Patents by Inventor Chi-hyun In

Chi-hyun In 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: 10754938
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touch display, a pressure sensing circuit, a fingerprint sensor, a processor, and a memory. The memory is configured to store fingerprint data associated with a plurality of reference fingerprints. The processor is configured to, when pressure is applied by the finger in the fingerprint sensing area, receive first data associated with the pressure from the pressure sensing circuit and receive second data associated with the fingerprint of the finger from the fingerprint sensor, identify a selected function corresponding to the second data based on comparing result of the second data and the reference fingerprint data, and execute the selected function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Jang Jin, Kyung Hoon Song, Kwang Sub Lee, Se Young Jang, Chi Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10739830
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a first component disposed in a first region on the PCB and a second component disposed in a second region on the PCB, and a chamber disposed on the first and second components and having a region including the first and second regions, in which fluid absorbing heat radiating from the first and second components is included in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae Jin Lee, Kyung Ha Koo, Jung Je Bang, Chi Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10727376
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light emitting diode package and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting diode package includes: a substrate, a light-emitting layer disposed on a surface of the substrate and including a first type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second type semiconductor layer, a first bump disposed on the first type semiconductor layer and a second bump disposed the second type semiconductor layer, a protective layer covering at least the light-emitting layer, and a first bump pad and a second bump pad disposed on the protective layer and connected to the first bump and the second bump, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Hyun In, Jun Yong Park, Kyu Ho Lee, Dae Woong Suh, Jong Hyeon Chae, Chang Hoon Kim, Sung Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 10726715
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for performing an operation based on proximity of an external object with respect to the electronic device. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of sensors including first, second, and third sensor sets. A processor configured to determine a proximity state of an external object using the first sensor set, wherein the proximity state indicates whether the external object exists near the electronic device and includes a first proximity state and a second proximity state. In response to the external object being in the first proximity state, determine a detailed proximity state of the external object using the second sensor set, and in response to the external object being in the second proximity state, determine the detailed proximity state of the external object with respect to the electronic device using the third sensor set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-Chul Hwang, Moon-Soo Kim, Dong-Ho Jang, Min-Jung Kim, Yo-Han Lee, Chi-Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20200210004
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a display; at least one sensor disposed to be adjacent to the display; a biometric sensor disposed in at least a partial region of the display; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor can be set up to receive an input in the at least a partial region from an external object, by using the at least one sensor or the biometric sensor, and to obtain biometrics of the external object by using the biometric sensor on the basis, at least partially, of the input by the external object. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kem-Suk SEO, Bong-Jae RHEE, Sun-A KIM, Jeong-Hoo KIM, Chi-Hyun CHO
  • Patent number: 10698461
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a battery supplying power to the electronic device, at least one circuit board having one or more components disposed thereon, a first temperature sensor disposed in a first region of the circuit board that is adjacent to one of the one or more components, a second temperature sensor disposed in a second region away from the first region, and a processor configured to measure a first temperature corresponding to the first region using the first temperature sensor, measure a second temperature corresponding to the second region or the outside of the electronic device using the second temperature sensor, determine a third temperature for the battery based at least on the first and second temperatures, and control the use of a resource of the electronic device when the third temperature satisfies a specified condition. Other various embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Youn Jang, Kyung Ha Koo, Kun Tak Kim, Hyun Tae Jang, Chi Hwan Jeong, Chi Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20200201926
    Abstract: A method for providing user-customized information is disclosed. The method for providing user-customized information can provide information suitable for a user's situation by: obtaining information on a location where a terminal is located, and information on the time when the location information was obtained; obtaining situation information of a user of the terminal predicted on the basis of the location information and the time information; and requesting, to a server, situation-adaptive information corresponding to the user's situation on the basis of the obtained situation information of the user, pre-stored profile information of the user, and state information of the terminal at a time when the location information is obtained so as to obtain the situation-adaptive information from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Hang-kyu KIM, Chi-hyun PARK, Hae-dong YEO
