Patents by Inventor Jong-ho Lea

Jong-ho Lea 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: 10931726
    Abstract: A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-young Song, O-hoon Kwon, Jong-ho Lea
  • Patent number: 10595085
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a server, a system and information providing methods thereof, in which the display apparatus can provide personalization or grouping information optimized to a changed individual or group without substantive authentication and login procedures for a user even though the individual or group using the corresponding apparatus is changed, The display apparatus includes: a display configured to display an image; a communicator configured to communicate with a server; a user recognizer configured to acquire recognition information about a user; a storage configured to store reference recognition information for determining whether the user is a server user having relation with the display apparatus; and a controller configured to determine the server user corresponding to the user by comparing the recognition information about the user acquired by the user recognizer with the reference recognition information stored in the storage, request and receive server information including
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-min Park, Jong-ho Lea
  • Patent number: 10522115
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display, a communicator configured to receive a color identification code based on HTML5 from a server, and a processor configured to control the display to display the color identification code and an image corresponding to the color identification code. The color identification code includes information associated with the displayed image and is recognizable by an external apparatus that captures the displayed color identification code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-il Hwang, Woo-seok Kim, Jong-ho Lea, Morio Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 10380092
    Abstract: A method of generating popularity rankings of search terms includes generating a ranking value table including ranking values corresponding to rankings of search terms, determining first ranking values corresponding to previous rankings of a plurality of search terms and second ranking values corresponding to current rankings of the plurality of search terms by using the ranking value table, and obtaining difference values based on differences between the first ranking values and the second ranking values of the plurality of search terms, respectively, and determining popularity rankings of the plurality of search terms by using the difference values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-min Park, Young-jun Kim, Ho-dong Lee, Jong-ho Lea
  • Patent number: 10306219
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display; a signal receiver configured to receive a video signal including a plurality of frames; and at least one processor configured to select a main area corresponding to a main color of a first frame among a plurality of divisional areas in the first frame of the video signal, determine whether the first frame is a reference frame based on the size of the selected main area as compared with the first frame, and control the display to display an image based on the video signal in accordance with the determined reference frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dulguun Batmunkh, Jong-ho Lea
  • Patent number: 10062376
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a voice recognition method for the same. The voice recognition method for the electronic apparatus includes: receiving an input voice of a user; determining characteristics of the user; and recognizing the input voice based on the determined characteristics of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-seob Ryu, Seung-kwon Park, Jong-ho Lea, Jong-hyuk Jang
  • Publication number: 20180048690
    Abstract: A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-young SONG, O-hoon KWON, Jong-ho LEA
  • Patent number: 9819714
    Abstract: A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-young Song, O-hoon Kwon, Jong-ho Lea
  • Publication number: 20170132991
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display, a communicator configured to receive a color identification code based on HTML5 from a server, and a processor configured to control the display to display the color identification code and an image corresponding to the color identification code. The color identification code includes information associated with the displayed image and is recognizable by an external apparatus that captures the displayed color identification code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-il HWANG, Woo-seok KIM, Jong-ho LEA, Morio YOSHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170127056
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display; a signal receiver configured to receive a video signal including a plurality of frames; and at least one processor configured to select a main area corresponding to a main color of a first frame among a plurality of divisional areas in the first frame of the video signal, to determine whether the first frame is a reference frame based on the size of the selected main area as compared with the first frame, and to control the display to display an image based on the video signal in accordance with the determined reference frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Dulguun BATMUNKH, Jong-ho LEA
  • Publication number: 20170094357
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a server, a system and information providing methods thereof, in which the display apparatus can provide personalization or grouping information optimized to a changed individual or group without substantive authentication and login procedures for a user even though the individual or group using the corresponding apparatus is changed, The display apparatus includes: a display configured to display an image; a communicator configured to communicate with a server; a user recognizer configured to acquire recognition information about a user; a storage configured to store reference recognition information for determining whether the user is a server user having relation with the display apparatus; and a controller configured to determine the server user corresponding to the user by comparing the recognition information about the user acquired by the user recognizer with the reference recognition information stored in the storage, request and receive server information including
