Patents by Inventor Jin-Hee Won

Jin-Hee Won 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: 10942995
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining biometric information in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display comprising one or more pixels, the one or more pixels including a first sub pixel, a second sub pixel, and a third sub pixel, and one or more sensors configured to obtain biometric information about an external object, and a processor. The processor is configured to cause the electronic device to: identify first biometric information and second biometric information from the biometric information, and output light having first properties through a first pixel set corresponding to the first biometric information, and obtain the first biometric information using the one or more sensors, and output light having second properties through a second pixel set corresponding to the second biometric information, and obtain the second biometric information using the one or more sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Won, Jung-Mo Kim, Jaehyuck Park, Younghoon Jung, Daehyeong Lim, Jeong-Min Park, Seung-Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 10778017
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device of a metal member and a method therefor. The electronic device includes: a memory; an abnormality detection circuit; and a processor functionally connected with the memory or the abnormality detection circuit, wherein the processor is configured to detect whether there is an abnormality in an electric shock prevention circuit or whether a leakage path is formed from a ground of the electronic device to the metal member by using the abnormality detection circuit, and to control charging a battery of the electronic device according to whether there is the abnormality in the electric shock prevention circuit or whether the leakage path is formed. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon Park, Jin-Hee Won, Yongseung Yi, Dong-Il Son
  • Patent number: 10718882
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device and a method for sensing proximity in an electronic device, which reduces an error in sensing a proximity distance by considering a color of an object when sensing the proximity distance to the object based on an amount of light reflected from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Woong Yoon, Jeong-Ho Cho, Jongah Kim, Jin-Hee Won, Donghan Lee
  • Patent number: 10712199
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device includes a housing, a display within the housing, and exposed through a surface of the housing, a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit within the housing, and a processor electrically coupled with the display, the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. The light emitting unit includes at least one light source for outputting light of at least one wavelength band. The light receiving unit includes at least one region for receiving the light of the at least one wavelength band. The processor is configured to control a function of the light emitting unit and/or the light receiving unit based on at least one mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Won, Jaesung Lee, Jongmin Choi, Taeho Kim, Jeong-Min Park
  • Patent number: 10539525
    Abstract: A method for operation of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining if an object is detected at a first terminal and a second terminal among a plurality of terminals of an ear jack. If the object is detected, the impedance of the second terminal is calculated, and a type of the object is determined according to the calculated impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyun-Jong Roh, Min-Woo Oh, Jin-Hee Won, Dong-Yup Lee, Ho-Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190065717
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining biometric information in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display comprising one or more pixels, the one or more pixels including a first sub pixel, a second sub pixel, and a third sub pixel, and one or more sensors configured to obtain biometric information about an external object, and a processor. The processor is configured to cause the electronic device to: identify first biometric information and second biometric information from the biometric information, and output light having first properties through a first pixel set corresponding to the first biometric information, and obtain the first biometric information using the one or more sensors, and output light having second properties through a second pixel set corresponding to the second biometric information, and obtain the second biometric information using the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jin-Hee WON, Jung-Mo KIM, Jaehyuck PARK, Younghoon JUNG, Daehyeong LIM, Jeong-Min PARK, Seung-Eun LEE
  • Publication number: 20180351376
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device of a metal member and a method therefor. The electronic device includes: a memory; an abnormality detection circuit; and a processor functionally connected with the memory or the abnormality detection circuit, wherein the processor is configured to detect whether there is an abnormality in an electric shock prevention circuit or whether a leakage path is formed from a ground of the electronic device to the metal member by using the abnormality detection circuit, and to control charging a battery of the electronic device according to whether there is the abnormality in the electric shock prevention circuit or whether the leakage path is formed. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon PARK, Jin-Hee WON, Yongseung YI, Dong-Il SON
  • Patent number: 10044336
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for preventing noise in an electronic device. An apparatus for preventing noise in an electronic device includes a microphone unit including a microphone, the microphone unit connected to a first power terminal and a second power terminal, and a switch unit including at least one switch and at least one resistance, the switch unit connected to the first power terminal and the microphone in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sungbin Hong, Hojun Kim, Kyungmin Park, Jin-Hee Won
  • Publication number: 20180217077
    Abstract: A method for operation of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining if an object is detected at a first terminal and a second terminal among a plurality of terminals of an ear jack. If the object is detected, the impedance of the second terminal is calculated, and a type of the object is determined according to the calculated impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Hyun-Jong Roh, Min-Woo Oh, Jin-Hee Won, Dong-Yup Lee, Ho-Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20180136363
