Patents by Inventor Hyun-Ho Choi

Hyun-Ho Choi 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: 8331295
    Abstract: A base station and a mobile station for processing wireless communication with each other, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method for controlling a base station which performs radio communication with a mobile station includes starting radio communication via at least one arbitrary mobile station and a predetermined cellular channel; receiving Channel Quality Indication (CQI) information from the mobile station; determining whether a radio communication anomaly occurs between a specific mobile station from among the at least one arbitrary mobile station and the base station by using the received CQI information; and when determining that the radio communication anomaly occurs with the specific mobile station, controlling to interrupt the radio communication via the predetermined cellular channel and perform radio communication via the specific mobile station and either a shared channel or an open channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Choi, Kyung Hun Jang, Young Soo Kim, Tae In Hyon, In Sun Lee, Hyo Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 8301147
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a handover method for the mobile terminal are disclosed. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the invention may include a control unit configured to control the mobile terminal to perform a handover to a base station based on at least one of an on-off traffic characteristic of downlink data received from the base station and an on-off traffic characteristic of uplink data transmitted to the base station. When certain aspects of the invention are applied, the amount of data loss during a handover can be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Chung-Ang University Industry-Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jung-Ryun Lee, Hyun-Ho Choi, Hyun-Sik Kang, Oh-Young Song
  • Publication number: 20120257414
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a light source, a light guide part to receive a light emitted from the light source, a light conversion member between the light source and the light guide part, and a spacer between the light source and the light conversion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Ryong Park, Hyun Ho Choi, Gi Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 8284707
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a technique for power saving in mobile communication. At least one of a base station (BS) and a mobile station (MS) is initialized for power saving using a downlink (DL) status and an uplink (UL) status associated with the BS and the MS, respectively, during communication between the BS and the MS. A first PSC mode is entered when both the DL and UL statuses indicate a silence period. A second PSC mode is entered when at least one of the DL and UL statuses indicates a talk period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Hyun-Ho Choi, Dong-Ho Cho, Doo Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 8279667
    Abstract: Provided are nonvolatile memory devices and program methods thereof, an integrated circuit memory system includes a memory array comprising at least one magnetic track, each of the at least one magnetic track including a plurality of magnetic domains and at least one read/write unit coupled thereto, decoding circuitry coupled to the memory array that is operable to select at least one of the magnetic domains, a read/write controller coupled to the memory array that is operable to read data from at least one of the plurality of magnetic domains and to write data to at least one of the plurality of magnetic domains via the at least one read/write unit coupled to each of the at least one magnetic track, and a domain controller coupled to memory array that is operable to move data between the magnetic domains on each of the at least one magnetic track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Jung Kim, Sang Beom Kang, Chul Woo Park, Hyun Ho Choi, Jong Wan Kim, Young Pill Kim, Sung Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 8281206
    Abstract: A low density parity code (LDPC) encoding and decoding devices and encoding and decoding methods thereof are provided. An LDPC encoding device includes an information obtaining unit which obtains status information of at least two frequency bands, a matrix generation unit which generates a parity check matrix based on the status information, the parity check matrix including sub matrices which correspond to the at least two frequency bands, and an encoder which generates data bits and parity bits using an LDPC with the generated parity check matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Choi, Kyung Hun Jang, Jung Hyun Park, Yong Ho Cho, Dong Jo Park
  • Patent number: 8275072
    Abstract: A cognitive radio communication device including at least two radio frequency (RF) chains is provided. In order to perform a feature detection, the cognitive radio frequency device may reduce or eliminate a quiet time where a data communication is suspended using the at least two RF chains. While one RF chain performs the feature detection, another RF chain may perform the data communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Choi, Kyung Hun Jang, Hyo Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 8271856
    Abstract: To control operations of a resistive memory device, an input-output operation of an error check and correction (ECC) code is separated from an input-output operation of data. A condition of the input-output operation of the ECC code is determined stricter than a condition of the input-output operation of the data. reliability of the input-output operation of the ECC code may be enhanced, thereby reducing errors due to defect memory cells, noise, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Beom Kang, Chul-Woo Park, Hyun-Ho Choi, Ho-Jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20120214497
    Abstract: Provided is a hierarchical rate splitting method and apparatus in a hierarchical cell communication system. An upper node or a macro base station may adaptively determine a hierarchical splitting mode based on a channel condition of a channel between the macro base station and a macro terminal and/or a performance of pico terminals in comparison to a performance of the macro terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Won Jae Shin, Wan Choi, Hyun Ho Choi, Myung Gil Kang, Chang Yong Shin, Won Jong Noh
  • Patent number: 8238148
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having an architecture for reducing an area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of non-volatile memory cells, a plurality of registers each configured to store pre-fetch unit data, and a write driver circuit configured to write pre-fetch unit data sequentially output from the plurality of registers to the memory cell array during a write operation. The semiconductor device also includes a sense amplifier circuit configured to sense and amplify pre-fetch unit data sequentially output from the memory cell array and to sequentially store the amplified pre-fetch unit data in the plurality of registers, respectively, during a read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Jung Kim, Chul Woo Park, Sang Beom Kang, Jung Min Lee, Hyun Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 8228711
