Patents by Inventor Hee-Woon Kim
Hee-Woon 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).
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Publication number: 20250048840Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a display device is provided. The display device includes a base layer including a display area and a peripheral area, a light emitting element disposed in the display area and including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light emitting part disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrode disconnection member disposed in the peripheral area, and an electrode portion disposed adjacent to the electrode disconnection member. The electrode disconnection member includes a reverse-taper member surrounding an area in a plan view. The reverse-taper member includes an inner edge facing the area. The electrode portion includes a first electrode portion disposed in the area and a second electrode portion disposed on an upper surface of the reverse-taper member along the inner edge. The first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are physically spaced apart from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Sang Ho LEE, Hee Woon IM, Yool Guk KIM, Ji Yoon KIM, Hyeon Sik KIM
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Publication number: 20250031525Abstract: A display device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The display device comprises a substrate, a transistor disposed on the substrate, a via layer disposed over the transistor and including a contact hole extending to the transistor, a pixel electrode disposed on the via layer and connected to the transistor through the contact hole, a first bank layer disposed on the pixel electrode and extending in a first direction, and a second bank layer extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, a light emitting layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the light emitting layer, wherein the second bank layer comprises a first region that does not overlap the contact hole and a second region that overlaps the contact hole, and wherein a width of the second region is greater than a width of the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Ji Yoon KIM, Yool Guk KIM, Hyeon Sik KIM, Sang Ho LEE, Hee Woon IM
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Patent number: 11579714Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung Kyo Seo, Kyung Hwa Kim, Soo Jung Bae, Hee Woon Kim, Ah Young Kim
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Patent number: 11393472Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing a voice command in an electronic device. In an exemplary embodiment, a voice signal is detected and speech thereof is recognized. When the recognized speech contains a wakeup command, a voice command mode is activated, and a signal containing at least a portion of the detected voice signal is transmitted to a server. The server generates a control signal or a result signal corresponding to the voice command, and transmits the same to the electronic device. The device receives and processes the control or result signal, and awakens. Thereby, voice commands are executed without the need for the user to physically touch the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Subhojit Chakladar, Sang-Hoon Lee, Hee-Woon Kim
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Publication number: 20220026995Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Heung Kyo SEO, Kyung Hwa KIM, Soo Jung BAE, Hee Woon KIM, Ah Young KIM
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Patent number: 11169627Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung Kyo Seo, Kyung Hwa Kim, Soo Jung Bae, Hee Woon Kim, Ah Young Kim
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Patent number: 11137838Abstract: A method for storing user data according to various embodiments comprises the steps of: receiving a first event signal from an electronic pen; when a first pen input through the electronic pen is detected on a display area where first screen data is displayed, during a first mode operation performed on the basis of the first event, generating first user data according to the first pen input; displaying second screen data on the display area on the basis of a user input on the display area; when a second pen input through the electronic pen is detected on the display area where the second screen data is displayed, generating second user data according to the second pen input; receiving, from the electronic pen, a second event signal corresponding to the first event signal; and storing the first user data and the second user data that are associated with each other, during a second mode operation performed on the basis of the second event signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Hwa Kim, Hee-Woon Kim, Hyung-Joo Jin
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Patent number: 11073985Abstract: An electronic device includes a display configured to display at least one content, a pressure sensor configured to sense a touch input having a pressure value of a specified value or more, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the display, the pressure sensor, and the memory. When the touch input occurs in a first screen of the display, the processor is configured to determine an input location of the touch input, to verify content displayed at a display location of the first screen corresponding to the input location, to create a widget including information associated with the content, and to output the created widget to a second screen of the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Inventors: Dong Jin Eun, Woo Hyun Kim, Hee Jin Kim, Seung Yong Lee, Chi Hoon Lee, Hae Na Lee, Jee Yeun Wang, Ah Young Kim, Hyun Seok Seo, Hyo Jin Bae, Wan Soo Lim, Hee Woon Kim, Sung Chan Bae, Jung Eui Seo
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Publication number: 20210026462Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Heung Kyo SEO, Kyung Hwa KIM, Soo Jung BAE, Hee Woon KIM, Ah Young KIM
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Patent number: 10817084Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung Kyo Seo, Kyung Hwa Kim, Soo Jung Bae, Hee Woon Kim, Ah Young Kim
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Publication number: 20200319794Abstract: An electronic device includes a display configured to display at least one content, a pressure sensor configured to sense a touch input having a pressure value of a specified value or more, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the display, the pressure sensor, and the memory. When the touch input occurs in a first screen of the display, the processor is configured to determine an input location of the touch input, to verify content displayed at a display location of the first screen corresponding to the input location, to create a widget including information associated with the content, and to output the created widget to a second screen of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Dong Jin EUN, Woo Hyun KIM, Hee Jin KIM, Seung Yong LEE, Chi Hoon LEE, Hae Na LEE, Jee Yeun WANG, Ah Young KIM, Hyun Seok SEO, Hyo Jin BAE, Wan Soo LIM, Hee Woon KIM, Sung Chan BAE, Jung Eui SEO
