Patents by Inventor Joayoung LEE

Joayoung LEE 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: 20250148783
    Abstract: Provided are a method of controlling a virtual reality device, and the virtual reality device, the method including setting a first area and a second area different from the first area in a space in which content is to be viewed is by using the virtual reality device, based on space information obtained by scanning the space in which the content is to be viewed and content information about the content; sensing the first area and the second area by using at least one image sensor while the content is being reproduced; tracking an object located in the first area or the second area, based on a result of the sensing; and controlling a display of a screen of the virtual reality device, based on a result of the tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinseon Yoo, Seokyoung Kang, Sungbin Kuk, Joayoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20250137653
    Abstract: A cooking appliance providing context of cooking food as an image and a method for controlling the same are provided. The cooking appliance may be configured to determine an internal temperature of a cooking thing based on at least one surface temperature sensed on a surface of the cooking thing by a non-contact temperature sensor, obtain a reference cross-sectional image corresponding to the determined internal temperature among reference cross-sectional images pre-registered for each cooking progress state of the cooking thing, as a virtual cross-sectional image for feeding back the cooking progress state, and output the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Lee, Eunha Choi, Jihye Kwon, Joayoung Lee
  • Patent number: 12288991
    Abstract: A wireless power receiving device includes a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing to be changed in relative position with respect to the first housing, a first resonance circuit disposed in the first housing, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the wireless power receiving device to wirelessly receive power from a wireless power transmitting device through the first resonance circuit, identify a charging efficiency corresponding to the received wireless power, and in case the identified charging efficiency is less than a threshold, provide content for changing an angle between the first housing and the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wonkyung Jang, Kawon Cheon, Jaeseok Park, Jaehyun Park, Joayoung Lee, Hoon Han
  • Patent number: 12287674
    Abstract: An electronic device for moving and displaying at least one object according to the expansion of a flexible display, and a method for controlling same. An electronic device may include a flexible display, and at least one processor operably connected to the flexible display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: display multiple objects of a first application on the flexible display; detect an expansion event for expanding the flexible display while the multiple objects are being displayed on the flexible display; and while maintaining a position in which at least one object among the multiple objects is displayed, move one or more objects among the remaining objects to an area expanded according to the expansion event and display the one or more objects thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinseon Yoo, Jiwon Park, Soonkyu Jang, Doeun Shin, Joayoung Lee, Yunjeong Ji, Kawon Cheon
  • Publication number: 20250124829
    Abstract: A method performed by a head mounted display (HMD) device includes: determining a sleep onset preparation start time; and displaying, on a display, a sleep onset preparation screen to which a visual effect is applied, from the sleep onset preparation start time, in a stepwise manner during a sleep onset preparation time interval, where the visual effect that is applied in the stepwise manner comprises a visual effect of switching a virtual screen output through an entire display area of the display to a video see through (VST) screen, where the VST screen displays the virtual screen with a non-virtual screen as a background in the entire display area of the display, where the non-virtual screen is based on an image captured through a front camera, and where the virtual screen is based on content executed by the HMD device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keeeun CHOI, Joayoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20250118033
    Abstract: A method of providing a virtual image corresponding to a digital item is provided. The method includes generating the virtual image corresponding to the digital item owned by a user of an augmented reality device, obtaining mapping location information of a real world object to which the generated virtual image is to be mapped, mapping and rendering the virtual image based on the obtained mapping location information, and displaying the rendered virtual image on a display of the augmented reality device according to public setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Joayoung LEE, Seokyoung KANG, Jinseon YOO, Sungbin KUK
  • Patent number: 12254234
    Abstract: A method and a device capable of supporting various display methods using an electronic device and/or glasses-type wearable electronic device (e.g., AR glasses) in an augmented reality (AR) are provided. An AR providing device for AR services includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to provide content through an AR screen, detect a specified external object through the AR screen while providing the content, determine a display mode for providing the content, based on detection of the specified external object, control to display the content through a display of the specified external object, based on the determined display mode, and perform control to display the content through a virtual display area associated with the specified external object on the AR screen, based on the determined display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngchan Woo, Donghee Kang, Choonkyoung Moon, Christian Park, Joayoung Lee, Jiwon Jeon, Hoon Han
  • Publication number: 20250077160
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a communication interface, memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively connected with the display, the communication interface and the memory and configured to execute the instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the display apparatus to: display a first image on the display; identify a motion of an object included in the first image; obtain a second image including the object based on the identified motion; and stream the second image to another display apparatus through the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunha CHOI, Joayoung Lee, Changmo Yang, Junyoung Im, Younju Jin
  • Publication number: 20250067992
    Abstract: A method of providing an augmented reality (AR) content in a vehicle, and/or a wearable AR device and an electronic device for performing a method. The wearable AR device may include a processor and a memory storing instructions. The processor, when executing the instructions, causes the wearable AR device to: set reference points corresponding to positions of anchor devices on first spatial map data corresponding to a space of a vehicle, determine a position and a direction of the wearable AR device on the first spatial map data based on the reference points and a positional relationship between the wearable AR device and anchor devices, and control output AR content based on the determined position and the determined direction of the wearable AR device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Dohyoung KIM, Jimin KIM, Joayoung LEE, Changsoo LEE, Changyoul LEE, Hoon HAN
  • Publication number: 20250021288
    Abstract: An example electronic device may include a housing, a flexible display at least a portion of which is visible to the outside through the housing, and at least one processor operably connected to the flexible display, wherein the at least one processor may be configured, in response to a sliding operation being performed to make visible a second portion including at least a portion of a first portion of the flexible display to the outside, based on an input, in a state in which the first portion of the flexible display is visible to the outside, to obtain context information in a state in which the second portion is visible, identify one or more workspaces based on the context information, control the display to display a list of the one or more workspaces in a portion of the second portion, and in response to one workspace being selected from the list, control the display to display execution screens of a plurality of applications in the second portion based on the selected workspace, and wherein each of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Jiwon JEON, Hongsik PARK, Donghee KANG, Youngchan WOO, Joayoung LEE
