Patents by Inventor Jun-Ho AN

Jun-Ho AN 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).

  • Electronic device and method for controlling activation of camera module
    Patent number: 11100206
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and method for controlling the activation of a camera module. An electronic device according to various examples comprises: a sensor module; a first camera module including a first camera and a light emitting part; a second camera module; and a processor electrically connected to the sensor module, the first camera module, and the second camera module, wherein the processor determines whether an object is positioned within a first distance through the sensor module, inactivates the light emitting part or the first camera and the light emitting part of the first camera module if the object is positioned within the first distance, determines the distance between the object and the electronic device by using the second camera module, activates the light emitting part or the first camera and the light emitting part if the determined distance is greater than or equal to a second distance, and can perform iris authentication by using the first camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-Yong Lee, Jun-Ho An, Hye-Jin Kang, Min-Sheok Choi, Jong-Hun Won, Ki-Huk Lee
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTIVATION OF CAMERA MODULE
    Publication number: 20190171804
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and method for controlling the activation of a camera module. An electronic device according to various examples comprises: a sensor module; a first camera module including a first camera and a light emitting part; a second camera module; and a processor electrically connected to the sensor module, the first camera module, and the second camera module, wherein the processor determines whether an object is positioned within a first distance through the sensor module, inactivates the light emitting part or the first camera and the light emitting part of the first camera module if the object is positioned within the first distance, determines the distance between the object and the electronic device by using the second camera module, activates the light emitting part or the first camera and the light emitting part if the determined distance is greater than or equal to a second distance, and can perform iris authentication by using the first camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Woo-Yong LEE, Jun-Ho AN, Hye-Jin KANG, Min-Sheok CHOI, Jong-Hun WON, Ki-Huk LEE