  • Patent number: 10684654
    Abstract: A head-mounted device including a main frame couplable to an electronic device and a support part configured to affix the main frame to a facial side of the user, and an auxiliary input device including a body, an input module disposed on at least one surface of the body and configured to process an input signal for controlling a function of the electronic device, a sensor module disposed in the body and configured to obtain sensing information in accordance with a movement of the auxiliary input device, and a connection part electrically connectable to the electronic device and configured to serve as a path through which the input signal and the sensing information are transmitted to the electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shong Uk Shin, Dong Il Son, Chi Hyun Cho, Jong Chul Choi, Chang Ryong Heo
  • Patent number: 10680470
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an electronic device that includes: a first plate directed in a first direction, a second plate directed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member configured to surround at least a part of the space between the first and second plates; a first printed circuit board (PCB) that is disposed between the first and second plates and includes at least one processor; a second printed circuit board (PCB) that is disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second plate and includes at least one antenna pattern; and a temperature sensor disposed to measure the temperature of at least a part of the second printed circuit board. Other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoun Jang, Chulwoo Park, Hyundeok Seo, Se-Young Jang, Chi-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10678836
    Abstract: A system and a method of providing metadata for a slide show to an external device are provided. The method includes determining a plurality of images for the slide show, grouping the determined plurality of images into a plurality of image groups, generating a plurality of metadata groups that respectively correspond to the plurality of image groups, and sequentially transmitting the generated plurality of metadata groups to the external device. The plurality of metadata groups include metadata regarding images included in an image group that corresponds to the plurality of metadata groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-ho Lee, Chi-hyun Cho, Myeong-gi Jeong
  • Patent number: 10672333
    Abstract: A display method for a display device is provided. The display method comprises activating a Head Mounted Theater (HMT) mode, the HMT mode displaying two images which are substantially same each other on first and second areas respectively, separated from each other, in a display area of the display device; and adjusting a display time, for displaying a black screen in the first and second areas, of a unit frame time when the HMT mode is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hee Ha, Dong-Hui Kim, Jeong-Hun Kim, Chi-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10657236
    Abstract: A wearable device that is mounted with a fingerprint recognition sensor is provided. The wearable device includes a housing including a first, a second face facing, and a third face facing, a support structure disposed between the first and second faces, a display disposed on the first face to be exposed, and including a window having a first flange and a second flange disposed to be opposite the first face, and a display module coupled to the window to face the second direction, the display being disposed on one face of the support structure, a printed circuit board disposed on another face of the support structure, at least one light emitter mounted adjacent to the first flange to emit light to a first region of the window, and at least one light receptor mounted adjacent to the second flange to receive light reflected from the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyusang Cho, Seunggeol Baek, Kyung-Hoon Song, Yunjang Jin, Kwangsub Lee, Min-Woo Yoo, Chi-Hyun Cho, Jong-Chul Choi
  • Publication number: 20200152829
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a mesa disposed thereon and including a second semiconductor layer and an active layer, a first contact electrode contacting the first semiconductor layer exposed around the mesa, a second contact electrode contacting the second semiconductor layer, a passivation layer covering the first contact electrode, the mesa, and the second contact electrode and having openings disposed on the first and second contact electrodes, and first and second bump electrodes electrically connected to the first and second contact electrodes through the openings, respectively, in which the mesa has indentations in plan view, the first contact electrode is spaced apart from the mesa by a predetermined distance, surrounds the mesa, and contacts the first semiconductor layer in the indentations, and each of the first and second bump electrodes covers one of the openings of the passivation layer and a portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Seong Kyu JANG, Hong Suk Cho, Kyu Ho Lee, Chi Hyun In
  • Patent number: 10637934
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output unit configured to output a first service provided from a first device and a controller configured to perform control so that when reception of the first service is paused, and a second device providing at least one second service corresponding to the first service is searched, a request for the at least one second service is sent to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hwan Seo, Dae-Ho Lee, Myeong-Gi Jeong, Chi-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10628508
