Patents by Inventor Ji-young Kong

Ji-young Kong 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: 10576327
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a memory configured to store priorities of sensors included in at least one of the electronic device and an external electronic device connected to the electronic device through a communication circuit, the priorities being set based on a type of exercise, a processor electrically connected to the display and the memory, and a connection interface configured to electrically connect the processor with the sensors. The processor is configured to select at least one first sensor of the sensors, based on the stored priorities of the sensors when the type of the exercise is designated, to designate the first sensor as an exercise measuring sensor that measures the exercise, to obtain first sensing data, based on the exercise, through the exercise measuring sensor, to analyze the first sensing data, and to provide exercise information based on the analyzed result of the first sensing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Yun Kim, Ji Young Kong, Sang Mi Kim, Geun Woo Kim, Seung Wok Han
  • Patent number: 10162707
    Abstract: An electronic device including a memory storing an application program that provides a guide about a user action, collects information on a performance of the user action, or collects information on a user state. A processor connected to the memory is configured to execute the application program, to detect a cause by which the application program is stopped, and to automatically reexecute the application program or to provide a user interface for receiving a user input for the reexecution of the application program on the basis of at least a portion of the detected cause.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Kong, Heum Mo Gu, Sang Mi Kim, Jeong Yun Kim, Kyung Sub Min
  • Publication number: 20180140900
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a communication circuit wirelessly communicating with a wearable device, a memory storing contents associated with exercise, and a processor electrically connected with the display, the communication circuit, and the memory. The processor is configured to obtain information about an exercise program including a first section and a second section, to output contents corresponding to the first section on the display, and, if data associated with the first section, that is obtained from the wearable device, satisfies a specified condition associated with the first section, to output contents corresponding to the second section on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Jeong Yun Kim, Ji Young Kong, Sang Mi Kim, Hyung Kim, Heum Mo Gu, Jin Mook Lim
  • Patent number: 9891999
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor configured to record exercise history information relating to an exercise performed by a user of the electronic device, and a memory configured to store the exercise history information, wherein the processor is configured to record the exercise history information continuously if an exercise application of the electronic device is unintentionally terminated, and retrieve the stored exercise history information when the exercise application is restarted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Heum Mo Gu, Ji Young Kong, Srivastava Sonika, Kyung Sub Min, Ik Hwan Cho, Seung Wok Han
  • Publication number: 20170239525
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a memory configured to store priorities of sensors included in at least one of the electronic device and an external electronic device connected to the electronic device through a communication circuit, the priorities being set based on a type of exercise, a processor electrically connected to the display and the memory, and a connection interface configured to electrically connect the processor with the sensors. The processor is configured to select at least one first sensor of the sensors, based on the stored priorities of the sensors when the type of the exercise is designated, to designate the first sensor as an exercise measuring sensor that measures the exercise, to obtain first sensing data, based on the exercise, through the exercise measuring sensor, to analyze the first sensing data, and to provide exercise information based on the analyzed result of the first sensing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jeong Yun KIM, Ji Young KONG, Sang Mi KIM, Geun Woo KIM, Seung Wok HAN
  • Publication number: 20160378608
    Abstract: An electronic device including a memory storing an application program that provides a guide about a user action, collects information on a performance of the user action, or collects information on a user state. A processor connected to the memory is configured to execute the application program, to detect a cause by which the application program is stopped, and to automatically reexecute the application program or to provide a user interface for receiving a user input for the reexecution of the application program on the basis of at least a portion of the detected cause.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Ji Young Kong, Heum Mo Gu, Sang Mi Kim, Jeong Yun Kim, Kyung Sub Min
  • Publication number: 20160196185
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor configured to record exercise history information relating to an exercise performed by a user of the electronic device, and a memory configured to store the exercise history information, wherein the processor is configured to record the exercise history information continuously if an exercise application of the electronic device is unintentionally terminated, and retrieve the stored exercise history information when the exercise application is restarted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Heum Mo GU, Ji Young KONG, Srivastava SONIKA, Kyung Sub MIN, lk Hwan CHO, Seung Wok HAN
  • Patent number: 8601137
    Abstract: Provided is a session management method of managing a session created between a wireless universal serial bus (USB) host and a wireless USB device through a wireless network, the session management method including: receiving session status messages periodically transmitted for checking a status of the created session; counting a number of continuous reception failures representing a number of the session status messages that are not received; and if the number of the continuous reception failures of session status messages is greater than a reference number, changing the current status of the session to a suspended status if the current status of the session is a connected status, and closing the created session if the current status of the session is a suspended status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-young Kong, Kyung-wook Ye, Jong-woo Chae, Min-soo Kim, Hyeong-seok Kim, Jung-wook Kim
  • Patent number: 8121086
    Abstract: A wireless networking device and a communication method using the same. The wireless networking device includes an address generator to generate an address to be used in a predetermined wireless network, a router information setter to set router information of the wireless network, and a controller to control operation of the address generator and the router information setter according to the router information and perform hand-off to a wireless network that corresponds to the router information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-young Jung, Ji-young Kong, Hyeong-seok Kim, Jin-hyun Sin
  • Patent number: 8117365
