Patents by Inventor Chul-Woo JIN

Chul-Woo JIN 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).

  • Portable electronic device equipped with protective cover and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 9345299
    Abstract: A portable electronic device equipped with a protective cover is provided. The portable electronic device includes a protective cover that is equipped with a reflector having a light reflection characteristic, a proximity sensor that is equipped with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and that is configured to generate a sensing signal based on an amount of light that the light receiving unit receives in response to light emitted from the light emitting unit, and a controller that is provided with the sensing signal generated from the proximity sensor and that is configured to determine whether the protective cover is open or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Hui Lee, Chul-Woo Jin, Gwang-Hui Lee, In-Kyu Choi
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH PROTECTIVE COVER AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140318994
    Abstract: A portable electronic device equipped with a protective cover is provided. The portable electronic device includes a protective cover that is equipped with a reflector having a light reflection characteristic, a proximity sensor that is equipped with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and that is configured to generate a sensing signal based on an amount of light that the light receiving unit receives in response to light emitted from the light emitting unit, and a controller that is provided with the sensing signal generated from the proximity sensor and that is configured to determine whether the protective cover is open or closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Hui LEE, Chul-Woo JIN, Gwang-Hui LEE, In-Kyu CHOI