    Abstract: A method for providing user-customized information is disclosed. The method for providing user-customized information can provide information suitable for a user's situation by: obtaining information on a location where a terminal is located, and information on the time when the location information was obtained; obtaining situation information of a user of the terminal predicted on the basis of the location information and the time information; and requesting, to a server, situation-adaptive information corresponding to the user's situation on the basis of the obtained situation information of the user, pre-stored profile information of the user, and state information of the terminal at a time when the location information is obtained so as to obtain the situation-adaptive information from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hang-kyu Kim, Chi-hyun Park, Hae-dong Yeo
  • Publication number: 20200116435
    Abstract: An electronic device having an improved heating state is disclosed. The disclosed electronic device can comprise: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a printed circuit board inserted between the first surface and the second surface; an electronic component disposed on the printed circuit board; a shielding structure mounted on the printed circuit board, and including a conductive structure for at least partially surrounding the electronic device; and a heat pipe including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion is thermally coupled to a portion of the shielding structure, and the first end portion is disposed closer to the shielding structure than the second end portion. Additionally, other examples are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Haejin LEE, Kyungha KOO, Chunghyo JUNG, Se-Young JANG, Jungje BANG, Jaeheung YE, Chi-Hyun CHO
  • Publication number: 20200098708
    Abstract: A semiconductor assembly with a package on package (POP) structure includes a first semiconductor package having a first lower substrate, a first upper substrate facing the first lower substrate, and a first semiconductor chip mounted on an area of the first lower substrate. The POP structure further includes a second semiconductor package having a second lower substrate stacked on the first semiconductor package and spaced apart from the first semiconductor package, and a second semiconductor chip mounted in an area of the second lower substrate. At least one passive element is disposed in one of the first upper substrate and the second lower substrate and electrically connected to the second semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Ki Cheol BAE, Chul Woo PARK, Kwang Sub LEE, Sang Gyun LEE, Se Young JANG, Chi Hyun CHO
  • Patent number: 10581256
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to an electronic device and a method based on a battery leakage state have been described. According to an example embodiment, an electronic device includes a display; a communication circuit; a battery; a current sensor configured to measure a charge current used for charging the battery; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to measure a charge current using the current sensor, to determine a leakage state of the battery based on at least a part of the charge current, and to provide a notification corresponding to the leakage state through the display and/or perform a specified function corresponding to the leakage state based on at least a part of the leakage state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ku-Chul Jung, Chul-Woo Park, Sang-Hyun Ryu, Min-Jung Park, Jeong-Ho Lee, Chi-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10573780
    Abstract: An ultraviolet light-emitting device including a substrate, a first conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, a mesa disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer and including a second conductive type semiconductor layer and an active layer disposed between the semiconductor layers, a first contact electrode contacting the exposed first conductive type semiconductor layer around the mesa, a second contact electrode contacting the second conductive type semiconductor layer on the mesa, a passivation layer covering the first contact electrode, the mesa, and the second contact electrode and having openings disposed above the first and second contact electrodes, and first and second bump electrodes electrically connected to the first and second contact electrodes through the openings of the passivation layer, in which the mesa has depressions in plan view, and the first and second bump electrodes cover the openings and a portion of the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Kyu Jang, Hong Suk Cho, Kyu Ho Lee, Chi Hyun In
  • Publication number: 20200013928
    Abstract: A light emitting diode including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a mesa disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, the mesa including an active layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer, a reflective electrode disposed on the mesa and configured to be in ohmic-contact with the second conductive type semiconductor layer, a current spreading layer disposed on the mesa and the reflective electrode, the current spreading layer including a first portion configured to be in ohmic-contact with an upper surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, a first n-contact region spaced apart from a second n-contact region with the mesa disposed between the first and second n-contact regions, and an insulation layer including a first opening exposing the reflective electrode between the first and second n-contact regions. The first and second n-contact regions have a second opening that exposes the first conductive type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon CHAE, Jong Min Jang, Won Young Roh, Daewoong Suh, Dae Sung Cho, Joon Sup Lee, Kyu Ho Lee, Chi Hyun In