Patents by Inventor Hark-joon Kim

Hark-joon 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: 20180097981
    Abstract: A method of controlling a device is provided including identifying a registered device from a screen input by a camera, receiving a user input for the identified device, and transmitting a control command corresponding to the input to the identified device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Dong-jin Eun, Hark-joon Kim, Seong-hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 9927885
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a control method are provided. The user terminal device includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user interaction on the display, and a controller configured to, in response to a user interaction being sensed by the sensor of a touch being made by an input device of a polyhedral shape that includes different touch patterns on each of a plurality of surfaces, control a function of the user terminal device according to a touch pattern on a touched surface among the plurality of surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-ra Park, Sung-bin Kuk, Hark-joon Kim, Sang-il Lee, Min-kyu Jung, Seong-hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 9930268
    Abstract: A method and a display apparatus for generating and outputting an image generated to apply a special effect to a video are provided. The method includes outputting a video to a first area of a screen of the display apparatus, generating an image based on information comprised in the video, and outputting the generated image to a second area, surrounding the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-kyu Jung, Seong-hoon Kang, Hark-joon Kim, Sung-wook Baek, Sung-bin Kuk
  • Patent number: 9886609
    Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for writing and reproducing a multimedia service using a tag in order to provide an intuitive interface for a user using a multimedia service. The method includes selecting a multimedia service to be written; generating tag information identifying the selected multimedia service; and writing the generated tag information to a tag. Accordingly, multimedia service information and content information can be stored in a tag by being written to tag information using a common format, and thus the user can later execute a service operation by easily writing information of a desired service operation to a tag and then simply connecting the tag to a tag reading device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-seung Yang, Kuk-hyun Han, Hark-joon Kim, Bo-hyun Kyung, Myoung-soon Choi, Dae-Hyun Kim, Sang-jun Han, Bo-mi Kim
  • Patent number: 9880643
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a control method are provided. The user terminal device includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user interaction on the display, and a controller configured to, in response to a user interaction being sensed by the sensor of a touch being made by an input device of a polyhedral shape that includes different touch patterns on each of a plurality of surfaces, control a function of the user terminal device according to a touch pattern on a touched surface among the plurality of surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-ra Park, Sung-bin Kuk, Hark-joon Kim, Sang-il Lee, Min-kyu Jung, Seong-hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 9877080
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a first display configured to display content, a second display configured to display an image at an outer area of the first display, and a controller configured to, in response to input of a user command while content is displayed on the first display, display a User Interface (UI) to control the display apparatus on the second display, and control content of the display by using the UI to control the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ka-won Cheon, Choon-kyoung Moon, Seong-hoon Kang, Hark-joon Kim, Hyun-jin Kim, Min-kyoung Yoon
  • Publication number: 20180018030
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a control method are provided. The user terminal device includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user interaction on the display, and a controller configured to, in response to a user interaction being sensed by the sensor of a touch being made by an input device of a polyhedral shape that includes different touch patterns on each of a plurality of surfaces, control a function of the user terminal device according to a touch pattern on a touched surface among the plurality of surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Mi-ra PARK, Sung-bin KUK, Hark-joon KIM, Sang-il LEE, Min-kyu JUNG, Seong-hoon KANG
  • Patent number: 9871958
    Abstract: A method of controlling a device is provided including identifying a registered device from a screen input by a camera, receiving a user input for the identified device, and transmitting a control command corresponding to the input to the identified device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong-jin Eun, Hark-joon Kim, Seong-hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20170364166
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a control method are provided. The user terminal device includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user interaction on the display, and a controller configured to, in response to a user interaction being sensed by the sensor of a touch being made by an input device of a polyhedral shape that includes different touch patterns on each of a plurality of surfaces, control a function of the user terminal device according to a touch pattern on a touched surface among the plurality of surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Mi-ra PARK, Sung-bin KUK, Hark-joon KIM, Sang-il LEE, Min-kyu JUNG, Seong-hoon KANG
  • Patent number: 9838585
    Abstract: A method of controlling a device is provided including identifying a registered device from a screen input by a camera, receiving a user input for the identified device, and transmitting a control command corresponding to the input to the identified device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong-jin Eun, Hark-joon Kim, Seong-hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20170285871
