Patents by Inventor Joonwon CHO

Joonwon CHO 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: 11902457
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing structure including a plurality of antennas; a hinge; a first housing connected to the hinge and including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a second housing connected to the hinge and including a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, a sensor module; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor module. The processor detects an unfolding operation or a folding operation between the first housing and the second housing using the sensor module, generate folding information on the unfolding operation or the folding operation based on a folding angle formed between the first housing and the second housing, when the unfolding operation or the folding operation is detected, and control an output of at least one antenna based on the folding information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeyoung Jin, Yelim Kim, Hyeondeok Kim, Wonsub Lee, Joonwon Cho, Woong Han
  • Publication number: 20230085568
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing structure including a plurality of antennas; a hinge; a first housing connected to the hinge and including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a second housing connected to the hinge and including a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, a sensor module; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor module. The processor detects an unfolding operation or a folding operation between the first housing and the second housing using the sensor module, generate folding information on the unfolding operation or the folding operation based on a folding angle formed between the first housing and the second housing, when the unfolding operation or the folding operation is detected, and control an output of at least one antenna based on the folding information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jaeyoung JIN, Yelim KIM, Hyeondeok KIM, Wonsub LEE, Joonwon CHO, Woong HAN