Patents by Inventor Kang-Ho Byun

Kang-Ho Byun 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: 9306636
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for excluding a cross-connected wireless power receiver in a wireless power transmitter is provided. The method includes determining transmission power while the wireless power transmitter is connected to the wireless power receiver; transferring the determined transmission power to the wireless power receiver; receiving a report indicating a power-receiving state from the wireless power receiver; determining whether the power-receiving state indicated by the report is within a valid range corresponding to the transmission power; and terminating the connection to the wireless power receiver if the power-receiving state is outside of the valid range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyuk-Choon Kwon, Nam-Yun Kim, Ho-Dong Kim, Kang-Ho Byun, Kyung-Woo Lee, Hee-Won Jung
  • Patent number: 9225195
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver for receiving charging power from a wireless power transmitter includes a power reception unit configured to receive the charging power, a rectification unit configured to rectify charging power provided by the power reception unit, and output charging power in a form of Direct Current (DC), a charging unit configured to store charging power, and a power processing Integrated Chip (IC) configured to convert a voltage of the output rectified charging power, into at least one voltage, that an operation of the wireless power receiver requires, and output power having the at least one voltage. Accordingly, charging efficiency is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yu-Su Kim, Kang-Ho Byun
  • Publication number: 20150270740
    Abstract: A method of preventing cross connection in wireless charging is provided. The method includes determining whether a load variation is sensed in a wireless power transmitter, transmitting a signal including identification information of the wireless power transmitter if the load variation is sensed, receiving a signal transmitted from at least one wireless power receiver, and performing a communication connection with the at least one wireless power receiver having transmitted the signal, if information included in the received signal matches the identification information of the wireless power transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Kang-Ho BYUN, Hee-Won JUNG
  • Publication number: 20150249361
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission device is provided. The wireless power transmission device includes a resonance signal generator and a controller. The resonance signal generator is configured to transmit wireless power to a wireless power reception device. The controller is configured to adjust the wireless power transmitted to the wireless power reception device, when a predetermined condition caused by over-voltage protection operation at the wireless power reception device is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Yu-Su KIM, Se-Ho PARK, Kang-Ho BYUN, Sung-Ku YEO
  • Publication number: 20150244204
    Abstract: A power transmitter and method are provided for wireless multi-charging. A power transmitter includes a resonator configured to wirelessly transmit power to one or more power receivers; and a controller configured to increase a transmission power of the resonator to charge a first power receiver when the first power receiver is located in a charging area of the resonator; decrease the transmission power of the resonator when a second power receiver is located in the charging area of the resonator; and increase the transmission power of the resonator to charge both of the first power receiver and the second power receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Joon-Il KIM, Kang-Ho BYUN
  • Publication number: 20150236521
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling power in a wireless power transmission/reception system. The method includes receiving power information from a receiver entering a charging area; determining whether power can be supplied to the receiver, based on the power information; and if the power can be supplied to the receiver, transmitting, to the receiver, a response indicating that the power can be supplied to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Se-Ho PARK, Young-Min LEE, Kyung-Woo LEE, Kang-Ho BYUN
  • Publication number: 20150214775
    Abstract: A control method of a wireless power transmitter for transmitting charging power to a wireless power receiver is provided. The control method includes receiving setting information from the wireless power receiver, determining a load variation of the wireless power receiver for a set time period, and determining that the wireless power receiver is a charging target, if the load variation of the wireless power matches the received setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Kang-Ho BYUN, Hee-Won JUNG
  • Publication number: 20150188322
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for determining, by a wireless power transmitter, whether a wireless power receiver is removed from a wireless power network managed by the wireless power transmitter. The method includes transmitting a command signal to report power information of the wireless power receiver at stated periods; determining whether a report signal corresponding to the command signal is received from the wireless power receiver; and determining that the wireless power receiver is removed from the wireless power network, if the report signal is not received after transmitting the command signal a predetermined number of times at the stated periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Kang-Ho Byun, Se-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9071673
    Abstract: A portable communication device having a flexible display unit to form a predetermined curvature or be unfolded includes a first housing, second and third housings rotatably coupled to both ends of the first housing, first and second hinge modules provided between the first, second, and third housings to enable the second and third housings to rotate. The flexible display unit is provided on the first, second, and third housings to form a curvature or be unfolded on the first, second, and third housings through rotation together with the second and third housings, first and second curvature space portions formed between the first, second, and third housings allow formation of the curvature of the flexible display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jeong-Seok Choi, Byung-Jik Kim, Young-Min Lee, Kang-Ho Byun
  • Publication number: 20150180268
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a wireless power transmitter for transmitting charging power to a wireless power receiver. The control method of the present invention comprises the steps of: adjusting the internal impedance of the wireless power transmitter such that the impedance variation occurring when the wireless power receiver is positioned is set to a second impedance variation different from the first impedance variation; applying detection power for detecting the wireless power receiver; detecting the second impedance variation during the application of the detection power so as to detect the wireless power receiver; and changing the impedance variation occurring when the wireless power receiver is positioned from the second impedance variation to the first impedance variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Kang-Ho Byun, Nam-Yun Kim, Hyuk-Choon Kwon, Ho-Dong Kim, Hae-Young Jun, Soo-Yeon Jung, Hee-Won Jung
  • Patent number: 9065276
