Patents by Inventor Hee Kyung YANG

Hee Kyung YANG 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).

  • Patent number: 11588655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of connection of home appliance to a network, a network-connection system for home appliances, and an apparatus related to a network-connection setting for home appliances. The network connection method of home appliance includes operations in which a terminal device receives an input of an authentication key of an access point (AP) apparatus and the terminal device or the AP apparatus verifies and authenticates the authentication key; a home appliance is set to be in a state of communicating with the terminal device; the home appliance is interconnected to the terminal device and the terminal device transmits an identification number and the certificated authentication key of the AP apparatus to the home appliance; and the home appliance is connected to the AP apparatus based on the identification number and the authentication key of the AP apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung Yang, Se Il Kim
  • Patent number: 11133944
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of connection of home appliance to a network, a network-connection system for home appliances, and an apparatus related to a network-connection setting for home appliances. The network connection method of home appliance includes operations in which a terminal device receives an input of an authentication key of an access point (AP) apparatus and the terminal device or the AP apparatus verifies and authenticates the authentication key; a home appliance is set to be in a state of communicating with the terminal device; the home appliance is interconnected to the terminal device and the terminal device transmits an identification number and the certificated authentication key of the AP apparatus to the home appliance; and the home appliance is connected to the AP apparatus based on the identification number and the authentication key of the AP apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung Yang, Se Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20210234712
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of connection of home appliance to a network, a network-connection system for home appliances, and an apparatus related to a network-connection setting for home appliances. The network connection method of home appliance includes operations in which a terminal device receives an input of an authentication key of an access point (AP) apparatus and the terminal device or the AP apparatus verifies and authenticates the authentication key; a home appliance is set to be in a state of communicating with the terminal device; the home appliance is interconnected to the terminal device and the terminal device transmits an identification number and the certificated authentication key of the AP apparatus to the home appliance; and the home appliance is connected to the AP apparatus based on the identification number and the authentication key of the AP apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Hee Kyung YANG, Se Il KIM
  • Patent number: 11071045
    Abstract: A communication method of an electronic device may comprise: a step of wirelessly outputting an advertisement signal at predetermined time intervals when power is supplied; a step of acquiring access information of an access repeater from an external device while outputting the advertisement signal; a step of stopping the output of the advertisement signal and accessing the access repeater on the basis of the access information of the access repeater when the access information of the access repeater is acquired; and a step of stopping the output of the advertisement signal if an elapsed time after the power is supplied is greater than a predetermined reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung Yang, Hyun Cheol Oh, Ji-Hyouk Choi
  • Publication number: 20200365150
    Abstract: A home appliance is provided. The home appliance includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) for individually displaying each of selected states of at least one function provided by the home appliance, and a processor for controlling, based on a user voice being inputted, the at least one LED so as to indicate that the inputted voice is being recognized, and based on the voice recognition being completed, controlling the at least one LED so as to allow the at least one LED to be turned on according to the voice recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Seol-hee JEON, Hwa-sung KIM, Hee-kyung YANG, Eun-jin CHUN, Soon-hoon HWANG, Ji-eun LEE, Wung-chul CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200153650
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of connection of home appliance to a network, a network-connection system for home appliances, and an apparatus related to a network-connection setting for home appliances. The network connection method of home appliance includes operations in which a terminal device receives an input of an authentication key of an access point (AP) apparatus and the terminal device or the AP apparatus verifies and authenticates the authentication key; a home appliance is set to be in a state of communicating with the terminal device; the home appliance is interconnected to the terminal device and the terminal device transmits an identification number and the certificated authentication key of the AP apparatus to the home appliance; and the home appliance is connected to the AP apparatus based on the identification number and the authentication key of the AP apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Hee Kyung YANG, Se Il KIM
  • Patent number: 10598784
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of connection of home appliance to a network, a network-connection system for home appliances, and an apparatus related to a network-connection setting for home appliances. The network connection method of home appliance includes an operation in which a terminal device receives an input of an authentication key of an access point (AP) apparatus and the terminal device or the AP apparatus verifies and authenticates the authentication key; an operation in which a home appliance is set to be in a state of communicating with the terminal device; an operation in which the home appliance is interconnected to the terminal device and the terminal device transmits an identification number and the certificated authentication key of the AP apparatus to the home appliance; and an operation in which the home appliance is connected to the AP apparatus based on the identification number and the authentication key of the AP apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung Yang, Se Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20180376410
