Patents by Inventor Kyung Soo Lim

Kyung Soo Lim 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: 20170010669
    Abstract: An electronic device operation method and an electronic device for supporting the same are provided. The electronic device operation method includes collecting a signal and determining a state where the electronic device is worn, based on at least one of physiological signal based on at least part of the collected signal, proximity information based on at least part of the collected signal, or illumination information based on at least part of the collected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kyung Soo LIM, Hyuk KANG, Jae Bong YOO, Jong Ho CHOI, Seung Young JEON, Duk Ki HONG
  • Publication number: 20170013562
    Abstract: A device operation method and an electronic device for supporting the same are provided. The method includes establishing a communication channel with an external device, receiving request information for requesting to activate a sensor of an electronic device in connection with executing a function of the external device, and activating the sensor in response to the request information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kyung Soo LIM, Hyuk KANG, Dong Hyun KIM, Tae Gun PARK, Jae Bong YOO, Jong Ho CHOI, Jeong Min PARK, Seung Young JEON, Duk Ki HONG
  • Publication number: 20160224304
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a first display and a second display. The electronic device also includes a processor configured to allocate a first set of resources to the first display and a second set of resources to the second display. The first set of resources is different from the second set of resources. Each of the first set of resources and the second set of resources includes one or more of at least one available hardware resource and at least one available software resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Duk Ki HONG, Hyuk KANG, Jeong Hun KIM, Jae Bong YOO, Kyung Soo LIM, Jun Hak LIM, Min Gyew KIM, Na Jung SEO
  • Publication number: 20160156683
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing state information of a digital apparatus. State information for a user of the digital apparatus is determined based on the user's intention to perform communication. The state information is transmitted to a server. A display request for a contact list is received. A screen having a plurality of user items is displayed. Each of the plurality of user items corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of users in the contact list. At least one of the plurality of user items includes identification information of a user corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of user items, state information of the corresponding user that is received from the server, and at least one category indicator representing at least one recommended communication service category determined based on the state information of the corresponding user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Kyung-Soo LIM, Ju-Youn Lee
  • Publication number: 20160103650
    Abstract: A device and method for sharing a screen in an electronic device including at least one display are provided. The electronic device includes at least one display that displays information, a communication interface that transmits/receives a signal to/from an external electronic device, and a processor that determines a display method of the external electronic device based on the device capability of the external electronic device, generates screen configuration information corresponding to information displayed on the at least one display based on the display method of the external electronic device, and makes a control to transmit the screen configuration information to the external electronic device through the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jun-Hak LIM, Hyuk KANG, Jae-Bong YOO, Kyung-Soo LIM, Duk-Ki HONG, Jeong-Hun KIM, Min-Gyew KIM
  • Publication number: 20160066127
    Abstract: A control method and an electronic device thereof are provided. A first electronic device can include a communication unit and a control unit configured to perform providing device identification information to a second electronic device based on a beacon received from the second electronic device through the communication unit, and conducting at least one function corresponding to the signal received from the second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jong-Ho CHOI, Hyuk KANG, Kyung-Soo LIM, Min-Ji KIM, Jae-Bong YOO, Seung-Young JEON, Duk-Ki HONG, Sang-Don KIM
  • Publication number: 20160057599
    Abstract: A method for determining a transmit power level in an electronic device and the electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes activating an emergency mode, determining a transmit power level based on a condition, and transmitting an emergency message, including information associated with a request for rescue, with the determined transmit power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kyung Soo LIM, Hyuk KANG, Min Gyew KIM, Jae Bong YOO, Jong Ho CHOI, Duk Ki HONG
  • Patent number: 9253318
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing state information of a digital apparatus. State information for a user of the digital apparatus is determined based on the user's intention to perform communication. The state information is transmitted to a server. A display request for a contact list is received. A screen having a plurality of user items is displayed. Each of the plurality of user items corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of users in the contact list. At least one of the plurality of user items includes identification information of a user corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of user items, state information of the corresponding user that is received from the server, and at least one category indicator representing at least one recommended communication service category determined based on the state information of the corresponding user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyung-Soo Lim, Ju-Youn Lee
  • Patent number: 9208226
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for generating evidence video. The apparatus includes a video object indexing unit, a video object search unit, and an evidence video generation unit. The video object indexing unit recognizes an object by storing and analyzing videos received from multiple surveillance cameras, extracts the features of the recognized object, and then generates object metadata. The video object search unit compares received search conditions with the object metadata, and then outputs search results, including the feature information of at least one object, which corresponds to the search conditions. The evidence video generation unit generates an evidence video by aggregating only videos including a specific object selected from the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Su-Wan Park, Kyung-Soo Lim, Geon-Woo Kim, Min-Ho Han, Su-Gil Choi, Chi-Yoon Jeong, Moo-Seop Kim, Jong-Wook Han
  • Publication number: 20150329121
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling an application for a vehicle are provided. The mobile terminal includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect a motion of the mobile terminal, a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic field, a first control unit configured to determine whether the detected motion and the detected magnetic field correspond to a pre-defined condition of entering a vehicle, and output a signal according to the determination, and a second control unit configured to execute the vehicle application based on the signal received from the first control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kyung Soo LIM, Hyuk KANG, Sang Don KIM
  • Publication number: 20150326618
