Patents by Inventor Byoung-Uk YOON

Byoung-Uk YOON 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: 20180248406
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device configured to enable an external electronic device to be detachably mounted may include a housing, a power interface included in the housing and configured to be able to receive power from an external power source, a conductive pattern electrically coupled to the power interface and configured to be able to transmit power in a wirelessly fashion, and a plurality of members disposed around the conductive pattern and attracted by a magnet. Other various embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Changseok BAE, Seungyeon KIM, Jongcheon WEE, Hwanseok CHOI, Jung-Su PARK, Kyunghwan LEE, Junhui LEE, Woojin JUNG, Chung-Hyo JUNG, Byoung-Uk YOON
  • Patent number: 10031551
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a wearable electronic device comprises a circuit board including first portions where a plurality of electronic parts are mounted, and second portions arranged between the first portions and rotatably connecting the first portions with each other, and a bracket having a plurality of contact surfaces corresponding to the first portions, wherein the circuit board is coupled to surround at least a portion of the bracket. The circuit board may be coupled to surround at least a portion of the bracket. The wearable electronic device may be implemented in various manners according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Il Seo, Ki-Jae Kim, Byoung-Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 10001751
    Abstract: Various example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device including: a housing including a substantially circular opening and a first surface facing in a first direction; a wearing structure configured to enable the electronic device to be removably worn on a part of a human body and connected to the housing; a display disposed in the opening; an annulus installed on the first surface and configured to be rotatable along a periphery of the opining, the annulus including a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction; at least one spacer interposed between a part of the first surface and the second surface of the annulus; and a circuit configured to detect a rotation of the annular member and to change the display at least in part based on the rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wook-Dam Jung, Yongcheon Kang, Dong-Jin Yim, Hyun-Seok Chang, Sanghyuck Jung, Jeongeun Kim, Byoung-Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 9993050
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a wearable electronic device including a main body, at least one strap connected to at least one part of the main body, a buckle installed to an end portion of the strap, and a connection member for connecting the buckle and the strap. Accordingly, hardness and aesthetic feeling can be improved, while improving an assembling capability, reducing a manufacturing cost, and contributing to a slimness of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hak Lee, Byoung-Uk Yoon, Chong-Du Kim, Youn-Jin Nam, Seung-Kwon Choi
  • Publication number: 20180143663
    Abstract: A wearable device may include: a strap including a substantially polygonal opening and a buckle formed at one end thereof; a buckle part configured to fasten opposite ends of the strap to each other by binding the opposite ends of the strap; and a body configured to be coupled to the opening by being fitted into the opening or decoupled from the opening. The body may include a front surface and a rear surface, and a display having a substantially polygonal shape when viewed from the top on the front surface, and a biometric sensor disposed on the rear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Sang-Youp SEOK, Byoung-Uk YOON, Min-Sung LEE
  • Publication number: 20180143627
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided, The method includes receiving, from the UAV related to the electronic device, a signal including information regarding at least one parameter for determining an area where the UAV is capable of flying, determining the area where the UAV is capable of flying based on the information regarding the at least one parameter, and displaying information indicating the determined area where the UAV is capable of flying by superimposing the same on information indicating a region where the UAV is located. Other embodiments may be possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Olivia LEE, Su-Hyun NA, Choonkyoung MOON, Taeho WANG, Eunkyung YOO, Jongkee LEE, Heeyoung CHUNG, Byoung-Uk YOON, Chang-Ryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20180139389
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having a first face that faces a first direction and a second face that faces a second direction which is opposite the first face, in which the first face is formed to have an at least partially transparent portion and at least one opening formed adjacent to the at least partially transparent portion; a camera located within the housing and including an image sensor that faces the first direction through the at least partially transparent portion in the housing; an acoustic component structure including a space that is at least partially formed between the camera and the second face of the housing and connected to the at least one opening, and at least one vibrating structure that is located in the space and is movable in the first direction or the second direction to generate sound; a circuit that is located within the housing and is electrically connected to the acoustic component structure to provide a sound-associated signal to the acoustic component structure; and
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Young-Bae PARK, Joon-Rae Cho, Hyun-Ho Yu, Han-Bom Park, Byoung-Uk Yoon, Kyung-Hee Lee, Ho-Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 9918541
    Abstract: A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes a clip type wearing part including at least two first and second openings, and a body configured to fit to and to separate from the clip type wearing part. The clip type changeable wearing part includes a safe mounting part which is formed to have a shape of covering a circumference and bottom of the first opening, and to which the body is fitted, and at least a portion of the second opening is opened in the safe mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Byun, Dong-Hyeon Kim, Byoung-Uk Yoon, Young-Jin Yi
  • Patent number: 9893754
    Abstract: An electronic device case is provided. The electronic device includes a first case having a first groove and a second case. The second case includes a first body, a connection portion formed at the first body so as to be coupled with the first case when the first body is inserted into the first groove, and a card holding portion where a partition is formed to attach a card to the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kwang Ha Shin, Yun Jae Han, Seung Hoon Lee, Byoung Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 9891667
    Abstract: A connectable module used in a wearable electronic device is provided. The connectable module includes a first elastic part disposed to exert a specific elastic force against a pressure applied in a side direction, a second elastic part disposed to exert a specific elastic force against a pressure applied in a vertical direction, and a main body connected to the first elastic part and the second elastic part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ik Su Jung, Jong Hae Kim, Byoung Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 9886059
    Abstract: A wearable device may include: a strap including a substantially polygonal opening and a buckle formed at one end thereof; a buckle part configured to fasten opposite ends of the strap to each other by binding the opposite ends of the strap; and a body configured to be coupled to the opening by being fitted into the opening or decoupled from the opening. The body may include a front surface and a rear surface, and a display having a substantially polygonal shape when viewed from the top on the front surface, and a biometric sensor disposed on the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Youp Seok, Byoung-Uk Yoon, Min-Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20180033571
