Patents by Inventor Jongbae Kim

Jongbae Kim 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: 20260140686
    Abstract: The device includes: at least one first sensor configured to detect a folding angle between the electronic device and the at least one other electronic device and a processor configured to acquire information on the folding angle between the electronic device and the at least one other electronic device through the first sensor while the electronic device is connected to the at least one other electronic device and operated in a multi-display mode, identify channel mapping information of the audio signal that corresponds to the folding angle, process an input audio signal into a plurality of channels based on the channel mapping information, and output the audio signal of some channels among the plurality of channels through the at least one speaker, and transmit information on the audio signal of the other channels among the plurality of channels to the at least one other electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghyun JUNG, Sungjoo KIM, Jongbae KIM, Youngsang LEE
  • Publication number: 20250390012
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a case; a projector disposed in the case and configured to output video content; and a speaker set disposed between the case and the projector module, and configured to output audio content, wherein the speaker set includes a tweeter and a full-range speaker adjacent to the tweeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoseok WEY, Jongbae KIM, Liam KELLY
  • Publication number: 20250338060
    Abstract: A speaker apparatus may include a housing; a transducer inside the housing and configured to generate sound waves; and an acoustic structure inside the housing and including a plurality of resonant passages, each resonant passage of the plurality of resonant passages having an opening facing toward the transducer so that the sound waves enter the opening and travel along the resonant passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liam KELLY, Jongbae KIM, Hoseok WEY, Sungjoo KIM, Dongkyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20250330750
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a projection unit; a first speaker to output sound toward a front of the electronic device which is the projection direction of the projection unit, the first speaker including a speaker cover having a plurality of holes; a second speaker to output sound to at least one of a rear or a side of the electronic device; and at least one processor connected to the projection unit, the first speaker, and the second speaker to control the electronic device, wherein the processor may control the first speaker to output a first sound in a first frequency band, and control the second speaker to output a second sound in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongbae KIM, Dongkyu PARK, Donghyun JUNG, Seungwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20250287144
    Abstract: A speaker apparatus including a housing; a slot loading loudspeaker inside the housing, the slot loading loudspeaker including a speaker unit, and a cover covering the speaker unit, and including an opening through which an acoustic signal from the speaker unit may be output; and a panel member disposed in a forward direction of the slot loading loudspeaker so that a gap is formed between the cover and the panel member, and an exposure area is formed between an edge of the housing and an edge of the panel member to expose the opening through the exposure area so that an acoustic signal outputted through the opening is transferred to an outside, wherein at least one of the cover or the panel member includes at least one blocking member for preventing at least a portion of the acoustic signal outputted through the opening from flowing into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongkyu PARK, Seungwan CHO, Eunbi KANG, Sungjoo KIM, Jongbae KIM, Dongwon LEE
  • Publication number: 20250274702
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling the electric device including a projection unit, a memory, at least one first speaker that outputs a first sound signal along a direction opposite to a projection surface, at least one second speaker that outputs a second sound signal corresponding to a sound wave along at least one direction such that the sound wave is reflected on the ceiling or a wall of a space in which the electronic device is placed. The at least one processor, based on information that is included in the data about the content and directionality indicated in association with sound signals included in the content, and controls the at least one first speaker to output the first sound signal and controls the at least one second speaker to output the second sound signal while the image is displayed on the projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghyun JUNG, Jongbae KIM, Byoungsoo JE, Seungwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20250175754
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes memory storing one or more instructions; a communication interface; and at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic apparatus to: identify a second location of a user with reference to a first location of the electronic apparatus; identify one or more terminal devices connectable to the electronic apparatus; identify a target location to place the one or more terminal devices based on the first location, the second location, and the one or more terminal devices; and transmit, to the one or more terminal devices, one or more communication packets comprising guide information to guide placement of the one or more terminal devices on the target location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongseok JANG, Dongyoon KIM, Sungjoo KIM, Jongbae KIM, Hoseok WEY, Kisung LEE, Yoonjae LEE, Donghyun LIM, Woosung CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20250159409
