Patents by Inventor Jea Yun So
Jea Yun So 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: 11550316Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a navigator to move a main body, a remote controller to output a modulated infrared ray in accordance with a control command of a user and to form a light spot, a light receiver to receive the infrared ray from the remote controller, and a controller to control the navigator such that the main body tracks the light spot when the modulated infrared ray is received in accordance with the control command. Because the cleaning robot tracks a position indicated by the remote controller, a user may conveniently move the cleaning robot.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jea Yun So, Jin Hee Kim, Won Min Lee, Gwang Jin Jung, Sang Hwa Choi, Shin Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Byoung In Lee, Hyun Soo Jung
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Publication number: 20220125263Abstract: A cleaner and a method for controlling the same. The cleaner includes a brush module comprising a brush configured to scatter foreign substances on a floor, and a brush motor configured to rotate the brush. The cleaner includes a suction module configured to suction the foreign substances; a sensor configured to detect a load applied to the brush; and a controller configured to control suction force of the suction module based on the load detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea Yun SO, Yeon Kyu JEONG, Sang Sik YOON, Shin KIM
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Patent number: 11278174Abstract: A cleaner and a method for controlling the same. The cleaner includes a brush module comprising a brush configured to scatter foreign substances on a floor, and a brush motor configured to rotate the brush. The cleaner includes a suction module configured to suction the foreign substances; a sensor configured to detect a load applied to the brush; and a controller configured to control suction force of the suction module based on the load detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea Yun So, Yeon Kyu Jeong, Sang Sik Yoon, Shin Kim
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Patent number: 11147424Abstract: A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which perform efficient cleaning by controlling a suction force or traveling route of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner detects load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner so as to increase reliability and accuracy in floor state decision, thereby recognizing a floor state. The robot cleaner recognizes a floor state by combining load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner, load applied to brushes, and acceleration information of the robot cleaner with one another in a complementary manner, thereby increasing accuracy in floor state decision.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea Yun So, Yeon Kyu Jeong, Sang Sik Yoon, Shin Kim
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Patent number: 11103115Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Chan Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Kyong Su Kim, Dong Won Kim, Jea Yun So, Yeon Kyu Jeong
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Publication number: 20200401129Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a navigator to move a main body, a remote controller to output a modulated infrared ray in accordance with a control command of a user and to form a light spot, a light receiver to receive the infrared ray from the remote controller, and a controller to control the navigator such that the main body tracks the light spot when the modulated infrared ray is received in accordance with the control command. Because the cleaning robot tracks a position indicated by the remote controller, a user may conveniently move the cleaning robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea Yun So, Jin Hee Kim, Won Min Lee, Gwang Jin Jung, Sang Hwa Choi, Shin Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Byoung In Lee, Hyun Soo Jung
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Patent number: 10849471Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a cleaner main body, a driver to move the cleaner main body, a sensor to sense an obstacle, and a sensor driver to rotate the sensor so that the sensor reciprocates in left and right directions within a predetermined angle range about a reference direction. In addition, a processor controls the driver to adjust a traveling direction of the cleaner main body based on the sensing result of the sensor, and to change the reference direction with a rotation direction if the cleaner main body is rotated.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea-yun So, Dae-hyung Kim, Jin-hee Kim, Han-kyeol Kim, Gi-hyeong Lee, Ju-sang Lee, Yeon-kyu Jeong
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Patent number: 10809714Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a navigator to move a main body, a remote controller to output a modulated infrared ray in accordance with a control command of a user and to form a light spot, a light receiver to receive the infrared ray from the remote controller, and a controller to control the navigator such that the main body tracks the light spot when the modulated infrared ray is received in accordance with the control command. Because the cleaning robot tracks a position indicated by the remote controller, a user may conveniently move the cleaning robot.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jea Yun So, Jin Hee Kim, Won Min Lee, Gwang Jin Jung, Sang Hwa Choi, Shin Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Byoung In Lee, Hyun Soo Jung
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Publication number: 20200154966Abstract: A cleaner and a method for controlling the same. The cleaner includes a brush module comprising a brush configured to scatter foreign substances on a floor, and a brush motor configured to rotate the brush. The cleaner includes a suction module configured to suction the foreign substances; a sensor configured to detect a load applied to the brush; and a controller configured to control suction force of the suction module based on the load detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Jea Yun SO, Yeon Kyu JEONG, Sang Sik YOON, Shin KIM
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Patent number: 10291765Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a mobile device, cleaning robot, and method for controlling the cleaning robot. The mobile device includes a capturing unit; a display for displaying an image of a cleaning robot obtained from the capturing unit and receiving a touch; and a controller for controlling the cleaning robot to move to a location that corresponds to the input touch.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea Yun So, Jin Hee Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Shin Kim
