Patents by Inventor Jin Gil YANG

Jin Gil YANG 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: 11522870
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for analyzing a URL included in contents and displaying the analyzed result is provided. The method includes detecting a URL from contents, analyzing the URL, and displaying the analyzed result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Il Son, Hyun-Jung Kim, Sun-Kee Lee, Jin-Gil Yang, In-Ji Jin
  • Patent number: 11157095
    Abstract: An electronic device, accessory device and method using the same are disclosed herein. The accessory device is stowable in the electronic device, and includes at least a first sensor, a second sensor, a communication interface and a processor. The method includes receiving, through the communication interface, information from the electronic device corresponding to an application executed in the electronic device, in response to the received information, obtaining the first data through the first sensor when the received information is a first information and obtaining the second data through the second sensor when the information is a second information, and transmitting, to the electronic device, data based on at least one of the first data and the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Ok Jung, Dongwook Kim, Minjung Kim, Sookjin Kim, Jin-Gil Yang, Inji Jin
  • Patent number: 10802708
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method are provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a touch screen display, a processor electrically connected with the communication module and the touch screen display, and a memory electrically connected with the processor. The memory is configured to stores an application program configured to transmit and receive data to/from an external electronic device using the communication module, and instructions to enable the processor to display a user interface of the application program in the touch screen display when the application program is executed. The user interface includes a first area that displays at least one of an image and text that is associated with a user who is related to the external electronic device, and a second area that displays data that is shared with the external electronic device, and the first area overlaps at least a part of the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Yeon Lee, Yonghak Kim, Yunju Bae, Kanghyun Suh, Jin-Gil Yang, Youngseok Lim, Lai Kun Jung, Hyeoncheon Jo, Inji Jin, Dahey Yoo
  • Publication number: 20200125190
    Abstract: An electronic device, accessory device and method using the same are disclosed herein. The accessory device is stowable in the electronic device, and includes at least a first sensor, a second sensor, a communication interface and a processor. The method includes receiving, through the communication interface, information from the electronic device corresponding to an application executed in the electronic device, in response to the received information, obtaining the first data through the first sensor when the received information is a first information and obtaining the second data through the second sensor when the information is a second information, and transmitting, to the electronic device, data based on at least one of the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sun Ok JUNG, Dongwook KIM, Minjung KIM, Sookjin KIM, Jin-Gil YANG, Inji JIN
  • Patent number: 10534900
    Abstract: A method for providing a service by an electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise the steps of: obtaining biometric information of a user; determining at least one service associated with the biometric information out of a plurality of services that the electronic device supports; and providing the determined at least one service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol-Ho Cheong, Hyuk Kang, Dong-Hyun Kim, Yang-Su Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim, Bo-Yeon Na, Byoung-Tack Roh, Jeong-Min Park, Ji-Hyun Park, Tae-Gun Park, Kwang-Sub Son, Dong-Il Son, Sung-Ho Son, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Hyun-Seok Shin, Jin-gil Yang, Jae-Yung Yeo, Jae-Bong Yoo, Su-Ha Yoon, Seung-Young Jeon, Kyung-Soo Lim, Eui-Chang Jung, In-Ji Jin, Jong-Ho Choi, Duk-Ki Hong, Moo-Hyun Baek, Sang-Youp Seok, Byoung-Uk Yoon
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20190109862
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for analyzing a URL included in contents and displaying the analyzed result is provided. The method includes detecting a URL from contents, analyzing the URL, and displaying the analyzed result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Dong-Il SON, Hyun-Jung KIM, Sun-Kee LEE, Jin-Gil YANG, In-Ji JIN
  • Patent number: 10229681
    Abstract: An electronic robot device is provided which includes a body, a rotatable head physically connected with the body, a plurality of microphones arranged in the body or the head, a processor electrically connected with the plurality of microphones and configured to control rotation of the head, and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the head to face a first direction in response to a first wakeup signal received from the first direction, if a second wakeup signal is received from a second direction while a first command received from the first direction is processed, store information on the second direction in the memory, if the first command is completely processed, control the head to face the second direction, and process a second command received from the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yo Han Lee, Jin Gil Yang, Jae Seok Joo, Chi Hyun Cho, Chang Ryong Heo
  • Patent number: 10120428
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a battery, a display, a processor electrically connected with the battery and the display, and a memory which is electrically connected with the processor and stores at least one application, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to monitor power consumption of the at least one application during execution of the at least one application in an off state of the display, and to display, on the display, information indicating whether a value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold selected during a selected time, based on at least a part of a result of the monitoring immediately after the display enters an on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung-Wook Kim, Sung-Geun Park, Jin-Gil Yang, Ki-Tae Lee, Ju-Beam Lee, Sun-Yong Kim, In-Hee Yoon, Jin-Goo Lee
  • Patent number: 10096227
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an ultraviolet avoidance information providing method are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a biometric information acquisition module that acquires biometric information of a user; a location information acquisition module that acquires location information of a particular location; an ultraviolet intensity information acquisition module that acquires ultraviolet intensity information corresponding to the acquired location information; and a processor that controls the display to display ultraviolet avoidance information for avoiding ultraviolet light at the particular location based on the acquired biometric information and the acquired ultraviolet intensity information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyu-Youn Hwang, Sook-Jin Kim, Joon-Ho Kim, Jin-Gil Yang, Tae-Han Jeon, Yoon-Ju Cho
