Patents by Inventor Ho-Seong Seo
Ho-Seong Seo 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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Patent number: 10031483Abstract: A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes a first strap portion attached or detached from a body portion and provided to allow the body portion to be worn on a human body, a second strap portion provided in the body portion to be exchanged with the first strap portion, electrically connected to the body portion, and having at least one member to provide a signal generated from the members to the body portion, and a connecting portion electrically connecting the body portion with the first strap portion or electrically connecting the body portion with the second strap portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ho-Seong Seo, Dong-Churl Kim
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Patent number: 9935279Abstract: A plurality of panels include: a display panel; and a protective panel that is disposed outside the display panel, and includes a transparent substrate and an outer hard coating layer and an inner hard coating layer that are respectively formed on an outer surface and an inner surface of the transparent substrate, and each have a hardness greater than a hardness of the transparent substrate. A thickness of the outer hard coating layer is greater than a thickness of the inner hard coating layer, and a stress neutral surface of the flexible display device is configured so that a compressive stress is applied to the inner hard coating layer when the flexible display device is bent.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eun-hwa Lee, Kyung-wan Park, Yu-su Kim, Jin-hyoung Park, Ho-seong Seo, Ga-eun Lee, Shi-yun Cho
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Publication number: 20180069956Abstract: A watch phone and a method for handling an incoming call using the watch phone are provided. In the watch phone, a display device includes a touch screen panel and a display, turns off the touch screen panel in a watch mode, turns on the touch screen panel in an idle mode or upon receipt of an incoming call, and displays at least two areas for call connection and call rejection, upon receipt of the incoming call. A single mode selection key selects one of the watch mode and the idle mode. A controller performs control operations so that the touch screen panel is turned off in the watch mode and is turned on in the idle mode or upon receipt of the incoming call, and connects or rejects the incoming call, when the at least two areas for call connection or call rejection, which are displayed upon receipt of the incoming call, are pointed to or dragged to.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Shi-Yun CHO, Ji-Hyun JUNG, Ho-Jin LEE, Young-Min LEE, Ho-Seong SEO, Youn-Ho CHOI
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Publication number: 20180049329Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible display, a foldable housing, and a flexible display disposed on one surface of the housing. The housing includes a first part, a second part, and a connection unit for connecting the second part to the first part to be relatively movable. The connection unit has hinge members extended substantially in parallel to an edge of the first or second part, arranged between the first part and the second part, and forming part of the one surface of the housing. As the hinge members move relative to each other, the hinge members connect the second part to the first part to enable relative movement of the second part with respect to the first part between a position in which the second part faces the first part and a position in which the second part is leveled next to the first part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Ho-Seong Seo, Wataru Kaihotsu
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Publication number: 20180024593Abstract: An electronic device includes a first and second body, a hinge unit configured to connect to the first and second body, and a flexible display disposed on the hinge unit, the first, and second body, wherein the hinge unit includes a bendable support member supported by the first and second body, and a plurality of slit members, wherein each slit member includes a fixed end that is supported by the support member and a free end that extends toward the flexible display, and wherein the plurality of slit members are arranged in a longitudinal direction relative to the flexible display and are spaced apart by an interval, wherein the free ends limit a curvature of the flexible display in a folded state by moving closer to each other and touching.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Ho-seong SEO
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Patent number: 9874756Abstract: A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a display module configured to output an image, a wearing unit connected with the display module, and a detachment/attachment unit configured to allow the wearing unit to be detached from/attached to a user's eyeglass frame. The wearing unit is wearable on a user's body. The wearable electronic device may be variously implemented according to embodiments of the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ho-Seong Seo
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Publication number: 20170364123Abstract: A foldable device includes first and second bodies that respectively support a first part and a second part of a flexible display device and are foldably connected to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position, and a movable support member that continuously near-supports a third part of the flexible display device between the first part and the second part when the first body and the second body change from the folded position to the unfolded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-seong SEO, Kyung-wan PARK, Ga-eun LEE, Ji-hyun JUNG, Shi-yun CHO
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Patent number: 9811119Abstract: An electronic device includes a first and second body, a hinge unit configured to connect to the first and second body, and a flexible display disposed on the hinge unit, the first, and second body, wherein the hinge unit includes a bendable support member supported by the first and second body, and a plurality of slit members, wherein each slit member includes a fixed end that is supported by the support member and a free end that extends toward the flexible display, and wherein the plurality of slit members are arranged in a longitudinal direction relative to the flexible display and are spaced apart by an interval, wherein the free ends limit a curvature of the flexible display in a folded state by moving closer to each other and touching.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Ho-seong Seo
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Patent number: 9798359Abstract: A foldable device includes first and second bodies that respectively support a first part and a second part of a flexible display device and are foldably connected to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position, and a movable support member that continuously near-supports a third part of the flexible display device between the first part and the second part when the first body and the second body change from the folded position to the unfolded position.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-seong Seo, Kyung-wan Park, Ga-eun Lee, Ji-hyun Jung, Shi-yun Cho
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Patent number: 9766659Abstract: A foldable device includes first and second bodies that respectively support a first part and a second part of a flexible display device and are foldably connected to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position, and a movable support member that continuously near-supports a third part of the flexible display device between the first part and the second part when the first body and the second body change from the folded position to the unfolded position.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-seong Seo, Kyung-wan Park, Ga-eun Lee, Ji-hyun Jung, Shi-yun Cho
