Patents by Inventor Jae-Bong CHUN

Jae-Bong CHUN 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: 10396434
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface, a second surface, and a side plate surrounding part of a space between the first surface and the second surface, a display disposed in the housing, a first plate attached to or integrated into the display, a second plate facing in the third direction and positioned adjacent to the side plate, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a first planar portion coupled to the first plate, and a second planar portion coupled to the second plate and angled from the first planar portion, a printed circuit board (PCB) interposed between the display and the second surface, and a mid-plate disposed in the housing, wherein the second planar portion of the FPCB is interposed between a side surface of the mid-plate and the second plate separated from each other by a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Young Gwon Koo, Dong Ryul Shin, Jin Woo Jung, Byoung Uk Yoon, Jae Bong Chun, Hyun Suk Choi
  • Publication number: 20190251549
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing, a conductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field, a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing and includes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern, and a communication circuit that is configured to transmit at least one transaction information to an external device by using the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern may include a first end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, a second end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a coil that is connected between the first end and the second end and includes a plurality of turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Woo-Sup LEE, Hyun-Ju HONG, Youn-Ju KIM, Jae-Bong CHUN, Jung-Sik PARK
  • Patent number: 10380716
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display circuit, a sensor circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to provide an omnidirectional image having a size larger than the screen through the display circuit, to provide the screen with a first area being a partial area of the omnidirectional image, to obtain information of a change in a direction, which the electronic device faces, through the sensor circuit when the omnidirectional image is provided, to provide the screen with a second area being another partial area of the omnidirectional image through the display circuit based on the obtained information, and to store a time point, at which the direction is changed, wherein the time point is correlated with a time point or a frame at which the omnidirectional image is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Bong Chun, Jin Gil Yang, Yo Han Lee, Jung Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 10374286
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a housing; a wireless communication transceiver provided within the housing; an antenna radiator provided within the housing; and a cover arranged to cover at least a portion of the antenna radiator and form at least a portion of a surface of the housing, wherein the cover includes a conductive material, and the cover is at least partially detachable from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Sik Park, Yeon-Woo Kim, Woo-Sup Lee, Seung-Gil Jeon, Ju-Seok Noh, Jae-Bong Chun, Hyun-Ju Hong
  • Publication number: 20190229413
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that includes a first plate, a second plate facing a direction opposite the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, an antenna structure that includes a plurality of dielectric layers perpendicular to the side member and parallel to the first plate, a first array of conductive plates aligned in a first direction perpendicular to the first plate at a first dielectric layer of the dielectric layers, a second array of conductive plates spaced from the first array and aligned in the first direction at the first dielectric layer, wherein the second array is farther from the first plate than the first array, at least one ground plane positioned on at least one of the dielectric layers and interposed between the first array and the second array, when viewed from above the side member, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first array and the second array and configured to transmit and/or rece
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Je Hun JONG, Se Hyun PARK, Su Min YUN, Myung Hun JEONG, Jae Hoon JO, Jin Woo JUNG, Jae Bong CHUN
  • Patent number: 10345924
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for an electronic device and sensor includes: a housing; at least one sensor disposed on a part of the housing to detect an external image of the electronic device or sound. A communication circuit cis arranged in the housing, and at least one processor is electrically connected to the at least one sensor and the communication circuit. A memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to control operation of the at least one sensor to operate as a user interface of the electronic device, and/or to operate as a sensing device for detecting a movement and/or sound of an object within a selected range or space, and to provide data based at least partly on the detected movement and/or sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Bong Chun, Dong-Il Son, Chi-Hyun Cho, Gyu-Cheol Choi, Chang-Ryong Heo, Chang-Taek Kang, Changsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10333211
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an outer housing that comprises a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, a display adapted to expose at least a portion of the display through the first surface of the outer housing, a PCB arranged between the second surface and the display in an interior of the outer housing, a communication circuit arranged on or over the PCB, a first conductive structure formed of at least one of the first surface or at least a portion of the side surface is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a second conductive structure formed of the portion of the display electrically connected to the first conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Kim, In Young Lee, Sang Hoon Choi, Woo Suk Kang, Jae Won Choe, Jae Bong Chun