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Dong-min PARK, Jong-ho LEA
  • Patent number: 9532104
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transceiving television (TV)-content-related information based on a social network. A TV content sharing method for providing TV-content-related information to a plurality of TV users based on a social network includes receiving from a TV user a request to check in a TV content sharing service; providing real-time user information regarding users who check in a content checked-in by the TV user, in real time; and providing related service information regarding accessible related services in the social network in relation to the checked-in content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Bin Im, Jong-Ho Lea, Young-Hwan Lee, Seung-Hyuk Choi, Sang-Wook Cho, Chi-Won Kim, Soo-Yeoun Yoon, Sang-Wook Kang, Su-Gyeong Hyeon
  • Patent number: 9509936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of browsing content and in particular, to an apparatus and method of browsing content that allows a user to easily browse desired content An apparatus for browsing content according to an aspect of the invention includes an apparatus including a metadata storage unit storing information on content, which is classified according to a first classification basis, a second classification basis, and a third classification basis, a browsing-guide-generation unit generating a browsing guide with the first classification basis and the second classification basis as axes, and arranging the generated browsing guide with the third classification basis as an axis, and an output unit outputting the browsing guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Wook Park, Jong-Ho Lea, Ju-Hwan Lee, Ji-Hye Chung
  • Patent number: 9262049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of providing a graphical user interface, and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method of providing a graphical user interface that enables a user to rapidly search a desired menu. An apparatus for providing graphical user interface according to an aspect of the invention includes an apparatus including an output unit outputting a first menu in which a plurality of menu items are arranged in a predetermined direction, and outputting a second menu having a first region and a second region that are classified from a menu item selected from the first menu according to a predetermined classification standard, and a control unit performing an operation that corresponds to a menu item selected from the second menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju-Hwan Lee, Jong-Ho Lea, Sang-Wook Park, Yeun-Bae Kim
  • Publication number: 20150339732
    Abstract: A method for providing an advertisement for a display device is provided, which includes generating a color identification code which includes a plurality of pieces of advertisement information, encoding the generated color identification code into an advertisement image, and displaying the advertisement image encoded with the color identification code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang-rok Lee, Jong-ho LEA, Ho-dong LEE
  • Publication number: 20150324409
    Abstract: A method of generating popularity rankings of search terms includes generating a ranking value table including ranking values corresponding to rankings of search terms, determining first ranking values corresponding to previous rankings of a plurality of search terms and second ranking values corresponding to current rankings of the plurality of search terms by using the ranking value table, and obtaining difference values based on differences between the first ranking values and the second ranking values of the plurality of search terms, respectively, and determining popularity rankings of the plurality of search terms by using the difference values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-min PARK, Young-jun KIM, Ho-dong LEE, Jong-ho LEA
  • Publication number: 20150302059
    Abstract: A content recommendation apparatus includes a data collector configured to collect user information and process the collected user information as user context data; a query generator configured to generate a query for searching a content based on the user information and the user context data; and a controller configured to generate a decision rule to decide whether a content searched based on the generated query satisfies at least one of the user information and the user context data, and provide a content which satisfies the decision rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-rok LEE, Jong-ho LEA
  • Publication number: 20150127344
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a voice recognition method for the same. The voice recognition method for the electronic apparatus includes: receiving an input voice of a user; determining characteristics of the user; and recognizing the input voice based on the determined characteristics of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-seob RYU, Seung-kwon PARK, Jong-ho LEA, Jong-hyuk JANG
  • Patent number: 8965764
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a voice recognition method for the same. The voice recognition method for the electronic apparatus includes: receiving an input voice of a user; determining characteristics of the user; and recognizing the input voice based on the determined characteristics of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-seob Ryu, Seung-kwon Park, Jong-ho Lea, Jong-hyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 8949707
    Abstract: Provided are an adaptive document display apparatus and method, and more particularly, an adaptive document displaying apparatus and method which can adaptively convert a document according to the screen size of a device that is to display the document. The adaptive document displaying apparatus includes: a document analyzing unit analyzing each of a plurality of components included in a document; and a document converting unit converting the document according to the result of analysis and attributes of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-Jeong Lee, Ji-Hye Chung, Jong-Ho Lea, Yeun-Bae Kim, Byung-In Yoo