    Abstract: A method of interfacing between a universal serial bus (USB) host and a USB device. The USB host and the USB device include modules to process packets according to network protocols, instead of USB bus interfaces. Therefore, the USB device can be connected to the USB host even without a USB cable, and thus is not affected by the distance between the USB host and USB device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-soo Kim, Hyeong-seok Kim, Jung-wook Kim, Ji-young Kong, Kyung-wook Ye, Jong-woo Chae
  • Patent number: 8027686
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for allocating a channel capable of minimizing interference between channels in a node on an Ad-hoc network using a plurality of wireless interfaces for communication are provided. The apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives information on channel allocation from neighboring nodes, a channel search unit that searches for channels through which the node can communicate with all the neighboring nodes with reference to the received information on channel allocation, and a channel allocation unit that allocates a channel to the wireless interfaces based on the result of the search, so that it is possible to improve efficiency of network bandwidth usage and decrease interference of the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeong-seok Kim, Min-soo Kim, Ji-young Kong, Song-yean Cho
  • Publication number: 20110069691
    Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving data in a network environment with a wired network and a wireless network bridged using a relay portal is provided. The method includes choosing one of a plurality of portals sharing a wired network and a wireless network as a relay portal, and transmitting a data packet to the wired network by setting an identifier of the relay portal as a prioritized receiver of the data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-soo KIM, Song-yean Cho, Ji-young Kong, Hyeong-seok Kim
  • Patent number: 7864809
    Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving data in a network environment with a wired network and a wireless network bridged using a relay portal is provided. The method includes choosing one of a plurality of portals sharing a wired network and a wireless network as a relay portal, and transmitting a data packet to the wired network by setting an identifier of the relay portal as a prioritized receiver of the data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-soo Kim, Song-yean Cho, Ji-young Kong, Hyeong-seok Kim
  • Patent number: 7710934
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for keeping information included in routing tables consistent throughout a wireless network are provided. The method includes enabling a mesh access point to generate data and transmit the data, gathering a plurality of pieces of information about a plurality of stations associated with the mesh access point, classifying the plurality of pieces of information into a plurality of blocks, generating a checksum for each of the blocks, and transmitting the checksum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song-yean Cho, Min-soo Kim, Ji-young Kong
  • Publication number: 20080162742
    Abstract: Provided is a session management method of managing a session created between a wireless universal serial bus (USB) host and a wireless USB device through a wireless network, the session management method including: receiving session status messages periodically transmitted for checking a status of the created session; counting a number of continuous reception failures representing a number of the session status messages that are not received; and if the number of the continuous reception failures of session status messages is greater than a reference number, changing the current status of the session to a suspended status if the current status of the session is a connected status, and closing the created session if the current status of the session is a suspended status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-young KONG, Kyung-wook Ye, Jong-woo Chae, Min-soo Kim, Hyeong-seok Kim, Jung-wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20080162756
    Abstract: A method of interfacing between a universal serial bus (USB) host and a USB device. The USB host and the USB device include modules to process packets according to network protocols, instead of USB bus interfaces. Therefore, the USB device can be connected to the USB host even without a USB cable, and thus is not affected by the distance between the USB host and USB device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-soo Kim, Hyeong-seok Kim, Jung-wook Kim, Ji-young Kong, Kyung-wook Ye, Jong-woo Chae
  • Publication number: 20060285510
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to transfer a frame in an extended wireless local area network (LAN) environment into which wireless access points are introduced, the method including: grouping the wireless access points; receiving a frame; detecting destination address information from the frame; comparing the destination address information to address information of the wireless access points belonging to a group; and transmitting the frame to a wireless access point if the destination address information is identical to the address information of the wireless access points belonging to the group, to promote preventing a broadcast storm where a broadcast frame is repeatedly transmitted in a loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-soo Kim, Song-yean Cho, Ji-young Kong, Kyeong-seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20060281467
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for allocating a channel capable of minimizing interference between channels in a node on an Ad-hoc network using a plurality of wireless interfaces for communication are provided. The apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives information on channel allocation from neighboring nodes, a channel search unit that searches for channels through which the node can communicate with all the neighboring nodes with reference to the received information on channel allocation, and a channel allocation unit that allocates a channel to the wireless interfaces based on the result of the search, so that it is possible to improve efficiency of network bandwidth usage and decrease interference of the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Hyeong-seok Kim, Min-soo Kim, Ji-young Kong, Song-yean Cho
  • Publication number: 20060265480
    Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving data in a network environment with a wired network and a wireless network bridged using a relay portal is provided. The method includes choosing one of a plurality of portals sharing a wired network and a wireless network as a relay portal, and transmitting a data packet to the wired network by setting an identifier of the relay portal as a prioritized receiver of the data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Min-soo Kim, Song-yean Cho, Ji-young Kong, Hyeong-seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20060262753
    Abstract: A frame transmitting method, including obtaining an address of a mobile node that coordinates communications of a wireless local area network (LAN) in which a mobile station is located using an address of the mobile station, and transmitting a frame destined to the mobile station over a network of mobile nodes including the mobile node using the obtained address of the mobile node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song-yean Cho, Min-soo Kim, Ji-young Kong, Hyeong-seok Kim