Patents by Inventor Kyong-Su KIM
Kyong-Su KIM 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).
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Patent number: 11871891Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning robot including: a driving unit configured to move the cleaning robot; an obstacle sensor configured to sense an obstacle; and a controller configured to reduce, if a distance between the cleaning robot and the obstacle is shorter than or equal to a reference distance, a driving speed of the cleaning robot so that the driving speed of the cleaning robot is lower than a shock absorbing speed when the cleaning robot contacts the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Soo Jung, Chin Woo Kang, Kyong Su Kim, Kyu Ha Lee, Jong Gap Lee, Jeong Gon Song
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Publication number: 20220002013Abstract: A forward and reverse roller type wafer sealing system includes a wafer seal tape, a wafer seal transfer member, an inflow conveyor belt, a first pressure roller member, a second pressure roller member and an outflow conveyor belt. The wafer seal tape has a shape wound in a roll type, and has a plurality of wafer seals attached in series to one surface. The wafer seal transfer member includes a supply holding member on which the wafer seal tape is mounted, a removing pulley for removing the wafer seal as the wafer seal tape is transferred, and a recovery holding member for winding a base member from which the wafer seal is removed using the removing pulley as a separation point. The inflow conveyor belt rotates in a forward rotation direction to transfer the packaging object in order to attach the wafer seal for preventing unfolding to a plurality of accumulated packaging objects. The first pressure roller member is disposed at a rear end of the inlet conveyor belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventor: Kyong Su Kim
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Patent number: 11103115Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Chan Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Kyong Su Kim, Dong Won Kim, Jea Yun So, Yeon Kyu Jeong
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Patent number: 10750918Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning robot including: a driving unit configured to move the cleaning robot; an obstacle sensor configured to sense an obstacle; and a controller configured to reduce, if a distance between the cleaning robot and the obstacle is shorter than or equal to a reference distance, a driving speed of the cleaning robot so that the driving speed of the cleaning robot is lower than a shock absorbing speed when the cleaning robot contacts the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Soo Jung, Chin Woo Kang, Kyong Su Kim, Kyu Ha Lee, Jong Gap Lee, Jeong Gon Song
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Patent number: 10638315Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for notifying a password in a mobile communication terminal. It is checked whether a password notification function is set. Input of a stored password is requested. An input password is received. It is checked whether the input password is identical to the stored password. Input of a stored secondary password is requested if the input password is not identical to the stored password. An input secondary password is received. It is checked whether the input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password. A password is sent if the input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Kyong-Su Kim
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Publication number: 20190133395Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning robot including: a driving unit configured to move the cleaning robot; an obstacle sensor configured to sense an obstacle; and a controller configured to reduce, if a distance between the cleaning robot and the obstacle is shorter than or equal to a reference distance, a driving speed of the cleaning robot so that the driving speed of the cleaning robot is lower than a shock absorbing speed when the cleaning robot contacts the obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Soo JUNG, Chin Woo KANG, Kyong Su KIM, Kyu Ha LEE, Jong Gap LEE, Jeong Gon SONG
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Patent number: 10248125Abstract: Disclosed herein are a cleaning robot in which light emitting portions emitting infrared rays are installed to face forward, sideward, and upward and infrared rays which are reflected by obstacles and return are received by one light receiving module to sense obstacles to prevent an increase in manufacturing cost caused by installing a plurality of light receiving portions and simultaneously to sense obstacles located above and a method of controlling the cleaning robot. The cleaning robot including a body and a driving portion which moves the body includes at least one light emitting portion which emits light to an obstacle, a light receiving module which obtains an image signal of the obstacle by receiving the light reflected by the obstacle, and a control portion which generates obstacle sensing information based on a position of the image signal obtained by the light receiving module and controls the driving portion based on the generated obstacle sensing information.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chin Woo Kang, Kyong Su Kim, Jong Seok Park, Suk Hoon Song, Kyu Ha Lee
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Patent number: 10213082Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a housing a sensor assembly disposed in the housing, wherein the sensor assembly comprises a light source configured to emit light toward an area in front of the housing; a camera unit comprising a lens; a reflector configured to reflect light incident on a front of the housing toward a front region of the lens; and a guide member hollow inside configured to guide light incident on a top of the housing toward a rear region of the lens. The robot cleaner estimates a current position of the robot cleaner more accurately by correcting the current position of the robot cleaner estimated by using odometry information based on images acquired by the camera unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Sik Yoon, Kyong Su Kim, Shin Kim, Yong-Seok Kim, Kyung Shik Roh, Hyun Soo Jung
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Patent number: 10048682Abstract: A mobile robot system for allowing a user to easily input a control command of a mobile robot, and a remote control method for the same are disclosed. The mobile robot system and the remote control method thereof can allow a user to easily input control commands regarding the movement and operation of the mobile robot using the jog-dial interface, such that the possibility of causing input errors can be reduced and desired commands can be quickly and efficiently transmitted, resulting in increased user manipulation of the mobile robot system. When the user enters the rotation command of the mobile robot, the mobile robot system can allow the user to perform intuitive interfacing through shuttle manipulation, such that the mobile robot system can facilitate transmission of a movement command having a circular trajectory and the same mobile robot control as in the user-intended control is achieved, resulting in implementation of emotional interface capable of increasing user accessibility.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hwan Chang, Hong Jun Kim, Hee Suk Yoon, Ki Yong Lee, Chin Woo Kang, Kyong Su Kim
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Publication number: 20180177371Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Chan KIM, Sang Sik YOON, Kyong Su KIM, Dong Won KIM, Jea Yun SO, Yeon Kyu JEONG
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Patent number: 9918603Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Chan Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Kyong Su Kim, Dong Won Kim, Jea Yun So, Yeon Kyu Jeong
