Patents by Inventor Joon Seong KANG

Joon Seong KANG 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: 10516558
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal to a receiver. The receiver is configured to receive the RF signal and decode data. Furthermore, a method of wireless communication is provided between the transmitter and the receiver, in which the transmitter transmits to the receiver the RF signal. A carrier phase of the RF signal is randomly converted. The receiver detects an envelope of the RF signal, and extracts data from the RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Joon Seong Kang
  • Patent number: 10270545
    Abstract: A device for detecting an interference signal includes an estimator configured to estimate a mean value of received signals output from an analog-digital converter (ADC), a filter configured to filter a low frequency band of the received signals using the estimated mean value to produce filtered received signals, a detector configured to detect, from the filtered received signals, interference signals using a coherent modulation scheme and a non-coherent modulation scheme, and a combiner configured to determine whether interference exists in a frequency channel in response to a result of the interference signal detecting using the coherent modulation scheme and the non-coherent modulation scheme, based on a preset condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Hyo Sun Hwang, Joon Seong Kang, Young Jun Hong
  • Patent number: 10256933
    Abstract: A method and device for transmitting a preamble sequence is disclosed. A transmitter according to an embodiment may extract a first sequence for a non-coherent receiver and a second sequence for a coherent receiver, from ternary preamble sequences including elements ?1, 0 and 1, and map the first sequence and the second sequence to a preamble including a plurality of bits to generate a third sequence that the non-coherent receiver and coherent receiver support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Jinesh P Nair, Joon Seong Kang, Young Soo Kim, Sujit Jos, Manoj Choudhary
  • Publication number: 20180076990
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal to a receiver. The receiver is configured to receive the RF signal and decode data. Furthermore, a method of wireless communication is provided between the transmitter and the receiver, in which the transmitter transmits to the receiver the RF signal. A carrier phase of the RF signal is randomly converted. The receiver detects an envelope of the RF signal, and extracts data from the RF signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Young Jun HONG, Joon Seong KANG
  • Patent number: 9847894
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal to a receiver. The receiver is configured to receive the RF signal and decode data. Furthermore, a method of wireless communication is provided between the transmitter and the receiver, in which the transmitter transmits to the receiver the RF signal. A carrier phase of the RF signal is randomly converted. The receiver detects an envelope of the RF signal, and extracts data from the RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Joon Seong Kang
  • Patent number: 9712351
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided to adaptively set a threshold to detect a transmission symbol. The apparatus and method calculate detection parameters to determine the threshold to detect the transmission symbol based on probability distribution parameters, which determine a statistical probability distribution of an input signal. The apparatus and method adaptively detect a present transmission symbol using a previously detected transmission symbol and the detection parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Joon Seong Kang, Jong Han Kim
  • Patent number: 9668219
    Abstract: A power reduction method for a multi-path receiver including multi-receivers, includes detecting a state of the multi-receivers, and controlling clock gating or power gating of the multi-receivers based on the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Postech Academy—Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Jong Han Kim, Young Geun Choi, Sung Joo Yoo, Joon Seong Kang, Young Jun Hong
  • Patent number: 9634804
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for stable signal demodulation in a communication system. The method and apparatus includes including detecting an erroneous demodulation value based on backward-demodulation of received signals, using a difference between a received signal to be demodulated and a preceding signal of the received signals and correcting the error demodulation value. Alternatively, backward-demodulation is used to confirm received signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ui Kun Kwon, Chang Soon Park, Chi Sung Bae, Joon Seong Kang, Sang Joon Kim, Seung Keun Yoon, Chang Mok Choi
  • Patent number: 9571264
    Abstract: A tracking method and apparatus of a communication system to prevent a timing difference and bit error rate performance degradation caused by unstable characteristics of a plurality of circuit devices are provided. The tracking method and apparatus include sampling signals received at receiving antennas, tracking sample values resulting from the sampling of the signals, and combining the tracked sample values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Joon Seong Kang, Jong Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20160323056
    Abstract: A method and device for transmitting a preamble sequence is disclosed. A transmitter according to an embodiment may extract a first sequence for a non-coherent receiver and a second sequence for a coherent receiver, from ternary preamble sequences including elements ?1, 0 and 1, and map the first sequence and the second sequence to a preamble including a plurality of bits to generate a third sequence that the non-coherent receiver and coherent receiver support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Young Jun HONG, Jinesh P NAIR, Joon Seong KANG, Young Soo KIM, Sujit JOS, Manoj CHOUDHARY
  • Publication number: 20160308627
    Abstract: A device for detecting an interference signal includes an estimator configured to estimate a mean value of received signals output from an analog-digital converter (ADC), a filter configured to filter a low frequency band of the received signals using the estimated mean value to produce filtered received signals, a detector configured to detect, from the filtered received signals, interference signals using a coherent modulation scheme and a non-coherent modulation scheme, and a combiner configured to determine whether interference exists in a frequency channel in response to a result of the interference signal detecting using the coherent modulation scheme and the non-coherent modulation scheme, based on a preset condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soon PARK, Hyo Sun HWANG, Joon Seong KANG, Young Jun HONG