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Publication number: 20170236990Abstract: An energy harvest is disclosed. The disclosed energy harvest includes: a first charging member including a plurality of first protruding parts; and a second charging member including a plurality of second protruding parts arranged between the first protruding parts and including a material different from that of the first protruding parts. When at least one of the first and second charging members moves, side surfaces of the first protruding parts and side surfaces of the second protruding parts come into contact with each other, or gaps between the side surfaces of the first protruding parts and the side surfaces of the second protruding parts are changed. The energy harvest generates electrical energy from the contact or the gap change.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Young-jun PARK, Jin-hyoung PARK, Yun-kwon PARK, Ho-seong SEO, Sang-wook KWON
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Patent number: 9668550Abstract: A wearable device that may transform between an annularly bent state and a flat state is provided. The wearable device includes a plurality of segment members including a top portion and a bottom portion having a shorter length than the top portion; a plurality of connecting members that are disposed to correspond to the plurality of segment members, wherein each of the plurality of connecting members is connected to be mutually rotatable with two segment members disposed respectively on both sides thereof; a bistable spring that is supported on a plurality of segment members to provide elasticity in a direction into the annularly bent state and retentivity of the flat state; and a flexible display device that is supported on the top portion of the plurality of segment members.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SENEKA CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-seong Seo, Pil-je Cho, Young-woo Huh, Si-wan Kim
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Publication number: 20170115701Abstract: A foldable device includes a flexible display including first, second, and third portions; a body including first, second, and third support portions which respectively supports the first, second, and third portions; a hinge including a first rotation axis which connects the first support portion to the third support portion, and a second rotation axis which connects the second support portion to the third support portion; and a slot hole which is rotatably coupled with the first and second rotation axes, and which moves the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis when the first support portion and the second support portion rotate with respect to the third support portion. The first and second rotation axes allow the first and second support portions to rotate with respect to the third support portion when the flexible display changes from an open state to a closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-dong BAE, Ho-seong SEO, Wataru KAIHOTSU, Toshikazu TAKAYANAGI, Jin-hyoung PARK
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Patent number: 9600118Abstract: A method for preventing a touch misrecognition includes counting a total number of touch detection values of a touch panel which is greater than or equal to a first threshold value; comparing the total number of touch detection values with a second threshold value; and when the total number of the touch detection values is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, determining that bending of the touch panel has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Kyung-Wan Park, Seok-Myong Kang, Ho-Seong Seo, Dae-Kwang Jung, Ji-Hyun Jung, Shi-Yun Cho, Youn-Ho Choi
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Patent number: 9569018Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible display device adapted to accurately detect bending information when the flexible display device is flexed, bent or folded, and to be capable of variously controlling an image displayed on a screen on the basis of the detected bending information. The flexible display device includes a flexible touch screen part, and a bending detection part provided on the touch screen part, the bending detection part having an electrostatic capacitance or electric resistance that changes depending on a bending of the touch screen part, so as to detect bending information.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Seok-Myong Kang, Shi-Yun Cho, Ho-Seong Seo, In-Kuk Yun, Youn-Ho Choi
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Publication number: 20170017283Abstract: A display apparatus including a display configured to display an image; a connecting section configured to connect with an external apparatus that includes at least one operating section and a charging section to be charged with power to be supplied to the operating section; a power supply configured to supply power to the external apparatus connected to the connecting section; and a controller configured to receive information about power used by at least one operating section of the external apparatus connected to the connecting section, determine a level of power supplied to the external apparatus according to the received power information and usage power of the display, and control the power supply to supply power having the determined level to the external apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Ho-seong SEO
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Publication number: 20160357222Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a body including a plurality of segment members connected to each other to be rotatable, the body being configured to switch to a flat state or a bent state by rotations of the plurality of segment members, a flexible display device supported by the body, a return spring configured to maintain the body in the bent state with an elastic force so that the body returns to the flat state, and a locking unit configured to lock the body at various bent states with different curvatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Ho-seong SEO, Jin-hyoung PARK
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Publication number: 20160302314Abstract: A foldable device includes a first body and a second body that support a flexible display device and change between an unfolding position and a folding position at which the flexible display device is received in the first and second bodies to have a droplet shape. A first support portion and a second support portion are respectively provided on the first and second bodies, are maintained at a support position at which the first and second support portions support a third part when the first and second bodies are in a position between the unfolding position and a receiving start position, and move to a receiving position at which the first and second support portions move away from the third part to form a receiving space when the first and second bodies fold beyond the receiving start position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-dong BAE, Ho-seong SEO, Toshikazu TAKAYANAGI, Wataru KAIHOTSU
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Publication number: 20160223821Abstract: A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a display module configured to output an image, a wearing unit connected with the display module, and a detachment/attachment unit configured to allow the wearing unit to be detached from/attached to a user's eyeglass frame. The wearing unit is wearable on a user's body. The wearable electronic device may be variously implemented according to embodiments of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventor: Ho-Seong SEO
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Publication number: 20160223992Abstract: A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes a first strap portion attached or detached from a body portion and provided to allow the body portion to be worn on a human body, a second strap portion provided in the body portion to be exchanged with the first strap portion, electrically connected to the body portion, and having at least one member to provide a signal generated from the members to the body portion, and a connecting portion electrically connecting the body portion with the first strap portion or electrically connecting the body portion with the second strap portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Ho-Seong SEO, Dong-Churl KIM