    Abstract: A method of providing an evidence collection tool, and an apparatus and method for collecting digital evidence in a domain separation-based mobile device are disclosed. The apparatus includes a target device information collection module, a collection module, a transmission module, and a control module. The target device information collection module collects the system feature information and user identification information of a domain separation-based mobile device. The collection module collects digital evidence using a received evidence collection tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kyung-Soo LIM, Geon-Lyang Kim, Jeong-Nyeo Kim, Jae-Chan Moon, Su-Wan Park, Jae-Deok Lim
  • Publication number: 20150271679
    Abstract: A system and method of verifying integrity of software for verifying the integrity of software installed on a mobile terminal is provided. The system includes the mobile terminal configured to transmit mobile terminal information including a first software hash value and a software identification (ID) with respect to the software, and an office trust software monitor server configured to transmit the software ID transmitted from the mobile terminal to a software publishing server, receive a second software hash value with respect to the software corresponding to the software ID from the software publishing server, compare the first software hash value and the second software hash value, and verify the integrity of the software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Su Wan PARK, Geon Lyang KIM, Kyung Soo LIM, Jae Deok LIM, Jeong Nyeo KIM
  • Publication number: 20150082182
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display at least one of a first Graphic User Interface (GUI) representing a domain which provides an execution screen according to a depth, a user interface configured to receive a user command, and a controller configured to, when one of the at least one of the first GUI is selected according to the user command, display at least one of a second GUI representing a sub domain which is available in a domain represented by the selected first GUI, and when one of the at least one of the second GUI is selected, provide an execution screen corresponding to the sub domain based on sub domain information which is mapped with the selected second GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Kyung-soo LIM
  • Publication number: 20140351206
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing an application in a digital device are provided. The method includes receiving Appcessory identification information from an accessory device if the accessory device is connected to the digital device; searching, based on the Appcessory identification information, for at least one application having a function of controlling the accessory device from among at least one application installed in the digital device; and displaying application information associated with the at least one searched application according to a result of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung-Soo LIM
  • Publication number: 20140287728
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing state information of a digital apparatus. State information for a user of the digital apparatus is determined based on the user's intention to perform communication. The state information is transmitted to a server. A display request for a contact list is received. A screen having a plurality of user items is displayed. Each of the plurality of user items corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of users in the contact list. At least one of the plurality of user items includes identification information of a user corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of user items, state information of the corresponding user that is received from the server, and at least one category indicator representing at least one recommended communication service category determined based on the state information of the corresponding user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Soo LIM, JU-YOUN LEE
  • Publication number: 20140157119
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for editing memo contents of a user in a user terminal including a user interface are provided. When a part or all of the memo contents on a screen are damaged based on a memo function by using a prearranged pattern, the damaged part or all of the memo contents are deleted and a memo where the part or all of the memo contents have been deleted is displayed on the screen. At this time, the memo displayed on the screen has gone through an edit for filling a blank generated due to the deletion of the damaged part or all of the memo contents by moving successive memo contents to the deleted memo contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Soo LIM
  • Publication number: 20140015780
    Abstract: A User Interface (UI) apparatus and a method for supporting the same at a user terminal supporting a handwriting-based memo function are provided, in which an application is executed, a memo layer is provided during executing the application, a first input event is received in a first area of the memo layer, a second input event is received in a second area of the memo layer, one of the first and second input events is recognized as a handwriting input and the other input event is recognized as a drawing input based on the first and second input events, and a predetermined function from among functions of the application is performed according to an input recognition result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Hwa-Kyung KIM, Sang-Ok CHA, Sung-Soo KIM, Joo-Yoon BAE, Jin-Ha JUN, Kyung-Soo LIM
  • Publication number: 20130283177
    Abstract: A portable apparatus comprising a touch screen for browsing information displayed on a screen of an external apparatus and a method for browsing information thereof are provided. The method includes displaying a link area included in the web page displayed on the screen of the external apparatus on the touch screen of the portable apparatus, in response to a first gesture of a user on the touch screen, magnifying the link area displayed on the touch screen, and in response to a second gesture of the user on the magnified link area transmitting information regarding displaying another web page related to the link area on the screen of the external apparatus from the portable apparatus to the external apparatus. Accordingly, users may browse information displayed on a screen of an external apparatus using a portable apparatus having a touch screen swiftly and conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-ho SEO, Ki-suh AHN, Hye-jung YANG, Kyung-soo LIM, Eun-hee RHIM, Jin-ha JUN, Sie-joon CHO
  • Publication number: 20130265456
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling an operation mode of a media device, and a recording medium for storing a program source of the method are provided. The method includes acquiring detection information according to a grasp of a user by at least one detector located on at least one side of the media device, determining whether the acquired detection information satisfies a set image capturing mode switching condition for switching to the image capturing mode, and switching to the image capturing mode when a result of the determination indicates that the acquired detection information satisfies the image capturing mode switching condition. Therefore, it is possible to simply and easily switch between operation modes by recognizing the grasp of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sie-Joon CHO, Suck-Ho SEO, Ki-Suh AHN, Hye-Jung YANG, Kyung-Soo LIM, Eun-Hee RHIM
  • Publication number: 20130268876
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a menu in a media device are provided. If a first icon in a first icon group including at least one icon is pressed, the media device changes display status of remaining icons in the first icon group except for the first icon, and displays, in a set display area, a second icon group including at least one icon related to a function corresponding to the first icon. If a second icon in the second icon group is selected due to a drag of the first icon, which is performed while the first icon is pressed, the media device performs a function corresponding to the second icon, making it possible to easily control menus of the media device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sie-Joon CHO, Suck-Ho SEO, Hye-Jung YANG, Kyung-Soo LIM, Eun-Hee RHIM, Jin-Ha JUN