Patents by Inventor Joon-kyu Seo

Joon-kyu Seo 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).

  • FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20150220119
    Abstract: A flexible display device including: a flexible display; a first sensor configured to sense an exposed area of the display which is exposed in a rolled state of the display; a second sensor configured to sense a user grip area within the exposed area, the user grip area corresponding to a user grip; and a controller configured to, in response to the exposed area and the user grip area being sensed, control the display to display a screen on the exposed area excluding the user grip area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Kyung-a Kang, Hyun-jin Kim, Nipun Kumar, Chang-soo Lee
  • Display apparatus for displaying widget windows, display system including the display apparatus, and a display method thereof
    Patent number: 9037984
    Abstract: A method for displaying widget windows is provided, including generating a widget display screen including at least one widget window, determining if a display area of the at least one widget window satisfies a preset threshold condition, and adding a new widget display screen including a new widget window if the threshold condition is satisfied. Accordingly, services can be provided through widget windows without preventing the viewer from viewing the TV, thereby enhancing user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da-hye Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Joon-kyu Seo, Hee-jeong Bae, Jong-chan Park, Yoon-ji Kim
  • Terminal device for downloading and installing an application and method thereof
    Patent number: 8984388
    Abstract: A method for installing an application includes inputting a command to download the application, selecting a page to add an identifier for executing the application, and displaying the identifier on the selected page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Hyun-jin Kim, Ji-yeon Kwak, Jin Ra
  • METHOD OF INPUTTING USER INPUT BY USING MOBILE DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20150035748
    Abstract: Provided are a method of inputting a user input by using a mobile device and a mobile device using the method. The method of performing operations of the mobile device according to a plurality of input modes, the method being performed by the mobile device, includes operations of, determining whether the mobile device is placed on a surface, if the determining of whether the mobile device is placed on the surface indicates that the mobile device is placed on the surface, changing an input mode of the mobile device, and performing a preset operation that corresponds to the changed input mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-jun YOON, Ji-Yeon KWAK, Joon-kyu SEO, Yong-yeon LEE, Young-joon CHOI
  • MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150022471
    Abstract: Provided are a mobile terminal for providing a function performable by the mobile terminal to a user by using information input to the mobile terminal by the user, and a method of operating the mobile terminal. The method includes receiving a touch input while a touch sensor of the mobile terminal is activated and a display; determining an operation of the mobile terminal corresponding to the received touch input; and executing the determined operation when the display is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon KWAK, Hyun-jin KIM, Yong-yeon LEE, Yeo-jun YOON, Kyoung-jin MOON, Joon-kyu SEO
  • USER TERMINAL DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING USER INTERACTION AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150015513
    Abstract: A method of controlling a user terminal device including a touch screen divided into a main area and at least one sub area. The touch screen includes a first surface including the main area, a second surface extending from the first surface and including the at least one sub area, and wherein the second surface is curved or bent with respect to a plane of the first surface is provided. The method includes performing an unlocking operation to activate the user terminal device, in response to a first pinch gesture being input on the at least one sub area while the user terminal device is locked; and performing a locking operation to inactivate the user terminal device, in response to a second pinch gesture being input on the at least one sub area, while the user terminal device is unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon KWAK, Yun-kyung KIM, Yong-yeon LEE, Hyun-jin KIM, Yeo-jun YOON, Nipun KUMAR, Joon-kyu SEO
  • USER TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING CONTENTS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150015512
    Abstract: A content display method of a user terminal device including a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, includes displaying, on the main area, a first main content provided by a first application, and displaying, on the sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content, receiving a user gesture input on the main area, and in response to receiving the user gesture, displaying, on the main area, a second main content provided by a second application, and displaying, on the sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon KWAK, Yun-kyung KIM, Yong-yeon LEE, Hyun-jin KIM, Yeo-jun YOON, Nipun KUMAR, Joon-kyu SEO
  • USER TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING CONTENTS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150015511
    Abstract: A display method of a user terminal device including a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, includes receiving a signal requesting displaying of an application installed in the user terminal device, and selectively displaying an application in one of a first layout and a second layout, in response to receiving the signal, in which the first layout corresponds to the sub area and the second layout corresponds to the main area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon KWAK, Yun-kyung KIM, Yong-yeon LEE, Hyun-jin KIM, Yeo-jun YOON, Nipun KUMAR, Joon-kyu SEO
  • MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150007016
    Abstract: Provided are a mobile terminal and a method operating the mobile terminal. The method includes: receiving a user input; performing a first operation corresponding to the user input; successively receiving the user input for a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined time period; and performing a second operation based on a number of the successively received user input, wherein the second operation is set in advance in relation to the first operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-yeon LEE, Ji-Yeon KWAK, Hyun-jin KIM, Joon-kyu SEO
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN DISPLAY USING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140351728
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen configured to receive a touch input, and a controller configured to select a graphic image based on environmental information and provide the graphic image to a first layer, display the first layer on the touch screen, display a second layer that includes a user interface along with the first layer, display a third layer that includes a graphic object corresponding to the user interface along with the second layer, and change the graphic image of the first layer based on the touch input to the user interface of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Yong-yeon LEE, Yeo-jun YOON, Young-joon CHOI
  • Digital device and user interface control method thereof
    Patent number: 8806380
    Abstract: A digital device and a UI control method thereof are provided. A user interface (UI) generator generates a UI, a controller controls the UI generator to generate a UI which includes a menu area to display a list of contents for a sub-category from one or more sub-categories and a scroll bar to display information on the respective sub-categories, and a display unit displays the generated UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-jeong Moon, Young-mi Kang, Young-sun Kim, Joon-kyu Seo, Yoon-ji Kim
  • TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140204023
    Abstract: A transparent display apparatus is provided. The transparent display apparatus includes a transparent display which displays information, a sensor which senses background information in a first direction, and a controller configured to modify a display state of the displayed information on the transparent display based on the sensed background information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nipun KUMAR, Joon-kyu SEO, Yeo-jun YOON, Young-joon CHOI
  • TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING AN APPLICATION AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140196026
    Abstract: An application installation method of a mobile device is provided. The method includes installing an application on the mobile device; presenting, if the application is installed, an icon corresponding to the application and a mark to indicate that the application is installed, such that at least a portion of the mark is located on the icon; executing the application; and presenting, after the application is executed, the icon without the mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Hyun-jin KIM, Ji-yeon KWAK, Jin RA
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D732527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Ji yeon Kwak, Joon Kyu Seo
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D732528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Ji yeon Kwak, Joon Kyu Seo
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D733130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Ji yeon Kwak, Joon Kyu Seo
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D733131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Ji yeon Kwak, Joon Kyu Seo
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D733132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Ji yeon Kwak, Joon Kyu Seo
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D733133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Ji yeon Kwak, Joon Kyu Seo
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D738877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Ji yeon Kwak, Joon Kyu Seo