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a contact sensing module for sensing a human body contact of a conductive object located outside the electronic device. The electronic device also has a position sensing module for sensing a contact position of the human body with which the conductive object is in contact from outside the electronic device. In addition a processor is included for displaying a graphic in a region of a display corresponding to the sensed contact position when a position of the human body is sensed through the position sensing module while contact of the human body is sensed through the contact sensing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Minkyu Jung, Sungbin Kuk, Hark-Joon Kim, Seonghoon Kang
  • Patent number: 9766722
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a control method are provided. The user terminal device includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user interaction on the display, and a controller configured to, in response to a user interaction being sensed by the sensor of a touch being made by an input device of a polyhedral shape that includes different touch patterns on each of a plurality of surfaces, control a function of the user terminal device according to a touch pattern on a touched surface among the plurality of surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi-ra Park, Sung-bin Kuk, Hark-joon Kim, Sang-il Lee, Min-kyu Jung, Seong-hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20160350047
    Abstract: A method of controlling at least one controlled device at an external device outside a network including a control device and the controlled device is provided. The method includes transmitting a message accepting a control request requesting to control the controlled device in a session established with the control device; receiving and displaying an identifier for identifying the controlled device; and selectively controlling the controlled device via the control device based on an input generated using the displayed identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hark-joon KIM, Kuk-hyun HAN, Sang-jun HAN
  • Patent number: 9496923
    Abstract: An external device identification method in a device including a touch spot, an apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. The external device identification method includes generating a first micro-current signal that is induced when the touch spot is touched by a human being and includes device information about the device including the touch spot, propagating the first micro-current signal to an external device via a human being, receiving a second micro-current signal including device information about the external device from the external device via the human being, detecting the device information about the external device from the second micro-current signal, identifying the external device by using the device information about the external device, and connecting the device including the touch spot to the external device through a communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuk-hyun Han, Pil-seung Yang, Hark-joon Kim
  • Patent number: 9491438
    Abstract: Provided is a communication method using a three-dimensional (3D) image display device. In the communication method, motion information is determined using a motion image obtained by photographing a user's motion indicating the user's request in relation to an opposite party, distance information indicating the distance between the user who is moving and the 3D image display device is determined, and then, the user's request is determined based on the motion information and the distance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hark-joon Kim, Pil-seung Yang
  • Patent number: 9417792
    Abstract: A method of controlling at least one controlled device at an external device outside a network including a control device and the controlled device is provided. The method includes transmitting a message accepting a control request requesting to control the controlled device in a session established with the control device; receiving and displaying an identifier for identifying the controlled device; and selectively controlling the controlled device via the control device based on an input generated using the displayed identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hark-joon Kim, Kuk-hyun Han, Sang-jun Han
  • Publication number: 20160119160
    Abstract: A control device, a method of controlling the same, and an integrated control system are provided. The method includes in response to a setting command being input, registering a setting state of at least one device connected to the control device at a time point when the setting command is input as a preferred setting state of the at least one device, and, in response to an execution command being input, transmitting a control command to the at least one device based on the registered preferred setting state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hark-joon KIM, Sung-bin KUK, Mi-ra PARK, Sang-il LEE, Min-kyu JUNG, Seong-hoon KANG
  • Publication number: 20160110573
    Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for writing and reproducing a multimedia service using a tag in order to provide an intuitive interface for a user using a multimedia service. The method includes selecting a multimedia service to be written; generating tag information identifying the selected multimedia service; and writing the generated tag information to a tag. Accordingly, multimedia service information and content information can be stored in a tag by being written to tag information using a common format, and thus the user can later execute a service operation by easily writing information of a desired service operation to a tag and then simply connecting the tag to a tag reading device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-seung YANG, Kuk-hyun HAN, Hark-joon KIM, Bo-hyun KYUNG, Myoung-soon CHOI, Dae-Hyun KIM, Sang-jun HAN, Bo-mi KIM
  • Publication number: 20160091990
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a control method are provided. The user terminal device includes a display, a sensor configured to sense a user interaction on the display, and a controller configured to, in response to a user interaction being sensed by the sensor of a touch being made by an input device of a polyhedral shape that includes different touch patterns on each of a plurality of surfaces, control a function of the user terminal device according to a touch pattern on a touched surface among the plurality of surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Mi-ra PARK, Sung-bin KUK, Hark-joon KIM, Sang-il LEE, Min-kyu JUNG, Seong-hoon KANG
  • Patent number: D773407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hark-Joon Kim, Mira Park