  • Publication number: 20190181539
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface, a touch screen display positioned inside the housing, wherein the display comprises a display panel and a touch panel that is separated from or integrated with the display panel, a conductive member (conductor) forming at least a portion of the side surface, at least one substantially transparent conductive pattern that is integrated into the display, a ground member (ground) interposed between the first surface and the second surface, a wireless communication circuit including a port electrically coupled to the conductive member, and a processor electrically coupled to the display and the wireless communication circuit. The substantially transparent conductive pattern is electrically coupled to the port of the wireless communication circuit and/or the ground member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Ki Huk LEE, Moo Young KIM, Min Sik KIM, Ho Saeng KIM, Dong Ryul SHIN, Min Sung LEE, Song Hee JUNG, Jae Bong CHUN, Seung Jun HYUN
  • Publication number: 20190165454
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: a housing including: a front surface plate; a rear surface plate facing toward the opposite direction of the front surface plate; and a side surface member surrounding a space between the front surface plate and the rear surface plate, the side surface member having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed above the front surface plate; a first PCB arranged in the space; a first wireless communication circuit; a substrate; a first antenna array protruding from the first side of the substrate toward the first portion; a second antenna array protruding from the second side of the substrate toward the second portion; and a second wireless communication circuit. Various other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Hyuck LEE, Sehyun PARK, Jae-Bong CHUN
  • Publication number: 20190165478
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate that is spaced from the first conductive plate and is disposed parallel to the first conductive plate, a conductive element that is disposed in a space between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate, a wireless communication circuit that is electrically connected with the first conductive plate and the conductive element, and a printed circuit board that is coupled with at least one side of the first conductive plate, at least one side of the second conductive plate, and one end of the conductive element. The wireless communication circuit is configured to transmit/receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal having a vertical polarization characteristic using the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate and to transmit/receive a second RF signal having a horizontal polarization characteristic using the conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jae Hoon JO, Su Min YUN, Myung Hun JEONG, Je Hun JONG, Se Hyun PARK, Jae Bong CHUN
  • Publication number: 20190165472
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises a housing comprising a first plate and a second plate facing away from to the first plate; and a substrate disposed between the first plate and the second plate and comprising a first side facing the first plate and a second side facing the second plate, wherein the substrate comprises, a first conductive plate disposed on a first insulating layers and facing the second side; a conductive pattern disposed on a second insulating layer, wherein the second conductive layer is between the first conductive layer and the first side; a second conductive plate disposed on a third insulating layer between the second insulating layer and the first side, and when the second plate is viewed from above the second side, the second plate at least partially overlaps with the first conductive plate; a ground plate disposed on a fourth insulating layer, wherein the fourth insulating layer is between the third insulating layer and the first side; a conductive via constr
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Sumin YUN, Sehyun PARK, Myunghun JEONG, Jehun JONG, Jae Hoon JO, Jinwoo JUNG, Jae-Bong CHUN
  • Publication number: 20190165473
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate facing the first plate and spaced from the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the second plate includes a nonconductive material, at least one antenna element positioned within the space and positioned on a substrate parallel to the second plate, wherein the at least one antenna element is spaced from the second plate by a gap h, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna element and configured to transmit and/or receive a signal with a frequency between 20 GHz and 100 GHz and a wavelength corresponding to the frequency, wherein the gap h corresponds to n?/2, wherein n is an integer and ? is the wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Su Min YUN, Myung Hun Jeong, Je Hun Jong, Jae Hoon Jo, Se Hyun Park, Jae Bong Chun
  • Publication number: 20190165452
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a front surface, a rear surface facing away from the front surface, and a side surface surrounding a space between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein the front surface includes a dielectric substance having a first permittivity and the rear surface includes a dielectric substance having a second permittivity, an antenna array that is positioned adjacent to the side surface, radiates a millimeter wave signal, the antenna array including at least one antenna element, a communication circuit that is electrically connected with the antenna array and communicates by using the millimeter wave signal, and an electrical element that is positioned to be spaced from the antenna array by a specified distance such that a radiation pattern of the millimeter wave signal radiated from the antenna array has a directivity toward the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Seung Gil JEON, Jeong Heum LEE, Jae Bong CHUN