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Publication number: 20180055325Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a housing a sensor assembly disposed in the housing, wherein the sensor assembly comprises a light source configured to emit light toward an area in front of the housing; a camera unit comprising a lens; a reflector configured to reflect light incident on a front of the housing toward a front region of the lens; and a guide member hollow inside configured to guide light incident on a top of the housing toward a rear region of the lens. The robot cleaner estimates a current position of the robot cleaner more accurately by correcting the current position of the robot cleaner estimated by using odometry information based on images acquired by the camera unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Sik YOON, Kyong Su KIM, Shin KIM, Yong-Seok KIM, Kyung Shik ROH, Hyun Soo JUNG
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Publication number: 20170156560Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning robot including: a driving unit configured to move the cleaning robot; an obstacle sensor configured to sense an obstacle; and a controller configured to reduce, if a distance between the cleaning robot and the obstacle is shorter than or equal to a reference distance, a driving speed of the cleaning robot so that the driving speed of the cleaning robot is lower than a shock absorbing speed when the cleaning robot contacts the obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Soo JUNG, Chin Woo KANG, Kyong Su KIM, Kyu Ha LEE, Jong Gap LEE, Jeong Gon SONG
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Publication number: 20160306352Abstract: A mobile robot system for allowing a user to easily input a control command of a mobile robot, and a remote control method for the same are disclosed. The mobile robot system and the remote control method thereof can allow a user to easily input control commands regarding the movement and operation of the mobile robot using the jog-dial interface, such that the possibility of causing input errors can be reduced and desired commands can be quickly and efficiently transmitted, resulting in increased user manipulation of the mobile robot system. When the user enters the rotation command of the mobile robot, the mobile robot system can allow the user to perform intuitive interfacing through shuttle manipulation, such that the mobile robot system can facilitate transmission of a movement command having a circular trajectory and the same mobile robot control as in the user-intended control is achieved, resulting in implementation of emotional interface capable of increasing user accessibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Hwan Chang, Hong Jun Kim, Hee Suk Yoon, Ki Yong Lee, Chin Woo Kang, Kyong Su Kim
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Publication number: 20160306358Abstract: Disclosed herein are a cleaning robot in which light emitting portions emitting infrared rays are installed to face forward, sideward, and upward and infrared rays which are reflected by obstacles and return are received by one light receiving module to sense obstacles to prevent an increase in manufacturing cost caused by installing a plurality of light receiving portions and simultaneously to sense obstacles located above and a method of controlling the cleaning robot. The cleaning robot including a body and a driving portion which moves the body includes at least one light emitting portion which emits light to an obstacle, a light receiving module which obtains an image signal of the obstacle by receiving the light reflected by the obstacle, and a control portion which generates obstacle sensing information based on a position of the image signal obtained by the light receiving module and controls the driving portion based on the generated obstacle sensing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Chin Woo Kang, Kyong Su Kim, Jong Seok Park, Suk Hoon Song, Kyu Ha Lee
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Publication number: 20150181429Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for notifying a password in a mobile communication terminal. It is checked whether a password notification function is set. Input of a stored password is requested. An input password is received. It is checked whether the input password is identical to the stored password. Input of a stored secondary password is requested if the input password is not identical to the stored password. An input secondary password is received. It is checked whether the input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password. A password is sent if the input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventor: Kyong-Su KIM
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Patent number: 8990579Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for unlocking an electronic device. A first input screen portion for unlocking the electronic device from a locking mode is displayed. A first input is received from a user via the first input screen portion. The first input is compared with a first user-defined information stored in the electronic device. A second input is received from the user via a second input screen portion. The second input screen portion is displayed after a determination that the first input does not match from the first user-defined information. The second input is compared with a second user-defined information stored in the electronic device. In response to the second input matches to the second user-defined information, the electronic device is unlocked from the locking mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Kyong-Su Kim
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Publication number: 20140304937Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Chan KIM, Sang Sik YOON, Kyong Su KIM, Dong Won KIM, Jea Yun SO, Yeon Kyu JEONG
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Publication number: 20140295799Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for unlocking an electronic device. A first input screen portion for unlocking the electronic device from a locking mode is displayed. A first input is received from a user via the first input screen portion. The first input is compared with a first user-defined information stored in the electronic device. A second input is received from the user via a second input screen portion. The second input screen portion is displayed after a determination that the first input does not match from the first user-defined information. The second input is compared with a second user-defined information stored in the electronic device. In response to the second input matches to the second user-defined information, the electronic device is unlocked from the locking mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventor: Kyong-Su KIM
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Patent number: 8793501Abstract: A mobile communication terminal having a password notification function and a method for notifying a user of a password in the mobile communication terminal that allow the transmission of a stored password or a newly generated random password to a previously selected medium by entering a secondary password when an input password is not identical to the stored password. The method includes checking whether a password notification function is set; requesting input of a stored password, receiving an input password, and checking whether the input password is identical to the stored password. If the input password is not identical to the stored password, the method further includes requesting input of a stored secondary password, checking whether an input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password, and sending a password if the input secondary password is identical to the stored secondary password.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyong-Su Kim