Patents by Inventor Joon-Oo Kim

Joon-Oo 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).

  • Patent number: 9778775
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The device includes a touch sensor configured to sense at least one touch; a pressure sensor configured to sense at least one pressure; and a controller configured to sense a grip pattern on the electronic device using the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, and to control a predetermined function according to the grip pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ju-Wan Park, Myung-Sik Kim, Joon-Oo Kim, Sun-Ah Kim, Yun-Je Oh, Sun-Tae Jung, Hyun-Su Hong
  • Publication number: 20170220176
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The device includes a touch sensor configured to sense at least one touch; a pressure sensor configured to sense at least one pressure; and a controller configured to sense a grip pattern on the electronic device using the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, and to control a predetermined function according to the grip pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Ju-Wan PARK, Myung-Sik KIM, Joon-Oo KIM, Sun-Ah KIM, Yun-Je OH, Sun-Tae JUNG, Hyun-Su HONG
  • Patent number: 9626029
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The device includes a touch sensor configured to sense at least one touch; a pressure sensor configured to sense at least one pressure; and a controller configured to sense a grip pattern on the electronic device using the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, and to control a predetermined function according to the grip pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ju-Wan Park, Myung-Sik Kim, Joon-Oo Kim, Sun-Ah Kim, Yun-Je Oh, Sun-Tae Jung, Hyun-Su Hong
  • Publication number: 20160277931
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sharing content by selecting a device with which the content is to be shared and performing authentication by using a device which is being called. The method of sharing content of a first device includes: performing authentication of a remote access service for sharing the content with a second device based on a call connection state between the first device and the second device; remotely accessing the second device according to a result of the authentication; and sharing the content based on the remote access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-young Shin, Joon-oo Kim
  • Patent number: 9374354
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sharing content by selecting a device with which the content is to be shared and performing authentication by using a device which is being called. The method of sharing content of a first device includes: performing authentication of a remote access service for sharing the content with a second device based on a call connection state between the first device and the second device; remotely accessing the second device according to a result of the authentication; and sharing the content based on the remote access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-young Shin, Joon-oo Kim
  • Publication number: 20160026316
    Abstract: A device and method of measuring pressure on a device based on touch signals is provided. The method includes determining a reference pressure value of a grip of user on the device; obtaining first signals from a side detector of the device; obtaining second signals from a front detector of the device; and determining a level of pressure on the device by comparing the first signals and the second signals with the reference pressure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-soo CHOI, So-young KIM, Hyung-soon KIM, Ju-wan PARK, Myung-sik KIM, Joon-oo KIM
  • Publication number: 20160018944
    Abstract: A touch input method, a terminal contacting a first body part, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a chipset are provided. The touch input method includes receiving, by a terminal contacting a first body part, a touch input applied by a second body part; measuring a distance between the terminal and the second body part; sensing, by the terminal, whether the second body part contacts the first body part; and determining input information for controlling the terminal, based on the measured distance between the terminal and the second body part and changed information of an electrical signal transmitted from the terminal to the first body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Hyung-soon KIM, So-young KIM, Hyun-soo CHOI, Joon-oo KIM
  • Patent number: 9229937
    Abstract: A content management system entails analyzing similarity of the contents distributed among at least one network element (e.g., contents server) and managing the contents on the basis of the analysis result. The content management server analyzing similarities of content files and providing the similarities information includes a communication unit that collects content information from at least one content server stored the content files and the content information corresponding to the content files; a digital content management (DCM) control unit which analyzes similarities of the content files received from the content server; a storage which stores information on the similarities analyzed by the DCM control unit; a content information comparison unit which detects the content information in response to a similar content file request transmitted from a client on the basis of the similarities information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Chul Shin, Young Kyu Bae, Chul Seung Kim, Yun Je Oh, Joon Oo Kim
  • Patent number: 9077946
    Abstract: A streaming content management apparatus and method for recording and replaying video and audio data using a real time video indexing function are provided. A streaming content management apparatus of a multimedia broadcast receiver includes a recording unit for recording an incoming content stream in units of segment together with indexes and a player for replaying the content stream recorded by the recording unit in response to an index that is input to request playback from a segment corresponding to the input index. The streaming content management apparatus divides the streaming content incoming through a broadcast channel in units of segment and stores segments of the streaming content with storage index and chapter information such that it is possible to quickly retrieve a playback position using the storage index or chapter information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Jin Park, Won Sang Kwon, Jin Guk Jeong, Yun Je Oh, Joon Oo Kim
  • Publication number: 20150109224
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for performing an operation according to a floating input are provided. The electronic device includes an input unit, a display unit for displaying a user interface, and a controller configured to, when a floating input by the input unit is detected while a first application is being executed, control the first application to perform an operation corresponding to the detected floating input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Myung-Sik KIM, Joon-Oo KIM, Sun-Ah KIM