  • Patent number: 9350579
    Abstract: A method of determining a threshold for symbol detection, includes receiving a most previously input sample value and a result of detecting a most previous symbol, and determining the threshold for the symbol detection of a currently input sample value based on the most previously input sample value and the result of detecting the most previous symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Seong Kang, Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong
  • Patent number: 9319082
    Abstract: A receiver and a transmitter that copes with interference in a super-regenerative communication system, and a method of using the receiver and the transmitter, are provided. A super-regenerative receiver includes a resonance frequency adjusting unit configured to adjust a resonance frequency associated with a filtering band of a transmission signal that is received from a transmitter. The super-regenerative receiver further includes an oscillation signal generating unit configured to generate an oscillation signal, using a positive feedback amplification, based on the resonance frequency and the transmission signal. The super-regenerative receiver further includes an oscillation characteristic detecting unit configured to detect a characteristic of the oscillation signal. The super-regenerative receiver further includes a determining unit configured to determine whether interference is included in the transmission signal based on the characteristic of the oscillation signal and the resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Seong Kang, Jae Sup Lee, Hyo Sun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160087760
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for stable signal demodulation in a communication system. The method and apparatus includes including detecting an erroneous demodulation value based on backward-demodulation of received signals, using a difference between a received signal to be demodulated and a preceding signal of the received signals and correcting the error demodulation value. Alternatively, backward-demodulation is used to confirm received signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ui Kun KWON, Chang Soon PARK, Chi Sung BAE, Joon Seong KANG, Sang Joon KIM, Seung Keun YOON, Chang Mok CHOI
  • Patent number: 9231735
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for stable signal demodulation in a communication system. The method and apparatus includes including detecting an erroneous demodulation value based on backward-demodulation of received signals, using a difference between a received signal to be demodulated and a preceding signal of the received signals and correcting the error demodulation value. Alternatively, backward-demodulation is used to confirm received signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ui Kun Kwon, Chang Soon Park, Chi Sung Bae, Joon Seong Kang, Sang Joon Kim, Seung Keun Yoon, Chang Mok Choi
  • Patent number: 9231629
    Abstract: An ultra low power super-regenerative receiver is provided. The ultra low power super-regenerative receiver includes a bit synchronizer configured to use a value sampled from a signal output from a super-regenerative oscillator to estimate a pulse-level position having a maximum amplitude value in a single period of a received symbol, a frame synchronizer configured to combine a plurality of pulse-level positions determined based on the estimated pulse-level position, and detect a predetermined bit sequence using the plurality of pulse-level positions combined, the frame synchronizer being configured to perform frame synchronization, and a data detector configured to detect data using the plurality of pulse-level positions determined after the frame synchronization is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Joon Seong Kang
  • Patent number: 9172415
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus to adaptively set a threshold for signal demodulation. The apparatus and the method include adaptively setting a threshold to demodulate a currently received symbol based on the demodulation value of a previously received symbol based on a comparison value. The comparison value is obtained by comparing a number of previously received symbols having a demodulation value of “0” and a number of currently received symbols having a demodulation value of “1”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ui Kun Kwon, Chang Soon Park, Chi Sung Bae, Joon Seong Kang, Sang Joon Kim, Seung Keun Yoon, Chang Mok Choi
  • Patent number: 9146804
    Abstract: A method of detecting a bit sequence, includes estimating parameters to be used to determine a probability distribution of a present signal in each of states of a present time, and calculating metrics of the respective states based on the parameters. The method further includes selecting survivor states from the states based on the metrics, and detecting the bit sequence based on a path to each of the survivor states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Joon Seong Kang, Jong Han Kim
  • Patent number: 9014310
    Abstract: An ultra-low power super-regenerative receiver and method thereof are provided. The ultra-low power super-regenerative receiver includes a quench waveform generator configured to generate a quench waveform. The ultra-low power super-regenerative receiver further includes a super-regenerative oscillator configured to generate an oscillation signal based on the quench waveform. The ultra-low power super-regenerative receiver further includes a bandwidth adjustor configured to control the quench waveform based on a bandwidth of a signal received by the ultra-low power super-regenerative receiver, to dynamically adjust a bandwidth of the oscillation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Soon Park, Young Jun Hong, Joon Seong Kang
  • Publication number: 20150099471
    Abstract: A receiver and a transmitter that copes with interference in a super-regenerative communication system, and a method of using the receiver and the transmitter, are provided. A super-regenerative receiver includes a resonance frequency adjusting unit configured to adjust a resonance frequency associated with a filtering band of a transmission signal that is received from a transmitter. The super-regenerative receiver further includes an oscillation signal generating unit configured to generate an oscillation signal, using a positive feedback amplification, based on the resonance frequency and the transmission signal. The super-regenerative receiver further includes an oscillation characteristic detecting unit configured to detect a characteristic of the oscillation signal. The super-regenerative receiver further includes a determining unit configured to determine whether interference is included in the transmission signal based on the characteristic of the oscillation signal and the resonance frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Seong KANG, Jae Sup LEE, Hyo Sun HWANG