Patents by Inventor Ji-hyeon Kweon

Ji-hyeon Kweon 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: 20110269400
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying information using a mobile terminal connectable to peripheral devices through corresponding wireless communication is provided. The method includes receiving profile information from one or more of the peripheral devices connected through the corresponding wireless communication, each received profile information having identification information identifying the corresponding one or more peripheral devices and content information on the corresponding one or more peripheral devices, and listing the received profile information organized according to signal strength of the one or more peripheral devices from which the profile information is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-hyeon KWEON, Yong-gook PARK, Hyun-jin KIM, Myung-hyun YOO
  • Patent number: 8001291
    Abstract: Provided are a method of optimized sharing of multimedia content that allows delivery of optimized multimedia content using device profiles shared between devices connected via a short-range wireless communication and a mobile terminal employing the same method. The method includes: exchanging, upon connecting with peripheral devices via one of a wired network having a predetermined wired communication protocol and a wireless network having a predetermined wireless communication protocol, profile information with the peripheral devices; displaying the received profile information about the peripheral devices in order of network distances of the peripheral devices; and arranging and displaying, if the displayed profile information about each of the peripheral devices is selected, a list of shareable and playable multimedia content items pertaining to each peripheral device in order of priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ji-hyeon Kweon, Yong-gook Park, Hyun-Jin Kim, Myung-hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20100188353
    Abstract: A terminal device having a dual touch screen capable of controlling a content is disclosed. The terminal device displays at least one content to a display unit. A processor coupled to the terminal is configured to checking content mapped to an area at which a touch event is detected and released from the dual touch screen including a first touch sensor and a second touch sensor and to control the content according to the touch event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Yeoun YOON, Hui Chul YANG, Hyun Jin KIM, Yong Gook PARK, Ji Yeon KWAK, Ji Hyeon KWEON, Eun Kyung YOO, Keum Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20090199098
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for serving multimedia contents and a system for providing a multimedia content service using the same, the apparatus including: a display unit to display multimedia contents and supplementary information; and a controller to control the display unit to display the supplementary information appended to a section of the multimedia contents when the section is reproduced, to retrieve a section including selected supplementary information from the multimedia contents stored in the memory when the supplementary information is selected using the input unit, to display section information of the retrieved section, and to reproduce the section corresponding to selected section information when the section information is selected using the input unit. Thus, it is possible to easily perform movement to a scene in which the user is interested and provide manipulation convenience and usability to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyeon Kweon, Yong Gook Park, Hyun Jin Kim, Myung Hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20090185763
    Abstract: A portable device, a photography processing method, and a photography processing system having the same, the method including capturing a photo image; collecting identification (ID) information from neighboring devices; confirming ID information corresponding to the collected ID information; displaying one or more graphical user interface (GUI) elements corresponding to the confirmed identification (ID) information; and transmitting the captured photo image to a device having ID information corresponding to a selected GUI element. Furthermore, the photography processing method tags the identification information of the GUI element selected by the photographer to the captured image, stores the tagged image, performs a photo transmission and a tagging, improves user convenience, data management, and search efficiency, and quickly transmits the photo image of the target person without using additional navigation operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Gook PARK, Ji Hyeon KWEON, Hyun Jin KIM, Myung Hyun YOO
  • Publication number: 20090177810
    Abstract: Provided are a method of optimized sharing of multimedia content that allows delivery of optimized multimedia content using device profiles shared between devices connected via a short-range wireless communication and a mobile terminal employing the same method. The method includes: exchanging, upon connecting with peripheral devices via one of a wired network having a predetermined wired communication protocol and a wireless network having a predetermined wireless communication protocol, profile information with the peripheral devices; displaying the received profile information about the peripheral devices in order of network distances of the peripheral devices; and arranging and displaying, if the displayed profile information about each of the peripheral devices is selected, a list of shareable and playable multimedia content items pertaining to each peripheral device in order of priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-hyeon KWEON, Yong-gook Park, Hyun-Jin Kim, Myung-hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20090177399
    Abstract: A method for estimating location, and an apparatus using the same. The method for estimating location includes receiving information on the location of a plurality of external apparatuses from the plurality of external apparatuses; setting estimable areas for estimating an area wherein there is a possibility that the device is located based on the information on the location of the plurality of external apparatuses; and determining a predetermined area of the estimable areas to be an estimation area wherein there is the possibility that the device is located. If it is impossible to receive a GPS signal, the location information of a device is estimated using information on the location of an external apparatus communicable with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-gook Park, Ji-hyeon Kweon, Hyun-jin Kim, Myung-hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20090122022
    Abstract: A method of displaying content and an electronic apparatus using the same, the method of displaying content of an electronic apparatus using an touchscreen including: dividing the touchscreen into a viewable area and an un-viewable area according to a touching of the touchscreen; and displaying the content on the viewable area. Accordingly, a user more conveniantly manipulates an electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YONG-GOOK PARK, Ji-hyeon Kweon, Hyun-jin Kim, Myung-hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20090083642
    Abstract: A method for providing a graphic user interface (GUI) and a multimedia apparatus incorporating the same. While a first content is being generated, other content related to the first content are searched for via a storage medium or a network and displayed concurrently. As a result, a user can view the related content conveniently while the user is generating or editing content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-jin KIM, Ji-hyeon KWEON, Yong-gook PARK, Myung-hyun YOO
  • Publication number: 20060279554
    Abstract: An electronic device for 3-dimensionally inputting a user command and a method employing the same are provided. The electronic device includes a touch pad sensing a 3-dimensional interface and a controller controlling a GUI (graphical user interface) in response to the 3-dimensional interface sensed by the touch pad. Thus, a user command can be 3-dimensionally input so as to harmonize a 3-dimensional varying method of a 3-dimensional GUI with a 3-dimensional input manipulation of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Chang-beom Shin, Se-hyun Park, Ji-hyeon Kweon, Jae-won Kim