  • Patent number: 12174394
    Abstract: A method of providing an augmented reality (AR) content in a vehicle, and/or a wearable AR device and an electronic device for performing a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohyoung Kim, Jimin Kim, Joayoung Lee, Changsoo Lee, Changyoul Lee, Hoon Han
  • Patent number: 12131088
    Abstract: An example electronic device may be configured, based on a sliding operation to make visible a second portion of a flexible display including at least a portion of a first portion of the flexible display, according to an input, in a state in which the first portion is visible to the outside, to obtain context information in a state in which the second portion is visible, identify one or more workspaces based on the context information, control the display to display a list of the one or more workspaces in a portion of the second portion, and, based on one workspace being selected from the list, control the display to display execution screens of a plurality of applications in the second portion based on the selected workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwon Jeon, Hongsik Park, Donghee Kang, Youngchan Woo, Joayoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20240288930
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication circuit; a camera; a display; and a processor configured to: display, while providing virtual service, a first virtual object through the display; identify a distance between the first virtual object and a second virtual object corresponding to a user of the electronic device; based on identifying that the distance is equal to or less than a reference distance, activate the camera; identify a state of the user based on at least one image obtained by using the activated camera; and transmit, to an external electronic device through the communication circuit, data for changing a state of the second virtual object displayed through a display of the external electronic device, based on the identified state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seonghoon KANG, Joayoung LEE, Jinseon YOO
  • Patent number: 12039161
    Abstract: An electronic device includes first and second touch screen displays and a processor configured to: based on receiving a first touch input on the first touch screen display and a second touch input on the second touch screen display at substantially a same time while displaying a first execution screen in a single window on the first and second touch screen displays, determine whether the first and second touch inputs are a screen split gesture when the first and second touch inputs start within a first boundary area of the first touch screen display and a second boundary area of the second touch screen display, respectively, and are released after moving a distance at substantially the same time; and display the first execution screen in a first split window on the first touch screen display and display a second execution screen in a second split window on the second touch screen display based on the screen split gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeojun Yoon, Soojung Lee, Yerin Park, Doeun Shin, Joayoung Lee, Yeonee Choi, Hoon Han
  • Publication number: 20240236408
    Abstract: A method of controlling a sound output of a first audio reproducing device that is operable in a simultaneous listening mode with a second audio reproducing device such that, in the simultaneous listening mode, each of the first audio reproducing device and the second audio reproducing device operate to output content sound based on an audio content signal streamed from a corresponding content providing device through a communication connection, according to their respective sound output settings, the method including detecting a conversation request from the second audio reproducing device; controlling the first audio reproducing device to exit the simultaneous listening mode, enter a conversation mode, and change the sound output setting of the first audio reproducing device, in response to detecting the conversation request; and controlling the first audio reproducing device to output the content sound based on the changed sound output setting while operating in the conversation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihye KWON, Youngchan WOO, Joayoung LEE, Insik MYUNG, Miyoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20240237030
    Abstract: A mobile device and a method of controlling the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngchan WOO, Jihye KWON, Joayoung LEE, Miyoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20240237175
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus including a lighting module configured to emit light; and at least one processor configured to determine a color and a brightness of a current scene of content displayed on a display apparatus, and to control the lighting module to emit, in a space in which the display apparatus is located, light with a color and brightness corresponding to the determined color and brightness of the current scene of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jieun KIM, Eunha CHOI, Joayoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20240220185
    Abstract: A method and a device capable of supporting various display methods using an electronic device and/or glasses-type wearable electronic device (e.g., AR glasses) in an augmented reality (AR) are provided. An AR providing device for AR services includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to provide content through an AR screen, detect a specified external object through the AR screen while providing the content, determine a display mode for providing the content, based on detection of the specified external object, control to display the content through a display of the specified external object, based on the determined display mode, and perform control to display the content through a virtual display area associated with the specified external object on the AR screen, based on the determined display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Youngchan WOO, Donghee KANG, Choonkyoung MOON, Christian PARK, Joayoung LEE, Jiwon JEON, Hoon HAN
  • Patent number: 11990067
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes wireless communication with an external device, that determines a reference display position at which an extended screen of a mobile device is to be provided based on a wireless communication signal of the external device, and when a portion of the extended screen is included in a field of view (FOV), provides a user with the extended screen starting with the portion coming into the FOV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaeik Lee, Seonghoon Kang, Yerin Park, Doeun Shin, Hyoin Ahn, Joayoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20240137605
    Abstract: A method of controlling a sound output of a first audio reproducing device that is operable in a simultaneous listening mode with a second audio reproducing device such that, in the simultaneous listening mode, each of the first audio reproducing device and the second audio reproducing device operate to output content sound based on an audio content signal streamed from a corresponding content providing device through a communication connection, according to their respective sound output settings, the method including detecting a conversation request from the second audio reproducing device; controlling the first audio reproducing device to exit the simultaneous listening mode, enter a conversation mode, and change the sound output setting of the first audio reproducing device, in response to detecting the conversation request; and controlling the first audio reproducing device to output the content sound based on the changed sound output setting while operating in the conversation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihye KWON, Youngchan WOO, Joayoung LEE, Insik MYUNG, Miyoung LEE