Patents by Inventor Byung-Jik Kim

Byung-Jik Kim 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: 20230230041
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for matching an employer to a job seeker based on a metaverse platform. According to the present disclosure, various experts are collected through an expert (user) pool, such that the knowledge and the experience are shared. The needs of the expert and the enterprise looking for the expert are satisfied through the expert platform. Information on the user is protected based on a blockchain technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventor: Byung Jik KIM
  • Patent number: 11397501
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a coordinate measuring apparatus including a first touch panel that detects a contact of a portion of a human body and a contact of a coordinate indicating apparatus, and a second touch panel for detecting an electromagnetic signal from the coordinate indicating apparatus. The method includes determining a detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus based on the electromagnetic signal detected by the second touch panel; and determining an activated area of the first touch panel based on the detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Sung-Soo Park, Gwan-Hyung Kim, Byung-Jik Kim
  • Publication number: 20210034181
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a coordinate measuring apparatus including a first touch panel that detects a contact of a portion of a human body and a contact of a coordinate indicating apparatus, and a second touch panel for detecting an electromagnetic signal from the coordinate indicating apparatus. The method includes determining a detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus based on the electromagnetic signal detected by the second touch panel; and determining an activated area of the first touch panel based on the detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sung-Soo PARK, Gwon-Hyung KIM, Byung-Jik KIM
  • Patent number: 10809863
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a coordinate measuring apparatus including a first touch panel that detects a contact of a portion of a human body and a contact of a coordinate indicating apparatus, and a second touch panel for detecting an electromagnetic signal from the coordinate indicating apparatus. The method includes determining a detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus based on the electromagnetic signal detected by the second touch panel; and determining an activated area of the first touch panel based on the detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Soo Park, Gwan-Hyung Kim, Byung-Jik Kim
  • Patent number: 10698524
    Abstract: A touch screen device, an input device, and a control method thereof are provided. The touch screen device includes a channel electrode configured to receive a signal from an input device, a driver circuit configured to apply a drive signal to the channel electrode, a receiver circuit configured to receive the signal from the channel electrode, and a processor configured to control the driver to transmit an input device identification information to the input device such that, when a signal transmitted from the input device is received through the receiver circuit, based on a frequency of the received signal or a pattern of the received signal, the processor determines if the received signal is associated with the input device identification information transmitted to the input device. Accordingly, a touch screen device capable of touch inputting with respect to a plurality of input devices can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-soo Park, Byung-hoon Kang, Gwan-hyung Kim, Byung-jik Kim, Hui-jun Shim
  • Patent number: 10698510
    Abstract: A touch screen is disclosed. The touch screen comprises: a display panel displaying an image; and a touch panel detecting a touch of a user, wherein the touch panel comprises a 2D/3D touch pattern layer having a 2D touch electrode pattern and a 3D touch electrode pattern disposed on both sides of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ho Kim, Seung-jin Oh, Sang-wook Kwon, Byung-jik Kim
  • Patent number: 10635222
    Abstract: A touch pad is provided. The touch pad includes a transparent piezoelectric film layer configured to generate an electrical signal varying according to a touch pressure, and an electrode layer including a plurality of transparent electrodes disposed in a plurality of areas of the transparent piezoelectric film layer and configured to sense a voltage of the electrical signal generated from the plurality of areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-jin Oh, Sang-ho Kim, Byung-hoon Kang, Sang-wook Kwon, Byung-jik Kim, Chang-byung Park
  • Patent number: 10509062
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus for measuring a frequency of an electromagnetic signal emitted from a coordinate indicating device contacting a sensor pad, and method are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a signal receiving unit that receives the electromagnetic signal, a band-pass filter unit including a pair of band-pass filters that generates a first filtered signal and a second filtered signal by respectively filtering the electromagnetic signal in a first frequency range and a second frequency range corresponding to a center frequency of the coordinate indicating device, and a controller that acquires a frequency value of the electromagnetic signal based on a ratio value between the first filtered signal and the second filtered signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-soo Park, Gwan-hyung Kim, Byung-jik Kim
  • Patent number: 10488951
    Abstract: A stylus pen and a touch panel are provided. The stylus pen includes: a conductive tip configured to receive an electric field transmission signal from at least one electrode of the touch panel; a circuit portion configured to generate an electric field receiving signal corresponding to the received electric field transmission signal; a variable capacitor between the conductive tip and the circuit portion, and configured to vary the electric field receiving signal depending on a writing pressure applied to the conductive tip; and a conductive body outside the variable capacitor and electrically connecting the conductive tip and the circuit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang-nam Kim, Se-hyun Han, Byung-jik Kim
  • Patent number: 10326445
    Abstract: A sensing apparatus for determining a pen input point includes a sensing loop unit, including loops, to output a first signal from a pen signal, wherein each loop includes two sub-loops separated by a distance; an area determination loop unit including at least one loop to output a second signal from the pen signal; and a controller to determine input point candidates based on the first signal and determine the input point from the input point candidates based on the second signal, wherein the two sub-loops are in series, wherein one sub-loop of the two sub-loops is disposed inside of an area in which one loop of the area determination loop unit is disposed and another sub-loop of the two sub-loops is disposed outside of the area in which the one loop is disposed, and wherein each loop of the sensing loop unit determines the candidates of the input point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Byung-Jik Kim