    Abstract: A bi-directional resistive memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells and an input/output (I/O) circuit. The I/O circuit is configured to generate a first voltage having a positive polarity and a second voltage having a negative polarity, provide one of the first voltage and the second voltage to the memory cell array through a bitline responsive to a logic state of input data, and adjust magnitudes of the first and second voltage when data written in the memory cell array has an offset. Related memory systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-Jung Kim, Chul-Woo Park, Sang-Beom Kang, Hyun-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 8218379
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a non-volatile memory cell array, a write circuit configured to write to the non-volatile memory cell array, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to store at least one erase indicator. The erase indicator is associated with at least a portion of the non-volatile memory cell array and indicates a logic state. The control circuit is configured to control the write circuit to write the logic state indicated by the erase indicator in the non-volatile memory cell array during an erase operation of the associated portion of the non-volatile memory cell array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Lee, Kwang-Jin Lee, Taek-Sung Kim, Kwang-Ho Kim, Woo-Yeong Cho, Hyun-Ho Choi, Hye Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20120155300
    Abstract: Provided is a communication method of a base station and a terminal for enhancing a recovery performance of a signal using a feedback control message. The feedback control message may include information about a target received power at the base station with respect to feedback information of each of a plurality of terminals and information associated with a feedback mode of the feedback information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Won Jong NOH, Joon Tae KIM, Hyun Ho CHOI, Won Jae SHIN, Dong Jo PARK, Chang Yong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20120157139
    Abstract: Provided is a communication method of a neighboring terminal and a target terminal in which a cooperative terminal that has a better SINR or a better channel condition provides help to a target terminal through cooperation between terminals based on a random access mode or a scheduling mode, so that an SINR of the target terminal is improved without help from a base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Won Jong Noh, Hyun Ho Choi, Won Jae Shin, Sang Uk Park, Dong Jo Park, Chang Yong Shin, Joon Tae Kim, Seung Won Choi, Jung Min Moon, Dong Ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20120149425
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control in a wireless network. The method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control may substantially maximize a minimum value of a transmission rate of each transmitter by controlling a transmission power of each transmitter. The transmission power may be controlled so that transmission rates of transmitters are substantially identical to each other. If the transmission rate is less than a requested transmission rate, the method and apparatus may change a resource of a transmitter that uses a substantially maximum power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Ho CHOI, Chang Yong SHIN, Kyung Hun JANG
  • Publication number: 20120142345
    Abstract: Provided is a cooperative communication technology of a target terminal and a cooperative terminal. In an environment in which interference exists between cells, cooperation between terminals may be performed in order to improve quality of signals that are received from a base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Choi, Dong Ho Cho, Won Jong Noh, Won Jae Shin, Jung Min Moon, Chang Bae Yoon, Dong Jo Park, Sang Uk Park
  • Patent number: 8194492
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor memory device including a memory cell array having a plurality of variable resistance memory cells divided into first and second areas. An I/O circuit is configured to access the memory cell array under the control of control logic so as to access the first or second area in response to an external command. The I/O circuit accesses the first area using a memory cell unit and the second area using a page unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi Wang, Kwang-Jin Lee, Woo-Yeong Cho, Taek-Sung Kim, Kwang-Ho Kim, Hyun-Ho Choi, Yong-Jun Lee, Hye-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8185055
    Abstract: An interference determination apparatus, including a signal receiver to receive a first signal of a primary network and a second signal of a secondary network; a correlator to compute a correlation value of a first cyclic prefix included in the first signal and a correlation value of a second cyclic prefix included in the second signal; and an interference determination unit to determine an interference level or whether the interference occurs between the primary network and the secondary network, using the correlation value of the first cyclic prefix and the correlation value of the second cyclic prefix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Choi, Hyo Sun Hwang, Tae In Hyon, Kyung Hun Jang, In Sun Lee, Hyun Gi Ahn, Yong Ho Cho, Dong Jo Park, Jung Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20120122502
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for controlling inter cell interference based on cooperation between intra cell terminals. The intra cell terminals may exchange interference channel information, and may determine a receive beamforming vector based on the exchanged interference channel information. At least one intra cell terminal may feed back, to a neighboring cell base station, information associated with an effective interference channel using the receive beamforming vector. A base station may determine a transmit beamforming vector based on information associated with an effective interference channel using receive beamforming vectors of neighboring cell terminals that are received from at least one neighboring cell terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Won Jae SHIN, Cheul Soon Kim, Chang Yong Shin, Won Jong Noh, Hyun Ho Choi, Young Chul Sung, Yong Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20120093043
    Abstract: A multi-cell communication system comprises at least a first base station and first terminal and a second base station and second terminal. When the first and second base stations need to perform interference control, the first terminal may relay a message related to the interference control between the first base station and the second base station. That is, the first terminal may transfer a message related to the interference control from the first base station to the second base station, and a message related to the interference control from the second base station to the first base station. As such, the first base station and the second base station can transmit/receive messages that are for performing interference control via the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Choi, Hyo Sun Hwang, Young Jun Hong, Jong Bu Lim