    Abstract: Provided is an over-voltage protection device for a resonant wireless power transmission device. The over-voltage protection device includes an amplifier for amplifying a transmission signal, a resonance signal generator for generating a wireless resonance signal according to the transmission signal amplified by the amplifier, a voltage detector for sensing a voltage of the wireless resonance signal generated by the resonance signal generator, and a controller for monitoring the voltage detected by the voltage detector to determine whether the voltage repetitively increases and decreases with periodicity when the voltage is greater than a reference voltage and controlling the amplifier to decrease an output of the transmission device by a value according to a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Su Kim, Se-Ho Park, Kang-Ho Byun, Sung-Ku Yeo
  • Publication number: 20150162779
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting wireless power in a wireless power network managed by a wireless power transmitter. The method includes transmitting a command signal, at stated periods, that controls the first wireless power receiver to report power information to the wireless power transmitter; determining whether a report signal corresponding to the command signal is received from the first wireless power receiver; and determining that the first wireless power receiver is removed from the wireless power network, when the report signal is not received from the first wireless power receiver after transmitting the command signal a predetermined number of times at the stated periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Kang-Ho Byun, Se-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9054547
    Abstract: A method of performing communication between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver, which includes performing load detection by detecting wireless power provided by the wireless power transmitter being applied to the wireless power receiver; setting up a common channel having a predetermined first frequency for establishing a connection with the wireless power receiver, which is performed by the wireless power transmitter; establishing the connection with the wireless power receiver using the common channel; determining, from among available channels, a selection channel having an optimal condition for communicating with the wireless power receiver and a predetermined second frequency through use of the common channel; and performing data transmission and reception with the wireless power receiver through the selection channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kang-Ho Byun, Se-Ho Park, Kyung-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 9048683
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for advance detection of output power, before arrival at a boundary frequency between an inband and an outband during frequency tracking in a wireless charging apparatus, the wireless charging apparatus including a first resonator resonating at a lower-limit frequency of the inband and a second resonator resonating at an upper-limit frequency of the inband, to adaptively adjust the frequency based on the power values output from the first and second resonators, and to determine a power transmission control value corresponding to the adjusted frequency, thereby enabling frequency control and power control within the inband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo Lee, Yu-Su Kim, Kang-Ho Byun, Sung-Ku Yeo
  • Patent number: 9048682
    Abstract: A wireless multi-charging method of a power transmitter that wirelessly transmits power includes sensing a first power receiver, increasing a transmission power required for charging the first power receiver, sensing a second power receiver, decreasing the transmission power required for suspending charging of the first power receiver, and increasing the transmission power required for simultaneously charging both the first power receiver and the second power receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo Lee, Joon-Il Kim, Kang-Ho Byun
  • Patent number: 9024484
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling power of a receiver in a wireless power transmission/reception system, wherein a wireless power quantity supplied to receivers from a transmitter is controlled through communication between the receivers. The method includes receiving required power information transmitted from a joining receiver in a charging area of a transmitter; determining whether the transmitter is capable of supplying required power to the joining receiver based on the required power information; and requesting the joining receiver to maintain a standby state, when the transmitter is not capable of supplying the required power to the joining receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Ho Park, Young-Min Lee, Kyung-Woo Lee, Kang-Ho Byun
  • Publication number: 20140361738
    Abstract: A method for generating a load variation for detecting a wireless power receiving unit in wireless charging is provided. The method includes maintaining a switch connected to a dummy load in an ON state by the wireless power receiving unit, receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmitting unit, and, upon receiving the wireless power, switching the switch connected to the dummy load to an OFF state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Kang-Ho BYUN, Chong-Min LEE, Hee-Won JUNG, Min-Cheol HA, Seung-Woo HAN
  • Publication number: 20140327393
    Abstract: A method for controlling an abnormal state of a wireless Power Receiving Unit (PRU) is provided. The method includes measuring a temperature by a period shorter than a previous measurement period when a temperature measured by the wireless PRU in response to a transmission of power from a wireless Power Transmitting Unit (PTU) is higher than a temperature required to be monitored; determining whether the measured temperature is higher than a temperature at which a load switch connected to a charging unit is turned off if the measured temperature is equal to or higher than the temperature required to be monitored; and turning off the load switch if the measured temperature is higher than the temperature at which the load switch is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-Seong LEE, Kang-Ho BYUN, Kyung-Woo LEE, Yu-Su KIM, Yun-Jeong NOH, Se-ho PARK, Min-Cheol HA
  • Publication number: 20140327409
    Abstract: A control method for performing wireless charging in a wireless power receiver is disclosed. The control method includes receiving charging power from a wireless power transmitter; detecting transition of the wireless power receiver from a Stand Alone (SA) mode to a Non Stand Alone (NSA) mode; upon detecting the mode transition, generating a message including address information used to re-connect with the wireless power transmitter; and transmitting the message to the wireless power transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo LEE, Kang-Ho BYUN, Ho-Seong LEE, Hee-Won JUNG
  • Publication number: 20140327319
    Abstract: A control method for transmitting charging power to a wireless power receiver in a wireless power transmitter is provided. The control method includes receiving a Power Transmission Unit (PTU) searching signal for searching for a wireless power transmitter, from the wireless power receiver; obtaining information about an identifier of a signal in a communication scheme used by the wireless power receiver; and exchanging signals with the wireless power receiver based on the information about the identifier of the signal in the communication scheme used by the wireless power receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-Ho BYUN, Kyung-Woo LEE, Ho-Seong LEE, Hyuk-Choon KWON, Soo-Yeon JUNG, Hee-Won JUNG