    Abstract: A communication method of an electronic device may comprise: a step of wirelessly outputting an advertisement signal at predetermined time intervals when power is supplied; a step of acquiring access information of an access repeater from an external device while outputting the advertisement signal; a step of stopping the output of the advertisement signal and accessing the access repeater on the basis of the access information of the access repeater when the access information of the access repeater is acquired; and a step of stopping the output of the advertisement signal if an elapsed time after the power is supplied is greater than a predetermined reference time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hee Kyung YANG, Hyun Cheol OH, Ji-Hyouk CHOI
  • Patent number: 10039446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a defective zone of a retinal nerve fiber layer (hereinafter, referred to as a RNFL), wherein a green channel image is extracted from an acquired fundus image, and polar coordinate conversion is conducted with reference to the center of a detected optic disc with regard to the image, thereby detecting a defective area of the RNFL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kwang Gi Kim, Jeong Min Hwang, Hee Kyung Yang, Sang Beom Han, Ji Eun Oh
  • Publication number: 20180187954
    Abstract: A home appliance capable of minimizing a purchasing process for products required for the user or maintenance and repair of home appliances to allow a user to easily order the products at the appropriate time, and a control method of the home appliance. A home appliance comprises a user interface configured to display at least one immediate order icon purchasing a product immediately, and configured to receive a user's selection related to the displayed at least one immediate order icon, a controller configured to generate order information for ordering a product corresponding the selected immediate order icon, when the user's selection related to the at least one immediate order icon is input; and a communicator configured to transmit the generated order information to a sales server selling the product corresponding the selected immediate order icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung YANG, Hwan Hee GIL, Mun Keun LEE, A Ra CHO, Tae Hoon HA
  • Patent number: 9943206
    Abstract: A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the robot cleaner using a near field wireless communication (NFC) and a processor configured to detect a state of the robot cleaner among a plurality of predefined states. The processor is also configured to, in response to NFC tagging being performed with the mobile terminal, control the communication unit to transmit information corresponding to the detected state to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-kyung Yang, Ji Eom, Ji-hye Jang
  • Publication number: 20170205791
    Abstract: Disclosed are a home appliance and a control method for the same. The home appliance includes an operation unit that receives a control command, a sensor unit that detects a status of the home appliance, a control unit that outputs a control signal so that the home appliance is operated according to the control command, and a driving unit that is operated according to the control signal. Here, the control unit manages a usage log by accumulating and recording at least one of information of an input of the control command and information of the status of the home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung YANG, Seong Yong KANG, Se IL KIM, Ji Hye JANG, Seong Joo HAN
  • Publication number: 20170163437
    Abstract: The present application provides a home appliance, a controller, a system for controlling the home appliance, a method of controlling the home appliance, and a readable storage medium using a computer which stores the method of controlling the home appliance. According to the present application, the home appliance may comprise: at least one controller mounting part on which a controller is selectively mounted; and a processor configured to be connected to the controller to be communicated when the controller is mounted on the controller mounting part, and to receive a control signal generated according to manipulation of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung YANG, Baik Hee HAN, Hee Jun KANG, Jung Yeob KIM
  • Publication number: 20160374526
    Abstract: A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the robot cleaner using a near field wireless communication (NFC) and a processor configured to detect a state of the robot cleaner among a plurality of predefined states. The processor is also configured to, in response to NFC tagging being performed with the mobile terminal, control the communication unit to transmit information corresponding to the detected state to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Hee-kyung Yang, Ji Eom, Ji-hye Jang
  • Publication number: 20160373270
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of connection of home appliance to a network, a network-connection system for home appliances, and an apparatus related to a network-connection setting for home appliances. The network connection method of home appliance includes an operation in which a terminal device receives an input of an authentication key of an access point (AP) apparatus and the terminal device or the AP apparatus verifies and authenticates the authentication key; an operation in which a home appliance is set to be in a state of communicating with the terminal device; an operation in which the home appliance is interconnected to the terminal device and the terminal device transmits an identification number and the certificated authentication key of the AP apparatus to the home appliance; and an operation in which the home appliance is connected to the AP apparatus based on the identification number and the authentication key of the AP apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Hee Kyung Yang, Se IL Kim
  • Publication number: 20160324413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a defective zone of a retinal nerve fiber layer (hereinafter, referred to as a RNFL), wherein a green channel image is extracted from an acquired fundus image, and polar coordinate conversion is conducted with reference to the center of a detected optic disc with regard to the image, thereby detecting a defective area of the RNFL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kwang Gi KIM, Jeong Min HWANG, Hee Kyung YANG, Sang Beom HAN