  • Patent number: 9946861
    Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device and the electronic device is provided. The method includes setting a fingerprint detecting area functionally connected to a display; identifying a function corresponding to a gesture of an input means input to the display, and determining whether to perform the function with fingerprint information acquired in the fingerprint detecting area. The electronic device includes a display configured to display at least one content; a memory configured to store at least one fingerprint information acquired in a fingerprint detecting area; the fingerprint detecting area functionally connected to the display; and at least one processor configured to set the fingerprint detecting area, identify a function corresponding to a gesture of an input means input to the display, and determine whether to perform the function with the at least one fingerprint information acquired in the fingerprint detecting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Su-Ha Yoon, Su-Young Park, Jin-Gil Yang, Eui-Chang Jung
  • Patent number: 9851865
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for managing an application are provided. A method of managing an electronic device includes deleting an application, detecting entering of an icon edit mode, and displaying an icon of the deleted application when in the icon edit mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyun Pang, Jin-Hong Jeong, Jin-Gil Yang, Pil-Joo Yoon
  • Patent number: 9773101
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output module, a sensing module, and a processor. The output module is configured to output contents. The sensing module is configured to obtain at least one of user information and environment information. The processor is configured to control an operation of the electronic device in response to at least one of the user information and the environment information depending on an attribute of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Lee, Soo-Jin Park, Heung-Sik Shin, Bo-Hyun Yu, Ki-Tae Lee, Cheol-Ho Cheong, Jin-Gil Yang, Jae-Seok Joo
  • Publication number: 20170270635
    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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jae Bong CHUN, Jin Gil YANG, Yo Han LEE, Jung Eun LEE
  • Publication number: 20170264964
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and methods for sharing contents. A first electronic device includes a communication interface, and a processor configured to obtain a request for running a content sharing service with a second electronic device, generate connection identification information using first user identification information corresponding to the first electronic device and second user identification information corresponding to the second electronic device, in response to the request, and transmit the connection identification information to a first external electronic device for providing the content sharing service between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, using the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Su-Ha Yoon, Jin-Ho Song, Jin-Goo Lee, Myung-Su Kang, Jin-Gil Yang, Eui-Chang Jung
  • Publication number: 20170206900
    Abstract: An electronic robot device is provided which includes a body, a rotatable head physically connected with the body, a plurality of microphones arranged in the body or the head, a processor electrically connected with the plurality of microphones and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the head to face a first direction in response to a first wakeup signal received from the first direction, if a second wakeup signal is received from a second direction while a first command received from the first direction is processed, store information on the second direction in the memory, if the first command is completely processed, control the head to face the second direction, and process a second command received from the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Yo Han LEE, Jin Gil YANG, Jae Seok JOO, Chi Hyun CHO, Chang Ryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20170150139
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for displaying a content screen based on a display mode. A method performed by an electronic device including a processor may include: identifying an attribute of content of a 2D format to be provided by an electronic device by the electronic device including a processor; providing a first content of a first virtual reality format corresponding to the content using the processor when the attribute is a first attribute; and providing a second content of a second virtual reality format corresponding to the content by using the processor when the attribute is a second attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Jung-Eun LEE, Jin-Gil YANG, Yo-Han LEE, Jae-Bong CHUN
  • Publication number: 20170132572
    Abstract: Various example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and a method for an electronic device to manage schedule information. The electronic device includes a display, a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: generate a schedule; generate a preferable weather range corresponding to the schedule based on setting information on the schedule; identify weather forecast information corresponding to the schedule; and update the schedule based on a result of comparing the preferable weather range and the weather forecast information. Other example embodiments may be possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jaeseok JOO, Jin-Gil YANG, Yo-Han LEE
  • Publication number: 20170115755
    Abstract: An electronic device, accessory device and method using the same are disclosed herein. The accessory device is stowable in the electronic device, and includes at least a first sensor, a second sensor, a communication interface and a processor. The method includes receiving, through the communication interface, information from the electronic device corresponding to an application executed in the electronic device, in response to the received information, obtaining the first data through the first sensor when the received information is a first information and obtaining the second data through the second sensor when the information is a second information, and transmitting, to the electronic device, data based on at least one of the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Sun Ok JUNG, Dongwook KIM, Minjung KIM, Sookjin KIM, Jin-Gil YANG, Inji JIN
  • Publication number: 20170075415
    Abstract: An electronic device and method that detects an event related to the user's skin and performs a function corresponding to the event by using information on the skin color type of the user, and further provides a control method thereof. The occurrence of an event is detected that is related to at least a part of a user's body. Information regarding a light is obtained a sensor module that is functionally connected with the electronic device according to the detection result. A function is performed that corresponds to the detected event by using information corresponding to the obtained information on a light from among type information stored in a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Sook-Jin KIM, Jong-Jin KIM, Joon-Ho KIM, Jin-Gil YANG, Gih-Sung CHUNG, Kyu-Youn HWANG, Hong-Sig KIM, In-Ji JIN