Patents by Inventor Han-Jae BAE

Han-Jae BAE 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).

  • Method of recognizing surrounding environment and electronic device for the same
    Patent number: 9897696
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, at least one ultrasonic wave generator and at least one ultrasonic sensor operatively disposed on the housing, and a processor electrically connected to the at least one ultrasonic wave generator and the at least one ultrasonic sensor and configured to emit ultrasonic waves from at least one surface of the housing using the at least one ultrasonic wave generator, receive reflected waves reflected from at least one object through the at least one ultrasonic sensor, and determine a proximity between the electronic device and the object based on at least a difference between a first time, at which the ultrasonic waves are emitted, and a second time, at which the reflected waves are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong-Ju Lee, Ji-Woo Lee, Chul-Hyung Yang, Han-Jae Bae, Bong-Sup Son
  • METHOD OF RECOGNIZING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160345113
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, at least one ultrasonic wave generator and at least one ultrasonic sensor operatively disposed on the housing, and a processor electrically connected to the at least one ultrasonic wave generator and the at least one ultrasonic sensor and configured to emit ultrasonic waves from at least one surface of the housing using the at least one ultrasonic wave generator, receive reflected waves reflected from at least one object through the at least one ultrasonic sensor, and determine a proximity between the electronic device and the object based on at least a difference between a first time, at which the ultrasonic waves are emitted, and a second time, at which the reflected waves are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Dong-Ju LEE, Ji-Woo LEE, Chul-Hyung YANG, Han-Jae BAE, Bong-Sup SON