Patents by Inventor Ki-Tae Lee

Ki-Tae Lee 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: 10853503
    Abstract: An operation method for an electronic device is disclosed. The operation method for an electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise the steps of: configuring a block layer for virtualizing a storage on a volatile memory as a block device; storing a file in the configured block layer in units of blocks; selectively encoding, in a unit of at least one block, the file which has been stored in units of blocks; and storing at least one of an encoded block and a non-encoded block in the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Joong Lee, Yeong-Jin Gil, Sung-Hwan Yun, Ki-Tae Lee, Dae-Ho Jeong, Min-Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 10657279
    Abstract: A portable electronic device, a wearable device and methods for operating the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a display; a communication interface configured to communicate with a wearable device using wireless short-range communication; a processor; and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the portable electronic device to establish, via the communication interface, a connection between the portable electronic device and the wearable device, identify a security status of the connected wearable device, limit access to at least one predefined setting item among a plurality of setting items and control the display to display an indication of the identified security status if the identified security status corresponds to a lock status, wherein the at least one predefined setting item relates to a passcode, and allow access to the at least one predefined setting item if the identified security status corresponds to an unlock status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong-Il Son, Heung-Sik Shin, Eui-Chang Jung, Ju-Yeong Lee, Ki-Tae Lee
  • Publication number: 20190236299
    Abstract: A portable electronic device, a wearable device and methods for operating the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a display; a communication interface configured to communicate with a wearable device using wireless short-range communication; a processor; and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the portable electronic device to establish, via the communication interface, a connection between the portable electronic device and the wearable device, identify a security status of the connected wearable device, limit access to at least one predefined setting item among a plurality of setting items and control the display to display an indication of the identified security status if the identified security status corresponds to a lock status, wherein the at least one predefined setting item relates to a passcode, and allow access to the at least one predefined setting item if the identified security status corresponds to an unlock status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Dong-Il SON, Heung-Sik SHIN, Eui-Chang JUNG, Ju-Yeong LEE, Ki-Tae LEE
  • Patent number: 10296754
    Abstract: A portable electronic device, a wearable device and methods for operating the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a display, a communication interface that communicates with a wearable device using wireless short-range communication, and a processor that provides, via the display, a menu for controlling data of the wearable device, receives, via the communication interface, a security status from the wearable device, limits access to at least one item in the menu if the security status corresponds to a first security state, and allows access to the at least one item in the menu if the security status corresponds to a second security state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong-Il Son, Heung-Sik Shin, Eui-Chang Jung, Ju-Yeong Lee, Ki-Tae Lee
  • Patent number: 10120428
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a battery, a display, a processor electrically connected with the battery and the display, and a memory which is electrically connected with the processor and stores at least one application, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to monitor power consumption of the at least one application during execution of the at least one application in an off state of the display, and to display, on the display, information indicating whether a value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold selected during a selected time, based on at least a part of a result of the monitoring immediately after the display enters an on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung-Wook Kim, Sung-Geun Park, Jin-Gil Yang, Ki-Tae Lee, Ju-Beam Lee, Sun-Yong Kim, In-Hee Yoon, Jin-Goo Lee
  • Publication number: 20180310973
    Abstract: Disclosed is an orthopedic apparatus for pectus excavatum, the orthopedic apparatus including: a primary pectus bar inserted behind a concave sternum for pectus deformity repair; a secondary pectus bar inserted in front of the sternum to be in parallel with the primary pectus bar; and a locking member provided at a junction between the primary pectus bar and the secondary pectus bar to lock the primary pectus bar relative to the secondary pectus bar. According to the present invention, the primary pectus bar inserted behind the concave sternum is fixed through the secondary pectus bar that is inserted in front of the sternum, whereby it is possible to prevent the primary pectus bar from rotating or moving during the long period of correction, thereby accurately performing sternum repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yeong-Ho Son, Ki-Tae Lee, Seung-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20180307847
    Abstract: An operation method for an electronic device is disclosed. The operation method for an electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise the steps of: configuring a block layer for virtualizing a storage on a volatile memory as a block device; storing a file in the configured block layer in units of blocks; selectively encoding, in a unit of at least one block, the file which has been stored in units of blocks; and storing at least one of an encoded block and a non-encoded block in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Woo-Joong LEE, Yeong-Jin GIL, Sung-Hwan YUN, Ki-Tae LEE, Dae-Ho JEONG, Min-Jung KIM
  • Patent number: 10051175
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating a split screen image in an electronic device. The method for generating the image includes capturing an image, displaying the captured image on a display, changing one or more of a location, a size, and a shape of the captured image displayed on the display, and displaying a second image outside a region displaying the captured image on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jung Kim, Ki-Tae Lee
  • Patent number: 10020231
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes at least one active fin protruding from a substrate, a first gate electrode crossing the active fin, and a first impurity region formed on the active fin at a first side of the first gate electrode. At least a portion of the first impurity region is formed in a first epitaxial layer portion on the active fin. A second impurity region is formed on the active fin at a second side of the first gate electrode. The second impurity region has at least a portion not formed in an epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Hee Jeon, Eun-Kyoung Kwon, Il-Ryong Kim, Han-Gu Kim, Woo-Jin Seo, Ki-Tae Lee
  • Patent number: 9773101
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output module, a sensing module, and a processor. The output module is configured to output contents. The sensing module is configured to obtain at least one of user information and environment information. The processor is configured to control an operation of the electronic device in response to at least one of the user information and the environment information depending on an attribute of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Lee, Soo-Jin Park, Heung-Sik Shin, Bo-Hyun Yu, Ki-Tae Lee, Cheol-Ho Cheong, Jin-Gil Yang, Jae-Seok Joo