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Publication number: 20200279563Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing a voice command in an electronic device. In an exemplary embodiment, a voice signal is detected and speech thereof is recognized. When the recognized speech contains a wakeup command, a voice command mode is activated, and a signal containing at least a portion of the detected voice signal is transmitted to a server. The server generates a control signal or a result signal corresponding to the voice command, and transmits the same to the electronic device. The device receives and processes the control or result signal, and awakens. Thereby, voice commands are executed without the need for the user to physically touch the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Subhojit CHAKLADAR, Sang-Hoon LEE, Hee-Woon KIM
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Patent number: 10657967Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing a voice command in an electronic device. In an exemplary embodiment, a voice signal is detected and speech thereof is recognized. When the recognized speech contains a wakeup command, a voice command mode is activated, and a signal containing at least a portion of the detected voice signal is transmitted to a server. The server generates a control signal or a result signal corresponding to the voice command, and transmits the same to the electronic device. The device receives and processes the control or result signal, and awakens. Thereby, voice commands are executed without the need for the user to physically touch the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Subhojit Chakladar, Sang-Hoon Lee, Hee-Woon Kim
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Publication number: 20190171298Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Heung Kyo SEO, Kyung Hwa KIM, Soo Jung BAE, Hee Woon KIM, Ah Young KIM
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Publication number: 20190087024Abstract: A method for storing user data according to various embodiments comprises the steps of: receiving a first event signal from an electronic pen; when a first pen input through the electronic pen is detected on a display area where first screen data is displayed, during a first mode operation performed on the basis of the first event, generating first user data according to the first pen input; displaying second screen data on the display area on the basis of a user input on the display area; when a second pen input through the electronic pen is detected on the display area where the second screen data is displayed, generating second user data according to the second pen input; receiving, from the electronic pen, a second event signal corresponding to the first event signal; and storing the first user data and the second user data that are associated with each other, during a second mode operation performed on the basis of the second event signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Kyung-Hwa KIM, Hee-Woon KIM, Hyung-Joo JIN
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Patent number: 10228779Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung Kyo Seo, Kyung Hwa Kim, Soo Jung Bae, Hee Woon Kim, Ah Young Kim
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Publication number: 20190035399Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing a voice command in an electronic device. In an exemplary embodiment, a voice signal is detected and speech thereof is recognized. When the recognized speech contains a wakeup command, a voice command mode is activated, and a signal containing at least a portion of the detected voice signal is transmitted to a server. The server generates a control signal or a result signal corresponding to the voice command, and transmits the same to the electronic device. The device receives and processes the control or result signal, and awakens. Thereby, voice commands are executed without the need for the user to physically touch the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Subhojit CHAKLADAR, Sang-Hoon LEE, Hee-Woon KIM
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Publication number: 20180074697Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a memory, a display that detects a force input based on an external pressure, and a processor electrically coupled with the memory and the display. The processor executes an application that is operable corresponding to the force input, controls to store history information in the memory on use of the electronic device, the history information being related to a forcing point, to which the force input is applied, on an execution screen of the application, and controls to output via the display the history information to an area adjacent to the forcing point if the force input to the forcing point occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Hye Won KIM, Dong Kyun KANG, Kyung Hwa KIM, Na Hye KIM, Woo Hyun KIM, Ju Young KIM, Mi Ji PARK, Sung Won PARK, Ji Yeon SUNG, Dong Jin EUN, Seung Yong LEE, Jae Han LEE, Jin A. LEE, Min Young CHANG, Kyung Lim CHOI, Seung Pyo HONG, Jee Yeun WANG, Ah Young KIM, Jun Ho CHOI, Dae Hong KI, Hee Woon KIM, Wan Je PARK, Sung Chan BAE, Jung Eui SEO
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Patent number: 9883018Abstract: A method for recording conversation is provided. The method includes capturing content, receiving at least one voice signal, distinguishing at least one person corresponding to the at least one voice signal by analyzing the at least one voice signal, converting the at least one voice signal into a text corresponding to the at least one voice signal, and displaying the text in the captured content to correspond to the distinguished at least one person.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., ltd.Inventors: So-Ra Kim, Jin-Yong Kim, Hyun-Kyoung Kim, Hee-Woon Kim, Yu-Mi Ahn, Ji-Hyun Ahn
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Publication number: 20170162198Abstract: An apparatus and method for executing a voice command in an electronic device. In an exemplary embodiment, a voice signal is detected and speech thereof is recognized. When the recognized speech contains a wakeup command, a voice command mode is activated, and a signal containing at least a portion of the detected voice signal is transmitted to a server. The server generates a control signal or a result signal corresponding to the voice command, and transmits the same to the electronic device. The device receives and processes the control or result signal, and awakens. Thereby, voice commands are executed without the need for the user to physically touch the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Subhojit CHAKLADAR, Sang-Hoon LEE, Hee-Woon KIM