Patents by Inventor Jung-joo Sohn

Jung-joo Sohn 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: 20180332119
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a smart control device includes an input device; a communication circuit; a connection circuit configured to be electrically connected to another control device; a processor; and a memory. Wherein the memory stores one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to when the control device is not connected with the another control device through the connection circuit, transmit a message associated with a request for execution of a first function to the external device through the communication circuit when receiving an input signal based on the input device; and in when control device is connected with the another control device through the connection circuit, transmit a message associated with a request for execution of a second function corresponding to the second state to the external device through the communication circuit when receiving a user input associated with execution of a specified function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ye Seul HONG, Jae Seok MYUNG, Yoon Su KIM, Sahng Hee BAHN, Jung Joo SOHN, Kyung Ho JEONG, Young Kyu JIN
  • Patent number: 10120458
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display configured to display content on a screen, a sensor configured to detect bending of the display from a first form to a second form, and a controller configured to reconstruct the content based on the bending and to display the reconstructed content in a first screen generated in one region of the display when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon Kwak, Sang-keun Jung, Jung-joo Sohn, Hyun-jin Kim, Geun-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10114476
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a sensor which senses bending of the flexible display, and a controller which determines a screen activation region and a screen inactivation region from among a plurality of display regions of the flexible display based on the sensed bending, and displays a predetermined screen on the screen activation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Jung-joo Sohn, Hyun-jin Kim, Geun-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9996246
    Abstract: Provided are a device and method for displaying association information associated with a first application and a second application. The method may include: presenting a list of applications executable by the device; receiving a user input of moving an icon of the first application, in the presented list of the applications, to an icon of the second application; obtaining the association information associated with the first application and the second application by using at least one piece of preset data corresponding to the icon of the first application, in response to the received user input; and presenting the obtained association information in a periphery of the icon of the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-kyu Jin, Yoon-su Kim, Joo-yoon Bae, Jung-joo Sohn, Yong-gook Park, Yang-wook Kim, Yong-hyun Lim, Jae-ho Jung
  • Patent number: 9990055
    Abstract: Provided is a method of establishing, by a first display device, a communication link with a second display device, the method including operations of detecting a first bending motion occurring in the first display device; obtaining information about a second bending motion occurring in the second display device; and establishing a communication link for a data exchange with the second display device, based on a start time of the first bending motion and a start time of the second bending motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Sang-keun Jung, Geun-ho Lee, Jung-joo Sohn
  • Patent number: 9971911
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a private page are provided. A method includes operations of entering a security mode based on a user input; extracting the private page that corresponds to the security mode; and providing both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page includes at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode. A device includes a user input configured to receive a user input; a controller configured to enter a security mode based on the received user input, and extracting a private page that corresponds to the security mode; and a display configured to provide both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page comprises at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-su Kim, Jung-joo Sohn, Keum-koo Lee, Young-kyu Jin, Yong-gook Park
  • Publication number: 20180120954
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a sensor which senses bending of the flexible display, and a controller which determines a screen activation region and a screen inactivation region from among a plurality of display regions of the flexible display based on the sensed bending, and displays a predetermined screen on the screen activation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Jung-joo Sohn, Hyun-jin Kim, Geun-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9922211
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a private page are provided. A method includes operations of entering a security mode based on a user input; extracting the private page that corresponds to the security mode; and providing both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page includes at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode. A device includes a user input configured to receive a user input; a controller configured to enter a security mode based on the received user input, and extracting a private page that corresponds to the security mode; and a display configured to provide both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page comprises at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-su Kim, Jung-joo Sohn, Keum-koo Lee, Young-kyu Jin, Yong-gook Park
  • Patent number: 9880666
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes: a display configured to display an object on a screen; an actuator configured to provide shape deformation to the display; and a controller configured to determine deformation information for reconfiguring and displaying the object, control the actuator to provide the shape deformation according to the determined deformation information, and control the display to reconfigure the displayed object and display the reconfigured object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon Kwak, Sang-Keun Jung, Hyun-jin Kim, Jung-joo Sohn, Geun-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9864438
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a sensor which senses bending of the flexible display, and a controller which determines a screen activation region and a screen inactivation region from among a plurality of display regions of the flexible display based on the sensed bending, and displays a predetermined screen on the screen activation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Jung-joo Sohn, Hyun-jin Kim, Geun-ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20170262070