    Abstract: An electronic device including a waterproof structure is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a window arranged in at least a part of the housing, a display module arranged in a rear surface of the window, a heat radiating member arranged in a rear surface of the display module, a polymer member arranged between a first surface of the heat radiating member and the rear surface of the display module, and a conductive member arranged in a second surface of the heat radiating member facing the first surface of the heat radiating member. A waterproof structure for the heat radiating member may be configured using at least one of the polymer member or the conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jong-Min Choi, Daehyeong Park, Young-Sik Choi, Byoung-Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 9874901
    Abstract: A wearable device may include: a strap including a substantially polygonal opening and a buckle formed at one end thereof; a buckle part configured to fasten opposite ends of the strap to each other by binding the opposite ends of the strap; and a body configured to be coupled to the opening by being fitted into the opening or decoupled from the opening. The body may include a front surface and a rear surface, and a display having a substantially polygonal shape when viewed from the top on the front surface, and a biometric sensor disposed on the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Youp Seok, Byoung-Uk Yoon, Min-Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20170373431
    Abstract: An apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a first circuit board; a first connector provided on one face of the first circuit board; a second circuit board disposed on the one face of the first circuit board, and electrically connected to the first circuit board; a second connector provided on one face of the second circuit board, and engaged with the first connector to electrically connect the second circuit board to the first circuit board; a sealing member disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board to seal a space between the first connector and the second connector; and a coupling member coupling the first circuit board and the second circuit board to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yong-Seok LEE, Dae-Young NOH, Chan-Keun SONG, Min-Sung LEE, Min-Su JUNG, Sung-Joo CHO, Young-Sik CHOI, Jin-Young PARK, Min-Woo YOO, Byoung-Uk YOON, Jong-Chul CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170357214
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a strap and a body. The strap includes a battery having a specific width, a specific thickness, and a specific length, a battery bracket having a size approximate to or greater than the size of the battery, seating the battery, and having at least one furrow formed around a part curved with a specific curvature, and a strap cover surrounding the battery bracket on which the battery is seated. The body has a side portion coupled to the at least one strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Bong Suk CHOI, Byoung Uk YOON
  • Publication number: 20170351900
    Abstract: An unmanned photographing device and method thereof is provided which includes establishing a wireless connection with an external electronic device using a communication device, receiving a first signal at a first three-dimensional (3D) position from the external electronic device through the wireless connection, the first signal comprising data associated with a first image comprising a first object, determining a second 3D position based on at least part of the data and the first 3D position, controlling the unmanned photographing device to fly to or near the second 3D position, tracking a second object corresponding to the first object using a camera, and capturing a second image comprising the second object at or near the second 3D position such that the second image corresponds to the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Wu Seong LEE, Sihong KIM, Taekyun KIM, Young-Chul SHIN, Jung-Jae LEE, Jonghee HAN, Seung-Nyun KIM, Byoung-Uk YOON, So-Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20170293297
    Abstract: An operating method of an external imaging device is provided which includes establishing a wireless connection with an electronic device comprising a display using a wireless communication device, receiving a parameter from the electronic device through the wireless connection, the parameter determined based on at least part of at least one photo and information, controlling a navigation device to autonomously fly to a set position based on the parameter, capturing an image using the camera, and sending the image to the electronic device through the wireless connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Seung-Nyun KIM, Youn Lea KIM, Byoung-Uk YOON, So-Young LEE, In-Hyuk CHOI, Chang-Ryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20170283050
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided, which includes a main body; a plurality of frames each extending from the main body; and a plurality of thrust generating devices respectively mounted on the plurality of frames, each of the thrust generating devices including a propeller. The propeller includes a hub that provides a rotation axis of the propeller, and rotates according to an operation of the thrust generating device, and a pair of blades, each of which is pivotably mounted on the hub, and generates a thrust or lift while rotating around the rotation axis as the hub is rotated. The blades are pivotably interlocked with each other such that the blades are aligned to a folded position in which the blades are parallel with each other on the hub in a first arrangement or aligned to an expanded position in a diametric direction of a rotating region of the propeller in a second arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Sang-In BAEK, Young-Bae LEE, Uy-Hyeon JUNG, Byoung-Uk YOON
  • Publication number: 20170285844
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having a first face, a second face that faces a direction opposite to the first face, and a side face that encloses at least a portion of a space between the first face and the second face, a touch sensing circuit disposed within the housing, a communication circuit disposed within the housing, a transparent substrate that forms at least a portion of the first face, the second face, and the side face of the housing, at least one display disposed within the housing along at least a portion of the transparent substrate, a first conductive pattern disposed between the transparent substrate and the at least one display or inside the at least one display, and electrically connected with the touch sensing circuit, and a second conductive pattern disposed between the transparent substrate and the first conductive pattern, and electrically connected with the wireless communication circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jung-Sik PARK, Jae-Young SHIN, Seunggil JEON, Chongyoon CHUNG, Dohyung HA, Byoung-Uk YOON, Hyun-Ju HONG
  • Publication number: 20170289324
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface, a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface, a display panel disposed under the cover glass and including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein at least one opening or at least one cutaway portion is formed in the display panel, and a camera module disposed in a space formed by the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Hee YEO, Kuk Hwan KIM, Dong Kyun KIM, Jae Ho BAIK, Sung Jin YUM, Ji Young LEE, Jin Sang HWANG, Woon Geun KWAK, Jung Sik PARK, Byoung Uk YOON, Yong Seok LEE, Jung Won LEE, Min Su JUNG, Seung Min CHOI, Hyun Ju HONG