus Manuel Perez Pueyo, Doosuk Kang, Doosu Na, Sungjun Choi, Jongmu Choi, Bokun Choi
  • Patent number: 11166141
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a wireless communication circuit configured to support a protocol capable of short-range wireless communication between electronic devices, at least one processor operatively connected with the display and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to broadcast a first control packet used for an inquiry procedure through the wireless communication circuit, receive a plurality of second control packets in response to the first control packet through the wireless communication circuit, identify a plurality of clock values in the plurality of second control packets, and display, on the display, a user interface indicating inquiry results of a plurality of external electronic devices that transmitted the plurality of second control packets based on the plurality of clock values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gupil Cheong, Jesus Manuel Perez Pueyo, Doosuk Kang, Bokun Choi, Sungjun Choi
  • Patent number: 11160013
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmu Choi, Heechan Kim, Junyoung Park, Bokun Choi, Hyunah Oh, Seongyu Cho
  • Publication number: 20210329429
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a touch screen display; at least one wireless communication circuit; an electromagnetic (EM) sensing circuit for sensing an EM signal having a frequency band of 1 MHz or less; a processor operatively connected to the display, the wireless communication circuit, and the EM sensing circuit; and a memory which stores at least one reference EM profile and information related to at least one external access point and which is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory can store instructions such that, when executed, the processor acquires an EM signal from an external electronic device through the EM sensing circuit, identifies a reference EM profile corresponding to the acquired EM signal on the basis of the at least one reference EM profile, determines the position of the electronic device on the basis of at least a portion of information related to an external access point connected to the electronic device through the at least one wireless communication circuit,
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Seungnyun KIM, Doosuk KANG, Bokun CHOI, Yongsang YUN, Jinchul CHOI, Hanjib KIM
  • Patent number: 11134435
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit communicating with a first wireless network based on a first communication protocol, a second wireless communication circuit communicating with a second wireless network based on a second communication protocol, a display, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to connect to the first wireless network using the first wireless communication circuit, obtain service restriction information associated with the first wireless network, determine whether a service associated with data is restricted in the first wireless network using the service restriction information, and maintain a connection to the first wireless network to transmit the data over the second wireless communication network using the second wireless communication circuit when the service associated with the data is restricted in the first wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmu Choi, Dayeong Choi, Junyoung Park, Bokun Choi, Seongyu Cho
  • Patent number: 11133848
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device for controlling communications. The electronic device may comprise: a housing including a first side and a second side facing the first side; a touch screen display exposed through the first side; a wireless communication unit for generating a directional beam in order to establish a wireless communication channel with an external electronic device; a sensor mounted in the housing; at least one processor mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the display, the wireless communication unit and the sensor; and a memory mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunkee Min, Gongbo Moon, Sunkee Lee, Taehun Lim, Minwhoa Hong, Doosuk Kang, Chounjong Nam, Junghun Lee, Bokun Choi