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display configured to display content on a screen, a sensor configured to detect bending of the display from a first form to a second form, and a controller configured to reconstruct the content based on the bending and to display the reconstructed content in a first screen generated in one region of the display when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ji-yeon KWAK, Sang-keun JUNG, Jung-joo SOHN, Hyun-jin KIM, Geun-ho LEE
  • Patent number: 9678582
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display configured to display content on a screen, a sensor configured to detect bending of the display from a first form to a second form, and a controller configured to reconstruct the content based on the bending and to display the reconstructed content in a first screen generated in one region of the display when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon Kwak, Sang-keun Jung, Jung-joo Sohn, Hyun-jin Kim, Geun-ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20170161526
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a private page are provided. A method includes operations of entering a security mode based on a user input; extracting the private page that corresponds to the security mode; and providing both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page includes at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode. A device includes a user input configured to receive a user input; a controller configured to enter a security mode based on the received user input, and extracting a private page that corresponds to the security mode; and a display configured to provide both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page comprises at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-su Kim, Jung-joo SOHN, Keum-koo Lee, Young-kyu JIN, Yong-gook PARK
  • Patent number: 9639252
    Abstract: Provided are a device and method for displaying an execution result of an application. A method of displaying an execution result of an application includes: in response to a user input, displaying execution results of a plurality of applications, which are being executed in the device, in a plurality of windows that are displayed in at least two display modes; arranging the plurality of windows, which show execution results of the plurality of windows, to be adjacent to each other and displaying the plurality of windows on a display; receiving a user input when the plurality of windows are displayed on the display; and scrolling the plurality of windows in response to the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-kyu Jin, Nam-wook Kang, Yoon-su Kim, Yong-gook Park, Joo-yoon Bae, Jung-joo Sohn
  • Patent number: 9607157
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a private page are provided. A method includes operations of entering a security mode based on a user input; extracting the private page that corresponds to the security mode; and providing both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page includes at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode. A device includes a user input configured to receive a user input; a controller configured to enter a security mode based on the received user input, and extracting a private page that corresponds to the security mode; and a display configured to provide both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page comprises at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-su Kim, Jung-joo Sohn, Keum-koo Lee, Young-kyu Jin, Yong-gook Park
  • Patent number: 9609106
    Abstract: A display apparatus and method of using the same is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit for displaying a lock view comprising an affordance object including a connected section and a disconnected section; and a control unit for, when drawing is performed according to user touch on the lock view and the disconnected section is connected by the drawing, controlling the display unit to switch to an unlock view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jung-joo Sohn, Ji-yeon Kwak, Nipun Kumar
  • Patent number: 9576136
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a private page are provided. A method includes operations of entering a security mode based on a user input; extracting the private page that corresponds to the security mode; and providing both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page includes at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode. A device includes a user input configured to receive a user input; a controller configured to enter a security mode based on the received user input, and extracting a private page that corresponds to the security mode; and a display configured to provide both the private page and a normal page that is provided during a normal mode, wherein the private page comprises at least one object that is selected by a user so as to be provided during the security mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-su Kim, Jung-joo Sohn, Keum-koo Lee, Young-kyu Jin, Yong-gook Park
  • Publication number: 20170003825
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes: a display configured to display an object on a screen; an actuator configured to provide shape deformation to the display; and a controller configured to determine deformation information for reconfiguring and displaying the object, control the actuator to provide the shape deformation according to the determined deformation information, and control the display to reconfigure the displayed object and display the reconfigured object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon KWAK, Sang-Keun JUNG, Hyun-jin KIM, Jung-joo SOHN, Geun-ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20160370877
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a sensor which senses bending of the flexible display, and a controller which determines a screen activation region and a screen inactivation region from among a plurality of display regions of the flexible display based on the sensed bending, and displays a predetermined screen on the screen activation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Jung-joo SOHN, Hyun-jin KIM, Geun-ho LEE
  • Patent number: 9489913
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes: a display configured to display an object on a screen; an actuator configured to provide shape deformation to the display; and a controller configured to determine deformation information for reconfiguring and displaying the object, control the actuator to provide the shape deformation according to the determined deformation information, and control the display to reconfigure the displayed object and display the reconfigured object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon Kwak, Sang-keun Jung, Hyun-jin Kim, Jung-joo Sohn, Geun-ho Lee