Patents by Inventor Hyung-dal Kim

Hyung-dal 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: 20180176347
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor, a touch screen, and a processor that activates a first area corresponding to at least a part of the touch screen for determining whether a cover device mounted to the electronic device opens or closes, and determines whether the cover device opens or closes based on a touch input corresponding to a specific pattern included in the cover device, sensed through the activated first area of the touch screen, and based on information on whether the cover device is in proximity to the electronic device, sensed through the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Jae-Woong JEON, Han-Vit KANG, Hyung-Dal KIM, Seo-Yeon PARK
  • Publication number: 20180160545
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a display area and a connecting area extending from one side of the display area, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connected with the connecting area, and a first module mounted on a first surface of the FPCB, where the connecting area is bent such that the first module is apart from the display to face the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Hyung Dal KIM, Oh Hyuck KWON, Han Vit KANG, Jun Young KIM, Moon Kyeong KIM, Sang Seob KIM, Jung Sik PARK, Hee Seok JUNG, Sung CHO, Heung Sik SHIN, Ji Woong OH
  • Publication number: 20180096187
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that comprises at least part of the first surface, a display disposed between the first surface and the second surface of the housing and configured to display information through the transparent cover to an outside, an illumination part comprising light emitting circuitry disposed at an inner side of an end of the first surface of the housing and configured to emit light to the transparent cover, an optical coupler disposed between the illumination part and the transparent cover and configured to reflect light from the illumination part to the transparent cover, and a biometric sensor disposed under the transparent cover and the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Oh-Hyuck KWON, Hyung-Dal KIM, Beom-Ju KIM, Eun-Hwa LEE, Jae-Young KIM, Jong-Il KIM, Min-Su JUNG, Ji-Woong OH
  • Publication number: 20170372114
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided which includes a light emitting module that radiates infrared light, a window disposed on the light emitting module and having a specific refractive index with respect to the infrared light, wherein the window includes a refraction part that totally reflects the infrared light inside the window in correspondence with the specific refractive index, and a fingerprint sensor disposed under the window and obtaining a fingerprint of a user based on a user input on the window by using scattered light of the infrared light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Gyu Sang Cho, Hee Cheul Moon, Hyung Dal Kim, Kyung Hoon Song, Kwang Sub Lee, Se Young Jang, Myung Su Kang, Heung Sik Shin
  • Patent number: 9462176
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a mount unit configured to fasten one of an interchangeable lens and an external speaker, and a controller configured to control lens driving of the interchangeable lens when the interchangeable lens is fastened to the mount unit and control audio output of the external speaker when the external speaker is fastened to the mount unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyung-dal Kim
  • Publication number: 20150146083
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a mount unit configured to fasten one of an interchangeable lens and an external speaker, and a controller configured to control lens driving of the interchangeable lens when the interchangeable lens is fastened to the mount unit and control audio output of the external speaker when the external speaker is fastened to the mount unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyung-dal Kim
  • Publication number: 20080106610
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus having external cameras, and a method of switching modes thereof, are provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing part for photographing an optical image being converged through a lens part, and converting the image into an electric signal, a video signal generating part for processing the electric signal being output from the photographing part and generating a video signal, a signal processing port for processing the video signal to a displayable form, a wireless receiver for receiving a video signal being wirelessly transmitted from the first external camera, and transmitting the received signal to the signal processing part, and a wired connecting part connected with a second external camera in a wired manner, and transmitting the video signal to the signal processor. As a result, user can selectively use the wired and wireless external cameras being connected with the camcorder and user convenience is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Hyung-dal Kim