Patents by Inventor Bong-Seok Lee

Bong-Seok Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 11064261
    Abstract: A method for recommending a content by an electronic device is disclosed. The method for recommending a content by an electronic device includes the steps of recommending a content on the basis of a viewing history, calculating recommendation hit ratios of the recommended content according to days of the week and times of the day on the basis of the selection frequency of the recommended content, and storing the same, and based on a specific event occurring, calculating a recommendation hit ratio of a content corresponding to the day and time when the specific event occurred, and based on the calculated recommendation hit ratio satisfying a predetermined condition, directly providing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do-sung Kim, Sung-won Kim, Mu-gong Bae, Hyun-don Yoon, Bong-seok Lee, Hee-ran Lee
  • Patent number: 11064233
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence (AI) system utilizing machine learning algorithms and to an application thereof, and discloses an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a memory for saving history information corresponding to the day and/or time for each of a plurality of services provided by the electronic device; and a processor for giving a weight to a piece of history corresponding to the day and/or time of an occurred event and selecting a recommended service from among the plurality of services on the basis of the piece of history given the weight, when a predetermined event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-won Kim, Do-sung Kim, Mu-gong Bae, Hyun-don Yoon, Bong-seok Lee, Hee-ran Lee
  • Patent number: 10817979
    Abstract: An image display device that displays an image of 360 degrees includes a display; and a controller configured to generate an image of 360 degrees in a spherical shape by mapping an image of 360 degrees in a planar shape to a sphere, to perform image quality processing on the spherical-shaped 360 degree image, and to control the display to display the 360 degree image on which the image quality processing is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-seon Kim, Bong-seok Lee, Hyun-don Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200175398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence (AI) system utilizing machine learning algorithms and to an application thereof, and discloses an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a memory for saving history information corresponding to the day and/or time for each of a plurality of services provided by the electronic device; and a processor for giving a weight to a piece of history corresponding to the day and/or time of an occurred event and selecting a recommended service from among the plurality of services on the basis of the piece of history given the weight, when a predetermined event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-won KIM, Do-sung KIM, Mu-gong BAE, Hyun-don YOON, Bong-seok LEE, Hee-ran LEE
  • Publication number: 20200169789
    Abstract: A method for recommending a content by an electronic device is disclosed. The method for recommending a content by an electronic device includes the steps of recommending a content on the basis of a viewing history, calculating recommendation hit ratios of the recommended content according to days of the week and times of the day on the basis of the selection frequency of the recommended content, and storing the same, and based on a specific event occurring, calculating a recommendation hit ratio of a content corresponding to the day and time when the specific event occurred, and based on the calculated recommendation hit ratio satisfying a predetermined condition, directly providing the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-sung KIM, Sung-won KIM, Mu-gong BAE, Hyun-don YOON, Bong-seok LEE, Hee-ran LEE
  • Patent number: 10587869
    Abstract: A method performed by a first image display apparatus includes: obtaining a 360-degree image; displaying, on a first display included in the first image display apparatus, a first image corresponding to a first area of the 360-degree image; controlling a second image display apparatus to display a second image corresponding to a second area of the 360-degree image, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-don Yoon, A-in Cho, Sang-chul Ko, Joung-ho Roh, Bong-seok Lee, Sang-moon Lee
  • Patent number: 10467933
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a display disposed on the front surface of the display device; a front camera for capturing a user located in front of the display device; a rear camera for capturing a wall surface positioned behind the display device; a sensor unit for measuring the distance between the display device and the wall surface; and a processor for determining a position of the user with regard to the captured image of the user, and for controlling the display to display an image corresponding to a partial area of the wall surface existing in the direction in which the display device is located with respect to the position of the user in the captured images of the wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-myung Hur, Hye-suk Kim, Jong-jin Park, Jae-sung An, Hyun-kyu Yun, Myoung-il Lee, Bong-seok Lee, Dae-woo Cho
  • Patent number: 10469911
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus according to an example embodiment includes a display configured to display a broadcast program, a storage configured to store a viewing history information regarding broadcasting programs viewed through the display apparatus, and a processor configured to determine a channel analysis model from among a plurality of channel analysis models based on a viewing history information related to a time when a predetermined event occurs in the display apparatus, to generate a channel list through the determined channel analysis model and to display the channel list on the display, and the channel list includes information regarding a broadcast program which is expected to be viewed at a time when a predetermined event occurs in the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-seok Lee, Je-youn Dong, Do-sung Kim, In-jee Song, Seung-min Shin, Hee-ran Lee
  • Patent number: 10306318
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display, a communication interface comprising circuitry, a storage configured to store combined information on contents available from a plurality of input sources, and a processor configured to control the communication interface to receive an external input signal from the plurality of input sources, display, through the display, recommendation information on a content available through a first input source from among the plurality of input sources based on a viewing history of a user and the combined information stored in the storage, the viewing history of the user is a viewing history related to an external input signal provided through a second input source from among the plurality of input sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-ran Lee, Seung-min Shin, Do-sung Kim, Je-youn Dong, In-jee Song, Yong-deok Kim, Bong-seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20190132645
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a memory in which information relating to a user viewing history is stored, and a processor configured to identify a user-preferred content based on the stored viewing history information, and to provide information corresponding to the identified preferred content. The processor is further configured to, based on content that is being provided to the user including an advertisement that is not preferred by the user, provide information to the user corresponding to the identified user-preferred content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Won KIM, Do Sung KIM, Young Joon YOO, Hyun Don YOON, Bong Seok LEE, Hee Ran LEE