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device and a method for sensing proximity in an electronic device, which reduces an error in sensing a proximity distance by considering a color of an object when sensing the proximity distance to the object based on an amount of light reflected from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Hee-Woong YOON, Jeong-Ho CHO, Jongah KIM, Jin-Hee WON, Donghan LEE
  • Publication number: 20180094974
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device includes a housing, a display within the housing, and exposed through a surface of the housing, a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit within the housing, and a processor electrically coupled with the display, the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. The light emitting unit includes at least one light source for outputting light of at least one wavelength band. The light receiving unit includes at least one region for receiving the light of the at least one wavelength band. The processor is configured to control a function of the light emitting unit and/or the light receiving unit based on at least one mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jin-Hee WON, Jaesung LEE, Jongmin CHOI, Taeho KIM, Jeong-Min PARK
  • Patent number: 9927383
    Abstract: A method for operation of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining if an object is detected at a first terminal and a second terminal among a plurality of terminals of an ear jack. If the object is detected, the impedance of the second terminal is calculated, and a type of the object is determined according to the calculated impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyun-Jong Roh, Min-Woo Oh, Jin-Hee Won, Dong-Yup Lee, Ho-Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 9860659
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a memory; a headphone jack; and at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, configured to: detect an impedance of a first portion of the headphone jack; and detect whether a foreign substance is present in the headphone jack based on the impedance of the first portion of the headphone jack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Won, Ho-Jun Kim, Kyung-Min Park, Gi-Hoon Lee, Sung-Bin Hong
  • Publication number: 20170230023
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for preventing noise in an electronic device. An apparatus for preventing noise in an electronic device includes a microphone unit including a microphone, the microphone unit connected to a first power terminal and a second power terminal, and a switch unit including at least one switch and at least one resistance, the switch unit connected to the first power terminal and the microphone in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Sungbin HONG, Hojun KIM, Kyungmin PARK, Jin-Hee WON
  • Publication number: 20160157033
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a memory; a headphone jack; and at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, configured to: detect an impedance of a first portion of the headphone jack; and detect whether a foreign substance is present in the headphone jack based on the impedance of the first portion of the headphone jack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Jin-Hee WON, Ho-Jun KIM, Kyung-Min PARK, Gi-Hoon LEE, Sung-Bin HONG
  • Publication number: 20150377810
    Abstract: A method for operation of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining if an object is detected at a first terminal and a second terminal among a plurality of terminals of an ear jack. If the object is detected, the impedance of the second terminal is calculated, and a type of the object is determined according to the calculated impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun-Jong ROH, Min-Woo Oh, Jin-Hee Won, Dong-Yup Lee, Ho-Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 9063216
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a location based service in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of a Base Station (BS) for a Location Based Service (LBS) in a wireless communication system includes allocating identifiers to a plurality of transmission devices in a service coverage area of the BS, generating a Reference Signal (RS) including the identifier of the corresponding transmission device and an identifier of the BS with respect to each of the transmission devices, and transmitting the RS generated for each of the transmission devices, to a Mobile Station (MS) via the corresponding transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Won, Sang-Heon Kim, Seong-Hyeon Chae, Hee-Won Kang
  • Patent number: 8503352
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving a reference signal for positioning in a wireless communication system are provided. In the method, a BS locates a PA preamble in a second frame among frames constituting each of multiple superframes, locates a SA preamble in first symbols of first and third frames among the frames constituting each of the multiple superframes, determines multiple consecutive first superframes belonging to an LBS zone from among the multiple superframes, includes a reference signal for LBS in a first symbol of a first subframe of a last frame among frames constituting each of the first superframes, includes data in a first symbol of a first subframe of a last frame among frames constituting each of second superframes that correspond to the multiple superframes excluding the first superframes when the data is to be transmitted, and communicates with an MS by using the first and second superframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Heon Kim, Jae-Weon Cho, Hee-Won Kang, Jin-Hee Won
  • Patent number: 8478302
    Abstract: A method, an Advanced Base Station (ABS) and an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an ABS in a mobile communication system are provided. The ABS transmits LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period. The LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Hyeon Chae, Sang-Heon Kim, Hee-Won Kang, Jin-Hee Won
  • Patent number: RE46709
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a location based service in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of a Base Station (BS) for a Location Based Service (LBS) in a wireless communication system includes allocating identifiers to a plurality of transmission devices in a service coverage area of the BS, generating a Reference Signal (RS) including the identifier of the corresponding transmission device and an identifier of the BS with respect to each of the transmission devices, and transmitting the RS generated for each of the transmission devices, to a Mobile Station (MS) via the corresponding transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Won, Sang-Heon Kim, Seong-Hyeon Chae, Hee-Won Kang