  • Patent number: 10275761
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a conductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field, a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing and includes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern; and a control circuit that is configured to transmit at least one transaction information by using the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern includes a first coil that includes a plurality of first turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate, and a second coil that includes a plurality of second turns that are substantially parallel to the surface of the plate. When viewed from the upper side of the plate, the first coil and the second coil may not at least partially overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Sup Lee, Jae-Bong Chun, Hyun-Ju Hong, Jung-Sik Park
  • Patent number: 10269005
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing, a conductive pattern that is arranged within the housing and is formed to generate a magnetic field, a plate that forms at least a part of a first surface of the housing and includes a material that at least partially transmits the magnetic field generated by the conductive pattern, and a communication circuit that is configured to transmit at least one transaction information to an external device by using the conductive pattern. The conductive pattern may include a first end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, a second end that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a coil that is connected between the first end and the second end and includes a plurality of turns that are substantially parallel to a surface of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Sup Lee, Hyun-Ju Hong, Youn-Ju Kim, Jae-Bong Chun, Jung-Sik Park
  • Patent number: 10243624
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing a second housing, a first display disposed on the first housing and a second display disposed on the second housing, a connecting member configured to couple the first housing to the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are foldable relative to each other, and the second surface and the fourth surface face each other when the first housing and the second housing are folded toward each other, a first conductive element disposed within the first housing and between the second surface and the first display, and an intermediate conductive plate disposed within the second housing and between the fourth surface and the second display, the intermediate conductive plate having an opening that faces the first conductive element when the first housing and the second housing are in a folded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jaehyung Kim, Jae-Ho Lim, Hosaeng Kim, Jesun Moon, Sungyeul Hong, Kyung-Jong Lee, Jinkyu Bang, Hanbin Lee, Kyung-Bae Ko, Donghwan Kim, Taegyu Kim, Jae-Bong Chun
  • Publication number: 20190067803
    Abstract: A wearable device which is mountable on a wrist of a user includes a housing including a metal structure, a display positioned within the housing, wherein the display includes a metal layer positioned within the metal structure and spaced apart from the metal structure by a given gap, a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned within the housing and including a ground region, and a control circuit positioned on the PCB and configured to feed a first point of the metal structure. The metal layer is electrically connected with the ground region of the PCB at a second point spaced from the first point by a given angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Woo Suk Kang, Chae Up Yoo, In Young Lee, Jae Kwang Sim, Jeong Ho Ahn, Jin Woo Jung, Se Woong Kim, Jae Bong Chun
  • Patent number: 10218058
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface, a touch screen display positioned inside the housing, wherein the display comprises a display panel and a touch panel that is separated from or integrated with the display panel, a conductive member (conductor) forming at least a portion of the side surface, at least one substantially transparent conductive pattern that is integrated into the display, a ground member (ground) interposed between the first surface and the second surface, a wireless communication circuit including a port electrically coupled to the conductive member, and a processor electrically coupled to the display and the wireless communication circuit. The substantially transparent conductive pattern is electrically coupled to the port of the wireless communication circuit and/or the ground member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ki Huk Lee, Moo Young Kim, Min Sik Kim, Ho Saeng Kim, Dong Ryul Shin, Min Sung Lee, Song Hee Jung, Jae Bong Chun, Seung Jun Hyun
  • Publication number: 20190042045
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a housing including a first plate facing a first direction and a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, a display exposed through the first plate, a first force sensor disposed inside the housing and disposed under the display, a second force sensor physically spaced apart from the first force sensor and adjacent to the second plate, a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the display, the first force sensor, and the second force sensor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and positioned inside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Moo LEE, Seung Min CHOI, Jung Hoon CHOI, Hyung Sup BYEON, Jae Hwan LEE, Jae Bong CHUN
  • Publication number: 20190020100
    Abstract: An antenna device is provided and includes a plurality of antenna radiators arranged in an array, a ground member in operable communication with the plurality of antenna radiators, a plurality of conductive cells arranged on the plurality of antenna radiators, and a plurality of feeding lines electrically connected to the plurality of antenna radiators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Je Hun JONG, Se Hyun PARK, Tae Young KIM, Ahmed HUSSAIN, Su Min YUN, Igor SHCHERBATKO, In Young LEE, Jin Woo JUNG, Jae Hoon JO, Kuo Cheng CHEN, Jae Bong CHUN