  • Patent number: 10191554
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method of a display apparatus includes displaying a mode conversion user interface (UI) that provides a guideline to enter a motion task mode; recognizing a first motion that corresponds to the guideline; entering the motion task mode that enables a second motion to control a function of the display apparatus in response to the first motion being recognized while the guideline is displayed on the display apparatus; and displaying a motion task UI to perform the motion task mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bong-seok Lee, Dong-Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180350281
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a display disposed on the front surface of the display device; a front camera for capturing a user located in front of the display device; a rear camera for capturing a wall surface positioned behind the display device; a sensor unit for measuring the distance between the display device and the wall surface; and a processor for determining a position of the user with regard to the captured image of the user, and for controlling the display to display an image corresponding to a partial area of the wall surface existing in the direction in which the display device is located with respect to the position of the user in the captured images of the wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-myung HUR, Hye-suk KIM, Jong-jin PARK, Jae-sung AN, Hyun-kyu YUN, Myoung-il LEE, Bong-seok LEE, Dae-woo CHO
  • Publication number: 20180048886
    Abstract: A method performed by a first image display apparatus includes: obtaining a 360-degree image; displaying, on a first display included in the first image display apparatus, a first image corresponding to a first area of the 360-degree image; controlling a second image display apparatus to display a second image corresponding to a second area of the 360-degree image, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hyun-don YOON, A-in CHO, Sang-chul KO, Joung-ho ROH, Bong-seok LEE, Sang-moon LEE
  • Publication number: 20180041811
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus according to an example embodiment includes a display configured to display a broadcast program, a storage configured to store a viewing history information regarding broadcasting programs viewed through the display apparatus, and a processor configured to determine a channel analysis model from among a plurality of channel analysis models based on a viewing history information related to a time when a predetermined event occurs in the display apparatus, to generate a channel list through the determined channel analysis model and to display the channel list on the display, and the channel list includes information regarding a broadcast program which is expected to be viewed at a time when a predetermined event occurs in the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Bong-seok LEE, Je-youn DONG, Do-sung KIM, In-jee SONG, Seung-min SHIN, Hee-ran LEE
  • Publication number: 20180027295
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display, a communication interface comprising circuitry, a storage configured to store combined information on contents available from a plurality of input sources, and a processor configured to control the communication interface to receive an external input signal from the plurality of input sources, display, through the display, recommendation information on a content available through a first input source from among the plurality of input sources based on a viewing history of a user and the combined information stored in the storage, the viewing history of the user is a viewing history related to an external input signal provided through a second input source from among the plurality of input sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Hee-ran LEE, Seung-min SHIN, Do-sung KIM, Je-youn DONG, In-jee SONG, Yong-deok KIM, Bong-seok LEE
  • Publication number: 20170322635
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display configured to display a first image corresponding to a region of a 360-degree image, and to display an indicator in a three-dimensional (3D) shape including a pointer pointing to a location of the region, a sensor configured to sense an input for moving the region, and a controller configured to control movement of the region and to display a second image corresponding to a region to which the region has been moved, and to move the pointer within the indicator based on the movement of the region. The pointer is movable in an altitudinal direction and an azimuthal direction within the indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-don YOON, Bong-seok LEE
  • Publication number: 20170323422
    Abstract: An image display device that displays an image of 360 degrees includes a display; and a controller configured to generate an image of 360 degrees in a spherical shape by mapping an image of 360 degrees in a planar shape to a sphere, to perform image quality processing on the spherical-shaped 360 degree image, and to control the display to display the 360 degree image on which the image quality processing is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ho-seon KIM, Bong-seok LEE, Hyun-don YOON
  • Patent number: 9477684
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a camera configured to generate a captured image by capturing motion of an object; an image processor configured to process the captured image; a storage configured to store a predetermined information which is common data included in common in a plurality of motion history images (MHI) obtained by capturing respectively the motions by a predetermined form; and a controller configured to determine that a form of the motion by the object within the captured image corresponds to the predetermined form if it is determined that MHI data of the captured image includes the predetermined information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-boo Jung, Mikiyas Teshome, Dong-ho Lee, Bong-seok Lee
  • Patent number: 9319632
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for video calling thereof are provided. The method includes: capturing an image; detecting a face of at least one user from the captured image; setting an interest area to include a preset body part of the at least one user whose face has been detected; editing the interest area set in the captured image to generate a video calling image; and transmitting the video calling image to an external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-yoon Kim, Bong-seok Lee, Hee-seob Ryu, Seung-kwon Park, Dong-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9304732
    Abstract: A display apparatus of a display system which includes a plurality of display apparatuses including: a display unit; a signal processor which processes an image signal supplied from outside, based on setting information stored in advance in the display apparatus, which displays an image on the display unit based on the processed image signal; a connector which is connected to an external storage device which stores the setting information of the display apparatus; and a controller which, if the external storage device is connected to the connector at a time when the setting information of the display apparatus is initially set, obtains the setting information from the external storage device and stores the setting information in the display apparatus, and updates the setting information stored in the external storage device corresponding to another display apparatus of the plurality of display apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-jun Park, Bong-seok Lee, You-sim Jeong, Tae-woon Jeong