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication interface; at least one memory storing instructions; and one or more processors connected to the communication interface and configured to control the electronic device, where, by executing the instructions, the one or more processors are configured to: identify whether a predetermined function is activated in a second electronic device based on the second electronic device being identified as connected to the electronic device through the communication interface, and control the communication interface to transmit, to the second electronic device, at least one channel among a plurality of channels included in sound information based on whether the predetermined function is identified as activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jongbae KIM
  • Publication number: 20250126400
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus may include a memory, a communication interface configured to perform communication with an external server and at least one processor including processing circuitry, and the at least one processor may be configured to obtain audio data for ambient sound, obtain a target audio signal of a preset type from the audio data, obtain sound quality information of the target audio signal, based on the sound quality information being not equal to or greater than a threshold grade, transmit the target audio signal to the external server through the communication interface, receive a source audio signal corresponding to the target audio signal from the external server through the communication interface, identify a playback time of the source audio signal based on the target audio signal, and provide a synthesized audio signal in which an inversion signal corresponding to the audio data and the source audio signal are synthesized based on the playback time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Dongyoon KIM, Jongbae KIM, Kisung LEE, Hoseok WEY, Yoonjae LEE, Yongseok JANG, Woosung CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20250123798
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, may include: a communication interface; at least one processor; and a memory configured to store instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic apparatus to: based on a user input for a sound play being received, identify a target device capable of performing the sound play; identify a power state of the target device; based on the power state of the target device being identified as an off state, transmit a first wakeup signal for changing a power state of a speaker in the target device to an on state, to the target device through the communication interface; and based on a first response signal corresponding to the first wakeup signal being received, transmit a first control command for the sound play to the target device through the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kisung LEE, Dongyoon KIM, Sungjoo KIM, Jongbae KIM, Hoseok WEY, Yoonjae LEE, Donghyun LIM, Yongseok JANG, Woosung CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20250071482
    Abstract: A rotatable display apparatus includes a display panel including a rectangular shape, a plurality of speakers provided at an edge of the display panel, a rotating device provided on a rear surface of the display panel and configured to rotate the display panel, a panel rotation detector configured to detect a rotation state of the display panel, an audio signal processor configured to transmit a left audio signal, a right audio signal, and a mixed audio signal to the plurality of speakers based on the rotation state of the display panel, and a mixer provided in the audio signal processor and configured to generate the mixed audio signal by mixing the left audio signal and the right audio signal at a predetermined ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghyun JUNG, Jongbae KIM, Sungjoo KIM, Dongkyu PARK, Sungha SON, Youngsang LEE
  • Patent number: 12200437
    Abstract: A sound outputting apparatus is provided. The sound outputting apparatus includes a base; a plurality of speakers configured to output sound; and a cover coupled to the base, the cover including a plurality of guide flow paths that respectively correspond to the plurality of speaker. Each of the plurality of guide flow paths includes an outer hole opened in a direction that extends away from the base from a respective one of the plurality of speakers, and further includes a groove that extends in a direction toward a center of the base from the respective one of the plurality of speakers. Each of the plurality of guide flow paths is configured to guide the output sound from the respective one of the plurality of speakers by dividing the output sound into the outer hole of the guide flow path and the groove of the guide flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghyun Jung, Jongbae Kim, Dongkyu Park, Sungha Son, Sungjoo Kim, Youngsang Lee
  • Patent number: 12143790
    Abstract: A rotatable display apparatus includes a display panel including a rectangular shape, a plurality of speakers provided at an edge of the display panel, a rotating device provided on a rear surface of the display panel and configured to rotate the display panel, a panel rotation detector configured to detect a rotation state of the display panel, an audio signal processor configured to transmit a left audio signal, a right audio signal, and a mixed audio signal to the plurality of speakers based on the rotation state of the display panel, and a mixer provided in the audio signal processor and configured to generate the mixed audio signal by mixing the left audio signal and the right audio signal at a predetermined ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghyun Jung, Jongbae Kim, Sungjoo Kim, Dongkyu Park, Sungha Son, Youngsang Lee