  • Patent number: 9755999
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that is performed by an electronic device. A display screen provides a first user interface to receive a first user input and to display user inputted content including a first representation of the first user input. An instruction to provide a second user interface is received. The display screen provides the second user interface together with the first user interface in response to the received instruction. A portion of the user inputted content is displayable in the second user interface in an enlarged size. A second user input is received via the second user interface. In response to the second user input, a second representation of the second user input is displayed in the second user interface. The user inputted content displayed in the first user interface is updated by adding the second representation in a displayed size smaller than a size used for displaying the second representation in the second user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ki-Tae Lee, Soo-Ryeol Kim
  • Publication number: 20170170075
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes at least one active fin protruding from a substrate, a first gate electrode crossing the active fin, and a first impurity region formed on the active fin at a first side of the first gate electrode. At least a portion of the first impurity region is formed in a first epitaxial layer portion on the active fin. A second impurity region is formed on the active fin at a second side of the first gate electrode. The second impurity region has at least a portion not formed in an epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Hee JEON, Eun-Kyoung KWON, II-Ryong KIM, Han-Gu KIM, Woo-Jin SEO, Ki-Tae LEE
  • Patent number: 9652626
    Abstract: A first electronic device, a second electronic device and methods for operating the same are provided. The method of the first electronic device includes obtaining wearing status information of a second electronic device which is wearable, and determining a security environment of the first electronic device based on the wearing status information. The method of the second electronic device includes detecting a wearing status of the second electronic device, confirming at least once of a security level and a user profile corresponding to the wearing status, and sending information of the security level or the user profile to a first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong-Il Son, Heung-Sik Shin, Eui-Chang Jung, Ju-Yeong Lee, Ki-Tae Lee
  • Patent number: 9620502
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes at least one active fin protruding from a substrate, a first gate electrode crossing the active fin, and a first impurity region formed on the active fin at a first side of the first gate electrode. At least a portion of the first impurity region is formed in a first epitaxial layer portion on the active fin. A second impurity region is formed on the active fin at a second side of the first gate electrode. The second impurity region has at least a portion not formed in an epitaxial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Hee Jeon, Eun-Kyoung Kwon, Il-Ryong Kim, Han-Gu Kim, Woo-Jin Seo, Ki-Tae Lee
  • Publication number: 20170061111
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output module, a sensing module, and a processor. The output module is configured to output contents. The sensing module is configured to obtain at least one of user information and environment information. The processor is configured to control an operation of the electronic device in response to at least one of the user information and the environment information depending on an attribute of the contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Tae-Young LEE, Soo-Jin PARK, Heung-Sik SHIN, Bo-Hyun YU, Ki-Tae LEE, Cheol-Ho CHEONG, Jin-Gil YANG, Jae-Seok JOO
  • Publication number: 20170046524
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating an electronic device including mounting a first file system and mounting a second file system on the first file system, wherein the first file system and the second file system are included in a plurality of stackable file systems; receiving an open request for a file of an application program; generating a first file object corresponding to a first file in the first file system and a second file object corresponding to a second file in the second file system, in response to the request; and configuring a link between the first file object and the second file object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Woo-Joong Lee, Ho-Bin Woo, Dae-Ho Jeong, Yeong-Jin Gil, Sung-Hwan Yun, Ki-Tae Lee, Min-Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 9477850
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output module, a sensing module, and a processor. The output module is configured to output contents. The sensing module is configured to obtain at least one of user information and environment information. The processor is configured to control an operation of the electronic device in response to at least one of the user information and the environment information depending on an attribute of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Lee, Soo-Jin Park, Heung-Sik Shin, Bo-Hyun Yu, Ki-Tae Lee, Cheol-Ho Cheong, Jin-Gil Yang, Jae-Seok Joo
  • Publication number: 20160252944
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a battery, a display, a processor electrically connected with the battery and the display, and a memory which is electrically connected with the processor and stores at least one application, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to monitor power consumption of the at least one application during execution of the at least one application in an off state of the display, and to display, on the display, information indicating whether a value of the power consumption exceeds a threshold selected during a selected time, based on at least a part of a result of the monitoring immediately after the display enters an on state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Byung-Wook KIM, Sung-Geun PARK, Jin-Gil YANG, Ki-Tae LEE, Ju-Beam LEE, Sun-Yong KIM, In-Hee YOON, Jin-Goo LEE
  • Publication number: 20160104006
    Abstract: A portable electronic device, a wearable device and methods for operating the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a display, a communication interface that communicates with a wearable device using wireless short-range communication, and a processor that provides, via the display, a menu for controlling data of the wearable device, receives, via the communication interface, a security status from the wearable device, limits access to at least one item in the menu if the security status corresponds to a first security state, and allows access to the at least one item in the menu if the security status corresponds to a second security state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Dong-Il SON, Heung-Sik Shin, Eui-Chang Jung, Ju-Yeong Lee, Ki-Tae Lee
  • Patent number: 9167507
    Abstract: A cell reselection method and mobile communication terminal using the method are disclosed. The method includes calculating first path loss parameters of a serving cell and neighboring cells; determining whether the serving cell is suitable for a communication service using the first path loss parameter thereof; performing, if the serving cell is determined to be unsuitable, a cell reselection operation; calculating, if no suitable cell is found through the cell reselection operation, a second path loss parameter of the serving cell using information on the distance from a base station of the serving cell to the mobile communication terminal; redetermining whether the serving cell is suitable using the second path loss parameter thereof; and setting an operation mode of the mobile communication terminal on the basis of the redetermination result. As a result, errors in determination of the suitability of the serving cell may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ki-tae Lee