Patents by Inventor Kookjin Yeo

Kookjin Yeo 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: 20230335137
    Abstract: A hub device, a multi-device system including the hub device, and a method of operating the same may include: converting, by the hub device, received voice input into text; identifying, by the hub device, a device capable of performing an operation corresponding to the text; identifying which device stores a function determination model corresponding to the device capable of performing the operation corresponding to the text, from among the hub device, and a plurality of other devices connected to the hub device; and based on the identified device that stores the function determination model being a device that is different from the hub device, transmitting at least part of the text to the identified device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonho LEE, Sangwook PARK, Kookjin YEO
  • Patent number: 11721343
    Abstract: A hub device, a multi-device system including the hub device, and a method of operating the same may include: converting, by the hub device, received voice input into text; identifying, by the hub device, a device capable of performing an operation corresponding to the text; identifying which device stores a function determination model corresponding to the device capable of performing the operation corresponding to the text, from among the hub device, and a plurality of other devices connected to the hub device; and based on the identified device that stores the function determination model being a device that is different from the hub device, transmitting at least part of the text to the identified device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonho Lee, Sangwook Park, Kookjin Yeo
  • Publication number: 20230234221
    Abstract: A robot and a controlling method thereof are provided. The robot includes a memory configured to store at least one instruction; and at least one processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on detecting a user interaction, acquire information on a behavior tree corresponding to the user interaction, and perform an action corresponding to the user interaction based on the information on the behavior tree, wherein the behavior tree includes a node for controlling a dialogue flow between the robot and a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heechang RYU, Jaechul YANG, Hyungrai OH, Yeonho LEE, Hyunwoo PARK, Kookjin YEO, Jongsun LEE
  • Publication number: 20220197694
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling thereof. According to an embodiment, a method for controlling an electronic apparatus includes: obtaining a voice command while a first application is executed in foreground; obtaining a text by recognizing the voice command; identifying at least one second application to perform the voice command based on the text; based on information of the first application and the at least one second application; identify whether to execute each of the first application and the at least one second application in the foreground or background of the electronic apparatus; and providing the first application and the at least one second application based on the identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Yeonho LEE, Sangwook PARK, Youngbin SHIN, Kookjin YEO
  • Publication number: 20220138427
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a voice assistant service for text including an anaphor are provided. A method, performed by an electronic device, of providing a voice assistant service includes: obtaining first text generated from a first input, detecting a target word within the first text and generating common information related to the detected target word, using a first natural language understanding (NLU) model, obtaining second text generated from a second input, inputting the common information and the second text to a second NLU model, detecting an anaphor included in the second text and outputting an intent and a parameter, based on common information corresponding to the detected anaphor, using the second NLU model, and generating response information related to the intent and the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Yeonho LEE, Munjo KIM, Sangwook PARK, Youngbin SHIN, Kookjin YEO
  • Publication number: 20210183393
    Abstract: A hub device, a multi-device system including the hub device, and a method of operating the same may include: converting, by the hub device, received voice input into text; identifying, by the hub device, a device capable of performing an operation corresponding to the text; identifying which device stores a function determination model corresponding to the device capable of performing the operation corresponding to the text, from among the hub device, and a plurality of other devices connected to the hub device; and based on the identified device that stores the function determination model being a device that is different from the hub device, transmitting at least part of the text to the identified device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonho Lee, Sangwook Park, Kookjin Yeo
  • Patent number: 10964327
    Abstract: A hub device, a multi-device system including the hub device, and a method of operating the same may include: converting, by the hub device, received voice input into text; identifying, by the hub device, a device capable of performing an operation corresponding to the text; identifying which device stores a function determination model corresponding to the device capable of performing the operation corresponding to the text, from among the hub device, and a plurality of other devices connected to the hub device; and based on the identified device that stores the function determination model being a device that is different from the hub device, transmitting at least part of the text to the identified device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonho Lee, Sangwook Park, Kookjin Yeo
  • Publication number: 20200349952
    Abstract: A hub device, a multi-device system including the hub device, and a method of operating the same may include: converting, by the hub device, received voice input into text; identifying, by the hub device, a device capable of performing an operation corresponding to the text; identifying which device stores a function determination model corresponding to the device capable of performing the operation corresponding to the text, from among the hub device, and a plurality of other devices connected to the hub device; and based on the identified device that stores the function determination model being a device that is different from the hub device, transmitting at least part of the text to the identified device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonho LEE, Sangwook Park, Kookjin Yeo