Patents by Inventor Doo Suk Kang

Doo Suk Kang 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: 20210167977
    Abstract: An electronic device and a power control method of an electronic device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Bu-Seop JUNG, Bum-Jib KIM, Jung-Hun LEE, Hye-Jung BANG, Soon-Ho LEE, Young-Kow LEE, Ki-Yeong JEONG, Nam-Ju CHO, Doo-Suk KANG, Hyuk KANG, Bo-Kun CHOI
  • Patent number: 10971938
    Abstract: An electronic device that can be worn on a user's body and an operating method thereof. An electrode for charging and measuring is included in a front side of the electronic device. The electronic device includes a battery, a charging circuit for charging the battery, a bio-sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether the battery is being charged through the charging circuit. If the battery is not being charged, the processor is configured to acquire biometric information by using a first method through the bio-sensor, and if the battery is being charged, the processor is configured to acquire the biometric information by using a second method through the bio-sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jongho Park, Inho Yun, Doo-Suk Kang, Jeong-Min Park
  • Patent number: 10963139
    Abstract: An electronic device including a touch-enabled display module configured to display a plurality of windows according to a multi-window mode; and a control module configured to displaying on the touch screen a first application window and a second application window according to the multi-window mode, alter the first application window in response to a touchscreen input received via the touch-enabled display, and automatically alter the second application window in response to the alteration of the first application window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doo Suk Kang, Geon Soo Kim, Dong Hyun Yeom, Pil Joo Yoon, Yong Joon Jeon, Bo Kun Choi
  • Publication number: 20210090080
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and a wireless communication connection control method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Min-Ho KANG, Jinhyun PARK, Ye-Ji YOON, Jun-Hak LIM, Wontae CHAE, Jongmu CHOI, Bokun CHOI, Doo-Suk KANG, Sun-Kee LEE, Moonsoo KIM, Eun Jung HYUN
  • Patent number: 10949376
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed that includes a housing, a universal serial bus (USB) connector exposed through one region of the housing, a wireless communication circuitry supporting short-range wireless communication, at least one processor electrically connected with the USB connector and the wireless communication circuitry, and a memory electrically connected with the processor. The memory stores instructions, when executed, causing the at least one processor to, while the USB connector is connected with a first external device and while the wireless communication circuitry performs wireless communication with a second external device, determine a wired communication state with the first external device through the USB connector and adjust a power saving scheme for the wireless communication based at least in part on the determined state. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Ho Lee, Guneet Singh Khurana, Woo Kwang Lee, Yong Seok Jang, Bu Seop Jung, Doo Suk Kang, Min Jung Kim, Bo Kun Choi
  • Patent number: 10949012
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a touch sensor sensing a touch of an external object, a force sensor sensing pressure by the touch, and a processor that is electrically connected with the display. The touch sensor, the force sensor and a memory are electrically connected with the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to activate at least part of the force sensor while the display is turned off, or while the display operates in a low-power mode, to perform a first function if pressure of a first level by the touch is sensed in the at least part of the force sensor. The processor also performs a second function associated with the first function if pressure of a second level by the touch is sensed in the force sensor while the first function is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Min Choi, Doo Suk Kang, Kyu Hong Kim, So Young Kim, Geon Soo Kim, Yo Han Lee, Bo Kun Choi
  • Patent number: 10949050
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a screen in an electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying a pop-up window in a display area, disposed over another application displayed in the display area. If a movement of the pop-up window is detected, and a portion of the pop-up window reaches a predefined area of the display area, the pop-up window is removed from the display portion. A selectable icon is displayed allowing a user to redisplay the pop-up window or alter an operational state of the pop-up window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Kun Choi, Doo-Suk Kang
  • Patent number: 10938582
    Abstract: An electronic device and a power control method of an electronic device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bu-Seop Jung, Bum-Jib Kim, Jung-Hun Lee, Hye-Jung Bang, Soon-Ho Lee, Young-Kow Lee, Ki-Yeong Jeong, Nam-Ju Cho, Doo-Suk Kang, Hyuk Kang, Bo-Kun Choi
  • Patent number: 10932107
    Abstract: An electronic device forming a mesh network with a plurality of other devices and a method for operating the same are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Sik Bae, Nam-Yong Kang, Dae-Hui Kang, Seong-Bok Kim, Chi-Hwan Kim, Doo-Suk Kang
  • Patent number: 10911818
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface that faces in a first direction and a second surface that faces in a second direction which is an opposite direction of the first direction, a touchscreen display disposed between the first surface and the second surface and exposed through the first surface, a pressure sensor disposed between the first surface and the second surface and configured to detect a pressure by an external object on the touchscreen display, an image sensor disposed to be exposed through the second surface, a wireless communication circuit disposed inside the housing, at least one processor electrically connected with the touchscreen display, the pressure sensor, the image sensor, and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected with the at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Kun Choi, Doo-Suk Kang, Yong-Joon Jeon, Geon-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10871883
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a display, a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, at least one processor electrically connected with the display, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor, and a memory electrically connected with the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display a plurality of items in the display, to select at least one of the plurality of items based on a position of a touch sensed in the touch sensor, to detect a pressure level of the touch by using the pressure sensor, and to display at least one set of information associated with the selected at least one item in the display in response to the detected pressure level of the touch. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: So Young Kim, Kyu Hong Kim, Seung Min Choi, Doo Suk Kang, Yo Han Lee
  • Publication number: 20200396326
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a housing; a user interface exposed through a portion of the housing; at least one communication circuit configured to discover and connect to another electronic device wirelessly without an access point or a base station; at least one processor operatively connected with the user interface and the communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected with the processor, wherein, when being executed, the memory stores instructions that cause the processor to transmit a plurality of first beacon signals for wireless connection by using the communication circuit during first time periods, to detect at least one second beacon signal for wireless connection, transmitted from an external device, by using the communication circuit, during one period of second time periods which are different from the first time periods, to receive multimedia data from an external server after detecting the at least one second beacon signal