  • Publication number: 20150052425
    Abstract: A user interface for a movement between pages having a laminated structure in a portable device is provided. A method of searching for a page in a three dimensional manner in a portable device includes overlappingly displaying a plurality of pages in three dimensions; detecting a distance between the portable device and a user input means; sequentially moving and displaying the plurality of pages according to the detected distance; and when a movement of the user input means for selecting a page is detected, displaying the selected page. As a user brings a user input means close to a front surface of the portable device, the pages having the laminated structure are sequentially moved and displayed one by one, starting from a page displayed on the front. The user can identify the pages and select a desired page by making a gesture for selecting a shown page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Sik KIM, Joon-Oo KIM, Seong-Oh LEE, Moon-Sik JEONG, Sun-Ah KIM, Sung-Do CHOI
  • Patent number: 8954641
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing communication between a first device and a second device. In the method, the second device recognizes a mark representing the first device to establish communication with the first device, and establishes communication with the first device, based on information included in the mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Soo Lim, In-Young Shin, Joon-oo Kim, Tae-Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 8943545
    Abstract: A Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system and method of providing content therein are provided. A legacy media player displays a content list for content stored in the legacy media player or in an add-in server, and when a content item is selected from the list, the legacy media player determines whether the content item is reproducible by a registered digital media renderer. If the selected content item is reproducible by the registered digital media renderer, the legacy media player transmits a reproducing request for the selected content item, and the corresponding digital media renderer receives and reproduces the selected content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Soo Lim, Joon-Oo Kim, Ki-Chul Park, Sang-Won Ahn, Tae-Hwan Hwang, Won-Sang Kwon
  • Publication number: 20140375582
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The device includes a touch sensor configured to sense at least one touch; a pressure sensor configured to sense at least one pressure; and a controller configured to sense a grip pattern on the electronic device using the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, and to control a predetermined function according to the grip pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Wan PARK, Myung-Sik KIM, Joon-Oo KIM, Sun-Ah KIM, Yun-Je OH, Sun-Tae JUNG, Hyun-Su HONG
  • Publication number: 20140361984
    Abstract: A visibility improvement method using gaze tracking includes detecting a gaze of a user using a camera; determining a focus object at which the user gazes from among at least one object viewed through a display unit of an electronic device; and displaying, on the display unit, an image with high visibility that corresponds to the focus object and has higher visibility than the focus object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-Sik KIM, Chang-Yeong KIM, Ick-Sang HAN, Joon-Oo KIM, Jinho KIM, Yun-Je OH, Sun-Tae JUNG
  • Patent number: 8793725
    Abstract: A system and method for data transmission in a DLNA network environment are disclosed. The data transmission system includes a content creation unit creating at least one content, a content correlation check unit checking a created content to classify the created content by category and a conversion content creation unit extracting header information and body information of the classified content and converting the extracted information into preset type information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Seung Kim, Yun Je Oh, Joon Oo Kim, Wong Sang Kwon
  • Publication number: 20140059644
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sharing content by selecting a device with which the content is to be shared and performing authentication by using a device which is being called. The method of sharing content of a first device includes: performing authentication of a remote access service for sharing the content with a second device based on a call connection state between the first device and the second device; remotely accessing the second device according to a result of the authentication; and sharing the content based on the remote access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-young SHIN, Joon-oo KIM
  • Patent number: 8612462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, apparatus, and system for data transmission based on a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) network that classifies contents files which are stored in a DMS according to a support of the DLNA network to make a contents list. Support is provided to convert a file attribute of a selected file into a file attribute which can be applied to the DLNA network to generate, in case a user selects a non-supported file which is not applied to the DLNA network. The invention outputs the selected file to a display unit, captures the outputted image to convert into a file which can be applied to the DLNA network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Shik Yoon, Yun Je Oh, Joon Oo Kim, Won Sang Kwon, Chul Seung Kim
  • Patent number: 8583732
    Abstract: A method for providing a multimedia messaging service according to the present invention includes the steps of: collecting multimedia contents accessible through a network in response to a request for preparing a multimedia message, generating the multimedia message including multimedia file access information by selecting a multimedia file from the collected multimedia contents, converting the multimedia message to a web page, transmitting the web page as an Internet mail, extracting the multimedia file access information from the web page included in the mail after receiving the mail, accessing a multimedia file by using the multimedia file access information and executing the multimedia file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Kyu Bae, Ho Chul Shin, Chul Seung Kim, Hee Won Jung, Yun Je Oh, Joon Oo Kim
  • Patent number: 8510396
    Abstract: Provided is a method for storing a content flip list of a digital media server using user input feedback. The method includes receiving a content request message from a user and transmitting the received request message to a media server, converting information received as a response to the request message into a page format, defining the converted information as a current page, and receiving and storing previous and next pages of the current page, and outputting the received current page through an output part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung-Soo Lim, Ki-Chul Park, Sang-Won Ahn, Tae-Hwan Hwang, In-Young Shin, Joon-Oo Kim