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Publication number: 20180292819Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a navigator to move a main body, a remote controller to output a modulated infrared ray in accordance with a control command of a user and to form a light spot, a light receiver to receive the infrared ray from the remote controller, and a controller to control the navigator such that the main body tracks the light spot when the modulated infrared ray is received in accordance with the control command. Because the cleaning robot tracks a position indicated by the remote controller, a user may conveniently move the cleaning robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea Yun SO, Jin Hee KIM, Won Min LEE, Gwang Jin JUNG, Sang Hwa CHOI, Shin KIM, Sang Sik YOON, Byoung In LEE, Hyun Soo JUNG
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Publication number: 20180263450Abstract: Provided are a movable object, a remote controller for controlling the movable object, a movement control system for the movable object, a robot cleaner, a movement control system for the robot cleaner, a movement control method for the movable object, and a movement control method for the robot cleaner, in which the movable object includes at least one infrared receiver configure to receive at least one infrared light among a plurality of infrared lights emitted from a plurality of light sources, the plurality of infrared lights being overlapped with each other on at least a part thereof; and a controller configured to identify a unit zone according to at least one of the emitted or overlapped infrared light and the number of the overlapped infrared lights on the basis of the infrared light received by the at least one infrared receiver, and configured to control the movement of the movable object according to the identified unit zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Jin Hee KIM, Sang Sik YOON, Shin KIM, Jea Yun SO, Yeon Kyu JEONG
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Publication number: 20180255997Abstract: A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which perform efficient cleaning by controlling a suction force or traveling route of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner detects load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner so as to increase reliability and accuracy in floor state decision, thereby recognizing a floor state. The robot cleaner recognizes a floor state by combining load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner, load applied to brushes, and acceleration information of the robot cleaner with one another in a complementary manner, thereby increasing accuracy in floor state decision.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea Yun SO, Yeon Kyu JEONG, Sang Sik YOON, Shin KIM
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Patent number: 10025305Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a navigator to move a main body, a remote controller to output a modulated infrared ray in accordance with a control command of a user and to form a light spot, a light receiver to receive the infrared ray from the remote controller, and a controller to control the navigator such that the main body tracks the light spot when the modulated infrared ray is received in accordance with the control command. Because the cleaning robot tracks a position indicated by the remote controller, a user may conveniently move the cleaning robot.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jea Yun So, Jin Hee Kim, Won Min Lee, Gwang Jin Jung, Sang Hwa Choi, Shin Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Byoung In Lee, Hyun Soo Jung
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Publication number: 20180177371Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Chan KIM, Sang Sik YOON, Kyong Su KIM, Dong Won KIM, Jea Yun SO, Yeon Kyu JEONG
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Publication number: 20180116475Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a cleaner main body, a driver to move the cleaner main body, a sensor to sense an obstacle, and a sensor driver to rotate the sensor so that the sensor reciprocates in left and right directions within a predetermined angle range about a reference direction. In addition, a processor controls the driver to adjust a traveling direction of the cleaner main body based on the sensing result of the sensor, and to change the reference direction with a rotation direction if the cleaner main body is rotated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Jea-yun SO, Dae-hyung KIM, Jin-hee KIM, Han-kyeol KIM, Gi-hyeong LEE, Ju-sang LEE, Yeon-kyu JEONG
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Patent number: 9918603Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Chan Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Kyong Su Kim, Dong Won Kim, Jea Yun So, Yeon Kyu Jeong
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Patent number: 9846435Abstract: Disclosed herein are an obstacle sensing module and a cleaning robot including the same. The cleaning robot includes a body, a driver to drive the body, an obstacle sensing module to sense an obstacle present around the body, and a control unit to control the driver, based on sensed results of the obstacle sensing module. The obstacle sensing module includes at least one light emitter including a light source, and a wide-angle lens to refract or reflect light from the light source so as to diffuse the incident light in the form of planar light, and a light receiver including a reflection mirror to again reflect reflection light reflected by the obstacle so as to generate reflection light, an optical lens spaced from the reflection mirror by a predetermined distance, to allow the reflection light to pass through the optical lens, and an image sensor, and an image processing circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yeon Kyu Jeong, Dong Won Kim, Jea Yun So, Sang Sik Yoon, Gwang Jin Jung, Joon Hyung Kwon
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Publication number: 20170201617Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a mobile device, cleaning robot, and method for controlling the cleaning robot. The mobile device includes a capturing unit; a display for displaying an image of a cleaning robot obtained from the capturing unit and receiving a touch; and a controller for controlling the cleaning robot to move to a location that corresponds to the input touch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Jea Yun So, Jin Hee Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Shin Kim
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Patent number: 9675229Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a traveling unit to move a main body, an obstacle sensing unit to sense an obstacle, a light reception unit to receive modulated light according to a control command of a user, and a controller to control the traveling unit so that the main body traces a light spot formed by the light. If an obstacle is detected, the controller controls the traveling unit such that the main body traces an outline of the obstacle according to the light spot position and the obstacle position.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: No San Kwak, Ji Min Kim, Shin Kim, Kyung Shik Roh, Jea Yun So, Suk June Yoon, Jong Gap Lee