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Sun Kee LEE, Doo Suk KANG, Bo Kun CHOI, Geon Soo KIM, Seung Nyun KIM, Young Kyoo KIM, Han Jib KIM, Gyu Cheol CHOI, Cheong Jae LEE, Seung Young JEON
  • Patent number: 10866914
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes memory for storing a program for unlocking the first electronic device using a wearable electronic device; wireless communication circuitry; and one or more processors configured to execute the program stored in the memory to cause the electronic device to at least establish wireless communication, via the wireless communication circuitry, with the wearable electronic device when the wearable electronic device is in a wireless communication range of the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable second electronic device is authenticated for unlocking the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable electronic device is in a specific range of the first electronic device based on a signal transmitted from the wearable electronic device being worn; and unlock the first electronic device based on determining that the wearable electronic device is authenticated and is in the specific range of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hun-Cheol Oh, Yong-Joon Jeon, Doo-Suk Kang, Seung-Nyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10845220
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of sensing rotation of a rotation member and an electronic device performing the method, wherein the electronic device may include: a housing including one side having a substantially circular opening; a substantially circular structure configured to be rotatably positioned in or around the opening of the housing; a first sensor configured to detect a first rotation of the structure to generate a first signal; a second sensor configured to detect a second rotation of the structure, to generate a second signal; a processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions to enable the processor, on execution, to detect the rotation of the structure based on at least a part of the first signal or a part of the second signal, to correct the first signal to reflect actual rotation of the structure, and to perform a predetermined action based on at least part of the corrected first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Younghoon Song, Min-Su Han, Geon-Soo Kim, Doo-Suk Kang
  • Patent number: 10802622
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a touch screen display; a pressure sensor; at least one processor configured to receive a user input for performing a function for a selected period of time after execution of at least one application program, to detect a pressure regarding the touch screen display for the selected period of time using the pressure sensor, and to execute at least one selected from pausing the execution of the function, resuming the same, and restarting the same at least partially on the basis of the detected pressure when a selected pressure level is detected by the pressure sensor for the selected period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Doo-Suk Kang, Geon-Soo Kim, Kyu-Hong Kim, Bo-Kun Choi, So-Young Kim, Yo-Han Lee, Seung-Min Choi, Jong-Wu Baek, Yong-Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 10788955
    Abstract: An electronic device is configured to support a multitasking environment, the electronic device comprises a communication circuit configured to communicate with at least one external device; a microphone configured to receive voice input; a memory storing a plurality of application programs; a display configured to output a plurality of virtual windows as the plurality of application programs are executed and at least one processor electrically connected with the communication circuit, the microphone, the memory, and the display, wherein the processor is configured to execute the plurality of application programs, determine whether at least one condition is satisfied for controlling a background state of a first window, when a first voice input is generated for controlling a function of a first application program in the first window that is in the background state, and maintain the first window in the background state and a second window, which is associated with a second application program, to be in a fore
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Ho Jang, Doo Suk Kang, Kyung Tae Kim, Ga Jin Song, Yong Joon Jeon, Jae Woo Suh, Jeong Pyo Lee
  • Publication number: 20200285601
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed that includes a housing, a universal serial bus (USB) connector exposed through one region of the housing, a wireless communication circuitry supporting short-range wireless communication, at least one processor electrically connected with the USB connector and the wireless communication circuitry, and a memory electrically connected with the processor. The memory stores instructions, when executed, causing the at least one processor to, while the USB connector is connected with a first external device and while the wireless communication circuitry performs wireless communication with a second external device, determine a wired communication state with the first external device through the USB connector and adjust a power saving scheme for the wireless communication based at least in part on the determined state. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Soon Ho LEE, Guneet Singh KHURANA, Woo Kwang LEE, Yong Seok JANG, Bu Seop JUNG, Doo Suk KANG, Min Jung KIM, Bo Kun CHOI
  • Patent number: 10749384
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a wireless communication circuit configured to support short-range communication; a wireless charging circuit configured to support wireless charging; at least one processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the wireless charging circuit; and a memory electronically connected to the at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Ho Park, Min-Ho Kang, Doo-Suk Kang, Hyuk Kang, Bo-Kun Choi
  • Patent number: 10739957
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a short range communication module configured to establish a communication channel for collecting device-related information on at least one other electronic device. The electronic device also includes a communication module configured to establish a communication channel with a service supporting device. The electronic device also includes a control module configured to transmit a message requesting function-related information installable or updatable on the other electronic device to the service supporting device in correspondence to the device-related information and configured to control transmitting identification information for receiving the function-related information and the device-related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Kun Choi, Doo Suk Kang, Geon Soo Kim, Dong Hyun Yeom, Pil Joo Yoon, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 10721620
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes memory for storing a program for unlocking the first electronic device using a wearable electronic device; wireless communication circuitry; and one or more processors configured to execute the program stored in the memory to cause the electronic device to at least establish wireless communication, via the wireless communication circuitry, with the wearable electronic device when the wearable electronic device is in a wireless communication range of the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable second electronic device is authenticated for unlocking the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable electronic device is in a specific range of the first electronic device based on a signal transmitted from the wearable electronic device being worn; and unlock the first electronic device based on determining that the wearable electronic device is authenticated and is in the specific range of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hun-Cheol Oh, Yong-Joon Jeon, Doo-Suk Kang, Seung-Nyun Kim