  • Patent number: 12003955
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling the display apparatus are disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a display, a plurality of speakers, and a processor, and the processor is configured to: control the communication interface to receive an acoustic content corresponding to a sound signal of a plurality of channels corresponding to a specified frequency bandwidth, extend a frequency bandwidth of at least one channel of the plurality of channels based on a specified parametric equalizer (PEQ), perform correction of reducing a gain in middle frequency and high frequency bands of at least one channel of the plurality of channels with the extended frequency bandwidth, and output each sound signal of the plurality of corrected channels to the plurality of corresponding speakers so that a sound image of the sound signal is formed in a center area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungha Son, Sangchul Ko, Jinman Kim, Youngsang Lee, Sungjoo Kim, Jongbae Kim, Dongkyu Park, Donghyun Jung
  • Patent number: 11630482
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display; a main body on which the display is mounted; a cover; a mounting member configured to separably mount the main body to the mounting member; and a guide member disposed at a back surface of the main body, the guide member including a plate member and side-surface members extending from opposite side surfaces of the plate member, wherein each of the side-surface members has an inclined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongkyu Park, Jin Park, Sungha Son, Wooyoung Cheon, Kihun Kim, Seongsoo Kim, Sungjoo Kim, Jongbae Kim, Doosoon Park, Wonkyu Park, Jinyoung Shin, Mingyu Yoon, Seungho Lee, Wonhong Choi
  • Patent number: 11619966
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel configured to display an image in a front direction; a main speaker provided on a rear surface of the display panel; and an auxiliary speaker provided on the rear surface of the display panel, the auxiliary speaker being configured to output a sound in a rear direction opposing the front direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungjoo Kim, Jongbae Kim, Sungha Son, Wooyoung Cheon, Sangchul Ko, Dongkyu Park, Mingyu Yoon
  • Publication number: 20220417662
    Abstract: A rotatable display apparatus includes a display panel including a rectangular shape, a plurality of speakers provided at an edge of the display panel, a rotating device provided on a rear surface of the display panel and configured to rotate the display panel, a panel rotation detector configured to detect a rotation state of the display panel, an audio signal processor configured to transmit a left audio signal, a right audio signal, and a mixed audio signal to the plurality of speakers based on the rotation state of the display panel, and a mixer provided in the audio signal processor and configured to generate the mixed audio signal by mixing the left audio signal and the right audio signal at a predetermined ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghyun JUNG, Jongbae Kim, Sungjoo Kim, Dongkyu Park, Sungha Son, Youngsang Lee
  • Publication number: 20220337943
    Abstract: A sound outputting apparatus is provided. The sound outputting apparatus includes a base; a plurality of speakers configured to output sound; and a cover coupled to the base, the cover including a plurality of guide flow paths that respectively correspond to the plurality of speaker. Each of the plurality of guide flow paths includes an outer hole opened in a direction that extends away from the base from a respective one of the plurality of speakers, and further includes a groove that extends in a direction toward a center of the base from the respective one of the plurality of speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghyun JUNG, Jongbae KIM, Dongkyu PARK, Sungha SON, Sungjoo KIM, Youngsang LEE
  • Publication number: 20220253094
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display; a main body on which the display is mounted; a cover; a mounting member configured to separably mount the main body to the mounting member; and a guide member disposed at a back surface of the main body, the guide member including a plate member and side-surface members extending from opposite side surfaces of the plate member, wherein each of the side-surface members has an inclined shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongkyu Park, Jin Park, Sungha Son, Wooyoung Cheon, Kihun Kim, Seongsoo Kim, Sungjoo Kim, Jongbae Kim, Doosoon Park, Wonkyu Park, Jinyoung Shin, Mingyu Yoon, Seungho Lee, Wonhong Choi
  • Publication number: 20220174450
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling the display apparatus are disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a display, a plurality of speakers, and a processor, and the processor is configured to: control the communication interface to receive an acoustic content corresponding to a sound signal of a plurality of channels corresponding to a specified frequency bandwidth, extend a frequency bandwidth of at least one channel of the plurality of channels based on a specified parametric equalizer (PEQ), perform correction of reducing a gain in middle frequency and high frequency bands of at least one channel of the plurality of channels with the extended frequency bandwidth, and output each sound signal of the plurality of corrected channels to the plurality of corresponding speakers so that a sound image of the sound signal is formed in a center area of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Sungha SON, Sangchul KO, Jinman KIM, Youngsang LEE, Sungjoo KIM, Jongbae KIM, Dongkyu PARK, Donghyun JUNG