  • Publication number: 20180284915
    Abstract: A touch screen is disclosed. The touch screen comprises: a display panel displaying an image; and a touch panel detecting a touch of a user, wherein the touch panel comprises a 2D/3D touch pattern layer having a 2D touch electrode pattern and a 3D touch electrode pattern disposed on both sides of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Sang-ho KIM, Seung-jin OH, Sang-wook KWON, Byung-jik KIM
  • Publication number: 20180210583
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a coordinate measuring apparatus including a first touch panel that detects a contact of a portion of a human body and a contact of a coordinate indicating apparatus, and a second touch panel for detecting an electromagnetic signal from the coordinate indicating apparatus. The method includes determining a detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus based on the electromagnetic signal detected by the second touch panel; and determining an activated area of the first touch panel based on the detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Sung-Soo PARK, Gwan-Hyung Kim, Byung-Jik Kim
  • Patent number: 10025398
    Abstract: A position measurement device for measuring a position of a pen is provided. The position measurement device includes a first sub-loop unit that includes at least one loop configured to apply an electrical current or measuring an electromagnetic field change; a second sub-loop unit having at least one loop configured to measure the electromagnetic field change; and a control unit configured to determine at least one loop of the first sub-loop unit as a transmission signal transmitting loop to thereby apply the electrical current to the transmission signal transmitting loop, and measure the position of the pen based on the electromagnetic field change measured by each of the at least one loop of the first sub-loop unit and each of the at least one loop of the second sub-loop unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung-Jik Kim, Sung-Soo Park
  • Patent number: 9927938
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a coordinate measuring apparatus including a first touch panel that detects a contact of a portion of a human body and a contact of a coordinate indicating apparatus, and a second touch panel for detecting an electromagnetic signal from the coordinate indicating apparatus. The method includes determining a detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus based on the electromagnetic signal detected by the second touch panel; and determining an activated area of the first touch panel based on the detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sung-Soo Park, Gwan-Hyung Kim, Byung-Jik Kim
  • Publication number: 20180041207
    Abstract: A sensing apparatus for determining a pen input point includes a sensing loop unit, including loops, to output a first signal from a pen signal, wherein each loop includes two sub-loops separated by a distance; an area determination loop unit including at least one loop to output a second signal from the pen signal; and a controller to determine input point candidates based on the first signal and determine the input point from the input point candidates based on the second signal, wherein the two sub-loops are in series, wherein one sub-loop of the two sub-loops is disposed inside of an area in which one loop of the area determination loop unit is disposed and another sub-loop of the two sub-loops is disposed outside of the area in which the one loop is disposed, and wherein each loop of the sensing loop unit determines the candidates of the input point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Byung-Jik KIM
  • Patent number: 9877002
    Abstract: A reconfigurable mobile device is provided. The reconfigurable mobile device includes a first body, a second body that is disposed at a side of the first body and is movable with respect to the first body, a multistage supporter that is provided between the first body and the second body and comprises at least two supporting members that are inserted and received in at least one of the first body and the second body according to movement of the first body and the second body, a screen that is provided in the multistage supporter and is wound or unwound according to the movement of the first body and the second body, and a projector that is provided in at least one of the first body and the second body and configured to project an image toward the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-ho Kim, Seung-jin Oh, Sang-wook Kwon, Byung-jik Kim
  • Patent number: 9864452
    Abstract: A coordinates measurement system for measuring positions of a finger and a coordinates indication device other than the finger is provided, which determines the touched position of an object such as a stylus pen, while using a single touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Byung-Jik Kim
  • Patent number: 9843323
    Abstract: A sensing apparatus and method are provided for determining an input point of a touch. A sensing loop unit includes at least one loop. Each of the at least one loop includes two sub-loops separated by a predetermined distance. An area determination loop unit determines one of the two sub-loops of each of the at least one loop that corresponds to the input point. A controller determines a plurality of candidates of the input point based on a first input signal from the sensing loop unit, and determines the input point from among the plurality of candidates of the input point based on a second input signal from the area determination loop unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Byung-Jik Kim
  • Publication number: 20170308223
    Abstract: A touch screen device, an input device, and a control method thereof are provided. The touch screen device includes a channel electrode configured to receive a signal from an input device, a driver circuit configured to apply a drive signal to the channel electrode, a receiver circuit configured to receive the signal from the channel electrode, and a processor configured to control the driver to transmit an input device identification information to the input device such that, when a signal transmitted from the input device is received through the receiver circuit, based on a frequency of the received signal or a pattern of the received signal, the processor determines if the received signal is associated with the input device identification information transmitted to the input device. Accordingly, a touch screen device capable of touch inputting with respect to a plurality of input devices can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Sung-soo PARK, Byung-hoon KANG, Gwan-hyung KIM, Byung-jik KIM, Hui-jun SHIM
  • Patent number: 9727198
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for determining an input position of a touch object. An input signal is received from the touch object, and one or more sensing signals are output. A resistance of each of one or more sub-loops is measured, and a resistance information lookup table is generated with each resistance value of a corresponding sub-loop of the one or more sub-loops. The one or more sensing signals are corrected based on the resistance information lookup table. The input position of the touch object is determined based on the corrected one or more sensing signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung-Jik Kim, Kwang-Choon Kim